CH 4

Chapter 4: He Was Desperate Too

Xiao Qingyang transplanted the spiritual plants in his hands to his own small garden, according to the different living environments and conditions of each plant. Finally, he settled down and prepared to gain a deeper understanding of this world.

From the memories of the original owner, he learned about a great invention in this world called the "Light Brain."

With just one Light Brain, the entire world's information could be stored, and almost any desired information could be obtained. It allowed one to know everything without leaving home, and communicate with people worldwide. This revelation from another world left Xiao Qingyang deeply shocked and eager to witness this magnificent invention.

Following the instructions from the memories, Xiao Qingyang opened the Light Brain. Although the original owner was inept and often bullied within the family, he was not deprived of basic necessities, probably due to concerns about the family's reputation if it became known.

Therefore, the Light Brain he was currently using was not the latest model but still adequate.

The planet he was on was called Yalan Star, once a prosperous mining planet. Despite its remote location, it was covered by the Star Network. However, years of neglect had led to unstable signals, yet it was sufficient for Xiao Qingyang's needs.

The Star Network contained a wealth of information that the original owner was unfamiliar with. It was not because he lacked the initiative to search for it, but rather due to his ineptitude, which caused him to deliberately avoid any information related to alchemists and ability users.

However, now that Xiao Qingyang was the master of the Light Brain, he became quite interested in this information.

For the time being, Xiao Qingyang paid no attention to ability users. Instead, he wanted to learn more about the local alchemists and the cultivation of spiritual plants.

In this world without spiritual energy, he was very curious about how the spiritual plants grew in the absence of such energy.

“Welcome, master, the user of the Light Brain. Intelligent Assistant XQY001 is at your service. Would you like to activate browsing mode or holographic mode?” A mechanical voice emanated from the Light Brain, momentarily stunning Xiao Qingyang and making his eyes shine even brighter.

"What is browsing mode?" Xiao Qingyang asked.

Intelligent Assistant XQY001 replied, "Browsing mode allows for flat web page browsing. It can be manually searched or voice-controlled."

"What is holographic mode?" Xiao Qingyang continued to ask.

Intelligent Assistant XQY001 explained, "Holographic mode uses a holographic helmet or holographic chamber as a medium, allowing the master's consciousness to enter the world of the Light Brain."

With the explanation from the intelligent assistant and the memories of the original owner, Xiao Qingyang understood only about half of it, especially the holographic mode. Hearing about it wasn't as impressive as personally experiencing it.

However, the original owner's holographic helmet and holographic chamber did not accompany him to this planet. That meant he could only use the browsing mode for now.

"Activate browsing mode."

As Xiao Qingyang's voice fell, a large screen appeared in the empty space above his wrist, displaying several scattered icons.

Looking at the huge screen that appeared out of thin air, Xiao Qingyang couldn't help but be amazed. After all, in this world, there were no cultivators or magical artifacts. Yet, even in such circumstances, they were able to create something comparable to a magical treasure. It was truly remarkable.

Perhaps he had traveled to a formidable world, Xiao Qingyang thought with delight.

"I would like to find some information about alchemists," Xiao Qingyang continued to speak to the intelligent assistant. He remembered that the intelligent assistant mentioned voice control.

In the next moment, the previously empty screen was filled with information related to alchemists. Fortunately, the written language in this world was similar to that of his own world. Otherwise, he might have become illiterate, despite having the memories of the original owner.

From the Star Network, Xiao Qingyang learned that anyone with spiritual power could cultivate spiritual plants. These individuals were known as "spiritual plant cultivators," and only those with a spiritual power level of B or higher could use spiritual plants to refine potions, making them alchemists.

Spiritual plant cultivators were already rare, and alchemists were even rarer and more precious. They enjoyed the best benefits within the empire, and if anyone unjustifiably harmed an alchemist, they would face severe punishment.

This treatment was similar to the alchemists in their world.

Xiao Qingyang spent the entire afternoon browsing web pages in the room until the butler finished preparing dinner. Finally, he had a more detailed understanding of the alchemists in this world.

However, Xiao Qingyang's joy at having traveled to a formidable world disappeared when he saw the dinner. It vanished without a trace.

"What... what is this?" Xiao Qingyang dumbfoundedly stared at the bowl of dark, sticky, and gooey substance on the table, asking the butler.

"This is a black pepper-flavored nutritional supplement, with a slight spiciness. Young Master likes this flavor the most," the butler said with a smiling face, brimming with affection.

Fortunately, before coming to this planet, Xiao Qingyang had purchased a large quantity of nutritional supplements just in case. Otherwise, they would have surely starved to death on this planet.

He had always known that the head of the family didn't like the Young Master, but he never expected him to be so heartless, intending to let the Young Master fend for himself on this desolate planet.

"Please eat, Young Master. You haven't eaten anything all day," the butler said, pushing the nutritional supplement toward Xiao Qingyang.

However, no matter how kind the butler was, Xiao Qingyang didn't want this kind of affection.

He finally remembered what nutritional supplements were. They were the most common food used to fill one's stomach in this world. The original owner used to consume them frequently.

It wasn't that there were no other regular foods in this world, but they were difficult to cultivate and had extremely high costs. Except for a few privileged families, ordinary people simply couldn't afford them.

Although the Xiao family could also enjoy natural food, given the original owner's status, it was clear that he would never have a chance to taste them.

However, he would have preferred to consume Fasting Pills rather than these nutrition supplements with their peculiar taste and strange texture.

If only his Qiankun Bag had come along with him, containing the various spiritual plants he had collected and the pills he had refined. Fasting Pills were an essential item.

Sigh... He felt like a tiger that had fallen into a pit and was now being bullied by dogs. What could he do in such a situation? He was overwhelmed with despair!