novelraw Chapter 150-1: Infiltrating the President’s Office, A Huge Harvest (1)
Chapter 150-1: Infiltrating the President’s Office, A Huge Harvest (1)
Lin Xun looked at the three options before him. After a brief moment of thought, he pressed the first option.
Entering the office before killing the High Scholar was undoubtedly the safest choice.
If the battle took place right at the corridor by the door and attracted the attention of other scholars, leading to being besieged, it would not be worth the risk.
[You tell the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar that you deeply admire him and wish to learn from him how to advance from a scholar to a high scholar as knowledgeable as himself.]
[The High Scholar smiles broadly upon hearing this and invites you into his office for a detailed discussion.]
[You enter the office and casually close the door behind you…]
[The office is simply furnished, with many papers and documents piled on the desk. Along one wall stands a bookshelf packed with books.]
[A particular object in the corner of the office catches your attention.]
[It is a refined copper pipe that connects from the ceiling to the floor. The pipe is as thick as a bucket, running vertically through the office. In the middle section of the pipe, there is a protruding hole, through which the dark interior of the pipe can be seen.]
[Seeing that you are a newly promoted scholar and interested in this object, the High Scholar explains that this is a refined copper pipe voice transmission device inside the association building. By inscribing specific characters, the device can be operated to transmit messages to specific rooms within the building.][The High Scholars and the President can even use the voice transmission device to broadcast information throughout the entire building.]
[The High Scholar continues speaking, telling you that just earlier, a staff member from the Knowledge Illusion Hall on the second floor came to visit. Before he could say much, the staff member was so awed by his presence that he died on the spot…]
[You listen to the endlessly talking High Scholar, feeling a wave of drowsiness wash over you…]
Lin Xun twitched the corner of his mouth.
What a coincidence, that staff member who died on the spot was none other than himself.
Seeing the moment was ripe, he no longer hesitated and revealed his true intention.
[You possess the shell of the Corrupted Theater Dancer!]
[You lunge at the rambling High Scholar. A sharp blade ejects from your gauntlet, piercing his heart!]
[The High Scholar looks at you in disbelief, raising one hand as if to chant a spell, but can only clutch his chest and slowly collapse…]
[You have defeated the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar. Experience points slightly increased!]
[You have obtained Large Chunk Spirit Essence of Steadfast Will *1]
[You have obtained High Scholar Badge (Item)]
The High Scholar dropped 5,000 Spirit Essence and the advanced badge that Lin Xun had not purchased earlier.
The badge greatly enhanced the power of knowledge skills and was a very useful item.
[You look at the shell before you…]
[Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar: an elderly and knowledgeable High Scholar, a member of the Multivision School Association, possessing considerable knowledge. He died from a stab wound to the left chest, causing a ruptured heart. Compatibility 114% (+45%)]
[Do you wish to possess this shell?]
He discarded the previous scholar’s shell and chose to possess this one.
[You possess the shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar!]
He opened the Shell Panel to check.
[Shell: Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar]
[True Name: Unknown]
[Compatibility: 114% (+45%) Compatibility exceeds the threshold, shell quality increased!]
[Shell Quality: Rare]
[Shell Level: 37 (+2)]
[Shell Equipment: Spellcasting Ring (Fine-grade equipment), a mysterious ring made of unknown metal, engraved with faintly glowing characters. While wearing this equipment, you can use it as a medium to cast spell-type skills.]
[Shell Equipment: Association High Scholar Robe (Fine-grade equipment), a finely crafted ceremonial robe made of special silk, with the unique multivision eye emblems of the Multivision School embroidered on the chest. Wearing this equipment grants significant resistance to knowledge-type skills.]
[Shell Skill: Knowledge Barrier (Fine+ grade)…]
[Shell Skill: Knowledge Radiance (Fine+ grade)…]
Lin Xun looked at the shell’s attributes and secretly sighed in relief.
The Dancer shell was currently at Fine+ grade, and that was only after being boosted half a grade thanks to his Thousand Faces, Ten Thousand Forms talent.
Before he possessed it, this newly obtained High Scholar shell was already equivalent in quality to the enhanced Dancer shell.
If it hadn’t been for the Dancers hidden blade weapon being Rare+ grade, combined with the profession counter of an assassin ambushing a mage, and a mere two-level advantage, he might not have been able to one-shot the High Scholar.
From this, it could be inferred that on the higher floors, facing scholars of even higher rank, the Dancer would no longer be able to achieve instant kills, and might not even be strong enough to win.
Originally, he had considered using the Dancer for sneak attacks to minimize noise.
But now it seemed that to kill the higher-ranked scholars upstairs, he would need to use either the Yellow-Robed Bishop or the Earth Giant.
After searching the office, he didn’t find anything valuable, only a few pieces of junk.
Lin Xun immediately exited the office and began his monster-clearing journey.
The central hall on the second floor connected to three corridors, with nearly twenty offices in total.
He cleared the offices one by one, leaving no survivors.
Fine-grade equipment could fetch several hundred Spirit Essence each at the library, unlike the clustered weaklings from before whose equipment was too worthless to sell for much.
However, he did not possess and strip equipment after killing each High Scholar.
Because once he possessed them, monsters that normally would respawn after using the Resting Page refresh function would no longer respawn.
Therefore, the operation of possessing and stripping equipment could be saved for the third monster refresh cycle.
[You lunge at the rambling High Scholar. A sharp blade ejects from your gauntlet, piercing his heart!]
[You have defeated the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholar. Experience points slightly increased!]
[The power within the shell begins to boil. The Corrupted Earth Giant shell level increases. Current shell level: 38]
After clearing the last office, Lin Xun licked his lips, still unsatisfied.
Maps like this designed for harvesting were pure enjoyment. Watching his Spirit Essence and experience soar brought an indescribable sense of fulfillment.
He prepared to use the Resting Page to refresh the area and continue harvesting.
Just as he was about to leave the office, new game text suddenly appeared.
[From the refined copper voice transmission device in the corner of the office, a deep voice resounds, announcing that in one quarter of a standard hourglass time (fifteen minutes), all scholars in the association building are to gather in the Grand Scholar Auditorium on the first floor for an announcement.]
[From the possessed Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association High Scholars memory, you learn that the voice belongs to the President of the Multivision School Association!]
Lin Xun frowned slightly.
The president convening all scholars for a meeting, what could be happening?
He had no choice but to temporarily suspend his monster-clearing and head to the first floor to attend the meeting.
Suddenly, he realized he had already harvested all the High Scholars on the third floor.
If he was the only High Scholar attending the meeting, wouldn’t that blow his cover?
He quickly went downstairs and hurried to the Resting Page in the first-floor central hall.