The appearance of Xi Ling was still something that happened yesterday. The city-wide martial law that was more or less a blunder was still vivid in many people's minds. However, the martial law came and went quickly. Now, the Shadow City had already returned to its normal order. The aftermath of the martial law only caused a little bit of gossip among the citizens. This city, which was already used to all kinds of big movements, did not take the martial law seriously at all. It was now quickly returning to its normal routine. The impact of the entire incident on the citizens did not even exceed the time when the Foundation Establishment Pill wholesale market in the west of the city had its anniversary celebration and the entire city had rushed to buy it. The Shadow City was such a high-end, high-class, and high-tech place that did not understand it.
However, although the ordinary citizens had returned to their daily lives, the Shiring Apostles were just about to get busy. They had to adapt to the suddenly strengthened data network. Now, Bubble and Tawil had started to modify the Empire network based on Schilling's current strength. It could be confirmed that after Schilling merged into the spiritual network, the latter's overall load capacity had almost doubled. If there was a better architecture, this increase would still have room for improvement. Bubble had redesigned the spiritual network's segmented method to deal with this situation. He had expanded the original smaller subnet to reduce the waste of resources and made full use of the current more robust backbone network's load capacity. This modification might take half a month to complete, but now, the Empire soldiers in the City of Shadows could already connect to the new network after the modification. The other areas of the network would be modified later on. Now, every Shiring Apostle in the City of Shadows could use more computing resources from the network. The network's response speed had also become faster. This was a good thing, but it still needed time to adapt. Although, in my opinion, upgrading a network of 10 petabytes per second to 100 petabytes per second (roughly what it meant) was beyond my understanding …
Because of Tawil's suggestion, Bubble did not completely "erase" the old network structure. Instead, it sank to the bottom of the network as a backup connection. If necessary, the old connection could be reactivated in the shortest time possible. This was to prevent accidents. We were not familiar with Schilling's new unit. Although she could work as long as she was connected to the network, and theoretically, she would not disappear as long as the network existed, God knows if this muddle-headed "child" would drop the chain. To prevent Schilling from accidentally going offline and causing the new network to collapse, Bubble preserved the old network. In any case, these old connections did not take up any resources when they were not enabled. They were like some temporarily suspended listening ports that did not affect the system at all when there was no data flow.
Anyway, that's how Bubble explained it to me. I'll just pretend that I understand …
Speaking of which, recently, the Imperial Army was bombarded with news after news: the reunification of Heaven, the legacy of the Empire, the extermination of traitors, and the appearance of Schilling, who was not sure if it was a racial consciousness or the Empire's version of "Skynet". Even the Xi Ling apostles, a race that could think in a state of pure logic, found it hard to remain calm in the face of so many impactful events. Recently, one could often feel an exhilarating atmosphere from the mental network. This atmosphere came from the confident and excited hearts of the entire race, and it seemed to have turned to the embodiment of the mental network: Xi Ling appeared to be very energetic, and seemed to be quite happy at every moment. We had a rough understanding of Schilling's character. She was not as rigid as most of the Shiring Apostles, but rather, she was a very lively person. She was like a little girl who came into contact with the outside world for the first time. She was full of curiosity about everything and always wanted to run around. She did not know much about the work she had to undertake, and even now, she did not know what the military rules were. But at the same time, the soul of the Shiring Apostles also worked on her. She was very obedient and obeyed orders. If it was a task, then even if she did not understand it, she would be happy to complete it. In fact, for this child who was always happy, the work itself was something to be happy about.
Therefore, although this immature girl still had a lot to be desired, Sandora was already relatively satisfied with the current situation. She once said, "A clumsy soldier is better than a disobedient soldier. Sandora? Kelvi? Ulysses? "
… I was basically used to the girl's natural behavior of quoting my famous words.
It was about ten o 'clock in the morning. I had just returned from the City of Shadows half an hour ago. In addition to making a routine appearance to show that His Majesty the Emperor was still busy with state affairs, I had also come to see how "Schilling's" situation was. It seemed that she was quite satisfied with her new residence and was also very happy to have a new neighbor. She and Tawil lived in the same dormitory area. But I think that Schilling did not actually care about the environment she lived in. Her body was a mental network, which meant that her body was as big as the entire territory of the Empire. Her real place of residence was also the entire territory of the Empire. This was a girl with a house on her back like a snail, and the blonde girl image that appeared in front of us was actually just a terminal interface that Schilling used to communicate with the real world. Where this terminal interface was projected should not make any difference to the entire network.
Now Schilling was working hard to learn a lot of information that Tawil and Sandora had left her, so that she could understand the history of the Empire and the mission of the Shiring Apostles. Well, that was about it. These materials sorted out from a third-party perspective were very difficult for Schilling to understand because she was not used to understanding the network of the Empire from the perspective of a bystander. It was as difficult as using simple text information to let a Yuanmou person understand that the ground under his feet was actually a ball. But if she did not do this, Schilling would see even less from her own perspective: the Empire was a house, and she lived in a house. This was the only thing that Schilling had understood in the past tens of thousands of years through her own understanding …
So, she still had to learn the knowledge of the real world through those obscure materials.
Fortunately, although "Schilling" did not know much, she was very patient. She was still young, but she already had the tenacity of the Shiring Apostles that never stopped. Just like every apostle did not have the concept of "failure", Schilling herself also believed that she would always be able to understand the messy knowledge. When I went to the City of Shadows to see her, the blonde girl was gnashing her teeth as she went through the materials in her hands, and a large data terminal was circling around her. These devices were installed in her room by Tawil in the morning. Because Schilling's bandwidth was amazing, the response speed of the conventional data terminal could not even keep up with her browsing speed, so Tawil could only use such a large number of devices as a "browser" for her.
This should only be regarded as an emergency plan. I always felt that if Schilling really learned how to learn, she would not need these external objects like the data terminal. She had the ability to directly download information from the Internet into her brain — it could even be said that the information was originally in her brain. Right now, she just did not understand how to use her power and wisdom. As long as she matured, we would obtain a "super consciousness" that could learn infinitely fast. Although Schilling may not have the ability to create new information, she was definitely the fastest database reader in history.
Tawil was looking forward to this. An infinitely fast database reader that could simultaneously integrate all the knowledge of the New Empire and provide accurate indexes. Just these two abilities alone were destined to make Schilling the treasure of the Empire Research Center. Looking at the enthusiastic eyes of the coffin-con glasses girl, I knew that sooner or later, if I did not do anything, she would take a poke and print a line of words on Schilling's head: Research Center Only, Do Not Touch …
The reports at hand were finally finished, and the work for the morning came to an end. Actually, there was not much to deal with today. Other than some extra work and observation reports brought by Schilling's appearance, there was only the daily reports from the various armies and the Empire territories that needed to be reviewed. Even if the professional work was left to the professionals, I would not be involved in many of them. At the very least, I had to know how my territory was running.
The fox was sitting at a small round table by the window. She rested her face on her hands and looked at the bright sunshine outside thoughtfully. A pile of furry tails hung down from the back of the square stool, swaying gently according to her mood and sweeping the floor clean. The fox demon girl might have heard some movement over here. Her ears perked up and she turned her head. "Are you done?"
I stretched. This fox had come in a few minutes ago. It seemed that she had something to discuss with me. But seeing that I was busy with work, she obediently waited in front of the window. She seemed to be getting more and more self-aware. I smiled at her. "Err, I was at a critical juncture just now. Now I'm done. Are you busy? Why didn't you go out and fight with the dogs today? "
"Don't insult the dignity of a thousand-year-old fox demon. I was just teaching those unruly juniors a lesson!" The fur on the fox's ears stood up and she looked very angry. But with her current appearance … She could not exert any pressure on me. Thus, she sighed in resignation and quickly became happy again. She took out a small item from her skirt pocket. "Here, here. This is what Little Bubble made for me yesterday. Your sister said that this is a very popular toy among humans. How do I use it?"
I was speechless. The fox was holding a cell phone in her hand.
"It feels very strange to use. I've seen humans use this thing before, but it doesn't seem to be very useful." The fox demon girl muttered. She pressed the phone to her fox ears and placed the phone on top of her head. "You have to speak very loudly in order for the other party to hear you …"
"... Are your human ears just for show?!"
The fox nodded. "They are for show. They only grow to look like a human. Only the ears on top of my head can hear … When I transformed in the past, I tried the four-channel world. My head was so dizzy that I couldn't stand it …"
The corner of my mouth twitched. "Go and find Little Bubble to make another pair of earphones for you …"
Then, the fox exclaimed in joy and ran out. Watching the big tail disappear before my eyes, I felt that this creature was living a good life now. She no longer needed to take care of her troublesome monster brethren. Every day, she could live her favorite life of eating and sleeping. If she missed the days when she was a wild animal, she could go to places like Avalon and the mother continent, where primitive jungles could be found everywhere. Other than being occasionally used as a pillow and cushion by the naughty children at home, she should have nothing else to ask for in her life.
I also yearned for the days of eating and waiting for death. Unfortunately, that kind of time had ended four years ago … No, five years ago.
Yes, it had ended. Just as I was beginning to sigh at how easy Fox's life was, I received a communication from the external network through our mental connection. I didn't usually receive any external network communication. This meant that the caller was from a faction other than the Shiring Apostles. Usually, these factions wouldn't bother the leader of the Empire. But when I picked up the call, I understood what was going on. The communication was from the "Parliament." She had already completed the work that she had been assigned to.
The Parliament's voice had to be transferred several times through the external network before it could enter the Empire's communication system. Although there was no delay, it sounded a little out of tune. This made me even more eager for the exiled … Mm, the network of the duplicates to be completed as soon as possible so that they could directly connect to the Empire's communication system. The other party seemed to be in a good mood. It seemed that the matter had been completed smoothly. "Your Majesty Schilling, the human brain array mainframe that you sent the last time and the people you sent after have been processed. Now, we have thousands of spiritual beings here. When will you come to check and accept them?"
"That fast?" I replied in surprise. Not because of anything else, but because the other party's work efficiency had exceeded my expectations. I thought that she would be busy for at least half a month. I didn't expect that she would be done in just a few days.
"Actually, as long as there is a breakthrough point, resurrecting one or a thousand is just the difference between individual production and mass production." The Parliament's voice sounded relaxed and confident. "In fact, the operation was much simpler than I had expected. The rebels you mentioned … Although it's not appropriate to say it like this, but thanks to their brainwashing and weakening of the newly born souls, the latter lost their sense of self. When we resurrected the souls in the human brain array mainframe, we met with almost negligible resistance. They were easily resurrected with a few core consciousnesses as the main body, and they retained many ancient memories. Due to the weak resistance of the newer souls, they did not perish in the process. Originally, we thought that there would be at least a ten percent chance of the souls perishing. But now, it seems that the rate of perishing is only a tenth of the expected. It can be said to be a perfect result. "
"Very good, very good," I replied in satisfaction. "I will send someone over to bring those souls over. This is a gift, I want to give them to a new friend."
"Is it the slave race?" The moment the Parliament heard me, she knew what was going on. Her voice seemed to carry a hint of laughter. "You are a Schilling ruler that I admire. Really, you are different from the impression I have of your predecessors … Alright, you can take 'them' any time you want. Also, regarding the matter of sending new students to the Imperial Army, the Federation's Senate has finished voting."
"What was the result?" Although I felt that I already knew the outcome, I still asked casually.
"With an absolute majority of votes, we will send our most talented youths to the Empire for further studies. Consider it as the pioneer for us former exiles to communicate with the Empire. These youths will come from every race in the Federation, and every race will send at least five of them — as you promised, you will provide sufficient recruitment slots. "
Back then, I had promised to provide a "large number" of recruitment slots, but I never said "sufficient". This had obviously turned into a situation where we would accept as many people as the other party sent. The Parliament was playing a little trick right in front of my face. However, this little trick was harmless. The scale of the Imperial Army Science Academy was huge. Even though it was always in a state of sufficient supply of students, the extra students from a mere Federation was not something that couldn't be absorbed. At most, I would just open a subsidiary academy next to it … Alright, this doesn't seem too appropriate. Then, I will just increase the number of students this year. After all, with the expansion of the Empire and the development of the Macro World, this academy would have to be expanded sooner or later. Didn't Xiaoxue mention that when she was born, the Imperial Army Science Academy had already moved out of Shadow City and occupied three stars?
"I have already made the arrangements on my side. I will pass Teacher Kai's number to you later. It is best if you set up an exchange student management office or something like that. We will need long-term cooperation in this area, so it is necessary to have a normal management office." I quickly opened the MDT on the table and brought up the Imperial Army Science Academy's enrollment schedule. "Oh right, let me inform you that the students will need to order their winter uniforms in advance. Of course, this will be free of charge. However, I will need you to provide the student's measurements, how many arms they have, whether they are arthropods. If they are soft-bodied or spirit-bodied, you will need a body extension parameter. Their uniforms will need to be specially made. Give me this information in advance, and I will get the school's logistics department to hurry up and prepare the uniforms for you all. Also, if there are crustacean students, you can apply for body waxing subsidies in advance. Students don't need to bring their own things. Last time, there was an insectoid student who came to study in the capital world. In the end, he didn't know about this and brought more than 150 kilograms of organic wax with him. Oh right, do you have a meal card? The school cafeteria allows students to eat for free with their meal card. However, many students prefer to buy food at the entrance. They find it troublesome to use the meal card, so it is voluntary for them to apply for a meal card now … "
After I said that, I realized that the Parliament had been silent for a long time. "That … Are you still listening?"
"… Err … I might need to set up the exchange student management office first …"
After the Parliament hung up the communication, I still felt weird, as though the other party had been agitated by something. The problem was that what I said wasn't wrong. It was completely in accordance with the enrollment process. As the honorary chairman of the Imperial Army Science Academy, it wasn't easy for me to do something proper for once …
My gaze fell on the enrollment schedule projected by the MDT.
Imperial Army Science Academy's enrollment process for new students:
All new students must report the City of Shadows' temporary identification number before registering. The person in charge is the Academy's registration center, Khedira? Lieutenant Sinthorda.
All new students must custom-make the Imperial Army uniform in order to instill discipline in their hearts. Based on race, new students must report the material and structural requirements of their race in advance.
All new students can apply for a resource allocation crystal card in the school district. The resource allocation crystal card can be used interchangeably with the identification card. At the same time, the crystal card can be used to receive unlimited food. This crystal card can be applied for voluntarily. Students without crystal cards can still use the identification card to receive rations, but they can't receive unlimited supplies (see the list of supplies in the Student Handbook).
Yep, looking at this form, I felt that my introduction just now was on point. It was just that it was a little too common. Also, in order to make it easier to understand, I translated the resource allocation crystal card into a meal card … That wasn't wrong.
Forget it, let's not dwell on this. Casually closing the enrollment schedule, I turned on the communicator of the MDT and connected to another channel that had just been set up. I couldn't use my mind to connect to it yet. "This is the special line of the Schilling Royal Family. I'm looking for … Speaking of which, who's in charge now? Forget it, I'll look for Anu Lili … "
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