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Chapter 72 Association Contribution Points

Entering Shimen, Shen Cong couldn't help but look around, Cheng Jinzhou was also full of curiosity.

From the outside, you only feel that the inside of the door is deep and vast. When you walk in, you find that the roof is also extremely high. If you want to get the books on the top floor, you even need to climb a ladder five or six meters high.The distance between the bookshelves is very far, and the upper space is as vast as an auditorium. A few dozen people are either wandering on the ground or floating in the air - the height of five or six meters is indeed nothing to them. .

The few people near the door involuntarily looked at Cheng Jinzhou. Age was naturally the main reason for their attention. Anyone who could enter inside required contribution points from the association, and they were directly obtained from the Star Warlock Association—Shen Cong didn't understand. Among the detailed rules, the contribution points directly from the association are not available to any star warlock apprentice.

Cheng Jinzhou had a natural expression, just like in the school library, smiling and nodding to the others, he took out the book and started reading on his own.

Shen Cong followed suit, took out a book and held it in his hand, then glanced outside with the corner of his eyes.Looking out from the library of the Star Warlock Association, the field of vision was vast, and he could even see Shen Yanqi and others looking depressed while drinking. He couldn't help but smile easily. His mood was different, and the scenery was completely different.

Hand-copied books are often made very meticulously. The cover of lambskin is connected with soft capillary thread, which is very comfortable to rub. It is especially rare to have a slightly old soft slippery feeling due to frequent use, which is difficult for future generations to experience. texture.An era has its own life and characteristics. Those antique books hidden in the basements of museums and colleges have long since become decayed. Handwritten books made for reasons other than reading will emit a strong commercial flavor. Far less natural and noble than the actual collection.

While holding the book, Cheng Jinzhou leaned his neck to study the lower-level books, but he didn't find any interesting names for a while. The books of the Astromancer Association tend to study a lot, but unfortunately most of them study ancient knowledge, and many details It may be valuable at the time, but from the point of view of later generations, it is just a few words.

He was considering whether to climb up the ladder to have a look, when he saw an astromancer in a black robe approaching and whispered, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Cheng Jinzhou?"

"It's me." Cheng Jinzhou looked up at him. The black robe looked a bit like the regular uniforms of Star Warlocks. Star Warlock apprentices also often wore them.

Shen Cong also became nervous. Shen Yanqi on the other side of the round table was still watching with his neck stretched out. He didn't want to be kicked out, it would be too embarrassing.

"I am the assistant director of the Astromancer Association, do you have your certification stone belt?" The other party said kindly
Cheng Jinzhou shook his head, and Shen Cong beside him became even more nervous.

The assistant manager smiled politely and said, "That's okay, I mainly want to update the information for you. Besides, this is your first time here. Here are some information about the association."

The two students from the Hongwen Museum breathed a sigh of relief, Cheng Jinzhou put back the book in his hand, took the information and said casually: "What information does the certification stone need to update?"

"You don't know? Yesterday was the publication day of Xiajing Journal."

"Then?" The word journal gave Cheng Jinzhou the feeling that it was an academic journal.

The assistant looked down at the notepad in his hand and said: "The latest issue of Xiajing Journal was published yesterday, and 4 articles included in it cited your achievements. Congratulations, you have obtained 4 association contribution points, which is a remarkable achievement."

When he said the last sentence, the assistant was sincere.At the same time, there are 4 articles included in the results, which are really powerful, which is no better than that obtained by ordinary star warlocks working outside.At this moment, Cheng Jinzhou's age has become an advantage.

Shen Cong was dumbfounded and murmured: "Is it the contribution point of the Star Warlocks' transaction?"

"Probably." Cheng Jinzhou was actually a little excited. Counting the previous 4 points of contribution, with this progress, he seemed to be able to get the title of one-star warlock soon.

A promising astro-manager, above ordinary nobles.Cheng Jinzhou subconsciously thought that if he really became an astrologer, he wondered how the other three branches of the Cheng family would react.They don't even know what the contribution points of the Star Warlock Association are, they only know that Star Warlock tattoos are very energy-intensive and so on.In the minds of Cheng Bingxun and others, the time nodes given to Cheng Jinzhou are mostly in units of 10 years. Who would have expected that a regular publication of a journal would make him step on the side of a one-star warlock.

The world is always so unfair. What seems extremely difficult to most people seems to be a matter of course to a few people.

The assistant manager smiled next to him, and said again: "You can come to the association to renew the certification stone at any time, and the treatment you get is also based on your last update. In addition, you will have an allowance of 80 taels of silver every year, please Pay attention to check it, and congratulations again at the end, back then Star Warlock Gao Muen only got his first association contribution point when he was 15 years old."

An association contribution point, a yearly subsidy of 10 taels of silver, no matter whether it is obtained from the association or where it is traded from, it is more like a stock dividend.

Shen Cong looked at Cheng Jinzhou enviously. As a bastard, he might be more eager to be recognized by people.And the so-called Gao Muen Star Warlock by Comrade Assistant is a legend he has heard countless times.This comparison seems to be more shocking - unfortunately, he didn't know that when the star warlock Gao Muen got his first association contribution point, he was already a person who was about to become a second-level star warlock, and that was the real genius.

"Is there any Xiajing Journal here?" Cheng Jinzhou's voice trembled slightly, and he found that he seemed to be able to really integrate into this land, and his mood would always be a little ups and downs.

"Here you go." A thick printed book was handed over, and it was Xiang Xin who held it.

"You're here too." Cheng Jinzhou smiled at Liu Qingshuang behind him, and couldn't wait to turn the pages of the book.

A fresh smell of ink.

Suddenly, Cheng Jinzhou seems to have returned to the days when he was a graduate student. Where was his first paper published? His memory has been blurred, but Cheng Jinzhou can clearly remember every article he published as the first author. Chu, although the number is rare, the feeling is completely different.

"It's amazing to get 8 contribution points for your two articles in one month." Xiang Xin also said the same words and said in admiration: "By next month, more people will read your articles, then At that time, I am afraid that many people will directly quote it in the results report.”

In fact, it is not easy for an article to be cited 4 times in China in the new century where there are so many papers. It is especially difficult to be included in various indexes. The average citation frequency of Chinese international papers is only 5 times. And only one in [-] or fewer teachers at any given university is capable of completing an international thesis, and many of them are below the standard.Not to mention the Great Xia Dynasty where the media was extremely underdeveloped.

"Thank you for sorting it out." Cheng Jinzhou naturally had a smile on his face, without any slight apology after cheating.

The assistant congratulated again and left. The two chatted for a few more words. Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help asking: "Xiang Xin, how can I get a suitable star formation?"

Xiang Xin froze for a moment, then looked at Cheng Jinzhou's thin body, hesitantly said: "The star array will always have a negative impact on the body, so..."

"You need to be in better health, I understand. But the star array with the same effect seems to have a different load on the human body." Cheng Jinzhou said that he had little knowledge of astrology, and astrology is still a relatively closed system.

Xiang Xin pondered and looked at Shen Cong, who stood up smartly and said, "I'll go out and get some food..."

As he spoke, he strutted out through the stone gate, facing Shen Yanqi and the others, with a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Behind him, Xiang Xin organized the language and explained in detail: "The star warlock system is actually complex and complex, simple and simple. The most direct is the star classification. People usually have five levels. 10 contribution points are one level. A star warlock with 10 points of association contribution is a level five star warlock, as for the higher contribution of one million points, most of them only exist in legends."

"What about the level?" After all, this is where the value of the star warlock is directly displayed.

"The level of the star warlock is mainly determined by two aspects, the level of the star array tattooed on his body, and the number of star arrays." Xiang Xin said as he stretched his arm and said: "I have tattooed two star arrays with no grades. , a first-level star array, so I am a first-level star warlock. If I have a second-level star array, or three first-level star arrays, then I am a second-level star warlock, but I can’t bear it yet.”

"Then how do you stab higher-level star arrays in the future? And in this way, doesn't it mean that the better the body, the more and stronger the star arrays it can bear." Cheng Jinzhou had many questions.

"Physical condition is one aspect, but it is not the main thing." Xiang Xin explained: "When I want to carve advanced star formations, I can first eliminate the star formations I am currently carving. It will be a bit hard. In addition, if the physical conditions If allowed, multiple star formations can be engraved. Ordinary people usually have 3 star formations, but Lu Xu has 7."

"It sounds like the body is still important..."

"At the stage of the low-level star formation, good physical condition can indeed help, but it will not work after the second and third-level star formation. Lu Xu only has the second-level star formation." Xiang Xin said, scratching his head. : "This involves a very important issue. The same star array only has the same core, and according to the different requirements of each person, it is very important to carve the supporting outer star array when tattooing, such as The fireball I use, because I can determine the azimuth and angle by myself, can save the pressure in this area, but it still needs to have the function of distance measurement, energy mobilization, and release. Lu Xu is even more exaggerated. He has a special The star array is for the use of the other 6 star arrays, and each star array needs a larger outer star array, even so, he is still very talented."

After finishing speaking in one breath, without waiting for Cheng Jinzhou to ask questions, Xiang Xin continued: "In the eyes of ordinary people, the star array tattoo is like a pattern composed of lines and dots, but the more these patterns, the greater the burden on the body , a good star array pattern should be thin and less, and can also ensure the normal use of the core star array. In this regard, the more knowledge the user has, the less dependent on the star array, the more star arrays can be used... ..."

Xiang Xin talked for a long time, while Cheng Jinzhou listened, what came to mind was a computer.According to his understanding, the so-called core star array is like a CPU, and its level determines the level of the entire computer. The first-level star array is like a CPU with a main frequency of only 1M, but the fifth-level star array may reach 1G (1024M) Frequency, but the higher the frequency, the greater the heat generation and the greater the power consumption. At this time, the human body is like a power supply device, which limits the overall resources.

Not only that, in order for the CPU to function, people also need facilities such as graphics cards, motherboards, etc. The distance measurement function required by Xiang Xin is also the same, and the human brain needs to have an overview of its responsibilities. If it can be responsible for and complete part of the functions, it will be This saves load on the power supply, allowing for a better CPU.

As for the various operating systems, they can only be handled by the brain and cannot be delivered to the star array.

Lu Xu belongs to the gentleman who has a high-end power supply and can install dual graphics cards and multiple hard disk arrays. Unfortunately, the operating system is so bad that it cannot recognize high-end CPU and other accessories.

I just don't know if the star warlock will no longer need the star array at all when the level of the star warlock is higher and the more accessories he can simulate.

Thinking like this, Cheng Jinzhou felt a little relieved and said: "Then as long as I can improve my calculation ability and use better formulas, I can actually use high-level star arrays, right?"

"That's right..." Xiang Xin blinked, not understanding why Cheng Jinzhou asked such a question. The matching star array is insufficient, and the requirements for calculation will increase geometrically.

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(End of this chapter)