There's something wrong with me

Chapter 158 A Miraculous Manifestation Abroad Shocks the World
In a blink of an eye.

More than half a year has passed.

November of the second year after the return.

Inside the office.

There are ten spirit stones, each about the height of a person, with a pipe connected to each of them, leading directly to Hall 2, to ensure that the spirit stones are 'inexhaustible'.

Furthermore, under the influence of the ten large spirit stones.

The office was filled with spiritual energy because each of the ten spirit stones had a 'regular opening' in its center.

This opening allows the spiritual energy inside to flow out and fill the room.

And it wasn't just in Zhang Feng's office that this happened; throughout the entire data center, there were also 'leaky spirit stones' embedded along various passageways.

They are all connected to pipes, enabling the entire data center to be 'spiritually activated'.

The base's current spiritual level is '0.7'.

Zhang Feng's office is '1.2'.

This standard of spiritual energy was set by Zhang Feng.

This was also based on Zhang Feng's standards for the Ocean World and the Danjin World.

Both of these worlds are 1.

And now.

Zhang Feng was cultivating in his office and noticed that as the concentration of spiritual energy increased, his speed of gathering spiritual energy also increased.

Even the speed of repairing the water tank has increased slightly.

A concentration of 1.2 is also the current limit.

Unless the quality of the spirit stone is improved again.

But that's very difficult.

Moreover, not only is improvement difficult, but even optimization has not made much progress.

Six months later, only 30% of the costs have been optimized.

Fortunately, there are more and more Z1s available, which indirectly saves energy consumption.

In addition, there is the cultivation of related medicinal herbs, and the global production is about to reach a scale of 'three thousand pills a day'.

Once the production line is established, the need for manual labor researchers can be eliminated.

This is also a great way to save money.

According to the planning department's plan, within six months at most, about 70% of the original cost can be saved.

The cost will be reduced to around 3-4 million.

To be more specific, we need to look at the actual operational data.

The planning department didn't dare to make any guarantees either.

In short, it's not beneficial enough for the people, and not many people around the world can afford it.

Zhang Feng had calculated that a normal person would need about one pill a day to cultivate.

So, a daily consumption of 3 to 4 million sounds abnormal.

Moreover, even if mass production begins...

Of the spirit stones produced globally, 90% will be centrally supplied to the data center first.

Nurturing people's lifespan is a priority.

The remaining 300 can be distributed among those people as they please.

Then the problem arises: what seems to be 3 to 4 million per piece can actually be speculated to be worth at least several billion per piece.

After that, no one will sell it.

If you really want to categorize them, there are over 300 official bodies of all sizes, plus super-organizations, worldwide.

They only have one a day; only a fool would sell it.

However, there is also good news.

The research on spiritual flowers and fruits achieved a major breakthrough last month.

It has now been achieved that the plants can be grown within data centers.

Then, they become a major consumer of spiritual energy.

However, the researchers were able to consume it, which allowed spiritual energy to quickly enter their bodies.

Over the past six months, I've had both gains and losses.

There were many breakthroughs, but also a lot of costs.

If it weren't for the Z1's performance, there would likely be irregular global power outages and massive environmental pollution.

However, the problem of optimizing spiritual energy remains unsolved.

The whole world has hit a bottleneck.

And this moment.

Zhang Feng also finished reading these briefings.

Anyway, it's been a huge headache for me, and it's not something that's only been going on for a day or two.

Zhang Feng didn't have any good ideas about this either.

Unless there is a breakthrough in 'superconductivity', which would achieve further energy savings and further enhancement of computing power.

That might be a little better.

There's an even simpler one.

I can only look at the adventure world now.

What if we run into a genius like Chen, who has a background in the world of science and technology?

Zhang Feng directly offered him the 'Spirit Stone Technology' and let the genius solve it.

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise, and Zhang Feng believed he could do it.

If it works, I can copy it myself.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng had another thought.

That means we should go to the wasteland and see if Chen Tiancai has any suggestions.

Zhang Feng didn't actually want to go back, because if something happened, there would be no chance of being resurrected.

Furthermore, that subway station wasn't high-tech at all, and Chen Tiancai wasn't primarily focused on spirit stones.

Results won't be seen in a short time.

But I just happened to think of it.

Let's take a look.

This is also my first time 'returning home,' paving the way for my future return to my master and parents.

……

call-

In a dilapidated city.

Inside the jeep, Zhang Feng looked up at the sun.

So hot.

It has no talents, no photosynthesis, but this sunlight is fucking awesome.

Zhang Feng then looked at the text, wanting to see what different hints he would get upon returning to the adventure world.

[Hint 1: You have returned to Adventure 4-3]

[Hint 2: Time flow within the adventure world has been restored]

[Note 1: Your real-world time has been paused.]

[Note 2: If you die, you will lose your coordinates in this world for 42 years (14 times the actual rest time)]

[Note 3: The adventure world countdown is still being calculated in this world.]

[Note 4: You have lost all talent-based enhancements, and only retain constitution-based enhancements.]

[Note 5: You can return at any time]

Take a glance.

Zhang Fengming understood; it was all very literal.

Since we're in a hurry, let's go find Chen Tiancai first.

It's not far from the subway station.

……

I floored the accelerator the whole way.

When they encountered a place they couldn't get through, they would carry the car and run.

They traveled at a 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' pace.

During this journey.

In just one day, Zhang Feng traversed 500 miles to reach the subway station entrance.

Before his return, Zhang Feng had visited twice to discuss his studies with Chen Tiancai.

It just so happens that Zhang Feng has visited several times.

The gatekeeper recognized Zhang Feng and respectfully let him pass.

……

And then it continued downwards.

We arrived at the door of a simple research lab.

This is Chen Tiancai's personal office.

"Zhang Feng?"

When Chen Tiancai saw Zhang Feng, he put down the Z1 he was studying and asked in a bright and straightforward voice, "Why are you back? Have you encountered some problems again and need my help?"

"Yes." Hearing his directness, Zhang Feng replied just as frankly, "I want to discuss something with you."

"Go ahead and tell me," Chen Tiancai said, looking at Zhang Feng with curiosity.

Zhang Feng thought for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "Actually, it's not really a discussion. I mainly wanted to ask you about the optimization of Z1 and the research on superconductors..."

As Zhang Feng spoke, he dumped all sorts of unsolvable problems from reality onto Chen Tiancai.

These are all global challenges, and they are all difficult to solve.

As Zhang Feng had predicted, things then unfolded as follows.

Chen Tiancai has 'crashed'.

After a long while, he said, "I've also hit a bottleneck with these problems. The base's current computing power is insufficient. We can't solve these hard calculations by relying solely on human brains."

But some of the Z1 optimization techniques you mentioned were very helpful to me, thank you.

The reality is that global scientific research is calculating and optimizing Z1.

The current Z1 is better than Chen Tiancai's.

Zhang Feng brought all this knowledge with him.

Of course, it was no use, because things stopped here after I left.

The reason for this is that these optimized Z1 values ​​are needed in some subsequent deductions.

However, whether he brought it or not, there was nothing Chen Tiancai could do.

Zhang Feng had spent the whole day wandering around, and sighed at how dilapidated the place was.

Seriously, if there were real equipment here, Chen Tiancai's abilities would be able to help.

Helpless, Zhang Feng prepared to go back.

Chen Tiancai paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your plan about spirit stone technology is probably wrong. Although I don't understand spirit stones, I also think your theory about spirit stones is a bit far-fetched."

However, the synthesis of a high-energy substance is inherently a collision and mixing of substances.

If we follow the most basic theory of nuclear fusion to achieve the fusion between elements, can we reduce the need for other substances and obtain the high-energy spirit stone you require?
Because no matter how miraculous it may seem, it's still just a conversion between energy and matter.

"You mean, reduce the synthesis formula?" Zhang Feng felt a headache coming on. "But I don't know how to reduce it. I'm currently optimizing this subtraction method."

But there's also the fear that lacking a certain element would prevent the spirit from achieving its special effects.

“Then I can’t help you.” Chen Tiancai said honestly, “My computing power is limited, the computing power of the subway station is also limited, and your computing power is too great. Theoretically speaking, I will never be able to solve your optimization formula in my lifetime.”

I'm sorry, Zhang Feng.

……

Two days later.

Leave the wasteland.

Inside the office.

Zhang Feng stared at the spirit stone for a while, then spaced out for a moment.

This trip was ultimately fruitless, but I did see some old friends from the subway station and took a look at the rules for the return of text. It was a bit of a relaxation.

He cultivated his spirit for more than half a year and opened the Six Paths of Spirit, completely driven by an obsessive passion for immortality.

This "spontaneous" trip, without any clear purpose, was actually quite nice.

The next step is the 'visit abroad'.

Time is the day after tomorrow.

My current physical constitution is [231].

In just two years, plus half a year of spiritual energy, I increased my physique by more than 40 points.

It's 12 more points than the time when legendary pirates were killed in the last world.

Currently, it is only 10 points away from the peak of Dan Jin World, which is 241.

……

The next day, in the morning.

Zhang Feng, accompanied by his bodyguards and a group of people, boarded several private planes bound for the Yuan Dynasty.

When we arrived here, it was still morning.

But it was agreed upon that it would be 'the day after tomorrow'.

after that.

As soon as Zhang Feng got off the plane, he saw that the place was full of soldiers.

This is a landing area at a military base.

And ahead of them was the leader of the Chan Dynasty, Genard.

He was followed by a group of people, including governors, members of Congress, and a hundred reporters.

"Hello, Pioneer!"

"pioneer!"

At this moment, their eyes were filled with excitement as they came to pick him up, and they were all calling Xia Wen a "pioneer".

The pronunciation is fairly standard, clearly indicating practice.

"God! My God!"

Occasionally, a discordant "God" could be heard from the crowd, along with "Sun God" and "Lord."

Zhang Feng smiled and nodded at all of this, saying that we should still show the demeanor of a great power and the style of a pioneer.

But just as Zhang Feng nodded, a female reporter screamed excitedly, swayed, and almost fainted.

"Brain hypoxia." Zhang Feng judged at a glance, and he really hadn't expected his reputation to be so great now.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; the study of spiritual energy and 'magic' has already elevated him to a kind of 'altar'.

Living in the West, in Western terms, I am like Prometheus from Greek mythology, who stole fire from Apollo, the sun god, to bring light to mankind.

Hearing them call themselves the Sun God makes it seem like they're stealing from themselves.

at the same time.

It wasn't just Western journalists taking pictures around.

Many journalists from the East were also filming and broadcasting the event globally.

The middle-aged reporter from Xiacheng is also here, still walking alone, recording everything that happens here as if he were filming a documentary.

Especially as the elder of the Chao Dynasty, Genard, came to Zhang Feng's side.

All the people and all the cameras were calibrated here.

At that very moment, many people around the world, especially those who weren't busy, stopped what they were doing and looked at this 'pioneer's overseas visit'.

And everyone wants to know how the optimization of spirit stones is going.

At this moment, the pioneers have once again appeared.

People all over the world are watching to see if the topic of spirit stones will come up this time.

Even though the official website and various private organizations have reported data on spirit stones and concluded that the effect of 'spiritual energy strengthens the body' is not as good as the strengthening conclusion of the Dan Jin medicine formula.

But since it's a project that everyone worked together on, they still care about it a lot.

"Hello, Pioneer..."

At this moment, the elder of the Chao Dynasty, Genard, also respectfully extended his hands to Zhang Feng, his eyes filled with admiration.

In particular, as a guest of honor, he knew what he should ask and what he shouldn't ask.

then.

After exchanging greetings, he directly invited Zhang Feng to the Hundred Palaces to avoid putting the vanguard in a difficult position regarding the spirit stones.

Even the reporters here have been warned by some people not to ask about spirit stones.

Therefore, what appears to be a normal filming process actually had its outcome secretly arranged.

They would ask more questions about other technologies and martial arts.

But Zhang Feng's appearance this time served two purposes: firstly, to intimidate, and secondly, to explain the spirit stone to the public.

After all, everyone put in the effort, that cannot be denied.

"I'd like to talk about spirit stones."

Very abrupt.

Just when everyone was trying to follow the script.

Zhang Feng suddenly brought up this matter amidst global attention.

As soon as Zhang Feng finished speaking, the officials, including Grenard, visibly paused for a moment.

The reporters were stunned for a few seconds, wondering if the broadcast could still proceed.

Zhang Feng ignored them and continued:
"Regarding the optimization of spirit stones, although we have reached a bottleneck, our data center is working hard to break through it, and the cost is being reduced infinitely."

I still stand by what I said.

I will try my best to benefit the people as much as possible within the limited time available.

This was accompanied by Zhang Feng's statement.

The crowd was stunned for a few seconds, then burst into applause.

Many people watching on screens also deeply believe in this statement from the pioneer.

Because the pioneers had already achieved the previous enhancement formulas and the Jade Pool Dew, etc.

These are all facts, so they believe them.

And with this one sentence, once this awkward topic that shouldn't be asked was brought up, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became less somber and formal.

“I trust you completely! I respect you!” Genard, taking the lead, asked those around him in Cantonese, “Do you believe me?”

"Believe!"

"We believe in the pioneers!"

It wasn't just officials who were answering; reporters and soldiers around them were also responding.

Seeing the lively atmosphere, Zhang Feng added fuel to the fire by mentioning some planned matters.
"The cultivation of spiritual flowers and fruits has now reached maturity."

Although spirit stones are not yet widely available, spirit flowers and fruits can be cultivated on a large scale using spiritual energy.

I will then teach you some techniques for tempering the body with spiritual energy.

"Spiritual energy tempering?" Genard was now receiving a spirit stone every ten days, so he paid close attention to it and blurted out, "Is this... is it... is it the ancient Eastern Qi refining technique?"

Is it more advanced than internal strength and internal energy?

"Yes, is spiritual energy higher than internal energy?" Many reporters also had this question.

And the general public watching on screens also have this question.

Although this spiritual energy is not high, it is still a legendary substance.

“There is no superiority or inferiority.” Facing the camera and questions, Zhang Feng carefully explained: “In fact, whether it is body tempering spiritual energy, internal energy, or internal strength, they have all entered the realm of transcendence and cultivation.”

"Cultivation?" Genard asked curiously, "The cultivation you're referring to, is it the Taoist cultivation of the East, or that kind of mystical cultivation?"

As he said this, he added with a smile, "I've watched some of your mythological dramas; they're very well made."

"Thank you." Zhang Feng nodded and said, "The cultivation I'm referring to includes both."

The 'heart' mentioned here refers to our heart, our thoughts and spirit, which is traditional Taoist practice, or rather, a kind of moral cultivation.

As the saying goes, a person who has attained enlightenment and is of high moral character is essentially a person of virtue. Cultivating virtue is cultivating the Way.

You can take this virtue as doing good deeds, or it can be a kind of 'gain' in your heart.

Of course, there are countless interpretations; this is merely my personal explanation.

As Zhang Feng spoke, he looked at the thoughtful crowd, knowing that people from abroad probably didn't quite understand.

Meanwhile, our fellow citizens in Daxia watching on television are experiencing both gains and losses, and have gained some insights from this experience.

Some people even suddenly find themselves in a state of visualization, and understand a certain knot in their hearts.

And it was also at this time.

After letting them digest the information for a while, Zhang Feng continued his explanation: "Another way of cultivating the Tao is through mythological TV dramas that you've seen."

Just like the people in the story seeking guidance from immortals, they cultivate their own 'magical power'.

I have already 'laid down' this magical power; it is actually internal energy, internal strength, and future spiritual power.”

"Pioneer... Hello..." a reporter suddenly asked in awkward Xia language, "I have also watched some of your Eastern mythology TV shows."

Their magical power... is... very powerful, more powerful than spiritual power.

“Yes, that’s right.” Zhang Feng nodded, then looked at the crowd who were waiting for his answer, “But we are only just beginning now.”

Moreover, in my opinion, the combination of internal energy and spiritual energy should constitute what is known as magical power.

As Zhang Feng spoke, he silently took a deep breath, looked around at everyone, and asked, "Have you all read Journey to the West?"

"what?"

"I've seen it."

"Great Sage, I've seen your Great Sage!"

Some people nodded in agreement, while others did not understand.

But on the other side of the world, all the people of Great Xia stared at the screen with even greater confusion, wondering why Master Zhang would bring up this well-known mythological TV series.

Meanwhile, it has captured the attention and curiosity of people around the world.

Zhang Feng moved silently, and to everyone's astonishment, he seemed to be riding the wind, leaping out and floating to an open space a hundred meters away.

This scene gave them a slight sense of awe, as if Zhang Feng could 'fly'.

Zhang Feng, however, stood with his hands behind his back and said casually:
"The technique I just used was actually a small application of magical power."

It achieves the effect of riding the wind by combining spiritual energy with the surrounding wind and using leg martial arts techniques.

This technique can be mastered through diligent study and practice.

And in the Journey to the West that I just mentioned, there is also a kind of magic that the gods used.

Its name is...

A spell to freeze someone in place.

The words fell.

Zhang Feng used sonic power as a technique, super-frequency spiritual power as a means of mental interference, and finally used physical strength to support and stabilize the bird, pointing to a pigeon that had just taken flight three meters away.

"Certainly."

The single word spoken seemed to carry the weight of law.

To the astonishment of the world, the pigeon remained frozen in mid-air, its wings still in motion!
this moment.

People around the world were in an uproar.

"Magic!"

"Did the pioneer cultivate supernatural powers from myths and legends?"

“Incredible… Incredible…”

"Did Master Zhang just freeze a pigeon in place?"

Everyone was confused and couldn't even believe what they were seeing.

at the same time.

Grenard, who was present at the scene, and a group of reporters were so shocked by the mysterious and miraculous phenomenon that they were speechless.

Zhang Feng dispersed the energy and spiritual power that had been holding the pigeon, and then with another flick of his wrist, he took the pigeon into his hand.

"This is what I call divine magic, and what you call divine power."

But in reality, it is simply the application of four elements: spiritual energy, strength, internal force, and internal organ techniques.

Once you learn it, you too can perform divine magic.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Feng opened his palm, just like a first-time teaching session in a park. The pigeons left Zhang Feng's palm and flew into the sky in front of everyone's eyes.

But this time, it's a 'divine technique' that has garnered global attention.

(End of this chapter)