The Cosmic Mindscape: the rise of the hidden power

the remnants of the strange vision-the void, the shard, the system interface. He pressed his fi

mean? Was this syste

thinking the words that had flash

blinked into view in front of him

m Init

to touch it, but they passed through the projection like mist. It

read online, where characters would suddenly gain near-limitless abilities. But in

he system he wanted very well. What he had received was a watered-down

hard's full potential. The being's cosmic power was far beyond anything he

sarcastically. "I don't

fted, displaying a si

s enhanced mental organi

Stores information without

al magic, no world-altering powers-just a glorified note-taking machine. In a way, it was almost fu

reath. "Well, it's

e fiction novel that had been dense with information. The system responded immediately, drawing up the text and allowi

an insane rate, recall anything he had ever learned or

of his situation. This was his life now. A system was fused with his soul, and while

better ability, what other kinds of abilities could he have shaped? What might he have done wit

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me with his family, and hanging out with friends online. He didn't mention the system to anyone-not that there was much to t

ad, heard, or seen with perfect clarity. He found himself breezing through his work tasks, recalling accounting formulas, processes, an

random trivia. He soaked up knowledge effortlessly, storing it all in his infinite

ts limits. The thought of "Smart Mode" crept into his mind, an idea of ramping up his brain's processing power fo

experienced before. Ideas flowed, patterns emerged, and Alex found himself absorbing complex information in sec

stion crash over him. His head throbbed, and the world around him seemed to

ered, rubbing his temples. His mental strength wasn't enough to ha

, but it was a tool he could use to quietly improve his life. He could stay lo

er, it had also subtly begun to change the world around him. These changes were small, imperceptible

ing, learning, and adjusting