The Puppeteer of Academy City

Chapter 329: bad news

After saying hello as a new neighbor, Kanzaki Kaori got up and said goodbye.

Promising that she would bring a gift for an official visit next time, she moved from the balcony to the empty apartment next door.

Ling Xingye stood on the balcony, watched the night for a while, then shook his head and sighed: "It seems that the next days will still be uneasy."

However, this melancholy mood was quickly diluted by the loud noises from Kamijou Touma's house.

Ling Xingye returned to the house dumbfounded.

At this time, his mobile phone suddenly received an email.

Clicking on it, it turned out to be from Hitomi Shiranui.

Ling Xingye suddenly murmured inwardly that he had made an appointment to have dinner together today, but after a series of things happened, he even forgot!

No matter how good-tempered Shiranuotong is, he will definitely be angry this time, right?

Ling Xingye continued to read the contents of the email with anxiety.

It turned out that Hitomi Shiranui didn't blame him, but she was apologizing instead.

"I'm sorry, Starry Night! I suddenly received an urgent invitation this afternoon, and the 'Brenhill Artificial Intelligence Development Institute' wanted me to help with some research work. Because it is directly through the school's procedure, it is difficult to refuse.

"So I'm going to ask for leave for the next two to three days. I'm really sorry that I can't be with you!"

Looking at the email, Ling Xingye frowned a little - usually when encountering this kind of thing, Hitomi Shiranui would call him directly instead of emailing him.

And the name of this institute seems to have been heard somewhere...

Ling Xingye quickly recalled that during the summer vacation, they went to the "Gold Coast" swimming pool! It is said that the main occasion for issuing tickets at that time was the opening ceremony of the "Brenhill Institute of Artificial Intelligence".

Ling Xingye was a little skeptical. Applying for students to cooperate with research projects at the beginning of the semester... This is a bit abnormal!

After thinking about it, he planned to call Hitomi Shiranui to directly verify the accuracy of the news.

However, at this moment, his cell phone rang first.

—A monotonous ringtone, an unfamiliar number.

Ling Xingye answered the phone and said cautiously: "Hello, who are you?"

"Student Xingye, I'm Gufa Meiwei, I'm sorry to disturb you so late." A familiar voice came from the other side of the phone—it was Gufa Meiwei who had just said goodbye and separated not long ago.

Ling Xingye breathed a sigh of relief: "What's the matter?"

"I want to ask you," Gufa Meiwei's voice became serious, "Do you still have any impression of 'Fantasy Master'?"

"Well, I still remember," Ling Xingye nodded and said, "What's wrong with this?"

"Then Xingye, are you playing a mobile game called 'Fantasy Royal Hand 2.0'?" Gufa Meiwei asked again.

"I don't play games much..." Ling Xingye responded, and then suddenly remembered something, "You mean that software?"

After being reminded, Ling Xingye recalled that after the riot, on the day they went to the swimming pool, he had indeed heard such a mobile app named "Fantasy Royal Hand" from Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

—I remember that I also downloaded it at the time, but I found out that it was a third-rate mobile game. After trying to sell it to gain popularity, I never paid any attention to it.

Why did Gufa Meiwei, who is now a discipline committee member, suddenly bring up this matter?

Ling Xingye suddenly realized something: "Is there really something wrong with this program?"

Gufa Meiwei said: "It seems that Xingye hasn't paid attention to this game for a long time... I think you'd better go up and have a look. If you have any clues, please let me know immediately!"

After hanging up the phone, Ling Xingye quickly found the "Fantasy Royal Hand 2.0" icon that he had thrown into the corner, and clicked to view it.

The result is the same as Gufa Meiwei, who can see many potential clues at a glance.

"It turned out that the original version of the 'Fantasy Royal Hand' package was integrated into the game as a reward method..." Ling Xingye whispered.

He has confirmed that this "Fantasy Master 2.0" does have the effect of improving the ability level, but it is done more covertly.

Also, the spread seems to be wider too!

Then, Ling Xingye checked his interface again.

Only then did he discover to his surprise that he had become the highest level at present—five-star!

And ranked first on the ranking list, as for the person who followed closely behind and ranked second, Ling Xingye felt that he should also know him.

"This name, you can tell it's Misaka Mikoto at a glance!" Ling Xingye complained, not realizing that his own talent for naming is not very good.

Obviously only logged in once, but became the number one in the whole server!

Ling Xingye checked curiously, what happened to lead to such a miraculous situation.

"The task of expulsion of intruders?" Ling Xingye saw his task list and found that the main score was just such a task!

Ling Xingye looked at the time and determined that this mission referred to a series of battles that took place near Sanze School at that time.

At that time, Ling Xingye had indeed defeated the automatic puppet and eliminated the invaders from Academy City. In fact, considering the strength of the enemy, it is reasonable to finally obtain a large number of points.

"The operator of this game is really powerful." Ling Xingye sighed, "The real-time release of missions is really good."

Then, Ling Xingye saw another task, and the corresponding icon kept flashing.

He clicked on it and saw that it was a five-star limited mission called "Girl Rescue".

"It's the sisters!" Ling Xingye immediately realized what the so-called "girl" in this question was referring to.

This means that the "experiment" is about to start again!

Ling Xingye looked at the phone screen with a solemn expression.

He knew that the battle between himself and Accelerator was about to start again.

"Should I tell Misaka Miqin?" Then Ling Xingye hesitated.

Misaka Mikoto is directly related to the "experiment", and even the main party involved, so she has the right to know these things.

But Ling Xingye didn't want to let this girl run out to fight again.

But having said that, Misaka Miqin is also a five-star player now, so she can also receive the same information and intelligence~lightnovelpub.net~ Ling Xingye doesn't think her unilateral secrecy can play any role.

Sure enough, just as he was thinking this, the phone rang again—it was Misaka Mikoto who called!

"Xingye, have you seen that software?" The girl asked hurriedly from the phone, "That 'Fantasy Master 2.0'! There are new tasks in it!"

"I saw it," Ling Xingye said calmly, "The 'Experiment' is about to restart again!"

"We must find a way to stop it!" Misaka Mikoto continued, and at the same time, she has decided to continue destroying those research institutions.

"Leave this to me, and I will stop the experiment from continuing!" Ling Xingye said.

Misaka Mikoto didn't say much, just nodded silently, regardless that Ling Xingye on the other end of the phone couldn't see her movements at all.

"By the way, Xingye," she suddenly raised her voice, and added, "Sister... Misaka 10001, she has already gone out to find you!"