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To prevent any incidents, Chen Chen spent every day in the factory .

His goal was to watch over the USB drive and prevent any outsider from coming here and discovering his secret .

With that said, Chen Chen did not spend the entire time lazing around . Apart from exercising, he spent his days learning programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and others .

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With the help of NZT-48, Chen Chen was able to attain incredibly high concentration and determination when he put his mind into any tasks .

He also noticed that NZT-48’s effects did not only apply to a person’s mental state . The drug also had an extraordinary impact on the human physique .

For instance, the ability to know which muscle to contract to be able to run more efficiently . Similarly, moving the muscles and bones in the right way to maximize the strength of a punch .

All of these can be sensed when under the influence of NZT-48 .

Chen Chen specifically bought a treadmill and several dumbbells for this exact purpose .

He would spend two to three hours running on the treadmill each day .

After some time, the fruits of his labor were evident .

Chen Chen went from 130kg to 140kg and he also became fitter . From the outside, it may seem like not much had changed . However, when he took off his shirt, toned muscles could be seen across his body .

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Just like the saying, “Your health is your most important asset” . For a researcher like Chen Chen who planned to continue pursuing his research, he would need a healthy body .

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While he was exercising, he brainstormed an idea for a new app .

App or otherwise known as an application, is a software . They usually refer to the usable software on an iPhone or an Android phone .

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There were various categories of mobile phone applications ranging from communications, productivity, entertainment, exercise, shopping, and others . Each one of these categories had several big shots leading in the forefront .

Each of these big shots of their respective categories made tens of billions .

If it went well, Chen Chen could rapidly amass a large amount of capital by developing an app, promoting him from a bottom feeder to being one on top .

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By then, he would have countless options opened up to him, whether it was to be involved in the stock market or other methods . He would not have to continue scrapping for loose change like he was doing now .

However, app development was not an easy task . The mobile application market was oversaturated these days . He would have to make sure he was truly capable of taking a cut of the market profit .

Chen Chen pondered for a short while and an idea quickly surfaced .

He could develop an app for instant translation .

This was an idea Chen Chen came up with when he was learning the C programming language .

As Chen Chen went deeper into the C programming language, he began noticing the communication trends in today’s society .

Around fifteen years ago in the early stages of the world wide web, there was a sort of “Global Village” concept .

Following the rapid advancement of technology, the distance between nations began to shrink rapidly and globalized communication became far more efficient and convenient .

However, the language barrier remained a problem for many citizens on the internet .

Chen Chen conducted some research online . The current well-known translation software was Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, Prompt, SDL FreeTranslation, Yahoo Translate, and many others .

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The way Chen Chen saw it, most of the current translation software was a joke .

For the majority of people reading their native language, they tend to notice the slight nuances in the sentence structure . They might claim that “This sentence is definitely machine translated . ”

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This was due to the limitation of artificial intelligence, the AI .

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AIs were not inherently intelligent . They could only stubbornly move around blocks of concepts and were unable to piece together a logical sentence the way humans did .

On top of that, it was very unlikely that someone would manually translate every single sentence on the webpage when browsing online . It simply was not worth the time and effort .

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What if Chen Chen was able to develop an app that was able to automatically substitute all of the foreign languages in a webpage with the correct translation? Surely, he would be able to dominate the market and generate an astounding amount of revenue .

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However, it was easier said than done . It was not something he was certain he could accomplish even with NZT-48 . The technical aspect involved was incredibly intricate and it was not something that could be done in mere days .

With his current abilities, Chen Chen would not be able to create something like that . However, if he had a similar completed product, he would be able to effectively use it as a case study .

Exactly, a finished product .

Chen Chen turned toward the USB drive on the transformer .

In sci-fi movies, there are many variations of artificial intelligence similar to Jarvis . “Sonny” from I, Robot, “Skynet” from Terminator, “Red Queen” from Resident Evil, and countless other examples .

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It would certainly be very interesting to bring this artificial intelligence into life .

When he thought of this, a smirk appeared on the corner of his lips . He checked the time .

It had been three months since he had rented the factory . The rental period would end within the next few days .

Over the course of the past three months, Chen Chen took pictures of the USB drive at a specific time every day .

In the collection of pictures, the USB drive went through the exact sort of transformation he had expected it to . From originally looking rusted and run down, it slowly began to gain luster . To this date, it had become nearly identical to when he first discovered it .

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“Can it be fully charged in three months?”

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Chen Chen thought for a moment . Then, he immediately crossed out that possibility .

Despite the USB drive having gained a deep dark luster a month ago, it continued to receive power . There were no signs of it being fully charged .

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Over the last three months, the factory rental fee alongside the electricity bill had cost Chen Chen close to eight hundred thousand . There were only around two hundred thousand left in the company account .

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You had to admit that sometimes, money can be spent so quickly .

Arriving at this point, Chen Chen no longer hesitated . He turned around and entered the power distribution room where he proceeded to cut off the factory power source . He then put on insulation gloves and unplugged the USB drive that had been plugged into the copper ingot for three months .

The USB drive was cool to the touch .

Chen Chen was surprised . He tried touching the copper ingot and found out the copper ingot was boiling hot .

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The strange thing was that the USB drive was completely unaffected by the heat stemming from the copper ingot .

How bizarre . Could it absorb heat?

A thought came to Chen Chen . Based on this, it should be safe to say that solar energy was also within the scope of energy that the USB drive could receive . Could this imply that if he tossed the USB drive into molten lava, it could absorb energy from the lava?

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The idea only spiraled in his mind for a split second before he cast it aside . Now was not the time to think about this .

Chen Chen took the USB drive and quickly plugged it into the laptop . Then, he selected the folder containing the episodes of the TV series Endless and played the final episode .

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At the same time, he used the cursor and dragged it to the frame of the “Permanent Immunity Shot” .

On the computer screen, a thirteen to fourteen centimeters long needleless syringe the thickness of three to four fingers appeared before Chen Chen’s eyes .

Chen Chen stared at it intently . He began to imagine the permanent immunity shot in the frame coming to life .

Suddenly, the screen appeared to morph into a pool of clear water . The permanent immunity shot began to float atop the water surface, creating rings of ripples around itself .

Chen Chen raised his hand . Then, he gently reached for the metal syringe!

The moment he gripped it, he could feel that it was cool to the touch . He gently held it, then he pulled .

“Ding!”

On the computer screen, the movie closed on its own .

At the same time, the permanent immunity shot that was inside the computer screen was brought into the real world by Chen Chen .

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Finally, it was a success…

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