Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 9 This is part of the job
Jiang Yang turned his head in surprise and looked into Zhou Yu's eyes, only to see that Zhou Yu was still smiling and her expression had not changed at all.

For a moment, Jiang Yang was unsure whether she was joking or not.

We've arrived at the memory training room ahead.

"Hello Comrade Jiang Yang, today we will teach you a method for rapid memorization. Time is of the essence, so let's begin now."

The man in the white coat in front of me opened a screen and pointed to the characters on it, saying, "Image memory method."

The principle is simple: when faced with a large amount of data that needs to be memorized quickly, such as text, charts, and color blocks, do not try to break it down and memorize the internal data in detail. Instead, treat it as a whole, like a picture, and memorize it as a whole.

Our cone cells are particularly sensitive to colors like red and green. The information carried by these colors is directly stored in short-term memory, so…

He explained the techniques of this memory method to Jiang Yang in detail. Zhou Yu did not leave, but instead, like a secretary, gently brought Jiang Yang a drink and sat down to wait, as if she was waiting for Jiang Yang's summons at any time.

During a break from studying, Jiang Yang glanced at the drink on the table and was surprised to find that it was his favorite sugar-free cola with ice in it.

He glanced at Zhou Yu and saw Zhou Yu wink at him.

"Okay, now that you've grasped the basic principles of image memory, let's do some practical training to remember the key points I just explained."

Looking at the pen and paper in front of him, Jiang Yang felt a sudden surge of nervousness.

"Keep going, you can do it!"

Looking at Zhou Yu beside him, who was clenching her fist and cheering him on, Jiang Yang felt a surge of confidence.

"Okay, here's a chart. You have five seconds to memorize it and then reproduce it on this paper as best you can."

Three, two, one…

A chart composed of yellow, red, green, and other colors quickly appeared on the screen. Jiang Yang stared intently at it, trying to form an overall impression rather than memorizing the details.

Five seconds later, the image disappeared.

As instructed, Jiang Yang closed his eyes and waited a few seconds. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes, picked up a pen, and began writing rapidly on the paper.

Jiang Yang didn't even understand what information the image contained. He copied it as if he were copying a painting, referring to the memory in his mind.

At first, things went smoothly, but in the second half, Jiang Yang began to hesitate and ultimately only completed about 70%, and could not guarantee the accuracy of his work.

The trainer picked up Jiang Yang's answer and looked at it seriously, as if he were evaluating it.

At this moment, Jiang Yang even felt like he was handing in an elementary school exam.

Looking at Zhou Yu next to him, he seemed to have become nervous along with Jiang Yang.

After a moment, the trainer put down the paper, a slight smile appearing on his face: "To achieve this result in your first training session is quite impressive. Comrade Jiang Yang, you have great talent."

Jiang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jiang Yang, you're amazing!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's admiring gaze, Jiang Yang felt a surge of accomplishment and boundless motivation, as if no problem was insurmountable.

Zhou Yu stayed in the training room with Jiang Yang for the entire afternoon of study time.

Serving tea and water, offering fruit during breaks, sharing the tension and excitement, and occasionally looking at Jiang Yang with her big, adoring eyes, making Jiang Yang feel that the class was anything but boring.

"Alright, that's all for today's training. We'll continue tomorrow."

After shaking hands, the trainer left.

Jiang Yang looked at Zhou Yu: "What's the next step?"

"Of course, it's time to eat."

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because once it was mentioned, Jiang Yang actually felt a bit hungry.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria's private room, Jiang Yang was quite surprised to see five dishes laid out on the table, three of which were the braised cuttlefish egg soup, stir-fried double crisp, and braised sea cucumber with scallions that he had just mentioned at noon.

"Try it, try it." Jiang Yang picked up his utensils and took a bite, looking at Zhou Yu, who seemed to be suppressing a smile, with shock.

This tastes exactly the same as what I had at Linjiangxian Restaurant a few days ago!
"Hahahaha!"

Zhou Yu laughed heartily: "How about it? Surprised? Unexpected?"

"You...you went to Ito City to get this?"

"No, guess again."

"Does Base Seven have Shandong cuisine chefs here?"

"Even if there were, how could they possibly taste the same?"

"That you……"

"Manager Tang arranged a private jet to bring the ingredients and the chef from Ito City to our base. We cooked it on-site. Haha, you wouldn't believe it!"

In just a few words, Jiang Yang immediately pictured the scene of countless people working tirelessly behind these dishes.

"This is too grand."

"Do not."

Zhou Yu's smile faded, and she looked at Jiang Yang seriously: "This is part of the job."

The scene from the afternoon class flashed through Jiang Yang's mind, and he said, "So, the afternoon is also part of your work? The emotional value you provide, tsk tsk, no wonder you're a psychological support team."

"Just tell me if you like it or not."

Jiang Yang felt a chill run down his spine: "Eat, eat."

After finishing our meal, we took a walk around the base, and it was already ten o'clock.

Lying in bed, listening to the faint construction noise coming from outside the door, Jiang Yang closed his eyes.

He knew that at this very moment, at least tens of thousands of workers were working through the night inside the base. Outside the base, at least hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people were working tirelessly through the night for the doomsday plan.

Have a good night's sleep.

The alarm clock rang, and Jiang Yang opened his eyes.

I picked up my phone; it showed August 16th, 7:30 AM.

"It's the eighth day."

Today's schedule is still memory training.

Jiang Yang pushed open the door and saw Zhou Yu walking towards him, dressed in a tight skirt, high heels, and a white shirt, looking like a working OL, but with added elements of sexiness and innocence.

Seeing the somewhat shocked look in Jiang Yang's eyes, Zhou Yu smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

Jiang Yang brazenly sized up Zhou Yu, making no attempt to hide his aggressive gaze: "Is this also part of the job?"

"you guess?"

"I'm just a kid, why would I guess?"

Jiang Yang was somewhat speechless: "Is our base legitimate or not?"

“It’s a serious business.”

Zhou Yu said in a serious tone: "Psychological and physiological studies have shown that in front of the opposite sex, especially beautiful ones, people secrete more dopamine and adrenaline, and are more instinctively willing to show their best side, which greatly improves work efficiency."

I've published three papers on this topic in the journal *Psychological Science*. Would you like me to explain it to you in detail?

Jiang Yang finally gave in: "We'll talk about it another time. I'm leaving now."

(End of this chapter)