Academy City Temperature Control

It was club activity time, at the entrance of a certain alley.

Natsume Sonoko, who had only been riding along for a while, jumped off a struggling white cylinder and watched the cleaning robot flee in panic as if nothing was wrong.

Just after he got off the white cylinder, the optical phenomena covering his body began to disappear, and soon a short figure appeared.

After a period of research on optical formulas, the ghost shadows scurrying around like a few days ago are no longer there, replaced by a group of twisting shadows on the ground. Although the problem has not been fundamentally solved, it is still more normal. .

In addition, after consulting some information, if you do not refract the outside light and only refract your own shadow alone, you can already create your own appearance in the surroundings. According to the level of the ability user, this is already a lv3 optical ability. .

If you can control this phantom like a normal person and be able to walk normally, then it can almost look real.

At the same time, Natsume Sonoko is also thinking about how to reduce the scope of temperature changes when using these derivative or lateral abilities, so that the temperature changes are only limited to her own side, so that every time she uses similar abilities, she will be attacked by a large number of people. perceived.

"Why did Shokuhou Misaki-senpai invite me here?" At the entrance of the alley, Natsume Sonoko looked up at the signboard not far away. That's right, this is the place.

Natsume Sonoko, who was standing there in a daze, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and a strange student with starry pupils in his eyes appeared next to him.

"Natsume-san, please follow the directions." The strange student whispered, pointing to a location not far away.

"Thank you." Although she knew what was going on, Natsume Sonoko nodded politely and thanked her.

Just arriving at that location, an office worker stopped this time. The star pattern in his pupils was very conspicuous. He pointed a direction to Natsume Sonoko without saying a word.

"Thank you."

Then came the disciplinary committee member on duty, the salesperson in the supermarket, the urban beauty with the dog, the middle-aged man with the briefcase, the students from the Misawa cram school...

After thanking each other and wandering around like a headless fly for a while, Natsume Sonoko finally came to an old five-story building, and standing at the door was a female researcher in a white coat.

"This is it. Welcome to Academy City's Fourth Thermal Energy Research Institute, Natsume-san." There was a smile on the face of the researcher in the white coat, and the familiar star symbol was still in his pupils.

Following the researcher, he walked inside. Different from the relatively simple appearance outside, the equipment inside was rare and high-end. The researchers were busy in the institute, and a huge projection screen appeared on the wall. It was all kinds of materials and information about Natsume Sonoko.

"Shouhou Shokuhou, what exactly is this place?" Natsume Sonoko's eyes widened. She finally recovered from all the information she had received and couldn't help but look at the researcher in the white coat next to her.

"Isn't this obvious? A research institute specially prepared for you." A faint smile appeared on the face of the researcher in the white coat, showing an inexplicable look.

"For me? I don't quite understand." Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt a little confused.

"It's very simple. The original value of this research institute was for a student named Ito, but he obviously failed to live up to Academy City's expectations, so it's time for this research institute to be abandoned unless they restart this plan." Shokuhou Misaki-senpai is using someone else's body to talk to Natsume Sonoko, but there is no sense of violation at all.

"That's what I think. Instead of letting the information inside go to waste and be buried deep underground, and the professionals scattered and lost to other places, it's better to hand it over to you, Natsume-san. The purpose of this research institute itself is to create A level 5."

The real Shokuhou Misaki-senpai is currently sitting in the school library. This is the place where she spends the longest time in the school.

She was holding a book in her hands, muttering something to herself with a smile on her face.

"Queen, this is freshly brewed tea." Senior Sister Junko Hokaze came over with a cup of steaming tea.

"Why is there no taste at all, Hokaze, did you forget to add sugar?" Shokuhou Misaki disconnected the connection on the other side, put down the book and looked at the curls in front of her angrily.

"No, queen, this is the correct taste of tea."

Natsume Sonoko looked at the stuck researcher in the white coat with some curiosity, but the stars in her eyes did not disappear, indicating that she was still under Shokuhou-senpai's control.

"I'm sorry, something happened over there. I'm really not a very cute subordinate." After a while, the female researcher's face became a little helpless before she continued to speak.

"It's ok."

Natsume Sonoko's ability to accept and understand is very strong. From Shokuhou Misaki's few words, she naturally understood her plan.

"Senior Shokuhou Misaki, do you want me to become LV5?" She felt a little confused, but Natsume Sonoko still said what was in her heart. She is the kind of person who is particularly sensitive to other people's kindness.

"Hope is the most vain thing, and it is impossible to reach level 5 with this thing. This can only be said to be a gift and investment, and in at most half a month, the council will intervene to abandon this place and transfer the data, Natsume Classmate, you must seize the opportunity."

Showing a playful smile, Shokuhou Misaki-senpai's words stopped abruptly.

The researcher in the white coat trembled, the stars in his pupils suddenly disappeared, and his whole body returned to his normal appearance.

Just when Natsume Sonoko was a little startled when she saw the stars in the female researcher's pupils disappear, before she could say anything more, the researcher grabbed her hand.

"Ito, you came a little late today?" With a majestic look in his eyes, the researcher in the white coat said seriously to Natsume Sonoko.

"Ito, are you talking about me?" Natsume Sonoko said a little uncertainly.

"What nonsense are you talking about."

Although he is no longer under the control of Shokuhou Misaki-senpai, his memory seems to have been modified. It is really a convenient and terrifying ability.

Chapter 71 Feasibility of Thermodynamic Transformation

Academy City's Fourth Thermal Energy Research Institute.

The female researcher who received Natsume Sonoko was called Hirosue Asuka, and it had been seven or eight years since she came to Academy City.

And it was also three years ago that I took over the research institute in front of me under the appointment of the Academy City Council. The work I just started was to cooperate with other thermal energy research institutes to analyze the fire-generating capabilities.

People with fire abilities are much more powerful than those with abilities of the same category. Ordinary level 3 fire ability users can release high-temperature flames of more than [-] degrees.

The most powerful person with the ability to generate fire in Academy City can even easily reach the melting point of steel.

Even though the fire-power user was extremely powerful and had the cooperation of a large number of research institutes, level 5 was still not successfully born, so he turned to research on other power users of the same type.

Some research institutes turn to research on those with low-temperature abilities, some research on those with thermal insulation abilities, and still others study those with heat transfer abilities.

And this Ito-kun's ability is heat transfer, which is the current direction of the Fourth Research Institute, and is similar to Natsume Sonoko's ability.

It can easily transfer the heat here to other places, which is full of potential from all aspects, but the problem is also obvious, that is, the loss during the transfer process is too serious.

In a certain room in the research institute, Natsume Sonoko looked at the pile of documents in front of her in surprise, which recorded various research processes and results over the past three years, as well as speculations about ability users like Ito-san and Natsume Sonoko. .

Although the personal reality developed through drugs and other means is made out of nothing, it is still inseparable from the real reality.

Generally speaking, energy usually refers to the sum of mechanical energy and internal energy, while temperature is a manifestation of the activity between molecules in an object.

As for the heating in this type of ability, it is speculated that by controlling this level of activity, kinetic energy at the molecular level is converted into observable heat energy.

As for cooling, it is to convert the displayed thermal energy into kinetic energy between molecules. If this kinetic energy is not controlled artificially, part of it will be lost in the irregular collision between molecules.

"If these speculations are true, no wonder the temperature value I control has been difficult to increase and is still hovering around more than 100 degrees Celsius."

"The energy between air molecules has a limit, plus losses, so it is extremely difficult to improve after development." (Physics is incompetent, there are more assumptions than reality, and it makes me very headache to read physics when writing novels)

Natsume Sonoko shook her head helplessly, but it didn't matter. Natsume Sonoko had long felt that the temperature limit she could control would not increase indefinitely.

However, the following content surprised Natsume Sonoko even more. The development at the molecular level had hit a bottleneck, so it turned to research at the atomic level, and the atomic level was completely part of the Academy City technology tree.

"Research at the atomic level, does this really make sense? Isn't it like a starting formula that requires several years of research?"

There was a look of disbelief in Natsume Sonoko's eyes. This was different from studying substances composed of atoms such as hydrogen, but studying the atoms themselves.

Although high technology such as nuclear power plants can be created in reality, it seems very unrealistic when applied to humans.

Humanoid self-propelled nuclear power plant?If it really reaches that point, temperature control should be called nuclear energy control, but let alone lv5, whether it can be achieved at lv6 level is still open to question.If that is the case, it is not impossible to do it whether it is a high temperature of tens of thousands of degrees or even higher, or a low temperature close to absolute zero.

After reading so much information, it will benefit someone a lot.

Not to mention the development of derivative (lateral) abilities, but from the above-mentioned speculations about this type of ability (kinetic and thermal energy conversion), the practical level of thermal energy conversion directly makes someone unable to take his eyes away.

This has moved from conjecture to reality, and has already achieved certain results.

From knowing how to use it to knowing its principles, even if it is just a guess, the gap is still very large, and this guess can be proven reversely at a practical level.

Natsume Sonoko also wrote about the development of this thermal conversion ability in an unknown notebook. She thought that if she could develop this ability, she would be awesome, but she didn't expect that today she would see something like this here. Research.

This research is still in its early stages. After reading the above information word for word, Natsume Sonoko looked like a silly son of a landlord, with a dull smile on her face.

This smile didn't last long before he was patted twice by a big hand behind him.

"Ito, the status of your experiment today cannot be said to be bad, but I still feel that something is wrong. The actual effect of the formula is at least one-third weaker. Is there something wrong with the horizontal formula?"

Researcher Hirosue Asuka looked at Natsume Sonoko with a solemn look on his face.According to her memory, the board of directors was already impatient with their progress. If they could not achieve satisfactory results, they might reduce staff and expenses next year.

"No, the air flow barrier formula works very well, I just feel a little uncomfortable physically." Natsume Sonoko explained hurriedly, with an apologetic look on her face.

After the researcher walked away, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and touched the non-existent sweat on her forehead.

In fact, it's not that I feel physically uncomfortable at all, but that this formula is not developed for me at all, and there is a problem with its applicability.

Even though his ability is somewhat similar to that of Ito, if he can understand it into a formula that he can use in a short time, he is already very powerful.

Suddenly, Natsume Sonoko felt an inexplicable helplessness in her heart. While she was still studying formulas alone, there was a group of guys in Academy City who had an entire research institute and even more resources to waste on them.Although the price is not small, as a guinea pig, he is studied all the time.

"Let's see if we can copy some information. Half a month is really not enough." Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but think.Especially the knowledge about the conversion of thermal kinetic energy at a practical level, these are the top priority, and other things are nothing compared to this.

"The current research only involves the conversion of kinetic energy into thermal energy. As for the conversion of thermal energy into kinetic energy, there is no progress, but it is enough for me." Natsume Sonoko thought to herself.

Moreover, in terms of converting kinetic energy into thermal energy, currently only two substances, copper and iron, are involved, but they can basically defend against various bullets and cold weapons.

"Ms. Hirosue, I have been very interested in thermal transformation recently, and I think this type of research should be started first." Natsume Sonoko ran up to the female researcher and expressed her opinion solemnly.

"No, the institute has its own plans, you just need to cooperate." After hearing this righteous answer, Natsume Sonoko silently felt pity for this student named Ito. Although he seemed to be the center of the institute, he Surprisingly, it has no status at all.

Maybe this is the difference between LV5 and non-LV5.

After staying in the research institute until very late, when the researchers began to go home one after another, Natsume Sonoko realized what she was doing from her seat.

Today's harvest was unprecedented, saving Natsume Sonoko a lot of time that should have been spent on research, sorting and browsing materials.

At this time, my head was very messy, but it was because it was full of things, which made me feel a little dizzy.

"I really want to thank Shokuhou-senpai. I owe you a huge favor now." Standing up, Natsume Sonoko stuffed a bunch of her notes into her school bag and planned to go back to the dormitory to continue reading.

Speaking of the dormitory, Natsume Sonoko reacted suddenly. She looked through the window at the dark and gloomy sky outside, as if her whole body had been poured with cold water.

I almost forgot, the time for lights out is coming soon, and a certain dormitory master should be standing at the door ready to arrest people at this time.

"It's so late, do you want to take a taxi home?" Several researchers around him chatted with relaxed expressions, making people envious of the freedom of adults.

"Taxi? Taxis are so expensive in Academy City. I'd better walk back."

Natsume Sonoko hurriedly walked out of the research institute, but she didn't have spare money for a taxi.

When they came to an intersection, Natsume Sonoko stretched out her hand and pushed and pulled forward, and a cleaning robot struggled to stop at someone's feet.

Chapter 72 Half a minute faster than Shirai-san

At night, common cleaning robots step through shallow puddles and walk alone on empty streets. They suddenly stop and suck cans on the ground into their stomachs.

The cleaning robot, which was loyal to its duties, seemed not to feel someone's eager gaze, and moved towards a dormitory in Tokiwadai at a normal speed.

"If you have any sense of public morality, can you stop littering on the streets? This will cause trouble to others."

Natsume Sonoko glanced at the cans on the ground angrily. Normally, it would be okay if a cleaning robot stopped to clean it.

But the current situation is very serious. Natsume-san doesn't want the wind blowing in the middle of the night at the door of the dormitory.

Sitting on the cleaning robot, Natsume Sonoko's face became more anxious because it was almost lights-out time, and she looked at the robot under her with a melancholy look.

In an instant, a small tornado was generated on the ground, immediately picking up the garbage and dust on the ground. Without the interference of the garbage, the speed of the cleaning robot immediately began to increase.

"Boss, please give me a plate of chicken gizzards, a plate of pork knuckles and peanuts."

"Okay guest, please wait a moment."

At a late-night stall on a roadside in the [-]th School District, a short teacher Xiaomeng dressed in pink took a swig of a glass of bubbling beer and couldn't help but let out a sigh of satisfaction.

There was still some blush on her face, she was obviously a little drunk, and she was holding some meat skewers dangling in her hand.

"Boss, I also want some takoyaki and sizzling tofu, and by the way, beer too."

"Good guest."

After vigorously patting the iron-suited clothes beside her and Yueyong Xiaomeng, Aihui Huangquanchuan, whose face had turned red, showed a satisfied smile, her eyes were narrowed and she picked up the beer and continued to drink.

"Don't drink any more, you've already drunk enough." Teacher Tiezhuang advised with a bit of worry. As usual, his tone was soft and weak, with no deterrent ability at all.

"Tie Zhuang, you are exaggerating. We only drank a little." Teacher Xiaomeng tilted his head and said with a smile.

"But Huang Quanchuan is the kind of person who gets drunk whenever she drinks. Xiaomeng, you must help send Huang Quanchuan back."

"Tie Zhuang, you are so cunning. Hey, there was such a strong wind all of a sudden." The meat skewers in Teacher Xiaomeng's hand were blown away, but luckily they did not fall to the ground.

"Strange, am I dazzled?"

Suddenly I felt a strong wind blowing around me, causing the stall to sway, and the only person still awake in the iron suit showed a surprised look.

"what happened?"

Having completely drunk and collapsed on the stall, Teacher Huang Quanchuan asked in a daze.

"Nothing, I seem to have seen a small tornado circling around a cleaning robot." The iron-clad teacher said with some uncertainty.

At this time, there were still 10 minutes before lights out. Someone made a slight estimate of the speed of the cleaning robot. It was okay and should be able to catch up.