Necromancer's Second-Original Chat Group

Wan Qi: "That's right."

210: "What evidence do you have?"

Wan Qi: "Because a similar entity is called a collective unconscious aggregate."

The unfamiliar term caused everyone else present to frown.

“You guys seem to be discussing something very interesting,” another person chimed in.

"6, you've come at the perfect time." 37 welcomed the newcomer.

210 nodded and said, "That's right, 37 is planning to use the two of us as stakes. Do you have any ideas?"

6 nodded expressionlessly: "I see. Well, my number isn't as big as yours. 210 is equivalent to 35 sixes."

[Figure: 6]

210 laughed and said, "Aren't you quite humorous too? Don't always have such a serious face."

6 didn't respond to that question, but instead looked at Wan Qi: "I'm very interested in the collective unconscious. What is that?" Wan Qi: "That's a long story."

6 nodded and said, "It's okay, I can make time to listen to it."

"Alright, let's get started now."

Using alchemy, Wanqi recreated the scene of his previous negotiations with Arcana on the beach, creating a round table with five seats.

After the five people were seated, Wan Qi said, "Let me make it clear beforehand that my knowledge system is based on a magic system called Olympiad Mathematics. You can think of it as a more complete system of mystical knowledge that can be stably passed down."

All four nodded in unison; now it was time to test their individual comprehension skills.

"Let's begin. First, let's talk about the concept of a collective unconscious entity. It means the world cognition formed by intelligent life forms. This is very important. It must be intelligent life forms because only intelligent life forms can understand and study the composition of this world and form a worldview that can be understood, continuously improved, and logically autonomous. When the number of intelligent life forms with the same objective world cognition reaches more than 10,000, the subconscious of all people will converge. This convergence will form a collective mind beyond individual thinking. This is the collective unconscious entity."

At this point, 210 asked, "Then can I understand that if intelligent life forms have different perspectives on the world, their collective subconscious will also be completely different?"

"Yes," Wan Qi replied affirmatively.

210: "In other words, different intelligent life forms will form different collective unconscious collections. That is to say, the collective unconscious collection of mystics is different from the collective unconscious collection of humans."

Wan Qi countered, "Do you perhaps believe that what humans see as an orange is actually a person in the eyes of a mystic?"

210: "That's of course impossible."

Wan Qi: "So, as long as it's not a fundamental difference in observation methods like me seeing the world with my five senses and you seeing the world with ultrasound, the collective unconscious will not split. The influence of individuals of the same kind but with different understandings has limited, or even no, impact on the overall construction of the collective unconscious. It chooses the most stable greatest common denominator, which is also the anchor point for its existence. Therefore, when it comes to individuals, you can even find that their values ​​may be drastically different, but that is only because that individual's understanding of the world is different. Just like antisocial personality disorder, no matter how difficult it is to understand, their means of contacting and understanding the world are not much different from ordinary people. This is determined by physiological structure. Moreover, there is the objective environment, which is the greatest common denominator that must be followed. This means that as long as the intelligent life in a natural environment is not an extreme case of two different life types, its collective unconscious can be shared. Just like the Soviet Union and Germany during World War II, they were fighting to the death, but both sides were still human. Even if you dehumanize them, they are still human in terms of physiological structure. Everyone still has a stable anchor point of the greatest common denominator to connect with."

"So what does this have to do with the Unlimited?" 37 asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

“If the base is 10,000 people, then there aren’t that many people on the island,” 210 added.

6. He remained silent, seemingly having thought of something, but he needed a professional to confirm it, as this was not his area of ​​expertise, and guesswork was no match for a marked answer.

Wan Qi reached out and drew a perfectly standard circle on the table. Don't be surprised; for magicians, drawing a circle freehand is the most basic skill. Being able to draw a circle in any environment and under any conditions, as well as combining circles based on circles, is an essential ability to master, because it represents a closed and stable magical cycle structure.

"Since a collective unconscious exists, it's only natural that, under certain conditions, a portion of this collective unconscious would surface into the material world accessible to ordinary people, becoming a tangible anchor point in the real world for the collective unconscious, existing in a special manifest state. With this anchor point, individuals in reality can directly ask it questions. After paying a certain price or passing certain tests, this collective unconscious will use the knowledge and computational abilities of all known intelligent life forms of the same type to provide answers. For the individual, isn't this closest to omniscience and omnipotence?"

Sofia, 210, 37, and 6 were all startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

210 immediately retorted, "No, this isn't about being limitless; it's just your theoretical knowledge!"

“Yes, this is just my theoretical knowledge.” Wan Qi nodded with a smile, showing no intention of refuting it.

But you could tell from the cold sweat dripping down his forehead that he was now completely shaken.

Sophia looked incredulous and frowned.

6's reaction was the calmest of all. Of course, he had indeed shown a shocked expression just now, but his speed of acceptance was surprising.

One reason is that the leader was quicker to accept things, and another reason is that he already knew that the "torrential rain" was not an overflow, but a disorder, chaos, and destruction, rather than a belief.

But for the sake of the people on the island, he needs to keep this secret, but not completely. He will not stop those who want to try to tear open the veil, but they must pass the test. At the very least, he cannot let others become sacrifices to the truth just because one person is curious about it.

The damage caused by the collapse of one's worldview is enormous, as evidenced by events that occurred on Christmas Day in 1991.

However, sometimes, it's not the peers who uncover the secret, but those from other industries.

The owner of knowledge from another world, a necromancer who wouldn't normally be here, revealed the true nature of the iceberg with a unique blind spot. Now, just look down and you'll see its true face.

Well, playing "Ode to Bacchus" at this time feels perfectly natural, all that's missing is a downpour.

"Everyone has their own beliefs and convictions, which is worthy of respect. However, when mistakes are discovered, maintaining one's beliefs through a revolution of another faith may be a better option."

Wan Qi was speaking to Sophia and 210. In the later plot, one of them parted ways with Sophia and the other was wiped out by her faith. But if possible, Wan Qi hoped that these people could survive, because they were all very valuable talents. Mathematicians are rare anywhere, and they could switch to the field of applied science.

Yes, Wanqi is very interested in the talent pool here and wants to poach people. So, while the situation is not so dangerous, giving them some hints from another angle might help avoid a complete tragedy.

Putting everything else aside, the method to become immune to torrential rain no longer needs to be sought from the Remodeling Hand.

"By the way, just a friendly reminder: take a look around underground sometime. Your island has probably been hollowed out by the Remodeling Hand's minions. They have plenty of raw materials here for making Remodeling Hand masks."

"What?!" X4

Section 94: The Mystery of Marcus's Disappearance

(There's a second update! (——▽一)一)

In the game's storyline, the Reconstruction Hand's mask contains "Asymmetric Nuclide R," which grants immunity to the Rainstorm. Combined with the Reconstruction Hand's spells, the two constitute the Reconstruction Hand's method of immunity to the Rainstorm.

Arcana has the technique and can share it, but this world is material after all, and you need some suitable carriers. So it is necessary to search the world for "asymmetric nuclide R". Unless Deep Blue comes up with a setting that "the Reconstruction Hand can mass-produce asymmetric nuclide R at will", but if that happens, the Foundation's combat power will become a complete joke. The story revolving around "Rainstorm" will become "the Reconstruction Hand chooses to play the dog when it has a huge advantage, and the Foundation is showing signs of weakness but fights back and forth due to the enemy's mercy".

Okay, that's enough about the script's reference value. Let's return to this world of matter and energy.

The reshaping of the hand must require a large amount of "asymmetric nuclide R". Regardless of how much of this element, which can only be extracted through mystical means, exists in nature, the more the "rainstorm" brings, the better. And those places immune to the "rainstorm" must have a lot of this stuff. Judging from the information we have so far, Apailang Island is obviously an easy target.

Compared to the foundation, this place is indeed an easy target.

But for the people who live here, the island is everything, and anyone who destroys it is their enemy.

As for whether these people could defeat Arcana, Wan Qi was skeptical. However, Arcana's actions showed that she was not here to fight, but to wait. But now, her reasons for waiting were certainly fewer, and she even had the added label of failure.

In this case, the minimum requirement is that the "asymmetric nuclide R" must be obtained in sufficient quantity.

6 and 210 left in a hurry, while 37 comforted Sophia. Just then, Wan Qi's communicator rang.

This communicator was specially given to Wanqi by Ms. Z. The two can have private conversations, regardless of distance or the current environment. You could call it quantum communication, but there is a limit to the number of uses. It will break down after a certain number of uses. So, for daily communication, they use the "all-purpose telephone". At least so far, the "torrential rain" has not sent everyone to see the dinosaurs or to witness the loud roar of the Siberian volcano.

Three-leaf insect!

Ms. Z's initiative to contact Wan Qi must mean something big has happened.

"Sister Zhang, what's wrong?"

"Wanqi, the situation is bad! The foundation's investigators have discovered that many technologies from World War I's armies no longer belong to this era!"

This is familiar to Wan Qi; the bomb that almost killed 37 in the game wasn't made with technology from 1913.

At that time, bombers were still fighters or reconnaissance planes, dropping grenades from above. The accuracy was somewhere between luck and a mere bang, with fluctuations comparable to the value of a coin. Mature bombs with complete stabilizing structures only appeared and were gradually improved after the outbreak of World War I, stimulated by the war and the development of dedicated bombers.

As a result, in the game's storyline, the appearance of Golden Island ignited the pre-World War I world situation, and the technologically advanced biplane fighters of the area dropped aerial bombs in the skies of 1913 that would not have appeared until at least 1915.

If it weren't for the interference of the "reconstruction hand," Wan Qi would have believed that the "Zizhi Tongjian" was a sequel to Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian."

"In other words, the Hand of Reshaping is about to successfully bring about another torrential downpour, right?"

"Is such that."

"Sister Zhang, it's not that I look down on the foundation, but if the foundation were even slightly useful, it wouldn't be completely useless. Its performance in actual combat is even worse than that of the puppet army."

Ms. Z could certainly say that "the foundation has also done a lot of work," but judging from the results, we are all adults, so let's not say such childish things as "even if there is no merit, there is still hard work." Effort without results is no effort at all. The adult world only looks at the results. Only when there is failure will the rationality of the process be questioned.

"Ahem, that analogy is a bit too much."

"Oh, that's the Hegemon of Western Chu, the Gaixia Limited Edition."

"In short, the early arrival of the rainstorm is a foregone conclusion, but no one knows how early it will be. The Foundation recently thwarted 19 assassination attempts led by the Reincarnation Hand, so the actual situation will only be more severe."

Wan Qi shook his head. The foundation was currently in a state of catching pests in a house infested with pests; they simply couldn't catch them all.

After all, destruction only requires a single bullet or a bundle of explosives, while protection requires immense strength, and you can't be sure if there are any "future people" or "past people" from the Reconstruction Hand around you.

“Sister Zhang, if you ask me, since the Reinventing Hand will be causing trouble every era anyway, you might as well stop pretending and just join in. As long as the earth doesn’t explode, everything will be fine.”

"We must take responsibility for the future of humanity."

"The premise is that we can get through that future; those who died in the past have no right to discuss the future."

"Perhaps one day in the future we will have to do that, but at least not now."

"Whatever you want, but there's something I'm curious about. Why is it that the Reforged Hand's plans are always ahead of yours? Did they predict the storm a long time ago and prepare in advance, or do they have the ability to inform the Reforged Hand members in various timelines to start making moves immediately after the storm?"

"The actual situation may be simpler: it's a combination of people from the current era and those who have weathered the storm, but the Foundation's secrecy mechanisms are more lenient towards Reincarnation."

Wan Qi nodded. That was indeed the case. For example, it would be incredibly exciting for someone who lived through World War I to know that there would be World War II twenty years later. And if such spoilers were used properly, they could be reshaped and instantly attract a large number of people to one's side. It's hard to say what the quality of these people would be, but they would definitely all be more or less hostile to the current human civilization.

Arcana's ability to incite others would make even Mustache admit defeat.

After ending the communication, Wan Qi left some undead creations on the island, such as the Bone Warrior drone. However, his Bone Warrior has been upgraded now, since he can now purchase drones from his hometown, where there is some kind of war between Russia and Ukraine. Wan Qi didn't go into details, but drones are developing rapidly, and various brands of drones are springing up like mushrooms after rain. If he only purchases drone parts, the cost can be even cheaper.

Wanqi purchased a batch and then processed them in the Necromancer Factory, thus creating the Necromancer Bone Flying Drone.

This time there are more of them, and the types are more diverse. They're sure to surprise the enemy at crucial moments!

Since Veltine still has a mission here, she and the Sichen Squad will stay temporarily. However, as a mother, Lady Uld stayed in the Red Sea World. As a result, the only target that needs special protection is Veltine. In order to ensure the safety of the Sichen Squad's operations, Wanqi arranged for Talulah and Xia Die to be on duty.

"Excuse me, both of you."

"Leave it to me!"

"Please rest assured, I will definitely protect Miss Virtine."

Talulah's current combat power is roughly equivalent to 01 Arcana, but Butterfly's strength surpasses that of Arcana.

However, Xia Die is clearly the kind of person who, although she can fight, will not actively provoke conflict, making her a suitable bodyguard.

Red and Little K remained in the Red Sea world, and Lady Uld had company, especially Little K, whose energy was always boundless. As long as someone was willing to play with her, she could play until she was completely exhausted.

As for Red, don't let her quiet and honest demeanor fool you; she actually has a playful side, otherwise she wouldn't have been fighting with Little K for the frisbee.

The point isn't playing, but that there are people vying for it; that's what makes it fun.

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Before leaving, Wanqi also prepared additional insurance for Virtue, so much so that she was armed to the bone. If Arcana still thought of taking a gamble under these circumstances, Wanqi would turn her BMW into a skateboard and break the skateboard in half.

After making these arrangements, Wan Qi teleported back to Vienna.

The city remains peaceful and serene, but the number of police officers on patrol has increased significantly. After all, the large pit in the slum serves as a constant reminder of the danger lurking there. A moment's carelessness could lead to a major disaster for the capital. As the nation's premier city, security measures, even if they are merely for show, must be implemented to the highest standard.

However, for Wan Qi, turning them into blind people was not a difficult thing.

He never expected that the moment he landed, he would see Ms. Hoffman on the street, looking anxious and holding a picture of Marcus, asking around. Her anxiety was just like that of American stock market investors on Black Thursday, 1929.

"Ms. Hoffman, what are you doing?" Wan Qi shouted at the other party from a distance.

The moment Ms. Hoffman saw Wan Qi, she rushed over like a runaway dump truck, a sight that startled Wan Qi.

"Wan (breathless)...Your Excellency Wan Qi (breathless)...I (breathless)...I (breathless)...need (breathless)...your help!"

"What happened? Where's Marcus? Is she off today?"

"Marcus is missing!"

"ha? "

This plot isn't in the script, but reality is always more outrageous than the script; anything can happen.

"Please calm down. When did Marcus go missing?"

“Yesterday (gruntling)... She went out to make a phone call last night and never came back. This morning I went to the branch's temporary dormitory to look for her and found out about this.”

"What kind of situation usually involves someone suddenly disappearing without notice?"

Hoffman stated unequivocally, "Marcus could not possibly defect!"

"I believe that. If Marcus can defect, I'll believe the Bible was written by Arcana... wait, maybe she really did write it... oops, I'm getting off-topic. Is there any evidence? We can't each have a picture of Marcus and then ask everyone in Vienna, can't headquarters offer some help?"

Hoffman shook his head: "The Reincarnation Hand is carrying out a full-scale assassination campaign, and the Foundation doesn't have the manpower available at this time."

"Not even the branch office?" After asking the question, Wan Qi immediately rejected it: "Forget it, judging from the performance of that branch office manager, it's good enough if he doesn't cause trouble. So apart from Marcus's disappearance, there's nothing else that can be used as a reference for where she might go?"

“The orphanage where Marcus lives is far from here. She has no reason to go there, let alone the ability to go there independently. At most, she would make a phone call. Moreover, she disappeared so cleanly that there wasn’t even a trace around. This is abnormal in itself.”

"You know where she last went? Take me there."

"good! "

The two arrived at a phone booth near the Vienna branch of the foundation. It was the closest public phone booth to the branch. Hoffman had previously given Marcus the phone number of the orphanage she had taken in, so that she could have a rare opportunity to rewind and chat with her old acquaintances, which could be considered as making up for her regrets.