Two days later, inside the newly completed, temperature- and humidity-controlled reading area of the Central Archives, the atmosphere was focused and solemn. Sunlight spilled through the massive glass windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. That slightly bulky, fixed Akasha Terminal sat in the central work area—the very same one that had once recorded Volume 1 of "Otherworld Agricultural Science." At this moment, its light screen shone steadily, serving as the core of knowledge transformation.
Jingyi sat at the main desk, her composure as a scholar restored, though her eyes remained bright. Across from her sat three Akademiya seniors who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
A grey-haired young man sat upright before a collection of ancient texts, sharp academic brilliance gleaming behind his lenses—Alhaitham, the current Akademiya Scribe and a Haravatat scholar. Despite his youthful appearance, the composure that transcended his years was evident in the way his slender fingers brushed over the "Collection of Liyue Ancient Contract Laws," precisely locating a variant of the archaic character for "contract" on the yellowed pages. "This brushstroke transition requires manual calibration of the parameters," he said, his voice as cool and textured as the pages of an ancient book, while his fingers rapidly constructed a stroke trajectory model on the Akasha Terminal. "Similar structural logic in King Deshret's literature can be cross-referenced by invoking the …
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