Chapter 1967: -1926- Twenty-seven thought processes
"Beep!"
When the electronic sound echoed from the Tri-Spire once again, Rozen lifted his heavy head and gazed at the monument.
Immediately, Rozen quickly entered an account.
"Beep-beep!"
The Tri-Spire emitted a sudden electronic tone.
"————'Login successful, permissions met, accessing now'————"
As this line of text appeared, countless characters began to surface on the spire's face, flowing at an astonishing speed like streams of data.
"This is…"
Seeing this scene, Mash and Nitocris froze in place.
"It worked!"
Rozen's eyes lit up.
The countless characters emerging from the surface of the Tri-Hermes were precisely the information Rozen sought.
Without hesitation, Rozen fully activated his Virtual Aether.
If someone could see Rozen's brain at this moment, they would find countless tiny runes and incantations flowing endlessly, forming intricate formations that revolved around his brain like planetary rings. These rings rotated as they emitted radiance, akin to celestial halos.
With Virtual Aether operating at full capacity, Rozen achieved computational and processing power rivaling that of a superintelligent computer. His memory became photographic, and his ability to scan vast amounts of text at a glance enabled him to swiftly absorb the vast knowledge appearing on the Tri-Spire Hermes.
With his current memory, and thanks to Virtual Aether's support as well as his enhanced brain from the sublimation of Foreign Mana, even the staggering amount of knowledge before him was absorbed without error.
This repository didn't just include the accumulated Alchemy knowledge and heritage of Atlas over millennia. It also encompassed the research, studies, technologies, and findings of every alchemist in Atlas.
Imagine this: over thousands of years, the knowledge accumulated by countless Atlas alchemists, the culmination of their lifetime's work, was unfathomably immense.
What's more, the repository even contained the methodologies and research directions for creating all magical tools ever crafted by Atlas alchemists.
And what did this mean?
It meant that even though Rozen didn't physically obtain those astounding magical tools, he had acquired their blueprints.
Among them, this included the Seven Weapons.
All of this was meticulously recorded by Rozen.
Of course, the most important heritage was not overlooked by Rozen either.
He memorized all the knowledge of Atlas Alchemy.
At the same time, unknowingly, Rozen began to use the fundamental capabilities of Atlas alchemists: High-Speed Thought and Partitioned Thought.
"Buzz… buzz…"
Within Rozen's brain, the runes and incantations gleamed even more brilliantly.
Thanks to Virtual Aether's support, Rozen discovered he had instantly mastered the usage of Thought Acceleration and Thought Partitioning.
In an instant, Rozen felt his mind become incredibly agile and sharp, as if every nerve was accelerating its operation, allowing him to process countless thoughts at once.
———— Thought Acceleration.
Following that, his thinking seemed to split, as though his mind had multiplied into several minds, each focusing on a different matter simultaneously.
———— Thought Partitioning.
Rozen never imagined that he would instantly achieve mastery over the two hallmark abilities of Atlas alchemists.
This was due to two advantages.
One, Rozen's mind was naturally swift and agile, with an innate talent for multitasking—capable of controlling thousands or even tens of thousands of familiars simultaneously. Thus, Thought Acceleration and Thought Partitioning were exceptionally suited to him. In other words, he already had the foundation, which greatly facilitated mastering these abilities.
Two, the enhancement of his brain by Virtual Aether, the development of his neural pathways through Foreign Mana, and long-term neural conditioning from full-dive VR in Sword Art Online all contributed to the instantaneous mastery of abilities targeting the brain.
"Who would've thought full-dive VR could bring me such benefits?"
This was an unexpected surprise.
Thanks to these factors, Rozen achieved mastery of the two primary abilities of Atlas alchemists.
Moreover, these abilities were brought to their peak in Rozen's hands.
For instance, in terms of Thought Partitioning, Atlas alchemists were considered proficient if they could handle three simultaneous thought processes, geniuses at five, while the most exceptional directors of Atlas could manage eight.
How many thought processes could Rozen handle?
Twenty-seven.
In other words, Rozen now had the equivalent mental processing power of twenty-seven of himself thinking simultaneously!
This was unimaginably terrifying!
Even the most extraordinary director in Atlas's history had only managed eight thought processes. Rozen's capability was over three times that number, which was absolutely extraordinary.
And that didn't even include the enhancement from Thought Acceleration, where Rozen also far surpassed any recorded alchemist.
"Excellent!"
Rozen felt elated as the speed at which he absorbed knowledge from the Tri-Hermes increased exponentially.
Time passed unknowingly, and Rozen finally memorized all the knowledge.
As it turned out, luck was on Rozen's side.
Just as he finished recording all the information, the light on the Tri-Hermes suddenly dimmed and then completely went out.
"Senpai!"
Mash rushed over.
"What happened?"
Nitocris also approached.
Rozen was momentarily stunned before quickly realizing the situation.
"The Tri-Hermes must have run out of power," Rozen speculated. "After the disappearance of Atlas's people, this pseudo-spiritronic processor, though preserved, hasn't been maintained or managed. Since the Queen used it multiple times and I just accessed such a massive amount of information, it's no surprise that it ran out of power."
In other words, this pseudo-spiritronic processor was now completely unusable.
"Unusable?" Nitocris frowned but quickly dismissed it, saying, "It wouldn't be of any use even if it worked. Let it rest."
Apparently, Nitocris hadn't realized that the information Rozen had just accessed was the highest-level data.
If Rozen wanted, he could also retrieve the information Nitocris desired.
However, Rozen wasn't planning to share this.
"The Seven Weapons are best left as legends, never to see the light of day."
That thought solidified Rozen's decision.
Now that he had gained the knowledge to create those weapons, he fully understood how dangerous they were.
Thus, not only would he refrain from seeking out those weapons, but he would also never craft them himself.
With those thoughts buried deep in his heart, Rozen exchanged a few words with Mash and Nitocris before leaving the scene.