What exactly is a system?
I've been thinking about this question for a long time, even before I went down.
In fact, judging from the system's various performances, its greatest strength does not lie in directly increasing the strength of the previous system, but in its information processing and collection capabilities, which are comparable to the most powerful CPU in the universe.
Even the strongest martial artist cannot do what the system does, always choosing the optimal solution from billions of possibilities.
Because people will inevitably make mistakes and be swayed by emotions, while systems will not.
It was only after figuring this out that Shen Qian realized that the system itself was harmless to him, and that it wasn't some old silver coin disguised as something that parasitized his body.
The "Sea of Learning" is a place of both reality and illusion, essentially composed of rules and knowledge. The Mountain of Books is the same. Shen Qian's strength is not enough to destroy the rules covering the exterior. Perhaps only an Emperor-level expert could do so. However, he can shake the knowledge inside and destroy the Mountain of Books from within.
Rumble! (The last part is a series of seemingly random characters and doesn't translate directly.)
At this moment, the mountain of books began to shake violently under the system's influence. The countless books inside began to decompose, turning into clusters of pure knowledge light, which then transformed into a visible torrent that completely disappeared into Chen Qian's palm.
No one could understand this scene, just as no one could understand Shen Qian's past achievements. So everyone took it for granted and just watched in horror as the massive mountain of books was gradually hollowed out.
Without the support of knowledge, the mountain of books began to crumble. Even the outer barrier could not stop it. Many later martial artists did not know what had happened. They just stared blankly as the towering mountain gradually turned into nothingness.
"What is that?!"
When the mountain of books was cleared away, countless people exclaimed in surprise.
Where the mountain of books once stood, a huge, dark cave entrance, thousands of feet in size, appeared, its destination unknown.
Shen Qian's expression also turned solemn. Although he had sensed something amiss inside the Book Mountain, he had never imagined it would be like this.
The next moment, the anomaly from the system temporarily diverted Shen Qian's attention.
Shen Qian immersed his consciousness into the system interface and immediately witnessed an unbelievable scene.
What's with this magnificent library, Mudma?
Previously, the information collected by the system was either processed immediately, or at most, a filing cabinet was set up.
But what appeared before Shen Qian was an entire library.
It contained countless "knowledge" that had just been extracted from the mountain of books. They were still arranged in layers in the form of books. The consciousness that had been sinking pushed open the door of the library and walked through it, the shock on its face growing stronger and stronger.
"Six-star 'literary rank,' Imperial Censor..." Lan
"The Five Stars 'Wenwei' (文位), an ancient scholar..."
"Seven Stars 'Literary Position,' Sword Sect..."
"Four-star 'literary rank,' Hanlin Academy..."
"..."
The first bookshelf alone dazzled Shen Qian, because among the hundreds of "literary positions," not a single one was lower than four stars, and there were more than a dozen six- or seven-star "literary positions"!
The further they went in, the more exaggerated Chen Qian's expression became.
The hundreds of bookshelves in this enormous library are almost all arranged in this way; anything with a three-star "literary rank" either never existed or was filtered out by the system and simply didn't qualify for inclusion here.
This is not just outrageous, it's downright outrageous!
"Now I understand why high-level literary ranks are so rare in the 'Sea of Learning'..."
He murmured before sinking down.
Although he had guessed that the mountain of books was composed of the essence of knowledge, he never expected that it would be a place where more than 90% of the high-level literary works of the "sea of learning" were gathered.
Shen Qian felt that his estimate was correct, which could be seen from the average gains of human warriors who entered the sea of knowledge throughout history.
Perhaps high-star "literary ranks" weren't originally that scarce. It's because the Book Mountain absorbed most of the high-star literary ranks that the "Sea of Learning" became increasingly barren. If the Central Sea hadn't opened this time, most people would probably only have gained one-star or even two-star literary ranks.
No wonder, just now in the Book Mountain Basin, a five-star literary rank was enough for countless people from all walks of life to fight tooth and nail for.
As he reached the deepest part of the library, Shen Qian was startled once again.
The last bookshelf has the fewest books, only a few dozen, but look at their quality.
"The eighth star, 'Wenwei', signifies the prime minister."
"Eight stars, 'literary rank,' the Imperial Preceptor."
"The Nine Stars, the 'Wenwei' (文位), represent emperors."
"Nine Stars 'Literary Position', God of the Blade."
"Nine Stars, 'Wenwei,' Neptune." (Lan)
"The Nine Stars, the 'Wenwei' Star Lord."
"..."
He glanced at her and was momentarily stunned.
There are a total of twenty-three eight-star "literary positions" and nine nine-star "literary positions".
Having accumulated knowledge over millions of years, Chen Qian firmly believes that, apart from the eight and nine "literary positions" that have already been taken away by others, the rest should all be here.
Even if there are any omissions among the other eight seas, there will be at most one or two.
He didn't know how much time had passed until he heard others calling him. Only then did he come to his senses, exit the system interface, and return his consciousness to reality.
Within the Book Mountain Basin, many martial artists had gathered again, probably because more and more people had discovered the anomaly of the "Sea of Learning" and had come together at this moment.
Although Tantai Qin and the others didn't know what Shen Qian was daydreaming about, they still stayed by his side.
"What's wrong?"
At this moment, Jian Chen finally opened his eyes, and everyone looked over curiously.
Shen Qian opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "I want to show you something, but I'm afraid you'll be scared."
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