NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 197 Magic Elements

"By the way, brother 9M, why aren't 2B and 9S here?" Amy asked.

Ye Feng thought of the past and spoke quietly,

"They...are all dead..."

"I'm really sorry. But if necessary, please go to that place and take a look." Emile said.

"I will go, but not now. Emile, I still have things to do." Ye Feng said: "Can you tell me what happened at that time?"

Emil's thoughts flew back to a long time ago:

“I was originally a weapon created long ago, one of the weapons that can adapt to all environments and be used to annihilate the enemy.

When the aliens first attacked, I replicated myself to increase my own strength.

At that time, there were all kinds of me, all sizes.”

"Self-replication?"

Ye Feng was very curious, how was this done? What kind of black technology was this?

“Yes, I am one of the countless Emils that were copied.

We... worked together and successfully held the line.

But as hundreds and thousands of us were copied, the memory became increasingly blurred.

That place was the original Emile's favorite place.

He used to spend his days there with the people he cherished. Although, there were also many sad things...

But the memory of that trip is his most precious treasure.

But I can’t remember it clearly.”

Ye Feng listened to Emil's story and asked, "Where is the original Emil?"

"I don't know." Emil turned his big head: "Because our number is too large."

"Is that so?" Ye Feng pondered.

"And there is something we must conclude..."

"Huh? Emile, what are you going to do?" Ye Feng was shocked when he heard this.

"...Oh, yes. This is my thank you gift so far, please accept it." A robotic arm extended from Emile's car and handed over a chip.

"What is this?" Ye Feng asked puzzledly.

"Report: The program contained in this chip seems to be related to the magic element of the old world." Pod 153 reported.

"what!?"

Magic element, magical world?

Ye Feng opened his mouth wide.

"Oh, right." Emil continued, "It is said that the Moon Tear is a flower that can make wishes come true!"

"Thank you, Emile." Ye Feng felt mixed emotions.

Looking at the Tears of the Moon, he wanted to make a wish.

Resurrect your dead best friend.

Emil's voice came again: "I am the one who should thank you. You reminded me of important memories.

That way, even if I'm alone, I can still try to survive.

Well, 9M, I'm so sorry. I'd like to stay here a little longer."

"Emile, see you again if we're lucky!"

……

"Assistive device, read the chip program."

“Understood. Report: Analysis complete.

Analysis: This program can collect magic elements and generate extremely high-power energy through special devices.

Effect: Unknown.

How it works: Unknown.

Transmit power: Unknown.

Side effects: Unknown." Pod 153 was confused.

After hearing the report from the auxiliary machine, Ye Feng took a deep breath.

As long as it's not something magic related.

Believe in science!

"Then, does 'magic element' still exist in this world?" Ye Feng asked.

"Report: Unknown."

Glancing at the auxiliary machine, Ye Feng said sarcastically: "You might as well change your name to Mingming."

"learn."

"Forget it, forget it, I was just talking nonsense." Ye Feng waved his hand.

Magic element, what is it?

Magical elements?

Ye Feng asked himself,

He didn't know much about this thing.

Besides, why would Emile have such a thing?

"Does magic exist in this world?" Ye Feng asked the auxiliary machine in annoyance.

"Report: Believe in science." Pod 153 responded: "Any device or substance must follow its own physical laws. Magical elements are no exception and must obey the laws of thermodynamics."

"Okay." Ye Feng held his forehead and said, "Although I am good at physics, I don't have a specific concept of order of magnitude. It would be better if I could understand it intuitively."

"Report: If you have any questions, you can ask this auxiliary machine for help and perform calculations on behalf of the target." The auxiliary machine said while pinching her waist, although she did not have a waist.

"Report: A document is attached to the program.

Generate energy through specific devices,

A certain amount of magic element, under certain conditions, can make one kilogram of matter produce about 9 times 10 to the 16th power joules of energy.

If all of them were used as an attack, it would be equivalent to 2100 million tons of TNT."

"Wait a minute? Let me calculate it." Hearing this familiar number, Ye Feng performed the calculation reflexively.

According to Einstein's mass-energy equation, E=mc*c, the total annihilation of one kilogram of matter is about 9 times 10 to the 16th power. This magic element, could it be?

This is not as simple as releasing energy through hydrogen nuclear fusion or heavy nuclear fission. Even the smallest particles that make up matter are annihilated.

Ye Feng smacked his lips.

"Let's record the magic element as the same thing."

……

He walked on the path in the center of the amusement park and turned to look east. There stood a black building several dozen meters high. The metal blocks of the building seemed to have life, wriggling and emitting golden light.

This is what is called the 'God's Box'.

Ye Feng knew who he would meet, he just hoped that this day would come later.

[Hello, this is the resource collection of the 'Tower'...]

Come back here!!!

If the 'God's Box' could speak human language.

Ye Feng left without looking back.

I'll go later!!!

I drove my own shabby car.

Ye Feng walked aimlessly, passing through the street corners of the city.

The surroundings are still as deserted and dilapidated as ever.

There were no mechanical life forms to be seen in the city anymore. The city was surrounded by a large number of mechanical creature wreckages, which had been cleared by the local army and moved to both sides of the road.

How about going to the place Emile mentioned?

Forget it...

Sorry, 2B, 9S, I don't have the mood to be sad or reminisce about the past right now.

Communication access,

Ding ding,

"This is Adam calling YoRHa-9M. If you hear me, please reply."

Adam!?

Ye Feng instantly became alert.

"Got it, Adam, please go ahead."

"9M, please come to the copied town and have a chat."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Hang up the call,

Ye Feng drove to the deep pit where the white giant tower appeared.

This was his first time to observe this building emerging from the ground up close.

The ground became uneven, as if a dragon had turned over.

Looking up, the tower is more than a thousand meters high and reaches into the clouds.

Hovering over the city,

You can't see the top at all.

Nearby, there are three encryption devices, called sub-units of the tower. You need to go to the three boxes of "Flesh, Soul, and God" and get the keys to open them.

Ye Feng tried to crack the password directly, but the amount of calculation was exponential and it was impossible to figure it out.

He knocked on the material of the giant tower with his hand, making a thudding sound.

"Auxiliary machine, check the material composition of the tower bottom."

"Understood. Report: The tower base structure is composed of common metal elements such as iron, cobalt, nickel, as well as silicon dioxide, sodium sulfate and other substances." Auxiliary machine 153 reported.

"Just tell me if this thing is bombproof or not."

“报告：该材料正面所能承受的压强估算为400Mpa，约等于Q235钢材所能承受的压强，所能承受的压力保守估计为四百万吨。一吨TNT爆炸产生的能量约4.2乘以10的9次方焦耳，近距离爆炸产生的压强为3.1Gpa……”

"Shut up. Speak human language!!"

"Not resistant to explosions." The auxiliary machine replied weakly, "I told you a long time ago..."