Optimization Again

Outside the Jiangnan Base City, a train roared along the tracks; this was the dedicated line connecting the base city to the Eight Satellite Cities.

Chen Yuan and Qin Zhan were sitting on this very train, currently heading toward their destination, Jinling City.

Jinling City, one of the Eight Satellite Cities of Jiangnan Base City, was also the place where "Chen Yuan" had lived from childhood to adulthood.

"Xiao Yuan, is your body really alright? Why the rush to be discharged?" Qin Zhan, having held back his questions the entire journey, finally couldn't help but ask.

Today was September 21st, a mere ten days since Chen Yuan had been hospitalized.

Qin Zhan had originally planned to rent a place near the hospital for a few months, but before he could even find a house, Chen Yuan had checked himself out early this morning.

Furthermore, the moment he was discharged, he bought tickets for the earliest train and boarded immediately, moving so fast that even Qin Zhan, a War General Level Martial Artist, hadn't been able to react in time.

"Uncle Qin, didn't I get checked out before leaving? My injuries are fully healed, and my body is perfectly healthy." Chen Yuan smiled to reassure Qin Zhan. "I know what I'm doing. You saw that the doctor didn't object to my discharge, so you don't need to worry anymore."

Qin Zhan nodded helplessly. "I know, it's just that your body recovered too quickly. I'm worried there might be some hidden injuries that haven't healed properly."

"Don't worry, with today's medical screening, no hidden injury could go undetected," Chen Yuan said. "Since my body is healed, why shouldn't I be discharged? If I stayed any longer, my martial path would likely regress."

Hearing this, Qin Zhan's expression turned serious. He asked, "Have you really decided? Do you still intend to continue practicing martial arts?"

"Of course." Chen Yuan nodded, sighing, "Not just a Warrior, I want to become a War General, a War God, and even surpass the War God in the future. I want to explore the vast, boundless universe so as not to waste this life."

Qin Zhan hadn't expected Chen Yuan's ambitions to be so lofty. Not wanting to discourage his junior, he could only nod in agreement. "Having such a grand goal is excellent. Then keep striving toward it."

He paused, then cautioned, "However, on the road to your struggle, avoid being overly ambitious. Only by keeping your feet on the ground can you be secure."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Qin." Chen Yuan responded with a smile.

Qin Zhan said nothing more and reclined in his seat to doze off, while Chen Yuan stared out the window at the scenery, lost in thought. The train crossed vast, fertile fields; outside the window lay the food production zones of the base city. These fields covered the territory between the Eight Satellite Cities and the main urban area, producing enough food to support the entire Jiangnan City's population of 200 million.

Stepping out of the hospital and seeing these vast fields, a sense of reality finally washed over Chen Yuan. He took a deep breath, confirming that he had truly and genuinely arrived in this world.

As time passed, the scenery outside the window changed; the fields vanished, replaced by various high-rise buildings.

They had arrived in Jinling City.

Chen Yuan and Qin Zhan got off the train, left the station, and hailed a taxi to head home.

Mirror Lake Residential District, located in the heart of Jinling City, was the undisputed premier residential area of the city and also the main base for the Limit Dojo in Jinling.

The entrance to the district was extremely wide, with many soldiers standing guard, armed with live ammunition.

Taxis were not allowed inside, so the driver could only drop them off at the gate. Qin Zhan paid the fare, and the two entered the district under the envious gaze of the taxi driver.

The two soon reached a fork in the road. Qin Zhan had arrived home, so he turned to Chen Yuan and said, "Your injuries have just healed, you should go back and get some good rest. I won't disturb you."

He paused, then added, "Hmm... how about in two days? Come to my place for lunch; consider it a welcome-back meal."

Seeing Chen Yuan nod, Qin Zhan waved at him and walked toward the row of villas on one side of the fork, where his home was located.

Chen Yuan's home was further in. He continued along the path, and after a while, he arrived at his home in this world.

Building 136 of Mirror Lake Residential District, a detached villa covering over 800 square meters, was the inheritance left to him by his father, Chen Ji.

Although he already understood this from his memories, seeing such a large villa still made Chen Yuan, who had lived in a single-room apartment in his previous life, feel a bit unaccustomed.

The Chen Yuan of his memories had long been used to such places, but for the transmigrator Chen Yuan, this was his first time living in such a large house.

He shook his head, mocking his own affectation; what was there to be unaccustomed to about living in a villa?

Once he rose to prominence in the future, he would just buy a planet as his territory.

Having composed himself, Chen Yuan walked into the villa.

With his past memories, Chen Yuan was quite familiar with the villa's interior facilities. He put down his luggage, took a shower in the bathroom, changed into clean, loose loungewear, and went to the media room on the second floor.

He turned on the computer, entered the URL, verified his fingerprint, and logged into "Limit Home."

Suddenly, a massive holographic screen appeared on the wall of the media room, displaying the Limit Home page along with Chen Yuan's personal information.

Name: Chen Yuan
Gender: Male
Address: Huaxia Nation, Jiangnan Base City
Martial Artist ID: 426123207706010023
Level: Warrior Level (Junior)
Contribution Points: 0
Currency Balance: 935,400 Huaxia Credits

"Only 930,000..." Chen Yuan stroked his chin, looking at the currency balance.

He knew that the internal network of Limit Home was linked to all his bank cards, so the currency balance displayed here could be considered his total liquid assets.

As for the villa, villas in the Mirror Lake Residential District were essentially half-sold and half-gifted to those who qualified; that was how Chen Ji had obtained it. The downside was that it could only be lived in, not bought or sold.

Therefore, even though Chen Yuan was the registered owner, he couldn't sell the villa for cash.

"930,000 is a bit low. I can't even afford a decent secret manual, let alone weapons or combat gear." Chen Yuan pondered for a moment. "I suppose I should try that first..."

As Chen Yuan's hands tapped lightly on the keyboard, the names of several secret manuals appeared on the screen.

Essence Tempering Posture, Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms, Blood Strengthening Technique, Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound Breathing Method...

There were about a dozen or so miscellaneous secret manuals, all of which had appeared after Chen Yuan searched for terms related to improving aptitude. Furthermore, they were very cheap, generally costing two or three thousand each, with the most expensive one being only thirteen thousand.

"They aren't expensive anyway, I'll buy them all." Chen Yuan selected all the manuals and paid. After spending 87,000 yuan, he unlocked the digital versions of these manuals.

Chen Yuan clicked on one of the manuals, his gaze sweeping across the page before he flipped to the next, repeating the cycle.

In about half an hour, he had finished reading all the manuals.

"It's a good thing the system only needs the data; I just need to look at the manuals without having to understand the content." Chen Yuan rubbed his temples and opened the search page. "Next up is the data for the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic and the Marrow Cleansing Classic."

"Hm? This data is very comprehensive, and surprisingly, it's all free."

About ten minutes later, Chen Yuan closed Limit Home and opened his panel.

"System, optimize the Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms. The optimization direction is: improve aptitude, shorten cultivation time, use the descriptions of the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic and the Marrow Cleansing Classic as a template, and abandon universality—optimize it solely for the individual."

"Optimization task established. Target: Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms. Optimization direction: improve aptitude, shorten cultivation time, abandon universality, optimize based on the host's condition. Estimated Kill Points consumption: 1. Confirm task establishment?"

"It really only costs 1 Kill Point." Chen Yuan's eyes burned with intensity.

"These aptitude-improving manuals are all rated E by the system, while Five Hearts Toward Heaven is rated D. E-rank costs 1 point, D-rank costs 2 points; so, would C-rank be 3 points or 4?"

Chen Yuan guessed that the latter was more likely.

"I'll worry about that later. For now..." Chen Yuan looked at the panel. "System, confirm the establishment of the optimization task."

"Optimization task established. Estimated time for this optimization: 1 hour."

"I see, the lower the grade of the technique being optimized, the shorter the time required." Chen Yuan nodded to himself as he watched the remaining optimization time. "Another piece of intel regarding the system mastered."

An hour passed quickly.

"Optimization task complete. The secret technique 'Thirty-Six Bone Forging Forms' has been optimized into the 'Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic' (Click to expand details)."

Chen Yuan clicked on the information for the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic.

Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic: Cultivation-type secret technique, C-rank. Possesses the ability to alter root bones, cleanse the essence and marrow, and purify the spirit. Cultivating this technique will produce the following effects:

1. Improve physical aptitude and increase the absorption efficiency of cosmic energy.

2. Improve comprehension and increase the mastery efficiency of "combat-type secret techniques."

3. Increase brain domain breadth; depending on the proficiency of the secret technique, it can increase brain domain breadth by 1~3 points.