A New Translation Chip
When Xia Fei endured the pain of destroying the Delusion that was a compilation of all the forbidden techniques in the world, the book suddenly revealed its true face. No one would have thought that the Delusion book would have another story.
Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows as he continued reading the words on the screen. "The paper used to record these words is called the Book of Instructions. No one knows where such a strange thing came from. I only found it when I was cleaning up the Assassin Sect's Thousand Scrolls Library. The Book of Instructions will automatically destroy itself once it's activated, so you must remember every word I say.
"Ever since I started managing the Assassin Sect's four most important libraries, I've been researching the sect's history. From what I understand, there was once an extremely dark era in the sect's long history. Back then, the Assassin Sect completely disregarded the rules set by the Union of Assassins, killing and plundering without restraint. Their hands were drenched in blood, and even today, there are still many sects in the Union who hold grudges against the Assassin Sect. Actually, they can't be blamed; it's all the sins left behind by their ancestors.
"The combat strength of the Assassin Sect back then was much stronger than it is today. For example, the number one ultimate technique of the sect, Crafty Thrust, seemed like an insignificant little trick back then. Unfortunately, with the passage of time, countless ultimate techniques have been lost in the long passage of time. Instead, the rather ordinary Crafty Thrust has become the sect's treasure, which is one of the greatest regrets of the Assassin Sect."
"The book I gave you before we parted is called Delusion. All of the Forbidden Techniques recorded in the book are martial skills that only bring harm and no benefit. Cultivating them can indeed greatly increase one's cultivation, but at the same time, it will leave behind serious side effects. The gains do not make up for the losses."
"The reason why I did this is to deceive others. Also, as your master, I still have the intention of observing you. Since you're smart enough not to learn these forbidden techniques and destroyed the book as promised, you'll obtain the original copy of the Delusion technique."
Xia Fei and Phantom could not help but be shocked when they read this. There were many twists and turns in this matter. If Xia Fei had accidentally learned these harmful forbidden techniques, the consequences would have been unimaginable. In any case, the slightest mistake would have cost him the chance to obtain the original copy of the Delusion technique.
It was just that Xia Fei could not understand why Shadowless did all this just to pass down this technique. What was the reason for all these tricks?
"Delusion is a high-tier Space rank technique with astonishing power. I can't bear to see such a technique disappear, so I want to find at least one successor for this book.
"However, this manual has very high requirements for its practitioner, and it needs to be someone who is both righteous and evil. Moonshadow of the Assassin Sect fits this requirement, but Moonshadow and Silvershadow have been fighting in the dark for many years, and it's been getting more and more intense recently. If I were to pass this manual to him, I'm afraid it'll affect the stability of the entire Assassin Sect. In a fight between members of the same sect, the stronger one is, the weaker the other, and this is something I don't wish to see.
"I've been hesitating ever since I found out that I don't have much time left, and that's when you suddenly appeared. Your personality of being both good and evil made my eyes light up. You're willing to do anything for the sake of victory, yet you have a bottom line. If you were a disciple of the Assassin Sect, I wouldn't hesitate to pass this Delusion technique to you.
"After thinking about it for a long time alone in the middle of the night, I've finally decided to give you one last test. If you pass, you'll be able to learn this top-tier technique. Since you've seen the words I left behind today, it means that you've already passed my test and are the best candidate to learn Delusion.
"Though we're only master and disciple in name, I still have to give you a few words of advice here. For my sake, if you're willing to pass this Delusion technique to a suitable disciple of the Assassin Sect in the future, do so, but if you're not willing, then let it disappear forever.
"It's only recently that I've realized how laughable it is to think about what's after one's death. Everything has its own destiny, so there's no need to worry about nothing. Your master shall be leaving now."
What followed was the entire contents of Delusion. Xia Fei hurriedly took out a pen and paper and jotted down the entire contents.
There was a flash of light, and that piece of paper disappeared as well. The study returned to silence, and aside from the scraps of paper all over the floor, it was as if nothing had happened.
Putting down the pen in his hand, Xia Fei lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He took a deep drag, and the smoke lingered.
"Master Shadowless evidently went through an intense mental struggle before he finally decided to use this method to let Delusion continue to be passed down. Though he didn't say it out loud, there's a sense of chaos in his words. It was only at the last two sentences that he finally let go of his burden and prepared to accept the call of the Grim Reaper." Phantom sighed.
Xia Fei nodded. "Perhaps everyone will go through a similar stage before they die, from being unable to let go of their burden and finally calmly accepting their death."
"It's a Space tier technique! The Man, Earth, Sky, Universe tier is the second highest among all the manuals, and it's even a high-grade Space tier. This parting gift from Master Shadowless is quite something, "Phantom said.
Xia Fei said, "I can't help but feel that Master Shadowless's state of mind seemed to have changed a lot when he wrote those words. It's as if there's something he wanted to say, but he didn't say it in the end.
"Forget it. Since he's already gone, there's no need for us, the living, to guess his true intentions. Let me see just how mysterious this Delusion book is."
…
About an hour later, Xia Fei had read through the three-thousand-word Delusion book countless times, and he had a rough idea of what it was.
Delusion was a type of confusion technique that used sight and sound to confuse the enemy, trapping them in an invisible cage and annihilating them in one fell swoop.
Not only could this technique be used in one-on-one combat, but it could also be used in formations. It did not seem like a martial technique but more like a strange formation.
Xia Fei was confused. Shadowless had clearly said that it was a martial technique, and it was a high-grade Space tier martial technique at that, so why did it turn into a formation?
Could Master Shadowless have made a mistake when he copied it?
Xia Fei shook his head. Shadowless had spent half his life in the Assassin Sect's four major libraries, so he had read countless martial arts manuals. Besides, he was not senile, so how could he not have noticed such an obvious problem?
Gui Ying was also puzzled. Just like his master, Yue Ying, although Gui Ying was a good-for-nothing assassin, he had read countless books in his life, especially those rare and strange books on alchemy and music. He had read more than ten million books, and if someone were to say that this Delusion was a martial technique, he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. This was clearly a kind of confusion formation.
"Actually, this formation isn't too bad. It's arranged in a well-proportioned manner, and there's a hidden danger amidst its plainness. Its power shouldn't be underestimated," Phantom mumbled to himself.
Xia Fei shook his head. "The formation isn't bad, but it's still miles away from the high-grade Space tier martial technique that Shadowless mentioned. I'm afraid that any military academy will teach this sort of disorienting formation, so it's not too strange." Phantom was speechless.
Ancient humans had indeed spent a lot of time researching formations in the era of cold weapons, but it was the era of the universe now. When two armies faced each other, what mattered was the strength of ships and cannons, and formations had become a supplement.
Xia Fei rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Could this also be a test?"
…
Xia Fei was never in the habit of giving up. He continued reading, trying to find the problem.
The language of Delusion was a little cryptic, and the writing was not smooth, either. It was as if the person who wrote this book did not have a good grasp of the language. There were mistakes everywhere, and Xia Fei could only rely on his own understanding to deduce the meaning of the words.
There were many kinds of languages in the universe, and even the tiny Earth had hundreds of them. It was the same for languages. This book was written in a language that was not commonly seen, and the only reason Xia Fei could understand it was because of the translation chip in his brain.
For three days straight, Xia Fei still could not figure out the mystery of the language, and he could not help but feel a little anxious.
After dinner, Xia Fei brewed himself a cup of Biluochun tea and brought it to his room to give Avrils a call. This was part of his daily routine. After all, they would be entering the No Man's Zone in a few days, and Xia Fei had no idea if the Black Bat radar would be able to successfully establish communication with the Panhuman Alliance, so he decided to spend more time with her while the interplanetary internet was still working.
Avril was waiting obediently in the bedroom as usual, and when she saw Xia Fei, she happily greeted him.
"What did you say? Why can't I understand it? "Xia Fei asked, confused.
Avril mischievously said, "It's Talenese, which means good evening. It's a very old language, and the translation chip in your brain must've messed up, so you couldn't translate it in time."
Xia Fei was stunned. "Say that again?"
"I said it's Talenese, which means good evening," Avril said, not understanding what was going on.
Xia Fei shook his head. "Not that. You said it later."
"Did the translation chip mess up?"
* Clap! *
Xia Fei clapped his hands together and stood up, excitedly saying, "I know! So it's because of the translation chip!"
Avrils could not understand why Xia Feis was so excited. She whispered, The translation chip has different grades, too. The higher the grade, the more languages it can translate. Human languages have always been complicated, so the translation chip must not only have good recognition ability, but also have excellent processing speed and logic units. Avrils are the best choice for the translation chip.
"Most translation chips can perform language and text translation tasks very well, and even a cheap chip won't be too bad, but there are some especially complicated languages and texts that, due to their special type, require the translation chip to have very good logic units, or else it won't be able to recognize them."
After hearing Avril's explanation, Xia Fei was even more certain that the reason he could not understand Delusion was because of this poor chip in his brain.
He quickly wrote down a line of words and showed it to Avril.
"Do you recognize these words?"
Avril nodded seriously, reading the words in Venal language once more.
Xia Fei was pleasantly surprised to discover that the meaning of these words had completely changed after Avril's translation.
Phantom's mouth was wide open as he said in a deep voice, "No wonder. The chip in my brain is also a very ordinary model, so I can't discover the true meaning of these words, just like you."
Xia Fei furrowed his brows. "You're a soul. Where did your brain come from?"
Phantom was speechless. "How would I know? It's true that I'm a soul, but my thoughts are still in the same state as before. Even the translation chip is working as usual."
With that said, Phantom absentmindedly shook his head. "That's not right. My body is already dead, and the translation chip no longer exists, so why can I still feel it working?"
"Why is that? Why didn't I realize there was a problem before? "
"No, something's very wrong. This doesn't make sense."
Xia Fei did not expect that his sudden question would cause Phantom to fall into a state of deep contemplation that he could not extricate himself from.
Pursing his lips, Xia Fei ignored the puzzled Phantom. Since he had found the problem, the most important thing now was to solve it as soon as possible.
Avril was still very curious as to why Xia Fei would ask such a question. Xia Fei casually brushed it off and chatted with her for quite a while, even cracking a few funny jokes at the end, which made Avril laugh so hard that she held her stomach.
Xia Fei realized that jokes were a very effective weapon against girls. As long as he could make a girl happy, they would forget all their worries and become more willing to be with you. This was especially true for a cheerful girl like Avril, who loved to listen to jokes.
After ending the call, Xia Fei hurriedly searched for information regarding the translation chip on the interplanetary internet.
…
Before entering the No Man's Zone, there was a planet called Ennaras.
Though it was not as prosperous as Venal, it was still the largest planet before entering the No Man's Zone. Xia Fei booked a surgery here to install a better translation chip in his brain.
There was a hospital in the bustling city called Fraternity. Xia Fei came to the reception desk and told the nurse in charge of receiving him his name. The nurse smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Xia Fei. The neurosurgeon you booked, Qin Fang, is ready. You can take the elevator to Dr. Qin's office on the sixteenth floor."
Xia Fei nodded and stepped into one of the elevators in the lobby.
The elevator doors slowly closed, and Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows. "Phantom, do you feel like someone is following me?"
Phantom shook his head. "I don't feel anything at all. I've been watching from behind when you were moving forward. Perhaps you're just too vigilant. Not many people know that we set sail from the Venal Star Region, and besides, we're already very close to the periphery of the Alliance. Who would follow you this far?"
Xia Fei nodded. The Impaler was very fast, and every warp was about forty percent faster than a normal warship, covering a distance of nearly seventy thousand lightyears. Even if a normal warship had a way to track Xia Fei, it would be very difficult for them to catch up to him. After all, the Impaler was an elite heavy-assault cruiser. Be it warp speed or cruising endurance, it was far superior to that of a normal warship.
The enthusiastic nurse led Xia Fei to Qin Fang's office. According to the information on the interplanetary internet, this neurosurgeon with the surname Qin was quite famous in the area. He had a special-class attending physician license issued by the Alliance, so his skills should be trustworthy.
Implanting a translation chip was no child's play. It was extremely dangerous to implant a biochip into the complex and fragile human brain without a solid foundation, which was why Xia Fei had not hesitated to pay the exorbitant fee of ten thousand star coins per hour to carefully select the best doctor in the area.
This Dr. Qin Fang was not much different from the information he had on him, aside from the fact that his face was a little darker than in the image. Video systems usually had to go through multiple scans, so humans would often look more handsome in the image than in reality.
The nurse brought two cups of coffee, and Xia Fei sat across from Qin Fang.
"Mr. Xia Fei, please allow me to inspect the working condition of the original translation chip," Qin Fang very politely said.
Xia Fei nodded and followed him to a depth scanner. Qin Fang adjusted the machine, and a dark red laser beam shot out, quickly establishing a connection with the translation chip in Xia Fei's brain. At the same time, it also displayed the working condition of the chip in his brain.
Xia Fei only knew that there was a biochip installed in his brain, and this was the first time he was seeing it with his own eyes.
All he saw was that the chip was only the size of a soybean, and its outer shell was sealed with a thin layer of alloy to prevent signal interference and liquid from corroding the chip. Aside from that, there was nothing special about it.
Qin Fang very carefully inspected it before inviting Xia Fei back to where he had been sitting. He smiled and said, "Mr. Xia, forgive me for being blunt, but though this translation chip of yours is a little old and has very simple functions, it's still working fine. Are you sure you want to replace this chip?"
Xia Fei nodded. "I'm sure."
Qin Fang then said, "Alright then. Replacing the translation chip is just a small operation, and it's still very safe. There's no danger involved. May I know which model of translation chip you're planning to replace it with?"
"FXX5," Xia Fei said. Before coming here, he had already selected the model from the interplanetary internet. He had also checked the hospital's inventory list and confirmed that there was an FXX5 translation chip there before he booked today's trip.
Qin Fang was stunned for a moment before he excitedly said, "Mr. Xia Fei, are you sure you want to replace it with the FXX5 translation chip? This chip costs sixty million star coins; do you still need to reconsider? "
Xia Fei shook his head indifferently. "I've already made up my mind."
Qin Fang's face turned red as he said, "Mr. Xia, I have to say that you're truly an expert. The FXX5 translation chip is the most professional translation chip in the history of the Alliance. It's said to be designed for language and writing experts. As long as you install it, be it human or any other race's language or writing, they will no longer be a problem.
"I'm not bragging, but in the entire Ennaras, we're the only hospital that can provide such an expensive professional — no, expert — translation chip. I'm sure you won't regret it."
Qin Fang rambled on for quite a while, and Phantom was puzzled. "Why is this guy so excited? Could this be a scam? "
Xia Fei laughed. "It's not a scam, but the FXX5 translation chip is too expensive, and there aren't many sales in such a remote area. I've checked the records, and this hospital imported a chip of this model more than a decade ago, but it hasn't been able to sell it for more than a decade. They're naturally very happy that I'm willing to buy it."
"I see." Phantom nodded. "I can't tell that you're usually so stingy, yet you're willing to invest so much in something like this."
Xia Fei sighed. "No one likes to open their brains and replace their chips every other day, so I might as well make a one-time investment and replace it with the best one."
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