Ch. 338 - Into The Information Age (4)

It took Adam nearly half a month to write the upload and download functions for computing power, mental energy, and magical power.

During this time, he abandoned the development of the mental energy program. 

It had become clear that apprentices wouldn’t be able to benefit from this feature. For real mages, mental energy was mostly useful for constructing spell models and had no other major applications. 

Adam decided it was better to remove the mental energy function entirely rather than let it take up the precious memory.

However, during the second internal test, a major issue appeared: the server that stored the data couldn’t handle energy storage. The algorithms for storing data and energy clashed with each other. If both were stored together, it caused data fragmentation and energy overflow.

This was a unique problem in the Aether Void—energy collisions leading to data fragmentation. Adam had never encountered anything like this before.

Curious, Adam thought, 'What exactly is energy? Is it a special form of information?'

He made a note of this question in his mind. It was a fundamental issue, but one that Adam couldn’t explore just yet. He decided to leave it for later when he had the tools and knowledge to investigate further.

The solution to the issue, however, was simple: set up a parallel server. Adam didn’t need to handle this himself. The Third Tower’s team completed another large-scale Origin transformation in just a few days.

Once the third internal test passed without any further issues, Adam left the lab. 

The toughest challenges were behind him. Now, his task was to bring in Master Mages from various fields to develop targeted functions for the chips and to recruit manufacturers and distributors.

The Mage Council had truly kept their promise—they supported Adam’s project with great enthusiasm. 

When Adam returned to the Fifth Tower and posted the task in the mission hall, it was displayed in all Towers at once.

The senior leaders of the various Towers raised the priority of the task to the highest level among regular missions, helping Adam select authoritative candidates and covering all expenses.

In just three days, nearly a hundred Master Mages from the seven Towers gathered in Adam's lab. 

All of them were at least level-four mages, with transdimensional mages making up the majority. 

While their combat abilities might not be the strongest among mages of the same level, each of them had deep theoretical knowledge.

Adam didn’t get too involved in this phase. He prepared blank personal chips for everyone, explained the mission requirements, and then left the lab. 

He headed back to the New Titania.

The Titans were still as welcoming as ever. They had prepared a large batch of blank Flames, ready to give them all to Adam.

Though the number of Flames was big, it was still just a drop in the bucket compared to the vast population of the Mage World.

Adam presented two options to Lord Veigar for their consideration.

The first option was for Adam to personally issue a global task, gathering suitable sentient beings that could be transformed into Flames and transported to the new Titania. Afterward, the Titans would handle the manufacturing, and Adam would pay them a processing fee. In this case, everything beyond the manufacturing—such as the completed Flames—would no longer be their concern. While the Flames would originate from them, they wouldn’t own them.

The second option was similar, but with one key difference: after manufacturing, the Titans would have the right to select outstanding individuals from the produced Flames to pass on their Flames, which would help offset some of their payment.

As a friend, Adam hoped they would choose the second option. While the first would bring the most immediate profit, it offered little long-term benefit. 

With the wisdom and technology of the mages, Adam believed that, sooner or later, they would figure out a way to create artificial Flames. 

Once that happened, the Titans' role in the process would become less significant.

However, Adam didn’t share this view aloud. This was a matter of great importance to an entire race, and he knew it wasn’t his place to interfere.

Without hesitation, Lord Veigar and all the Titan Royals unanimously chose the second option. They understood that while the current environment was peaceful, population growth was still the most important resource for their people. The more high-quality newborns they had, the stronger their race would become. Only by strengthening their people could they raise their status within the mage system.

…

With the problems of servers, algorithms, supply, and specialized databases all solved, the personal chip project was progressing rapidly under the full support of the Mage Council.

According to Adam's predictions, the first batch of chips would be completed within a year, and a certain number of products would be ready for stock. 

The sales channels no longer seemed like a problem, so once the Towers gave the signal, the first batch of chips could be distributed worldwide. 

At that point, the information transformation of the Mage World would be just around the corner.

At this point, Adam brought the most detailed project documentation, along with all the core knowledge he had applied, to meet with Great Archmage Mayer.

Mayer was in a good mood. As the leader of the world, the improvement of the world’s overall strength meant an increase in their personal power as well. 

The Archmages had long been searching for a way to strengthen their collective power but had failed to find a solution due to their limited thinking. 

Now, with this project, they saw hope, and it made them view Adam in an increasingly favorable light.

“The patent registration for general knowledge is handled at the Tower,” Mayer said with a smile. “But this isn’t something that falls under the Tower’s duties. You’ll need to hand it over to someone else.”

Adam asked, “Who is that?”

“Anne Croft, the World’s Guardian,” Mayer answered, revealing a name Adam hadn’t expected.

“Can’t you pass it on for me?” Adam asked.

Mayer shook his head. “Normally, I would, but Anne wants to meet you. If you hadn’t come to see me, I was going to find you myself. If you have time now, I can take you to meet her. Besides, the personal chip project will be directly under her responsibility. In other words, she will be your superior.”

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