Rhine had already left.
Allen leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, a monstrous storm surging in his mind.
"Self-referential Spiritual Power oscillation..."
Was this the secret code separating the living from the non-living?
But merely knowing what it was held little meaning for Allen.
What he wanted was how to replicate it, how to mass-produce it, and how to optimize it!
"Jarvis."
Allen opened his eyes. The ten light screens before him reflected in his pupils, which were as calm as a bottomless, freezing pool.
"Elevate the Artificial Soul project to the highest priority. Begin constructing the technical implementation pathway immediately."
[Pathway framework under construction... Please define the core theoretical model.]
"The core model..."
Allen tapped lightly in the empty air, calling up a familiar concept from his past life. "...A 'Large Rune Model' operating within a Magic Power Force Field."
