The Urban Dao Child

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Yang Dao completed his exams over the next week with great ease and comfort. He did not bother with anything during this week and only focused on his exams with the peace of his mind. He spent his free time reading the research data sent back from the Phoenix Research center. The numbers and theories on the paper made him very fascinated and happy. For some parts he could not calculate with ease, he asked RALF to help him.

One day, he received a call from Frieda, who asked him if she can make a completely humanoid robot. The girl was not as stubborn as before, she was there when the suggestions made by the people were being read and she found out that the people wanted the robot to look different from a human.

So, she asked him if she could just make one such robot. That robot will be used by her only inside the lab and office premises. Yang Dao had no problem and told her to go ahead with it. As for the programming of the bot. He asked her to leave it to him. He wanted to upload RALF in that bot's main system.

The AI bot was a key piece of his plan. The week passed away and after the examination was finished, the college announced two big events. One was the semestral week off from college, and the other was to welcome the fifty digital mascots back to the school.

Yang Dao was not interested in this. He came back to sapphire lake residency. His new routine began. That was to take the leopards out for a run in the early morning. After the run, he would sit down on the ground in a garden with the two leopards playing around him. The wind spirit was at ease and would only act to discipline the naughty leopards.

The dao child would meditate while he sat on the ground covered in the soft grass. He would forget about time and hunger once he enters deep meditation. After he mastered the Dao Eyes, he got an ability similar to that of the four familiars. Every time he was going out, he would cast a barrier around himself. He did not wish for the people to see him meditate.

Every day, his perception of the earth element improved. In the noon, he would work on his investment plans and spare some time to check on the charity ventures. RALF was also growing rapidly, and the AI was now taking initiative to ask for tasks. Yang Dao came up with a cool idea. That was to connect the whole household appliance with a computer system.

He asked RALF to design appliances like that and then he had them manufactured by the company workshop. The process was tedious, but the workshop was to develop prototypes and they completed it all within two days. They manufactured appliances like microwave ovens, coffee machines, blenders, and toasters. Many other appliances were also made, and they were all installed in the office cafeteria to see if they can work well.

Neo-bot was responsible for operating the appliances. The robots could save them a lot of money on recruiting staff. However, Yang Dao did not cut the cost. His reason was simple. The robots were only tools. Even if they can cook, they will always lack human emotions. Only with emotion can you improvise in the dishes.

The cafeteria staff was grateful to Yang Dao for this. After a week, the appliances passed all the tests and Yang Dao had a complete set installed in the Dao courtyard and released it to the world as well. He knew that the people will not be able to replace all their appliances so; he asked Mary to collaborate with the manufacturers. They made a few changes inside the appliance design and then gave it back to the consumers.

Those with Neo but enjoyed the complete hands-free mode, while those without NEO bot could buy a wireless speaker to operate the appliances with their voice. The product was an instant hit and sold in the markets like hotcakes. Yang Dao did not care about the money he earned, but he wanted to raise the living standard of the people to a great level.

Another good thing that Yang Dao learned during this one week was when he was using his Dao Eyes, he could perceive the different sized particles in the source energy. Every element was a mix of things carrying source energy. The wind had different gases inside it. While practicing, on a whim, he decided to carry out a test.

He came back home from the practice and set fire to a cloth. He took the cloth on the balcony and willed a few similar particles to move and cover the burning cloth. however, the particles did not extinguish the fire but strengthened it. Yang Dao immediately took out his pen and the details he recorded in a journal.

The tests continued and how the fire reacted with the element was recorded for future reference. He called Feng Yun and asked her about this. The girl replied, "I have no idea we could do such a thing. You may be close to becoming the elemental god."

Yang Dao had no idea and shook his head. The two conversed a bit, and the boy asked the old man, Atsuji, about his observation.

The old man said, "Young Master, what you sensed is the essence of elemental bending. The purpose is to use this source energy of the element to strengthen ourselves. So it is not a surprising thing. I can also make salt water separate from sweet water. So you have touched the core of the elemental bending.. Refine this energy control and you get to be the elemental god and the power to enter the second plane."