Coming to the future...
This was a brand new term, a term that had never been heard anywhere else.
It was said that in Cecil, there were new terms emerging from various fields almost every day. They were used to describe the ever-changing magical technology and to describe the changing customs of the Cecil Order. The proud citizens of Cecil were proud to master and use these new terms. It had even become a label used by many people to flaunt their "dignity."
Yuri was quite puzzled when he heard people gossiping. But now, looking at the impressive facility in front of him and picturing the scene described by Gwen in his mind, he suddenly understood a little.
This was indeed a great creation worthy of anyone showing off with pride — even blind pride.
And what made the archbishops of the Eternal Rest feel a little ironic was that the technological foundation of this creation came from the Cult of Eternal Rest. For hundreds of years, they had this technology that could change the era in their hands, but they had never thought about it like Gwen Cecil. They carefully hid the technology and buried it deep in the ground with their "great plan." They regarded this technology as a "forbidden weapon" to challenge God, and a "forbidden weapon"... was naturally rare, secretive, precious, and should be kept away from "ordinary people."
Gwen looked at the silent archbishops and knew what they were thinking.
Their courage to challenge the gods was commendable, but the idea of individual heroism of saving the world alone limited their direction. Just like almost all the Transcendents of this era, they never thought about and never believed in collective power. Naturally, they did not understand what a national machine was, let alone what a war for the whole people was.
"We have spent centuries in circles, burying ourselves in the ground, so much so that our heads are suffocated," Magnum muttered (loud enough for everyone to hear). "Hundreds of years..."
"These hundreds of years have not been in vain," Gwen said, shaking his head. "You have laid the foundation of the technology. No one can deny this. The creation of a technology is the most difficult part. Fortunately, you have completed it. "
"I have a question," Venti, who had been silent all this time, suddenly broke the silence. "Your Majesty, according to your plan, are you going to cover the entire empire with similar computing centers, and then let ordinary people access the network through the devices called 'immersion pods'?"
Gwen nodded. "Of course."
"Will ordinary people be willing to do this? Contributing their own computing power... Although it may be redundant computing power, most people will have doubts. After all, this is to connect themselves with the mysterious and powerful 'magic.' Most people rarely have the opportunity to touch magic in their lives... "
"I'm glad to see that a priestess of the eternal sleep is now thinking from the perspective of ordinary people. But first, I want to correct you. In Cecil, it's not as difficult for ordinary people to touch magic as you think," Gwen interrupted Venti. "Secondly, after the initial doubts, the public will soon begin to welcome this thing. By then, we will have to take some measures to limit the use of the immersion pods by the public to prevent it from affecting the production order of the real economy."
As Gwen spoke, he waved his hand not far away. Yuri and the others were puzzled by Gwen's words. Just as they were about to ask, a pleasant and metallic voice suddenly 'floated' from nearby. "Coming, coming — Your Majesty! I've just calibrated the power ridge in the west area! "
As the voice trailed off, a huge silver-white metal ball with a wonderful smiley face on its surface had quickly floated in front of Gwen. The shiny surface reflected the stunned faces of the people. Magnum subconsciously exclaimed, "My ancestors... What is this?!"
Before Gwen could speak, Egg Nicholas had already turned its face (ball) and flew to Magnum. The silver-white metal ball emitted a curious metallic voice. "Ah, bearings and gears! What the hell is this thing? "
As he spoke, he quickly circled Magnum twice. The latter's flickering psychological projection instantly dimmed, as if it was about to disappear into thin air. Even Selina, who was not far away, was affected. Nicholas Egg exclaimed as he flew, "Weird, the interweaving of non-material, energy bodies, mixed with a subtle magnetic field that can interfere with the nerve signals of carbon-based organisms. It doesn't seem to have a fixed form, but through the interaction of energy, it constantly marks its own range and characteristics … It's a little like Carmel, but much more vague … Ah, the lever and the piston! This thing even has an emotional reaction!! "
Magnum's eyes almost popped out. As he tried to dodge the invisible anti-magic force field around Egg Nicholas, he shouted, "What the hell is this terrible ball saying?!"
"Nicholas, this is a guest." Gwen finally reacted and quickly stopped the strange behavior of the iron ball. After calling it back, he could not help but ask curiously, "What you see in your eyes is an energy body that doesn't have a fixed form?"
"Correction, this ball is not looking at it with 'eyes', but a kind of... Well, you can think of it as an eye. It's easy to understand," Egg Nicholas casually replied. "As for the energy body... Strictly speaking, I feel that it is some kind of intertwined 'field'. I know these two concepts are easy to confuse, but they are just not the same..."
Gwen quickly understood what had just happened and realized that he had overlooked some key points. Although Egg Nicholas was an intelligent creature that could communicate normally with humans and had emotions that humans could understand, he was, after all, an 'alien life form' with a very strange life form. In the face of certain things that humans were accustomed to, what he observed was likely to be completely different!
This time was the most obvious example. Magnum and Selena had become spiritual bodies living in the mental network. They could appear in front of ordinary people completely relying on 'psychological projection', which was to create the illusion of their 'existence' by disturbing the five senses of the observer. But Egg Nicholas... he did not have a nervous system, at least not a human nervous system.
He could still sense the existence of Magnum and Selena, but what he 'saw' was a large intertwined, turbulent but orderly 'field'...
This was a very important phenomenon. Perhaps it could be used in the field of research in the future, such as … further analysis of magic power?
Gwen shook his head slightly and temporarily put aside the research idea that suddenly popped up in his mind. He briefly introduced the eternal sleepers at the scene, then pointed to Nicholas and said to Yuri and the others, "This is the imperial master craftsman, Nicholas. You will often deal with this master craftsman in the future."
"If you are not familiar with me, please call me by my full name, St. Nicholas Egg." The silver-white metal ball floated in the air twice and said in a reserved and proud tone, "And in terms of qualifications, you should also have some respect for me. Master craftsman is a great position."
Magnum looked at the metal ball in front of him with lingering fear. He sighed in his heart that the land ruled by the extraterrestrial wanderers was indeed full of terrible and strange things, but he did not directly say what was in his mind.
After observing for two seconds, he decided to greet the other party properly. This might help to improve the relationship between the two sides, and reduce some unnecessary dangers in the future process of 'working together'. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Nicholas Egg … Err, or Ma 'am? Sorry, are you a male or female ball? "
Gawain immediately took a deep look at Magnan.
Yuri, on the other hand, once again failed to stop his old partner from speaking freely.
In fact, he did not want to stop so much, and so did the others — the archbishops had a subtle tacit understanding on this point.
After working together for so many years, they were very familiar with each other's temperament and character. Most of the time, they were actually happy to see Magnum take the initiative to speak. This loud and straightforward former war priest could always say what they wanted to say but couldn't. It was the same in any situation. In this way, the only one who would offend others would be Magnum himself, while the others would be able to enjoy the information that Magnum exchanged with his words.
Without a doubt, this was a good thing.
"You should call me 'Mr.'!" Nicholas Egghead's buzzing voice suddenly became louder. Magnum had once again offended someone, or perhaps offended the ball, and the others smoothly got the answer. "Damn it, don't you have eyes? This ball has such distinct sexual characteristics …"
This time, even Gwen fell into silence.
He felt that it would be too weird to continue this topic.
"Stop for a while. You have plenty of time to improve your relationship later," he said in a low voice, instantly quieting everyone present. "Let's get back to business. Nicholas, which room can we use now? "
"Which room can we use? The computing facilities on the second floor can be used, but the third floor still needs to be adjusted. "
Gwen nodded (things were finally back on track). "Take us to the second floor, prepare a set of immersion pods, and activate the second demonstration sample."
"Wait a moment."
Nicholas simply said, and then stepped aside a little. It directly activated a nearby device with an invisible magnetic field, and with a very soft buzzing sound, Yuri and others saw a half-moon shaped lift platform descending from near the mind hub.
Gwen took the lead and walked to the platform, and the others followed.
The pyramid facility was not completely completed, and there were many areas that were still being finalized, but there were also some rooms that had been handed over, and in order to test the equipment, they had been put into operation. Under the leadership of Nicholas Egg, the group entered the second floor of the facility, and passed through a not very long corridor, and finally, they came to a clean, tidy, and brightly lit room.
A column made of alloy stood in the middle of the spacious room, and more than a dozen silver-white immersion pods were neatly arranged around the column. There were runic chains and devices that looked like artificial nerve cords connecting the immersion pods to the column in the middle of the room, and on the column, Yuri and others once again felt a similar magic wave as the mind hub in the hall.
As Gwen said, every mind connection device in the facility was connected to the huge pillar in the center of the hall.
Gwen came to an open immersion pod, turned to look at the archbishops, and smiled. "Does anyone want to try Cecil's' mental network '?"
The archbishops looked at each other, and after a few of them exchanged glances, the first to stand out was Venti.
"Ladies first." The beautiful lady smiled and walked to the immersion pod. "And I have been interested in Cecil's' magic technology 'for a long time. How should I use it? Lie in it? Do I need to prepare any spells or incantations? "
"Just lie in it. This is for ordinary people. Naturally, there is no need for any spells or incantations," Gwen said casually. "The experience time is only ten minutes. You won't feel tired."
Venti nodded and lay in the immersion pod with the help of Amber. Then, under the gaze of the other archbishops, the immersion pod closed with a slight hissing sound. The runic chains connected to the device and the runes on the base of the immersion pod instantly lit up.
Magnum looked at the scene with his eyes wide open. While he was concerned about the development of things, he could not help but mutter, "At least in terms of comfort, this thing is much better than ours …"
"You don't have to think about this now." Yuri glanced at him. "Unless you can get back into your body."
Magnum crossed his arms in front of his chest. "What if! What if! "
Except for the two of them, almost everyone at the scene was silent. They just waited attentively for Venti to end the 'experience'. And they did not have to wait for too long.
Ten minutes later, the lid of the immersion pod opened gently.
Venti sat up in a daze after the internet was disconnected. Her compatriots immediately gathered around her. But facing the curious archbishops, her first reaction was to look at Gwen. "Can I still watch a little longer? The plot has just begun … "
Yuri could not help but be curious. "What did you see in there?"
"It's an immersion theater." Before Venti could speak, Gwen spoke first. "But because it's in the testing stage, it can only reproduce some relatively short scenes. Venti, what you have seen is all. But don't worry, it will be perfected soon. And in the future, there will be more things that are more attractive than the immersion theater."
Speaking of this, he smiled slightly. "Now, do you think ordinary people will be willing to lie in there and contribute their computing power?"
"Let me make sure first," Venti said. "This device and what it shows do not need the caster to maintain it? Unlike the City of Dreams, which needs to constantly absorb the mental power of the user, and there is no hidden danger of mental pollution? "
Gwen nodded. "Of course."
"Then I have no questions —" Venti said quickly. "If I were an ordinary person, I would be willing to pay!"
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