novelraw Chapter 149-2: The Fat Sheep Scholar, Eyeball Laboratory (2)
Chapter 149-2: The Fat Sheep Scholar, Eyeball Laboratory (2)
[You have left the Knowledge Illusion Hall and returned to the second-floor central hall.]
[The right hallway from the hall connects to the Association’s Eyeball Laboratory.]
[Proceeding straight through the hall leads to the Ancient Book Archive and the elevator to the upper floors of the Association building.]
[Where would you like to go?]
The only unexplored area left on the second floor was the Eyeball Laboratory.
[You entered the right hallway and proceeded forward…]
[Soon, you reached the end of the hallway and pushed open the tightly closed doors, revealing dozens of neatly arranged workbenches. Only a handful of Scholars were actively using the equipment.]
[They operated various refined copper instruments on their benches, with jars and bottles filled with eyeballs soaking in strange fluids.]
[Your arrival caught the attention of a Scholar near the entrance. Seeing your unfamiliar face, he recognized you as a newly promoted Scholar.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar stepped forward and began explaining that this was the laboratory used for eyeball synthesis.][Eyeball synthesis originated from the Direct Vision School. Many eyeballs possess both advantages and disadvantages. To eliminate their flaws while preserving their strengths, synthesis surgery was developed.]
[For example, the common owl has excellent night vision and depth perception, but its eyes have a fatal flaw, a narrow field of vision and inability to rotate.]
[Meanwhile, goats possess square pupils with an extremely wide field of view. Transplanting these on both sides of the skull grants nearly 360-degree vision.]
[Combining the two produces a nearly perfect eyeball!]
[As synthesis technology advanced, Scholars discovered that combining specific eyeballs produced many unusual effects.]
[This technology became highly popular in the Direct Vision School, whose philosophy differs from the Multivision School. Instead of drilling multiple eye sockets all over the body, they use only the two natural eye sockets to implant the best eyes possible.]
[However, the current President of the Multivision School has borrowed from the strengths of the Direct Vision School, leading to the establishment of this Eyeball Laboratory within the Association.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar secretly told you that some Grand Scholars had already drilled so many eye sockets into their bodies that they could no longer add more. Thus, they began studying the Direct Vision School’s refined approach.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar led you to an unoccupied workbench.]
[You stared at the refined copper instruments in silence.]
[You have not yet learned the skill of eyeball synthesis and cannot operate the equipment.]
[You do not possess any eyeball synthesis formulas and cannot synthesize eyeballs.]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar smiled and explained that although the Association’s equipment was free to use, operating it required the necessary knowledge.]
[More importantly, you would need to acquire eyeball materials and synthesis formulas.]
[He offered to teach you how to operate the equipment and provide you with some basic synthesis formulas.]
[You only need to pay 30,000 Spirit Essence to learn this knowledge.]
[Do you wish to make a transaction with the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar?]
Lin Xun sneered and pressed ‘No.’
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar tried to persuade you, saying that since you’re a newly promoted Scholar, he was offering you a very generous price. If you missed this opportunity, you would have to pay 50,000 Spirit Essence next time to acquire the same knowledge.]
[Do you wish to make a transaction with the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar?]
Lin Xun once again pressed ‘No.’
If he wanted to acquire this kind of knowledge, he only needed to eliminate this Scholar when no one was around and then possess the shell.
Besides, he also had the illusion book Experimental Surgery on Composite Eyeballs. By using that book, he might directly obtain the relevant knowledge and synthesis formulas.
There was no way he would let this guy scam his Spirit Essence.
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Scholar coldly snorted and walked away in frustration, ignoring you further…]
Currently, Lin Xun had no spare eyeballs and no need for synthesis.
He decided to spare this greedy Scholar for now, planning to claim his shell when the lab was empty.
At that moment, a thought crossed Lin Xun’s mind.
The higher floors of the Association contained Grand Scholars, Scholars, and High Scholars who not only possessed knowledge of eyeball synthesis but also powerful knowledge skills.
Compared to this garbage Scholar, those academic elites upstairs would be far more valuable.
[You exited the Eyeball Laboratory and returned to the second-floor central hall.]
[The hallway ahead leads to the Ancient Book Archive and the elevator to the upper floors. On either side of the hall are the Knowledge Illusion Hall and Eyeball Laboratory.]
[Where do you wish to go?]
[You crossed the central hall and entered the elevator in the hallway…]
[You pulled the lever, and the elevator slowly ascended, soon arriving at the third floor of the Association building.]
[According to the Directory Map of the Multivision School Association Building, the third floor is the office area for the Association’s High Scholars.]
[Judging by the layout, High Scholars rank above Scholars and Elite Scholars, but below Bachelors and Grand Scholars.]
[Stepping off the elevator, you find yourself in a long corridor connected to the third-floor central hall, with rows of private offices lining either side.]
[Do you wish to enter the central hall or explore the individual offices?]
Lin Xun was about to choose the latter.
Suddenly, he froze and opened his panel.
His current Knowledge had reached 2520/2700, dangerously close to the threshold.
Meeting a High Scholar for the first time would definitely increase his Knowledge. Since he was still possessing the Yellow-Robed Bishop shell, letting this one explode would waste his Soul Strength.
With that in mind, he quickly switched to the disposable Scholar shell.
If he died from Knowledge overload, there was a chance he could re-enter the Temple of Knowledge and have the Servant of Knowledge clear out the chaotic knowledge, saving him Soul Strength.
[You knocked on the nearest office door…]
[The door opened, and a Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School High Scholar appeared. Frowning, it asked why you weren’t in the Knowledge Illusion Hall and what business you had with it.]
[Upon your first sight of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School High Scholar, the multitude of eyes made your skin crawl. You grew dizzy as disordered knowledge flooded your soul.]
[You have gained knowledge. Knowledge increased by 200! Current Knowledge: 2720/2700]
[Your knowledge has exceeded the threshold. You have touched the extraordinary. You once again glimpse Omniscient True Knowledge…]
[You have not been summoned to the Temple of Knowledge. Entry denied.]
[Chaotic, disordered knowledge continues pouring into your soul. You begin to drown in the ocean of knowledge.]
[Sanity drifts away, madness overtakes your mind.]
[In your haze, you see the shocked expression of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School High Scholar…]
[Your head explodes with a bang…]
[You are dead!]
This time, Lin Xun’s death did not bring him into the Temple of Knowledge.
The game text showed no summoning, and his hope to have the Servant of Knowledge clear the chaotic knowledge failed.
[An ordinary wandering soul is reborn beside the Association’s reception counter…]
[The wandering soul is filled with disordered knowledge, unable to move freely.]
[Do you wish to consume 1 point of Soul Strength to clear the disordered knowledge from your soul?]
[You consumed 1 point of Soul Strength to clear the chaotic knowledge.]
[Current Soul Strength: 1/3]
[Your Knowledge cap has increased. Current Knowledge: 0/2800]
[You are affected by Blessing of Knowledge +3. Knowledge cap further increased. Current Knowledge: 0/3500]
Lin Xun re-possessed the Yellow-Robed Bishop shell and rode the elevator back to the third floor of the Association.
[You knocked on the nearest office door…]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Multivision School High Scholar opened the door, seeing your unfamiliar face. It patted its chest nervously and asked what business you had.]
[How do you respond?]
[1. I am a newly promoted Scholar and have long admired your reputation. May I enter your office for a more in-depth discussion?]
[2. I am a messenger from the underworld. I’ve heard your time has come, and I’ve come to claim your life. If you know what’s good for you, kill yourself and save me the trouble.]
[3. I’m gonna kill ya!]