Online Game: Me, with Unparalleled Comprehension

[Thousand Character Classic (Proficient). Comprehension +1.]

carry on.

The third time, the fourth time... with each attempt yielding a high proficiency gain of 168 points, the skill level improved rapidly.

[Thousand Character Classic (Minor Completion). Comprehension +1.]

[Thousand Character Classic (Mastery). Comprehension +1.]

[Thousand Character Classic (Completed). Comprehension +1.]

[Thousand Character Classic (Great Perfection). Comprehension +2. Increases the speed of understanding introductory and rhythmic works, and enhances the effectiveness of teaching others.]

When the Thousand Character Classic was pushed to its highest level, Wu Feng gained a total of 7 points of enlightenment from it.

The time spent was less than half an hour.

The Great Perfection of the Thousand Character Classic did not disappear from the skill bar, but instead became a permanent foundation of knowledge.

He put down the "Thousand Character Classic" and picked up the next book, "The Hundred Family Surnames".

Thinner, simpler content. Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li; Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang.

Learning requires a basic understanding plus a little insight.

Reading proficiency still gains 175 points each time.

The proficiency requirement for "Hundred Family Surnames" is even lower, requiring only 300 points to go from beginner to expert.

He read even faster. Two times or more, he achieved fluency; four times, he achieved minor success; six times, he achieved major success; eight times, he achieved perfection; ten times, he achieved ultimate perfection.

[The Hundred Family Surnames (Grand Perfection). Comprehension +1. Sensitivity to the origins of surnames and clan genealogy slightly increased.]

Wu Feng looked at the skill description and his lips twitched.

Only 3 points of comprehension were added? That's half the amount from the Thousand Character Classic.

It seems that the depth of the book's content and the amount of knowledge it contains are indeed related to the extent to which one's comprehension is improved.

The "Hundred Family Surnames" is just a list of surnames; adding 3 points is already quite good.

He put down the "Hundred Family Surnames" and looked at the five classics.

The Book of Poetry, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.

This is the main event.

He picked up the Book of Songs first. It had a dark blue cover and was thicker than the previous books. He opened it, and the first poem was "Guan Ju".

"The ospreys cry 'guan guan' on the river's islet. A fair maiden, a gentleman's ideal."

Concentrate and study.

[System notification: You have learned the Book of Songs (Introduction). Comprehension +2.]

Two points were added directly to the beginner level. The skill bar now displays: 【Classic of Poetry (Beginner 0/5000)】.

Comprehension jumped from 290 points to 292 points.

Very good. He calmed himself down and began to read.

The Five Classics are far more profound than the Four Books and primers, covering multiple fields such as poetry, history, etiquette, philosophy, divination, and chronicles.

It requires more reading and reflection.

[Reading the Book of Songs increases literacy and general knowledge by 174 points. General knowledge of the Book of Songs also increases by 174 points.]

Proficiency gain reached 174 points per instance due to increased comprehension.

To progress from beginner to proficient in the Book of Songs, one needs 1000 points; for minor mastery, 3000 points; for major mastery, 5000 points; and for perfection, 10000 points.

It far surpasses introductory reading materials, but compared to martial arts manuals that often cost tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, it seems acceptable.

He was completely absorbed in reading.

From the Book of Poetry to the Book of Documents, and then to the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals, he studied one book after another without distraction.

The light outside the window changes from morning to afternoon, and then to the setting sun.

His comprehension ability steadily and continuously increased as he broke through the limits of his understanding through each book he read.

The Book of Poetry is now complete, and your comprehension increases by 12.

The Book of Documents is now complete, granting +12 to your comprehension.

The Great Perfection of the Book of Rites: Comprehension +12.

The Great Perfection of the Book of Changes, Comprehension +12.

The Spring and Autumn Annals have reached their ultimate perfection, granting +12 to Comprehension.

When he pushed all five classics to the Great Perfection, his comprehension had already skyrocketed to 350 points!

The Five Classics added a full 60 points to his comprehension!

An indescribable sense of clarity and transparency lingered in my mind.

Thinking becomes more agile and open-minded, and one seems to be able to grasp more details and make more connections when looking at things.

He tried to recall some of the difficulties he had encountered when practicing martial arts before, and discovered many details of the transformation of energy and the key points of the mental technique that he had to repeatedly ponder at the time.

Looking back now, it seems much clearer, and I can even draw inferences from it to other martial arts.

"This is the direct feeling of improved comprehension..." Wu Feng took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.

350 points of comprehension.

This means that when he learns any new martial arts or cultivates any mental technique in the future, the efficiency of gaining proficiency will reach an astonishing 35 points each time.

If there's a double bonus in the training grounds or bamboo forest clearing, that's 70 points per instance. This doesn't even include the extra bonus from [Exceptional Talent].

"The basic reading materials we had before were the Three Character Classic, the Thousand Character Classic, and the Hundred Family Surnames, plus the Four Books, and now these Five Classics..."

Reading all the basic books you can collect until you reach the Great Perfection will increase your Comprehension by a total of 120 points.

This investment was absolutely worth it.

It's something that requires time now, but will yield double the rewards later.

He glanced out the window; it was already getting dark, and the evening glow had painted half the sky red.

"There's also a handwriting annotation book." Wu Feng picked up the last unnamed thin booklet on the table.

Inside are neat small regular script characters, which explain in detail the pen-holding posture, pen-movement methods, stroke structure, characteristics and writing methods of various fonts (regular, running, cursive, clerical, and seal script), and also include some examples of calligraphy by famous calligraphers for copying.

It's very basic, but very systematic.

Looking closely, a prompt popped up: "Would you like to learn 'writing'?"

"study."

A stream of information about how to write, how to understand the form and meaning of characters, and how to convey emotions through pen and ink flooded my mind.

Unlike reading comprehension, which focuses on recognizing and writing characters, this emphasizes "expression" and "creation".

[System notification: You have learned a special skill—writing (beginner).]

In the skills section, a new item has been added under the [Knowledge] category: [Writing (Beginner 0/500)].

Skill Description: Writing skills can be improved through copying and practice. The higher the writing level, the better one can convey one's own artistic conception through brush and ink, and the better one can understand the spirit and charm contained in the handwriting of others.

Wu Feng picked up the brush Zhang Cuishan had given him, dipped it in the inkstone, spread out a sheet of Xuan paper, and, by the light of the oil lamp, began to practice holding the brush and basic strokes in the air, following the instructions in the annotations.

Horizontal strokes, vertical strokes, left-falling strokes, right-falling strokes, dots, hooks...

At first, I was a little clumsy and my wrists were stiff.

However, he had excellent control over his body and was highly perceptive, so he quickly mastered the techniques for generating power and his wrists became more flexible.

He sketched on the paper, and the movements gradually became smoother.

Handwriting proficiency +210.

A prompt appears. The handwriting proficiency is very high.

He got into the mood, so he ground some ink and started writing on the Xuan paper.

Let's start with the simplest character, "一" (one). Dip the brush in ink, place it on the paper, move your wrist, and finish the stroke.

A crooked "一" character appeared on the paper. The ink had bled somewhat, and the strokes were not straight.

But he didn't give up and continued writing the second, the third...

With each stroke, I can feel my wrist control becoming more precise and my grasp of the pen tip becoming more delicate.

Handwriting proficiency +210.

[Writing skills (proficient)]

[Calligraphy (Minor Achievement)]

[Calligraphy (Mastery).]

[The characters are written perfectly.]

[Writing characters (Great Perfection).]

When it was completely dark outside the window and the flame of the oil lamp flickered more and more clearly, Wu Feng put down his pen.

My wrists are a little sore, but I feel great inside.

In the skill bar, the status after [Writing] has changed to [Perfect].

It didn't improve his comprehension, but what it did bring... was quite practical.

A realization dawned on him: now, he could write all the characters he knew, and in any style—regular script was neat and tidy, running script was fluent and smooth, cursive script was unrestrained and bold, clerical script was simple and unadorned, and seal script was elegant and refined.

He can imitate almost any font he has ever seen with remarkable accuracy.

More importantly, his understanding of words is completely different from before.

Before you learn it, a character is just a character, nothing special.

Once you've reached the highest level of mastery, looking back at the characters you wrote on paper, or even at the printed characters in the book "Annotations on Writing," feels completely different.

You can see a very faint aura emanating from the characters, you can vaguely feel the spirit of the writer when putting pen to paper, and you can capture a certain meaning contained in the strokes.

Although it is still very vague, it definitely exists.

"No wonder Zhang Cuishan was able to comprehend martial arts from Zhang Sanfeng's calligraphy..." Wu Feng looked at the characters under his pen that were gradually taking shape and suddenly realized.

Indeed, once you've mastered the art of writing, what you see changes completely.

This skill is absolutely a special skill, just like literacy; it's the most basic of skills, yet it's the gateway to higher levels.

Only when one's literacy level is high can one understand profound texts and comprehend the ideas behind the words.

When one's calligraphy reaches a higher level, one can understand the words themselves and see the spirit and meaning flowing between the lines.

He wouldn't be surprised if one day he could glean some martial arts skills from the handwriting, inscriptions, or even casual doodles left behind by a master.

The hidden settings in this game are quite well concealed.

It truly embodies the idea that "there is a golden house in the book."

Reading is indeed useful here, and very useful at that.

It's directly related to your martial arts training and skill practice; if you don't have enough comprehension, you won't even be able to learn advanced martial arts.

This highlights the importance of reading while playing games.

It's a basic requirement; without it, you lack the necessary understanding, get stuck at the threshold, and can't make any progress.