I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

After handing over the affairs of the [Trial of Illusion] to Professor Deco for help in management and teaching him how to change the "batteries" of the rituals outside, it was already night in the real world and it was time for Lloyd to go home to be with his sister.

But before setting off, he suddenly remembered something, so he opened a portal and went to the space system.

I have worked so hard to drag back the library, but I haven’t yet checked the progress of its restoration.

Coming back after so many days, you should have already "assembled" 50% of it, or even more, right?

We can also take out more ancient documents from it and gain more knowledge and power about "fighting spirit", "destruction" and "ruin", right?

But when I landed...

"No... How come this place hasn't changed since I left?"

Lloyd asked, with a slightly frantic expression.

∑(°口°)

Dandy, a researcher who was familiar with him, came over and said with an embarrassed look on his face:

"Lloyd...let me explain. We definitely didn't slack off, and we definitely didn't sneak out to go fishing. After a lot of effort, we still managed to piece together more than 20 pieces of space debris."

"Indeed, but there are so many of you here, and the time is so long, and in the end you only completed my day's work?"

"Ahem... there's nothing we can do. This project is too difficult for us. We've already worked very hard. Look at everyone. We haven't slept all night."

Dandy said this and pointed to a group of researchers around him who all had dark circles under their eyes.

Lloyd opened his mouth when he saw this, but seemed to be hesitant to speak...

How should I put it? The food is a bit tacky, but it looks like they are working hard, so it’s hard to criticize them…

It’s like when you’re playing a pay-to-win mobile game and other non-pay-to-win players can’t complete The Spiral and Memories of Chaos, you can’t just laugh at them for being bad, right?

"Forget it, forget it. I'll think about it and see if I can help you optimize the algorithm."

Lloyd shook his head helplessly and asked:

"Is there any good news from the Mage Department?"

"Not yet, but some strange behavior?"

"Strange behavior?"

"That stuffed toy that followed you around a while ago, it looked like a pot dish, and it seemed to be hosting an academic project? It's really confusing."

"Oh, so that's it. That's fine. I feel relieved to have him around."

Lloyd nodded, satisfied with the good news.

The former dean finally found something to do instead of relying on his cute toy appearance to blend in with the female students.

This is good news for everyone!

Besides, he was the most suitable candidate to host this project. Now, except for him, no one in the academy knew what the "fighting spirit" looked like back then, and it was certain that they could not figure it out. Naturally, they had to ask the former dean for help.

Doesn't it have a bit of the flavor of 'retirement re-employment'?

But then again, although the former dean's appearance was slightly inferior to mine, he was still considered "average". As a result, he didn't have a good relationship back then, and now that he's retired, he's hanging out with girls...

I really don’t know what kind of thinking consciousness he separated out in the first place to create this pot of chopped pepper fish head?

Lloyd felt like laughing as he thought about it, so he waved goodbye to Dandy and went back to the dormitory to catch the kitten.

As a result, as soon as he left, the researchers present relaxed as if they had been pardoned.

"Huh... I finally made it through. Great job, Senior Dandy!"

"Alas, we didn't want this to happen. It's just that this work is too difficult for us. We invested a lot of time and energy, but didn't make any progress. We really can't hold our heads up in front of Lecturer Lloyd."

"Objectively speaking, our efficiency is actually pretty good. It's much faster than at the beginning, and no one is lazy or slacking off. It's just that these space fragments become more difficult as we go further in the process. It's really beyond our scope."

"Yeah, it's probably because Instructor Lloyd is too strong. We can't even see his back. Luckily, he's kind and didn't blame me for anything. Otherwise, I would be so ashamed of his teachings and expectations..."

"Okay, okay, wipe off all the makeup on your face. It looks funny."

"I think that Lecturer Lloyd should have seen through it, but he just didn't expose it. Anyway, every time I am in front of him, I always feel awkward and have nowhere to hide."

"I hope the algorithm he mentioned can really help us? At least it can help us complete this project as soon as possible."

"Well, but before we go again, let's all try harder. I don't want Lecturer Lloyd to be as awkward and embarrassed as he is today next time he comes."

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Lloyd didn't hear what everyone was discussing behind his back, but when he recalled the pairs of slightly exaggerated dark circles under their eyes, he couldn't help but laugh.

Maybe they are really afraid that I will scold them, so they choose this clumsy disguise?

However, I have always maintained the image of a kind and tolerant young man, and I will not lose my temper over such a small matter.

You still don't know me well enough...

While Lloyd was silently sighing in his heart, he ran to the logistics department and exchanged his credits for some equipment and props.

Basically, you just take out the list, close your eyes and swipe down with your finger, and whatever you scroll down is what it is, it's more or less fate.

After completing a wave of purchases here, he immediately opened the portal and returned to the real world, then went to the shopping mall and the vegetable market to continue shopping, buying a lot of food and daily necessities.

Then he went home, picked up a wrench, hammer and pipe wrench, and walked into the kitchen.

I haven’t cooked dinner for my sister for a long time. She must miss it very much, right?

But just as Lloyd took out the tools and was about to start, he suddenly froze, then turned his head sharply and looked out the window.

He stared in that direction for quite a long time, as if he was petrified, with a slight frown on his face, as if he had encountered some difficult problem.

In the end, he didn't even bother to make dinner. He just sent the kitten out to order takeout, then walked to a window and continued to look into the distance.

The direction he was looking towards was not the city, but the direction of the latest major development.

Lloyd vaguely felt that a familiar force crossed an unpredictable distance and disappeared into the distance.

The power from [illusion]...

After looking at it for a while, he took out a world map from his storage bag, spread it out on the table, and then pointed at it.

This map seems to present an indescribable sense of despair. There is only a very small area with clear terrain and markings, representing the area currently under actual human control, while most of the place is pitch black.

Represents a wider area of ​​the continent.

The abnormality that Lloyd had sensed earlier came from near the center of the dark area.

It is impossible to measure how far it is from the Brilliant City because the map is very blurry and does not have a clear scale. There is not even a specific boundary of the black area. It is impossible to tell how big it is and what kind of terrain it has.

But it was definitely farther than Lloyd had imagined. Even if he stretched his inspiration to the limit, there was still a sense of distance that made people sigh.

The subtle influence of [illusion] did not last too long, basically just a short moment, like a raindrop falling into a bottomless lake, which could only cause a few tiny ripples.

Theoretically, it would be impossible for Lloyd to detect such a weak fluctuation.

However, at that moment just now, his feeling was extremely clear, as if the drop of rain just fell into his eyes.

So what is this...

Lloyd didn't have any more clues for the time being, so he tried to open the "Book of Falsehood" in his mind to see if there was any connection.

However, after reading it over and over again, I couldn't see any changes, at least on the surface, and there was no written record.

However, there are still some traces left, traces of power flowing through, or traces of being used.

Moreover, the source of this power is not the Book of Falsehood, but points to Mitzkatok.

This is……

Lloyd rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and finally came up with a bold guess:

Did the previous [Illusory Trial] trigger some kind of currently unknown reaction, or fluctuation?

This reaction and fluctuation, through the transmission of himself and the "Book of Falsehood", crossed the two levels of consciousness and matter, surpassed the long distance between the real world and the alien space, fell into the real world, and caused a slight impact and interference on the real world?

And the specific landing point is most likely the ruins of that giant fortress?

Will it be so?

This series of speculations is too bold, too divergent, and too optimistic.

If passing a [Trial of Illusion] could interfere with reality, and the reality of the most dangerous and darkest area, then wouldn't that be...

So Lloyd finally shook his head, and he didn't quite believe that such a good thing could happen in the world.

Isn't this the same as if a beautiful girl looked at me and I felt that she liked me;

Or if you only have 60 primogems/stars/films, you think you can draw a new wife with full life and refinement from the card pool.

Yes, it is so outrageous that it is not even theoretically possible, because the lowest draw price for pay-to-win mobile games is 160.

Lloyd also couldn't find any theoretical basis to support his fantasy.

Judging from the knowledge of the [illusion] system that he had acquired, this system did not yet have the ability to interfere with reality.

It is just like those stories in the materialization series. No matter how fancy they are, they are immovable in reality and can only affect people's thinking and consciousness.

Similarly, "The Book of Falsehood" does not have such a function. Even though the academic level of the former dean is outstanding, it is not so great.

Interfering with reality with illusions can be simply translated as "wishing for your wish to come true". People who can do this are often called...

gods...

And it can’t be an ordinary god…

So from a rational and realistic point of view, Lloyd really didn't dare to stick to his crazy idea.

But then again...

My current understanding of the [Vanity] system is only superficial, and the same is true for the former dean. I may even have gone ahead of him. After all, the original [Vanity Trial] he created was not able to perform such fancy operations as drawing relics.

So if this system continues to develop further, will it produce some magical effects that we never dared to imagine?

As for the tool "Book of Evil", its original design indicators did not include the function of interfering with reality.

However, strictly speaking, the current "Book of Falsehood" has completed a kind of fusion with the "Book of Truth" in the brain, and the name has long been changed to "The Great Book". However, in order to facilitate distinction, Lloyd still uses the original name to distinguish the two books that have been merged into one.

So... the intersection of falsehood and reality gave birth to greatness?

So does this mean that these two books can no longer be measured by their original design indicators?

But then again, both books were written by the former dean during the heyday of the school. Given his wisdom and academic level at the time, he did not come up with the idea of ​​combining the two books into one.

Is it that he can't think of it?

Shouldn't it be? Although I, Lloyd, am already good enough and have been working hard to improve myself, there may still be a little gap between me and the top dean of the year.

That was not the chopped pepper fish head we have now, but the real [Dazzling Gold], the Supreme.

So these two books have brought about changes in me, is it because...

Am I a book myself?

Lloyd thought of his own panel, which was the "Book of Madness".

When he thought of this, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind, and a bolder and crazier idea popped up in his mind.

Perhaps only in madness and chaos can illusion and reality be integrated, giving birth to the so-called greatness?

And the moment this idea came to his mind, the inspiration and strange intuition in his mind suddenly began to riot like crazy.

This is not the opening carnival of the past, but a clear and severe pain that can make people's headaches split.

It felt like a red-hot steel bar was piercing into my ear.

And this was not a mental attack from outside, but a protection mechanism in his own brain.

It was his inspiration and weird intuition that told him that he had to faint now.

If it weren't for his passive [Stun Resistance] skill, Lloyd would probably have passed out in an instant.

It is very likely that when he wakes up again, he will either be crazy or have forgotten all about it due to the human body's magical self-protection mechanisms.

However, [Dizziness Resistance] worked wonders at this critical moment, allowing Lloyd to remember this crazy idea.

However, at the same time, when the severe pain in his head had not yet disappeared, a long-lost shuddering feeling that made his scalp tingle came over him again.

It was as if there was some high and mighty being, sitting in the clouds overlooking the world, and wanting to find a bold ant.

At this critical moment, the strange key that Lloyd had always carried with him as a talisman, which was the one his cheap uncle gave him and was not of much use at the moment, actually saved his life.

It exuded a gentle power that quietly covered Lloyd, making him look less conspicuous and not being found by the sight from above at the first sight.

This helped Lloyd find a precious chance to catch his breath, and also relieved the headache a little, allowing him to react more in time.

So Lloyd threw the arrogant idea out of his mind and activated the small vest on his body, which was the gift given to him by Big Brother.

After hiding in "outside the world" again, the severe pain in the brain and the trembling all over the body suddenly subsided like a receding tide.

Lloyd could finally let out a long sigh, then took out a bottle of juice from his storage bag and gulped down two gulps.

But after only two sips, he shook his head, put the juice aside, and took out another bottle of strong liquor.

He never drinks, so this wine was prepared to entertain guests.

But right now, he inexplicably wanted to drink this.

The strong alcohol rolled down his throat, feeling as if it was cut by a knife, and the pain made Lloyd cry.

But miraculously, his mood gradually calmed down?

It was only at this moment that Lloyd realized that the reason why everyone loved drinking so much was not because alcohol would paralyze the nerves. That would be completely ineffective for extraordinary people with high rationality. So they were simply pursuing the pain in the throat that could keep themselves sober and calm.

But no matter what, he managed to get through this sudden crisis.

By the time Lloyd deactivated the function of the vest and returned to the real world from outside the world, he had basically recovered.

That condescending gaze also disappeared, and just like before, nothing was discovered.

If he were really noticed by that gaze, Lloyd had no doubt that he would disappear in an instant...

And it was a disappearance that had never existed...

So who is this 'arrogant bastard' that Uncle Cheap mentioned?

As soon as this thought popped up in Lloyd's mind, before his inspiration and strange intuition could react, he quickly shook his head.

I don’t want to think about it anymore! I don’t want to think about it anymore!

Maybe he has learned his lesson...