Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 496 - 470: Visitors from the Capital City

"1+1 equals 11!"

"1+2 equals 111!"

"1+3 equals 1111!"

The Shell Lady lay on a children’s book, her small legs leisurely swinging, her fingers tapping, as she read aloud with a serious expression.

Chen Shouyi was practicing the Horizontal Training Thirty-Six Forms nearby, paying no attention!

He had already given up hope on the Shell Lady’s bizarre, single-threaded thinking ability.

He had given up on trying to educate her.

For a whole half-month, since his strength, physique, and agility attributes each barely reached 18.4, he hadn’t made any further progress, as if he’d completely stagnated. This was even with the assistance of consuming a large amount of Divine Flesh for training.

"Fortunately, I won’t have to wait much longer. Tonight, the Horizontal Training Thirty-Six Forms can be optimized again!" Chen Shouyi thought to himself.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knocking at the door.

"Brother, someone is looking for you," Chen Xingyue said outside the door.

Chen Shouyi acknowledged with a "hmm," finished his routine completely, and without putting on a shirt, opened the door bare-chested.

She seemed a bit down these days; seeing Chen Shouyi, her ears almost drooped.

He couldn’t help but chuckle—just a few days ago, she was full of confidence, unconvinced, thinking she could practice his released Thirty-Six Forms for Body Refinement immediately. She even took a few days off, and now the results were obvious!

"Who is it?"

Chen Xingyue turned her head, not wanting to look at her brother’s smug face. Every action and expression of his conveyed schadenfreude.

There were only three days left; she still didn’t believe she couldn’t master it.

"Why don’t you see for yourself, hurry up!" Chen Xingyue said with annoyance, then ran down the stairs to greet the guest.

Chen Shouyi closed the door again, went to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed clothes before going downstairs.

A large group of people had gathered in the living room; apart from Zhang Miaomiao, Chen Shouyi didn’t recognize anyone.

Seeing him come down, everyone stood up from the sofa involuntarily.

"General Manager Chen, sorry to bother you like this!" Zhang Miaomiao said with a bright smile, apologetic.

"No problem, who are these?" Chen Shouyi looked at the crowd.

"Let me introduce you. This is Director Xu of the Martial Arts Bureau’s Research Department, Xu Yuanchun; this is Yang Peizong, Deputy Director of the Beijing Life Evolution Research Institute and a fellow of the Science Academy; and this is Li Qinghua, Director of the Mind Research Institute and a fellow of the Science Academy..."

Zhang Miaomiao introduced them one by one. Most were prominent researchers in the field of martial arts.

Chen Shouyi didn’t hesitate and quickly stepped forward to shake hands.

Though he had been mentally prepared for this moment, he hadn’t expected it to come so soon.

It had only been a few days since he garnered attention from above.

After some brief conversation,

Director Xu Yuanchun, leading the group, politely began, "General Manager Chen, your modifications of the Thirty-Six Forms for Body Refinement and the Meditation Refinement technique have caused quite a stir. If everyone can successfully practice it and it spreads nationwide, it would be a great blessing for humanity.

Today, we’ve come abruptly to seek your advice and guidance on some doubts regarding the practice methods."

Xu Yuanchun displayed humility; regardless of his legendary identity or the significance of the new practice methods, both deserved his respect.

This is surely a figure who will be recorded in human history.

If, in the future, human history is still written by human intention.

"No, no, Director Xu, you’re being too kind. You are all authorities in martial arts research; let’s just exchange ideas," Chen Shouyi humbly replied.

Though he appeared calm, he felt uncertain inside.

These people, despite possibly not even possessing martial artist-level strength, which he could easily defeat,

were clearly far superior to him in theoretical knowledge, by a long mile.

"Let me start!" Li Qinghua from the Mind Research Institute, unable to hold back the questions he’d had over the past few days, eagerly spoke:

"General Manager Chen, I noticed that your Meditation Refinement requires a deep meditative state while maintaining clear awareness. This means you can control your entire consciousness, including both the subconscious and conscious mind. How do you achieve this?"

What appears to the naked eye as a large iceberg, only shows about one-eighth of its total volume above water.

What’s hidden underwater is more complex and massive.

Human consciousness is similar.

The conscious mind, as displayed, is like the tip of the iceberg. Beneath it lies a more complex and deeply powerful subconscious—the unexplored territory that influences thought on certain levels.

The conscious mind is controlled by itself, deciding what to do or not to do. It can make minute-to-minute decisions, changing rapidly and freely.

But the subconscious can’t be controlled by simple thought. It includes innate information brought by genetic heritage as well as patterns formed from individual experiences and acquired knowledge. These usually go unnoticed, silently influencing human thinking and mental state.

The reason Chen Shouyi’s will can perform incredible feats, mentally affecting reality, is because he can effortlessly integrate all consciousness, both subconscious and conscious.

However, his ability comes with the assistance of the Book of Knowledge, evolving through dreams as if he’d practiced countless times, making it naturally achievable.

But how could he explain this!

Chen Shouyi could only maintain a calm face and say, "Talent, I guess! I was born with the ability to control my subconscious, even in dreams I’m lucid."

Could such a talent exist?

Li Qinghua was taken aback, mind blank, swallowing all his questions with that single statement.

How could he continue with more questions?

Like asking a fish how it swims underwater.

It was born with the ability to swim.

"Well, General Manager Chen, may I ask one more question? Have you practiced the original Meditation Refinement? What was that experience like?"

"I practiced it before, but once I discovered my version was better, I stopped!" Chen Shouyi said casually, glancing down at his nails, noticing they were long again and needed trimming.

Li Qinghua opened his mouth... he felt he had no more questions.

Next, others took turns to ask about their doubts.

Chen Shouyi didn’t hide anything; he shared what he knew.

To provide adequate material for optimization, he often browsed through martial arts books. Coupled with his insights as a legendary figure in martial arts, he could articulate convincingly and credibly.

For things he truly didn’t know, he evaded subtly.

Sometimes, he would demonstrate on the spot.

As time passed, everyone’s hearts grew increasingly shocked.

Every edition of the Human’s Thirty-Six Forms for Body Refinement is typically the result of massive data, repeated trials, errors, and continuous modifications—an undertaking dozens of times grander than the Human Genome Project.

Although no one had yet managed to practice the Chen Clan version of the Thirty-Six Forms, everyone had a subtle feeling that it was a considerably complete and systematic upgrade. Solving the control of the subconscious might usher in an era of universal martial artists.