C17 Coming up with a New Experience.

Zhou Hong overheard their hushed conversations and spun around to confront them with a sharp rebuke,

"Cut the whispering and focus on your own tasks."

After issuing her warning, Zhou Hong, with Jiang Hao's test paper in hand, returned to the podium.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hao had slipped out of the classroom and stealthily made his way out of the school to Tianhai Hospital to visit his father. Upon entering his father's ward, he was greeted by the sight of his parents joyfully packing up.

Seeing Jiang Hao, they were taken aback. His mother inquired,

"What brings you here?"

Jiang Hao had prepared an excuse in advance.

"There was an exam today. I finished early and got out of school, so I thought I'd come see Dad."

His parents seemed convinced by his explanation.

"How did your exam go?"

Jiang Hao answered honestly, "Pretty well, actually."

Curious, he then asked, "What's got you both so cheerful?"

Jiang’s mother eagerly responded,

"The doctor did another check-up on your father today. His illness is completely cured.

He even said his chronic headaches are gone.

We're being discharged, so naturally, we're thrilled."

Jiang’s father chimed in, "Your mother's telling the truth."

Hearing the good news, Jiang Hao was overjoyed as well.

After completing the discharge process and saying goodbye to their fellow patients, they headed home.

That evening, after school, Jiang Hao pondered,

"Tomorrow is Soong Wan's birthday. What would be the perfect gift?"

Sitting by the garden outside, he gazed at the moon, deep in thought.

"The system has two functions, right? Decomposition and synthesis. I've tried decomposition, so what's synthesis like?"

"But what should I synthesize?"

Looking around, Jiang Hao realized he had no materials to work with.

Eventually, he picked up two small stones.

"Ding! Two stones detected. Proceed with synthesis?"

"I'll give it a shot with these stones."

Jiang Hao wasn't overly optimistic; they were just stones, after all. What remarkable item could they possibly create?

With a skeptical mindset, he focused inwardly and willed,

"Synthesize."

"Ding... Congratulations, synthesis successful. You've obtained a piece of mid-grade Green Jade, earned 0.3 skill points, and gained 0.3 experience."

"Do you wish to extract?"

Suddenly, a green orb of light materialized in Jiang Hao's mind.

As Jiang Hao concentrated on the luminescent green orb, information streamed into his consciousness.

Middle-Grade Green Jade: Valued at five hundred Yuan.

"Two stones merged to form a piece of mid-grade Green Jade, worth five hundred Yuan?" Jiang Hao was astounded by the revelation.

"Extract," he commanded silently, with urgency.

In the blink of an eye, he felt something smooth and round settle into his palm.

Glancing down, Jiang Hao beheld a lustrous green jade stone cradled in his hand.

He lifted the jade, his excitement palpable.

"I'm about to strike it rich!"

Without delay, he stowed the jade in his personal space before gathering three more stones from the ground and clasping them tightly.

"Combine."

"Ding... Regrettably, the fusion has failed. You have obtained a handful of yellow soil, skill point 0.1, experience 0.1."

The stones in Jiang Hao's grasp disintegrated into dust, slipping through his fingers.

Bewildered, Jiang Hao demanded, "System, show yourself! What happened to my jade?"

In frustration, he bellowed.

"Ding! Host, the Super Decomposition and Synthesis System operates with a certain rate of success, whether decomposing or combining. Failure is always a possibility.

Moreover, the chance of acquiring something valuable from decomposition or synthesis is also a matter of probability."