bookandnovel Chapter 64 The Law of Entropy Increase
Chapter 64 The Law of Entropy Increase
Chapter 64 The Law of Entropy Increase (Combined with 5k)
Anna couldn't understand.
What particle, what entropy, what velocity?
For her, these words were even more obscure and difficult to understand than the inexplicably repeated 0s and 1s.
But she understood Lorraine's tone.
That was fanaticism.
It's the kind of confidence that makes you want to tear a hole in the sky.
Since that's the case, what's there to hesitate about?
"Young Master—" Anna asked softly, "What do you need me to do?"
"Take it off."
Lorraine stepped back and pointed at the frost magic circle that was already frantically absorbing the surrounding heat.
"Go in and sit down."
"Follow the guidance of the magic circle, use your fire to burn that bone."
"Don't burn it, absorb it."
Olivia watched from the side.
Although the Flame Witch needs ice-attribute materials to advance in each level, it seems illogical.
But she had long since grown accustomed to the many strange and wondrous aspects of the mad baron before her.
In the White Wolf Territory, in the Tower of Babel.
Lorraine is just common sense.
Anna didn't hesitate for a second when she heard Lorraine's order.
She reached out and unbuttoned her collar.
The cotton coat, made from cotton grown by Olivia, slipped gently off and piled up at his feet.
All that remained was a thin white petticoat.
The temperature here has dropped below zero.
Her skin immediately turned pale and bluish-white, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
It was cold.
But her eyes were warm.
"If the young master says it's okay, then it's okay."
She was barefoot, stepping on the ground covered with icy shards.
With each step, a "sizzling" sound came from the soles of my feet.
That was the sound of flesh being frostbitten by the extreme cold.
She seemed oblivious to the pain.
One step, two steps.
They walked into the center of the magic circle.
Sit down cross-legged.
The snow woman's rib was lying across her knee.
The cold air, like a venomous snake, crept up her thighs, instantly turning her eyebrows and hair snow-white.
"ignition."
Lorraine placed the last magic energy battery into the magic circle, and the magic circle activated instantly.
The immense energy emanated from the magic batteries placed around the magic array and from the fiery vines drawn from the magic relay hub.
Guided by the magic circle, they poured in frantically!
"boom!"
A burst of orange-red flames suddenly erupted from Anna's body.
Flames and icy air clashed fiercely within the narrow magic circle.
Guided by the magic circle, it flowed into Anna's body.
The explosive blast made Lorraine's clothes flutter loudly.
"Aaaaaah—!"
Anna finally couldn't hold back and let out a piercing scream.
That wasn't ordinary pain.
It's like the soul being grabbed by two hands and torn apart in opposite directions.
On one side is magma injection, and on the other side is liquid nitrogen freezing.
Her skin began to crack, and the blood that flowed out was frozen into red ice beads, which were then evaporated into blood mist by the fire inside her body.
The entire room instantly transformed into a sauna.
Half is extremely cold, and half is scorching hot.
"Hold on!"
Lorraine stared intently at the various data monitored in real time by the Witch's Codex, speaking at an extremely fast pace.
"Don't even think about fighting it!"
"It's your fuel! Even if it's ice, it's still your fuel!"
"Anna! You are my witch!"
"Don't embarrass me!"
Hearing the line, "You are my witch."
In the center of the magic circle, the girl who was on the verge of fainting from the pain suddenly opened her eyes.
There were even frozen tears in the corners of her eyes.
But within those red eyes, flames surged.
pain.
It hurts so much.
Every nerve felt as if it had been severed by pliers and then reconnected with a red-hot wire.
Anna felt like a piece of red-hot iron that had been thrown into a quenching pool.
Every inch of skin is repeatedly reshaped by cold and heat.
The snow woman's rib, which was resting on her knee, was now trembling violently.
It is rebelling.
The remnant will of that third-tier demon, carrying the arrogance and frigidity of the far north, frantically tried to extinguish the flames of this "ant" around it.
The icy blue chill seeped into my pores.
The blood vessels are freezing.
The heart is beating slower and slower.
Thump—thump—
So cold.
I'm so sleepy.
Anna's consciousness began to fade.
In my line of sight, the tall figure standing outside the magic circle also began to blur.
Young Master————
I can't do it anymore.
Someone as lowly as me shouldn't deserve such power, right?
I am just a maid, a slave.
I was a worthless piece of trash that even my own mother would sell for two bags of wheat.
I want to go home.
No, I have no home.
Only when the young master is there is home.
If I die now, will the young master be sad?
Probably not, after all, I'm only worth two bags of wheat.
Probably, after all—
"Anna!"
A loud shout exploded in my mind like thunder.
Lorraine's voice.
There was impatience, there was anger, but there was no despair.
"Look at me!"
"Don't close your eyes! If you dare close your eyes, you can forget about dinner tonight!"
eat.
This word is like a switch.
Anna's unfocused pupils instantly focused.
eat.
You can't go without eating.
Before following the young master, she had never been able to eat her fill.
After following the young master, every meal included meat and sweet, soft white bread.
If it dies, we'll never get to eat it again.
If he dies, there will be no one to warm the young master's bed.
If I die—
The young master will once again have to face the monsters' minions alone.
No.
Absolutely not.
"Get moving!"
Anna let out a beast-like roar from deep in her throat.
"Snap!"
She could hear something inside her breaking.
That is the spiritual foundation limit of a second-tier Flame Witch.
The frost energy that was rampaging through her body suddenly encountered an extremely domineering suction force.
Since you are ice.
Since you're using it to put out fires.
Then I'll burn you as firewood too!
This is the robber logic that Lorraine taught her.
No matter what your attribute is, once you're inside my belly, you become my power!
"Buzz"
The magic circle let out a mournful cry, overwhelmed by the pressure.
The originally orange-red flames suddenly began to change color.
The red color faded.
Instead, there was an eerie, deathly white.
That kind of white is not the white of brightness.
It's the white of ashes.
The pale white flames instantly surged three meters high, reaching directly to the ceiling of the wooden house.
But this fire has no temperature.
It is neither cold nor hot, but a strange equilibrium that blends into its surroundings.
"Sizzle s ...————"
The seemingly indestructible rib of the Snow Woman began to melt under the pale flames.
It turned into drops of blue liquid that seeped into Anna's skin.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
The excruciating pain that tore at my soul disappeared.
Instead, there is an unprecedented sense of control.
Anna slowly raised her hand.
In the palm of his hand, a pale flame burned quietly.
A thought suddenly occurred to her.
The flames instantly turned deep blue, and the surrounding ground immediately froze.
Another movement.
The flames turned pale white, and the ice instantly vaporized.
Ice and fire.
A perfect unity was achieved here.
Just like the young master said.
Fire and ice are simply a game of "fast" and "slow".
The light from the magic circle gradually faded.
Lorraine stood still, squinting at Anna as she emerged from the white flames.
Tier 3, Ice and Fire Witch.
It became.
Lorraine let out a long breath, feeling cold sweat all over her back.
If it weren't for the Witch's Codex's precise energy control, Anna would have almost died.
No wonder there are so few witch advancement paths discovered in this world; each advancement is an adventure.
"Young Master—"
Anna called out somewhat timidly.
Her voice was a little hoarse, and trembled with tears.
She looked down at herself and then at Lorraine.
"The clothes—are burned to ashes—"
She hugged her shoulders, and the veil of flames she managed to conjure could not conceal her breathtaking curves.
—During the time I've been with Lorraine, I've awakened my witch powers and received ample nutrition to aid her development.
It must be said that the body, which has been in a state of hunger for a long time, has an insane thirst for nutrition.
In just a few short days, Anna has become much slimmer and more slender.
"It's okay."
Lorraine strode over.
He took off his trench coat and wrapped it around her.
The trench coat was large, carrying Lorraine's body heat and scent.
Anna buried her face in her collar and took a deep breath.
It tastes like safety.
"I won't have to worry about the cold anymore."
Lorraine vigorously ruffled Anna's red hair.
It feels wonderful to the touch, like touching the finest silk.
"We have another trump card to play in dealing with that blade winter."
On the screen on the wall.
Ohm's emoji is stuck.
(0—0) ————
At this moment, this Golden Era Machine Soul, which had lived for three thousand years, suddenly felt that its database needed updating.
Has this unassuming little maid suddenly gained the ability to control entropy?
Lines of data flowed through Lorraine's field of vision:
Anna, the Witch of Ice and Fire
[Rank: Third Rank]
【Traits: Sacrifice of the Flame, Heart of Fire, Master of Ice and Fire】
【Characteristic 3: Ice and Fire Master (Simultaneously manipulates ice and fire, and possesses the ability to fuse ice and fire with them; the Witch's Tower will also gain additional ice-attribute attack methods)】
When you leave the cabin, dress neatly.
Anna hasn't gotten used to this power yet.
She looked at her palms with a somewhat blank expression.
On his left hand, a pale flame floated in his palm. It seemed to have no temperature, but anyone who got close could feel the terrifying heat contained within it.
His right hand, with deep blue frost wrapped around his fingertips, was extremely cold, so cold that even the air itself seemed to be frozen into fine cracks.
"Don't space out."
Lorraine's voice interrupted her gaze.
He held a thick stack of blueprints in his hand, which were upgrade plans he had just redeemed from the "Witch's Codex".
Now that Anna has broken through to the third tier.
Therefore, the territory's defense system must keep up with this new force.
Lorraine walked to the vicinity of the city wall, casually waved her hand, and brought up the page of the Witch's Codex.
[A Tier 3 Ice and Fire Witch has been detected. The blueprints for the Tier 3 Witch Tower are now available. The maximum capacity of the Witch Tower has been increased to 12 towers. Proceed with construction?]
"Yes."
[Under Construction — Estimated Cost: Mithril Metal * 800, Mana Battery * 1200 —]
[Six existing lava watchtowers have been detected. Should they be upgraded?]
"Yes"
[Upgrading in progress————]
The next instant.
The gaps in the city wall began to tremble.
It's not a soil or rock uplift.
It is the metal that is growing.
This architectural method, which is materialized through the "Witch's Codex," is nothing short of a miracle in the eyes of outsiders.
Black metal pierced from the ground like menacing thorns, quickly entwining and coiling to form the framework of the tower.
The Lava Eyes atop the original six Lava Watchtowers also began to change; the red flames that had been swirling around them began to rapidly condense and transform into cold, white demonic fire.
A total of twelve Witch Towers!
Each tower is engraved with intricate magical runes.
Breathe.
Victor, leaning against the towers, could even feel them breathing.
The temperature around the tower began to become extremely strange.
On the left, it's so hot it makes you want to peel; on the right, it's so cold it makes your blood freeze.
But at the intersection of the two, in the center of the Ice and Fire Tower, the temperature is as pleasant as spring.
"Is this... the power of the third tier?"
Olivia also came out at some point.
He walked up to a tower and reached out to touch its surface.
The Witch's Codex displayed lines of reassuring data.
【Ice and Fire Magic Tower Array (12/12)】
[Defense Level: Tier 3]
[New Feature: Dual Blade of Ice and Fire (Enemies entering the attack range will simultaneously suffer from extreme cold slowing and intense flame burning, and will also be subject to a structural damage effect caused by thermal expansion and contraction)]
Strong.
That's ridiculously strong.
This is why witches are at the heart of this world, and lords are the rulers of witches.
The power of this third-tier Ice and Fire Magic Tower is at least three times that of the second-tier tower.
Moreover, the range has been greatly enhanced, from covering the perimeter of a medium-sized square to covering the perimeter of an entire city.
Although Anna and the Witch's Tower were upgraded, his planned project was still not completed.
He looked up at the city wall.
That's where the biggest trouble lies.
"We still need to build the city walls—"
Lorraine rubbed his temples and opened the "City Wall Upgrade" option, which had been flashing a red light.
[Third-tier city wall]
[Key materials lacking: active shape memory metals, military-grade structural concrete —]
The gap is huge.
These are all scarce resources in the first level of the Tower of Babel.
Unless you go up to the second level and dig up the military warehouse of the Golden Age, you simply can't get it.
"This is difficult."
Lorraine sighed and closed the panel.
Even with the third-tier Witch Tower, it's impossible to completely defend against the monsters' attacks with just these twelve towers.
It's not just a problem that some fish always manage to slip through the net and get close to the city walls.
Rather, it is obvious that the Winter of Blades has many flying monsters under his command, as evidenced by the Silverwing Snow Demon that arrived last time; he alone was able to break into the city walls.
This time, there will be even more flying monsters arriving.
The city wall only gains the ability to prevent air travel when it reaches the third level.
I was just thinking about it.
A flash of golden light appeared in the heterochromatic eyes of Lyra beside him.
At the same time, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded in the distance.
That was Olivia's warning circle sounding again.
It was harsh and urgent.
Lorraine's eyes narrowed.
Has this moment of unexpected change begun?
The alarm sounded like a sharp knife, shattering the brief tranquility of the camp.
"Enemy attack—!!"
"All personnel on high alert!!"
Victor's roar, amplified by the loudspeaker, was so loud it made people's eardrums ache.
Lorraine reacted extremely quickly.
He rushed to the lookout tower where Victor was almost instantly.
Anna followed closely behind, holding a pale white demonic fire in her hands, eager to try it out.
"Condition?"
Lorraine's words were concise and to the point.
Victor was holding a monocular telescope, and his expression was not as tense as it had been when the Moment of Change had begun before.
Instead, he wore a strange expression. "Sir, look over there."
He handed the binoculars to Lorraine.
"This sudden change should be easy to deal with, because the attackers are neither monsters nor mechs."
"Instead, they're a bunch of—lumps of iron."
Lorraine took the telescope and zoomed in.
On one of the only two paths through the trap zone near the camp, a strange group was slowly creeping along.
That's a magic puppet.
Or rather, they are a group of walking scrap metal.
Their shapes are incredibly diverse.
Some looked like iron buckets missing half their heads, some looked like spiders forcibly pieced together from several steel pipes, and some were simply iron boxes with wheels.
Each puppet was covered in rust and scars.
You can even see electrical sparks crackling between the exposed cables.
They move very slowly.
They swayed and staggered, like a group of elderly people on their deathbeds.
"Is this the repair puppet I saw when I went to lay the strings?"
Lorraine frowned.
Mechanical creations of this caliber are ubiquitous in the relics of the Golden Age.
They are usually repair puppets or movers that have lost their commands.
But now.
These scrap metal guys were holding things up.
That's a gesture of raising it above the head.
It's like surrendering.
Or perhaps it's like—presenting a treasure?
Lorraine narrowed his eyes, and the auxiliary system in his field of vision began to scan frantically.
[Target analysis in progress ————]
[Scan Result: Autonomous Engineering Puppet (Severely Damaged)]
【Item in hand: Active memory metal plate (98% purity)】
[Item in hand: High-energy miniature fusion core (40% remaining energy)]
[Item in hand: Phase Armor Fragment]
Lorraine's pupils contracted sharply.
All of these are great items!
These were all the key materials he desperately needed to upgrade his third-tier city wall!
These dilapidated robots aren't just carrying scrap metal; they're practically a mobile gold mine!
"What are they trying to do?"
Victor drew his molten longsword from his waist, and the blade instantly turned crimson.
"Suicide attack?"
"Whatever they are, we can't let them get close to the defense line!"
"Prepare for battle!"
As Victor shouted, all the witches began to warm up their respective witch towers.
Even the twelve newly erected Ice and Fire Magic Towers began to charge under Anna's will.
The light from the spire grew brighter and brighter.
If these puppets take just one more step forward, they will be met with a devastating blow.
"etc."
Lorraine suddenly spoke.
Stop.
"Don't move."
Victor froze, his sword hanging in mid-air.
"My lord? This is too dangerous! That's a demonic puppet! A mindless killing machine!"
"If they rush over and detonate the core, our outer walls will be destroyed!"
Lorraine ignored him.
He just stared intently at the puppet walking at the very front.
That was a humanoid creature.
Only one arm remained, half of his face was gone, revealing the rotating gears and glowing electronic eyes inside.
Its steps, though faltering, were exceptionally firm.
It did not raise its weapon.
In that one arm, a piece of metal that gleamed with a silvery-gray luster was carefully held.
That action.
It doesn't look like an attack.
It's as if they're protecting a newborn baby.
Anna.
Lorraine turned her head and looked at the witch beside her.
"Put the fire away."
"Young Master?"
Although Anna was puzzled, her trust in Lorraine instantly prevailed.
"They are not here to fight."
Lorraine put down the binoculars, a very strange smile curving his lips.
He understood.
Through the translation and analysis of "The Witch's Codex", he saw the signal waves emitted by those puppets.
That's not a red attack signal.
It's green.
It represents friendliness, a request, or even—worship.
"Open the city gates."
Lorraine straightened his collar and strode towards the stairs leading down to the watchtower.
"I'm going to meet these demonic puppets."
Victor was sweating profusely, wanting to stop them but not daring to.
"My lord! Aren't you afraid they'll harm you? Why don't I come along and protect you?"
"Need not,"
Lorraine waved her hand, but didn't stop walking.
"They came to give gifts."
"What kind of logic is it to point a gun at someone who is giving a gift?"
"Besides, I have a personal shield that these golems can't break."
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