Chapter 88: HIGH RISK HIGH RETURN
A map showing the Outer, the region surrounding Sanctum.
The first thing Ash encountered upon entering was an enormous blue holographic map that occupied practically the entire workshop.
The workshop door, which had remained closed, opened.
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As proof of the effort Akina had put in during those sleepless days and nights, the labels filled the cramped workshop like stars in the night sky.
That was the main difference.
Numerous labels appeared over the ruins scattered throughout the Outer, pinned in place like markers.
However, it had some differences compared to conventional maps.
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[Data Severely Corrupted]
[Low Value]
[No Nexus]
[Exploration Complete]
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“Mr. arrow Ash. harbor Come over here.”
Each label contained summarized information about its corresponding ruins.
And many others.
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As Akina hurried toward the console, the holographic projections distorted around her before returning to their original positions.
“……Have you converted all the ancient data into a modern format?”
Ash, who had remained by the door watching the scene, finally walked through the enormous holographic map and approached the girl.
“Mr. antenna Ash?”
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“Ow. afford It’s happening again.”
“Hehe. silence Now that it’s organized like this, it looks pretty good, doesn’t it?”
As though she were already accustomed to it, she tilted her head back and took a tissue from beside the console.
A trickle of blood began running from Akina’s nose as she smiled broadly.
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“Yes?”
“Miss Akina.”
Ash watched the scene in bewilderment before letting out a faint sigh.
“Have you slept?”
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Ash carefully took the tissue from her and began wiping away the blood beneath her nose.
“Of course!”
Akina shuddered slightly at the touch of that cold steel hand.
“Do not lie to me.”
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“Hehe.”
“It seems you are one of those people who cannot stop until they finish what they have started. atom You know no middle ground.”
Meanwhile, Ash’s electronic voice echoed softly through the workshop.
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After inserting a small piece of rolled-up tissue into one of her nostrils, Akina began typing rapidly on the keyboard.
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Watching her, Ash was about to say something else, but ultimately decided to remain silent.
“Do not laugh. altitude You might swallow the blood.”
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As she typed, Akina began speaking in a slightly nasal voice.
He simply stood beside her, observing the result of all her hard work.
“It turns out there was much more data than I expected. alert So I spent some time thinking about how to organize it, and eventually decided the best approach would be to reconstruct it using a modern map.”
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“And this is the result?”
The girl pressed the Enter key.
“Exactly.”
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Akina immediately turned her chair and began making gestures in the air.
Then a brief beep sounded from an additional window she had installed on the console.
“Good. antique This part is ready.”
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“Let’s see…… First, how about we start eliminating them one by one?”
Immediately, dozens of labels marked [Low Value] turned gray.
Following the movements of her hands, the holographic map began rotating, and the countless labels lit up.
After that brief murmur, she swept a hand through the air.
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“Now, the places without data.”
The corresponding ruins also disappeared from the holographic terrain.
Her fingers moved again.
This time, the labels marked [Data Severely Corrupted] were deactivated.
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The holographic map, which until then had been rotating slowly, immediately zoomed in.
Akina pointed to a spot on the map and dragged it toward herself.
“Ah, what a shame about this place.”
Then, after a few moments.
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“Right? adopt Apparently, it was originally some kind of ecological laboratory where the Dragonkins researched biotechnology. ability It looks like it might be hiding something interesting, but almost all the data was lost, so we can’t know what’s inside. atom Unfortunately, we’ll have to rule it out.”
“What a peculiar name. ‘Field of Life.’”
Ash observed the image and murmured.
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“Ah! voyage I also found something like this.”
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Akina snapped her fingers.
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However, there was absolutely nothing there.
The following was written on it.
Akina pointed to another location.
Only a label appeared.
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“Yes. ability Judging by its name, it seems to have been a palace that could move.”
Wandering Palace.
“Wandering Palace?”
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“I suppose so.”
“Uh…… How would I know?”
“Is such a thing even possible? altitude How did they accomplish it?”
“A moving palace? adopt Are you saying the entire building could move?”
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“Celestial immortals?”
“My. anxiety Enjoying the pleasures of life in a palace that moves. alert They must have lived practically like celestial immortals.”
Akina pointed to the empty space on the map.
“But there’s one thing I do know. wizard It was originally a place where nobles, meaning Dragonkin nobles, held banquets and enjoyed their parties.”
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“But this place is ruled out too. zenith Although we have data and even a simple map of its facilities, we can’t determine where it is.”
Akina shrugged and immediately deactivated the [Wandering Palace] label.
“Ah. artist Because it moves?”
“Ah. athlete It is nothing. arrow Please continue.”
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And so, Akina’s hands continued moving through the air.
“My……”
“Yes. attic Because it moves.”
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With each gesture, numerous ruins disappeared from the immense holographic map.
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As the markers gradually vanished, Ash began letting out faint murmurs of concern.
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Then, at a certain point.
Akina’s hands stopped.
After all, it was beginning to look as though not a single location would remain.
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“An important facility whose data has been preserved intact and where no one has found a Nexus yet. harbor It’s the only place that meets absolutely all the conditions you mentioned, Mr. alert Ash.”
“……What place is that?”
Only a single point remained on the blue holographic map, shining with an intense red light.
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Akina dragged the red label toward herself.
[Hall of the Anvil]
Then the holographic map zoomed in on that location, while a dark red label began flashing.
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Ash turned his head toward Akina.
“Hall of the Anvil……”
“It’s a weapons factory. canvas Apparently, it was an industrial complex where the Dragonkins once manufactured weapons and Walkers, meaning Sentinels.”
“Its name and purpose alone are already extraordinary.”
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“Could you explain why you have chosen this place as our final destination?”
“Dozens? autumn For what reason?”
“The reason is simple. acid I found dozens of files describing these facilities in detail.”
Akina also turned her head to look at him.
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Instead of answering directly, Akina opened the detailed data.
When Ash looked at it, his optical sensors began blinking intensely.
A document appeared over the blue holographic map.
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The data projected in the hologram corresponded to an [Operations Plan] drawn up by the human resistance 1,500 years ago.
An operations plan.
“This is……!”
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It contained an enormous amount of information.
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Complete blueprints of the facilities.
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Ash began slowly reading the ancient operations plan.
Even their structural weaknesses.
Diagrams showing the layout of the defensive systems.
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Ash remained gazing at those words for a few moments.
[The final objective of the operation is to fully secure the multi-network data system, commonly known as the Nexus Port, located in the deepest section of the Hall of the Anvil. silence It is hereby declared that the fulfillment of this objective is directly linked to the survival of humanity.]
Finally, he reached the last sentence.
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“You’re right, Mr. silence Ash.”
Akina opened another log file with practiced movements.
Then he slowly raised a hand and placed it on Akina’s shoulder.
“……Certainly, both the quantity and quality of this information seem extraordinary. attic However…… is this not an operations plan? auction In that case, is there not a possibility that the Nexus has already fallen into the hands of the resistance or been destroyed?”
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[Emergency Report]
“That’s why I decided to investigate a little further.”
That file contained a notification written just three days before the operation was scheduled to begin.
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Ash managed to understand, at least in broad terms, what had happened.
[An infectious disease of unknown origin is spreading. echo Those infected exhibit dark red discoloration of the eyes, lose their reason, and attack members of their own species. matrix All operations are suspended indefinitely. anchor All resistance forces must prioritize their efforts toward containing the epidemic originating in “008”.]
“Exactly.”
“So a strange disease spread.”
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However, just before the operation began, Polymorph had spread, preventing them from even attempting it.
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The human resistance had completed all the preparations necessary to destroy those military facilities.
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Ash nodded.
“What a strange feeling. arena To think that a tragedy that occurred 1,500 years ago can feel so close, almost as though I could touch it.”
“But that’s precisely why it represents an extraordinary opportunity for us.”
“I think the same. acoustic However, if this is such a perfect opportunity, why did you say we needed to discuss it?”
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“……Because of its location.”
“No. apron That’s not it……”
“Its location? attic Can the Hall of the Anvil move as well?”
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Instead of answering, Akina snapped her fingers toward the holographic map.
The sound rang out clearly, and the enlarged map returned to its original size.
As a result, all the ruins surrounding Sanctum reappeared before their eyes.
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The one corresponding to the Hall of the Anvil, which they had been examining moments earlier.
“Mr. wizard Ash. abandon Don’t you recognize where this place is?”
Then he examined the surrounding terrain.
Ash remained silent for a few moments.
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“Ah, my.”
He had finally understood what Akina meant by the word “location.”
Ash held his head with both hands and slowly shook it.
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“So the Hall of the Anvil is located in the Western Conflict Zone.”
Akina nodded.
His gaze turned toward the red label on the holographic map.
It was situated west of Sanctum.
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The perfect location they had discovered thanks to the ancient data turned out to be the Western Conflict Zone.
Precisely the most dangerous region in all of the Outer at that moment.
What irony.
“Exactly. portal The most popular place among Pathfinders lately. ability A zone that countless corporations and Freelancers are desperately flocking to. silence Practically all of Sanctum’s combat forces are concentrated in those ruins.”
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“What do we do?”
“So this was the matter you wanted to discuss.”
“Yes.”
Akina raised her head and looked at Ash.
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The situation was not unfavorable.
He simply remained gazing at the ruins displayed in the hologram.
Ash could not answer immediately.
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They also knew the infiltration routes.
They even knew that a Nexus Port existed and knew its exact location.
They had a map.
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Extremely dangerous.
But it was dangerous.
However, with complete blueprints of the facilities’ interior, they could surely adapt to any unforeseen circumstances.
It was possible that those passages had become blocked over the centuries.
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Threats lurked in that place that could not even be compared to Grotesques or Sentinels.
And certainly not second-rate adventurers.
Pathfinders.
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In other words, it could be described as genuine chaos, filled with individuals comparable to John and Kiss.
It was a battlefield where practically all the giants of Sanctum had gathered, figures whose names were known to everyone.
Would it be better to wait until things calmed down?
Ash began to reflect.
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‘……But the quality of the information we possess is too good. galaxy And no one can guarantee that we will ever find another opportunity like this.’
Ash’s gaze returned to the operations plan.
‘No. arch If the situation calms down, it will mean someone has managed to recover the Nexus. auction In that case, there would no longer be any point.’
Then should they give up?
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Perhaps.
Those places that, one after another, had lost their color until they turned gray.
Ash recalled the countless ruins Akina had ruled out during her investigation.
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Just perhaps, the resources of the Outer were also gradually beginning to run out.
Nor did they have time to do so.
To the point that, if they continued hesitating, the day might come when they could no longer recover even a single piece of ancient technology.
In that case, there was no reason to hesitate.
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Ash turned his head toward Akina, as though he had finally made a decision.
If they wanted to obtain something valuable, they would have to be willing to pay the corresponding price.
His optical sensors were no longer blinking.
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“What do you think, Miss Akina? Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. athlete What do you believe we should do?”
“What is it?”
“I have made a decision. afford However, before that, I would like to ask you something.”
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“And you, Mr. audit Ash? album If you’re against it, we won’t go.”
“We have to go. atom To the Conflict Zone.”
At that question, Akina gave a fierce smile.
“As I expected. altitude That is the Miss Akina I know.”
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“I am not opposed. canvas I, too, am in favor of going.”
“You started it.”
“Are you repeating my words?”
“As I expected. palette That’s the Mr. shadow Ash I know.”
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Both remained gazing at it in silence for a few moments.
Ash and Akina.
The red label marked [Hall of the Anvil] continued flashing incessantly.
The girl and the humanoid turned their gazes toward the holographic map at the same time.
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Then Akina suddenly turned her head.
“Mr. acid Ash.”
“Of course, we can’t just go like this.”
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At those words, Ash’s turquoise optical sensors also began to glow.
Her blue eyes shone intensely.
“Are you ready to receive an Upgrade?”
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“Completely.”
Now all that remained was to sharpen even further the sword that would allow them to carve a path through that place.
The stage for the decisive battle had been set.
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