After receiving the authority from Kayaba Akihiko, Kurumi's physical condition temporarily stabilized. Although she had shrunk quite a bit, as the saying goes, condensed is the essence. Not only did her authority as a GM not decrease, it was even more useful.
Moreover, she did not lose her memory like in the original story of the Realm of Swords and Swords. She was still relatively clear about her name and identity as an AI. The only thing that she did not remember was …
"Hey, hey, hey, why did Kurumi become so small?"
Kurumi, who had just woken up, exclaimed in surprise as she looked at her severely shrunken body.
She did not have a clear understanding of her current situation. Perhaps it was because she knew nothing, or perhaps part of the information had been lost. Tang Hao and Asuna thought for a while and decided not to tell her for now. After all, Kurumi was like a terminally ill patient. Although she looked healthy, she might pass away in a few months.
If she knew about this, she would probably not be happy. For an AI like her, emotional stability was also very important. If she went berserk because of an emotional breakdown, she would definitely become the most terrifying boss in the world. She might not even be able to maintain her consciousness.
From Tang Hao's point of view, this was probably one of the reasons why the Will wanted to erase her.
Moreover, Amethyst was already thinking of a solution. In her words, since she had lost the only thing she could rely on to survive, she could just find another one, or get the recognition of the Will of the World again … These two methods could help Kurumi survive, but no matter which one it was, it could not be done in a short period of time.
Unless, the chatroom could be raised to level 2.
Currently, there were 19 people in the chatroom, plus a 100% invitation card. Only five more people were needed to raise it to level 2. It would not be too difficult to recruit five members in a few months. After all, in these few months, they would be able to get a few invitation cards. If they suddenly got lucky and all of them drew something, then the chatroom would be raised to level 2 in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, there was no need to explain it to Kurumi before that.
At the end of the day, she was still a child. Kuri did not pay much attention to the changes in her body. On the contrary, after her body became smaller, she could move more freely, which made her even happier.
At the same time, the little ball of light didn't lose interest in Kurumi just because she was no longer glowing. After she regained consciousness, it kept flying around her body, sometimes rubbing it flat and round like a rubber monster.
"What is it doing?" Asuna asked curiously after noticing the little ball's strange behavior.
Tang Hao could sense the little ball of light's thoughts and smiled. "It thinks of Kuri as one of its own. Since Kuri is humanoid, it wants to become humanoid as well."
"I see. But Kurumi seems to like it."
Children loved new and interesting things. A little ball of light that could emit light, change, and make all kinds of expressions was indeed very popular among children. Seeing the little ball of light making all kinds of funny expressions, Kuri couldn't help but laugh out loud. Thus, the girl and the ball flew in the air and had a lot of fun.
For Tang Hao, this was a good sign. After all, Kuri didn't lose her memory, so she didn't rely too much on the players. With the little ball of light as a companion, she could more or less get closer to the players.
Kuri's problem was temporarily solved, and Asuna was also a little relieved. Next was Kayaba Akihiko's task. He had actually studied the barrier that enveloped Aincrad for a long time. Although it took a little time to officially try to open it, in the end, he succeeded in opening the passage to the other world the next day.
Of course, the opening time of the passage was limited, less than three minutes. Once it was closed, it needed to be calculated again, which was a bit troublesome, and it couldn't be opened for a long time. In other words … the problem of how to return to the other world couldn't be solved very well.
But this trouble was almost non-existent for Tang Hao, because he didn't need to return to Aincrad at all.
Time was limited. After the passage opened, Tang Hao said goodbye to Kirito, Asuna, and the others and quickly set off with Yasuya and Kuri. This passage was just big enough for two people to pass through. This time, he was really going to explore the outside world.
"Ready, let's go."
As soon as Tang Hao's voice fell, Kayaba Akihiko nodded and directly sent the two into the passage. Kuri hid in Tang Hao's pocket, only revealing her small head, looking at them curiously.
There was nothing special about this passage. It was just that there was a slight stagnation when entering, just like being in water, which was not convenient to move around. But because the teleportation was automatic, Tang Hao and Yasuya didn't need to deliberately control their bodies.
After a while, the stagnant feeling suddenly disappeared, and the density of the air returned to normal. Tang Hao took a deep breath and stared …
"Shit! Why do I have an inexplicable sense of familiarity? Damn it! "
After coming out of the passage, they were not directly teleported to a certain location, but they were in mid-air … Impressively, after passing through the barrier, they fell from mid-air. As long as they turned their heads, they could see the Aincrad that said, "If you're a man, go to the 100th floor."
Obviously, the people from Bone King's side could directly reach the game map after entering Aincrad, but they couldn't directly enter the big tomb … Tang Hao felt that this game was unfair.
"Don't talk, just grab me."
Fortunately, there was also Yasuya this time. For Yasuya, who was used to all kinds of things, falling from a high altitude was not a big deal. While talking, Yasuya had already grabbed Tang Hao's arm, and Tang Hao also took advantage of the situation to hug Yasuya tightly, and then it was an infinite free fall.
Aincrad was located at a height of more than tens of thousands of meters. Even if they fell straight down, it would take some time. Looking down from a high place, they could get a general understanding of the scenery of this world. Most of them were mountains, plains, and several towns.
"Kuri, use identification over there."
Tang Hao, who was in mid-air, suddenly pointed to the largest town on the right below and said.
Kuri immediately drilled out of her pocket, grabbed the mouth of the bag with both hands, and fixed her eyes on that side. There was a faint flash of green light.
Although Kuri was only the GM of the game SAO, after the two worlds merged, her authority as a GM could still be used in this world. It's just that her influence was not as great as in this world. After all, in the original story of Sword and Sword God Realm, even if SAO was gone, she could still exist in the new game ALO as a navigation elf.
Moreover, as a game GM, Kuri's identification was completely different from the players. Her identification was absolutely at the highest level, and she could ignore any conditions, including cities, countries, and other forces.
"Ye Lantir, is a city in the Kingdom of Leyestij. Leyestij is a country controlled by the nobles. The royal family only owns 30% of the country's land, the nobles own 40%, and the rest belongs to private individuals. Due to the abundance of land, the country is comfortable and rich, but it is also full of corruption and degeneration.
It really is Overlord's Otherworld!
After listening to Kuri's description, Tang Hao finally confirmed it.
Knowing that he was going to the Bone King's world, in order to obtain more information and advantages, Tang Hao specifically asked Megumi Kato to help him investigate. She had a deeper understanding of the Otherworld after the Bone King transmigrated in Overlord, and the Kingdom of Leyestij was one of the major forces in this Otherworld.
Later, this country was secretly controlled by the Bone King, and 50,000 civilians were sold by the country's princess as food to the Great Tomb.
At this moment, Kuri's description was basically the same as what he knew. In other words, this world was actually not just a fusion of two game worlds, but three? Of course, this Otherworld that the Bone King transmigrated to was just a game world that was transformed into an Otherworld. If that was the case, there would still be two.
"We're here."
Just as Tang Hao was thinking about this, he heard Dark Night's crisp voice. Only then did he realize that the two of them had landed firmly on the ground.
He knew that Dark Night had most likely used his ability.
Dark Night was a time ability user, and he could do many things through time stop. Although Lord God learned to eat books like Mushroom and changed into a space ability user, time and space were inextricably linked, so it was up to the individual to see it.
"Well, it's much more convenient with you around." Tang Hao smiled.
"Don't flatter me." Dark Night smiled noncommittally. "Since you specifically came to me, it means that you recognize and trust my ability. If I can't even do this, wouldn't it be too embarrassing … So, what should we do now?"
"Hmm …"
Tang Hao turned his head and looked around. After further understanding the background of Overlord, he found that the worldview of this world was not small. There were various races, countries, religious legends, and the like. It was a typical Western fantasy world. However, his main purpose for coming here this time was to investigate the Bone King. These countries and forces could basically be ignored.
So, he looked at Kuri again. "Kuri, can you find the location of the Great Tomb under Nasalic?"
"I'll try."
Kuri nodded, flew into the air, and opened her hands. Her childish voice had a slightly mechanical feel to it.
"Open full view … Map browse … Target [Nasalic's Great Tomb] entered … Beginning search … Search delay … Target confirmed … Location determined … Coordinates confirmed …"
Listening to Kuri's muttering, Dark Night retracted his gaze and said, "I think it'll be more convenient with her around."
Tang Hao smiled and said, "That's what I thought too."
Even if he threw away the other GM authorities, it was self-evident how useful a map scanning radar that could be used all over the world would be.
This was not just at the level of a pay-to-win boss, it was practically a cheat!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
