The Electrochanical beings seeking fundraising are often those that need to replace a large area of body parts for various reasons, and the costs for treatnt and repairs are extrely high, which they can't afford.
Besides, such major surgeries inherently involve significant risks.
Zhou Yi read the related tips on the page.
Typically, if more than 40% of the core components of the body are replaced, there's a risk of permanent mory loss. A replacent rate of 50% might lead to the death of the Electrochanical life, and 60% is a dangerously high failure threshold.
Even if the surgery is successful, there's no guarantee that the Electrochanical life will wake up, nor that it will retain its forr mories and experiences.
On a physical surgery level, the dilemma of Theseus's Ship indeed exists in Electrochanical life.
Because of the above issues, it is difficult to secure large-scale fundraising help.
After severe damage, it is very difficult for Electrochanical life to fully recover. If they die during treatnt or fall into a long-term coma, they won't be able to fulfill the service projects promised in their fundraising.
Zhou Yi scrolled through the screen, his gaze sweeping over each na listed below.
"Agricultural Machinery Brothers Cadia: 90% severe burns, promises to repay the full treatnt costs within 20 years and will pay an additional 20% of the total price as extra remuneration/7900 Light Seeds"
"Rescue Machine Hercules: 45% core components transplant, promises to serve the payer for 100 years/4400 Light Seeds"
"chanical Stacker 038: 51% core components transplant, promises to serve the payer for 100 years/6000 Light Seeds"
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The first one that interested Zhou Yi was the chanical Stacker.
He learned from the details that this was also a profession.
chanical stacking service is Recursive City's coverage of external information.
Transmission requires individual chanical Stackers. They act as mobile base stations, transferring inbound and outbound signals to the next chanical Stacker, stationed in a specific area for the long term to ensure the coverage of Recursive City's network.
When the distance is too far, the signals of Red Kestrel and the remote control are obstructed, causing only text ssages to be sent, but access to Recursive City's chanical Stacking network platform is completely unaffected—thanks to the presence of chanical Stackers.
Zhou Yi looked through over a dozen of these aid seekers and found none of them appealing.
He wasn't surprised.
If they truly were top professionals, even as fundraising seekers, they would likely be quickly spotted and secured by a patron.
Zhou Yi was about to close the page when suddenly one of the aid seekers caught his attention.
"Doctor Da Vinci: repaying debts, promises to serve the payer for 100 years/8542 Light Seeds"
A debt-owing doctor?
Zhou Yi carefully reviewed the details below.
This Da Vinci had been in Recursive City for only three years, awakened (or aged) twelve years. Young as it might be, it was an Electrochanical life with a dical position, capable not only of diagnosing diseases but also performing surgeries.
There was just one small issue.
Due to lack of experience, Da Vinci had already caused one death and one coma in Recursive City since starting to practice.
The two patients involved in the dical accidents were both Electrochanical types. Although their specific identities were concealed, both had been severely contaminated by the Death Light radiation, with a replacent rate exceeding 60%.
Da Vinci had violated the existing dical ethics code, opting for radical surgeries with extrely low success rates, involving the removal and replacent of components, resulting in one patient dying on the operating table and another falling into a long-term coma afterward.
As a result, it had its dical license revoked by Recursive City and was sued according to relevant procedures. Due to its violating act causing severe consequences, it was fined and needed to pay compensation to the deceased's heirs and the long-term comatose patient.
The total amounted to 8542 Light Seeds.
If Da Vinci could not pay this compensation within the designated period, it would be partially remodeled and sent to a parts factory, where it would offset the debt through labor manufacturing various components.
Although it was not specifically indicated how long it needed to work, given the amount, it certainly wouldn't be short.
Zhou Yi had made up his mind upon seeing this.
Although a naïve young doctor, he had obtained a dical license and worked in Recursive City for several years.
The company was in dire need of a proper doctor.
Zhou Yi, with his White Suanni constitution, had never been sick, but others did need dical care. Not to ntion, there was the example of Tie Ma from the Agricultural Machinery Brothers nearby; even minor illnesses could be detected and treated earlier if the company had its own doctor.
He contacted the Red Kestrel to seek the opinion of his partner.
Text popped up on the screen.
"I'm not familiar with this doctor; I'll go investigate and do a field inspection. We are now in Recursive City; wait for my ssage."
Zhou Yi waited at ho for an hour and a half.
Finally, there was a response from Red Kestrel.
"Found so information."
"Before the incident, they worked at the East District Sanatorium in Recursive City, a dical facility for severely ill patients who can't care for themselves. It's a place that takes in electrochanical patients that other dical institutions cannot treat or have given up treating."
"According to the dical procedures in Recursive City, surgeries are to be evaluated, and any surgery to replace more than 60% is deed risky and is consequently abandoned for more conservative care. According to existing case statistics, the success rate for such surgeries is less than 10%."
"Regarding penalties, Da Vinci has made an appeal. They presented surgery consent forms signed between themselves and two patients, stating that it was the patients' fervent wish. Due to the extrely fast destructive power of severe 'Death Light' radiation contamination, it could cause irreversible mutations in a patient within a maximum of six months to as short as one month, ultimately leading them to die in agony..."
The result of the risky surgery was one death and one coma.
Da Vinci also faced severe penalties.
"In Recursive City, procedures are the procedures, which cannot be violated unless revised through specific procedures. Procedures matter more than results."
At this mont, Zhou Yi thought of an old saying,
"Rules are dead, but people are alive."
In the past, this was often self-mockery or sarcasm, but in the absolutely just Recursive City, this kind of power was lacking.
It could only be said that different societal structures have their pros and cons.
Regarding Dr. Da Vinci, Red Kestrel comnted,
"A few doctors from the East District Sanatorium told that Da Vinci is very interested in complicated and rare diseases, possesses excellent surgical skills, and prefers surgery over conservative care."
"They are a young mber of the dical profession, and though they made a huge mistake, both their colleagues and patients at the sanatorium have high praise for them."
That would do.
Zhou Yi said, "Can you locate Da Vinci?"
"They are currently in a detention center, and we can et them if we go through the proper procedures."
"Then talk to them, and if there's no issue, let them know I'll handle the debts so they can co to after they get out. They can also request whatever dical equipnt or facilities they need, but we're quite limited here, so they need to be prepared for a scarcity of resources."
"Okay."
Half a day later, Red Kestrel returned.
They t with Da Vinci, who was very happy and grateful for Zhou Yi's assistance; however, the debt settlent procedures were complicated and would take several days. Additionally, Mouse King Nemo's physical examination and hardware upgrade were complete, but according to the rules, they still needed to observe for one more day before leaving.
Carrying the 8542 Light Seed given by Zhou Yi, Red Kestrel headed back to Recursive City.
anwhile, the flyers and shouting efforts of the residents of Mao Valley Town were already seeing so initial success.
On a sunny day, a group of three rchants arrived outside Jade City.
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Zhou Yi instantly recognized a familiar face.
Qian Su was among them, chatting happily with the other two.
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