Chapter Summaries

After a bookshelf fell in the library, Chen Mo woke in a vast Sci-Tech Library filled with technologies from countless civilizations and became its owner. Old Shu explained that Chen Mo had only probationary permissions and could choose one probationary-level book per month.

• Chen Mo bumped into a girl in the library, then rushed to protect her when a shelf began falling and was struck on the head.
• Chen Mo awoke before a towering golden gate, opened it, and found himself inside an endless library of technology books.
• Chen Mo met the library’s keeper, who explained that the Sci-Tech Library contained technologies from countless civilizations.
• Chen Mo wrote his name in the library’s book and was verified as its new owner.
• Old Shu told Chen Mo that his permissions were probationary, allowing him to choose one probationary-level book each month, and pointed him to the book for the eligible titles.

Chen Mo examined the Sci-Tech Library’s catalog and chose Low-Level Human Potential Development Technology to improve his body before pursuing wealth. Old Shu transferred the technology to him and explained that studying books would earn him further technologies and higher access, then Chen Mo left the library.

• Chen Mo opened the dark red book and discovered a catalog of Apprentice-level technologies across many fields.
• Old Shu warned Chen Mo that releasing advanced technology too soon could expose him to theft and suppression, and advised him to build his strength first.
• At Old Shu’s suggestion, Chen Mo chose Low-Level Human Potential Development Technology, which could improve his vitality, immunity, strength, agility, endurance, and resilience.
• Old Shu transferred the technology’s information into Chen Mo’s memory and said he could earn one technology for every hundred science and engineering books he learned, while a thousand books would raise his access level.
• Chen Mo closed the book, entered the golden doorway that appeared, and left the library.

After waking from a three-day concussion, Chen Mo confirmed the Sci-Tech Library was real and grew closer to He Xiaoyu, the girl he had saved. He left the hospital with plans to study at the library with Xiao Yu the next morning and pursue the technology library’s potential.

• Chen Mo woke in the hospital and confirmed that the Sci-Tech Library and its Low-Level Human Potential Development Technology were real.
• He Xiaoyu told Chen Mo she had cared for him while he was unconscious, and the two exchanged names.
• Xiao Yu fed Chen Mo porridge and gave him ten thousand yuan in medical compensation from the girl who had accidentally toppled a bookshelf.
• After leaving the hospital, Chen Mo returned the excess compensation and took Xiao Yu to a meal and a movie.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu agreed to meet at the library at eight the next morning, while Li Ruoxi teased Xiao Yu about their messages.

After discovering that his brain had become a Super Brain, Chen Mo rapidly learned university subjects and studied Chinese medicine to identify ingredients needed for the Potential Elixir. At the library, he reunited with Xiao Yu and met her friend Li Ruoxi, who teased him about pursuing Xiao Yu and began sharing her secrets.

• Chen Mo discovered that he could read and memorize advanced mathematics with extraordinary speed, then spent the night studying university textbooks.
• Chen Mo's dormmates returned, saw him studying, and joked with him about Xiao Yu taking care of him after the accident.
• Chen Mo went to the library for his first date with Xiao Yu and studied medicinal books to identify the drugs needed for the Potential Elixir.
• Xiao Yu joined Chen Mo at the library, and he quickly memorized the names and effects of the medicines.
• Li Ruoxi introduced herself as Xiao Yu's best friend, asked whether Chen Mo was pursuing Xiao Yu, and teased him with personal details about her.

After reading enough books to obtain Low-Level Human Potential Development Technology, Chen Mo rented an apartment and completed his first medicinal bath. He discovered that the treatment had transformed his body, then went to the library to study computer programming so he could earn money.

• Chen Mo finished ten books on medicinal illustrations and pharmacology, bringing his total to sixteen, and found the ingredients needed for Human Potential Development.
• After escorting Xiao Yu to her dormitory, Chen Mo rented a furnished apartment and bought the herbs for the treatment, spending most of his remaining money.
• Chen Mo prepared the medicinal bath and endured its scalding heat until exhaustion overcame him.
• In the Sci-Tech Library, Old Shu confirmed the treatment had worked and told Chen Mo to train with equipment to adapt to his new strength.
• Chen Mo woke with a taller, more muscular body, bought a gym membership, and returned to the library to study computer programming beside Xiao Yu.

Chen Mo confessed to Xiao Yu and she accepted him, then he went to a gym to learn to control the strength he gained from Human Potential Development. He left the gym after several hours of training, determined to keep the technology out of dangerous hands.

• Chen Mo accidentally squeezed Xiao Yu's hand too hard, apologized, and asked her to be his girlfriend; Xiao Yu agreed.
• Chen Mo walked Xiao Yu back to her dormitory after they spent the evening together on campus.
• Chen Mo went to a gym the next morning because he feared his increased strength could hurt someone if he could not control it.
• Chen Mo tested his strength on a multifunction trainer and was shocked by how powerful Human Potential Development had made him.
• Chen Mo trained his muscles, practiced fighting techniques and punches, and ran on a treadmill before leaving the gym at nine thirty.

Chen Mo secured permission to skip classes and live off campus, then studied programming until he had read one hundred books and could choose a new technology. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu’s roommates tried to show her an adult video, but the file’s unexpected contents left them wondering whether her computer had caught a virus.

• Chen Mo persuaded Li Hong to approve his class exemption and off-campus housing applications by saying he was preparing to start a software business.
• Chen Mo spent nearly ten days studying computer books and practicing programming while accompanying Xiao Yu to the library.
• Chen Mo finished his hundredth book and told Xiao Yu they would return to the library the next day.
• Xiao Yu returned to her dorm, where Li Ruoxi, Wang Xiaolan, and Zhou Tongtong teased her about her relationship with Chen Mo.
• Li Ruoxi copied a video onto Xiao Yu’s computer and played it, but the roommates froze at what appeared on the screen and Xiao Yu asked whether it was a virus.

A ransomware outbreak locked Xiao Yu and Zhou Tongtong’s computers, prompting Xiao Yu to call Chen Mo for help. Chen Mo took both computers back to his apartment and entered the Sci-Tech Library to look for a solution.

• Xiao Yu and her roommates discovered that ransomware had locked their computers and learned that the outbreak was spreading through networks.
• Xiao Yu called Chen Mo, who agreed to come examine the infected computers.
• Chen Mo returned to the dormitory area, where Xiao Yu introduced him to her roommates and handed over her computer and Zhou Tongtong’s.
• Chen Mo took the computers to his rental apartment and entered the Sci-Tech Library.

Chen Mo chose to study Eternal Heart’s source code and design an antivirus program himself, accepting a random technology selection instead of freely choosing one. As the ransomware spread into a global crisis with no known cure, millions of computers remained locked and the first victims’ data faced imminent destruction.

• Chen Mo asked Old Shu for a way to eliminate the ransomware and chose to receive its source code rather than freely select a technology.
• Old Shu imprinted Eternal Heart’s code into Chen Mo’s mind and told him to return for a technology selection after creating an antivirus program.
• News of the attack at Binhai University spread, and Eternal Heart began infecting universities and companies across Huaxia.
• Eternal Heart spread worldwide, disrupting banks, hospitals, stock exchanges, and other organizations while more than one million computers were locked.
• Two days remained before the first infected computers would lose their data, and cybersecurity companies still had no working solution.

Chen Mo completed an antivirus program that removed the Eternal Heart ransomware, but accidentally exposed Xiao Yu’s explicit video in the library. After receiving a random technology reward from Old Shu, Chen Mo drew Ultra-Thin Sanitary Napkin Production Technology and asked whether another unexpected reward was coming.

• Chen Mo finished the antivirus program with Old Shu’s guidance and restored Xiao Yu’s computer, but accidentally played her video aloud in the library.
• Chen Mo told Xiao Yu what happened, and she explained that Ruo Xi and the others had put the video on her computer; Chen Mo deleted it after she kissed him.
• Chen Mo removed the virus from Zhou Tongtong’s computer and helped Xiao Yu organize her files before walking her to her dorm.
• Chen Mo entered the Sci-Tech Library and used his reward to randomly select Ultra-Thin Sanitary Napkin Production Technology.
• Old Shu reminded Chen Mo of an unexpected reward for completing the antivirus program, and Chen Mo eagerly asked whether it was another technology.

Chen Mo shared his ransomware removal program with the Sci-Tech Library and received smartphone operating system source code in return. He contacted Seven Tiger Company to sell his Eternal Heart solution, and CEO Zhou Hongwei set out to meet him in Bin Hai City.

• Chen Mo agreed to share his ransomware removal program, and Old Shu rewarded him with smartphone operating system source code and development knowledge.
• Chen Mo contacted Seven Tiger Company's official Weibo account to offer his Eternal Heart removal program while beginning work on a mobile operating system product.
• Lang Yumeng noticed Chen Mo's message and alerted Wang Yu, who brought it to CEO Zhou Hongwei.
• Zhou Hongwei emailed Chen Mo, who replied with his phone number and arranged an in-person demonstration at a coffee shop near Bin Hai University's front gate.
• Zhou Hongwei called Chen Mo, agreed to meet, and told his assistant to book plane tickets to Bin Hai City.

Chen Mo demonstrated that his program could remove Eternal Heart and sold the technology to Seven Tiger for seventy million. Seven Tiger announced it would release a free removal tool, prompting a worldwide surge of attention and giving infected users hope.

• Chen Mo demonstrated his program by restoring two infected laptops for Zhou Hongwei.
• Chen Mo negotiated with Zhou Hongwei and agreed to sell Seven Tiger the technology for seventy million.
• Chen Mo and Zhou Hongwei signed the contract, and Seven Tiger transferred the money to Chen Mo.
• Zhou Hongwei ordered his staff to integrate the antivirus code into Guard and prepare an update.
• Seven Tiger announced that it was refining a free Eternal Heart removal program, and the news spread rapidly around the world.

Seven Tiger Company released Security Guard, which removed the Eternal Heart virus and brought the global outbreak to an end while concealing that Chen Mo had created the solution. After adapting to his enhanced strength, Chen Mo met Xiao Yu for their first proper date and rode with her through Binhai City.

• Zhang Hai used Security Guard to unlock his computer and recover his engineering blueprints before rushing to work.
• Users and organizations worldwide installed Security Guard, thanked Seven Tiger Company, and helped its reputation and market share grow.
• The global virus crisis ended, while security personnel continued searching for the hacker organization.
• Chen Mo continued training at the gym and felt he had adapted to his increased strength and learned the basics of combat techniques.
• Chen Mo met Xiao Yu at the dormitory, and she asked him to take her on his bicycle to see the city's night view.
• Chen Mo rode Xiao Yu out of Binhai University as students watched and envied them.

Chen Mo and Xiao Yu enjoyed a romantic evening together until a robbery turned into a hostage crisis. After the criminal threw a baby toward the road, Chen Mo caught her but ended up in the path of a speeding car.

• Xiao Yu asked Chen Mo about his past relationships, and they teased each other about jealousy and dating.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu strolled near the shopping plaza, where he started to tell her something important.
• A dark-skinned man tripped a fleeing robber, who then grabbed a nine-month-old baby as a hostage.
• Chen Mo returned the robber's handbag and urged the crowd to move back while the dark-skinned man tried to calm the criminal.
• The robber threw the baby toward the road and fled, and Chen Mo caught her before a car sped toward them.

Chen Mo rescued a baby and narrowly escaped being hit by a car, then shared his first kiss with Xiao Yu by the seaside. When they realized Xiao Yu had missed her dormitory curfew, Chen Mo took her to his rented place.

• Chen Mo dodged a car while rescuing the baby, and Xiao Yu rushed to him in tears when he reappeared unharmed.
• The crowd caught the criminal, and Chen Mo returned the baby to its mother before he and Xiao Yu slipped away as police arrived.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu tended to his scrapes by the seaside, where they shared their first kiss.
• Liang Zhihang approached the couple after photographing their kiss, and Chen Mo agreed to let him submit the pictures to a competition.
• Chen Mo noticed it was already eleven thirty, and Xiao Yu chose to stay at his rented place rather than a hotel.

Chen Mo and Xiao Yu spent the night together, grew closer, and parted after breakfast. He then began registering a company with 50 million in capital so he could launch his nearly finished mobile operating system.

• Xiao Yu and Chen Mo shared a bed, teased each other, and fell asleep in each other's arms without going further.
• Xiao Yu woke before Chen Mo, returned with breakfast, and then Chen Mo took her back to her dormitory.
• Chen Mo visited a registration agency and chose to register a sole proprietorship with 50 million in capital.
• Chen Mo gave the agency three possible company names and left the registration process in its hands.
• Chen Mo returned to his dormitory and continued coding the mobile operating system.

Chen Mo completed and shared his modified mobile operating system with the Sci-Tech Library, which optimized it into the Army Ant System. After testing the system, he collected Army Ant Technology Co.'s business license and considered hiring a senior manager to run the company.

• Chen Mo finished his mobile operating system and shared it with the Sci-Tech Library in exchange for optimization.
• Old Shu gave Chen Mo the optimized source code, and Chen Mo implemented it as the Army Ant System on a Huawei Micro M10 phone.
• Chen Mo collected the business license for Army Ant Technology Co. and turned down the sales representative's invitation to dinner.
• Chen Mo decided he needed a senior manager to run the company, but a woman called out to him as he walked away.

Chen Mo met Zhao Min, the former vice president of Wanbao Group’s Greater China Region, and tried to recruit her to manage his newly registered company, Army Ant. After showing her his funding and smartphone operating system, he left her considering the offer.

• Zhao Min recognized Chen Mo as the young man who had saved a baby and told him that the stolen bag had belonged to her.
• Zhao Min invited Chen Mo to dinner, where they discussed his plans to start a high-tech company and her recent resignation.
• Chen Mo searched Zhao Min’s background and asked her to manage his company, but she doubted that he had the resources and products he claimed.
• Chen Mo showed Zhao Min his bank balance and a Huawei phone running the new operating system he had developed.
• Zhao Min examined the phone, agreed she might join if the system was genuine, and asked the company’s name; Chen Mo said it was Army Ant.

Zhao Min asked her cousin Wang Sijia to examine Chen Mo’s phone, and Wang Sijia confirmed that it ran a powerful new system called Army Ant. The next day, Zhao Min told Chen Mo the phone was fake, then stopped him as he tried to leave, saying he still owed her something.

• Zhao Min visited Wang Sijia and asked her to inspect Chen Mo’s phone.
• Wang Sijia identified the Army Ant System and found that the phone’s benchmark score surpassed the Apple S.
• Wang Sijia said the system could rival Android and Apple, while Zhao Min worried about her bet with Chen Mo.
• The next morning, Zhao Min called Chen Mo and met him at the restaurant where they had eaten.
• Zhao Min handed back the phone and called it fake, so Chen Mo accepted her answer and started to leave.
• Zhao Min stopped Chen Mo and said he still owed her something.

Chen Mo finalized Zhao Min's general manager contract and received the Star Office Software technology after completing two hundred books. He planned to use it as his company's first product and saved his free technology choice for later.

• Chen Mo signed Zhao Min's employment contract, gave her the company documents, and installed a system on her phone.
• Zhao Min joked that her cousin wanted to marry Chen Mo, then left him to pay a breakfast bill of more than a thousand yuan.
• Chen Mo gave Xiao Yu the specially prepared phone as his first gift to his girlfriend and continued studying physics beside her.
• After completing two hundred books, Chen Mo used his random selection and received Star Office Software from Old Shu.
• Chen Mo saved his free technology choice and began organizing the office software on his computer.