Infinite Mage

Chương 242: Hostile Relationship (Part 2)

Orcamp: "You failed?"

His face twisted.

This was the first time Arius had uttered those words—words that should never have been spoken.

Orcamp had hired him, a Black Line criminal, solely for his skill. And yet—failure?

Arius: "My apologies. I succeeded in casting the net, but replication was impossible."

Divers used keywords to surface concepts from the subconscious depths—a process likened to casting nets.

Orcamp: "What's the reason? You said keywords guarantee success!"

Arius: "Replication is still possible—just pointless. Ataraxia was encapsulated."

Orcamp: "Encapsulated? Like encryption?"

Arius: "No. Encryption follows rules. Imagine writing 100 characters on a 1-meter strip, then wrapping it around a rod to read the visible letters. That's encryption. Encapsulation? Write a clear sentence on the strip—then crumple it randomly. No pattern, no decryption. What I saw wasn't Ataraxia—just a tangled cloud of information."

Arius raised a finger.