It turns out that the power represented by the two evil realms is a virus, but the "plague" touches a biological virus in reality, and the "curse" is a virtual virus that can shake the spiritual world and the magic web.

As a civilization built on the foundation of cyber society, it is not incomprehensible that wizards would be jealous of dark wizards. And according to this logic, the so-called wizard "talisman technique" that can resist the power of the curse and spell realm is probably a "firewall".

The reason why Miss Real Name was able to save her was simple, because she had some kind of special firewall program on her - this had been confirmed before, and no one could even see her.

"But it's much scarier than the computer viruses of the past......"

Richard is still a little scared when he thinks about it now.

If you don't take into account the consequences of a leak of information from a database that is of great value. In the case of personal computers, the worst consequence of a virus is that it cannot be opened.

But the curse spells of this era are different, they can also cause great damage to the human body; Or rather, the magic in the human body. The wizarding body of this world is the equivalent of a terminal closely connected to the network, and now, Richard has also become one of them.

"In fact, in the past, cyber viruses were also a personal hazard that could not be ignored. It is not uncommon for hackers who commit information crimes to be arrested for the crime of intentional wounding. ”

Said Miss Real Name.

"Hacking or virus infection can cause the chip implanted in the brain to be burned due to overwhelm, resulting in brain damage."

In this way, the wizards and knights of the new age are like the cyber inhabitants of the near-future world, which is a further embodiment of the integration with the virtual world.

"I have one more question."

Richard said.

It's a slightly more difficult question to ask.

“…… It is obviously a confrontation in the online world, why is there such a strong sound and light effect? That's a virus, right? Could it be that the virus invasion of the future world is so cool? ”

What "the black sun hanging above the sky", "the mass of tentacles stretching out of the sun", and the stormy shockwave he set off when he used the power of his real name to fight against it...... It's not that he can't understand the technical reasons why this phenomenon occurs, after all, it's a virtual world, and it's easy to get some special effects. But what he couldn't understand was why.

The wizards' magical knowledge is divided into nine realms, but within these nine realms, they can actually be divided into two categories according to the scope of utility: one is to interfere with the real world, such as elemental spells in the natural realm, or alchemy against inorganic matter, and the life realm of organic matter; The other is mainly aimed at the spirit world. The latter includes the three major areas of spelling, channeling, and curses.

The realization of the former type of spell is actually inseparable from the intermediary of the magic element. Demonic elements, on the other hand, are based on the spirit realm, so the latter type can also interfere indirectly. It's not for nothing that some wizards in the field of spelling would proudly refer to their field of study as a "basic discipline".

He had thought that the confrontation between spells and curses would be more unpretentious than the confrontation between fire and frost, or the creation of giant metal golems and monsters, but it didn't seem to be the case.

“......”

"Don't you know......?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about it, sir."

The black-haired girl lowered her eyes slightly, looking slightly lost.

"It's okay, it's not your fault."

Richard shook his head.

"You used to have no chance to learn, but now it's different. I will not limit you in this regard. ”

"Is that okay?"

"Of course." He shrugged, "I'm just as interested in discovering the truth about the new world. If there's a chance to find out, I wouldn't mind. ”

As for the possible crisis of intellectual machines, Richard never took it to heart. The New World has not even formed a unified regime, and there is a risk that a developed scientific civilization will be destroyed enough. Without the ability to connect to the database of the previous generation of civilizations, talking about the dangers of AI is like talking on paper.

On top of that, as far as Richard is concerned, he has never felt that there is anything wrong with a world ruled by artificial intelligence.

"So, let's talk about it. Why do you think there is such a phenomenon as an abnormal landscape in the spirit world when spells are fighting? If it's just an illusion, then only one party should be able to see it. But you think, aren't all the onlookers seeing it now? ”

Miss Real Name tilted her head slightly. It took a while to make a guess.

“......... Sir, I think it's the effect of meditation that is unique to this era. ”

I see.

Richard nodded thoughtfully

This is not unfounded speculation. Because when Miss Real Name mentioned this, he suddenly discovered that there was something that he hadn't noticed in the past, but now he thinks about it very suspiciously:

For example, the network is obviously disembodied, it is not a physical existence. But when he meditated, he had the impression that the web was "a huge, crystalline grid"; And this phenomenon is also recorded in books that teach meditation, suggesting that all those who study meditation have the same vision.

Coincidentally, the confrontation between the "virus" and the "firewall", or the "curse" and the "talisman", is also presented in a very fierce and intuitive way. Not only him, but everyone present could see it.

"The world, the human spirit, or the heart, may play a greater role than imagined......"

Richard thought.

He lived in a time when the understanding of the spirit and the mind remained at a relatively shallow level, even though brain and neuroscience had made great progress.

In the country where he lived before he was sent to hibernate coffins, he popularized materialist education, such as "matter is primary, spirit is secondary", and so on. But for some neuropsychologists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers of mind, this materialism is far from complete. In their view, there is no consciousness in the world, and the possession of a mind or spirit by human beings is nothing more than an illusion or a literary rhetoric, the essence of which is the role of biomass hormones and nerves, and the brain is nothing more than an algorithmic platform that dominates the human body's communication with the outside world.