I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 41: No Effort, All About Talent

Looking at Tian Jingyi sleeping soundly beside him, Chen Yan let out a long breath, then slowly walked out of the room and sat on the sofa.

He had no intention of having a cigarette afterwards; he came out simply to see what this "career calendar" was all about.

After all, it's hard to tell what this thing does just from its name... but that's precisely why Chen Yan felt a little more expectant.

After all, the items provided by the system are almost never useless.

With a thought, Chen Yan found a calendar in his hand, and at the same time, large chunks of information flooded his mind.

【Name: Career Calendar】

【Category: Props】

[Introduction: At the beginning of the month, the career calendar will randomly refresh with three career skills, such as "Fighting" and "Cooking".]

Once the host selects a professional skill, their talent in that field will increase tenfold to thirtyfold within the next three months, and will never regress...

Three months later, the host's talent will return to its original level, while retaining the learning progress. The calendar will refresh the three skills, beginning the next learning cycle.

[Evaluation: The maximum talent boost is up to thirty times. This number seems exaggerated, but the gap between geniuses and ordinary people is even more outrageous than this number.]

Just as an average person needs over a hundred hours to learn the core concepts of calculus, Terence Tao derived the Cauchy convergence criterion in five hours.

‘Fuck! ’

Chen Yan hadn't even finished reading half of the introduction to the [Career Calendar] when he instinctively stood up.

What kind of career calendar is this? It's practically a three-month trial card for geniuses!

The only downside to this reward is that you have to learn it yourself, but that makes up for it—you can learn four in a year!

Theoretically speaking, with his talent enhanced, three months of study would be enough for him to learn a skill to a professional level...

There are four professional-level skills in total...

Chen Yan took a deep breath, suppressing his overwhelming joy, and quickly flipped to the calendar.

【October.】

Skills suitable for learning in the next three months: skiing, suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), and piano.

Upon seeing these three optional skills, Chen Yan's lips twitched slightly.

The items are good, but his luck was really bad; all three skills he drew were...

It's not exactly abstract, but it's definitely not very useful.

First of all, there's skiing. Chen Yan did a quick search and found that the nearest ski resort was in Shaoxing, more than 40 kilometers away. It was simply not realistic for him to go back and forth for training every day.

Secondly, there's the suona. Chen Yan's knowledge of this instrument comes from only two sources: one is the TV series "Song of the Phoenix" that he watched in high school; the other is that when someone dies in his hometown village, the family will hire a special team for the funeral, and someone in the team will play the suona.

Moreover, Chen Yan felt that if he actually chose this skill and practiced it at home late at night, his neighbors would report him.

After much thought, the piano was the only skill he was somewhat good at, but Chen Yan wasn't particularly interested in it either.

As a "prospective" heartthrob, the piano was a far cry from his actual abilities; Chen Yan's knowledge of the instrument largely came from suggestive videos online. The female protagonist, dressed in rather revealing clothing, sat at the piano…

Chen Yan was not satisfied with any of the three "professional skills", but in the end he decided to choose the piano as the best option among the worst. However, he did not rush to make a selection on the [Professional Calendar].

After all, once you make a choice, the timer will start. It's better to wait until the actual class starts before making the choice, which will at least allow you to exploit the bug.

Then, Chen Yan glanced at the clock on the wall. It was almost 2 a.m., so he turned around and went back to his bedroom, where he soon fell asleep.

……

The next day.

Tian Jingyi opened her eyes groggily, and the first thing she felt was a tingling and numb sensation all over her body.

"Chen Yan," Tian Jingyi called out, then prepared to get out of bed to find him.

As soon as I moved my body, the soreness and numbness that was just a little bit turned into a much stronger sensation.

"Why does it hurt so much?" Tian Jingyi was on the verge of tears. Just as she was at a loss, she heard a "knock knock" on the door.

Then came a familiar voice.

"It's me, Chen Yan. May I come in now?"

“Convenient and convenient.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the room opened, and Chen Yan strode in, carrying a bowl of porridge in his right hand.

"Have something to eat first." Chen Yan handed the porridge and spoon to Tian Jingyi.

"Oh, okay, thank you." Tian Jingyi asked pitifully, "Did you just go out to buy porridge?"

"Yeah, when I woke up this morning, I saw you weren't awake yet, so I went downstairs to buy breakfast." Chen Yan nodded. The amount of exercise he did last night wasn't too much, and with the help of [High-Efficiency Sleep], Chen Yan woke up fully refreshed before six o'clock in the morning.

Neither of them said anything after that. Tian Jingyi quietly drank her porridge, occasionally glancing at Chen Yan out of the corner of her eye.

As for Chen Yan, he was searching for a piano training institution with a good reputation nearby.

After all, having chosen "piano skills training," it's definitely not a waste... Although Chen Yan can't think of any use for the piano in his life yet, it's always good to learn more.

If all else fails, flirting and showing off is always an option, right?

In recent years, the concept of "cultivating children's interests" has become quite popular.

With messages like "Good schools abroad require students to have hobbies, and private schools in China are starting to make similar requirements as well, so parents should hurry up," parents with a little money have started to cultivate their children's interests in this way.

So Chen Yan did a quick search and found that there were quite a few music training institutions nearby, but most of them were "children's classes," and as for adult training...

Yes, it exists, but it's a little far off.

After some deliberation, Chen Yan finally settled on the two nearest companies. Just as he was about to examine the details carefully, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Tian Jingyi was staring straight at him.

(End of this chapter)