Mo Chen opened the system instructions, which read:
"This system was born at the level of laws, formed from the power of causality, and its rules of use are as follows:"
Every cause has an effect.
The closer the connection between cause and effect, the less causal effort is required.
The closer to nature, the less causal effort is required.
The more detailed the reason input, the less causal information is required.
Causality values are consumed less by non-living things than by living things.
Causality values collected from non-living things are lower than those from living things.
The collection of causality values shows a continuously decreasing trend.
There were only seven rules, which were basically the same as Mo Chen had guessed. In summary, the causality value collected from organisms is higher than that from non-organisms, and the causality value from extraordinary organisms is higher than that from natural organisms; the setting is exactly the opposite of collection.
The last one is continuously decreasing, which means that the collection of causality factors will not only collect the first wave but will continue to collect them; however, the value of the collected causality factors will decrease.
Having thoroughly understood the system's usage rules, Mo Chen even planned to create a system shop or something, but the required causality value was astronomical, so Mo Chen had no choice but to give up in the end.
"It seems we can only wait for the goji berry water to take effect."
...
Mo Chen stayed home all day, keeping an eye on the causality values on the system panel. When he saw the causality value "jumping" wildly, that was incredibly exhilarating; nothing could be more joyful. This is his "money" leading him to extraordinary success!
It wasn't until after 6 a.m. the next morning that the collection of causality values slowed down. By then, as many as 920,000 causality values had been collected, and they were still slowly increasing. According to the system rules, the influence of causality power is continuous. Although the effect diminishes significantly later on, fleas are still meat, and Mo Chen doesn't mind.
Looking at the nearly one million causality values, Mo Chen's "little schemes" started to stir again.
If I can't become a Great Immortal, getting a similar superpower shouldn't be a problem, right?
He opened the system and typed:
[Because Mo Chen is a man, he suddenly comprehended the ability of teleportation.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Mo Chen: "..."
He typed again:
[Because Mo Chen is a man, he can go to heaven and earth.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Mo Chen: "..."
Mo Chen refused to believe it:
[Because Mo Chen is a man, he can control electromagnetic force.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Mo Chen insisted on not believing in superstition:
[Because Mo Chen is a man, he achieved an indestructible body.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Okay, okay, I give up!
Mo Chen figured it out: anything extraordinary was directly priced in the hundreds of millions, no questions asked. He didn't plan to use indirect methods to establish cause and effect, because no matter how indirect it was, it would still involve the extraordinary, and even if it wasn't a hundred million, it would probably be tens of millions. He currently has less than 1 million, which is far, far short.
"How about we try it in another city?"
This goji berry water has collected millions of karmic values in just one city. If you go to a hundred cities, wouldn't you have enough?
Mo Chen thought about it carefully but quickly rejected the plan. Putting aside the question of whether he will be discovered for causing trouble, even if he is not discovered, all his hard work will only amount to enough causality value for one extraordinary power. And then what? Mo Chen was not content with just one extraordinary power; he wanted limitless growth. He dared not say that he could destroy the universe and galaxies with his hands or trample on all the worlds under his feet, but he should at least be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
Ahem... I'm getting a little carried away~~~ Anyway, that's the gist of it. Therefore, he had to come up with a way to both earn a massive amount of causality values and allow himself to grow infinitely.
With his mind racing again, Mo Chen came up with a solution. Spiritual energy revival!
Of course, the revival of spiritual energy is itself an extraordinary phenomenon, but... it depends on how you define it. If you have a wild enough imagination, you can significantly reduce the causality value.
Before setting up a spiritual energy revival, Mo Chen still needs to conduct a few experiments. Ugh, another grueling experiment begins.
He opened the system and entered:
[Because Mo Chen insists on running 10 kilometers, doing 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and 100 sit-ups every day for the next three years starting today, he will obtain an indestructible body after three years.]
[This setting requires 10,000 causality values. Confirm?]
"Really!"
The second point in the system description states that the closer the causal relationship, the less causality value is consumed.
Mo Chen continued the test:
[Because Mo Chen is a handsome guy, the system told him what the fundamental power of the universe is.]
[This setting requires 1 causality value. Confirm?]
"Confirmed."
Mo Chen felt that he was getting better and better at using the Book of Cause and Effect; knowledge-related items only required 1 point.
"The fundamental power of the universe is the 'Power of Time'."
"Hmm? The power of time?"
Mo Chen felt he had discovered an incredible secret.
Mo Chen continued typing:
[Because Mo Chen is loved by everyone and flowers bloom for him, the system told him what the power of time is.]
[This setting requires 1 causality value. Confirm?]
"Sure."
"'The Power of Time' is the fundamental power of the universe, driving the four laws of the universe."
[Because Mo Chen is a good child, the system told him what the Four Great Laws are.]
[This setting requires 1 causality value. Confirm?]
"Sure."
"The four laws of the universe are 'space', 'matter', 'consciousness', and 'cause and effect'."
[Because Mo Chen once helped an old lady cross the road, the system told him what space is.]
[This setting requires 1 causality value. Confirm?]
"Sure."
"Space is a container for the universe, driven by the power of time, and is constantly expanding..."
"..."
"..."
Mo Chen felt like he had become a curious child, asking about everything he could get his hands on, as if he had returned to the days of preparing for the college entrance examination in his senior year of high school... Okay, actually it was two months ago.
...
Rabbit City First Hospital, Inpatient Ward 404.
"Ouch... my back!!!"
A scream echoed throughout the ward. But this scream was somewhat intriguing; the pain seemed to be mixed with a strange, pleasant sensation.
This person, experiencing both pain and exhilaration, was none other than Sun Yang, the middle-aged patrolman who had chased Mo Chen at the reservoir.
He was lying on the large bed in the ward, his face glowing red, his hair as black as ink, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes had faded considerably.
A young man was sitting by the bed, wearing a uniform with the words "Water Supply Station" on it; he was obviously his colleague.
"Brother Sun, you're finally awake! You have no idea how worried the stationmaster was; he thought something had happened to you..."
Once the young man saw that Sun Yang had woken up, he started chattering on and on.
"How long did I sleep?" Sun Yang ignored the young man's rambling and grabbed his wrist to ask.
"Um... from yesterday morning until now, exactly 24 hours," the young man replied.
"Oh no!" Sun Yang slapped his forehead, his face showing urgency as he urged the young man, "Quick, call the station chief! Something terrible has happened!"
"Huh? What serious incident has occurred?"
"Someone poisoned it!"
...