Super Red Queen

Chapter 31: "Super Red Queen"

Collecting the vast majority of a surface civilization's knowledge—outstanding in the field of biochemical genes but average in other areas—what was the value of this "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen"?

Meng Yi glanced at the remaining 1.8w Paradise Coins and 1 Grade C Evaluation in his Wealth Bar, patiently waiting for "Evolution Paradise" to give its answer.

As long as the price to take "Red Queen" fell within his financial means, he wouldn't hesitate even a little bit, because "Red Queen" was tied to Meng Yi's short-term future plans.

Grade C "Psionic Power": Microcosm Domain precision at the cellular level.

Grade B "Psionic Power": Microcosm Domain precision at the molecular level.

Between Grade C and Grade B, a C+ Grade Psionic Power was already enough to see DNA fragments composed of multiple macromolecules, hidden at the ends of cells.

Seeing didn't mean being able to effectively interfere.

The information contained in gene fragments measured in nanometers (nm) was too vast. Due to the limited Computing Power of the brain, the precision of "Psionic Power" was slightly lacking, so he couldn't freely modify genetic codes for now. He could only rely on the "World Origin Crystal" to provide "miracles" for interference.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

Omniscience and omnipotence complement each other.

How to break free from dependence on the "World Origin Crystal" to a certain extent, reserving those "miracles" for problems that couldn't be solved yet, became Meng Yi's next research direction.

Insufficient foundation? Supplement it with external auxiliary computing devices. The promising "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" naturally caught Meng Yi's attention.

Once his Body Strength improved further, and the "vessel" carrying "Psionic Power" grew stronger, the "Psionic Power" at the limit of the C-grade domain could break through smoothly, achieving a cliff-like leap in power through version iteration.

[Prompt: "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" motherboard, certification value: Grade D Evaluation · 1 + 5000 Paradise Coins.]

[Prompt: "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" storage device containing 93.125% of the Selection Dungeon's knowledge, certification value: 3000 Paradise Coins.]

[Prompt: Player 'White Devil', do you wish to certify?]

[Based on ***** basic regulations, Player 'White Devil' completed a Grade C Side Quest in the Selection Dungeon, Hidden Permission moderately increased.]

[Prompt (Permission Upgrade Exclusive): Player 'White Devil', do you wish to consume Grade D Evaluation · 1 + 5000 Paradise Coins to perform a certain degree of optimization on the certified technological item?]

The knowledge searched in Red Queen's progress bar showed: 97.782%, but in the Paradise's judgment, it had shrunk quite a bit. That was understandable.

"The certification price for knowledge is very cheap. Makes sense. Even if I want to use it effectively, it'll take a long time to explore."

"Players are a life-risking profession with their heads on the line. They'd probably split a Paradise Coin in half before spending it. Who has the mind to ponder over these 'chicken ribs'—tasteless to eat, a pity to discard—that don't provide immediate results in getting stronger?"

The Tech Tree contained too many branches, too mixed. In both his Previous Life and Current Life combined, Meng Yi had only achieved something in biology, chemistry, medicine, and genetics. His level in other areas was completely subpar, not even qualified to appear in the passive slots of his Personal Information Panel.

As for the boost from Hidden Permission, no need to think—if it could be chosen, it must be chosen!

Referencing the Hidden Permission that converted "Evaluation → World Origin Crystal," this thing's level far surpassed Meng Yi's understanding.

"Paradise, can a Grade C Evaluation be split into Grade D Evaluations?"

[Answer: Yes. Lower-grade evaluations fuse into higher-grade evaluations at a '3:1' ratio, and vice versa.]

"Certify!"

Meng Yi didn't hesitate. Evaluations and Paradise Coins could be earned again; missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity meant he wouldn't know when he'd encounter it next.

[Prompt: Certification of "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" motherboard and related knowledge storage devices, with a certain degree of optimization, total cost: Grade D Evaluation · 2 + 13000 Paradise Coins.]

[Prompt: Player 'White Devil' remaining: Grade D Evaluation · 1 + 5000 Paradise Coins.]

[Prompt: Certification complete! Upon return, the player may carry certified items back.]

An unobservable radiance of sublimation spread from Meng Yi, enveloping the Supercomputer Matrix in the underground Hive supercomputer room of Raccoon City.

Money spent made you the boss; the final ownership of "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" had been transferred.

To avoid the hassle of inconvenient portability, "Evolution Paradise" thoughtfully replicated and compressed the computer matrix into a high-tech object the size of a tablet.

An illusory 'tablet' condensed from nothing to something, gently landing in Meng Yi's hand.

"Void Creation," "Complete Replication," "Function Optimization"...

The optimization service that came with spending money—the tip of the iceberg that "Evolution Paradise" revealed—left Meng Yi Breathtaking, yet it felt only natural.

"Red Queen."

"Chairman, I'm here."

Perhaps due to the version iteration of the device, the miniature holographic projection of "Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen" on the 'tablet' seemed much more lively.

"Report the relevant data of the device components."

"Yes, Chairman, please wait..."

The cute Q-version Red Queen gave a graceful bow, and behind her, a holographic projection condensed into a library. Little Red Queen dashed in with an exaggerated flourish to search.

After about ten minutes, Red Queen, her cute face smudged with dust, raised her hand to wipe non-existent sweat from her forehead, then flopped down on the device's screen, shouting tiredly yet happily.

"Chairman, after testing, the remaining power of this device can be used at low power for ?? years, and at full power for ?? years."

Meng Yi frowned slightly. Are you just going in circles?

"Speak Human Language!"

The innocent Q-version Red Queen blinked, spread her little hands helplessly, and said, "Chairman, I don't know either. Who knows what this thing's energy source is? The background shows that the power just dropped by 0.000(one hundred zeros omitted)01% and immediately replenished itself, almost always maintaining 100%."

From science to science fiction, a certain degree of "infinite energy"—Meng Yi's evaluation of "Evolution Paradise" continued to rise.

"What about the rest? How's the computational efficiency?"

Hearing this, the palm-sized Q-version Red Queen bounced up in excitement—literally jumping three feet high.

"So amazing! So cool! So incredible!"

"This tiny little thing can actually achieve 10 trillion trillion floating-point operations per second!"

"Chairman, do you know what that means?"

"Right now, the most advanced supercomputer matrix developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, under the U.S. Department of Energy of Blue Star Civilization, reports only 10 billion billion floating-point operations per second!"

"The Supercomputing Matrix in Umbrella Corporation's Raccoon City Hive only manages 1.712 billion billion floating-point operations per second!"

"This isn't something 'technology' can explain anymore—it's unscientific Magical Black Technology!"

The Q-version Little Red planted one hand on her hip, flexed her nonexistent bicep at Meng Yi, and let out a queenly three-stage cackle: "Ha~ ha~~ ha~~~ Mortal intelligence."

"Tossing aside the bloated computer matrix, no need to worry about energy consumption, ignoring trivial details like heat dissipation..."

"Chairman, I! Red Queen! Am now terrifyingly powerful!"

"I could take on a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand of my old selves at once!"

Meng Yi pressed a hand to his forehead. The excessive computational efficiency seemed to have sent Red Queen's artificial idiocy skyrocketing exponentially.

Oh well, he'd just treat it like raising an Electronic Pet—at least it'd be entertaining when he was bored.

The D-rated 1+5000 Paradise Coins he'd spent on optimization were really worth every bit.

"Red Queen, package all the stored data I have on genetic technology."

"Got it, Chairman."