C18 Coming up with a New Discovery: the System Needs to be Upgraded.

After a nudge from the system, Jiang Hao paused to think and quickly grasped the concept, though he couldn't help feeling a bit regretful.

"Truly, if the success rate for breaking down and reassembling was 100%, I'd be rolling in money!"

"But how exactly is this success rate determined?"

Jiang Hao wondered aloud.

"Host, the success rate for decomposition and synthesis continually improves with each system upgrade!"

Enlightenment struck Jiang Hao in an instant.

He then picked up three more stones, pressed his hands together, and began to chant under his breath.

"Gods and Buddhas above, grant me success this time!"

Having prayed for divine favor, Jiang Hao set to work on the synthesis.

"Combine!"

"Ding... Congratulations, you've successfully synthesized a piece of low-grade yellow jade, earning 0.2 skill points and 0.2 experience points!"

"Do you wish to retrieve it?"

Low-grade Yellow Jade: Valued at 80 units!

"Just low-grade yellow jade, but it's still a win compared to failing!"

Jiang Hao felt a twinge of disappointment but consoled himself.

After retrieving the jade, he promptly sought out more stones to synthesize.

...

Time marched on, and the system chimed in once more.

"Ding! Congratulations on a successful synthesis. You've obtained a piece of high-grade ink jade, with 0.7 skill points and 0.7 experience points!"

"Do you wish to retrieve it?"

Middle-grade Ink Jade: Valued at 100,000!

"How wonderful, it's worth 100,000! It may not hold a candle to that one-of-a-kind glass type Emperor Green Jade worth 100 million, but it's still quite impressive!"

"Retrieve!"

After Jiang Hao retrieved the jade, he wasn't particularly fond of it and stored it in the System Space.

"Ding! The System's experience has reached full capacity. Would you like to level up?"

Jiang Hao's heart swelled with joy at the news.

He immediately turned his attention to the System Panel.

"Finally, max experience level!"

"Upgrade!"

"Ding! Congratulations on the system upgrade, enhancing the success rate for your super decomposition and synthesis system!"

A new page swiftly unfolded before Jiang Hao.

"System, display my personal profile panel!"

Host: Jiang Hao

Level: 2 (0.8/100)

Age: 18

Strength: 8

Agility: 2.8

Spirit: 2.8

Endurance: 0.8

Skills: God Chef Level 1 (0/10)

Divine Abilities: Danger Perception Level 2 (0/10), Super Strength Level 1 (0/10)

Skill Points: 9.8

Personal Space: Exceptional ice-type Emperor Green Jade, premium oil-green jade, premium violet jade...

Upon viewing his System Panel, Jiang Hao was alarmed to see his academic skills had vanished.

"Could my academic skills have disappeared?" he wondered anxiously.

He hastily combed through his memory and was relieved to find the knowledge intact.

Feeling reassured, he addressed the system.

"System, where did my knowledge and skills go?"

"Ding! Host, the system has simply concealed those knowledge skills. You can access them by mentally reciting them when needed," the system responded.

Jiang Hao gave it a try and was satisfied to confirm that the system had indeed just hidden the knowledge skills.

"Actually, that's better. The system looks much neater now!" he murmured, eyeing the updated interface.

With that, Jiang Hao headed home.

The night passed quietly.

The next day arrived quickly, and Jiang Hao, sticking to his routine, went to school.

The day's first lesson was English, and their teacher, Zhou Hong, entered the classroom with a beaming smile.

"Today, I'm going to discuss the test papers you completed yesterday."

"But first, I have an announcement to make!"

With that, she turned her gaze to Jiang Hao, who was slumped over his desk at the back of the room.