< Mushin Returns to Level 2 Episode 631 >
Western District.
That place was definitely a place known to contain Yggdrasil.
Seong Ji-han goes to the crossroads led by Noah.
I frowned as I looked at the light clock in the hallway.
“There are quite a few watches here.”
[yes. The Western District is the most important of the four outer districts.]
“Really? “This is more important than the Northern Sword or the Southern Hephaestus?”
[yes. The western section is the place where the arc began. There is a big difference in importance from areas added later.]
Is that it?
It was around this time that Seong Ji-han looked at the passage with new eyes.
A voice came from Shinan again.
[Please do not remove any of the clocks of light that have gold in them. The western sector is heavily guarded by the Uld, so there is a risk that breaking that clock will wake her up.]
“Really? So how do I get through it?”
[The solution is simple. Just don’t break it. And we have someone with the power of protection.]
“Hehe… Is it my turn?”
Id, who had been following the crowd after the sacred site, came forward with a triumphant look on his face when he was called.
And let him extend his powers of protection.
Jiiiing….
A curtain of light completely surrounded the party.
“I used the power of protection, but it would be better for you to get rid of all the watches except the gold ones. “I don’t know what will happen if several people stick together.”
“That’s easy.”
Grumbling…!
As soon as Seong Ji-han stretches out his fingers, the clocks light up quickly.
Except for the golden watch, everyone was hit with precision and burned down.
Id saw that and wiggled his eyebrows.
“…Your power is truly amazing every time I see it. “How is such precise control possible?”
“Well, you just need to train yourself.”
“under. “It’s training… I didn’t expect to hear those words from the server.”
While Id was dumbfounded by Seong Ji-han’s answer,
the group was able to get to the entrance of the western section by removing the watch.
And let’s get there.
A large green door blocked the group’s path.
[Now I will step forward. Please open the tent a little.]
“Of course.”
Ssssss….
Noah’s divine eye pops out through the gap in the curtain.
A light flashed in front of the door.
OK.
Kurrrrr….
The green door slowly opens.
‘The door was probably not opened with the power of Jusi… Do you still have the authority of the Ark Director?’
Seong Ji-han was thinking that as he saw the door open.
[Let’s go in.]
Noah went through the open door and went in first.
And let the group follow behind them.
Sussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss though….
Inside, a large tree towered high, sparkling with pure white light.
‘hmm. But can you find that… reproachful?’
When I looked closely, I saw that it was just a tree.
The pillars, branches, and leaves are all made of shiny metal.
It felt artificially created rather than natural.
one.
‘Even if it is made of metal, the vitality that can be felt… is incomparable to the world trees I have seen so far.’
Despite its appearance, it exuded the energy of life, although it was similar to the world tree I had seen so far.
The amount and purity were on a different level.
Compared to the metal tree in front of me, the World Tree I had seen so far could be considered just an ordinary giant tree.
Around the time Seong Ji-han was looking at the tree in front of him to gauge its strength.
[The existence of a server. In order to change the organ to an efficient one, you must register your name in Yggdrasil’s list.]
Noah brought up a new story.
“…Register a list?”
[Yes.]
As soon as those words come to an end.
Jeeeeee….
A screen rising from the metal tree.
There.
[Do you want to register the list in ‘Yggdrasil’?]
[Name: ]
[Please fill out the data backup consent form.]
Because having a space to write your name isn’t enough.
There was even a message asking me to fill out a data backup agreement.
“I am normally careful not to sign up for membership carelessly. “Has the future society changed to one where we don’t care about such things?”
“her. What are you talking about! Even in this day and age, when asked to sign up for something, you have to first look at it with colored glasses. “This guy… I worked so hard to come here, and then he suddenly asks me to register my name on that tree?”
In response to Seong Ji-han’s question, Id becomes even more excited and doubts Noah’s proposal.
Even though times change, the truth does not change.
Let Seong Ji-han show caution to Noah’s proposal.
[I understand that you are cautious.]
Noah answered as if he had predicted it and continued the story.
[But registering a list in Yggdrasil will also benefit you.]
“Why?”
[After the Transcendence is complete, the first people to be restored are the people on Yggdrasil’s list.]
“…What do you mean?”
[Weren’t you curious?]
“…? what?”
Noah answered Seong Ji-han’s question.
[If the Transcendental Body completely integrates humanity and becomes the new creator, there will be groundbreaking changes for the human species… but what good will that do for us?]
* * *
What good is it for us?
Seong Ji-han blinked his eyes as he heard those words.
“They say the sun must exist for the light body of humanity? Since that’s not enough, we’re making a new version. “Was that a lie?”
[no. That’s true. However, as Eid said, there was still time until the sun ran out. It was a bit early to sacrifice the present for the future.]
“W-what…? So I guess I was right? But why on earth did you create the Overmind? To be honest, the higher-ups would have more to lose, right?”
After listening to Noah’s words, Id expressed his doubts.
In order for the transcendental body to arise, a decision from the higher-ups is essential.
If this project is carried out in an abusive manner, the people who will lose the most are those who have a lot of money.
However, when I heard that the human government had done this, I wondered
what was going on… [The superiors are not that noble people. Everyone has insurance.]
“…Does that insurance mean Yggdrasil?”
[yes. After supplementing humanity with the Transcendental Body, he prepared a device to be the first to be resurrected.]
“You were very meticulous in finding your way out while forcibly merging all of humanity into the Transcendental Body.”
okay.
After all, humanity’s leaders have not changed in the future.
Seong Ji-han smiled and looked at the screen of the metal tree.
“Did you register your name here too?”
[Yes.]
As soon as Seong Ji-han’s question was asked.
Jeeeeee….
The screen changed, and Noah’s name was revealed in the list.
[Regarding the ‘List of Yggdrasil’, it is the most secret of all. Except for the top layer, I couldn’t write my name here… but since I had to work as an overseer of the Ark, I got special permission.] “You’re letting me
write my name in such a great place?”
[That’s right. Then, when the Transcendental Body is completed and the great fusion occurs, you can be resurrected right away. Unlike other normal people.]
“Me, me? “Can I use it too?”
Just a little while ago, they said that signing up requires looking at it through colored glasses.
Id’s attitude changed 180 degrees after hearing Noah’s words.
He was itching to write his name there.
[You can’t do it yet.]
“Why!”
[Because I haven’t done anything worthy of being registered on the list. There is only one seat allowed for the quarantined person, and I have already taken it.]
“No, if you think about it that way, that person also has a seat…”
[The existence of the server is already a ‘normal person’ by our standards. There is still room for him.]
“Ah… yes. You said you were hiding your characteristics… Huh. “I’m jealous…”
Id looked at Seong Ji-han with envious eyes.
He shrugged.
“I’m not going to do it anyway?”
“huh? why not…?”
“In the first place, you don’t post the name of a place carelessly. “You said that too, right?”
“That’s true, but… isn’t this case different?”
“It’s different.”
From this point of view, it still seems suspicious.
There.
‘Data backup is on my mind.’
Data backup, as they say in this town, seems to have a similar meaning to dedicating all of Seong Ji-han’s information.
Seong Ji-han didn’t want to go through the trouble of getting that suspicious ‘insurance’.
furthermore.
‘Even if everything Noah said is true… even if I were resurrected from Yggdrasil’s list, I’m the only one on the server, right? There’s no way they’ll just leave me alone.’
A list of Yggdrasil in which only the highest level of the new human race is recorded.
Even if they could somehow get involved and be resurrected, there was no way they would leave Seong Ji-han, who was a foreign being, alone.
Let him decide that way and refuse to join.
[Is that so. I can’t help it if I don’t want to.]
As if Noah had expected this, he didn’t try to persuade him any further.
“You’re leaving obediently?”
[You probably still have a lot to think about. I understand. However, if you do not register your name in the list, it will take quite a long time to conquer Uld. You will face many challenges. Please keep that in mind.]
“Why is that?”
[If your name is not registered in Yggdrasil’s list, it is impossible to replace your internal organs with optimal ones.]
“Well, there’s nothing we can do.”
Rather than selling your name to change your body to the latest version.
It’s better to just use the old fashioned way.
[Then, we will supply low-end organs first. We mainly replace organs with excellent hiding effects so that they are not detected by the Uld avatars on your server.]
“So… So, are you performing surgery?”
Replacing internal organs with new human organs would require quite a complicated procedure, right?
With that in mind, Seong Ji-han says, let’s talk about surgery.
“surgery…? “You really are a primitive man.”
[Even without using such pre-modern methods, you can upgrade your organs as much as you want.]
Tuk.
And then a sphere of light falls to the ground.
As Seong Ji-han stared at this in silence, Noah continued speaking.
[Grab the light and evolve your internal organs.]
“…Is that the end?”
[yes. The evolution of entry-level organs is simple.]
Hmm.
This definitely makes you look like you’re from the future.
When Seong Ji-han thought this while looking at the sphere of light.
A manager in red spoke to him.
[Do not absorb light directly and be as careful as possible. I recommend using blue to selectively absorb light and understand its dynamics. Because those guys seem to be just as insidious as the Uld.]
‘Of course that’s the case.’
The higher-ups of the new humanity who created the Arc and operated the Transcendental Body project.
Didn’t they unite their fellow tribesmen and create a way for themselves to survive?
How can you trust these guys?
Seong Ji-han placed his hand on the sphere of light with his body’s stats maximizing.
OK.
Jiiiing…
[Give the attribute of light to the organ and evolve it.]
[Add basic functions…]
[Please remove the protection function.]
Light flickered from Seong Ji-han’s body and a mechanical sound came into his ears.
Is it because I was interrupted by the Stats Office?
Evolutionary work that does not proceed continuously.
‘Shall I open one of your organs?’
What was the most useless organ in the body?
When Seong Ji-han was thinking for a moment.
[A fragment of the Key of Life has been detected.]
[You are the assistant authority of ‘Yggdrasil.’]
[You can view the basic functions added to the Organ of Light. Would you like to view it?]
A mechanical sound suddenly mentioned the key to life.
‘Fragment of the key… didn’t they make a game type tower?’
It was the final legacy left by Yggdrasil, who witnessed the Uld of the Void.
Seong Ji-han remembers when the tower was created.
“I’m not going to read it.”
Let’s say so.
[The basic functions added are ‘Location Tracking’, ‘Real-time Detection’, and ‘Criminal Rehabilitation’.]
[Do you want to keep this function?]
A mechanical sound listed unexpected functions.