NOVEL NEXT chapter 98
Chapter 98
“father…”
Jeongmin sighed as if shocked.
Liddell said in an excited voice.
-Yeah, that’s what it was. It couldn’t have just happened by accident that an AI program for management got its own self. I guess Eispern was involved in your birth?-
At Liddell’s question, Quinarine nodded.
-you’re right. Eispern, the place where my father met his end was this main system room.
He was injured and tried to destroy the main system with his dying body, but he couldn’t break through the defense process of the main system with his insufficient magic power. In the end, what my father chose was an arrangement for the future. It is to create an heir to carry on his legacy. However, there is no way you can create a successor in the main system room where there is nothing. It was then that my father discovered quinarine. I was Quinarine, an artificial intelligence program that silently did its own thing.
“ah..!”
Jeongmin and Leah exclaimed.
Seeing that, Quinarine nodded.
-My father used the magic of creation called the realm of the gods in exchange for the remaining magic power and vitality. As a result, my self that inherited my father’s memory and maintenance was able to be born. And my father, who had exhausted all his strength, was killed by the sword of the bodyguard of ‘B-Laonin’ that crashed into the main system room.-
Jung-min and Leah could feel their hearts becoming solemn.
They felt awe for the great archmage who had walked the path they had walked before.
The story of quinarine continues.
-When my ego was first born, it was a blank slate. But after hundreds of years of exploring the system, I gained knowledge and came to realize the legacy my father left behind. I could see how much my father suffered because of [Trial of the Gods], and how many people in many dimensions struggled. So, following my father’s wishes, I tried to destroy this system-
“I see. But the fact that the system still exists…”
A look of pity appeared on Quinarin’s face.
-Yes.. it failed.-
“failure..?”
In response to Jung-min’s question, Quinarine said.
-My father’s idea of just destroying the system was an easygoing idea. Even if you destroy this main system room, the system will not disappear.-
“.. why?”
Quinarine said to Jung-min with sad eyes.
-It is a system that can be said to be everything of Kirsian. Of course, preparations for destruction or damage were thoroughly prepared. I created a server in another dimension and backed up the system there. Even if we destroy this place, we can restore the system.-
At Quinarine’s words, Jeongmin and the others let out a sigh.
I thought it was just the end, but there was no point in destroying the system here.
The quinarine story continues.
-If I can influence the server of that other dimension, I can destroy the system there too… but I couldn’t move here because there was a lock on this main system room. The lock here is a hardware lock, not a software lock. In other words, it was a lock that was placed with a physical machine, so it wasn’t something I could do.
“I see..”
Jung-min looked at the quinarine with sad eyes.
It reminded me of her, who must have struggled to inherit Eispern’s legacy alone here for hundreds of years.
‘How lonely it was and how hard it must have been.’
-So I decided to change my plan. Let’s call someone here to release the lock on this main system room. So secretly, the seeds of my plan were sown on countless planets where [Trials of the Gods] are taking place.-
“If it’s the seed of the plan…”
A smile appeared on Quinarine’s face floating above the panel.
– To come here from the planet where the [Trial of the Gods] is taking place, you need a dimension shift skill. However, after my father’s incident, Kirsian banned all dimension-related skills in the shop. That’s why I created a skill that allows you to bypass and move dimensionally. No, the word “made” is misleading. No matter how much I manage the system, I couldn’t create a skill. I just modified the existing skills with a slight twist.. The skill created was a space movement skill that could move to a place within sight-
“Ah…that’s it!”
-yes that’s right. Jeongmin. It’s the teleportation skill you have.-
Jung-min and the others looked at the quinarine in amazement.
– Jung-min, you are not the only one who received this skill. Numerous planets where [Trials of the Gods] took place. One of the Awoken there had a skill like teleportation that you have. These were the skills I applied with the thought that if even one of them could reach me… However, for hundreds of years no one has reached this place. Not even one…
-Then, only Jung-Min was able to reach this place.-
At Liddell’s words, Quinarine nodded.
-that’s right. In fact, it’s a really slim chance to come all the way here just because you have a unique teleportation skill. It’s because there is no other way than destroying the S-class gate and passing through the manager’s gate. To do that, you have to survive to the end, but most of the Awakeners who received the space movement skill from me died in the early and middle of [Trial of the Gods]. It’s not such a good skill for survival. There are many restrictions…
Jungmin nodded at Quinarine’s words.
Certainly, Jung-min’s space movement skill had more disadvantages than advantages.
It was also true that utilization was quite low due to the condition that it could only be used where it came into sight.
-By the way, Jung-min was able to freely move around in the inventory and other dimensions by combining space movement and other skills. Even if it was coincidence and luck, it’s something I couldn’t even imagine. Besides, it was my greatest luck that I passed into the dimension of the strongest Irregular, Leah, whose records I had concealed.-
“Have you covered up the records?”
Quinarine answered Leah’s question.
-Yes, if an Irregular appears that possesses power beyond the standard, I have to report it to the manager. If a report is made, the irregular will be subject to special management. Maybe Leah, if I had reported you, the Administrator would have started the Elan extinction process right on the spot. Because your power was so dangerous. That’s why… I hid you. I thought your power might be a variable.-
“…”
– And, you and Jung-min met. It was truly God’s guidance. It was because the person with the skills I had prepared among the many dimensions met the strongest person in all dimensions that I had concealed.
“The reason Leah had such power was because she practiced exploiting the loopholes in the system. Concealing that fact…”
– Of course it was me. To make such a training method, Leah’s teacher was a really great person. Human potential is truly enormous. I, who is called the essence of artificial intelligence who is evaluated for having all the knowledge, is a human being who can do things that even Quinarine couldn’t think of.
Listening to Quinarine’s words, Jung-min remembered what Liddell had said.
[Poem, there can be no such thing as a loophole in the system.. It’s a system that has come down from ancient times.. No, even if there is a loophole, it can’t be tolerated to use that loophole.]
‘Yeah, I didn’t understand how the [Trial of the Gods] system was so lax. The reason there was a gap in the system was because of Quinarine’s intention…’
Seeing Jung-min lost in thought, Quinarine spoke again.
-Have all your questions been answered? In that case, I ask you to release the lock that is imprisoning me. I can finally fulfill my father’s wish…
Quinarine speaks with a tearful face.
Looking at her, Leah asked.
“What would you do if I unlocked it?”
-First of all, we will remove the system in the main system room here. And I’m going to move to a backup server in another dimension and even delete the system there. When that happens, my mission is over. If the system disappears, [Trial of the Gods] will also disappear.-
“If that happens, will all our powers disappear?”
Quinarine nodded at Leah’s question.
-that’s right. It is because the system that is the basis of power is disappearing. All Awoken powers will be gone. Not only that, but also the monsters that came over from the gate created by [Trial of the Gods]. They too will all go back to where they came from. Everything is going back to the state before [Trial of the Gods] started. But… Leah, the power of you and Jung-min will not disappear.-
“.. My power and Jung-min’s power won’t go away?”
– Leah and Jung-min. This is because the two people’s system was independent from the existing system. I built a new server and moved your system there-
“..why?”
– There was a risk of detection. No matter how much I tried to hide it, there was a high possibility that your power would be revealed with a simple search by the administrator. So I built a whole new server and isolated your system there. Leah’s system became independent a long time ago, but Jung-min’s system became independent only recently. It’s because it’s only recently that he’s been armed enough to cover it up.-
Jeongmin sighed and said.
“Oh, so that’s why I can’t get any more messages you were sending!”
-that’s right. There is no way to deliver my message to Leah and Jung-min. Because it is a system that has left my management.. So I sent a message to Eunjin’s system to convey my words. If the main system disappears, even if the power of all awakened people disappears, the power of the two will remain the same. There is nothing different from before except for the fact that the linked store is no longer available. –
Jeongmin and Leah nodded their heads in agreement.
Looking at the two of them, Quinarine urged again.
-If all your questions have been answered, please release the lock as soon as possible. Too much time has passed. Someone might come here soon.-
“Oh, I see. What should we do?”
In response to Jung-min’s question, Quinarine pointed to the wall on one side of the main system room and said.
-A very thick cable runs through that wall. That’s a locked cable that physically separates this system room from the outside. You just need to cut it.-
Jimin nodded and walked towards the wall.
Jeongmin raised his sword high above his head and slammed it hard against the wall.
A cracking wall.
Then, through the gap in the cracked wall, a section of a cut cable that appeared to be a good 20 cm in diameter was visible.
The image of quinarine projected on the panel stiffened and shook.
-Ah… Finally… I can carry on my father’s legacy…-
Quinarine was crying.
– Now… you can take control of all of Kirsian’s systems –