It's not that hard to open a hospital in another world, right?

Chapter 267 Krypton Gold Is King!

Gretel dragged Aurora straight to the Tongtian Tower.

Fortunately, he caught the last train, and fortunately, Archmage Carlisle stayed in the mage's tower day and night.When Gretel arrived, his office was like an expert clinic. A disciple was asking questions inside, and a group of apprentices and grandchildren were lining up outside the door...

Aurora scratched the door frame and looked around.Archmage Carlisle saw him at a glance, beckoned in and asked a few words, then took a seal and greeted the disciples who asked questions:
"Roderick, take them there. Don't rush to buy calculation time, talk to Talling first, and see if Talling can fulfill their request."

"Okay! Teacher, don't worry, I will take good care of them!"

Roderick led the way.Some time ago, they worked with Gretel on several big projects, electrolytic smelting, compressed and separated air, and everyone made a small fortune.Gretel was generous, giving them half of the research points and contribution points of the entire project.

——Contribution points are still secondary, the most important thing is research points!That stuff is so hard to earn, follow Gretel, one or two hundred points at once, two or three hundred points all at once, it is simply a lie and win!
More importantly, in follow-up research, Gretel did not limit them at all, nor did he ask for a share.After the project ended, several fellow students were doing in-depth research, and two big articles were published...

With such a relationship, Roderick was very close to Gretel and the others.Explaining as he walked, Gretel realized that before applying for calculations, he could communicate with Taling outside the computing center to ensure that Taling could understand and fulfill the requirements of the magician.

"When you step into the calculation room, you have to start paying. 1500 contribution points per hour is very expensive, and it can be burned for a day and a half in an intermediate meditation room. It doesn't matter if there are large-scale magic to be calculated, or high-level magic equipment to be designed, anyone can pay for it." I can't afford the money!
——Last time, there was an unlucky guy who came from another province. He didn't know this trick, so he just paid for it.Burning 1500 contribution points for nothing, Ta Ling said that it can't be counted at all, crying so badly..."

Is it worth renting? It must be expensive.Gretel understood.Moreover, the renting and super-calculation must be written in advance. Who will write the program temporarily when the calculation time starts?

"—Oh, by the way, if you really want to save money, you can come in the middle of the night. Magicians have to meditate in the middle of the night, from midnight to six in the morning, and the calculation fee will be [-]% off!"

Hey, supercomputing, ah no, Taling's computing power, there are peak prices and low prices?Who runs this computing center, the power company?

I really feel so speechless...

Chatting and explaining all the way, we soon arrived at the calculation hall on the 15th floor of Thunder Tower.The night shift in the computing center is an old man with a snow-white beard, and he is only a Level 5 magician by looking at his badge. It is obvious that the council arranged for him to retire here.Roderick didn't bother him, and pulled Gretel to the corner of the calculation hall, took out the seal of the Archmage Carlisle, and lit it into the air.

"Hello, Mr. Mage. Gregory Tarling is at your service." A young voice full of vigor said cheerfully.If it wasn't for the sizzle of electric current in his voice, Gretel would have almost thought it was a living person.He coughed lightly, and took the seal from Roderick:
"Mr. Gregory, we are here to apply for the use of computing power. —— I would like to ask, can you scan, enter and count the existing documents?"

He unfolded two documents.One is a copy of the death record, and the other is a form made during the day.The blue light flickered, shot down from the air, and swept across the two documents respectively.Gretel pointed to the table and said:
"That's it. Fill in the form for each death record, and count it as 1 in the corresponding column. Finally, add up the numbers in the corresponding column—"

His fingertips slid down the vertical column:

"You can get the total number of each category. For example, last year, the number of deaths from 0 to 6 years old, the number of female deaths, and the number of epidemic deaths-can it be done?"

There was a moment of silence in the computing hall.The blue light flickered, as if Tarling squatted there blinking his eyes, thinking about what Gretel meant.After thinking for five or six seconds, he snarled:
"How to classify income?"

"By profession. I'll get you the form back."

"What about the classification of residence?"

"Mr. Gregory, can you use the map of Nevis City and its surroundings to determine the location of the residence? Let's delineate the area on the map later..."

"Well, it can be done."

yeah!Gretel waved his fist a little, his brows brimming with joy.No longer have to dawdle with those apprentices, no longer have to endure manual entry, the outrageously high error rate!

Data entry, storage, and calculation can all be handled by Taling!
Master Roderick coughed beside him.Gretel came back to his senses and looked at him, only to see Mage Roderick gesticulating and lip-synching desperately:

money!
money!
"So, how much time does it take to complete data entry and analysis?"

Gretel came back to his senses and asked.The blue light shot down, swept across the paper line by line, and disappeared instantly.Taling's clear voice sounded:

"How many pages are there in this document?"

"A total of 20 years of materials, one for each year, each between 700 and 800 pages." Grete recalled.Taling quickly gave feedback:
"It takes 12 seconds to scan and enter each page, 2.3 to 2.6 hours per book, 20 years, a total of..."

"Stop!" Gretel sweated profusely. 20 years is 46 to 52 hours, 1500 contribution points per hour, he is so bankrupt that he can no longer go bankrupt! "Scan and record 20 books together, can it be done?"

"..." Another moment of quiet calculation.Taling spoke again:
"It can be done. Another 20 invisible servants need to be called, page turning control, invisible servant rental fee, 10 contribution points per hour..."

"Can I get someone to turn the page?"

"can."

Gretel breathed a sigh of relief.It takes 12 seconds to scan and enter each page, and it takes between 13 and 14 seconds to count the page turning time.It takes three and a half hours to read through the thickest record, and it takes at least four hours to process the follow-up data...

Even if he works in the middle of the night, he has to prepare at least 4800 contribution points...

However, all of a sudden, 5 days of data entry, plus an unknown number of days of subsequent data sorting time, was compressed to 4 hours.By the way, the accuracy rate has been greatly improved... Sure enough, when doing research, is krypton gold the kingly way?

"Taling, how many contribution points are there in my account now?"

Gretel asked aloud.The blue light swept across the badge on his chest, and then gave the answer:

"2998 point."

It's a lot more than last month, probably because the share of the microscope sales has been recorded, but it's still not enough.Seeing Gretel frowned in thought, Aurora touched him carefully:

"Hey, I still have 1500 contribution points here, which are also yours, so you can use them. If it's not enough, let's find a way to borrow some?"

"Borrow what?" Gretel took a deep breath.If you do research or something, you should spend research funds, and you have never taken money out of your own pocket!

The next day, he asked Aurora to preside over the input work, and asked to see the review committee member of the Department of Defense himself.The record book on the left hand and the form on the right hand. After stating my own research ideas, I am confident and make a request:

Grant the right to use computing power!
Or, Supplementary Project Grants!

"Authorized to use the computing room?" The white-robed mage shook his head again and again:
"The council doesn't have this rule. Gretel, you have to know that almost all high-level mages undertake the research tasks of the council. If you have a project from the council, you can use the computing room at will. It can only be robbed."

"Then, what about additional project funding?"

Gretel asked.The white-robed mage continued to shake his head:
"Generally, it's okay, but Gretel, I don't know whether your project will be successful or not. It's basically impossible to convince the reviewers to overdraw such a large sum."

"That--"

Gretel was a little anxious.To be honest, no one wants to go back to the era of bitterness after having tasted krypton gold.Besides, if the data is processed manually, accuracy and time efficiency are both problems——

The white-robed mage smiled:

"But it's not impossible. You can pay in advance by yourself first. If the public health institution is successfully established, I will be sure to persuade the review committee to include the calculation cost in the research funding, and it will be reimbursed together at that time."

"...no money!"

"You can take out a loan!"

The white-robed mage smiled confidently:
"The Magician Management Department has a special lending institution. A loan of 5000 contribution points—well, a little more is fine—designated for this research project. If the project is successful, it will be paid by the council. If the project is not successful, you will pay it back at your own expense. The review committee will issue a certificate, and if you take it to the management department, they will definitely lend you a loan."

"... Isn't the council worried that I can't afford it?"

Gretel couldn't help complaining.

I really don't worry.The hand of the dragon's breath alone is not open for exchange. Once it is open, it will only take half a year for 5000 contribution points.The white-robed mage shrugged and didn't want to explain to Gretel in detail, but just smiled and said:

"Can you use your mage tower as a mortgage? Well, it doesn't matter if the repayment period is longer, it's better to put it in three years, the interest-free period is half a year, and the repayment starts after one year, with an annual interest rate of 5% - this condition, It's not bullying you, is it?"

Use the mage tower that has not been built yet and only exists on the blueprint as collateral - very good and powerful.Apart from the review committee members, probably no one can approve this kind of policy loan.Gretel lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his palm:
"make a deal!"

"make a deal!"

With a snap, the palms of the two mages clashed in the air.

It is impossible not to repay the loan!This project will definitely be won, even for those laborers who died of poverty and disease, I will definitely win it!For the accuracy of the data, for the persuasiveness, and for helping them earlier——

Krypton gold first!
At midnight that night, 20 necromancer apprentices lined up in a square formation, each holding a record book, and stood in the calculation room of the Thunder Tower.

"Attention everyone, the blue light flashes twice to indicate that the scanning is complete, you just turn over a page and wait for the blue light to flash again... One, two, three! Start!"

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