Chapter 286
Old Hou glanced at Zheng Fa, who then said, “These are the parents of Tang Lingwu.”
“Oh, what a pleasure to meet you!” Upon hearing this, Old Hou immediately reached out to shake hands with Tang Lingwu’s father, his demeanor warm and welcoming.
Tang Lingwu’s father, somewhat bewildered, shook hands with Old Hou, feeling that his own reputation seemed to pale in comparison to that of his daughter in Old Hou’s eyes.
As they were talking, Team Leader Yang hurriedly walked in from outside.
“Director Yang…”
Tang Lingwu’s father’s eyes narrowed, surprise evident in his tone.
It seemed he recognized Team Leader Yang, even aware of his special status, and his expression turned a bit stiff.
Team Leader Yang glanced at him and seemed to recognize him as well. “Mr. Tang, right?”
“Yes, yes! You know me?”
“I do. Lingwu is a good child,” Team Leader Yang said with a smile.
Tang Lingwu’s father blinked, feeling something was off.
After working hard for half his life, how had he ended up living off his daughter’s success?
…
Tang Lingwu’s father was quite perceptive; seeing Team Leader Yang’s expression, he understood she was looking for Zheng Fa. After exchanging a few words, he followed Tang Lingwu out.
As he watched them leave the room, Team Leader Yang finally spoke up:
“The higher-ups suggest that for agricultural collaboration, we might as well establish a grain company.”
“The nursing home will provide the seeds, and the state will supply the funds.”
Zheng Fa frowned. “Why?”
He found it a bit troublesome.
To be honest, as long as he could control the spiritual energy, the seeds were already under his control.
Whether there was a company or not didn’t significantly affect him.
On the other hand, Zheng Fa cared far more about breeding technology than about the seeds themselves.
“The main reason is confidentiality… It’s foreseeable that the results from the nursing home will grow increasingly substantial. It’s better to adopt a different identity than to keep it hidden.”
“What identity?”
“A research institute,” Team Leader Yang replied. “We’ll first put up a sign for an agricultural research institute.”
“On one hand, this title will make external collaboration easier,” Team Leader Yang said, his expression somewhat complicated, “otherwise… people might think we’ve lost our minds.”
Zheng Fa nodded.
“On the other hand, it’s to prevent leaks,” Team Leader Yang sighed. “Not all scholars are trustworthy. Recently, there have been quite a few who’ve popped up after we made some moves… I know you don’t care, but it’s always better not to disturb you.”
He had a point.
In recent days, Zheng Fa had indeed sensed some strange individuals.
But they had been stopped at the foot of the mountain.
“The higher-ups mean to give the nursing home an extra layer of protection. It won’t affect you, but it will reduce the trouble significantly.”
“That’s acceptable.”
To be honest, Zheng Fa didn’t care much.
“The higher-ups also said that the shares and profits can all go to the nursing home.” Looking at Zheng Fa, Team Leader Yang smiled. “A high-quality and controllable grain supply is more important to us.”
Got it, this was a way to benefit himself…
“Mr. Zheng, you can send someone you trust to manage or supervise it.”
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and looked outside.
Tang Lingwu was whispering with her parents.
The old man had lived long enough.
It didn’t seem fair for Tang Lingwu to be idle…
…
“Me?” Tang Lingwu pointed to herself, “You want me to manage it?”
Zheng Fa nodded.
Among the people in the nursing home, he trusted these few the most.
Tang Lingwu also had a family background.
Beside her, Tang Lingwu’s father’s muscles twitched. He ran a large business and naturally understood the nature of this so-called grain company—it would undoubtedly become a monopoly.
Perhaps even a state-supported monopoly in cutting-edge technology.
He could envision the prospects with his eyes closed…
Who would have thought that Zheng Fa would casually hand this over to his daughter?
Zheng Fa was still talking to Tang Lingwu when Old Hou approached, holding a USB drive, with Teacher Tian following behind.
“Is it ready?”
Seeing Old Hou, a smile immediately appeared on Zheng Fa’s face.
“Yes, the results of the genetic tests are out! In a spiritual energy environment, genetic recombination is undisturbed… which means, for ordinary plants, spiritual energy acts more like a special fertilizer and doesn’t alter hereditary traits.”
Zheng Fa nodded slightly.
This wasn’t surprising; in fact, it was good news—
At least modern breeding methods could be applied in a spiritual energy environment.
“What about spiritual plants?”
Old Hou shook his head. “No difference. From a genetic standpoint, the genes of spiritual plants haven’t changed, but they can be inherited… through the maternal lineage.”
Zheng Fa was taken aback.
“Mitochondrial?”
“Exactly! It’s very similar to mitochondrial inheritance,” Teacher Tian confirmed.
Zheng Fa, intrigued, asked a few more questions, and even the old man rushed over, surrounding Old Hou with inquiries.
The room quickly became lively.
Everyone had set aside what Team Leader Yang had just mentioned.
Tang Lingwu’s father watched Zheng Fa, who was animatedly discussing, and then glanced at his obedient daughter.
He couldn’t help but turn to Team Leader Yang, exchanging a look that conveyed a hint of confusion—this immense wealth seemed trivial here…
…
In the Jiushan Realm.
Sister Zhang flipped through the few books Zheng Fa had brought, while Sister Yuan curiously leaned in beside her.
“Introduction to Basic Yuan Symbols”
“Introduction to Thunder Techniques”
“An Introduction to Agriculture in a Spiritual Energy Environment”
These were the textbooks written by the nursing home’s staff over the past few days—of course, they were just the first drafts and not even finished.
Zheng Fa had brought these out to teach the disciples of Jiushan Sect.
Sister Zhang flipped through the first book repeatedly.
After a long while, she sighed softly, “This Master Bai has written the material so clearly; I feel ashamed…”
No worries, he’s already at the Nascent Soul stage; you’re just a bit behind…
Seeing Sister Zhang acknowledge the books, Zheng Fa spoke again, “Sister Zhang, take a look at these.”
What he presented this time wasn’t a book but a jade tube.
Inside the jade tube were the materials regarding the implementation of artificial intelligence circuits that Team Leader Yang had given him—he used the jade tube mainly because drawing out the engineering details would be too cumbersome.
Sister Zhang took it, closed her eyes, and studied it for a long time. When she opened her eyes, her gaze toward Zheng Fa was unusually strange.
“Sister?”
“Junior Brother… are you really not some reincarnated great being?”
Upon hearing this, Sister Yuan turned her attention to Zheng Fa, sizing him up as if trying to figure out who he really was…
“…”
“Let’s not even mention that Master Bai; this…” Sister Zhang sighed, “Give me tens of thousands of years, and I probably still wouldn’t be able to design a spiritual energy circuit this well.”
It was clear that the jade tube had left Sister Zhang deeply shocked; her expression even reflected a sense of awe.
This could certainly be considered one of the highest achievements of modern civilization.
“My master once lamented that our Jiushan Sect lacks the inheritance of the Transformation Stage…” she said, looking at the jade tube, “Speaking of which, I now have some thoughts about the Transformation Stage…”
“But what’s in this jade tube is far beyond any Transformation Stage inheritance…”
Sister Yuan, listening, was left dumbfounded.
“Is it really that impressive?”
Sister Zhang smiled and suddenly drew a spiritual energy circuit in the air.
This circuit looked very familiar to Zheng Fa—he had noted down the circuits from the jade tube, and he understood what they meant:
Essentially, simulating artificial intelligence with circuits boils down to constructing computational units; to put it simply… it’s roughly equivalent to chip design—
In simpler terms, this circuit could even be seen as a type of chip architecture.
“This circuit often appears in the Mountain River True Form Symbol…”
Sister Zhang said softly.
Zheng Fa’s eyes widened slowly.
“Are you saying, Sister Zhang…”
“This circuit, I had never fully understood before… I was just imitating it,” Sister Zhang said softly, “but I didn’t expect that the jade tube you gave me was based on this.”
The Mountain River True Form Symbol…
The Jiushan Ancestor had already faded away…
Which means, the operating system is gone, but the hardware remains?
“Sister Zhang, are you saying…” Zheng Fa’s eyes lit up, “Can we directly use the Mountain River True Form Symbol for extensive calculations?”
The Mountain River True Form Symbol now sounded like a powerful computing machine.
Or rather, a natural computing platform!
If this idea could be realized, Zheng Fa felt that the development of the Jiushan Realm would be much smoother than he had imagined!
…
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 267
“Calculations?”
Sister Zhang had indeed “truly” studied computing.
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