"Acquired Decryption Scholar Mastery: Erudite Interpreter (Exclusive) — During any decryption process, your command over the knowledge required for decryption will be enhanced."

"Acquired Decryption Scholar Mastery: Burst of Inspiration (Exclusive) — The decryption process will more easily generate inspiration for solutions, and may even spark insights for problems in other fields."

One for knowledge, one for inspiration.

These two Professional Masteries fit his recent experiences quite well.

In addition, he also obtained a Decryption Scholar professional Skill.

"Skill: Rehearsal Answer"

"Skill: Mind Touch"

Rehearsal Answer allowed him to simulate the consequences of a completed decryption in his mind. This wasn’t limited to deciphering information; it could also be used on mechanisms and traps.

It was a Skill that could prevent him from accidentally triggering traps while decrypting.

The other one, Mind Touch, was a rare ability for a Decryption Scholar that could affect physical matter.

It allowed his Perception to pass directly through mechanisms, enabling him to crack mechanisms and Restrictions from the inside, without physical contact.

He no longer had to make physical contact as he did before.

These two Skills should become even more effective once he trained them beyond their limits.

Finally, there was his Talent.

"Restriction Breaker (Extraordinary) >> Divine Level Complete Restriction Control"

"All Restrictions and mechanisms that can be broken through decryption can be directly controlled, tampered with, or destroyed. You will also learn the knowledge behind them and how to set them up."

Lu Cang remembered...

The Magic Scroll Chi Cheng had used to seal Thousand Army Ant Mountain.

That could also be broken through decryption, but it required a Level 6 Decryption Scholar.

Breaking a Restriction didn’t necessarily require Magic Power. Any Restriction was bound to follow the world’s structural Rules, making it an inherently complex puzzle.

Theoretically, all Restrictions were like a lock and key.

With the right key, you could get in.

With the wrong key, you couldn’t pass. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Previously, as a Level 2 Decryption Scholar, the computational power provided to Lu Cang was already terrifying.

He had no problem performing basic arithmetic with numbers up to nine digits in his head or mentally calculating slightly more complex functions.

As his Decryption Scholar Level increased, his computational power and decrypting mindset would both improve significantly.

However, the computational power required to break various Restrictions was no simple matter in itself.

’Control all Restrictions...’

’Come to think of it, this world is full of Restrictions.’

The various identities Lu Cang had obtained also granted him the right to enter various restricted areas.

Without those identities, he wouldn’t even be able to get through the door of the Lorentz Academy library.

The Decryption Scholar promotion was complete.

With everything settled, Lu Cang focused on the effects of his new Talent.

Within his Perception Range, all Restrictions now appeared with perfect clarity in his senses.

The door to this secret room was operated by a special type of Restriction-based switch.

Lu Cang felt that with a single thought, he could now control its opening and closing.

He could even proactively alter its permissions.

He could make it so that only he could open and close it.

Of course, Lu Cang had no intention of using it here.

It was better if as few people as possible knew about this Talent.

He had never noticed before, but a closer look revealed countless Restrictions hidden in places big and small all over Kernoya.

The basement of the weapon shop.

The merchant guild’s storeroom, the Life Church, the Light Church, the Dark Church—they each had their own Restrictions.

And the White Tower... Lu Cang remembered that the White Tower also had its corresponding Restrictions.

This was especially true for each floor, which could only be accessed with the proper permissions. However, if someone could break through using their own abilities, the White Tower would allow them free access to whichever floor they had managed to crack.

Knowledge was the foundation of one’s confidence to move through the White Tower.

"And now, the problem is the Death Priest promotion."

The main reason Lu Cang hadn’t continued with the Death Priest promotion earlier was because of the requirements for the Decryption Scholar.

If he had promoted to Death Priest first, the requirements for Decryption Scholar would have increased drastically, and he would have had to solve puzzles for quite some time to meet the new promotion conditions.

"Sister Kumironi."

Lu Cang looked at Kumironi, who had just finished intercepting a large amount of corruption.

"Is there anything you can do to help me prepare for my Death Priest promotion?"

The Death Priest was different from other Professions.

If he still needed to Sacrifice Souls, the commotion would be far too great.

This was inside Kernoya City.

Anyone who saw tens of billions of souls ascending to the heavens would be scared to death.

If he absolutely had to go through with the promotion, it would be best to do it in some unnoticed corner.

Kumironi pondered for a moment. "Hmm—"

"In the Death Church headquarters we previously conquered, there’s a ritual hall used for the promotion of Death Element Professions."

"It’s also in a remote, deserted location."

"It should be just right."

"We’ve kept everything there perfectly intact."

Lu Cang asked, "Is that really okay?"

"Using the promotion Ritual there shouldn’t be a problem. With my authority, I can also send away the Church members stationed there..."

The more Kumironi spoke, the less confident she sounded.

’Sending away her own Church’s guards to sneak in and help the Sect Leader of the Death Church with his promotion... what kind of situation was this?’

’If a Divination Master had told her something like this six months ago, Kumironi would have thought they were completely insane.’

"Little Lu Cang, are you in a hurry?"

"The Death Church headquarters is actually quite far from Kernoya. If we go by Dragon Rhinoceros Carriage, it should take at least five days."

"If Iz takes you, it will be much faster, though."