Mo Chen was unaware that the water supply station had already linked him to the poisoner. He was too preoccupied with playing with the system to care about anything else!
After an hour of relentless questioning of the system, Mo Chen finally grasped the general rules governing the universe. Time is the engine of the universe. The expansion of the universe requires time, the evolution of matter requires time, and even the connection of cause and effect depends on time... In short, without time, the entire universe would have no meaning. If Mo Chen can control the power between them, then he can manipulate everything.
But... that's impossible.
The system has already provided the answer: time drives causality, not causality drives time. Therefore, causality cannot override time and thus cannot control it. This has nothing to do with how much causality you have.
However, Mo Chen learned another piece of knowledge from the system, which was "dark energy". The power of time drives the four laws, but not directly; rather, there is a medium through which it is driven: dark energy. In other words, as long as one masters dark energy, one can influence the four laws. Although it is not direct control like the power of time, as long as one influences it, it is still a supernatural power.
This gave Mo Chen an insight: dark energy is "spiritual energy". Dark energy is ubiquitous, which perfectly matches the requirements of "spiritual energy". Now it's time for Mo Chen to unleash his wildest ideas.
He opened the system panel and typed:
[Because Mo Chen used to be known as 'Red Scarf', dark energy can be perceived, absorbed, and driven by the human body.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
"As expected, they're all worth one hundred million!"
Any power directly bestowed is measured in hundreds of millions. The balance was insufficient, which Mo Chen had already anticipated. He continued to work hard:
[Because the human body meditates and experiences nature for 24 hours, it gains the ability to perceive, absorb, and drive dark energy.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Let's try again.
[Because the human body uses the method of inhaling for three seconds and exhaling for seven seconds during meditation, and experiences nature for 24 hours, the human body gains the ability to perceive, absorb, and drive dark energy.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
"Another 10 million gone, not bad, let's do it again."
[Because the human body uses the method of inhaling for three seconds and exhaling for seven seconds during meditation, and experiences nature for 24 hours, there is a one in ten chance that the human body will gain the ability to perceive, absorb, and drive dark energy.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Again!
[Because the human body uses the method of inhaling for three seconds and exhaling for seven seconds during meditation, and experiences nature for 24 hours, there is a one percent chance that the human body can gain the ability to perceive, absorb, and drive dark energy.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
That's enough! Mo Chen didn't expect to complete the settings so quickly. Although there is only a one percent probability, it is enough to have only a chance of awakening.
"OK."
Since it's feasible, Mo Chen won't hesitate. Mo Chen's causality value of 920,000 instantly dwindled to just over 120,000. He decided not to be stingy and used it all.
[Because Mo Chen especially loves scrambled eggs with tomatoes, his chances of awakening dark energy increase by 99%.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
Okay, okay, I'll change it, all right?
[Because Mo Chen had an epiphany after helping an old lady cross the street 10 times, his chances of awakening dark energy increased by 99%.]
[Insufficient causality value. Please increase causality value.]
"CCC, are you this good at helping old ladies cross the street? Let's do it again!"
[Because Mo Chen helped the old lady cross the street 10 times and then read Lei Feng's diary 10 times, he had an epiphany, so his chances of awakening dark energy increased by 99%.]
[This setting requires 100,000 causality values. Confirm?]
"Sure."
The red scarf on my chest is bright again!
...
Meeting room at a suburban water supply station.
The small room was now packed with people. Not only did the top leaders of the water supply station come, but all the important members of the city leadership also attended the meeting. The reason is simple: the entire city's drinking water is in trouble, so how could they not come?
"Station Chief Wang, have the test results come out yet?" the high-ranking leader, seated in the center, asked with a serious expression.
"Just came out, please take a look." The water station manager, wearing a "Water Station" uniform, handed over the report. Although he appeared serious, he was inwardly relieved. Since the report did not detect any harmful ingredients, he should be able to remain as the station manager for a few more years.
"Hmm?" The senior leader looked puzzled after reading the report. "Didn't they say someone poisoned the reservoir?"
"Our patrolman Sun Yang did see someone dumping an unidentified substance into the reservoir. It was dark red, but why didn't any harmful components test positive...? I guess it really wasn't poison," Station Chief Wang explained.
"Oh...this label says it contains Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and a large amount of minerals that are beneficial to the human body, more than 200 times the normal amount...what's going on?" The top leader was a bit confused after reading the report. If it wasn't poisoning, then why were the test results so skewed? I thought I was seeing things!
"Well… our patrol officers questioned the young man, and he said…" Station Chief Wang stammered.
The top leader: "What did he say?"
"Ahem... He said he poured out goji berries," Station Chief Wang said awkwardly.
The top leader: "..."
...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During the day, Mo Chen went around helping old ladies cross the street, and at night he stayed in bed studying Lei Feng's diary and carefully comprehending the truths of the world. Finally, on the fourth day, Mo Chen completed the "cause" he had set.
However, what Mo Chen wants to say is... helping an old lady cross the street is much harder than studying Lei Feng's diary!!! First of all, there aren't that many elderly women who need to cross the road, and even if there were, they wouldn't need his help. I finally found one, but it turned out to be a scammer. If I hadn't run away quickly...
Finally, a desperate Mo Chen had no choice but to grab an old lady and help her across the street repeatedly... In the end, if he hadn't run away quickly... Thankfully, the system didn't say you couldn't help the same person twice.
Thinking about the past three days, Mo Chen really wanted to slap himself. How could I have been so foolish to come up with such a terrible "cause"? However, as long as it leads to awakening, it's all worth it.