Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1397 The System is Really Capable (4.2k words) (End of Volume)
This small box, containing two thousand chips, represents the most important step for Zhenxing Electronics Technology to conquer living rooms worldwide.

For 1274, this doesn't even use the latest technology and doesn't occupy much production capacity, but this is the maximum that 1274 can squeeze out in a short period of time.

After all, 1274's schedule is full.

Lou Shouxing happily opened the chips and took a look. The chips were neatly arranged on the foam base, looking pleasing to the eye.

The game console chip is a specially modified CPU by Gao Zhendong, so it needs to be specially manufactured. The RAM chip has a capacity of 2kByte, which can be taken from ordinary RAM chips, and it doesn't even need to be the best kind.

Lou Shouxing happily closed the box. These things, though small, were the most important components in realizing his ambition to revitalize the electronics industry.

The reason is simple: the Bailing Consumer Electronics Show will also be held next year.

If this product can be secured before the opening of the Bailing Consumer Electronics Show, it will undoubtedly be the most dazzling star of the show, bar none!

There's still a lot to do. Although this part is extremely simple compared to what my brother-in-law did, it still takes time. Even the simplest work requires time.

Fortunately, Lou Shouxing had already prepared everything for the arrival of these chips, even the circuit boards were ready, just waiting to insert the chips onto the boards. Apart from the chips, nothing else was difficult for Zhenxing Electric Technology.

Then came a long period of debugging and the production of some peripheral materials.

For example, at the very least, this book should teach players how to play these games.

Furthermore, it is necessary to explain to the players in detail the background of these games.

These are all things Zhendong said, about creating something called "IP," which is basically intellectual property, to keep these games going for a long time.

In addition, there are all sorts of game character dolls, scenes, and so on. Zhendong calls these things "peripherals".

The words sound strange, but for some reason, they don't seem simple.

He still vividly remembers what Gao Zhendong said back then.

"Brother, don't underestimate these things. These peripheral products might even make more money than the game itself."

Lou Shouxing had always known that Gao Zhendong was far superior to him in business, especially in terms of general direction and strategy. However, Gao Zhendong had other things on his mind; he had more important things to do.

Judging from these arrangements, even if his ambitions lie elsewhere, he is still far superior to me.

My strength lies in execution; if I execute well, everything will be fine! For directional matters, I just need to listen to Zhendong honestly.
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1965 arrived in the blink of an eye. After every household in the courtyard had already lit their kang (heated brick bed) and the stove, and stored the cabbage leaves in the cellar, it was almost New Year's Day of 1965.

On the day before New Year's Day, Lou Xiao'e was very busy with her work on horseshoe crab blood reagents, but she still took a day off.

She was going to prepare a late-night snack for Gao Zhendong.

Normally it's fine, we can eat whatever's available or mooch off Sha Zhu's family, but this day is different.

Lou Xiao'e's long married life taught her one thing: this day was very important to Gao Zhendong, even more important than the Spring Festival.

Although the reason is unknown, this conclusion is undoubtedly correct.

So for Lou Xiao'e, who is getting busier and busier, being able to personally prepare a late-night snack for Gao Zhendong on this day is the best expression of her feelings.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhendong will definitely stay until after midnight, and if nothing unexpected happens, he should be very happy then.

Lou Xiao'e was happily busy, and Gao Zhendong wasn't working either, but instead focused on playing with Yan Zhibuyu.

He no longer feels anxious about the system upgrade settlement; he's used to it, and it will come every year as it's supposed to.

And most importantly, for Gao Zhendong, apart from not being able to leave the compound for too long, everything else seems to have reached its limit. In short: that's enough, that's enough, the system has given him too much.

It seems like I can't digest any more, so it's not very meaningful.

If there's anything I'm looking forward to, it's how many extra chances I can get in the lottery.

To be honest, when you're playing with your kids, you don't really notice the time. By the time the two siblings were tired from playing and fell into a deep sleep leaning on Gao Zhendong's lap, it was almost 11 p.m.

Gao Zhendong carefully placed the two children on the bed and covered them with blankets. The older sister was very sleepy and remained still, while the younger brother was very alert and would wake up if there was any sudden movement.

Lou Xiao'e turned around and took out the food and drinks one by one from the cupboard. She didn't dare to take them out earlier, otherwise the two siblings could have eaten until they fell asleep. Their little bellies couldn't hold that much food.

"Another summary?" Lou Xiao'e asked with a smile. This was her guess. Although this kind of "summary" without any paper or pen and without a single word was strange, her husband was different from ordinary people.

Perhaps he simply has a habit of going through the gains and losses of the past year in his mind on this night every year, remembering what is worth remembering and discarding what should be forgotten. If that's the case, it's actually quite good. As a doctor, Lou Xiao'e knows very well that it's a good thing to be able to forget some things in time, as it's very beneficial to one's health.

Gao Zhendong was taken aback, not expecting his wife to think that way, but it seemed to make some sense. It was just that the one responsible for summarizing was not him, but the system.

He laughed and said, "Yes, that's right. Go through the events of the past year in your mind, and you'll be ready to face the challenges of the coming year with a fresh start."

Lou Xiao'e made a mistake and then went on to make it seem quite reasonable, and her reason was perfect.

The truth of this matter is impossible to tell. This explanation is fairer to Lou Xiao'e; it doesn't tell the whole story, but it doesn't lie either.

Lou Xiao'e put down her chopsticks and sat down next to Gao Zhendong.

Both of them temporarily put aside their work. Gao Zhendong stopped thinking about airplanes, cannons, steel, and fertilizers, while Lou Xiao'e also put aside her medical knowledge, such as willow leaves, bacteria, and viruses.

"That's great," Gao Zhendong thought to himself.

Even though things can't be fully explained, you can feel your partner's full support and care for this special day, which is much better than keeping all the secrets to yourself.

Things that shouldn't have been said weren't said, and things that should have been enjoyed weren't missed.

Their conversation consisted of nothing more than gossip about their neighbors and relatives, with not a single serious word.

Gao Zhendong didn't have time to fulfill the grand ambitions he made when he first came to the courtyard house, and he didn't even have time to enjoy the gossip, but Lou Xiao'e made up for it very well.

She would tell Gao Zhendong what trouble Banggeng had gotten into, what madness the Xu family had gone through, how many pairs of shoes the deaf old woman had made, how many times Xie Jianye's child had peed on his mother, and how Yan Bugui had schemed to steal a few scallions from Jia Zhangshi...

Gao Zhendong listened intently, and laughed just as earnestly. He found these mundane family matters amusing. He just felt that if all he ever heard were everyday family squabbles, without any stories of one family facing hardship or another in dire straits, that would be perfect.

As for the neighbors arguing and bickering, Gao Zhendong didn't take it seriously. He called it the everyday life of neighbors and found it quite amusing.

Time ticked by, and then the electronic alarm clock in the house went off. It wasn't very loud, and it didn't even wake Gao Changhe.

However, at this moment, in Gao Zhendong's mind, the system's electronic synthesized voice sounded as usual, but the content was slightly different.

"Because the host's change in the environment has gone from quantitative to qualitative, the system evaluation method has been updated and no longer evaluates individual people."

Gao Zhendong was stunned when he heard this. Holy crap? A major version update, just like the transition from Windows 7 to Windows 10. He just hoped that after this major version update, it wouldn't be as abstract as Microsoft was during the Windows 10 era, constantly causing some kind of trouble.

Such a major update, could it be that the system has encountered some unforeseen event?
However, upon closer reflection, it seems normal. The experiences of specific individuals are merely a grain of sand on the wheel of history. When the wheel of history does indeed turn in a different direction, as described in the online novels of my previous life, no matter how small the turn, it will be a huge change for everyone.

A grain of sand in the era becomes a mountain when it falls on anyone.

"All of the host's previous skills remain unchanged, and an additional 50 lottery draws will be awarded."

So that means "the gifts of the hometown" and "achieving twice the result with half the effort" are still there? Then there's no problem. Just these extra times are pure profit, and much more than the 10 times last year. It seems that the qualitative change is indeed different.

"The duration for which the host can temporarily leave the courtyard has been increased to 180 days, and the associated 'Gifts of Hometown' additional effect has been removed."

So, we can't even mention the name of our hometown anymore?
Half a year? Then it doesn't really matter whether we live in this courtyard or not, but we still need to reserve a room. Oh well, since we need to reserve a room anyway, we might as well leave it as is, otherwise it would be a bit hard to explain. Although Gao Zhendong probably doesn't need to explain this little thing, it's better to avoid trouble.

If I stay for a couple more years, maybe I can leave the neighborhood committee with a cultural attraction called "Gao Zhendong's Former Residence." Thinking about how some places have gone so far as to designate "Qin Hui's Former Residence" as a cultural attraction, at least my own house is much better than that bastard's.

Gao Zhendong was very happy. As long as the skills remained the same and enough extra attempts were provided during the settlement, he would be very satisfied.

As I said before, it's enough, it's enough. He doesn't have any big requirements for the system now.

At this moment, Gao Zhendong was curious about whether there were any hidden missions to complete, what they were, and whether there would be any changes.

"Host has completed the hidden mission 'Blood Debt'." That's all.

That's it? Gao Zhendong was a little stunned.

He knew what the system meant, and as long as he could complete the factual events corresponding to this hidden task, he didn't care about the reward.

He was stunned. It seemed that this major version update was indeed very different. At least in terms of hidden tasks, it was quite like the first version of Windows 10, extremely difficult to use!
I can do without this reward, but you can't not give it to me.

System: Isn't it enough for you? But if it really is "enough," you're not willing to accept it.

However, Gao Zhendong was quite satisfied with the appearance and completion of this hidden mission. If it wasn't there, it wasn't there either. He happily continued reading.

"Host has completed the hidden mission, National Destiny (Part Two), Part 2."

That's all.

Gao Zhendong finally understood; this damn system was indeed like Win10, getting worse with each update.

However, Gao Zhendong was quite satisfied with the complete completion of National Destiny (II). It seems that his guess at this time last year was similar. The hidden mission under National Destiny (II) is most likely to be located in the southern sea area.

Gao Zhendong hummed a song to himself with satisfaction. These tasks and changes were exactly what he wanted. As for the rewards, they were just bonuses. Having 50 chances to draw prizes was already great; it was enough to get a lot done.

This system gets worse with each update.

"Eh?"

Gao Zhendong, who was about to close the settlement interface, suddenly noticed a "next page" button.

Is there anything else? As is customary, hidden quests are usually gone after you complete them.

Gao Zhendong clicked on the next page with a question in his mind.

"Holy crap! I misunderstood you, system, you're like my own grandfather!" Gao Zhendong couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Lou Xiao'e glanced at him, but she wasn't frightened. She had expected Gao Zhendong's reaction and was mentally prepared.

In Gao Zhendong's mind, there were a few lines of text on the last page.

"System update, hidden task reward method changed. 'Blood Debt' and 'National Destiny (Part Two) Part 2' have been combined into a single reward as follows:"

"The host has gained the hidden effect 'AI Spring Breeze Spreads Across the Land'. The host can spend one free search opportunity across the entire network to ask the system AI a comprehensive question. The comprehensive question can have only one core element. If there is more than one, the system AI will refuse to answer and deduct the free search opportunity across the entire network."

"The AI's answer to this question, including the core content and sources cited, comes from the entire network database up to the time the host traveled through time."

"Follow-up questions on the details of a problem shall not be asked more than five times, and the details shall not exceed the scope of the keywords of the initial question."

"Within a year, the total number of comprehensive questions raised about AI shall not exceed three."

It seemed like there were a lot of restrictions, but Gao Zhendong burst out laughing.

Hahaha, this is amazing!
Gao Zhendong knew that AI could talk nonsense, and even fabricate things, which was common. After all, in his previous life, Gao Zhendong had actually seen this thing make up standards and specifications out of thin air.

However, as long as you ask good questions and follow up well, even if the AI ​​is talking nonsense, it may have some truth to it.

Although the hidden quest offers no extra rewards and there are virtually no search attempts across the entire internet, the overall reward is better than anything else!
The key point is that the system does not restrict the range of unique keywords. Whether something is unique or not is completely irrelevant to Gao Zhendong.

For example, what do you think would happen if Gao Zhendong asked, "How do you build a stealth fighter jet?"
However, such a broad question might lead to an overly vague and unfocused answer, so the exact scope of the question is debatable. But once the system grants the opportunity, everything is fine!

Although it seems a bit expensive when you calculate it, as everyone knows, the only drawback of expensive things is that they are expensive.

No wonder the system limits questions to a maximum of three times a year. I guess answering these kinds of questions would consume a lot of the system's energy if it had the capacity.
"AI is spreading like a spring breeze, and the system is really doing a great job."

Amid Lou Xiao'e's reproachful gaze and Gao Changhe's cries of being woken up, Gao Zhendong laughed more maniacally than ever before.

(End of this chapter)