Zhang Heng had never thought that he could regain those lost feelings. Today, he had become more and more accustomed to his current state of almost no emotional fluctuations.
Although this made him lose a lot of joy and surprise, in this state, his analysis, observation, and especially his ability to deal with crises had indeed improved to a certain extent. This could even be considered as his second little cheat besides the Time Stop ability.
Just think about it. When danger suddenly befell them, many people might be unable to react due to fear. At least, they might not be able to make the right response in the first place. However, Zhang Heng did not have such a problem. His emotional stability helped him maintain stable control of his body, allowing him to quickly complete the thinking process and make the most reasonable response. So, it could only be said that everything had its pros and cons.
Of course, if he had a choice, Zhang Heng would still want to regain his lost feelings.
Although this might weaken him in combat, Zhang Heng always felt that having emotions was the only way to be a true and complete version of himself.
Especially after experiencing the bodyguard quest, Zhang Heng began to think about what it meant to exist. Take the residents living in New Shanghai 0297 for example. Every time they went through a recoding process, it was equivalent to killing themselves. Although everyone was constantly leveling up, they had also completely lost their sense of self in the countless iterations of the version.
This might be the reason why Feng Zi suggested to Zhang Heng that he should focus on his mental training for the next step.
"After knowing the truth, what I'm most afraid of is that one day, someone will use a similar method of memory encoding to secretly change my memory. I hope that someone can find a way to recover all the deleted memories, and at the same time, identify the fake memories in our heads that don't belong to us. I know this may sound a little far-fetched, but among the people around me, if there is anyone who can do this, it's you, "Feng Zi said, looking into Zhang Heng's eyes.
"…"
Zhang Heng still remembered the conversation between the two. After that day, he began to devote more time to mental training. He had a ready-made training method, the Koyama Myoshin-ryū mantra he obtained from the Bakumatsu Kyoto quest.
When Zhang Heng first came into contact with Koyama Myoshin-ryū, he did not pay much attention to it because it was a veritable small sect. Even when Akane Koyama's father was still alive, it was not very famous. It was far from famous sects such as Oishi Shinkage-ryū, Hokusei Ittō-ryū, and Katori Shinkage-ryū.
There was no trace of it in history, which was not surprising. Without Zhang Heng, Koyama Myoshin-ryū would have ended in Akane Koyama's generation.
And this was not without reason. Koyama Myoshin-ryū focused on seeing one's heart, and the sword moved according to one's heart. There was nothing special about swordsmanship, and it emphasized the training of one's state of mind. However, the state of mind was too illusory and difficult to explain.
Zhang Heng only realized the importance of the state of mind or mental training after his swordsmanship reached Lv.3. At that time, he was challenging dojos all over Kyoto, and he had seen many sects. After absorbing the strengths of each sect, there were even fewer things that he could appreciate. On the contrary, when he looked at Koyama Myoshin-ryū again, he gained something new.
Even after his swordsmanship advanced to Lv.4, his mental training basically followed the methods of Koyama Myoshin-ryū. Since there was no way to level up after Lv.4, Zhang Heng gradually slacked off on practicing his swordsmanship.
It was not until Feng Zi mentioned it that he paid attention to it again and continued to use this set of methods to train his mind. Although he did not find a way to fight the memory encoding as Feng Zi had hoped, it did improve the unity and coordination of his mind and body. It was just that this kind of thing would not be displayed in the form of a numerical value on the character panel.
But Zhang Heng had a hunch that sooner or later, he would need to use this time to train his mind.
Zhang Heng summarized the gains from the last quest, looked at the time, and checked out the book about glacier exploration. After that, he walked out of the library and drove his Polo to the address Han Lu gave him.
Yiyuan Villa was located on the edge of the Second Ring Road, in an inconspicuous alley. After entering, Zhang Heng found that it was quite spacious. When he parked his car in the side parking lot, he found that other than his Polo, there were luxury cars worth more than 600,000 to 700,000 yuan. Han Lu's Model 3 was among them.
When the security guard in the parking lot saw Zhang Heng's Polo, he checked it again to make sure that he was in the right place. However, Zhang Heng didn't feel much about it. As usual, he calmly found an empty parking space and parked his Polo between an A8 and a Panamera. After that, he was led into a restaurant by the waiter.
The owner of Yiyuan Villa rented eight nearby quadrangles, renovated them, and turned them into a private kitchen. The location was very secluded, and the restaurant itself did not advertise itself. Instead, it relied on small-scale recommendations from customers. There was no lobby, only private rooms. Since people who came to Yiyuan Villa for dinner were basically here to discuss business, it ensured privacy. The waiter led Zhang Heng to the private room that Han Lu had booked.
It was a large private room that could seat more than a dozen people, but Han Lu was the only one inside. She was on the phone, and when she saw Zhang Heng, she nodded and talked for about two minutes before hanging up.
"You're here."
"Yeah." Zhang Heng pulled out a chair, but after that, he heard Han Lu say, "Why are you sitting so far away from me? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"
Han Lu paused and continued, "The business here is usually good, and you need to make a reservation at least a week in advance. I booked a large private room to entertain a group of guests from Macau, but something happened there. Since I have already paid the deposit, I thought I would invite you to join me for dinner."
"Thank you." Zhang Heng found a seat next to Han Lu and sat down.
Han Lu, on the other hand, was as swift and decisive as ever. After the waiter left, she immediately got to the point. "I thought there was no problem that could stump you. You have been helping me for a long time, including the Yonaguni Island incident and the Dreamland of Death. You have saved me twice. This time, it's finally my turn to help you." Han Lu's expression became serious when she got down to business.
Fortunately, I am going to invest in a project, and I have about 20 million in cash that I can take out immediately. Other than that, I have some fixed assets, equity, and miscellaneous things. I can use some of them to get a bank loan. The amount is between 100 million to 150 million. You don't have to worry about the interest. I can pay it for you. Besides, I have been in this circle for so long, and I have some friends. Tell me how much you need first, "Han Lu said.
"I want to get one billion in advance, but I can pay it in three installments. The first installment is 500 million," Zhang Heng thought for a while and asked, "Is it difficult?"
"Based on my experience, raising money is difficult and not difficult at the same time. The key is how you raise the money," Han Lu said.
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