Chapter 135: Psionic Core

This mechanical class was mostly about the history of the Spirit Energy Clan.

Zhou Chu did not feel any aversion toward history.

Moreover, because he had personally experienced a Commercial Dungeon and had a real Mechanical Intelligent Being sitting beside him.

Combining these various reasons, Zhou Chu listened with particular fascination.

And upon hearing that the principal, Yu Dafu, was the only bloodline of the Spirit Energy Clan, he became even more curious about this once-glorious group.

Just how advanced and breathtaking was that era, which once possessed such incomparable brilliance?

How exactly these Mechanical Intelligent Beings were produced and manufactured—it all gave one a sense of mystery.

However, Li Er, sitting to the side, looked very calm on the surface; for half the class, she sat there without moving, neither asking questions nor expressing opinions, just appearing to sit there attentively and listen to the lecture.

If it were anyone else, this first half of the class would sound extremely boring, or even dull and flavorless.

Isn't joining the Mechanical Department about learning how to utilize mechanical knowledge and how to improve oneself?

Why talk about the history of the Spirit Energy Clan instead of the serious stuff? Isn't this a waste of time?

But Zhou Chu felt this was the most essential content.

It was the same principle as learning about computers.

Before learning, one must also know the history of computers, when they were invented, who invented them, and so on.

These are all things one must understand before learning a type of knowledge.

After the first half of the class ended, with less than five minutes of rest, Zheng Youwang immediately proceeded with the second half.

Through their performance in the first half, he was very satisfied with these two students.

Setting aside whether they were truly interested in the subject of mechanics, at the very least, they listened attentively, and their learning attitude was worthy of praise.

But if the class continued to be taught in such a dull way, he worried that the students would lose interest sooner or later.

Furthermore, the most important part of university courses is practice.

Therefore, in order to combine theory with practice, Zheng Youwang took several devices of various shapes and sizes directly out of his Storage Space.

From their appearance, these devices had seen some years; at the very least, they were old objects over a hundred years old.

Zheng Youwang placed these items on the lecture desk in order from largest to smallest, pushed up his glasses, and asked, "Do you know what these are..."

"Psionic Cores." Before Zheng Youwang's voice had even faded, Li Er, who was to the side, blurted out.

This couldn't help but make Zheng Youwang pause for a moment, then he smiled and nodded: "Student Zhou Li answered well; these are all Psionic Cores."

"These Psionic Cores are models from different stages of the evolutionary process; the larger the volume, the earlier they were developed."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Psionic Core that was as big as a rice cooker and said: "This is the earliest generation of Psionic Core, and also the earliest Psionic Core discovered to date."

Immediately following, he picked up the Psionic Core that was only the size of a fist and said: "This is the most advanced Psionic Core, but even so, it is already about three hundred years old."

"The appearance of the Psionic Core allowed the Spirit Energy Clan to master the superb skill of creating Mechanical Intelligent Beings. This is the most core and essential part of mechanical knowledge."

"And these Psionic Cores are the brains and hearts of the Mechanical Intelligent Beings."

"Early Psionic Cores might have just been drive devices, mostly used on combat mechs. But the later Psionic Cores were what truly allowed that cold steel to become intelligent beings."

"However, the few types of Psionic Cores before us have become 'dead' Psionic Cores due to the destruction of some external factors."

As Zheng Youwang spoke, he gently stroked the Psionic Cores in front of him, his eyes full of cherishment.

He then sighed and said: "It is just a pity that the technique for these Psionic Cores has long been lost; even Principal Yu cannot restore the manufacturing process of that time."

"Unless there is a real Psionicist, it is possible to make these dead cores glow with life again. Otherwise, apart from some collection and research value, they can be said to be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal."

"However, we can still find some inspiration from these ancient Psionic Cores to help us understand the operating principles of Mechanical Intelligent Beings, which also has huge value for our study of the Mechanical Department's knowledge."

Zhou Chu listened to Zheng Youwang's narration, his mind beginning to ponder continuously.

As a long-lost technique of the Spirit Energy Clan, the Psionic Core had become a priceless treasure in the world today.

And since this thing was the most core technology of the Spirit Energy Clan, it was truly precious.

Listening to Zheng Youwang's meaning, although these Psionic Cores were all "dead," if there were a real Psionicist, there would still be a chance to make them "resurrect."

Then that meant there was a possibility that Li Er could make these Psionic Cores come alive again.

After all, Li Er was now also a Psionicist.

To verify this, Zhou Chu couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Zheng, I would like to know what kind of Mechanical Intelligent Being can become a Psionicist?"

Zheng Youwang smiled and nodded: "That is a very good question. Generally speaking, the probability of a Mechanical Intelligent Being becoming a Psionicist is not high, unless the Psionic Core within the body has reached a very high level, such as the Star-Yao or Star-Light grade."

"Of course, the higher the grade, the higher the intelligence of the core, almost reaching the way humans think, and finally, it requires the Psionicist who created them to be strong enough; at the very least, they must reach the strength of a Psionic Master."

"According to relevant historical records, some powerful Psionic Masters would transmit all their life's knowledge and Psionic Power to their most prized mechanical life form before they died."

"Often, these mechanical life forms that inherited the Psionic Power of a Psionic Master might become Psionicists through a powerful core."

"But this is only a possibility; it has not been confirmed to this day."

Zhou Chu couldn't help but nod thoughtfully.

According to what Zheng Youwang said, Psionic Cores were divided into four grades from low to high based on their level of advancement: Sun, Moon, Star, and Constellation.

And each grade was further refined into Yao, Light, Radiance, and Ray based on precision.

But the quality of the core inside Li Er was already at the Star-Ray grade, which was two levels higher than anything Zheng Youwang knew.

At the same time, Zhou Chu had used Divine Fusion to raise Li Er's grade limit even higher.

Therefore, at this moment, Li Er's strength might have already reached the height of a Psionic Master.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chu decided to verify what was in his mind, and then boldly asked Zheng Youwang for a Psionic Core.

Hearing Zhou Chu's request, Zheng Youwang couldn't help but ponder for a moment.

It could be seen that he regarded these Psionic Cores almost as the apple of his eye; if anyone else had asked him for them, he would never have agreed.

But Zhou Chu was the only student willing to join the Mechanical Department; for this point alone, he would satisfy the other party's request.

"As the saying goes, meeting is fate. That Student Zhou Chu is willing to join the Mechanical Department to study is already my, Zheng Youwang's, honor. Anyway, I have studied these Psionic Cores for many years and haven't figured out anything."

"Since you are interested, I will give them all to you. I hope you can treat them well, because these are the only things the ancestors of the Spirit Energy Clan left for us."