Chapter 619

Chapter Four Hundred Forty-One: Sacred Numbers

Yes, although this third secret transmission notebook appears to be studying ancient Ufeiga engineering, in fact, engineering is just an entry point. The true focus of this third secret transmission is the mathematics of ancient Ufeiga.

According to Balal’s records, he refers to the ancient Ufeiga civilization as the First Dynasty and points out that the former First Dynasty possessed a highly splendid culture. This brilliance was not only evident in the numerous grand ruins buried under the sands but also in their advanced engineering and mathematical knowledge, which enabled such magnificent constructions.

Indeed, according to Balal’s research, he discovered that the First Dynasty had made great achievements in mathematics, even surpassing today’s industrial era.

In Balal’s summary of years of experience, he found that the First Dynasty had a completely different mathematical system from the present one. This system was profound, so much so that Balal could only barely interpret a part of it. During his interpretation of the First Dynasty’s mathematical system, he realized that this unique mathematical system was closely related to their beliefs. They called their mathematical system “Sacred Numbers.”

The religion of the First Dynasty was not fanatical or blind; instead, it was rational, logical, and rigorous. The First Dynasty revered “Sacred Numbers,” considering them an essential tool for operating and structuring the world. Complete understanding of Sacred Numbers would allow one to deconstruct the world, analyze all things, including deities.

Balal wrote in the secret transmission that in the myths of the First Dynasty, there was a source of Sacred Numbers. It was said that this gift came from the Judge of Heaven to the ancestors of the First Dynasty. In the myths of the First Dynasty, there was such a description:

“Our ancestors were once in ignorance, living like beasts, until the sky’s light shattered the darkness.

“The Judge of Heaven used the sky as a curtain, lightning as a pen, and thunder as a voice to enlighten our ancestors. The lightning in the sky became the first writing.

“Sacred Numbers were the first teachings among these writings. The first thunderclap also signified the number one in Sacred Numbers. All studies of Sacred Numbers are also prayers to the Judge of Heaven.”

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Sitting in her seat, Dorothy finished reading the third secret transmission notebook, finishing Balal’s research on the mathematics of the First Dynasty. Her face then turned somber. At this moment, various thoughts were rapidly spinning in her mind. The content of this secret transmission truly surprised her.

‘The First Dynasty, Judge of Heaven… So, the ancient Ufeiga civilization is called the First Dynasty, and this Judge of Heaven is the deity they worship. That cursed mummy mentioned this Judge of Heaven in the previous secret transmission about Neve’s family.

‘From this, it seems that the Judge of Heaven should be a deity of the “Enlightenment” domain. According to the myths of the First Dynasty, the Judge of Heaven enlightened the ancestors with lightning, teaching them the first words, numbers, and counting. This Judge of Heaven is both the god of thunder, enlightenment, and mathematics. Isn’t this deity of “Enlightenment”?

Dorothy thought to herself, at present, this Judge of Heaven seemed to be a deity closely related to her, the first deity of “Enlightenment” she knew. She did not expect to learn about it in the notes of this former tomb raider.

‘The First Dynasty… Should be an event from the Second Era. So, this Judge of Heaven must be at least a deity from the Second Era, quite ancient indeed. But it probably has already fallen now… I wonder how it fell…’

As she looked at the secret transmission in her hand, Dorothy sighed. Just as she was preparing to extract the spirituality from it, she suddenly realized something, making her hesitate. Because it seemed she couldn’t extract the “Stone” spirituality she needed from this secret transmission.

‘Speaking of which… This can no longer be considered a “Stone” secret transmission anymore. Although the opening still mentions ancient Ufeiga architecture and starts from an engineering perspective, the rest of the content is entirely about mathematics. This is ancient mathematics from the First Dynasty. If we consider engineering as “Stone,” then mathematics is entirely within the domain of “Enlightenment.” This third secret transmission is not a “Stone” secret transmission but an “Enlightenment” one…’

Looking at the secret transmission in front of her, Dorothy felt somewhat troubled in her heart. This secret transmission had been wrongly categorized by the classifier who hadn’t read the entire document thoroughly, mistakenly placing it in the “Stone” category because of its initial mention of architectural content. Its essence should be an “Enlightenment” secret transmission. This was a mistake Dorothy made in her purchase.

If Dorothy extracted spirituality from this “Enlightenment” secret transmission, she would gain a lot of “Enlightenment” spirituality. However, she lacked for nothing in terms of “Enlightenment.” Therefore, she felt that extracting spirituality from this might not be worthwhile. Hence, she didn’t rush to extract it.

‘Using this “Enlightenment” secret transmission to extract spirituality… It seems like it wouldn’t be very worthwhile… Should I try exchanging it for some otherworldly knowledge? But what kind of knowledge could I get from it?

Looking at the secret transmission in her hand, Dorothy pondered, generally speaking, the knowledge she exchanged was often related. She knew what kind of knowledge this secret transmission, which recorded mathematics and a little bit of thunder god mythology, could exchange for. Previously, she had used a lot of knowledge from libraries to exchange, but most of the knowledge returned was useless.

“Tsk… Mathematics… Thunder god mythology… What kind of knowledge could a combination like this secret transmission produce?”

Rubbing her chin, Dorothy pondered. Soon after, a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind.

‘Right, when helping XiaTree before, didn’t I exchange for knowledge from that world? For numbers and thunder… Isn’t there a wonderful piece of knowledge over there? If I could exchange that knowledge, it would be perfect. I just need a way to deal with those black merchants.’

Smacking her palm, Dorothy thought to herself. At this moment, she had the idea of directing her knowledge exchange. She wanted to purposefully exchange for a specific piece of knowledge.

‘To purposefully exchange for a certain piece of knowledge… I need to increase the correlation between the knowledge I have and the target knowledge. The current correlation is likely insufficient. I can manually add more.’

Thinking this, Dorothy immediately started adding content to her side of the secret transmission.

Balal’s third secret transmission mainly contained mathematical knowledge of the First Dynasty, with secondary content being the thunder god mythology as the source of this mathematical knowledge and the engineering content applied using this knowledge.

Now, what Dorothy needed to do was to learn the mathematical knowledge inside and try to apply this mathematical knowledge to analyze her ability to manipulate lightning. In other words, she tried to understand how to discharge electricity mathematically and how to discharge accurately and effectively. After a while, Dorothy summarized a set of insights on her ability to discharge electricity from a mathematical perspective and added it to Balal’s original secret transmission, becoming part of the application of First Dynasty mathematics. Then, Dorothy specifically removed the engineering content that served as an introduction.

Now, the secret transmission Dorothy had reorganized and adapted mainly consisted of mathematical knowledge. Besides the mathematical knowledge, it also included knowledge on controlling lightning through mathematical calculations and a small amount of thunder god mythology.

‘Mathematics, calculations, discharging electricity… Yes, these elements should be enough. Using this secret transmission as leverage, I should be able to exchange for the knowledge I want.

‘In the previous exchanges, I’ve connected with that world, so I should be able to exchange for other knowledge from that world too. With all these elements in place, it shouldn’t go wrong…

‘No ten-pulls, only one pull. Come on, single draw for a miracle!’

Like drawing cards in a mobile game, Dorothy began her new exchange.