"Insufficient energy."
Looking at the latest pop-up window, Chen Chen wore a pensive expression.
Obviously, the most troublesome situation had occurred.
Since the USB drive had instantiated NZT-48, it had run out of energy and could not instantiate anything else.
However, Chen Chen also received good news.
Since the words "insufficient energy" could appear, it could be reversed to indicate that the USB drive could be recharged.
As long as things had not reached the worst stage, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.
However, what kind of energy did he need for this USB drive?
Chen Chen stared at the old, dim USB drive in front of him and suddenly had an idea.
He walked to the door of the dormitory and looked up.
An IC card electricity meter was embedded in the wall.
As it was located along the coast, air conditioning was often used. Therefore, the dormitory of Shangdu Jiao Tong University did not restrict high-power electrical appliances.
However, each dormitory had an electric switch that limited the total power to around 10A.
At this time, the electricity meter showed that there was still 52.65 kilowatt-hours of usable power in the electricity card of Dormitory 404.
Was it power?
Chen Chen turned around and found the manual of the laptop. He found that the output voltage of his computer was 19V and the output current was 7.8A.
In other words, the rated power of the laptop was about 1.5W and consumed 0.15 kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour.
In the USB protocol specification, the USB power supply voltage was about 5V and the maximum power supply current was 500mA. In other words, the maximum output power of a single USB port was 2.5W and the energy consumption was about 0.0025 kilowatt-hours.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen frowned. He pulled out the USB drive and looked at the wiring board on the table.
This wiring board was bought by the four dormitory students at the beginning of the semester. It was placed on the table and was more than enough for the four of them to use.
Moreover, for convenience, he had specially bought a wiring board with a dedicated USB jack.
Chen Chen looked at the wiring board. The power of the USB jack marked on it was 5V and 4A. In other words, the maximum power of the USB port was 200W and consumed 0.02 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen inserted the USB drive into the USB jack on the wiring board.
"If my guess is correct, the USB drive can use electricity to replenish its energy. This should be reflected in the electricity meter."
Chen Chen pondered. The computer was the only power consumer in the dormitory. As long as the computer was turned off and the electricity meter was still running after an hour, it would mean that the USB drive could absorb electricity.
The reason why he didn't plug it directly into the computer's USB port was because the power of the computer's USB port was too low. The electricity meter could only show the last two digits of the decimal point. If he plugged it into the computer's USB port, even if there was any energy consumption, it wouldn't be visible.
After checking the time, Chen Chen took out his phone and set an alarm for an hour.
Then, he turned off his computer, opened a book called [Modern Molecular Biology], and began to read.
…
An hour passed quickly.
When the alarm on his phone rang, Chen Chen had just finished flipping to the last page. However, Chen Chen was not satisfied.
The book "Modern Molecular Biology" was a decent teaching material, but for Chen Chen, it was a little too crude and general. It could not satisfy the depth of his learning.
It seemed that he needed to make a trip to the library after he was done with this matter.
Chen Chen made up his mind. Then, he walked to the electricity meter and looked at the numbers on it.
Available power: 52.63 kWh.
It consumed 0.02 kWh per hour. As expected!
Chen Chen's eyes lit up. At this point, he was sure that the USB drive could charge itself with electricity.
This discovery was exciting. It was no less significant than the materialization of NZT-48.
Just as Chen Chen was getting excited, his ears suddenly twitched. He quickly pulled out the USB drive and stuffed it into his pocket.
The sound of footsteps approached. Chen Chen looked toward the door. Suddenly, the dormitory door was kicked open with a "bang".
Li Bo walked in with a swaggering gait.
"Chen Chen, you didn't go to class this afternoon!"
Seeing that Chen Chen was in the dormitory, Li Bo immediately yelled, "Old Deng specifically asked for you!"
"I asked for leave from the counselor."
Chen Chen said without looking back, "Lil Bo, let's not walk together anymore."
"Why?"
"I'm afraid I'll get beaten up if I walk with you."
Chen Chen packed up his books. Seeing that it was not yet five in the afternoon, he got up and walked out of the dormitory.
"Where are you going? Want to go out for a AA dinner later?"
"I don't have money. Bye."
Chen Chen left without looking back.
His current state was clearly different from before. Even Chen Chen himself could notice this.
If he used to be a low-key and dull young man, then now he was a successful person full of confidence and composure.
There was no fear, no shyness, no shyness...
What he had was only unruffled confidence.
This aura was difficult to conceal, so Chen Chen tried to stay away from people he knew as much as possible to avoid being seen through.
When he arrived at the cafeteria, Chen Chen bought four buns with two dollars. He ate two and put the remaining two in a plastic bag, just in case he was starving at night.
The life of the poor was simple and plain.
And boring.
Chen Chen walked to the library while thinking about his next steps.
Although NZT-48 was enough to reach the pinnacle of his life, a man who was never content was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. How could he be satisfied with this?
His next step was, of course, to find a way to charge the USB drive and squeeze out the maximum value of the USB drive.
After all, the power of the USB port on the wiring board was definitely not enough.
Although he did not know how much energy the USB drive needed to fulfill the materialization conditions, he could easily imagine that it would be an astronomical figure.
Therefore, Chen Chen needed a lot of money.
With money, whether it was buying a factory in the industrial park or building his own power plant, he would be able to deal with it easily.
Only then could Chen Chen supply enough power to the USB drive without being noticed by the outside world.
Therefore, the source of everything was still money.
Now, there was only one way for Chen Chen to obtain money, which was to rely on the power of NZT.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen no longer hesitated and stepped into the library building.
Looking at the crowd in the library, Chen Chen sighed silently.
For the next period of time, he would be stationed here.
The library was never lacking in situations where "the books were there but the people were not". Several of the convenient and secluded prime spots were occupied by piles of books. If it were not for someone cleaning at night, some of the books might have accumulated dust.
Chen Chen came to the foreign language reading room, glanced around, and picked a copy of Modern University English (Second Edition). He found a decent spot and sat down.
Chen Chen had wondered when he was in high school. Why did the great Central Continent make North American languages a compulsory subject and such a large part of it?
Just now, Chen Chen suddenly understood.
Although he did not want to admit it, the North American region was the true core of the Federation. Whether it was the economy or technology, it was the true core.
Most of the truly profound and authoritative academic papers were written in English.
Some academic terms were difficult to explain in Chinese. Even if they were translated, there would be a layer of meaning missing.
It was this layer of meaning that the slightest mistake could lead to a great loss. This created many difficulties for the scientific research of the Central Continent.
Therefore, if Chen Chen wanted to step into the field of scientific research, being proficient in English was the most basic stepping stone.
This was the good intentions of the older generation in the education field of the Central Continent.
It was not to worship foreign things or to help outsiders. It was just to keep up with their pace.
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