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The circuit boards salvaged from the City Textile Factory's warehouse had become Jiang Tao's prized possessions. He carefully desoldered the intact Imported Integrated Circuit Chips and Special Sensors, meticulously categorizing, testing, and recording their parameters as if he were a collector cherishing rare treasures.
With these crucial "imported spare parts," several high-end repair orders that had been stalled due to missing components were finally resolved. A Japanese-made Industrial Controller was restored to normal operation after replacing its sensor chip with one salvaged from a discarded device. A Swiss-made turntable, known for its excellent sound quality but plagued by pitch issues, was diagnosed by Jiang Tao to have a minor speed stabilization component that had degraded; he perfectly replaced it with a spare part he had removed.
Every successful repair of such high-caliber equipment translated into substantial income and elevated industry prestige. However, alongside this success, Jiang Tao increasingly felt the draining effects of his Mental Power, which weighed on him like an invisible shackle.
Whether diagnosing integrated circuit boards more complex than spider webs or repairing mechanical components requiring micron-level precision, or even attempting Part Manufacturing that demanded extreme energy compression and shaping, it felt as though he was continuously depleting some fundamental energy deep within his soul.
The consequences of this depletion were tangible. In the past, a busy day’s work could be restored with just a good night’s sleep. Now, if he engaged in high-intensity Ability operations for too long, he often experienced debilitating headaches and mental fatigue, requiring one or two days to recuperate fully—significantly impacting his work efficiency and quality of life.
"Damn it, this Ability is a total energy hog!" Late one night, after exhausting his last bit of Mental Power while trying to repair a color television's cathode ray tube driver board, Jiang Tao slumped onto the cold concrete floor of the workshop, clutching his throbbing head and cursing inwardly. "The Blue Bar is too short, and the recovery is painfully slow! If I ever face a real need for sustained operations or want to scale up Part Manufacturing, relying on sleep for recovery is utterly insufficient! I have to find a way to replenish my energy; otherwise, I’ll burn myself out!"
He leaned against the wall and struggled to stand up, feeling the world around him sway. He wanted to get a glass of water and stumbled toward the corner of the workshop where an old Diesel Generator provided temporary power. Instinctively, he placed his hand on the still-warm and slightly vibrating casing of the Generator to steady himself.
In that instant his palm made contact with the Generator's surface, an unexpected change occurred! A faint warmth, like a whisper of heat on a winter day, began to seep through his palm into his body. Though barely perceptible, this warmth acted like a gentle balm against his painfully depleted Mental Power.
"Huh?!" Jiang Tao jolted as clarity surged through his previously muddled mind. "What… what is this feeling? Is it an illusion?"
He quickly withdrew his hand from the Generator’s casing, and that subtle warmth vanished instantly.
His heart raced with disbelief and excitement as he tentatively placed his palm back on the still-vibrating Generator while concentrating his remaining Mental Power to sense more closely…
It was real! Not an illusion! The faint warmth returned! Like a drop of fresh water in a desert, it flowed slowly but surely into his nearly parched Mental Power "lake"! Although the replenishment was agonizingly slow, that soothing sensation was undeniably present!
"The Generator… operating… heat… vibration… energy?!" A flash of insight struck Jiang Tao's mind! "Could it be… could I replenish my consumed Mental Power by absorbing energy that is being transformed or flowing from external sources?!"
This thought ignited hope within him like wildfire! If this hypothesis were true, then the persistent issue of "endurance" that had troubled him for so long might finally have a solution!
Suppressing his overwhelming joy, Jiang Tao knew now was not the time for excitement; he needed to conduct more rigorous verification.
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