When the other man extended a hand with a smile, Su Zhou reciprocated. But the moment he grasped the friendly youth's hand, Su Zhou knew something was off—the man's entire physical structure was only human on the surface! His muscle tissue, bone structure, internal organs, and various obvious biomechanical constructs all clearly told him that what lay beneath the soft flesh was completely artificial!
But when the man spoke his true identity in a young voice that was somehow both familiar and strange, Su Zhou's surprise gave way to understanding. "Artifice Sage? So this is your real-world cybernetic body…"
The Artifice Sage had long ago abandoned his physical body and merged with one of Zhengguo's central Spiritual Qi supercomputers. This was essentially an open secret among the higher-ups.
