Chapter 56: Search Function

A learning aid system meant a system that would aid you in your learning process and did not care how one chose to learn. Besides, the learning system’s name made its use pretty obvious, as its purpose was to help you learn.

First things first was that even though he had previously made the mission blocks, he never had the chance to try it out. It was unsure if the Level 2 Academic Genius System had an added heart rate monitor, some Hack Tech that could monitor brain waves, or other methods that could measure his vision angle and micromovements of his body. It was actually capable of monitoring different stages of his study conditions on its own and create the perfect mission related to it.

The self-recording function would record everything in the current environment and utilize all sorts of data and operation status gathered by the smart glasses, generating missions based on his current environment and concentration. Its user could gather more information and details even while it was recording.

Just like right now, he could basically swipe through to a ‘livestream a study session in the library’ mission every day because his study productivity was at its highest in that condition.

This made Lin Yu secretly glad. Fortunately for him, he thought about the possibility of getting a mission change upon upgrade so when he designed the mission layout, he did not bother adding in more severe punishment protocol. That was why there were no penalties if he was unable to complete these missions. If he did, there would be an added bonus.

The second change was the exchange system. There was an added option named fluid funds that was free to redeem.

This option was similar to his reserve fund as both allowed the option of monetary exchange. Moreover, the upgraded system no longer required him to transfer money from his father’s phone so he could directly log into his Alipay account from the smart glasses to lock it all away.

The only difference compared to the reserve fund was that it required accumulated points to be spent on it. Clicking on it would redirect him into WeChat, Alipay, or any other internet banking sites. However, it could only be directly transferred into a company’s account or was money that could be spent on work or getting specific hardware and related parts for work. Its main usage was pretty obvious… It was meant for him to spend on anything that had no correlation to his life’s expenses or allowance.

This also allowed Lin Yu to confirm that the upgrades directed at items or equipment were tied to his subconscious mind.

The main purpose of the reserve funds was meant for his free use and in actuality, would give him a reason to spend money without feeling any concerns or stress. He could buy the things he was previously reluctant to buy. Hence, this would achieve the goal of encouragement.

However previously, when he was done making the Academic Genius System, he proceeded to hastily upgrade his equipment without much thought, only realizing much later that unless he continuously studied, his accumulated points would only be enough to pay for his daily expenses. Even if he wanted to make a new prop, there would be plenty of restraints due to his financial abilities.

Upon such discovery, he actually hesitated on the idea of rewriting some codes and upgrading another Academic Genius System. However, upon reaching the second level, he never expected the system would automatically carry out his thoughts to perfection. There was no other reason besides it being influenced by his subconscious mind.

Of course, if the only changes were only both options, naturally, it could not be labeled as ‘better’. Since the core function of the Portable Learning Terminal was ‘teaching’.

Besides the variety of previous functions, the Portable Learning Terminal had an extra search function and was much better than Google and Baidu itself. It contained a full archive of everything that was available on the internet and was able to accurately retrieve the intended information. It was also capable of generating lesson plans and training courses. Any questions he did not know the answer to could be searched online and the function’s accuracy was extremely high. An error message was basically nonexistent.

It even contained special ‘learning information’ of a certain topic. Fortunately, Lil Yu’s self-control had significantly improved after adapting to the Academic Genius System or he would need to spend another huge sum of money on supplementary foods.

‘Cough, cough. Returning to the main topic.’

Upon discovering such a search function, Lin Yu’s pure and innocent mind would never do something as sinful as that. He would only utilize the search function to generate a lesson plan for Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and robotics design as his specific course. With a systematic learning system and search function better than any encyclopedia, his learning pace would technically be rerouted onto a highway rather than a simple dirt road.

Moreover, he also found himself some bodybuilding and martial arts courses.

Truly, he would have no idea without searching for it because he was completely startled after looking it up. Truly, the progress of the internet in the modern era was terrifying. Even different martial arts sects had a website. All kinds of different martial arts secret tomes and edicts were widely available online and a variety of all kinds of bodybuilding and martial arts courses were as plenty as stars across the night sky.

With that, Lin Yu proceeded to look up ‘Hun Yuan’s edict[1]’ on the martial arts website. However, he soon switched to a mixed martial arts and self-workout course after practicing it for a couple of days.

It was not because Hun Yuan’s edict was terrible to learn; instead, it was all because this gimmick was harder and worse than the standing in a J posture like he did when his school term began. He felt that an intense workout would be much easier, since it contained way too many varieties of fighting styles. Without practicing for at least eight to ten years, he could not possibly say that he had entered the sect. Every once in awhile, he would even forget the basics so other fighting style variations were completely out of the picture. Besides, mixed martial arts was way simpler to learn.

On a side note, the search function also gave him a surprise when he was looking for a martial arts course. He found a series of difficult fighting based game videos.

This game was not a normal game and was a VR game instead. Although the game’s build was crude, it simulated the first-person point of view so he was able to play it on his glasses to mimic a crude battle training simulator.

After having this gimmick, Lin Yu..was agonizingly tortured every day.

It would be hopeless for a useless otaku because from the player’s point of view, the player obviously needed to make an attack reaction. Even if the display gave him a warning beforehand, however, he would still be unable to react to it. Thus, after playing with it for a couple of days, he was only barely able to make it through a rookie lesson plan by memorizing the attack patterns and…the opponent was only a normal militia equipped with a hoe.

“It seems that this player was not only excellent in games but also excellent physically too.”

After experiencing the torturous militia video, Lin Yu looked through later videos and realized that the player was up against actual monsters and demons. Hence, he knew it was hopeless for him.

It was too bad he never found out where the player trained or else he would have signed up for it. It would be undoubtedly better than his blind attempts with a teaching video.

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[Unexchangeable Gold has gifted a tiny TV and a flying ship!]

[Unexchangeable Gold has gifted a tiny TV and a flying ship!]

[Unexchangeable Gold has gifted a tiny TV and a flying ship!]

As usual, Lin Yu was carrying out his study livestream today but now received three gift notifications.

The flying ship was one of the gifts on B site, akin to rockets on other platforms. Each one was valued at more than 1000 yuan, which would allow for an announcement and gain some popularity on the site.

Unexchangeable Gold: “Thank you, dear uploader, for curing my Slacker’s Disease. My access to money has been completely locked away. All I can do is borrow some money from my roommates to express my gratitude. I won’t talk much now, I’ll go back to eating my bun.”

A huge gift like the flying ship would allow other people to receive some virtual gifts as well and would draw in lots of attention to the stream. Moreover, it was similar to an explosion effect, but a veteran like Lin Yu was already used to it.

[666, another one? Propmaster is a bad*ss!]

[Propmaster: I am unaffected by any of it. Besides, I can’t even retrieve it so any gifts would have very little effect on me.]

[I would say. I’m even too lazy to retrieve that necktie.]

[Worker no.10086 expresses his refusal to receive any wages.]

[Worker no. 9527 expresses his laziness to receive any wages.]

[1] Hun Yuan’s edict refers to the principle of balance in Tai Chi or the Hun Yuan Qi. Based on the principle of Hun Yuan, the Hun Yuan Qi of all human beings are connected or merged together. An otaku main character would obviously have trouble learning that.