Intelligence Recharge System?

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Chen Zhao clicked the mouse repeatedly, staring fixedly at the computer screen with such intensity that he nearly went cross-eyed.

The midterm exam results were about to be released, and the online portal would be live in exactly one minute. Chen Zhao's heart felt like it was about to jump out of his throat—would he finally be able to turn his life around this time? He recalled the week of intensive, comprehensive review he had done before the exam; surely his grades should have improved at least a little?!

Finally, after another refresh, the webpage was no longer blank, displaying a long string of data:

"Name: Chen Zhao"

"Chinese: 79/150 (Fail)"

"Math: 46/150 (Fail)"

"English: 51/150 (Fail)"

"Science Comprehensive: 91/300 (Fail)"

"Total Score: 267/750"

Chen Zhao scanned the scores, his heart turning ice-cold. No miracle had occurred; his grades across all subjects remained consistently trashy. He hadn't managed to turn his life around after this midterm; he'd just stuck to the pan again!

Looking at the next two lines of data, his heart felt like it had been pierced through!

"Class Rank: 62/62"

"Grade Rank: 1243/1245"

Last in his class, third from the bottom in the entire grade!

His ranking had hit a new low!

Chen Zhao closed the results page, grabbed the half-bottle of cola left on the side, and downed it in one gulp. Then, he wiped his backside, walked through the smoke-filled internet cafe, stepped out onto the street, and headed toward home. The sky was pitch black, the streetlights were dim, and a massive flow of traffic surged forward on the main road.

Chen Zhao, eighteen years old, was a senior at No. 2 High School in the city. With average looks and an ordinary family background, he was the most unremarkable little person among thousands of students. When he was young, he wanted to be an astronaut, a scientist, a writer, a celebrity—in short, he wanted to be a successful person admired by all. But now, he had almost completely abandoned those unrealistic dreams. There were exactly one hundred days left until the life-defining college entrance exam, yet he was currently ranked at the very bottom of the school...

Given the current situation, after the college entrance exam, Chen Zhao definitely wouldn't be able to get into any university. Even if a university did accept him, it would certainly be a fake one!

Chen Zhao returned home dejected and collapsed onto his bed, exhausted, falling straight to sleep.

Perhaps due to the immense pressure lately, in his dreams, he suddenly heard a voice:

"Host binding successful!"

"System activated!"

"Your IQ balance is insufficient, please top up as soon as possible..."

Chen Zhao was groggy and didn't take the voice seriously at first, but the voice kept ringing out incessantly:

"Your IQ balance is insufficient, please top up as soon as possible..."

"Your IQ balance is insufficient, please top up as soon as possible..."

"Your IQ balance is insufficient, please top up as soon as possible..."

No matter how soundly Chen Zhao slept, hearing such a voice repeatedly made it impossible to stay asleep. Chen Zhao threw off his quilt and sat up, eyes bleary, searching for the source of the sound.

After a moment of searching, Chen Zhao looked down at... his own hand!

Something that made him instantly sober came into view—a ring! A silver-white, eye-catching little band was worn on the pinky finger of his left hand. He tugged at it, but even using all his might, he couldn't pull it off!

This is truly bizarre. Where did this ring come from? He had never bought or worn any ring before! And wearing a soda can tab on his finger when he was a kid didn't count!

A voice echoed in his mind again:

"This item is a System Ring, a non-physical virtual object that can only be observed by the host. As long as you press your finger against the ring, you can communicate with the system."

Chen Zhao was stunned, then his eyes lit up! His entire being became energized!

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A system?

The kind of omnipotent system that often appears in novels?

Could it be... that such a thing as a system actually exists? And it had fallen right onto him!

Chen Zhao suppressed his inner excitement, pressed his hand against the ring, and tried to communicate with the system in his mind:

"System, system, you just said... my IQ balance is insufficient? What does that mean?"

"Detected that the host's current IQ is 79, which is below the average person's level of 80 and far below the mean level of 105. A top-up is required."

The system actually answered.

Chen Zhao was a bit bewildered; he knew some basic knowledge about IQ.

It is said that an IQ of 80 to 90 is "average intelligence," 90 to 110 is "high-average intelligence," 110 to 120 is "superior intelligence," and 120 to 140 is classified as "gifted or near-gifted." If one reaches an IQ of 140 or above, that is the level of an absolute genius!

For example, the famous Einstein had an IQ as high as 165!

Of course, these IQ range classifications aren't that accurate or rigid; different testing methods, different ages, and even different races have different standards. However, Chen Zhao could be certain that while an IQ of 79 didn't mean he was a fool, it certainly wasn't very high.

No wonder he had been unable to understand his textbooks lately, and even the simplest example problems were very difficult to grasp—it turned out his brain wasn't sharp. Chen Zhao felt a bit nervous; if the system could really help him increase his IQ, wouldn't studying become much easier?

Perhaps... there was still hope of getting into a university?

Chen Zhao hurriedly pressed his hand against the ring and asked the system, "System, I want to top up! How do I do it? Can I use Alipay or WeChat?"

The system's voice rang out in his mind:

"Given that the host has just bound to this system, you may claim one Newbie Gift Pack, which contains an IQ Recharge Experience Pack. Do you wish to open it?"

Chen Zhao was overjoyed. There was such a good deal?

A free gift pack was a must-have! If he didn't take advantage of a bargain, wouldn't he be a fool?

"Open it!" Chen Zhao thought silently.

"Gift pack being distributed..."

"Newbie Reward One: World Reset!"

Chen Zhao was stunned. What happened to the promised IQ Recharge Experience Pack? How did it turn into a World Reset?

And what the hell was this World Reset anyway?

Before Chen Zhao could even recover, the room around him suddenly began to change!

The round alarm clock on the nightstand suddenly shuddered and transformed into a square one! The physics textbook lying next to the pillow, which originally had a blue and white cover, suddenly flickered and turned red and white. Even the font of the large "Physics" characters on it changed from a standard printed typeface to a flamboyant, calligraphic style!

Chen Zhao was completely dumbfounded, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a fist. Almost everything in his room was changing!

Chen Zhao grabbed his phone to check it. Well, the brand logo on the phone had changed to a pattern resembling a target, and the entire screen had expanded, growing from 6.4 inches to 6.5 inches!

However, what made Chen Zhao breathe a sigh of relief was that the photos and songs stored on the phone were still there, and the installed apps hadn't changed their names, though a few app icons had been swapped. Logging into QQ and WeChat, the contact lists still contained the same people, though many had changed their profile pictures and usernames; fortunately, the nicknames he had set remained the same. The message history and such hadn't been altered either.

It seemed that although many things had changed, many key elements remained the same.

Suddenly thinking of something, Chen Zhao scrambled to the window, pulled back the curtains, and looked down. He saw the street scene in the residential complex also changing: the branches of the plane trees twisted abnormally, their leaves rapidly shrinking until, within two breaths, they turned into privet trees! Many cars parked downstairs "whooshed" as they changed colors, and their emblems turned into brands he had never seen before! In the distance, he could even see the heights of some buildings shifting slightly! In short, everything he could see was changing!

A voice echoed in Chen Zhao's mind:

"World Reset complete. Equilibrium state reached."

"Newbie Reward Two: 20-day High IQ Experience Period, intelligence level 400."

"Countdown to changing the host's IQ..."

"Three..."

"Two..."

"One!"

Chen Zhao suddenly felt a lightning-like surge of high-voltage current strike his head. His vision went black, and he instantly passed out. With a loud "thud," he collapsed heavily to the floor, unconscious...

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