novelraw Chapter 154-1: Direct Vision Association, Overlord in the Mist! (1)
Chapter 154-1: Direct Vision Association, Overlord in the Mist! (1)
Lin Xun had no lust for Rona’s body. Rather, it was now Rona who coveted his.
According to the previous dialogue, it was precisely because Rona saw that he could possess the Grand Scholar’s Shell and held multiple Shells that her desire for knowledge toward him grew intense.
Essentially, in Rona’s eyes, he was no different from that Nano-Bio Combat Armor. The only real difference might be that Rona’s thirst for knowledge toward him was even stronger.
As usual, he automatically ignored the first two options and chose the third.
[You pondered for a while, hesitating repeatedly before finally responding, saying that your earlier confession was driven by impulse upon seeing her grace and beauty. Now that you think about it carefully, you realize your actions were too rash.]
[However, if Rona is willing to continue accompanying you on your journey to clear out the entire Association building, you wouldn’t be opposed.]
[Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar – Rona looked at you with a playful glint in her eyes and told you that if you insisted on challenging another Grand Scholar, she could help you.]
[However, if you wished to challenge the President, then with her current strength, your current strength, and the doll’s, going to the sixth floor would be certain death.]
[Rona advised you to improve your strength first and return to challenge the Association President afterward.]
[Once you’ve grown strong enough and the two of you have the confidence to defeat the President, you will take the President’s Shell while she takes the President’s position.][This way, she can use the President’s identity to further her studies in the Imperial Capital, while you obtain the Shell you desire, a win-win outcome.]
[As for how to improve your strength, Rona winked at you and motioned for you to follow her.]
[You and the Battle Angel – Valkyrie followed Rona, leaving the office and heading down the left corridor of the central hall.]
[At the far end of the corridor, Rona knocked on a door, which was soon opened by another Grand Scholar…]
[Rona smiled slightly and launched the first strike!]
[Countless characters appeared out of thin air and shot toward the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar!]
Seeing this, Lin Xun quickly joined the assault.
With the combined might of two people and a doll, they swiftly pinned this final Grand Scholar against the bookshelf.
[Your watcher has defeated the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar, granting you a large amount of experience points!]
[You obtained Fading Trace Spirit Essence of Insight *1]
[You obtained Route Map of the Direct Vision Association (Map)!]
Taking down this Grand Scholar also dropped twenty thousand Spirit Essence.
Most importantly, he obtained the map of the Direct Vision Association.
So this was what Rona meant by strengthening, sending him to further his studies at the Direct Vision Association.
He had been grinding monsters in the Multivision Association building with great satisfaction, leveling up rapidly.
Adding another map like the Multivision Association would allow his level to skyrocket even further.
[You look at the corpse before you…]
[Do you wish to possess this Shell?]
Lin Xun greedily eyed the Grand Scholar’s equipment, its value was immense.
The robe and Spellcasting Ring weren’t the main attraction. The key was that Epic-grade equipment, Stored Spell Treasure Ring!
He already had one. If he obtained this second ring, he could store two long-chant spells simultaneously.
However, his Shell slots were now full at 8/8.
The eight Shells were: Paladin of Discipline, Blacksmith, Yellow-Robed Bishop, Engineer, Dancer, Earth Giant, Smelting Plant Owner, and Grand Scholar.
He wasn’t planning to discard any Shells with unlocked True Names.
Because these Shells could be manifested in reality; during real-life PK, if one Shell died, he could immediately switch to another fully refreshed Shell, essentially resurrecting at full strength.
Thus, the only ones left to consider discarding were the Blacksmith, Dancer, Smelting Plant Owner, and Grand Scholar.
After careful thought, Lin Xun decided to discard the Smelting Plant Owner Shell.
The reason was simple, the Grandmaster-level smelting skill on this Shell could only smelt Refined Copper Ore and not other ores.
Refined Copper Ore didn’t exist in other world chapters, and its materials were only useful for the dolls and machines of this world.
Since he had already acquired the highest-tier doll, the Smelting Plant Owner’s smelting skills were now useless.
Discarding the no-longer-useful Smelting Plant Owner and taking in a new Grand Scholar Shell was undoubtedly the best choice.
Without further hesitation, he discarded the Plant Owner and possessed the Grand Scholar Shell.
[You have possessed the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar Shell!]
He opened the panel. The equipment and skills were identical to the previous Grand Scholar, except the Shell level was one level lower.
He switched back to the previous Grand Scholar Shell and equipped both Stored Spell Treasure Rings.
[Grand Scholar Rona saw that you had obtained the route map and Shell, and said that everything she could do for now was complete. She would wait for your return after you had grown stronger.]
[As for whether the doll by your side would continue to study under her, that depended on your choice.]
[Do you wish to let the Battle Angel – Valkyrie continue studying under Grand Scholar Rona?]
Based on the previously gathered information, most of the Multivision School members were commoners, while the Direct Vision School was made up mostly of the wealthy and nobles, who could afford superior eyeballs.
This implied that the monsters in the Direct Vision School might be stronger than those in the Multivision School.
It would be wise to let the Valkyrie learn skills first. If the monsters proved too strong, he could summon her later.
After a moment’s thought, Lin Xun selected ‘Yes.’
[Grand Scholar Rona waved goodbye and took the reluctant Battle Angel – Valkyrie away.]
[Before leaving, she pulled out a faintly scented letter from her chest and handed it to you…]
[You obtained Grand Scholar Elman’s Love Letter (Item).]
[Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar – Elman’s Love Letter (Item). The letter records Grand Scholar Elman’s passionate love for Rona. The language is explicit and obscene, completely at odds with the refined and scholarly image of a Grand Scholar. Upon use, you will unlock the Grand Scholar’s True Name.]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
Before leaving, Rona gifted him a True Name item!
This item corresponded to the first Grand Scholar he had defeated.
Judging from the item’s description, no wonder Rona had taken the initiative to help him deal with that Grand Scholar…
Without hesitation, he used the item.
[You used Grand Scholar Elman’s Love Letter (Item).]
[You have unlocked the True Name of the Knowledge-Seeking Multivision Association Grand Scholar!]
[You may now manifest this Shell in reality!]
Being able to manifest the Grand Scholar Shell further boosted Lin Xun’s real-life PK power.
As for whether the many eyeballs on this Shell would cause problems in reality.
After a bit of thought, he came up with a solution.
The Dancer had an equipment piece called Phantom of the Night Cloak, which could conceal his form and block any detection skill below Epic-grade.
Truly an essential item for murder and robbery, or travel and leisure.
He would just need to buy a mask-type equipment from the library, fully covering himself, and no one would notice anything strange about this Shell.
This method could solve the issue for all humanoid Shells.
As for potentially possessing and manifesting non-humanoid monster Shells if compatibility increased… Lin Xun hadn’t thought that far ahead yet.
After Rona left, he thoroughly searched the five offices on this floor.
He gathered a pile of Books Containing Trace Knowledge and four Scrolls Containing Ancient Knowledge.
Now, aside from the President, the Multivision Association was fully cleared.
He left the Multivision Association building directly and returned to the carriage parked beside the association’s main gate.