So I became a witch

"What? Did you startle?" The woman who spoke just now finally walked out of the room slowly.This is a very casually dressed woman with a white shirt paired with half-short brown hot pants. Her long black hair is casually draped over her shoulders, as if she has not been taken care of for a long time.Her age should be in her twenties, similar to Katerina's.

"My name is... Well, just call me Ada." The woman sat directly opposite me and raised her feet, and took out a lighter and cigarettes from her shirt pocket, "Do you mind if I smoke? "

I shook my head, she lit the fire with satisfaction, and immediately the whole house was shrouded in clouds and mist.

"That was just now..." I thought for a while, and decided to open the topic on my side.

"As you can see, that guy is my exclusive AI. Don't you have it too?"

Indeed, in this world, every person implanted with a chip will have his own AI, which will accompany him from birth to death.In a sense, people are closer to their exclusive AI than their parents and lovers. Although I don’t understand it when I first came to this world, there are indeed guys who marry their own AI in this world. .Well, in terms of convenience alone, the role of AI is indeed indispensable, but it is a bit too strange when it comes to getting married. What strange things are people thinking in the minds of people in the future world?

"...But, AI shouldn't have avatars."

"It's specially made to order. If you need it, I can also contact you. The price can be discounted."

"...No, I don't need it. That's the end of the gossip, I've heard others say this..."

"Oh, that's me." Ada said casually.

I stared at her with wide eyes.

"After all, the new store opened, and I didn't have the money to advertise and advertise, so I had to get off the horse and look for customers. If I can get one, it seems that the effect is not bad."

I silently stood up from the sofa, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, wait! I'm not lying! Although it's a new store, the quality is absolutely guaranteed! You see, I still have an opening license issued by the federal government, which is absolutely genuine!" Ada hurriedly stopped me and said.

I glanced suspiciously at the license and then at Ada: "If you really have a legal license, why do you want to open your store in such an unlawful area?"

"Ham, it's not because I don't have money... Don't look at me like this, I'm telling the truth. Although you can legally open a shop in the Eden network with a license, the only places that ordinary people can occupy are those far away from residential areas." Remote mountain village. If you want to get a good location, you have to pay a large amount of network management and maintenance fees, otherwise you will be kicked out. I have no choice but to go to the unfeasible area because I have no money... I said It’s all true, please believe me!”

Okay, okay, I see, so can I trouble you to let go of your hand first?

"So, let's talk about business. Ah, before we talk, can you please take off that trench coat first? Otherwise, it will always feel weird. Don't worry, I have a rule not to track down customers Identity."

I nodded, and just took this opportunity to take off the windbreaker that I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Oh, I didn't expect you, the guest... to be so young."

"Isn't this something you should care about?" I pretended to be blunt and said, "Although I decided to stay...But if I don't get the information I want, I won't pay a penny."

"Of course, of course, after all, in our business, the accuracy and timeliness of information are the most important. So, what do you want to ask?" Ada rubbed her hands and laughed.

"...About 20 years ago, do you know what happened in this world?"

"20 years ago... you mean the year when the first cataclysm was declared over?" Ada replied after thinking for a moment, "The biggest thing that happened in that year was naturally the end of the Hundred Years' War, and people finally I returned to a normal life, but I didn't expect that this hard-won peace lasted only 20 years... Ahem, I'm sorry to draw too far, for people in this world, this is the biggest thing Bar."

"...that's all?"

"Oh, are the guests testing me? If you are an ordinary intelligence officer, you can only know the above information, but I happen to have some information about 20 years ago that ordinary people don't know. " Ada looked at me and said with a confident smile.

Chapter 63 Incompetent

"I don't know if you have heard the rumors of the 'incompetent'?" Ada asked seriously after deliberating.

"...incompetent?"

"That's right, since there are 'qualified people', there are naturally 'incompetent people'. In fact, people living in this world are more or less qualified to be dragon knights, but The 'incompetent' does not have any 'fitness' at all, and some people even suspect that they do not belong to this world."

There was a slight movement in my heart, and I secretly wrote down this information, but on the surface I remained calm.

"...What does this matter have to do with 20 years ago?"

"Don't worry, I'm just going to talk about it. Twenty years ago, one year after the first catastrophe was declared over, the people who survived the war finally took a breather and began to rebuild their homes. And in that year the birth Among the babies, some babies are said to have exhibited intelligence far beyond their peers. This has even attracted the attention of some big figures, who believe that these babies may be messengers from the gods, guiding people to regain the glory of the past."

"……and after?"

"Do you remember what I said earlier?"

"You mean, incompetent?" I knew immediately what she meant.

"Yes, although those babies showed extraordinary intelligence, it is a pity that, without exception, all of them are not 'qualified'. In this world, 'Dragon Knight' means everything. These Babies are thus branded 'incompetent', and what happened to them and where they are now is completely unknown. Well, I don't know if this information will satisfy the guests?"

"……is acceptable."

"Hmm, it looks like we can talk about the formal contract in detail next. May I ask what information do you want to ask? For example, about the whereabouts of those 'incompetents'?"

"...No, let's forget about this kind of thing. I want to know all the information about the 'Deadly Star Sea', and...whether there is a way to use the Eden Network to attack others to cause coma or even brain death." Said in one word.

"What you want to know, guest, is really not simple." Ada withdrew her smile, looked at me seriously and said.

Judging from her tone, it doesn't seem to mean "I don't know", but "It needs a high price".

"...Just quote directly." I said simply.

"Well, at least nearly a million federal coins... No, I'm not blackmailing you? After all, the information you want, my guest, is really special. This is the first time I've seen someone request this level of information. Woolen cloth."

"Understood, when will it be better?"

"So I really... hey? Is this price really okay? Really, this is not a price that ordinary people can afford?" Ada was stunned for a moment.

I shrugged.As I said before, in addition to the monthly salary of the maid, I am also in charge of the key to the small treasury that the lord gave me.Although it is impossible to buy a dragon knight, it is still affordable to pay for this level of information.In case the master asks the reason at that time, he can also use "this is for the safety of the eldest lady" to fool him.

"Then, it will be two days later. Ah, then I won't bother you to come to the door again. I will put all the information you need in a virtual account, and you can open it as long as you pay the price and get the key. This can also effectively protect your information, how about it?" Ada said while handwriting a certain account number on a piece of paper and handing it to me.

I nodded: "I hope your intelligence is worth the price."

"Of course, I have always been innocent, and I get what I pay for, and I will definitely satisfy you."

I left this strange shop. Although there was neither a contract nor a contract, I was not worried that the other party would renege.If she really dares to do that, I have to let her experience one of the four great powers in the world, Huanglong is so powerful.Not everyone is entitled to this money.

However, originally I just wanted to collect some information about the Dead Sea, but unexpectedly I actually got some surprises.I vaguely guessed that those so-called "incompetents" were, in all likelihood, time travelers like Katerina.Not only disappeared from the earth on the same day, but also came to this world in the same year, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible to simply cover it with "coincidence".Maybe their time travel has a lot to do with the reason I came to this world, but I don't intend to contact them right now.I have more important things to deal with than the matter of the "time traveler".

...Speaking of which, although I have tried my best to be careful, I did not expect to be infected with "bugs". Sure enough, if I walk alone in the "unlawful area", it is really easy to be taken care of.

I stopped the script and scanned my surroundings. Not long after, four strong men in full-coverage power armor surrounded me up, down, left, and right with firearms in their faces.

"The feeling is very sharp." The strong man who seemed to be the leader said with a smirk, "In this case, if you catch him without a fight, maybe you will suffer less."

I sighed slightly: "...Do you want money? Or, is the target me?"

"Hmph, this kind of thing is not what you little brat needs to care about. Follow us honestly, otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to you. That guy only said to take you there, but he didn't What's the status?"

It's really strange, it's the first time I came to the lawless area, I didn't expect to be targeted so soon.Is it because of the woman from the intelligence shop?After thinking about it, I shook my head again. If that guy really wants to do this, there's no need to wait until I'm far away.It seems that I have been involved in some trouble without knowing it.

If you forcefully leave... it really won't work.After all, it is a garbage dump abandoned by Eden Network. There should be no entrance and exit. If you don't pass through a specific node, it is not impossible to be trapped here forever.

Forget it, fortunately, I also expected this situation, and next, it's time to try another guess.

Seeing me standing still, the other party seemed to mistakenly think that I had given up resistance, and surrounded me with a relaxed expression.

"Spike." I said lightly.Accompanied by a burst of brilliant lightning, a huge shadow of a dragon knight appeared behind me, gently hugging me into my body.

"No... Impossible!" The faces of the strong men surrounding me changed drastically after the dust cleared and they saw the mecha standing on the spot.

Chapter 64 Attack

"Why...why is there a dragon knight... yay!"

"I've never heard of such a thing... yay!"

"Let me go... yay!"

The moment the dragon knight appeared, the battle had already become a one-sided ravage.Even four strong men in full armor will never be able to defeat a child driving a dragon knight. This is the power of the strongest weapon.Having said that, although I just wanted to try it out, I didn't expect to be able to summon a dragon knight outside the deep network area. Who is Luo Yan's sister who wrote this program?

"Okay, let's talk about your problems first? Can you tell me the name of the guy who hired you?"

"Hey! I don't know about that kind of thing... Ugh!"

I stepped on the man's ankle expressionlessly, but with a little force, the strong man let out an inhuman scream.Even the latest type of power armor, in front of the dragon knight's power, is as thin as a layer of paper.

"I'm not in the mood for torture, so there will only be one reminder like this, and it will be the last time. Can you understand what I mean?" I slowly raised the laser weapon in my hand, and by the way, the other three wanted The fleeing guy also had his legs pierced through.

"I, I really don't know anything! It's just that someone told us that we can pay me a lot of money if we bring a guy who walks alone in the ruins... I mean it! I didn't see it clearly That guy's looks! Please don't kill me!" The strong man wailed with snot and tears, completely gone from the hideous look he saw at the beginning.

"Well, it's hard work. Then, farewell." I raised the weapon in my hand again.

"Wait... wait! I really didn't lie!" The strong man said hurriedly.

"It doesn't look like you're lying...well, but so what?"

"……Hey?"

"From the beginning, I never said 'if you tell the truth, I'll let you go'?"

"How, how can this be done?!"

"Bye, then." I said, pulling the trigger slightly.

"Wait... I have nothing... I... ah... don't..." At this moment, the man's body suddenly began to twist, and his expression became extremely strange.He frantically scratched his body with his hands, as if he couldn't bear some extreme itch at all.The other three also showed the same situation as him, writhing crazily on the ground like maggots.

Facing the weird scene in front of me, I frowned and fired four shots without hesitation, penetrating the four people's brains.However, what I didn't expect was that the bodies of these four people neither disappeared from the online world nor stopped moving, but continued to crawl in an extremely strange posture, completely ignoring the big hole in their faces , Standing up from the ground tremblingly.

"Pretending to be a ghost." I snorted coldly and continued to pull the trigger.However, even though the spine was broken, these guys still stood tenaciously on the ground, as if some inexplicable force supported their dilapidated bodies, forcing them to continue standing.

"I... I'm waiting for you..." Inhuman voices came out from the mouths of the four strong men, "Come... zhe..."

After saying this, they fell to the ground in unison, like a robot that had run out of batteries, the corpses turned into countless data cubes and disappeared, leaving nothing behind, as if nothing had happened from the very beginning. Existence is general.After a moment of silence, I dismissed the dragon knight's summons, and continued to walk on the ruins as if nothing had happened.

But in fact, it looked like a scene in a horror game, and it still had a lot of impact on my young mind.But now I have no choice.

(I obviously just want to be lazy, why do those troubles always come to me...)

After breaking away from the "lawless world", I returned to the ground along the dark path.When I finally returned to the dormitory, Luo Yan had been back for a long time.However, he didn't seem to have any doubts about my being away for such a long time, but instead looked at something on the virtual screen with a heavy expression.

"Did something happen?" I took off my black windbreaker and asked casually.

"Well... Actually just now, from other spheres of influence, many teenagers and girls have also been in a coma for no reason. And these people are all the reserve students of the Dragon Knight without exception. It is conceivable how much influence they have How big is it?" Luo Yan said in a deep voice.

"That is to say, besides Dixiao Academy, are the other Huanglong, Qianyu, and Dragon Knight Academy under the federal government also affected?"

Luo Yan nodded: "That's right, this is a large-scale crime specifically targeting the students of Dragon Knight Academy. Although the four major forces have blocked the news as soon as possible, there are still fragmentary rumors leaking out. If the prisoner is caught, it may lead to extremely serious consequences, especially when the second catastrophe breaks out and people's hearts have not yet stabilized."

"Even if the four major forces joined forces, did the news still get out... Could it be that someone is deliberately pushing the flames behind?" I sat down on the bed, and started to browse through random forums on the Internet.Sure enough, the incident about "Dragon Knight Academy students unconscious for no reason" almost filled the entire screen. Even if the administrator deleted the posts quickly, a new batch of posts would be re-posted immediately, endlessly.

Luo Yan pondered: "There is indeed such a possibility... But who would do such a thing at this time?"

"Who knows, maybe it's the mastermind behind this incident." I said casually, "For example, he wanted to deliberately spread panic or something, so he secretly spread the news."

"...Maybe it's like what you said, but unfortunately, the other party's actions are very secretive, even if you deliberately try to find the source of this rumor." Luo Yan shook his head, "Instead of thinking about it, Why don't you think about how to catch the mastermind behind the scenes. Even if you don't mention the background of these students, no one can afford the price of losing so many dragon knight reserves at once."

"...It means that this time not only Di Xiao, but also the other three major forces will start to act?"

"Ah, even I have received an order to suspend the task, and for the time being, the main goal is to find a way to wake up the students." Luo Yan sighed with a wry smile.

(Recently, I have been doing things outside every day until eight or nine in the evening. After I go back, I lie on the bed and don’t want to touch ORZ updates, and I have fallen behind a lot. I will try to find time to update at noon, and make up for the previous ones.)

Chapter 65 Institute

(Didn’t expect the four major forces to intervene... It seems that this time, even without me, it should be able to get it done? If even they fail, even if I have one more, it won’t help.)

I thought silently.However, there is always an uneasy feeling in my heart, reminding me that I must go, otherwise something bad will definitely happen.

However, the attackers this time were really bold enough to use the four major forces as opponents at the same time. Did they know the heights of the heavens and the earth, or were they confident?Well, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me.

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Because a large number of students are unconscious, Dixiao School is currently in a state of suspension, and most of the students stay in their own dormitories for self-study.In order to avoid being attacked like those comatose students, the school forcibly closed the passages in and out. Fortunately, with the help of Luo Yan, I was able to sneak out of the gate and arrived at the place agreed with Luota - a suburb far away from the city .Facilities like research institutes stand alone on this plain, as if clearly saying "don't disturb the idlers".

(I always feel a bit like the place where aliens were sliced ​​in the sci-fi movies I watched when I was a child... Probably my illusion...)

I comforted myself in a low voice in my heart, while carefully walking towards the place that seemed to be the entrance.

"……that……"

"Verified, allowed to enter."

Before I could say anything, the AI ​​at the door simply opened the authority.The more this happened, the more uneasy I felt in my heart. I felt like a guinea pig for experiments, stepping into the trap step by step.But so far, we can only take one step at a time.

After safely passing through the protective cover of the research institute, I stepped onto the inner passage.There was a faint scent of grass in the air, making people involuntarily put down their guard.On both sides of the road, there are many brightly colored flowers that I have never seen before, shining brightly in the sun.I couldn't help squatting down, gently wanting to touch those flowers with my hands.

"If you don't want to die, it's better not to touch these flowers."

The sudden sound made me tremble with fright, and I almost fell straight into the flowers like this.After finally maintaining my balance, I slowly turned around and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

It was a girl with a single ponytail in a white coat. I don't know when she stood at the gate of the institute, watching me indifferently as I was about to touch the flowers.

After being stunned for a moment, I finally found the sense of disobedience when I saw her for the first time.In this era of highly developed technology, no matter what kind of disease or disability it is, it can be easily cured, including myopia.However, the girl in front of her was wearing a pair of ordinary glasses without any special functions at all.If it is not for some special reason, I can only attribute it to her personal hobbies.

(However, it turned out to be a combination of white coat + black single ponytail + rimless glasses... I think this person understands it quite well)

I nodded silently in my heart, but I didn't know that the other party seemed to be thinking about me.