novelraw Chapter 190-1: Entering the Hidden Canyon, the Mixed-Blood Half-Dragon (1)
Chapter 190-1: Entering the Hidden Canyon, the Mixed-Blood Half-Dragon (1)
[An ordinary wandering soul awakens in the Multivision Association…]
Lin Xun left the Temple of Knowledge and returned to the Multivision Association.
Before parting, the Servant of Knowledge had told him that if he could obtain another similar star map, he would be able to draw from the Divine Book of Favor’s blind box reward again.
He still had one Incomplete Star Map in his possession, though he didn’t know when he’d be able to piece it together.
Lin Xun opened his inventory and was about to click the Illusion Book of the Starvault Tower.
After the Earth Giant acquired Fearless Frenzy of Unyielding Zeal, its resistance to Knowledge-based skills had massively increased. If he didn’t climb the tower now to raise his Knowledge cap, when would he?
Just as he was about to start the challenge, he suddenly remembered something.
His current Knowledge was 14,600/15,200, already close to Knowledge overload.
If he used the rewards obtained from climbing, it would undoubtedly raise the Knowledge cap further, which would require even more Knowledge to reach overload again.
The optimal solution at this point should be to reach overload first, then raise the cap.However, triggering Knowledge overload required a disposable Shell as a sacrifice…
Lin Xun looked at the Shell Slots, both the Engineer and the Paladin of Discipline were already dead, with only the Blacksmith still clinging to life.
“Then it’s decided, you’re up, Blacksmi… wait!”
A spark of inspiration flashed in his mind.
The reason he had preserved the Engineer Shell and the Paladin Shell was because both had True Names and could manifest in reality, essentially, two extra lives.
But now, with the Omniscient Visage, this cheat-tier exclusive item, any Shell he placed into the Shell Slots would automatically have its True Name revealed.
In other words, the Engineer and Paladin Shells had lost their value.
“Goodbye, Paladin of Discipline. And you too, Engineer…”
He felt nothing about discarding the Engineer Shell, but tossing the Paladin did make him a little sentimental.
[You have discarded the Shell of the Blood Sun Paladin of Discipline.]
[You have discarded the Shell of the Pyramid Corporation Engineer.]
He teleported back to where his journey began, the Dis Academy of the Multivision School.
The two empty slots in the Shell Slots were immediately filled by two fresh, energetic Student Shells…
“All preparations complete. Time to blow my brains out.”
[You open the Book Containing Trace Knowledge and begin to read…]
[You have acquired Knowledge…]
[Your understanding has surpassed the critical threshold. You have touched the extraordinary and are fortunate to glimpse the Omniscient True Knowledge…]
[…]
[You are dead!]
Spending one point of soul strength, he purged the chaotic, disordered Knowledge within his soul, and once again increased his Knowledge cap.
[The disordered Knowledge in your soul has been completely cleansed!]
[Your Knowledge cap has increased. Current Knowledge: 0/15,300]
[You are under the effect of Blessing of Knowledge +6. Your Knowledge cap has increased again. Current Knowledge: 0/17,500]
He discarded the freshly sacrificed Student Shell and grabbed a new one to fill the slot.
“Having empty slots feels so good…”
Lin Xun sighed in satisfaction and began the tower climb challenge.
This time, the climb was much easier than before.
He put the Mage Robe on the Earth Giant to increase Knowledge resistance. Coupled with the potent spell resistance effect of Fearless Frenzy of Unyielding Zeal, the climb had never been so comfortable.
“If only I had a weapon with spell penetration, then the Earth Giant would truly be a mage-slayer.”
This run ended on the sixty-eighth floor.
He had raised the record from forty-nine floors by a full nineteen.
As the floors rose, the monsters grew stronger. For the Earth Giant to achieve such a result was already an impressive improvement.
Lin Xun stroked his chin in thought.
If he optimized the skill usage ratio a bit further, he could probably clear one more floor, but toppling the seventieth floor guardian was unrealistic for now.
After using the memory rewards from the fiftieth and sixtieth floors, his Knowledge had reached a terrifying 0/28,500.
Compared to the cap increase from Blessing of Knowledge, the Omniscient True Knowledge seemed downright stingy.
Thinking this, Lin Xun couldn’t help shaking his head.
Memory of the Starry Sky was the sugar-coated bullet used by the radiant stars to lure Knowledge-seeking believers. The more one used Memory of the Starry Sky, the more inclined they became toward the stars.
Thankfully, as an Oathbreaker, he could no longer rejoin the Oath of the Radiant Stars. It was like eating the sugar coating and handing the bullet back.
He left the Multivision Association and boarded the Brass Carriage.
[You are carrying the Memory of the Dark Dragon Knight. Guided by its memories, you have unlocked a new route!]
[Please choose your destination…]
[1. Dis Academy of the Multivision School]
[…]
[6. Cave Leading to the Underground Abyss]
[7. Starvault Tower Ruins]
[8. Hidden Canyon of the Bamogo Mountains]
Lin Xun pressed the eighth option.
Next, he would continue the inheritance path of the Dark Dragon Knight!
[The Refined Copper Carriage started moving, heading into the mists in a certain direction…]
Not long after leaving the city, he once again encountered a lone behemoth.
This time, Lin Xun didn’t use Falling Starlight but summoned the Three-Headed Lion to hold the front while he repeatedly fired Knowledge Spears at the behemoth.
After the massive increase to his Knowledge cap, the power of Knowledge Spear skyrocketed.
Strictly speaking, the damage of all Knowledge-based skills had risen, even the defensive power of Knowledge Barrier had greatly improved.
Very quickly, he happily claimed a Rare+ grade Divine item.
“At this rate, I’ll soon be able to assemble a complete Divine item!”
Lin Xun silently waited for another behemoth to appear…
He waited an entire day.
Until midday the next day, not only did he never encounter another behemoth, he hadn’t even reached his destination, the Hidden Canyon.
“Is the Hidden Canyon really this far away?”
Lin Xun suspected the text-based game had gotten stuck, repeating lines like ‘You feel extremely jostled’ and ‘You are drowsy over and over’.
Outside the carriage, everything remained shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see anything.
By afternoon, the game text finally displayed something new.
[The carriage slowly comes to a stop. After a long journey, you have finally reached your destination.]
[You step down from the carriage. Layers of mist surround you, and your field of vision is nothing but a vast expanse of white…]
???
Lin Xun’s face twitched in exasperation.
From the name alone, Hidden Canyon was obviously not an indoor area, so it was normal for it to be covered in fog.
But… but he had no means of piercing through the fog. Wandering blindly into the Veil of Knowledge would only get him hopelessly lost.
“How am I supposed to explore this?”
Lin Xun was momentarily stumped.
[In the unseen depths, you feel the memories of the Dark Dragon Knight guiding you forward into the mists.]
[You take a step ahead. The fog around you gradually grows thinner…]
[…]
[T/N: He did the blood sun paladin dirty :(]