"Why is it still raining?"

As Lloyd combed Everol's hair, he looked out the window at the rain that was still dripping, not as earth-shattering as last night, but more annoying.

Everol also doesn't like the rain either, and although the little feet hanging outside the chair have been put on white stockings and turned into a silky texture like ice cream, they don't keep swaying like before, and she said with some anxiety:

"yes, it feels like the rainy season came a month earlier this year, right? As soon as the rain ended, it became colder...... By the way, Xiaoyi, do you have enough clothes there? Do you want my sister to buy you some more thick ones? ”

"No, no, the transcendent are not afraid of the cold."

"That's right, that's when I envy you the most."

Ephrol smiled reluctantly.

After the siblings finished breakfast, Ephrol was going to go to work with her little umbrella, but Lloyd stopped her.

"Sister, I'll send you over."

With that, he took out the new three-piece equipment he had only received yesterday, and after a casual calculation, he located the location of the editorial department, and then opened the portal.

Eveloll suddenly widened her emerald green eyes slightly, and said in surprise:

"Huh? So that's ...... Won't I be able to sleep more in the future? ”

Alas...... Sister, have you changed......

In the past, when you saw this kind of thing, you must have praised me for being smart and powerful for the first time......

You have been polluted by this materialistic involution society......

Lloyd complained in his heart, first sent Evrol to the editorial office, and then returned home on this portal, ready to go out to take the subway.

Although it is possible to open the portal directly to the eighteenth district, Lloyd believes that there should be more ritual sense for such things as going to work.

And, Wei Ya will always wait for herself at the entrance of the subway hole......

Of course, the main thing is that it happened to be raining, and I wanted to turn the burning stick I just bought yesterday into an umbrella to see if it was good.

You have to make a new toy a little more practical, right?

After testing, the effect is naturally very good, not only light and easy, but also not tired; And it doesn't get wet at all, and the umbrella on it will be scattered if you shake it casually, and it won't get wet;

But the most important thing is that the shape changes at will, one can be a rustic big black umbrella, one can be a cartoon umbrella with a pair of cat ears, and the other can become a wide beach umbrella, which is strange and fun.

In just a short time, several people stopped Lloyd and asked him where he had bought the umbrella.

So no matter how good the fire stick is as a weapon, it is quite invincible when it is a toy and a household utensil.

This wave is not a loss!

Lloyd nodded in satisfaction, put away the burning stick, and jumped into the subway.

【Ding~Madness +50】

Lloyd listened to the prompts in his ears day after day, and couldn't help but ask, this subway is incomprehensible, right? No one can cure it?

It just so happened that he arrived early today, and he used his inspiration to 'look' outside the cave, but before Wei Ya arrived, he simply stopped and carefully checked the 'advanced subway'.

Belch...... How complicated is it? With my knowledge, I don't understand it at all?

I only know that it seems to involve some ancient technology, and it seems to be stained with some modern space technology, which gives me the feeling that it is a little similar to the storage bag before? Does that mean it's about some kind of biotechnology?

Lloyd was confused and didn't understand.

At this moment, a familiar gasp drifted into my ears.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

It's Wei Ya who is here.

Lloyd hurriedly leaned over and asked for warmth, holding on to his gentle and considerate warm young man's character.

After the two came to the cave, they were tightly squeezed under the same umbrella, Wei Ya let Lloyd hug her fragrant shoulder, reached out and took a few drops of rain, and said:

"It's raining so hard, and it's not just us, I've heard the news this morning that it's raining in all six cities, and it seems to have triggered landslides in some areas, and even the process of the big development has been delayed."

"It's a good idea to take a break."

Lloyd had received inside information from Hiltina and knew that the process of the Great Exploration would definitely not be completed as expected due to the accident of the Seventh Sage, so he was not in a hurry.

"Hmm...... The comrades-in-arms at the front line should indeed take a break. ”

Wei Ya didn't object, but immediately pursed her mouth slightly, and said a little unhappily:

"But because of this rain, Dad didn't sleep all night last night, and then came together this morning, and found three tutors for me in one go, arranged a lot of mysterious and transcendent related courses, and asked me to go home as soon as possible every night to make up for the lessons......"

As she spoke, Wei Ya showed a look of grievance, pity and helplessness, and reached out to hug Lloyd's waist tightly, and continued:

"Lloyd, I feel like Dad and he seems to have found out that we are secretly dating, and he just wants to separate the two of us in this way, so that we don't have much time together, but no matter what, I will never give in!"

"Well, so am I."

Lloyd nodded vigorously, and in turn hugged Wei Ya's shoulders harder.

But what I was thinking about was something else......

Maybe Wei Ya, the pig killer's father, didn't just want to interfere with his daughter's relationship, so he tossed this one.

Otherwise, he would have done this a long time ago, and there was no need to wait until today.

It is very likely that he learned some news through his own news channels, and it is likely to be related to the heir of the evil god yesterday.

Therefore, Lloyd did not object to Wei Ya's father's arrangement, in the face of a less clear and optimistic future, it is always better to be stronger.

It's just a pity that I have less time with Wei Ya......

When the two of them arrived at Tower 9 slowly, Lloyd still took the key to the -3rd floor as usual, and then walked into the cell, transforming the burning stick in his hand into his most convenient short sword, and slashed down one by one.

【Ding~Madness +350】

Hey?

Lloyd looked at the panel prompt in some surprise.

The mental pollution suffered by the execution monster has become stronger?

Is this monster itself special? Or is it ...... The influence of the evil god's heir has already begun to manifest?

Lloyd hurriedly dealt with the other two monsters of the day, and found that they also provided 350 madness points......

He frowned.

While a 50-point boost isn't a big deal for you, it's a different story for others, especially for those on Tier -1.

Lloyd hurried to the -1st floor and found a cell where the execution was taking place.

There were three strange newcomers crowded here, one of them was lying on the ground, vomiting violently, and the other two were holding psionic blades, a little helpless.

There was also a low-level monster next to it that had just been killed, but had not yet had time to dissect it.

Seeing a man in gray uniform coming in, the two newcomers immediately asked Lloyd for help as if they were grasping at a life-saving straw:

"This senior, he doesn't know what's going on, he suddenly started vomiting, please save him!"

"Don't panic, it's just that he has suffered a lot of mental pollution at one time, just help him go to the wall and sit for a while."

Lloyd said, sticking a dumb hair into the newcomer on the ground, then walked over to the half-finished monster and helped dissect the recyclable organs.

When he turned around again, the previous student's face had returned to normal, but he still looked palpitating, curled up in the corner with his head in his hands, and kept muttering:

"I'm going home...... I'm not going to be a transcendent anymore, I just want to go home......"

Lloyd threw a probe and found that this person's [rationality] is actually not low, with 6 points, which is already very strong and rational among ordinary people.

But he used the [Consciousness Tentacles] to help him share the spiritual pollution, but he had 300 points?

He's dealing with only the weakest monster......

No wonder he had such vomiting and discomfort before, because he had endured too much mental pollution for him in one breath.

Although his mental state has not deteriorated, and the pollution has been eliminated by himself, the shadow and fear left in his heart may not be so easy to dissolve.

Originally, he could have become an excellent transcendent......

"He's fine, just a little scared, you can send him to rest."

Lloyd commanded, ready to check on the other cell-1 cells.

"Alright...... By the way, may I ask...... Is that Lloyd's senpai? ”

"How did you recognize it?"

"Big handsome guy in gray uniform, there are only seniors in the entire eighteenth district, right?"

I love to hear that......

Lloyd smiled lightly, acquiescing, and hurried to the other cells.

After that, he took action on his behalf, and he helped to share the burden, and soon helped clean up all the monsters on the -1 and -2 floors, and then returned to the office to summarize his findings.

To put it simply, if you execute a monster yourself, even if it is a monster on the -1 floor, there will be an additional +50 madness value.

As for the other executor apprentices, the increase is high and low, but the lowest will be +50, and the highest will be like the previous one, directly to half of the rational endurance.

Fortunately, the people in the other cells were all familiar with themselves for a long time, so although they felt uncomfortable, they were not as ugly as the first one.

But whether the situation will deteriorate further is uncertain......

It's more complicated than I thought, and I'll have to discuss it with Hiltina and the dean quickly.

So Lloyd rushed back to the office, packed up, and went to Wei Ya again, briefly told her about the situation, reminded her to pay attention, and suggested that no one else should be allowed to execute the monster first, and keep it all to himself.

"There is such a thing...... Didn't Dad scare me when he said it in the morning? ”

After Wei Ya was surprised, she first muttered to herself, and then immediately changed to a distressed expression and asked:

"But what do you do, Lloyd? Let you bear and carry so much mental pollution alone......"

Lloyd smiled, reached out and touched her face, and said indifferently:

"I'm fine, I'm naturally highly resistant to mental pollution, don't worry about me...... Okay, let's do it for now, I'll have to report back to the academy and see if I can find a solution. ”

Although he said that he was going back to the academy, in fact, Lloyd's next stop was to the Sage's bedroom.

Hiltina's beautiful shadow also appeared out of thin air, and she asked in some surprise:

"Haven't we just been separated? Why is it here again? Are you particularly reluctant to give me up today? ”

"It's a bit of a surprise, contact the dean."

That's how Lloyd gave a rough account of what he had found this morning.

Of course, he didn't directly say the specific value of +50, only that the mental pollution he perceived showed obvious signs of strengthening, plus the experiences and feelings of others.

"Did the impact come so quickly? And it's going in a very bad direction......"

The dean listened with great solemnity.

Hiltina was about the same, frowning slightly, stepping out of her smooth jade feet, pacing back and forth in front of Lloyd, and said with the same worry:

"Our current process of capturing, executing, recycling, making materials, and cultivating more transcendents has been running stably for a long time, if this system is broken......"

"Can you find a way to execute you from a distance?"

Lloyd tried to suggest.

"It's useless, have you forgotten one of the great properties of mental pollution? No matter how far away it is, it will be like a curse to find the person who did it. ”

Hiltina shook her head.

The dean expressed his opinion:

"Maybe it's better to start with the sadhana? On my side, I can launch some corresponding issues and academic projects. ”

Hiltina still shook her head:

"Well, of course it's the best thing to do, but even if this kind of research is done in Mizkatok, it will take a long time, right? Not to mention the fact that it was a huge and complicated project to replace the repression rituals that were equipped with every Holy Inquisition in every city. ”

"It's true that the gap is too long...... And I'm more worried that this kind of thing will cause panic......"

Lloyd, as the executioner himself, considered the more detailed aspects.

"This is also a problem that worries me, once humans lose the courage to fight monsters, there is really no future."

Hiltina said, smiling again to herself, and then said:

"But fortunately, the problem was identified early, the situation was not particularly bad, and we still had time to find a solution...... Or, to put it more optimistically, this change may only last for a short time and will soon disappear on its own?

That's it, Lloyd, you go back to the academy first, and I'm going to contact those colleagues and see what they have to say. ”

The colleagues in her mouth were obviously referring to the four Sages.

Lloyd nodded, and then opened the portal first and went back to his luxurious dormitory, leaving the little milk cat to look after the house, and then returned to the laboratory of the space department.

There were quite a lot of people in the laboratory today, and everyone was carrying out their own projects with the light curtain as usual, and when they saw Lloyd suddenly open the door and come in, they seemed to be adapted, no one was surprised and surprised, just nodded at him slightly, and said hello.

Professor Lawrence, on his part, was different, with a terrifying mace in his hand, looking at the blood, knocking a researcher to tears, and then waving his hand again, he threatened:

"Go ahead, go ahead, if you dare to make such a low-level mistake again, I'll replace it with a real mace."

Belch...... The old professor really still has a majestic side, I almost thought he was really the kind of old man who was easy to talk to......

Lloyd said something in his heart, and approached Professor Lawrence to say hello.

As soon as he saw Lloyd, Professor Lawrence's originally bad mood seemed to change for the better, and he said with a pleasant face:

"You don't have to go to the lab today, just find a comfortable place to learn the basic theory on your own."

"Well, I know, but I found out a little bit about the world out there today."

Lloyd told the old professor about his findings, and then put forward a brain-opening idea:

"You say, can we create a huge, special space, and then store spiritual pollution in it like a cargo?"

Professor Lawrence did not answer immediately, but first looked down at the bloody mace still in his hand, adjusted his mood again, and replied angrily:

"I'm afraid you'll be able to figure it out in this world......"

If someone else told him this, it was probably a stick that would have made the person cry.

"Haha...... Well, actually, I think that's a bit off-the-beaten. ”

Lloyd sneered, and quickly escaped from the laboratory before the old professor had changed his mind.

Then I found a place with a pleasant scenery, took out a tome that I hadn't read before, and started to chew on it.

Lloyd knew very well in his heart that with the upheaval at the world level outside, with his current strength and knowledge level, he had no way to interfere at all, and could only feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

It's better to turn your weakness into motivation and seize the time to learn more.

With the help of the bracelet given by Professor Lawrence before, Lloyd quickly entered the state of [self-forgetfulness] learning.

Thanks to the re-improvement of the cognitive level, as well as the expansion of attributes and the upgrade of [Space Domination], these tomes that were not too gnawed before have also become smooth.

The study time was still the same as last time, in addition to the eight hours stipulated by the dean and the professor, only two more hours were secretly studied, making up ten hours.

During this period, Lloyd devoured an entire tome in one go, plus a small half that he had not finished before.

Naturally, a lot of skill fragments were acquired, but the [Space Domination] was not upgraded, and it was likely that it was 'stuck' by something like before, and it needed to be supplemented to upgrade.

This was expected by Lloyd, and this skill was already difficult to improve......

But in terms of the madness value obtained, he was a little surprised.

The last time he studied for 10 hours in one go, the mental pollution he suffered was only enough for him to upgrade to level 3, and at the same time today, he was upgraded to level 4.

But my learning progress is obviously many times better than before......

So this mental pollution comes according to the study time?

So why was it level 3 last time and level 4 again this time?

Did I learn more? Or is it ...... Something to do with the changes that have occurred in the outside world?

Lloyd didn't have a clue for the time being, so he didn't continue to think about it, so let's add points first.

Since it has been upgraded to level 4, it happens to correspond to the four attributes, so it is better to ......

10 points [Reason], 5 points [Spiritual Power], 5 points [Cognition]

【Ding~Add points to complete】

[User: Lloyd]

[Status: Normal]

[Madness Value: 2079/10000, Upper Limit: 54500]

[Rationality: 545]

[Spiritual Power: 540]

[Inspiration: 300]

[Cognitive:540]

[System: Distort LV4, Reject LV3, Embody LV1]

Ah~ What a well-balanced water tank!

Lloyd nodded, then got up and moved his stiff and sore limbs, and then went back to the dormitory, and made some food for himself and the little milk cat.

After that, he didn't lie on the sofa and brush the student handbook, but remembered that he promised his childhood sweetheart yesterday that it was time to go to [Meet the Sage].

The giant bud in the [Mind Domain] is still closed, indicating that Hiltina is not there, so she should still be in a meeting with other sages?

Lloyd thought about it casually, and then continued to use the help of the bracelet to quickly enter the state of [forgetfulness], looking at the four-spiral tower that had become like the barbershop lanterns.

As he looked up, the extra wisp of black paint on the tower began to show some different changes.

The original solidified deep black began to flow slowly, like a living abyss.

In the state of [self-forgetfulness], Lloyd naturally had no distractions, and did not think much about it at all, that is, what was in front of him, he subconsciously learned what he wanted.

It wasn't until hours later, with a headache and dizziness, that he came to his senses.

"Uh...... It's so uncomfortable...... How long have I been studying? ”

Lloyd covered his head and quickly took out his pocket watch and looked at it.

It's only three hours, about the same as before?

But how can it feel so uncomfortable?

(End of chapter)

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