Chapter 29 Intelligence
After being discharged from the hospital, Rong Yuan used this excuse to recuperate at home for a few days. He roughly reviewed the list of wanted criminals that Wandou had searched out during this period, and paid attention to the feedback from City A and several surrounding provinces and cities after receiving the information; he checked the recent gains and losses in the merit book, and looked at the new products in the merit mall.
Although all these things can be done by Wandou, Rongyuan cannot tolerate any form of control. Even if Wandou will not deceive him, he will not let go of everything and not pay attention to it.
Now, Rong Yuan's daily merit value income hovers between one thousand and eight thousand due to the light computer's reports on wanted criminals. As his redeemable merit value increases, more and more incredible products are displayed in the merit mall. But now Rong Yuan no longer has the strong desire to want these products as he did at the beginning. He is more determined and clear about the goals he has set and what he wants to do. In his opinion, the light computer and scanner can handle most of the situations he encounters now. Redeeming more materials will not help him gain merit value much. It's just greed that's at work. However, he memorized the general effects of all the products while browsing, so that if something happens in the future, he will know what he should redeem first.
The cleansing pills that caused a series of troubles were not all troubles. In the few days after being discharged from the hospital, Rong Yuan gradually felt the subtle changes in his body. He had always felt that he was in good health, even above average among his peers. But after this comparison, he felt that his previous body was like an old rusty machine, while now it was not only a new product, but also carefully lubricated. Every move he made had a sense of incredible lightness and flexibility, and it was definitely not just because of the weight loss.
His five senses also became more sensitive. His vision, smell, hearing, touch, taste, etc. were all very different. He could easily see the small words on a newspaper twenty meters away, and could see the outline of an object in the dark without any light. When he was stargazing at night, he could even see the subtle differences in the shapes of stars from the small dots. When he was lying in bed at night, he could hear the mumbling of the residents upstairs and downstairs. Rong Yuan began to get used to wearing a pair of sound-isolating headphones when he slept. He could smell the seasonings used in a dish from the aroma, and he could smell the different smells of people passing by on the roadside from a few meters away. As for taste... this was the change that made Rong Yuan most dissatisfied. He could hardly feel the existence of the word "delicious" when eating now, but he had a more acute ability to distinguish the freshness of the ingredients, the amount of seasoning, the degree of heat, etc.
According to Wandou, the sensitivity of his five senses is basically at the peak of human individual development, and it is also among the best among wild animals on the earth. However, in today's heavily polluted urban environment, the ability of his five senses will gradually degenerate, and it will return to its original state in about ten years. If you want to maintain it, it is best to take the cleansing pill every other year.
In addition, many of his minor ailments disappeared. For example, an old knee injury hurts on rainy days; a finger on his left hand was injured while playing basketball and always feels a little stiff; his spine aches after sitting for a long time, etc. These are all minor ailments that are difficult to detect if you don't pay attention to them. But when all these ailments disappeared, it felt like a tractor suddenly turned into a Bugatti. Even the rigid tendons and ligaments became much more flexible, and he can now do splits easily.
The most direct reflection of these changes is the change in the values on the Merit Book. [Strength] has become 28, [Agility] has become 11, [Constitution] has increased to 12, and only [Intelligence], which was originally 4.367, has now only increased to 4.382.
Rong Yuan was puzzled and asked, "Wadou, I don't think I'm stupid, why is my IQ so low?" He has always thought that all living beings are uncivilized apes, but in the "Book of Merits", he himself is actually at the level of an ape.
Pea replied: "Because [Intelligence] is different from other items, the maximum value of [Intelligence] is only 100, while the degree of evolution of other items can theoretically reach infinity."
"Oh? Explain."
"Yes." Pea raised his hand and released a virtual image of a dynamic little man, which made different movements in coordination with its explanation. "The value of [Strength] is the maximum weight that a person can lift above his head for at least one minute without causing irreversible damage to his body. On Earth, one kilogram is a unit of mass. Rong Yuan's strength value is 25, which means that you can lift a maximum of 15 kilograms for one minute. Of course, you can lift a weight exceeding this, but it will inevitably cause damage to the nerves and cells."
Rong Yuan nodded and had some guesses about the evaluation criteria of [Agility].
"【Agility】is the fastest movement speed you can achieve within one second without damaging your body. Rongyuan, you can now run 11 meters in one second, but the duration is very short."
"How short?" Rong Yuan asked.
Pea said, "Twenty seconds."
"Doesn't that mean he has surpassed the current world sprint champion?" Rong Yuan was a little surprised.
Pea nodded and said, "According to the records, that's right. In addition, [Physical Fitness] is a comprehensive value of the body's cell vitality, nerve reaction speed, and immunity. The calculation program is more complicated."
"Then there's no need to talk about it. I'm not interested in knowing so much detail." Rong Yuan asked the question that concerned him the most: "What about [Intelligence]? How do you evaluate it?"
"The scoring standard for [Intelligence] is the most objective and simplest." Wandou said, "It represents the degree of development and utilization of the human brain. Rongyuan's intelligence is 4.382, which means that only 4.382% of your brain area is in a highly active state and is fully utilized. In addition, according to calculations, only about 1% of the brain cells in the average person's brain are involved in brain functional activities, and the development level of geniuses in the human group is about 5%. A few people who have made epoch-making contributions in history have exceeded 10%."
"Like Einstein?" Rong Yuan asked.
"For example, Tesla," said Pea.
Rong Yuan was silent for a while, then asked, "So, I am not even worthy of being called a 'genius'?"
"Of course not." The pea immediately retorted, "The definition of 'genius' is rather vague. According to traditional concepts, your intelligence level is higher than 95% of the people in the world, and you are an 'outstanding' person. It's just that your number is relatively low ." It comforted him.
Rong Yuan felt like he was stabbed in the heart again. He was a little disappointed and depressed. After being depressed for a while, he asked, "How can I improve my intelligence?"
"The Merit Mall has the most effective method for training intelligence. If you can sleep two hours a day, exercise in a scientific way, and study and research continuously, then in twenty years, your [Intelligence] value can be increased to more than 8%."
After listening to this, Rong Yuan shook his head without hesitation and said, "Then let's exchange it. Are there any side effects of exchange?"
"Exchanging too many values at once will cause serious damage to the brain cells that are forcibly developed."
"How about this, from now on, exchange 0.01 [Intelligence] points for me every ten days."
"Yes." Pea responded, and then said: "I suggest that in the future, the improvement of [Strength], [Agility], and [Physique] should be mainly exchanged, supplemented by exercise. The improvement that daily exercise can bring to you now is negligible, and excessive exercise will also cause invisible damage to bones, muscles, and organs."
Rong Yuan thought for a moment, he didn't lack that little merit now, so he said: "Well, then these three items, exchange a little every ten days. Come every other day, don't rush." At that time, his current merit points were more than enough to exchange hundreds or thousands of [Strength] points at a time, but Rong Yuan didn't want to become a superman overnight, and he also needed time to slowly adapt to his gradually stronger body. A sudden exchange might result in the embarrassing situation of not being able to hold a pen, walk, or use chopsticks.
One such blunder as the Qingti Pill incident is enough.
"By the way, Pea." Rong Yuan suddenly thought of another question, "What will happen if I develop my brain to 100%?"
