Otaku Witch-Chapter 694 - 485. The Stolen Magic Network Core_2

Right now, she wasn't much interested in these matters; she just wanted to find something to smash soon, as her hands were itching terribly.

"Of course, my lord."

It was the first time Koreya was addressed by code, and briefly startled, she then quickly stepped forward and began explaining the situation of their mission.

"... Ah, um, yeah, that's about the size of it."

The Black Sheep Witch went through everything in one breath.

Since she had recently had a brain swap, Dorothy processed the mission information very quickly. She immediately understood everything and then frowned deeply.

This mission didn't sound at all unimportant as Koreya had earlier suggested, but rather extremely important.

Because the stolen item from the laboratory this time was named "Magic Network Core."

As the name suggests, it's the core device for constructing the Magic Net System.

Normally, one would expect the Magic Network to appear only in the age of the Magic Network, but Dorothy had directly outlined the idea of the Magic Network in the proposal she left behind when she bid goodbye to Denisha in the first act.

After all, if you're taking the path of cybernetic ascension, it seems something's missing without the Internet. Since it's all a dream and won't affect reality, walking a step ahead on Lord Demon King's path might not be a bad idea at all.

Notably, she was also holding the title of Second-Generation Demon King; this title would enhance its effects whenever she replicated something the Demon King had done before. Thus, building the Magic Network was undoubtedly a great opportunity to level up her talent.

In reality, it would obviously be impossible for her to compete with Lord Demon King with a second-generation Magic Network, but in this dream, nothing was a problem.

But back in the day, Dorothy had merely drafted the conception of the Magic Network casually, not taking it very seriously. However, now it seemed Denisha had taken it seriously. She had actually directed research towards the Magic Network for over five hundred years.

Now, the Magic Republic indeed had a network presence, even quite advanced, already on par with the level described in science fiction novels from her previous life.

With the application of Mental Magic combined with the Internet, virtual reality technology was easily realized—creating the fully immersive network space that many had long awaited in Dorothy's previous life was nearly accomplished.

However, after reaching this point, the construction of the Magic Network had stalled for a long time. Even though the Magic Web Space had been expanded increasingly, it was merely the physical space that had grown, with no significant advances in key Magic Network technologies for nearly a hundred years, until recently when the Magic Network Laboratory finally succeeded in developing the "Magic Network Core."

This was a pioneering invention capable of endowing the Magic Network with intelligence to operate and expand automatically, potentially completely altering the entire structure of the existing Magic Network and enabling the Magic Republic to embark on a new surge of technological breakthroughs, possibly even overthrowing the Glorious Divine Kingdom after centuries of rivalry.

In short, it was very important.

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And then...

And then this Magic Network Core, which was expected to be implemented soon, was stolen.

"Damn…"

Dorothy felt numb just thinking about it; she really didn't know what those lab people were doing, how such an important item could get lost—what was their security system doing?

But now wasn't the time to assign blame; the urgent task was to quickly locate the stolen Magic Network Core, especially now that all the evidence suggested that the theft was related to the Glorious Divine Kingdom.

You see, although the Glorious Divine Kingdom is a religious state, its main forces are still primarily Angels and Clerics, but technology isn't a high barrier—anyone can learn it.

The two nations had been confronting each other for centuries, and it was impossible to completely block technology. In fact, the technological level in the Glorious Divine Kingdom wasn't low now, having caught up with the Magic Republic in basic industrial sectors. They were even developing their own Internet, and doing quite well at it, creating something called "Phantom Paradise."

The Magic Republic still held a technological lead in a few cutting-edge areas and also maintained a unique system of Magic Equipment that the other side could never quite learn.

But if the Magic Network Core were to fall into their hands now, the Glorious Divine Kingdom's "Phantom Paradise" might just take off immediately, making the situation for the Magic Republic rather awkward.