Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 124: Chapter 114: Star Gazing Laboratory, Almighty True Knowledge!_1 Chapter 124: Chapter 114: Star Gazing Laboratory, Almighty True Knowledge!_1 Leaving the dean’s office and confirming that there was nothing more to scavenge on the third floor of the academic building, Lin Xun returned to the stairs at the entrance of the hallway.

[At the entrance of the hallway, there are stairs leading to the lower floors of the academic building. You look at the wall at the side; it is marked with the character of the third floor.]

[A rusty iron ladder is embedded in the wall next to you.]

[Looking up, the ladder extends to the ceiling where there’s a square hatch, which appears to be able to lead to the rooftop of the academic building.]

[Will you descend the stairs, or climb the iron ladder on the side to the rooftop?]

Lin Xun decided to explore from top to bottom, first finishing the upper structure before going to the basement lab.

[You climb up the iron ladder, using both your hands and feet.]

[You open the hatch at the ceiling and climb onto the rooftop of the academic building…]

[This isn’t a panoramic platform, but rather, a spacious room.]

[The room is brightly lit and filled with countless desks and bookcases.]

[You find a human-sized star instrument in the middle of the room, as well as a large mono-telescope fixed to the floor. Both pieces of equipment are made of brass.]

[It seems to be a lab with some special function.]

[Looking at the familiar furnishings of the room, some memories in the Shell begin to recover…]

[You remember this is the college’s astronomical laboratory, where professors had led students in stargazing classes.]

[You clearly remember, there’s a rotary handle on the side wall of the laboratory, which can open the lab’s ceiling.]

[You also clearly remember, how to determine the coordinates of the stars based on the star instrument, and how to observe the stars through the ‘Knowledge Barrier’ using the large mono- telescope, acquiring great knowledge.]

[You remember even more vividly, coming here quietly with your professor late at night, leaving wonderful memories.]

[Oh, that rich knowledge…]

“…”

Luckily, the Shell’s memories are presented in the form of text. If they were to physically manifest in reality… the scene would be too beautiful, Lin Xun wouldn’t dare to imagine it.

Using student Lily, continue the game.

[Based on your memory, you walk over to the side wall of the lab…]

[There’s a metal handle device on the side wall that is connected to the lab’s ceiling through a hinge.]

[You rotate the metal handle, and with the sounds of the hinge rotating and the cogs fitting together, the lab’s ceiling slowly opens.]

[The stars’ faint glow shines down. You look up and see none in the pitch-black night sky, nor is there a moon. Yet, the stars’ pale light still shines down as if veiling the eerie world in a soft, white gauze.]

[You understand that the human eye alone cannot observe the stars through the ‘Knowledge Barrier’, and you must either implant keen eyes or rely on the ‘Astrological Telescope’ to gain knowledge about the stars.]

Knowledge Barrier?

Lin Xun furrowed his brows, wondering what this was.

[You walk over to the tall star instrument. It contains the records of nine stars. You look at the calendar on the desk to confirm the date, look at the pendulum clock on the wall to confirm the time, recall the content of your stargazing classes, and begin to manipulate the star instrument…]

[You successfully lock onto the coordinates of a star. According to its coordinates, you adjust the angle of the telescope beside you…]

[O Seeker of Knowledge, will you observe the stars using the ‘Astrological Telescope’ to acquire knowledge?]

Right now, the abilities of Lily’s Shell are still in the activation phase, allowing the accrual of knowledge to be amplified.

The only thing causing Lin Xun to hesitate is how much knowledge one can gain from observing the stars.

His current knowledge is 125/200.

If the knowledge gained is too much, it will result in Knowledge Overload.

Then, the shell of Lily will have a brain explosion and die. The process of rebuilding her would waste some soul strength.

If he chooses another student’s shell to be the scapegoat, and the knowledge acquired from watching the stars does not reach the stage of overload, he will lose fifty percent of the amplified knowledge.

After some careful thought, Lin Xun decided to observe with Lily’s shell.

All the students in the college can take stargazing classes, but they don’t lose themselves observing stars, which implies that the knowledge obtained from the stars is not much.

Alternatively, the stars the students observe themselves, are the stars that contain extremely little knowledge.

[You close one eye and bring the other close to the eyepiece of the telescope…]

[Through the eyepiece, you see a dazzling star in the dark depths of space…]

[You have acquired knowledge and your knowledge has increased by 30! Current knowledge: 155/200]

[There are eight other stars recorded on the star instrument. Do you want to continue identifying the coordinates of the stars?]

Does each star gives a fixed 30 points of knowledge, or does it fluctuate?

Lin Xun clicked on continue.

[You are fiddling with the Star Instrument… determining the coordinates of the stars…adjusting the angle of the astronomical telescope…]

[You close one eye and lean towards the eyepiece…]

[You have gained Knowledge, your Knowledge has increased by 40! Current Knowledge: 195/200]

“… I barely avoided a head explosion!”

Lin Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

[Seven other stars are recorded on the Star Instrument, do you want to continue determining the coordinates of the stars?]

He promptly clicked on ‘no’ and switched his Shell to ‘Student of Knowledge’.

It was time for the scapegoat to make its entrance!

He opened his item list and clicked on the ‘Book Containing Some Knowledge’.

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

[You have gained Knowledge, your Knowledge has increased by 10! Current Knowledge: 205/200]

[Your knowledge surpasses the critical point, touches the extraordinary, and you once again glimpse the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’…]

[Chaotic and endless knowledge continuously pours into your soul, you gradually lose yourself in the sea of knowledge.]

[Reason recedes from you, madness occupies your mind.]

[Your head exploded violently…]

[You are dead!]

As expected, the Student of Knowledge died, the scapegoat plan was successful.

Lin Xun grinned, having saved a bit of Spiritual Strength.

[The ordinary Wandering Soul is reborn in an old lecture hall…]

[The ordinary Wandering Soul is filled with chaotic knowledge, unable to move freely.]

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

[Current Spiritual Strength 1/3]

The Student’s Shell could be discarded and replaced later, the cost of Knowledge overload was reduced from two points of Spiritual Strength to one.

The remaining one point of strength couldn’t be used, and the afterlife game again initiated anti-addiction measures.

Lin Xun put down his phone, opened Writer’s Assistant, and started the grueling task of typing…

The following evening.

In-game Spiritual Strength has recovered to 3/3.

Book of Redemption, launch!

[You have entered the Doomsday Chapter.]

[Chapter 82740874]

[The ordinary Wandering Soul awakens in an old lecture hall…]

[The ordinary Wandering Soul is filled with chaotic knowledge, unable to move freely.]

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

Lin Xun decisively clicked on ‘yes’, not knowing whether the Knowledge limit would change to 300 or 400.

[You have used 1 point of Spiritual Strength, clearing the chaotic knowledge in your soul.]

[Current Spiritual Strength 2/3]

[Your Knowledge limit has increased, current Knowledge 0/300]

Lin Xun sneered, every time the Knowledge overload increased the limit by only a hundred, it seemed a bit too little.

[You have possessed the ‘Four-Eyed Polyvision School Student’ Shell]

After he possessed Lily’s Shell, just as he was about to go to the stargazing lab to increase his Knowledge…

[You have caught the attention of a mysterious existence, your contact with the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ deepens!]

???

Lin Xun slowly typed out three question marks.

Doesn’t this scene seem somewhat familiar?