Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 175: Chapter 139: Xiamala’s Star Observatory Tower_2 Chapter 175: Chapter 139: Xiamala’s Star Observatory Tower_2 [Shell Quality: Excellent+ Level]

[Shell Level: 36 (+6↑)]

[Shell Equipment: Pure White Astral Robe (Ruined+ Level), a white formal robe, adorned with countless sparkling stars on its surface, which serves no purpose other than aesthetics.]

[Shell Equipment: Stargazing Wand (Excellent+ Level), a wooden wand roughly the length of a forearm, with a shiny gem embedded at the top, which can be used as a weapon for spell casting.]

[Shell Skill: Starlight Cluster (Excellent Level), the astrologer, while looking up at the starry sky to gain knowledge, also obtains a small part of the power of the stars. This skill can be used to release a beam of light containing star power, requiring a short time to cast.]

This shell has the same quality as the Law Knight’s shell, but for the current Lin Xun, it was rather unremarkable.

If it weren’t for the Law Knight having a true name and being able to manifest in reality, Lin Xun might have discarded the Law Knight after getting the Earth Giant.

Ordinary Apostles, if they have a good enough affinity, could consider the Astrologer shell as a quite excellent one, one that they can blindly stack resources to upgrade.

But for Lin Xun, who’s accustomed to indulging in delicacies, he only had one word to describe it, rubbish.

If put in two words, complete rubbish.

The wand weapon of the shell is worth only three to five thousand spirit points.

After stripping off the Astrologer’s equipment, Lin Xun switched back to the Dancer’s shell.

For safety, he activated his invisibility skill. Although the invisibility skill is mostly ineffective against monsters with mutant eyes, it still brings some psychological comfort.

After scavenging the hall, he obtained another ‘Book Containing Some Knowledge’.

Seeing that the first floor of the hall had been thoroughly scavenged, Lin Xun arrived at the end of the hall.

[At the end of the hall there is a Refined Copper elevator, which you can take to get to the higher levels of the Star Observatory Tower.]

[You step into the elevator, with the ‘Combat Angel – Valkyrie’ right behind you.]

[There’s a lever on the side of the elevator. Once it’s pulled, the elevator will start to move.]

[Do you want to pull the lever?]

[You pull the lever. Accompanied by the sounds of gears biting and hinges turning, the elevator slowly rises…]

[The elevator gradually rises to the floor stone of the first and second floor of the tower, the open elevator allows you to clearly see that the thickness of the partition stone is about half a shell…]

[The elevator comes to the second floor of the tower and slowly stops…]

[In the hall, just like on the first floor, there are many desks and small Star Instruments.]

[Do you wish to leave the elevator, or pull the lever to continue upwards?]

Lin Xun chose the former.

He had to explore the Star Tower one floor at a time to avoid missing anything.

[You step out of the elevator and walk forward…]

[You notice a beautiful woman in leathers, taking a nap leaning against a desk in the aisle between the desks.]

[Do you want to kill it while it sleeps?]

“Huh, an underworld game, still using such an old trick…”

There was a monster disguised as an NPC that ambushed (observed) him on the first floor of the Star Tower.

The underworld game is playing the same trick on the second floor, making him think it’s a monster. After cutting it down, he realizes it’s an NPC, successfully missing the side quest.

Lin Xun decisively pressed ‘No’.

[You maintain your dignity, not stooping so low as to do such a beastly thing to a sleeping woman…]

[You end your invisible state, step forward boldly, wake up the woman in leathers, and attempt to have a conversation with her…]

[Upon approaching, you realize that under the light of the oil lamp, the woman’s skin reveals a burnished golden hue, just like refined copper…]

[‘Special Grade Self-detonating Maid Doll’ suddenly opens its eyes. Seeing you, she gets startled, her skin radiating a dangerous and dazzling red hue, and her beautiful body begins to swell up…]

“Damn! It’s a human bomb!”

Without a doubt, the Dancer is a fragile shell, and if it’s blown up by a Special Grade Self-detonating Doll, it would definitely be more dead than dead!

There was no time for Lin Xun to switch to the Earth Giant shell.

“Was I too smart for my own good?”

He was tricked by the underworld game again. He was careless and didn’t dodge.

This time, without a doubt, his death would prevent Lin Xun from entering the hidden area called ‘Xiamala’s Star Tower’ again.

He had originally stumbled into this area aimlessly. Not to mention finding this place again, even if he looked a hundred times, he might not find it.

[The female doll’s body begins to crack, and the red, intense light of the explosion bursts out from within…]

The bright red ‘killed’ sign was right before his eyes.

[A soft body holds you from behind and circles you into her arms. She turns around to shield you from the incoming burst of lights, and a pair of giant refined copper wings enclose you and her…]

[The intense explosion was unable to penetrate through the protection of the refined copper wings. Suddenly, through the visor of your nanotech combat suit, you see a pair of dark golden eyes blinking mischievously at you…]

[As the light of the explosion fades, the ‘Combat Angel – Valkyrie’ retracts her refined copper wings, still guarding you by your side…]

“Phew…”

Lin Xun gives a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness for Valkyrie.

He decided that after finishing the game, he would manifest the Valkyrie and reward her handsomely.

[The ‘Special Grade Self-detonating Maid Doll’ died, your experience points have greatly increased!]

[You’ve received ‘Tenacious Large Chunk of Spirituality’ *1]

[You’ve received ‘Special Grade Refined Copper Spring (Material)’ *3]

The Refined Copper Components don’t have much use for him at the moment, but gaining another 5000 Spirit Points is decent.