Chapter 881
Chapter 313: The Programmer’s – Strength!
After a pause, Min Chen continued,
“As for why I ended up in Sacheno City, it was actually just a coincidence. Because of some prejudices, that kid Nickles insisted on getting the Master’s approval before he would be willing to practice the sword techniques I taught him.”
“So, I took him to visit the Wind Sword Saint residing in the Ost Empire. Although the Sword Saint wasn’t there, we managed to get permission from his top disciple who manages the dojo. Just as we were on our way back, we ran into that situation.”
“Oh really? I thought it was another weird task from that panel…”
The Priestess pondered for a moment, then couldn’t help but make a quip.
“Speaking of you lot really know how to leave your mark… Forget that little hunk, Min Chen, how many girls have you flirted with since you came here? That Min Wen from the Holy Academy, she’s one of yours too, right? I mean, if bamboo can do that, in a certain sense, you’re quite impressive.”
“Hey, give me a break, how many are there?”
“Well… cough cough cough!”
Noticing the not-so-friendly and scrutinizing gaze from the main lady beside him, Mr. Min Chen quickly faked a few coughs and jumped over this minefield of a topic, instead pointing towards the grand domed mechanical structure that loomed close by.
“Look! We’ve arrived!”
“Didn’t realize you were so henpecked…”
Seeing the main character eat dirt again, the Priestess shook her head with a smirk but wasn’t cruel enough to dwell on it. Following Min Chen’s direction, she turned her gaze forward.
That was the largest and most majestic building in the underground city. The guiding puppet was already lingering at the edge, clearly indicating that this was the so-called core of the [Divine Network], the mysterious location of the “Final Model.”
The guiding puppet quickly entered a long access code on the high-tech silver door, which then opened like an automatic sliding door, revealing a sight filled with the same modern vibes inside.
This place… could perhaps be described as a [Large War Command Center].
At least a thousand puppets were seated at command consoles equipped with projection screens, operating panels swiftly yet in an orderly fashion. Rows of command consoles lined up next to each other, with the sound of rapid keystrokes echoing throughout the vast space, resembling a grand concert. Witnessing such a spectacular sight for the first time was truly awe-inspiring.
“What is this?”
Hearing the black-haired girl’s question, the guiding puppet beside them answered without hesitation.
“Detected inquiry within permitted scope. Answer: [Divine Network] is a large-scale computing device constructed around the core of [Divine Network Final Model No. 0], supplemented by 3,279 individuals of the [Divine Network Series], forming the core of the [Underground City No. 00001]. It is responsible for interfacing with every member of the Divine Network Series to exchange data signals, coordinated by [Divine Network Final Model No. 0].”
“Oh…”
Although it sounded a bit complicated and abstract, Miss Vilyric, with memories from Blue Star, quickly grasped what the other was saying.
The Divine Network, as the name suggests, is a web made up of interconnected points.
Having encountered the underground facilities of the Holy Spirit Path before, seeing all of this now, the truth became easy to deduce.
Like the underground facilities of the Holy Spirit Path, this world certainly had more than one. The 3,279 individuals from the [Divine Network Series] mentioned by the guiding puppet perhaps represented the total number of “nodes”, akin to those puppets that once sat on mechanical thrones, connected to surrounding instruments via numerous data lines.
And here…
Each device in this hall might correspond to one of those puppets, scattered throughout the world, dwelling underground or hidden in places unreachable by ordinary folk, collectively forming the [Divine Network] as their own nodes.
The data and power from around the world were gathered through them, channeling into the [Underground City No. 00001] beneath this sanctuary, coordinated by that [Divine Network Final Model No. 0]…
The Priestess turned her head again, this time directing her gaze towards the blonde girl named Losa Cecelia, who only appeared youthful on the outside.
“This is the true principle of faith-based magic, right? You knew all of this… who else knows besides you?”
The one-time Judging Saintess, who had protected the family and sacred nation for over three hundred years, nodded respectfully and replied.
“Currently known individuals include the head of the Summerfield Family, the Saint of Bright Light Yuna Summerfield, as well as the head of the Lambert Family, Pope August Lambert.”
…Just as I thought.
This means the true secrets and inside information of the Holy Empire are still in the hands of the three divine offspring. They know that the current situation is problematic and has deviated from the original intent, yet they either do not wish to change or cannot change; they can only continue down this path, swept along by the current of history.
Losa Cecelia is clearly one of those cases, which is why Yuna reacted so emotionally and conflicted when she encountered the true “Divine Miracle”. She felt that the current Holy Empire and they no longer had the qualifications to be summoned…
If you see the current situation of the Holy Empire as the [Old Regime], then Pope August represents the conservative faction, Losa Cecelia is the neutral faction, while Yuna Summerfield… could be seen as the reformist or radical faction.
But now, her plan is probably nearing its end.
The Priestess scanned the hall but did not find the target she had hoped for.
“Where is Final Model No. 0?”
Before the guiding puppet could speak, Min Chen took the initiative to respond to the black-haired girl’s question.
“Follow me, I’ll take you to find her. This model of magical puppet does not have authorization to access the core of the Divine Network.”
Sure enough, when the eternally smiling guide heard this, she nodded as if triggered by some keywords.
“Detected that the target personnel has reached the designated location, guiding task completed. [Guide No. 00037] is about to return to the standby location. Thank you for your cooperation. Goodbye.”
Having said that, she turned and left the building without looking back, quickly disappearing at the end of the street.
The cloaked young man helplessly shrugged his shoulders.
“That’s how puppets are. When I first arrived, it was similar; I had to find my way around for a while. They only operate according to regulations. Come on, No. 0 is right below us.”
Led by the cloaked young man, the three left the guiding puppet and followed the main path of the [Large Command Center] ahead.
The incessant sounds of rapid typing around them never ceased. Although it was a bit noisy, what truly caught Vilyric’s attention was still what those puppets were actually operating.
But when she cast her gaze towards a particular puppet girl’s screen, she found it filled with dense numbers, symbols, and nonsensical strings of data scrolling down at lightning speed.
The job of this puppet girl was to maintain a tense expression while filtering through the information, occasionally removing portions of content or adding similarly meaningless characters before and after certain segments.
“Eh…”
Just after a few glances, Miss Vilyric decisively abandoned her intention to delve further.
Programmers really are impressive.