The results from Trials of War were great---everyone Adam knew passed without any issues.


    Eliott quickly sent Adam a short message with the good news, and then he rushed off to join the Sixth Tower of Pharmacy.


    Ophelia went to the Fourth Tower of Body-refining, while Crystal stayed at the Fifth Tower. She chose to be an Explorer and soon set off on her first mission.


    Before she left, Adam shared his best advice with her, which could be summed up in one word: boldness.


    Once Adam received the entire Mindweaver package, he shut himself in hisb, cutting off allmunication to focuspletely on his research.


    Mindweaver was a parallel brainwork, primarily based on magi-bioengineering, with minimal reliance on spell systems. This made it much easier for Adam to analyze and break it down.


    He quickly created a set of nk avatars and connected them using a special construction method. When his consciousness entered thework, the individual brain domains merged and were absorbed into the collective Mindweaver.


    After activating the incantation, each brain entity started uploading itsputing power to Mindweaver. A mysterious force within each Mindling was triggered, gathering at the Mindweaver before being redistributed, forming a special field around each member of thework.


    Adam divided hisputing power across thework and assigned a simple task. As expected, the efficiency increased dramatically.


    If he fully implemented this brain union in hisb, Adam would only need to issuemands to thework''s next level, and tasks would be automatically delegated andpleted.


    This would save him the time and effort usually spent on managing data flow and processing.


    After running several tests, Adam realized that the Mindweaver system resembled the Google Brain and artificial neuralworks he knew from Earth.


    Essentially, it was arge-scale parallel processingwork. The use of magic solved themon problem with such systems: if the scale was too small, it wasn''t efficient; but if it grew toorge, it became difficult to manage theputing load.


    With this insight, Adam fully unlocked the secrets of Mindweaver. He could now extract its algorithms and apply them to his own projects.


    Meanwhile, progress on the operating system was alsoing along smoothly.


    Adam had studied all major and niche operating systems from Earth, drawing special inspiration from the supeputer "Adam". He adapted those concepts to better suit the needs of mages.


    For the first version of his system, Adam kept it simple. Advanced features could be addedter in future updates. His main goal was to get the personal chip working.


    Typically, an operating system needed five core functions: process and processor management, job management, memory management, device management, and file management. For now, Adam could skip device management, but the other four were essential.


    Luckily, there were existing temtes Adam could refer to, which made these functions easier to implement. Using the M Programming Language, he quickly developed the first version of the operating system.


    Adam then extracted a small portion of his Original mes.


    When he had created the Electromaic Robot earlier, the mes had impressed him with their versatility.


    After erasing the robot''s self-awareness, the mes had acted perfectly as a controller, convincing Adam they could rece integrated circuits as the processor for his new chip.


    The key advantage of the Original mes was that, unlike physicalponents, they possessed a unique property: when a mage signed a contract with them, the mes could merge with the mage''s soul.


    This was a game-changer. Mages were naturally wary of foreign objects entering their bodies or souls, but a contract-bound entity they could fully control? That was different. The resistance would likely be far less, as mages trusted contracts deeply.


    The portion of the Original mes Adam separated was a nk te. He erased all the original data and uploaded the operating system he had programmed.


    The mes didn''t need a personality, but they required basic humanputer interaction capabilities.


    To achieve this, Adam developed an acoustic model and a statisticalnguage model. He encoded the Mage World''snguage into the system, using the Hidden Markov Model and algorithms like Baum-Welch and Viterbi for speech recognition and interaction.


    Next, he added a scanning function. Using his own data---such as physical attributes, mental strength, magic power, and spell potency---as a baseline, Adam quantified and standardized a mage''s strength.


    He then uploaded his knowledge into the mes in text form, creating an index. Using Boolean algebra and operations, Adam built a simple search engine.


    To test the system, Adam asked the mes to search for the Thunder Realm rune set. Within moments, the rune set appeared clearly before him.


    With that, the most basic version of the personal chip wasplete. It had all the functions of an ordinarymunicator, but with added features: humanputer interaction,putational assistance, data scanning, and search guidance.


    It was simple but effective. While it might not be groundbreaking for formal mages, its ability to connect torger databases would make it incredibly useful for apprentices.


    Adam sealed the chip in a crystal container, then left hisb. He arranged a meeting with Prisci.


    ...


    "The Original mes are certainly unique," Prisci said after listening to his introduction. "The Seventh Tower just struck a deal with the Titans to use them for poweringrge alchemical weapons. But no one has thought to use them in this way before." She nced at the crystal container. "Does it really work?"


    Adam''s bold ims had piqued her interest but left her skeptical. "Are you sure this is truly revolutionary? You realize the Mage Network is the Mage World''s most guarded asset. Anything tied to it falls under high-level jurisdiction. Connecting to thework isn''t a small matter."


    Adam knew convincing others wouldn''t be easy, but he was prepared for it. He removed the mes from the crystal container and said, "Once you see it in action, I think you''ll understand my confidence."


    Prisci gestured for him to proceed.


    Adam started, "It can assist with calctions. For instance, here." He constructed a simple fireball rune set but intentionally inserted errors and unnecessary runes.