Jade Abacus

A jade abacus is a type of crystal jade computing device found in the Xianzhou Alliance.
==Overview==
Jade abaci are the Xianzhou Yuque's specialty export,The Luofu Sky-Faring Commission Guilds List described to be "living jade engraved with symbols for divination into the unknown."Readable: Glimpses into the Beyond The lithogenic ore of the Fallow Earth on the Yuque is the source of the Xianzhou's Jade Abacus technology.Fu Xuan's Voice-Overs Just like engraving a seal, the craftsmen of the Xianzhou Artisanship Commission carve faint symbols into pieces of jade, and then insert them into machines to make them operate according to a certain intention. In principle, the jade abacus is a type of crystal jade computer unique to the Xianzhou. Upon close inspection, lines similar to semiconductor chips can be found.Readable: Travelogue on Xianzhou: Jade Abacus
Every jade abacus contains a precise and meticulous engraved circuit and uses that to process complex calculations, just like superconductor circuit boards.NPC: Qingyue This kind of technique is known as "carving" in Xianzhou. It is said the theory behind the symbols was handed down by Nous, the Wisdomwalker. The principles are so profound that in the Divination Commission only the master diviner truly understands them. Though the lines carved into the jade were found to have contained executable programs, upon studying jade abaci, the Intelligentsia Guild could not find any signals being transmitted from them. The Artisanship Commission's Hall of Jadeology keeps a close watch over the jade carving process, making it difficult for outworlders to observe the manufacturing process.Trailblaze Mission: Omniscient Inquiry of Arcana The Jade Abacus Unit is most essential component of jade abaci, commonly used in the final step of installation. There apparently exists jade abaci inhibitors that presumably suppresses the functions of jade abaci.NPC: Yong Nian and Yong Hai
==Applications==
===Civilian-Purpose===
Some jade abacuses are small enough to fit inside jade pendants, bracelets, and other jewelry the people of Xianzhou wear, which is the civilian version of jade abaci. Jade abaci in the form of jewelry have a powerful level of performance on par with any other commonly available personal computer. A shop in Central Starskiff Haven, called the Iridescent Parlor, sells jade abacus jewelry.
After the Jade Decipher Workshop from the Artisanship Commission developed their standards for manufacture of civilian-purpose jade abaci, various brands have sprung onto the market. The Auspicious brand's latest model is the Auspicious XV, which Qingyue of the Iridescent Parlor highly recommends. The Halcyon is another known jade abacus brand.Readable: An Evening Journey Through Exalting Sanctum Much like a smartphone, the civilian models come with a multitude of convenient features for daily life such as instant messagingReadable: The Pearlkeeper's Communication Stele, data storageReadable: An Unsuitable Job for A Puppet, mobile gamesQingque's Messages: Daily, receiving official bulletinsTrailblaze Mission: Stars Spun, Prescience Sprung, receiving ordersAdventure Mission: Merchant Event: Elegance Pagoda, image recordingAdventure Mission: Onward! Cloudford! and downloading and reading virtual books.NPC: Yinshu They even come with notification sounds.Adventure Mission: From Xianzhou With Love
===Divination===
Larger jade abaci are put into instruments of calculation to simulate the future and learn from the past. The Matrix of Prescience Ultima is a large-scale jade abacus calculation terminal comprised of countless jade abaci linked together to form a matrix used by the Divination Commission to calculate the Luofu's route and predict the future. As long as sufficient information is provided, it can answer questions on anything, from the evolution of natural phenomena to the metabolism of living things. A regular jade abacus can also be modified for divination.NPC: A-Xing
In general, jade abaci appear to be heavily associated with divination, as a child who picks a jade abacus is said to grow up to become a diviner, as per the Foxian birthfate tradition.Companion Mission: Vita Infinita: For I Have Touched the Sky
===Transport===
The jade wheel that acts as a starskiff engine is an integrated jade abacus that controls gravity and motion. Starskiff seeds develop detailed and complex root systems during their growth, which also acts as the internal jade abacus network aboard each starskiff.Adventure Mission: A Teacher and a Friend
===Ingenium===
Various jade abaci, cores, computing modules, and substrate systems allow ingenia and aurumatons like the Aurumaton Gatekeeper, Aurumaton Spectral Envoy, Civil Maintenance Unit Type-A, Ditings, Cycranes, Golden Cloud Toad, Illumination Dragonfish, and Obedient Dracolion to work and grant them functionality.Adventure Mission: A Teacher and a Friend: ContinuedAdventure Mission: Poetic Genius Ingenium
===Others===
A Jade Tracer is a jade abacus accessory that can be used to make holographic video recordings of oneself.Companion Mission: Vita Infinita: Frosty Blade's Trial There are scrolls that use similar technology.Adventure Mission: Merchant Event: Food Stand By moving the computing modules with subroutines stored in them to bases with corresponding patterns so that the substrate can function normally, one can bypass various locks an encryptions that use the jade abacus substrate system developed by the Artisanship Commission.Adventure Mission: Venom Brews, Immortality Looms
The Inspo Jade Abacus is a jade abacus that stores machine learning data and codes.Adventure Mission: Poetic Genius Ingenium
The Jade Abacus of Allying Oath allows the individual with one half of the jade abacus of allying oath to send out information, and the other half will immediately receive it, no matter the distance.Mission Item: Jade Abacus of Allying Oath
==Gallery==
Iridescent Parlor.png|Iridescent Parlor; a shop that sells jade abacus in Central Starskiff Haven.
Jade Abacus Shop Alchemy Commission.png|A jade abacus shop in the Alchemy Commission.
Artistry Hardware.png|Artistry Hardware, an ingenium repair shop in Aurum Alley.
Jade Abacus Shop Alchemy Commission 2.png|Another jade abacus shop in the Alchemy Commission.
Jade Abacus Advertisment.png|Civilian Jade Abacus Jewellery Advertisement
Jade Abacus Jewellery Closeup 1.png|A closeup of various civilian jade abacus jewellery.
Jade Abacus Jewellery Closeup 2.png|Another closeup of jade abacus jewellery.
Jade Abacus Jewellery Closeup 3.png||A closeup of jade abacus bracelets.
Tingyun Jade Abacus.png|Tingyun's Jade Abacus
Qingque Jade Abacus.png|Qingque's Jade Abacus
Jade Wheel.png|A starskiff's jade wheel before installation.
Starskiff jade wheel closeup.png|Closeup of a starskiff's jade wheel.
Space Anchor Matrix of Prescience Ultima.png|The Matrix of Prescience Ultima; a large-scale jade abacus calculation terminal comprised of countless jade abaci linked together to form a matrix.
Item Jade Abacus Unit.png|Jade Abacus Unit
Item Authorized Recordings.png|Authorized Recordings
Item Jade Tracer.png|Jade Tracer
Item Jade Abacus of Allying Oath.png|Jade Abacus of Allying Oath
Item Shattered Jade Seal.png|Shattered Jade Seal
Shackling Prison Jade Abacus.png|A core Jade Abacus Unit made from special high-density crystal used to perform large-scale calculations in the Shackling Prison.
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