In this world, all living beings were like people trapped in a pitch-black room. Tiny mirror surfaces, no bigger than sesame seeds, were embedded throughout the room, while an invisible man-eating beast prowled through the darkness. Ordinary people could neither see nor hear any trace of the beast. Only those special mirrors could occasionally reflect a glimpse of it. Within those reflections, mortals might seize the chance to find their one path to survival before they were devoured.
Unfortunately, those mirrors were too small and too distant, while all living beings were trapped where they stood. Mortals simply could not make out those vague, tiny reflections. Therefore, to track the beast's movements, they had to rely on the Magic Tide Observation Device. But there was one major problem: building that device would not be easy.
Listening to Rebecca, Heti fell silent for a moment.
She knew that resisting the Magic Tide required more than just an observation device. More importantly, it required that Protection System. However, for the Protection System to function, the parameters obtained by the observation device were a necessary prerequisite. Following their ancestor's policy of "taking things one step at a time," no matter how they resolved the Protection System's issues later, this observation device had to be built in advance.
After a long while, she raised her head and looked into Rebecca's eyes. "With our current technology, it's completely impossible to build this 'Vibration Focus,' isn't it?"
"It's not completely impossible—it's just that the chance of success is very low," Rebecca said carefully. "With our most advanced Energy Matrix technology, plus the energy purification experience accumulated through the previous 'Gate' project, we can barely reach the energy level required for the instant the Vibration Focus ignites. But that only meets the ignition standard. How to keep