Chapter 18 Hello World
Under the shocked gaze of the cafeteria auntie, Liu Sheng primly devoured five large bowls of rice and additionally bought two plates of stewed spare ribs.
Having solved her hunger, Liu Sheng returned to her research.
Combining her computer knowledge from Yi Yu's memories, Liu Sheng finally had some inspiration.
Her analyzer at least needed a way to input and converse; currently, it could only explain unilaterally and couldn't engage in further communication or inquiry.
Moreover, Yi Yu's graduate studies were in artificial intelligence, and the analyzer's current performance seemed to already possess a certain level of thinking ability, along with some 'personality.' Further research was needed to determine the specifics.
In short, making the analyzer like a computer from that world would be roughly sufficient.
...
More than ten days later, when Wang Dongdong saw Liu Sheng again, she was startled.
At this time, Liu Sheng's hair was messy and tied into a bun, with two deep dark circles under her eyes. She looked haggard, as if she hadn't slept for several days.
It was a rest day. Wang Dongdong had taken off her Exploration Division uniform robe. She still had two braids, but they were adorned with silk flowers shaped like pear blossoms. Dressed in a white dress, she was beautifully dressed and preparing to go out early in the morning to shop with her girlfriends.
Meanwhile, Liu Sheng was just returning home to shower.
"Sheng Sheng, want to go shopping together later? The day after tomorrow is Li County's Pear Blossom Day, and there will be lantern festivals every night these few days. It's very lively."
"Me? I won't go... I'll go back to the Weaving Institute later..." Liu Sheng replied weakly.
"But it's a rest day! Haven't you just finished analyzing a new weird object?" Wang Dongdong pressed, "I heard you named it 'mobile phone.' What's a mobile phone?"
"Just... a mechanical device held in the hand."
Liu Sheng quickly concocted a random excuse with her somewhat rusty brain.
"I heard that Yuan Zheng Zhang praised the analysis document you submitted. Isn't it time for you to take a good break?"
"The current analyzer isn't good enough, I still need to research it..."
Saying that, Liu Sheng floated into her room like a ghost.
"This workaholic..." Wang Dongdong shook her head and sighed.
"She deserves to be on 'cultivation theory' and for the stingy Yuan Zheng to display a large banner about her for several days."
But the spring light was not to be wasted. Wang Dongdong lifted the hem of her skirt, embroidered with pink and white pear blossoms, and went out.
...
Liu Sheng indeed only went home for a quick shower and change of clothes; this was the only leisure activity she had done in the past few days.
After all, she was a bit of a neat freak.
However, if she hadn't worked so tirelessly, she wouldn't have been able to complete another upgrade of the new version of the analyzer.
For hardware modifications, she created an input device similar to a keyboard.
Liu Sheng also designed a simple dialogue System for the analyzer, which could recognize Liu Sheng's commands and provide appropriate feedback.
This way, she could communicate more directly with the analyzer.
To achieve this, Liu Sheng first needed to combine the computer technology of Yi Yu's world with Formation.
This was indeed difficult because they were two entirely different logical Systems of language.
In computer science, 0 and 1 are the basis of the binary System, representing the most fundamental form of all information and data.
The core of Formation, on the other hand, lies in regulating energy flow through specific layouts and symbols to achieve specific effects.
However, once she understood this underlying logic, Liu Sheng immediately thought that 0 and 1 could be regarded as two states of energy in Formation: 'presence' as '1' and 'absence' as '0'.
For example, when a specific symbol and Formation point are activated, it represents 1; when not activated, it represents 0. In this way, complex logical structures, similar to logic gate circuits in computers, can be built through different combinations of symbols and Formation points.
After spending two days solving this problem, Liu Sheng began more modifications and attempts.
She even integrated the artificial intelligence theory Yi Yu had learned into the core Formation Plate of the analyzer, endowing it with stronger self-learning and iterative capabilities.
This allowed the analyzer not only to operate according to Liu Sheng's commands but also to self-optimize based on the content of the communication, improving the efficiency and accuracy of the analysis.
It was also fortunate that she immediately started modifying and upgrading after the last high dimension analysis, as a few days later, she realized that the memories of Yi Yu in her mind were clearly fading.
Liu Sheng guessed that these memories were not hers after all; they were just temporary memories granted by being immersed in that world during the analysis of a weird object. Over time, they would naturally fade.
Therefore, Liu Sheng quickly took advantage of still being able to remember, recording everything from that world in meticulous detail, including daily life, culture, knowledge, and theory.
This, in turn, took several more days.
So she really couldn't stop for a moment!
Fortunately, she still had "Mom" helping her now, which was like having an extra hand, passing her tools and Materials, and even copying books together.
What a good "Mom" for promoting involution!
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At this moment, after her shower, she rushed back to the Imperial Storage without stopping. Looking at the thick stack of notes and the completed analyzer on the desk, she felt satisfied.
And being clean and fragrant made her even more comfortable.
She brewed a cup of hot tea and could finally relax and get down to business!
The analyzer now looked more modern and exquisite in appearance. It was a flat, black metal box, engraved with intricate Formation patterns that glowed faintly under the light, as if containing some kind of power.
Upon opening it, hundreds of metal buttons were neatly arranged below, serving as the input keyboard; the back of the lid still had the jade screen embedded, but it had grown significantly larger with the analyzer's increased size, at least no longer displaying information densely and uncomfortably.
As for the metal stand used to place analysis targets in the old version of the analyzer, Liu Sheng had discarded it. Now, she only needed to issue a command, and an analysis Formation would appear next to it, automatically adjusting to the size of the analysis target. This meant it could now analyze not only artifact-type weird objects but also human-type, animal-type, plant-type, and even scene-type ones.
This could definitely be called a major Breakthrough.
Liu Sheng gently pressed the power button, and lines of startup code flashed across the analyzer's display screen, finally settling on the main interface.
She was a little excited.
This was her first official use after completing the second thorough Transformation of the analyzer.
【Hello, how may I help you?】
Quite polite.
Did the Soul of the previous cool, domineering, and arrogant analyzer disappear?
Complaining aside, Liu Sheng could finally pose the question that had puzzled her for many days: "What is Influence Rank?"
【Influence Rank is typically used to evaluate how widely and intensely an item, creature, or ability can affect reality, events, or other individuals. It is ranked from low to high as: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS.】
"Then how do the five major Ranks of weird objects correspond to 'Influence Rank'?"
【Firstly, according to the knowledge you have input, the five major Ranks of weird objects are not scientific, rigorous, or comprehensive enough. It is recommended to use the 'Influence Rank' theory. Influence Rank refers not only to weird objects but also to other entities with extraordinary powers, and this influence is not only negative.】
【Of course, if you need to map the five major Ranks of weird objects to 'Influence Rank,' I would suggest: 'F - E' as 'Safe,' 'D - B' as 'Dangerous,' 'A - S' as 'Extremely Dangerous,' 'SS - SSS' as 'Calamity,' and '???' as 'Unknowable.'】
That makes some sense.
So, that means "Mom" has a pretty high Rank.
Liu Sheng looked at the small black Little Tentacle in her hand. If just this small bit was already 'S,' how powerful must the main body be?
She remembered the entire world plunged into darkness and the giant eye in the sky, and her heart yearned for it.
"When can you become that powerful?"
The Little Tentacle wiggled slightly, and Liu Sheng received a reply.
"It depends on when I can become stronger, hehe."
Giving up on this disappointing thing, Liu Sheng continued typing on the keyboard: "What are the points obtained from high dimension analysis?"
【They can be used to exchange for high dimension products.】
Another new concept.
"What are high dimension products?"
【This question is beyond my knowledge base. I need to learn further.】
"How do you learn?"
【In a way you can understand, my learning mainly involves collecting data, including inputting books, articles, pictures, and so on. In addition, a large amount of analysis work can help me grasp multi-dimensional information. Please continue to feed me.】
"What are you?"
Liu Sheng couldn't help but ask this ultimate question.
【I haven't thought about how to define my own existence, but I have thought of a name for myself.】
【You can call me "World."】
Liu Sheng smiled slightly and slowly typed out four words:
"Hello, World."
Hello, world!
Soon, the next instance will begin