stjorthotic Chapter 2 Optimization of "5 Hearts Towards the Sky"
Chapter 2 Optimization of "5 Hearts Towards the Sky"
"The patient is recovering quite well, but due to internal organ damage, he needs to rest for at least three months. During this period, his diet should be mainly light, and he should avoid strenuous exercise."
Inside the ward, the attending physician had finished examining Chen Yuan and was instructing Qin Zhan beside him, "My suggestion is to continue hospitalization for observation. Of course, it's not impossible to discharge him now, but the hospital will not be responsible for any problems the patient may have outside the hospital."
"Understood. We've chosen to continue hospitalization. I'll pay the hospital fees later," Qin Zhan replied quickly after hearing the doctor's words.
After listening to Qin Zhan, the doctor nodded and left.
After the doctor left, Qin Zhan checked the time and said to Chen Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, just rest and recover. I'll go pay the bill first and then bring you lunch from the hospital cafeteria later."
Chen Yuan, lying on the hospital bed, nodded and replied, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Qin."
Qin Zhan smiled, then left the ward and closed the door.
The ward then fell silent, leaving only Chen Yuan as the patient.
Chen Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief: "We can continue studying that system panel now."
He was studying the light screen that appeared in front of him when the ward door was suddenly pushed open. It was Qin Zhan who brought the doctor to examine him.
Because the light screen in front of him was quite bright at the time, the noise of the door opening startled Chen Yuan, who was afraid of being seen.
Fortunately, just as Chen Yuan had expected, only he could see the panel; Qin Zhan and the doctor ignored the light screen in front of him.
Then Chen Yuan temporarily turned off the light screen and cooperated with the doctor to conduct the examination. He only turned the panel back on after the two left.
Name: Chen Yuan
Age: 19
Strength: 2010 (kg)
Realm: Apprentice Level Two
Secret Techniques: Five Hearts Facing the Sky (Rating D), Spirit Wind Sword Technique (including swordsmanship, movement techniques, and guiding techniques, overall rating C)
Power Level: 0.9
Current Optimizable Item: Arcane
Energy: 3
The above is what Chen Yuan's panel displays, and it's quite concise.
After a short period of study, Chen Yuan had a general understanding of the panel's purpose.
That's all; the panel can record Chen Yuan's physical condition in real time.
The panel did not have the "one certificate for life" function that Chen Yuan had envisioned; it was merely a record.
Chen Yuan had just seen on the panel that his power level was fluctuating between 0.8 and 0.9.
Chen Yuan could understand that the fluctuation in his control over his strength was normal due to his physical injury.
However, the fact that the power attribute on the panel can jump from 0.9 back to 0.8 proves that this panel does not have the function of anchoring physical fitness.
Not only his strength attribute, Chen Yuan guessed, but as he spent more time in the hospital bed, his strength attribute would also drop from 2010 kilograms.
The panel didn't have the ability to grant permanent certification, which was quite disappointing for Chen Yuan, but he wasn't particularly frustrated because there was still content below the panel.
"Optimizable project, secret technique?" Chen Yuan's gaze shifted downwards, a guess forming in his mind. "Does it mean it can optimize my cultivation technique and improve its effectiveness?"
"The energy displayed below, is that the energy needed to optimize the arcane technique? Where did these 3 points come from?"
Chen Yuan looked at the numbers after the energy on the panel and fell into a question. Then he received a message in his mind, which was the panel's answer to Chen Yuan's question.
"Gaining energy through killing? These 3 points of energy are from that Iron-haired Wild Boar!" Chen Yuan suddenly realized, "You can gain energy by killing creatures of the same level. The amount of energy produced varies depending on the size of the creature."
"If it's obtained through killing, why not call it 'killing points'?"
Just as this thought crossed Chen Yuan's mind, he saw the word "energy" on the panel suddenly blur and then turn into the word "killing points".
Kill Points: 3
"I see. The content on this panel can be customized according to my ideas." Chen Yuan's eyes lit up. Then he stared at the panel and re-imagined it. Soon, the content on the panel was completely renewed.
Name: Chen Yuan
Age: 19
Strength: 2010.72 (kg)
Realm: Intermediate Warrior
Secret Technique:
Five Hearts Towards Heaven: Cultivation-type secret technique, rating D, current progress: proficient (63.79%)
Spirit Wind Sword Technique: Combat-type secret technique, rating C, current progress: Overall beginner level 37.32% (Swordsmanship 39.72%, Movement Technique 33.58%, Guiding Technique 38.65%)
Power Level: 0.89
Current Optimizable Item: Arcane
Kill Points: 3
Chen Yuan looked at the panel and thought to himself, "As expected, the panel's function is to display my physical condition in real time. I can modify the displayed content to make it more detailed, but I cannot modify the actual state of my body!"
In short, he can change the units displayed on the data, such as changing kilograms to jin or tons, but his physical condition will not change at all.
"So, the panel is really just a panel. It can't be used for permanent verification, nor can it modify data to affect the real-world situation." After discovering the panel's function, Chen Yuan stopped paying attention to it and instead moved his gaze downwards. "In that case, let's take a look at this optimization capability."
Just as he focused his attention on the optimization section, a message popped into his mind.
Please select the optimization item.
With a try-it-out mentality, Chen Yuan thought, "I'll choose to optimize the Five Hearts Towards the Sky."
Please select an optimization direction.
Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Increase the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy and the upper limit of cellular absorption."
"Create optimization task. Optimization goal: Five Hearts Towards the Sky. Optimization direction: Improve efficiency, increase the upper limit. Estimated kill points required: 200. Create optimization task?"
200 kill points?
Chen Yuan felt a pang of bitterness; he only had 3 kill points, but with a try-it-out mentality, he still chose yes.
"Insufficient kill points, mission creation failed. Please add kill points or modify the optimization direction."
As expected, it didn't work. Chen Yuan then tried to optimize another Spirit Wind Sword Technique, which showed that it required 400 kill points, but it still didn't work.
"Does this mean I have to wait until I'm discharged from the hospital to go back to the wilderness to accumulate kill points? Does that mean I can only watch helplessly for the next three months?" Chen Yuan said helplessly, his eyes scanning back and forth on the panel, when he suddenly paused.
He stared at one of the lines of text and fell into deep thought.
"Add kill points or modify the optimization direction... modify the optimization direction..." Chen Yuan had a sudden inspiration, "What would happen if I modified it like this?"
"Never mind, let's give it a try!"
"System, optimize the Five Hearts Facing the Sky. The optimization direction is to improve the efficiency and upper limit of absorbing cosmic energy, and abandon universality, focusing only on personal optimization."
Chen Yuan stared intently at the panel, looking at the new content displayed on it.
"Establish an optimization task. Optimization goal: Five Hearts Towards the Sky. Optimization direction: Improve efficiency, increase upper limit, abandon universality, optimize based on host condition. Estimated kill points consumption: 2. Create optimization task?"
"Just as I thought!" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, his heart filled with excitement. "I was right. Universality is also a direction for cultivation techniques. After all, cultivation techniques are designed for more people to practice. So if we abandon this aspect and only optimize it for myself, then the energy required for optimization will inevitably be reduced!"
It's like a powerful secret manual that everyone wants. But if the manual is exclusive and others can't practice it, its value will drop significantly.
The same principle applies to system optimization.
"I never expected that abandoning the universality of the technique would only require one percent of the energy!" Chen Yuan couldn't hide his excitement, frantically clicking "confirm" on the panel.
"The optimization task has been created. The optimization time is 3 hour."
Three hours passed quickly as Chen Yuan waited excitedly. During this time, Qin Zhan brought him lunch. After he finished eating, Qin Zhan took the lunchbox and left, telling Chen Yuan that he had something to do in the afternoon and would come back in the evening.
So after Qin Zhan left, Chen Yuan lay on the bed, counting down the countdown on the panel to kill time.
Finally, the optimization countdown ended, and the task was completed.
He looked over and saw that it displayed:
"Optimization task completed. The secret technique 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven' has been optimized into 'Hibernation Technique - Crystal Meditation' (click on Hibernation Technique to view details)."
Chen Yuan used his consciousness to access the introduction to the Hibernation Technique. It read: Hibernation Technique - Crystal Meditation, a cultivation-type secret method. It involves inducing deep sleep through meditation on crystals. Deep sleep has the following effects:
First, it greatly enhances the body's repair capabilities.
Second, it can gradually increase physical strength.
Third, improve the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy and the upper limit of cellular absorption.
Upon seeing the introduction to the hibernation method, Chen Yuan's pupils dilated in surprise.