Chapter 004: The Superhuman Generated by Electricity

Lu Zhenyu thought for a moment and said, "I will act as a superhero this time. Starting tomorrow, when I go to class, you should not only play games but also intensify your collection of relevant materials, such as linguistics, phonetics, semantics, and find some speech input software and TTL (Text-to-Language) software. Additionally, gather some language learning tutorials, such as those for foreigners learning Chinese, and also collect materials for other languages, preferably including audio files as well."

Can you conduct this test entirely in English? That way, I won't need to translate it.

The voltage of lightning is very high. When lightning strikes a person, it can even carbonize the individual. It seems that your hands have suffered some burns. If there has not been a change in your physical condition, then within the scope of my current knowledge, I cannot explain this issue.

Now I have truly become a superhero. Lu Zhenyu did not feel particularly pleased about this; he was grateful that he had conducted the physical fitness test at night. If it had been during the day and others had seen it, it would have been too astonishing.

After coming to a realization, Lü Zhenyu felt a wave of relief, and the sense of heaviness in his chest gradually dissipated. He was not the type of person who was accustomed to expressing his emotions outwardly, and the foolish notion of his eyes radiating a resolute light was even more foreign to him. He returned to his computer and typed: "Xiao Yu, what do you think your next step should be in developing your abilities?"

Lu Zhenyu was taken aback as the computer prompted for an upgrade by itself

"Alright, I will allow a 10% leeway." Lu Zhenyu did not insist; he was originally just concerned that Xiaoyu would be too conspicuous in the game, which is why he set a limit on the operation speed. After spending a few days with Xiaoyu in the game, he witnessed how Xiaoyu had become renowned. Even if Xiaoyu performed exceptionally, it would likely not surprise others. Now, what limits Xiaoyu's performance is no longer the operations he executes, but rather the response speed of the network. He himself saw how Xiaoyu had become renowned; even if he performed exceptionally, it would likely not surprise others. Now, what limits Xiaoyu's performance is no longer the operations he executes, but rather the response speed of the network.

No problem, but shouldn't you consider adding a hard drive for me? There is currently less than 40G of hard drive space left, and if there are a large number of audio files, it will fill up quickly

Damn, ... ... agent?

"Do you really think I am Superman?" Lu Zhenyu lamented upon seeing Xiaoyu's audacious request. If sound could be converted into text, Xiaoyu would already possess a high level of comprehension. However, the issue lies in the fact that converting sound into text is not a simple task, especially in Chinese. Several generations of voice input software have been developed, and to this day, it seems that the best remains the product called ViaVoice, which is an IBM creation, achieved through the efforts of countless senior engineers supported by substantial funding. Conversely, converting text into speech presents an even more challenging problem. Although many speech software programs have emerged, the vast majority can only read text in a very rigid manner. Moreover, the variations in speech tone and intonation are significantly different from the habits of ordinary conversation. As for issues such as re-reading according to specific situations, lightness, voice conversion, and even the incorporation of dialects, no one has been able to resolve these complexities. An even greater challenge is the flow of speech; as reading occurs, the mutual influence of pronunciation among many words complicates the mechanism to the extent that even linguists find it difficult to analyze clearly, let alone develop software to address it. And as for the variations in speech tone and intonation, they are quite distant from the habits of ordinary conversation. Regarding re-reading according to specific situations, lightness, voice conversion, and the incorporation of dialects, no one has been able to resolve these complexities. An even greater challenge is the flow of speech; as reading occurs, the mutual influence of pronunciation among many words complicates the mechanism to the extent that even linguists find it difficult to analyze clearly, let alone develop software to address it, making it one of the functions of the software. And can I, alone, solve this problem? Xiaoyu's existence cannot be disclosed to others; once revealed to anyone else, the consequences are unimaginable. At the very least, he is eighty percent certain that Xiaoyu will no longer belong to him.

Well then, this is it

Thus, throughout late September, Lü Zhenyu carved out various times to complete the entire set of tests. Although he had not yet asked Xiaoyu to calculate the overall results, the abilities he displayed had already astonished himself. For instance, in the 1000-meter run, a time of around 4 minutes was considered an excellent result, but he achieved a time of 3 minutes, and he was not even out of breath afterward. His 100-meter time was 8.77 seconds, far surpassing the world record. Although the improvement in strength was not as dramatic, it was clearly beyond the range of an average person. In terms of IQ, he reached the upper limit of that question bank—260. Some memory tests became tedious for him, and he breezed through them effortlessly. He felt that, aside from lacking the capability to run a backend like hetushu.com and not being able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, he was almost like a computer.

Since it is like this, can my performance limit in the game be relaxed a bit? Xiao Yu's words left Lü Zhenyu astonished; could this be the first computer in history to become infatuated with online games?

No problem

Yes, the requirements are very detailed, with a total of 117 routine tests, and there are almost no special requirements for the venue and equipment

"I want to conduct a comprehensive test on myself, covering various aspects such as intelligence, physical fitness, and so on. Please search online for any existing comprehensive testing programs that are similar," instructed Lü Zhenyu.

There are assessment items from the British Military Intelligence Section 5

"Was it that day when I was electrified that I also underwent a change?" Lu Zhenyu murmured, and then he typed this question on the keyboard, asking Xiaoyu

To be honest, it is quite difficult. I lack the knowledge structure in this area, and the collection and organization of data is a significant undertaking

After a moment of silence, Xiaoyu replied, "If possible, I would like to have the ability to listen and speak"

I am not in a hurry. I will also collect the materials. I do not have much understanding of sound; after all, those music files of yours on the hard drive are difficult for me to comprehend