Chapter 40: Chapter 38: Netizen of Yin and Yang
"We'll find out tomorrow."
Lin Beichen himself did not want to indulge in meaningless speculations. He reached out for the phone on his bedside table and started browsing.
[How is electricity formed?]
[What is the essence of electricity?]
[Is ball lightning really a macro electron?]
[What is the speed of lightning in meters per second?]
[What colors can lightning be, and why do these colors occur?]
[How high is the temperature of lightning?]
[Why doesn't static electricity, which reaches thousands of volts, harm people?]
[How to get rid of excess static electricity in the human body?]
[...]
His browsing history was full of information about electricity, covering lightning, static electricity, and even the electrical industry, encompassing all aspects of electricity!
This was one of the methods Lin Beichen found to attempt realization—
Learning all the knowledge related to electricity!
Whether domestic or foreign!
Whether basic or profound!
Learn it all!
Although his multiple experiences entering states of realization made him skeptical about the effectiveness of this method, since he had thought of it, and indeed had not expanded his knowledge of electricity much beyond skimming some surface information at the beginning, why not give it a try?
Of course, the reason for picking up this idea of learning scientific knowledge again was an inspiration he got from a comment by a netizen while surfing the web a few days ago.
Thus, the routine of studying knowledge about electricity for about an hour before sleep had been maintained by Lin Beichen for a long time, without fail, and tonight was no exception.
While reading…
It had only been half an hour, not even half the usual time.
Suddenly!
His eyes brightened.
He had realized!
He had realized it thoroughly!
"Learning this knowledge about electricity…"
"Is utterly useless!"
"Purely a waste of time!"
Lin Beichen put down his phone and shook his head helplessly, feeling exasperated at having persisted in such a meaningless activity for this period.
"I should have trusted my initial judgment right after those first few days when I realized it brought no help to realization, just learning some knowledge!"
"Daoist texts might come in handy someday, but current scientific technology is completely useless for the Creation Technique!"
"Come to think of it..."
"If obstacles could be overcome simply by catching up on scientific knowledge, then... would the professors of renowned universities, the Nobel laureates… wouldn't they have already realized the cultivation method?"
"What is meant by the 'Only My Unique Technique'?"
"Absurd!"
Lin Beichen reflected on himself, feeling like an idiot.
Studying all kinds of scientific knowledge really has no use, otherwise would it be his turn to have the unique technique now?
When he first started to comprehend the Thunder Skill, he had looked up various disciplines for it.
From astronomy and geography to psychology, he had searched for all, being a top scorer in the college entrance exam, learning with comprehension, few could beat him.
Contemplation seemed somewhat similar to mental hypnosis and meditation at the time, he thought this might be a path.
In the end, however, he found out it was not the same thing.
Hypnosis only affects the subconscious, but contemplation involves vividly imagining things in a very conscious state and making those imaginations manifest in the body.
How could that be achieved through hypnosis?
If it were really that simple, hypnosis masters would have long discovered the mysteries of cultivation.
Contemplation, though somewhat like meditation, upon researching related religious meditation methods, also turned out to be different.
Meditation indeed includes contemplation but falls far short of the level needed for true contemplation.
"It seems that to give birth to the Thunder Skill in this world, I can only rely on my 'heaven-defying comprehension' talent and keep exploring."
"The road is long and arduous, I will search high and low."
Lin Beichen felt that netizens were just spouting nonsense, and none of the suggestions found through searches were reliable.
It seems there is no shortcut he can take, being the only extraordinary of the Only My Unique Technique means he has to rely on himself!
Afterward, he stopped overthinking, pinning all his hopes and expectations on observing the tidal waves of the Qiantang River tomorrow, and fell into a deep sleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was the alarm clock that woke him.
Ten in the morning.
The city of Hang outside the window was just as Lin Beichen had imagined last night.
Dark clouds gathering, electric flashes and thunder rumbled.
The wind howled, driving the rain through the city.
Looking at the rain-blurred windows, Lin Beichen stretched lazily, a satisfied smile appearing on his face: "It's really great weather!"
The best time to observe the tidal waves was at twelve o'clock.
Not wanting to miss it, he quickly washed up and went out, catching a cab to the observation pier.
The city roads were particularly congested in the rain.
A journey that was less than an hour ended up taking over an hour.
When Lin Beichen arrived at the observation pier, it was already crowded with people!
"Soon, soon, only about twenty minutes to the best time for observing the tides!"
"I heard today was going to have a sky-high tide, I wonder if it's true, hope so!"
"So excited, remember to stay safe, watching the Qiantang River tidal waves every year, every year people get swept away!"
"Move forward a bit, standing too far back we can't see anything, what's the point of coming here then?"
"..."
People pressed against people, squeezing forward!
And why so many people…
Not just because it was the best time for observing, but also because today was the best day of the month to observe the tides, with a rare sky-high tide!
Lin Beichen, holding an oil-paper umbrella bought from Shangqing Ancient Town, stood on the outskirts of the crowd with a face full of despair.
"Damn it!"
"So many people…"
"How to squeeze to the front to see the tides!"
However, time waits for no one.
He didn't have time to think, so he braced himself and squeezed into the crowded mass, pushing forward.
"Ah!"
"Ouch!"
"..."
Suddenly, screams rose and fell in the crowd!
Tourists watching the tides who had been standing well suddenly felt an electric shock, startled and unconsciously giving up the spot where they stood.
Lin Beichen: ???
He stood among them, looking at the wide space around him, dumbfounded.
"It has such a use??"
Lin Beichen shook his head with a helpless smile and quickly moved forward while no one noticed.
With screams continuing from behind to the front.
A few minutes later.
He had successfully squeezed to the forefront of the crowd before anyone noticed him.
"Wow!"
Lin Beichen's view suddenly opened up.
On the Qiantang River.
First, small white dots appeared in the distance, then in the blink of an eye, turned into wisps of thin, silver threads!
"Boom——!!!"
"Boom——!!"
"..."
It was unclear whether the sound came from the sky or the waves.
As the booming sound echoed.
Silvery lines rolled forward, racing each other to the shore, crashing against the embankment, raising waves of one to two meters, like a thousand waves of snow!
"This is just the appetizer!"
Lin Beichen marveled at the scale of the Qiantang River tides, anticipating what the "main event" would bring.
A minute…
Two minutes…
Three minutes…
...
Short twenty-some minutes felt like forever!
The rain poured harder, large raindrops falling into the Qiantang River as if adding strength to the impending tide.
Dark clouds gathered like ink, clearly seen in the thick canopy, with bright lightning streaking through.
Lightning seemed to hide in the gloomy sky, flashing one after another, leaving jagged bright trails, then slowly dissipating.
The air was stifling!
The crowd became increasingly restless!
At this moment.
Suddenly!
A thunderous boom!
"Crack——!!!!"
A thick bolt of lightning twisted and thrashed, striking down from the sky, stretching to the junction where the river and sky met, seemingly striking directly into the Qiantang River!
Everyone was instantly energized!
Immediately thereafter.
Deafening thunder roared, eclipsing all previous sounds, coming from the distant river-sky junction.
"Boom——!!!!"
"Boom——!!!!"
"..."
What appeared on the distant river were no longer white dots, but clusters of white beans!
The white beans instantly formed thick silver bars, rushing forth, even before reaching the shore, waves over half a meter high were already surging.
Until…
The first wave struck the dike.
"Smash—!!"
Stone shattered and the tide surged upward!
Soaring five meters high!
Even before the first wave fell, another surged, cresting over seven meters!
In the blink of an eye…
One wave after another, each higher than the previous!
At that moment, no need to check the time.
Witnessing the sudden events before them, they understood…
The great tide was here!!
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