Chapter 121: Analysis of the Authority of Light 【Two-in-One】

At this moment, even with the virtual Divine Spark of Contracts and his passive mastery of language, Phobos was still overwhelmed by the string of terms bombarding his mind, causing his brain to spin and his eyes to glaze over.

“Am I using my Divine Spark wrong?”

Afnora, watching Phobos’s confused look, couldn’t help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

She guessed what might be going on.

“Hahaha, just kidding. With prophecy’s authority, let’s first make a weather forecast!”

Yu Sheng’an laughed.

He felt very good right now!

The utility of the Prophecy Divine Spark surpassed his expectations.

It seemed to him like a supercomputer with unlimited power, unlimited computation, and unlimited time, loaded with countless algorithms!

As long as there was enough Source Essence, input conditions here, and output results there.

The explosive big data processing has countless uses!

Military, economic, research, finance, magic studies, mathematical modeling… it could play a significant role in almost every field.

It’s safe to say, his Internet would truly shine with the arrival of the Prophecy Divine Spark.

“Weather forecast?” Phobos asked.

“Simply put, providing users with real-time predictions of climate changes everywhere.”

“This… seems unrealistic.”

Phobos instinctively shook his head.

Thousands of years ago, he used predicting weather changes as a core bargaining chip to control some tribal chiefs and prophets.

Even now, many remote villages across different planes and the Azaea Continent secretly worship him to get weather change information.

For an agricultural society, it’s basically surviving by watching the sky. Whoever can understand weather changes holds the power to speak.

“Why?” Yu Sheng’an asked.

“Predicting weather changes itself requires consuming a lot of Source Essence, and real-time updates increase the demand even more. Unless I set up a church locally to have believers provide Source Essence over time.”

Phobos paused before continuing, “Moreover, providing climate changes in multiple locations is a massive workload. This requires dispatching Divine Projections everywhere. Overall, it’s very impractical.”

Yu Sheng’an shook his head, “Your idea is too outdated. In business, don’t think about making money first, but spend money to capture the market, then slowly find ways to profit.”

“Imagine, in the future, everyone will habitually check the weather forecast for the coming days to prepare clothes, adjust travel plans, and even farm activities. Do you know what this means?”

“It means everyone will rely on weather forecasts, potentially spreading the Internet even to enemy missionary areas! Once you have users, do you still worry about not collecting Source Essence?”

“As for data collection, this is even simpler. I’ll let the Empire set up weather stations all over the country, train a team to collect climate data daily, and automatically calculate weather conditions through the Internet instead of us doing it ourselves.”

“If it’s inconvenient to set up weather stations in enemy areas, we’ll just expend some Source Essence to dispatch magical puppets in major regions, so what?”

“As long as they open the Internet to check the weather, we don’t lose! Because once they open the Internet, there are countless things to entice them to keep using it. The moment they use it, it’s equivalent to praying to us, offering Source Essence!”

Yu Sheng’an’s speech showcased modern business thinking, leaving Phobos dumbfounded.

Since the Internet appeared, he had been watching in secret.

The Internet’s ability to expand left him drooling!

Unfortunately, none of this had anything to do with him; his authority couldn’t achieve the Internet’s effects.

However, when the Temple of Music appeared, the Internet God seemed to open the door to him.

He realized something, and his heart grew more restless.

During that time, he had been analyzing the Internet God’s personality model.

On one hand, to successfully join the alliance, on the other hand, he harbored ambitions of replacing the Internet God.

His Prophecy Divine Spark lacked attack power, but his magic achievements over thousands of years were revered across all systems.

His combat power was quite remarkable!

However, the sudden outbreak of war between the Internet God and the Five Prime Gods completely extinguished his greedy thoughts.

The power the Internet God displayed and his unpredictable war tactics shocked him immensely!

This was a god that couldn’t be measured by common sense!

The more you understand, the more terrifying he seems.

This feeling is particularly strong right now!

Offering free weather forecasts to attract believers from enemy areas to spread the Internet, this grand vision is truly praiseworthy!

“Forget it, weather forecasting is mostly glanced at, with minimal profit. I won’t bother you any longer; I’ll handle this!”

Yu Sheng’an didn’t want to dishearten his ally, so he directly took over the business.

This sector is essentially for promoting the platform and attracting content, so it wasn’t suitable for allies.

Anyhow, it was just about writing an automatic calculation module based on the Divine Spark authority. The initial work is cumbersome, but later, it operates modularly and consumes virtually no energy.

“Then… what about me? What will I do?” Phobos nervously asked.

He joined the Internet to rely on its influence and share Source Essence.

If he couldn’t get a share of the Source Essence, why stay?

“How about I set up a knowledge Q&A section and assign it to you?”

Yu Sheng’an always planned to create a knowledge Q&A community, but got too busy and forgot. Now it’s the perfect time with an expert in charge.

“Knowledge Q&A?” Phobos blinked.

“It’s similar to a forum function, but more professional. The core content is simply question and answer. On non-specialized issues, you don’t need to bother.”

“On specialized issues, like magic cultivation, you can use prophecy’s authority to find the most accurate answer, even answer yourself to attract attention. Profits are split as usual, fifty-fifty.”

“Of course, I’m not asking you to filter every question. That Source Essence consumption would be huge; you only need to track the daily top questions.”

Yu Sheng’an opened the Internet, simulating the knowledge Q&A section as he explained the business process.

This was essentially another version of the forum.

A single topic, with countless replies.

However, it was more specialized and vertically segmented.

Phobos had observed the Internet, so he quickly grasped its essence.

“I understand!” Phobos nodded, excitement flickering in his eyes.

Based on his calculations, the knowledge Q&A section, being a sub-forum, wouldn’t be lacking users.

He just didn’t know how much Source Essence he could get.

After discussing the knowledge Q&A section, as Yu Sheng’an was about to design the section, Phobos suddenly asked with anticipation, “Mr. Ajef, were you really joking about the birth charts and marriage matchmaking?”

Yu Sheng’an: “…”

An hour later, Yu Sheng’an finally escaped Phobos’s pestering.

His consciousness returned to his body, and he couldn’t help but stand up, pacing in the hall of the Shrine’s Ancient Castle.

The sudden acquisition of the virtual Prophecy Divine Spark gave him countless ideas.

With so many ideas, he didn’t know where to start.

Weather forecasting?

Map navigation?

Industrial advancement?

Implant research?

Magic enhancement?

Big data advertising?

Big data spy detection?

After some thought, Yu Sheng’an had an idea.

Updating the Internet wasn’t urgent; its current features were enough to retain users. It could be updated gradually in line with the strategy.

The most critical thing was his personal strength.

With this in mind, Yu Sheng’an sat back on the throne, deciding to use the Prophecy Divine Spark to analyze his Divine Spark of Contracts.

To him, a virtual Divine Spark was ultimately limited by others.

Though he was confident that through binding interests, everyone would become an inseparable whole.

As the platform creator, he would hold the initiative.

However, to reassure everyone, absolute force must guarantee it.

And nothing gives more confidence than power that absolutely belongs to oneself.

Therefore, magic learning couldn’t stop;

And the power of the Divine Spark of Contracts had to be thoroughly studied.

However, when Yu Sheng’an activated the Prophecy Divine Spark to attempt an analysis of the Divine Spark of Contracts.

He was shocked to discover that parsing the Divine Spark of Contracts required an unimaginably large amount of Source Essence.

Given his current number of users, it would take at least ten thousand years’ worth of Source Essence to complete the analysis.

By the time ten thousand years passed to accumulate enough Source Essence, it’d be ancient history.

It made sense; Divine Sparks were, after all, conceptual powers.

Parsing conceptual powers with conceptual powers was equivalent to using brute force to do brute force calculations!

Yu Sheng’s heart was stirred, using subjective consciousness to disrupt the Prophecy Divine Spark’s analysis of the Divine Spark of Contracts.

He focused the analysis on the Divine Spark of Contracts in the field of light authority.

Meanwhile, he provided his understanding of this authority segment—like the composition of light.

The more conditions given, the fewer variables, the lower the Source Essence consumption.

In an instant, the Prophecy Divine Spark gave the estimated Source Essence consumption—8.6% of Yu Sheng’an’s reserves.

Yu Sheng’an’s face turned green instantly.

That’s too merciless!

Fighting the Five Prime Gods didn’t consume this much Source Essence!

Yu Sheng’an’s expression changed for a long time.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and decided to parse.

In an instant, with the immense Source Essence consumed by the virtual Prophecy Divine Spark.

The domain authority of light known only to Yu Sheng’an in the Divine Spark of Contracts opened to its owner.

“The authority of light in the Divine Spark of Contracts is indeed incomplete.”

Yu Sheng’an, while feeling invigorated by the information in his mind, also felt some regret.

When he used thirty million users as a spear to seize the Divine Spark of Contracts with Tang En.

He realized at that time that Divine Sparks could be divided.

You have to know, Divine Sparks as conceptual entities.

Essentially, they are intangible, indestructible.

But obviously, not everything is absolute.

Divine Sparks embody rules and authority; therefore, as long as they meet rules, they can be divided, perhaps even destroyed.

During the struggle between Yu Sheng’an and Tang En, it almost split into the Virtual Divine Spark and the Divine Spark of Contracts.

However, since both Divine Sparks needed a part of each other’s authority, this caused the failure of Divine Spark division, transferring the decision to the host.

Hence, derived from this, could all Divine Sparks originate from a single “Omnipotent” Divine Spark?

This “Omnipotent” Divine Spark, for some reason, shattered, resulting in all the scattered Divine Sparks we have today?

Yu Sheng’an, feeling the incomplete light authority in the Divine Spark of Contracts, realized this hypothesis could very well be true.

Maybe this was the fundamental reason gods scrambled for others’ Divine Sparks.

Whether consciously or unconsciously aware, while enjoying the Divine Spark’s power, maybe they were also subtly influenced by it.

“Phew…”

Yu Sheng’an exhaled deeply, temporarily putting those guesses aside to focus on the present.

He flicked a gold coin into the air.

At the same time, he extended his palm, aiming it at the coin in the air.

In an instant!

A beam of white light shot from his palm, straight onto the coin.

A shocking sight unfolded.

The coin stopped and hovered mid-air under the light ray.

Yu Sheng’an moved his hand, the light beam followed naturally, and the coin followed the light beam.

With a thought, the coin even flew straight along the light beam back into Yu Sheng’an’s hand.

It seemed like telekinesis!

No!

A more accurate description would be like in Blue Star sci-fi movies, where alien spacecraft use a light beam to retrieve personnel or capture targets.

The sci-fi movie descriptions were actually true!

Yu Sheng’an, holding the gold coin, looked dumbfounded.

Without the Prophecy Divine Spark’s analysis, he wouldn’t have known this light capability for eight lifetimes!

Or rather, if he hadn’t inputted the Divine Spark of Contracts having light authority and its breakdown conditions into the Prophecy Divine Spark.

To analyze this capability without three to five thousand years of accumulated Source Essence was impossible.

This ability was named—Light Forceps!

The principle was simple:

Light possesses kinetic energy and momentum; when applied to an object, it naturally exerts a force.

Focusing a light beam onto a target point applies a force as if gripping the target with tweezers, achieving telekinetic-like manipulation.

“This ability is somewhat similar to Mage’s Hand, but no, Mage’s Hand offers significant flexibility while Light Forceps is evidently weaker. However, Light Forceps has an edge Mage’s Hand lacks—no distance limitations. As long as energy is ample, wherever light reaches, anything can be manipulated!”

Yu Sheng’an summarizing to himself, he was elated.

Subsequently, he tested other abilities of light authority, like ultraviolet, infrared, X-rays, even gamma rays!

The more experiments, the happier, the more reassured!

From this day, the Divine Spark of Contracts he wielded evolved from an auxiliary Divine Spark to one with powerful offensive abilities.

Even in case of ally betrayal, without the virtual Divine Spark, relying on the Divine Spark of Contracts, he could still exert considerable combat strength.

Not daring to claim great victory, securing current achievements wouldn’t be an issue.

For a moment, Yu Sheng’an felt his back straightening considerably.

However, while Yu Sheng’an straightened his back, the Dwarf King Kauth, for his race’s future, couldn’t help but bow his noble back.

After learning from Beast God Bruman that a batch of flintlocks originated from the Internet God.

He left the dark pit Khazad-dûm almost without pause, heading for the Kewell Empire on the Azaea Continent.

As the Twilight of Titans’ creation, the embodiment of alcohol, the master of gold coins.

He couldn’t believe any other race’s forging technology could surpass the dwarves’!

Alright, he admitted the Internet God’s batch of flintlocks was indeed exceptional.

But only a bit better than the dwarven’s, truly, like the difference between an ant’s leg.

Yet, damn orcs or other races didn’t know that!

So, for his race’s future, he had to find a way to acquire this technology.

Don’t forget, as the ancient god race of Titans, deeply loving alcohol, they didn’t lack food but severely lacked brewing raw materials.

This reliance was one hundred percent on imports.

The reason was simple.

They hated sunlight and preferred living underground.

Khazad-dûm’s land was nearly entirely hollowed out by them, even playing hide-and-seek with the Goddess of Earth.

Therefore, they weren’t skilled at growing sun-loving crops.

Naturally, they lacked brewing raw materials.

Yet alcohol was more essential to them than food.

So to obtain alcohol, they helped other races forge weapons and even provided some dwarven firearms.

Of course, selling weapons also brought them immense wealth.

Over time, they got used to trading weaponry for all living necessities.

Suddenly, the Internet God’s threat jeopardized all this!

Dwarf King Kauth couldn’t tolerate the potential loss of the weapon market to the Internet God.

Even if it hadn’t happened yet.

As the king of dwarves, he had to be prepared.

That’s why he came to the Kewell Empire.

He guaranteed that if he saw the production site for just a moment, even a glance from the corner of his eye, he would immediately crack the Internet God’s technology.

This is the noble dwarves’ talent!

“Go away; you’re not fit to work here.”

A personnel officer from the Dragon Factory looked up and down at Kauth’s short yet sturdy figure and waved him off.

“Master, don’t judge me by my height; I’m really strong. Look!”

Dwarf King Kauth grinned, grabbing the iron table before him and hoisting it as if performing Hercules feats!

This scene surprised not just the examiner but also the queued job seekers.

“Practicing Battle Qi?”

“A little.”

“Alright, three-day trial period.”

“Thank you, my lord!”

Dwarf King Kauth expressed his gratitude profusely, internally sneering, “Damn humans, just wait!”

[The Light Forceps effect actually exists, mainly used for capturing and manipulating nanoscale objects like cells. Unsure if future tech can reach alien levels, but here’s a novel concept. An explosive ability, leading to a crucial plot twist later. Also, today’s chapter is a two-in-one, no chapter splits.]