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After Meng Lan left, Lin Chen didn't stay with Chen Xiaoxiao for long before he also took his leave.

Since the matter has already been made public, Chen Xiaoxiao has no intention of hiding it.

After telling his dad, he saw Lin Chen downstairs to go home.

For the first time, the two walked side by side in the neighborhood openly and without any worries.

On the way, Chen Xiaoxiao said to Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, don't take my mother's matter too seriously."

“We are not the same as we were three years ago.”

"As long as you don't give up, I won't either."

Lin Chen smiled and reached out to hug Chen Xiaoxiao:

"Don't worry, I'll make sure your mother accepts our relationship."

Chen Xiaoxiao sighed: "Then you'd better be prepared for a long battle."

“We’re very stubborn; she won’t give up until she gets what she wants.”

"It's alright, I've already thought of a good idea."

"A good idea? What?"

"Do you think if I helped your mom figure out the chip design software, she would agree to us being together?"

Chen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You haven't studied chip design, are you planning to start from scratch?"

"By the time you succeed, I might be old and faded!"

Lin Chen reached out and hugged Chen Xiaoxiao: "Even if you're old and faded, I'll still be with you!"

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey! That's so cheesy!"

As Chen Xiaoxiao spoke, she slowly leaned on Lin Chen's shoulder.

She thought to herself: Lin Chen, you have to hurry up, don't let me get old and faded before I can wear a wedding dress.

……

Late at night, Lin Chen lay in bed and began to check the newly activated store features.

He had a strong feeling that whether he could win over Meng Lan depended on what was in the shop.

Upon opening the system panel, Lin Chen indeed saw a new "Top Student Shop" interface.

He clicked the icon with his mind, and the panel in his mind changed instantly.

A long list appeared in front of Lin Chen.

It contains a list of all sorts of items.

"1. Skill: Language Master. Exchange Price: 100 Academic Points."

"Language is no longer an obstacle for you! No matter what language you learn, it will only take you 10 minutes! From now on, you will be a human translator, and the first person to communicate with aliens in the future will be you!"

So skill prices are actually this expensive?

One skill requires 100 academic points!

Goodness, I only accumulate 30 points a month using the system alone. It would take me more than three months to reach 100 academic points!

I'm telling you, I'll just stick to the lottery and see if I get lucky.

"2. Knowledge: Basic Medicine LV1. Exchange price: 50 Academic Points."

"Basic medical knowledge at the undergraduate level, only 50 academic points! Four years of hard work for just 50 academic points! You won't regret it, you won't be cheated, it's truly great value for money!"

That's not bad; a month and a half of accumulation can be exchanged for knowledge of an entire subject...

But LV1 is undergraduate level, so does that mean LV2 is for master's level knowledge? And is there a LV3 level after that?

When the level increases, will the price also increase?

"3. Patent: Artificial synthesis formula for room temperature superconducting materials. Exchange price: 1000 academic points."

"Your current knowledge level is insufficient, so this item is not yet available. With your intelligence, even if I gave you this item, you wouldn't be able to explain the origin of the patent to others. For the safety of the host, the system will not allow this item to be exchanged at this time."

Lin Chen was dumbfounded when he saw the description of the third item.

What do you mean by "with my IQ"?

My IQ has now surpassed that of the average person!

"System, come out here and explain why the artificial synthesis formula for room-temperature superconducting materials is not open to the public?"

"Ding! Some items require the host to meet certain knowledge level requirements before they can be redeemed. This is to protect the host's personal safety. Rashly displaying knowledge beyond the host's capabilities will only arouse suspicion. Host, you don't want to be dissected, do you?"

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment: "Uh... what you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it."

Indeed, if Lin Chen suddenly produced a superconducting technology out of thin air, but didn't even know the details of its principles, it would be a serious problem.

That would be far too attention-grabbing.

This isn't some third-rate online novel where the protagonist can pull out any technology and no one would question its origin.

"But system, what is this knowledge level? Do I have this attribute?"

"Ding! Please take a close look at the attribute panel for your Knowledge Level attribute!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen temporarily exited the store and took another look at his main interface.

Sure enough, there was a small plus sign to the right of the Intelligence attribute.

Oh my god, how can anyone see such a tiny icon?

After clicking, a new interface appeared.

Knowledge Level:

A. Mathematics: LV1 (Undergraduate level)

B. Physics: LV1 (Undergraduate level)

C. Chemistry: LV1 (Undergraduate level)

D. Biology: LV1 (Undergraduate level)

E. Medicine: LV0 (Ignorance)

F. Engineering: LV0 (Ignorance)

E. Materials Science: LV0 (Ignorance)

F. Energy Science: LV0 (Ignorance)

F. Informatics: LV0 (Ignorance)

Seeing this string of numbers that were either 1 or 0, Lin Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

At least my intelligence stat has already surpassed the limits of ordinary people, and I'm only a little over 4 points away from Einstein.

How come my knowledge level is so low even though it's the highest?

It seems that this level of knowledge has nothing to do with IQ, but rather with the amount of knowledge one has in a specific professional field?

I've already completed my undergraduate studies in math, physics, chemistry, and biology, so am I Level 1?

So, as long as you complete the master's level curriculum, you'll be at LV2?

Is the doctoral level equivalent to LV3?

I wonder if there will be LV4 and LV5 levels later on?

I hope not.

"System, what are the conditions for redeeming the superconducting patent we just obtained?"

"Ding! The superconducting patent has been unlocked for exchange: Materials Science LV3, Chemistry LV2, Physics LV2."

Farewell!

I never imagined that just starting a patent exchange would require such a high level of knowledge.

Lin Chen felt that his future was bleak.

However, after calming down, he still wanted to confirm his goal first.

"Does the system have any patents for chip design software?"

"Ding! The system has found the following patents for you."

"Patent: Unnamed full-process electronic design automation software system. It can be used for design methods in the process of functional design, synthesis, verification, and physical design of very large-scale integrated circuit chips."

"Exchange Requirements: Mathematics LV2, Informatics LV2, Engineering LV2. Exchange Price: 500 Academic Points"

I'm... fine!

It has at least one less LV2 requirement than superconductivity.

The number of top students has also decreased by half.

It's just three subjects at level LV2.

Based on Lin Chen's previous experience.

Even without using academic points to exchange for knowledge, you can still improve your knowledge level by studying books on your own.

That's how he mastered Chinese and English in high school.

With a bit of hard work, Lin Chen was confident he could meet the requirements to unlock the exchange within six months.

All that's left are these 500 academic points.

It would take at least a year and a half to accumulate 500 academic points.

It's not long, it's not long, it's not short.

But at least Chen Xiaoxiao doesn't have to wait for him until she's old and faded.