"Indeed, information skills, like extraordinary skills, are quite special..."

Cheng Ye slightly furrowed his brows, his eyes swiftly scanning through the notes section of the skill panel.

Having searched through so many people’s skills before, he hadn’t seen one marked with a ☆ star until now.

It undoubtedly indicated that information skills have a threshold; one must surpass a certain standard to truly enter this realm.

Upon reflection, ordinary skills only concern physical transformation, merely differing in the degree of enhancement.

But information skills deal with the brain domain, which is different.

Previously, when flipping through books in the library, Cheng Ye had encountered numerous claims that "developing the brain domain can lead to an exponential increase in memory, turning one into a prodigy."

At the time, he believed it to be true and was eager to try.

Later, after truly interacting with those scientific bigwigs, he realized that 99% of one’s talents are predetermined from birth, especially memory and brain capacity, which are always exceptional from an early age if they ever were, with no sudden genius emerging at age twenty or thirty.

And now, to receive so much external information at once obviously exceeds his talent limits.

According to the probability given by the Collector, there is actually a fifty percent chance of memory loss.

This side effect is too fatal; even losing those unhappy childhood fragments would render his current personality incomplete.

Not to mention losing some professional knowledge, it would definitely be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon, clearly not worth it.

Without hesitation, Cheng Ye directly passed on the second option!

Looking again at the remaining two descriptions, choosing the first option is purely using the skill as a tool.

For example, with the skill needed earlier for modifying the charging station, as long as found, it can be utilized instantly by spending some Action Points, without affecting himself.

This method suits those niche skills, like tailoring skills that might be used just a few times in a lifetime; it’s enough to use them with Action Points when needed, no need to learn them to occupy brain domain space.

But mechanical knowledge clearly does not fall in this category.

Whether it’s for the current need for vehicle maintenance or the future development of Dapo Town requiring engineering technology, mechanical research is the unavoidable core that must be solidly mastered.

"United Mounting..."

Cheng Ye whispered these four words, feeling somewhat emotional.

He hadn’t expected the path chosen back then to have increasing impact now.

Fortunately, he didn’t impulsively choose those aggressive options; now, after joint modification and adaptation, the third option turns out to be quite fitting.

Is this... a learning accelerator?

Cheng Ye temporarily suppressed the urge to delve, his eyes scanning the Level 2 skill possessed by Sang Hezheng, finally resting on ’Basic Level Mechanical Principles’.

Those intermediate repair, recognition, and assembly skills, though they seem a level higher, are merely application-level stuff.

Learning must always start from the roots; without a solid foundation, learning applications later may easily go astray.

As for Source Rail technology, Cheng Ye temporarily put that on the back burner.

Firstly, according to Sang Tao, Sang Hezheng doesn’t have the authority, and he himself hasn’t understood it yet.

Secondly, even if the principles are clear now, given current conditions, it’s impossible to build such things.

Since learning now won’t serve immediate use, better to fully grasp the mechanical basics that can be immediately applied.

The panel flickered.

After promotion in rank, the probability of searching Level 2 skills is 50%.

[Search Successful]

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded: Basic Level Mechanical Principles☆ (Level 2)]

Achieving it in one go, Cheng Ye wasted no time, promptly searching for the second time.

This time targeting ’Intermediate Mechanical Recognition’.

The panel flickered more intensely than before, all virtual text becoming completely blurred multiple times, looking as if it might fail, but suddenly froze, popping out a message that eased his mind:

[Search Successful]

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded: Intermediate Mechanical Recognition☆ (Level 2)]

"Not bad, luck seems to be on my side today."

Cheng Ye closed the panel, his mouth couldn’t resist curving upward.

When assembling the car later, fast charging won’t be so troublesome anymore.

Even if it costs some Contribution Points, there will at least be somewhere to replenish energy, making continuous skill searches convenient when the time comes.

Preferably, all mechanical skills should be exchanged before the contracted task begins, then find a way to obtain the Strengthening Factor and merge it with Heart-Protecting Fire.

By then, there’ll be more confidence when handling the contract.

"Master Sang, I’m very interested in principles and want to start learning from the basics."

After browsing once, Cheng Ye pointed to the two principle manuals on the table and said.

Sang Hezheng wasn’t surprised at all, nodding with a smile: "No problem! Our Mechanical Bureau’s booklets aren’t many, but each one accumulates a lifetime of experiences from veteran masters, if you understand them thoroughly, even facing unfamiliar equipment, you’ll quickly and accurately identify problems."

"Additionally..." Cheng Ye paused, revealing another thought from his mind, "If the Mechanical Bureau’s rules permit, I’m currently on leave and want to learn practically here, follow and observe equipment, get hands-on with processes, do you think it’s feasible?"

"What’s wrong with that!" Sang Hezheng readily agreed, but just after speaking, his face showed a bit of an embarrassed expression.

"What?"

"If Inspector Cheng wants to learn, I’m definitely welcoming, but as you can see..." Sang Hezheng pointed towards the factory, where large and small vehicles filled the warehouse, the walls lined with refurbishment orders, everywhere emanating a sense of busyness.

"The factory has a ton of work piled up, demands from outside keep coming, I’m afraid my old bones will have to work non-stop, won’t have the time to give detailed lessons. My two sons don’t have experience teaching anyone, might not instruct you well..."