Chapter 888 If that doesn’t work, let’s count prime numbers
Originally, Aiwass was quite socially dead.
But after Zhengsine couldn't help but say "What a taste", everyone turned their complicated eyes to the solemn and arrogant old wizard.
The old man looked incredibly arrogant, and besides Aiwass, Bud, and the others, he didn't even bother talking to anyone else. Naturally, people distanced themselves from the head mage of a certain mage tower. After all, no one would approach someone and ask for a scolding when they knew they looked down on them.
As a result, now...
Compared to this, even the fact that "Master Amber likes shiny things" seems so normal.
At that moment, Aiwass saw that the old wizard seemed to have turned red.
[So red, like a boiled shrimp...]
This thought popped up in Aiwas's mind, and he tried to control his attention and point it in other directions:
How did they get into the affected area? Are they trying to save me?
“Yes, yes!”
The kitten beside him said repeatedly, "Because Mr. Sine said there are a lot of traps here... We still need professionals to disarm the traps and troubleshoot. This is our responsibility, we can't hide behind..."
[Oh, but I still don’t want to come, but this old man is so fierce…]
The kitten's inner voice emerged.
Compared with embellished language, "what is in the heart" is always more straightforward.
After all, it was just a thought that emerged in my mind.
[2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19...]
But at this time, Sine did not react at all.
A series of cold counting sounds emerged in the space.
Sine counted prime numbers rapidly in his head, and in the blink of an eye he reached 149. The entire space was obscured by the sound of Sine's counting, and no one else's voice could be heard at all.
[This is also a solution]
Aiwass thought.
Because when people hear something, their minds will unconsciously think of related things. For example, before the kitten mentioned that thing, Aiwass actually didn't think about it at all.
At first, all he could think of were things like "this equipment is actually not very practical", "mainly because the stats are not good enough", and "Aleister can finally survive".
Let’s dismantle the machine first.
Under the influence of the voice of old man Sine, who had become a cold counting machine, Aiwass made up his mind to fight quickly and decisively.
He let Flame Butterfly, which had returned to its traveling state, land on his shoulder, and then followed Sine forward.
The old wizard, with a sour expression on his face, reached out and pressed the spot that resembled a palm print. Following a specific sequence, he injected twenty-eight units of four-colored mana into the area. Suddenly, a secret door appeared in the wall nearby.
"Is this... a password?"
Aiwass was a little surprised: "Where did you find this password?"
Sine counted the prime numbers in his mind and responded unconsciously, "I didn't find it. I figured it out while I was waiting for you to come back."
This technology is good.
Aiwass thought with some surprise.
He disappeared for less than five minutes - and in such a short time he cracked the password of the door lock.
【The old man with foot control still has something】
Aiwass's inner voice rang out, but was immediately drowned out by the noise of prime numbers. It was unknown whether anyone else heard it.
However, inside this door is not the location of the device that allows people to hear other people's thoughts... but a bunch of strange devices.
Just like in a computer room, there were twelve or thirteen rows of black metal cylindrical devices, neatly and densely packed. Each row contained twenty or thirty devices, nearly a meter in diameter. Only three or four had their metal casings open, revealing their contents—a spiral luminous device that looked like the T-Virus tubes from Resident Evil, only the spirals were more tightly packed.
They shone with brilliant white light, their outer shells resembled some kind of glass, while inside was a white, luminous liquid swirling at high speed.
[So high-tech]
Aiwass sighed: "Like some kind of power plant..."
"power plant?"
Kitty was very confused as to why Aiwass would use such a metaphor. She had seen power plants before, but they were completely different from this...
"This should be similar to an energy room."
Master Chongbo replied.
Zhengsine also said directly, "Because the room logic here is exactly the same as the Mage Tower. I've been to many Mage Towers, and the entrance to the energy room is always on the first floor, and in the middle - this is for easy maintenance."
Unconsciously, he stopped counting prime numbers and thought carefully:
[According to the route... this shouldn't be the case... it should be here...]
Sine seemed to have found something and suddenly walked forward.
He placed his hand on one of the glowing tubes, and as water-attributed mana poured in, the interior of the high-speed spiraling tube suddenly froze and stopped spinning. Nothing else unusual happened around it.
"Tear this down."
He patted the kitten's back and pointed to a pipe.
[Eh?]
"How, how do I remove it... Can I just take it off directly?"
"It won't be very strong, as you have to consider the possibility of the authorization device getting stuck and needing emergency repair. You can just break it off."
Sine said, "That's why I asked you to come along."
"Eh? Is that so... I thought you were going to help me clear the trap..."
The kitten came over with a miserable look on its face, and reached out to grab the metal shell with trembling hands.
“That’s indeed a consideration.”
Sine nodded. "The mind-reading device here is far too sinister, so the fewer people there are, the better. The boss is here to teleport the Pope back, and I'm here to open the door. Besides disarming traps, you can also use it for some manual labor—it's not too much trouble anyway."
[How cute! It looks like it's afraid of being electrocuted by the switchboard...]
This thought came to Aiwas's mind, and then he comforted her: "Don't worry, you won't die as long as I'm here."
"well!"
The kitten suddenly gained courage.
She grabbed the gap and pulled hard—
Once, twice, she was suddenly pulled down. She was almost shaken by herself, but because she had strong control over her body, she did not fall down. Instead, she easily stood firm.
Sine stepped forward and froze it again, stopping it. But it still wasn't what it was.
"Try here again."
Zheng Xian instructed the sole laborer to continue prying the iron door open with his fingernails. When he froze to the fourth device, everyone paused.
Because at this moment, the noisy voice that echoed in everyone's mind finally disappeared!
"That's great..."
The kitten heaved a sigh of relief, put on its hood, and crawled away.
Chongbo walked up and asked, "Where is the location?"
"Fourth floor."
Sine replied concisely, "Its range should be the four floors above and below. That means there's a device like this on every seventh floor..."
As he spoke, he touched the first three facilities that had been shut down before and injected mana into them to restore them to operation.
But at this time, the strange situation of sharing thoughts did not appear again!
The old wizard finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His expression was a little strained, but he tried his best to hold it together. "This is indeed outdated technology. People today would find it difficult to accept the experience of exposing all their privacy... This is inevitable due to the changes in civilization. With the popularization of writing and language, and the rise of the state and private ownership, maintaining a certain degree of social distance between people can maximize everyone's peace of mind..."
He seemed to be trying hard to save face.
"Correct."
Master Chongbo replied briefly.
Sine continued, his expression seemingly returning to normal. "But its inherent value cannot be ignored. Unifying language and eliminating barriers is of great significance to the evolution of civilization. The technology within it could potentially be used as a portable translator. If its ability to reveal inner thoughts were further enhanced, it could serve as a torture device... even true mind-reading is possible."
"I've also thought of another idea. If we can transform the inner voice from language and sound into visuals, perhaps we can monitor the dream world from the physical world. Being able to directly observe the contents of the Ascension Ceremony from the outside world would be of great significance for studying the rules of the Ascension Ceremony. Furthermore, while the Ascensionists themselves forget a lot of information, external observers don't—so we still have to take it away."
"Correct."
Master Chongbo continued to nod.
Suddenly, Sine's attention seemed to be drawn to something else: "Wait, this is..."
That was the jewel held in Cardinal Galatea's arms.
Because Cardinal Galatea did not speak or express his thoughts, but just followed quietly behind Aiwass, he was always easily overlooked.
But now, when Sine turned around, he happened to see the blue gem that Cardinal Galatea was holding in his arms.
His eyes suddenly widened.
I have a fever...
After getting up, I felt pain in my arms, shoulders, back and waist. I felt weak, cold and dizzy. My stomach hurt occasionally. I felt like I had a bowel movement but couldn't. I had no appetite at all. I ate a bun and drank a bowl of porridge. After a nap, I felt better. At least my brain could function normally.
I took my temperature, 37.5 (
Fortunately, my temperature has dropped now, so I should be able to start writing again. However, the second chapter may not be finished until before midnight...
I feel like it might be gastroenteritis from eating something bad, but I'm not sure. I haven't decided whether to take anti-inflammatory medicine yet. I'll just drink water first. If my temperature goes up again, I'll take antipyretics...
(End of this chapter)
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