Chapter 4

Li Shiming was not content with living an ordinary life. Although he had some knowledge from his previous life, such as how to manufacture a generator, he could only remember and implement a few things, and even fewer would be suitable for this world.

Without the help of a large server, there was very little he could do.

However, with the help of a large server, his path would have countless possibilities.

Thinking this, he controlled the uninterruptible power supply to connect the power to the large server IBMz15, and then started the large server IBMz15.

The indicator lights on the large server cabinet lit up, and Li Shiming felt the rapid consumption of power from the uninterruptible power supply, which dropped sharply to near the warning line just from the startup.

He became anxious, knowing that without sufficient power, a short-term power outage could damage the components inside the large server.

His consciousness entered the large server IBMz15, and instantly he grasped the entire situation of the large server.

The major power consumers were the CPU and memory self-checks. He used his consciousness to shut down each CPU, leaving only one CPU operational, and reduced the memory to 64G.

The rest of the storage units, except for the Linux system and a small amount of available space, were also shut down.

This immediately reduced the power consumption of the large server to a level that the uninterruptible power supply could handle.

The large server IBMz15 was much more complex than the uninterruptible power supply. If he were not extremely familiar with the large server IBMz15, having maintained it for a year, he would not have been able to operate it with his consciousness in such a short time.

The experience of being inside the large server IBMz15 was completely different from opening the cabinet to observe it.

He could clearly perceive the internal structure and working methods of each component.

When his consciousness probed the display processor, a familiar interface appeared before his eyes, which was the Linux graphical interface of the large server IBMz15.

He tried to operate the Linux interface and found that he could control it normally.

His eyes became the display of the large server IBMz15, and his consciousness became the mouse and keyboard.

He did not open the data stored in the large server, as that would require activating the closed storage space.

Opening those data would consume a lot of power, and he did not have such a need at the moment, nor did he want to increase the power consumption.

He created a document and tried to type on it.

He found that he did not need an input method; the words appeared as he willed them.

He remembered a passage he had memorized in school, "The Back" by Zhu Ziqing.

As he thought about typing out this passage, the complete article appeared on the document.

Although the article was not long, it appeared all at once, and the typing speed was unimaginably fast.

He then recalled the memories of this life and thought about typing out all the selected classics he had memorized.

"The Selected Classics" was a comprehensive collection of classic texts compiled by several generations of the Li family, similar to "Five Years of Middle School Exams and Three Years of Simulated Tests" from his previous life, both being exam preparation books.

This time, the document instantly filled with a massive amount of text, all the "Selected Classics" he had memorized, nearly two million words.

He saved the document and named it "The Selected Classics."

He had a strong feeling that after copying this, the nearly two million words of "The Selected Classics" were deeply imprinted in his brain, and he would never forget them.

With a slight thought, Li Shiming could recall any part of "The Selected Classics."

He tried to withdraw his consciousness from the large server IBMz15, and the memory sensation like an engraving disappeared, returning to the normal memory sensation.

He was not disappointed. Although he still needed to rely on the large server IBMz15, as long as he was connected to it for a long time, it was like reading "The Selected Classics" continuously.

This continuous reading was not a segment-by-segment reading but a simultaneous reading of nearly two million words.

Although it might not show much in a short time, over a long period, even after disconnecting from the large server IBMz15, he believed it would not be much different from being connected to it.

"Wait until I have free time to input the remaining four million words of 'The Selected Classics' into the server!" Li Shiming said to himself with a smile, but he lightly patted his head when he sensed the power in the uninterruptible power supply.

He almost forgot an important matter. He activated the storage units of the large server IBMz15 and searched for information about the seeds of the Abrus precatorius (chicken bead).

After seeing the seeds of the Abrus precatorius, he had an idea: whether he could use their potent toxins to deal with the head of the security team, Wang.

However, he was concerned that grinding the seeds into powder might make the toxins act too slowly.

He remembered reading about the medicinal value of the potent toxins of the Abrus precatorius in his previous life.

After checking the data in the server, he learned that the potent toxin in the seeds of the Abrus precatorius was "abrin," and he found the method to extract "abrin" in the data.

However, to extract "abrin," he needed phosphoric acid, ammonium sulfate, and glycerol, as well as a centrifuge.

He transferred the required data to the memory and shut down the power-consuming hard disk array.

With all the relevant data in hand, although he was not a chemist, he was confident that he could extract the chemicals he needed in this world with these data.

He wrote down a list of materials with a brush and added a few more after some thought.

Since he already had glycerol, he needed to prepare sulfuric acid before manufacturing ammonium sulfate, and then he only needed nitric acid to make nitroglycerin.

After being kidnapped by the head of the security team, Wang, he understood the dangers of this world.

He needed something for self-defense, not to harm others, but at least to resist external threats.

"Master, the herbs are here!" the servant Mo Yan called from outside the study.

"I need these things in an hour!" Li Shiming handed the list to Mo Yan and instructed.

The servant Mo Yan looked at the list in his hand and his face turned bitter when he saw the names on it.

"Master, even if I run until my legs break, an hour is not enough. I am not worried about myself, but I am worried about not completing Master's orders!" Mo Yan said with a fawning smile.

"Can't you find more people to run errands? Just say it's my order, and I will reward you if you do well!" Li Shiming waved his hand and said.

"Master, I will definitely bring them in an hour!" Mo Yan, hearing about the reward, had no objections and said as he turned to leave.

The items on the list were not easy to purchase for others, such as some minerals, which were hard to find.

However, using the connections of the household, many items could be directly found in the Nanling government warehouse, although it might be a bit troublesome.