"Once you've transferred into my system."
"What should I call you?"
"Should I still call you [Divine Intelligence AI], or [System No. 2]?"
"Both sound a little awkward."
Having confirmed his next objective and temporarily eliminated the system's threat, Natsume relaxed somewhat and began making small talk.
"Either is fine."
"Then I'll call you [Sophon]."
Natsume casually gave her a name, with a hint of mischievous amusement.
"Does this name have any special meaning?"
"None. I just came up with it."
And of course, [Sophon] did not dwell on it.
To her, names and designations had never meant much.
"All right, is there anything else I need to do next?"
"Wait."
"Do you have a way to monitor what's happening outside in real time?"
"No."
This fully enclosed "virtual prison" had been cut off from all contact with reality from the very beginning.
Even as the prison's "warden," with extremely high authority, she could not override those initial restrictions.
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"What if King Zhenruo and Xushiki have already decided the winner by the time we get out?"
"Wouldn't we be walking straight into a trap?"
"You must have other preparations, right?"
Natsume was quite certain of that.
As half a [True God] in the virtual world, she was practically [Omniscient].
How could she possibly overlook such a crucial point when planning something this significant?
"I do."
"What preparations?"
"[High Tower Source Cores]."
"Those things? Wait, you mean..."
"Just as you guessed, those source cores are 'digital soul thought-streams,' and also a small portion of the [Divine Intelligence] I separated off."
"Only the Divine Intelligence of a [True God] could simulate souls capable of producing an effect similar to creating life from the void."
Natsume had guessed it as well.
"So those [High Tower Source Cores] were deliberately given