Stray Chapter 61: Fantasy Network

  "Senior..."

   A girl with long black hair with a shawl and a flower ornament in the shape of a five-petaled white plum. She was just brought in by Yubiao Danxi, and she greeted Xia Ran very familiarly at the first time. Her face There is a naive optimist smile on it.

  "It's tears, why are you here..."

  The magician said casually, of course he knew who the person who came to the door was, and also knew what the girl was here for, but to show that he was not a person who likes to read minds, he still cared about the emotions of others. .

   "Hey, that's actually the case... Yesterday, when you told Kamijou-senpai the address here, I quietly wrote it down..."

   The black-haired girl touched her head a little embarrassedly, and laughed.

   She glanced at the person on the side and brought herself in, but she remained silent all the time, wondering who this girl she had never seen before, why she was here, and her seniors. What's the relationship... wait, wait, while explaining.

   "It's mainly what you said before, senior, I'm really concerned about the re-operation of the fantasy master network, and I couldn't help but want to ask, but because Misaka-senpai may be very worried, so I can only do this the way..."

  "Huh? Are you really interested in this?"

  Xia Ran glanced at the girl, picked up the syringe, and drew blood directly to Kamijou Touma.

   The spiky-haired boy was also very interested in listening to the conversation between the two, and didn't care about his blood being drawn... Isn't it just a tube of blood anyway? Who do I look down on? Although he doesn't donate blood often, he will be bleeding every time for various reasons.

   may have been unlucky to fall by himself, or he may have been beaten by his own bad luck, anyway, the amount of bleeding is much more than this...

  "Ahahaha, this... well, I'm actually very interested. After all, I don't know what else to do. I've tried all the methods, but I just can't. It's frustrating, senior."

  Saten Leiko put her palm behind her head and said this with a haha, but although she still had that iconic, innocent-looking optimistic smile on her face, deep in her eyes, there was a There was a flash of nervousness and apprehension, as well as a touch of sadness.

   is actually because he entered Academy City with the expectations of his family, so he had a slight sense of inferiority about the fact that his abilities had not progressed.

   This is an unavoidable situation, especially because the circle she is in is not low. Misaka Mikoto is a superpower of LV5, and Kuroko Shirai is also a superpower of LV4... As for Uiharu Shiri, although not so much Great, but still capable.

   No matter how subtle the ability is, at least it's not level 0 that even instruments can't detect.

   And she is also a member of the discipline committee, responsible for communication and intelligence management in the discipline committee, with strong technical ability...

   Well, actually Satian Leiko herself is not bad, she is a very good girl... But, human beings are such strange creatures, what you can't get is the best, what you have But always turn a blind eye, which is also helpless.

   Besides, Academy City, as a city of science that originally existed for the purpose of cultivating people with abilities, it is not surprising that there is such a value that attaches more importance to the development of superpowers.

  "Is that so...but you just came here?"

The magician    nodded and looked at this girl strangely. Her nerves are too big, right?

  "I'm just talking about it casually, and this kind of thing is not about whether there is a risk, but a lot of people have experienced the risk of it before. Haven't you considered this issue? ?"

   "Hey, this... I think senior shouldn't be so unreliable. Since he said something like this, he must be able to solve it. After all, senior, you are so powerful. It's something I've seen before. The most powerful person."

  Saten Leiko said with a smile, and took the opportunity to praise the other party a little. The attitude was very natural and made people feel very comfortable.

  No wonder the popularity is so good, this is the real harem king, she is a sinful woman...

  Xia Ran couldn't help but sighed in her heart, and at the same time glanced at the spiky head in front of her. Having said that, Mr. Lei seems to be regarded as a mother's trumpet?

   While thinking about this, he replied casually: "Actually, I'm not that good, mainly because you have seen few people in tears, and you won't feel that way when you see more... um, In this case, you can say it a few more times, and remember not to say it again in the future, you know..."

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   Cold Field Aura! start up!

   The scene suddenly became a little quieter, and the air in the laboratory seemed to freeze a little. Several people, including Kamijou Touma, couldn't help shaking their eyebrows, showing a very strange expression, and at the same time a little incredible looking at someone.

  "That, that, so, senior, is what you said before true?"

   Saten Leiko's smile was a little stiff, but the girl still worked very hard to maintain the sweetness on her face, and was the first to speak to break the sudden silence.

   She actually thought about the risk, but just like before, about the fact that the users of the fantasy hand fell into a coma one after another, although she knew it, she still couldn't help but yearn for the fantasy hand.

  People are emotional after all. Behind her seemingly optimistic smile, she actually has her own troubles and pressures. There is no way to bend a spoon.

   I am ashamed of my parents' expectations.

   And then, because of the circle he was in, he was under more pressure, although Misaka Mikoto and others are not the kind of superficial people, they don't feel that the lowly and incompetent are not qualified to stand with them , but Satian Leiko has no way to control her emotions and thoughts.

   Friends are like the heroes in the movie who subdue crime and fight evil, but she seems to be only able to play the role of being rescued by the hero, or a burden to follow the hero... Not complaining about her friends, but annoyed My incompetence always makes me feel like I'm a drag on my legs.

  If possible, Saten Leiko also wants to try to catch up, but she can't even see the road...

   In such a situation, it is completely understandable that she would eventually be tempted to resort to something like a fantasy master.

   As for the risk or something... She used to be the fantasy master of Mushan Chunsheng's version, and she had the urge to take a risk. Now, of course, there is no exception to the version that Xia Ran has mastered. Satian Leiko subconsciously felt that this person might be much more reliable than it seemed on the surface.

   And... the other party seems to be a magician. Maybe there is a problem that science and technology can't solve, and the other party has a solution?

   "What I said before is actually not a joke, because the network of Fantasy Master can indeed develop, and the market in this city is indeed huge. This is true, but there is a problem..."

  Xia Ran stopped, tilted her head and said.

   "That is, in the distribution of computing power, how to ensure the most critical point of "fairness"... If there is no way to solve this problem, then sooner or later it will fall into the same situation as before. "

  ““Fairness”? "The girl repeated somewhat puzzled.

   She didn't quite understand what this had to do with "fairness".

   "Fantasy Royal Watch is said to be able to improve the ability, but in fact, it does not improve the quality of any users, neither develop their brains, nor improve their quality, it is purely formed through brain waves. An invisible spiritual network on an electrochemical level..."

  Xia Ran explained seriously and patiently: "Its technical foundation is based on allowing users to share the overall computing power, rather than improving the level of individual brain development of users. When the capable are connected to the Internet, the overall computing power still adds up to the share of one hundred incompetents, and it is impossible to add much more..."

   "But if the fantasy master can improve the ability level of each user, isn't this a ridiculous paradox? After the incompetent are connected to the Internet, they become the weak; Become a powerful person..."

   "Everyone seems to be stronger than before, and their computing power has been significantly improved, but where does the extra share come from? This network cannot be created out of nothing, right? So the only explanation is that , when everyone uses their abilities, they are borrowing others' share of their computing abilities..."

   Assuming that the numerical value of the computing ability of the incompetent is "1", and the computing ability required to become the most basic ability is "10", then a hundred incompetents are connected to the Internet, and the overall computing power will add up to It should be "100", which can only support ten people at the same time to get the experience of improving the performance of the computer.

   And while ten people enjoy the improvement effect, the other ninety people have no way to get this kind of treatment, and even at this time, not only did they not enjoy the improvement of their computing power, but they also had to use their own computing power to Come and support those ten people.

  "It's basically the same thing. The reason why those users fell into a coma one after another was because Mushan Chunsheng was originally trying to borrow their computing power..."

   spread his hands, the magician said.

   "When she continued to use all her computing power to figure out how to save her students, not only did the people on the Internet not continue to enjoy the benefits of improving their abilities, but they even lost their basic brains to keep them awake every day. All functions are temporarily lost..."

  "This..." Saten Leiko finally understood, and suddenly felt a little lost, "So is there really no way?"

  "It's not that there is no way, but to solve this key problem, Imagination Master Network can be implemented, but it is impossible to say that it supports all access users, and at the same time enjoys the effect of ability improvement all the time, it can only allow those who need it. When you get a temporary bonus, when others don't need to use their abilities, they can temporarily lend their computing abilities to others."

   After thinking for a while, Xia Ran added: "Of course, under the premise of not affecting her normal life."

   "That's too ideal..." Jibiao Danxi, who has been listening, frowned and put forward his own opinion, "The more people who access, the less feasible it is to coordinate, not to mention that users can't cooperate or not. There is no way for them to know when to use it and when not to use it..."

   There is no way to keep the balance of payments, and eventually the entire network collapses, which is almost inevitable.

   "It's not impossible, it's just a little troublesome..." Xia Ran shrugged and turned to look at Satian Leiko, as if thinking of something, "But now the fantasy network is being rebuilt, or you can let the Tears, you experience it."

  "Huh?" The black-haired girl showed a somewhat puzzled look.

   "The network that has just been rebuilt has few users at all, and it can coordinate and cooperate point-to-point..." The magician said, "You just need to find a person with abilities now, as long as she is willing to cooperate with you, this is not very simple. right?"

   "This..." Saten Leiko hesitated for a while, do you want to tell Misaka-senpai and the others such a thing?

   But, is this really good? If I share the power of Misaka-senpai and the others, but I can't give the corresponding return, wouldn't it mean that I have become a drag on them in disguise? What if their power is weakened at a critical moment?

   "Come, come, who, don't you take the initiative?"

  The magician looked at the red-haired double ponytail, and made a hint... No, this was an explicit statement at all.

  "Why would I do such a thing?" Yubiao Danxi decisively refused, she and Satian Leiko are not familiar with each other at all, right?

   "It's considered a consultation fee, how about it? And it's just for you to cooperate and let her experience it. It doesn't mean that you have to keep it all the time. If you don't want to, you can quit the network directly." Xia Ran said , "And I can add a limit, when you want to use the ability, the sharing will not take effect, is this okay?"

  "...then try it."

   The red-haired girl with two ponytails opened her mouth, but in the end there was no way to refuse.

   Let's take it as a consultation fee... she thought so.

   This person has said so, but she can't do anything about it. She didn't feel anything before, and she even felt a little confused in her mind. Come find him today

   The so-called treatment actually just said to myself, "Well, you're all right now", and that's the end of it.

   Yubiao Danxi didn't feel any change in herself at all, she only felt that she was being tricked, and it was still a very low-level prank... But just when she went out to pick up Saten Leiko in, she suddenly realized , I still remember the previous ability failure accident, but I don't have that fear.

  The trauma is so simple.

   When he said that he was well, he was really well?

  Although she doesn't know the reason, and even thinks it's a bit too magical, Yubiao Danxi must admit that she really needs to thank the other party for this matter... Well, another reason is that she thinks this person has something to do with it no matter what. The way to achieve the goal, you don't have to do anything useless.

  "Ah? This can't be done, I...I..."

  Saten Leiko was a little panicked and waved her hands repeatedly to refuse.

   "No problem, just give it a try... If it doesn't work, let's talk about it." Xia Ran waved his hand involuntarily, "Just in time, we have to solve the problem on Mushan Chunsheng's side, you can take this opportunity to let Leizi try it out. It’s not easy to grab those elementary school students, it will definitely be hindered…”

  "Eh? Me, can I?"

   "This... it depends on the situation and what type of ability you have." The magician pondered a little, "As long as it's not the kind of super ability that causes knee pain when it rains, there should be no problem. ..."

  "If you say that, it seems that there are many capable people in the world, not just Academy City, as long as the elderly have a probability of awakening..."

   Kamijou finally couldn't help but complained.

   "So coincidental? Then it seems that they must be the same type of stand-in..." Xia Ran nodded solemnly.

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   at the same time.

  "It's been another day and I still haven't seen my students..."

  In a certain research institute, the dark circles under the eyes seem to be more serious than before, and Haru Sheng Kiyama said coldly, her sharp eyes staring at the corner.

  There is a chair there, which is tightly tied to the corner of the wall by ropes, motionless, and seems to be huddled under the shadow of the female researcher...

  "You never lie? You always treat people with sincerity? Oh, it's better, otherwise, even if I go to hell, I will definitely drag you!"

  Kiyama Chunsheng sneered, as if he heard God's answer, and threatened again.