Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 3

           soldiersdirectlyintosleeveswithcombatconditioning,jacked-upnervoussystemsandsteroidbuiltbodies.Thenwhatdoyoudo?

           They’reinbodiestheydon’tknow,onaworldtheydon’tknow,fightingforonebunchoftotalstrangersagainstanotherbunchoftotalstrangersovercausesthey’veprobablyneverevenheardofandcertainlydon’tunderstand.Theclimateisdifferent,thelanguageandcultureisdifferent,thewildlifeandvegetationisdifferent,theatmosphereisdifferent.Shit,eventhegravityisdifferent.Theyknownothing,andevenifyoudownloadthemwithimplantedlocalknowledge,it’samassiveamountofinformationtoassimilateatatimewhenthey’relikelytobefightingfortheirliveswithinhoursofsleeving.

           That’swhereyougettheEnvoyCorps.

           Neurachemconditioning,cyborginterfaces,augmentationallthisstuffisphysical.Mostofitdoesn’teventouchthepuremind,andit’sthepuremindthatgetsfreighted.That’swheretheCorpsstarted.TheytookpsychospiritualtechniquesthatorientalculturesonEarthhadknownaboutformillenniaanddistilledthemintoatrainingsystemsocompletethatonmostworldsgraduatesofitwereinstantlyforbiddenbylawtoholdanypoliticalormilitaryoffice.

           Notsoldiers,no.Notexactly.

           "Iworkbyabsorption,"Ifinished."WhateverIcomeintocontactwith,Isoakup,andIusethattogetby."

           Bancroftshiftedinhisseat.

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