I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 593 595 Explosive Knowledge

As Lloyd stared, he heard a series of panel prompts, bringing shocking numbers:

[Ding~Knowledge fragment +1, Madness value +500000]

Just one fragment can cause up to 50 mental pollutions...

And just one green rune brought ten fragments...

Even though Lloyd's [rationality] was high enough and his tolerance limit was high enough, he still felt dizzy and his eardrums were tingling.

If it were an ordinary transcendent who did not have the "Book of Madness", he would fall into madness the moment he stared at those dark green runes.

Lloyd didn't expect that the forbidden knowledge brought by this thing would be so terrifying. He didn't expect that he had just entered here for a short time and encountered two precious objects in succession in a short period of time, one of which was so incredible.

[Deep Dive] It really lives up to its reputation, and is no different from suicide...

Fortunately, Lloyd only had time to accept a fragment of knowledge from a rune, and the fluorescence in the darkness dimmed, and no new lines lit up.

The huge creature seemed to have discovered that it was being watched, so it increased its cruising speed and soon disappeared from Lloyd's sight.

Lloyd let out a long sigh, and when the pain in his brain and eardrums gradually dissipated, he suddenly felt a little unsatisfied.

After all, the mental pollution caused by one fragment allowed him to level up by 10, and just now ten fragments came, and the unallocated attribute points soared by 500 points.

Eh? No, don't go! I haven't seen enough! How old are you and still so shy?

He yelled in his mind.

Unfortunately, the huge creature disappeared mercilessly in the end, leaving only a vast expanse of dark blue sea, with some messy creatures floating and swimming around.

Lloyd could only say with a slightly regretful tone:

"It's so big, and it can run so fast? What a pity... But anyway, what on earth is this thing?"

But Hiltina shook her head.

"I don't know. I don't know much about this place. Or rather, humans today lack understanding of this place. There's not even a standard name for it, let alone the creatures that swim in it."

"Ah? This deep sea doesn't even have a name?"

"Yes, people are generally very secretive about this place. After all, this is the main source of forbidden knowledge... and one of the main duties of us saints is to help people resist and filter out the forbidden knowledge that flows into the world from here..."

"So I once wanted to call this place the 'Saint's Cage', but then I thought, we are not really trapped here, so this name is not very appropriate."

As Hiltina spoke, she showed a smile that seemed to show a sense of joy in the midst of suffering, and then continued:

"Dear, what do you think this place should be called?"

Mysterious Sea? Quantum Sea? Coral Palace Heart Sea?

A few strange terms popped up in Lloyd's mind, but he immediately shook his head and smiled:

"I don't have much talent for naming, so I can only think of a name like 'Forbidden Library', right? After all, as you said, this is the main source of forbidden knowledge."

"It's more appropriate than I thought? And it doesn't sound so depressing. Anyway, no one here will come back to fight for the naming rights for us, so let's call it this!"

As Hiltina spoke, she hugged Lloyd's waist from behind and took him around, continuing to share her understanding of this "forbidden library":

"I was actually very afraid of this place before, and was bullied by all the messy taboo knowledge, but fortunately I met you, who helped me relieve a lot of pressure, and now I have the possibility to continue exploring this place."

"Although I was not very good at dealing with the creatures here at the beginning, as I pondered the [Supreme Realm], I gained some ideas. At least I can deal with some of the smaller ones."

Even as she was speaking, the huge sickle appeared out of thin air again. She held it in her delicate little hands and swung it lightly forward, cutting a jellyfish that was floating towards them into two pieces.

"They are fragile, but if you don't know how to deal with them, they are more threatening than the big guy in front."

"Hmm? The little one is actually more difficult than the big one?"

Lloyd asked back quickly, and a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

But Xiltina guessed what he was thinking, and quickly shook her head and explained:

"It's not what you think. To be precise, we can't pose any threat to such a huge creature. It won't be hostile to tiny creatures like us. It may not even notice us at all."

"Uh... I see..."

Lloyd smiled awkwardly and continued:

"So that thing is something similar to the offspring of the evil god?"

"This... I can't explain it clearly. I'm not like you. I don't even dare to look directly at it... So what do you think? Is it similar to the offspring of the evil god you have come into contact with?"

Lloyd thought about it seriously, and then carefully recalled his previous confrontation with the offspring of the evil god, and finally shook his head.

"Not really... This guy is probably much more powerful than the descendant of the evil god, and it is even possible that he is not a creature from our dimension. The shadow we saw should be the reflection of his consciousness in this 'forbidden library', and it is only a small part..."

Lloyd's tone was full of awe, and even a little bit of fear.

How dare I look directly at this high-dimensional being?

I am really a fearless and brave young man...

But fortunately, the panel is still there, and this shadow is not the real body of the creature, it is only a small reflection of it, not even the tip of the iceberg.

It is even possible that the logical relationship is wrong. It is not that it casts a reflection in the library, but that the entire boundless ocean is its reflection.

And the shadow that I can observe is only a small part of what I can observe and possibly understand...

This idea is indeed a bit horrifying, but it is not an unfounded association.

When Lloyd was recalling and comparing earlier, he accidentally glanced at the fragments of knowledge he had obtained.

Of the ten pieces of knowledge I obtained, I was able to understand and read only two...

The rest were simply locked into a state of ‘unreachable and incomprehensible’.

Whether it is "The Book of Truth", "The Book of Madness" or "The Book of Falsehood", there is nothing you can do about it.

I can't even access the 'Recycle Bin'...

All I can say is that it is indeed forbidden knowledge that can cause 50 mental pollutions with just one pill, and even saints dare not look directly at it.

Apart from bringing about a wave of mental pollution, these fragments were harmless. They just left Lloyd with several unsolvable problems, or even difficult questions that he couldn't understand.

Anyway, there are so many unsolved mysteries in this world, I don’t mind having a few more…

Perhaps as my rank, attributes, and cognitive level improve, I will be able to understand a few more pieces?

Lloyd's speculation about this behemoth was also derived from this particularity.

With more than 5000 words of [cognition], and the cognitive level having been upgraded several times, I still can't even understand the 'question surface'. I can only associate it with a higher dimension.

So then again, it might not be a bad thing if that thing disappeared in time. If you continue to stare at the runes it displays, you might see content that is beyond your tolerance limit, or even beyond the limit that the Book of Madness can handle.

That would be really out of control...

After some thought, Lloyd calmed down and continued:

"In short, this place is indeed dangerous. The reputation of [Deep Mind Diving] is well-deserved... This makes me admire you even more. You actually dared to go to a place like this alone."

"Hehe, although I also want to be a little proud, my situation is still different from yours..."

Xiltina smiled and continued to explain:

"In fact, I didn't dive as deep as you did. I only dived to the edge and didn't even have the chance to encounter that creature. I guess Professor Dale is in a similar situation, right?"

"Ah? This... I actually dived so deep for the first time?"

"Yes... Although I don't want to say this, dear, the area you can reach is actually far beyond the limit of human beings... Even the current me can't go deep into such a place alone. I have to rely on our previous connection to force myself to be by your side."

As she spoke, she swung the sickle in her hand and killed a "hairtail" that was ready to move.

"You see, even the chance of encountering this kind of creature has increased a lot, but I didn't encounter anything back then. At first I thought I was lucky enough, but now it seems that I just didn't go deep enough."

"Fortunately, you can easily deal with them."

"That's probably because they're the weakest here. If they were a little bigger, we'd probably have no choice but to run away."

Xiltina said, and then asked:

"By the way, dear, have you found the knowledge you want? It's almost time, and we shouldn't stay here for too long."

"Hmm... I have gained something, but I need to go back and digest it slowly... Eh? What is this?"

As Lloyd was talking, he suddenly saw a very small "glass bottle" floating to his hand.

The bottle didn't look dangerous, nor did it look alive, and it wasn't some expensive item in disguise.

Holding it in the hand, it is about the size of a small bottle of perfume, and you can see a faint light inside, flickering.

The light was so dim that Lloyd didn't notice it until it floated into his hands.

What’s even more strange is that Hiltina, who could even spot the transparent jellyfish in time, seemed to have not seen the bottle at all?

Still wondering:

"Honey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing... Can you see this?"

Lloyd shook the small bottle of Soo-jin in his hand.

Xiltina shook her head and explained:

"In fact, my current situation is similar to entering your [Thinking Field]. My vision is useless. Everything depends on inspiration. It can be said that I can't see anything except you... So did you see something special?"

"It is a little special. It is a very small message in a bottle, and inside it is a more beautiful light dot."

Lloyd replied quickly.

"drifting bottle?"

Xiltina's reaction was instantly full of surprise, and she continued:

"But in the vision I constructed for you, there is no such thing?"

When Lloyd heard this, he was also stunned.

Yes, we have become so used to this dreamy underwater scene that we almost forgot how bizarre it originally was.

“So this bottle…”

He suddenly felt a little scared and quickly threw the bottle away.

However, the bottle shattered on its own, and the faint light inside escaped, using up its last bit of light, leaving a line of subtitles in front of Lloyd's eyes:

"Who's going to...save us?"

After just such a nonsensical cry for help, the bottle and the light spot disappeared completely.

"This... the bottle opened by itself, and inside it came a simple cry for help."

Lloyd quickly shared his discovery with Hiltina.

She was a little nervous, and quickly reached out her hands to Lloyd and touched his forehead. After checking Lloyd and finding that there was nothing serious, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Why would there be a letter for help in a place like this? And who would throw a letter for help in a place like this? This is an absolute forbidden area that no normal human being can set foot in."

"I don't know about that. Why don't we stay a little longer and see if we can find more drifting bottles like this?"

Lloyd suggested again.

"Well, you can try, but not for too long."

"it is good."

Lloyd nodded.

As he was talking, he suddenly felt a chill in his hand. He looked down and saw another "drifting bottle"? There was also a faint light in it?

Is this some kind of 'déjà vu'?

Lloyd grinned and quickly threw the bottle away.

So the previous scene was played out again, and as the light spot escaped and went out, a line of subtitles appeared before his eyes again.

But it's completely different content:

"We were wrong. We were too arrogant. Our arrogance made us forget our own insignificance. We... are sinners of mankind..."

This is……