184: Demand Involution and the "Yunting Demand Analysis Division"

The prevalence of "Bubble Economics" pushed the craze for "Bubble Programming" to new heights. However, as more participants joined, the contradiction between the Golden Koi's limited "programming capacity" and the flood of "demand orders" became increasingly acute. An unprecedented "demand involution" centered on "how to make the Sacred Koi prioritize my demands" vigorously unfolded.

Initially, everyone was just secretly competing on the quality of "demand descriptions" and the value of "tributes." But soon, more "Advanced" ways of playing emerged.

The Logic Federation was the first to unveil a powerful move. They were no longer content with submitting single demands; instead, they organized top scientists, expended vast resources, and compiled a "Super Demand White Paper" titled "Conception of a General Optimization Framework Based on Underlying Rule Logic." This white paper itself was an almost complete, highly abstract theoretical System, whose core idea was to request the Koi to design a general program framework capable of automatically identifying and optimizing "rule redundancy" and "energy loss" in any System!

This demand was grand, profound, and directly pointed to the essence of rules. Its complexity and challenge immediately attracted the Golden Koi's attention. It swam around the interaction crystal, which encapsulated the white paper, for three whole days, spitting out "thought bubbles" that almost covered half of the Pond. Finally, it painstakingly produced a "Core Bubble of a General Optimization Framework" that was incredibly complex in structure and subtly radiant!

The value of this bubble program was immeasurable! Although it was only a core framework and required secondary development in conjunction with specific Systems, the rule Concepts and optimization algorithms it contained propelled the Logic Federation's overall technological level forward by at least one era! With this item, the Federation established a nearly monopolistic position in "Bubble Economics."

Seeing this, how could the Holy Land Alliance be willing to fall behind? The Master of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, in conjunction with several "Chief Scholars," secluded themselves for several months. Using their own Dao foundations as a guide, they integrated various unique techniques to condense a "Great Dao Seed" containing the supreme Concept of "Myriad Phenomena Returning to the Flow, Myriad Laws Unifying"! They presented this invaluable "Seed" as a "demand intention" to the Golden Koi.

This Great Dao Seed itself had no specific function, but it represented the Holy Land Alliance's yearning and conjecture for the ultimate harmony of the Universe's rules. Its vast Concept and pure Dao Rhyme deeply moved the Golden Koi. It treated it as a treasure, carefully wrapped the "Seed" in a bubble, and submerged it to be nurtured at the bottom of the Pond. Afterward, it rewarded the Holy Land Alliance with a "Myriad Streams Returning to the Origin Auxiliary Cultivation System" capable of guiding the natural Fusion of different attribute Dao Rhymes and reducing cultivation conflicts, with astonishing effects!

Although the Artifact Spirit Collective could not propose such grand theories or Concepts, they found another way. They mobilized the power of the entire spirit net to continuously transmit a pure and persistent collective ideational wave about "existence and evolution" to the Koi. This instinctive desire, without any specific requirements, made the Koi feel a sense of kinship, and it occasionally bestowed some "small optimization programs" that could improve their basic stability or spirit net connection efficiency.

The major forces unleashed one ingenious move after another, competing fiercely. Demands grew grander, tributes became more precious, and descriptions grew more mystical... To the point that later, "practical" demands submitted by some smaller forces, such as "optimizing Sect financial management programs" or "designing an automatic Alchemy temperature controller," couldn't even catch the Koi's eye and sank like stones into the sea.

Watching the "demand market" about to be monopolized by a few giants, smaller forces complained bitterly, and discordant voices also appeared within the Research Community.

Just then, Long Qianyuan acted again. He felt these guys were getting a bit out of hand, almost working his fish into a "programmer," and this trend wasn't healthy.

He summoned Dr. Li of the Logic Federation, the Master of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion of the Holy Land Alliance, and several other key figures, announcing a decision:

"Effective immediately, the 'Cloud Court Demand Analysis Department' is established! This Director will personally serve as its Head!"

"All programming demands submitted to the Koi must first undergo preliminary review and evaluation by the 'Demand Analysis Department'! There are three evaluation criteria: First, is it innovative? Second, is it feasible (on the premise of not severely overdrawing the Koi's energy)? Third, is it beneficial to the overall harmony, stability, and development of the Cloud Court's periphery?"

"Only demands that pass the preliminary review will be compiled into the 'Monthly Preferred Demand List' and collectively submitted to the Koi for reference. As for whether it accepts, and which one it accepts, that depends on its mood. No one is allowed to engage in private under-the-table dealings or malicious involution anymore!"

Long Qianyuan also specifically emphasized: "Those grandiose demands that constantly talk about 'restructuring the underlying rules' or 'verifying the unification of the Great Dao' should be mentioned less in the future! Bring more down-to-earth ones like 'how to increase spirit rice production' or 'how to optimize waste (rule residue) disposal'! Anyone who dares to use vague things to fool the fish and waste its energy again, don't blame this Director for hanging them on the Void Lighthouse for public display!"

With this order, some rejoiced while others fretted.

The magnates of the Logic Federation and the Holy Land Alliance were somewhat disgruntled, feeling restricted, but they dared not defy Long Qianyuan's wishes.

However, the vast majority of smaller forces cheered with joy, finally seeing hope! The establishment of the Cloud Court Demand Analysis Department was equivalent to giving them a relatively fair "bidding" opportunity!

Thus, the threshold of the Cloud Court Demand Analysis Department was quickly overrun. All sorts of demand application forms flew in like snowflakes, and the temporarily recruited (seconded from various Holy Lands) clerical officers and (seconded from the Federation) logic auditors within the Department were swamped.

Long Qianyuan, the hands-off manager, only set the general direction, delegating all specific matters to his subordinates. He occasionally glanced through the filtered "Monthly Preferred Demand List," nodding with satisfaction when he saw many practical and beneficial demands, such as "designing a portable Magical Artifact program that can automatically identify the age of Spirit Medicine," "developing a set of intelligent traffic management rules applicable to multi-racial cities," or "requesting optimization of planar teleportation array energy consumption to reduce travel costs for commoners."

"This is more like it! A bit more grounded, instead of always thinking about reaching the heavens in a single bound." He felt his management talents had been further refined.

Inside the Star Gazing Hall, Yun Feng perceived that the fervent "demand involution" outside had been halted by Long Qianyuan in such a simple and crude manner. The corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

"It's better to guide than to block. Qianyuan's method, though seemingly clumsy, is direct and effective."

His gaze swept over the Golden Koi. It also seemed to sense the change; the "demand orders" it received were no longer as complex and stressful, but instead contained many interesting and practical "small projects." It swam more leisurely and freely, and the "optimization bubbles" it occasionally spit out appeared more vibrant and lively.

The establishment of the Cloud Court Demand Analysis Department was like installing a regulating valve for the overheated "Bubble Economics." It did not suppress innovation and exploration but guided it towards a healthier, more diverse, and sustainable development. The Golden Koi also gradually transformed from a "super programmer" weary of grand narratives into a "fun engineer" who enjoyed solving practical problems and occasionally accepted high-difficulty challenges.

This net woven by Bubble Programming, after experiencing some chaos and regulation, became more orderly and could benefit a wider range of levels. And all of this originated from Director Long, who seemed unreliable but always made the right decisions at critical moments, and the Lord of the Cloud Court behind him, who always tacitly approved everything.