Temperature Control in Academy City

After interacting more with Shokuhou-senpai, she also realized that many things actually had no logic to them and were more of a mutual compromise and exchange.

Shokuhou-senpai exchanged Kihara Gensei with Academy City in exchange for some kind of protection that was beneficial to them.

She didn't know the details, but she heard that senior sister Kumokawa Qinya also helped. Until now, the original incident has been completely covered up, and only a few people know the inside story.

They continued to live in school as if nothing had happened.

"If I can master the power to control the aim field, maybe I can become more valuable."

The pupils of a girl with a bun on her head were shining under the gauze, and she suddenly thought of something.

Although she doesn't care about strength, just like the identity of a super power person, its value cannot be ignored at times.

Unlike some people with super powers who want to gain leverage over the Unified Council in order to bargain, the idea of ​​a certain bun-head is still so simple and naive.

...

The outskirts of the Academy City are a towering wall with drone hangars and automatic turrets, and a large number of special-model security robots equipped with infrared and other detection tools are on patrol at all times.

In the current era where ultra-long-range firepower is prevalent, the role of city walls has been infinitely reduced, and in most places they only exist as tourist attractions.

For the scientific base, the main function of this old city wall model is to restrict the flow of people inside and outside, forming a huge "prison" called Academy City.

However, since there is a term like "prison", then Miss Qianfeng, who ignored various warnings and heavy firepower coverage and came to Academy City to do something, is probably the so-called invader.

The outer wall of Academy City has been damaged, and the figure of the invader Feng Qian has long disappeared from the outer surveillance camera's view.

In addition to some strange-looking tentacle monsters, some unusually dressed magicians also followed the wind ahead and came to the Academy City.

Not far from this city, in order to support Qian Qianfeng and others who were entering the Academy City, a magic troop from the Roman Orthodox Church was also ready, ready to choose whether to go into all-out war with the Academy City at any time according to orders.

All in all, while Natsume is still busy saving his friends, this strange world seems to be heading towards a sad future.

It’s a pity that the commercial building that Natsume’s family just bought may soon face the risk of a sharp drop in value.

I hope the small toy company has a healthy enough cash flow to survive this huge challenge.

Chapter 492: Half Dimension and Miracle

The real universe that everyone in Academy City is familiar with seems to have always been limited to the three-dimensional level, that is, the three-dimensional world composed of the three coordinate axes of length, width and height.

Few people can prove whether fourth dimension and above really exist.

However, in some widely circulated information, only the eleventh dimension is a clear existence.

The proof of this point is the so-called space ability users, who can change their positions to some extent by communicating with the eleventh dimension. Next to Natsume Sonoko, there is a girl who can move through space.

However, dimensions and dimensionality are just theories on the scientific side. Even Natsume Sonoko may not agree with this view.

Especially after she gained the pseudo-omniscience ability which had huge limitations and was based on her own cognition.

She did not see parallel universes that could be bent and stretched at will like membranes, nor did she see a multiverse that aggregated parallel universes, nor did she see any infinite multiverse communities. It was just a single universe that was bare and extremely pathetic.

This monotonous form of the universe does not conform to any grand and bizarre worldview setting at all. Even the "nothingness" outside the universe seems small and closed.

In other words, Natsume cannot "see" the existence of the fourth dimension, and perhaps even some people who are so powerful that their energy can explode the universe cannot see it.

As for phases, a miraculous creation that parasitizes the real universe, Natsume cannot compare them with so-called dimensions. Instead, they are like an irrational single universe appendage full of "human" attributes, even if they do expand the "width" of the universe to some extent.

So, no matter whether this fourth dimension is time or some unit of measurement for parallel universes, as long as no one has truly discovered it, it is equivalent to non-existence for everyone.

Even someone like Natsume can only accept this obvious and overly simple form of the universe.

However, according to certain theories and existing knowledge based on entropy, the current universe is probably the most energy-efficient, or it is just in the starting stage.

That Mr. God of Creation, whose existence is unknown, seems to be just a mediocre designer with mediocre skills.

But here we probably have to mention the setting of dimensions again. It can be concluded that the theory of dimensions is not surprising, but the scientists in Academy City know that space movers are actually communicating with the eleventh dimension. So where does the theoretical basis or evidence for this definition of the eleventh dimension come from?

Putting aside the question of whether higher dimensions really exist, it is hard to imagine that people with special abilities can perceive high-dimensional information.

Simply put, even though the two-dimensional paper people can be interfered with and influenced in various ways by the three-dimensional people, they have no way of knowing this, and all of this is accomplished by Academy City in the form of people with special abilities.

This only proves one thing, that the personal reality of the person with special abilities can randomly generate a path to a higher-dimensional world.

Chapter 492: Prey

The Daidoji Group's toy empire has not yet been established, but it has to face the ruthless backstab of the genuine magical girl.

Whether it is the rise or fall of land prices or the foreseeable depreciation of the magical girl brand, it may gradually rise to a level that makes it difficult for the toy company to survive, seriously damaging the company's future market and prospects.

However, compared to a certain aggressive, vicious and religious girl, this little thing will only cause trouble to a girl with a bun.

A blood-red tongue spitted out a silver tongue ring, and a chain with a cross hung down.

The densely packed rings on his face also trembled slightly with the movements. Even if he didn't deliberately make a ferocious expression, his whole body looked distorted and twisted, which was a visual aggression.

The pure white light emitted by these rings, coupled with the destroyed buildings around them, seemed to create a strange sense of contrast.

Standing still, the girl maintained a calm and indifferent attitude, looking down at a member of the governing council who had already lost all his breath.

Each member of the Unified Council manages a part of the institutions and functions of Academy City, which is equivalent to part of the brains of Academy City. In the view of Feng Qian, killing these people is enough to disrupt the ruling class of Academy City.

Strange things flashed in her vision, as if she was looking for her next prey.

Imagine Breaker, Index of Forbidden Techniques, Unified Council, Kihara Clan... perhaps only a few names of people with super powers can be added to the end of the list of prey.

An ordinary girl like Natsume Sonoko, who has just been promoted, has little fame and not much information leaked, obviously would not be the target of the Wind Ahead, unless a multi-faceted spy or Academy City took the initiative to leak the information about the bun.

In fact, her prey also remained vigilant enough.

For example, the member of the Governing Council who was killed by him also lived in a bunker more than 100 meters underground, and he could not be killed until the defense facilities were completely destroyed.

However, the biggest problem she is facing now is not how to break through the opponent's defense, but how to find the trace of the prey.

Even with the cooperation of the Roman Orthodox intelligence network, she couldn't easily find the location of some people, especially the existence of Imagine Breaker, who was completely immune to all kinds of divination and prediction magic.

However, if you let the other party come to you on their own initiative, the result will be different.

"Run as fast as you can. If I find you, you'll die."

"It doesn't matter who you start with. The final result won't be changed. These people probably don't even know what they are facing."

A crazy smile appeared on Qian Qianzhifeng's face, and the murderous intent in his eyes could not be quelled.

This murderous intent is not directed at any individual, but is a heartfelt disgust towards science.

She hated following the cold laws of nature, if there was only magic in the world, a world where everyone could be saved would be complete, instead of only being able to save one person when faced with death.

She had such a bright and beautiful appearance, but she turned into this look that makes people feel disgusted and repulsed at first sight. The repressed emotions that the wind ahead carried have never been let go.

Chapter 493: Almost Burned

Because of differences in cognition and personality, as well as the huge differences in each person's circumstances, it is destined to be impossible to achieve a world of true mutual understanding.

So in this pessimistic reality, only power can resolve all the differences.

Whether it is the spark of fate formed by phase friction, or the demon gods overlooking the world from above, the difference between sentient beings and them is probably only the difference in power. They can even arrange the universe at will according to their own ideas.

However, for such an important power, a certain girl who only lives for the day is still unable to arouse any desire for it. She just keeps correcting her attitude according to reality and experience to adapt to her own urgent needs.

However, rather than pursuing some empty and boring power that only has practical meaning when compared with other people or objects, the girl named Natsume Sonoko probably cares more about the ability user itself, or exploring more possibilities on the path of the ability user.

It seemed like the previous discussion of using power as a bargaining chip made her feel depressed and uncomfortable.

All her summaries of personal reality and formulas, all her joy at the growth of computing power, can get rid of those layers of false shells and evolve into an exploration of the possibilities of people with abilities. She should at least position herself as a seeker.

Eh.

By the way, what is Tao? Is it just the path of people with special abilities?

How come this idea suddenly came to my mind?

Bundling many thoughts into a straight line, a strong desire for knowledge that seemed to have been weighing on his heart emerged in Natsume's head.

This seemed to be her true thought, but it also seemed to be incompatible with her lazy self. Natsume Sonoko, who was busy unraveling the truth about Feng Zhan Binghua, was stunned and speechless. Even the snack in her hand tasted ordinary.

She felt herself becoming more and more strange, and she was a little overwhelmed.

When she was concentrating on monitoring and studying Feng Zhan Bing Hua in the distance, she felt that she had vaguely overlooked the other person's "human" attributes, and instead immersed herself in the other person's gorgeous, wonderful, and all-encompassing force field composition.

This was a terrible thing for her to do because it was rude and it didn't fit in with her values.

Is it because the possibility that the other person is an absolute ability person is attracting her?

Or maybe she was just that kind of person, she was curious in her nature. Facing Misaka-senpai's crazy rampage, she was interested in collecting the precious data that she had leaked out, but she was dismissive of the power of the accessories.

Maybe she was actually no different from some scientific researchers, it was just that she didn't know how to move forward.

"What's wrong, Sonoko? Does it smell weird?"

As if she noticed the change in someone's expression, the little nun Index put her arm around a girl with a bun and asked with some concern. From the beginning, she had always regarded the girl around her as a person with limited mobility.

Although Natsume Sonoko is suspected to be able to monitor the whereabouts of a girl whose authenticity is uncertain several kilometers away, in Index's eyes, Sonoko is still a wounded person who needs care.

“Oh, no.”

"It's just that lately, there are so many thoughts in my head from time to time, and sometimes I really don't know what to do. But don't worry, Index, I can handle it."

Natsume Sonoko came back to her senses and said with a smile.

Standing quietly at the intersection, a girl with a bun relaxed her crescent-shaped brows. She knew that her thoughts had deviated again.

This deviation was like a random and chaotic thought generated in her head, but it did make her feel some different emotions.

Is it Miss Hitomi's memory that's causing trouble again?

At most, she was just curious about the extent of the absolute ability users had, and she longed to see the day when a truly flawless natural science theory was established, but seekers of truth were too strange.

This was probably another small trouble caused by absorbing part of the other party's memory, but to some extent it catered to Natsume Sonoko's own inner thoughts, and even made her unable to find the feeling of being affected for a while.

In her early memories, Miss Hitomi, who died long ago, seemed to have tried very hard to find evidence that the universe was not real, and was full of rebelliousness against the old times. This may be the origin of the so-called seeker's mentality.

However, Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt that this speculation was a little flimsy, because she could not come to a definite conclusion because she had not collected more information.

"When I think about it this way, Miss Tongzi and I are becoming more and more alike."

"On the surface, you are working hard to pursue power, but deep down, you care more about other things. This is what we call spiritual connection."

Natsume Sonoko remembered something and was in a daze with her mind wandering.

The more you snoop into each other's lives, the more favorable you will feel towards each other. However, you also have to guard against intrusion into the other person's memory, so you have to cut off ties with each other.

But even when she was thinking, her attention was still firmly fixed on Feng Zhan Binghua. She paid attention to the huge ocean of AIM force field that tightly wrapped around Feng Zhan like chains, tentacles, and invisible restraints, the so-called AIM force field phase and imaginary number area.

Although there is no certainty that we can find the formula and information released by the guy behind the scenes in the vast ocean of force field, as long as the information reaches Feng Zhan, we can get specific results from him in the first place.

Because Feng Zhan is the core, any changes will be reflected to the core immediately.

"It's starting. The optical changes are returning to normal."

"It should be the optical formula that controls the core of the AIM force field. The other party is controlling Feng Zhan's optical existence."

He took a deep breath again and focused his attention completely on observation. The thin body of 1.45 meters tall suddenly stopped and was completely left to the care of Index beside him.

For the first time, Natsume Sonoko felt that she could not waste computing power anywhere else.

Whether it was curiosity, a sense of responsibility towards her friends, or something else, it made her choose to go all out at the first opportunity.

With just a slight contact, her brain went into high gear, and a faint blush gradually appeared on her face, almost like smoke coming out of her head. Combined with her overly thin cheeks, she looked like a shriveled red apple.

She even had to connect to Lingzi's computing power within a few seconds. Her own brain processor was no longer able to handle the rapidly changing information and data on Feng Zhan.

Just as mentioned before, Natsume Sonoko had no idea where the other party would release information and formulas from in the aim force field ocean. After all, Feng Zhan had an entire phase behind him, so she could only compare and check all the information fed back to Feng Zhan.

This investigation almost burned out Natsume Sonoko's brain, even though she was prepared and had proactively eliminated a large number of aim force fields that were not related to optics.

The amount of data on Feng Zhan is equivalent to a smaller version of the entire phase field. The guy with the ball head who lacks information is taking things for granted.

Chapter 493: Half Path

"Which data is the most important? How much key information has been changed?"

"Although the various data and information on Feng Zhan have caused changes in the overall situation and the phase itself due to the new 'formula' input, the information that actually caused the impact is only a tiny part of it. Most of the data changes are just ripples and splashes caused by a stone hitting the water."

Natsume Sonoko stared blankly at the vast ocean of information, and then felt her scalp tingling.

Once she actively accepts the intelligence information contained in the AIM force field information ocean, then things will no longer be controlled by her as the organizer.

What was even more disappointing was that even though she could clearly observe that a large amount of information was being affected and modified, just finding these changes took up most of Natsume Sonoko's energy and computing power, leaving no spare time for analysis and reverse deduction.