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Chapter 3975 The Calamity of Creation
Chapter 3975 The Calamity of Creation
The special Red Butterfly Day, which is modified by using "Miracle Ink" to change the serpent's molt, also lasts for 24 hours. Therefore, even if a whole night passes, it only consumes a quarter of the time of this Red Butterfly Day.
Early Sunday morning, after a sweet night, Lacey naturally wanted to have breakfast with Shad and Dorothy, but she knew that after the bombing at the Royal Academy of Sciences the previous afternoon, her mother, Queen Diana, would definitely be sitting at the table with her. Therefore, she reluctantly let Shad go home at six o'clock in the morning.
By this time, dawn was breaking, and the risk of using the spatial magic from the previous night again was far too great. When Shad arrived around midnight, he had brought nothing with him except for Dorothy, who was hanging on his person; the glass slipper was, of course, not with him either.
Fortunately, Lacey has a glass slipper. Like the "crown" that Shad took out of the gift box, it is a "nighttime item" that the princess carefully kept. And Cinderella doesn't care about glass slippers.
"Oh, my knight, the thought of parting from you again makes me feel like I've lost my soul~ Before I leave, please let me feel your warmth one last time~"
Lacey extended an invitation for "morning exercise," and with Dorothy's help, the "training" session was finally completed within twenty minutes. Lacey always seemed very assertive, while Shad felt that the blonde writer was more often the one who truly cared for others; Dorothy was genuinely understanding.
"Meow~"
As Shad and Dorothy came downstairs in the robes provided by Lacey, the sleepy-eyed cat emerged from the bedroom and greeted Shad. Winnie also came to the bathroom while Shad was washing up, and by the time Shad left, the house was filled with the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread.
Later, when he went downstairs to get the newspaper and goat's milk, he unexpectedly saw Luvia also arriving at St. Teresa's Square through the morning fog. Thus, the house, which had been quiet all night, came "alive" again that morning, and Luvia's early arrival was, of course, to share information.
"I originally wanted to find Iluna to find out what happened yesterday, but I didn't expect the church to invite the association to the Academy of Sciences to assist in the investigation. So I know everything about how yesterday's events were handled."
Luvia was in a good mood at breakfast, so Shad did not unfold the newspaper, which was unusual in that it did not discuss the front-line war or His Majesty the King on the front page, but instead focused on the bombing in Tobesk the previous afternoon.
However, there should be an article about Dorothy's interview on the back page of the newspaper, which Shad will definitely read later.
"Is this the matter handled by the [Creation Church]?"
Dorothy then asked, and Luvia nodded:
"Yes, the entire research institute building is still under lockdown. The church couldn't find a single trace at first. After President Stan personally led the prophets to the scene, other strange things happened during the divination."
In short, it wasn't until early this morning that we diviners who stayed overnight at the association received the news that, after ruling out relics or other known causes, the [Church of Creation] had also considered the possibility of the 'mechanical plague' from the Fifth Age—yes, the one Winnie mentioned.
The maid sitting to Shad's left smiled at Luvia.
"After President Stan returned, he told us that although they are still researching the data and President Le Norman from headquarters may come over in a few days, it has been basically confirmed that this is the calamity of 'creation'. The specific manifestation is that all complex machines created by intelligent life may become active, and the more complex the machine is originally, the greater the probability of its activation."
"Isn't the 'mechanical plague' just a superficial manifestation of the calamity caused by the 'spark'? The essence of this calamity should be the 'spark of life'. Didn't anyone see the 'spark of life' when those machines were destroyed?"
Dorothy asked, and Luvia shook her head:
"The Church of Creation was responsible for destroying those activated machines. Although they released some information, it was quite vague, only saying that they were 'crystallizations of abnormal life force.' If I didn't know the situation, I might have just assumed that this was a characteristic of those activated machines. But since Shad has described all the characteristics of the 'Fire Seed,' I suspect that the Church of Creation is intentionally concealing information about the Fire Seed."
The reason for this is still unclear, but it is now certain that the 'distorted life spark' that Shad discovered in Arcadia is the calamity of creation.
Luvia said that Shad had considered this possibility yesterday, so he wasn't very surprised:
"Now it seems that 'Fire Seed' is much easier to deal with than things like 'Infinite Serpent', 'Time Tree Hole', 'Abnormal Light', 'Twisted Earth', and 'Dark Turmoil'."
While completely destroying these activated machines would require destructive power like the 'Black Moon Mark,' the actual threat to the Ring Mages is minimal if they master certain sealing techniques to hinder their contagiousness. As for the 'Life Spark,' this thing cannot even exist independently of its carrier.
Dorothy thought so too, but Luvia brought bad news:
"The association believes that mechanical activation is only the initial stage of this calamity. Other types of calamities that are now frequently appearing in the material world all have the property of being 'impossible to eradicate.' Mechanical activation is like the initial stage of a 'light' calamity, where areas with abnormal light will appear inexplicably."
She directly stated the conclusion to the others at the table:
"The Church of Creation consulted ancient texts and unearthed some past records from confidential archives, concluding that the final form of the 'mechanical plague' should be the emergence of truly intelligent mechanical life forms, possessing power similar to the 'Infinite Serpent' that is completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary reason."
The ice maid, holding a spoon, asked with a smile:
"Is the Church of Creation able to research information this quickly?"
Luvia nodded:
"When President Stan returned and informed us of the situation, some of them also thought of this issue. We estimate that the [Creation Church] had already discovered the clues, and perhaps some of the strange actions of the [Creation Church] over the past century are related to this. In my opinion, they may even have known about the 'Fire Seed' long ago."
For example, the failed mechanical floating island experiment mentioned by Shad and the listing of [Active Metal] as a controlled relic may also be related to this matter. Although the extent of the [Church of Creation's] understanding of the Fire is currently unknown, it's likely that all relics with the ability to activate machinery have acquired new characteristics in this era.
She reached for the salt shaker on the table, while Shad continued eating his breakfast.
"There might be problems within the Church of Creation. The Vatican recently sent three 13th Ring members back to the Vatican to stay and guard it. How interesting. I originally thought that the calamity of Creation would be related to the mutation of flesh and blood, but I didn't expect it to manifest in the machinery."
"The 'spark' is currently only manifested in machinery; no one has said that it cannot appear in living, flesh-and-blood creations."
Luvia said:
"'The creations of intelligent life will go out of control' is only a superficial characteristic of calamities that we have summarized so far, but we all know that it is not accurate at all."
Xia De then wondered if the "moon egg" could "sprout" immediately if it were integrated with the "seed of life," but he knew very well that he could not use the power of calamity under any circumstances.
"While mechanical activation isn't a huge danger to Ring Warlocks, most ordinary people probably can't handle it directly. So, will a law be enacted to prohibit the manufacture and invention of complex machines? No, that's unlikely. If a calamity were to lock down the development of civilization, that would be true self-destruction."
Dorothy said that Shad then thought of the "difference engine".
According to his understanding, this is the most complex machine in the true sense of the word in this era. It is said that the unfinished prototype of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Delaware is larger than a small building.
What would happen if the 'difference engine' were activated?
He asked himself the question, then thought of his dream during the Vista Grove incident, when the Sage-level relic [Tree of Dreams] pulled everyone into a dream (Chapter 2866). At that time, Shad dreamed that his final enemy was [Self-Justification, Paradoxical Perpetual Motion Machine, Master of All Machines, Difference Machine], a long but impressive name.
If the "difference engine" is indeed activated, Shad would very much like to communicate with the other party to see if the other party can solve mathematical problems such as Goldbach's conjecture.
Of course, it's also possible that, like the prototype of the floating island that exploded in the [Church of Creation], it ultimately just exploded into a giant firework.
The matter of Tobesk will not affect Shad's trip today. As for the hidden dangers of the [Creation Church], he plans to write to Iluna and ask her to check whether the problem is with the local church or if there is another reason.
After breakfast, Luvia said she needed to rest for the morning and went to Shad's bedroom to catch up on sleep. Dorothy, on the other hand, wanted to go home to visit her mother on Sunday, so she left quickly as well.
After saying goodbye to Winnie, Shad officially began his day's itinerary. He still had many things to take care of in Arcadia City. However, his first stop after leaving home was still the snow-capped mountain tower. Although Shad still didn't receive a reply from Margaret, he did receive Margaret herself.
"Shad! Good morning!"
As Shad emerged from the ruins on the side of the steps, he saw Margaret standing at the tower's entrance, smiling and waving at him. Although spring had arrived, this was irrelevant to the high mountains; the area around the tower was still covered in snow. The blonde princess, dressed in a thick gown, looked like she had been standing there for quite some time.
Since finally mustering the courage to step onto the real adult ladder at the end of last month, Margaret, who frequently met with Shad during his "vacation," looks even younger and more beautiful than before.
Both were very excited after not seeing each other for many days. Shad immediately stepped onto the snow-covered stone steps and walked up to the top, where he hugged Margaret tightly.
"Why did you come all the way here yourself? Come inside, it's cold outside."