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Chapter 37

System Mission: Building the "Jie Sect Knowledge Base"

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The success of the first Jie Sect seminar far exceeded expectations. It was not only a feast of ideas but also a powerful convergence. After the conference, "Standardization," "Modularization," and "Logicalization" were no longer just novel terms in the Researcher Xuanyuanzi's mouth; they became practical methods that countless Jie Sect disciples eagerly discussed and began to implement. The model of Room Bing in the Artifact Refining Hall was quickly extended to projects in Room Yi and even some in Room Jia. The Array Court, guided by the principle of "Logicalization," began to systematically organize and optimize various basic formation diagrams, compiling the Standard Manual for Formation Deployment. Even departments like the Alchemy Room and the Spirit Plant Garden actively sent people to seek advice, discussing whether similar concepts could be applied to areas such as flame control and spirit material cultivation.

A vibrant, bottom-up wave of innovation surged across Jin'ao Island. Lin Xuan (Xuanyuanzi), as the initiator and core driving force behind all this, saw his prestige and influence reach new heights. Duobao Daoist relied on him more and more, seeking his opinion on many sect affairs before making decisions. Although Sovereign of the Heavens did not appear directly again, the warm resonance from the Azure Pine Sword Seal often conveyed his tacit approval and encouragement.

However, amidst this favorable situation, Lin Xuan keenly sensed a potential bottleneck, or rather, a tremendous opportunity.

As the innovative practices deepened, a massive amount of new knowledge, new experiences, and new problems emerged like mushrooms after rain. An artifact refining disciple improved the rune array on the hilt of a flying sword, enhancing its controllability. An array master summarized the fine-tuning parameters for the "Minor Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation" under three different terrains. Several alchemy apprentices, through comparative experiments, discovered that the timing of adding a certain auxiliary material significantly affected the success rate of pill formation. These incremental advancements, like scattered pearls, were invaluable but mostly remained in personal or small-circle word-of-mouth, or were recorded in scattered jade slips, failing to be systematically organized, widely shared, and solidified into the collective wealth of the entire Jie Sect.

Knowledge is fluid, but if it cannot be effectively solidified and managed, its value will be greatly diminished, and it may even be lost over time or due to personnel changes. Establishing a centralized, orderly, and efficient knowledge management system had become imperative.

One day, as Lin Xuan was in his quiet room reviewing feedback reports from various parties and contemplating how to guide this wave of innovation into deeper and broader domains, the long-absent system prompt sounded in his mind with an unprecedentedly solemn tone:

[Ding! Detected that the Host has successfully established the influence of the "Scientific Cultivation" methodology within the top Primordial Era power, "Jie Sect," and has triggered a bottom-up practical fervor.]

[Hidden conditions met: Ideological dissemination > 30%, Practical verification > 25%, Core figure support > 70%.]

[Issuing long-term strategic mission: Build the "Jie Sect Core Knowledge Base" (Project Codename: Daoist Scripture Spirit Net).]

[Mission Background: The fragmentation and disorder of knowledge are among the greatest obstacles to the evolution of civilization (or organizations). Converging individual wisdom into collective assets and elevating practical experience into systematic theory are key to civilizational leaps.]

[Ultimate Goal: Construct an intelligent knowledge management and sharing platform covering all domains of the Jie Sect, integrating functions for knowledge acquisition, storage, classification, retrieval, deduction, and innovation.]

[Current Stage Goal (Phase I): Establish the basic architecture of the knowledge base and complete the preliminary construction and data input for three foundational databases.]

[Stage Mission Requirements:]

1. Establish the "Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities Database": Systematically collect and classify existing and innovative cultivation techniques and divine abilities of the Jie Sect. Requires standard analysis and input of at least 100 Yellow-tier cultivation techniques, 50 Profound-tier cultivation techniques, and 10 Earth-tier cultivation techniques (must include structured information such as cultivation key points, applicable conditions, risk warnings, and related divine abilities).

2. Establish the "Arts and Crafts Database": Integrate knowledge from various arts and crafts such as artifact refining, alchemy, formations, talismans, spirit plants, and beast taming. Requires the construction of standardized knowledge graphs for at least artifact refining (complete low-grade magic treasure process) and formations (complete basic formations).

3. Establish the "Cultivation Experience Database": Collect and optionally anonymize disciples' cultivation logs, breakthrough insights, solutions to difficult problems, failure cases, and other unstructured data, using preliminary algorithms for tag classification and association recommendations.

[Mission Rewards:]

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Phased Rewards (upon completion of Phase I): System Assisted Deduction Algorithm (Beginner) x1, capable of performing simple cultivation technique compatibility analysis and breakthrough path deduction based on existing data; Large-scale space expansion permission (for physical library or virtual space); "Knowledge Management Expert" title (enhances persuasiveness and appeal).

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Long-term Rewards (with increased completion): Advanced deduction algorithms, AI-assisted Q&A sprite, cross-domain innovation inspiration modules, significant boost in luck, etc.

[Failure Penalty: None (but knowledge management lag will severely restrict the deepening of the Host's views and the overall evolutionary speed of the Jie Sect).]

[Special Note: This mission is the core pillar for the Host's "Scientific Cultivation" ideology to truly take root and produce a disruptive impact. The depth and breadth of the knowledge base will directly determine how far "Big Data Cultivation" can go in the future.]

The system's mission description, detailed and grand, elevated Lin Xuan's conceived idea to an unprecedented strategic height! This was no longer simple experience sharing; it was about building a "national-level digital library" and "research collaboration platform" for the Primordial Era!

Lin Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement. The system's mission perfectly aligned with his previous thoughts, offering a clearer path and powerful reward expectations. This "Daoist Scripture Spirit Net" was the cornerstone for realizing his "Big Data Cultivation" blueprint!

He immediately took action, first drafting a jade slip titled Plan for Constructing the "Jie Sect Myriad Phenomena Daoist Scripture Spirit Net" (Phase I). In the plan, he elaborated on the necessity of knowledge base construction, the grand vision, and the specific implementation steps for Phase I, including organizational structure, data standards, technical routes (combining Primordial magic and system assistance), and expected benefits.

He presented the plan to Duobao Daoist. Duobao Daoist read it and was stunned for a long time. Although he knew Lin Xuan had great ambitions, he never imagined his scheme would be so far-reaching! Once this "Daoist Scripture Spirit Net" was completed, the Jie Sect's knowledge inheritance and innovation efficiency would undergo a qualitative leap, its significance even surpassing that of ten Innate Spiritual Treasures!

"Researcher Xuanyuanzi, this strategy... can be said to benefit the present and the future!" Duobao Daoist exclaimed, "However, the project is vast and complex, where should we begin?"

Lin Xuan was confident, "Daoist friend, this matter must be approached step by step. First, let's establish the 'Daoist Scripture Compilation Committee,' with you as the leader and the heads of each hall and pavilion as members, responsible for overall coordination. Underneath it, we will establish the 'Standardization Team,' the 'Data Collection Team,' and the 'Technical Implementation Team'."

"Second, we need to establish the knowledge 'metadata' standard. That is, what basic information must any knowledge entry into the Spirit Net contain? Such as: creator, creation time, knowledge category, keywords, applicable objects, security level, version number, etc. Unified standards are the prerequisite for interoperability."

"Third, start with the easier tasks. We can begin by systematizing and documenting the already relatively mature achievements in 'Artifact Refining Standardization' and 'Formation Logicalization,' and inputting them into the knowledge base as demonstration templates. Concurrently, develop simple jade slip information input and retrieval spells, and initially trial them within Biyou Palace on a small scale to gather feedback and iterate on optimizations."

Duobao Daoist agreed wholeheartedly and immediately summoned the heads of each hall and pavilion, announcing the launch of the "Daoist Scripture Spirit Net" project. Although some conservatives still had doubts, under the prevailing trend and Duobao's strong promotion, the project was ultimately approved.

In the following days, Lin Xuan entered an unprecedentedly busy state. He personally trained disciples for the "Standardization Team," explaining information science and metadata concepts; he guided the "Technical Implementation Team" in attempting to simulate simple database indexing and retrieval functions using spells; and he had to address various questions from all sides, from "how to tag a pill recipe" to "how to protect the privacy of cultivation insights."

The work was tedious and full of challenges, but with every small module completed, with every piece of knowledge systematically entered and linked, Lin Xuan felt the joy of creation. He felt as if he could see a vast, vibrant "knowledge ecosystem" slowly taking shape.

The system mission to build the "Jie Sect Knowledge Base" sounded like a clarion call, pushing Lin Xuan's scientific cultivation practice from the technical application level to the higher dimensions of system construction and civilizational accumulation. The end of this path might lead to a future that even Saints had never imagined.

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