Chapter 58 It Can Be Done!

Running the operating system powered by native characters!

Just imagining that scenario made Wang Guang feel a tingling sensation spread across his scalp.

He immediately relayed the netizens' suggestion to the busy Zhao Zhen.

Although Zhao Zhen had already granted him access, matters that required asking a senior classmate and expert for help still warranted discussion.

"Hmm? Building an operating system in native characters? They certainly have wild imaginations!"

After reading the comments and suggestions left by the netizens, Zhao Zhen was left somewhat amused and bewildered.

Long ago, experts at the Great Academy of Sciences had also proposed such a hypothesis in order to completely break away from the bottleneck of being restrained by Western powers.

However, after thorough evaluations by the team, it was proven that building an operating system using the Xia language was an almost impossible task.

Of course, it was not one hundred percent impossible, but it would likely take the collective efforts of over a hundred generations before even a glimmer of hope could be seen!

Therefore, it was practically equivalent to an impossibility.

Otherwise, the Great Academy of Sciences would have long since established a dedicated project team to research it!

"Coming up with an independent operating system would already be quite impressive. These little rascals certainly have boundless imaginations," Zhao Zhen sighed with emotion.

"Then, Professor, should we send an email to ask the mastermind?" Wang Guang inquired.

"I think..." Zhao Zhen instinctively wanted to say no, but ultimately nodded instead. "I think there's no harm in asking."

The surprises Lin Yang had brought them were simply too great and far too numerous.

Could it be that something they couldn't solve might actually be achievable by Lin Yang?

With Zhao Zhen's approval, Wang Guang eagerly rushed off to send an email to Lin Yang.

To him, every single opportunity to connect with Lin Yang filled him with excitement!

***

Inside Sakura Country.

Lin Yang, who was busy working on technology, received an email notification from the Great Academy of Sciences.

"Huh? Developing a computer operating system? And it's best if it's built using the Xia language?"

Upon reading the contents of the email, Lin Yang was momentarily stunned.

He truly had not expected the netizens to be so audacious in their thinking.

Then, he glanced at the pinned trending search post right beneath the official account.

After a brief moment of silence, Lin Yang asked the system, "System, is there any difficulty in changing the operating system's language to our country's writing?"

"Replying to the host, it can be done!"

"Oh... what language is your runtime logic based on?"

Having received a positive response from the system, Lin Yang suddenly grew curious about the underlying mechanics of the system itself.

"Apologies, host, this system cannot provide you with an answer to this question at the moment."

However, meeting Lin Yang's expectations, whenever matters of such importance were involved, the system refused to give him a direct answer.

Already accustomed to this, Lin Yang immediately asked, "Then, if I want to change it to our country's writing to build the operating system, how many National Treasure Points will it cost?"

"Replying to the host, changing the language logic of the operating system incurs different fees based on your specific requirements. The lowest-tier operating system costs one thousand National Treasure Points, while the highest-tier operating operating system costs three thousand National Treasure Points!"

"...? It's that expensive?"

Lin Yang was startled.

Developing an independent mobile operating system previously only cost fifty National Treasure Points, yet this directly skyrocketed to a minimum of one thousand points?

Although he knew that modifying the operating system to run on the Xia language was an extremely difficult task, this pricing still took him completely by surprise.

"Replying to the host, changing the language runtime logic of an operating system is still slightly ahead of the current technological and civilizational level of your home country, which is why the cost is slightly higher."

"...You really are an unscrupulous profiteer!"

Lin Yang muttered a complaint under his breath and followed up by asking, "What is the difference between the one-thousand-point version and the three-thousand-point version?"

"Replying to the host, the one-thousand-point operating system merely alters the language runtime logic. The three-thousand-point advanced operating system, in addition to changing the language runtime logic, also comes equipped with automatic error correction and an intelligent AI assistant function!"

"Automatic error correction and an AI assistant? What specific functions do these two serve?" Lin Yang pressed on.

"Replying to the host, the error correction function allows you to search and correct errors with a single click when editing text code, thereby minimizing logical and compilation errors."

"The AI assistant function can assist programmers in coding and provide feedback on code test-running results, reducing overall errors to the maximum extent possible."

"According to this system's calculations, given your home country's current level of technological civilization, if you use the AI assistant function to write code for the language-logic-modified operating system, the relevant programmers can save approximately eighty percent of their time for the exact same codebase!"

"Furthermore, after adding the AI assistant function, it will feature a complete firewall. Given the technological and civilizational level of your current planet, no virus can ever breach an AI-assisted operating system!"

"...It's that powerful?"

Lin Yang was quite astonished!

While he didn't know much about other aspects, being able to save relevant programmers eighty percent of their time was somewhat exaggerated.

Especially the last sentence—that currently no virus could breach the operating system—which made it truly exceptional.

"Yes, host. Anything produced by this system is bound to be of the finest quality. Every single National Treasure Point you spend will deliver value far beyond its cost!"

"... " Lin Yang couldn't help rolling his eyes.

The system was actually starting to praise itself.

However, rather than arguing with the system, he asked instead, "Then how many National Treasure Points would it cost to simply create a computer operating system running on foreign languages?"

First provide the lower-tier foreign-language operating system, and then provide the advanced native-language operating system; that way, the rewards could be maximized.

"Replying to the host, a standalone low-tier foreign-language computer operating system costs one hundred National Treasure Points."

"That's not very expensive."

A gleam flashed in Lin Yang's eyes as an idea formed in his mind.

He would follow his old routine: first provide the foreign-language operating system to reap a wave of National Treasure Points.

Then, introduce the native-language operating system, and finally completely open-source the foreign-language operating system to utterly crush those major technology giants!

"Replying to the host, please note that if you provide the one-thousand-point operating system first and subsequently provide the three-thousand-point operating system after modifying it to the native language, you will not be refunded the price difference."

"Because the error correction and AI assistant functions belong to functional additions rather than technological upgrades, please consider carefully before redeeming whether you wish to directly redeem the one-thousand-point system or the three-thousand-point National Treasure Point operating system!"

Just as Lin Yang decided to employ his old strategy, the system's sudden warning caught him off guard once again. Afterwards, he instinctively asked:

"Can I redeem the one-thousand-point operating system first, and then add the error correction and smart AI assistant functions later?"

"Apologies, host, you need to directly redeem the system equipped with the relevant functions; direct functional technological additions cannot be made to your low-tier operating system."

Lin Yang curled his lips in dissatisfaction, though he didn't say much more.

Because the system seemed to have mentioned earlier that when technological difficulty reaches a certain threshold, redeeming low-tier technology first and then upgrading to high-tier technology to pocket the price difference is not a very cost-effective approach.

Glancing at his balance of National Treasure Points, Lin Yang ultimately decided to directly redeem the three-thousand-point system.

If he was going to do it, he might as well do it right, though losing three thousand National Treasure Points all at once still made his heart ache a little.

Although the National Treasure Points he had acquired during this period were by no means few, the points required to redeem those high-tech products later on were also increasing steadily.

"Let's just hope the feedback rewards don't leave me at a loss!"