Chapter 30: 30

Chapter 30 – Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right

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After the white box fell on the floor, the space-time wormhole gradually disappeared, and the space within the room reverted to its original state .

“It’s here!”

Chen Yu rubbed his hands together in excitement as he stepped forward to open the box . He then extended his hands into the special packing foam and retrieved an extremely heavy pair of glasses .

“It’s actually a pair of glasses?”

After curiously scrutinizing the glasses, Chen Yu set them aside and fished an instruction manual out of the box .

[Quantum Reading Glasses]

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These were the words written on the instruction manual’s front page .

“This is…”

Scratching his head, Chen Yu briefly read through the instruction manual and gained a rough understanding of the Quantum Reading Glasses’s ability .

It was a learning assistance device created in the year 2144 . So long as the user wore this pair of glasses, they could read much more information within a short time .

The glasses’ principle of operation was extremely complex, so the instruction manual did not go into detail on it . The inventor of the glasses merely placed a small comment at the end of the manual—Just believe that it works!

After tossing away the useless instruction manual, Chen Yu grabbed the glasses once more . However, just as he was about to test the glasses, the phone in his pocket suddenly started vibrating, signaling that he had just received a message .

He pulled out his phone and found that the saleswoman from Transdimensional Marketing had sent him a message on WeChat .

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Mr . Chen, did you receive the delivery?”]

[Chen Yu: “I received it . It’s called the Quantum Reading Glasses, right?”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Yes, Mr . Chen . The Quantum Reading Glasses is the product we applied for you . ”]

[Chen Yu: “Why do I feel like this thing is a scam? Quantum Reading Glasses? Are you sure you didn’t just add the word ‘Quantum’ to a pair of ordinary glasses?”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Mr . Chen, please rest assured . Quantum Reading Glasses are one of the most popular learning assistance products used in the 22nd century . It is an excellent technological product that has undergone market and user trials . It also matches the conditions you provided . ”]

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[Chen Yu: “Alright, I’ll give it a try, then . Talk to you later . ”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Very well, Mr . Chen . ”]

After closing WeChat and putting away his phone, Chen Yu studied the pair of glasses in his hands for several more minutes before putting them on .

“Wow!”

After wearing the glasses, Chen Yu stood up in amazement as he looked at his surroundings .

The instant he wore the Quantum Reading Glasses and looked through the heavy lenses, he discovered that the world around him seemed to…remain the same .

“It seems like…a normal pair of glasses?”

After walking to his study table, Chen Yu took out a Chinese language textbook and tried reading the first page .

“…”

“…”

However, nothing special happened .

“Maybe I need to power it up?”

Chen Yu took off the glasses and eyed it once more . This time, he noticed a small button hidden above the right side of the frame .

Click .

When he pressed the button, the glass lenses suddenly lit up with a green light, which gave the glasses a very techie look .

“Let’s try wearing them again…”

When Chen Yu put the heavy glasses back on, he found his vision dyed with a layer of light green . He then picked up his language textbook once more and started reading the first page . And as he did so, three lines of text suddenly appeared on the left lens .

[Information source detected . Do you wish to enter reading mode?”

[If yes, blink your left eye . ]

[If no, blink your right eye . ]

“Interesting!” Chen Yu exclaimed, his eyes glowing with interest . “What happens if I blink both eyes together?”

Enacting his thoughts, he promptly shut both his eyes .

When Chen Yu opened his eyes again, he discovered that nothing had changed; all three lines of text remained on the left lens .

[Information source detected . Do you wish to enter reading mode?]

[If yes, blink your left eye . ]

[If no, blink your right eye . ]

This time, Chen Yu obediently blinked his left eye .

In the next moment, Chen Yu felt as if a jolt of electricity had pierced his brain . At the same time, except for the language textbook and his own hands, everything within his field of vision became blurry . It was as if the world around him had just been censored with mosaics .

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[You have entered reading mode . Please select a reading standard . ]

[Basic – Move your eyes upward . ]

[Intermediate – Move your eyes downward . ]

[Advanced – Move your eyes upward and downward . ]

[Limit – Move your eyes up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right . ]

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Chen Yu: “…”

After remaining silent for a brief moment, Chen Yu rolled his eyes .

[You have chosen the basic reading standard . ]

Along with the brief appearance of this line of text, Chen Yu immediately felt an intense change .

Time had slowed down .

It was moving at least twice as slow as normal!

When Chen Yu tried stretching out his hand, his hand moved at half the speed it usually did .

“So~ that~ is~ the~ case… Speed~ read~ing~ is~ a~chieved~ by~ slow~ing~ the~ brain’s~ per~cep~tion~ of~ time . ”

Now, even the speed of his speech felt slower than usual .

Afterward, Chen Yu slowly raised his hands and removed the quantum glasses . As soon as he did so, his perception of time reverted to normal .

“The flow of time in the world around me remains unchanged . So, these glasses raise my brain’s efficiency?” As he carefully appraised the glasses in his hands, Chen Yu could not help exclaiming joyfully, “What a good product!”

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Following which, he wore the glasses again and was met with a few lines of text .

[Glasses have been removed . Reading mode turning off . ]

[Information source detected . Do you wish to enter reading mode?]

[If yes, blink your left eye . ]

[If no, blink your right eye . ]

Chen Yu blinked his left eye .

[You have entered reading mode . Please select a reading standard . ]

[Basic – Move your eyes upward . ]

[Intermediate – Move your eyes downward . ]

[Advanced – Move your eyes upward and downward . ]

[Limit – Move your eyes up, up, down, down, left, right, left…]

Without waiting for the introduction to end, Chen Yu moved his eyes downward .

[You have chosen the intermediate reading standard . ]

In the next instant, the flow of time around him became even slower than before .

Time had slowed by at least three times!

“Too~~ awe~~some…”

In the time Chen Yu took to close his slow and dull lips, he had already finished reading the first page of his language textbook . However, when he reached out to turn the page, he discovered that his page-turning speed was simply too slow . Hence, he placed the textbook’s spine on his left hand and bent the top edge of the book with his right hand before gradually loosening his thumb .

Shua… Shua… Shua…

The pages of the book turned one after another .

Three minutes later, Chen Yu finished reading the middle school language textbook .

When he removed the quantum glasses, he felt as if ages had passed by already .

In his consciousness, he had spent over a dozen minutes reading the textbook .

“This thing…is truly amazing!”

After passionately stroking the frame of the glasses, Chen Yu pulled out his phone and sent a WeChat message .

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[Chen Yu: “This thing is amazing!”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Have you tried it already?”]

[Chen Yu: “I tried it . It’s very, very wonderful . I like it very much . ”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “It’s great that you like it, Mr . Chen . ”]

[Chen Yu: “However, I have a question regarding this Quantum Reading Glasses . ”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “Please ask . ”]

[Chen Yu: “While this thing’s function is wonderful, what about its power consumption? I didn’t find any recharging equipment in the package, either . What happens if it runs out of power?”]

[Transdimensional Marketing: “You don’t need to worry about this . Once the glasses run out of power, all you need to do is replace the nuclear battery . ”]

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[Chen Yu: “???”]

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