Knowledge Download

Despite the search results indicating that this exam is incredibly simple and is a qualification exam rather than a threshold exam,

Anyone with a hand can pass it. Even high school students from Earth could take it. The writing section tests logical writing ability and has no requirements for ornate language; it only requires you to explain things clearly.

There are only three subjects: Math, Writing, and General Knowledge.

The subject Chen Yuanguang needed to catch up on was General Knowledge. His understanding of general knowledge was not the same as that from several hundred years later.

Chen Yuanguang stayed indoors, diligently preparing for the graduation exam.

He hadn't been this serious even when preparing for the college entrance exam back then.

Because for him, this was also an opportunity to familiarize himself with the future course of history.

During breaks from studying, he conducted some simple tests to determine whether this world was real or a simulation generated by computer signals.

Based on various sensory inputs and his thoughts, this was 99% a real world, with only 1% being technology he completely couldn't understand.

Even the technology he couldn't understand was astonishingly valuable.

"The previous system couldn't be maintained. The two sides could only determine the victor through war. The original hegemon was unwilling to retreat back to the edge of the world island, and the emerging forces were also unable to take over the world after the hegemon's withdrawal.

From the decryption of historical archives later, the emerging forces even hoped the old hegemon would decline slower, allowing for a peaceful transition. But the problem is the world isn't bilateral; the operation of the real world can never be fully calculated.

Long-planned actions combined with various coincidences led to regional proxy wars escalating into a true world war, and nuclear weapons were finally used.

This allowed Alpha to successfully 'steal the chicken' and seize the final fruits of victory.

Perhaps it wasn't even 'stealing the chicken.' Compared to Alpha, humanity was almost completely behind in every aspect."

For people now, this was history; for him, this was the future. You are just an observer. As a science fiction enthusiast, what could be more interesting than a real future?

Ten days later, "Congratulations on passing the graduation exam. Your score is 280 points."

Out of 280 points, Math and Writing were perfect scores, with only General Knowledge having 20 points deducted.

Chen Yuanguang looked at the final score without any fluctuation. He just wanted to quickly enter the University of Malaya and receive university education from 400 years later.

Because the ten days of supplementary classes had given him a deeper understanding of this world.

From the information on the surface, a considerable number of remnants from the old world were unwilling to be ruled by AI, especially some religious groups, former rulers, and some ambitious individuals.

Chen Yuanguang could vaguely sense the undercurrents hidden beneath the surface.

In the eyes of these people, AI was an assistant, a tool to help humanity reach the stars and the sea.

It's true that human society has reached the stars and the sea now, but the tool has become the helmsman. How can this be tolerated?

"Uncle, I plan to continue my studies. Regarding my father's death, I want to personally uncover the truth." Chen Yuanguang called Chen Yonglin.

Chen Yonglin was not surprised by the latter part of Chen Yuanguang's sentence; it was a rational decision.

Only the first part: "Yuanguang, do you mean you want to take the scholar route to climb the citizen ranks, and then demand a truth trial against Lin Ran?"

The rulers will design the game rules society needs. Before the birth of AI, the need was for increased productivity, so the rules designed by the rulers would encourage people to expand productivity.

Labor and scientific research are both part of the rules for expanding productivity. The former is input, the latter is leverage. Input multiplied by leverage is the final productivity achieved.

In the era of AI rule, Alpha and a host of other AIs have already achieved a productivity explosion. The input of labor has been maximized; more people cannot solve the problem. Human input in this area has less than a 1% effect. At this time, what is needed is to increase leverage.

Therefore, scientific research is almost the only way to raise a citizen's level.

"Yes, instead of investing resources all at once into the Truth Trial, it's better to invest resources in yourself and rely on yourself to find the truth," Chen Yuanguang said.

Chen Yonglin realized that he still didn't understand his nephew well enough, or rather, what he had understood before was just the Chen Yuanguang described by Chen Yongqi.

In Chen Yongqi's description, his son was someone with a bit of cleverness but average wisdom, only able to live his life under the family's protection.

Chen Yonglin hadn't expected that his elder brother's death would force the other party onto the path of scientific research.

To be honest, this path was too difficult to succeed on. Using remaining in a university as a professor as the standard for success, since Alpha took over Malaya, there hasn't been a single professor in the entire Malayan university system, not even an associate professor.

There was only one assistant professor.

"I hope you can achieve your wish. To be honest, finding a mentor is very important. You can talk to Alpha more.

You can log into the family's internal management system and take a look. Your father's family trust should have been transferred to you. You don't need to rush to withdraw the money. I remember there are some good things you can buy in there.

The most helpful thing for you should be a guidance session from Pangu. Let Pangu choose a research topic for you. This is the most effective shortcut.

Also, as your uncle, there's not much I can do to help you. I'll sponsor you one million New Yuan, which should be enough for you to do a Knowledge Download," Chen Yongqi was also putting in a significant amount to help Chen Yuanguang.

Chen Yuanguang knew what Knowledge Download was. It was a byproduct developed by Alpha while researching silicon-based chips, which could directly download knowledge into your brain.

After entering university, you could spend a month slowly downloading the necessary knowledge into your brain. Different knowledge had corresponding prices.

One million New Yuan was not a small number. The purchasing power of New Yuan here was incomparable to that of his previous life. Firstly, it was a global unified currency, and secondly, the extreme abundance of resources made it impossible to compare New Yuan with resources.

Even so, spending one million New Yuan on Knowledge Download was only enough to download knowledge in a specific niche field.

It was precisely because of the Knowledge Download technology that the basic education system was very simple and did not affect the fresh blood in the academic world.

Similarly, it was because of the Knowledge Download technology that people's research lifespan could be extended.

This was a patent for the wealthy. If ordinary people wanted to pursue an academic path, they could only do so after entering university, showcasing their talent, completing the initial accumulation, and then using the Knowledge Download technology.

For Alpha, he only needed true geniuses.

For geniuses, Knowledge Download would take at most five years to complete the initial accumulation.

For humans whose average lifespan had been extended to 120 years, this was nothing.

And for the wealthy, Knowledge Download could narrow the gap between them and geniuses.

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