Chen Yan could not control the occurrence of synaesthesia before. Once a "touch" occurs, he will develop synaesthesia on the object he touches.

Chen Yan had to wear gloves, but the gloves made him uncomfortable. After losing the feeling of direct contact between his fingers, it seemed that even his hands became less sensitive.

'Since after experiencing what happened last night, my inspiration has increased, can I also control the process of [the generation of synaesthesia] to a certain extent?'

Chen Yan focused his attention on his fingers, controlled his "feeling" that had become clearer, and slowly placed his hand on the armrest of the sofa.

An indescribable feeling came through his fingers, and Chen Yan did not enter the "synesthesia" state towards the table!

1 second…2 seconds…3 seconds…

The more he counted, the more surprised he became. He thought, last night's suffering was not in vain, I can actually control the occurrence of synaesthesia!

Just when he was excited, a scene suddenly unfolded in front of him - in the cold and smelly cowshed, a bull was dragged out, a machete appeared in the field of vision, and then a bloody massacre that could not bear to be seen appeared...

When the cowhide-textured sofa entered the apartment, Chen Yan's view turned around.

He immediately raised his hands and put on his gloves.

The synesthesia to the cowhide on the armrest of the sofa was terrible, and the oppressive feeling of the machete was as if I was being slaughtered.

Chen Yan was so oppressed that he couldn't breathe, and it took him a while to regain his strength.

‘The moment I put my hand on the sofa just now, I did not have synaesthesia immediately... maybe for about 6 seconds?

But even if it was only 6 seconds, it did happen!

This shows that facing [unknown knowledge] is useful, and my control over "inspiration" has increased - I can enhance my control over synaesthesia by facing "unknown knowledge".'

Chen Yan rubbed his chin:

'But this kind of enhancement cannot be quantified, so I only know that I have enhanced it, but I don't know how much.'

'It would be great if there was a meter for [Inspiration Strength]. I can increase it at any time and I can see how much I have increased at any time.'

Thinking of this, Chen Yan's heart suddenly moved.

'The mobile phone is a part of my body, a mechanical and intelligent part, so the mobile phone should be able to sense changes in my physical state.'

'If the mobile phone can sense the changes in my body state, it should be able to quantify it using functions, equations... or programs.'

'Try it for free without spending any money.'

Thinking of this, Chen Yan immediately closed his eyes.

The next moment, in the online world, Chen Yan's quantum clone opened his eyes.

The online world has undergone greater changes than before. A new block has appeared that is exactly the same size as the previous block. The colorful part of the pale online world has become more than twice its original size.

The architectural style of the new block has changed a lot compared to the previous block. It is completely different from the serious style full of edges and corners in the previous block. The buildings in the new block look very "trendy", and there are not even many symmetrical cubes——

Most of the buildings in the new neighborhood are irregular and asymmetrical polygonal cubes, and there are even open-air buildings built on aerial boats.

Chen Yan didn't know what kind of functional web pages those buildings represented. All he was sure of was that the director's Internet empire had expanded again.

'This is not the time for observation.'

With his vision withdrawn, he began to program himself.

‘Use a thermometer as the style to generate the [Inspiration Strength] detection APP, set the maximum threshold to 100%, and the temperature measurement will increase as the inspiration intensity increases. When the inspiration intensity value reaches 100%, an information prompt window will pop up.’

‘Set the APP version number to 1.0’

'Set the APP for immediate detection and reduce the power consumption to as low as possible.'

'When the life of the main body is threatened, close the APP background to reduce the power consumption of the main body.'

Chen Yan felt that he had almost thought about it and was ready to leave the online world.

He thought to himself that he just had an idea now, and he followed it. There must be imperfections, but it doesn't matter. Once he finds out that there are missing functions, he can just use the quantum clone to patch the APP.

He closed his eyes and returned to the present world.

As his external limb, the mobile phone faithfully executes the instructions he converted into quantum clone data. Those instructions are converted into lines of code in the mobile phone, and finally compiled into a brand new APP, which appears on the mobile phone page.

When Chen Yan picked up the phone again, there was an APP called [Inspiration Strength] on the home page. The icon was a mini thermometer.

After Chen Yan clicked in, he saw that the thermometer's measurement was floating at about 30%.

'My current inspiration intensity is about 30%!'

It seems that the non-material existence of inspiration intensity still cannot be accurately valued.

But it is enough to be able to see the approximate figures. Moreover, the fluctuation range of the meter is not large, which shows that the error of the valuation is not large and the accuracy is relatively high.

'With one more APP, it stands to reason that the mobile phone's bioelectricity usage should be more, but I don't feel any difficulty, probably because this APP does not need to occupy a lot of running memory - the running memory is equivalent to what I can afford.

Ability, or overall strength, or physical fitness... Anyway, it's pretty much the same thing.'

Although Chen Yan saw his actual inspiration intensity data, Chen Yan became even more anxious.

'I went to such a dangerous place in the wilderness, faced monsters that I couldn't understand at all, narrowly escaped death, and entered an underground cave. After all this time, I came back with only a 30% increase in inspiration strength?'

'If I want to increase the remaining 70% of my inspiration intensity, won't I have to face such a dangerous situation every time?'

'I was lucky and survived this time, but what about next time?'

'Do we have to try our damn luck every time?'

But he has little money, little background, and little ability. Besides trying for luck, what else can he do?

'My ancestors often said, 'Do your best and obey fate.' This is my current situation.'

He then thought of another thing.

'Kriser Hunter said that the Moon Spawn have not broken through the existence of "Psychic Synaesthetes". If I still don't know how to advance when the meter reaches its peak, what will happen then?'

'Maybe there will be a simple stagnation in my abilities? Maybe there will be a promotion? Maybe something bad will happen?'

Chen Yan quickly put away his frustration, because such depression was completely useless. His time was very precious and he had no time to waste on feeling sorry for himself.

‘It’s possible that Wish can know about this! Her vision is so broad, she might have seen a higher level of existence than the “Psychic Synaesthetes”.’

'There are too many things to do today and I can't make it to class. I'll ask her again in the evening.'

What immediately caught his attention were three new notifications floating in the notification bar of his phone:

"Northern Federal Bureau of Abnormal Biological Investigation, [Combat Readiness Resources Section] APP version 1.0 push (click to receive)"

"North... Bureau [Archives Room] APP version 1.0 push (click to receive)"

"Notice from the Northern...Bureau: All investigators please pay attention to the upload time of abnormal biological files this week. The file upload channel will be temporarily closed after 10 pm on Sunday. The upload channel will be opened again at 8 am next Monday."

Huh? The network in the North Bureau has been repaired?

I think it's just a matter of reconnecting the disconnected port, which is not a difficult task.

He looked at the words [Combat Readiness Resources Section] and suddenly thought of another thing.

Combat Readiness Resources Section... Combat Readiness... Bullets... I forgot to take the bullets!

Chen Yan's heart trembled, thinking of the unexpected situation last night. If he could have brought more bullets with him, he might not have ended up in the miserable situation he was in the wilderness last night.

Chen Yan immediately returned to the third floor, took out 18 rounds of Skylark-300 ammunition, filled the magazine, and left two boxes containing 12 bullets in the inner pocket of his cotton jacket.

Holding the loaded Skylark-300 in his hand, Chen Yan felt a sense of security envelope his entire body, creating a sense of comfort no less than the warm sun in winter.

After finishing this, he looked at the phone again.

Chen Yan received the APP from the Combat Readiness Resources Section and Archives Room, and then looked at the pitiful pages of records in his notebook APP, feeling a little embarrassed.

How much reward can I get for such a small record?

By the way, the money for uploading files should not be regarded as salary, but as a bonus, right?

If I receive a bonus, do I need to file a tax return?

Chen Yan is very vigilant. He now only has a little more than two pounds of family property left. Once an individual's income reaches a certain amount through tax declaration, he must bear more taxes and pay more taxes.

In addition to personal income tax, there are also ridiculously high local taxes.

How high are the rates on Walker Street?

Ribot's house next door is almost full of tenants, and the monthly rent he collects is barely enough to cover the property tax. He can't even afford the school fees for his youngest son, Wolf Ribot.

This is certainly due to the fact that general school fees are too expensive, but to a certain extent, it also proves the high local taxes.

People in Yanan City seem to be living like this. They seem to make a lot of money, but they can't save a penny. There are always places that need to be spent, and there are always taxes that need to be paid.

Chen Yan has not asked how much land tax an apartment building with an area like No. 33 Walker Street has to pay, because he once heard from his third uncle that the monthly land tax for Taishenghe Branch, which is slightly larger than No. 33 Walker Street Apartment, is

A full 48 shillings—just 2 shillings short of a pound!

Of course, Chen Yan only found out about this after he bought this apartment from his third uncle. If he had known that the land tax was so high, he would not have risked his life to become the landlord.

Chen Yan was barely rich when he came to Yanan City. It was not until he made money from Colin Frankenstein that he had some illusion about his earning power, thinking that before he paid taxes next time,

No matter what, you will save enough money.

After squandering some money later, he realized that the money seemed to be a bit insufficient...

Once you can't pay taxes, you will be forced to go bankrupt and be driven out to become a beggar!

Chen Yan must avoid that situation from happening.

He still has a big family to raise!

Eh... something seems to be wrong...

Before Chen Yan had time to think carefully, his desire for money forced him to shift his attention - he opened the Bei Bureau Archives APP he had just downloaded and saw the [Bounty Investigation Application] button at a glance.
Chapter completed!