The hacker’s brain housed the [Neural Wanderer], not rely an auxiliary cybernetic component, but a more advanced electronic brain with synaptic structure modification privileges, surpassing the relic chip Joker of the Wild Laughter Troupe once possessed.
’According to neurobiological theories, mory resides in neurons, categorized into transient, short-term, long-term, and permanent mories.’
Li Cheng’s thoughts raced, transient and short-term mories can only store information for several seconds or minutes, their chemical chanism possibly involving reversible conformational changes of key macromolecules, such as phosphorylation and dephosphorylation.
Long-term and permanent mories, however, involve enhanced synaptic function, synaptic structure modification, formation of new synapses, and irreversible synaptic structural changes.
For instance, certain patients experiencing accidental amnesia may forget all past relationships, yet rember their nas and commonly used languages, because these mories have been inscribed into the permanent synaptic structures, becoming unforgettable for a lifeti.
The relic chip Joker forrly held by Wild Laughter Troupe facilitated altering the synapses in others’ brains, transforming them into new Jokers, achieving his immortality.
The [Neural Wanderer] of Binary Tree, however, perford more precise operations, directly severing so synaptic connections within the brain to physically delete those life mories that could evoke ’feelings of sha’!
This move could be described as pulling the rug from under one’s feet since personality is a composite of mories; it’s those beautiful, awful, joyful, and angry mories that form one’s identity.
Moreover, neuronal synapses don’t exist independently like a USB; they form a complex and diverse network. Severing synapses ans losing nurous related fragntary mories and impacting future cognitive functions.
Truly a bold, all-or-nothing gamble.
Electronic eyes within Binary Tree’s eye sockets sparkled with electric light as he reflected on his past, choosing to eliminate all mories that would induce feelings of sha.
Failures in confessing to a girl, being caught by a teacher while sneaking out of school to surf the internet, playing truth or dare with friends... even not admitting wetting the bed as a child and deceiving his parents by saying he accidentally spilled iced tea.
One by one, each mory faded into grayness.
If you can’t rember them, there’s no sha.
’Damn, how co this programr is such a gambler? Self-mutilating the brain is extre.’
Respect welled up unexpectedly, prompting Li Cheng to stand at attention.
Not mad, not alive—this programr appeared gentlemanly, yet his core was ruthless.
Ti ticked by, second by second,
At the eye of the storm, Binary Tree slowly reclaid control over his body, the puppet-like tendency at his limbs gradually receding, and his mouth involuntarily uttered: "I won..."
"Is it?"
The Horse-headed Man S opened his horse mouth, displaying gleaming large teeth, his eyes blazing with orange-red light.
The next instant, Binary Tree’s limbs all turned marionette-like, face frozen in astonishnt, the visage transforming into wood carving.
Crunch.
Ti was perfectly aligned to the last second, his entire body stiffened in place, motionless.
"You’re cheating!"
Red Spider suddenly drew his gun towards the Horse-headed Man, though he wasn’t entirely sure what transpired, the noise emanating from Binary Tree’s brain roughly indicated he used the electronic brain.
The Horse-headed Man stared straight at the barrel, his hands transford into illusions, swiftly capturing Red Spider’s wrist, directing the gun towards himself.
"Had I cheated, the magic contract would have already hard ,"
The Horse-headed Man spoke dispassionately and turned to Li Cheng, "Wouldn’t you agree?"
Li Cheng was silent for a mont, then earnestly said: "You revived the mory."
"Hahaha."
The Horse-headed Man laughed aloud, snapped his fingers, and Binary Tree’s puppet form rapidly shrunk, reverting to a child of four or five.
The child stood before the TV, singing loudly along with the 2005 talent show , shaking his hips, oblivious to the parents who had entered the house unnoticed.
"mory stems from the variability and plasticity of neurons. This companion of yours indeed deleted a large portion of mories by severing neurons. But he overlooked that so mories simply can’t be recalled."
The Horse-headed Man chuckled softly and said, "During a child’s growth, new neurons frequently sprout in the hippocampal area of the brain, compressing and suppressing old neurons, causing them to regress and even fall off.
This leads to mory loss, marking the boundary of ’rembering things’.
As a child, Binary Tree indeed had this mory and first experienced feelings of sha. However, he’s physically forgotten that experience.
If it can’t be recalled, deletion is irrelevant."
As he spoke, Binary Tree’s childlike puppet repetitively replayed this vivid scene.
He was completely under the Horse-headed Man’s control, just like the Blood Lion Roar.
"I won."
The Horse-headed Man crossed his arms, interest piqued as he looked towards Red Spider and Li Cheng, "So, shall we gamble again? Win once, and I’ll release both of your companions."
"..."
Red Spider was silent, seemingly with options, yet truthfully, he had none.
From the mont his player’s essence was usurped and trapped within the Secret Realm, there was no room for retreat.
"I shouldn’t have set out on this treasure hunt."
He shook his head with a bitter smile, taking a deep breath before stepping forward.
"Wait."
Li Cheng suddenly said, "Spider bro, you’re a mber of the Suited Thugs guild, right?"
"...Either call Spider or Red Spider, alright? The na Spider bro feels strange."
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