Of course, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing—in the process of handling governmental affairs, Ian also used the Silver Chip to transform Kode Jiamu's soul into an 'Intermediate Spirit Matter Computation Unit'.
As a 'Intermediate Calculation Unit' formed from the condensation of a Third Energy Level Sublimator's soul, its computational power is nearly a hundred times that of the 'Basic Calculation Unit.' One reason is that the improvement in soul quality greatly enhances the structural strength of the Calculation Unit, making overclocked acceleration of calculations much simpler; the other is that sufficient quantity allows the Computation Units to form more complex computational structures.
By observing the structure of the 'Intermediate Calculation Unit,' Ian began to upgrade his own Soul Structure, optimizing his computational power once more, and gradually strengthening his soul to near the Third Energy Level.