My brainpower is evolving infinitely.

Eastern Xia Federation.

Shanghai Metro Line 1.

"Waaaaah~~~~"

The speeding subway train weaves through the tunnel, causing airflow friction.

In the relatively quiet carriage, Lin Ye, holding his schoolbag, was leaning against a corner, quietly talking to his mother.

"Xiaoye, don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you really can't find a job, just come back to your hometown. Our family's small supermarket can earn enough to eat."

"Okay, I understand, Mom. Don't worry, the doctor said I'm fine."

After a brief chat, Lin Ye hung up the phone. The familiar weariness washed over him again, making him feel drowsy and wanting to lie down on the spot.

"here we go again..."

Lin Ye felt rather helpless.

In this life, I have always been very healthy, and thanks to the wisdom I gained from my two past lives, I was admitted to the Magic City University on Blue Star.

Life was going well until graduation was just around the corner, when he suddenly started feeling sleepy frequently.

It's not just ordinary sleepiness, but the kind of drowsiness that comes out of nowhere. Even if you slept very well the night before, you might feel sleepy as soon as you wake up the next day.

At his worst, he even fell and fainted while running on the playground.

Lin Ye was panicking. His wonderful life had just begun. If he got a brain disease, wouldn't he be devastated?

So today, taking advantage of the weekend, he paid a high price to buy an appointment with a top neurosurgeon at a public hospital in Shanghai from a scalper.

After a series of examinations, the experts surprisingly said that he had absolutely no problems.

Lin Ye panicked even more.

Because... the real problem is the one that can't be detected.

Two middle school students in the seats in front of me were engrossed in their phones, discussing something amongst themselves.

"Holy crap, is this for real? This guy can control water!"

"AI at a glance!"

"But this is a live broadcast, outdoors, and with so many people watching..."

"They're all actors, and they even provide meals for 81 days."

"Huh? Why was the live stream banned?"

"He must have been reported. If he's using AI, he should just use AI. Why insist on claiming he's awakened superpowers? Doesn't he know that supernatural beings are forbidden after the founding of the People's Republic of China?"

"How do you explain the dense fog a month ago?"

"The federal government has already said it's global warming."

"It's always the same old story about global warming, can't you come up with something new?"

The argument between the two brought Lin Ye's thoughts back to a month ago.

On that day, the entire Eastern Xia Federation, no, it should be said that the entire world, was shrouded in a thick fog.

And the reason why my brain kept getting sleepy started from that day.

"Could it be... that my illness is related to that dense fog?"

Others may not believe in the extraordinary, but Lin Ye might.

After all, as a reincarnated being, he is the greatest of the extraordinary!

"Ding~ Shanghai University has arrived. Passengers who have arrived, please disembark from the left-hand door."

"We've arrived at Shanghai University..."

The subway announcement interrupted Lin Ye's thoughts, and he had no choice but to follow the flow of people out of the subway.

The April sun was already too bright. As Lin Ye stepped out of the subway station, he felt a sudden blur in his vision and had to reach out to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.

In a daze, he seemed to feel an itch on his scalp, as if something was wriggling inside.

Just as he was about to scratch it, the itch in his head receded like a tide, and a golden light screen vaguely appeared before his eyes, gradually becoming clearer.

"This is..."

When Lin Ye saw the golden light screen clearly, all his weariness seemed to be swept away, replaced by a deep sense of disbelief.

At this moment, the words were clearly written on the screen in front of him—

[Lin Ye]

[Brain Power Evolver]

[Brainpower Lv.1: (0/100)]

[Skills: Photographic memory, innovative thinking...]

As a handsome reader who had read countless online novels, he naturally knew that this was the golden finger that allowed transmigrators and reincarnators to defy fate.

At this moment, Lin Ye was overjoyed.

He wasn't sick; he had just awakened a cheat code.

So, could those videos online be real?

Did that dense fog change the world?

"Calm down! Calm down!"

Lin Ye immediately suppressed his excitement and advised himself to calm down.

If that's really the case, it means that I'm not the only one in this world who has evolved; others have also evolved.

Some people may be more powerful than you.

Even... the authorities will regulate these evolved beings, just like the evolved being who just livestreamed controlling water.

Before he could figure out his own abilities, Lin Ye felt he should keep a low profile.

He began walking towards the school, while simultaneously examining the information on his light screen and studying his evolutionary path.

"Judging from the light screen, my evolution path should be to enhance my brainpower. Currently, I possess abilities such as 'photographic memory' and 'thinking expansion'."

This should be a skill related to learning.

This is easy to understand, since the greatest characteristic of brainpower is its use in learning.

but...

This is level 1 mental ability. If the mental ability level is increased, will there be other abilities?

Another crucial question is: how do we trigger evolution?

"Brainpower is related to learning, so could it be that learning can improve brainpower? Let's go to the library first."

Lin Ye immediately rushed to the library.

Shanghai University is a top-tier university in the Eastern Xia Federation, and students here are generally more self-disciplined.

Even on weekends, the library is packed with people.

After Lin Ye arrived, he swiped his student ID and successfully entered the library.

But looking at the many students and the dazzling array of books, Lin Ye was at a loss.

What books can improve brainpower?

"Just give it a try."

Before you have an answer, the best course of action is to try more.

Anyway... reading books doesn't cost much, at most it's just a sunk cost of time. For an ordinary person like him, time is the least valuable thing.

Lin Ye found several books on finance and started reading them.

This was also a subject he studied in college.

"Modern Monetary Banking Course," "New Edition of International Finance," "Monetary Banking"...

These are all books related to the macro-finance direction for the professional master's entrance examination in finance.

Lin Ye took the book, found a corner to sit down, and began to try to read it.

"The essence of money..."

Through reading, Lin Ye was pleasantly surprised to find that his mental abilities had indeed improved significantly compared to before.

Because it is difficult for normal people to remember the content of a book after reading it only once; they often need to read it several times.

But after reading it only once, it formed a deep memory in his mind, and the content would automatically appear whenever he closed his eyes.

After finishing the book, Lin Ye was completely certain that his Lv1 brainpower ability was real.

He not only read the book, but also memorized its contents.

but...

The experience bar on the information screen did not change and remained at (0/100).

"Can't you improve your brainpower level just by reading?"

Or perhaps... I haven't been reading enough?

Lin Ye tried again.