Correct use of scientific spells

Although it is unrealistic to expect a paperless office in the magic world, there should at least be an electronic version for distribution to the "windows" of each area for such critical content that needs to be disseminated on a large scale.

Tokyo has a total of 23 districts, with a population of 700 million people gathered here. Even if the proportion of conjurers is calculated by one ten thousandth, there are a full 700 people to manage.With 700 people together, it is enough to be considered a large enterprise. In addition, the work in this industry is critical, important and dangerous. In theory, a systematic management process and smooth information transmission channels are required... But at present As the nerve endings of this huge system, Toyama Minato didn't feel any convenience.

"Hahaha, because there are multiple windows to connect with, an excellent assistant supervisor can basically memorize all the information."

Toyama Minato: "..."

Although this sounds professional, he was still shocked.

Mr. Iwata, the assistant supervisor who connected with me, is a very dedicated person. He is responsible for the docking work of the three districts of Tokyo alone, and at the same time, he is also responsible for liaising with relevant government departments, conducting necessary traffic control, and connecting with the magic world, etc. Multi-tasking, work pressure can be seen.

The last time we met Minato Toyama noticed that he would yawn secretly occasionally, and there were traces of light blue under his eyes, obviously he had been overworked for a long time.

There are many places in the magic world that maintain almost rigid traditions. Some of these traditions are useful, and some are very painful-for example, relying on folk customs to distribute magic-breaking arrows during the New Year can actually be called a very clever method. Integrate cultural customs into the work of expelling curse spirits, and cull low-level curse spirits as much as possible; but Mr. Xia You also complained about the cumbersome report submission system in the magic world. All books must be handwritten, and after being submitted for review, they will be archived in the archives of the college, and will be permanently sealed in paper form.

"If you want to check it, you need the approval of the magic world."

Xia Youjie's original words at the time were as follows: "The database is full of dust. I don't know if it has been stored for hundreds of years. Who would have nothing to do to check these things?"

Toyama Minato could only respond in silence.

This is actually some precious knowledge - unlike the cursed spirits, the false spirits come from the collective consciousness of human beings. Since the thinking mode and biological structure of "human" creatures have not undergone any earth-shaking changes for thousands of years, Then it can be inferred from it that the false wraiths born as a result also have certain commonalities, or characteristics.

For example, legends such as the Gap Girl, Kappa, and Under the Patio, and the fear of natural phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes, even after so many years, the resulting spell spirits should be pretty much the same.

However, such precious information is locked in the dark archives, neither data analysis nor public teaching, which can be said to be a naked waste.

However, to blame, at least at present, he himself has no way to find a way to scan all these precious documents into electronic versions, summarize and edit them into new textbooks for these students to learn-this is another big project that requires a lot of time and energy .

Focus back on the present moment.

A day later, the assistant superintendent mailed a stack of new materials in a "very efficient" manner, with a "list of key observation locations" in Tokyo and its surrounding counties.Most of the places in the table are accompanied by local ghost stories and legends. Toyama Minato looked through them roughly and had to admit that although the magic world is inefficient, it has indeed achieved sufficient patience and care in its professional field. .

——For example, in a certain hospital bed in Shibuya, those who recover will feel a little unwell when they are replaced, but the disease cannot be detected by the hospital's testing equipment, so follow-up investigations are required.

——Another example is a certain area of ​​the subway station. In recent years, there have been many suicides by lying on the rails.

——Bridge 88, a certain place in Saitama Prefecture. Residents nearby have always had a tradition of holding a test of courage here. "It is said that jumping off the bridge can talk to the dead."

These are quite normal, and even the content is particularly funny: because there have been too many collapses of the TV Tokyo building in the manga works in recent years[1], it has become the subconscious of the relevant group, and it is easy to generate spells here , temporarily monitored by ■■ and ■■ who are working nearby.

Those two names were also blacked out deliberately, it is said that it was to prevent the names from having a clear direction of the curse, as for how to issue tasks after they were already blacked out... that probably depended on the assistant supervisor in charge of the area to have a good memory.

Toyama Minato: "..."

He skimmed through it from the beginning to the end, and only had one thought: it's so difficult, the job of assistant supervision, even if he is really a magician, he doesn't want to do it in the future.

First, I went to an unmanned self-service printing shop to sell these contents into an electronic version (of course, you must not forget to delete the storage records of the printer), and then analyze these addresses.Some places have a high flow density of people, and there are already fixed "windows" to track them every now and then. What he needs to screen out are those relatively remote places. In such places, it is easier to use drones than rely on manpower.

The next thing to do is to inspect these places on the spot, arrange monitoring equipment in a targeted manner, and design a reminder system that will feedback to the market when there is an abnormal situation.

From a technical point of view, these are not too difficult. Toyama Minato informed the assistant supervisor of his idea, and the other party also expressed his affirmation, and added a little more suggestion: "Although Mr. Yamami's method is very convenient, but these The location still needs to be visited by a special person every once in a while, but if there is such a means, the patrol cycle can be extended moderately."

"--why?"

Based on his trust in the products he designed, he felt that this kind of redundancy was unnecessary: ​​"If you use a puppet (machine), you can stay up 24 hours a day without any problem."

"Hmm... It's not that I doubt Mr. Yamami's strength."

The assistant supervisor immediately replied, from the attitude point of view, it is obvious that he already knows the mystery of how to get along in the workplace without offending people: "You have not received formal training as a magician, so you may not know much about it. Some magic spirits are not just relying on "observation". can be found."

For example, some curse spirits can interfere with a part of the space around them, forming a ghost creature similar to the "born domain". The entry conditions are extremely harsh and very confusing when the level of the curse spirit itself is not strong.In ancient Japanese legends, there are often records of "spiritual disappearance". A certain person never came back after going out. No matter how hard he searched, he could not find any traces. Most likely, he was dragged into the realm of the cursed spirit.

"If they were killed on the spot, at least there would be corpses or bloodstains, but the domain is like a small different space, and it is very likely that nothing will be left after the victim is involved."

The other party sent a message to reply: "At this time, you must test the "triggering conditions" of the magic spirit yourself-but this is often very dangerous, most of the windows are not capable of fighting-or report the continuous disappearances to the magician. Defining it, and finally dispatching a conjurer with special abilities in this area to solve it."

"special power?"

Toyama Minato looked very curious.

"The most famous one, such as Six Eyes."

The assistant supervisor replied: "But too small incidents are often unable to convince that person... Six eyes can observe the spell power in great detail, so even a meticulous hidden spirit can find a breakthrough. In addition, there are also people who let the double body To test things like that... That's the domain of professionals, and it has nothing to do with you or me."

According to Xia You's description, the curse spirit can barely be regarded as a kind of intelligent creature.

Aside from the strong malice towards humans, low-level mantra spirits have the same basic intelligence as smarter wild animals, but high-level mantra spirits can even set traps to ambush humans—he had once when he first came to Tokyo Accidentally missed the mission, and received a severe blow on the back of the head. Even with the help of the nitro reversal technique, he still lay on the bed in the dormitory for two full days.

Yuanshan Minato: "...We have known each other since you just entered school, why didn't you talk about such an important matter at that time?"

Xia Youjie: "..."

The efficiency of the seniors in focusing on key points has always been very high.

He coughed during the phone call, feeling a little embarrassed—of course, the protagonist in the comics will be injured sometimes, but he prefers to show the other party the state of "I and Satoru together are slightly equal to invincible".

"It's common for conjurers to get hurt a little bit."

He tried to rationalize this situation: "Because we can use mantras to strengthen our bodies, our recovery ability is also much stronger than that of ordinary non-magicians."

Toyama Minato is silent, this obviously shouldn't be treated as common sense, everyone in this industry seems to be under too much pressure, from the assistant supervisor to the conjurer who directly confronts the magic spirit, but now he can't even identify the magic spell. Even at the spirit level, it is obviously impossible to provide any effective assistance.

Xia Youjie immediately noticed the change in the other party's mood, and immediately added: "It's just that I wasn't used to Tokyo's curse spirits when I first entered school. I have made great progress this year, and this situation will never happen again."

"It's the protagonist after all."

"...Senior is still joking about this matter."

"From the bottom of my heart, I feel that Mr. Xia You is like the protagonist of a comic."

"Is this..."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Youjie touched the bridge of his nose and felt his heart beating faster—being able to become a conjurer and coming to the Tokyo Conjuration College was indeed the best thing in his life so far. choose.

On the other hand, Minato Toyama spent about a week improving the existing detection equipment.

The basic performance is still the same performance. His main improvement this time is - to be able to reduce external interference in different detection environments, that is to say, to make this detection equipment as inconspicuous as possible.

There are often similar camouflage cameras in "Animal World", some made of rocks, some made of animal feces, in short, except for the camera itself, there are elaborate camouflage shells.

The same is true for this kind of equipment used to detect spells - in addition to needing to be strong and durable, it can be broken or taken away by passing children, and the police can be called for privacy violations without being discovered by passers-by... The most important reference elements.

The color is best to refer to the surrounding environment color, and the form is camouflaged by using stones, broken bricks or common and inconspicuous things in the local area.In fact, the appearance design in this aspect is not very professional. If you want to distinguish the real one from the real one, it is best to ask the students of the nearby art university to help. But the important point is that he does not want to be regarded as a pervert because of the cameras everywhere... So You can only choose to be self-reliant temporarily.

After the batch production was completed, he selected six of the addresses provided by the assistant supervisor, and planned to put the monitoring equipment down, and send back data every once in a while to confirm whether there was a curse spirit at this location.Track wheels or four-wheel drive rollers are installed under the shooting equipment, and it remains completely silent when there are people around. If there is no one around, it will patrol the surrounding area in a small area and conduct more detailed observations of the area near the target.

Five of them are within the Tokyo metropolitan area, and the sixth is the 88 Bridge near Urami East Junior High School in Saitama Prefecture.

The location used for the test of courage here is very famous in the local area, and young people will hold activities here every once in a while. Considering that these people are still alive, the auxiliary supervisor's risk mark for this address is not high .Therefore, Yuanshan Minato took this event as a weekend outing with a relaxed attitude. It is rare to travel far away, and he also brought other people from the research laboratory, as a way to relieve stress for everyone's respective research projects during this period.

"Jumping down from places like this...is a terrible hobby."

Before coming, Hashida Zhi revealed that he had also heard the whole content of the courage test: "This height is really challenging."

This bridge is more than ten meters high. Although there is a river below, the water depth in the dry season cannot guarantee the safety of a person jumping from this height. If the rope used for bungee jumping is not safe, it is very likely A real tragedy happened.

"What kind of curse spirit will be generated in this situation?"

Okabe Rintaro also stretched his neck and looked down, "Did he be born because he is afraid of heights?"

"It may also be based on drowning—there should be such a spell."

Makise Kurisu said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

"There are all sorts of strange things. In the past, there were cursed wraiths near Tokyo Bay because they were poured with cement by black | roads and thrown down."

Yuan Shan recalled the thick stack of reports given to him by the assistant supervisor. As an area with many tourists, Tokyo Bay and the vicinity of Odaiba have always had windows for monitoring: "The equipment should be installed on the bridge foundation. The best choice A location that won't be submerged when the water rises."

What they are currently making is not waterproof, and if they are soaked through, they will only fall short.

Yuan Shan made gestures on the pier, and felt that it would be good to stick the detector on it with AB glue—just to find an angle that is not easy to be found.It's just that their current position is on the bridge, and it's not very convenient to operate. It's better to find a way to get down under the bridge.

"Then I'm here to help you with the drone—"

Hashida Zhizi thinks that his ability to move is limited: "Leave the Backup to me."

"Well, Okabe and Kurisu remember to help out on guard."

Yuan Shankou nodded, "If passers-by come, explain to them that we are having a test of courage."

The two also agreed, so the three drones buzzed and took off, patrolling the area under the bridge alternately. According to the scanning results, no magic spirits have been born near the 88 bridge, which can barely be regarded as a safe area.

"After all, someone will come and see it every other month."

Okabe propped his chin: "The risk factor is not very high."

To be on the safe side, Toyama Minato put on gloves and walked down the river step by step carefully.Winter is the dry season, and there is only a little trickle left in the river. He picked up the remote control to control the drone, and used the grabber under the drone to grab the detector and plan to stick it on the bridge column: "Well, In short, it is necessary to refer to the skills of grasping the claw machine..."

The cantilever was dangling back and forth, and it was always a bit out of focus. He had to adjust a few more places, planning to change it to a position with a clear view and easy installation.

Just as he stepped half a foot into the river and was about to cross the river directly, a strange female voice came from behind him.

"I think it's better not to cross over."

the other said.

Yuan Shan turned his head, and the man looked to be in his 30s, with an obvious scar on his forehead.

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General notes:

[1]: Tokyo TV Building basically appears as frequently in Japanese works as the bridge killed by Magneto