Chapter 151: Giving Back to Society

Looking at the light blue prompt in front of him, Jiang Zhe was taken aback. "A 100-square-meter system space?"

For a moment, he was stunned.

Just by having the thought of giving back to society, he had unintentionally opened up a system space?

According to the books he had read in his previous life, this was a legitimate 'Universe in a Sleeve' technique!

The expression on his face shifted rapidly. "Good grief, are you not a Science Popularization System, but a Giving Back to Society System?"

[Friendly Reminder: The system space was opened long ago; there just wasn't an opportunity to inform the host!]

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe's lips twitched. "I was wondering why the Newbie Gift Pack had nothing, but it turns out I already had this. You made me carry a backpack while acting as the Mysterious Person on purpose..."

Then, he shook his head and focused his mind.

Indeed, in his mind, there was a time-stilled space measuring a hundred meters in every direction.

It could only hold inanimate objects and could not store living beings.

"This way, everything will be much more convenient."

Soon, he exited the system space and continued to check the remaining prompts.

[Basic Genetic Serum: Permanently increases the four-dimensional attributes of multiple individuals by a small margin!]

[Stamina Potion: Permanently increases human physique by a small margin; enhanced physique significantly reduces illnesses!]

[Reminder: The Basic Genetic Serum has been diluted fivefold, enough to make five ordinary people surpass the norm!]

[Reminder: The Stamina Potion has been diluted fivefold and infused into common mineral water!]

As the series of light blue prompts faded, several tons of white-bottled mineral water and five bottles of Genetic Serum disguised as ordinary soda appeared in his system space.

"I'll give these back to the personnel fighting on the front lines."

Having made his decision, he stood up to leave.

Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and Xiao Shiyi walked in, clapping with a grin. "Brother Jiang, the number of people online in your livestream has exceeded ten million."

Jiang Zhe had a sudden inspiration and said, "Yeah, I'm aware. Come on, accompany me for a walk outside."

"This late? Going for a walk instead of going straight back to the dorm to sleep?"

"I'm not sleepy yet. I want to go out and do some charity work."

"Charity? Are you serious?"

"You're so talkative. Just come with me. After we're done, I'll treat you to a seafood buffet."

"Don't pull me, man! You're not going to 'save' some lonely young wives, are you? Brother, I'm not into that!"

"What do you take me for? When I say move, move."

"Fine, fine. As long as the wives are pretty enough, I guess it's not impossible."

Under Jiang Zhe's pushing and shoving, Xiao Shiyi quietly left the Television Station with him.

When Old Zhao brought Old Wang to the lounge, they found that Jiang Zhe had already vanished without a trace.

...

Earlier that day, at Su City's First Police Station.

Captain Zhou and Vice Captain Officer Su Cheng were gathered in the same office, watching the livestream.

When the broadcast ended, Captain Zhou was still left wanting more, unable to stop himself from clapping repeatedly. "This young Jiang is not simple. The answer to Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly has appeared—every dream we have is us creating a world. Even from the perspective of Materialism, dreams and Déjà Vu are simply us following scenes we experienced in the previous universe. I could never come up with an answer so bizarre yet exceptionally logical in my entire life!"

"And then there's that: [We have never lived; it has always been a revolving lantern]. Heavens, Jiang Zhe's conjectures and insights are far too sharp!"

"I simply can't find any reason to refute him!"

Officer Su Cheng, on the other hand, said nonchalantly, "To increase viewership, they'll say anything shocking. However, he is indeed different from other hosts; he has many methods and plenty of evidence."

Then, Officer Su Cheng quickly stood up and grabbed his car keys from the desk. "Alright, Captain Zhou, I should go find Jiang Zhe. He should be getting off work right about now. I need to get those blueprints. The local military district just called me, telling me I must secure those designs. They'll be excellent for future military and police use, and might even play a vital role in the legal field."

Captain Zhou nodded in agreement. "Go then. Be sure to speak politely and don't put on airs."

Officer Su Cheng said without looking back, "I know. But given Jiang Zhe's intelligence, he'll definitely know why I'm coming."

"Stay safe!"

...

At this time, in Yang City.

The city was brightly lit, and even at 10:30 PM, the streets were still crowded.

This place was famous for being 'warm' all year round.

Even in winter, people in shorts and long sleeves could be seen everywhere amidst the heavy traffic.

Simultaneously, within skyscrapers, universities, and state-owned enterprises, employees were receiving one targeted news push after another about Jiang Zhe on their phones.

The headlines varied to some extent.

Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly? It's Not a Dream, but You and I Creating Worlds!》

《The Shape of the Universe, Solved Today!》

Déjà Vu, an Unsolved Mystery? No, It's Already Been Analyzed Here by Jiang Zhe!》

《We Have Never Lived; Right Now Is Just Life's Revolving Lantern.》

《...》

Drawn by these extremely exaggerated headlines, people clicked on them out of curiosity.

After quickly browsing through, everyone from the working class to the elite was left dumbfounded.

"Holy crap, the thought experiment of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly was solved by a local host from Su City named Jiang Zhe. Damn, I can't even argue with it!"

"No way, the universe is onion-shaped? I'm a physics graduate student, and I used to think it was hourglass-shaped, with the sand flowing back and forth representing the Big Bang. I never expected the universe to be an infinitely growing onion."

"So Déjà Vu isn't just a combination of false memories in the brain? How can it be a place we personally visited in the previous universe?"

"Oh my god, one second I was working overtime, and the next, my whole world has collapsed. What kind of god-tier host is this? If you're going to make conjectures, just leave it at that. Why did you have to provide evidence? Now I, with my monthly income of three thousand, don't even want to go to work!"

"Humans have no sense of belonging to Earth late at night... Good grief, he can even speculate that our current world isn't the real Earth but is inside some kind of vessel. You're not going to tell me we're in a manga or a novel world, are you?"

"This explanation is so cool... We've never truly lived. The real me is likely lying on a hospital bed right now, rapidly recalling my life as a wage earner!"

"..."

These news reports also unintentionally reached the phones of some foreign teachers and professors in Yang City.

After watching the videos, they couldn't help but be astonished.

"Oh shit, what's left to remember in this tattered life of mine? Just let it be destroyed!"

"Who said Xia Country's scientific capabilities were weak? If this host became a scientist, he could definitely open up a new path for science."

"Explaining Déjà Vu using the revolving lantern and experiences from the previous universe is so novel. This could be turned into a brilliant script."

"An infinitely growing onion universe... Is it really like that... Fuck, in previous episodes, he used his own Universe Cyclic Theory to derive the shape of the universe. It's too incredible. I have to share this with my professor friends back home and give them a shock."

Some foreign professors chose to send the videos to their families, friends, and academic circles abroad.

Unfortunately...

It was as if their phones had been infected with a virus, or perhaps they had detected 'English dialogue,' because the videos could not be transmitted.

"Why can't I send this abroad?"

"Is it an IP lock? Who exactly is interfering with my right to free information?"

"Why can't I send it? I can't even upload it to YouTube or Twitter!"

"..."

Situations like this had actually been happening all over the country for a while.

Led by the state, news regarding Jiang Zhe could only circulate domestically and could not be spread abroad.

Consequently, in the eyes of those foreigners, Jiang Zhe gradually became a 'city legend' of Xia Country: there was an image of a Xia Country man that could never be transmitted outside the country!

...

Downstairs at the Television Station.

Jiang Zhe and Xiao Shiyi had just come down.

Before they could even cross the road, a black police car quietly pulled up in front of them.

Then, the right window rolled down, and Officer Su Cheng, dressed in a black suit, turned his head to look at the two outside. "Jiang Zhe, get in with Xiao Shiyi. I'm treating you to a late-night snack!"

Xiao Shiyi was stunned. "Him? Brother Jiang, the 'young wife' you mentioned couldn't be him, could it? He's a young man!"

Jiang Zhe's lips couldn't stop twitching. "What's going on in that head of yours? Is it only full of young wives? When did I ever say I was taking you to see a young wife? He's a police officer!"

"This... cough, cough, I'll shut up."

Realizing he had said the wrong thing, Xiao Shiyi stepped back and stopped talking.

Officer Su Cheng looked bewildered. What the hell? Me, a young wife?

How does a young man like me have anything to do with being a young wife?

What are these two up to?

Jiang Zhe looked apologetically at Officer Su Cheng, whose expression wasn't great, and almost instantly discerned the reason for his visit: the blueprints.

This was basically unavoidable.

According to Jiang Zhe's expectations, he should have been cornered by a crowd the moment he got off work, but it hadn't happened. This proved that someone from the authorities had stepped in.

"Sure, let's go. Might as well eat since it's free."

"Alright!"

Xiao Shiyi wasn't a fool; he knew this person had come for the blueprints.

With that, Jiang Zhe sat in the passenger seat, while Xiao Shiyi obediently sat in the back.

"What do you want to eat?"

Officer Su Cheng stepped on the gas, and the car accelerated away.

"Find somewhere quiet."

"Then let's have seafood and wine; the more you eat, the more you'll have!"

Officer Su Cheng then took the two of them to a nearby 24-hour seafood buffet.

"A... buffet?"

Xiao Shiyi looked blankly out the window at the flashing sign that read '89 per person, eat all you want.' He was completely stunned.

Officer Su Cheng gave a dry cough. "My salary isn't high, and no one's reimbursing me. Can we make do?"

Jiang Zhe turned back and glanced at Xiao Shiyi.

Xiao Shiyi awkwardly covered his face. "Sorry, Brother Jiang. I've eaten too many good things with you and forgot for a moment that not everyone is as rich as you."

Officer Su Cheng, sitting in the driver's seat, maintained a serious face, but his heart was weary. Are you two giving me a show of force on purpose or what...