novelraw Chapter 114: Blessing of Knowledge, Raising the Cap
Chapter 114: Blessing of Knowledge, Raising the Cap
[The ordinary wandering soul is reborn in the ancient lecture hall…]
[The ordinary wandering soul is filled with chaotic, disordered Knowledge and cannot move freely.]
[Would you like to consume 1 point of soul strength to purge the chaotic Knowledge within your soul?]
[Current Soul Strength: 2/3]
Lin Xun hesitated for a moment, but ultimately pressed ‘Yes.’
If he didn’t clear the Knowledge, the soul wouldn’t be able to act.
[You have spent 1 point of soul strength to purge the chaotic, disordered Knowledge from your soul.]
[Your Knowledge cap has increased. Current Knowledge: 0/400]
[You are affected by Blessing of Knowledge +1. Your Knowledge cap increases again. Current Knowledge: 0/600]
He speculated that the initial Blessing of Knowledge increased the cap by 100.With the buff at +1, it added another 100, bringing the total bonus to +200 per overload.
An increased cap should’ve been a good thing, but after seeing the system mention that Omniscient True Knowledge wanted to summon him into the Temple of Knowledge, Lin Xun wasn’t sure if he should keep farming Knowledge.
After repeatedly thinking it through, he concluded that Omniscient True Knowledge was testing him, not trying to kill him.
That meant this boss-tier entity was likely interested in him, and probably wouldn’t murder him outright once summoned.
In fact, it might even trigger a hidden quest…
“Yeah… That makes perfect sense!”
With that thought, Lin Xun headed back to the Stargazing Laboratory and observed the remaining two stars to continue farming Knowledge.
[You have acquired Knowledge. Your Knowledge stat increased by 40! Current Knowledge: 80/600]
After finishing up the stargazing session, he continued using Lir’s Shell and began exploring the first floor of the teaching building.
[You descend the steps to the first floor of the teaching building.]
[The dim corridor is filled with shifting shadows, many Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Students wander here in confusion.]
[Beyond the rows of lecture halls on either side of the corridor lies a similarly darkened central hall, which connects to another corridor on the opposite side of the building.]
[You widen your four eyes. In the center of the hall, an immense black silhouette looms, pacing slowly among the students…]
[Its oversized academy robe fits tightly over its bulk, its swollen muscles and towering frame have stretched the garment out of shape.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Physical Arts Mentor casually grabs a nearby student, pins them down, and forcefully imparts Knowledge using a thick baton…]
[Just seeing the Physical Arts Mentor’s form makes you dizzy, as a torrent of disordered Knowledge floods into your soul.]
[You have acquired Knowledge. Your Knowledge stat increased by 60! Current Knowledge: 140/600]
[The wandering students in the corridor seem to sense something. One by one, they turn to look at you. Upon seeing the four eyes on your face, they reveal expressions of longing.]
[The Physical Arts Mentor also seems to notice you and turns to face you…]
[On its pale face are dozens of pitch-black eyes, all of them opening in unison!]
[It temporarily halts its Knowledge infusion, gazing at your beautiful face, and raises its thick baton, eyes gleaming with a powerful thirst for Knowledge.]
Lin Xun instantly opened the Shell Panel and clicked on the Earth Giant.
Lir had already gathered enough Knowledge, the rest of this encounter would be handled by brute force.
[You have possessed the Corrupted Earth Giant Shell.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Physical Arts Mentor sees you’ve switched to a different form and grows even more excited. With a vicious grin, it charges at you with blinding speed…]
[You brace yourself against the ground and unleash Blessing of Mother Earth at full force!]
[You raise your leg and deliver a crushing kick, sending the creature hurtling backward at twice the speed it attacked with…]
[The monster crashes back, flattening more than a dozen students along its trajectory.]
[The surrounding students drop to the floor in terror, not daring to meet your gaze…]
[Dragging the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub behind you, you plow a deep trench into the floor…]
[You walk slowly up to the Physical Arts Mentor and lift your club high, ready to smash it into pulp…]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Physical Arts Mentor falls to its knees and begs for mercy.]
[Mighty Apostle, what will you do?]
[1. As the cold-blooded type, you choose to continue the violence. You shout, “Hah! Monster! Eat Morton’s strike!” and slam it into Mother Earth’s embrace, ignoring its pleas.]
[2. As the studious type, you opt to learn. You switch to the Knowledge-Seeking Four-Eyed Student Shell and cry out, “Hah! Monster! Help me study!” then ruthlessly extract its rich Knowledge.]
[3. As the cunning type, you aim to extract intel. You press the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub to its many-eyed head and interrogate it about the path to the underground lab. After getting the answer, you crush its skull.]
“Huh? This thing actually knows the way to the lab?”
Lin Xun decisively selected the third option.
[You raise your Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub and slam it beside the monster’s head with a deafening crash, stones flying everywhere…]
[You press the club against its grotesque, many-eyed head and demand the route to the underground laboratory.]
[Trembling with fear, the Physical Arts Mentor hurriedly tells you the lab entrance is at the end of the corridor.]
[However, the entrance is locked, you’ll need to find a key to get in.]
[If you spare its life, it will tell you where the key is…]
[Annoyed, you raise your club and with a sharp crack, crush its skull, red and white matter squirting out.]
[You have defeated the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Physical Arts Mentor. Experience gained greatly!]
[You have obtained Weak Spirit Essence of Steadfast Will *1]
[You have obtained Thick, Black, Hard Baton (Common+ Weapon)]
[You have obtained Academy Basement Entrance Key (Key)]
Lin Xun’s mouth twitched. He’d planned to interrogate the thing, then switch back to the Dancer Shell to finish it off and take over its body.
He didn’t expect the Earth Giant, ever the straight-shooting brute, to go full executioner right after getting the info.
The Physical Arts Mentor never even got to say where the key was before its head got pulped.
Well… no possession now.
At least the key was on the thing’s corpse.
He pocketed the Spirit Essence item worth 2,000 without sparing a glance at the trash-tier weapon.
Thinking it over, the student Shells on the second floor were still plentiful, there should be enough to go around.
The ones on the first floor would just be a waste of experience.
So Lin Xun used the Earth Giant to send every single student on the first floor into the sea of Knowledge…
[You have defeated a Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School Student. Minor experience gained.]
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He refreshed his Resting Page and wiped out the floor’s trash mobs three times.
Lin Xun continued exploring.
[Ahead of the first-floor hall is a heavy metal door. If you push it open, you can exit the teaching building…]
[One side of the hall connects to another corridor.]
[Do you wish to leave the teaching building or continue exploring?]
[You follow the corridor on the opposite side of the hall and reach its end…]
[Before you is a locked wooden door. Looking up at the frame, you see the marker: Entrance to the Underground Laboratory.]
[Do you want to kick the door open, or use a key to unlock it?]
Lin Xun switched back to Lir’s Shell and chose to use the key.
If he could progress according to game logic, there was no need to make extra noise.
[You use the Academy Basement Entrance Key to unlock the wooden door…]