Neurolink System in the Modern World

The doctor who called me up was called Dr. Han. I was able to see his stats using my Mind Eye, but he was immune to my suggestion.

I tried to search his body for any cards, but I found none. It meant he had another way to resist my mind control abilities.

'I know it; it was a good thing that I followed this old man,'" I thought to myself, recognizing that he was far from an ordinary doctor.

Not long after, we finally reached his own laboratory.

In this place, important doctors got to have their own laboratory, and Dr. Han was one of those who had the biggest one and the most funding.

His laboratory was really big, maybe 10 times bigger than my room, and there were a lot of apparatus in this place, but most of them are computers. He must be an expert in digital technology.

"So, where are these important documents, Dr. Han?" I asked, still pretending.

Dr. Han turned around to me, but instead of replying, a forced smile appeared on his face.

"Here it is," he pointed me towards a computer, but this one has a brain inside an apparatus, similar to the one in Seoul.

I already saw it when I entered, but I assumed it was just a normal thing here.

"You must be confused; this is a prototype I made. This thing is directly linked to the mainframe of this place." He explained.

"Is it safe to tell me that, Dr. Han?" I asked. I felt like he was talking too much for a doctor who works for a top-secret organization.

Now that I think about it, why did he bother picking me among all the others present?

"I know who you are; I know that you've been hacking into our network, and you're a really talented hacker. " he revealed the truth.

I paused for a moment and looked at him. This old man did not randomly pick me at all.

"Don't worry, I'm not your enemy , and the video of you changing faces has been deleted already," he added.

Multiple scenarios ran through my mind as I tried to figure out what was happening here – this computer, his knowledge about me. Then a conclusion came up.

"You're the one who initiated the cyber attack?" I confronted him.

The Zol Clan were powerful, but I doubted they were smart enough to hack into the Cerebrum Network.

Even with my impressive hacking knowledge, I couldn't directly break through and launch a cyber attack. So, it was an inside job after all, and this old man was their accomplice.

"It's true," he sighed.

"Why? Why are you helping them?" I asked for clarification. He didn't seem to be under the effect of any mind control.

He paused for a moment, and the lines on his forehead became visible.

"They kidnapped my family and held them hostage," he answered with a defeated voice.

"Then why are you telling me this? I could be one of them."

"I heard your conversation, so I know that you're not one of them," he explained, showing that he had been spying on us all this time.

"It still doesn't answer why you chose to talk to me?" I confronted him. If he heard our conversation, then he also knew that I came here to save my mother.

"I don't trust them on giving me back my family. They are bunch of coldblooded murderer, that's why I took this risk to ask you," he added.

'But am I also a cold-blooded killer? Or maybe compared to them, I look like a saint to him?' I sighed inwardly, realizing how bad the reputation of the Zol Clan was. They're basically treated as more evil than actual devils at this point.

"And why should I help you? What's in it for me?" I raised my eyebrows and scrutinized his words.

"I know that you will say that," he sighed. "Don't worry, I have something that I could exchange for if you promise the safety of my family," he added

Then he walked towards the brain computer and pull out a USB. "Inside this is a memory I was able to get from one of the founders."

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"You see the brain that we used for the mainframe? Those are not just normal brains; they were brains that we were able to extract from the remains of extraterrestrial beings, and we had been trying our best to uncover fragments of their memory," he explained.

'Was it the same memory I got from before?' I thought to myself. I became more interested now in what he was offering.

If it was already extracted data, then it would save me a lot of time. I no longer had to deal with those pesky little anti-virus programs and also my system punishment to activate safe mode.

"Then this memory, does Cerebrum already have a copy of it?" I asked.

"Not this one, but they have copies of the other fragments in other branches. I was just able to extract this one today. A memory needs a lot of processing power to be salvaged, so these are data that are very important. It contains some hints about the origin of humanity," he explained further.

"I see, but I still don't see any merit in helping you. This is just a memory; what is in it for me?" I shook my head. What's important to them might not be important to me.

"A lot , " He replied with a firm voice.

"This thing could be used to exchange for other information, not just with Cerebrum. Many more organizations would want this memory because it could provide them with valuable data, technological inventions, and much more. Please take this, just promise me that you will save my family," he pleaded.

Seeing that I was still not convinced to help him, he opened his mouth and said something that finally moved me.

"You have the ability to control minds, right? I have a neutralizer implanted inside me," he pulled out a knife and cut his own wrist; it started bleeding, and a micro chip dropped to the ground.

"This chip's material is very rare, and it's the only material that could be implanted in the body without adverse effects." He added.

"Now you can finally put me under your control," He looked at me in the eye with determination.