Chapter 37
He wanted to program the spirit to respond appropriately during a specific given situation. However, what Merlin was considering was nonsensical. If Wicalein, the person who made the spirit, saw what Merlin was planning to do, Wicalein would have angrily responded, “Hey, idiot, do you think it’s that easy… do you want to die?” This was because a Wicalein spirit, which was artificially made, had relatively low intelligence and little operational ability.
A spirit was an existence that possessed some level of intelligence but didn’t act like a living being. If it were told to [Go], it would go, and if it were ordered to [Block], it would block. Yet, if it were instructed to [Wake me up if anyone comes near] or [Attack anything less than a meter tall that approaches], the spirit would not be able to carry out these orders. In fact, the spirit couldn’t comprehend any order with a complex sentence structure. However, Merlin had shattered that way of thinking.
“An arrow can fly at speeds of 200 to 300 meters per second, right? Since the bow and arrows that the Nol used previously were shoddy, 200 meters per second would be a good baseline… Alright, I’ll make the spirit block any attack that approaches beyond that speed.”
The order that Merlin stated was, [Defend against any attack that approaches me at a pace greater than 200 meters per second. However, I don’t want you to confront the attack head-on, just hit it to make it veer away.]
Whoosh.
If any other mage saw what Merlin was doing, they’d question whether he was sane and if that type of order would work in the first place. Nevertheless, Merlin proceeded without a moment’s hesitation. Merlin had [Envisioned] the arrow that the Nol had shot towards him, [Fixed] that overarching image into his order, and [Attached] the order alongside the image into his Wicalein Ring.
“Okay! Done.”
All the while, Merlin made sure to pay attention to the wavering mirage in front of him. However, regardless of whether he was paying attention or not, the space wavered before something solid appeared in its place. And that was…
“A door?”