Hearing this, Xu Ze gritted his teeth, suddenly feeling that this damn AI’s dark, grinning face was utterly detestable. He had been treated like he was possessed by a pig demon these past few days. Glaring at the dark face, he angrily said, “Can’t you change your appearance to something more handsome? I’m really starting to hate looking at your dark face!”
“Of course! I almost forgot. Tao Jun wasn’t exactly handsome, and that doesn’t match the image of a genius AI like me. Let’s change it, then!” As soon as the words were spoken, the big, dark-skinned man’s body twisted and transformed. In an instant, he had taken on a completely new appearance, grinning at Xu Ze. “How’s this? Not bad, right?”
“Wang Leehom?” Xu Ze rubbed his forehead, looking at the handsome, smiling face, and sighed. “Alright, fine. At least it’s easier on the eyes.”
“Do you want to change the name too? That’s up to you,” the AI continued, annoyingly chatty.
“Xiao Dao. Just stick with Xiao Dao. Don’t change it,” Xu Ze replied impatiently.
Seeing Xu Ze’s irritation, Xiao Dao grinned and waved his hand. A strange humanoid diagram suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ze. Pointing at a red line that was constantly flickering and flowing on the diagram, he said, “See this? This is the basic energy circulation system I’ve set up for you. This point here is the starting position, three centimeters below your navel. Once you go out later, focus on it, and you’ll feel something like a stream of energy there. What you need to do is guide it to follow this path every day.”
“As long as you can circulate it through this path nine times a day, it will absorb enough free energy from the environment to meet our training needs. You won’t have to worry about eating so much anymore! Got it?” Xiao Dao looked at Xu Ze with a sly grin.
“If you can manage to circulate it nine times in one go after some training, and if you have the corresponding medical knowledge and skills, then congratulations! You’ll officially reach the Level 1 Super Medic standard and gain full Level 1 permissions.”
“Meridian diagram? Ren and Du meridians?” Hearing all these benefits, Xu Ze was filled with excitement. But when he saw the familiar-looking humanoid diagram in front of him, he was dumbfounded. After a while, he finally connected this image to the meridian diagrams he had studied in his traditional Chinese medicine classes. The line that ran along the front and back of the body and connected at the center—wasn’t that the so-called Ren and Du meridians?
He couldn’t wrap his head around how this ancient martial arts concept had found its way into futuristic high-tech. Xu Ze was completely baffled. Staring at Xiao Dao, he stammered, “D-does this mean… what you’re teaching me is… internal energy?”
“Internal energy?” Xiao Dao furrowed his handsome brows, thought for a moment, and finally said, “This basic energy circulation system… it seems like a long time ago—how long exactly? The system doesn’t have detailed records—but it was apparently called something like internal energy. It’s just that the military simplified and improved it.”
“Internal energy? High-tech?” Xu Ze was utterly confused. How could these two things be connected?
“Alright, I’m running out of energy. Practice this for now, and we’ll meet again tomorrow night!” With a beep, Xu Ze’s vision went dark, and he was pulled out of that strange state. He realized he was still lying in bed, but his body felt sticky, as if he had been sweating profusely.