Chapter 111: New Features, Reward Pool, Targeted Targeting

"Does that mean when we humans release our Quantum Souls after death, our dimensionality is actually higher than that of four-dimensional humans?"

"It seems so; because the direction of their abilities is quite different."

"According to Jiang Zhe, it's like having different tech trees and different ability trees."

"If that's the case, if one doesn't reincarnate after death, wouldn't they instantly become a high-dimensional being?"

"Well, none of us have died yet; no one knows for sure. But the quantum world Jiang Zhe mentioned has a scientific basis; everything else is unknown."

"..."

The mysteries of the Microscopic World and the quantum world...

Are far beyond what modern science can thoroughly analyze.

Even Jiang Zhe can only infer the laws of the quantum world through theory.

However!

He cannot give a definitive answer regarding its specific appearance.

"Alright, today's mystery-solving science segment has ended. In the future, when we have time, we will continue the topic of reality and illusion after Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly."

"We will see you tomorrow."

As his voice fell, the big screen cut to commercials.

Professor Hua Yunfeng and Old Feng looked at the end of the live broadcast, unable to help but feel emotional.

Then, the two of them looked at the audience below the stage.

"Everyone, write a report for me."

"Also, since the interval isn't long, please bring in more academy professors and students to watch Jiang Zhe."

Jiang Zhe had previously revealed to them—

That these science mystery-solving programs must subtly inform the people of the entire country.

And then, prepare them for future crises.

The professors and students below the stage were still wanting more, and they all nodded in agreement.

...

Inside the leadership meeting room of the Television Station.

Station Manager Zhao listened to Old Wang's report of the final viewership ratings over the intercom, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

This live broadcast had broken the peak of the last one.

And the last one had broken the peak of the one before that.

He vaguely felt that with Jiang Zhe around, these ratings were far from reaching their upper limit.

Since Jiang Zhe's program had been moved to 8:00 PM and ended at 10:00 PM...

The gap from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM was temporarily taken over by Wang Lin.

Station Manager Zhao had taken Old Wang's advice earlier and arranged for Old Wang's son, Little Wang, to test the waters.

The main content was to discuss some of the minor details Jiang Zhe had mentioned, to retain the traffic Jiang Zhe had brought in.

Today was their first attempt.

"Are you confident?" He looked at Wang Lin, who took a deep breath and gave an awkward smile. "Not really; but I can easily talk about the things he mentioned before but didn't go into detail on."

"That's enough. Anyway, in two hours, it'll be time for Talk Show Host Wen Zhang's program."

"Mm, I'll do my best."

Wen Zhang, who had been curled up in a corner the whole time, was trembling.

He thought he could follow Jiang Zhe and get a share of the success, but his own live program time hadn't changed, and Wang Lin had snatched the preceding slot.

He hated it so much—he hated not having a father with connections!

...

In every household in Su City.

As Jiang Zhe's live broadcast ended, the viewers—young and old alike—finally stood up from their TVs.

Reluctance was written all over most of their faces.

Their spirits had been completely hooked by Jiang Zhe's high-energy science and mystery-solving.

"Back when you hosted until 12:00, I wasn't sleepy; now I can't sleep at all!"

"Hey, don't leave! Stay for another two hours!"

"How am I supposed to spend the next two hours? After hearing about the quantum world and the Quantum Soul, I'm not even that afraid of dying anymore."

"At least this time it's okay, only a 24-hour wait. I can accept that. If it were another seven days after tomorrow, that would be pure suffering."

"..."

Most of the people in front of their TVs were complaining.

It was Friday night, and most of them were off the next day.

The only evening leisure and learning program only lasted two hours—it was simply too short!

Next time, they should collectively write a letter to the Provincial Station to have them increase Jiang Zhe's hosting time to four hours; if possible, eight hours would be best!

If Jiang Zhe knew about these thoughts, he would probably curse: [You guys are serious about working me like an ox!]

Just as the people were feeling miserable, the Television Station began broadcasting again.

This time, it wasn't Jiang Zhe, but Wang Lin, who rarely made appearances.

Wang Lin was strikingly handsome. Although he couldn't compare to Jiang Zhe, he instantly attracted a lot of viewers.

Wang Lin wore a smile. "Hello everyone, I am Wang Lin, formerly a late-night radio host. Due to a shift change, I will be taking over the two hours following Teacher Jiang Zhe."

"I won't be solving paradoxes, but rather providing scientific details that Teacher Jiang may have overlooked."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the audience at the Television Station and in the live stream room lit up.

They had just felt they hadn't seen enough; who would have thought the Television Station would satisfy them so quickly?

"Holy crap, you're coming on right after Jiang Zhe; this is too damn good!"

"I don't care who you are, I'm not sleepy anyway. As long as you explain the details Jiang Zhe missed, I'll keep watching."

"Hehehe, this old man is in luck again. Honey, come quick! Someone has taken over Young Jiang's shift."

"Brothers, don't turn off the TV or the live stream, Wang Lin is here."

"..."

The viewership ratings, which had been declining, soon began to recover as viewers lingering in the live stream room spread the word.

The number of online viewers at the Television Station and in the live stream room quickly bounced back.

Jiang Zhe's reputation had retained a portion of the audience for Wang Lin.

As for whether he could keep them, that would depend on Wang Lin's own ability.

...

In the dressing room.

After Make-up Artist removed Jiang Zhe's makeup, he sent her out.

"System, settlement!"

He closed his eyes, his mind focusing.

[Ding! The 4th live broadcast has ended. You have gained +8.74 million emotion points from the audience this time.]

[Congratulations! Your decryption of the Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly paradox did not reach 80% audience approval; special rewards will not be issued.]

[Reminder: Progress for Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly can be accumulated; no progress value added at this time!]

[Current Progress: 15%!]

[Ding! Your additional decryption of 'Reincarnation' received 47% audience approval; no additional rewards issued.]

[Ding! Your additional decryption of 'Quantum Consciousness Information' received 80% audience approval. 80% of people believe that an afterlife exists and Quantum Consciousness Information is theoretically eternal.]

[Ding! New function unlocked: 'Reward Pool'!]

[Note: Reward Pool—when a dungeon descends, you can obtain all decrypted and scientifically explained abilities within the Reward Pool at once!]

[Note: The world setting is a normal urban world; personal abilities that exceed this world by too much are not permitted to appear. Therefore, the 'Reward Pool' is issued for ability accumulation; be naturally one step ahead of others!]

Browsing the reward prompts, he pondered for a moment, and his eyes soon lit up.

"Photographic Memory is a talent many people in this world already possess; it doesn't exceed the world's limit."

"And the minor abilities I bought before, like Master Hacker and Special Effects, aren't considered to exceed this world's capabilities either; they are things others have had."

"Genetic Serum is only effective the first time one takes the primary, intermediate, and advanced levels; it's not an ability, but an active item."

"I've currently drunk one Stamina Potion—not a Genetic Serum—and I've also drunk an advanced one. I can still buy one intermediate and one primary serum."

"But first, let's see what abilities I can buy."

With another thought, a series of light blue [Ability] lists appeared before him.

[X-ray Vision: 10 million emotion points!]

The [Emotion Points] required for the dazzling array of abilities were fluctuating wildly, soon settling on an unreasonable price.

"Are you serious?"

The corners of his mouth couldn't stop twitching. "Too expensive. Are you sure you're not trying to drain my emotion points on purpose?"

[Reminder: All abilities that exceed the world setting will be issued through a single channel after a science or decryption segment. Independent purchase requires a high multiplier!]

Jiang Zhe looked like he had lost his will to live. "I won't buy anything for now. How many uses are there for emotion points exactly?"

[Reminder: Emotion points are primarily used to purchase abilities, skills, and knowledge books within the world's scope. Due to world setting constraints, the 'Reward Pool' was previously unlocked to wait for the descent of future challenge dungeons!]

"Are there no other uses?"

[Yes. You can consume emotion points at a 1 to 1,000 ratio to place advertisements in other cities!]

[For example: The 8.74 million emotion points you newly acquired can be targeted at 8,740 people within a fixed domestic range. The targets are random, with no limit on status or power. They will not be placed in key locations such as Military Districts or the Cabinet!]

Seeing the final explanation, Jiang Zhe's eyes immediately lit up.

In the past, before the Reward Pool was unlocked, he hadn't cared much about emotion points.

He'd use them if he had them, and if not, whatever.

But now...

Emotion points were the primary task.

He had to save up enough emotion points to exchange for skills to put into the Reward Pool.

When the global dungeons descend in the future, he will claim all the rewards at once. By then, he will be stronger, faster, and more durable than everyone else!

Thinking deeply, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but let a smile curl on his lips, unable to contain his excitement.

"This is proper precise advertising placement."

"Currently, besides a few Bronze-tier Professors, there are too few big shots in the live stream and at the Television Station. The traffic is too low, and the authority it brings is too little. System, place them in Kyoto for me, consume all emotion points!"

[Placing... Placement complete... Total consumption: 8.74 million emotion points + 2.47 million previously accumulated emotion points... Total people reached: 10,940.]

He had started with just tens of thousands of viewers. Starting from 20,000 viewers, it hadn't taken long to accumulate over ten million viewers.

Once the advertising effect took off in Kyoto, the forty million plus people there would eventually become a source of emotion points as well.

A moment later, Xiao Shiyi walked in and chatted with Jiang Zhe about some of today's issues.

The two of them were waiting for Wang Lin to finish his broadcast so they could return to the dormitory to sleep together.

However...

Unable to resist Xiao Shiyi's request, Jiang Zhe helplessly ordered 60 jin of Spicy Crayfish with him, sitting and waiting for Wang Lin to get off work.

Of course, it was Jiang Zhe's treat.

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