So I became a witch

"But, you are not qualified, are you?"

"...Collection, collection! Do you know what collection is!" Katerina said with some annoyance when I poked her sore spot.

I actually want to spend tens of millions to buy a large toy that can't move at all, so I don't understand what is going on in the boy's mind... No, it should be said that girls are more right now?Well, maybe she is the only one who is special.In other words, I just said that I want to show respect to the Dragon Knight, but in the end I am not a mass-produced machine.

"Speaking of which, it seems like I haven't seen Austin for a while?" I asked casually while adjusting the TV channels.

"In his words, he should be processing the materials obtained this trip in the black market now."

"Are the materials of those disaster beasts very precious?"

"Didn't I tell you? The material dropped from the Calamity Beast is a fantasy substance that does not belong to nature. It has incomparable hardness and extremely light material. It is the best choice for making Dragon Knights. Because of the Calamity Beast's Terrible strength, so the materials dropped by high-level disaster beasts are almost priceless. The materials we collected alone are worth at least several million. If you add the materials of S-level disaster beasts, even It may exceed tens of millions of federal coins... It's a pity that the situation was urgent at the time, and we were not allowed to collect too much." Katerina sighed regretfully, "I just risked my life to get the scales I brought. It's... I didn't expect that I would have to surrender so soon."

It seems that she is quite heartbroken about using dragon scales as payment. At the same time, it also made me understand that the disaster beast is not only a symbol of disaster in this world, but also represents incomparable wealth.Wouldn't it be better to just hunt a few more disaster beasts?This idea existed in my mind for a moment and was rejected by me.No, forget it, let me go through that kind of danger a few more times.I am not an adventurist, and I will never venture into problems that can be solved in a safe way.

"It feels exactly the same as in the game, killing monsters to obtain materials, using wood forests to make equipment, and then using the prepared equipment to fight higher-level monsters to obtain better materials." I said casually.

"It's indeed very similar to the game, but unfortunately, this is reality. If you still have the mentality of playing the game, you'd better drop it quickly, otherwise, you will definitely die." Katerina She looked at me seriously and said, presumably this is also her experience.

"Well, I see." It wasn't until I agreed that she showed a satisfied expression and turned her eyes away.

Time passed, and while I was bored watching the world through TV, Audrey finally finished her work.

"How about doing a little bit of processing?" Audrey casually threw something on my bed. I picked it up and found that it was the mask I mentioned casually. Black also did not use pure white, but adopted a color composition of half black and half white.

"..." I tried to put the mask on my head. The mask fit the contours of my face perfectly. I didn't feel a trace of restraint at all. I could see the front without being blocked, so I put it on. Also quite comfortable.

Chapter 21 Beginner Teaching

"How does it feel to wear it? Is there any discomfort?" Audrey asked.

Before I could speak, Katerina nodded with satisfaction: "Isn't this pretty cool! Now, why don't you make me a pair later?"

"You wear power armor and a helmet every day, what's the use of this?" Audrey complained.

"Ah, that's right..." She suddenly became frustrated.

"Really, don't forget that the original purpose of making this mask is not for you to play with...You can try calling 'Connect' first." Audrey looked at me and said seriously.

"Connection... like this?" I said casually.Suddenly, there seemed to be countless information flowing through my brain. This feeling is somewhat similar to that of driving the Dragon Knight, but it is also different in many ways.The world in my eyes seems to have changed a lot, but I can't tell where it has changed.

"So, how do you feel now?"

"Hmm, it's kind of weird, like being connected to something..."

"It seems to be successful." Audrey breathed a sigh of relief, "Next, use the command 'Start'."

"Start... wow!"

A blank interface suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.It is not a projection or an illusion, but the data directly mapped on the retina, just like entering the world of the game.I tried to raise my hand, obviously there should be nothing but air in front of me, but when my fingers passed through the interface board floating in the air, I still felt a little strange.

"Not only vision, but also the five senses including touch can be simulated perfectly..." I muttered to myself.

"That's right, this is where the power of the Eden Network lies. Otherwise, how could people call the world of the 'Eden Network' an 'another reality'? Of course, what you are using now is only a superficial version of the 'Eden Network'. If you want to truly experience the charm of the 'Eden Network', you must pass the command: infiltrate to complete it." Katerina said proudly, completely in the attitude of someone who has experienced it. Identity is self-existing.

"Then, dive..."

"Wait for me!" Katerina stopped me in a hurry, "Really, listen carefully to the novice guide and don't skip it! Anyway, your status in this world is still unknown, so you must first Just register."

"It's really troublesome..."

"This is a very important part! In short, let's set the name first. The name is actually just a code name. You can change it at any time and don't be afraid of repetition. Anyway, the real identification method still needs to use the 'chip' itself. It comes with a code, so there is no need to worry about making a mistake.”

"Don't call people the same as machines... Then, 'Ling'." I said casually.Soon, the word "Ling" written in the language of this world jumped out of the originally empty panel interface in front of him.

"The next step is the personal deposit part."

"Hey, do you want to jump to such a realistic place all of a sudden? Then, 'deposit'."

The interface in front of me suddenly changed again, and the bank account deposit representing the individual appeared, and the number of course was 0.

"No matter which world you are in, money is very important. You probably don't have any money right now? Let me transfer some to you." Katerina said while gesticulating in the air with her fingers.After a while, the system on my side got a prompt tone:

"A transfer from Catalina (TRS207189) has been received, do you accept it?"

"Accept." The moment I spoke, the big 0 number in front of my eyes began to jump up, and finally stopped at "100000", "Ten million, ten thousand... so many?!"

If the purchasing power of the currency in this world is approximated to the purchasing power of my original world, it is equivalent to 10 RMB. For me who is still in my third year of high school, this is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

"Huh? It's okay, no matter which world you are in, money is very important. Because of the existence of the social security mechanism, no workers will receive a remittance from the government every month, at least they will not starve to death." , but if you want to live a better life, you have to rely on your own efforts. By the way, the currency unit of this world is the Federal Currency. Although there are other special currencies like Bitcoin, they are generally based on the Federal It’s settled with coins.” Katerina talked eloquently, “In addition, I’ve added you to my contacts just now, so if you have anything to do in the future, you can contact me directly, as long as you’re not in a weak service environment.”

I tried to open the contact menu, and sure enough, I saw Katerina's information in one of the columns.

"Katarina, 19 years old, was born in the 'Dialan' galaxy, her current occupation is mercenary..."

"Really, don't read it!" Katerina quickly interrupted me, "In short, this is the basic usage of Eden Network, and there are many other functions that you can explore by yourself. Generally, after you are familiar with it, you don't need to use it. Special thoughts come out, as long as you control the consciousness in your brain, you can find what you want. Basically, the "Eden Network" is omnipotent and can assist in completing any thing. After you are familiar with it, you will feel completely Can't live without it."

"Uh...uh..." I tried to use my consciousness to open the information interface, and immediately a lot of news reports jumped out in front of my eyes. This feeling of being able to surf the Internet without moving a finger is really wonderful, no wonder Katerina has been touting the convenience of the "Eden Network" before, and feels that if she has been in such an environment, she may really become a waste who can't do anything without the "Eden Network" .

"It seems that the task entrusted to me has been completed. Then, as a reward, I will accept this dragon scale." Audrey unceremoniously took the dragon scale from the hand of Katerina with a face of pain. Lin Jia, a S-level disaster beast, was full of light, "By the way, this child's injury has not fully recovered, so let her live with me temporarily."

Katerina looked at me hesitantly, and after seeing me nodding in agreement, she reluctantly agreed to this option: "...Okay, I will come again."

Katerina quickly left the underground clinic again, and after confirming that she had disappeared, Audrey once again set her sights on me, with a strange light shining in her eyes: "A traveler from another world... ?”

(I wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, and today is also the third day of the Lunar New Year, and monthly tickets will be added later)

Chapter 22 Eden

"Even if you want to ask me more things, I don't know. I don't know how or why I came here." I answered first.

"Hmph... It seems that you are really unlucky enough."

"It seems so."

"Forget it, you can take a good rest here. You can eat whatever you want in the kitchen, and I still have some things to do, so don't bother me." Audrey said casually, then turned and walked into the backmost door of the clinic. In the middle, the doorknob was automatically locked after a beep, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to check the dragon scale, and it probably wouldn't come out for a while.

After lying on the bed for a while, feeling a bit hungry, I was about to force myself to get out of bed to get some food, but through the vision of the mask, I suddenly found a cylindrical robot leaning against the wall. Waiting for me to do something, a mechanical notification sound came from my ear: "The connection has been established. Please give instructions."

"Really...then, go get me a bottle of drink."

After receiving my order, the indicator light of the robot, which was still motionless just now, suddenly turned on by itself, and walked into the kitchen on the right with a rolling wheel. The robot with a bottle of frozen black drink wobbled toward me again.

"Can you even do this kind of thing... I feel that the world of future technology is really convenient." I took a large bottle of drink from the robot in disbelief, and tried to take a big sip. The taste was similar to that of cola and Fanta is mixed together, it looks crisp and numb, I don't know what it is made of.

While drinking a drink, I used the power of the "Eden Network" to find out if there were any entertainment items.In the end, I set my sights on movies. There are various styles of movies available on the market. There are documentaries about the development of science and technology in human history, and there are also doomsday movies after disasters. These movies are the most widely used. The well-received one is an action blockbuster depicting that during the outbreak of the second cataclysm, the protagonist as a qualified person, in order to find his missing fiancée, did not hesitate to take risks and drive a dragon knight deep into the lair of disaster beasts.It is said that this movie is based on a real-life story. Because you can feel the charm of driving a dragon knight and fighting a beast from the first perspective, it is quite popular among the people on the Internet.Based on the curiosity of being idle, I chose to spend 100 federal currency to buy a movie ticket, and watched it with a drink.

In the blink of an eye, more than three hours had passed by the time I noticed it.It is worthy of being a movie in the future world. The sense of presence and reality is not comparable to that of modern 3D4D theaters. While watching it, it seems that you have become the protagonist in the movie, fighting to the death with those real monsters. , it's no wonder that this movie has received such high scores and unanimous praise. Even in my opinion, which is always picky, it is a rare masterpiece.

After watching the movie and drinking the drink, my body also started to have some physiological reactions.Originally planning to go to the bathroom honestly, when I saw the robot waiting by the bed, a wicked idea suddenly popped up in my mind.

I want to go to the toilet... What kind of things will happen after such a meaning is communicated to it?Could it be that the toilet will be moved over?Or will it come up with some strange props?

Just when I was thinking wildly, the robot suddenly raised its long mechanical arm and hugged me off the bed.

"Huh? Wait... I didn't mean that! Enough, put me down, I'll go myself! Hey!"

Just like that, I was forcefully carried to the bathroom by the robot, and after the end, I enjoyed the same treatment again and went back to bed.Although the result is no different from what I wanted, but next time I have to think carefully about the content of the command.

What was taken out of the refrigerator was the same canned food as when they lived with Katerina and the others.After the trigger was opened, the food inside was automatically heated, and after a while, billowing heat came out.The taste here is a bit similar to "Green Pepper Pork Rice Bowl", because I have experienced it once, this time I can finally enjoy this dinner calmly.

As a result, I wasted several hours without doing anything.Mingming still intends to take this time to investigate things about this world. The Eden Network is really a scary thing.

It's time to get down to business.I patted my cheek, remembering the instructions Katerina had given me that morning.

"I remember it as 'infiltrating'...Is this it?"

At the same time as I said this word, my eyes suddenly blurred, and my whole body seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss, falling infinitely.I don't know how long it took, but I finally felt a real feeling under my feet, and the world in front of me lit up.

"Welcome to the 'Eden Network'." The girl's soft voice came from the ear.I turned around, only to realize that I had appeared in an empty white room, and at some point beside me, there was a blond girl looking at me with a smile.

"...here?" I asked a little confused.

"This is 'Eden', and it is also 'Eden World'." The blond girl replied with a smile, "I am your assistant AI assistant. Is this your first time entering 'Eden'?"

"Uh, yes."

"Then, please set your avatar in 'Eden'. Note: After the avatar is set, it will no longer be allowed to be changed. If you have any special requirements, please report to the high-level management center."

"Well, it's just pinching the face, right? I'm familiar with this... Forget it, it feels so troublesome, just use the original look."

"Got it, real world data has been generated for you, do you need to modify it?"

A mirror suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, and the loli wearing a black and white mask in the mirror stared at me with the same eyes.

...Reduced to this level, there is a kind of scary feeling.To be on the safe side, it would be better to make some changes, right?

Swap the black and white on the left and right sides of the mask, and change the hair color to white...well, that should be about the same.

"The avatar has been set, do you need to modify the appearance settings of the AI?"

"No, this is unnecessary."

Chapter 23 The World of Eden

"Understood. Then, welcome to 'Eden', please enjoy it." The blond girl bowed slightly to me and disappeared. At the same time, the white room around me began to gradually collapse. .

Before I knew it, when I came back to my senses, I found myself in the center of the busy city.People in fancy clothes come and go together, or sit on benches to rest.Everyone's face is filled with smiles. The tall buildings and clean and tidy streets are not like a post-disaster city scene at all, but more like a scene in a science fiction movie.

Is this the "World of Eden"?However, it is too real, right?

I tried to press my nails into my palm, and after a little force, I really felt a little pain.The faint scent of green grass wafting in the air is completely different from the smell in the ruins of the city before.Unbelievable... This is indeed the world of the Internet, but it is also "another reality".

Although the real city is so desolate, the city in "Eden" is so prosperous. High-rise buildings blend with street corners and alleys, and leisure people communicate with each other cordially. It is inevitable to have an illusion that this is real.

Ah, no, I didn't come here to play. I heard that if you dive into the "World of Eden" for too long without a connecting pod, it will have a bad effect on your real body, so you must do it quickly. Just finish what needs to be done.

"That... AI?"

"Yes, is there anything I can help you with?" After a burst of brilliant light particle effects, the blond girl appeared next to me in an instant, looked at me with a smile and said.

"Excuse me, is there a place where we can investigate history?"

"13752 targets have been searched for you, and the best target is recommended: National University Library."

"Well, then choose this place."

"Understood. Do you want to teleport?"

"Can I teleport directly? Isn't this exactly the same as the game... Then teleport directly."

"Understood, the transmission is in progress... The transmission failed, and the personal authority is insufficient. Do you want to spend 1000 federal coins to apply for a library membership card?"

"..." I clicked the confirmation in front of me speechlessly, and saw that my wallet balance was deducted by four digits, and I deeply understood what Katerina said, "no matter which world you live in, money is very important." The meaning of this sentence.

Although it should be enough for daily life at present, if this continues, one day it will be empty. We must find a way to make money before then.But this is the future world after all, and I can’t make a living by selling soap or glass like the protagonist in the light novel who traveled to the Middle Ages. Besides, I don’t remember the production process of such things; according to my childhood, I hardly told outsiders about it. The communication ability of those who have spoken is almost zero, and they are not qualified for most occupations. The only remaining jobs that do not require communication and technical skills are probably only left to sell themselves or become mercenaries like Katerina... ...Well, if possible, I don't want to choose either option. After all, what I want is to live a peaceful life without being disturbed. Neither prostitution nor mercenaries are likely to achieve this ideal.

As for the path of simply becoming a dragon knight driver... Although it sounds like a very respectable career, and it doesn't seem like you will be short of money, but considering the current situation in this world, it is definitely the kind of 007 It is really not interesting to have to work overtime on call all year round to death.Instead of going through this kind of day-to-day life, why not beg to see Katerina, let her take care of me for the sake of fellowship, as long as I provide three meals a day and accommodation, it will be completely ok... Maybe it’s true It's feasible.

Ah, no, I'm making an old mistake again.Since I was a child, I seem to have no interest in anything. Whether it is reading a book or playing games, I often only have 3 minutes of enthusiasm, and my sense of curiosity is wiped out.I can't understand how children of the same age can be interested in a certain thing for a long time, and I don't understand what the emotions that support them are. Over time, they are so abandoned outside the circle, and when they come back to their senses, they are already alone spent 18 years of nothingness.If I can't find a new goal quickly, I will definitely fall into the state of "it doesn't matter anyway", and it will be bad at that time.

I don't want to trouble others, and I don't want others to bother me.Therefore, I have to live alone, and I can only live alone. It is absolutely impossible to think of relying on others.

After purchasing the membership card, I was teleported to the interior of a giant building accompanied by a burst of light particles scattering.In a circular building with more than [-] floors that looks like a pile of donuts, each floor is connected by a sky bridge passing through the center of the circle. The intertwined attics and countless bookshelves are dazzling together.

"It feels so big..." Shocked by the magnificent scene in front of me, I could only express this emotion after holding back for a long time.

"Yes, the National Library of China claims to be the largest database in the world, which stores all the records of books that can be found in the world from ancient times to the present, and is stored in the 'Eden World' in the form of data. Here, You can find all the information you need." The AI ​​girl answered with a smile.

"There are too many and I don't know where to start..."

"If you want to learn about human history so far, then I recommend you to use the built-in screening room function in the library."

"Huh? Are there even movies in the library?"

"Yes, after all, this is the original place where all the data is recorded, and of course the data of the movie is also included. Through this movie, it must be able to help you learn more about this world. Of course, this is only for ordinary members The privileges you can enjoy. If you want to visit more advanced content, here is a recommendation for you to upgrade the platinum membership package. The limited-time discount is only 99999 federal currency/month, and you can enjoy..."

"Stop stop! I don't need that thing anymore! Just take me to the screening room!" I quickly stopped this guy's advertising behavior.Really, what kind of weird personality did that Audrey guy inject into my auxiliary AI, or is all AI a template?

It seems that in order to prevent the loss of data, people cannot use the teleportation function in the library, so I had to take the elevator on the right side of the entrance gate.Looking at the ring-shaped bookshelves descending layer by layer outside the transparent window, and the countless books above, I couldn't help feeling a little emotional in my heart.

Chapter 24 History

After a while, the elevator stopped at the 73F floor. I walked out of the elevator room and turned left when I went out to find the screening hall.There was no one in the huge projection hall, so I randomly found a side seat and sat down, quietly waiting for the movie to start.

"Oh, I didn't expect that there are newcomers here at this time."

I turned my head and found a white-haired old woman appeared in the closest corner behind me.Maybe she came here earlier, but I didn't notice it, or she just followed me in quietly. In any case, there was an extra audience in the auditorium that was thought to be empty.

"You seem to be familiar with this place?"