novelraw Chapter 145-2: Scholar Registration Assessment, Knowledge Barrier (2)
Chapter 145-2: Scholar Registration Assessment, Knowledge Barrier (2)
Following the words of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar, it seemed that his current shell of the Earth Giant wasn’t able to trigger the event.
Lin Xun opened the Shell Panel and switched shells.
[You possess the shell of Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop of the White Moon Church!]
[Seeing your new appearance, which radiated scholarly bearing, the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar lit up, eagerly asking if you wished to register as a scholar.]
[Learned Apostle, do you wish to register as a Scholar?]
As expected, switching to the mage-type shell triggered the corresponding event.
Of course, he chose ‘Yes.’
[Hearing your desire to register as a scholar, the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar smiled.]
[It explained that scholars are learned individuals certified by the association after passing its assessment. Once you pass the assessment, you will receive a certificate and badge from the Multivision School Association, becoming a lofty scholar in the eyes of the world.]
[However, you must first pay a registration fee of 1000 Spirit Essence.][Do you wish to trade with the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar?]
The option presented was ‘trade’ rather than ‘give,’ meaning that once Lin Xun handed over 1000 Spirit Essence, even if he killed the registrar afterward, the traded Spirit Essence would not drop.
Having just slain a giant monster and earned thirty thousand Spirit Essence, his savings had already exceeded ninety thousand. A mere thousand Spirit Essence was nothing to him, so he paid it without hesitation.
[You hand over 1000 Spirit Essence to the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar handed you a form and a quill, motioning for you to fill in your personal information.]
[You looked at the unfamiliar characters on the form and fell into deep thought…]
Crap, could it be that the Yellow-Robed Bishop is illiterate?
This illiteracy didn’t mean the Yellow-Robed Bishop couldn’t read; it simply meant that his shell didn’t recognize the writing system of this world.
Up until now, all the information had been displayed through system text, which Lin Xun had overlooked.
He still had the plant owner shell from this world and the recently acquired guard shell in his Shell Panel.
But the plant owner shell had already perished and required 1 Soul Strength to reshape, while the guard shell…
If he killed a guard and then used the guard’s shell to register as a scholar, the registrar would likely turn hostile immediately.
Lin Xun was momentarily at a loss and froze awkwardly.
[Seeing your hesitation, the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar frowned and coldly questioned you, “You wouldn’t be trying to register as a scholar without even being able to read, would you?”]
[Illiterate Apostle, what will you do?]
[1. Fly into a rage, shouting “So what if I can’t read? Am I eating your rice?!” while raising the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear and impaling its repulsive head.]
[2. Shamefully admit, softly saying, “My family was very poor. My mother told me since childhood that children from poor families must take responsibility early, so I dropped out of school to work…” attempting to gain sympathy.]
[3. Bribe secretly, shamelessly claiming, “I hurt my hand while studying all night recently and can’t write right now,” while pulling out 1000 Spirit Essence and slipping it under the table.]
Lin Xun twitched his lips and selected the third option.
Any problem that could be solved with Spirit Essence wasn’t a problem.
[You take out 1000 Spirit Essence, hide it beneath the form, and hand both to the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar…]
[It silently accepts the form and Spirit Essence, staring fixedly at the untouched form…]
[After a long pause, it sighs with admiration, “Excellent handwriting!” and hands you a square card…]
[You have obtained Scholar Assessment Qualification Certificate (Junk)!]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Registrar informs you that next you must proceed to the Scholar Assessment Hall on the other side of the first floor of the association building. Only by passing the assessment can you become a true Scholar!]
Lin Xun scratched his head. An assessment?
He just hoped it wouldn’t be a written test. Otherwise, he’d have to clear the way with Spirit Essence again.
Glancing at the registrar before him, he hesitated for a moment but decided not to kill it and seize its shell.
[You leave the Scholar Registration Hall with the Battle Angel – Valkyrie and return to the reception hall.]
[What will you do next?]
Following the registration process, Lin Xun chose to enter the corridor on the right side of the hall.
[You step into the right corridor and soon pass through into a room filled with desks.]
[Three elderly examiners sit upright inside. One of them stands upon seeing you, raising a hand with an eye embedded in its palm staring at you.]
[You behold the appearance of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Examiner for the first time. The eye gives you a chilling sensation. You feel dizzy, and a surge of disordered knowledge floods into your soul.]
[You have acquired knowledge. Your Knowledge stat increases by 450! Current Knowledge: 1450/2700]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Examiner sternly questions why you have intruded into this sacred examination room without permission.]
[You present the Scholar Assessment Qualification Certificate, indicating that you are here to take the scholar registration assessment.]
[It nods and begins to explain the assessment process…]
[The first part of the assessment is acquiring knowledge from books. The more knowledge you obtain from the book, the higher your score will be.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Examiner hands you a book…]
[You have obtained Book Containing Trace Knowledge *1]
Lin Xun still had 8 such books in his inventory. Using a native shell without special eyeballs allowed him to gain 10 Knowledge per book.
But reading with the Earth Giant shell that had the Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages granted 50 Knowledge per book, a fivefold increase.
However, he couldn’t switch to the Earth Giant shell yet, worried that the examiner would scold him for being a crude warrior and expel him.
The Yellow-Robed Bishop, after receiving two eye transplants, also possessed knowledge-boosting skills, so reading with this shell still yielded decent results.
[You open the Book Containing Trace Knowledge, reading its contents and absorbing the knowledge…]
[You have acquired knowledge. Your Knowledge stat increases by 45! Current Knowledge: 1495/2700]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Examiner nodded with satisfaction and gave you an excellent rating before returning to its seat.]
[The second examiner stood and stepped forward, telling you that the second part of the assessment was to comprehend a knowledge skill from a scroll it would give you.]
[The higher-level the skill you comprehend, the higher your score will be.]
[It then produced a scroll inscribed with characters and handed it to you…]
[You have obtained Knowledge Skill Scroll (Item)]
Lin Xun opened his inventory.
[Knowledge Skill Scroll (Item): A piece of yellowed parchment engraved with strange characters that emit pure white light. Using this item, you will comprehend the powerful defensive skill Knowledge Barrier!]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
Knowledge Barrier!
He had long coveted this powerful defensive skill. He never expected that it could be obtained through the scholar assessment.