Becoming a master started with manually rubbing the control panel.

Chapter 010 Transforming the Mental Network

"Ring ring—"

The school bell rang throughout the campus.

Lin Bei walked out of the training hall, his steps somewhat unsteady.

Despite eating two nutrition bars in the afternoon, I still couldn't resist the intense hunger that came after my workout.

As for the nutritional supplement that Teacher Gao gave him, he planned to save it for the evening.

He didn't want to go out in the middle of the night and wreak havoc on the refrigerator anymore.

"Brother Bei."

Zhang Hao caught up from behind and patted him on the shoulder. "Tomorrow's Sunday, any plans?"

"I cultivate at home and don't go anywhere."

Lin Bei answered very decisively.

"Cultivating again?"

Zhang Hao sighed dramatically, "Brother Bei, you're practically a training machine! You should relax a bit this weekend, how about we go to the shopping district? I heard there's a new animal park there, you can see lots of weird and wonderful creatures..."

Lin Bei shook his head.

"Then I'll go myself."

Zhang Hao shrugged, wisely refraining from further persuasion. "I'll be going now, see you Monday, Brother Bei!"

See you Monday.

The two parted ways at the school gate.

It was rush hour, with cars and people thronging the streets.

White smoke was already rising from the roadside barbecue stalls, and the aroma of cumin and chili mingled together, filling the air with a pungent fragrance...

Lin Bei was even hungrier, so he quickened his pace.

When I got home, my mom, Gao Lan, was busy in the kitchen, the roar of the range hood mingling with the sizzling of the stir-fry.

My dad, Lin Qiqiang, actually came home early today and is sitting on the sofa watching the news.

The television broadcast the frontline battle situation: "...The Third Army Corps of the East China Sea successfully repelled the beast tide, annihilating two Silver-level beasts, thirty-seven Iron-level beasts, and over four hundred Bronze-level beasts... Experts remind residents in coastal areas to report any unusual occurrences immediately..."

Seeing that his father's expression was off, Lin Bei went over and sat down. "Dad, what happened?"

Lin Qiqiang turned his head and forced a smile: "It's nothing, I just heard some rumors at the dock today that the activity of strange beasts in the near-shore area is more frequent than in previous years."

"Will it affect our sea voyage?" Lin Bei asked.

My dad was a fishmonger. Since the fishermen couldn't go out to sea, he couldn't do his business.

"There will definitely be an impact."

Lin Qiqiang sighed, rubbing his rough hands back and forth on his knees. "But your dad has been selling fish for over twenty years. What storms haven't I weathered? It's alright."

Lin Bei looked at his father's feigned nonchalance and knew in his heart that things weren't that simple. But he was just an ordinary high school student, and there was nothing he could do.

He secretly made up his mind: he must get into the elite class in the final exam.

Entering the elite class not only means tuition waivers but also access to the school's training resource package. This will not only ease the financial burden on the family but might even help supplement household income.

"Dinner's ready!"

Gao Lan's shout interrupted the father and son's thoughts.

The table was set with four dishes and a soup, much more lavish than usual: braised pork ribs with potatoes, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, braised meatballs, braised fish chunks, and a large bowl of tomato and egg drop soup.

Gao Lan picked up a lion's head meatball and put it into Lin Bei's bowl. "You've been working hard lately, so eat more meat."

"Thank you, Mom."

Lin Bei lowered his head and ate his rice very quickly.

Lin Qiqiang picked up a few bites of food, then put down his bowl, lit a cigarette, and leaned back in his chair. Gao Lan opened her mouth, but ultimately just sighed.

Lin Bei saw this but didn't ask any further questions.

After finishing his meal, he helped his mother clear the dishes and then went straight back to his room.

According to his plan, he intended to practice the "Elementary Guiding Techniques" for two hours first. However, before starting, he took out the bottle of nutritional supplement that Teacher Gao had given him.

Unscrew the cap, and a faint medicinal fragrance wafts out. It's not pungent; instead, it has a calming effect.

It contained about thirty milky-white pills.

He poured out a piece, examined it in his palm for a moment, and then popped it into his mouth.

It has a slightly sweet taste and a refreshing feel.

The pill melted quickly in the saliva, forming a warm current that flowed down the throat.

A few seconds later.

A gentle yet powerful energy spread from my stomach, quickly permeating my limbs and bones.

"nice one!"

Lin Bei's eyes lit up.

He could clearly feel that every cell in his body was greedily absorbing this energy, and the weakness in his body was swept away, replaced by a feeling of fullness and abundance.

"No wonder the teacher looks down on nutrition bars..."

He couldn't help but sigh.

The ones the school provides to teachers are definitely not comparable to the cheap ones on the market.

He sat cross-legged on the floor, closed his eyes and concentrated, slowly beginning to circulate the "Elementary Guiding Technique".

Driven by intention, the Qi and blood flow through the body like a small white river, growing stronger with each complete cycle...

Two hours later.

Lin Bei slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He immediately brought up the control panel.

[Qi and Blood]: 11.9

"My health and mana have increased by 0.1 points..."

Lin Bei was overjoyed.

The nutritional supplements that Teacher Gao gave us had amazing effects.

The energy provided by one pill sustained him for two hours of highly efficient cultivation, without him feeling hungry at all.

"I owe Professor Gao a really big favor..."

He muttered to himself.

I glanced at the time; it was 9:30 PM.

It's still early.

Lin Bei then meditated deeply for four hours, allowing his brain to rest deeply while also slightly increasing his total mental energy.

One o'clock in the morning.

He ended his meditation, picked up the notebook, turned to the page about mental anchors, and began to study it carefully again.

"The core functions of mental anchors are twofold: first, they serve as coordinates, marking the current position of the consciousness level; second, they act as bridges, connecting different levels of consciousness..."

As Lin Bei watched, he mentally rehearsed the scenario.

"If I modify the mental network to give it the ability to mark layers and connect channels, then it will become a natural mental anchor point..."

My thinking is becoming clearer and clearer.

Lin Bei closed his eyes and sank his consciousness deep into his mind.

The vast network of 136,523 mental pathways slowly unfolded before him, each pathway shimmering with a faint light, crisscrossing and intricately designed like a top-of-the-line quantum computer.

His consciousness, like a glimmer of light, traversed the mental network.

"This is it."

He stopped at the core node of the network.

This is the central hub of the [System Panel], and also the most stable part of the entire mental network, deeply bound to his consciousness.

"Next, it's time for the modifications..."

With a thought, Lin Bei mobilized the little mental energy he had left.

A ring-shaped structure gradually forms around the core node.

An internal logical instruction is attached: when consciousness enters a deeper level, the ring structure automatically records the level and generates the corresponding coordinates.

"Step one complete."

Lin Bei sensed the stability of the ring structure, "Next is the bridge function..."

Time flies.

The night outside the window gradually faded, and the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

Six o'clock in the morning.

Lin Bei opened his eyes and rubbed his aching temples.

The second step was more difficult than he had imagined.

but.

He already had an idea; as long as he kept trying, he would eventually find a solution.

After breakfast.

Lin Bei returned to his room and continued working on his computer.

Until 7 p.m.

After twelve hours of in-depth simulation and mental coding, he finally added a communication module to the core node.

The function is to create a stable 'communication channel' between layers.

It serves the same function as a bridge beam.

With a thought from Lin Bei, the new module was embedded into the mental network.

hum-

The entire mental network flickered briefly before returning to normal.