God of Technology: Creating the Internet in Another World-Chapter 491: Impact of Flying Magic Conductors

The influence of flying Magic Conductors kept spreading like wildfire.

The hype exploded around noon the next day.

Noon was when most Magic Net users started their break—the second busiest time of day on the network.

Since the war broke out in the middle of the night, tons of people were only finding out now that the Church of Technology had dropped new gear.

"Holy crap! The Church of Technology launched new equipment again."

"This time it’s gotta be flying Magic Conductors!"

"They’re insanely powerful—wiped out so many ice spirits in seconds!"

"At this rate, the Church of Technology will clear out all the monsters north of the watch wall before we know it."

"Right? How long has it even been? And they’ve already gotten this far."

"That’s the Church of Technology for you! Just incredible."

"You guys think now that we’ve got flying Magic Conductors, they’ll eventually roll out ones that everyone can ride as regular transportation?"

"Of course they will! No doubt about it."

"Actually, what if they’re already working on it? Could be out any day now."

"If that day comes, doesn’t that mean we could travel anywhere super easily?"

"As a bard, I feel like that’d be our real future—we could spread our stories wherever we want."

"Isn’t Magic Net Books good enough right now? Just upload your stuff and millions of people might see it. If they’re interested, they’ll check it out."

"Wonder how expensive the shipping costs would be? If transport’s cheap, wouldn’t that make the ultra-high-speed train system pointless?"

"You’re overthinking it. No matter what, flying stuff will always cost more to ship than ground transport. Besides, isn’t the ultra-high-speed train system already ridiculously good? I think flying Magic Conductors, the train system, and magic-powered vehicles should complement each other."

"..."

Hard to say if it was the people who stayed up late last night finally calming down, or if folks just checking the Magic Net today were more chill about things.

This time, most of the discussion had shifted to how flying Magic Conductors might affect regular people.

As for the military side? Hardly anyone seemed to care.

Truth was, in this world only the Gray Fort Emperor and a handful of others still worried about the Church of Technology’s military strength.

I mean, come on—even without flying Magic Conductors, could anyone really stand up to the Church of Technology?

Most factions figured that out ages ago. They understood crystal clear they were no match for the Church of Technology.

If the Church wanted to, they could wipe them out in a heartbeat.

That being the case, whether the Church got stronger or not—what difference did it make to them?

Whatever. Just watch the show. What else could they do?

They almost hoped the Church would keep getting stronger. That way everyone would be in the same boat—nobody could beat the Church of Technology, which wasn’t much different from having no Church at all.

These discussions went on for quite a while.

Until a new hot topic popped up online, and people’s attention shifted.

What shifted people’s focus? The Church of Technology again.

Maybe only the Church of Technology could steal attention from itself.

Though it involved the Church, the main character this time wasn’t them.

The alchemy competition that had been in the works forever was finally kicking off.

To let everyone see the competitions happening in different regions more clearly, the Alchemy Guild teamed up with the Church of Technology in a strategic partnership. They’d set up projection equipment in major city plazas or outskirts across the continent.

You know, like those massive projections in Mechanical Plaza in Roster territory that broadcast stuff to the public.

"The Alchemy Guild? There’s still an organization like that?"

"I thought all the alchemists had already been absorbed by the Church of Technology."

"What’s this alchemy competition about? What are they competing in? How does it work?"

"If I remember right, alchemists make traditional magical items, which are pretty different from Magic Conductors—only magicians can use what they make."

"Doesn’t that limit things a lot? Can’t they add a switch so everyone can use them?"

"I think some could, but most probably can’t."

"Magical items boost magicians’ combat power, while Magic Conductors let regular people use basic magic. They’re fundamentally different."

"So what’s this competition actually for?"

"..."

Ever since Magic Net videos appeared, the Alchemy Guild had been planning this competition.

They thought they’d prepared pretty thoroughly.

Taking less than six months to basically get everything ready—not bad at all.

This was supposed to be a massive competition affecting the whole continent!

But the world was just changing way too fast.

A mere six months felt like a whole century had passed.

Magic Net videos already had people with millions of followers.

Looking at the online discussions, the Alchemy Guild president wanted to cry.

Originally, he just planned to hold regional preliminaries, then finish up with the finals in the City of Alchemy, establish a ranking—partly to promote the Alchemy Guild, partly to help alchemists develop.

This was also kind of competing with Magic Conductors.

But by the time they were ready, turns out if they didn’t rope in the Church of Technology, the hype would fall way short of their original vision.

Especially since most Magic Net users weren’t magicians anymore.

They couldn’t just attract magicians’ attention, right?

That didn’t fit their original plan.

The key thing was, with Roster Academy around, future magicians might come from these groups who didn’t know squat about alchemy.

Long story short, for all kinds of reasons, things ended up like this.

The Alchemy Guild partnered with the Church of Technology to jointly promote the competition.

Starting from the preliminaries, every match would be displayed in every major city. The Church of Technology would sponsor some stuff to ensure smooth sailing.

Using the Church of Technology’s power to promote alchemists—no matter how you looked at it, something felt off.

But the Alchemy Guild president couldn’t quite put his finger on what was wrong.

"Why are you getting involved in the Alchemy Guild’s competition? They seem fundamentally different from your Church of Technology."

The Dragon of Despair Nidhogg looked at his business partner with some curiosity.

Even now, he still hadn’t figured out why Viscount Roster wanted to get involved in this.