A Gift From Earth

Chen Nan moved into the unfinished apartment, and his heart finally felt at ease. At the same time, he continued to use dogs for reconnaissance.

As expected, that very night, someone came snooping around his residence. Moreover, the landlord also appeared, leading strangers up to the building.

Even without seeing what happened next, Chen Nan could imagine that the landlord would definitely open his door and let the strangers investigate. After all, he was just a child; what consequence would there be for infringing upon his rights?

The weak are not entitled to any rights.

When news that Chen Nan couldn't be found at his residence reached the Wang siblings and the Prefecture, both parties were extremely shocked and enraged.

They knew that the "child" they were facing was likely far more formidable than they had initially believed.

Chen Nan lay by the window, watching the people leave. Then, he sat on the dusty floor of the unfinished apartment and began to ponder his own affairs.

The night was deep, and the danger had passed. He finally had some quiet time to consider the issue of the suddenly appearing AI system.

Regarding this, Chen Nan was quite certain of one thing: it must have been brought over during his transmigration. In other words, this AI system existing in his mind was from the smart glasses he had purchased on Earth.

The most likely scenario was that the glasses had merged into his brainwaves during a powerful electromagnetic storm.

When he transmigrated, it had come along with his brainwaves (soul essence) into this body.

The reason it hadn't appeared from the start was quite obvious: insufficient energy.

Initially, he had suffered from severe malnutrition and couldn't even eat enough each day. That little bit of energy wasn't even enough to sustain his body's development, let alone activate the AI system in his brain.

Now that he was eating well, his energy was steadily recovering, and after meeting his body's needs, there would be a surplus. Normally, for someone with his malnutrition, this surplus would manifest as gradual weight gain.

However, this surplus energy was likely detected by the AI system, which then attempted to activate and run.

It must have made a calculation error; his energy at the time was insufficient to start it. But this process would have consumed a large amount of energy, leading to his sudden coma and subsequent hypoglycemia.

After two failed startup attempts, combined with his body's recovery, and possibly the AI system's own regulation of energy intake, along with his own recovery, it had led to this complete activation.

What did the warning after the AI system started mean?

Were the electromagnetic waves and nuclear radiation here far beyond the standard levels? Thinking of this, Chen Nan looked at his phone and had a realization.

Right, this should explain the network issues he had discovered earlier.

Firstly, he noticed that there were no physical network cables for internet access here.

Additionally, his monitoring equipment could automatically connect to the network. However, on Earth, this would be almost unimaginable and impossible without special equipment.

On this planet with relatively backward technological civilization, being able to do this wasn't a matter of technology. It was because the electromagnetic intensity here was so high that internet access, relying on these powerful electromagnetic waves, could achieve a state of ubiquitous wireless networking.

Besides electromagnetic waves, the nuclear radiation intensity here was also very high. That meant nuclear usage here might be even more widespread than on Earth.

He thought about things like nuclear bombs. Since the planet's inhabitants had a strong resistance to electromagnetic waves and nuclear radiation, could they easily initiate a nuclear war?

The thought of that was truly terrifying.

Shaking his head, Chen Nan pushed aside these concerns that he didn't need to worry about for now. He continued to ponder his AI system.

If this AI system originated from his smart glasses, then it was incredibly powerful. Once fully activated, the things it could help him accomplish were almost unimaginable.

Moreover, this AI system could be gradually upgraded and improved.

When he bought it, he had also hoped to gradually upgrade it to its peak. He knew in his heart that those two women would only mock his poverty, thinking he lacked the ability to upgrade it to the top configuration.

On Earth, he might not have had the strength to do so.

But now that he had transmigrated, essentially a rebirth after death, could he accomplish this?

It was still uncertain. At the very least, he needed to understand this AI system better.

And to understand it, he first needed to be able to use it for an extended period.

It was like a mobile phone; if it only had fifty milliamperes of battery, it would shut down moments after turning on, after only a few uses. In such a short time, how could one explore the phone's functions?

How should he handle such a situation?

Actually, there were two possible approaches. The first was to increase the phone's battery capacity. For example, replacing a fifty-milliampere battery with a thousand-milliampere one.

The other approach was to keep the phone's charger plugged in, which would provide a continuous supply of power.

Chen Nan estimated that with his current physical condition, his AI system could only run for a few seconds. That wouldn't accomplish much, and increasing the "battery capacity" for him was a very vague concept.

Because he didn't know what this "battery capacity" corresponded to in his body. If it were purely glucose, he wouldn't be able to store that much glucose to power it.

This required further investigation by Chen Nan, but it wasn't the main focus of his current needs.

Since he couldn't clarify the first option, Chen Nan could only consider the other method to extend the AI system's operating time: continuously inputting glucose into his body from external sources.

This way, his body wouldn't experience hypoglycemia, and the operating time should be extended.

So, how could he input glucose into his body from external sources?

By eating?

That wasn't very reliable because the food people consume isn't glucose; it's mainly polysaccharides. These polysaccharides need to undergo digestion, absorption, and conversion before they become glucose that the body can directly use.

Therefore, the time for glucose supply might not be sufficient.

Thus, to be absolutely safe, the most crucial thing he needed was glucose.

Chen Nan knew that during IV infusions, there was a glucose solution. Normal IV drips were typically 5% concentration. If rapid energy replenishment was needed, there was also a 20% concentration.

It seemed he needed this 20% glucose solution to try.

It was very close to Renxin Maternity Hospital, and where there's a hospital, there must be a pharmacy nearby. He should go check out a pharmacy and get this thing to see what his AI System was capable of.

Having made up his mind, Chen Nan knew he had to take a risk and go out.

After letting his dog scout the situation outside, he immediately took action. But before leaving, he needed to set up a small trap for himself.

He used a piece of discarded rope, looped it around the inner handle of the apartment door, and tightened it. The other end was left in the door crack when he closed the door, with the tail end hanging outside.

This way, when he returned, he could just grab the end and pull down to open the door. This method might not be foolproof, so he also left the grey sparrows inside; this was just for convenience.

Chen Nan kept all the important materials with him. They were his greatest asset, and he absolutely couldn't lose them.

After putting on his hat, he headed for the pharmacy.

Upon arrival and after some inquiries, he discovered they didn't have 20% glucose injections, but they did have 50%. This was even better, so Chen Nan bought quite a bit of this injection.

Each vial contained 20ml, and a box held five vials. Chen Nan bought twenty boxes at once. Although it was a significant amount, such common medicine didn't cost much.

After buying what he needed, he didn't linger. He packed everything up and left immediately.

Chen Nan deliberately avoided the direct route back, taking a detour to return to his place.

Back home, he put away the rope trap and started chewing on instant noodles and eating ham.

He needed to fill his stomach first. Then, after the AI System reactivated, he would drink the glucose, which should provide enough energy.

Before that, he had already prepared two ampoules of glucose, snapping them open and setting them aside. Since the ampoules had a score mark on their narrow neck, the break was quite clean, at least making it not too rough to drink.

With these preparations done, Chen Nan was almost finished eating. He then sat quietly, waiting for the AI to reactivate.

Sure enough, after a short while, Chen Nan's vision went black. Here it comes, he thought. This is great!

After the AI System started, it no longer broadcast warnings. Instead, it directly established a neural link with Chen Nan.

This was a necessary process because, at this moment, the AI System was merely attached to his neural pathways and hadn't yet integrated into the bio-electromagnetic field it generated.

This was why it activated automatically; otherwise, it should have only activated when Chen Nan requested it to.

"Loading into host's neural electromagnetic field. Host, please do not resist and maintain energy replenishment." After saying this, Chen Nan saw a loading bar appear in his pupils and slowly begin to fill.

He knew this process was crucial, so he picked up a vial of glucose and drank it down.