After the Wolf Pack Squad successfully returned, Jia Xiu knew the computer's influence points were as good as secured.
There was no need to worry about a computer's influence. Once it could be made, it was destined to spread everywhere and affect every aspect of life. The only question was how quickly it would happen.
Without some major event to promote it, if it remained confined to the Association as a research tool, who knew how long it would take to seep into other applications.
But now, every nation's military would definitely follow up. The Ukmak Empire would absolutely be the first to begin researching it, perhaps even intending to develop one themselves. Yet as research institutions from all countries joined in, official and unofficial organizations alike would uncover applications for computers. The first step of the chain reaction had been triggered.
Jia Xiu had long recognized the capability and talent of this world's researchers. With everyone pushing together, progress would definitely be far more efficient than having his own team bury their heads in research.
It was even possible that they would conceive things he could not find any reference for in Earth's computer science at all.
Jia Xiu had never considered monopolizing computer research. Having seen too many examples of monopolies stagnating and then being cast aside by the times, he believed that prosperity for everyone was true prosperity.
Besides, only when other groups and organizations had research needs would there be business for his B2B trade.
The Association remained as it had always been. So long as Jia Xiu agreed, papers related to computer principles would all be made public.
They had never applied double standards to the principle of knowledge sharing. It was not that freelance spellcasters were required to disclose their research while Association members