Software Scholar

After entering the Scholar Hiring System, Zhang Yi first spent over 1.2 million to exchange for 400 Scholar Coins. Then he opened the Industrial Software Department Scholar category. Once inside, he immediately saw a list similar to the Mechanical Department's, containing a great many races.

Just as before, Zhang Yi immediately excluded all races that differed too greatly from humans. This was not temporary hiring for a day or two, but long-term employment, so races that were too different simply would not do.

He then excluded all those priced above 400 Scholar Coins. In the end, there were not many Industrial Machine Software Category Scholars left.

Even so, the cheapest scholars in the entire Industrial Machine Software Category still cost 200 Scholar Coins. However, Zhang Yi knew that his current funds simply did not allow him to hire expensive scholars.

So from the very beginning, he had not planned to hire those costly Industrial Machine Software Category Scholars. Based on his previous experience, even the cheapest scholar among them would be more than sufficient for him right now.

At the same time, Zhang Yi found that the lists in the system were extremely disorganized, so he sorted everyone into categories. Those of the same race were placed together, and within each race, their prices were arranged from low to high.

Sure enough, after organizing them this way, Zhang Yi found it much easier to search. He no longer had to spend ages looking for a suitable scholar.

Race Name: Big Head Race

Scholar Name: Elementary Beginner Industrial Computer Software Scholar

Height: 140–165 cm

Weight: 50–65 kg

Combat Power: 2–4

Hiring Price: 200–300

Racial Talent: Possesses high intelligence and is suited to studying any highly intellectual discipline.

Evaluation: Possesses a certain talent for computers, but because their heads are rather large and their bodies relatively weak, their combat power is not strong. It could even be said that they lack the ability to protect themselves.

Race Name: Dwarves

Scholar Level: Elementary Beginner Industrial Computer Software Scholar

Height: 130–150 cm

Weight: 40–50 kg

Combat Power: 10–15

Hiring Price: 300–360 Scholar Coins

Racial Talent: Possesses relatively high mechanical talent and is more suited to studying mechanical sciences.

Evaluation: Dwarves are a race with relatively high mechanical talent, but every race always has its exceptions.

Race Name: Half-Elves

Scholar Level: Elementary Beginner Industrial Computer Software Scholar

Height: 170–195 cm

Weight: 60–80 kg

Combat Power: 6–11

Hiring Price: 310–360

Racial Talent: Dexterous and skillful, suited to studying handicrafts and computer-related subjects.

Evaluation: .

Race Name: Red Alert Trainee Industrial Software Engineer

Scholar Level: Elementary Beginner Industrial Computer Scholar

Height: 160–190 cm

Weight: 55–70 kg

Combat Power: 9–16

Hiring Price: 400

Racial Talent: Well-balanced, capable of studying any type of discipline.

Evaluation: This is a group of scholars who have received systematic education and strict military training. They possess formidable combat power and discipline, while every one of them has knowledge in many fields. They are the best choice for large-scale hiring.

Race Name: Giant Race

Hiring Price: 200–220

Race Name: Small Ear Race

Hiring Price: 230–290

When Zhang Yi saw the Industrial Computer Software Scholar category, he was surprised to discover that many races that had previously appeared in the Mechanical Scholar category had now appeared among the Industrial Computer Scholars as well.

The Red Alert Trainee Engineers in particular were much more expensive here than in the mechanical category. Moreover, based on Zhang Yi's observations across the various system categories, Red Alert Engineers were priced higher here than in any other category. But after reading the evaluation beneath the Red Alert Engineers, Zhang Yi understood why they were so expensive here.

Although Zhang Yi greatly coveted the Red Alert Engineers, his pockets were empty, and he could not afford to hire one for the time being.

Thus, Zhang Yi temporarily excluded the Red Alert Engineers. After that, he also excluded the Giant Race and the Small Ear Race, leaving only Dwarves, Half-Elves, and the Big Head Race.

However, considering that his factory already had three Dwarven scholars, Zhang Yi reluctantly excluded the Dwarves as well.

That left the Half-Elves and the Big Head Race, which gave Zhang Yi quite a headache. The Big Head Race was very similar to Earth humans, and most importantly, very similar to the people of the Great Hua Empire. Of course, one first had to ignore their enormous heads, which were clearly much larger than those of humans.

Although the Big Head Race's heads seemed extraordinarily large to Zhang Yi, they were still within his range of acceptance. After all, among Earth's population of nearly seven or eight billion people, there was no shortage of strange-looking individuals. Wasn't it just a slightly bigger head? It was nothing unusual.

However, compared to the other races in the Genius Store, the Big Head Race's combat power was truly too weak, only 2–4 points. If one had to put it bluntly, they might not even be a match for a fifth-grade elementary school student on Earth.

After all, if the combat power of a normal strong man was considered around ten, then an average fifth-grade elementary school student would definitely have combat power above three, with some even exceeding five. The Big Head Race's combat power was therefore pitifully weak.

Of course, although the Big Head Race was extremely fragile in terms of combat power, they possessed great talent in other areas, especially intelligence.

The Big Head Race's average IQ was basically above 150. If someone from the Big Head Race had an IQ below 150, then that level of intelligence would be no different from mental deficiency among their race. This was what Zhang Yi valued most.

As for Half-Elf scholars, they were relatively well-balanced in every aspect and also looked very similar to the people of the Great Hua Empire. Their racial talent was dexterity, making them more suited for delicate work. Half-Elves also had high intelligence, so computer software was perfectly suited to them.

After thinking it over and over, Zhang Yi ultimately gave up on the Half-Elves for the time being. The female Half-Elves were especially beautiful, which held great appeal for him, but considering that he had already hired three female scholars through the Multiverse Scholar Hiring System, Zhang Yi chose a male from the Big Head Race this time.

Afterward, Zhang Yi opened the Big Head Race option. The first scholars he saw were naturally those with the lowest hiring prices. He also discovered that these Big Head Race scholars priced at 300 generally had combat power of only 2, while their IQs were clearly above their race's average, though usually around 160. Perhaps that was why their hiring prices in the Multiverse Scholar Hiring System were low. After all, the Big Head Race scholars with slightly higher hiring prices all had IQs above 170, with the highest even reaching an IQ of 180.