I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 766

Aragon, the God of Magic.

The god who spread magic and numerous other scientific technologies to this world.

If Aris spread breathing techniques to enable humanity to protect themselves, Aragon spread magic to elevate the overall quality of life.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that magic is essentially ’technology that incorporates mana’. Even now, countless forms of magic are involved in the daily life of this world.

Refrigerators that preserve food for long periods, air conditioners that keep things cool in hot weather, and so on.

Furthermore, teleportation magic, which would have been absolutely impossible on Earth before the discovery of mana.

Apart from a social culture closer to the Middle Ages or the Renaissance, the scientific technology itself has many aspects superior to Earth’s.

Of course, modes of transportation like trains, airplanes, and cars do not exist, and there are many bizarre anomalies here and there.

Unlike Earth, which is a well-rounded hexagon, it is more like a shape where only certain parts jut out.

But this is a problem that will be resolved with time, and the magic spread by Aragon has made it possible.

Most evaluate that if Aragon had not passed down magic, the era would have been set back by several hundred years.

Therefore, Aragon is the most revered entity after Aris, and this remains true even if the truth were to be revealed.

Although he might be doing shady things in the present, apart from that, it is an undeniable fact that he enriched humanity in the past.

’Crucially, any direct harm he has caused to humanity is still ambiguous.’

Although there are clear circumstances of human experimentation, it is a story unrelated to the onlookers.

While it is suitable to use as leverage, clinging to it and making an issue out of it is somewhat ambiguous.

Moreover, the experiments were not conducted by Aragon himself, but by the forces under his command.

It is unclear whether they received official authorization or did it without permission.

Therefore, Aragon’s prestige remains rock-solid to this day, without any shaking.

To the point where, whenever traces of Aragon are discovered in the Forest of the Four Seasons, mages including Allfather get excited.

"A-Aragon-nim, what brings you..."

And now.

Aragon appeared right before our eyes.

Although it was a recording rather than reality, it did not matter.

Because unlike Aris, Aragon had not shown so much as a hair of his head until now.

He had never shown himself while Aris was destroying laboratories and slaughtering numerous gods.

That made it all the more shocking, and at the same time, raised the question: why?

Why did Aragon visit the Evolution Laboratory, and right before the experiment at that?

"I heard news that this is the final experiment here. What is the progress?"

Aragon asked in a stiff voice, as if he did not care in the slightest about the director’s condition.

It was a voice completely devoid of affection, making even me flinch slightly.

’They say most mages are rational, but...’

Isn’t that closer to cold-blooded rather than just rational?

The director, perhaps knowing Aragon’s personality well, paid it no mind and spoke about the progress of the experiment.

"The experiment overall is..."

"Just the result."

"...It is a failure."

At Aragon’s stiff words, the director flinched violently as he answered.

A completely different reaction from when he had turned a researcher into fertilizer for the World Tree.

It meant he feared Aragon that much, and it seemed to imply that he could not hide secrets from him.

"A failure... To be honest, I did not have high expectations. Creating the Teacher’s physical body by combining only the strengths of living organisms... Did you steal the records of the doctor who created the Beastfolk?"

"It wasn’t stolen; it was officially transferred."

"That is stealing. Well, since Alund helped, I can understand."

Aragon spoke indifferently as he looked around.

Then, looking at the ’test subject’ placed in a corner of the laboratory, he let out an exclamation.

"Ho. Is that your final goal?"

"Yes. That is correct."

"So you are planting your consciousness into that physical body."

"Precisely. To be exact, what it is..."

Thinking this was his chance, the director explained exactly what he was pursuing.

Since all sorts of technical jargon was flying around, it was difficult for a listener to grasp it precisely.

"...Master. What is he saying?"

"Uh... basically, a sound mind resides in a sound body?"

"If he could just say it like that, why is he twisting his words so much?"

"Because that’s just how those people are."

A sound mind resides in a sound body.

That was ultimately what the director wanted, and Aragon nodded as if in agreement.

"I think I understand what you are saying. However, there is one fatal flaw."

"What is that?"

"What do you think happens when you put a gun in the hands of a caveman?"

"...."

"It is only because it is the Teacher that such a physical body can be handled. If another’s mind dwells in it, it will ultimately only bring about disaster."Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.

Although it was a somewhat extreme example, I could understand what Aragon was concerned about.

It is as clear as day what would happen if you put a gun in the hands of a caveman.

Of course, it would be nice if they realized how dangerous that power is. The problem is that the probability of that happening is abysmally low.

"...Regrettably, with my abilities, it is difficult to fully preserve the Sovereign’s mind."

"That is the hardest part. If only my sister hadn’t taken the Teacher away..."

Aragon clicked his tongue in regret.

But soon, as if it were no big deal, he spoke to the director.

"I will handle the mind aspect on my end. You just need to focus on creating the physical body."

"Is that really possible? Copying a human brain exactly with AI is..."

"Memory and experience are no different. We are establishing it based on this. Alund has already succeeded."

’Memory and experience are no different.’ I furrowed my brow at those words.

The two words are seemingly similar yet different.

Even now, I was receiving ’memories’ from the World Tree, but they didn’t really hit home.

It felt like skimming through a history book where a person named ’me’ was recorded.

It wasn’t that I treated myself as a completely different person, but it was also awkward to actively accept it as my own.

"As you know, my sister scattered all of the Teacher’s memories. So that even if he is resurrected, he can lead a normal life."

"...."

"That is my sister’s blunder. Because scattering them means we just have to gather them again. As for the physical body, we can simply recreate it."

It was Aris who stored my memories in the World Tree.

So that in the off chance I was resurrected, I could live a completely different life.

Although I almost died as soon as I woke up because of that, in the end, it was the right choice.

If I had remembered everything from the very beginning... I could hardly bear to think about it.

ㄴInternal Cultivation Master Robert) When a child’s heart is torn, a parent’s heart naturally tears as well.

Just in time, one of the fixed nicknames brought up an appropriate analogy.

Could a parent really watch their children bite, tear, and kill each other without going mad?

Because of this, I felt a complicated mix of emotions rather than anger.

The mural I saw at the Theme Park. In that mural, they were definitely happy.

The Chief God’s eternal sleep was the beginning of all tragedy.

"I shall assist with your experiment. It seems you are moving that creature using the energy of the World Tree."

"Yes, that is correct."

"Does that creature have a brain as well?"

"Yes, it does. However, due to an insect’s unique regenerative ability, even if its head is severed, it will regenerate."

"The key is whether you can overcome the insect’s instinct."

As Lucas had said before, a human brain cannot be replicated even with Earth’s technology.

In that case, there was only one way.

"Transplanting another creature’s brain as-is and storing ’memories’ in it. Personally, I am curious about this."

"Alund-nim succeeded, so..."

"That fellow Alund did not have a strong physical body like the Teacher. It was only a half-success."

Shoving memories directly into the brain of a completely different creature.

If compared to a computer, it was a method close to overwriting.

Of course, the brain is not a computer, and since it is an extremely complex organ, the probability of failure is incredibly high.

’And they failed spectacularly.’

Not only did they fail, but it was completely consumed by the monster’s instincts and caused all kinds of havoc.

Soon, Aragon brought other researchers and supported the director’s final experiment.

"I shall head out first. Ah, before that, I will insert a life-response device into your test subject."

"Does that mean..."

"It is a device that responds even in a state of suspended animation. If this completely stops functioning, a recovery team will come."

"...Understood."

Finally, Aragon inserted a receiver inside the monster’s body and left.

Then, before leaving, he spoke to the director as if giving a warning.

"Keep this in mind. The sun has merely set for now."

Aragon bringing up a somewhat philosophical topic.

It was puzzling that he, a mage and a cold-blooded man, would say such things.

However, I had no choice but to understand because of the words that followed.

"The Teacher always said. Though the sun may set, it never loses its light."

"...."

"We shall make the sun rise again."

With those words, Aragon departed.

Beonjjeok!

A pure white burst of light erupted throughout the entire laboratory.Read the latest chapters at n​ovelping.com.

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"...."

"...."

We returned to the original laboratory.

A place where traces of a fierce battle were visible everywhere.

The World Tree with its branches severed, and the corpse of the monster that had turned into a burst of light and completely vanished.

Banjjak! Banjjak!

Even a small receiver, presumably left behind by the monster’s corpse.

Quietly staring at the receiver that was still flashing, I asked Lackey.

"...Lackey."

"Speak."

"Didn’t he say earlier that a recovery team would come?"

"I heard it clearly too."

Seeing that the receiver was still flashing, a signal must have been sent to the recovery team.

I quickly decided to leave this laboratory before the recovery team arrived.

First, I planned to pack the World Tree branch somehow. I could just stuff it inside my Subspace Backpack.

After packing what I needed, I hurriedly fled out of the Evolution Laboratory.

Fortunately, the recovery team did not visit by the time we escaped outside the laboratory.

"Fuuu..."

I let out a sigh of relief.

Of course, just because we were outside the laboratory didn’t mean we could let our guard down.

Until we quickly escaped the insects’ territory, we couldn’t loosen our tension.

’Still, as long as we get outside, it’ll be fine.’

It’s a real shame Cheongseol isn’t here at a time like this.

Still, regrets were regrets, and I immediately finished preparing to return.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) What the God of Magic (Aragon) said is bothersome. How dare they try to defy the heavenly principles.

ㄴDon’t Abandon the Hero) It’s even more terrifying because it’s the work of the gods...!

ㄴPrincess Chaenggu) They are double-deviant rebels who abandon both heavenly principles and moral laws at the same time!

ㄴPassing Dwarf) Holy shit, what the hell is a double unfilial child? Lmao

It was just as I was about to leisurely take my steps while listening to the fixed nicknames’ conversation.

Deudeudeudeu!

Suddenly, an earthquake began to rumble.

Not a vibration caused by a giant creature moving, but a natural earthquake.

However, since it was a situation where we couldn’t know what would happen, I immediately armed myself.

Kugugugugu!!!

The earthquake grew stronger and stronger. It showed no signs of stopping.

Could this be a real earthquake? That made me even more anxious.

Because a major earthquake occurring in the Forest of the Four Seasons was highly significant.

The entire space could be changing as a whole, or perhaps it was being relocated.

Deudeudeudeu—

Fortunately, perhaps it was just a needless worry, as the earthquake stopped before long.

A very slight aftershock remained, but it was to a degree that could be easily brushed off.

At this, I slightly loosened my tension and pulled out the coordinate tracker to return.

I just needed to go in a straight line along the coordinates...

"...What?"

But what on earth was this?

Whether the coordinate tracker was broken or not, even though I was standing still, the location was changing in real-time.

And it was changing in a very bizarre way.

Roughly speaking, in terms of the XYZ axes, X and Y remained the same, but only Z was changing.

Z represents the up-and-down axis, namely, the height, rather than width and length.

"...No way."

Just in case, I did not hesitate and leaped high into the air.

Soon, as a result of checking beyond the horizon.

"Holy shit..."

I could realize that the horizon was gradually being obscured.

Just like the floating island I saw at the Theme Park.

’Are they pulling up the entire ground?’

Not just the laboratory, but the entire ground was floating.