There was still a long way to go in the harem, and Tang Hao couldn't find a perfect solution for the time being. So, he decided to put this matter aside for the time being. After all, everyone was still young. He was only twenty-one years old, and Asuna was only fifteen years old. What was the point of dating at this age? Studying was the way to go!
As for Yuji … Yuji was also very young, about the same age as Azusa.
If he really couldn't drag it on any longer, he might just have to make do with it. After all, it's not like he could just leave.
So soon, Tang Hao put this annoying thing aside and asked Kirito about something serious. "Is there any movement from the Bone King recently?"
Speaking of the Bone King, Kirito's expression suddenly became serious, but he couldn't tell for the time being what the Bone King was doing. After the two worlds fused, each side had its own advantages and disadvantages. The Bone King's advantage was that it was max level, a single force, carried the entire Great Tomb of Nasalic, and could observe the existence of Aincrad.
On Aincrad's side, except for Asuna, Kayaba Akihiko, and a few others, no one knew about the existence of such a terrifying force like the Bone King. Their average combat power was also very weak, but they also had advantages that the Bone King did not have, which was a strong room for growth, a barrier that limited levels, and … the existence of a GM.
There was a huge barrier outside Aincrad. This was not something set up by the game, but the product of the fusion of the two worlds. Obviously, it was the interference of the Will of the World. It may be to allow the two worlds to fuse more smoothly, or it may be to restrict the two forces from each other.
However, in Tang Hao's view, the latter was unlikely. After all, whether the human players defeated the Mutants, or the Mutants destroyed the humans, the Will of the World would not care about such trivial matters. Even if there was a mutual restriction between the two forces to achieve a relative balance, it would only be through the chatroom.
Therefore, in any case, the enchantment protecting Aincrad would not last for too long. At most, it would last for more than three months. When the Great Tomb fully invaded Aincrad, the enchantment would inevitably disappear.
During this period of time, it was impossible for Kirito and the others to learn about the Bone King's situation. After all, they were just ordinary players, and the information they could obtain was too little.
"Actually, Kayaba Akihiko may have discovered something about this. Because recently, as a guild consultant, he often sent guild teams to the border of Aincrad to investigate. He occasionally asked when you would come over, but because you have been staying in the FGO world for some time, I didn't mention it to you," Kirito said.
"So that's the case. No wonder there aren't many people in the Guild."
While chatting with Kirito, Tang Hao wandered around the guild. In the past two months, the guild "Raider God" had grown to a large scale, and there were more than a hundred elite teams. However, Tang Hao didn't see many players along the way. Even Klein, whom he was familiar with, was busy.
"Yes, it's not just that. In fact, apart from the Boss Raid and the investigation, we've also been preparing for something else."
"What is it?"
"Looking for someone."
"Who?"
"Kuri."
Kuri?
Tang Hao suddenly stopped.
Of course, Kuri wasn't Yui Aragaki. She was SAO's MHCP, the mental support program. She was a consulting AI that was responsible for managing players' mental health. She had human-like emotions and a strong learning ability. She could also use GM authority. Originally, she was supposed to be like this, but on the day of the game's open beta, she was forcibly blocked by the system, which led to her not appearing until now.
Of course, the reason was actually very simple. It was nothing more than Kayaba Akihiko's interference.
His goal was to create a death game, and the existence of an AI like Kuri would more or less affect his plan, so it was natural for him to block Kuri from appearing. And after Kirito and Asuna saw Sword Dominion, it was also reasonable for them to want to find Kuri … Although in the story of Sword Dominion, Kuri only appeared two years later, who knows if she was lost in some corner of the game?
"You didn't ask Mao Chang for help with this matter?" Tang Hao asked.
Kirito shook his head, "Asuna and I have already asked him, and his answer is that he doesn't know, because Kuri isn't under his management authority. The only thing we can be sure of is that Kuri is still there, but her specific whereabouts are unknown."
"So that's why you are trying to find her?"
"Yeah."
"But that old bastard Mao Chang is very evil. Maybe he knows, but he deliberately didn't say anything … Let's go, I'll go ask him." Tang Hao waved his hand and immediately quickened his pace. He was also very interested in Kuri. Of course, it wasn't because she was a loli, he wasn't a lolicon.
Kayaba Akihiko didn't like adventuring and the like. Essentially, he was still a researcher, so in addition to occasionally studying the monsters that crossed over from the Big Tomb and investigating the border, he spent most of his time in the guild base doing his own research.
Therefore, it wasn't difficult to find Kayaba Akihiko. A few minutes later, Tang Hao saw him in the consultant's office.
Looking at the other party's white robes, Tang Hao suddenly thought that this fellow might get along well with the Phoenix Hall's Xiong Zhen, and he should also have a common topic of conversation with the assistant. Perhaps it would be quite interesting to see three white robes in a circle … Unfortunately, the assistant and Xiong Zhen, these two rookies, were obviously very weak, but their interference value was frighteningly high. In a way, these two were also very idle people.
"You're here, a little slower than I thought."
Kayaba Akihiko was very calm about the arrival of Tang Hao. After all, after Tang Hao left, he had been managing the Tang Ritian character. He naturally knew what was going on with the sudden change of roles.
Tang Hao didn't beat around the bush and directly said, "I want to ask you about Kuri and the Big Tomb."
"Straight to the point? Hmm, that's a good style. " Kayaba Akihiko put down the research materials in his hand, and then made a cup of tea. Just as Tang Hao was about to take it, Kayaba Akihiko sat down with the teacup in his hand and asked, "So, which one should I talk about first?"
Kirito's chuckle came from behind, and Tang Hao awkwardly retracted his hand that was stretched out in the air.
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Kirito quickly said, "President, I'll help you make tea."
"No, I'm not here to drink tea. I'm not used to drinking old people's tea." Tang Hao waved his hand indifferently and said to Kayaba Akihiko, "Let's talk about Kuri first, where did you hide her?"
"What are you talking about, I didn't hide her."
"Who are you trying to fool? She's just an AI for consulting purposes. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have been blocked. Besides, you must have contributed to her creation. How could you not know where she is?" Tang Hao obviously did not believe him.
"Although you're right about half of it, the person who created her and blocked her, how should I say this …" Kayaba Akihiko looked a little embarrassed, "I think this kind of technical thing is difficult to explain to you. Even Kirito knows more than you do."
'Am I being looked down upon?'
Well, he really didn't know anything about Coder Ape.
"So, you really don't know Kuri's whereabouts?"
Kayaba Akihiko spread his hands, "I don't need to lie to you."
"Okay —" Since Kayaba Akihiko said so, Tang Hao didn't doubt him anymore, "Then the second question, what new discoveries have you made about the Big Tomb?"
Kayaba Akihiko stood up and waved his hand in front of him, "See for yourself."
Suddenly, a virtual image appeared in mid-air. It was the full view of Aincrad that had been shrunk countless times. It could be seen that the outside of this towering tower was shrouded in a thin layer of thin veil.
"Is that the barrier?" Kirito asked.
"Yes." Kayaba Akihiko nodded, "This is the barrier that separates our world from the outside world. But now I have bad news. This barrier has become very thin. From the game data, it can be seen that the monsters from the other side have reached level 65. According to my calculation, this barrier will disappear in about a month."
"What?!"
Tang Hao was shocked. He had thought that there were still three months left, but … there was only one month left?
"That's normal." Kayaba Akihiko said calmly, "According to the information you gave us, the two worlds are gradually merging, so when the first step is completed, as long as a qualified programmer, the rest of the steps will become very simple, that is to say … the speed of the merging will be faster."
"Of course, one month is just an estimate based on my own ability, it may be longer, but in any case, if you don't want Aincrad to be destroyed, we should take action."
"What action?" Kirito asked quickly.
"Information, this is the most important thing. We must get enough information about the Big Tomb, so someone must go there to investigate. "
"Our people can go there?" Tang Hao was stunned.
Kayaba Akihiko looked at him like he was an idiot, "If the monsters over there can come over, it means that the two worlds are connected, there's no reason we can't go there."
'Well, you do have a point.'
"Of course, according to what you said, the Big Tomb is full of level 100 strong monsters. If our people go there and have a conflict with them, there's a high chance they won't be able to return, so we must have enough security …"
With that, Kayaba Akihiko waved his hand again.
A projection of a little girl appeared next to the picture, it was Kurumi.
"I don't know how much GM authority Kurumi has, and I don't know what kind of GM authority she can use when she goes to the other world, but she is the only guarantee of safety … Finding Kurumi and taking her to the other world is our most important task now."
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