Chapter 291
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Ye Sha's eyes snapped open when he was abruptly thrown out of his mindscape, the pain flaring indiscriminately throughout his body, though his head ached the most out of everything.
He felt like he'd been hit by a Meister at full force. Not the little fight against Elysia and Alec earlier, which had been more of a Meister playing around, but the full force of a Meister that could decimate a country on their own.
There was a reason why Meisters didn't move easily, and that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Ye Sha groaned as he tumbled to the floor, clutching his head.
Having been forcefully thrown out of his mindscape, the resulting consequence was the backlash and pain that radiated throughout his body. His head throbbed with every little thought, and his body ached something fierce, but even that was manageable compared to the pain in his brain.
Ye Sha lay out on the cool tiles, desperately pressing his head on them and basking in the little relief that he got there.
He didn't know how long passed before the throbbing in his body died down, and he peeled himself off the ground.
So, contacting Alec was definitely a no.
But he didn't regret it because it at least gave him an answer. He knew what he had to do from here on out.
The question remained: where was he, and why was he here?
He half expected to land right next to Alec when he woke up, but it evidently wasn't the case here, much to his disappointment.
Who was the one who had 'summoned' him so graciously and grant him a corporeal body?
It couldn't be anything else other than a summon, of that he was certain. Had he not had the thought of obtaining a body due to his regrets, nothing would have happened in the end.
He laid there for half a day until the pain died out at least a little bit, but there was still no one that came in to look for him, and there were no clues that gave him an idea where he was being held.
The more time passed, the more confused Ye Sha was.
The System struggled as he moved nearer to the container that he woke up in. It was the only thing other thing in this place other than the blank walls and tiled floor.
He tried to access his screens, connecting them to the oddly sheened container, and his eyebrows shot up when he realized that he could still do it.
This was the real world for sure, but which world?
His fingers flew over the keyboard, trying to gather as much information as he could from his current surroundings. He dug deeper and further in than he ever had before.
There wasn't much that he learnt, but he realized that he was indeed still on Incantix.
More accurately, he was in a strange little crack between realms, almost like the one that Alec found himself in previously.
Ye Sha silently sighed a breath of relief. It had been hard enough to connect back with Alec previously, not to mention this time.
But other than that, he didn't gain much. He still didn't know what material the box was made out of, nor how he could potentially leave the room.
His brows furrowed as he continued working, until there was suddenly the sound in the room.
Ding!
The System waved away his screens. If there was the off chance that they weren't monitoring him, then he wouldn't want to give anything away.
Ye Sha cautiously looked around, and a door seemed to appear out of the previously seamless wall.
The System stared hard at the outline.
That definitely wasn't there before.
Whoosh.
The doors opened with a hiss, and a bit of smoke wafted in, flooding the room. It made a dramatic entrance.
Ye Sha's lips twitched.
Three small figures walked into the room with eerily similar steps.
The three were completely in sync, from the breathing to the blinking, as well as the pacing. Not only that, all three figures looked exactly the same from head to bottom.
Ye Sha felt the hair on his arms stand, and he felt like the room became chillier.
There was a distinct inhumanness to the three small girls that walked into the room. But when they blinked, Ye Sha could instinctively tell that they did have a high level of intelligence to them.
They wore clothes made out of a metallic fabric which almost seemed like it was alive. Yet, even then, the way the clothes moved were exactly in sync.
It was eerie.
Looking into their eyes, Ye Sha could not see any trace of humanity in them for all that there was intelligence.
A thought suddenly popped up in his mind. Was this artificial intelligence?
"Welcome," the three echoed.
From the intonation of their voices, they were again in sync, causing a strange echo-like quality.
When they blinked their eyes, they appeared almost cute. If only you ignored the way that they seemed to look almost through you, as if they could read your every thought.
Ye Sha was reminded strongly of the Mainframe.
"We welcome you, Ye Sha, System No.00110399, to White Space."
But… that was impossible!
Something like the Mainframe was unique and one of a kind. How could there be another three that had appeared before his very eyes?
Even though Systems were thought of by transmigrators as artificial intelligence, the truth was anything but.
Systems originated from a human soul, and when contracted to the Mainframe, started a new life as a System.
It gave them a softness, if you will, a humanity that would have been otherwise absent.
Ye Sha had secretly tried to create an artificial lifeform of his own, but it was a lot harder than it appeared to be.
It was easy to make those low-levelled artificial intelligence, but high-levelled artificial intelligence like the Mainframe was almost impossible to make!
The main difference in them was that the higher end of the spectrum was able to make their own decisions, as well as exert independent control using logarithms. They could grow, adapt and change.
Ye Sha felt a chill creep up on him, and he wasn't entirely certain that it was because of the drop in temperature when the triplets entered.
"What is it you want with me, to so insistently summon me here?"
The girl in the front opened her mouth to answer. "You would not have been able to be called here had you not desired a body of your own."
Ye Sha acknowledged that much.
The second girl opened her mouth to answer. "Our owner wishes to meet you."
"But not yet."
Ye Sha frowned. "What do you mean 'not yet'?"
"We will not restrict you, but we must insist that you do not leave White Space until you have completely synced with your body."
"You may alter your looks however you wish, and we will do our best to aid you."
"Using your screens, you may connect to the container that you woke up in."
Having said finish their pieces, the triplets walked back out the doors without waiting for his response or whether or not he would have any other questions.
The doors seamlessly closed again, blending back into the walls without a single trace.
Ye Sha squinted at the place the doors had been previously, but they were well and truly gone.
There hadn't even been a blur to suggest that it was the work of some sort of magic.
Ye Sha tried to maintain a calm outlook, but he was never very good at maintaining his expressions, unlike how Alec could do so with relative ease.
Yet, despite himself, he felt his interest rise up like a tidal wave.
Alec always said that his curiosity would get him in trouble one day, and he felt like that day was going to come soon.
Still, there was something deep within him that hungered for the obviously advanced technology that he'd been so blatantly shown.
This wasn't like technology out in space, or technology that was found on various planets.
Instead, it felt both ancient but new at the same time.
They were placating him. But what for? And to what extent?
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Ye Sha's eyes snapped open when he was abruptly thrown out of his mindscape, the pain flaring indiscriminately throughout his body, though his head ached the most out of everything.
He felt like he'd been hit by a Meister at full force. Not the little fight against Elysia and Alec earlier, which had been more of a Meister playing around, but the full force of a Meister that could decimate a country on their own.
There was a reason why Meisters didn't move easily, and that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Ye Sha groaned as he tumbled to the floor, clutching his head.
Having been forcefully thrown out of his mindscape, the resulting consequence was the backlash and pain that radiated throughout his body. His head throbbed with every little thought, and his body ached something fierce, but even that was manageable compared to the pain in his brain.
Ye Sha lay out on the cool tiles, desperately pressing his head on them and basking in the little relief that he got there.
He didn't know how long passed before the throbbing in his body died down, and he peeled himself off the ground.
So, contacting Alec was definitely a no.
But he didn't regret it because it at least gave him an answer. He knew what he had to do from here on out.
The question remained: where was he, and why was he here?
He half expected to land right next to Alec when he woke up, but it evidently wasn't the case here, much to his disappointment.
Who was the one who had 'summoned' him so graciously and grant him a corporeal body?
It couldn't be anything else other than a summon, of that he was certain. Had he not had the thought of obtaining a body due to his regrets, nothing would have happened in the end.
He laid there for half a day until the pain died out at least a little bit, but there was still no one that came in to look for him, and there were no clues that gave him an idea where he was being held.
The more time passed, the more confused Ye Sha was.
The System struggled as he moved nearer to the container that he woke up in. It was the only thing other thing in this place other than the blank walls and tiled floor.
He tried to access his screens, connecting them to the oddly sheened container, and his eyebrows shot up when he realized that he could still do it.
This was the real world for sure, but which world?
His fingers flew over the keyboard, trying to gather as much information as he could from his current surroundings. He dug deeper and further in than he ever had before.
There wasn't much that he learnt, but he realized that he was indeed still on Incantix.
More accurately, he was in a strange little crack between realms, almost like the one that Alec found himself in previously.
Ye Sha silently sighed a breath of relief. It had been hard enough to connect back with Alec previously, not to mention this time.
But other than that, he didn't gain much. He still didn't know what material the box was made out of, nor how he could potentially leave the room.
His brows furrowed as he continued working, until there was suddenly the sound in the room.
Ding!
The System waved away his screens. If there was the off chance that they weren't monitoring him, then he wouldn't want to give anything away.
Ye Sha cautiously looked around, and a door seemed to appear out of the previously seamless wall.
The System stared hard at the outline.
That definitely wasn't there before.
Whoosh.
The doors opened with a hiss, and a bit of smoke wafted in, flooding the room. It made a dramatic entrance.
Ye Sha's lips twitched.
Three small figures walked into the room with eerily similar steps.
The three were completely in sync, from the breathing to the blinking, as well as the pacing. Not only that, all three figures looked exactly the same from head to bottom.
Ye Sha felt the hair on his arms stand, and he felt like the room became chillier.
There was a distinct inhumanness to the three small girls that walked into the room. But when they blinked, Ye Sha could instinctively tell that they did have a high level of intelligence to them.
They wore clothes made out of a metallic fabric which almost seemed like it was alive. Yet, even then, the way the clothes moved were exactly in sync.
It was eerie.
Looking into their eyes, Ye Sha could not see any trace of humanity in them for all that there was intelligence.
A thought suddenly popped up in his mind. Was this artificial intelligence?
"Welcome," the three echoed.
From the intonation of their voices, they were again in sync, causing a strange echo-like quality.
When they blinked their eyes, they appeared almost cute. If only you ignored the way that they seemed to look almost through you, as if they could read your every thought.
Ye Sha was reminded strongly of the Mainframe.
"We welcome you, Ye Sha, System No.00110399, to White Space."
But… that was impossible!
Something like the Mainframe was unique and one of a kind. How could there be another three that had appeared before his very eyes?
Even though Systems were thought of by transmigrators as artificial intelligence, the truth was anything but.
Systems originated from a human soul, and when contracted to the Mainframe, started a new life as a System.
It gave them a softness, if you will, a humanity that would have been otherwise absent.
Ye Sha had secretly tried to create an artificial lifeform of his own, but it was a lot harder than it appeared to be.
It was easy to make those low-levelled artificial intelligence, but high-levelled artificial intelligence like the Mainframe was almost impossible to make!
The main difference in them was that the higher end of the spectrum was able to make their own decisions, as well as exert independent control using logarithms. They could grow, adapt and change.
Ye Sha felt a chill creep up on him, and he wasn't entirely certain that it was because of the drop in temperature when the triplets entered.
"What is it you want with me, to so insistently summon me here?"
The girl in the front opened her mouth to answer. "You would not have been able to be called here had you not desired a body of your own."
Ye Sha acknowledged that much.
The second girl opened her mouth to answer. "Our owner wishes to meet you."
"But not yet."
Ye Sha frowned. "What do you mean 'not yet'?"
"We will not restrict you, but we must insist that you do not leave White Space until you have completely synced with your body."
"You may alter your looks however you wish, and we will do our best to aid you."
"Using your screens, you may connect to the container that you woke up in."
Having said finish their pieces, the triplets walked back out the doors without waiting for his response or whether or not he would have any other questions.
The doors seamlessly closed again, blending back into the walls without a single trace.
Ye Sha squinted at the place the doors had been previously, but they were well and truly gone.
There hadn't even been a blur to suggest that it was the work of some sort of magic.
Ye Sha tried to maintain a calm outlook, but he was never very good at maintaining his expressions, unlike how Alec could do so with relative ease.
Yet, despite himself, he felt his interest rise up like a tidal wave.
Alec always said that his curiosity would get him in trouble one day, and he felt like that day was going to come soon.
Still, there was something deep within him that hungered for the obviously advanced technology that he'd been so blatantly shown.
This wasn't like technology out in space, or technology that was found on various planets.
Instead, it felt both ancient but new at the same time.
They were placating him. But what for? And to what extent?
Ye Sha's eyes snapped open when he was abruptly thrown out of his mindscape, the pain flaring indiscriminately throughout his body, though his head ached the most out of everything.He felt like he'd been hit by a Meister at full force. Not the little fight against Elysia and Alec earlier, which had been more of a Meister playing around, but the full force of a Meister that could decimate a country on their own.There was a reason why Meisters didn't move easily, and that was just the tip of the iceberg.Ye Sha groaned as he tumbled to the floor, clutching his head.Having been forcefully thrown out of his mindscape, the resulting consequence was the backlash and pain that radiated throughout his body. His head throbbed with every little thought, and his body ached something fierce, but even that was manageable compared to the pain in his brain.Ye Sha lay out on the cool tiles, desperately pressing his head on them and basking in the little relief that he got there.He didn't know how long passed before the throbbing in his body died down, and he peeled himself off the ground.So, contacting Alec was definitely a no.But he didn't regret it because it at least gave him an answer. He knew what he had to do from here on out.The question remained: where was he, and why was he here?He half expected to land right next to Alec when he woke up, but it evidently wasn't the case here, much to his disappointment.Who was the one who had 'summoned' him so graciously and grant him a corporeal body?It couldn't be anything else other than a summon, of that he was certain. Had he not had the thought of obtaining a body due to his regrets, nothing would have happened in the end.He laid there for half a day until the pain died out at least a little bit, but there was still no one that came in to look for him, and there were no clues that gave him an idea where he was being held.The more time passed, the more confused Ye Sha was.The System struggled as he moved nearer to the container that he woke up in. It was the only thing other thing in this place other than the blank walls and tiled floor.He tried to access his screens, connecting them to the oddly sheened container, and his eyebrows shot up when he realized that he could still do it.This was the real world for sure, but which world?His fingers flew over the keyboard, trying to gather as much information as he could from his current surroundings. He dug deeper and further in than he ever had before.There wasn't much that he learnt, but he realized that he was indeed still on Incantix.More accurately, he was in a strange little crack between realms, almost like the one that Alec found himself in previously.Ye Sha silently sighed a breath of relief. It had been hard enough to connect back with Alec previously, not to mention this time.But other than that, he didn't gain much. He still didn't know what material the box was made out of, nor how he could potentially leave the room.His brows furrowed as he continued working, until there was suddenly the sound in the room.Ding!The System waved away his screens. If there was the off chance that they weren't monitoring him, then he wouldn't want to give anything away.Ye Sha cautiously looked around, and a door seemed to appear out of the previously seamless wall.The System stared hard at the outline.That definitely wasn't there before.Whoosh.The doors opened with a hiss, and a bit of smoke wafted in, flooding the room. It made a dramatic entrance.Ye Sha's lips twitched.Three small figures walked into the room with eerily similar steps.The three were completely in sync, from the breathing to the blinking, as well as the pacing. Not only that, all three figures looked exactly the same from head to bottom.Ye Sha felt the hair on his arms stand, and he felt like the room became chillier.There was a distinct inhumanness to the three small girls that walked into the room. But when they blinked, Ye Sha could instinctively tell that they did have a high level of intelligence to them.They wore clothes made out of a metallic fabric which almost seemed like it was alive. Yet, even then, the way the clothes moved were exactly in sync.It was eerie.Looking into their eyes, Ye Sha could not see any trace of humanity in them for all that there was intelligence.A thought suddenly popped up in his mind. Was this artificial intelligence?"Welcome," the three echoed.From the intonation of their voices, they were again in sync, causing a strange echo-like quality.When they blinked their eyes, they appeared almost cute. If only you ignored the way that they seemed to look almost through you, as if they could read your every thought.Ye Sha was reminded strongly of the Mainframe."We welcome you, Ye Sha, System No.00110399, to White Space."But that was impossible!Something like the Mainframe was unique and one of a kind. How could there be another three that had appeared before his very eyes?Even though Systems were thought of by transmigrators as artificial intelligence, the truth was anything but.Systems originated from a human soul, and when contracted to the Mainframe, started a new life as a System.It gave them a softness, if you will, a humanity that would have been otherwise absent.Ye Sha had secretly tried to create an artificial lifeform of his own, but it was a lot harder than it appeared to be.It was easy to make those low-levelled artificial intelligence, but high-levelled artificial intelligence like the Mainframe was almost impossible to make!The main difference in them was that the higher end of the spectrum was able to make their own decisions, as well as exert independent control using logarithms. They could grow, adapt and change.Ye Sha felt a chill creep up on him, and he wasn't entirely certain that it was because of the drop in temperature when the triplets entered."What is it you want with me, to so insistently summon me here?"The girl in the front opened her mouth to answer. "You would not have been able to be called here had you not desired a body of your own."Ye Sha acknowledged that much.The second girl opened her mouth to answer. "Our owner wishes to meet you.""But not yet."Ye Sha frowned. "What do you mean 'not yet'?""We will not restrict you, but we must insist that you do not leave White Space until you have completely synced with your body.""You may alter your looks however you wish, and we will do our best to aid you.""Using your screens, you may connect to the container that you woke up in."Having said finish their pieces, the triplets walked back out the doors without waiting for his response or whether or not he would have any other questions.The doors seamlessly closed again, blending back into the walls without a single trace.Ye Sha squinted at the place the doors had been previously, but they were well and truly gone.There hadn't even been a blur to suggest that it was the work of some sort of magic.Ye Sha tried to maintain a calm outlook, but he was never very good at maintaining his expressions, unlike how Alec could do so with relative ease.Yet, despite himself, he felt his interest rise up like a tidal wave.Alec always said that his curiosity would get him in trouble one day, and he felt like that day was going to come soon.Still, there was something deep within him that hungered for the obviously advanced technology that he'd been so blatantly shown.This wasn't like technology out in space, or technology that was found on various planets.Instead, it felt both ancient but new at the same time.They were placating him. But what for? And to what extent?
