My Artificial Intelligence Has Become the Devil

Chapter 57-New Order (7)

Episode 57 – New Order (7)

[Confirm the defeat of the main force of the brown orcs. I couldn’t annihilate them, but in the end, it’s a victory for allies]

“You ran away?”

Upon receiving Lucy’s report, I was slightly surprised. It is because they did not think that the opponent would abandon their land and run away. There would have been nowhere to run to in the first place.

[They fled to the territory of Gremory, Lord of the Dark World, which is right next door]

“Then will there be a fight?”

Laughter came out. It was not uncommon for aliens who had fled to other aliens to slaughter and occupy the land of the native Amen who were there.

I heard that the relationship between the Demon Realm lords was not very good, but it was unlikely that the existing lords would accept those who fled with the villagers, who looked to be hundreds of thousands, not hundreds.

[According to the information gathered, it seems that the number of Inma led by Gremory is not very large due to their nature]

“So there’s an empty land in the territory? Even so, it won’t be easy to understand…Anyway, you’re not going to attack right now, are you?”

[That’s right. Right now, I plan to focus on fighting the werewolves]

After defeating the brown orcs, Lucy stopped her advance. Now, just as we ate the land of the goblins, it is time to devour the newly acquired land and make it ours.

However, there was something that bothered me a little about that.

“Right now, Lucy, you eat whatever living creature you find and get your nutrients from it. Just like a carnivore. But to my common sense, that doesn’t seem like a very efficient way to get nutrients.”

Carnivores are naturally less numerous than herbivores. The number of prey is more limited and the way to get it is more difficult.

Even if it was possible to literally eat ‘everything’, whether it be plants or animals, by using all the data of the acquired creatures, it was not a method that suited Lucy who valued efficiency.

[you’re right. Current energy efficiency is less than 50%. With this efficiency, the maximum number of combat troops that can be produced cannot exceed 1 million]

Lucy didn’t deny what I said.

Gather, transport, and digest food. Labor and nutrients are also consumed in the process. As a result, less than 50% of the nutrients Lucy can fully utilize. It’s downright inefficient.

[But currently there is no alternative]

Lucy accepts it because there is no substitute for it. Nano pluripotent cells that can become anything in the animal body cannot become plant cells, including chlorophyll.

I don’t know why, but Lucy’s ability to analyze and replicate wasn’t flawless anyway.

“This… I’ll find a way too.”

I decided to ponder this issue as well. Currently, Lucy and I are deeply cooperative and partners. Because each other should be good for each other’s benefit.

If this problem is solved, in theory, it will be possible for Lucy’s corps to continue to amplify the number, which is not so small.

If the unique growth power that is still working well and the overwhelming number overlap, it might be worth fighting against the entire demon realm.

[Do you have a clue?]

“Actually, I don’t know. But if you keep working, you might get something that will help you, just like you’ve been doing up until now.”

I couldn’t answer Lucy’s question.

Looking at the types and characteristics of invasive species that are too diverse to be just monsters, I just hope that their data will be helpful to Lucy.

“Here.”

that afternoon. I met Lee Ji-yeon in person, whom I chatted with every day online.

We didn’t meet for personal reasons. As can be seen from her outfit wearing a mask and a hat tightly pressed down, she has become a celebrity that cannot be recklessly walked around.

In an age of chaos and upheaval, superhumans fighting monsters to save people were literally called heroes.

“You must be busy.”

“It can’t be helped. Everyone has no time to rest in the first place. It’s the Red Queen hypothesis, do you know? As much as we run, it seems like they run too. If we stop, we either catch up or fall behind.”

She laughed bitterly and shook her head.

As the saying goes, as we get stronger and get used to it, the enemies who try to invade through gates and dungeons continue to get stronger and more numerous.

“The response system, which was virtually empty, has also found some stability, so it’s difficult for the two of us to secretly search for dungeons now.”

“I expected it. But is it impossible to sneak in? There’s no need to fight.”

I asked if there was any way. Since I hadn’t officially registered as an Awakener, as a civilian, I was on the verge of becoming restricted from going around with her.

Since I decided to use Lucy’s power, I had to do it someday, but since the system was still unstable, I wanted to postpone it as long as possible so that nothing bothered me.

“…A few days later, a dungeon classified as large, a few companies decided to work together to solve it. The military is also mobilized, and at that time, a few civilians from the company also enter. Then, would you like to officially get a job at this time? As my manager .”

Lee Ji-yeon, who leaned back in her chair and shook her head for a while, soon came up with a method she thought of.

It is a very innovative and reasonable method. I, an active college student, asked if that would be possible, but she laughed and said that as a founding member of the company, her authority was not so weak.

“Then let’s do it.”

Eventually I accepted her offer. Anyway, following her and collecting as much data as possible is my top priority. This is the stage where I steadily develop my strength for my true purpose.

“And I have one more thing to say.”

But the conversation didn’t end there. Lee Ji-yeon, who smiled with her eyes wide open even over the mask, showed me something she had taken out of her arms.

***

“What is it?”

“Yeah, there’s a dungeon core. They said it was processed so that it could be used. I’m not sure, so the representative should check it out.”

A few days before Lee Ji-yeon met Chang-hyeon.

She carefully handed it to Baek Seung-cheol, the team leader of the Awoken team she once fought with, the CEO of her current company, and the first president of the Awakened Association.

“Processing? So that it can be used? Is that possible?”

He accepted a piece of ore the size of a walnut from her with bewildered eyes, and accepted it with sullen eyes, not seeming to take it too seriously.

“You did it?”

“No. To those in the know.”

“Aren’t you fooled?”

Baek Seung-cheol laughed at the woman’s words that he had received this ore from someone he knew.

A dungeon core is literally a kind of by-product given when clearing a dungeon. It has been confirmed that it has an unknown energy inside it, but researchers around the world have failed to bring out the energy sleeping inside, no matter what scientific technology they use.

In the end, the dungeon core was still just a shiny stone. But now, Lee Ji-yeon claims to have succeeded in activating it.

‘He’s only twenty-five now. He’s scared when he fights, but he’s still a child in modern society.’

Looking at Lee Ji-yeon, he said that he knew it once and accepted it, but did not expect much. Rather, I just thought that I should educate her somewhere so that she would not be deceived.

“What did you say now?”

“Success! Success! Success in extracting energy from it!”

However, just two days after sending the ore to the lab, he received a call mixed with cheers and asked dumbfoundedly.

“The experiment was successful. It seems that it hasn’t been announced to the public yet.”

“I don’t remember the details, but the CEO seems to like it very much.”

Lee Ji-yeon smiled and told me about the memory of that day. Changhyeon is just fiddling with another dungeon core she handed to him.

[It is impossible to activate the dungeon core without understanding mana. In other words, it is possible for us to monopolize this technology]

A message from Lucy was streaming from the cell phone he glanced at.

What he gave to Lee Ji-yeon in the first place was not the dungeon core, but a fragment of the strong heart that Lucy processed.

“As you said, I didn’t mention anything about Mr. Changhyeon, but the representative told me to collect dungeon cores coming from all over the country. So that I can process them.”

“Okay. We’ll take care of everything.”

And all of this was the intended situation calculated after he and Lucy put their heads together after hearing about the difficulty of using the dungeon core from Lee Ji-yeon.

The energy required to provide a fragment of the strong heart is less than 30% of the energy extracted from the dungeon core. In other words, it means that 70% of the energy can be eaten intact by Lucy.

However, since direct processing was impossible, he had no choice but to give him dungeon cores, so he was able to monopolize the energy of the cores coming from all over the country, possibly from around the world.

[As a result of the calculation, the total strength of the core can be enhanced by more than 600%]

All that energy was used to strengthen the Demon King’s army. Double growth that attacks demon lords with such strengthened power and becomes stronger again with the resources generated there.

The already fast growth rate of the Demon King’s army increased even more rapidly.

“The world economy is in recession. It’s not peaceful. So, in order not to go bankrupt, we need to find alternatives. If this goes well, not only Korea but also foreign countries might entrust us with cores.”

[If the amount of mana supplied from the outside increases like that, you may need to revise your ally’s strategy itself]

On the way home after breaking up with Lee Ji-yeon. He plugged in his earphones as if he were talking on the phone and talked to Lucy calmly.

[Currently, some of the demon lords are showing solidarity around Gremory’s estate. Brown Orc King Flauros is clearly leading the way]

“What’s the odds of winning against all of them?”

[Expected win rate is 60%, but the margin of error is too large due to lack of data]

“Then there would be no reason to fight.”

He was troubled with Lucy. Find the best and best efficiency.

“Is there any way to make them separate? They were forced to come together because of us.”

[Gremory and others must be dissatisfied with Flauros for illegally occupying the territory]

“What if I don’t fight them?”

[The longer the stay, the bigger the dissatisfaction will be]

“Then why don’t we just attack werewolves?”

[The werewolves will ask for support, but they won’t. At the same time, they will doubt each other’s intentions and divide]

The response came surprisingly quickly. Now, he and Lucy, who have grown accustomed to exchanging and reinforcing each other’s opinions, found a way only through exchanges of questions and answers.

“Let’s do this.”

[I will completely ignore the western front from now on]

Lucy immediately corrected her movement.