"It seems that simultaneously activating two information skills is my current limit."

Feeling the limit, Cheng Ye did not back down, took a deep breath, and continued to flip through the books.

Over thirty manuals swiftly passed through his hands, and the "rustling" sound of the pages turning was especially clear in the quiet room.

For the content with three to four hundred words of pure text description per page, he had to spend several seconds reading sentence by sentence to fully absorb it.

However, for the illustrated sections, he only needed to glance at them. The mechanical structures and component connections were imprinted in his mind, not missing even the annotated dimensions.

Especially as the progress bars for the two skills slowly rose, it became smoother as he turned the pages further.

Obstructions?

Non-existent!

Bottlenecks?

Clearly even more impossible.

Half an hour passed, nearly half of the fifteen manuals were flipped through. Cheng Ye rubbed his slightly sore eyes and glanced at the progress on the panel.

Basic Level Mechanical Principles had reached 16%, while Intermediate Mechanical Recognition had surged to 27%.

"Not bad, it seems the Level 2 information skills were substantial, with a generous amount of knowledge provided at once."

Cheng Ye was secretly pleased.

Of course, it also had to do with having access to learning materials. If he had to explore everything on his own without these resources, the progress would surely be much slower.

After resting for a few minutes, he resumed his reading.

This time the speed was even faster, as if he was just going through the motions, glancing at a few lines before turning to the next page.

For some slow readers, such a short time might not even be enough to read through once.

Suddenly.

He stopped his hand and looked towards the office door.

Sang Tao’s younger brother, Sang Zhe, stood outside the door at some point, looking in with a face of astonishment.

The two made eye contact.

Sang Zhe quickly put on a polite yet awkward smile, "Cheng... Inspector Cheng, I’m here to fetch something, please... continue!"

"It’s okay, you can fetch it."

Cheng Ye smiled slightly, unbothered, and continued to read with his head down.

Still at an exaggerated speed, Sang Zhe found some parts in a cabinet and hurriedly fled.

This Inspector Cheng is really strange, is this how you read books?

But he had no intention of reminding him, everyone has their own habits that should be respected!

The way he does things might seem strange to others, like he’s nitpicking.

The door was gently closed, and Cheng Ye remained oblivious, flipping through all the manuals in two and a half hours.

Phew.

He had absorbed a lot of information, and his head was getting increasingly foggy.

It seems that there is not only an upper limit for skill equipment but also a limit to learning speed.

However, after opening the panel, even in such a short time, the progress of two Level 2 skills surged past 30% for Cheng Ye.

Principles at 33%, Recognition at 42%.

"It seems my talent is not bad either. At this speed, I can finish a Level 2 skill in two days."

Cheng Ye looked at the progress on the panel, feeling very satisfied.

Compared to integrating the Four Forces, even with the Collector’s assistance, it takes at least ten days.

But learning these information skills, he could complete one in two days, a vast difference in efficiency.

Even more crucially, he could advance two skills simultaneously. As long as the charging value kept up, learning all of Sang Hezheng’s Level 2 mechanical skills within a week was entirely achievable.

He collected the manuals, stood up, and left the office, calling out, "Master Sang, I have something to attend to, I’ll come back tomorrow!"

"Alright!" Sang Hezheng looked up from a pile of parts, smiled, and waved.

Indeed.

A busy inspector simply can’t have much time to study these things.

Like Cheng Ye, being able to quietly stay in a room to read for over two hours and then decisively leave without asking lots of questions, eager to know things beyond the manuals, is quite remarkable.

The sheer restraint displayed is already stronger than ninety-nine percent of the apprentices.

"Sang Tao, help me see Cheng Inspector off," Sang Hezheng called out to the corner.

"Coming!"

Sang Tao responded swiftly, got up to wash his hands at the door, then quickly caught up with Cheng Ye, escorting him out of the Mechanical Bureau.

"Inspector Cheng, you’re welcome to come inspect the work anytime."

"Haha, definitely!"

Compared to Sang Zhe, Sang Tao was noticeably more outgoing, like a normal young man in his twenties.

Cheng Ye strolled out the door, opting to jog back instead of taking the bus.

The heavy air exchange, highly repetitive physical exercise is the best way to restore mental clarity.

Indeed, after jogging back to the city, the grogginess in his head dissipated significantly, even sparking the urge to "study another round."

However, he took out the Defense Communication to check the time. It was just past 3 PM, so he found Master Tian’s number and dialed it: "Master Tian, are you off work yet?"

"I’m off work, just finished handing over the car."

"Then come over to the Central Inspection Station, I’ll take you to a good place."

Cheng Ye said with a smile. He planned to first check out the scrap car factory; if the cars were too broken to use, he’d know to change his approach early.

By the time Cheng Ye reached the outside of the Central Inspection Station, Master Tian was already waiting at the door.

However, Master Tian couldn’t enter the station itself, so Cheng Ye went to the logistics department to ask about the scrap car factory location, finding out that it was next to the garbage processing plant in the South Suburb.

"Inspector Cheng is taking me dumpster diving?"

Getting off the vehicle, Master Tian’s eyes were filled with curiosity despite his surprise.

"In a way, yes."

Cheng Ye chuckled, leading Master Tian along the cement road towards the waste processing plant.

The faint stench from the Buffer Zone became particularly pungent here, irritating their eyes slightly.