novelraw Chapter 546: New Plane War Intelligence
Chapter 546: New Plane War Intelligence
Chapter 546 New Plane War Intelligence
Forty years later.
In the Infernal Sulfur Plane, inside the study of the central laboratory, Jie Ming sat before his desk in an extremely disheveled state.
His beard was stubbly and unkempt, his hair messy.
His eye sockets were slightly sunken, and the wizard robe on his body was so wrinkled it looked like a rag fished out from some corner.
His spiritual power probed into the magic network terminal, rapidly shuttling through the vast information stream. While searching for all kinds of knowledge and items related to “information,” he muttered under his breath:
“Information, information, information…”
He looked exactly like a madman obsessed with research who had gone insane from overwork.
However, Jie Ming was certain he had not gone mad. The reason he was doing this was simply to try informing magic network of his needs. Jie Ming called this method the “Big Data Guidance Technique.”
The inspiration came from the internet big data collection he remembered from his previous life. He knew that the Star Ring Federation’s magic network AI, Felix, would not actively eavesdrop on a wizard’s knowledge – after all, such behavior violated the treaties of the Star Orbit Tribunal. Even if Felix had ten times the courage, he would not dare.
But if a wizard left various “activity traces” on the Magic Network himself, those traces would be recorded.
Search records, browsing paths, attention preferences, dwell time… It was no different from the internet of his previous life.
And this was exactly what Jie Ming wanted.
He hoped that through these traces, Felix would “understand” that he had an extraordinary interest in information-related knowledge, and then arrange a plane related to information knowledge for him in the next mandatory conscription.
As for whether it would succeed… Jie Ming was optimistic about it.
After all, he had specifically checked his second-level cultivation agreement and the elite combat unit cultivation agreement, confirming that there were indeed treaty clauses about “assisting related wizards.”
Although it did not specify the details, the treaty did mention assisting wizards and guiding them as much as possible in a favorable direction.
As for why he had to go about it in such a roundabout way…
Jie Ming sighed and rubbed his temples.
Over these years, he had crazily studied knowledge related to fate and destiny.
The knowledge from the two worlds complemented and assisted each other. Logically, progress should have been extremely rapid.
But the facts proved that the difficulty of this type of knowledge was not exaggerated at all.
He had previously thought he was close to “getting started”, already able to stand at the doorway and hear the sound of waves inside.
Yet after studying for more than ten years, he discovered he was still at the level of “almost getting started level” without even stepping over the threshold.
Clearly, compared to decades ago, his knowledge level in all aspects had grown noticeably, but the gap remained enormous.
Jie Ming had once suspected that there was something wrong with his learning method, but every time he consulted Mentor Clark, the mentor would say, “It’s normal. The fate system is just like this. You’ll get used to it after studying for a few more centuries.”
Get used to it…
Jie Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Considering that the signs of the next mandatory plane war were approaching, he had no choice but to set his sights on a new plane battlefield.
That was why he currently looked like this.
During every interval between study sessions, he would search for related intelligence on magic network.
Just as Jie Ming was about to continue his “information trace” endeavor, magic network terminal suddenly vibrated.
Communication request.
He glanced at the caller ID and immediately sat up straight.
Mentor Clark.
He accepted the communication. The light screen lit up, revealing Clark’s face that never seemed to show much expression.
The mentor looked at him, his gaze sweeping from top to bottom.
Only then did Jie Ming realize how terrible his current appearance was.
Stubbly beard, messy hair—he looked like he had been holed up in the laboratory for decades without going out. Though in reality, that was exactly the case.
He subconsciously reached up to smooth his hair.
A flash of alchemical light passed, and his originally frizzy hair immediately became smooth and neat. The stubble on his face also vanished completely.
Clark looked at this display, and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted.
“It seems you truly haven’t wasted any time,” he said. “Although you still haven’t “entered” the fate system knowledge, your Alchemy Technique has already reached the level where it can affect proteins with relatively complex structures.”
Jie Ming respectfully lowered his head. “It is the methods regarding information collection and information processing from the fate system knowledge that have benefited me greatly.”
These words were not modest.
Although he had indeed not yet “entered” the fate system knowledge, the things he had learned over these years would not lose their effectiveness.
Even if it was only the superficial layer, the theories and methods concerning information collection and information processing were enough to produce results in other fields. The most obvious was Alchemy Technique.
Previously, due to insufficient computational power, his Alchemy Technique had been stuck at a certain bottleneck.
Those complex operations that required handling thousands upon thousands of variables simultaneously always caused him to lose track of one while managing another.
But after mastering more efficient information processing methods, this problem was resolved effortlessly.
He could now handle more variables with the same amount of effort and complete more complex operations in a shorter time. Naturally, his level in Alchemy Technique had risen.
This included the activation speed and maintenance duration of Light God Transformation, which had also improved considerably.
The information processing precision of the Causal Trace Shadow Technique had also become much stronger than before.
However, Jie Ming did not elaborate on these details.
He knew that since Clark had taken the initiative to contact him, it was definitely not to listen to reports on these trivial progresses.
“Mentor, do you have something to discuss with me?”
Clark nodded. “I checked the time. You’re almost at the point of being urgently conscripted.”
Jie Ming was momentarily stunned, then nodded. “Yes, according to the agreement, it should be in about ten years.”
“Go early this time,” Clark said.
Jie Ming looked at him in confusion.
Clark’s expression remained largely unchanged, but his tone carried a rare gentleness. “A few days ago, an old friend of mine asked me for consultation. They discovered a rather special plane, and I think the situation of this plane is very suitable for you right now.”
He paused for a moment. “Go familiarize yourself with the related knowledge. It will be helpful to you.”
Upon hearing this, Jie Ming’s eyes lit up.
“Really?”
Clark nodded. “Due to the confidentiality treaty, I cannot tell you the specific details yet. But he will initiate the conscription for elite combat units in five years. At that time, you can accept the combat conscription and head over directly.”
Jie Ming took a deep breath and solemnly lowered his head. “Understood. Thank you, Mentor.”
Clark looked at him and, rarely, smiled… although it was only a slight twitch at the corners of his mouth.
“No need to thank me,” he said. “The stronger your information processing ability, the more convenient it is for me to use you.”
With that, the communication ended.
The light screen extinguished.
The instant the communication cut off, Jie Ming sprang up from his spot.
He really sprang up.
His entire body bounced up from in front of the desk and spun once in the air.
After steadying himself, he took a deep breath, then another deep breath, finally managing to suppress the urge to burst out laughing.