Chapter 2960: Psionic Past, Great Success

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However, Xia Duo only offered a slight reminder. He knew that Niya actually did not like working overtime either; she just wanted too badly to lead a major update to the Mythallar.

"Don't do this next time. Let the others go back to rest first. I came here because I have good news to tell you."

"Mm."

Niya turned to tell the assistants who were still busy to finish for the day, then walked with Xia Duo to a temporary resting area in the corner of the Laboratory, and asked curiously:

"What good news made you come here specifically to inform me?"

"The Alliance Public Computing Resource Pool has undergone grid-connection testing. Would you say that is good news, my dear wife? As the person in charge of the Computing Power Pool project, I am now inviting you to become an extra-budgetary tester for the project. Please, test to your heart's content!"

Before the Public Computing Power Pool was initially built, Xia Duo had shared the Alliance's Spirit Thought Network with Niya, but its scale was limited after all; it could mostly only be used to inspire ideas, and it was slightly inferior in other aspects.

But now, with a Spirit Thought Network of nearly seven thousand Mages, whether for inspiration or pure computing power, it far exceeded previous standards. Even if Xia Duo chased away the assistants from Niya's Laboratory now, he could still use the Public Computing Power Pool to conduct a major review of past research and plan for further research ahead.

Of course, as for exactly when it will be completed, I have a rough idea. The hardest part of that matter is the first step—making a Meta-Thinking Compiler. Once that compiler is gone, the subsequent steps will naturally fall into place.

Computing power is a type of ordinary resource generated in real-time; it is used when it is available and becomes void once it passes. In this point, it is a bit like power, and power can be rented out. The Computing Power Pool is essentially an optimized allocation of computing power on a spatial level.

The main body of the previous Spirit Thought Network was the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory, along with some Mage volunteers, among whom the majority of computing power needed to be provided to the researchers of the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory.

Furthermore, the efficiency of directly calling results is far higher than calculating directly! This creates an arbitrage space for cloud computing service providers.

While Niya was accessing the Public Computing Power Pool to organize past research and experiments, Xia Shao thought once again of the Psionic Mages in the south. The Alliance side had mentioned before that they would invite a few Psionic Mages to join the Psionic Network Research Center.

It just so happened that Xia Shao had expertise in that area!

Instability greatly affects one's state of mind, which is why Xia Shao decided to take a relatively fixed bonus effect, while the remaining surplus computing power would be used for redundancy or other purposes.

Such a method can also be used in the Public Computing Power Pool designed based on the Spirit Thought Network, but as for how to implement it specifically, Xia Shao has no clue for the time being.

He did not delay the use of surplus computing power, but instead squeezed out a portion of surplus from the current computing power pool through a more efficient method (algorithm).

The computing power on Earth could also only be allocated on a spatial level and could not be directly delayed for use, but clever Earthlings discovered that many calculation problems are repetitive. So, does that mean collecting those repetitive problems and then directly calling the results when they need to be calculated again later is possible?

And now, in the name of testing, Niya can completely monopolize the vast majority of the surplus computing power. Such an opportunity will likely only exist before the Computing Power Pool is put into official operation.

Even if Xia Shao could be allocated a large share, and even if he gave all those shares to Niya, it would actually be very limited.

Xia Shao's understanding of electronic computers is not particularly deep. Wanting to invent a Magic Computer would be too difficult, almost equivalent to starting from zero, but programming languages are different; they are almost like the tools of the trade.

As for how to operate it specifically, Xia Shao has not fully thought it through yet; there is only a line of thought that is still not very clear at the moment. After all, computing power is not an apple on a tree that can be left for tomorrow if not eaten today.

With one hundred Mage accessors, eighty of whom can have surplus computing power, if there were no Computing Power Pool, their computing power would be wasted in vain. But now, by accessing the Computing Power Pool, while satisfying their own needs, they can also provide it for others to use.

Of course, it is not an invitation directly from Zhamu Dasi in the south, but an invitation from a Psionic Magic Society in Evereska. In the past, Psionic Magic was not welcomed in the Northland; only a neutral and open place like Evereska could preserve some of it.

He has the confidence to finish a programming language based on the Mind Network (Subconscious Information, Meta-Thinking) before the Magic Computer is invented!

Xia Shao is very much looking forward to this.

However, because the number and quality of Mages accessing the Computing Power Pool at the same time are uncertain, if all the surplus computing power were distributed equally, on one hand, some Mages would not be able to use it at all, and on the other hand, the bonus effect would be unstable.

On Earth, there exists something called cloud computing, or distributed computing. Simply put, it is distributing a calculation task to multiple computers in a network to improve efficiency.

This is the resource integration and optimized allocation role of the Computing Power Pool on a spatial level. While it cannot be directly delayed for use on a time level, it is not without clever tricks.

More importantly, it can fully utilize the surplus computing power of every computer in the network.

The fees they provide are still settled by the method of direct calculation, but in reality, they use a more efficient method. In this way, the computing power saved at the same moment can be sold to others or used for other purposes!

The most critical thing is that the regulatory personnel sent by various countries will also be entering the field. By then, it will not be so convenient to operate like this.

But over time, it will be a significant number. Whether it is for distributing benefits within the Psionic Network Research Center or for personal use, it is all up to Xia Shao, the person in charge.

It is impossible!

Even adding the bonus effect for every accessor, there is still a large amount of surplus computing power in general. This portion of surplus computing power can be completely converted into a bonus effect for every accessor, or it can be used for other things.

And the so-called "extra-budgetary tester" can push Niya's Permission Level for using the Public Computing Power Pool to the limit, which was previously far out of reach.

After all, to truly realize such a function is basically equivalent to creating a set of programming languages, or order laws, based on the Spirit Thought Network.

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This is a bit simpler than the research and development of a General Magic Computer. It does not require any super-top hardware support; it only needs a basic Mind Network, and it is within Xia Shao's professional scope, which is very critical.

Of course, not being so convenient does not mean it is gone. In order to ensure the most basic bonus effect of the Public Computing Power Pool, a portion of computing power redundancy must always be reserved. This portion can be excluded from regulatory data in actual operation.

Once it is officially put into operation, one must consider the balance of payments and the issue of interest distribution. The surplus computing power will be packaged as extra Computing Power Pool Permission Levels and sold externally, eventually being converted into Gold Coins to subsidize various countries.