Chapter 39: Mind’s Eye
Because of that, he could adapt much faster to the discomfort caused by the third perspective.
It felt similar to cultivation novels where characters consumed heavenly treasures capable of increasing comprehension ability.
The improvement in his Mental Power allowed him to quickly digest the awkwardness brought by this new visual perspective.
At present, there was only one remaining problem.
Although the game classified Mind’s Eye as a talent, Joo Joowon still could not fully control it perfectly.
Currently, he could only keep the "third eye" constantly open.
He had no idea how to close it together with his normal eyes whenever he wanted to sleep.
That made things rather awkward.
After conducting a series of experiments, Joo Joowon discovered that using talents did not consume Mental Power.
Or perhaps it consumed such a tiny amount that it was nearly negligible.
After all, the definition of a talent was an innate ability someone was naturally born with.
Since it was an inborn gift, using it naturally should not require a significant cost.
Of course, just like overusing one’s eyes, if he kept it active twenty four hours a day without rest, then either his brain would eventually stop functioning or Joo Joowon himself would go insane first.
Because of that, his most urgent problem right now was figuring out how to turn off Mind’s Eye.
Learning how to sleep with one eye open and one eye closed like an owl was not something a human could master within a short period of time.
Birds could allow one side of their brain to rest while the other side remained alert during sleep.
Trying to imitate that kind of behavior as a human was simply asking too much.
It was not that Joo Joowon disliked keeping Mind’s Eye active all day long.
After all, danger would not politely avoid him just because he happened to be sleeping.
Maintaining one eye on guard could eliminate many potential risks.
The problem was that, at present, he had no confidence in continuously keeping his "mini map" active throughout the entire night while still remaining energetic the following day.
For now, the best solution would still be finding a way to deactivate Mind’s Eye before sleeping.
Unfortunately, talents were abilities granted by the game rather than powers he had naturally possessed since birth.
No matter how much Joo Joowon experimented, he still could not figure out how to freely activate or deactivate it.
Or perhaps the ability simply could not be turned off at all.
If that was the case, then how exactly was he supposed to ignore the extra vision and fall asleep?
After researching for a long time without discovering anything useful, Joo Joowon could only temporarily give up.
His Mental Power still remained in a strange state where he could clearly sense its existence but could not truly control it.
Left with no other choice, he walked into the kitchen and began preparing dinner.
Although both electricity and running water had been cut off, it did not really affect Joo Joowon’s ability to cook.
The stove inside the apartment was not a gas line stove but an old style gas canister stove instead.
This was an old residental complex.
Back when the buildings were originally constructed, using gas tanks for cooking had still been the mainstream method.
Later, even after modern gas pipelines gradually replaced gas tanks, the landlord never bothered installing proper gas lines.
Even now, the entire apartment complex still relied on gas canisters.
In fact, if a rental apartment here happened to have an air conditioner installed, then there was no need to question it.
The previous tenant definitely paid for it personally.
In the past, this had always been one of the most heavily criticized aspects of the apartments among renters.
Now however, Joo Joowon felt genuinely thankful for it.
At the very least, after the power and water outage, he could still cook normally.
If he had not been too stingy in the past to buy an induction cooker, he might actually be worrying now about how to start a fire at all.
More importantly, if absolutely necessary, gas canisters could even be turned into bombs.
Although using them would likely kill both enemies and allies alike, it still counted as a final suicidal attack method at least.
Soon, steaming hot food was placed onto the table.
Joo Joowon opened the trading market and quietly waited for it to activate.
At present, there were no supplies he urgently needed to purchase.
Still, simply browsing cost him nothing.
Who knew?
Maybe another player would unexpectedly list something amazing.
Holding onto that thought, Joo Joowon ate dinner while waiting for the marketplace to reopen.
The moment the countdown ended, the trading market reopened once again.
In almost the blink of an eye, new products uploaded by players from all over immediately flooded the market interface, pushing yesterday’s listings all the way to the bottom.
Before the market officially opened, Joo Joowon had tried calling customer service again the same way he did yesterday.
Unfortunately, it truly seemed to have disappeared.
Even after the market reopened completely, the customer service never appeared again.
Life without internet combined with the cruel reality of the apocalypse had nearly driven players crazy from frustration.
The temporarily reopened marketplace instantly filled with countless player messages, complaints, and emotional outbursts.
After casually scanning through several listings, Joo Joowon did not rush to buy anything immediately.
After thinking silently for a moment, he still chose to upload another guide onto the marketplace with a listed price of one silver coin.
[ Beginner Survival Guide 1.0 ]
[ I discovered several new things today. Hopefully they can help everyone survive ]
[ Be careful of other players around you. When players kill other players, the victim drops a Dead Man Treasure Chest that can contain the deceased player’s belongings. ]
[ Currently, it is still unclear whether equipment worn by the dead player can only be obtained through random extraction from the chest or whether it can also be taken directly from the corpse. However, opening the chest increases Killing Intent by one point. The effects of Killing Intent are still unknown. It may affect NPC favorability or perhaps influence access to safe zones. ]
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