It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 374: Filia's Tragic Defeat
Shirou Emiya was really annoyed and soon figured out something.

For example...

Open the personal settings page.

After all, in this lepton virtual world constructed by information space, everything is just a mapping and expression of data.

Just as it is hard to tell whether it is night or day in the sky and the clouds occasionally flicker with noise, the ground and buildings will occasionally reveal an illusory grid grating in the brief blink of an eye.

Therefore, the "people" active in this space are actually just programs.

After the magicians have measured the correct position of the "soul", they use computer techniques to project the consciousness into such virtual characters, which become like electronic avatars.

However, in essence, it is not much different from the characters created by players in a game.

At most, in order to establish a correct mapping relationship with the "soul", one's own essence needs to be clearly quantified, so one cannot freely and arbitrarily tweak the face like in a game.

but……

In addition to the virtual image itself, an additional layer of data shell is covered...

This can still be done.

Appearance effects such as skins and transmogrifications operate based on this principle and do not involve modifying the essence of the user's virtual image.

"What is this..."

Curled up in the corner, browsing the personal page that only he could see, Shirou Emiya's eyes couldn't help twitching.

He fumbled around to figure out the purpose of the trial costumes and skin transmogrifications, then turned them off one by one.

Especially on one's own ID, the special effects pattern is removed as quickly as possible and it is chosen to be hidden.

——It’s okay to call it “Pink Furry Bunny”, it might be an ID randomly generated by the program…

——But wandering around with such an ID, accompanied by shining special effects, attracts attention...

This scene is chilling just thinking about it.

He didn't even want to think about how conspicuous he had been along the way.

No wonder those people always stare at me, as if they think I am a fat sheep with lots of money.

Even though he didn't react before, now that he was gradually coming to terms with it, Shirou Emiya could basically imagine what was going on.

Even though he chose to hide his ID, he still felt a little restless and couldn't stay where he was now. He could only quietly move to another corner.

Only then can I feel relieved.

At the same time, he also had very complicated feelings. After all, instead of using such a pseudonym, he felt that he would rather use his real name.

"The confrontation has become more and more serious in the past few days, and the rift is obvious..."

"Heh, the association can actually still keep things under control now. After all, they are the only ones who have the actual interests. But in the long run, how long can this fragile balance be maintained?"

At this time, there was a slight voice coming from the side.

It was as if they were discussing their views on the conflict that had just occurred.

Shirou Emiya turned his head curiously, his eyes looking through the gaps in the crowd and catching a glimpse of another scene.

In a remote corner, two figures stood quietly, as if surrounded by thick black smoke, as if wandering on the edge of light and darkness.

The smoke not only obscured their figures, but also seemed to swallow up all light, making their existence blurry and mysterious.

Height, body shape, gender and even skin color, everything lost its definition in the smoke, leaving only blurred silhouettes.

If you are not careful enough -

I'm afraid that not only can I not see them clearly, I may not even be able to see them.

——This... should be the transformation of "For Someone's Glory"?
——Looking at the instructions, it seems that the effect is to hide the identity?

Emiya Shirou thought so subconsciously.

He had just seen it in his fashion column. There was a seven-day trial version, and he was quite impressed.

"Do you mean the tomb of Albion? Or the seventy-five classrooms?"

"I think they have both, but the weight they use as bargaining chips is different, and..."

One of them seemed to shake his head and didn't say anything else, as if he didn't want to mention something.

"Heh." Another person chuckled. "But come to think of it, this isn't the first time. The Wandering Sea and Atlas Courtyard were also like this..."

"Yes," the man sighed, "Of the three major organizations in the Magic Association, only the Clock Tower is left..."

"It is said that the three major organizations work together to run the Magic Association, but... these are just empty words." At this point, the man shook his head, his tone full of disappointment and criticism.

"The Atlas Institute has given up communicating with the outside world."

"The Wandering Sea was once the prototype of the Association, but now it is in a cold war with the Clock Tower, and the gap between them is deepening."

"Now, almost everyone subconsciously equates the Magic Association with the Clock Tower when they talk about it."

There was a hint of sarcasm and sadness in his words.

Because the Magic Association originally had three departments.

However, now, only one of the three departments remains, and there has been no negotiation between them for a long time.

The past interactions and collaborations between departments have disappeared like quicksand. Although it has not reached the point of open hostility and enmity, it has indeed torn the original association apart.

Shirou Emiya was listening nearby and felt a little confused.

He really didn't know that such a thing existed.

"I think it should be different. The situation this time is even worse..."

"If the Magic Association were to experience another split like this, the authority of the Clock Tower might be completely overturned..."

The two men continued to talk, and one of them thought for a moment and put forward a new idea.

"Just like the situation this time, it actually looks like a conspiracy no matter how you look at it."

"After all, even the integration of magic and computer technology should not be so rapid, let alone continuous breakthroughs..."

"This situation really makes me feel like it's a trap. It's like someone has already made preparations and is waiting for everyone to step in..."

"Remember what happened two months ago? The Bartmero, Tramberio, and Baruyereta families had already taken control of the Code Cast market at that time."

"Oh, you mean that..." the other person said calmly, "That's true, but a large number of "Code Casts" have emerged in the market like a tide, which caught people off guard."

"Yes, we originally intended to strictly control the number, but it ended up becoming an overrun disaster, spreading like an unstoppable wildfire."

"Otherwise, the situation would never have gotten so out of control, causing the Association to be completely passive and lose almost all of its advantages." "Not only——"

"And the existence of this space itself has already proved that there is an operator behind the scenes, but we have no way to confirm or track down its whereabouts..."

"The reason why the monarchs who manage the clock tower continue to spend money on those things is not simply for those superficial reasons..."

"They also want to find out where their funds will go."

"However--"

“Nothing came of it.”

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"Is there really no problem?"

Miss Toosaka's face was filled with worry and uneasiness.

If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries. She really doesn't have to worry about the financial crisis for the time being, but she started to worry whether this unexpected wealth would bring trouble.

Perhaps there is no crime of huge amounts of property of unknown origin...

But once people find out, the culprit who uses skin to charge for profit...

Ahem, now the Tousaka family has fallen on hard times, and the population is dwindling. There are only two cats in total, and I'm afraid that their small arms and legs can't handle the pressure...

"No problem at all--"

The summer solstice gives a positive answer.

"Money is fluid. No matter if he is a monarch or a noble, or a financial devil, once the money travels around the world, things are no longer that simple..."

Although there are still some restrictions these days.

But he also has plug-ins, such as a certain super artificial intelligence, which has now become a Skynet spanning the world.

It's just that she is very secretive and cautious, and will not take the initiative to expose her consciousness and existence unless she is ordered to do so in a necessary manner.

Although--

During this period, human society has made breakthroughs and upgrades in the next generation of technology, various VR and brain-computer interface concepts have been hyped, and well-known companies have been promoted to go public and integrate, and even some foreign exchange and securities markets have made big moves...

In fact, the figure of this super artificial intelligence is looming.

It is like an invisible trader, quietly driving the world's trends.

"Okay... I'll believe you then."

Gritting his teeth, Lin decided to go for it. After all, looking at the financial statements in his hand, he really couldn't make up his mind to give up like that.

Anyway, this is not stealing or robbing, the source is clear.

She has no moral issues to confront.

"By the way, if that's the case, then we don't have to worry about the subsequent banking business?" She changed her mind and seemed to get excited again.

"We still need it. Although we can secretly search for the large amount of materials and supplies we need all over the world by supporting agents..."

Xia Zhi coughed lightly: "But we can't always be like this, so we also need to have business that can be put on the table."

"By the way, the Einzbern family is now our ally. They are all artificial humans and can effectively alleviate the most urgent manpower problem of the Tohsaka family."

"Ehhhhh-"

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails widened her eyes in surprise.

"When did they form an alliance? How come I don't know about it?"

"It was mainly Oti who went to discuss it. Didn't you notice that she was not here these two days? She went to Germany..."

Xia Zhi is telling lies with open eyes.

In fact, it can’t be considered a negotiation, it’s just forced collection. For nanomachines, an automated puppet city is an excellent barracks.

By taking over the production line, they can produce soldiers continuously.

Using Einzbern's sophisticated technology, they can directly mass-produce artificial humans that are better than ordinary humans and can be used as manpower and dispatched to all parts of the world.

And because Skynet's direct base -

Therefore, when necessary, batches of Terminators can emerge from the Einzbern family's base.

Othinus also became interested, so he prepared to upgrade the doll.

"Yes, yes, it seems that I haven't seen Miss Oti these days..."

Lin curled his lips, "By the way, where is Filia?"

"Filia?"

Xia Zhi blinked his eyes, "Maybe he was not convinced after losing before, and wanted to compete again, so he went along too."

After all, they are two goddesses, so there will always be some friction.

Even though Oti was calm, Miss Ishtar was not of a steady temperament, especially in her current Filia form, which was closer to the original's arrogance and brutality.

So when facing another goddess who seemed to look down on everyone and was even more superior than herself—

As expected, she couldn't bear it any longer.

Unfortunately……

Maybe there is some kind of class restraint or something, archers are at a disadvantage against spearmen.

Just like in the mythological prototype, he was also nailed to death by the mistress of the underworld...

So when faced with another goddess who was also wielding a divine spear, he still ended up in a miserable defeat...

——Well, class restraint and the like are what Xia Zhi uses to comfort Filia.

The main reason is that the overall strength of the two sides is too different.

But they didn't realize this, and even preconceivedly believed that the person in front of them was "Odin", a god who belonged to the same planet and was under the same system as them...

Filia will probably experience a very painful losing streak next.

The record is all red, the kind that loses several pages in a row.

(End of this chapter)