Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 88 The Prototype of Electronic Life

"Would you like some bread? It tastes surprisingly good with some butter on it."

Tianxing thoughtfully offered some food, subtly easing the awkward atmosphere.

Asuna accepted the cream bread with a slightly shy expression, but her heart was still pounding.

She kept convincing herself that the man before her already had a family, a stunningly beautiful witch sister, and a clever and adorable daughter. Besides, he was ultimately just an NPC; it was simply impossible for her to fall for him!

Well, it's just a boring "suspension bridge effect"!

Look how easily she overcomes it!

At this moment, Asuna had no idea what she was about to face, like an old general on a stage covered in flags.

She encouraged herself like this, then lowered her head and took a bite of the cream bread.

In the next instant, she felt as if she were on a farm in Hokkaido.

A gentle autumn breeze caressed her cheeks and hair, as if someone were tenderly soothing her heart. The panic and unease from before quietly dissipated, leaving only a captivating tranquility.

The view slowly unfolded.

The wheat fields in the distance rippled gently in the breeze, creating waves of gold, as if even the air itself was bathed in warm light. A few cows lay peacefully on the grass, occasionally swishing their tails. Everything seemed so serene, as if the whole world had slowed down to suit her mood at that moment.

In her dream, Asuna vaguely sensed a faint aroma of milk and wheat spreading in the air.

"It smells so good!"

She couldn't resist taking a few more bites of bread, her eyes gradually sparkling.

At this moment, Tianxing had already helped Mito clear out the remaining monsters around him and was helping Yuki walk to Asuna's side.

Mito looked at Asuna, who had just experienced a brush with death but seemed rather carefree, and was speechless for a moment.

Yuki quietly gave Amagi a thumbs-up, secretly glad that she had called for help in time, and at the same time couldn't help but admire his clever methods.

"In short, thank you so much for your help this time!"

Mitt gave a brief bow to express his gratitude.

"I happened to be gathering information about some historical sites nearby when I ran into you. If you're interested, how about we work together?"

Asuna, who was standing nearby, instantly perked up, and immediately forgot all her previous thoughts.

"Please be sure to take us with you!"

More than half a month later, deep within the Black Iron Palace beneath the town of Beginning.

Kayaba Akihiko is currently appearing as Heathcliff, a middle-aged man with silver hair.

Although he had expected it, a look of surprise still appeared on his face when he saw the white-haired girl standing next to the Black Tower and the green-haired elf who had never appeared in the database.

"Ms. Black Tower, who are these two—?"

"As you guessed, they are Alphia and Riveria from another world."

Kayaba Akihiko immediately used his administrator privileges to search the entire player database, but unsurprisingly, he couldn't find any records related to the two of them.

The Black Tower Lady's methods are indeed extraordinary.

Black Tower noticed his subtle movement and explained briefly, "It's just a simple application of the Ether Editing; you'll understand later. They're temporarily entering this game world to prepare for future missions."

Kayaba Akihiko nodded; he remembered that Tenko had mentioned this to him before.

After that, he only needed to stay hidden among the players and observe their behavior; he didn't need to interfere much in this part of the game.

"But that's not the point. The point is that since the game started, an NPC has finally awakened a nascent consciousness."

Black Tower raised his hand and waved it, and a life-size magic mirror appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.

In the mirror, a petite female dark elf NPC is with a male forest elf NPC dressed in light gold and green armor.

They faced off in the forest. A fierce battle erupted the moment they met, and moments later, both fell and vanished into thin air.

However, the scene did not end there; the time on the screen quickly advanced to the next day.

Same scene, same opponent.

The newly spawned dark elf woman appeared visibly dazed. However, before she could regain her senses, she encountered the forest elf again, and the two perished together.

After that, similar scenes repeated themselves several times. The dark elf tried to negotiate and also tried to escape, but without exception, he was forced to fight the forest elves opposite him, and in the end, they all perished together.

Black Tower raised his hand to stop the image in the mirror and slowly explained, "Due to some unknown interference, her memories were not only not erased after the system formatting, but also gradually evolved into a higher-level form through continuous reincarnation."

"It can be understood as a quantum field composed of countless photons, temporarily suspended in this network."

Kayaba Akihiko, standing to the side, felt a vague sense of familiarity with this state. After a moment's thought, he muttered to himself, "So, this is somewhat similar to what happened when I took the soul test? As long as SA0 is still running, her consciousness can continue to exist—"

"It's 'Yaoguang'!"

Kayaba Akihiko suddenly realized what was going on and then began to explain.

"Scholars have long proposed ideas about the forms of the soul, and her current state is very close to the form described by one of these theories!"

"However—with the game structure of SAO, the conditions for the birth of Yaoguang should not have existed. This is simply a miracle!"

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Black Tower nodded slightly, confirming his judgment, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the power contained in the Delightful Fate within the Spin of Deception.

"This NPC's current state is very similar to Yui's back then; she's at the critical point of nascent consciousness. In order to better guide her through the awakening process, her consciousness has been frozen along with the related tasks, temporarily halting her at this stage."

"Next, we just need to wait for the right person to trigger it, and she can take another crucial step forward."

"By the way, how's the frontline strategy team doing now?"

"A strategy meeting for the first-floor boss was just held this afternoon."

Heathcliff paused briefly, then added, "A player named Diabel stepped forward and released the information about the BOSS that the intelligence broker Argo had gathered. Subsequently, the meeting tentatively finalized the team roles, aggro allocation, and skill countermeasures for tomorrow's BOSS raid."

He paused slightly, as if recalling the atmosphere at the time.

"In addition, a player named Tooth King confronted the closed beta testers on the spot, accusing them of deliberately concealing information and acting selfishly, which caused quite a stir. However, since Argo made the strategy guide available for free in the weapon shop, the situation quickly calmed down and did not attract much attention."

"In addition, because the village NPCs were brought to the players' strategy meeting, the question of whether the behavior of some NPCs was too human has also sparked a lot of discussion."

Heathcliff reported to the Black Tower with some delight: "It seems that some players have started trying to build deeper relationships with NPCs."

Black Tower immediately understood who the so-called NPC was and couldn't help but scoff.

She nodded and said, "We were planning a vacation for two, but someone just went out for a stroll without a word and left me with a mess."

However, upon further reflection, she realized that the technology for creating souls was about to be mastered, and most of her resentment dissipated.

Perhaps this technology can be applied to the puppets of the Black Tower in the future, further enhancing the intelligence of the puppets.

She truly is a woman who embodies both wisdom and beauty!

"Next, I'll leave the monitoring of the players to you. I still need to set up the subsequent trial scenarios."

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