Chapter 150: Another Big Consumer of Soul Power

"Indeed, Uncle Ning, Wisdom Palace should also start preparations."

Although he had developed a skill like the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge, Su Wen still needed to establish his influence.

The other form Xiao Zhan mentioned is actually the existence of a virtual world similar to the internet in his previous life, or even further than the internet.

Unfortunately, Su Wen has not yet been able to develop such an advanced virtual network.

For now, he could only establish a headquarters for his influence.

"Well, I also think you should be concerned about these matters." Ning Fengzhi said, "Rest assured, while you hunted Spirit Beasts, I have prepared everything for you at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Su Wen's eyes lit up.

Ning Fengzhi took out a map of the surrounding area of Heaven Dou City and pointed to a suburban area.

"The area surrounded by these three mountains is the site I've prepared for Wisdom Palace for you. It's already been preliminarily developed. If you don't have any special requirements for the construction of Wisdom Palace, you can start now."

Three mountain peaks formed a triangle, enclosing the central area.

"Uncle Ning, this place is good." Su Wen nodded, agreeing with no objections.

If the environment was suitable, the three mountain peaks could also serve as the foundation for setting up defensive formations in the future.

While there were no formations in the Douluo Continent, Su Wen could research them himself. By applying the principles of his Stone Formation on the three mountain peaks, as long as there were enough Spirit Masters guarding, they could exert pressure on the entire central area of Wisdom Palace.

And as long as the layout was proper and didn't suppress their own personnel, only the enemy, it would effectively weaken the enemy by one level out of thin air.

And if Su Wen could develop amplification-type formations, with one increase and one decrease, it would be a difference of two levels.

"Uncle Ning, the most important task of Wisdom Palace is still theoretical research, so it's fine to focus on research institutes and personal research rooms as the main buildings."

"For the entire Wisdom Palace, I plan to temporarily divide it into the Martial Spirit Hall, Spirit Skill Hall, and Cultivation Hall, with research as the main focus."

"The three halls are responsible for researching theories related to Martial Spirits, the principles of Spirit Skills, promoting the development and popularization of self-created Spirit Skills, researching Soul Power and even Spiritual Power related cultivation methods."

"In addition to the three halls, a Main hall will be established to manage all of Wisdom Palace and any possible future branches, and to make allocations."

"The Supervision Department is responsible for overseeing the operation of the entire Wisdom Palace, while the Law Enforcement Department is responsible for law enforcement, maintaining the order and operation of the entire Wisdom Palace."

Su Wen wasn't specifically studying politics, so he didn't have much theoretical knowledge about it. He could only propose a framework based on his own ideas as much as possible.

In fact, the establishment of the three halls is just for now. In the future, he also wants to establish a Spirit Tool Hall. However, the theories regarding spirit tools are too scarce, to the extent that Su Wen hasn't collected enough theories even from the databases of major forces. It seems like all spirit tools were truly passed down from ancient times on the continent.

"In addition to these functional divisions, Wisdom Palace will also establish a Task hall responsible for tallying member contributions and an Study Hall for training newcomers."

Ning Fengzhi nodded at the words, not finding anything particularly remarkable.

These structures were actually quite commonplace. The only thing that caught his attention was Su Wen establishing the Supervision Department. From what was said, it seemed to oversee all the important details in the operation of Wisdom Palace, wielding great power.

It wasn't simply established for personal gain; it seemed like it was meant to ensure the long-term existence and strict development according to plans of the entire force.

"The operation of Wisdom Palace relies on the management of professionals. In this regard, I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Ning."

Ning Fengzhi nodded, smiling, "Don't worry, I've already selected the manpower for you in this regard."

Su Wen nodded.

He continued to elaborate on his ideas for the construction of Wisdom Palace.

Upon leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Su Wen couldn't help but admire Ning Fengzhi's adeptness in sect management. Although it was based on management experience rooted in the current aristocratic and feudal system, it didn't mean Ning Fengzhi was inflexible. Regarding many of Su Wen's planning ideas, Ning Fengzhi could offer plenty of managerial advice. Especially in the construction of the incorruptible Supervision Department, Ning Fengzhi helped him refine many aspects. Of course, it all depended on the people, not just the system.

Su Wen went straight to the site chosen for Wisdom Palace. As Wisdom Palace began construction, he began practicing nearby.

"Now, what's left for my envisioned Wisdom Palace to take shape is the most crucial virtual network."

Su Wen had already mastered simulation skills, so the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge could be considered a preliminary success.

What he needed now was to achieve comprehensive connectivity. Otherwise, the true advantage of the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge would not be fully realized, and it would be confined to the data room at the headquarters of Wisdom Palace.

"The connectivity across the entire Continent." Su Wen thought of the Blue Silver Grass.

If he wanted to achieve signal transmission across the entire Continent using existing media, the Blue Silver Grass was one of the most suitable options.

However, although Su Wen had replicated the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Spirit, it was still in its infancy, and his control over the Blue Silver Grass was limited.

Even if he didn't consider how to develop the technology to use the Blue Silver Grass for signal transmission, this approach wasn't very suitable for Su Wen. He couldn't constantly control all the Blue Silver Grass under his command. Once he let his guard down, other powerful beings controlling Blue Silver Grass elsewhere could intercept information.

Intercepting information could still be acceptable.

According to Su Wen's concept of constructing Wisdom Palace, the theories and data of Wisdom Palace are meant to be shared. If they were intercepted midway, losing data would be a minor issue, but the impact on the dissemination of theories would be significant.

Moreover, the ability to intercept information also implies the ability to sabotage. Sabotage is often easier than construction.

Besides the Blue Silver Grass, Su Wen couldn't think of any other medium for now.

"Unless... we build signal transmission stations now?" Su Wen had an idea.

Such an idea was not a problem in itself, but it didn't align with the current development realm of Douluo Continent.

Just as Su Wen was about to dismiss this idea, a sudden inspiration struck.

"No."

"Who says the station must be a building? Or constructed?"

Su Wen looked at the Heavenly Book in his hand and the pages of books on his Martial Spirit.

"If, in the future, every branch of Wisdom Palace's Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge is established based on my pages, then can the connections between the pages spread across the continent support the creation of a vast virtual world?"

Due to the wide scope involved, although Su Wen seemed to have a plan for developing various means, the overall goal was too large, making him somewhat hesitant.

There are dozens of large cities across the entire continent, and there are even more medium and small cities. If each of these cities establishes a branch, Su Wen's Book Martial Spirit would have to split into hundreds or thousands of pages.

With these thousands of pages spread across the continent, Su Wen would have to ensure that these pages wouldn't naturally dissipate.

"Indeed, after Replicating Spirit Skills, another big consumer of Soul Power has emerged?"

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