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

Chapter 363 It's time to counterattack the clock tower

Scientific research requires sufficient financial support.

By the same token, Mo Yan naturally cannot be separated from huge financial support.

Study magic, use magic...

A so-called magician is someone who has spent several generations devoting all his assets and abilities to the pursuit of the truth of magic...

Of course, the same is true for Ms. Toosaka - no wonder.

She has not yet reached the point where she would devote all her assets and abilities to the pursuit of truth through her research on magic. It can even be said that she has always been very embarrassed in this regard.

Because the family situation is getting worse and worse...

It was even worse that he was practicing gem magic.

Because of the cost of gems, the family has been in financial difficulties for many years, so every time they use gem magic, it is not as exaggerated as cutting flesh and bleeding, but it does require caution and prudence.

Minerals and precious metals that can easily store magic power are rare and therefore very expensive.

Whenever a slightly older gem is scrapped due to practical operations, actual combat exercises, etc., the girl will be heartbroken for several days.

In a situation where all expenses need to be carefully calculated, it is naturally difficult to act freely. If her qualifications were not really good, she would probably have difficulty even consolidating her basic skills.

Not to mention becoming a relatively good magician.

But even so, Ms. Toosaka still has an urgent heart to improve.

Although this ambition had just risen, I immediately realized how amazing the project I had chosen was and how huge the resources would be...

………………

………………

"I sorted it out and found that the foundation of the Tousaka family is actually quite good..."

Xia Zhi held the document in his hand, read it briefly, and then began to talk.

"The system of the Magic Association is also somewhat surprising. They actually introduced a concept similar to patent rights so early on..."

"Until now, the patents on magic theories and magic formulas held by the Tosaka family will still bring in a stable income..."

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails was not inspired, but leaned weakly on the table: "I know this, but many things have not been updated and have gradually become outdated."

After becoming the head of the family, she would of course find a way to figure out all the sources of income.

In previous years, this type of income might have been able to bring in a stable annual income of tens of millions of yen, but in recent years it has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

In other words, it's hard to count on.

"But it is still an additional source of income after all. It is a channel that can generate income every year without you having to do anything..."

Xia Zhi shook the documents in his hand and spoke calmly.

"Besides that, there are some other family assets. In fact, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, but... emmmmmm, they have not been well managed in recent years..."

After a little consideration, he used a more euphemistic statement.

In response, Rin didn't even raise his head, but his expression became visibly more resentful.

It's all Kotomine Kirei's fault!
Even if a new pig came up and did nothing, it wouldn't have almost squandered all the huge fortune in just a few years...

But Kotomine Kirei can do it, and it's hard not to suspect that he did it on purpose.

If that guy is still alive, Rin swears to stab him with the Azoth sword he gave her...

"So our family's financial situation is so bad?"

Sakura covered her mouth in surprise. It was only after she read the detailed report that she realized that the Tohsaka family had reached such a difficult situation.

Although she had felt that the finances were unsustainable before, she thought that at most there was not enough surplus food to support a large project like making a top-level ceremonial item like a jewel sword.

Because magic costumes are unique equipment for magicians, they are usually specially made.

Not to mention the low-level ones, it is conceivable that the higher the level of the costume, the greater the cost required to produce it.

Besides, the jewel sword...

Just by listening to the name, you can tell what the most resources are needed to make this top-notch magic outfit.

Therefore, this will definitely be very difficult for the Tohsaka family.

Ying thought so, but she didn't expect that the family's financial situation was worse than she imagined. It was not that there was not much surplus food, but that they could spend more than they earned at any time and were on the brink of a financial crisis.

She couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Fortunately, I didn't learn gem magic..."

Otherwise, this family will definitely break up!
"..."

"..."

Xia Zhi and Miss Toosaka looked at each other silently, neither saying anything.

Ying was keenly aware of this and immediately became confused and a little depressed.

Why is it like this again? Didn’t I join this family?
"Ahem, speaking of which, Ying's attribute should be imaginary, and her aptitude is also first-rate..."

Xia Zhi considerately helped the girl divert her attention——

"I think you're not bad either. Would you like to consider taking a project? It might be suitable..."

"Senior, you actually remember it so clearly?" Ying was a little surprised, and at the same time, she was subconsciously looking forward to it. "So, what is the topic?"

Lin next to him opened his mouth, but stopped talking and said nothing.

——It is indeed an imaginary number property.

——After all, if Sakura had never left the Tōsaka family, there would be no reason for her magecraft attributes to change.

"Imaginary magic is magic based on imaginary elements. In other words, imaginary magic is magic of possibility..."

The young man talked freely.

Although it was to divert Sakura's attention, he did have some other ideas.

"We are not talking about concepts that are too broad. This is just a more precise fact. The imaginary space that does not exist but is believed to exist..."

"Eh, eh? Imaginary space?" Ying couldn't help but widen her eyes, looking very surprised: "Isn't this span a bit too big?"

——Does your research topic involve this concept?
——It seems impossible no matter how you look at it, right?
“No, no, no, you have to believe in yourself. You have a great advantage in this area, because a magician with imaginary number attributes is a stalker who can insert his hand into the gap between dimensions…”

Xia Zhi raised his fist to his mouth, coughed lightly, and said sincerely.

"And we don't need to envision too ambitious goals from the beginning. Don't consider things like imaginary submarine navigation for now. We just need to slightly utilize the characteristics of the imaginary space itself..."

"You just need to treat the existence of the imaginary space as something like a dimensional pocket, because things that fall into it will no longer be affected by ordinary time and space..."

"..."

"..."

"Then what?" Sakura hesitated, thought for a moment and asked again. "Then? Then we have to find a way to study the magic theory in this area and develop useful magic formulas."

The young man spread his hands and said as a matter of course:
"Magicians with imaginary number attributes are very rare. I think you can actually open a special magic bank in the magic world..."

"A specialized magic bank?"

"Yes, just like a normal vault provides a safe deposit box service, you can provide a similar safe deposit box service, but the safe deposit box is a time capsule provided by Imaginary Number Magic..."

Xia Zhi vividly described a picture of the future to the girl.

In his opinion, this is the fastest way for magicians with imaginary attributes to realize their own value... Whether in the secular world or the magic world, there is a market and demand for this business.

The only difference is that in a normal society, competition can be fierce.

But in the magic world, the technical threshold for this is a bit high and cannot be easily imitated.

Because magi with imaginary number attributes are extremely rare.

For the vast majority of magicians, the magic attributes are conventional elemental attributes, that is, they correspond to the elements of the five elements.

Rin has excellent aptitude, and her attribute in magic is that of an "elementalist" who has aptitude for all five elements. She is compatible with almost all magic, and can interfere with most existing magic.

In addition to the five major elements, there are two fictional elements.

"Imaginary numbers" - in magic, they are defined as "something that is possible but does not exist in the material world."

"Nothing" - in magic, it is defined as "something that is impossible but can be materialized."

Because it is a fictional element, it can be understood from the definition that magicians with these two attributes are extremely rare.

This naturally forms a technical barrier.

"Nothing is impossible. Magic theories are constantly being updated, and the theories built by our predecessors will gradually become obsolete. The social form of the magic world is also advancing..."

Perhaps seeing Ying's lack of confidence, Xia Zhi encouraged her seriously.

"Besides, I can help you. I have accumulated a little experience in this area. I believe it will be no problem."

"Then...then..." Ying was obviously a little tempted, but then she remembered something and subconsciously looked in the direction of her sister, "But what about the jewel sword project?"

"That's because Jewel Sword lacks start-up funds. That's why we need to fill the gap with other subjects first."

The young man naturally thought of an excuse: "In fact, it is easiest to make a wish directly to me. Although I can't make your wishes come true indefinitely, I can help you speed up the process, such as obtaining funds..."

"No, no, even though you still have a lot of remaining Holy Grail magic power, you can't waste it like this."

Lin immediately objected, "If you really want to use it, then you must use it in the most critical place."

"That's the key..."

Xia Zhi raised his index finger and shook it, giving an example: "In a parallel world I have visited, a person realized that he had little time left, so he decisively used the Holy Grail to make a wish and gained a huge fortune."

"With this huge fortune, he was able to complete his plan as quickly as possible, raising the astronomical amount of money needed to build new facilities and conduct experiments, and to allow Chaldeas to be put into trial operation..."

"Well, I don't understand it, but it looks pretty impressive."

Ms. Toosaka frowned: "But our situation is different. I am not running out of time."

"The details are not important, what is important is the momentum!"

The young man tried to trick Miss Toosaka into being more reckless.

"In my opinion, we should just create a Rhea Lukalia School of Magic in Fuyuki City, and recruit heroes from all over the world, teaching everyone..."

"Given time, we can put the counterattack on the clock tower on the agenda."

"Well, why should I counterattack the Clock Tower..." Rin was not fooled, "And why is it that Realuka... what academy?"

"The name is just a code name. You can use Hogwarts if you want."

Xia Zhi is very open-minded about this. If worst comes to worst, Umbrella can be used.

"Forget it..." Miss Toosaka is ambitious, but she has no intention of starting a new business, nor does she plan to compete directly with the Magic Association.

"So..." Xia Zhi shrugged: "Let's play by the rules. As long as we have enough advantages, we can accumulate them quickly. Sakura will have to work hard next."

"I am very optimistic about this project. Given time and with smooth progress, it will surely make the Tousaka family great again."

The Tohsaka family has always been like a small shrimp.

It has never been great, so how can it be great again?

Lin couldn't help but sigh, but seeing as the other party was also saying nice things, she didn't want to argue with him on this point.

"But even if the future you describe is beautiful and progress is indeed smooth, we still have a lot of problems to solve..."

"First, it is very difficult to gain credit by cheating, and one can only slowly accumulate reputation. Secondly, one must guard against other users of imaginary number magic. This aspect has a natural technical barrier advantage, which also naturally leaves them with a backdoor..."

"Finally... we may face pressure. As long as the benefits are huge enough, I believe someone will have evil intentions."

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails couldn't help but feel a little worried as she spoke.

Looking at it this way, the road ahead is truly challenging and the pressure of reality is overwhelming.

"The last question is not a question." Someone shook his head. "Rin, I can't just be a humanoid wish-granting machine here."

"Take you as an example. The main part of your magic circuit is 40, and the two auxiliary groups are 30 each. This is already excellent."

"It is possible to activate three types of magic at the same time without using gems. To quantify, the amount of magic power generated can reach 500, while the minimum standard for a first-class magician is only 100..."

"And what about my magical power? Humph, it's in the hundreds of millions or even billions level—"

He was very rude in belittling his own true level, describing it as not even as good as the output of a fingertip.

But even so, it is already a definite dimensionality reduction attack.

How could an ordinary magician possibly win against the living incarnation of the Holy Grail?

"It's not that simple. Don't be too careless. This world is actually very complicated. It's not just a matter of magical power..."

Miss Toosaka did not feel relieved. Instead, she warned him carefully: "Many things are old and troublesome, such as Dead Apostles and Vampires..."

"It's simple. Then we can become respected... ahem, we can become trouble as well."

Xia Zhi smiled faintly: "If the magic power can't solve the problem, then there is no point in keeping the compensation. Why don't we just use it to summon the heroic spirit?"

"what?"

Rin was slightly stunned.

Looking at her extremely familiar and delicate face, Xia Zhi naturally had an idea.

It’s time for a certain goddess to work overtime...

It just so happens that the conception of the Shin Megami Tensei plan does require Rin as the original anchor point.

——She is the one who best matches the goddess' wavelength and is chosen by the goddess as the most suitable human to possess.

(End of this chapter)