A faint, mist-like morning glow filtered through the sycamore leaves outside the window, while a pale white hue spread across the distant horizon.
Setting down his pen and leaning back in his chair, Lu Zhou took a deep breath of dew-laden air. As he exhaled all the stale air in his chest, he stretched contentedly.
"All done!"
He had finished every reference book and paper.
Thirty-seven professional books and eighty-seven papers, spanning biology and Information Science. Including the thirty Memory Pills he had drawn last time and the few he had left over from before, he had used almost all of them this time.
Whether he could truly integrate all that knowledge was another matter. In any case, he had crammed it all into his head.
The requirements had been met. Next, he only needed to spend points to "synthesize" new knowledge.
His bones cracked as he loosened up his neck. Lu Zhou stood from his chair, humming a tune as he headed to the bathroom for a shower.
By the time he came out, Xiao Ai was already hovering in midair, having prepared toasted bread, milk, and fried eggs for him, then used a quadcopter drone to deliver them to the dining table.
Since he had been in seclusion these days, Lu Zhou had mostly stayed home and had little need to go out, so he had not troubled Wang Peng to bring him breakfast.
As he quietly enjoyed breakfast at the table, the morning news happened to be on. Lu Zhou casually switched on the television and changed to the news channel for a look.
He had not expected to be so shocked by what he saw.
"...I never expected so much to happen in a single month." After watching the news from beginning to end, he could