Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 189: Chapter 144 Legend Skill Meteor Light, Star Monsters_2 Chapter 189: Chapter 144 Legend Skill Meteor Light, Star Monsters_2 Lin Xun looked at the item thoughtfully.

The ‘Knowledge god servant’ must know that he had obtained the ‘Light of the Falling Star’ and therefore changed his membership reward to ‘Fast-Reading Scroll of Knowledge’ to help him increase his power.

However, the ‘Light of the Falling Star’ could not be learned by the Yellow Bishop…

He attempted to teach the ‘Light of the Falling Star’ to the ‘Earth Giant’.

The text of the underworld game showed that the shell of the Earth Giant was of good quality, but it was not suitable for learning this skill. Forcing the learning would lead to a decrease in skill quality.

Lin Xun suddenly thought of the astrologers from the Star Observatory Tower, who were also mages. Perhaps most of the scholars and bachelors in this world were mages.

He still had a travel map to the ‘Polyvision School Association’ that he had not explored.

There might be even more powerful Mages there!

Just as Lin Xun was about to leave the Star Observatory Tower, he suddenly remembered that he still had important things to do.

Taking the elevator at the end of the hall, he arrived at the third floor of the Star Observatory Tower.

[The elevator goes up to the third floor of the high tower and slowly stops …]

[The interior of the hall is the same as the second floor, filled with many desks and small star instruments, but the black robed figures that used to be here are now gone.]

He frowned.

The librarian ran away?

“That shouldn’t be the case.”

According to what was said in the Apostle’s forum, in the game chapters, the administrators the Apostles met were all avatars of the librarian.

These avatars were not very powerful, and their memories were not shared. Each encounter with a separate avatar was a unique existence, and their personalities also varied.

We can’t predict whether the administrators in this world are good or evil to the Apostles based on the situation with the administrators in the previous world.

However, there was one thing that all administrators had in common, which was that as long as the task given by the administrators was completed, no matter how reluctant the administrator might be, they would reward the Apostles accordingly.

It’s completely out of the question that they would go back on their word and deny the reward, or stand them up after the task was completed.

Lin Xun had already opened the treasure chest and explored the ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’ as the administrator had instructed. The administrator should appear to reward him now.

After a short thought, he returned to the first underground floor of the Star Observatory Tower.

[You arrive at the first underground level of the Star Observatory Tower…]

[The light of the kerosene lamp illuminates the entire hall, where a half-human golden chest is tightly closed among the many neatly arranged desks.]

[You slowly move forward, the numerous glimmering stars etched on the golden chest suggest that it is extremely valuable, not to mention the treasure it contains.]

[Do you want to open the chest?]

Lin Xun was confused.

Wasn’t the chest already opened by him? How come it’s closed again?

Could it be that if he opened the chest again, some unknown objects would spew out and send him away….

He opened his item bar, summoning the Valkyrie.

[You pull out the ‘Refined Copper Sand Hammer’ and gently shake it…]

[With the lovely rhythm of the rustling sound, you summon the Watcher ‘Combat Angel – Valkyrie’.]

[A beautiful woman with long hair appears from the void, dressed in a short light purple kimono with a pair of large copper wings on her back…]

When he was transported to the ‘Temple of Knowledge’ in the cage, the Valkyrie had automatically canceled her summon and was not killed in the cage.

He checked the Valkyrie’s combat orders again to confirm that there were no instructions similar to opening a chest.

Lin Xun pressed ‘Open Chest’ directly.

The ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’ had collapsed and vanished. Even if the chest could transport him again, there would be nowhere for him to go.

[You open the chest…]

[Gears can be faintly heard grinding from underground, the giant chest is empty. As the noise continues, the bottom of the chest shrinks and disappears, revealing a stone stairway leading to the underground.]

[You step into the chest and walk down the stairs…]

[The ‘Combat Angel – Valkyrie’ with her longbow also follows you step by step…]

[Soon, you arrive at the ‘Second Underground Level of the Star Observatory Tower’ through the stairs.]

[Inside the hall, a dozen refined copper cages are placed against the wall, all that remains inside them are horrifically decayed skeletal remains.]

[At the center of the hall is a huge character, drawn not in white, but blood red, giving off a bone-chilling feeling.]

[A robed elder leans against a refined copper cage while holding a book, reading and waiting. Every now and then, he blows his beard and glares impatiently, adjusting his monocle perched on his nose, as if he’s been waiting for quite some time.]

[The ‘Librarian’ sees you, gives you a glare, and loudly laments your foolishness. The secret area of the Star Observatory Tower is right below the elevator shaft. He can’t believe that such a simple problem bewildered you for so long.]

[He has been waiting here impatiently. If you still want to carry out the special mission, you should hurry up and finish it. Don’t waste his time.]

Lin Xun frowns.

It seems that the ‘Librarian’ had no knowledge of him being teleported to the ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’.

The information he gave still pertains to finding the secret area within the Star Observatory Tower, unlocking the treasure chest within it, and then starting a special task.

“Is this old man pretending, or does he genuinely not know?”

He pondered deeply.

According to the Astrologer’s memory, Xiamala did indeed see the ‘true stars’, or the ‘Son of Stars’ or other star deities.

However, according to Xiamala’s power as the owner of the Star Observatory Tower, he did not have the ability to connect the teleportation formation of the treasure chest to the ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’.

Moreover, the teleportation formation of the treasure chest seemed to be effective only for him. The ‘Librarian’ could walk through the treasure chest and arrive at the basement of the Star Observatory Tower to wait for him to undertake the special task.

Who exactly was the one to send him to the ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’? Was it the Librarian, or the ‘Bright Stars’, or the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’…

Lin Xun couldn’t figure it out for a while, but he could rule out one wrong answer.

[You walk up determinedly, ready to undertake the special task. The ‘Librarian’s’ face slightly brightened. He tells you that the characters inscribed on the floor in the center of the hall is a magic array used by the owner of the Star Observatory Tower to imprison the Star Beasts.]

[If you can defeat the Star Beasts released after he opens the array, then that counts as completing the special task.]

[Do you want to undertake the special task offered by the ‘Librarian’s clone’?]

Why not accept it if there are rewards?

At this time, Lin Xun was possessing the Earth Giant, and he had the powerful Valkyrie by his side. The Star Beasts were only at his fingertips.

Without hesitation, he pressed ‘yes’.

[With a sneer, ‘Librarian’ adjusts his monocle, a more mocking look in his eyes, puts down the book in his hand, and begins to chant a spell.]

[The characters of the magic array in the center of the hall glows with a bright red light. Accompanied by the chanting of the spell, the entire hall is bathed in a blood red glow.]

[The blood light grows brighter and brighter. ‘Librarian’ stops chanting his spell, flashes to a corner of the hall, starts to chant another spell and his figure gradually turns semi-transparent.]

[The hall is filled with a blood-red light, the strongest at the center of the floor. Something seems to be about to break through the characters!]

[An incredibly gruesome beast appears at the center of the characters. It has large horns growing on its head, chewing mouthparts, and a humped back covered in a black shell sprinkled with shimmering stars.]

[This gigantic beast roars skyward, seemingly stirring the stars in the sky.]

[You see the ‘Star Horn Rhinoceros Turtle’ for the first time. Its twisted form sends chills down your spine, leaving you dizzy. Your soul is filled with chaotic knowledge.]

[You have acquired knowledge, your knowledge has increased by 500! Current knowledge: 500/2700]

[The sight under the ‘Librarian’s’ monocle grows more excited, his gaze fixed on the Star Beasts.]

[You raise your ‘Ancient Dragon Tooth Mace’, your muscles bulging.]

[The Combat Angel—Valkyrie rests an arrow on her bowstring, closes her dark golden eyes, tilts her ear slightly, as if listening to the whispers of the wind.]

[The ‘Star Horn Rhinoceros Turtle’ roars towards the sky, then suddenly falls to the ground, the light in its eyes dims and in an instant, it shows no signs of life.]

[The ‘Star Horn Rhinoceros Turtle’ has died, you did not gain any experience.]

[You have got ‘Unyielding Piece of Spirituality’ x 1]

[You have got ‘Starlit Shell’ (Material)]

[You have got ‘Green Biological Fluid’ (Item)]

Lin Xun: ?

Valkyrie: ??

Librarian: ???

How did this creature die without even being attacked?