"Ding! Spiritual Power data interface detected. Transmit?"
The Chip's mechanical voice rang out.
Although Leylin had placed a crystal ball on the terminal's transmission port, he was actually activating his own Chip.
"Let me try this first!" Leylin selected some data on the Lava World's Unicorn Tribe and transmitted it.
"Designation zxc678 has chosen to contribute data. Processing!" A progress bar suddenly appeared on the terminal's screen.
Once the progress bar filled, new content was displayed.
"Spiral Tree construction diagram — completeness: 89%! Original stock completeness: 40%! Effective portion: 51%! Initiating data fusion. Spiral Tree construction diagram: completeness: 91%! Your contributed data has been valued at: 26 Exchange Points!"
Whoosh! A golden light flashed, and the number 26 appeared on Leylin's library card.
"Hss..." Leylin drew in a sharp breath. "They even have knowledge on something as obscure as the Lava World, even if it's incomplete..."
After a moment's thought, he immediately understood. "The ancient world once conquered a vast number of other planes. Sky City obtained a portion of the ancient databases — it's not strange that they'd have these incomplete records!"
"I'll be staying here from now on. Don't bother me unless something comes up!"
After his little experiment, Leylin suppressed his excitement and gave Yuluo his instructions. Then, leaving the somewhat bewildered handmaiden behind, he plunged headfirst into the ocean of knowledge.
...
The great library within Sky City was truly all-encompassing. Not only could one find the knowledge of the entire Central Continent here, but information on numerous other planes as well.
Beyond the data terminals in the entrance hall lay the library proper, housed within a structure shaped like a colossal palace. Some manner of spatial expansion technology had been employed inside, and as far as the eye could see, towering bookshelves stood packed together, stretching endlessly into the distance.
At that moment, Leylin stood before a bookshelf that soared over a dozen metres high. A massive wooden staircase carried him upward of its own accord at his will, bringing him to a row of black-bound volumes.
"Mm! The Raphael Epic!" Leylin nodded, his eyes gleaming with bright light.
"Many of the ancient myths and legends actually contain a great deal of information, but the record-keepers embellished and speculated, so one must separate the wheat from the chaff to obtain the most accurate data. Raphael was a famous poet of the ancient era, but I know he also held a secret identity as a Wizard, which means his writings hold immense research value..."
Leylin murmured with shining eyes, his fingers tracing along the page numbers of the massive tome, only stopping when he reached Volume 239.
When he attempted to pull this book, the Formation Spirit's mechanical voice sounded: "Ding! You have requested to view the Raphael Epic, Volume 239! Payment of 2 redemption points required. Yes, No?"
"Yes!" Leylin's Spiritual Power stirred. The previous library card automatically deducted 2 redemption points, and the protective force enveloping the Raphael Epic vanished instantly, allowing Leylin to draw it out with ease.
"Tsk tsk... Although I knew books above the third floor are very expensive, just some historical records are actually this expensive..."
Leylin shook his head. The wooden staircase, as if alive, automatically carried him back down to the ground floor.
Currently, Leylin was on the fifth floor of the Great Library. It was even quieter than the lower floors, and one could hardly see anyone. Beside the dozens of bookshelves, a small area was always kept clear for Wizards to read.
Leylin casually pulled up a chair and sat down, opening the black cover of the Raphael Epic.
"I came... I saw..."
The pages of the book were a blinding red like flames, especially the letters upon them, each one seeming like a dancing fire sprite.
"Chip! Record!" Leylin commanded silently.
"Task established, scanning initiated. Ding! Raphael Epic, Volume 239 detected. Commencing completion of historical files—Raphael Epic section!"
The Chip's mechanical voice sounded out. A few dozen seconds later, the entire Raphael Epic had been perfectly compiled.
"I've searched extensively for this Raphael Epic, yet I was still missing these few volumes. I didn't expect the Great Library to possess a complete set, and now it's all filled in..."
A look of satisfaction surfaced on Leylin's face. Furthermore, he also noticed the shortcomings of the Formation Spirit and the data terminal.
Through data transmission, the Formation Spirit could only record some lower-level information and complete the carving of crystals. However, a Wizard still had to acquire that knowledge through learning, unlike the Chip, which could directly transmit data into the memory region.
The difference in time consumed by the two methods was terrifyingly vast, proving the Chip's computational and analytical capabilities utterly overwhelmed the Formation Spirit.
Moreover, the content above the third floor largely consisted of things Wizards had inscribed using their own energy. The book materials were also very special. For this kind of data, the Formation Spirit still couldn't replicate it; a Wizard had to come here personally to study the authentic content.