Temperature Control in Academy City

"Phibbery was discovered by everyone together. There's no reason to let Misaka-senpai bear the responsibility alone. We also have things we can do."

At this time, Saten-san also answered seriously.

"If Misaka-senpai or anyone else encounters any trouble, I'm always here to help."

Natsume's lips curved slightly. How could he ignore something that everyone was sad about and willing to work hard for?

If you don't use your abilities in a way that you think is appropriate, then they will become a burden from the beginning. In that case, their value will only be enough to get a high scholarship.

Speaking of scholarships, it seems that there is still a long time before the next scholarship is awarded. Now I have already set my eyes on a good home-use holographic projector.

Chapter 209: The Feasibility of Atomic Collapse

Walking along an unknown narrow alley, we entered the lobby of an abandoned apartment, which was the place that Fusuzu Toshin had borrowed before.

Not only the floor of the apartment building, but even the air was filled with a strong smell of dust. The environment was dirty and chaotic, with only a few fresh footprints on the ground standing out.

Natsume-san stepped on the thick dust, and the weak airflow blew away the tiny particles that were attracted to his body by static electricity, but his body remained spotless.

This is my second time here. I stumbled around last time and didn’t see the place clearly, but I remember it was much cleaner than it is now. At least there were people cleaning it from time to time.

Judging from the situation here, it seems that Butsuki-senpai hasn't been here for a while. Natsume-san lowered his head in thought.

The sunlight shone through the window, making the apartment a little brighter.

It's almost afternoon now, and Natsume has been busy since leaving the hospital.

Because of the urgent matter of Phoebe, Natsume took a day off from school, which was rare, and Misaka-senpai and the others did the same.

I re-investigated the park where we met Phoebe and the abandoned factory where the power armor was found, with Misaka-senpai and others, but the results were the same.

On the contrary, due to the pressure from the Security Headquarters, not only was the case originally belonging to the Seventh School District snatched away, but all the original evidence was also confiscated there.

Walking up the stairs and pushing open a half-open door, Natsume arrived at the workshop where Senior Butsuko used to work.

"All of Butsu-senpai's things are still there. It looks like she left in a hurry. Maybe she was kidnapped."

Picking up a dusty white coat from near a desk, Natsume Sonoko compared it with Senior Butsu's body shape and found that it was a perfect match. Her mind immediately started working.

Just as he picked up the white coat, a round object fell out of his pocket.

It turned out to be something like this.

Natsume Sonoko was suddenly stunned because what fell out of the pocket of the white coat was actually a used syringe.

There is a commonly used signal transmitter in Academy City that is made to be extremely small and can even be injected into the human body.

This transmitter is what is called a nano tracking device, and Natsume-san had used it once before when he left Academy City.

This kind of thing is not common, at least it cannot be bought in stores or supermarkets.

Moreover, this type of needle should be strictly managed, and only a few authorized personnel should have the authority to allocate and use it.

"As I recall, this type of tracking device should require a terminal to be set up first."

Natsume-san seemed to be somewhat dazed.

When I left Academy City, the terminal I set up was the electronic information database under the Academy City Council.

This is a conventional nano-tracking device. All the data and information in it will be fed back to the manufacturer's server and then transmitted to the terminal specified by the customer.

Then you just need to investigate and you will know where the terminal set by Fusuka Toshinori is, or you can just ask Hatsuharu for help.

When Natsume-san returned to the Discipline Committee 177, the married senior and Wannai-san were all there.

Calculating the time, it is still the club activity period. Have the seniors also taken leave after getting married?

According to the information currently available, everyone wanted to ask the married senior to identify the ANBU member they met in the research club.

"He won the championship at the academic conference two years ago, and he is also a regular winner every year."

Hatsuharu turned her chair to make some space so that everyone could see what was on the screen.

"Even within Academy City, he is an amazing rookie." Senior Gufa stood aside and said with some emotion.

Based on the identification by the senior schoolmate who had just gotten married, the researcher named Ari Fuchunshu was officially confirmed as a suspect.

"I've never heard of this person's name." Shirai said with a frown.

"I think so. Compared to the high-level esper, Fuchunshu seems insignificant."

As if she had sensed some movement behind her, Senior Gufa turned around and saw Natsume-san who had just joined the crowd.

"Found it. The tracking signal has appeared in this area before."

Everyone was sitting in groups of three or four around the computer desk, and Chuchun was tracking the corresponding position based on the product number printed on the syringe.

Chuchun's fingers quickly pressed on the keyboard, and on the computer screen were red dots representing locations. These red dots appeared on a map, and after being connected to each other, they formed a rough range of activities.

"There is no real-time feedback data, and the signal sent out previously is intermittent. I think it is blocked or interfered with."

"The last clear signal was fifteen hours ago and lasted for five minutes, but that was on a highway. If the signal appears again, I will notify everyone immediately."

Hatsuharu turned around and looked at the people who were gathering around her, and said with regret.

Natsume said that it was something he found at the place of senior student Toshinori Butsuka. If nothing unexpected happens, it records the location of that senior student.

"Can you investigate this location? Most of the red dots are concentrated around here."

Misaka-senpai pointed to the spot where the signal was interrupted and said with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Yes, but this is the data from three days ago."

Hatsuharu nodded and continued typing on the keyboard.

"There are more than a dozen unmanned factories in this area, and they are ordinary and nothing special. The only thing that is of concern is that one of the factories was transferred to a company called 'study corporation' at a high price half a year ago."

"As for this 'study' company, it focuses on pharmaceuticals and chemicals, and is currently a supplier of various spare parts for security guards."

Not long after, Hatsuharu pulled up some data files and said with some surprise.

"Hatsuharu, you see, one of the directors of this company is Fuchunshu." Shirai took his hand off his chin and pointed at the company's information.

.....

By the way, Natsume's luck has been getting better and better recently.

I was just about to intervene in Phoebe's affairs when I first received a call from Senior Sister Bushu, and now I found new clues in the apartment.

Luck may sound a bit mysterious, but it seems to be a real thing in the world of Magical Index. Because there is a senior who has always been unlucky, Kamijou, who can serve as a negative example.

I remember hearing Index say before that wearing her amulet can gather the good luck in the world, making things go smoothly and unimpeded, thus reducing a lot of trouble for herself.

However, Natsume still didn't believe that a small amulet could be so useful. Maybe he was just very lucky.

Is this the place?

The location of this unmanned factory is a bit remote, and Natsume finally found the target with great difficulty.

But it seems to be particularly lively here, and there seems to be a fight taking place inside the factory.

The familiar white murderous beam of light pierced through the wall, causing a large number of load-bearing walls of the factory to collapse.

The attack in front of her naturally came from Mai Ye Shenli, the legendary fourth, and her opponents were some familiar-looking driven armors.

I could easily sense the temperature of these white light beams and the extremely pure electron beams that made up them in my head.

It turns out that this is the reason why the fourth one is called atomic collapse. A bunch of information and data suddenly flashed through Natsume's mind.

But the beam of atomic collapse was only fleeting, and Natsume was not able to analyze much data.

Atomic collapse is actually the use of personal reality to forcibly split atoms and separate them from electrons.

These fragmented atoms will quickly react with electrons or anions in the air, but the change does occur.

Unlike Misaka-senpai's ability to mobilize free electrons directly from the air, this ability to extract electrons directly from the inside of atoms seems to have an unusual inspiration for Natsume-san.

As long as he uses a certain thermodynamic conversion formula to change the trajectory of electrons and make them separate from the main body, Natsume might be able to use atomic collapse.

Chapter 210 'Creator'

Is it really possible?

Perhaps it should be said that it is very feasible.

The essence of temperature is the intensity of movement between particles, and temperature is just a concept given by humans.

Natsume can use his ability to change the temperature on a macro scale, so it is possible for him to intervene between the particles and call upon the power contained in the molecules and even atoms.

This privilege of a person with super powers transcends existing technology, a power that turns fantasy into reality.

However, if Natsume really wants to use this ability at will, he needs more subtle means of observation, at least to allow him to observe the inside of atoms, and the accuracy of the ability must also be improved to an unimaginable level.

Well, this requirement is too high even for people with super powers.

If you want to observe this level of microscopic world with your naked eyes, you may have to take off your eyes and install some kind of instrument, such as a portable scanning tunneling electron microscope or other super-technological device.

Using only light is simply a fantasy. After all, the wavelength of visible light is at least several hundred nanometers, and it is impossible to observe the atomic scale.

Although it is unlikely that Natsume can directly observe the inside of an atom, there are some alternative methods.

When talking about people with special abilities, we have to mention the numerous formulas.

Ever since Natsume came into contact with the ability, formulas have become a part of his life.

Speaking of formulas, it is actually a useful tool.

Even without the formula, you can still use your abilities at will, but the efficiency is extremely low and has no practical value. This is common among lv0 novices who have just awakened their abilities and have not yet figured out the rules.

At this stage, Natsume is using the computing power of Zero to calculate the formula for the thermal conversion of copper and iron atoms.

In fact, this is a very inefficient method, but it is the best method for Natsume at this stage.

Setting a general direction, using a large amount of computing power to explore possibilities and eliminate all impossible results is a process of continuous trial and error, just like Bitcoin mining.

For Natsume-san, it proved to be effective.

Since it is impossible to observe the inside of an atom, the best way is to summarize the rules so that you can mobilize the internal power without observing it.

Of course, since it is impossible to directly or indirectly observe the inside of an atom, Natsume can only explore these forces one by one.

Natsume feels like he has no idea where to start for some atomic elements for which there is no ready-made information.

And once Natsume can use some technology or other means to achieve atomic vision, he can also achieve an accuracy that is much more amazing than a Swiss Army knife.

Then all we need are some unified formulas to manipulate the movement of any atom indiscriminately.

By bombarding the nucleus with small particles, changing the number of protons in the nucleus, or directly controlling the movement of protons, unimaginable energy can be released from the inside.

After all, everything in the world is in motion, and protons and neutrons are no exception.

At that time, Natsume-san could be said to be the undisputed master of nuclear energy.

The difference between the two is like the difference between using a tool and making a tool. Natsume will be satisfied as long as he can use it to the extent that he can use it. At that time, he can eat whatever barbecue he wants.

As for the level of manufacturing tools, according to Natsume's idea, it is almost the "creator" level. Being able to change the number of protons and neutrons at will is equivalent to creating new matter.

Having said so much, Natsume is still struggling with the two types of atoms, copper and iron.

Many of the rules therein have been discovered by the closed thermal research institute, and there are ready-made formulas that can be used and modified, but even so, Natsume still cannot easily control their power.

However, the atomic collapse in front of him gave Natsume new inspiration. Trying to manipulate electrons is undoubtedly much easier than perfecting thermal-mechanical conversion.

There are many ways to replace the electrons inside, not to mention personal reality, which is unique to Magical Index.

Regarding personal reality, Natsume feels that it is more like a scientific self-worship.

I also feel that it is equivalent to an independent single-core computer, which only runs the small world in my own understanding, but is contained in the larger material world.

Coming back to his senses, Natsume turned his attention back to the unmanned factory in front of him.

A clear heat map appeared in the head of a guy with a bun, and everyone's movements were being observed in great detail.

Sometimes, Natsume feels like she is in a God's perspective. This feeling is easy to be obsessed with, but Natsume is very restrained and generally does not invade other people's privacy at will.

The battle underground was getting more and more intense. There were probably dozens of activated drive armors attacking the fourth group of them.

The sounds of puppets exploding and air bursting came one after another, occasionally mixed with white rays of death. In short, it was as lively as a party.

Although it is not clear why the fourth person came here, there is obvious anger on his face, so is this a battle between Anbu?

Frowning, Natsume looked helplessly at the group of people including Mai Ye Shen Li who were fighting fiercely below.