Alien Paradise.

Chapter 46
This book is not thick, only more than 50 pages. In addition, Chaoyang skipped and only read the content he was interested in, so he finished flipping through the whole book in almost a quarter of an hour.

He found that Gleick Academy is not a real academy, but a powerful company.

What this company sells is knowledge.

And the reason why they can do this is because they have the first-class miracle "Multiple Machine".

What the receptionist said was not completely accurate. In fact, there is only one real universal machine, and it is located in Xingwei City in the Old Continent. Its size is almost the same as a building.I don't know if it is due to confidentiality considerations, but there is no photo of it in the book "Documentary", but a hand-drawn sketch to show its magnificence and incredibleness.

Its appearance is completely different from the "mechanical giraffe" in the room. It is more like a huge collection of pipe organs, with tens of thousands of metal pipes tightly squeezed together, and the people used for comparison are almost like matchsticks.Chaoyang conservatively estimates that this pile of pipes of different sizes is at least 30 meters high. If there is any similarity between it and the machine in front of him, it means that the pipes finally converge into an octahedron.

As for the structure below the "pipe organ", it is also very complicated. At first glance, it looks like a huge cabinet, but what kind of structure is in these steel cabinets, the sketch is completely unable to express.

Chaoyang also noticed a detail, that is, the entire Wanliji was placed in a larger house, and there were no windows around.Due to the astonishing size and span of the house, he deduced from his little architectural common sense that this accommodation was probably located below the surface.

The main body that the old man mentioned refers to this astonishing machine.

As for how the universal machine in other places is connected to the main body, and how to query the results of the book, there is no detailed description in the "Documentary".You must know that there is no radio technology in this world, let alone ultra-long-distance directional transmission of data!Chaoyang didn't know whether Gleick Academy had concealed it on purpose, or felt that there was no need to explain it at all.

After finishing the book, he felt goose bumps on his arms.

Although the power of the vows reaching the sky has shown that this world is not unusual, there is always an unreal sense of distance.But now, he realized that he had stood in front of extraordinary power.

More importantly, this extraordinary power is not half hidden, looming, its influence on the world has expanded to every corner.

For example, the Wanli machine can not only query books, but also input knowledge. It is clearly recorded in the "Records of Gleick Academy" that any useful knowledge can be uploaded through various terminals, and once it is collected by Wanli Machine, you can get a lot of rewards.Afterwards, whoever inquires about this knowledge will also generate additional rewards for the recorder.

This is already a tax on knowledge!

It's no wonder that the Splendid Fort in the New World can also build such a magnificent hotel-style academy.Think about it, if all the books in the world were collected in the Wanli machine, the wealth earned by just pumping water would be an astronomical figure!

And it has no competitors yet.

Because there is only one universal machine in this world.

In a sense, Gleick Academy has become a knowledge monopoly.

So the question is, how did this company get the Wanli machine?

The answer undoubtedly lies in the weird term first-class strange construction.

Chaoyang sent a new query to Wanliji with great interest.

……

"Hello, it's recorded here that you have initiated six consultations and printed books three times. The total charge is 510 Serliers." The receptionist at the front desk smiled and said, "After deducting the deposit, you still need to pay 410 Siriers."

Great!
Chaoyang wailed in his heart while taking out the money.Due to the high interest, I forgot the super high fee standard of the academy for a while, but only found out that I had used up nearly half of my savings when I settled the bill!
Although he can use his replica ability to evade fares, that is not the best strategy. After all, it is obviously not enough to come to such a convenient "Super Library", and he does not want to provoke suspicion in such a place for the time being.

"Thank you for your support!" After the other party finished counting the coins, the beard turned up with a smile, "There are fewer and fewer people like you who love knowledge and are willing to spend money on books. Here is my business card—— He handed over a small card, "How should I address you?"

Chaoyang took it over and took a look, only to see the words "Gleick Academy Brilliant Fort District Manager, Kavli Bode" written on it.

"Are you... the manager?" He asked in surprise.

"Yes, you thought I was the receptionist, right? Actually, there is no difference between the two." The old man seemed to have seen through everything, and said without hesitation, "It is my honor to serve those who love books."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is... Chao." Chaoyang hesitated, and finally chose the same name as the detective. "I have a question. The printed books will end up in the Academy, right?"

"Yes."

"Wouldn't it be a disadvantage for those who read it first? After all, the query body and the printing fee add up to [-] silver, while the latecomers only need [-] silver to view it."

"Indeed." He nodded, "But it's just a financial gain or loss. Those who read first will gain knowledge first, and it will be easier for them to gain a competitive advantage. It's like people like you—"

"Me?" Chaoyang was taken aback.

"I can count on one hand the number of people who can spend five hundred thaliers on their first visit to the academy, and they are all generous in their respective industries. I think...you are no exception."

Uh...become a supervillain and shine in collecting aspirations?Why is this scene a bit weird to imagine?

"As for the latecomers, although they have lost the opportunity, they can get access to new knowledge at a relatively small cost, which is also conducive to the progress of the world." Bode added, "One of the main purposes of the academy is to promote the world to continue to move forward. before, and knowledge is indispensable in this process.”

Chaoyang coughed twice, "Since that's the case, why didn't the academy just lower the price? Or just sell the books?"

"Mr. Chao, there is a threshold for knowledge. If the academy lowers the price casually, people will not come to patronize enthusiastically, but will despise those who spend a high price to obtain knowledge." He smiled, "Of course, we will also take many Mechanisms to ensure that more people can read books, such as providing books with written content for school textbooks in various places, Gleick Academy will only charge a [-]% discount, etc. In short, this is a very complicated consideration, I believe that the headquarters will formulate these The rules must have their reasons."

Chaoyang is noncommittal about this, but he also knows that no matter what he says now, it is impossible to change the behemoth of the academy.

On the way back in the carriage, Chaoyang saw a steam train passing through the urban area. It was slow but full of power, and the billowing white smoke above its head stretched long, like a five-clawed cloud dragon.

But this time, the steel machine gave him a completely different feeling from before.

Because Chaoyang knows that it is also a strange structure.

(End of this chapter)