It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 181 Intelligence Network Technique——"Covering the Darkness of the Planet"!
“It’s magic.”

Xia Zhi blinked and said this softly.

In terms of the definition in this regard, he chose without hesitation to use the common sense concepts of magic that Vivian had explained to him, which was the classification level used to distinguish between magic and sorcery.

"magic?"

Nagato Yuki said calmly: "From the matching search terms, the meaning of this term seems to be closer to a performing art, or it can be called a trick. It is a performance involving different fields such as performance, physics, psychology, and visual communication..."

Of course, she would not think that this was the fact. She just quietly stated her understanding and definition of it, while looking at the other person without any emotion.

The literary girl was waiting for the other party's explanation and preparing to write further information about the other world.

"Of course this is different. Although magic and sorcery both belong to the field of magic, the difference between "art" and "method" is huge."

Xia Zhi also explained it casually, without any intention of keeping people on suspense in this regard.

"It's a mystery from a completely different dimension. Although both are achieved by using mysterious methods, judging purely by the results, it is something that cannot be achieved by human power no matter how much time and technology are used. It is a miracle that turns the impossible into the possible..."

“That’s magic.”

"Other than that, no matter how amazing the effect is, it can only be classified as magic."

True magic is synonymous with miracles.

If magic is the world at the end of human wisdom, it is the study of history.

Then magic is not covered by any of those, it is the determination of the gods outside the heavens, the karma from which both humans and stars are excluded.

This is definitely a qualitative difference. Basically, it can be said that the huge gap between "art" and "method" is the difference between immortals and mortals. Whether in terms of numbers or mechanisms, magic is far from being comparable to magic. As he said -

It can be said to be a mystery from another dimension.

Of course, he has not yet mastered magic. He is just a magician, not a sorcerer.

This was also the rhetoric that Xia Zhi had thought of in advance, because such a statement seemed to be belittling himself, but in fact it was not. It could also effectively enhance the overall evaluation of the "magic civilization" behind him, which was another kind of using the tiger's skin to make a big banner.

"..."

"..."

After falling silent, Yuki Nagato nodded slightly and said nothing more.

It was just fulfilling its assigned task diligently, acting as a humanoid contact device for contacting organic life forms, writing in the information it had just acquired, and then uploading it.

Then, she looked at the door of the club room again.

Soon, accompanied by brisk footsteps, a beautiful girl with waist-length blue hair and a smile on her face like a blooming yellow tulip appeared outside the door: "Teacher, Yuki——"

"It's very late now, aren't you going to go back?"

Asakura's brisk soprano voice was very recognizable. She smiled very naturally at the two people in the club room from outside the door, as if she really just came to give them a simple notice, without any intention of checking up on them. There was no gloom or vigilance behind her bright expression and eyes.

Xia Zhi keenly noticed that the way she addressed Nagato Yuki had changed.

From "Nagato-san" to "Yuki" -

He casually glanced at the literary girl sitting quietly not far away, then immediately retracted his gaze, nodded, and closed the window of the department room next to him: "Okay, let's go back now."

He certainly wouldn't think that the relationship between these two people suddenly improved by leaps and bounds, and that they went from being opponents to good sisters who could talk about anything... This was simply unrealistic. One of them had no feelings at all, and the other's feelings were completely simulated anthropomorphic phenomena.

So——

Naturally, we cannot directly apply the closeness of interpersonal relationships to these two alien girls.

Therefore, he judged that Asakura Ryoko changed the way she addressed Nagato Yuki only because she changed some of her own action strategies and chose a new breakthrough as an entry point... and this new entry point required her to show her intimacy and familiarity with Nagato Yuki.

As expected, when Nagato Yuki stood up from her chair, Asakura Ryoko said with a smile: "Yuki, I want to apply to join the club. Can you give me an application form?"

"..."

"..."

Nagato Yuki glanced at her and said calmly: "Among the SOS Brigade, only Suzumiya Haruhi is the leader, and she is the only one who has the authority to handle matters in this regard."

"It's okay, I'll just join the literature club then."

The beautiful girl with waist-length blue hair gently brushed the hair off her shoulders and said with a smile.

really……

Saving the country in a roundabout way?

Xia Zhi watched this scene silently without any surprise. Asakura Ryoko's approach was also one of the possibilities he had anticipated.

As for Nagato Yuki's words, she just remained silent for a while, then walked calmly to the bookshelf.

Although this club room has now become Haruhi Suzumiya's SOS Brigade room, it has only been two days, so the willful leader has not had time to make any major changes to the club room. Therefore, this classroom still retains the style and layout of the former literature club.

There were only bookshelves against the wall, a few steel chairs, and a long folding table...

It fits the style of an ordinary small literary and artistic club.

Pulling out a blank application form from the gap in the bookshelf, the expressionless literary girl turned around and handed it over silently.

"……Thanks."

Asakura Ryoko smiled beautifully and took it gently.

Nagato Yuki did not hold the application form tightly, and Asakura Ryoko did not use much force when she took it, but Xia Zhi always felt that there was a sense of stalemate between the two of them. He touched his chin and looked at them thoughtfully, his eyes lingering on the two of them.

Maybe it's because of my overactive imagination. According to normal concepts, Asakura used to be Nagato's subordinate, but now the situation between the two is complicated, and it is inevitable that some personal emotions are mixed in...

"Subordinates are not allowed to kiss their superiors!"

"Brother Feifan, I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to you about the truth!"

…………

That's basically it. When seeing the two people "confronting" each other, Xia Zhi would inevitably subconsciously imagine some strange and shocking drama.

Although this should be impossible.

The two of them would not do such a boring thing. If they can do it, it's fine. If they can't do it, it's not. Nagato Yuki would not show any reluctance or reluctance. She seemed to have no such ability at all. She could only execute various instructions accurately and mechanically like a computer program.

Asakura Ryoko did not put away the application form for joining the literary club, but started writing on it.

It was clearly a slender little hand holding the pen, but it felt like a printer.

In just two seconds, it was pulled directly from the top to the bottom. However, the handwriting that quickly appeared under the pen tip still looked very beautiful and elegant, as if the girl was very careful and serious, writing it slowly and neatly one word at a time.

"That's it..."

Asakura Ryoko directly handed the completed application form back to Nagato Yuki and said in a brisk tone:

"Then from now on, I am a member of the literature club."

She also realized that something was wrong. After careful consideration, she felt that she still needed to change her strategy, otherwise there would be a risk of her home being robbed.

Although the progress during this period of time can be said to be quite impressive, and her authority has been elevated to the same level as Nagato Yuki...

However, even though this caused the thoughts within the information integration body to change accordingly, the neutral faction still managed to stabilize the situation. If you think about it carefully, you will find that whether it is in the "relationship with people from another world" recognized by Suzumiya Haruhi, or in the "social relationship" established by Suzumiya Haruhi herself -

There is no doubt that Nagato Yuki has the advantage... This is very interesting.

Asakura Ryoko was not a slow person and she quickly noticed something was wrong.

I've done so much, but why does it still seem like Nagato is superior to Hidden?
Before the people from the other world came, it was the neutral faction that suppressed the radical faction; after the people from the other world came, it was still the neutral faction that suppressed the radical faction... Then didn't these people from the other world come in vain?
——This is not right!
——What era is it now? White scholars are no longer popular. Even if Nagato Yuki came here first, it definitely doesn't make sense!
So Asakura Ryoko decisively chose to press on and consolidate her achievements, and she did find the right entry point. If Suzumiya Haruhi hadn't chosen her and hadn't pulled her into the SOS Brigade, she could have started with the Literature Club.

After all, strictly speaking, joining the literature club is equivalent to joining the SOS Brigade...

And there was no way Suzumiya Haruhi could object.

As for changing the way she addresses Yuki Nagato, it was also to increase the plausibility and show that she and Yuki Nagato have a good relationship. Therefore, her choice to join the literature club would not seem abrupt and should not arouse Suzumiya Haruhi's suspicion and lead to any accidents.

The literary girl quietly put away the application form for joining the club, then locked the door of the club room and prepared to leave school.

During this process, the blue-haired girl took the white-furred ball in her arms, teased it with a smile for a few times, and then prepared to go back with the ball in her arms.

Fufu——

Or rather, the newborn Fu Fu did not resist at all, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Now it was just an ordinary little animal that had been beaten back to its original form. It had no higher intelligence, only animal instincts. In addition, it was a newborn, so it started to feel sleepy after making a fuss. From just now until now, it had not tried to escape, but was sleeping soundly.

It has not yet come into contact with human society...it has not yet grown into that ugly appearance...

As of now, it is indeed a very cute little thing, and it is natural for it to be the mascot of the SOS Brigade.

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got windy.

In the silent night, an evil wind howled.

On the rooftop of the 1-56 detached apartment building in Koyoen Nishiyama-cho, the magician sat on the edge of the rooftop with his legs crossed, looking leisurely, letting the strong wind blow his long hair and clothes.

If you look into it carefully, you will find that -

He was actually the source of the strong wind.

It cannot be seen by the naked eye, but it can be felt that an extremely terrifying evil aura is surging, easily causing a howling evil wind, sweeping away high-rise buildings, spreading at a high speed throughout the city, and even to the end of the distant earth's boundary.

The wind speeds were not very high and did not reach hurricane strength.

However, many people still felt a sense of uneasiness, and those living on high floors also subconsciously closed their balcony doors and windows, always feeling frightened. They didn't know what was going on, but they just felt a little breathless, and their chests were getting tighter and they were feeling depressed.

It seemed as if something was about to happen.

And in the center where the invisible evil aura was surging, a huge vortex slowly revealed itself. Because Xia Zhi's magic project had been completed, the building had already become his base and was endowed with the attributes of a "temple".

It can also better carry out subsequent engineering operations.

The magician was silently counting the time in his mind. The countdown was getting closer and closer to the time he estimated.

It's not about choosing a suitable time, he's just simply waiting to put the last piece of the puzzle together.

All the formalities have been completed, and the deduction of the technique has been flawless. The only thing missing is... his blue bar is not enough.

Because they are preparing to launch a world-class magic trick...

Even if he didn't need to supply magic power for a long time to support it, the magic power required for the first "ignition" was still inevitable...

For the original body, this trivial consumption is nothing, but for a clone that was created not long ago, the current magic reserve is slightly insufficient. This world is still in great source exhaustion, and his magic furnace core is inevitably inefficient.

In fact, it was precisely because of this that he was delayed in starting this great magic.

It was not until today that we had the opportunity to start the "ignition" ceremony.

As time went by, even though the energy recovery efficiency was low, Xia Zhi still made up for the last part with the support of the extremely powerful super-high-level magic furnace. After the blue bar grew a little bit again, one of his skills suddenly lit up.

From the gray unusable state, it becomes usable state.

Xia Zhi stood up, raised his arm, and pointed his finger at the sky. It was as if he had issued a command to start the curtain call. The sky seemed to respond to his call, and thick black clouds gathered from all directions.

In the dark night, this scene was extremely eye-catching.

The moonlight was quickly obscured. Even though the city itself was still brightly lit, at this moment, it seemed to have fallen into a dark and lightless world, as if it was isolated in a magic world.

Above the sky, dark clouds rolled together, as if summoned by some mysterious force, and condensed into a huge vortex. This vortex was deep and majestic, and as the vortex gradually spread, some kind of alien rules that could be comparable to the inherent barrier quietly descended and merged with the surrounding environment.

At this moment, the "temple" standing on the roof seemed to sense the arrival of this power, and its inner nature and order resonated strongly with the rules of the alien world.

If you want to change the world with magic, you must first draw the scope of the world you want to change. Xia Zhi is already very skilled in this. He has easily circled his own workshop and naturally defined himself as the guardian of the domain.

Gaining all authority over this area also allowed his position level to rise rapidly.

It directly surpasses the class that a "temple" should have.

Even his base building skill had a short-lived leap because of this. It wasn't just a simple upgrade in rank, like going from A+ to EX...

Instead, the entire skill form has changed. It is no longer a so-called "position construction" but directly presents the terrifying effect of "different world creation"...

But at this time, the magician ignored this and focused his eyes on the huge vortex above the sky.

There is something vaguely brewing in it, or it can be said that it is the embodiment of a concept...

With his eyesight, he could clearly see that it was a symbolic image like a bird-beak mask.

Just as his mind moved, the bird-beak mask directly disintegrated and shattered, and then instantly reassembled in the vortex of chaos, turning into a more concrete symbol and a more substantial image... In the next moment, it seemed as if a pair of inky black wings slowly emerged from the invisible vortex!
The huge wingspan like a roc is only slightly expanded.

The layers of dark clouds in the night sky suddenly shattered.

This is a huge crow.

In other words, some kind of existence that appears in the form of a crow.

This is also the symbol and symbol carefully selected by the magician, and is the most suitable external image for the projection of this great magic. For example, in veterinary medicine and various cultures, the crow represents magic and is a very distinctive cultural symbol.

Messenger, magic, wisdom, darkness, transformation...

——There is no doubt that these keywords can be associated with crows.

In almost all cultures, people hold this bird in reverence.

For example, in Norse mythology, ravens are important messengers of the great god Odin, while in Celtic tradition, ravens are associated with knowledge and sacred prophecy. Other cultures associate ravens with war and fighting, and in some Native American traditions, ravens represent the creation of the world and good luck.

Many myths depict their wisdom and their ability to overcome obstacles, and considering all this, the crow, the bringer of shadows, is undoubtedly a very suitable image.

The most important point is that, leaving aside myths, culture, and religion that can serve as the basis of magic, when people gradually gained control over nature in terms of thought and technology, the magic of the crow was disenchanted, and it was left with only negative power. It was regarded as a disaster star and a messenger of hell, and was hated because of its dark appearance.

Because of this, this image is very suitable for housing the "malice" projected by humans.

After all, when humans look at a creature, they inevitably project their own cultural concepts onto it. Therefore, the changes in its image, from another perspective, are actually equivalent to a mirror, which in turn reflects the group psychology of human beings.

In this great magic woven by Xia Zhi, "malice" is a very important operating mechanism.

Just at this moment——

The main body of the great magic ritual above the sky, like a huge crow that looked like a roc, finally broke free from the constraints of this world and let out a sharp roar.

It spread its huge wings and swooped down suddenly!

But as it rapidly approached the magician, the huge shadow it cast between the earth and the tall building began to shrink rapidly instead of increasing!

Finally, at the moment when the huge crow was about to dive and hit the building...

It was also the moment when the shadow cast by the magician completely overlapped with the shadow of the magician...

It disappeared suddenly.

From the visual effect, it seemed that it directly crashed into Xia Zhi's body on the top of the building, and it seemed that it directly merged into a part of his shadow.

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"..."

The storm gradually died down.

The dark clouds slowly dissipated——

Xia Zhi stood quietly on the building. After a moment, he raised his head and waved his hand gently, as if giving some kind of order, which was also the last step of the ceremony.

--storm!
——The dark storm!

——Countless pitch-black feathers fell down one after another, but then turned into nothingness in the air.

In the shadow behind him, as if the door to another world had been opened, the storm of crows spread like a torrent, surging out from the sky and the earth! They seemed to sweep from the realm of shadows and spirituality, spreading endlessly, passing through the curtain of reality, and flying towards the end of the sky and the earth!

It was as if the deep darkness was spreading infinitely.

Every individual in the Crow Storm was born out of malice...

With the support of "all the evil in this world" as the spiritual core, its rapidly expanding value also caused their number to split wildly, and evolved to the point where it was calculated in the billions...enough for all human beings to be assigned the madness of a crow.

After tonight, the sun will still rise normally tomorrow -

But the messenger from the shadow also flew to the dark side of the hearts of six billion human beings.

This is the intelligence network woven by Xia Zhi, and he is also his loyal messenger. He is one and ten thousand, an individual and a whole - "Covering the Darkness of the Planet"!
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(PS: Happy Children's Day, I wish you all grow up quickly and all your dreams come true...(`))

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