Chapter 268 267. Substantial changes in rank ascension

In fact, this place in the abandoned city is very strange no matter how you look at it, it is obviously so close to the new city, and the location and location advantages should be very high, but it has been completely abandoned and allowed to become a gray area with no matter what.

Why is this so?

Could it be that when I dug the sewers, I dug and dug up something terrible? So you give up?

So why is it that new urban areas are being actively built nearby, and they are not paying attention to the people here?

A series of question marks immediately sprung up in Lloyd's heart, and he really couldn't understand the above development and operation ideas.

But one thing is for sure, the reason for the abandonment here will definitely not be the ghost of the piece of paper just now, this thing is too fragile and special in nature, and it doesn't take much effort to solve this thing.

Moreover, this thing has only been reported to have been witnessed recently, and it has nothing to do with the 'long history' of the abandoned city.

Maybe it's just because of various cost issues? Or some historical legacy? That's why the above gave up here?

After thinking about it for a while, Lloyd suddenly remembered another detail, about what happened to the previous victims.

According to the information I heard in the bar, the victims who died at the hands of this unique strange derivative were actually not very many, just a few ordinary people, plus a fourth-order transcendent.

Considering the density of the population and the pattern of early departures and late returns, this level of casualties is a miracle.

Of course, there are the bartenders' efforts in this, but this ghost is also more or less stained......

It's no surprise that an Extraordinary would die at its hands, the more dangerous this thing is for the higher-ranking Transcendent.

But it's not so powerful against ordinary people.,It's not as powerful as the demon with a normal danger level of 3.,If ordinary people who haven't been exposed to mystery and transcendence just look at it directly.,At most, there's no specific image.,It won't hurt anything.。

You have to get closer to each other in order to suffer from the spiritual pollution it exudes.

But isn't this thing floating in the sky all the time? How did the victim get 'closer' to it without inspiration? It can't be poked with a bamboo pole underneath, right?

In addition, those victims all chose to commit suicide after falling into madness?

If human beings commit suicide after falling into madness, then there will be no monsters in this world such as 'runaway ones'......

So, how did those ordinary people die in the hands of this merchant?

Could it be ...... The strange derivatives that those ordinary people saw were not images such as harmless rags, women in white, and big white birds, but something more special?

For example, some kind of weird thing that makes people kill themselves when they see it?

But there is a paradox here, not to mention how ordinary people come into contact with such dangerous things, how can a thing that can make people commit suicide by looking at it can be seen a second time?

The more Lloyd thought about it, the more he felt that there were great doubts and problems in it.

Weird ruined towns, weird monsters......

However, he didn't have the time or mind to play puzzle games at the moment, and he had a lot of more important things to pay attention to, so he put this suspicious rare monster away first, and then continued to take stock of the new knowledge growing in his head.

Aside from the new knowledge brought about by skill improvement, he had a lot of [embodied] knowledge in his head.

This should bring new knowledge as the resolution of unknown fragments progresses.

Although it seems to be quite basic content, it is still related to the [projection] route, but Lloyd only roughly passed it once, and he suffered a new round of spiritual pollution......

This directly put Lloyd in order.

Is this something inherently problematic with this knowledge? Or is it because I haven't completed the enlightenment of the Embodyment system, so I will be mentally polluted when I come into contact with this knowledge?

If there is a problem with this knowledge, it seems that it is a very normal [projection]-related knowledge, right?

Because the speculation that if you don't complete the enlightenment, you will be mentally polluted, and if so, who would dare to set foot in the [embodiment] system?

If you don't get in touch with knowledge, you can't complete enlightenment, and if you don't get started, you can't safely get in touch with knowledge, so you can't get in touch with a logical closed loop, right?

However, through this new knowledge, Lloyd mastered a new ability-a special technique for the release of spiritual power.

This is an ability that is not included in the panel, and is more similar to 'dissipating inspiration', and the most basic professional instinct of transcendents such as 'opening spiritual vision' is to mobilize spiritual power, release it from the body, or inject into items.

If you release it directly, it will not cause any damage effect, and the spiritual power will disappear when it is released, and it will slightly improve the spiritual rhyme in the air, which is meaningless, just like ordinary people blowing their breath.

Lloyd usually uses this technique mainly when activating the Psionic Blade, and he mastered this professional instinct when he just completed [Enlightenment], and it will also be used later when arranging rituals and activating holy relics.

Anyway, 'spiritual power release' is a very basic skill, and it still needs to be matched with a variety of extraordinary abilities and extraordinary equipment to make this basic skill practical.

And this special technique that he newly mastered was to use some techniques of the [Manifestation] system to make the spiritual power that he released out no longer invisible, but could have some substantial effects.

Lloyd tried the new trick, stretched out a finger, and poked the kitten in the air.

"Meow?"

The little milk cat looked back at him suspiciously.

Lloyd clenched his fist again and tapped twice against the wall next to him.

Knock~knock~

The walls rattled.

And then ......

Belch...... No more, that's all there is to it for.

Although the effect is very weak, it is equivalent to the length of your hands, and it is not aggressive, so you probably can't count on it when you use it for fighting.

But that's exactly what Lloyd needs most right now.

Finally, I finally 'grow' a pair of invisible hands!

Hehe, tonight, I'm going to pinch Elolo's little face and feet, and then pull her curvy and curly hair.

When you go to the kitchen, you can better show your excellent cooking skills!

During this time, when I was cooking, I always felt that my two hands were not enough, but now with this new skill, my cooking skills and creativity can finally be displayed and realized!

Lloyd immediately felt in a good mood, and he couldn't wait to [sneak] into Elolo's side right now to test this new trick in detail.

It's a pity that I can't go......

I had no choice but to put away my brain and focus on the last ascension of [Detachment].

Lloyd closed his eyes, clenched his hands into fists, and then released, and so on, as if trying to grasp something invisible.

After two or three minutes, he opened his eyes again, tilting his head in some confusion.

This last improvement doesn't seem to have much real feeling......

Before, at the moment of completing the ritual, before the hallucinations in front of him appeared, he noticed that some indescribable and wonderful change seemed to appear in his body.

But then all sorts of messy information came to him, and he put this change aside for the time being, and only finally did he come to re-understand it.

But after some pondering and reminiscing, I still can't grasp the specific reality, I just feel as if I am not my past self?

This is not a philosophical speculation, but a real change.

Lloyd thought for a moment, then reached for the storage bag on his waist, took out the presiding judge's notebook, flipped it to the back part, and reviewed it again.

Well...... If nothing else, this indescribable change should be the 'substantive feeling brought about by the rank promotion' mentioned by the presiding judge, right?

When the transcendent completes the fourth [Transcendence], it will be obvious for the first time what the 'Rank' is, and each subsequent [Detachment], this change will become more and more obvious.

As for the definition of the concept of 'rank', the presiding judge simply explained:

"Rank is not simply an objective position of strength, it itself has a certain transcendent characteristic, which can be regarded as a certain distance between oneself and ordinary people or other transcendental beings."

"Generally speaking, the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to reach and understand."

"And the substantial improvement of the rank to the transcendental, it is precisely because of this 'difficult to touch and difficult to understand' that it reflects the huge difference in strength between the high-ranking and low-ranking transcendental."

"To put it simply, the same [veto declaration], when it is performed by a low-ranking or high-ranking transcendent, or when it is applied to a low-ranking or high-ranking transcendent, will show a clear and obvious difference in effect."

"Even if both sides use the same [veto declaration] and have the same inspiration and spiritual power, it is difficult for the [veto declaration] of the low-level transcendent to take effect on the high-ranking transcendent, or the effect is greatly reduced."

"But on the other hand, if you use it from a high position to a low position, it will naturally be outstanding."

Revisiting the presiding judge's notes, Lloyd recalled how he felt when he had completed the Detachment.

It's just that I just feel that I've become stronger, my stats have swelled, and my skills have been upgraded, and I'm really missing this wonderful experience.

And this time, although his [veto] system is still the third order, the [distorted] system is really the fourth order!

So I should be considered a fourth-order now, right?

But I don't usually turn on the [Distortion] system, so others see me as only a third-order, and even the presiding judge and big brother don't notice my true rank.

It's good, after all, my character has always been a humble and reserved low-key young man, and he doesn't like to show off.

Lloyd nodded, but then shook his head slightly.

This time the rank increase has indeed brought a lot of benefits, such as if the knight chief Wald sneaks up on him again, he should be able to break free easily.

If you have to deal with those outlaws in the future, the effect of various skills will definitely be better.

But there is a bad thing -

Lloyd could clearly feel that with the [Distortion] system entering the fourth order, the next time he wanted to [transcendence], he would not be able to achieve the perfect effect of 'upgrading two levels at a time' today.

The next time I have to face, it is the fifth order, which is very crucial for transcendentals, and it is obviously not enough to distort the [detachment] effect of other systems once.

In other words, the next time you want to upgrade, it will be more troublesome.

And if you don't plan to choose those non-human formal [detachment] methods, then you have to get involved in the third system.

Although Lloyd prefers the various abilities on the [Intellectual] side, judging from his current situation, this third system probably has to choose [Manifestation].

With my current state, it shouldn't be difficult to complete the enlightenment of the [Manifestation] department, and there is this service on the 'Dream Theater', and there is a rich second generation who has really redeemed it before.

How dare this guy?

I probably wouldn't have considered going through the 'Dream Theater' route, but that place is really reassuring......

After weighing it up, Lloyd began to think about whether he should go to the city of illusion.

Sooner or later, he will go, because the next 'gamble' that Olga invited him to participate in is in the city of vanity.

That was two months later, so there's no need to rush now.

And during the two-month window period, I should continue to accelerate and level up quickly, preferably with another promotion of the [Veto] department.

Then, with the help of the enlightenment of the [Manifestation] system, that is, the first [Detachment], he directly brought [Distortion] to level 5 and promoted to the category of high position.

Well, it's a happy decision!

Thinking of this, Lloyd decided on the next improvement idea, and couldn't help clenching his fists, feeling full of energy.

As for the fact that several bigwigs have reminded themselves, there is such a thing as getting married and having children before the fifth order......

Besides, I didn't even think about who I wanted to marry anyway......

And in just two months, it's too rushed to get married.

And listening to the rhetoric of these bigwigs, they regard marriage and family as an important link to maintain reason, and they don't need this, they have always been mature and stable rational young people.

So no problem, keep accelerating and level up as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Lloyd didn't want to rest any longer, so he stood up and prepared to leave the place.

Next, I still have to go back to the 18th district, finish my work today, and find a place to rest.

(End of chapter)