"If an apprentice tries to use this rune set for a Fireball spell, they may fail to gather the elents, and they may also cause an explosion and hurt themselves. For an apprentice, that's a big problem. Without a teacher to guide them, they'll have to figure it out on their own, which could be costly and waste a lot of ti."
Adam wasn't interested in teaching a transdinsional mage how to correctly cast a Fireball spell. After explaining a few basic points, he gave a voice command to the Fla in his hand. "Scan the rune set in front of , find the mistake, and create the correct model."
The Fla glowed softly, capturing the flawed rune group and imdiately started its calculations.
Adam deliberately slowed down the process. In front of both him and Priscilla, the Fla systematically removed the mistakes and unnecessary parts of the rune group, showing the correct structure.
"As long as the spell exists in the database, it can correct and teach like this," Adam said. "Even with the most complicated beginner ditation techniques. With this tool, apprentices could learn much faster."
Priscilla seed intrigued. "That's a useful feature. I know how things are at the academies. Most mages don't like teaching, and if senior apprentices are left in charge, they could give wrong instructions to the beginners."
Adam nodded. "If this were a finished product, I'd call it a smart chip. Mages or apprentices could sign a contract with it and rge it with their soul. This would let it work directly in their mind or soul. They'd instantly learn the right way to build rune groups and never forget them. It's almost like having a second brain. If a mage allowed it, the chip could even help with casting spells."
"The best part is, it can help those who struggle with spatial imagination to create complex, high-level spell models."
Priscilla didn't seem too impressed. "Anything else?"
"It also has a quick search function. When I was on Titania, I saw how they managed information. They ditched paper books and stored everything digitally in a cloud... or what we'd call a database. If we could set up sothing like that or open part of the Mage Network, it would really help with research."
"For example," Adam switched the Fla's thread and said, "Search for information on electrical magic. Keywords: electromagnetic, release."
The Fla flickered briefly, then a notification sounded. "Five items found with matching keywords. Railgun, Plasma Cannon---would you like to search further?"
"Show the Railgun content."
"Railgun, an electromagnetic spell. Creator: Mage Adam. Application knowledge as follows, core knowledge as follows, rune group construction as follows, mana consumption as follows..."
Adam ended the task and gave another command. "Search for information on Cthulhu and the Dragon Plane."
The Fla, as usual, completed the task perfectly.
Adam added, "This Fla holds all the knowledge I currently have, so there's no need for permission. But if I shared it with others, I'd add a permission system. Users would need the right access to view certain things. And if they had to pay, it would charge the standard rate."
Seeing this, Priscilla finally smiled. The chip system was indeed practical. The Mage World had been around for hundreds of thousands of years, accumulating an imnse amount of information.
For any individual or team, sorting through this vast sea of similar materials to find what they needed took too much ti and patience. If this chip system beca widespread, it would make things much simpler.
Adam continued, "The chip also has a data-tracking feature. For instance, at the first level, key stats like physical fitness, ntal strength, and mana are all set at 100. The chip can monitor changes in real ti. And, to skip the formalities..."
Adam summoned Garfield and commanded the Fla to scan him. Instantly, it reported the data: 499, 400, 420.
"It can also scan other individuals' physical data. The conversion standards are customizable, but I used the simplest thod."
Priscilla gave a light clap and said, "Adam, I have to admit, your imagination is impressive. A personal chip is a brilliant idea. However, it's not enough. The features you've shown are convenient, but they won't be enough to convince His Holiness or the Mage Council. The Mage Network is too crucial. Allowing lower-level access could lead to serious consequences. If the benefits don't clearly outweigh the risks, they won't agree."
"And honestly, it's not revolutionary enough."
Adam had anticipated the mages' concerns, but he hadn't expected their resistance to be this strong. He knew the current features were more than enough to help apprentices quickly beco full-fledged mages. Yet even that wasn't enough to persuade her.
In such an advanced world, to create a true breakthrough, he needed to offer sothing much more profound.
"Do you understand the importance of data?" Adam stopped showing off his inventions and posed a different kind of question.
Priscilla raised an eyebrow. "Data? Are you talking about experintal data, statistics, or sothing else?"
Adam nodded, but then shook his head. "What you ntioned is data, yes, but the concept of data goes much deeper."
"Oh?"
"Our war intelligence, the number of mages who ascend each year, the number of mages who die in battle, the ti it takes to cast a simple spell like Fireball, the ntal and mana costs, the nas, attributes, research directions, and even the health status of every mage---all of this is data."
"Take experintal data alone. I don't know how many full-fledged mages exist in the Mage World, but I'm sure many of them share the sa research focus and have conducted similar experints. The problems they face in these experints are often the sa. If there were a platform that gathered and summarized the data from these experints, future researchers could avoid many unnecessary detours, saving both ti and resources."
"And the ti and resources saved could then be redirected toward deeper research, leading to even greater advancents."
Priscilla began to picture the potential. Adam was right---these issues were real.
Countless repetitive experints were happening all the ti, with the sa problems arising repeatedly.
The Mage Network only recorded established knowledge, and because of permission restrictions, it didn't provide much direct guidance.
This feels like presenting my research result to the professors so I can graduate.
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