Start with a blacksmith shop.

"1%...99%, 100%, startup complete, loading successful. Enjoy using it."

Hearing this voice, even someone as slow-witted as Li Zhenhua knew that this meant his cheat-like ability was about to arrive. He wondered if his recent bad luck was because he was accumulating good fortune for this cheat.

I don't know what kind of cheat code the "virtual laboratory" is, but the name sounds like something out of an engineering school.

Just as Li Zhenhua was thinking, he felt as if he was being summoned. He knew that this must be his cheat code at work.

After locking the door, Li Zhenhua hurriedly went upstairs and lay down on the bed. He closed his eyes impatiently and did not resist the call in his heart.

When Li Zhenhua opened his eyes again, he found himself in a white room that was about two meters square.

The room was empty except for him; there was nothing else there.

Before he could react, a screen of light appeared in front of him, displaying a series of prompts.

"Laboratory prerequisites: Own your own blacksmith shop, complete; Sell one item produced by the blacksmith shop, complete."

The lab started the loading program, and loading was successful.

Enjoy using it!

Looking at the prompts on the screen, Li Zhenhua realized that this was a completely unregulated product. It had no origin, no information about when it contacted him, no details about its functions, and not even an instruction manual.

How can you expect to enjoy using it if you don't even know how to use it?

However, Li Zhenhua also extracted some information from these tips.

The first thing is to own a blacksmith shop. This is the prerequisite for everything. Li Zhenhua, who had never known what to do in the future, suddenly thought that it would be good to run the blacksmith shop well.

The second point is to sell an item produced by the blacksmith shop.

In other words, this blacksmith shop must be open for business; it can't just sit there unused.

Just as Li Zhenhua decided to continue running the blacksmith shop, a notification appeared on the screen in front of him.

"Since the user has decided to make blacksmithing their career, blacksmithing-related rewards are now being distributed."

1. Skillful and dexterous

2. The Eye of Analysis.

Both functions are loading. Please replenish your body with the necessary nutrients after loading is complete.

Loading... Loading complete. Enjoy using it!

Li Zhenhua didn't feel anything unusual about himself in the room.

But looking at the two functions that showed as loaded, he was still completely baffled.

Looking around at the empty, white room, Li Zhenhua felt somewhat lost.

He wondered if he would be locked in this room forever.

Just as he was thinking, the scene before him changed; the room was gone, and all he could see was a ceiling with only a single light bulb.

Immediately afterward, Li Zhenhua noticed that his stomach was sending out signals of hunger, and he began to feel hungry, which then grew stronger and stronger. He felt like his stomach was about to be digested.

Despite his hunger, Li Zhenhua quickly went to find something to eat.

But he only came back yesterday and hadn't had time to buy anything yet, so he hurriedly ran downstairs.

Fortunately, it was market day today, otherwise he would have had a hard time going to buy things.

Li Zhenhua could be seen at various food stalls at the market that morning.

While eating steamed buns at the bun vendor, they soon found themselves at the fried dough stick stall next door.

If you feel greasy after eating, go to the vegetable stall and buy a couple of persimmons or cucumbers to cleanse your palate.

After this trip to the market, Li Zhenhua's stomach was full, and he was no longer in the state of digesting food.

Walking home, I was holding a bottle of soda and chugging it down, letting out a satisfied burp.

"Ah, this feels so good. Who invented this stuff? It's sweet and has some steam."

Especially after a burp, I have no idea what that mixture is.

Just as Li Zhenhua was thinking this, a line of text appeared before his eyes: "Industry mismatch analysis failed; the Analytical Eye cannot intervene."

Looking at the line of text in front of him, Li Zhenhua suddenly remembered one of the two functions that had just been loaded.

The Eye of Analysis—it can't possibly analyze all sorts of things, right? But why didn't it analyze anything?

The industry doesn't match. What industry is this?

"Could it be my blacksmithing trade?" Thinking this, Li Zhenhua quickened his pace and ran towards the blacksmith shop.

Li Zhenhua opened the door, ran towards the shelf, grabbed a handful of iron shovels from the shelf, and stared at them intently.

This time it worked! Information about the iron paddle actually appeared before my eyes.

Flat-headed iron shovel: weighs one pound and eight ounces.

Material: Iron + Carbon...

Applications: Suitable for agricultural work, scooping things up, turning over soil, loading and unloading vehicles, etc.

Seeing this, Li Zhenhua realized that his eyes had indeed undergone a strange change, and had actually gained the ability to analyze things, revealing the basic information about the iron paddle.

Li Zhenhua also looked at each tool on the shelf one by one. Information about each tool was displayed, and the material composition was listed.

You could say that Li Zhenhua is like a child now, trying to analyze things with all sorts of tools.

Then I thought that since this analytical eye function has appeared, could the skillful hand function also be used?

Li Zhenhua stood on the first floor, lost in thought, wondering what could activate this function.

His first thought was origami, which was the easiest option to test. Li Zhanhua pulled a newspaper from the counter and began folding it according to what he knew how to fold.

Things like awning boats and origami cranes were all made by Li Zhenhua.

However, when he tried to fold it, the function he wanted to test didn't work. It was the same as usual, and he couldn't see any signs of skill in it.

"No, does this functionality only become apparent when applied to industrial applications?"

After receiving no response, Li Zhenhua could only think in this direction.

Once you have an idea, you should experiment with it to verify whether the idea is correct.

Li Zhenhua planned to start the furnace, heat a piece of iron, and forge something at random to see if his guess was accurate.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. This statement applies everywhere, and it certainly applies to his case as well.

Without hesitation, Li Zhenhua went to the courtyard and headed straight for the coal pile.

This stove hasn't been used for three years since his grandfather passed away and he went to university. Of course, the coal there has also been sitting there for just as long.

The first step in blacksmithing is to screen the coal; without good coal, you can't expect to forge good iron.

Li Zhenhua sorted the coal piece by piece with a winnowing basket, throwing the good coal into the basket.

Just as Li Zhenhua was about to take down a piece of carbon, his analytical eye gave him another hint.

Iron and carbon can be used as fuel in furnaces.

Ordinary coal: can be used for domestic heating;

Coal gangue: can be used to make cement.