CHAPTER 195: CHAPTER 193: NEW ABILITIES

After explaining to Major William how impossible it was to make a cruiser fly, he had no choice but to give up on the idea and return to his post, no longer bothering Perfikot.

Perfikot, after giving a word to Claudia, also returned to her cabin to get some rest.

However, when she closed her eyes and her consciousness began to sink, she suddenly became alert again.

"Even though I’m in a dream, this feeling of wakefulness is somewhat uncomfortable for someone who wants to sleep." Perfikot looked at the Jade Record floating in front of her and couldn’t help but make a remark.

"This is the deep recesses of your mind. You don’t need to worry that your mental energy will be consumed; on the contrary, after you wake up, your mental state will actually be restored." The Jade Record floated before Perfikot, producing sound despite not having a mouth.

Perfikot paid it no mind and simply asked, "Why did you pull me in here? Can I turn to a new page now?"

"Yes, your application of the knowledge recorded on the second page now allows you to turn to the third page." The Jade Record answered Perfikot’s question while proactively flipping open the pages.

"I remember when I created the steam core, your evaluation was negative. So why is it okay now?" Perfikot expressed her confusion.

Previously, she had been confident, but after perfecting the steam core, she had attempted to open the third page of the Jade Record, only to find that the Jade Record deemed her creation unworthy of turning to the third page.

"At the time, you only applied the catalyst to the water, creating a substance called ’heavy water’ and then developed the ’steam core’ based on it. But both were merely preliminary applications, and the steam core itself did not undergo a qualitative leap due to the catalyst technology, nor was it effectively employed." The Jade Record explained in detail why Perfikot originally failed to turn the third page: "But now, you have applied the steam core to the ’self-regulating steam knight,’ which counts as an effective application of catalyst technology, as the ’heavy water’ and ’steam core’ have enabled the ’self-regulating steam knight’ to function effectively."

Upon hearing the explanation, Perfikot felt this thing was somewhat twisted.

But she nodded and then asked, "So, based on the catalyst technology from the second page, the creation that passed the test was the ’self-regulating steam knight’ and not the ’steam core’?"

"Yes, it’s like you built an engine, but without a corresponding work environment, the engine you created is useless. Only when you provide it with a matching working environment and unleash its capabilities does it count as a useful creation." The Jade Record’s explanation gave Perfikot a new understanding of its evaluation criteria.

"So your evaluation is based on ’usefulness’ rather than the significance of the creation’s appearance?" Perfikot tentatively asked.

"The significance of a creation to humanity or civilization is not within the evaluation scope of the Jade Record; it only considers whether your creation can better utilize the knowledge." The Jade Record’s response was somewhat dogmatic but clearly directed Perfikot.

Perfikot nodded without saying more, simply placing her hand on the third page.

Immediately, she opened the third page in a burst of green light, reading the knowledge recorded there.

"This is truly..." Looking at the knowledge recorded on the third page, Perfikot couldn’t help but feel it was somewhat ridiculous, exclaiming, "Is this like finding a pillow when you’re sleepy, or is it like dreaming of something you’ve thought about? Why is it the Flying Stone refining technology? Don’t tell me it’s providing technology based on my needs?"

No wonder Perfikot suspected this. After all, when she opened the first page, it was about mechanical logic, and she was studying the first generation self-regulating automaton.

Although the catalyst on the second page wasn’t precisely tailored to her needs, she was indeed considering improving the first-generation steam core at the time.

And now, just as she was discussing the issue of the Flying Airship with Major William, she was provided with the refining technology for the Flying Stone. It’s hard not to think it’s deliberate.

Confronted with this issue, the Jade Record explained, "The knowledge recorded on each page of the Jade Record is not fixed. It’s one of the abilities of the Jade Record to offer knowledge according to your needs.

However, you currently have not unsealed enough pages of the Jade Record, so you can’t use this function yet."

"Alright, so once I unlock more pages, I can obtain knowledge from the Jade Record based on my needs?" Perfikot was intrigued, as the prospect of simply opening a book to find answers was quite appealing.

"Yes, though there are certain limits, you can understand it as when you have needs, you can get corresponding knowledge from the Jade Record." The Jade Record explained to Perfikot: "This is the ability of the seventh page. The Jade Record contains all alchemical knowledge in the world; as long as you can open it, you can obtain the knowledge you desire."

"Sounds a bit like the flavor of an omniscient library, but that’s not bad." Perfikot nodded in satisfaction, considering the powerful omniscient ability that can only be unlocked on the seventh page, it became a goal driving Perfikot to advance continuously.

Moreover, for the problems Perfikot is currently facing, unlocking the seventh page and obtaining the omniscient ability would mean she finally has a way to solve this doomsday crisis.

Whether it’s constructing cities and shelters to withstand the cold, resolving the source of the doomsday winter, or leaving this planet by more "scientific" means, Perfikot believes that with the abilities the Jade Record has shown, all should be achievable.

After all, Perfikot had already tried, and the Jade Record could indeed provide technology from the "future."

Thinking of this, Perfikot asked the Jade Record, "So what is the ability of the third page?"

"It’s optimization. From now on, you can use the Eye of Omniscience to analyze any alchemical creation; besides obtaining the description and corresponding technology as before, you can also get an optimized plan generated according to your intention." The Jade Record introduced the function of the third page to Perfikot and also explained the limitations: "A creation can only be optimized once, and the optimized plan cannot be optimized again."

Upon hearing about this function, Perfikot’s eyes couldn’t help but widen, for this ability was truly too useful.