This thing was a metal box about twenty centimeters square. Two mechanical arms extended from either side, allowing it to move nimbly. At the end of one arm was a metal hand with five fingers that could bend and straighten.
Han Yang planned to use this metal hand to operate the keyboard.
At the end of the other mechanical arm was a cover that fit perfectly over the mouse. Two retractable metal rods corresponded to the mouse's left and right buttons, with a scroll wheel in the middle.
The metal rods could press the left and right mouse buttons, while the wheel could turn the mouse's scroll wheel.
A camera sat on top of the metal box, aimed directly at the computer screen. A power cord extended from the back of the box and could draw electricity when plugged into a power strip.
After finishing the device, Han Yang put on the secondhand Brainwave Control Device he had bought at great expense.
The Brainwave Control Device could convert brainwaves into radio waves, and radio waves into brainwaves that the human brain could perceive.
The metal box was equipped with a radio receiver and transmitter, allowing it to connect to the Brainwave Control Device.
The moment it activated, the image captured by the metal box's camera was transmitted through radio waves into the Brainwave Control Device, then converted into an image within Han Yang's mind.
It was as though he were seeing it with his own eyes.
With a thought, Han Yang issued a command. The mechanical arms on either side of the metal box moved the next moment.
The right arm used the mouse to open a browser and clicked the address bar. At the same time, the left arm moved, its metal fingers dancing lightly across the keyboard as they swiftly entered a string of letters before pressing Enter.
A website immediately opened.
Han Yang took a deep breath and excitedly removed the Brainwave Control Device.
His idea really worked!
The Brainwave Control Device had originally been designed to directly connect brainwaves with electronic devices. In theory, there was no need for a mouse or keyboard at all; it could input signals directly into the computer.
For Han Yang to use the Brainwave Control Device to control a robot, then use the robot to control a keyboard and mouse, and finally use those to control a computer, was utterly pointless. No normal person would ever do something like that.
Even in the game boosting industry, where control precision was highly valued, no one would do this. Why make things so complicated? Wouldn't it be easier to use my own hands directly?
But Han Yang insisted on doing it this way.
Because of the current limitations of the Brainwave Control Device, directly inputting signals into a computer was far too inefficient. It was better to add an extra step and control the computer through a keyboard and mouse. More importantly, this method allowed him to divide his own "computing power" among multiple computers and operate them at the same time. That way, Han Yang alone could do the work of several people and earn several times as much.
For ordinary people, this would have been impossible. After all, humans could not focus on multiple things at once. But for Han Yang, who had "devoured" a computer chip, multitasking was child's play.
After steadying himself, Han Yang put the Brainwave Control Device back on. Using the robot to operate the computer, he searched online for information and found that the most popular game lately was a 3D online game called Cosmic Warfare. Naturally, it also had the greatest demand for boosting services. Countless shops on online shopping sites offered boosting services for the game.
The game itself was simple enough. Players controlled game characters, battled monsters across different planets, gathered materials, forged equipment, and so on.
Han Yang downloaded the game, then found a huge amount of game guides, tutorials, and other materials to study.
At one point, Han Yang felt thirsty, so he simply stood up, picked up his cup, and poured himself some water. Throughout the process, the Brainwave Control Device remained connected to the metal box through radio waves. The robot kept operating the computer without interruption.
As long as the signal remained, it did not matter where Han Yang was.
The handmade chip fused into his brain worked perfectly together with Han Yang's own mind, controlling both tasks without the slightest confusion.
Time slowly passed. The sun gradually set, and night shrouded the sky. Han Yang ate a quick meal and continued studying with full concentration.
A wave of exhaustion gradually washed over Han Yang. At that moment, he experienced an extremely strange sensation.
He felt as if his consciousness had split in two. One part was his original consciousness, exhausted and even somewhat hazy at that moment. The other remained tirelessly active.
He did not deliberately control the other consciousness. He simply allowed himself to become exhausted to the limit, then drift into a deep "sleep." The other consciousness remained awake, continuing to operate the computer through the Brainwave Control Device—radio waves—robot chain while studying the materials gathered online.
At that moment, even Han Yang could not help marveling. This is incredible. My body can sleep whenever it needs to, yet my consciousness can keep running.
Before dawn the next day, Han Yang's other consciousness naturally awakened, and his body woke as well. He stretched and carefully assessed himself, only to find that all his previous exhaustion had vanished. He felt so good that he could have immediately gone out for a ten-kilometer run.
Under these circumstances, Han Yang spent three full days studying game materials. Afterward, gritting his teeth, he bought a relatively high-level account that let him experience all the game's content. After practicing for several more days, he understood everything the game had to offer.
At this point, Han Yang could even say that, in terms of gameplay and technical skill alone, very few players in this game could match him. No matter how precise or fast you were, could you beat a computer?
There might not be such a thing as game cheats anymore, but I'm a humanoid cheat! Smarter than ordinary cheats, even!
After further studying the shops that accepted boosting jobs, Han Yang figured out the general pricing rules for various game services.
The cold-storage warehouse keeper job Han Yang had previously found required nine and a half hours of work every day and paid 2,000 yuan a month. Averaged out, that came to around seven yuan an hour.
That wage was barely enough to support himself.
Porters doing physical labor at construction sites, logistics centers, and similar places made around twelve yuan an hour.
In the online game boosting industry, the kind of boosting work that required no technical skill and merely consumed time paid about six yuan an hour by Han Yang's calculations—less than his warehouse keeper job.
Work requiring more skill could pay eight or nine yuan an hour, while better jobs could reach around fifteen yuan.
But fifteen yuan an hour was not something just anyone could earn. You had to be an experienced player extremely proficient at operating the game.
Anything higher than that fell under customized services. There was no industry reference price for those, and you had to negotiate it yourself.
After thinking it over, Han Yang registered a shop offering game boosting services and grandly launched his first product.
A mission to hunt 1,000 Yellow Sand Monsters on Yellow Sea Planet, for only 20 yuan!
Even experienced veteran players needed five hours to complete this mission. That meant Han Yang's hourly rate for it was only four yuan!
Compared to the standard six-yuan rate, he had slashed the price by a full third!
It was an exceptionally attractive price. Since online shopping sites were tightly regulated and customers basically did not need to worry about being scammed, someone placed an order shortly after the listing went live.
Han Yang directly controlled the robot to contact the customer, logged into the game smoothly, then had the robot control the game character as it flew to Yellow Sea Planet and began hunting monsters.
Han Yang himself sat comfortably in his chair, scrolling through his phone and searching for more information and knowledge. At the same time, he thought about his future development plans while operating the robot to control the computer. He handled multiple tasks at once without the slightest strain.
Five hours passed quickly. The monster-hunting mission was completed successfully, and the customer promptly confirmed receipt before casually leaving a positive review.
"Looking forward to serving you again~"
Han Yang sent a friendly response.
Looking at the 20 yuan resting in his account, Han Yang's heart was filled with excitement.
"I need to buy more computers as soon as possible."
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