A Foreigner's Chat Group (200~400)

Chapter 208: Working!

Inside the server room of the Kawalirielki branch.

"...Cardinal worked very hard."

Shiro's fingers didn't stop typing on the holographic keyboard. Thanks to the technology in it, the latency is zero, making it more efficient to use than mechanical keyboards.

Scanning through the lines of codes, he discovered that the mainframe AI that was working is none other than Cardinal herself who had switched into her virtual state. by acting as the main AI, she could possess higher processing speeds and finish tasks more efficiently as compared to a Terran or another AI working in it.

Once she's out of her virtual state, she then replaces it with a secondary AI whose processing speed is only second to hers. With that and the sturdy firewall made with the help of Kouzuki, Nexus successfully fended off every single opportunist who tried to steal their secrets.

"Twelve <Officials>, alright." He thought of the ones who served as the pillars of this company. "They're trustworthy."

Aside from Cardinal's work, there are also the twelve <Top-Down AI> that Cardinal and Kouzuki created. Each one of them has the body of a homunculus mixed with mechanical technology, hence their capabilities are top-notch. Not only could they use magecraft freely, but their thinking also isn't rigid as that of a robot's—with them having full similarities like living beings.

As the heads who assisted Cardinal and Strea, their locations weren't static, save for the three <Officials> present in their main branch in Columbia.

Each of them is armed and has the combat power of a semi-Ascendant God. They are still missing the key steps to finish their <Ascension>, thus their basic fighting power is limited to that. However, the trump cards that the five of them has allows them to burst out a power that can potentially threaten a <Chief God> in Shiro's power system.

Still, it is only a one-use item. The said items also spent all of Cardinal's points, showing how expensive they can be.

[Two-way Foil]

Details: The crystallization of peak civilizations in a certain universe. Made to bend the rules of the world, it converts the surrounding space into an n-1 dimension temporarily. Once its influence ends, the converted space will revert to normal.

Note: Living beings can be freely excluded, but the included ones will have extremely high chances of death.

Shiro heard that its appearance is a thin silver card. It has the effect of confusing the perception of others once seen due to the physics-bending capabilities within it.

As to what it does, it's very simple. Since the normal texture of a world is 3-Dimensional, its n-1 would be the 2D. It would mean that the ones within the scope of its usage would turn into 2D.

However, living beings are not like non-living matter that can be flattened and still exist. Once they are flattened, they would feel as if they are inside a compressor. Then, they would die.

By the time the inanimate objects turn goes back to being 3-Dimensional, the living beings will only have their clothes and other non-living matter left.

Of course, this "dimensionality reduction" attack can be resisted by someone as long as they are strong enough to break the 'distortion' caused by the two-way foil.

"I should fix the mainframe problem first."

Having decided on it, Shiro focused on his <Mind>. Since he has the <Permanence> attribute as a god, something only an <Ancient> would have, he could leave a part of his mind and let it take charge of everything. Though, he would add some extra steps.