"super Queen"
What was the value of the Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen that contained the vast majority of knowledge from a Surface Civilization that excelled in the field of biogenetics while being average in other areas?
Meng Yi glanced at the 18,000 Paradise Coins and 1 C Evaluation remaining in his Wealth Bar and patiently waited for Evolution Paradise to answer.
As long as the price of taking Red Queen away was within his financial means, he would not hesitate in the slightest, because Red Queen was crucial to Meng Yi's short-term plans for the future.
Grade C Psionic Power had a Microcosm Domain precision of the cellular level.
Grade B Psionic Power had a Microcosm Domain precision of the molecular level.
C+ Psionic Power, which lay between Grade C and Grade B, was already sufficient to see the DNA fragments composed of multiple macromolecules and hidden at the ends of cells.
Being able to see them did not mean being able to interfere with them effectively.
Gene fragments measured in nanometers contained far too much information. Because his brain's Computing Power was limited, his Psionic Power precision was somewhat lacking. Thus, he temporarily had no way to modify genetic codes as he pleased and could only rely on the "miracles" provided by the World Origin Crystal to interfere.
It was better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish.
Omniscience and omnipotence complemented each other.
How to free himself from dependence on the World Origin Crystal to a certain extent and use those "miracles" on problems he could not currently solve became Meng Yi's next research direction.
His foundation was insufficient, so he would make up for it with external auxiliary computing equipment. The promising Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen naturally caught Meng Yi's attention.
Once his Body Strength increased further and the "container" carrying his Psionic Power grew stronger, his Psionic Power, which had reached the limits of the Grade C field, would be able to break through naturally, achieving a cliff-like increase through a version iteration.
[Prompt: Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen motherboard, certification value: D Grade Evaluation · 1 + 5,000 Paradise Coins.] [Prompt: Equipment storing 93.125% of the Selection Dungeon's knowledge related to Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen, certification value: 3,000 Paradise Coins.] [Prompt: Player 'White Devil,' certify?] [Based on ***** basic regulations, player 'White Devil' completed a Grade C Side Quest in the Selection Dungeon. Hidden Permission increased moderately.] [Prompt (exclusive to the permission increase): Should player 'White Devil' consume D Grade Evaluation · 1 + 5,000 Paradise Coins to optimize the certified technological items to a certain degree?]
The knowledge he had searched for showed 97.782% on Red Queen's progress bar, but it had been reduced considerably according to Paradise's assessment. That was understandable.
"The certification price for knowledge is very cheap. Then again, even if I wanted to make effective use of it, I'd still need a long time to explore it."
"Players are a desperate profession with their heads on the line. They probably wish they could split every Paradise Coin in half before spending it. How could they have the time to ponder these things that are tasteless when eaten but a shame to discard, and whose effects on becoming stronger aren't immediate?"
The Tech Tree contained far too many complicated branches. Across both his previous and current lives, Meng Yi had only achieved anything in biology, chemistry, medicine, genetics, and related fields. His standards in other areas were completely third-rate—not even qualified to appear in the passive section of the Personal Information Panel.
As for the improvement brought by Hidden Permission, there was no need to think about it. If he could choose it, he would choose it!
Judging from the Hidden Permission that converted "Evaluation → World Origin Crystal," this thing's level surpassed Meng Yi's by far.
"Paradise, can a C Grade Evaluation be split into D Grade Evaluations?"
[Answer: Yes. Lower-tier Evaluations can be fused into higher-tier Evaluations at a ratio of 3:1, and vice versa.]
"Certify!"
Meng Yi did not hesitate. Evaluations and Paradise Coins could be earned again after they were gone, but if he missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he had no idea when he would encounter another one.
[Prompt: Certifying the Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen motherboard and related knowledge storage equipment, and performing a certain degree of optimization, will consume a total of: D Grade Evaluation · 2 + 13,000 Paradise Coins.] [Prompt: Player 'White Devil' currently has remaining: D Grade Evaluation · 1 + 5,000 Paradise Coins.] [Prompt: Certification complete! Upon returning, the player may bring the certified items along.]
A wave of imperceptible sublimation light spread from Meng Yi and smoothly enveloped the Supercomputer Matrix in the underground Hive supercomputer room of Raccoon City.
Only after spending money was one truly the master. The final ownership of Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen had been transferred.
To prevent the trouble of carrying it around, Evolution Paradise thoughtfully copied and compressed the computer matrix into a high-tech object the size of a tablet computer.
A phantom "tablet computer" condensed from nothing and lightly landed in Meng Yi's hand.
"Void Creation," "Complete Replication," "Function Optimization"...
The optimization service included with the payment and the tip of the iceberg revealed by Evolution Paradise left Meng Yi astonished, yet he also felt it was only natural.
"Red Queen."
"Director, I'm here."
Perhaps because of the equipment's version iteration, the miniature holographic projection of Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen that appeared above the "tablet computer" had become considerably more lifelike.
"Report the relevant data on the equipment's components."
"Yes, Director. Please wait..."
The adorable chibi Red Queen gave a graceful bow. A library condensed from holographic projections behind her, and the little Red Queen dashed inside with extremely exaggerated movements to search.
A little over ten minutes later, Red Queen's pretty face was covered in soot. She raised a hand to wipe nonexistent sweat from her forehead, then collapsed onto the device's screen and began shouting excitedly despite her exhaustion.
"Director, after testing, this device's remaining power can support low-power operation for ?? years and full-power operation for ?? years."
Meng Yi slightly furrowed his brows. Are you going to keep stalling like this?
"Speak plainly!"
The innocent chibi Red Queen blinked and helplessly spread her little hands. "Director, I don't know either. Who knows what this thing uses for energy? The background display shows that as soon as the power dropped by 0.000(omitting one hundred zeros)01%, it was immediately replenished. It has remained nearly fixed at 100% the entire time."
From science to science fiction, with a certain degree of "infinite energy," Meng Yi's evaluation of Evolution Paradise rose yet again.
"What about the rest? How efficient is its computing?"
At that, the palm-sized chibi Red Queen excitedly bounced into the air—truly jumping three meters high.
"It's so powerful! So cool! So amazing!"
"This tiny little thing can actually achieve 100 quintillion floating-point operations per second!"
"Director, do you know what that means?"
"The most advanced Supercomputer Matrix developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the Department of Energy of America, a part of Blue Star Civilization, publicly reports only 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second!"
"The Supercomputing Matrix in Umbrella Corporation's underground Hive in Raccoon City only achieves 171.2 quadrillion floating-point operations per second!"
"This is no longer within the scope of what 'technology' can explain. This is Magical Black Technology that makes no scientific sense at all!"
The chibi Little Red planted one hand on her hip and gestured at Meng Yi with her nonexistent biceps before letting out three queenly peals of laughter. "Ha~ ha~~ ha~~~ The wisdom of mortals."
"I've abandoned that bulky Supercomputing Matrix. I don't need to care about energy consumption, nor do I need to bother with trivial details like heat dissipation..."
"Director, I—Red Queen—am now terrifyingly powerful!"
"I can fight one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand of the old me at the same time!"
Meng Yi pressed a hand to his forehead. It seemed that the excessive computing efficiency had caused Red Queen's artificial stupidity to soar exponentially.
Forget it. He would just treat her as an electronic pet. She could help pass the time when he was bored.
The D Grade Evaluation · 1 + 5,000 Paradise Coins he had additionally spent on optimization had truly been worth every penny.
"Red Queen, package the relevant materials I have stored on genetic technology."
"Of course, Director."
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