Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 120 - 120 111 Consequences of Knowledge Overload_1

?Chapter 120: Chapter 111 Consequences of Knowledge Overload_1 Chapter 120: Chapter 111 Consequences of Knowledge Overload_1 [You step up to the bookshelf and discover that a few books stored in it seem a little strange.]

[You have obtained ‘Book Containing Some Knowledge’*3 (Item)]

[‘Book Containing Some Knowledge’: Amidst the thickness of these books, densely packed words are inscribed. These words seem to have a mystical power that unconsciously engrosses those who read it. Using this item will increase your Knowledge by 10 points.]

At this moment, Lin Xun is possessing the body of ‘Lily’.

The Shell skill ‘Knowledge Extraction’ is also activated, enhancing the Knowledge he acquires.

His current Knowledge has reached 90/100. As long as he uses this item, his Knowledge will break through 100.

Lin Xun vaguely felt like he was missing some clues.

But after careful consideration, he still had no clue.

With an explorative mindset, he clicked on the item.

[You open the ‘Book Containing Some Knowledge’, read the contents of the book, and absorb the Knowledge within…]

[You have acquired Knowledge, your Knowledge has increased by 15 points! Current Knowledge: 105/100]

[Your knowledge has surpassed the critical point, you have touched the extraordinary, and are fortunate to glimpse the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’…]

Almighty True Knowledge? Could this be a source of doom similar to the ‘Profane Blood Sun’?

Lin Xun frowns, realizing a key factor.

The game text did not describe the form of ‘Almighty True Knowledge’…

[Chaotic Knowledge continuously pours into your soul, you gradually lose yourself in the ocean of Knowledge.]

[Your sanity leaves you, and madness occupies your mind.]

[Your head explodes violently…]

[You died!]

Lin Xun wasn’t surprised by the arrival of death.

What surprised him was the manner of his death.

“Why does every knowledge-seeking creature only fall into madness, while I simply blow up and die from… brain overload?”

[A regular Wandering Soul resurrects in the ancient lecture hall…]

[A regular Wandering Soul is filled with chaotic Knowledge, unable to move freely.]

[Do you want to consume 1 point of Soul Strength to clear the chaotic Knowledge in your soul?]

???

What’s going on? Can’t control the Wandering Soul?

Lin Xun attempted to open the Shell Column and click on the possessive shell.

[A regular Wandering Soul is filled with chaotic Knowledge, unable to move freely.]

“…”

This move by the underworld game was quite perplexing for Lin Xun.

He examined previous texts to look for clues.

He noticed that before his death, the text displayed ‘Knowledge poured into your soul’, not into his brain.

After going over the text, he finally realised what he had missed out.

When he first entered the chapter and saw the introduction of the ‘Nameless Tutor’ Shell, it showed that his Knowledge had increased.

Keep in mind that he was in the form of a Wandering Soul at that time!

After switching to Lily’s Shell, the Knowledge wasn’t recalculated, but inherited from before.

In other words, the Knowledge within the chapter acts directly on the soul, not the Shell.

Lin Xun vaguely sensed the terror of hell level chapters.

If he does not consume 1 point of Soul Strength now, he will not be able to control the Wandering Soul possession.

The only good news is that he will not need to use up his Soul Strength limit.

If the price were to be the Soul Strength limit, Lin Xun would end this chapter without hesitation.

[You have consumed 1 point of Soul Strength to clear the chaotic Knowledge in your soul.]

[Current Soul Strength 2/3]

[The limit of your Knowledge has increased, current Knowledge 0/200]

Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.

Knowledge overload did have its benefits, such as increasing the upper limit of Knowledge.

After briefly considering, he roughly understood the purpose of the upper limit of Knowledge.

The overflow of Knowledge leads to madness, you can understand Knowledge as the madness value to understand this.

Increasing the upper limit of Knowledge is equivalent to strengthening your tolerance to madness.

A grin spread across Lin Xun’s face, now that he understood the game mechanics, he knew what his next move was.

[You consumed 1 point of Soul Strength to reshape the ‘Four-Eyed Student Seeking Knowledge’.]

[Current Soul Strength: 1/3]

The Shell skill of ‘Lily’ is still useful, so it’s worth spending 1 point of Soul Strength for it.

However, dying from Knowledge overload equates to spending 2 points of Soul Strength. This death price is quite substantial.

Lin Xun stared thoughtfully at the two knowledge books he had left, and thought of a way to save Soul Strength.

[You possess the ‘Fallen Old Theater Dancer’.]

Activation of the invisibility skill and departure from the safe house.

The student monsters in the hallway have already been reset.

Instead of wiping out all the student monsters, Lin Xun sneakily assassinated one.

[You defeated the ‘Polyvision School Student Seeking Knowledge’, your experience value slightly increased.]

[You look at the deceased student’s body in front of you…]

[‘Polyvision School Student Seeking Knowledge’: A student whose desire for Knowledge is expanding indefinitely. After absorbing unbearable knowledge, he lost himself. For some unknown reason, his eyes were gouged out, leaving his eye sockets empty. He died from a sword to the throat. Compatibility: 119% (+45%).]

[Do you want to possess this Shell?]

Lin Xun discarded the ‘Nameless Tutor’ Shell, keeping the ‘School Tutor’s Robe’ and ‘Thick Teaching Whip’ before clicking possess.

[You possessed the ‘Polyvision School Student Seeking Knowledge’.]

[The memories stored in the Shell are chaotic and disorderly, preventing you from remembering past events.]

The student’s Shell quality and gear are quite lousy, without any Shell skills, the only thing of worth was its level 15, which under the effect of The Leader’s Face, is enhanced to level 29.

[Your vision suddenly turns black. You cannot see anything nor gain Knowledge from your hollow eye sockets. All you can do is grope around relying on the peculiar sensations from the Shell itself…]

[You’re not used to this strange new sensation and unable to adapt perfectly to the Shell’s movements.]

[You accidentally touch something soft and realize you’ve touched a female classmate. You quickly mutter an incoherent apology, then continue to explore…]

“…”

Lin Xun originally intended to find a student’s Shell, and when his Knowledge was about to overload, read the book as a suicide bomber.

In doing so, he would save 1 point of Soul Strength. Unexpectedly, students without eyes rely on something similar to a sixth sense perception to function.

The original Shell itself is blind, even under his control, walking and exploring is problematic, not to mention reading a book to gain Knowledge.

All students in the hallway, except for unique creatures like ‘Lily’, are eyeless monsters.

Unfortunately, ‘Lily’ couldn’t respawn.

Lin Xun’s plan met an unexpected hurdle, the trick to sparing Soul Strength died in the womb…

He was about to switch back to the dancer’s shell and continue exploring while avoiding the small monsters.

Suddenly a lightbulb went off in his head, and he hastily opened his inventory.

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Scrap)*17, an eyeball tissue that was removed from a certain creature. Due to the extremely poor quality of the preservative it has been soaked in, this eyeball has lost its activity.]

He attempted to click on the scrap, and a prompt popped up in the text.

[Do you want to put the ‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ in your eye sockets?]