221: Chapter 221 Nanorobots

After a while of adapting to his skyrocketing physical fitness...

Zhao Yang stood up, walked to the bathroom, and turned on the showerhead.

He let the water wash over his body, cleaning away a layer of extremely fine, grayish-black impurities that his body had expelled due to the recent strengthening.

Drying his body and changing into a clean set of gray cotton loungewear, he sat back down at his desk.

In addition to that Nano-strengthening needle, this marathon mission had also rewarded him with three random draw opportunities.

"System, perform three consecutive draws."

Zhao Yang muttered silently in his heart.

"Ding! User has obtained nanobots +10 (can be used for microscopic physical repair or precision operations)!"

"Ding! User has obtained energy potion +5!"

"Ding! User has obtained a Special Status Card: Inspiration Enlightenment Time 30 minutes (After use, the brain will enter an extremely active state, forcibly crossing disciplinary barriers to produce breakthrough intuition for currently stalled scientific research problems)."

Hearing the system prompts in his ears,

excitement showed in Zhao Yang's eyes.

The items drawn this time were all good, especially the last card. He knew its value very well.

This thing was practically a game-changer! Every scientist in human history would probably be willing to trade everything they owned for this!

Inspiration Enlightenment! As a top-tier scientist, when facing the truth, one often lacks just that tiny bit of inspiration!

Closing the system panel,

Zhao Yang walked to the window and pulled open the curtains. It was already night outside; the streetlights on the Beijing Forestry University campus were a dim yellow, and the headlights of occasional cars flashed in the distance.

Right now, after his body had been strengthened far beyond human limits, he was full of energy. His neuronal activity was at an extremely high peak, and he felt no sleepiness at all.

Returning to his desk, Zhao Yang glanced at the time in the bottom right corner of his computer.

9:30 PM.

The us stocks had just opened.

Zhao Yang pulled over his keyboard and skillfully opened the us stocks trading terminal software.

With his high IQ of 182, combined with Stock Trading Mastery and Extraordinary Mental Calculation, the K-line charts that everyone else found chaotic appeared perfectly orderly in his eyes.

He fixed his gaze on a Nasdaq tech stock that was undergoing a violent shakeout.

His hands tapped rapidly on the keyboard, and his mouse clicked with precision. Buy, limit order, sell, cancel order.

Without any emotional fluctuations, without any greed or fear, he was completely like an emotionless high-frequency trading machine, precisely harvesting the retail investors.

Two hours later,

Zhao Yang stopped his operations and closed the trading channel.

Glancing at his account balance, after this bout of extremely brain-taxing high-frequency short-term trading, another two to three million US dollars in net profit had been added to the account.

Zhao Yang checked his us stocks account status: over thirty million in Apple stock, and over ten million in other tech giants like Amazon.

Besides that, his short-term funds had already broken the ten million mark!

He had started with only one million for short-term investment, and in just a few short months, his capital had increased tenfold!

"Whew!"

Zhao Yang exhaled, looking at his gains with satisfaction. One could never have too much money, and more importantly, this money was crucial.

It was related to his future layout for the chip industry!

As a former practitioner in the chip industry in his past life, Zhao Yang knew exactly how Dragon Country had been strangled by USA in the years after 2018!

There was still enough time for an industrial layout, but it was best to complete all of this before 2016.

Because in 2016, China-US relations would deteriorate sharply, and at that time, the chip industry would be continuously restricted.

Exiting the software, Zhao Yang lay directly on the bed. Using his powerful neural control, he forcibly cut off his brain's active thoughts and entered a state of Deep Sleep in seconds.

The next day.

At exactly six in the morning, his biological clock woke Zhao Yang up.

He opened his eyes; his gaze was clear, without any of the grogginess of just having woken up.

Putting on sports shorts and running shoes, Zhao Yang washed his face, walked out of the apartment, and headed to the school's track for a morning run as per his usual habit.

Stepping onto the red synthetic track, Zhao Yang began to accelerate.

It was very smooth.

One could even say it was a bit too smooth. For the ten-kilometer distance, he still maintained his previous extremely high pace, but after finishing, he found that his breathing rate was only slightly faster than when normally walking. His heart rate was steadily held at around eighty beats per minute, and there wasn't even a drop of sweat on his forehead.

This intensity of exercise couldn't even be considered a burden for his current body.

Zhao Yang stopped and called up the system panel in his mind to take a look.

The experience progress bar for the physique column had, unsurprisingly, not changed at all, still remaining at 26 (44%).

Zhao Yang closed the panel thoughtfully.

It seemed that the current normal gravity environment and general aerobic exercise intensity were completely unable to cause any changes to his current physique points. This was also a normal physical phenomenon.

When a body's hardware quality far exceeds the existing training load, the stimulation of ordinary training naturally cannot bring about growth.

To continue improving his physique, he needed to find physical pressure, or higher training intensity, or wait for the system's next release of black technology rewards similar to the strengthening needle.

After finishing his morning run, he went to the cafeteria for a simple breakfast.

Zhao Yang walked along the main road of the campus on his way back to the faculty apartment.

It was currently 8:00 AM, and there were many students going to class.

Yesterday's Beijing Suburbs Lakeside Marathon had already spread like wildfire on the internet and the campus Online forum.

An academic big shot who had solved a world-class mathematical conjecture went to participate in a full marathon, and not only finished it but also took first place domestically with a terrifying time of 2 hours and 13 minutes. This sense of contrast that broke perceptions caused Zhao Yang's fame at Beijing Forestry University to reach a peak.

Along the way, many students of Beijing Forestry University stopped in their tracks, looking at him with eager eyes.

Many bold students even took the initiative to approach him, greeting Zhao Yang warmly and asking about the marathon.

"God Zhao! I watched the live stream of your marathon yesterday, it was so awesome!"

"Senior Zhao Yang, how do you usually train? My physical test for a one-kilometer run nearly kills me."

"God Zhao, can you give me an autograph?"

Facing these enthusiastic inquiries, Zhao Yang did not stop. He maintained his usual calm expression and answered the students' questions casually.

"Thanks."

"Just keep running normally."

"No autographs, I still have things to handle."

Struggling through the students, Zhao Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief and walked quickly to the faculty apartment building.

Just as he arrived downstairs, Zhao Yang was slightly stunned.

Because he found a familiar figure standing downstairs.

Li Yan was wearing a very formal white shirt and a black pencil skirt today, holding a file folder in her hand.

When she saw Zhao Yang walking over, a flicker of complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

But as a Counselor, she quickly suppressed her personal emotions.

"Student Zhao Yang."

Li Yan stepped forward and greeted him.

"Teacher Li, do you need something?"

Zhao Yang stopped and looked at her calmly.

"It's about the follow-up impact of yesterday's marathon."

Li Yan opened the file folder in her hand and said in a serious tone.

"You took first place domestically yesterday, and the result was too dazzling. Combined with your previous academic background, not only is there a huge stir online, but traditional media are also almost swarming in. Many media outlets have contacted the university requesting interviews and reports."

"This morning, the reporter team from the CCTV News Channel proactively contacted the university's publicity department. They want to do an in-depth personal interview with you, themed 'A Model Youth of the New Era with Both Literary and Martial Prowess.' It will be broadcast during CCTV's prime time."

Li Yan paused, emphasizing the weight of this matter.

"Zhou Limin Zhou Limin attaches great importance to this matter. This is not only a great affirmation for you personally, but also an extremely rare opportunity to enhance the overall social image of our Beijing Forestry University. The university hopes you can cooperate with this interview."

"So, the university sent me to ask you if you are willing to participate in this CCTV interview?"

After speaking, Li Yan looked at Zhao Yang quietly, waiting for his answer.