Brush Up Your Proficiency

Throughout the entire afternoon, Wang Hao was immersed in the world of "Lao Zhuang," undisturbed by anyone.

Only employees who happened to pass by the third-floor office would involuntarily sigh when they saw him so engrossed and absorbed in his book:

"Our third boss is truly diligent, studious, and responsible! He even spends his break time reading at the restaurant."

Ever since Cheng Yufei had people spread the word that Wang Hao was taking a break, not only did outsiders believe he had stopped working, but the employees also felt he deserved a rest.

After all, the kitchen was already operating smoothly on its own, and not taking a break would be unfair to him after working so hard since the opening.

Wang Hao's nickname, 'Iron Man,' wasn't for nothing, but what they didn't expect was that he would be so disciplined.

Just imagine, a top chef choosing to focus on reading to improve himself during his daily break time, instead of indulging in food, drinks, and entertainment.

Such a scene couldn't help but inspire admiration.

To have both talent and a drive to improve—no wonder he possesses such skills!

For these employees, having such a self-disciplined boss was undoubtedly a great source of encouragement and motivation, a phenomenon that could be described as the 'celebrity effect'.

Wang Hao, through his actions and attitude, created a positive and upward-looking atmosphere for the employees, allowing them to feel his dedication and ambition.

Influenced by this atmosphere, they would unconsciously reflect on themselves and make changes.

A good learning environment can effectively restrain children's playful nature and cultivate their interest in learning and their ability to learn independently.

At this moment, the employees who saw Wang Hao reading in the office were also unknowingly affected, thinking, 'Should I read a couple of pages before going to sleep tonight?'

Wang Hao, completely absorbed in his reading, was naturally unaware of the influence he was unconsciously creating.

Experiencing such continuous reading for the first time, he was initially somewhat unaccustomed.

But once he was completely immersed, the system's prompts seemed to only record the time, unable to pull him out of that dreamlike state.

Moreover, as the reading time increased, he felt that the fragmented insights he had gained in the past were now being drawn together, fully integrated into various scenarios, making his reading speed faster and faster.

Fortunately, Wang Hao had greatly improved his mental strength recently by reading "Lao Zhuang" at night, allowing him to quickly process this massive amount of information and the endless stream of ideas from the reading skill.

Otherwise, he estimated that he wouldn't have been able to persist for too long and would have been forced to withdraw from his current state due to the accumulation of information in his brain that he couldn't effectively process.

At the same time, the drawbacks of prolonged reading began to appear, namely, the severe depletion of mental strength.

Previously, he only read "Lao Zhuang" for an hour, and the consumption of mental strength was minimal, with even a slight increase, so Wang Hao had not experienced a drastic depletion of mental strength.

Therefore, he had not considered this factor in today's reading plan.

However, as the second and third hours of reading time approached, Wang Hao clearly felt that the rate of mental strength depletion was accelerating.

His originally full mental state began to show signs of exhaustion.

Moreover, the faster time passed, the faster the mental strength was depleted.

"Congratulations, you have received an insight bonus for reading ancient texts, Intermediate Reading Proficiency +25, current proficiency: Intermediate Reading 900/1000."

With the appearance of the sixth system prompt, Wang Hao actively withdrew from this state, with a rare look of fatigue on his face.

Although he felt intuitively that he could persist for another two hours, he didn't do so.

After all, the biggest goal for today was to try to max out the proficiency of the Intermediate Reading skill.

According to his estimation of his current state, if he hadn't stopped reading just now, he could have persisted for a maximum of two more hours.

After that, his mental strength depletion would reach its limit, making it impossible for him to continue reading.

Including the proficiency gained during sleep at night, he should be about 25 points away from reaching the perfect Advanced Reading skill proficiency.

Now, if he rested for a while, adjusted his state, and slowly recovered some mental strength, he should be able to read for another three hours in one go.

Calculating it this way, he could just complete today's goal.

After figuring this out, Wang Hao gently shook his head, trying to get rid of the feeling of fatigue.

He blinked and his gaze fell on the system prompt.

Seeing that the reading skill proficiency had reached 900 points as expected, he was truly entering the final stage of upgrading to Advanced and unlocking new skills.

Then, he turned his head to the side, his eyes lingering on the first volume of "Lao Zhuang," which only had about ten pages left, and a sense of emotion welled up in his heart.

In one day, he had actually finished reading almost half of the first volume of "Lao Zhuang," a speed that amazed him.

If others knew, they would definitely think that Wang Hao was just skimming through it in a superficial manner, without truly understanding its profound meaning.

However, only Wang Hao himself knew that he had not only read the book thoroughly, but also understood every word and every sentence.

Recalling the beginning, when it was difficult for him to finish reading one page in an entire night, he couldn't help but marvel at how great the change was now; it was simply unbelievable.

Wang Hao knew that this change was not only due to the improvement of reading skill proficiency, but also to the enhancement of his own mental strength, which had increased his ability to process information several times over.

This improvement gave him a sense of clarity, as if everything had become clear and understandable.

He was able to understand the meaning of the book more deeply, and he could easily capture those subtle details that he couldn't do before.

This obvious experience of progress made him feel extremely satisfied, even somewhat addicted.

"This feeling is so wonderful!" Wang Hao murmured to himself.

He took a deep breath, feeling the scent of books in the air, and his mood was particularly cheerful.

And this addictive feeling was the driving force behind his progress, making him more determined to make reading skills a daily compulsory course in the future.

Wang Hao gently put down the "Lao Zhuang" in his hand, stood up, stretched his body, and tried to relieve the stiffness caused by sitting for a long time.

As he moved, his body made some crisp sounds, making him feel genuinely comfortable.

Walking out of the office, it was now dinner time, and the customer traffic at "Shi Wei Tian" was also increasing.

Wang Hao came downstairs and saw everyone was busy.

He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, wondering why he felt like he had become the most idle person now.