Crossing the World

LIII - Earth (Karen)

Although this artificial island looks like a small island in the middle of the ocean, actually most of the area is below sea level. Hundreds of spacious chambers built using plates and coated by carbon primorial fibers stretched at a depth of about a hundred meters from sea level, into a storage area of a hundred units of quantum supercomputers connected by parallel circuits.

A brain of this size became the basis of Aura's thinking. Therefore, even if he had to control the entire VR, tens of thousands of robots, and the virtual world within the game alone, there was still plenty of room left for him to do many other things.

For earth humans, AI like this is certainly a masterpiece that will be difficult to realize. However, even the Aura's own capacity was only about one percent when compared to the full capacity of the AI controlling the Shelter. If only the earthly side knew about this fact, they would have tried harder to curry favor with me.

Knowing that leaking details about Aura would make me a hassle, I chose to tightly lock all the doors related to quantum supercomputers and just lead the three of them through the corridor.

An elongated passageway that could only be passed by three people at once stretched far enough, illuminated with LED lights that would light up automatically once we were nearby. The silver doors on the right and left sides were tightly locked and did not have any handles. Well ... because I don't need a doorknob to open it, it's not equipped with anything like that.

Between the tightly shut doors, there was one room with an open door. The place is not at the end of the hall, but between the doors of other rooms that are actually still empty.

I led the three of them into the room.

The walls of the room were filled with abstract paintings made by Aura some time ago. In addition, one of the walls is also not built using steel plates, but only sealed by bulletproof glass that is very resistant to pressure. Therefore, we can see the situation around the shallow sea zone. Well, even though all that can be seen is tears as far as the eye can see.

Yeah, that's right. Just water. Only water can I see! There were no fish there! Why aren't the fish wandering around this glass plate?!

Looks like I'll have to set up an automatic feed system around the plate to lure the fish in. But let's leave this problem for later.

A wooden table that can accommodate up to twelve people is placed in the center of the room. The chairs surrounding it were expensive wooden chairs with comfortable cushions made by Aura himself. He uses anatomical data of the human body and puts all sorts of comforts with very precise calculations. I'm sure sitting here will make all the fatigue, stress, and aches disappear in an instant.

It should be like that. However, what do you expect from just a wooden chair with simple pads? Creating a system that removes fatigue, stress, and aches with just a chair is impossible even for AI in Shelter.

"Please pick a chair you like and sit there."

I gave them permission to sit when I chose one of the seats that was the farthest from the entrance that was now automatically closed. In response to my words, the brunette girl chose the seat opposite me. Yes, he definitely chose that chair so he could talk face to face with me.

Our position is almost the same. He sat on a chair while his two bodyguards stood to his left and right back. I also sat on the opposite seat with him accompanied by two cyborgs controlled by Aura in exactly the same position as the girl's bodyguard.

Ah ... What's her name again? Ti .. curtain, Tyraell. Yes, Tyraell. Until now neither Tyraell nor his two bodyguards had spoken a word on their way here.

I was actually expecting a response full of admiration for this underground building. However, they do not seem to be surprised at all. Or maybe they held back their shock from being considered a village by me?

Yah~ you should be honest with yourself~ Don't be shy so~

"First, there's something I want to show you."

As if that year I meant, one of the cyborgs stepped to the side of the table, then kept a metal plate right in the middle of the two of us.

The plate shown by Aura is a peruche metal that can convert the heat difference into electricity.

"This-"

"Orichalcum."

Actually I was just about to explain what was on the table. However, then Tyraell cut out my words and said a word I had never heard before. It took me a while to be able to interpret the remark as the name of the thing I showed him.

"Is something like this already on earth?"

I asked her because I was surprised and curious. You see, until now I have never found any information on the internet that discusses peruche. Well, even though peltier is widely discussed everywhere.

"Ah, I'm sorry for suddenly saying that." Tyraell looked a little nervous as he replied to my question. "There is an ancient work called Critias, it is a dialogue between Timaeus and Critias about an ancient civilization that sank overnight. There's a little talk about orichalcum."

Why is he talking about a work of fiction? As I recall, the writing of Critias and Timaeus is a work by Plato on the civilization of Atlantis. However, because of its absurd content, people consider the story is only a mere essay. Yes, after all, until now there is no evidence at all that what is in the work is really a fact.

"Orichalcum is the plate that became the main resource of the civilization. It is also known as the second precious metal after gold. The shape and color resemble this plate. So I thought it was the same metal."

I can't believe people like him are obsessed with such works of ancient fiction.

"No, this isn't orichalcum." I try to explain it simply. "This is peruche. It works exactly the same as peltier. However, it can withstand much more extreme temperatures and generate tremendous power efficiently without causing pollution."

I explained about peruche in more detail after he asked for more explanation. The advantages and disadvantages of each side and how to melt peruche I explain at length. I also stressed about how important it is to put each side of the peruche in the correct position. Because if not, there will be a natural disaster that will cost millions of lives.

Then, after finishing all the necessary explanations, Tyraell clapped his hands once while revealing a suspicious smile. He opened his mouth and said a sentence that amazed me a little.

"So, what do you need in exchange and how much peruche metal will you offer us?"

Well~ as expected of him, he was so sensitive that I felt like he could read my mind and make me a little intimidated.

Alright, from now on the negotiations will go into the actual round.