Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Name: Jiang Chen

Race: Earth Humans

Rank: 0th Rank, Level 3

Attributes:

力量37、敏捷36、体质37、智力49、精神49、神秘48

Free attribute points: 0

Knowledge:

Mathematics Lv.9, Physics Lv.8, Chemistry Lv.8, Computer Science Lv.7...

Expertise:

[High Focus: When you focus on learning, your comprehension, memory, and understanding abilities will be greatly enhanced. The specific degree of enhancement is determined by your intelligence, mental, and mystical attributes.]

[Psychic Power: Your mental energy will possess the ability to 'interfere with matter,' with specific effects related to mental and mystical attributes.]

Specialization Points: 12

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Above the clean panel interface, there are several eye-catching buttons, but only the first three have labels that are clearly visible: [Knowledge], [Drawings], and [Expertise].

The row of buttons at the back are all grayed out and cannot be selected; their functions are unknown.

This is the 'cheat code' that Jiang Chen awakened several years ago.

Its function is very simple. The [Knowledge] option contains almost all the 'truths' in the world. Jiang Chen only needs to learn and master them.

The content involved is all-encompassing, and it is organized into categories according to Jiang Chen's understanding, covering all natural sciences, engineering sciences, medicine, and even fields such as philosophy and art.

Mastering any subject to a certain level will be reflected on the panel. For example, 'Mathematics Lv.9' means that Jiang Chen has reached the ninth level in mathematics.

Once you have enough knowledge, you can obtain all the information about unique technologies developed by some corner of the universe, or even some civilization in another world, from the [Blueprints] interface.

The technologies that Jiang Chen previously used to negotiate with the military, including the projects currently being tested, all come from this category.

Of course, the required 'knowledge' varies from one drawing to another, and the more advanced the drawing, the more types of knowledge are involved.

As for the [Special Abilities] interface, its only function is to exchange 'Special Abilities Points' for various special abilities.

Of the two existing specializations, [High Concentration] was automatically granted upon awakening the system. Jiang Chen's ability to master a vast amount of knowledge, including some that surpasses Earth's technological level, within just three years is largely due to the effects of this specialization.

—The knowledge in a system is all-encompassing, but ultimately it must be learned and understood in order to become something you can master.

Those profound mathematical formulas and physical laws, without a bit of special talent, are something that most people can't even master through self-study at the university level, let alone the more profound and obscure content that follows.

Without his expertise in "high concentration," Jiang Chen would never have achieved what he has today.

As for his other specialty, "telekinesis," it gave Jiang Chen power similar to that of a "psychic."

This special skill was something Jiang Chen specifically acquired to ensure his self-defense capabilities, costing him a total of 78 skill points.

Only by learning a large amount of complex and obscure knowledge and accumulating enough quantity and level can one advance in 'rank'.

Each rank advancement grants 33 feat points, accumulating to a mere 99 points so far. Spending 87 feat points just for the [Telekinesis] feat is quite a significant investment.

However, after acquiring the [Psychokinesis] feat, Jiang Chen conducted a special test.

Judging solely from the [Object Control] effect of a mentalist, Jiang Chen is already close to the level of an intermediate-level warrior, making this investment absolutely worthwhile.

However, Jiang Chen's purpose in improving his strength was merely for self-preservation.

Jiang Chen would never personally go out into the wilderness to fight and hunt monsters.

At least not at this stage.

After glancing at the values ​​on the interface and lingering for a moment on the experience bar for the upgrade progress, Jiang Chen clicked the [Knowledge] button.

The scene before him changed again, and an enormous library appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

The bookshelves were filled with books of varying thicknesses, categorized by type.

The sign at the entrance also reads "First Floor".

This means that this knowledge, which far exceeds the level of Earth's technology, is far from all that the system can provide.

However, Jiang Chen had no right to enter the second level until he had fully mastered all the knowledge in this level, and naturally he didn't know what else was behind it.

I casually picked up a book called "Hypergeometric Functions" from the bookshelf labeled "Mathematics," sat cross-legged on the floor, and started reading.

Since awakening the system, no matter how busy he is, Jiang Chen has made it a habit to spend at least a few hours reading every day.

Most of the time, I don't have any fixed goals. I just pick up a book and study it whenever I feel like it. Only when I urgently need a certain drawing will I specifically look for relevant knowledge in the corresponding area.

However, over the years, Jiang Chen has accumulated an astonishing amount of knowledge.

In most fields, it has reached the top level on Earth today, and in some fields, it has even exceeded the limits of current Earth's technological level.

As his intelligence, spirit, and mystery attributes increased, and the effects of his [High Concentration] skill became more and more astonishing, Jiang Chen learned and mastered new knowledge much faster than when he first awakened the system, despite the increasingly profound knowledge he was learning.

Jiang Chen mastered the principles and formulas of "Hypergeometric Functions," a book representing the highest level of mathematics on Earth, in less than a week.

The experience bar, representing the upgrade progress, has also moved forward a little, getting closer and closer to level four.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen in the real world was not idle either.

The precision parts that had been damaged by interference have been remanufactured and, together with the parts that had been prepared beforehand, were assembled in Jiang Chen's workshop.

This is a firearm with an incredibly exaggerated and futuristic design.

The white gun body is covered with deep blue patterns, the barrel alone is more than two meters long, and the total length of the gun is an astonishing three meters.

Even without a magazine, the gun weighs an astonishing 200 kilograms, making it quite difficult for even a skilled marksman to use.

Given its exorbitant cost, even a mid-level general might not be able to afford it.

However, judging from Jiang Chen's eyes, he was extremely satisfied with the gun.

"Let's give it a try and see if it can achieve the performance described in the blueprints!" Jiang Chen didn't want to wait a second longer. He immediately contacted the military, reserved a test site exclusively for the military, and then impatiently carried the incredibly exaggerated-looking gun out of the basement.