Chapter 17: The System
Chapter 17: The System
Sun Jack held the chip in his hand and voiced his request to King Kong.
He had spent all of last night pondering and ultimately decided that directly implanting the chip into his brain was too risky.
Song 6’s earlier remarks only deepened his concerns—if even a backup heart pump could fail, how could he trust a chip installed in his brain not to malfunction? It was a gamble he couldn’t afford to take.
"Besides," he thought, "I’m in unfamiliar territory here. What if these two are working together to scam me? At least with an external device, I can just take it off if something goes wrong."
His explanation caught King Kong off guard. “Why’s that, my friend? Is your current system chip malfunctioning?”
Sun Jack seized the opportunity and nodded. “Yeah, it’s stuck in there, malfunctioning. My buddy over there, well, that’s how he ended up replacing his entire body with metal parts.”
As he spoke, Sun Jack gave Tapai a hearty pat on the shoulder. Tapai played along perfectly, letting out an exaggerated sigh. "╯△╰"
“Is that so? Let me take a look,” King Kong offered, extending a set of tools from his split-open palm.