Starting with Proficiency Panel

Magic and science both have many parallels in their exploration of the cosmos.

Up to now, he still hasn't felt sleepy. When one encounters something extremely interesting, they tend to be passionately enthusiastic.

After temporarily closing "Magic Origin," Li Qing's eyes focused on "Basic Meditation Technique." With a gentle tap, the runes began rapidly changing, finally reappearing the content.

Li Qing carefully spent half an hour looking at this content of less than a thousand words, along with an accompanying meditation image. It was an image of a sphere sketched out by countless lines, emitting a faint glow. Just by staring at it straightforwardly, the sphere interwoven by countless lines was deeply imprinted in his mind.

It even formed a three-dimensional image in his mind, constantly zooming in and out with his thoughts...

This is amazing!

Li Qing found it quite wondrous. If you say this is magic, he wouldn't doubt it at all. This operation, where just one glance etches it deeply into the mind, is simply too awe-inspiring.

Upon looking at the pattern again, the meditation image was no longer emitting a faint glow, showing no abnormalities.

Seems like it was a one-time use magic.

Feeling a bit excited, Li Qing clenched his fist and pounded his bed several times in exhilaration.

Creak! Creak! Creak...

"Lower the noise next door, there's a lonely single dog over here!"

Hearing a somewhat disgruntled shout from next door, Li Qing forcefully stopped his actions.

The place he rented wasn't very good, and the soundproofing was a bit poor. Any loud noise could be heard by the next door.

After ensuring there were no mistakes, he lay flat on the bed, eyes slightly closed, and his spirit immersed, gradually slipping into a half-awake state...

Li Qing suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and showed a trace of helplessness. In modern society, material abundance is overwhelming, and the information received by everyone is extremely vast and varied, with all sorts of bizarre things. To eliminate these distractions from the mind completely is a pipe dream.

It's completely unattainable.

After pondering for a while, Li Qing checked the time; it was already past four in the morning. Since he wasn't sleepy, he got up and sat in front of the computer.

After waking the computer from standby mode, he silently opened his hidden folder...

Twenty minutes later, Li Qing showed a look of no desires or ambitions. Apart from feeling a bit weak, he displayed an enlightened gaze as he released the mouse. Sitting quietly on the bed, he completely emptied his mind and began to slowly sketch lines in his mind according to the meditation image from "Basic Meditation Technique."

Before sketching the lines, one needs to construct their own origin point, called the 'Primordial' in "Basic Meditation Technique," similar to a cosmic singularity, and begin to slowly birth their own little universe.

Gathering his primordial point and sketching the first line seemed to have no obstructions and easily reached the standard described in "Basic Meditation Technique."

The entire process of sketching and visualizing was quite smooth, perhaps because, without distractions in mind, his concentration was very high.

It wasn't until the phone alarm rang that Li Qing opened his eyes, reluctant to end it. Just as he was about to get up, a splitting headache suddenly attacked him, causing him to weaken and fall straight to the ground.

He lay on the ground groaning for a long time, with the sound of banging popping from the next door, before he could barely get himself up again.

He managed to crawl back to the bed, looking at the contents on the paper with bloodshot eyes.

Before forming the light ball with "Basic Meditation Technique," each sketched line required a significant amount of spirit, leading to his current state.

His body slid, collapsing onto the bed, and he drowsily fainted for half an hour, only then did he wobble up.

He still had to go to work.

Forcing himself to endure the headache to take a quick shower, which alleviated it a bit, he then stuffed the paper roll into his pocket and went out the door.

While waiting for the bus, Li Qing finally caught his breath. The pain subsided quite a bit, giving him the energy to pay attention to other things.

This was mental overexertion, next time he would need to pay attention to the time.

Li Qing exhaled deeply, and the line sketched in his mind was vividly clear, settling in his mind, moving freely with his thoughts and appearing in every detail.

Seems fairly easy.

"Mom, look, that person looks like a panda!"

"Stop talking! That's a smoky eye makeup!"

Li Qing snapped back to reality, glancing at the mother and child standing nearby. Seeing him turn his gaze, the woman abruptly dragged the child a few steps away.

He smirked and looked around, noticing everyone casting him furtive glances. As he turned his gaze, they all averted their eyes.

How strange, could it be that he didn't sleep well last night, and having eye bags was enough to be discriminated against?

When the bus arrived, after boarding, Li Qing skillfully glided to the back seat and sat down, tilting his head to fake-sleep.

Who knows what these old folks are doing in the early morning crowding the bus, leaving us young folks struggling to survive.

Oh, I'm not young anymore. Starting today, I'm considered middle-aged.

Thinking of this, Li Qing felt a bit melancholic. Alas, he hadn't accomplished anything in life yet, which seemed somewhat disappointing to himself.

He instinctively touched the paper roll inside his pocket, his face showing a trace of excitement.

He still hadn't calmed down.

After riding eight stops, with his spirits slightly recovered, Li Qing got off and walked a few hundred meters to the company's building, waiting for the elevator.

Observing the people waiting for the elevator around him, if not for last night's experience, he would be like them, bound by life for years, working in a monotonous job day after day with no meaning.

Yet, Li Qing knew, many share his state, reluctant but having life's grip on their throats.

Just one month until the start of school.

"Hey Brother Qing, lost in thought?"

A clear voice from beside him returned Li Qing to the present. Turning his head, he smiled at the newcomer, "Morning, Luo Rui."

She was the newly hired accountant, a lively recent graduate who often came to him for chats or advice.

Li Qing's current job was in a pharmaceutical company, dealing with system hardware and software maintenance. Though not as technical as a developer, it was an indispensable role for any company aiming to grow substantially.

He was responsible for network setup, server maintenance, everyday office hardware and software, and the company's system information technology.

It's a one-person-one-job role; as long as the company doesn't undergo significant change, and without personal high ambitions, one can see their career path clearly.