Chapter 449 Academic System, Great Wealth
Chapter 449 Academic System, Great Wealth
"So, in order to please Master Zhang, you created a method of incarnation. And in order to please your sister, you created a new type of comprehensive history?"
On University Island, in a side hall next to the Nine Chapters Array, Madam Xuanhua stared at the Tongjian in her hand and asked Zheng Fa.
The tone was odd, frustrated even.
It wasn't just Madam Xuanhua who was in the palace.
All cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage in the Nine Mountains Realm are here.
Uncle Pang and Uncle Huang were standing beside Sister Zhang and talking in low voices.
Elder Xiong and Sect Leader Song of the Qingmu Sect also held the Tongjian in their hands and were exploring it curiously.
Xie Qingxue and Xiao Yuying stood together, with Old Han beside them. Upon hearing what was said, he looked at Zheng Fa with a puzzled look.
In a corner of the hall, Jiao Wuji and Xuehe Laozu stood quietly and low-key, seeming unsociable.
Zheng Faxian asked Uncle Pang, "Have all the disciples returned?"
Uncle Pang said solemnly, "Yes, Han Qi and his group were the last to arrive, they just arrived yesterday."
Zheng Fa nodded gently. Seeing that Madam Xuanhua was still holding up the Tongjian and looking at him, he smiled and said, "It's not entirely true. It's just a coincidence. I had many ideas about this Tongjian before, but I was delayed because the Jade Book of Creation was not completed."
He used the Jade Book of Creation as his natal magic weapon, not for the purpose of setting up a gossip forum.
However, his skills were not good enough before, and he did not have any available algorithms, so he was unable to set up a server.
Upon hearing this, Madam Xuanhua stared at his forehead with a strange look in her eyes:
Zheng Fa only felt a slight chill on his forehead.
The number one weapon refiner in the Nine Mountains seemed to want to open his own skull.
Seeing Madam Xuanhua like this, Uncle Pang naturally understood that this Tongjian was not simple, and his face was full of curiosity: "What is the difference between this new Tongjian? Is it very powerful?"
Now, in the entire Nine Mountains Realm, apart from Zheng Fa, only Madam Xuanhua, the creator of Tongjian, understands the full function of this new magic weapon.
Even Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa with curiosity in her eyes.
"It has no offensive capabilities." Madam Xuanhua shook her head first, then smiled and said, "But this Tongjian will probably become the most widely circulated magic weapon in the entire Xuanwei world."
She paused, and then said, "I dare say that in the future, all Xuanwei cultivators can have no magical instruments or treasures, but they must have Tongjian."
This assertion is so certain that it is almost unbelievable.
Even Xie Qingxue showed a surprised expression. She tapped lightly on Tongjian and saw six patterns on the interface. The lines of these patterns were simple, almost childish, and like stick drawings.
Xie Qingxue whispered, "Is it because of these six patterns?"
Madam Xuanhua did not answer, but looked at Zheng Fa. Zheng Fa's mind moved, and the Jade Book of Creation flew out from his dantian, projecting a meter-high light curtain above everyone's heads.
In the light curtain, there were the six patterns that Xie Qingxue mentioned.
"These six... I call them applications."
"application?"
Zheng Fa looked at the six applications on the screen, his eyes full of nostalgia:
When he first learned about smartphones, he was ten times more shocked than Mrs. Xuanhua is now. He simply thought that they were a product of the gods.
The future that Madam Xuanhua talked about is reality in modern times.
"These six applications can be said to be the six new functions of Tongjian." Zheng Fa first clicked on an application in the upper right corner and explained, "This is Jiushan Forum, there is no change."
Everyone was an old forum user, and seeing the familiar interface, they didn't find it new. Uncle Pang asked:
"What about the other five?"
"Among the other five applications, two are just like the Jiushan Forum, which is exclusively for the Jiushan Sect disciples to use."
Because smartphones, no, the New Tongjian is new to these people, Zheng Fa explained it in particular:
“The one on the far left is a remote classroom.”
“Remote class?”
This word is a bit strange to this group of Xuanwei monks, but it is not difficult to understand.
Uncle Pang guessed, "For class?"
"Yes, this remote classroom has two main functions." Zheng Fa opened the remote classroom and pointed at the new interface to explain to them, "First, it is a remote teaching."
"Even those disciples who are on missions outside will not miss classes in the future."
“Even if you don’t have time, this app also has a course playback function.”
Uncle Pang was delighted when he heard this and nodded his head frantically: "That's great, that's great! I was thinking that my disciples were investigating outside every day and couldn't come to the University Island, so they missed classes."
"In the future, they can investigate during the day and study at night, so there won't be any delay."
He touched the Tongjian in his hand, seeming to be reluctant to let it go.
Obviously, it was for the happiness of his own disciples.
Seeing Uncle Pang's expression, Zheng Fa guessed that it would be difficult for those disciples to smile as brightly as Uncle Pang...
He turned around and continued to introduce the application:
"In addition to these two major functions, this remote classroom also has other small functions such as teacher Q&A, online seminars and homework submission. They are all very simple and everyone can figure it out slowly."
After hearing this, Xie Qingxue seemed to understand what Madam Xuanhua said: "This remote classroom alone is of great significance to the Jiushan Sect."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xuanhua smiled at her.
Xie Qingxue blinked her eyes, always feeling that there was some pity in this smile, as if he was looking at a bumpkin.
She was not angry, but had some guesses in her mind and looked at the other four applications on the light screen.
"The last application is only for use within the Nine Mountains Realm. I call it Discussion of Dao."
"Discuss Taoism?" Xie Qingxue opened her red lips slightly and repeated these two words, with a strong sense of doubt in her tone.
Apparently these two words were too vague for her to figure out what the app did.
Zheng Fa smiled and explained, "If you say remote classroom, it is to facilitate the students' learning."
"Discussion of the Dao is... to allow disciples to exchange their own experiences or research results with each other."
"Isn't this a duplicate of the Jiushan Forum?" Uncle Pang interrupted.
"The Jiushan Forum was originally for this purpose, but the current trend is..."
When Zheng Fa said this, he glanced at Uncle Pang with a speechless look.
"…It's not me…it's not entirely me who corrupted the atmosphere of the forum!"
Uncle Pang's voice became lower and lower, and it was obvious that he had no confidence.
"As for the discussion of the Dao, it is for the disciples to upload their papers, and comments can only be limited to those related to the papers."
The Jiushan Forum is not without benefits nowadays. Its greatest use is that it allows Zheng Fa to watch the show... No, it is to grasp public opinion, discover problems within the Jiushan Sect, and collect opinions from disciples.
As for Lun Dao, in Zheng Fa's mind, it is a bit like a modern preprint website, such as arXiv.
"The main purpose of Lundao is to cultivate a research culture among disciples. This application can lower the threshold for disciples to publish papers."
“It is not appropriate for Xiandao to include too many papers. Even if several other journals are added, the papers that can be published in it are limited.”
"However, the threshold for discussing the Dao is almost zero, and it can also strengthen the academic exchanges among the disciples."
The others listened, understood Zheng Fa's idea, and nodded.
"Senior Sister Zhang, I plan to set up a good deed reward pool every month in Lundao to reward some potential or influential paper authors."
After hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang frowned and looked at Zheng Fa, asking, "Why is that?"
"Of course, we encourage them to study." Zheng Fa explained, "You can estimate the exact amount of good deeds yourself, Senior Sister."
At this point, Zheng Fa sighed again: "This will also encourage each disciple to share their unique knowledge."
The disciples of Jiushan Sect are more inclined to the philosophy of Xuanwei cultivators. Many of them like to treasure their own things and are unwilling to share their own research results and exclusive experiences.
Rewarding good deeds is actually a necessary act, as it is enticing people with benefits.
"It's not just good deeds. In the future, the manuscripts for 'Xian Dao' and other major journals can also be selected from Lun Dao, so that those disciples can see the benefits of publishing papers in Lun Dao." Zheng Fa explained his ideas to everyone.
"What are these journals for?" Uncle Pang asked, "Aren't they just for publishing papers?"
Zheng Fa looked at everyone and saw that they were also confused, so he simply explained in detail the system he had set up.
"The threshold for discussing the Dao is low, and the reward for good deeds is a one-time thing. It is more to encourage disciples to study and strengthen academic exchanges."
"And the role of major journals is to select those disciples who are truly talented in research." Having said this, Zheng Fa looked at Uncle Pang and said, "I called everyone and the disciples back for the further reform of Jiushan."
"Starting today, the disciples of Jiushan Sect will be divided into different majors, and some of them will become research disciples."
"Although there are still five levels: outer sect, inner sect, true disciple, elder, and supreme, the evaluation criteria are different."
Uncle Pang suddenly realized and said, "Use journal evaluation?"
"The journal is the most important factor. At least if a research disciple wants to be promoted to the true disciple, he needs to publish in the corresponding journal."
"After upgrading their rank, they not only enjoy all rights, but can also apply for funding and conduct their own research."
Uncle Pang nodded slowly, as if he understood: "A discussion forum is actually still a forum, but it focuses on research? Is the journal more rigorous?"
Zheng Fa smiled and nodded. He thought for a moment and said, "In fact, there is more to it than that. I plan to set up some research-related awards."
"Award?"
"Well, it's for research that has a big impact or is groundbreaking. I'm going to set a high standard for the amount of good deeds that can be awarded."
"high standard?"
"At least it can allow these disciples to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage."
Everyone showed surprise on their faces.
Because the standard is really high.
Uncle Huang had accumulated resources for his entire life and had even accumulated enough to allow Sister Zhang to conceive a baby. When Sister Zhang said she wanted to give them to Zheng Fa, she was reluctant to do so.
This shows how great the amount of good deeds was.
It is easy to imagine how much importance Zheng Fa attaches to this award.
"Uncle Master, it has been more than four years since the University Island expanded its enrollment. The first batch of disciples, including the old disciples before them, have almost accumulated a certain amount of knowledge."
“The focus of Jiushan University should shift from education to research, or at least to a balance between research and education.”
As soon as this was said, Senior Sister Zhang immediately agreed: "Nowadays, education expenses account for more than 20% of the overall expenses of the Nine Mountains Realm. In fact, because the number of disciples increases every year, the expenses are increasing. We should indeed consider the issue of return. Otherwise, it would be putting the cart before the horse, and the Nine Mountains Realm would not be able to afford it."
Education is a good thing.
But if the monks educated there cannot create value... then it will be the death of the Nine Mountains Realm.
Therefore, research and output must be encouraged.
In Zheng Fa's plan, the threshold for applying Lun Dao is the lowest, and it is intended to cultivate the habit of academic exchange among disciples, or in other words, it is more like an academic exchange forum.
Journals such as "Xiandao" are the formal academic promotion system, which affects resource allocation and project investment.
Research awards truly establish the status of top researchers and shape an environment that puts research first.
The combination of the three constitutes the scientific research system of Jiushanjie.
"Reform?"
Xie Qingxue said in her heart.
Her eyes were somewhat complicated as she recalled what she had heard from her master about the ancestor.
When she heard the word "reform", she unconsciously compared Zheng Fa with her ancestors.
The current Zheng Fa is very similar to the master, but not quite like him. What makes him similar to the master is his extraordinary talent and divine skills, which he can create at will, and even tailor-made for Zhang Wuyi.
But there are many things that are different from the founder.
She looked up at Old Han and saw that Old Han slowly shook his head: "There is no such sect in Xuanwei Realm."
Xiao Yuying also said softly:
"Never before or since."
This is where Zheng Fa is different from his ancestors:
The current model of the Jiushan Sect, which places such great emphasis on disciples and the spirit of cultivating talents, is unprecedented in the Xuanwei Realm.
The Tianhe Sect under the founder's control is actually no different in essence from other sects.
So in the end, the ancestor is left alone.
And around Zheng Fa...
She looked at Elder Han, Xiao Yuying, and even Elder Xuehe and Elder Xiong, and felt deeply moved.
It is probably because he always thinks about others that Zheng Fa has unknowingly been surrounded by so many like-minded people with different backgrounds.
Zheng Fa didn't know what Xie Qingxue was feeling. To be honest, he was not as selfless as Xie Qingxue thought.
Whether it was discussing Taoism or reforming the Jiushan Sect system, it was actually more for himself.
The Jade Book of Creation has evolved and has initially acquired the ability to search and even summarize and classify to a certain extent. In the future, when Zheng Fa's strength improves, it will not be difficult to write various artificial intelligence algorithms into it.
But artificial intelligence is not perfect, nor is it omnipotent.
This thing requires data, even massive amounts of high-quality data, to work.
The gossip in the Jiushan Forum is totally unacceptable.
However, Monk Xuanwei likes to keep things secret, so much of his knowledge is only circulated within a small circle.
If Zheng Fa wants high-quality data, he can only encourage academic exchanges, improve the status of researchers, and thus change the atmosphere in the Jiushan world.
The more papers on Taoism there are and the richer the results in journals, the more data the Jade Book of Creation can use for deduction, and the more powerful this natal magic weapon will be.
Compared to this, no matter how many good deeds you do, they are nothing.
Zheng Fa looked at the Jade Book of Fortune above his head, secretly expecting:
Perhaps only by that time, this magic weapon of mine will be worthy of its name.
Everyone was thinking about the changes that these three applications of Zheng Fa would bring to the Nine Mountains Realm, but Uncle Pang asked:
"The discussion of the Dao can make Tongjian popular throughout the Xuanwei world? If I understand Zheng Fa's meaning correctly, these three applications of Jiushan Forum cannot be used by outsiders, right?"
When Madam Xuanhua saw him asking the question, she glanced at Zheng Fa and said:
"Of course not. These three applications may only change the Nine Mountain Realm. The other three applications can change the entire Xuanwei!"
There was even an expression of pride on Mrs. Xuanhua's face.
The tone of these words was so loud that not only Uncle Pang, but everyone else was also whetted.
They looked at the light screen in the hall, all wondering what the other three applications were used for.
Madam Xuanhua is not a person who usually boasts, nor is she a person without vision.
This person, the best weapon refiner in the Nine Mountains, had refined more than one or two magical weapons in the past.
This Tongjian is just a magic tool, but she praised it so highly, even a little too much.
Everyone knew that she was just a refiner of Tongjian, but her face was full of pride from the bottom of her heart.
How to stop them from being curious?
"How about you, Xuanhua, tell me?"
Seeing Madam Xuanhua like this, Zheng Fa also laughed.
"Me?" Mrs. Xuanhua looked surprised, but actually a little worried.
"Many of the ideas in this Tongjian were originally perfected by you. Without you, there would be no such instrument."
Seeing her so surprised, Zheng Fa smiled.
A blush appeared on Mrs. Xuanhua's face, as if she was extremely excited, which stunned everyone.
no……
What are these three applications?
What caused Madam Xuanhua, a Yuanying, to lose her composure like this?
Seeing Zheng Fa nodding towards her, as if to confirm, Madam Xuanhua took a deep breath, looked into everyone's eyes, and explained solemnly:
"I have been refining weapons for thousands of years. I have made thousands of magical weapons and treasures."
"But I know that my talent is actually mediocre, and I won't be able to leave any reputation in the field of weapon refining."
"My husband said that I have more craftsmanship than spirituality. He was right. I have accepted my fate."
Madam Xuanhua slowly stroked the patterns on the surface of Tongjian with her fingertips, her expression showing some nostalgia, yet some reluctance.
She looked up at the light screen and suddenly smiled:
"But I am sure now that because of this Tongjian, even after a hundred thousand or a million years, the cultivators in the world will still remember my name, Xuan Hua."
The expression on her face shocked everyone in the hall. Everyone could read a sentence from her eyes:
As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.
Zheng Fa looked at Madam Xuanhua with a smile in his eyes - although smartphones are ubiquitous in modern times, it doesn't mean that they don't have high technological content.
The new Tongjian, which was manufactured by imitating the principle of smart phones, is enough to make a weapon refiner like Madam Xuanhua dumbfounded, and even die with no regrets.
Madam Xuanhua pointed her finger and tapped on the fourth application, explaining:
"This, the master calls it Lingxin."
"Lingxin? What is it used for?"
Uncle Pang asked.
"This is for the monks to communicate with each other."
"To communicate with each other?" Uncle Pang was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly, "Isn't this a communication talisman?"
"No, Zheng Fa calls it real-time communication." Madam Xuanhua shook her head violently, as if she felt that Uncle Pang underestimated this application.
"real time?"
Uncle Pang was a little confused.
Zheng Fa smiled, clicked on the contact person column of Lingxin, and tapped lightly on the portrait of Uncle Pang.
Then, Zheng Fa’s portrait popped up on Uncle Pang’s Tongjian.
"This is..." Uncle Pang, who learned it by himself, pointed at Zheng Fa's portrait.
The halo on the Tongjian was seen changing, and the situation in the side hall was clearly visible in it.
Zheng Fa stood in the picture, looking up and smiling at him.
Uncle Pang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted:
"Isn't this equivalent to meeting in person?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he heard the same cry of surprise from above his head. Uncle Pang looked up and saw that his big fat face was filling the entire light curtain, his nostrils facing everyone, and he was shouting in surprise.
"……cough."
Uncle Pang coughed lightly, adjusted his angle, and gave everyone a calm and gentle smile.
"This spiritual letter is not only faster than the communication talisman, but it is also easier to operate and can even allow multiple people to communicate at the same time." Seeing him like this, Madam Xuanhua smiled proudly and continued.
"With this spiritual letter, the communication talisman has become a thing of the past and has no place to stand anymore!"
The communication talisman can actually be said to be the number one spiritual talisman in Xuanwei.
Almost every monk cannot do without it.
But even Senior Sister Zhang had to admit that the application of Lingxin alone had really sentenced the communication talisman to death.
Not only is Lingxin faster, it also allows multiple people to talk at the same time, and its functionality far exceeds that of the communication talisman.
Moreover, this application is easy to use and does not require drawing symbols, so even a fool can use it.
What Madam Xuanhua said, that in the future all cultivators will be inseparable from Tongjian, is absolutely not false.
Everyone in the hall opened the spiritual letter out of curiosity. Send me a message and I will video call you.
A group of cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage were having a great time.
Zheng Fa also felt a little proud:
It’s time to let the Xuanwei world see what a killer application is…
Although messaging is fast and convenient, its model is a bit like early email.
Lingxin is like an instant messaging software.
Although email still plays its role in modern times, its number of users cannot be compared with various instant messaging software.
Uncle Pang played with it for a while, then suddenly thought of something and said with a smile:
"This way, my disciples will be much safer when they leave the Nine Mountains Realm again!"
"If you encounter danger, just use the spiritual communication."
What Uncle Pang was thinking was indeed one of the purposes of Zheng Fa’s development of Lingxin.
Before, the Jiushan community still relied on the Jiushan Forum to communicate with each other, which was actually a bit inconvenient. With the emergence of Lingxin, information can be spread much faster.
The people in the hall may not have seen a smart phone, but they are not stupid and they all understand at once that this spiritual message has many uses.
Xiao Yuying looked at the interface of the spiritual letter, and her eyes were filled with ripples. She looked at Zheng Fa and suddenly said, "Isn't it possible that this kind of magic weapon alone can bring an endless supply of spiritual stones to the Nine Mountains Realm?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Pang was stunned at first, and then he almost jumped for joy.
"Yes! This application is so convenient and useful, won't everyone have one in the future? Only our Nine Mountains Sect can make the Tongjian, isn't it a unique business? Then, will our Nine Mountains Sect still be short of spirit stones in the future?"
The corners of his mouth were wide open, and his expression was dreamy, as if he saw a mountain of spiritual stones piled up in front of him.
Madam Xuanhua smiled and said, "Master Pang, do you think this is enough?"
"Ah? That's not enough?"
Uncle Pang was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Madam Xuanhua say, "It's not just the Tongjian itself that makes money."
"What else?"
“And apps.”
"Does it cost money to use a spiritual letter?"
"The headmaster said Lingxin is a basic application, and people buy it just for this function, so it's free. But the other two applications are not like that."
When Uncle Pang heard this, he looked at the last two applications.
"These two applications, one is Jiushan Mall, and the other is Jiushan Entertainment."
"These two are extremely wealthy and can bring endless spiritual stones to the Jiushan Sect."
"The idea of the headmaster to make money through apps is truly a genius! It is definitely a major innovation of Xuanwei!"
Madam Xuanhua's tone was extremely gentle, and the way she looked at Tongjian was as if she was looking at the love of her life.
Seeing Madam Xuanhua's expression, Zheng Fa suddenly felt strange:
For a weapon refiner who loves money like his life, seeing a magical weapon that can make money without doing anything, it was destined to be his fate and he fell in love with it at first sight.
He originally thought that Madam Xuanhua was so excited and looked like she had no regrets in death because she had witnessed the high-end art of refining equipment.
After all this time, the truth you realized... is an inhumane way to make money?
(End of this chapter)