Just as Weston used the Super Archive to connect with the sphere of magical light before him, several [DANGER ALERTS] instantly popped up on the magical interface.
"Is this- a firewall?"
Weston was momentarily stunned, but then he felt a sense of relief.
Almost every user of Archive magic sets up a firewall for their own magic to block intrusions from users of the same type of magic; therefore, encountering such 'resistance' was entirely within Weston's expectations.
"A pity, the performance gap between the two sides is too large!"
The magical data sphere in front of him was created by the laboratory's magical science personnel using Archive, while the Super Archive used by Weston was a high-level magic superior to Archive. Trying to hack into its firewall was as easy as an adult hitting a child!
After breaking through the defenses in two or three moves, a sea of data instantly surged in.
Soon, a new data file appeared within the operating interface of the Super Archive.
Weston did not hesitate and clicked to view it directly.
Half a minute later, he let out a long breath: "As expected, inside here is data related to 'Anima'! Everything is recorded within, from the reason this magic was created, the process of its creation, to the results achieved up to the present!"
According to the records, the establishment of the 'Anima' project first began ten years ago.
A woman from Elentear came to the door, seeking help from the people at the institute, wanting to find a way to 'eliminate massive magic power.'
Originally, the institute would not accept such a commission.
However, perhaps because the concentration of magic power in Earthland had been skyrocketing year by year, the researchers realized that in the future, Earthland might face the same situation as Elentear, so they eventually agreed.
After some discussion, the magical scientists of the institute thought of a method of 'transferring magic power using the soul as an anchor,' so they named the magic 'Anima' and launched related magical experiments from then on.
In order to find an appropriate balance between solving Elentear's magic disaster and causing trouble for the transfer targets, the institute set the testing frequency of the transfer experiments to once a month, choosing different targets each time ranging from animals and magical beasts to humans, and would guarantee as much as possible that they would return by the time of the next experiment.
The process of the experiments is difficult to describe in full.
What is certain is that the institute's testing was not smooth at the beginning.
Due to the immaturity of the technology at that time, this experiment caused many uncontrollable negative impacts on the three worlds of Elentear, Edolas, and Earthland, and these impacts still persist today, unresolved.
Three years later, the researchers only concluded that 'the Exceed race is the best transfer target,' but they still could not achieve stable and effective results in the experiments with Anima magic.
That woman from Elentear, feeling that there was no hope for a solution, left the institute dejectedly to look for other methods and never appeared again.
With her departure, coupled with one failed experiment after another, the institute stopped the development of 'Anima,' and this magic was shelved, no longer used.
Until several years ago, when the Second Trade War broke out.
At that time, in other countries on Ishgar, a large number of magic guilds and Wizards participated in the war.
Their battles caused a massive and chaotic amount of magic power to remain on many battlefields. This portion of magic power was difficult to dissipate and gradually caused different degrees and types of damage to the battlefields and their surrounding environments, and organisms also began to undergo mutations.
To solve these phenomena, the institute had to restart that unrefined magic 'Anima' from back then, breaking up the magic power lingering in those areas and transferring it elsewhere.
In this process, the 'transfer phenomenon' inevitably occurred.
The fundamental reason for Weston and the others coming to the institute this time, as well as the 'transfer incident' Yuri encountered even earlier, lies right here!
"So that's how it is-"
"This is the origin of Anima magic, and this is the truth behind the transfer incidents!"
After understanding the entire process of the transfer incidents, although Weston felt somewhat surprised, he didn't feel much resentment toward the institute itself.
After all, this place and these people, in essence, were not some heinous villains.
Even though they did indeed bring trouble to many people-
After thinking for a bit, Weston turned to look at the old man, Rock No. 4: "Is there only information about 'Anima' in this room?"
"In the institute, the experimental data for each project is stored separately."
"Data related to 'Anima' is all placed here; as for other magic, it is naturally placed in other departments and other rooms."
"Because the mission to 'disperse the residual magic power of the battlefield' has ended, there are no personnel guarding this place, which is why I could bring you here. If you covet other magic and want to go 'visit' other laboratories, you will run into other people!"
Weston thought about it: "Then forget it."
Such an answer instead made Rock No. 4 feel astonished.
"How truly unexpected!"
"I have heard that you Wizards of Fairy Tail are a bunch of fellows who fear nothing in heaven or earth and love to cause trouble!"
What-
Has our guild's style already become so famous that people in other countries know all about it?
Thinking about it is actually a bit exciting!
Weston waved his hand and gave a hearty smile: "I just feel there is no necessity to be enemies with you."
"Rather than making everyone unhappy, it's better to make friends."
"By the way, I'll just call you 'Rock Four' from now on!"
"Rock Four, if I have a need in the future, I will come to your institute for help."
"Everyone developing together, jointly building a beautiful Ishgar-"
The old man Rock No. 4 looked at Weston in shock: "So you don't want to rob us, you want to freeload off our institute's technology!"
Weston leaned his head back and said with disgust: "You really don't know how to talk!"
"I think you've stayed in a place like the institute for too long and forgotten even basic social graces!"
"Didn't I just say, everyone should make friends?"
"Since we are friends, in case your institute runs into trouble, of course you can also come find Fairy Tail at any time!"
"Everyone benefits mutually, how can you say I'm freeloading?"
Hearing this, the old man Earth Four twirled his thinning white beard and began to hesitate.
Nowadays, the names Fairy Tail and the 'Fairy Commander' are quite resonant across Ishgar.
Befriending such a person seemed to have more pros than cons for the institute?
"By the way, I just heard you say that 'neutralizing the residual magic power of the battlefield' was a 'mission'? Who gave you the mission?"
"Naturally, it was the institute's financial backer!"
"You didn't think the institute's funding fell from the sky, did you?"
Rock Four was currently analyzing the pros and cons of befriending Fairy Tail in his heart, so he answered absent-mindedly.
"Then, your financial backer is-"