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Magical Mysteries: Chapter 196 Fate's Night (8)
There are only two possibilities for this phenomenon: First, the main god has malfunctioned and has mistaken a low-activity world for a medium-activity world; second, the world itself has a problem, dividing the activity in some way and maintaining the integrity of the high-level combat power through the concept of "mystery," but causing more people to lose control of the activity.
The first assumption was doomed to fail from the start. Even if the main god malfunctioned, Lin Yi would be helpless. So the only assumption that could be made was the second one: that this active magical world itself had a "flaw".
It divides the total amount of active energy into multiple parts, and then leaves only a small portion of control over the "world" it invades, while the rest is used in other areas. Therefore, the magicians of this world are destined not to spread the concept of magic on a large scale. With the total amount of active energy already limited to such a small portion, rashly expanding the number of people in control will only lead to each person having less and less resources on average—similar to the principle of dividing a cake.
This raises the question: where did those separated activities go?
Or, to ask it another way: Where have those "magicians" gone?
Since Lin Yi invaded this world, he has never seen a magician. This is an extremely unusual phenomenon, especially now that a "magical nuclear bomb" capable of easily destroying the planet once detonated has appeared.
If we shift our perspective, if Lin Yi were to discover one day that a dangerous element capable of destroying the main body of the God Space had infiltrated the God Space, his first reaction would be to eliminate and kill it at all costs. If there were a reason not to do so, it would only mean that the value of the threatened "main body" was not as high as that of the reincarnators who might be sacrificed in the elimination process.
Following the same concept, this planet is less valuable to the entire "World Ten" than a single "magician," so even at the risk of the planet's destruction, the Restraint Force is unwilling to involve the "magician" in this war.
This makes the thinking much clearer. At least, this planet is not unique to this "world," and the restraining force has the ability to continue to exist even if it is destroyed.
Extending from this understanding is the concept of "parallel worlds".
To be precise, the information provided by the main god when they first entered this "parallel world" was correct. The two mages and the reincarnator did indeed enter Fuyuki City, but not the Fuyuki City of this world, but the Fuyuki City of another parallel world.
They experienced a “normal” Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City where no intruders appeared except for them, and in the end, the Counter Force tricked them with a fake Holy Grail—the Servant Contract and the Command Seals that have the effect of forcibly commanding.
They were then pulled into Fuyuki City on this side and forced to fight Lin Yi as a pawn of the opposing team.
However, after Lin Yi triggered the virus that had been dormant in their bodies, the two little girls, who were just ordinary people in terms of physical fitness, naturally could not resist and fell into a coma.
"I'm not that stupid to stay in a city that has no defenses and is full of uncontrollable dangers."
Almost as soon as Lin Yi noticed the potential threat in Narumi City in World Four, he immediately spread a large number of latent viruses throughout the city. If it weren't for time constraints, he would have even wanted to expand it to the entire Earth.
Under normal circumstances, these viruses have no effect on the human body, but when necessary, they can easily deprive the infected person of consciousness with just a simple command from the virus itself—making them perfect for dealing with human mage professionals who have no physical enhancements or external defenses.
"Let me guess... the magical nuclear bomb that Eve had placed there should have been analyzed by now."
Eve did not die, but only lost her qualification as a Heroic Spirit. Even now, Lin Yi can still faintly feel this connection. If Lin Yi entered this world because he was worried about Eve's safety, then he should have rushed to her side to save her the moment he entered. What would be the consequences if he did that?
Quite directly, the analyzed nuclear bomb was detonated.
While detonating a nuclear bomb in a violent way different from that provided by the main god would not allow it to exert the power of a "Heroic Spirit," it would still be easy to wipe out a small city like Fuyuki and the lives within reach. The plan that the Counterforce had laid out for this plan was so impressive that even Lin Yi was amazed.
It should have started when the coordinates of this active magical world were first captured. Instead of eliminating the invading reincarnators in a targeted manner as in other invaded worlds, the suppressive force chose to eliminate them in a "human versus human" manner after full observation. At first, Lin Yi thought it was to reduce consumption, but now it seems to be completely to numb his senses.
It feared that the main god would find the invasion too difficult and give up on invading its insignificant parallel world, so it chose this "low-difficulty" approach. Even when Lin Yi had already begun to exploit the loopholes in the Holy Grail War to send "Heroic Spirits," it turned a blind eye—or rather, it used them in reverse.
In order to observe this magical world through Eve's perspective, Lin Yi must establish an observational "channel" on Eve through the main god. As long as it is a channel, it must be interconnected. While Lin Yi is observing this world through Eve's existence, the inhibitory force is also "influencing" him through the channel on Eve's body.
Therefore, one may feel angry, hesitant, impulsive, sentimental, sad, or even regretful.
He regretted using Eve as a consumable, and then, driven by regret, he felt sadness, which led to an impulse to "recklessly" step into this world and enter this game.
If Lin Yi were to remain under the influence of these emotions after entering this world and directly seek out Eve, the outcome would be nothing more than the destruction of Fuyuki City along with it. If he did not do so, he would have to face the threat from the two mages and be worn down to death under the siege of multiple heroic spirits.
—A flawless plan
"Without it."
If there is anything that understands the individual named "Lin Yi" more clearly than Lin Yi himself, then it is undoubtedly the "God" that resides in the depths of his consciousness in an unknown way.
Almost from the moment his emotions were first disturbed, the main god issued a warning. However, after considering the risks and possible benefits, Lin Yi did not stop exploring World Ten. Instead, he asked the main god to minimize its presence while he himself gradually "stepped into the trap." This is why, for a long time after the exploration of World Ten began, the main god had almost no presence except as an auxiliary intelligence providing data support.
"Compared to the potential gains of the entire world, this little 'accident' is still within acceptable limits, isn't it?"
P.S.: I'm asking for an update at midnight... never mind, never mind.
The Mysteries of Magic: Chapter 197 Fate's Night (End)
[80%...90%...100%, coordinate positioning complete, folded space deployment ready, proceed with deployment?]
"Distribute."
Towards the distant horizon, as if grasping something that doesn't exist—holding it tightly.
"Now it's my turn!"
The night that would decide their fate had truly arrived.
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Strategic mission: To conquer the world
Mission objective: Search for and destroy all unconventional energy carriers (magicians) that do not belong to the Main God Space.
Success reward: determined by the quantity and quality of kills.
Penalty for failure: Annihilation of all members.
[Note: This world is currently a joint conquest world; any reincarnator who attacks our side will be unconditionally eliminated.]
[Note: This is a high-difficulty strategic world. Reincarnators are advised to cooperate in teams as much as possible.]
[Note that a total of 100000 people are participating in this strategic mission cycle. Players with more than 50% survivors will receive additional reward points.]
……
[Note: Folded Space A01 will make contact with the outer barrier of the target world in ten seconds. Please be prepared.]
【10.9琉li)ng侕贰san4玐爸】IV.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1——】
“Buzz————————”
It felt like a fleeting moment, yet also like an eternity had passed. As Umbrella glimpsed the vast, semi-circular celestial body through the translucent barrier at the bottom of the folded space, a deep-seated impulse surged forth uncontrollably—
"Roar--!!!"
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The perspective of an invader looking at the invaded world is completely different from that of the invaded world looking at the invader. The former simply needs to stay obediently in the only folded space that was created by consuming four-fifths of the main god's reserve energy and wait for the invasion to succeed before wreaking havoc. The latter, however, has no choice but to watch helplessly as the blood-red "Rubik's Cube" exposed in the sky grows ever larger and clearer until it truly pierces the barrier of this world—intervening in the concept of reality.
As the shattering sound, seemingly emanating from the depths of the soul, reverberated through everyone's minds, half of Japan clearly captured the crimson cube hanging in the dark night sky, so different from the pale moonlight.
Directly below it, nearly half of the moonlight that should have shone into Fuyuki City was blocked by the "Rubik's Cube" emitting a scarlet glow. Looking up from this angle, one could see countless tiny "black dots" spreading outwards from within the "Rubik's Cube"...
Just as Lin Yi initially envisioned, once the "folded space" was completed, the main god might completely omit the lengthy process of releasing reincarnators to invade a certain world. Instead, he could opt for a more direct approach: stuffing thousands upon thousands of reincarnators into a folded space and then launching a powerful attack that would break through the world's barriers in one go. Failure to break through would be a different story, but if the breakthrough was successful, these reincarnators within the folded space would naturally spread like locusts and plunder all the resources belonging to that world. This would then feed back into the main god's space as an even more powerful invading force.
Only in this way can it constitute a true "divine plunder".
At this moment, all the chess pieces on the table were removed, and the "chess players" facing each other began the most primitive and efficient battle: the depletion of resources.
It's no exaggeration to say that if this 1000m long "Rubik's Cube" stuck in the sky were destroyed, the God would lose not only the only folded space obtained by consuming 80% of its reserves, but also more than half of the God's current high-level reincarnations' combat power—effectively wiping out all of the God's war foundation and potential. With another fragment of the God closing in, it's easy to imagine what the outcome would be if such a devastating loss were to occur suddenly.
But Lin Yi still did it, because he still held his biggest "trump card".
"Choose: either close this world off and back down, or open a portal to another parallel world, let me throw the 'Terminator' in, and immediately wage a war to the death—"
Unlike intuitive forces, the beauty of a so-called "conspiracy" lies in its enormous twists and turns. If the main god's side fails in this mutually calculated scheme, the price will be the destruction of the entire main god space, including Lin Yi. If the suppressive force fails, the best outcome can only be, as Lin Yi is saying now, abandoning this world to preserve other parallel worlds.
Of course, it can also choose to tear off all pretense and start a war. Then the first thing it would have to bear is the bombing of the "magical nuclear bomb" that was originally intended to deal with the God Space and was enhanced by the magic rules. With the resolution already completed and the God having complete detonation technology, even destroying half a planet would not be a problem under the secondary fission.
In other words, if one wants to reclaim this parallel world's suppressive force, one must pay the price of at least two parallel worlds, and even then, there's no guarantee of success.
Lin Yi was certain that this "opponent," who had been thinking and judging in a manner similar to that of a human, would make the same correct choice, so after waiting for nearly ten seconds, he received the expected "answer."
[Signal detected from codename: Eve. Connect now?]
"no need."
Looking up at the "locusts" pouring into this world full of "treasures" from the folded space, his smile widened: "Now all I need to do is enjoy the fruits of my labor."
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—Fate/stay night.
This word is perhaps the most fitting way to describe the significance of what happened that night for the world.
The “demons” that descended from the sky—and they were indeed demons. Some of them had enormous bodies like giants, some were like wild beasts that drank blood, and some were like the most brutal terrorists, raising firearms that should have been used against heavy armor against vulnerable human bodies.
The "demons" were wantonly searching and destroying this land that belonged to humans. Even though they were not targeting ordinary people with their blades and claws, the destruction caused in the battles with humans who also possessed incredible abilities still resulted in a large number of deaths and injuries.
Human regimes have attempted to retaliate, but a sudden reversal of stance by the highest-ranking officers, instead of confronting the "demons," led to restrictions on civilian activities. In this climate of fear, only the "Crimson Cube" remained perpetually suspended in the sky, symbolizing a new kind of domination that replaced everything else...
Magical Mysteries: Chapter 198 Magical Monopoly
While both worlds aim at "plunder," they employ different methods depending on the situation and the target. The relatively violent approach is similar to that of World Two or the Kabane world, where they simply drop a vial of T-virus and ignore the collapse of human social order, patiently waiting for the harvest to succeed.
A more moderate approach is the model of the mechanical world, which does not require the complete collapse of the existing order system. Instead, it guides them in the direction it needs through "transformation" or "guidance," even if the path in that direction is not long. As long as it meets the current requirements of the "Main God Space," isn't that enough?
As for this "world," which he had spent the most effort to finally acquire since obtaining the main god, even if it was just one of the "parallel worlds" within the complete world, it was still valuable enough for Lin Yi to take it seriously.
While having the 100,000 reincarnators in the A01 fold space search and eliminate as many magicians as possible using a net-like method, Lin Yi also specifically ordered the Main God Space to issue a mission to replace high-ranking officers with several reincarnators infected with the Blacklight Virus in order to avoid causing uncontrollable disturbances and chaos among ordinary people. This was perfect given the Blacklight Virus's ability to absorb and assimilate.
After resolving the potential internal turmoil, Lin Yi immediately set about throwing the two unconscious mages back into World Four: killing them was impossible unless he wanted to start a war with the Time and Space Administration at this time. They had already played all the necessary roles in this "chess game," including verifying the "parallel space" setting in World Ten and diverting the attention of the suppressor. Since that was the case, Lin Yi had no reason to keep them. As for bringing them over to act as reincarnators...
Perhaps one day in the future, when the God Realm becomes powerful enough to easily crush the Time and Space Administration, Lin Yi will choose to do so. But for now, with the other God Fragment still unsettled, he'd rather not. In fact, to avoid arousing the vigilance of those mages, Lin Yi, after much deliberation, did not allow the God Realm to erase their memories—after all, they hadn't seen much, and most of it was information about World Ten. The amount that could actually be leaked and pose a threat to the God Realm was negligible.
In comparison, dealing with the individual "Takeya Yuki" is much simpler; just give her a "mission completed" rating and send her back to the Main God Space.
The third problem that needs to be solved is this creation of mine that I "lost and found"...
The timeframe when Eve was truly identified as being corrupted and manipulated by the restraining force was when she first launched an attack without being ordered. Under the constraint of "intelligent conservation," abandoning the emotional restraint module was a choice made out of necessity. It is inevitable that the emotional restraint imposed on her creation will disappear one day in the future, but according to calculations, this process will take at least several years to complete. How could it possibly collapse in less than half a day after entering another world for no reason?
After noticing Eve's unusual behavior, Lin Yi chose to observe rather than have her leave.
In the short span of the Holy Grail War, the Supreme God clearly recorded all of Eve's data fluctuations and emotional changes, until finally, under Lin Yi's command, he exhausted all the energy from Our Lady of the Rose and fell into a deep sleep, severing all contact.
Strictly speaking, this should be considered a form of protection. If Eve continued to act autonomously under those circumstances, Lin Yi couldn't be sure when she would completely slip out of his control. Judging from some of her emotional fluctuations during the Holy Grail War, she even once had the idea of pulling herself into that world at all costs, and her desire for the Holy Grail was entirely due to some kind of impulse.
Although it was controlled by the suppressor, this possibility still could not be ignored. In the end, Lin Yi could only choose to consume all of Eve's energy at once and put her into a deep sleep. Even if doing so would indirectly make her controlled by the suppressor, at least the suppressor's actions were predictable, unlike an "intelligence" that had fallen into a state of madness, whose next move was completely unpredictable.
After finally confronting the Restraint Force, which had severed all its tentacles from this parallel space, the Restraint Force naturally abandoned Eve as well. However, Lin Yi was somewhat troubled by this creation that had "returned" once again.
The experience of the Holy Grail War proved that the danger of this "intelligence" seems to be beyond imagination. When the emotional restriction module is in effect, she can unconditionally obey orders, but when it is deactivated, she will be quickly manipulated by various emotions and make quite "irrational" judgments. This time, she managed to complete the plan by taking advantage of this "irrationality", but what about in the future?
Hesitating and pondering, his right hand, shimmering with deep red particle light, slowly reached towards the girl's forehead—
"Father?"
Amber eyes were fixed on him, and besides the familiar obedience, Lin Yi was certain there was something else in them that he couldn't quite place. Unexpectedly—
"...Don't you dislike it?"
He paused briefly, then lowered his right hand again: "Until Our Lady of the Rose is fully restored, the use of code with permissions above level two is prohibited. Find those escaped magicians; those willing to accept the God's contract can stay, and those unwilling must be killed."
"Yes, Father."
As if she had never seen the arm gleaming with a dangerous light, the girl continued to accept and carry out orders as always...
However, some things have indeed been changed.
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If we consider the "total amount of activity" in this world as a cake, then every magician who possesses the concept of magic is qualified to distribute the cake. The more qualified people there are, the less activity each person receives. Therefore, it is understandable that magicians go to great lengths to prevent ordinary people from knowing about its existence.
So, let's think about it another way. When fewer and fewer people in this world know that magic exists, the pie that everyone gets will naturally become bigger. Even if the number of people who are qualified to share the pie is "reduced" to only one person, does that mean that person is the "conceptual embodiment of magic" in this entire parallel space?
In this situation, even without truly mastering a certain "magic," the qualitative change achieved through quantitative change alone could reach the power of "magic," right?
Based on this idea, the Magic Monopoly Plan was officially born.
The Mysteries of Magic: Chapter 199 The Mysteries of Magic (Part 1)
Judging solely from the time and history of being a family of mages, the Tohsaka family's foundation is far from being strong. However, the great achievements gained from the "Fuyuki City Holy Grail War" have brought the family immense glory and opportunities. Under these circumstances, it can be said that "obtaining the Holy Grail" has become the greatest wish of every head of the Tohsaka family.
In this Fourth Holy Grail War, he even summoned the powerful Heroic Spirit "Gilgamesh". Tokiomi Tohsaka was probably the magus in the Tohsaka family who was closest to the Holy Grail, but he still lost the war. It has to be said that this is a huge irony.
Whether fortunately or unfortunately, Tokiomi Tohsaka, having lost the Holy Grail War, didn't suffer the same fate as the head of the Matou family, one of the three founding families, and was blown to smithereens. Instead, upon realizing his defeat, he immediately evacuated Fuyuki City, now a dangerous place, despite immense grief and despair. The intense magical energy fluctuations that could be felt even from a distance proved the wisdom of his actions. However, some things cannot be resolved simply by distancing oneself, such as—
"Heroic Spirit? Dead Apostle? Magician? Or is it really like what those commoners say—a demon?!"
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Even though he had no confidence in defeating the creature in front of him, which had a human body but six tail-like organs, Tokiomi Tohsaka still had no intention of retreating: right behind him, his wife and daughter needed his protection.
"Ignorant natives, how could you backward beings possibly comprehend the power of ghouls? Just obediently let me devour you. I'll start from your heart, so you won't feel too much pain, hehehe—"
"..."
Tokiomi Tohsaka did not doubt the truthfulness of the “evil shrimp” (Part 3) Qiu Jiulin 〒【Finally ++ Five,;⑧ Demon”’s statement. The few mutilated corpses placed in front of the mansion’s gate had already proven many things, including that these beings who called themselves “ghouls” would indeed devour humans. But it was precisely because of this that he could not back down.
(At least let Rin escape...)
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