Anime, starting from Re:Zero (Zero - Starting Life)

After the maid opened the door, Rudy casually walked in with his suitcase. He looked around and saw only Philip sitting in the huge study. He bowed slightly.

"Good evening, Lord Philip, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Although his manners and words were polite, Rudy's attitude was definitely not respectful. This was probably one of the reasons why Gawain proposed a sparring match. Rudy, who had never fought against a true master, obviously found it difficult to find his own niche in this society.

But now, Rudy was well aware that his overall one-on-one combat power was at the Emperor level, and that he was a third-rate swordsman, not the weak Emperor level of a traditional chanting magician. His absolute destructive power was already clear; the biggest challenge for him in destroying a city with a single strike was simply choosing the right method to execute it.

However, the latter's strength will instead place a heavy psychological burden on a cautious person like Rudy. If he exists as a glass cannon, he will not only worry about being defeated by the enemy, but also worry that his power will be easily taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.

Only the former can completely anchor Rudy's confidence.

The maids closed the door, and Philip smiled and said:

"Come sit down here and chat, Rudius. Paul is my cousin. You can just call me uncle. There's no need to be so formal."

Rudy didn't resist. He nodded and walked over to sit down.

"Okay, Uncle Philip."

Philip crossed his legs and said in a chatty tone:

"Rudy, what do you think of power and strength? Lord Gawain and I have discussed this issue several times, but we have never been able to reach a consensus."

Rudy thought about it and told the truth:

“I think power is attached to strength.”

Philip chuckled:

"Haha, that's pretty much what I guessed. It's indeed much more moderate than Lord Gawain's idea."

Although he had some guesses, Rudy still asked curiously:

"What is Brother Gao Wen's answer?"

Philip imitated Gawain's indifferent tone and replied calmly:

"Power is an impure substance born in the pursuit of strength, fit only to adorn the dressing table of a girl who cannot become a warrior."

After all, they didn't know that Gawain had never even considered the position of emperor a symbol of power or status. It was merely the highest and heaviest responsibility. There had never been an aristocracy in the Vitrum Empire. There were only children, warriors, and emperors. If a general among the warriors needed to bear the glory and lives of his soldiers, then the emperor had to shoulder the entire empire, a feat that only the strongest and wisest warriors could undertake.

Rudy laughed heartily, as if he had been influenced by Saulos:

"That's absolutely right! Power only affects the purity of power! Power is just an impure thing!"

Philip smiled again and asked:

"Do you really think so? Rudeus, according to Lord Gawain, you should be closer to the concept of a scholar or a seeker of knowledge than a warrior. Then you should be able to understand the importance of power more clearly."

"Look, although Gilenu, also a King, is weaker than you, his monthly salary is only two gold coins. With a hundred gold coins and a few connections, I can hire an Emperor-level swordsman to kill the target closest to him. A thousand gold coins can even send an Emperor-level swordsman to kill the target. The ten thousand gold coins Gawain granted you today might even be enough to invite a powerful being like the Water God to take action."

"But in this world, only nobles and great nobles can easily come up with such a large sum of money. This is the value of power. Power brings power that makes enemies afraid to confront it, and it brings money that can command the strong to kill the enemy."

"More importantly, power can be inherited, but strength cannot, isn't it, Rudeus?"

Rudy shrugged. As a time traveler, even if his history skills were rather mediocre, he was well aware of the fates meted out to those nobles who had similarly boasted throughout Earth's history. Even without considering that, as a powerful being, and as a close friend of Gawain, he couldn't afford to be crooked!

Rudy also gave an example:

"That's because they're all too weak, isn't it? If we use the power of state support as an example, then I'll also use powerful individuals of similar standards as a benchmark. You shouldn't have forgotten the reason why the Ringus Sea was created, right?"

Philip retorted easily:

"That's just a legend."

Rudy had too many cards, so he easily accepted the other party's explanation:

"Let's just say that. But as a magician who has barely glimpsed a corner of the realm of god-level magicians, I should be qualified to describe to you that a god-level magician with sufficient magic power could probably wipe out all traces of civilization in the entire Kingdom of Asura with just a single strike, killing most people and destroying almost all buildings."

"In such a comparison, what about the higher nobility? What about higher power?"

Philip's face froze. Gawain hadn't bothered trying to convince him before. This was the first time he'd heard such talk, but he still grasped the main point and refuted:

"But it also requires a huge amount of magic power, doesn't it?"

Rudy continues to back down:

"Well, then, what do you think of destroying the capital of Ars with a single blow? Normally, the Water God only protects the king, but a warrior of the same level with a wider range of attack capabilities could easily crush the entire capital. Isn't such power enough to put an end to this question?"

Philip was silent, as if he wanted to say something.

But Rudy just yawned and continued:

"Please don't say you think it's impossible. If it's impossible, why are you trying to win me over?"

He stood up and bowed again:

"And, Uncle Philip, I think that when you gave up debating with Brother Gawain and chose to talk to me instead, you had already given this question a completely new answer in your heart, right?"

"Good night, I'll take my leave now."

Rudy picked up the box and left in a cool manner.

Philip sighed heavily, and hurried after him, shouting:

"The pursuit of power is just my own obsession, Rudeus. Please don't misunderstand Hilda and Alice because of this!"

Rudy just waved without looking back.

Yes, after knowing the results that Gawain had achieved through pure violence, or even force that was limited to the deterrent stage, Philip's originally extremely stubborn idea had been shaken.

perhaps.

He is obsessed with power, probably because he has no qualifications and cannot obtain power.

There is no way to take back everything you don’t want to lose with your own hands, so you stubbornly rely on your so-called wisdom to maintain your self-confidence.

How embarrassing.

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Note: Rudy's current strength in encounters is slightly stronger than the Sword King, while Sylphy is only obviously stronger than the Sword Saint. In short, both are at risk of being killed in one blow.

There is no need to consider Beishenliu. As we all know, high-altitude bombing is also a kind of Beishenliu in a broad sense.

There is no need to consider the Water God Stream either.

Chapter 12 Morning

At 6:00:00 in the morning, Gao Wen opened his eyes on time.

After checking the time, he looked at the girl lying next to him as usual, Sylphy, who was about to turn seven years old. The child's height had recently reached nearly 1.3 meters, but she was still often worried about her future height.

After all, Gao Wen is already heading towards 1.5 meters. The height difference between the brother and sister has not only not narrowed with age, which is the so-called early development of girls, but has become wider and wider. In two years, they may look like father and daughter from the back.

Gao Wen was not surprised at his own growth rate.

He estimated that his final height would be between 2.1 and 2.3 meters, but he would first gain muscle mass in adulthood before growing to his physical limit at a slower pace. Without sufficient training, he might even develop poorly.

However, if he can't extend Sylphy's lifespan, he will probably only grow to about 1.9 meters in Sylphy's lifetime. In this way, Sylphy can get used to and accept this height difference, right?

Gawain used multiple-cast momentum magic to silently leave the bed without causing any ripples. When he put on his clothes, Sylphy was still curled up in a ball, smacking her lips, and no one knew what kind of dream she was having.

Since City College didn't start classes until 8:30 every morning, and Sylphy had recently been anxious about her growth spurt, Gawain had let her sleep in until 7:00 every morning. To avoid waking Sylphy, he even suggested separate rooms or beds, which made Sylphy angry. Gawain had to coax her for a long time before she calmed down, and in the end, he could only use this opportunity to hone his momentum magic.

Incidentally.

City College also offers full boarding services. Before enrolling, Gawain habitually asked Sylphy if she was interested, but was subsequently knocked to the ground by his sister with a full-strength headbutt, unable to get up again.

Quietly opening the door, Gao Wen left the bedroom to wash up.

Recently, Gawain has stopped training to increase his total magic power.

In other words, his magic power development period has ended, and the current total amount is about 5.1 times that of Lokixi. Gawain was quite surprised that he could reach this level. After all, his magic talent was obtained through purely acquired means.

He didn't practice spells much anymore, unless he had a new idea. The reason for this change was simple: Gawain had recently recompiled his brain, completely overwriting the system and AI modules, but hadn't touched the database much.

This was to avoid the possibility of a "conspiracy controlling important figures through a secret door," as Rudy had mentioned. Although Gawain didn't think it was possible, he did it anyway for safety's sake. It also allowed him to familiarize himself with the manufacturing process of the micro-intelligence computer. This way, even the [Prime Minister] could only initiate communication with it, without any access permissions. Gawain also deleted some useless components and a small amount of insignificant database knowledge, using the memory and computing power to build a new module:

——[Spellcasting Calculation Power Assistance System]

If we say that Rudy's current upper limit for multi-system mixed magic is three types, the upper limit for single-system mixed magic is five types, and the upper limit for instantaneous repeated release of the same magic is nine times, it is almost approaching the reaction limit of the mortal brain.

Gawain's brain power can reach nearly ten times that of Rudy, but in actual operation, when it is six times, there will be chaos in the magic power, that is, it is difficult to accurately control each magic. When the magic power is in the body or has just left the body and has not yet been transformed into a phenomenon, it will interfere with each other and cause the spell to fail.

But after completing the [Spellcasting Computing Power Assistance System], Gawain can use the idle computing power of the intelligent brain to mobilize his own magic power in the most efficient and accurate way, or quickly release various types of magic.

In terms of data, it is thirty times what Rudy is currently doing.

And this is the case when the computing power invested is not too much. Gawain is even considering building a new intelligent brain in his body to be used for special spellcasting assistance. As long as he can have half the parameters of the [Vitrum Empire Emperor Training System], he can perfectly control all his magic power.

However, with the current material creation magic, this cannot be achieved for the time being.

I'll get one for Sylphy in the future, so I don't have to worry about the child's daily safety.

Thinking about today's research topic.

Gao Wen made himself a pot of black tea and quickly wrote down his schedule in a notebook while drinking the hot tea.

Including but not limited to sending Sylphy to school, negotiating business, promoting the organization of the Chamber of Commerce, inspecting and planning new production lines, inspecting raw material suppliers on the list, recruiting new employees, sorting out inventory, organizing account books, expanding the laboratory, promoting experimental schedules, and picking up Sylphy from school.

Yes, he did all these things himself.

Of course, there are staff such as cashiers and warehouse managers, but the final summary and calculation work is the responsibility of Gao Wen. At the beginning, Gao Wen also planned to hire people, but he found that the results produced by the experts hired at a high price in half a day were not as accurate as his half-minute calculation with the residual computing power of the intelligent brain, so he castrated all the related positions.

This led to a very funny situation, that is, each department of the Chamber of Commerce had sufficient employees, but no direct leaders. This was because Gao Wen felt that management positions were useless, so he cancelled them all. He temporarily adopted an employee mutual inspection system and later planned to use management robots for supervision.

Of course, Gawain would claim it was magical technology.

After considering the general itinerary plan, Gawain felt that he still had some free time today. He looked at the two sets of traditional Migrud costumes hanging on the wall in a corner of the spacious living room, wondering whether he should go to the Demon Continent for a stroll after lunch.

Thinking of this, Gawain decided to bring back some giant tortoise meat to try. He didn't believe that the meat couldn't be cooked well.

This is respect for Luo Qixi.

He was willing to believe that what Luo Qixi said was true.

After putting away the notebook, Gawain used magic to do some housework, then put on the white apron his sister bought for him, rearranged his hair, and walked into the kitchen at the right time to start preparing breakfast and lunch for Sylphy.

As for why you need to prepare lunch.

At least Sylphy said that she thought the food in the school cafeteria tasted terrible and hoped to eat food cooked by her brother. Gawain didn't want to try to see how bad it was, and he didn't mind helping Sylphy cook another meal, so he happily accepted it.

He prepared lunch and packed it. Sylphy had just gotten up. Sylphy pushed open the door, yawned, and greeted her brother sleepily:

"Brother, good morning~! Why do I feel more and more sleepy the more I sleep..."

Gao Wen advocated a relaxed education in general education. He took out the ingredients for breakfast and said helplessly:

"I told you it's okay to sleep in after 7:30. It's okay to be a little late. It's Sylphy who's trying to be brave."

Sylphy put her hands on her hips and said proudly at the bathroom door:

"Who says you can't complain if you're being tough?"

Sylphy, who had cheered herself up by bickering with her brother, finished washing up carefully and sat down at the dining table.

"I'm starting!"

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Note: The spell assist system gives me the feeling of CAD in The Irregular at Magic High School. Compared from this perspective, the magic in the world of Re:Zero - Starting From Here is really crude. This is just my opinion.

For reference, Rudy's magic power is greater than Laplace's. Laplace's full-strength magic attack can create the Ringus Sea (continental level, and it is impossible to have full magic output), but it is difficult for Rudy to destroy a country. The technology gap is so big that Rudy spent more than half of his magic power on a transfer maze. If it were Laplace, this consumption could sink the Beccarit continent.

map

The map of the world of Re:Zero will be released several times, and this is the first one.

By the way, the blue line on the Milis continent is the Holy Sword Avenue. The section of the Holy Sword Avenue from Milision to the entrance of the Great Forest is almost 6000 km long, which gives you an idea of ​​the size of the human world.

Also, the Kingdom of Asura is actually larger than the United States.

Of course, this map doesn't seem to be the most correctly scaled, but the difference is not huge.

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