There's something wrong with me

Federation Calendar.

Year 01, January 1st, early morning.

This was a commemorative and 'epoch-making' first day.

Many people were setting off firecrackers in the streets, and many others were taking out their phones to take photos and videos as keepsakes.

But it was precisely when they took out their phones.

And at the exact second when ten o'clock in the morning arrived.

Some people, pointing at their phones, told their families and friends that their currency type had changed.

The Federation Currency was converted at a 1:1 ratio based on the Great Xia currency.

Furthermore, today, within the Data Center.

The Data Center's 'fund pool' is now linked to the official global economic reserves.

But it's not managing their individual major ledgers, but rather 'simply wanting money'.

As for their individual major ledgers and such, don't mention them, don't bring them up.

Because the Data Center is for research, not for managing accounts.

Especially now, a new project has also been established.

That is, the Data Center's accounts will be shared among global official bodies and some super institutions.

Simply put, from their total revenue, after deducting normal official salaries, research facility maintenance, and various public welfare services like medical care, they need to allocate 50% of the remaining balance 'free of charge' into the Data Center's research.

As for whether that's enough, there are more specific details about sharing based on each country's national strength and so on.

At that time, the most suitable arrangements will be made based on the actual situation.

Afterward, during the process of them giving money, this will be recorded, but the Data Center does not need to repay it.

Even if it is repaid, it's not money, but rather the provision of 'new calculation codes' or optimized calculation codes.

This is a draft and the first contract of the Federation.

It's roughly about 'tilting resources and prioritizing the Data Center's research'.

This point was also unanimously approved by all parties without any dissent.

To put it nicely, everyone tasted the sweetness, so there was naturally no objection.

To put it not so nicely, the Federation had just been established and was still in a super honeymoon period.

So, if anyone were to object, it would be like a couple getting married with hundreds of relatives and friends at the wedding venue.

Then suddenly a stranger walks in, smashing tables and throwing chairs.

The final result would only be getting beaten up and thrown out by a crowd.

Similarly, if any official body were to object now, it would be causing trouble.

All official bodies would treat this official body as a 'stranger'.

Especially since the former global 'five Brothers' were not some benevolent old men who just laughed all the time.

Now that they have tasted the sweetness of Z1, they are looking for a large piece of land to implement the widespread application of Z1.

Land is the most scarce resource now.

Because having land means having more 'infinite energy'.

And on this day.

In the old office of the Data Center.

Inside the bedroom.

Zhang Feng was looking at the brief while observing the mechanical platform architecture on the holographic screen.

Now, as a member of the Federation Supreme Council.

Zhang Feng is doing what a member should do.

That is, looking at the global brief.

It was also today, when the first batch of Superconducting began mass production and was used in research institutions everywhere.

The power grids in various places are becoming increasingly strained.

This is a common situation during a 'technology transition period'.

After Zhang Feng finished reading these energy briefs, he also understood why Chen Genius was so anxious to build the mechanical platform.

Because if this high pressure continues, small-scale annexations and wars are unavoidable.

Energy is never enough, even with Superconducting Z1.

After all, the Quantum Villas in various places consume too much computing power and energy.

Coupled with the fact that the Big Data Center is like a vampire, fiercely consuming computing power and energy from all sides, as well as raw materials and funds.

Then now, all that's missing is a fuse to start the 'big fish eating small fish' scenario.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng also realized something,

'No wonder when the formation of the Federation was mentioned, everyone agreed, and not a single person objected.

Because all parties were like a mantis trying to catch a cicada, both afraid of the wolf behind them.'

Zhang Feng looked at the energy briefs from all sides, 'The data is impossible to look at now, even though the previous ledgers were cleared, the core energy problem is becoming increasingly strained.

It's also my fault, I took too big a step, I wanted to expand everything, but the productivity is far from enough, the front line is too long and too wide.

It's also the fault of everyone globally, they want longevity and transcendence too much, and they went crazy with me.

Good heavens, I and they are truly like dry wood and fierce fire.

Not a family, not entering the same door.'

Zhang Feng felt very speechless, feeling that the current global energy was bouncing back and forth on the verge of collapse.

The reason it's bouncing back and forth is thanks to the lovely geniuses in the Planning Department, who are precisely controlling this critical point.

While maintaining maximum productivity and scientific progress, they are also keeping energy relatively stable and not collapsing.

Regarding this, Zhang Feng could only say that they are truly amazing.

So amazing that this morning they just cut the energy of one project, and less than an hour later, the freed-up energy and manpower will be perfectly, precisely, and reasonably distributed to other lines.

Not a single bit of energy is left idle.

And the most outrageous thing is that each project also has a small amount of energy that can be extracted at any time, which can accurately achieve real-time contact with all parties, instant extraction and merging, to deal with various emergencies through grafting.

The Planning Department has perfected every detail.

But the pressure on them is also the greatest within the entire Data Center.

So great that each person might have to work for over ten hours, or even more than twenty hours continuously, relying entirely on stimulants to ensure that under long-term fatigue pressure, there will be no judgment errors due to mental exhaustion.

Facing this 'precise department', Zhang Feng didn't know how to force them to rest.

However, it will be better when the next generations of flowers grow up.

At that time, people's physical condition will be sufficient to cope with such high-pressure work.

But the current elites, 'super veterans with extensive experience', need to do their best to 'preserve their lifespan and health'.

Even if they don't want to do this job in the future, they still have to, because they are meritorious officials.

Similarly, under the current high-pressure plan.

What Zhang Feng fears most now is hearing that a Planning Department staff member has suddenly fainted again, or has developed a mental illness under pressure.

Every time he hears such a report.

Truly, Zhang Feng's heart tightens, and he feels very uncomfortable.

He had only been a member for one day.

Zhang Feng already felt a lot of pressure, which perhaps meant his responsibility had become heavier.

But what's interesting is that the Spiritual Mind seems to have undergone some kind of 'purification' under pressure, similar to removing impurities.

This impurity is not excess thoughts, nor is it inner demons.

Because the Spiritual Mind is materialized spirit, a concrete abstraction similar to 'primordial spirit'.

The Spiritual Mind exists in reality.

As long as it is calculated with a computing villa, and a certain neurological Superconducting detector is researched, or after virtual reality is developed.

Zhang Feng felt that the Spiritual Mind could be observed with some kind of instrument.

So for such a materialized primordial spirit.

Zhang Feng felt that the impurities within it were more like 'toxins' and 'useless substances' within the physical body.

Removing them would make oneself better and healthier.

Similarly, after removing impurities from the Spiritual Mind, it can also make the Spiritual Mind rotate faster, further increase the total correction of memory, and also enhance the power and control of techniques.

Overall, it means that the pool for storing spiritual energy is more stable, which is the foundation and root of cultivation.

But what this impurity is specifically called, Zhang Feng does not know.

Because he is 'slowly exploring the way forward', everything is 'unnamed'.

Especially when his inner demons increased, this impurity did not increase.

It has nothing to do with inner demons; instead, it slowly increases when he cultivates the Spiritual Mind.

The faster he cultivates, the faster it increases.

Then it will make the Spiritual Mind become huge and bloated.

It's like when building a pool, when a large scoop of cement is put on, there will definitely be impurities in the cement.

But if the impurities are removed, the pool will be more stable.

It has such a concrete nature.

So Zhang Feng thought about it and tentatively called it 'Spiritual Mind impurity'.

It belongs to the淬炼 and refinement of the Spiritual Mind.

...

A day later.

Zhang Feng stopped reading reports and instead thought that he would be adventuring in another month, so he began to organize the gains from his meridians and blood vessels over the past three years.

After a rough scan through big data and then filtering.

Perhaps the free global travel in the previous period gave some martial artists an enlightenment of 'combining East and West' and 'traveling through mountains and rivers'.

Now, there are thirty-nine new meridians and 5% new Inner Force blood vessels.

Seeing such numbers, Zhang Feng was certainly happy.

But it would also be difficult for him to fully digest them within a month.

Adding in completely mastering and thoroughly understanding them, it would probably take more than ten years.

After all, he also had to divide his attention to cultivate the Spiritual Mind and consolidate his original Martial Arts knowledge.

And the vast scientific memory from the previous world for decades.

Not to mention the functional data from the past few years.

His brain's computing power is simply not enough.

There is too much knowledge to cultivate.

But if only considering the combat power of meridians and Inner Force blood vessels, then it would only take one year to integrate them into himself and achieve the maximum physical condition.

Thinking of this.

Zhang Feng opened the small drawer next to the bedroom and took out a bottle of genetic potion from it.

After several years of research 'without occupying any computing resources', relying solely on two groups of researchers manually concocting it, the genetic potion was successfully developed a month ago.

Of course, this also involved 'Zhao Professor from the 2nd notebook'.\n

Zhang Feng now intends to cultivate him, wanting him to be promoted to 'Expert Level Medicine', which is the standard limit of the ordinary world as described in texts.

He is almost there now, already a 'Half-step Expert', just one step away.

It is estimated that it will take at least another seven or eight years, or as long as forty or fifty years, to make that step.

Because an expert needs to 'comprehend' in the end amidst a rich 'knowledge foundation'.

It is also equivalent to him suddenly connecting a lot of knowledge together, achieving a great understanding of overall medicine.

At that time, this kind of medical expert is very formidable.

Figuratively speaking, if I hadn't existed, reality wouldn't have changed either.

And if this Zhao Professor were to step into the expert level, then some incurable diseases in the world would no longer be incurable.

Relying solely on him, plus sufficient resources, he would be able to effectively overcome advanced cancer within ten years.

In another twenty to thirty years, he might even be able to completely conquer all tumor-related diseases.

The progress of his research topic alone could surpass that of an ordinary country.

Although there is no magic like resonance overclocking, it is not an exaggeration to say he is a divine doctor reborn, bringing the dying back to life.

Expert level is about changing the progress of relevant projects in a country, or even globally, with the power of one person.

Zhang Feng wants to cultivate such talent, and from the beginning, he had him study 'Extraordinary Medicine Related'.

After all, even at the expert level, there are 'high and low'.

One specializing in extraordinary medicine, and one researching fever and cold medicine, these are completely different concepts.

But what is the same is that both must understand the most basic 'fundamental pharmacology'.

Moreover, materia medica must also be practiced to the 'intermediate' level.

Such talent is difficult to cultivate.

Similarly, Zhao Professor is a top-secret hidden figure globally.

Currently, when he goes out, he also enjoys the highest level of covert protection.

Including, if anyone outside were to groundlessly leak his information.

It would be handled according to the 'Treason against the Federation' crime.

Zhang Feng, now holding the identity of a Federation Representative and 'Federation Supervisor', has invisibly established many dictatorial-like regulations.

Zhang Feng feels it is quite good, these regulations are very helpful for his talent cultivation efforts.

But it is also not good.

Because looking at the energy consumption problem gives him a headache.

Then, let's still practice the new meridians first.

...

Three years, what can it change about a person?

Zhang Feng, however, was still as before; seeing that the energy problem could not be solved, he resisted with all his might under the pressure.

In any case, he just endured.

And one day later.

A small state-owned Factory in East Province started work on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The clever son of the research couple, Zhuang Liangjun, worked here.

And he had changed a lot in these three years.

Now that the New Year was over, he was twenty-four years old.

A year of internship experience, plus nearly two years of formal work.

Made him lose some of the innocence he had in college; now his face was full of determination.

"The parameters for number 12 are fluctuating..."

At this moment.

He was the head of the technical team in this quantitative Factory, assigning tasks to the team members.

From a rookie to a head, he only took less than two years.

Of course, this was also due to his reassignment.

Before, he was in Xia City, where everyone was a big shot, so he was definitely just a small shrimp rookie.

But now that he was assigned to a small quantitative Factory, he had also published three provincial-level papers in these few years.

Then his status became impressive.

The leaders in the Factory relied heavily on him.

"Engineer Zhuang, you left your water cup with me."

While Zhuang Liangjun was assigning tasks.

A Factory leader even personally brought the water cup over with a smile.

"Ah." Zhuang Liangjun just nodded slightly, then continued assigning tasks while looking at the report sheet.

The Factory leader stood smiling at the doorway, holding the water cup, waiting for Zhuang Liangjun to finish his work.

Technical personnel, especially young personnel with strong technical skills like this, are liked by these older seniors everywhere.

Because Zhuang Liangjun, in his more than a year at their Factory, had already helped their Factory obtain the title of Advanced Unit twice.

Including the documents issued by the province regarding Zhuang Liangjun, their address and honor also fell upon their Factory.

Especially because of Zhuang Liangjun's strong technical skills, The City also approved more production materials.

All sorts of honors and benefits added together.

The people in the Factory truly treated Zhuang Liangjun as a great treasure to be cherished.

Even if some large factories came around trying to subtly poach him.

The Factory Director always seemed soft, but was actually very firm in not giving him away or letting him go.

"Xiao Zhuang, have you eaten?"

At the same time, while the Factory leader was waiting for Zhuang Liangjun to finish assigning tasks.

The Factory Director also came over with a smile, carrying soy milk and buns in his hand.

"Ah..." Zhuang Liangjun had really changed now, becoming someone who didn't understand social etiquette, but just casually responded and continued assigning tasks.

"Look, I told you Xiao Zhuang is careful in his work..." The Factory Director wasn't angry, but instead praised him softly to the Factory leader.

"The Factory Director is right..." The Factory leader was slick, just nodding and praising, and besides, what he said was also true.

Then, the two big bosses stood at the doorway.

"Hello, Factory Director, hello, Director Li..." The technicians who received their tasks, when they went out, didn't dare to ignore the two big bosses at the doorway, but instead greeted them before leaving.

After Zhuang Liangjun finished assigning the work, he flipped through the sheets again before looking at the two incoming Factory Directors, "Factory Director, Director Li, I'm sorry, I really don't have time to entertain you two."

Zhuang Liangjun said, looking ready to leave, "Currently, our Superconducting has been mass-produced for two months, and some production lines have shown wear and tear.

For production safety, I still need to go to Workshop Number Three to see the production situation on site.

As you know, Z1 is undergoing widespread replacement, and now is the most critical time; nothing can go wrong.

I need to ensure that tomorrow's batch is delivered smoothly upwards."

After he finished speaking, he walked past the two and left directly.

But before he even left the door, and without waiting for the two to try to keep him.

Two people from the local power department walked in from outside.

One of them looked at Zhuang Liangjun, then at the Factory Director, and said directly:

"Department transfer order, Zhuang Liangjun from your Factory is to report to The City Power Research Institute in one week.

You should complete the handover as soon as possible, and regarding the vacancy for your Factory's Chief Engineer, we have already found someone; he will report to your Factory this afternoon."

After this person briefly finished speaking about these sudden matters, he took out some personnel transfer documents from The City.

After handing these to the Factory Director and Zhuang Liangjun.

This person and his colleague then hurried away.

Now is the critical juncture for the major upgrade of Z1; they have many things to do and many talents to transfer.

Zhuang Liangjun is one of these great talents.

Famous throughout the province.

And Zhuang Liangjun looked at the two Factory Directors, who were full of bitterness, and then looked at the report in his hand.

To be honest, he was also very bitter; firstly, he was reluctant to leave.

Secondly, even though he worked so hard and was so willing to learn, he was still far from the Data Center.

Because the Data Center's 'minimum standard' for hiring is at least one 'world-class' paper published, and the person's own minimum level is a 'Dynasty-level' researcher.

He is currently at most a City-level researcher with provincial-level papers.

He seems like a genius, but with his current knowledge base, if he were to go to the Data Center, it would simply be like 'listening to a heavenly book'.

He simply couldn't keep up with the thinking and knowledge volume of the base's researchers.

'I need to study harder!' After the bitterness, Zhuang Liangjun felt an even greater motivation in his heart.

...

In the following month.

After the Federation's unified scheduling, and the further rational distribution of technical personnel like those in basic electricity.

After this bold yet meticulous foundational transformation.

Plus the various preparations before and the 'forced appearance of dawn'.

In the third year of Zhang Feng's return.

The day before the upcoming adventure.

Globally, the mass production of Superconducting was further realized, along with the widespread upgrade of Z1.

Energy was no longer in the negative; the most obvious sign was that temporary 'power cuts' were no longer needed in various places.

In an instant.

Zhang Feng felt the pressure lessen significantly, and unknowingly opened the ninth Spiritual Mind.

And on the evening of this day.

Sensing the Spiritual Mind opening.

Zhang Feng was first a little surprised, then felt somewhat dazed in his heart,

'Originally in the plan, there was a chance to open the ninth channel a year from now, but I didn't expect the time to be advanced by a year.

To be honest, it's interesting.

If Ling Shan Great Immortal was hosted within the demonic path cultivating spirit.

I, on the other hand, with pressure maxed out, hosted in the real world, indirectly achieved another kind of cultivating spirit.

Pressurized cultivating spirit, and removing impurities.'

Zhang Feng found it interesting, and also felt that no matter what one does in life, or what position one holds, it seems like cultivation.

...

One day later, in the evening.

Before the upcoming adventure.

Because the energy problem had been partially optimized and resolved.

Zhang Feng felt this was a good thing.

It was a small reassurance before the adventure.

Might as well.

Zhang Feng went for a run again, but didn't go back towards home, but stayed near the base.

Occasionally leading a few teams of special personnel for a while, before he knew it, it was ten o'clock at night.

Then, he washed up and lay in bed.

Zhang Feng looked at the countdown.