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nTranslator: Exodus Tales

nEditor: Exodus Tales

nChapter 30 – Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right

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

n“It’s here!”

nChen 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.

n“It’s actually a pair of glasses?”

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

nQuantum Reading Glasses

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

n“This is…”

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

nIt 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.

nThe 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!

nAfter 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.

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

nTransdimensional Marketing: “Mr. Chen, did you receive the delivery?”

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

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

nChen 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?”

nTransdimensional 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.”

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

nTransdimensional Marketing: “Very well, Mr. Chen.”

nAfter 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.

n“Wow!”

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

nThe 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.

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

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

n“…”

n“…”

nHowever, nothing special happened.

n“Maybe I need to power it up?”

nChen 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.

nClick.

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

n“Let’s try wearing them again…”

nWhen 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.

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

nIf yes, blink your left eye.

nIf no, blink your right eye.

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

nEnacting his thoughts, he promptly shut both his eyes.

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

nInformation source detected. Do you wish to enter reading mode?

nIf yes, blink your left eye.

nIf no, blink your right eye.

nThis time, Chen Yu obediently blinked his left eye.

nIn 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.

nYou have entered reading mode. Please select a reading standard.

nBasic – Move your eyes upward.

nIntermediate – Move your eyes downward.

nAdvanced – Move your eyes upward and downward.

nLimit – Move your eyes up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right.

nChen Yu: “…”

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

nYou have chosen the basic reading standard.

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

nTime had slowed down.

nIt was moving at least twice as slow as normal!

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

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

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

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

n“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!”

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

nGlasses have been removed. Reading mode turning off.

nInformation source detected. Do you wish to enter reading mode?

nIf yes, blink your left eye.

nIf no, blink your right eye.

nChen Yu blinked his left eye.

nYou have entered reading mode. Please select a reading standard.

nBasic – Move your eyes upward.

nIntermediate – Move your eyes downward.

nAdvanced – Move your eyes upward and downward.

nLimit – Move your eyes up, up, down, down, left, right, left…

nWithout waiting for the introduction to end, Chen Yu moved his eyes downward.

nYou have chosen the intermediate reading standard.

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

nTime had slowed by at least three times!

n“Too~~ awe~~some…”

nIn 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.

nShua… Shua… Shua…

nThe pages of the book turned one after another.

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

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

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

n“This thing…is truly amazing!”

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

nChen Yu: “This thing is amazing!”

nTransdimensional Marketing: “Have you tried it already?”

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

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

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

nTransdimensional Marketing: “Please ask.”

nChen 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?”

nTransdimensional 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.”

nChen Yu: “???”

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