Studying Science in the Alternate World

  Chapter 4 Spirit Sea

   "You have a really cheap idea that you want to sell to me?"

  Old Sam pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. His beard had just been shaved, and his blue-gray skin was wrinkled. He looked at Duke with a half-smile.

  Duke showed a hint of nervousness and complacency just right: "Yes, boss."

  Old Sam is the owner of Little Sam's card repair shop. Since he was still called Little Sam, he opened this card repair shop. After decades of operation, he has become Old Sam.

   "Tell me, what's the idea."

   "An idea that can save you a lot of wrapping boxes." Duke introduced according to the tone of his predecessor, "I have calculated that a wrapping box of 1 silver dragon can seal twenty spiritual cards. Two or three wrapping boxes are used in the store every day. After a month, there may be dozens of silver dragons or even 1 golden dragon. My idea can at least save you half of the silver dragons."

   "Haha, save so many silver dragons, then what is your idea?" Old Sam said with a smile, he didn't think a fifteen-year-old apprentice could have any good ideas.

  Duke also laughed: "This idea needs to be paid, boss."

  Old Sam is a good boss. He has run the small Sam Shuka shop for decades. He has a good reputation in business and life. This is the reason why Duke chose to sell to the other party.

   "How much do you think is a good price?" Old Sam asked casually.

   "How about five golden dragons?" Duke reported a number.

   "Five golden dragons!" Old Sam stared.

   "It's not expensive. With my idea, you can save fifty silver dragons a month, and earn back the knowledge of five golden dragons a year." Duke seriously analyzed, "Moreover, you can also sell it to other card repair shops, or even go to the Bo Xue Tower to register a patent, which will bring you more wealth!"

   "Listen, little Duke, I'm busy..."

   "Are you sure you don't want to listen to my ideas before making a decision? Just listen to it, and there is no loss. Whether you are willing to pay five gold dragons or not, the choice is still in your hands."

  Seeing that what Duke said made sense, Old Sam couldn't help but stop: "Okay, tell me."

   "Then you promise first, after listening to my idea and recognizing its value, you will pay 5 gold dragons."

   "Well, if it's worth the price."

"certainly!"

  Duke is sure.

  Old Sam nodded seriously and said: "Then, based on Old Sam's reputation, I guarantee that your idea is really good, and I will give you 5 gold dragons to buy it."

   "This idea is a technology, I call it continuous supply patina technology..." Duke talked eloquently.

  At first, Old Sam was a little disapproving, but when Duke explained the principle of the technology, Old Sam's eyes lit up quickly, and he sketched it in his mind, and he was sure that this technology was feasible.

  And the technical difficulty is almost non-existent.

  All that is needed is a disposable patina box, connected to a conduit, and the other end connected to a larger patina storage tank to provide patina continuously without exposure to air.

  No need to go into the sealing machine and replace the pulp box frequently.

  "Genius idea!" Old Sam admired from the bottom of his heart, then looked around cautiously, and took Duke to the warehouse to talk, "This idea is great, little Duke, and I haven't thought about its prospects yet. But, there is no doubt that it is definitely worth five golden dragons... No, I will give you ten golden dragons!"

  Ten golden dragons?

   Exceeded Duke's psychological expectations.

  He deliberately showed a look of excitement, after all, he was only a fifteen-year-old child: "Thank you, thank you boss!"

   "This is what you deserve. Besides, little Duke, if you want, I plan to turn you into a regular worker. You can follow me to learn technology." Old Sam suddenly reached out and touched Duke's head, and said with emotion, "I know you are eager to make money because you want to open up the three seas, but talent has never been elusive."

  Duke showed a puzzled expression.

  Old Sam continued: "Even if you can't open the three seas, I still believe that you are an extraordinary child. Perhaps, you can use your wisdom to embark on the path of a polymath as an ordinary person."

   "Thank you for your encouragement, but I want to try to open the spiritual sea first." Duke smiled.

   "Then you should try it first."

   "Ah... the ten golden dragons haven't been given to me yet."

  …

  Old Sam is an honest and trustworthy boss. Ten golden dragons are not a small sum, but he quickly got them together and handed them over to Duke, officially buying the company’s patina technology.

   A contract was also made, in duplicate.

  Duke signed his name on it and pressed his thumbprint.

   "Seeing that you can't wait anymore, go ahead, I'll give you three days off, and I'll arrange a regular job when you come back." Old Sam put away the contract and smiled brightly.

  This idea is enough to make him a lot of money.

"I'll be back soon."

  Duke walked out of Little Sam's Shuka shop with ten golden dragons in his arms.

  Looking back at the signboard of the store, he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. As old Sam said, even if he can't open Sanhai, he might be able to walk on the path of a polymath.

  Continuous supply and patina technology is the best proof.

   "However, I still want to be an arcane mage more than a polymath!" Retracting his thoughts, Duke walked to the street without looking back, and went straight to the pharmacy in the town.

  23 Silver Dragon's Awakening Potion, successfully obtained.

  After returning to the bungalow he rented and closing the doors and windows, he couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the bed, and took a few deep breaths to calm down his agitated emotions.

  The determination flashed in his eyes.

  He raised his head and drank the medicine in the glass tube in one gulp, then poured the prepared water into the glass tube to rinse it off, and drank it clean to ensure that there was not a drop of medicine residue left.

   While waiting for the effect of the drug to play.

  He opened the book "Unlocking the Mysterious Spiritual Law" beside the bed that had been turned to the rough edges. This is a popular science book, mainly explaining the mysterious system of spirituality.

  It records the ways to open the Sea of ​​Qi, Sea of ​​Blood and Sea of ​​Spirit.

  The probability of opening the Linghai is the lowest. As for the method, there are two methods introduced in the book.

  One is the way to open the genius. Through daily meditation, empty the brain, and follow the spiritual guidance, you can spontaneously open the spiritual sea. It is usually the easiest to open between the ages of ten and fifteen.

  If you are over fifteen years old, you have to rely on the second method to open it, using the awakening potion to forcibly increase the degree of compatibility with the spirituality, and then use meditation to find the spiritual sea and break into it.

  The probability of success in this way is not high.

  In fact, whether it is a sea of ​​qi, a sea of ​​blood or a sea of ​​spirits, it needs to be opened with the help of medicine, and the success rate is very low, and the future achievements are far inferior to opening it by yourself.

   "I have a golden finger, and I will definitely be able to open the spiritual sea!"

  Duke held the belief that it would be successful, felt a cool breath rising from the abdominal cavity, decisively put down the book in his hand, adjusted his posture and began to meditate.

  Empty your mind and tame your heart.

   can accept spiritual guidance.

  This is also the reason why people name the extraordinary power spirituality. This mysterious power has unparalleled spirituality, just like a small animal, a small flower, or a small river. It can guide all things to grow, and can also be tamed by all things to grow.

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  The cool breath of the awakening potion made it easier for Duke to clear up the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then let himself go without distractions.

  When all distracting thoughts were cleared, he could no longer feel his own thoughts, and time seemed to fade away, and he no longer had any concept of up and down.

   Right now.

  A ray of light bloomed in the void, followed by a sky full of stars, as if it had fallen into an ocean of starlight.

  Boom!

  Thinking returned to the body, Duke "saw" his own spiritual sea.

  (end of this chapter)