This is not an MMO game copy

Xia Yan nodded, pecked Irena's lips lightly, and then turned and walked out of the [Great Holy Grail].

Then, after taking back the [Great Holy Grail], he flew into the sky on his sword while fully summoning the magical weapon [Error of No Return] (Sound Corpse), and allowed this humanoid mecha to access the satellite signal to confirm his position.

Soon, Xia Yan received good news and bad news respectively - the good news was that he was indeed teleported to Norway;

The bad news was that he was obviously still some distance away from the place where the incident had occurred more than a month ago, which was the tourist village located on the edge of the Scandinavian mountains. Moreover, after more than a month of fermentation, a large number of supernatural enthusiasts who had nothing better to do had heard the news and rushed here from all over the world.

"trouble."

Xia Yan couldn't help but complain about this.

Although in the "Witcher" series of games, the Wild Hunt did not seem to show any very powerful strength or civilizational background. Not only did it fight back and forth with the medieval-style Skellige and Nilfgaard Empire armies and failed to quickly win, even the successor to the Wild Hunt King and leader of the Wild Hunt, Eredin, was killed on the spot by the sorceress Piledriver, but this does not mean that the Ain El elves are really incompetent.

Even though they seem unable to even beat the street thugs in 2077.

But their ancestors were indeed rich. Before the Eins of Woodard split up, they had already launched large-scale space colonization. The reason why they became space refugees and separated on the way, and eventually declined into a poor family that even the medieval army could not defeat, was because something happened to the Eins of Woodard's home planet, which was suddenly swallowed by white frost and frozen.

In other words, considering that on the planet where the plot of the Demon Hunter/Witcher series takes place, there are clearly the Mirror Master, the Lady of the Lake, the Elder Shadow, and other high-dimensional beings and divine individuals walking in the mortal world, it is impossible that Ian Woodard had never encountered similar beings during his space colonization and subsequent escape, but still could not resist the doomsday pursuit of the white frost.

Then, the Ain El elves, who split from Ain Woodod but still retained more martial virtues and magical techniques, should definitely not be underestimated.

The problem is coming.

What the hell is this thing that can destroy an elven civilization that has developed to the point of colonizing the universe, and force the fleeing refugees to regress and split along the way? It is very likely that even the background setting has not mentioned it. Logically, other high-dimensional beings and divine individuals such as the Mirror Master, the Lady of the Lake, and the Shadow Elder must have appeared on the planets that the Ain Woodard refugees fled, and they could not stop the white frost...

Therefore, without knowing whether the Wild Hunt would take the initiative to "dump shit" into the real world, and not knowing what racial background Ain El had, Xia Yan really did not want to see changes that he could not predict and control happen in places he could not take into account.

The butterfly effect he caused in the last 'copy' world caused a shocking event!

Thinking of this, Xia Yan no longer cared about saving his mana, and began to fly with all his strength on the sword towards the direction of the incident that [Wugui's Mistake] had locked onto through satellite navigation, and turned into a ray of rainbow light and rushed over.

But just as he had been flying for a while and was about to approach the Norwegian tourist village where the incident occurred, Xia Yan, who had not canceled his materialization just in case, suddenly sent a warning from the humanoid mecha flying beside him.

[Warning! Detection signals from an advanced civilization have been detected! Warning! Detection signals from an advanced civilization have been detected...]

what?

Xia Yan stopped his flying sword and looked at the five-meter-tall humanoid mecha beside him in astonishment. Without his control, it suddenly entered the first level combat alert state.

A moment later, through the connection between his mind and the magic weapon, he learned what had happened from the AI ​​of the humanoid mecha.

Just a moment ago, [Wugui's Error] detected an encrypted signal being transmitted externally. The amount of information and the degree of encryption contained in this signal directly triggered the underlying security protocol of the Thetis system, a supercomputer subroutine similar to the Moon Spirit Crystal Autonomous Algorithm in F/E. [Wugui's Error] actively determined it to be the highest threat level, enough to threaten its main program.

Although the Thetis system does not exist in this world at all, as a subroutine, [Error of No Return], it still issued a warning at the first time and entered the first level combat alert state. The warning it issued naturally passed through the link between the magic weapon and the user and into Xia Yan's consciousness along his mind.

Xia Yan frowned.

Then, two instructions were given to [No Return Error].

'Trace the signal to its nearest source.'

'Is it possible to determine where the signal will be sent and to whom it will be received?'

Soon, the AI ​​of this humanoid mecha gave a response.

[Command 1: The nearest signal source has been locked]

[Command 2: Unable to determine. This advanced civilization's detection signal has no precise transmission direction and is a wide-area group transmission. Currently, the only confirmed recipient is a signal source at another nearby coordinate.]

"Wide-area group transmission? Is the signal receiving object another signal source nearby?" Xia Yan seemed to have a vague idea. "Take me to the nearest signal source!"

Then, [No Return Error] activated the energy thrusters on the back of the mecha and dived down into the ice and snow below.

Soon, he brought Xia Yan to the forest, to an open space above a hill.

Then, a five-meter-tall humanoid mecha landed and stopped in front of a rock. It manipulated the data stream formed by the diffraction energy and projected a neon light onto a piece of silver frost on the surface of the rock.

"This is……"

After Xia Yan carefully and proactively summoned the protective divine light transformed from the [Sun Wheel Armor] to cover himself, he lowered his flying sword and came to the side of the humanoid mecha, frowning as he looked at the ice block that was no different from the surrounding ones.

"...Check the database of the Thetis system, the autonomous replication program, and explain what this is using terms I can understand now."

【receive】

[Verify the database entered by the main system...]

[Search the current civilized network and vocabulary...]

【Verification completed/search completed】

This object is suspected to be an unknown variant of an advanced von Neumann machine, capable of absorbing and transforming external energy to replicate and increase its value. It carries a high degree of danger of assimilating and reshaping the planet's ecosystem. However, it is disconnected from the central core and is currently in a semi-dormant, low-energy state.

"what?"

(PS: During the magic modification phase - then, I will mark at the end what I mentioned in Chapter 72: In paragraph 17, the Holy Grail spirit said that Irena, who casts the third spell, will continuously consume magic power in the outside world. If she cannot absorb the external ether, she will die immediately after her magic power is exhausted;

In the 20th paragraph, it is confirmed that there is no extraordinary soil in the real world, and then it is mentioned that the protagonist is an exception; in the 13th paragraph from the end, the protagonist asks the Holy Grail if it can generate servants by collecting enough information from other places. The Holy Grail answers that it can only generate shadow servants and phantoms, and I hinted that the protagonist will try to cultivate the Holy Grail into a low-profile copycat version of the Haotian Tower in the Divine Contract... By the way, I also mentioned in Chapter 72 that the Holy Grail will not adapt to the environment if it wishes to leave the Type-Moon.

Then in chapter 75, it first mentioned 'a certain idea of ​​his... and then combined it with the [Great Holy Grail] to shape the servant's spiritual foundation within the job framework', and only then did it mention finding the most popular Taoist temples and monasteries... I thought as long as I didn't jump to the Crimson King, I'd written it very clearly, it was all made clear by BabyBus orz)

The third copy: 79. Magic version L Star Gate incident/the whole story is a magical change. If you don’t like it, please don’t order it (5k+)

Von Neumann machines, also known as nanorobots, are a classic element that often appears in science fiction or science fiction-like works. The original idea came from the idea of ​​using microrobots to treat diseases first proposed by physicists in 1959, and it has become an emerging technology in robotics engineering in the 21st century.

But in various science fiction or quasi-science fiction literary and entertainment works, the iteration of nanorobots is much faster than in reality, and unsurprisingly, the focus has shifted from medical care to warfare.

Like a hell of a joke with Dr. Gatling.

I won’t go into more detail to avoid being criticized for being spammy.

In short, the most classic type of nanorobots that have been used in wars in various works is the one that can decompose and assimilate everything in the world, transform into the basic particles of matter, and reshape all material forms in the world, like a living Solaris Sea that can continuously expand outward and increase in value.

A relatively famous one is the Gray Gu Storm that was opened during the L Cluster incident in a 7+ game with the theme of "love and peace" and which spawned all kinds of war criminals, both major and minor.

But that 7+ game is still a science fiction game after all, even if it has psychic powers, subspace, stupid idealism, and flush toilets... it is still 100% science fiction (bold statement).

And within the Demon Hunter/Witcher series?

It is a sword and sorcery fantasy work that cannot be more classic.

How are the two connected?

Xia Yan looked at the silver frost on the rock surface, which looked no different from the snow elsewhere, illuminated by the neon light projected by the five-meter-tall humanoid mecha. Combined with the reply from [No Return's Error], which said, "It can absorb and transform external energy to replicate and increase its value, and has a high degree of danger of assimilating and reshaping the planet's ecosystem," and the fact that Ain El's Wild Hunt was suspected of appearing nearby.

Almost immediately, I thought of the doomsday crisis of white frost.

Ice that cannot be melted.

The disaster of the frozen planet.

Logically speaking, a doomsday disaster in a sword and magic fantasy world, even if it does have a source, should at least be like the boss of a demolition office who is doing planet renovation work.

In other words, the style of painting must be consistent with the world view.

But now~!

Xia Yan felt a little confused.

Isn't this style a bit too different?

How did it suddenly shift from sword and magic to love and peace?

Wait until you confirm again and again that [The Fallacy of No Return] is not nonsense.

In order to make sure he was not hallucinating, Xia Yan even turned on the protective divine light of the [Sun Wheel Armor] and personally stepped forward to carefully touch the silver frost on the surface of the rock.

When he could feel a bone-chilling coldness through the treasure of the sun god from the Type-Moon world, and even the circulation of Tai Chi energy could not dispel the chill, Xia Yan had to grit his teeth and admit that there was something wrong with this painting style.

"Hmm, if I think about it carefully, if I put aside my one-sided understanding of the sword and magic worldview, it seems that White Frost and Gray Gu do have quite a few similarities..."

"Well, I still can't convince myself to accept this sudden change in style..."

Xia Yan rubbed his forehead.

Suddenly I felt a little overwhelmed.

After all, if it really was a disaster in the sword and magic style, he would have a technical expert in the professional field by his side.

You know, combining the fairy-tale-like magic knowledge in the world view of "Witch's Journey" with the magic knowledge of the Flower Magician of Fairy Paradise who can serve as a candidate for the Grand Caster from the Type-Moon world, Irena's personal combat power not only surpasses the Gray Witch in the original work, and joins the ranks of first-class Heroic Spirits, but her professional level has also increased dramatically.

Although the Ain El elves were chased by the white frost and had to flee or die, even those as destitute as this group of abstract pointed ears could still use or rely on the white frost to a certain extent. There was no reason why Irene could not counter or seal a small number of small-scale white frost.

But the prerequisite is that it has to be something with the same style. It is not a problem to ask Irena to decipher and analyze magic formulas, but it is unreasonable to ask her to decipher and analyze the grand unified theory.

"Can you hack and control White Frost?"

Xia Yan made such a request to [Wugui's Error] with hope.

However, he immediately received a disappointing reply, because the humanoid mecha [No Return Error] suggested that he report the white frost to the main program of the Thetis system, and then use the computing power of the main program to reverse decipher and analyze the data space, and it would definitely be possible to hack and control it.

"Forget it. Can you confirm that White Frost is in a semi-dormant, low-energy state?"

[This unknown variant of the advanced von Neumann machine is currently in a semi-dormant, low-energy state. The feasibility probability is 98.467%]

"Is it possible to activate it?"

[The probability of activation before its size exceeds a certain amount is 0.0%...]

"Stop, I don't want to hear how many digits there are after the decimal point."

Xia Yan interrupted the humanoid mecha's AI response.

"Calculate how much total frost will need to be accumulated before it begins to assimilate and reshape the planet's ecosystem?"

Soon, [No Return Error] provided a hypothetical calculation model -

——According to calculations, the so-called white frost is almost harmless in its smaller stages and will only continuously absorb energy from the outside world to maintain its current total existence.

This is the origin of the characteristic of hoarfrost that it cannot be melted.

The chill it emits is a side effect of extracting energy from the outside world, and the most common form of energy is heat. It is not truly unmeltable ice, so burning it with a flame whose temperature does not exceed a certain limit, or exposing it to the scorching sun will only be counterproductive in replenishing its energy.

However, it will not actively increase its value after replenishing its energy, but will only maintain its current total amount unchanged to a minimum extent. Unless its scale reaches an area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers, it will gradually become "active".

But as long as there is no further "stimulation" from the outside world, the frequency of this activity is also very low. As for evolving into a doomsday crisis that will devour the surface of the planet within a few decades... unless some dog donkey uses amazing wisdom to come up with a destiny-changing event.

"Wait, so it's automatically increasing in value and expanding at a low activity frequency, and its scale can't drag the entire planet into an apocalypse far beyond the ice age in the short term?"

Xia Yan seemed to realize something.

"Disconnected from the central core...wide-area group signals will only be received by another nearby signal source...Can I assume it lacks a 'brain', or even has lost the core that originally served as its 'brain'...But as long as its total size expands to a certain extent, for example, starting from around one million square kilometers, it may be possible for it to evolve thinking or...instinct reactions?"

[Calculating based on assumptions...]

【Calculation ends】

[The hypothesis is greater than 90% likely. Once the unknown variant of this advanced von Neumann machine reaches a sufficient scale, it will most likely simulate primitive thoughts or neural reflex signals internally, thereby gradually evolving into a silicon-based biome.]

"Fuck."

Xia Yan covered his face with his hands.

"You fucking Grooved Ion-El pointy-eared bastard!"

He seemed to have guessed what the Wild Hunt, who had unexpectedly arrived in this real world, would do.

You can also guess why White Frost actively pursues the Wild Hunt. Even after the elven civilization of Ayn Woodold was destroyed and split, and the talent of the Ancient Blood was lost, it still tirelessly followed this group of pointy-eared people who were squandering the legacy left by their ancestors.

"Are you the same idiots who accidentally opened the L-gate without enough units and fleets?"

Think of the talent of the ancient blood.

Xia Yan felt that his blind spot might have discovered Watson.

The following is purely his imagination.

Hypothesis: The Witcher/The Demon Hunter series is indeed a magical world, but the ceiling of this magical world is much higher than the background settings given by the original novels, games and other IPs. In the dark universe, there is also a "Desanu civilization" with magical technology, which is advanced enough to create a magical version of "Grey Goo" to build a cross-galaxy star gate network for itself, but for various reasons, it took the initiative to recall its own "Grey Goo" to the L Cluster and close the gate to die together.

But before that, the magic version of 'Grey Goo' had actually established a star gate network and even built a set of magic version of hyperspace channels, breaking through the barriers of the dark veil of the universe and connecting countless galaxies in another dimension.

However, the sudden demise of the 'Desanu Civilization' and the imprisonment of the 'Gray Goo' caused this magical version of the stargate network's hyperspace routes to gradually fall into disrepair, eventually becoming out of control or experiencing bugs. From time to time, the entrances and exits of different 'highways' (planets) would automatically open, allowing countless lucky or unlucky natives of certain planets to successfully begin space colonization before developing the technology to navigate the starry sea.

Then, among the many indigenous people who were able to colonize the universe in the Middle Ages or even before the Middle Ages, an outlier with extraordinary talents appeared.

Perhaps it was a miracle of genetic modification technology, or perhaps it was a prank caused by infinite improbable events. This alien possessed a talent called ancient blood, and was born with the ability to travel freely through time and space.

Therefore, by chance and necessity, they discovered the stargate network and came into contact with the hyperspace channel. Relying on their innate talent, they understood this magical version of the hyperspace channel more deeply than other lucky people. They even had a mentality of "I am the chosen race" and tried to dig out the secrets of all this and keep it in their hands forever.

When they reached the pinnacle of civilization and technological power, they inevitably discovered the closed gate to the L Cluster. Adhering to the belief that 'Ain Woodold Elf civilization is the first in the universe', 'the ancient heritage belongs to us', and 'this is the manifest destiny to rule the universe', they inevitably developed an arrogant mentality and opened the hyperspace channel gate leading to the L Cluster in the stargate network on their home planet.

As a result, the 'Gray Goo' flooded into the Stargate Network and onto the 'highway' of the hyperspace channel, and its first stop was rushing into Ain Woodard's home planet along the interconnected channels, as well as the cross-world portal platform established with the help of the Stargate Network's hyperspace channel, and the interconnected colonial worlds.

After that, everything fell into place.

Perhaps it was just another coincidence, or perhaps a few ancient Ain Woodard elves who still had some conscience paid a huge price. The central core array of the "Grey Goo" located behind the L-gate was destroyed, causing the storm that should have swept across the starry sea to eventually degenerate into a simple out-of-control drone. However, a large number of "Grey Goo" still entered the stargate network and wandered on the highway of the hyperspace channel.