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Chapter 372: Strictly protecting my real name, just to prevent others from opening my box

Some times.

The progress of the times always comes so unexpectedly.

Whether it is for the secular society or for the magic world——

What follows is a brand new era, a dazzling new era.

………………

With the gimmick of "the materialization of souls in the computer world", Magic Theory: Pseudo-Spirit Finds the Best Detonation Point and Becomes Popular at the Fastest Speed.

Naturally, it has become the focus of the magic world during this period of time.

This trend is unstoppable and cannot be banned, eliminated or suppressed.

After all, ideas are one thing and reality is another. The past is the past, and the present is the present.

Especially when it comes to practical interests, even if modern science is regarded as a taboo, anyone who is not stubborn will make a wise choice.

No matter how they say it is unacceptable, their actions will still be faithful to reality and put their butts in the right places.

This trend has become more obvious as some talented magicians have taken the lead in mastering public computer tricks.

The emergence of a magic costume called "Code Cast" acted like a catalyst, pushing this trend to a climax.

Because it can assist users in performing computer spells directly.

No matter what one's qualifications or magic power are, as long as one has magic circuits, which are overhead nerves in the body, one will have the opportunity to upload consciousness and enter the second world!
A new era is just around the corner!
The first to take action were many ordinary magicians.

This is normal, because this group of people is just like this, or it should be said that almost all orthodox magicians are cold-blooded and ruthless people.

He devotes all his assets and abilities to the pursuit of the truth of magic, even at the cost of any means necessary.

Even in normal times, the trouble they cause is far from small, and the consequences are often the kind of disasters you see in horror movies.

From the walking dead to evil spirits and ghosts, anything can happen.

These magicians are basically considered evil people in the eyes of ordinary people. They only see the truth of magic, and neither morality nor law can restrain them.

Therefore, even morality and law cannot restrain...

How can we expect something like a consensus to have any particularly strong binding force on them?

No matter how much modern science is considered taboo, it cannot resist the phrase "the materialization of the soul in the computer world."

Not to mention whether they can really reach the magical realm, the mere possibility of that is enough to drive these sharks that smell the blood crazy.

What's more, reality is very cruel.

Even if we don’t talk about “magic” or “origin”, these concepts are so lofty that they seem illusory.

From the perspective of practical interests, this is actually completely justifiable.

It can be said that magic is almost entirely determined by family lineage and talent, as if it is an iron rule that determines fate.

Even in the Clock Tower, the highest school of magic, this is not immune to the practice, and it is even performed in a more blatant way.

The so-called teaching is nothing more than a feast of screening, which begins with the indifferent attitude of "Come on as long as you can keep up".

However, in most cases, lecturers do not even bother to maintain such a pretense.

Teaching is more like fishing. It is common practice for Clock Tower instructors to appropriately spread some information that can serve as bait, and then select some promising guys and recruit them as their assistants.

In this situation--

It is not difficult to imagine the shocking extent to which the monopoly of knowledge and mystery has reached.

It is difficult for most people to make a name for themselves, especially in a magical academic sanctuary like the Clock Tower. As for other rural areas, it is even more difficult...

To be fair, this is indeed hard to accept.

But faced with the cold reality, anyone with a normal IQ will definitely think about how to change the current situation that is unfavorable to them.

After all, facing those authorities who have controlled certain fields for thousands of years, there is no chance of winning in head-on competition no matter what.

The possibility of overtaking on a curve is really slim.

Therefore, the best way is to start a new track.

With the development of human society, the gradual popularization of computers and network technology, and the emergence of computer techniques... they quickly saw hope in it.

This is the new track!
This alone is very convincing.

And after the group of ordinary magicians, there is another group of "ordinary magicians" - there is actually not much difference.

The only difference is that the latter did not officially join the Clock Tower.

In the eyes of the Magic Association, non-mainstream magicians or self-taught magicians are outsiders who are not even considered "magicians".

Therefore, because of this, the freelance magicians are obviously lagging behind in terms of information channels.

Of course, their quick response and decisive judgment did not cause them to fall too far behind.

When this trend became popular and quickly swept across almost the entire Western European magic world, and attracted a large number of magicians to join in...

Nothing will be the same again.

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"VR stealth equipment? This isn't just some urban legend, is it?"

"Oh, I've heard this too. It's incredible..."

"How is that possible? Although Internet technology has developed rapidly in recent times, such a thing is still too far-fetched..."

The class was a bit noisy as usual.

Both boys and girls were discussing enthusiastically, and the topic was highly unified.

This is obviously an incredible thing, because in the past, the circles of boys and girls were generally clearly divided.

The things that both parties are passionate about and concerned about often have little overlap. However, at this time, they unexpectedly talked about the same topic, and both boys and girls showed great enthusiasm for it.

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but sigh.

He knew why this happened. Even he found it a little unbelievable the changes that had taken place in human society during this period of time.

How should I put it? It's probably like the beginning of another technological revolution, or the future predicted by Cyberpunk is about to become a reality.

First, many well-known multinational companies around the world announced their entry into the information network industry...

Then, related computer and network technologies made breakthroughs at an alarming speed...

Then, those news that sounded particularly sci-fi began to become popular...

To be honest, even things like increased Internet speed, increased bandwidth, and cloud technology seem very high-end, not to mention things like "VR equipment" and "brain-computer interfaces".

Remember, this was only 2004.

This can no longer be considered a promising prospect. It's simply a feeling of a science fiction setting smashing directly into the real world, which is indeed very shocking.

Emiya Shirou, as a half-baked magician, felt the same way.

And he also knew a little more...

The main thing is that although his adoptive father was not very willing to let him step into the world of magic, he still taught him some things, so during those five years, he would more or less reveal something else.

He just remembered that Kiritsugu seemed to have said...

Behind those world-class financial oligarchs, it seems that there is often a background of magic.

Some of them are not even controlled by famous mage families, but are simply the property of some famous Dead Apostles.

so……

Isn't all this commotion during this period a precursor to some conspiracy?
Shirou Emiya couldn't help but let his thoughts run wild, but after coming to his senses, he could only sigh as he watched the enthusiastic discussions of his classmates around him.

I always feel like I don't fit in with them...

After all, I am neither a real magician nor an ignorant ordinary person, so I can't help but feel like I'm caught in the middle...

——Very quickly.

——The school bell rang.

Emiya Shirou silently packed up his things and walked out of the classroom.

Not long after leaving school, I saw a familiar figure appear on the road ahead.

"...!!"

For a moment, Shirou Emiya was stunned, and then he instinctively felt his legs and neck go weak and he almost couldn't stand.

Because the figure in front of him really left him with a serious psychological trauma...

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been stabbed like that, and such a big thing wouldn't have been pulled out of my body.

During the period after the end of the Holy Grail War, Shirou Emiya woke up from nightmares every day.

I always dreamed that he tricked me into going to Ryudo Temple, and then asked that witch to come up with a knife and stab me in the gallbladder...

Or maybe I dreamed that I was suppressed and unable to resist, watching the other person pull out a big and thick thing from my body...

Just thinking about it makes me scared.

Until now, he felt as if his body had been hollowed out.

“…Is there anything?”

Emiya Shirou spoke with courage, looking around subconsciously.

Why did this troublesome guy appear again...

Isn't the Holy Grail War over?

Should I just turn around and run? As long as I get back to the area near the school where there are more people, I shouldn't be afraid...

"Young man, don't be so nervous. I'm here to give you something... You can also consider it as compensation, after all, I pulled the scabbard out of your body before."

Xia Zhi didn't care at all how disappointing he was in Shirou Emiya's eyes.

He just walked up to the other person as a matter of course, patted the latter's shoulder in an air of seniority and said, "You should have paid attention to the recent news, right?"

"Yes...some..."

"That's fine. I won't explain any more. This is a VR device, but it's only for magicians..."

Xia Zhi smiled and handed over a card, motioning for Shirou Emiya to take it.

"It's up to you how you use it. My advice to you is... keep your real name secret and don't reveal it."

"Eh……"

Shirou Emiya was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked at the gilded card in his hand.

His mind quickly began to brainstorm -

Since it is something used exclusively by magicians, it must be related to magic, mystery, etc...

Probably like those classic stories or legends?
Shirou Emiya felt that he understood, and asked tentatively: "Just like wizards or demons need to strictly protect their real names and not let others know?"

"Otherwise, your weaknesses will be completely known to others, and your life and death will be in their hands. You may even be controlled and become their slave?"

"..."

"..."

"No, Emiya, why do you have such a good imagination…?"

Xia Zhi looked a little strange and shook his head.

"Strictly protecting your real name is just a basic rule in the Internet age. Otherwise, you will be more likely to be hacked..."

(End of this chapter)