Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 360 Players and NPCs
Perhaps today... no, it should be said that it will definitely go down in history. After the highest official in the country of Neon held a public press conference, some things were gradually not so deliberately placed in the corner. They were displayed not only in front of the people here, but also in front of the whole world.

Although the words of this puppet behind the scenes are not very straightforward, it is not difficult to see the meaning behind them as long as you are a smart person who pays attention to the hottest topics recently.

The supernatural power called spell actually exists!
No matter how many rumors and solid "evidence" there were in the past, they could not compare to this kind of implicit official admission.

In addition, another important thing in this press conference was the explanation of the accident of a warship belonging to the White Eagle Country in the waters near Neon. The party completely denied the responsibility and pointed out the real culprit as those criminals with supernatural powers.

Neon, contrary to its usual behavior, stopped being respectful to the White Eagle Country, and their press conference was a response to the latter's previous private questioning: I'm going to stop pretending and I'm going to reveal my cards!

It seems that out of fear of the magical power of spells, and also because of the existence of the East Country near Japan, White Eagle simply cannot send too many military forces to threaten Japan, because no matter what the considerations are, the East Country next door will not allow White Eagle to do so.

Simply put, it seems that with the power of the spell, Neon suddenly had the confidence to confront White Eagle with dignity, and the latter was unable to make any immediate blow to it, and the only effective measures it could take were some crazy suppression in the economic and other aspects.

But Japan's cabinet has already discussed and reached a result. Their final conclusion is that if it is just the blockade and suppression of the economy and other aspects, they can actually eliminate it through a series of chain reactions caused by the initial public use of the curse.

Apart from anything else, the worst that could happen is that the pro-Eastern faction would gain the upper hand, and a slight change in strategy could at least maintain general stability. However, we must not compromise with White Eagle in this regard. Not only because of his extremely greedy style, but there is also a very important reason, which is that the forces represented by the magic world do not agree with this option.

Therefore, their discussions were actually limited to this scope, and they finally came to this conclusion. As for the other thoughts and calculations behind it, they were even more complicated.

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"They are just a bunch of idiots with narrow vision. If this trend continues, this country will soon be in name only, right?"

Shen Yuanyi showed a genuine smile, and he set his eyes on the Noose beside him: "You can see that this trend is very good. You can understand the rules of the world very well, and you are not trapped by all the things in the mortal world. Noose, if it comes to this aspect, you should be the best among the sorcerers.

But don’t underestimate those politicians. Although they are shameless and have no bottom line, if we really look at their sense of smell and vision in this regard, some of them must have already noticed this trend.”

Luosuo was a little confused at first, then suddenly realized, and then sneered: "They still follow this trend after discovering it? They only care about their own interests, and they don't care about the country and the nation. In this respect, they are simply natural candidates for curse masters, haha!"

Shen Yuanyi's expression did not change, as if he agreed with what Luosuo said, and then he continued: "Luosuo, this country and nation are not commensurate with its current status and achievements. In the past, it was just a small country that relied on the ancient civilization next door. In modern times, it just took advantage of the geographical advantages and the opportunities of fighting between the truly powerful.

It does not have the heritage brought by the thousands of years of continuous history and brilliant civilization of the East Country, nor does it have the domineering and self-confidence of the White Eagle who stood out from the chaotic world and became the top. It does not even have the experience of other inferior beings. "

As a person who truly spanned the Heian period to the modern era a thousand years later, even if Shen Genichi's knowledge of this country was once limited to some entertainment aspects, he can now be regarded as the person who knows the most about its ancient and modern history and all its development context.

Because he was the one who witnessed and even created all of that. Who could know it better than him?
But unfortunately, Shen Yuanyi... at least the Shen Yuanyi at this moment, has not been to the earlier Nara, Asuka, or even the Age of Gods that existed in mythology and legends, let alone the earlier past period that only existed in very few ancient civilizations.

The exact origin of the spell is unknown, but Shen Yuanyi feels that his guess is somewhat close to the truth. It is no secret that spells are not unique to this place. There are some scattered sorcerers all over the world, but they have different names in their respective civilizations and regions.

Even because of their origins and historical evolution, their respective systems and even the way they grow may have huge differences. At least Shen Yuanyi did not see any overly sophisticated and complete system of sorcery in Neon.

But it is not surprising. The replenishment of sorcerers depends on bloodline reproduction and awakening. The only inheritance is controlled by the sorcerer families that have become high-level. Spells have completely become a dead thing to maintain power and interests. How can a wonderful future be developed in this way?

Moreover, spells, whether in the past or now, mean curses and dangers. In the past, sorcerers faced too many dangers just by being able to use it, let alone delve into its essence and master its fundamental power.

Yes, in Shenyuanyi's view, spells are unscientific things, but they are just a kind of rules that humans cannot understand now or even for a long time in the future. It's like you were talking to the "people" thousands of years ago, when humans had not yet evolved from Homo sapiens, about the crystallization of all the wisdom of physics and mathematics today.

Of course, it is impossible for them to understand and learn, and they will only regard all of this as a "miracle", flying into the sky, touching the stars, destroying a city with one blow... Which one of these would not be regarded as a miracle in the past?

However, human beings are in the process of their own development, gradually creating, learning and mastering them step by step like a growing tree. There is no absolute unscientific in this world. The so-called unscientific is just beyond the scope of what human beings can grasp today.

Spells are no exception, except that they were accidentally controlled by someone at a very basic level, causing them to mistakenly skip countless steps and directly touch upon its power. Therefore, while it brings incredible power, it also brings the horrible danger of a curse.

It is too early for people today to take this path, but we cannot abandon it completely. What Shen Yuanyi wants to do is to preserve the spell while doing his best to eliminate the dangers brought by the curse, so that the future of mankind can get a glimpse of its essence.

As for who will be in the hands of it and when it will be analyzed into a science that can be understood and learned, it is not something that Shenyuanyi can control. After all, there are so many parallel time and space, and all kinds of possibilities are possible. But at least in this time and space, Shenyuanyi can be sure that Neon will not exist, because its place is too small, and its culture is not native and autonomously developed to a brilliant level. In short, its foundation is too shallow.

Even though magic is declining in all parts of the world, that might be because the sages of the past deliberately suppressed the existence of magic. Once the restrictions on the existence of magic are really lifted, how could those great ancient civilizations be so weak?

At least as far as Shen Yuanyi and the Neon sorcery world know, as long as a sorcerer sets foot on the land of the East Country, he will be weakened to varying degrees depending on the strength of his own strength. In the worst case, he may even become no different from an ordinary person.

This is also one of the reasons for Shen Yuanyi's speculation. Therefore, the magic was first revived in Neon. This is a good thing for the magicians and the people here. If everything goes according to plan, then in the future the power of magic here will definitely be able to overwhelm the power of curses.

Those who died from the curse will not and cannot disappear completely, but this is much better than suddenly having the curse forced to be made public one day and then causing unknown horrific casualties due to a curse outbreak.

But for this country, this is not a good thing. 'An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure'. Although Neon is not a powerless weakling, it is really not qualified to be compared with those players who make the rules of this planet.

It is foreseeable that after the curse is completely disclosed and confirmed, the mysterious Eastern Country may not take any extreme actions in this regard, but the White Eagle Country, which was born in modern times and has very little foundation in this regard, will certainly not let it go easily.

Neon may be able to maintain some respectability in the future by relying on the threat of spells, but more sinister means and unsolvable conspiracies will gradually change the appearance of this country, and even make it exist in name only.

Spells can threaten individuals, but at a larger level, the special-grade spells that can "target countries" can probably only be used against small countries in remote corners.

Even this kind of threat can only be an unspoken understanding. Once Neon really dares to reveal it, the only result will be destruction.

And even if they have not expressed such intention, what they will get is only milder means. The real overlords of this planet will join forces to dismember this tiny place into a non-threatening force.

In Shen Yuanyi's prediction, this place would probably become a special place in the future, a gathering place full of magical power and forces from all sides, just like a box that was the first to begin verifying a hypothesis in an experiment.

Good, bad, progress or destruction, they will all be staged here first, and this is a kind of sadness that we cannot control.

because……

"You don't really care about anything here or in this world, do you?"

Shen Yuanyi looked at Luosuo in surprise. This guy was really an alien. Most of the time, he was just a madman who had lived for a long time and had mental problems. But Luosuo could be so sharp in most situations as if he had a sixth sense.

"Would you care if a repeatable experiment succeeded or failed?"

There was a flash of understanding in Luosuo's eyes. As one of the few people who knew that Shenyuanyi was just a passerby in the literal sense, he now probably understood this way of thinking. It was like a game in which files could be continuously recreated.

In order to explore the ever-changing endings of the game, would you still care about one or more bad files? I'm afraid that kind of failed ending is more beneficial to the overall situation.

And as this possibly unique player, in order to get a better ending, it would not be surprising to make any attempts in this game, whether it is killing every NPC or constantly trying to weave the ending you want.

You will prepare the best equipment and everything for your favorite character in the game, but you will also kill any NPC for some reason or something like that, and the reason may even be just to see if there will be any special lines in this situation, and then you can destroy the whole world.

It’s no big deal, just start a new file!
The closer he got to this kind of thinking, the more desperate he became, but at the same time he also had more hope. Was that a contradiction? Not really.

The despair comes from the fact that oneself and even the world have become NPCs. This dimensional blow penetrates deeply into the soul and shakes the mind. If one is not careful, one's thoughts may collapse and one may give up thinking.

However, unlike most people, Kosuo wants to see more "fun", and this kind of thing seems... quite interesting. As for hope, if Shen Yuanyi really has a detached player mentality, then his plan will have a greater chance of success.

Kosuo even suspected that Shen Yuanyi already knew some of his plans, but the latter didn't care. He might even be looking forward to and cooperating with that kind of future, because no matter what the ending is, it will only be one of the players' collections.

(End of this chapter)