The clone slowly opened its eyelids, and for the first time, the cold white light of the laboratory shone into its newborn pupils without any obstruction.
At the very moment the visual image was formed, Osiris' main consciousness smoothly switched, as if shifting the focus of his thoughts from one place to another, completely immersing himself in the perception of this vibrant body.
A peculiar experience ensued: he was both feeling everything from inside this body and simultaneously observing the process from a higher dimension.
His gaze—through the eyes of a real living being—fell on the massive, imposing mechanical body not far away.
The body covered in red robes and multiple mechanical tentacles was his "self," which he knew all too well. But now, looking at it from an external perspective, it brought an indescribable sense of unfamiliarity and novelty.
"That is... me?" The thought arose naturally, carrying the directness and sensibility unique to the doppelganger's consciousness, which was not completely mechanized.
He could clearly perceive the massive data flow of the core processing unit operating stably, like a deep hum in the background; at the same time, he could also feel the life pulse inside this new body with unparalleled clarity—the steady and powerful beating of the heart, the warm flow of blood in the blood vessels, and the slight pressure changes brought about by the expansion and contraction of the lungs with each breath.
He (his clone), lowered his head and raised his hands.
This no longer relies on coordinate data fed back by sensors to confirm the position of the limbs, but rather visual signals and the perception of muscle movement are perfectly synchronized.
He gently bent and stretched his fingers, feeling the subtle stretching of the ligaments as his finger joints moved, and sensing the texture and warmth of the skin when his fingertips touched each other.
Driven by an almost instinctive curiosity, he gently ran the fingertips of one hand across the skin of the forearm of the other hand. The clear yet unfamiliar sensation made him unconsciously squint his eyes slightly.
"I am you." An incredibly clear understanding, without the need for words, flows between the two through the seamless connection of their consciousness fields.
The main body is the central hub, the foundation, carrying all memories and the core logical framework; while this clone is an extended, sensitive tentacle, a window that allows him to re-embrace biological senses, a vibrant and brand-new terminal for perception and action.
Osiris II tried to take a step, and his body swayed slightly as his biological balance system quickly learned and adapted.
This feeling is completely different from the absolutely stable mechanical movement achieved through precise calculations. It carries a hint of uncertainty, but is therefore full of a certain...real vitality.
He walked slowly a few steps to the smooth metal wall of the laboratory, where a young, strong figure with black hair and black eyes was reflected.
"This is me." Osiris II silently confirmed in his mind as he looked at his reflection.
This concrete self-awareness, obtained directly through external appearance, stands in stark contrast to the way the self relies on internal sensors and status reports to confirm its existence.
A long-lost sense of reality, of being an independent "individual" in the world, quietly sprouted in his heart.
By using the clone's biological perception system to re-observe the laboratory, Osiris gained a completely new perspective.
Things that have long been standardized by mechanical senses and transformed into cold data seem to have been given new meaning and texture.
As he gazed at the complex mechanical interface of the body, a previously overlooked issue suddenly became clear: existing neural interface designs are entirely based on electronic signal transmission models, but biological nervous systems actually involve more complex chemical and electrophysiological synergistic mechanisms.
A novel interface architecture that simulates changes in neurotransmitter concentration is beginning to take shape in his mind, which may significantly reduce the rejection response of the nervous system.
Most importantly, through the clone's biological senses, he truly "felt" for the first time the extremely subtle interaction between the synthetic psionic field generated by the barrier technology and the background subspace energy.
This direct experience made him realize that the subspace interface resonance theory model he had previously constructed had a fundamental flaw: it completely ignored the active regulatory role of biological consciousness itself as an "active resonant cavity".
A revised model based on quantum consciousness theory, which must take the observer effect into account, began to rapidly take shape in his mind, potentially fundamentally changing the design philosophy of future barrier technologies.
Even the limitations of the time rewind technology that had troubled him for so long revealed new possibilities under this dual perception.
The biological clock perception within the clone is perceptibly different from the absolutely precise timing system of the mechanical body. This made him realize that the key to the inability to reproduce the mimicry of time reversal in the Warhammer world may not lie in the absolute difference in the underlying physical laws, but in the observer's own way of perception.
A novel time observation scheme that attempts to combine the ambiguity of biological perception with the precision of mechanical timing is beginning to take shape.
These sudden inspirations did not stem from rigorous logical deduction, but rather from entirely new data dimensions provided by biological perception.
Each idea seemed to point to a potential breakthrough at the level of fundamental theory, rather than just an improvement in applied technology.
Osiris realized that the most important value of this clone might not only lie in its ability to perform various tasks, but also in the fact that it provided him with an extremely valuable and irreplaceable research perspective—a unique observation point that could simultaneously integrate mechanical precision and biological intuition.
"It feels... really good." The corners of the clone's mouth twitched slightly upwards uncontrollably, a simple biological expression conveying pleasure.
This subtle movement signal, along with the brief but unmistakable emotional fluctuation behind it, was clearly transmitted back to the original body.
Osiris' main body, with its massive mechanical structure, still stood silently, its optical lens steadily locking onto the clone.
However, in its core processing unit, a new log was generated and marked as high priority: "Confirmed that biological carriers have a significant promoting effect on breaking through inherent thinking patterns and stimulating nonlinear associations."
Emotional feedback mechanisms, derived from biological instincts, can provide important decision-making references beyond logical deduction.
The clone turned around to face the main body, and the two gazed at each other silently through an invisible connection of consciousness.
"The system's adaptability testing needs to begin." The main body's command came through the consciousness connection, its tone calm and rational.
"Understood." The clone's response carried a hint of lingering curiosity. He stretched his shoulders, clearly feeling the smooth vitality of the muscles working in coordination. "I will carefully 'feel' every part of this body and figure out its limits."
At this moment, Osiris and Osiris II clearly realized that this was far more than just a tool being activated.