novelraw Chapter 141-1: The Star Falls, Summoned by the Temple of Knowledge (1)
Chapter 141-1: The Star Falls, Summoned by the Temple of Knowledge (1)
[The tendril hurling you through the void suddenly freezes. Immediately afterward, the Child of the Stars lets out a shriek so piercing it nearly bursts your eardrums in terror!]
[The tiny rift at the prison’s edge suddenly expands severalfold. A massive glowing character of white light emerges from the rift, drifting toward the imprisoned deity…]
[The Child of the Stars, upon seeing the white character, recoils like a rat before a cat, frantically retreating.]
[In Its panic, It even forgets your existence. The tendrils wrapped around you fall away, leaving you adrift in the void.]
[But no matter how the Child of the Stars flees, the glowing character clings to It like a bone-deep parasite, drawing closer and closer until it touches…]
[A world-shaking surge of divine power erupts, shaking the entire prison to its very core…]
[The Child of the Stars, in Its final moment, casts a despairing curse into your soul, damning you to one day become lost alongside the Omniscient True Knowledge!]
[The Child of the Stars has died. You have gained no experience!]
[Your worship target has perished! Your special skill Devout Service has been removed!]
Lin Xun pumped his fist hard.Finally. That bastard is dead!
[Your current Knowledge cap is 1900, reaching the threshold for entry into the Temple of Knowledge!]
[You are being summoned by an unknown presence. Countdown to entry into the Temple of Knowledge begins.]
[10…]
Previously, Lin Xun’s Knowledge cap had been too low to meet the conditions for summoning.
He’d suspected for a while that surpassing the four-digit mark and overloading would trigger the summoning.
Sure enough. This time it happened. The Omniscient True Knowledge was calling for him.
[As the star falls, several glowing items emerge from the remains and drift into the distance.]
[Do you wish to retrieve the items?]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
There were loot drops?!
“Omniscient True Knowledge, can you not summon me just yet?! Let me grab the boss drops first, you can pull me in afterward!”
His fingers clicked madly to rush forward!
These were drops from a god! Even thinking about it, the value had to be astronomical!
[9…]
[You float in the void, flailing both arms and legs as you paddle toward the glittering items…]
[8…]
[The glowing character causes the prison to begin collapsing. The entire space quakes. Chains of knowledge linking countless cells snap one after another. Cells fall like rain and shatter…]
[7…]
[You’re moving too slowly. At this pace, you won’t even reach the loot before the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars collapses.]
Damn it!
Lin Xun thought fast. He opened his inventory and clicked the Refined Copper Sand Maraca.
[6…]
[You pull out the Refined Copper Sand Maraca and gently shake it…]
[Accompanied by a beautiful rustling rhythm, you summon the guardian Battle Angel, Valkyrie.]
[A stunning long-haired girl steps forth from the void, clad in a pale lavender short kimono. Great wings of refined copper spread from her back…]
Lin Xun immediately clicked the mount command!
[5…]
[Battle Angel, Valkyrie flaps her copper wings, soars behind you, and gently wraps her arms around your waist. With a single powerful beat of her wings, she rockets you toward your destination…]
[The prison’s collapse accelerates. Shattered cells rain down like debris. The entire Celestial Prison of Captive Stars is on the brink of annihilation…]
[4…]
[Battle Angel, Valkyrie opens her wings and weaves through the storm of falling debris. The crashing rubble cannot hinder her speed, and she swiftly brings you to the glowing items…]
[3…]
[You manage to grab one item from the seven floating in the air…]
[You have acquired Giant Stargazing Eyeball *1 (Rare+ Grade Item).]
Damn it! Who wants this useless crap?!
Among the seven items dropped by the Child of the Stars, some were clearly things he’d offered up earlier. Picking them one by one wouldn’t cut it.
With a vicious gleam in his eye, Lin Xun acted fast.
[2…]
[You possess the Corrupted Earth Giant shell!]
Without hesitation, he maximized the Earth Giant’s body size!
[Your form instantly enlarges. In the blink of an eye, you grow into a thirty-meter-tall giant!]
[1…]
[Teleporting imminently…]
[You extend your massive hand and scoop up all the glowing items into your grasp!]
[You have acquired 49,515 Spirit Essence!]
[You have acquired Eyeball of the Subterranean Oculomass Demon *18 (Epic Grade Items).]
[You have acquired Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages *1 (Epic+ Grade Item).]
[You have acquired Dried Spirit Essence of the Child of the Stars (Special Spirit Essence Item).]
[You have acquired Falling Starlight (Legendary Grade Item).]
[You have acquired Lubricating Slime of the Child of the Stars (Material).]
[The entire Celestial Prison of Captive Stars begins to disintegrate. All beings within are vanishing into eternal oblivion…]
[0!]
[Teleporting now…]
[…]
[Teleportation successful!]
[An ordinary wandering soul awakens beside the ancient obelisk…]
“Phew…”
Lin Xun let out a long exhale.
“That, was way too intense!”
This cursed game had always maintained an unspoken rule that risk and reward were proportional, so Lin Xun was sure this time the reward wouldn’t disappoint.
But if anyone claimed Lin Xun had just recklessly charged in, he would strongly disagree.
He had always known when to play it safe and when to take a bold gamble.
During his previous exploration, Lin Xun had already acted with enough caution.
Before opening the treasure chest, he’d tested it with probing attacks, and only after confirming there was nothing unusual did he open it.
Even when he was unexpectedly transported into the prison, among the three dialogue options, he had chosen the one that offered the highest survival rate: pledging allegiance.
What, is it now considered cautious to refuse every special mission, to ignore every treasure chest just because it might be dangerous?
He had already chosen the most cautious path. Whether his exploration would lead to a harvest or end in bitter loss depended entirely on the whim of the Child of the Stars.
Who would’ve thought the Child of the Stars was so utterly despicable? A being called a god, yet so eager to squeeze him dry.
But Lin Xun wasn’t the type to indulge NPCs, even gods didn’t get special treatment.
If he couldn’t fight a god, he’d call for backup. No way was he going to eat the loss quietly.
Fortunately, in the end, he managed to kill the Child of the Stars and even scored some loot.
He turned to the game text, ready to inspect his spoils…