nownovels Chapter 4 Optimized Again
Chapter 4 Optimized Again
On the outskirts of Jiangnan Base City, a train roars past along the tracks; this is a dedicated line connecting Base City with the eight major satellite cities.
Chen Yuan and Qin Zhan were on this train, heading to their destination, Jinling City.
Jinling City, one of the eight major cities in the Jiangnan base, is also where Chen Yuan has lived since childhood.
"Xiao Yuan, are you really alright? Why are you in such a hurry to be discharged?" Qin Zhan, who had been holding back questions all the way, finally couldn't help but ask.
Today is September 21st, just ten days after Chen Yuan was hospitalized.
Qin Zhan had originally planned to rent a place near the hospital for a few months, but before he could find a place, Chen Yuan had already checked out of the hospital early this morning.
Moreover, he bought a ticket for the next train immediately after being discharged from the hospital and boarded the train right away. He was so fast that even Qin Zhan, a warrior of the general level, was caught off guard.
"Uncle Qin, I had a check-up before I was discharged, and my injuries are completely healed. I'm in excellent health," Chen Yuan reassured Qin Zhan with a smile. "I know what I'm doing. You see, the doctor didn't object to my discharge, so you don't need to worry anymore."
Qin Zhan nodded helplessly: "I know, but your body is recovering too quickly. I'm worried that some hidden injuries haven't healed properly."
"Don't worry, with the current diagnostic methods, what kind of hidden injury can't be detected?" Chen Yuan said. "Now that you're better, why can't you be discharged? If you stay any longer, my martial arts skills might regress."
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhan's expression turned serious, and he asked, "Are you really sure you want to continue practicing martial arts?"
"Of course." Chen Yuan nodded and sighed, "Not only a warrior, but I also want to become a war general, a war god, and even surpass the war god to explore the vast universe, so that I will not have lived in vain."
Qin Zhan hadn't expected Chen Yuan to have such lofty ambitions. Not wanting to discourage a younger generation, he could only nod in agreement: "It's great that you have such a grand goal. Then keep striving towards it."
He paused for a moment, then advised, "However, on your path of struggle, you must avoid being overly ambitious; only by being down-to-earth can you be truly secure."
"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Uncle Qin," Chen Yuan replied with a smile.
So Qin Zhan didn't say anything more and lay down on his seat to doze off, while Chen Yuan stared blankly at the scenery outside the train window. The train passed through vast fields of fertile land, and outside the window was the grain-growing area of the base city. These fertile fields covered the area between the eight major cities and the main urban area, and the grain produced was enough to feed the entire Jiangnan City's 2 million people.
Stepping out of the hospital and seeing the vast expanse of fertile fields, Chen Yuan finally felt a sense of reality. He took a deep breath, confirming that he had truly come into this world.
As time goes by, the scenery outside the window changes; fertile fields disappear, replaced by various high-rise buildings.
We have arrived in Jinling City.
Chen Yuan and Qin Zhan got off the train and left the train station, then took a taxi home.
Jinghu Residential Area, located in the center of Jinling City, is the undisputed premier residential area in Jinling City and also the headquarters of Extreme Martial Arts Academy in Jinling City.
The entrance to the residential compound is very wide, with many heavily armed soldiers on guard.
Taxis are not allowed inside; the driver could only drop them off at the gate. Qin Zhan paid the fare, and then the two entered the residential area amidst the taxi driver's envious gaze.
The two soon arrived at a fork in the road. Qin Zhan had already arrived home. He turned to Chen Yuan and said, "Your injuries have just healed. You should go back and rest. I won't bother you any longer."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Well... how about in a couple of days? Come over to my house for lunch, as a welcome-back dinner."
Seeing Chen Yuan nod, Qin Zhan waved to him and walked towards the row of townhouses on the side of the road, where Qin Zhan's home was located.
Chen Yuan's home was deeper inside. He continued walking along the path and, after a while, arrived at his home in this world.
Building 136 in Jinghu Community is a detached villa covering more than 800 square meters, which is also the legacy left to him by his father, Chen Ji.
Although he already knew about it from his memories, seeing such a large villa still made Chen Yuan, who had lived in a single apartment in his previous life, feel somewhat uncomfortable.
In his memory, Chen Yuan was already used to living in such places, but for the transmigrator Chen Yuan, this was the first time he had lived in such a big house.
Shaking his head, Chen Yuan mocked his own affectation; what was there to be uncomfortable about living in a villa?
Once I rise to power, I'll just buy a planet and make it my territory.
Composing himself, Chen Yuan entered the villa.
With his past memories, Chen Yuan was quite familiar with the villa's interior facilities. He first put down his luggage, then took a shower in the shower room, changed into a clean and loose set of home clothes, and went to the home theater on the second floor.
Turn on your computer, enter the website address, verify your fingerprint, and enter "Extreme Home".
Suddenly, a huge holographic screen appeared on the wall of the audiovisual room, displaying the Extreme Home website and Chen Yuan's personal information.
Name: Chen Yuan
Sex: Male
Address: Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Kingdom
Martial Arts Certificate Number: 426123207706010023
Rank: Warrior (Beginner)
Contribution value: 0 points
Currency balance: 935400 Huaxia Coins
"Only 93...?" Chen Yuan stroked his chin, looking at the balance on the currency screen.
He knew that the internal network of the Limitless House connected all his bank cards, so the monetary balance displayed there represented all the assets he could access.
As for the villas, the villas in Jinghu Community are sold at half price or given away to qualified people. That's how Chen Ji obtained them. But the downside is that they can only be lived in, not bought or sold.
Therefore, although Chen Yuan has become the head of the household, he is unable to sell the villa to realize cash.
"93 is a bit too little. It's not even enough to buy a decent manual, let alone weapons and combat uniforms." Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, "I guess I should try that one first..."
As Chen Yuan lightly tapped the keyboard, some cheat codes appeared on the screen.
"Qiuyuan Stance", "Thirty-Six Forms of Bone Forging", "Blood Strengthening Technique", "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Breathing Method"...
There are about a dozen different manuals, all of which appeared after Chen Yuan searched for "improving aptitude". They are very cheap, usually two or three thousand each, with the most expensive only costing thirteen thousand.
"Anyway, they're not expensive, I'll buy them all." Chen Yuan selected all the manuals, paid 87,000 yuan, and unlocked the electronic versions of these manuals.
Chen Yuan opened one of the manuals, glanced at it briefly, then turned to the next page, repeating this process over and over again.
He finished reading the entire manual in about half an hour.
"Fortunately, the system only needs the information. I only need to have looked at the manuals; I don't need to understand the content." Chen Yuan rubbed his temples and opened the search page. "Next are the information for the Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing."
"Hmm? This information is quite comprehensive, and it's all free."
About ten minutes later, Chen Yuan closed the Limit House and opened the panel.
"System, optimize the Thirty-Six Forms of Bone Forging. The optimization direction is: improve aptitude and shorten training time. It uses the descriptions of Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing as templates, abandons universality, and only optimizes for individuals."
"Optimization task established. Optimization goal: Thirty-Six Forms of Bone Forging. Optimization direction: Improve aptitude, shorten training time, abandon universality, optimize based on the host's condition. Estimated kill points consumed: 1. Establish optimization task?"
"It really only requires 1 kill point." Chen Yuan's eyes were burning.
"These techniques for improving aptitude are all rated E in the system's evaluation, while Five Hearts Towards the Sky is rated D. If E-level costs 1 point and D-level costs 2 points, then would C-level cost 3 or 4 points?"
Chen Yuan guessed that it was most likely the latter.
"We'll talk about that later. Now..." Chen Yuan looked at the panel: "System, confirm the creation of the optimization task."
"The optimization task has been created. The optimization time is 1 hour."
"Hmm, the lower the level of the cultivation technique that needs optimization, the shorter the time required." Chen Yuan looked at the remaining optimization time and nodded to himself. "I've obtained another piece of information about the system."
An hour passed quickly.
"The optimization task has been completed. The secret technique 'Thirty-Six Forms of Bone Forging' has been optimized into 'Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic' (click to expand details)."
Chen Yuan clicked on the information about the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing (易筋洗髓经).
Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing: A cultivation-type secret technique, rated C-level. It possesses the ability to alter physical constitution, cleanse the marrow, and purify the spirit. Practicing this secret technique will produce the following effects:
First, improve physical fitness and increase the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy.
Second, enhance comprehension and improve the efficiency of mastering 'combat-related secret techniques'.
Third, improve brain capacity. Depending on the proficiency of the secret technique, brain capacity can be increased by 1 to 3 points.