Although it sounded strange, since she had promised to let Eilush demonstrate, Violet wouldn’t change her mind at the last minute.
The puppet girl opened the unremarkable metal plate and manipulated it for a while, like operating a real laptop. Before long, classic sound without any ups and downs came from it.
“Multifunctional Travel Assistant No. 71, startup complete, please verify user identity.”
“Administrator 01, voice recognition.”
“Beep beep... Voice recognition passed, welcome to use, Administrator 01, please state your request.”
“Hmm~”
Eilush turned slightly conceitedly, glanced at the curious eyes of the crowd, especially at the priestess who was silently watching her performance, and then issued a command to the black metal plate in her hand.
“Activate rain avoidance mode, range... one hundred meters in diameter, starting now!”
“Command received, rain avoidance mode is activating.”
The black tablet emitted a buzzing sound, unexpectedly floated up on its own, and transformed into a rotating inverted triangular cone shape in the air, spreading out a special wave that could not be observed by the naked eye.
This seemed to be not a solid shield formed directly by magic power, nor did it have any effect on the crowd. It felt more like a physical phenomenon such as sound waves or sonic waves?
“Alright, you can remove that cover now.”
Miss Eilush triumphantly placed her hands on her hips and pointed at the golden light shield formed above her head, while Violet, although somewhat skeptical of the reliability of this thing, still dispersed the magic in the somewhat uneasy gaze of the crowd.
“Boom!”
As the light shield dissipated, pouring rain immediately fell like a torrential downpour. However, just as it was about to descend upon everyone, the rain curtain was abruptly pushed away in all directions by an invisible repelling force, as if there were powerful blowers constantly generating strong winds outward.
Yet in reality, those inside didn’t feel any wind force at all. It’s more accurate to say that even the fierce winds accompanying the downpour from outside were completely blocked by that invisible force.
“Oh? It actually works?” The priestess was genuinely surprised.
Though in terms of the outcome, this thing seemed to function similarly to the 【Light Protection】, but the latter was at least a sixth-order magic, while the machine Eilush brought out emitted not even the slightest magical fluctuation. In this magical world, this was quite commendable.
You see, even the 【Father】 of the Spirit Puppet Tribe, that guy with the gaming nickname probably called 【Vast Dream】, had to rely on magic for engraving and power to create beings like Eilush and her companions.
Yet, this fellow somehow surpassed his predecessor and actually developed purely physical machinery? Moreover, this thing didn’t obstruct vision like a shield during a downpour. It seemed Eilush wasn’t bluffing.
Though she never had a proper form and was constantly inventing, she was quite impressive. Violet realized she had underestimated her before.
“Hehe, what’s the matter? Seeing you all stunned like that, do you now realize how awesome I am?”
It seemed that after setting the inverted triangular device to automatically follow her, the Miss Puppet turned her head proudly.
Violet didn’t seem embarrassed or frustrated. When something was genuinely useful, she never hesitated to praise and acknowledge it.
“It’s indeed intriguing. Did you design the AI of this machine yourself? And how does it operate?”
“Wow? Violet, you actually know about AI too, quite knowledgeable, huh? Even I only found out about this term from the notes left by the old man. Actually, it’s not entirely my design. That thing is too complex. The underlying logic code is based on the standard template left by the old man. My main focus was on the ‘multi-function’ aspect of this Multifunctional Travel Assistant No. 71.”
Enjoying the astonished looks from everyone like being surrounded by stars, Miss Eilush restrained the urge to be too proud and paused for effect.
“As for the principle... well, it’s so complicated that even if I explained it, you wouldn’t understand. Just know that it harnesses a force called ‘force field’.”
Force field...?
I see, is it a phenomenon similar to the repulsion between magnets? No wonder the wind and rain kept getting pushed away... This machine being able to float in the air without magic must also be related to a similar force.
Though it can’t be explained from a magical perspective, whether it’s gravity, magnetic attraction, repulsion, or various physical aspects of ‘infinite, infinite’ power, fundamentally, it’s still a manifestation of the power of ‘laws’.
Or rather, it’s one of the fundamental forces that make up this world itself.
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Whether magic or technology, ultimately, they both converge towards the higher-level ‘laws’...
Discussing scientific matters could wait for later. Since unexpectedly receiving help from Eilush’s invention, acting in the downpour was no longer an issue.
The force field created by Eilush, in essence, could also be understood as a simulation of the laws. As long as the device was still nearby, no matter how fast the mountain wolves ran, the range could change along with movement.
Violet, who had memories of living on Earth, naturally understood this quite easily.
Then, the group continued to advance through the mountains amidst the raging wind and rain. With the effect of the force field, visibility naturally improved significantly, and there was no longer any need to worry about clothes or fur getting soaked in the downpour. From a distance, it looked like a rapidly moving vacuum area.
Although the ground beneath their feet still appeared quite muddy, as long as they were careful, it wasn’t much of a problem for the mountain wolves skilled in climbing and navigating treacherous terrain.
After another two hours of travel, two exceptionally steep and almost towering peaks appeared side by side before the group. Their shapes were particularly interesting, resembling sharp claws of some wild beast breaking through the ground from below and shooting straight towards the sky, a marvel of nature’s craftsmanship.
Seeing these two mountains, Esther immediately exclaimed in delight in her wolf form, “We’re here, we’re here! This is Claw Peak, the gateway to our clan’s territory. Lady Violet, look, once we pass through the canyon between the two peaks, we’ll reach the valley where our Moon Shadow Clan resides!”
“Finally arrived...”
Though the journey escorting Novia from Demon Suppression City to the Moon Shadow Clan’s territory wasn’t particularly long, it was certainly full of twists and turns.
In just a few days, they first helped the mountain wolves overcome a survival crisis, then encountered the Spirit Puppet Tribe, followed by the inexplicable malfunction of Eilush’s device. They even managed to catch the Three Moons Convergence night, changing Novia’s fur color directly, and incidentally awakening her somehow.
Then, they learned about the Spirit Puppet Tribe’s past secrets, witnessed the prototype machine integrated with the 【Flame Lord Core】 and the 【Moon Goddess’s Tears】. Not long after they came out, they were immediately caught in a massive downpour.
It was only thanks to a certain priestess’s profound abilities and her capability to deal with one sudden situation after another that they managed to handle everything. If it were anyone else...
Well, they hoped that once they reached the Moon Shadow Clan’s territory, they could enjoy a few peaceful days...