I upgrade points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 124 123. Why did the progress go backwards?

Obviously, Lloyd did not intend to follow the waiter's wishes and come every day.

He was a hardworking and enterprising young man, how could he indulge in such a place of debauchery every day?

Moreover, he had always firmly believed that this place was definitely not a charity organization. He could exchange materials by playing games? He also encouraged himself to come often?

Then... what was the price?

In short, he would not come often, so the hard-earned points must be used to the best effect.

"Let's do this for today, save the points first."

Lloyd said to the waiter and prepared to leave.

But the waiter still wanted him to come every day, so he hurriedly asked:

"I wonder if you are satisfied with today's gameplay? Do you need me to recommend some more exciting gameplay for you? Or... make an exception and let you go to the third floor in advance?"

Hmm? Are you anxious?

Lloyd clearly felt the change in this guy's tone. Although he was probably not human, and his expression was as professional and calm as ever, he could still feel the urgency in his heart.

Just like the club manager always wanted to make him a member.

So Lloyd asked:

"Make an exception? What if there is no exception?"

"Normally, you need to become a fifth-level transcendent or win fifty games on the second floor before you can go to the third floor... But you have set a new record and gained precious points, so there is a chance to make an exception."

"No need, I think the second floor is also good."

"Okay, then I hope to see you again tomorrow."

The waiter said, stepped aside, revealing a black wooden door behind him.

Then your tomorrow may be a bit long...

Lloyd quietly complained and left without looking back.

His vision blurred and he returned to the empty room again, with his dagger lying quietly at his feet.

After putting on the dagger again, Lloyd walked out of the room and saw the kitten rolling over like a ball of fur, pulling at his trouser legs and wanting to hug him.

Lloyd took the kitten into his arms, rubbed it, and asked:

"Are you okay? Have you met anyone else here?"

"Meow meow meow!"

The kitten waved its paws.

Maybe this game is not popular enough in the Brilliant City? Or does each player correspond to a different entrance?

Then where other players enter, will there also be a lazy guy with the attribute of '? ? '?

Lloyd pondered in his mind as he went downstairs.

The second time he entered this 'Dream Theater', he felt that this place was even more mysterious.

Next, Lloyd went back home first, left the kitten to exercise on its own, and then went to the basement of the club.

He walked into the lounge, put the 'nerve endings' he had pulled out of his pocket into the safe, and then collapsed on the recliner, thinking about what happened today in his mind.

Panel!

He first checked the current status.

[User: Lloyd]

[Status: Normal]

[Madness: 150/5000, Upper Limit: 10000]

[Rationality: 100]

[Spiritual Power: 100]

[Inspiration: 60]

[Cognition: 100]

[System: Distortion LV2, Denial LV1]

[Mastered skills: Efficient learning; Exploration; Divination LV4; Dizziness Resistance LV4; Extraordinary Swordsmanship LV1; Distortion Realm LV5; Offensive Speech LV3; Gift Distortion LV1; Ritual Control (Distortion) LV2]

[Unanalyzed fragments: Unknown fragments of unknown composition * 1, current analysis progress 9%]

[Unread books: "The Book of Truth·Volume 1", current reading progress 7.8%]

All attributes finally broke 100, showing a comprehensive development of the bucket-like beauty. My long-term hard work has yielded gratifying results, and the sense of achievement is still very strong.

I am really a self-reliant, hardworking, self-reliant, mature, modest, and positive young man!

Lloyd affirmed himself first, and then looked at the two fragments and books that he had not finished reading.

The progress of the fragment analysis was normal. He "checked in" again when he had 90 points of [cognition], so it was this progress.

But why did the progress of "The Book of Truth" regress by 0.2%?

This made Lloyd feel very strange, and he quickly looked at the ancient book that was sleeping in the depths of his memory and was still slowly rotating.

There was no change in appearance.

Then he recalled the knowledge in his mind...

There was no change either, and there was no sudden loss or increase of anything.

So why did the progress regress?

Lloyd pondered for a while, and suddenly thought of the situation when he fought zombies today.

Could it be...

He reread the skill description of [Gift Distortion] and noticed a key point:

"If you choose to consume the consciousness seed, the original effect of the distortion seed will also be attached."

Lloyd instantly understood why he was surprised by today's performance.

First, his [Spiritual Power] broke through 100. Although there were no reminders or changes on the panel, he could clearly feel that he had become stronger. It felt like a quantitative change caused a qualitative change, which brought implicit improvements to various skills.

This shows that this kind of strengthening is not brought by the system, but the result of one's own efforts. Other extraordinary people should also be able to achieve such strengthening.

Then he activated [Extraordinary Swordsmanship], allowing the bird puppet to obtain the damage effect of the ‘blade’, and with the enhanced spiritual power, there will be a gorgeous scene of cutting the cartoon zombie in half.

As for why the puppet was judged as a ‘cold weapon’, Lloyd suspected that the focus was not the puppet, but the slingshot, which indeed belongs to the category of cold weapons.

As for why a puppet cut all the zombies in half, Lloyd believed that it was the effect of [Gift Distortion].

I don’t know how this skill works, it regards the progress of interpreting the "Book of Truth" as the ‘consciousness seed’, thus satisfying the conditions for skill release, achieving a certain distortion, and letting the effect of [Extraordinary Swordsmanship] fall on each zombie, as if a knife was chopped straight.

At that time, there were more than 20 cartoon zombies in the field, and the corresponding reading progress also regressed by 0.2%, and the numerical argument passed.

As for why the effect after the distortion is presented as swordsmanship...

It can only be said that after all, it is a mysterious and wonderful fusion skill, so it is not surprising that the effect is amazing, right?

And strictly speaking, a soft puppet can cause damage like a sword, isn't this a kind of [distortion]?

After understanding why he became stronger, Lloyd accepted it with peace of mind.

As for the 0.2% reading progress lost, it doesn't matter. Anyway, it's not much, and I haven't noticed any obvious changes. I can just read it again later to make up for it.

Reviewing the old to learn the new is a truth that every diligent and studious young man understands.

Finally, Lloyd focused on [cognition].

After [rationality] and [spiritual power] broke through 100, they could feel obvious changes, but [cognition] did not...

Maybe it will improve some learning efficiency?

Wait until I borrow some books from the library tomorrow and see them.

……………………

In this way, Lloyd spent a few peaceful days and returned to the regular rhythm of life.

Every day, I meet with Wei Ya, chat, work, make money, study, then go home to accompany my sister, and then hide in the bed to chat with Wei Ya remotely.

The two talked about everything, but they were very reserved and did not start the conversation in the direction that they should talk about the most...

And Eve Luoer's magazine has entered a period of tepid stability. She needs to wait patiently for word of mouth to ferment, which has reduced her work intensity and pressure a lot, and gradually moved closer to the previous pace of life.

Lloyd has not been doing anything these days, so he simply verified the changes brought about by 100 points of [cognition]. As he had speculated before, the learning efficiency has improved again.

If the previous learning effect is still about good memory and being able to remember everything after reading a book, then now it is a stronger ability to understand. Many of the knowledge that I didn't understand before and could only memorize by rote can now roughly understand the specific meaning.

Such changes are mainly reflected in the learning rituals. In the past, the patterns, designs, and arrangements that I didn't understand the principles of could only be remembered forcibly, but now I can understand the operating principles behind them and make some optimizations and improvements.

This has greatly promoted the miniaturization and portability of the ritual. Through the practice of the past few days, he has been able to miniaturize [Concentration] to the size of a table, which is a significant improvement compared to the previous area that basically occupied an office.

However, there is still a certain distance from the goal of a music box, and we have to continue to work hard.

In addition, 100 points of [Cognition] also brought another change, that is, the madness value obtained from the interpretation of the unknown fragment every three days increased to 3000.

This is naturally a good thing for Lloyd, and the rewards for the "three-day sign-in" have increased.

But for ordinary people without a panel, it is terrifying to think about it...

In addition, his progress in interpreting the fragment has also increased to 10%, and some knowledge of the [embodiment] system has inexplicably appeared in his mind.

But they should all be relatively basic, such as the principle of [embodiment], how to cultivate one's own [embodiment], and how to interfere with other people's [embodiment].

Lloyd felt that all this knowledge could be found in the library. Of course, there was none in the Brilliant City, but there should be a lot in the Illusion City.

Because he felt that this knowledge was really basic, and he understood it without much thought.

It was a pity that he could not use it. This was all content that would only be involved after entering the [Realization] system and completing the corresponding [Enlightenment].

Lloyd certainly did not consider opening another system now, so he just regarded it as a new experience and did not take it too seriously.

However, it was a bit regrettable that the reading progress of "The Book of Truth" had not increased. The book still stayed quietly in the depths of his memory, and it felt a bit untouchable. Lloyd could only leave it alone for now.

So just like that, he finally waited for the long-awaited payday.