Chapter 449: Smart Contact Lenses and Hidden Data

Chapter 449: Smart Contact Lenses (Update 2)

Ever heard of the slick trick of hiding scientific research data on your eyes?

Others might not know about it, but for Xiao Yu, it’s a first.

A pair of forceps slowly descended onto the dead man’s eyeball.

A thin contact lens was carefully pried from the deceased’s eye.

and placed before Xiao Yu…

These contact lenses were nothing like ordinary glasses.

They revealed intricate internals—metal wires and liquid crystals.

Eyewear is designed to aid humanity; you could even call it machinery.

Moreover, these lenses were high-tech marvels in their own right.

Armed with the expertise of a ‘Mechanical Expert’, Xiao Yu immediately absorbed every detail of the lens.

Before his eyes, data about it began to unfold.

Smart Contact Lenses!

As early as 2012, the world’s first smart contact lenses made their debut.

Users could clearly view digital images through them.

Videos, pictures, texts… utilizing low-latency AR communication and an ultra-precise eye-tracking system.

The lens boasted a spherical LCD screen, allowing round-the-clock wear.

Unlike conventional lenses, think of it as a portable smart assistant.

Of course, it possessed one more remarkable feature.

Data storage!

427 ….

Three National Security team leaders watched intently as a group of experts extracted data from the smart contact lenses.

“How are you so impressive?”

Wang Dong turned to Little Brother and said, “What are you still doing on Earth? Don’t you plan on returning to your home planet?”

“…”

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes, replying, “I was National Security team leader at 22. Am I that full of myself?”

Now at 23, I’m here to play with you big shots.

I’m already a fully-fledged weapon that fights on its own!

“EMMMMM…” Wang Dong’s gaze grew complex as he looked at Zhou Lie, whose expression mirrored his own.

Both shared an unsettling feeling.

It seemed that simply being near Xiao Yu risked turning one into a mindless tool.

“Is there anything in this world you can’t do?” Zhou Lie conceded.

“Too many.”

Xiao Yu laughed heartily and declared, “For instance, building an elevator for Mount Everest, tiling the Great Wall, putting gloves on flies, or masks on mosquitoes… I can’t even do those!”

Zhou Lie: …

Wang Dong: …

Little Brother isn’t made of synthetic leather—it’s the real deal!

“Once we secure the data, that monster will come right to us, won’t it?”

Wang Dong grew slightly excited.

Everyone loves a good case of waiting for a rabbit by the tree stump.

“That’s none of your business. Why do you sound so smug?” Xiao Yu grinned at his old partner, “I’m sure you can catch him.”

“Ah, um…”

Wang Dong fell silent.

He really wasn’t so sure, so he glanced at his longtime partner.

“If he doesn’t wear those lenses…”

Zhou Lie mused, “I’m not saying he’ll survive, but killing him shouldn’t be too tough.”

As part of National Security’s ‘Hunting Team’…

Group Nine’s combat prowess was unquestionable—each member a battle-hardened warrior!

Does that mean the monster is truly formidable?

After all, even dinosaurs went extinct!

Once Group Nine targets someone, don’t even mention a monster.

Even if a dinosaur actually sprang to life, they’d pin it down with ease…

“Data extraction complete!”

One expert excitedly shouted, “Not only did we retrieve one set of data, but we also have… a video!”

Video?

The three National Security team leaders exchanged puzzled glances.

Soon after, the video began playing.

In the footage, two researchers stood in view.

It was none other than the victims, Tang Weiyi and Zhu Jie.

“Anyone watching this video must be a government insider, right?”

Victim Zhu Jie spoke first with a smile, “We must already be dead by now!”

Facing death with a smile… Xiao Yu felt a pang of sorrow.

“As long as this research data reaches the nation and doesn’t fall into the wrong hands…”

At that moment, victim Tang Weiyi added with a smile, “Even if we’re dead, it’ll be alright!”

“They would never expect us to hide the data on our bodies, concealed within contact lenses.”

Zhu Jie beamed like a child, “Even if they kill us, they won’t take our corpses. As long as our bodies remain, the nation will carry out autopsies and discover the contact lenses.”

“If you’re watching this video, it means our theory was right.”

Tang Weiyi’s smile faded as he declared, “The head of the Research Institute, Tao Kangsheng, has betrayed the nation!”

“He once demanded from us all the research data on smart glasses development. That’s when we knew something was off.”

Zhu Jie sneered, “We might not know his true motives, but perhaps he’s colluding with outsiders or working with certain individuals. We even considered one possibility… the Super Soldier Project!”

“We had heard about the Super Soldier Project from our old partner, Wei Jie.”

Tang Weiyi continued, “Back then, Wei Jie was also leading another research project—a drug development initiative… He once told us that if the Super Soldier Project succeeded and smart glasses were perfected… equipping super soldiers with them would transform them into true… super weapons!”

Super weapons… just hearing those words made the scalp of Xiao Yu and his comrades tingle.

Enhancing the body to its limits with drugs and supplementing with smart contact lenses…

This wasn’t just a simple sum.

It was like giving a monster wings.

Empowering the monster with the ability to soar and burrow!

“Even then, did we really expect a super weapon to emerge?”

Zhu Jie furrowed his brow, “Until we heard the director threaten us before leaving, saying, ‘This isn’t what you want—it’s the completion of our old partner’s plan!’”

“That’s when we thought of the Super Soldier Project.”

Tang Weiyi’s expression turned grave, “Our old partner, Wei Jie, might have already created super soldiers. He alone truly understands smart contact lenses—after all, he was the one who took the first-generation smart glasses’ semi-finished product… though it wasn’t even a prototype. The only missing component was… Zero AI!”

“The so-called material we have is merely the program to activate the AI.”

Zhu Jie smiled and shook his head, “Only once Zero is activated can it fully integrate with the smart contact lenses—this is what we call the master switch. Once flipped, the lens can unleash its full potential. Of course, you can flip it off as well!”

The two researchers smiled into the camera.

“Now, we hand it over to the nation!”