Chapter 3

After Feng Shirong heard this, he said, "That's not necessarily true. Although Fuzhou University isn't a top-tier institution, it's still one of the better second-tier universities. Finding a job shouldn't be too difficult. You need to be more confident. If you don't believe in yourself, how can an employer dare to hire you?"

Chu Tianlin replied, "Alright, if those bosses don't hire me, it's their loss. Is that good enough?"

When Chu Tianlin spoke, he seemed somewhat distracted. He had temporarily forgotten about last night's events due to the fear of being late. Now that there was nothing to worry about, he gradually began to recall what had happened yesterday.

It seemed that a guy called Computer Manager had given his system a check-up and even suggested he replace some hardware. Later, it mentioned upgrading the hardware, but it seemed to run out of power halfway through. He wasn't sure if it was real or not. At this moment, Chu Tianlin was very eager to confirm what had happened last night, so he was naturally distracted.

When he returned to the dormitory, the other two roommates were already up, one watching anime and the other playing games.

The one watching anime was named Zhuo Fan, a thin and dark-skinned guy who was the top student in the dorm. Although he didn't look impressive, he had already been accepted into Huaiyang University's Computer Science graduate program. Huaiyang University was a top-tier institution, a level higher than Fuzhou University, and Zhuo Fan's future prospects were bright.

Apart from studying, Zhuo Fan's greatest hobby was watching anime. He had an obsessive love for the beauties in the two-dimensional world. Even during his preparation for the postgraduate entrance exam, he watched one episode of anime every day. In recent days, he watched about seven hours of anime daily, and his spoken Japanese was quite fluent.

The one playing games was named Hua Shan, the dorm leader, and also known as the King of A-Videos. He had countless seeds and URLs and had bought seven or eight one-terabyte hard drives, all filled with his years of collection. Despite his unique talents, Hua Shan was still in good health.

Hua Shan didn't take the postgraduate entrance exam. At the job fair, he found a job in the software industry, and the company was a Japanese enterprise. It was said that he chose a Japanese company to satisfy a very perverted desire in his heart, but Chu Tianlin didn't know what it was, though he imagined it was quite inappropriate for children.

After greeting Zhuo Fan and Hua Shan, Chu Tianlin opened his computer and sat down, placing one hand on the mouse. On the surface, he was looking at the computer, but in his heart, he silently said, "My computer!"

As soon as he spoke, the virtual screen that appeared last night reappeared. The other roommates didn't react at all, indicating that only he could see the screen. On the screen, Chu Tianlin could still see his 3D projection, but this time it was composed of colored regions.

His limbs and torso were red, as were his eyes, indicating severe deficiencies that needed immediate upgrading. His brain and heart were yellow, with indices that were not high but somewhat acceptable.

As for his other internal organs and head, they were green, indicating no immediate issues and no need for upgrades. Although his entire body had been computerized, Chu Tianlin was still very unfamiliar with it. The only one he could turn to for help was the Computer Manager next to his projection. He then thought, "Computer Manager, what functions do you have?"

The Computer Manager, as if double-clicked, enlarged and displayed an interface similar to 360 Security Guard. The first option was a system check, which Chu Tianlin had already experienced yesterday. His various indicators were red or yellow, and the system indicated that the conditions were insufficient for repairs.

Next to the system check was the virus scan option. Since he was healthy, he probably didn't have any virus issues.

To the right of the virus scan was the system cleanup, which was likely to clear out some internal waste. The last option was the Software Manager. Chu Tianlin could roughly understand the first few options, but he didn't understand the Software Manager. What kind of software could be inside his body?

When Chu Tianlin focused on the Software Manager, it was double-clicked, and a list of software appeared. However, all the software was gray, with various names: mathematics, Chinese, chemistry, computer science, social skills, basketball, cooking, and many other natural sciences or knowledge areas were categorized as software.

However, these software programs were only 1% to 10% downloaded, far from being fully installed. Could it be that all the knowledge and skills he had learned over the past twenty years were contained in these software programs, and he was still so far from truly mastering any of them?

Chu Tianlin's skills could be described as broad but not deep. He then looked at the download options next to each skill. Could he download these skills? He asked, "Can I download these software programs?" "Insufficient data, unable to download." "Insufficient data? How can I get more data?"

"You can complete tasks assigned by the service provider to earn data, which can then be used to download software. You can also copy or cut software from other computers."

Hearing the term "service provider," Chu Tianlin was even more puzzled. Service provider? Who could it be? The legendary Heaven? Or the Jade Emperor or Buddha?

Forget it, let's see what tasks come up. But copying or cutting software from other computers, could it mean he could obtain skills from other people?

He wondered how many people actually had skills. Chu Tianlin had been learning mathematics and Chinese for fifteen years, and his download progress for these skills was only 7%. So, to truly master a skill, one probably needed to dedicate most of their life to it.

He wondered if his roommates had any skills. He then thought, "How can I check other people's skills?"

"Within a ten-meter range, you can view, copy, or cut software from other computers, but it requires a lot of power."

He then thought, "Help me check the skills of the three 'computers' nearby."

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