Chapter 1241: 1241 Details Are Important
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Chapter 1241 1241 Details Are Important
Nico brought over breakfast for the three of them, while Mary tried to process the information that she had just been given.
"So, you're telling me that with whatever happened to Max that made him huge, and the tweaks that you made to your own body, you are now capable of reproduction? As in, you could successfully carry a child to term?" Mary finally asked.
"Well, no exactly. You see, that didn't sound very combat effective, so I modified my body in the direction of the advanced reptilian species, but with a biomechanical twist. You see, the child will be delivered in the embryonic stage in an egg, approximately forty-five minutes after successful fertilization. Then it can be safely incubated in a warm, dry environment, or in a suitable liquid solution." Nico replied.
"You lay eggs? You're telling me that the joys of pregnancy seemed like too much trouble, so you modified your body to lay eggs?" Mary asked.
"Well, yes?" Nico replied, not understanding her mother's issue.
"System help us with this one. Do you not have any maternal instinct at all? Were you just planning to carry an incubation chamber in your Mecha into combat while you waited for the child to hatch?" Mary asked.
"Why would I do that? You were very excited about the concept, so I was planning to leave it with you for safekeeping. The ship's AI would also do a wonderful job of maintaining suitable conditions, and it could wirelessly transfer data so that the child was born with enough of a knowledge base that they would not be helpless.
As the living equivalent to a lesser energy being, mixed with an android, they will have no helpless baby phase, and will be mobile right from the start, though obtaining sufficient coordination will take some time."
The risks of disease, assassination and other losses of valuable experience would be immensely reduced, and the fear of death could be set aside, in favour of a new body once old age began to slow their functions.
Not that either him or Nico needed such a thing anymore. She would essentially live forever unless she stopped maintaining her body, and he was close enough to an energy being now that he could wilfully reconstruct his cells. Age no longer meant anything, unless the System decided that it needed to and altered him again.
They both let Mary sit and finish her meal as she contemplated the options that were put in front of her. She could finally have the grandchild that she wanted, but it would be a whole new species, and if Nico was right about the applications of this new neural device, a full-body transplant would soon be an actual medical procedure that would allow her to watch her children grow old.
Possibly more than once.
But her practical side was the first to reappear. "You know that new device is going to cause huge outrage among the sentient rights factions. They're already opposed to growing clones, and if you're planning to lobotomize them to insert the mind of another person into the new body, there will be an intergalactic uprising.
If you passed it off as an AI learning device, to train an AI replacement with the memories of great leaders, that might go over more smoothly, as the Alliance doesn't recognize AI as living, or grant them any sort of sentient rights.
That would be a problem for propagating them, but also a benefit to introducing the technology. The number of wealthy people who might want their minds preserved for posterity, or as an advisor to future generations of the family, is immense. The fact that it might well be the same person inside the device is both somewhat irrelevant and the greatest selling point."
Nico smiled as understanding began to dawn on her. If they gave the device to Ace Mecha pilots, they could live on and not just lead but train the next generation of Androids. If you could call the robotic bodies equipped with these devices androids anymore. But that was a problem for another day. Today, she was here to relax with her mother before she had to get back to work.
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Chapter 1241 1241 Details Are Important
Nico brought over breakfast for the three of them, while Mary tried to process the information that she had just been given.
"So, you're telling me that with whatever happened to Max that made him huge, and the tweaks that you made to your own body, you are now capable of reproduction? As in, you could successfully carry a child to term?" Mary finally asked.
"Well, no exactly. You see, that didn't sound very combat effective, so I modified my body in the direction of the advanced reptilian species, but with a biomechanical twist. You see, the child will be delivered in the embryonic stage in an egg, approximately forty-five minutes after successful fertilization. Then it can be safely incubated in a warm, dry environment, or in a suitable liquid solution." Nico replied.
"You lay eggs? You're telling me that the joys of pregnancy seemed like too much trouble, so you modified your body to lay eggs?" Mary asked.
"Well, yes?" Nico replied, not understanding her mother's issue.
"System help us with this one. Do you not have any maternal instinct at all? Were you just planning to carry an incubation chamber in your Mecha into combat while you waited for the child to hatch?" Mary asked.
"Why would I do that? You were very excited about the concept, so I was planning to leave it with you for safekeeping. The ship's AI would also do a wonderful job of maintaining suitable conditions, and it could wirelessly transfer data so that the child was born with enough of a knowledge base that they would not be helpless.
As the living equivalent to a lesser energy being, mixed with an android, they will have no helpless baby phase, and will be mobile right from the start, though obtaining sufficient coordination will take some time."
The risks of disease, assassination and other losses of valuable experience would be immensely reduced, and the fear of death could be set aside, in favour of a new body once old age began to slow their functions.
Not that either him or Nico needed such a thing anymore. She would essentially live forever unless she stopped maintaining her body, and he was close enough to an energy being now that he could wilfully reconstruct his cells. Age no longer meant anything, unless the System decided that it needed to and altered him again.
They both let Mary sit and finish her meal as she contemplated the options that were put in front of her. She could finally have the grandchild that she wanted, but it would be a whole new species, and if Nico was right about the applications of this new neural device, a full-body transplant would soon be an actual medical procedure that would allow her to watch her children grow old.
Possibly more than once.
But her practical side was the first to reappear. "You know that new device is going to cause huge outrage among the sentient rights factions. They're already opposed to growing clones, and if you're planning to lobotomize them to insert the mind of another person into the new body, there will be an intergalactic uprising.
If you passed it off as an AI learning device, to train an AI replacement with the memories of great leaders, that might go over more smoothly, as the Alliance doesn't recognize AI as living, or grant them any sort of sentient rights.
That would be a problem for propagating them, but also a benefit to introducing the technology. The number of wealthy people who might want their minds preserved for posterity, or as an advisor to future generations of the family, is immense. The fact that it might well be the same person inside the device is both somewhat irrelevant and the greatest selling point."
Nico smiled as understanding began to dawn on her. If they gave the device to Ace Mecha pilots, they could live on and not just lead but train the next generation of Androids. If you could call the robotic bodies equipped with these devices androids anymore. But that was a problem for another day. Today, she was here to relax with her mother before she had to get back to work.
Chapter 1241 1241 Details Are ImportantNico brought over breakfast for the three of them, while Mary tried to process the information that she had just been given."So, you're telling me that with whatever happened to Max that made him huge, and the tweaks that you made to your own body, you are now capable of reproduction? As in, you could successfully carry a child to term?" Mary finally asked."Well, no exactly. You see, that didn't sound very combat effective, so I modified my body in the direction of the advanced reptilian species, but with a biomechanical twist. You see, the child will be delivered in the embryonic stage in an egg, approximately forty-five minutes after successful fertilization. Then it can be safely incubated in a warm, dry environment, or in a suitable liquid solution." Nico replied."You lay eggs? You're telling me that the joys of pregnancy seemed like too much trouble, so you modified your body to lay eggs?" Mary asked."Well, yes?" Nico replied, not understanding her mother's issue."System help us with this one. Do you not have any maternal instinct at all? Were you just planning to carry an incubation chamber in your Mecha into combat while you waited for the child to hatch?" Mary asked."Why would I do that? You were very excited about the concept, so I was planning to leave it with you for safekeeping. The ship's AI would also do a wonderful job of maintaining suitable conditions, and it could wirelessly transfer data so that the child was born with enough of a knowledge base that they would not be helpless.As the living equivalent to a lesser energy being, mixed with an android, they will have no helpless baby phase, and will be mobile right from the start, though obtaining sufficient coordination will take some time."The risks of disease, assassination and other losses of valuable experience would be immensely reduced, and the fear of death could be set aside, in favour of a new body once old age began to slow their functions.Not that either him or Nico needed such a thing anymore. She would essentially live forever unless she stopped maintaining her body, and he was close enough to an energy being now that he could wilfully reconstruct his cells. Age no longer meant anything, unless the System decided that it needed to and altered him again.They both let Mary sit and finish her meal as she contemplated the options that were put in front of her. She could finally have the grandchild that she wanted, but it would be a whole new species, and if Nico was right about the applications of this new neural device, a full-body transplant would soon be an actual medical procedure that would allow her to watch her children grow old.Possibly more than once.But her practical side was the first to reappear. "You know that new device is going to cause huge outrage among the sentient rights factions. They're already opposed to growing clones, and if you're planning to lobotomize them to insert the mind of another person into the new body, there will be an intergalactic uprising.If you passed it off as an AI learning device, to train an AI replacement with the memories of great leaders, that might go over more smoothly, as the Alliance doesn't recognize AI as living, or grant them any sort of sentient rights.That would be a problem for propagating them, but also a benefit to introducing the technology. The number of wealthy people who might want their minds preserved for posterity, or as an advisor to future generations of the family, is immense. The fact that it might well be the same person inside the device is both somewhat irrelevant and the greatest selling point."Nico smiled as understanding began to dawn on her. If they gave the device to Ace Mecha pilots, they could live on and not just lead but train the next generation of Androids. If you could call the robotic bodies equipped with these devices androids anymore. But that was a problem for another day. Today, she was here to relax with her mother before she had to get back to work.
