I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy - Chapter 131



131 – Turns out engineering genius (5)

AI

It is an abbreviation of Artificial Intelligenced, which translates directly to artificial intelligence. In other words, it means an artificially created intelligence. Eltman introduced me to an artificial elemental, AE (Artificial Elemental), but essentially these two are the same concept, so there is no difference between the two.

The only difference is that it’s made with magic and it’s made with science? As someone who has lived in an era where science is more advanced, I am more familiar with calling it AI. Well, the name is probably a good thing.

The important thing is that there is a finished form of artificial intelligence in this world right now.

Artificial intelligence is a key element of the 4th industrial revolution that once shook the early 21st century, and one of the essential elements that has become inseparable from modern people’s lives in the middle of the century. So, for me, the existence of artificial intelligence itself is a familiar technology if you are familiar with it, but I couldn’t help but be surprised by the artificial intelligence that Eltman showed.

To see it as the result of starting with Living Armor, it felt like an invention that had jumped several centuries suddenly popped out.

As can be seen from the lifestyle of this era, this place was not a place where science was so advanced. However, it is natural to be surprised when a technology that can be called the totality of advanced science suddenly emerges. If you think about it, is this possible because this place has been a mysterious study of magic and a place where gods have existed since the beginning of time?

‘Come to think of it, what does this even call science and technology?’

In my previous life, artificial intelligence was clearly a product of science, not magic, but here it is the opposite. The name attached to it in the first place is also an artificial spirit.

If the world in my previous life had advanced science and minimal development of magic, this is a world where magic is developed and science is insignificant. If the total amount is the same, it’s not a game where the next tech is held, what the hell is this?

It is said that extremely developed science is indistinguishable from magic.

Eltman’s explanation of artificial spirits did not end with simply showing their existence. The artificial spirit grumbling about hunger was placed back on the pedestal and began to give it orders.

“Jack. Pause what you’re doing and move on to the net.”

[Yes~]

Jack, an artificial spirit who answers with a languid voice. I heard a voice that was less mechanical than when I first spoke, more human. But it wasn’t Jack’s cleaner voice that caught my attention, it was the one word Eltman said.

net.

Four…are you talking about a network?

Since there is no concept that an artificial spirit, which is a mental body, can move materially, the four that Eltman mentioned must, of course, refer to virtual space. why didn’t i think of this If there is artificial intelligence, of course there must be a space where it can exist.

In fact, at the same time as Eltman’s order was given, the flow of magical power flowing inside the laboratory changed very minutely. Since it was a wizard’s laboratory with all sorts of objects, I didn’t pay much attention to it, but when I remembered the concept of a network, my senses began to recognize it.

The densely gathered magic power did not leave the vicinity of the laboratory. Perhaps that small area was the area of the communication network that Eltman had built, but the mere fact that it existed was enough to surprise me.

Oh My God. What the hell was this human doing alone in this small lab?

Eltman reached out and the glove he had previously tossed into the junk piled back into his hand.

Until recently, Eltman had called it a failure, but after waking up the artificial spirit, Eltman’s face, when he took out his gloves again, was so confident that it couldn’t be compared to before. He told me with a triumphant face.

“Brother, swing your fist at me. As hard as you can. It’s okay to use your aura.”

“Yes?”

“Come on, don’t worry. I’ll show you something really fun.”

Eltman answered confidently. Even so, I hesitated to swing my fist.

Unlike the first time Eltman showed the gloves, the gloves he’s wearing now have a slightly different feel. So I thought I knew what he believed and answered, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t feel uneasy.

You know he’s an excellent mage, but I wasn’t an average knight cadet either. However, when I deliberately relaxed, it seemed that Eltman would notice this.

In the end, I made a compromise with my inner self to give me the level of strength I had when fighting Reinhardt and Noel. I clenched my fists and infused the fist with an aura as Eltman requested. I, who had been hesitant, meekly operated the aura, and Eltman, sensing this, smiled.

“Come! Come!!”

“Then… are you going?”

I stretched out my fist straight to Eltman’s face.

Of course, since I didn’t say that I was going to hit someone and swing my fist, Eltman wouldn’t know this. The fist stretches out in a straight line without any variation, but even if the pitch is simple, if the speed is very fast, the right one comes first rather than recognizing the hitting point by looking at the pitch.

A very fast fist that is hard to see with the naked eye.

A blow faster than the sound of cutting through the air was thrown at Eltman.

If you don’t react quickly, your fist will pierce your head, whether it’s a genius wizard or something. But Eltman’s eyes were still looking at me, not my fist. Apparently, he didn’t realize that I had punched him, but as I was about to think about whether I should stop punching right in front of my nose, something blocked my fist.

bang-!

“Ugh-! What, what?”

A small moan accompanied by a clear metallic sound echoed through the laboratory.

The owner of the groan was Eltman, who blocked his fist.

His hand, or more precisely, the glove he was wearing blocked my fist. But maybe that didn’t completely block the shock, but Eltman was complaining of pain, but somewhere the original form of his hand remained even after the warrior who had reached the state of the art struck head-on with a properly delivered blow with an aura.

Considering that it was also an act performed while wearing gloves made of miscellaneous iron, it was a good feeling just to be alive.

“Five.”

I couldn’t help but admire the Eltman who blocked my fist, to be exact, the glove he was wearing.

Obviously, Eltman was not aware of my attack, but the gloves he was wearing reacted to my fist and moved. Perhaps, this is the assistant of the artificial spirit that Eltman had mentioned earlier.

The gloves Eltman was wearing were also intact, except for the iron plate on the palm part that blocked the fist, which was slightly bent. As Eltman said, artificial spirits replaced the role of grudge.

“Oh. Stop this. Then this time…”

“That, stop!! This, I think I’ve shown enough. Right? Huh?”

When I tried to raise my fist again, Eltman hurriedly stopped it. Judging by the fact that he is still holding on to his gloves, the pain must have subsided.

It’s a pity. This time, I tried to be sincere.

“Ouch…Boo, obviously the protection magic was working normally, but what is this…”

Eltman threw off his gloves and muttered something while clutching his swollen hands, then laughed awkwardly when he realized I was looking at him. What I couldn’t say was that he was the one who told me to punch him, so Eltman never talked to me about what just happened.

[Wow, if it wasn’t for me, I would have died.]

“…Jack, put an ice pack on your hand.”

[Yes.]

Jack’s voice came in from the glove, probably connected to it. Upon giving Eltman’s command, the golem that had been quiet in a corner of the lab suddenly moved and made an ice bag and placed it on his hand.

It was a very familiar scene for me to freely handle artificial intelligence. So it wasn’t that surprising, but the sight that reminded me of a past life that I had forgotten stopped my gaze. Eltman seems to have thought that I was fascinated by the coolness of artificial intelligence.

“It seems that even the golem can be controlled autonomously.”

“Of course! That’s why I created artificial spirits in the first place!!”

The words were thrown reflexively at the sight of the golem moving by itself, but Eltman’s reaction was tremendous. As if to show that this is the end of the story so far. Perhaps forgetting the pain in his hand, Eltman opened an opaque window in the air while manipulating the artificial spirit.

There were various materials about humanoid golems written there, but honestly, since I’m not a wizard, it was difficult for me to fully understand what was written there. However, the pictures drawn there helped to understand what Eltman was talking about visually.

“I don’t know if you know it, but controlling a golem isn’t just about crafting elaborate spells. Estimating the number of cases in advance and inputting the result values in advance is only necessary for golems that are mobilized for repetitive tasks. Precise work is only possible when the caster himself controls it, especially in the case of a humanoid golem.”

“Compared to normal magic tools, golems seem to be complicated in many ways, right? It’s only natural that it’s a device that can capture human movements perfectly.”

“Since my brother is a knight who handles the body, he must know very well how elaborate our bodies are. Just making them walk on two feet is a lot to take care of. It’s not enough to make the golem’s body out of mithril.”

“But if there are artificial spirits, the story is different. They are beings that can think for themselves.”

“In the auxiliary part, it is inevitable to engrave a spell on the golem’s body, but if there is an artificial spirit instead, the amount of allowance required for that will be greatly reduced. It calculates and thinks for me. Artificial spirits have some limitations, but at least in terms of computational power, they are on par with high-ranking wizards. In fact, it’s like using the brain of a high-ranking wizard solely for the calculation of a golem.”

If a knight is a superman who has surpassed the limits of his body with mana, a wizard is a superman who has surpassed the limits of intellect with mana. So their intellectual ability is at a level that can’t be compared to normal people. If you really want to make a comparison, as Eltman said, it should be at the level of super-high-tech artificial intelligence.

“If you don’t even have this much ability, you can’t move ‘it’…”

Eltman muttered to himself in a low voice. But my excellent hearing picked it up.

Altman said that the reason he created the artificial spirit was because of the golem, and as soon as I heard that, I was able to find the reason from the visual data he was showing me. Maybe Eltman showed it to me on purpose, but the blueprint for the golem was the only one he was showing. That was the reason he created artificial spirits.

After looking at the blueprint, even I, who was accustomed to cutting-edge technology this time, couldn’t help but be astonished, because the dimensions written there were huge beyond imagination. If it was simply a standard, it was obvious that the design was made for the purpose of actual drying, judging from the fact that the test values accurately assumed for the size were listed next to it.

He was trying to build a giant robot. No, I’m doing it!!

Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of physics knows how complicated it is to make a giant robot move. As the body of the robot grows, the load and repelling force that the robot must endure increases, so a material that can withstand all of them and a device that can control all of the robot’s movements are needed, but this is not a problem that can be easily solved.

Of course, in my previous life, this could be solved by developing a special alloy using nanotechnology.

Such advanced technology did not exist in this world of magic and swords, and magic was the only way for Eltman. Now it’s explained. That’s why Eltman created an artificial spirit capable of controlling all movements of a golem with a high level of computing power that could overcome the limitations of materials.

In the previous life, even though the technology to build a giant robot was sufficient, it was not realized in the end. The reason was that giant robots were not practical. A powerful superman was all that was needed to kill monsters, and there was no need for a monster that eats up the budget unnecessarily.

It wasn’t wrong, but it would be a lie if I said that I wasn’t sad at that time.

In the end, he had to give up for the cause, but it was a problem as a man.

I turned my head to look at Eltman, and he was smiling without saying anything. For some reason, he seems to be saying to me, ‘Would you like to make this with me?’

“Brother, is there a lack of research funds or something like that?”