Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

After signing the contract, Fang Zheng drove Ruiko, Kuroko, and Mokuyama Haruo back to the institute. Just as they entered the main gate, they saw Rem and Ram standing there, bowing to Fang Zheng uniformly.

”Welcome back, Lord Fang Zheng.”

”Welcome back, Lord Fang Zheng.”

”Hmm, I’m back. Have the people been delivered?”

Fang Zheng nodded to the two maids and then asked. Hearing his inquiry, Ram quickly responded.

”Yes, Lord Fang Zheng, the people have been delivered. Rem and I personally escorted them. The journey went smoothly, and we encountered no problems.”

Ram and Rem have been in this world for half a month. Although they were initially not very accustomed to it, they quickly adapted to the new world’s environment.

After all, people from a fantasy world are visibly more adaptable than those from a scientific world. For Ram and Rem, the things of this world are quite special but not to the extent of overturning their common sense. And moreover, there isn’t even a person flying in the sky here...

As for those ability users, in the eyes of the two, they’re not stranger than mages and spirit users.

In fact, even Ram at present, if magic power storage is not considered, is capable of taking on Misaka Mikoto.

”Very well, let’s go.”

After listening to Ram’s report, Fang Zheng nodded, then led everyone deeper into the institute. Kuroko and the others, puzzled, followed Fang Zheng further inside until Fang Zheng opened a door and led the group into a room.

”This is...”

Seeing the scene before them, Kuroko and Ruiko were astonished. In a room resembling a large ward, there were a dozen or so devices similar to freezing pods. Inside these pods lay young boys and girls around their age. The two had guessed that these must be the children Mokuyama Haruo mentioned.

”Mr. Fang Zheng, did you know already?”

Kuroko Shirai reacted quickly, immediately turning to Fang Zheng with a surprised inquiry. After all, from what she saw just now, when they returned, the two maids had already brought them here, meaning before Fang Zheng set out to find Mokuyama Haruo, he knew about Mokuyama Haruo’s affair!

”Of course. Knowing your opponent and yourself ensures invincibility in a hundred battles. Did you think I would charge blindly? I’m not Misaka Mikoto.”

Fang Zheng let out a chuckle. He had already investigated the location of these children and obtained permission from the Tree Diagram designer to bring them. It now seemed clear that everything went smoothly.

”Uh...”

Usually, Kuroko should have immediately rebutted Fang Zheng’s criticism of her dear sister, but she... didn’t quite have the guts for that.

After all, what Fang Zheng said was true...

Casually dissing Kuroko, Fang Zheng turned and picked up a small device from the side, tossing it to Mokuyama Haruo.

”Here, a portable personal terminal. Use this.”

”Just this...?”

Looking at the bizarre machine in her hand that’s only a bit larger than a GBA, Mokuyama Haruo was puzzled. She reached out and pressed the switch, and soon a holographic projection screen and keyboard appeared before her. Of course, Mokuyama Haruo wasn’t too surprised, she quickly extended her hand, tapping on the virtual keyboard a few times. Then Mokuyama Haruo’s eyes widened.

”This, this... how is this possible?”

Earlier, Mokuyama Haruo merely tested the computational ability of this weird machine, inputting a set of data for results. Normally, even the Tree Diagram designer would take several hours to arrive at a result. But what Haruo didn’t expect was that upon pressing enter, the result instantly appeared before her!

This is impossible. How could such a small box have such computing speed? Could it be...

Thinking of this, Mokuyama Haruo’s face changed dramatically. She looked at Fang Zheng, her face pale.

”Are you using a quantum system?”

”Of course,” Fang Zheng scoffed lightly. ”Who uses those old supercomputers nowadays?”

”A 1500-bit quantum computer should be enough for you. If you still can’t get results, that’s your own problem, don’t blame it on me.”

”No, it won’t!”

At this moment, Mokuyama Haruo was trembling with excitement, even struggling to walk properly. Mokuyama Haruo carefully held the personal terminal like a precious treasure, gently placing it on the desk as if it were a fragile glass item.

”I will definitely awaken those children, thank you!”

After saying this, Mokuyama Haruo respectfully bowed deeply to Fang Zheng, then sat in the chair and quickly got to work.

Seeing this, Saten Reiko curiously leaned over.

”Mr. Fang Zheng, is your little box really more powerful than the Tree Diagram Designer?”

”Of course. Technology is advancing.”

Fang Zheng chuckled. No kidding, he was using a quantum computer, while the Tree Diagram Designer at most was a supercomputer with silicon-based chips. What use is that?

In Fang Zheng’s opinion, only someone as ignorant, clueless, and incompetent as Arestar would come up with the idiotic idea of firing the Tree Diagram Designer into space to prevent theft. Technological development is exponential; no matter how mighty a silicon-based supercomputer is, what’s the point?

Not to mention quantum systems, even a commercialized carbon-based chip would turn this broken computer into junk no one wants for free. Only an idiot mage like Arestar would stupidly treat something that could be completely obsolete in a few years as a treasure.

This is like those fools who thought their ruby graphics card would last forever, only to be punched out by the GTX so hard they couldn’t find their mother.

They still claim Academy City is thirty years ahead of the outside world; at this rate, they might wake up one day to find others thirty years ahead of them.

Of course, if you leave your supercomputer on the ground, at least you can upgrade it when technology advances. But firing it into space... hahaha, being an idiot doesn’t quite work that way.

This is why Fang Zheng could hack the Tree Diagram Designer however he wished. Their computing powers aren’t even on the same level, it’s like a primitive caveman with a stone axe against an orbital cannon. Fang Zheng hadn’t even tried hard, yet it collapsed. As for the guardian hacker, it’s equally useless. Only skills built on the same foundation matter. My speed is a hundred million times yours, even if you hone your skills, it’s still ”no matter how great the kung fu, one bullet takes you down.”

”Alright, that’s enough for today. It seems she’ll be busy for a while.”

Fang Zheng glanced at Mokuyama Haruo, who was already engrossed in work, and quickly turned his gaze towards the two girls in front of him.

”You can go home now.”

”Eh? Going home already?”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng speak, Saten Reiko immediately shouted.

”Mr. Fang Zheng, weren’t you going to train us in combat?”

”It’s already late today; come earlier tomorrow morning.”

Fang Zheng glanced outside; it was already evening. At the same time, Kuroko Shirai looked at the time and her expression quickly changed.

”Oh no, curfew... Well, Saten, Mr. Fang Zheng, I’ll take my leave now!”

With that, Kuroko Shirai swiftly turned around and left, while Saten Reiko could only nod helplessly and then leave the research institute.

Honestly, Saten Reiko hadn’t slept well that night; everything happening to Mokuyama Haruo made her uneasy. She’d never imagined there was such a dark side to Academy City, nor did she expect those insane scientists to do such things to a group of children.

All this made Saten Reiko toss and turn, unable to sleep peacefully. It wasn’t until much later that she finally fell into a deep sleep...

The next day, when Saten Reiko arrived at the research institute, she was still a bit tired. However, once inside, she quickly perked up and was guided by Rem into another lab.

”Ah, Mr. Fang Zheng, good morning.”

”Hello, Reiko.”

Saten Reiko, full of energy, greeted Fang Zheng, who also nodded back, while Reiko glanced around.

”Where’s Dr. Mokuyama? Have the children awakened?”

”Not so fast; do you think this is magic?”

Fang Zheng shrugged.

”According to Mokuyama Haruo, it’ll take about a week... but no worries, priority is caution. Now, let’s talk about you.”

Upon hearing this, Saten Reiko quickly gathered herself. Then she saw Fang Zheng make a gesture, and soon Rem and Lei brought some strange items before her.

”What is this...”

Saten Reiko blinked, looking at the long Taidao in Rem’s hand and the item resembling a Magic Wand in Lei’s hand, scratching her head somewhat bewildered.

”Mr. Fang Zheng, what is this?”

To Saten Reiko, these seemed to be weapons. Was she supposed to fight using them? But wasn’t she supposed to use abilities?

What was going on?

”Considering your situation isn’t suitable for pioneering combat methods, I thought it best to directly use what’s available.”

Fang Zheng said this while smiling at Saten Reiko, spreading his hands.

”Alright, choose between Swordmaster of the Gale and Fury of the Storm.”