Chapter 137 Shyamala’s Astrology Tower

After putting away the divine props, Lin Xun was full of energy and wanted to go and PK with the giant monster in the fog immediately.

However, even the severely injured monster almost made him lose control. If it weren't for the strength of the Valkyrie, he would have seen the bright red words on the vegetable.

From this, we know that he will probably not be able to defeat the giant monster who is in good condition.

Now you should improve your strength as soon as possible to the point where you can kill giant monsters, so as to obtain precious divine items.

There is also the ‘Multi-viewing School Association’ that has not yet been explored in the driving map.

Lin Xun switched back to the body of classmate Li'er and wandered around in the fog, looking for options to commit suicide after getting lost.

[Your eyes are covered with white fog, you can’t see anything clearly, and you can’t tell the direction...]

After a long wait, the text is displayed.

【……】

[You walk blindly and soon lose your way in the 'obstacle of knowledge'. 】

【……】

[You stumble and stumble, but you still can't get out of the fog. 】

【……】

[I stumbled and stumbled, still unable to get out of the fog. 】

Next, the option to commit suicide should appear.

【……】

[Knowing that you can no longer explore, do you want to commit suicide to return to the starting point of your journey? 】

Lin Xungang was about to press 'Yes' and prepare to return to the city for free.

Game text suddenly continues to display.

[The outline of a building appears in the fog in front of you. Through the thick white fog, you can only see the lower three floors of the building. Based on its outline that is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, you judge that this seems to be a tall tower. 】

【Do you want to go explore? 】

Lin Xun raised his eyebrows.

I wanted to go back to the city for free, but unexpectedly I wandered around for a while and ran into... the Hidden Snow Area?

How could I miss such a good thing? Just when I was about to change into the body of the earth giant, I stepped forward to explore.

Suddenly I thought that my knowledge was almost reaching the upper limit.

The current amount of knowledge is 800/1100

If you are overloaded with knowledge in the Astrology Tower and die from a head explosion, how will you come to this hidden snow area next time?

He quickly switched into the body of a dancer and put on the special equipment 'eye patch that blocks true knowledge'.

The dancer's body has no skills to increase the amount of knowledge. If he wears an eye patch that can reduce the amount of knowledge gained, he will not die in the astrological tower.

[You strode forward, and the ‘Battle Angel—Valkyrie’ followed closely beside you. She straddled the long bow diagonally with one hand, and held the arrow tail with the other hand to place the arrow on the bow string, ready to draw the bow and shoot at any time. 】

[You slowly push open the fine copper door of the tower, and the hall on the first floor of the tower comes into view...]

[You have entered the ‘Xia Mara’s Astrology Tower’]

[The light of kerosene lamps illuminates the hall. There are many desks and small planetariums placed in the hall. 】

[At the end of the hall is a fine copper elevator that can lead to the upper level of the tower. 】

[A rickety figure wearing a white robe and a big pointed hat squats in front of the elevator. The man in the white robe lowers his head in thought. You can't see his expression clearly...]

[Are you going to exit the tower, or go forward and talk to the man in white robes? 】

There is also a conversation option, so this is an NPC.

Lin Xun's eyes lit up and he clicked to chat.

NPCs in the wild either can trade or have tasks.

[You stride forward and try to talk to the man in white robes...]

[The figure in white robes suddenly raised his head, with a huge black eye occupying half of his face on his pale face! 】

[The first time you saw the form of the 'Tower Astrologer Seeking Knowledge', the huge one eye made your hair stand on end. You just felt dizzy, and a sense of disordered knowledge was poured into your soul. 】

[You have gained knowledge, and your knowledge has increased by 30! Current amount of knowledge: 830/1100]

[A ferocious light flashed in its huge black eyes. It raised the short staff in its hand and muttered words. The shining stars gathered at the tip of the staff...]

This thing is not an NPC, but a monster!

"Damn! Are you playing sneak attack in the underworld game?"

You must know that the earth giant's new epic+ level eyeballs have the effect of increasing knowledge five times, while the 'eyepatch that isolates true knowledge' can reduce the amount of knowledge seen by half.

Fortunately, Lin Xun was using a dancer's body without knowledge amplification skills.

Otherwise, the first glance at the monster might cause him to be overloaded with knowledge and die.

[With a bang, a sharp arrow shot out, piercing into the giant eye of the man in white robes, and thick transparent liquid splashed everywhere...]

[The ‘Tower Astrologer Seeking Knowledge’ let out a shrill scream and then fell to the ground...]

[Your Watcher defeated the 'Tower Astrologer Seeking Knowledge', and your experience value increased slightly! 】

Without saying a word, the Valkyrie drew her bow and shot an arrow, killing the monster heroically.

She doesn't give the dancers any chance to perform.

Anyway, the experience points are still given to Lin Xun, and it doesn't matter whether he grabs the head or not.

[You have obtained a ‘strong-willed small piece of spirituality’*1]

[You have obtained a ‘book containing some knowledge’*1]

I got three thousand spiritual spirits and there are four books in the inventory.

[You look at the body of the monster in front of you...]

[‘Tower Astrologer Seeking Knowledge’, a stooped old astrologer, is keen to look up at the stars and search for knowledge that people have never obtained. In order to better observe the stars, a single huge eye was transplanted and transformed. It died from the force of the lasing that penetrated the skull. Compatibility 108% (+45%)]

[Do you want to possess this body? 】

Lin Xun threw away the body of classmate Li'er and clicked "Yes".

[You are possessed by the body of the ‘Tower Astrologer who seeks knowledge’! 】

Open the body panel and take a look.

[Body—Tower Astrologer Seeking Knowledge]

[Real name: unknown]

[Phaseality: 108% (+45%) The compatibility breaks through the critical point, and the quality of the body is improved! 】

[Body quality: Excellent + level]

[Body level: 36 (+6↑)]

[Body equipment: Pure white astrological robe (dilapidated + level), white standard robe, with countless twinkling stars carved on the robe, which has no other use except for beauty. 】

[Hull equipment: Stargazing Short Staff (Exquisite + Level), a short wooden staff as long as the forearm, with a shining crystal inlaid on the top of the short staff. It is a weapon that can be used for chanting and casting spells. 】

[Shell Skill: Starlight Concentration (Excellent Level), while the warlock looks up at the stars to gain knowledge, he also gains a very small part of the power of the stars. Using this skill releases a beam of light that contains the power of the stars and requires a short time to cast. 】

This body was of the same quality as the body of the Discipline Knight, but for Lin Xun now, it was a bit unappealing.

If the Discipline Knight didn't have a real name and could be embodied in reality, Lin Xun might have abandoned the Discipline Knight after getting the Earth Giant.

If the compatibility of an ordinary apostle is sufficient, the astrologer body can be considered a very good body, the kind that can be upgraded without thinking by stacking resources.

However, for people like Lin Xun who are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, there is only one word to describe it: garbage.

In two words, it's very rubbish.

In other words, the short staff weapon of the body is worth three to five thousand souls.

After taking off the astrologer's equipment, Lin Xun returned to the dancer's body.

To be on the safe side, he turned on the invisibility skill. Although the invisibility skill would probably not be effective against monsters with mutated eyes, it was still a comfort to his heart.

After searching the hall, I obtained a 'book containing some knowledge'.

Seeing that the first floor of the hall had been ransacked, Lin Xun came to the end of the hall.

[At the end of the hall is a fine copper elevator. You can take the elevator to the upper level of the Astrology Tower. 】

[You step into the elevator, followed by the ‘Battle Angel—Valkyrie’. 】

[There is a pull rod mechanism on the side of the car. After pulling it, the elevator will start. 】

[Do you want to pull the lever? 】

[You pull the lever device, and with the sound of gears biting and hinges turning, the elevator slowly rises...]

[The elevator gradually rises to the floor masonry on the first and second floors of the tower. The open elevator allows you to see clearly without any obstruction. The masonry on the next floor is as thick as half a body...]

[The elevator reaches the second floor of the tower and stops slowly...]

[In the hall, just like the first floor, there are many desks and small planetariums. 】

[Do you want to leave the elevator, or pull the lever device to continue going up? 】

Lin Xun chose the former.

The astrology tower must be explored layer by layer to avoid missing anything.

[You leave the elevator and step forward...]

[You notice that in the aisle between the desks, there is a beautiful woman wearing leather armor, leaning against the desk and taking a nap with her eyes closed. 】

[Are you going to kill it while it is sleeping? 】

"Haha, underworld game, still doing this kind of trick..."

There was a monster pretending to be an NPC on the first floor of the Astrology Tower to sneak attack (kan) him.

The underworld game played the same trick on the second floor, making him mistakenly think it was a monster. After going up and hacking him to death, he realized it was an NPC and successfully missed the side mission.

Lin Xun decisively pressed 'no'.

[You are so upright that you disdain to do something worse than a beast while a woman is sleeping...]

[You release your invisibility, stride forward, wake up the leather-armored woman, and try to talk to her...]

[After walking in, you realize that the woman’s skin reveals the dark golden color of fine copper under the light of the kerosene lamp...]

[The 'Super Self-Explosive Maid Doll' suddenly opened its eyes. After seeing you, it was frightened. Its skin was filled with a dangerous and dazzling red color, and its delicate body began to swell...]

"Damn! This is a suicide bomb!"

There is no doubt that the dancer is a crispy body. If it is exploded by a special self-destructive doll, it will definitely die!

It was too late for Lin Xun to switch to the earth giant's body at this time.

"Is this a case of being clever but being misled by cleverness?"

Being tricked by the underworld game again, he was careless and did not dodge.

This death will undoubtedly make it impossible for Lin Xun to enter the hidden snow area called "Xia Mara's Astrology Tower".

He found this area just by wandering around in the fog. Let alone searching again, he might not be able to find this place even if he searched a hundred times.

[The body of the female doll begins to crack, and red explosion flames spurt out from it...]

The bright red word "vegetable" is right in front of you.

[A soft body embraces you from behind. She embraces you and turns her back to the incoming explosion fire. A pair of huge copper wings unfolds to encircle you and her...]

[The raging explosion fire cannot penetrate the protection of the fine copper wings. In a trance, you see through the goggles of the nano battle suit, a pair of dark golden eyes winking mischievously at you...]

[The fire is extinguished, and the ‘Battle Angel—Valkyrie’ retracts its fine copper wings and is still guarding you...]

"call……"

Lin Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Valkyrie is very powerful.

He decided to manifest the Valkyrie after finishing the game and reward her well.

['Special self-destructive maid puppet' dies, your experience value will be greatly increased! 】

[You have obtained a ‘strong-willed chunk of spirituality’*1]

[You have obtained ‘Special Fine Bronze Clockwork’ (Material)*3]

The refined copper parts were of little use to him at this time, but it was not bad to gain another 5,000 spiritual points.

Searched the second floor of the Astrology Tower and obtained two more 'books containing some knowledge'.

The second floor is done, now go to the third floor!

[You step into the elevator, followed by the ‘Battle Angel—Valkyrie’. 】

[You pull the lever device, and with the sound of gears biting and hinges turning, the elevator slowly rises...]

[The elevator gradually rises to the floor masonry on the second and third floors of the tower. The open elevator allows you to see clearly without any obstruction. The masonry on the next floor is as thick as half a body...]

[The elevator reaches the third floor of the tower and slowly stops...]

[In the hall, just like the second floor, there are many desks and small planetariums. 】

[You leave the elevator and step forward...]

[You notice a figure in black robe standing in the aisle between the desks, with his back to you. 】

[Do you want to kill it before it finds you? 】

"Again?!"

Lin Xun suddenly felt a little confused.

The monsters on the second floor are obviously much stronger than those on the first floor.

The third level is definitely stronger than the second level, and the Valkyrie may not be able to protect him every time.

How about a trial attack?

Lin Xun was worried that some NPC would be killed by him in one fell swoop.

There are several bodies in the body column. Because of the bonus of ‘leadership’, except for the level 40 factory owner, the other bodies are all level 36.

If you encounter a delicate NPC, you will definitely be killed in one blow.

Are there any long-range attacks with lower damage?

Lin Xun opened the inventory and looked for available props.

‘Foul-smelling bezoar’ (scrap), only has a discard option, no throw option.

‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (scrap), with discard and installation options.

If the man in black robe is a monster that 'seeks knowledge', discarding the eyeballs should attract its attention.

Do whatever comes to mind and click discard.

[You abandoned the ‘eyeballs of unknown creatures’ (waste) on the ground. 】

[The man in black robe in the hall is still standing straight with his back to you, not noticing your presence...]

[Do you want to kill it before it finds you? 】

Are the lost eyeballs too rubbish to attract the attention of the man in black?

There are eighteen eyeballs of the 'Underground Compound Eyed Demon' in the inventory. They have not had time to be transplanted and installed. However, these items are extremely valuable and Lin Xun is reluctant to use them as bait.

Looking through the inventory again, he found a suitable prop.

[Poison-quenched flying knife (throwing prop): The poison-quenched flying knife has a dark blue color on the blade. People who are accustomed to licking blood from the knife edge should not use it. 】(Chapter Six)

Flying knives were originally developed when fighting the Blood Sun mobs in the Blood Sun world. These throwing props have fixed damage.

The 'Poisoned Flying Knife' is the lowest level of throwing props, so it is just right for this place.

It can achieve the probing effect without killing the man in black robe.

[You took out a 'poisoned flying knife'. Under the kerosene lamp, the blade flashed a blue color. You flicked your wrist, and the flying knife shot straight out...]

[The ‘poison-quenched flying knife’ hit the black-robed man’s buttocks. He cried out in pain and turned around suddenly...]

As soon as Lin Xun saw the word 'him', he knew that the man in black robe was not a strange person.

Monsters in the game all use "it"... In fact, many NPCs are also in a non-human state and use "it".

But 'he' at least showed that this man in black robe was a normal person.

Unexpectedly, the next text would make Lin Xun's head full of black threads.

[The man in black robe covered his buttocks and turned around angrily. He wore a familiar single-sided glasses on his old face...