Chapter 200 — The Rune Research Institute

"I want you to start from the first rank and systematically sort through all conventional spells that can be arrayed. Put simply: you are to collect and archive all existing traditional arrays, while using rune logic to carry out corresponding simplification and optimization, and design matching rune substrate solutions. After each type of array undergoes 'universalization sorting,' it will be entered into the archive. As for those that cannot be optimized at present, or whose basic principles remain unknown and which exist in a state of 'technological black box,' those too must be organized into a separate record, with the reasons they cannot be optimized or analyzed and their current status registered, to be left for future research."

Jenny and Rebecca both went wide-eyed—except the former was marveling at the sheer "scale" of Gao Yang's plan, while the latter was already rapidly simulating a whole slew of prospects and developments in her mind.

A few seconds later, Rebecca could not help rattling on: "Ancestor Yan, are you planning to set up a universal archive so that later researchers can call on it at any time, and factories can place custom orders whenever they need? Ah, right... the most basic entries in this archive could even be opened up to the schools, so the children who've just learned mathematical logic and runes can use them as teaching materials... I heard Mr. Santis has already started courses along those lines? Oh, oh, and there's more—this way, we might even be able to summarize the patterns of evolution from first- to ninth-rank spells, and maybe even reverse-engineer those 'technological black box' spells..."

So this little granddaughter who looked so silly—was she really not a transmigrator?! Just how many skill points had she sunk into "inspiration" and "cutting-edge vision" to reach this level of thinking?

Gao Yang shot Rebecca a look of near-astonishment, then immediately lowered his head and coughed dryly to cover his lapse: "Ahem, those are all fields where it can be applied. Rebecca, Jenny, you must remember: laying the foundation and building the framework is the greatest part of any undertaking. Though at first you'll only be organizing second-rank, first-rank, even apprentice-level arrays, as long as these things are put to proper use, they will unleash enough power to drive the entire territory forward."

Then he added: "What I'm giving you is a long-term and arduous task. Don't imagine it can be completed overnight. Go back and ponder it slowly, and at the same time don't neglect the research on the repulsion arrays for the new-generation magical energy engine, nor the compilation of those 'textbooks.' The strength of one or two people is ultimately limited; only as more talent grows up can you complete this task the faster."

"Yes, we understand." Jenny lowered her head. She did not raise such questions as "what will a third-rank mage and a fourth-rank rune master do when, in the future, we get to analyzing those high-rank arrays?"—partly because she knew the world's spells were as numerous as the stars, and even cataloging and organizing arrays below the third rank was an extremely time-consuming endeavor that would not touch high-rank arrays for a long while; and partly because she knew the essence of rune logic: a computational art founded upon pure mathematical logic. In this temple of mathematics, an individual's spellcasting ability was merely an auxiliary factor—even the viscountess, who could only magnify a fireball, could still work out optimization schemes for mid-rank, even high-rank arrays!

"Then this weighty task is entrusted to you," Gao Yang leaned back in his chair, regarding the two young women before him with a gaze of expectation and approval. "I look forward to your results."