Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 839 - 399: Old Friends of the Omniscient World, Polar Star Association!_2

Chapter 839: Chapter 399: Old Friends of the Omniscient World, Polar Star Association!_2

["Mr. Bennett saw the raging flames of ’dissatisfaction’ and ’ambition’ in my eyes, he promised me that I could stay at the medical school and do odd jobs for three years, without a penny in salary, but during that time, I could freely borrow the medical school’s precious books and materials."]

["After three years, he would provide me with an opportunity to take a qualification exam at no cost, and if I succeeded, he would also cover the fee for the next higher level exam."]

["Everyone said Mr. Bennett was greedy and stingy, but I was absolutely certain that he was not stingy at all; to a child with dreams, he was more generous than anyone."]

["With Mr. Bennett’s support, I certainly wouldn’t waste this hard-earned opportunity. Only by studying with all my might could I live up to my parents, Mr. Bennett, and the dream I never forgot..."]

["Three years later, I successfully obtained a higher-level title. Mr. Bennett told me that with my current abilities, I could leave the medical school and join some private clinics, leading a fairly respectable life. But he knew that my dream would never stop there..."]

[...]

[I became a teaching assistant at the medical school, still without a salary, but I had not a single complaint. Mr. Bennett promised that three years later, with his support, once I succeeded in another exam, I could transition from ’teaching assistant’ to ’instructor’...]

[Even the positions of associate professor and full professor were no longer out of reach dreams!]

[Meeting someone like Mr. Bennett in my life was truly the blessing of the great ’Almighty True Knowledge’...]

When Lin Xun read this, the corners of his mouth involuntarily rose.

Seeing this tricky money-saving ploy, he knew that the ’Bennett’ in the assistant’s memory was definitely that old friend of his from the past.

Who would have thought that Bennett could move from the original Sofia to the Imperial City, and even become the dean of the medical school. Life is full of wonders.

"Bennett has a powerful backer in the School... Could it be Rona?"

Rona came to the Imperial City to further her studies ahead of time, and if she made notable achievements, it was very likely that she would look out for Bennett, her fellow townsfolk and old friend.

"I just don’t know how much time has passed since the last fourth Chapter..."

Based on the assistant’s memory, he estimated that it had been at least ten years.

[...]

[I thought I would tirelessly pursue my dream until becoming a widely renowned figure, but no one knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first.]

[Mr. Bennett’s patron in the School had fallen from grace, I heard they had sided with the ’Polar Star Association,’ and the noble Scholars, who had swallowed their anger for years, finally found an opportunity to vent.]

[The Dean was accused of the grave crime of ’pursuing the Stars,’ a taboo and unforgivable offense.]

[I knew Mr. Bennett was the most devout follower of Omniscience. In his spare time, he mentioned to me that he was fortunate to have seen a ’True God’s messenger in a distant foreign land, and the two shared unspeakable secrets...]

[In any case, it’s impossible for him to ’pursue the Stars’ and become a heretic traitor who betrayed the True God.]

[The noble Scholars demanded the medical school’s instructors to act as ’witnesses’ and fabricate those groundless charges.]

[Most instructors did not believe Mr. Bennett would ’pursue the Stars’ nor were they willing to serve as witnesses. I stood at the forefront of the crowd, loudly denouncing the despicable acts of the noble Scholars... However, there were always a few in the medical school willing to betray their conscience for filthy money.]

[Mr. Bennett was imprisoned in the Imperial City, while those who dared to defend the Dean, like me, were detained and sent to the ’Blackwater Prison’ in the ’Second Capital,’ Nottos.]

[This notorious ’Blackwater Prison’ mostly held heretics who ’pursued the Stars.’ Here, heretics suffered inhumane torture and died in endless agony...]

[I knew Mr. Bennett wouldn’t be in immediate danger of losing his life because those noble Scholars merely imprisoned him under false charges to vent their long-suppressed anger while freely transplanting his eyes for themselves.]

[But we ’nobodies’ weren’t so lucky; the suffering and cruelty of the lash seemed endless...]

[No, there was an end. The end would be my submission and compromise, becoming the witness that proved the Dean had ’pursued the Stars,’ then dying swiftly.]

[Ha, you noble Scholars underestimate me; I will not betray my soul or sell out Mr. Bennett...]

[...]

[Yet... I’m close to breaking.]

[The criminal in the cell next to me, a true heretic who ’pursued the Stars,’ seemed to admire my determination to resist to the death.]

[He told me that tonight, an Executor from the ’Polar Star Association’ would send strong individuals to rescue the imprisoned followers.]

[If I was willing to betray ’Almighty True Knowledge’ and swear allegiance to the ’Bright Stars,’ I would gain my freedom tonight.]

[Betrayal? Again with betrayal! Do I look like someone who would break my word?]

[Ha, in its astonished gaze, I resolutely hurled myself against the wall...]

"[I want to show those noble scholars that there are still people in the world who do not fear power, and I want the traitors who betrayed ’Almighty True Knowledge’ to see what true, devout believers are like...]

"[The severe pain in my head made me collapse to the ground, and as I was at death’s door, I seemed to hear Mr. Bennett’s inquiry again.]"

"[An unknown pawn or a world-renowned name?]"

"[Undoubtedly, I was an unknown pawn, but at this moment, I was also world-renowned...]"

"[...]"

"[The fragments of memory abruptly ended there.]"

"[You have gained knowledge, your knowledge has increased by 1000! Current Knowledge: 22600/37800]"

Lin Xun furrowed his brows, feeling a bad premonition.

Bennett has been imprisoned, and his backers have turned to the ’Polar Star Association.’

Now that Bennett is detained in the Imperial City, if his backer were Rona, she certainly wouldn’t do such a thing.

There might be someone else involved or another hidden story behind this.

"Polar Star Association, Executor..."

A series of clues woven together reminded him of the endpoint event in Chapter Four—the ’duel between the Mist Barrier Monster Overlord and the Astral Corpse Sacred Beast.’

At that time, he encountered an unknown carriage at the entrance of the guild, bearing an anonymous letter.

"[...]"

"[We have received your letter, and the Executor has been informed about the ’Mist Barrier Monster Overlord’ emerging in Sofia.]"

"[The ’Astral Corpse Sacred Beast’ will soon head to Sofia to contain the scattered Chaos Divinity of the Omniscient Evil God.]"

"[...]"

The letter contained just a few lines of text and no signature.

Given the same title of ’Executor,’ the so-called ’Polar Star Association’ is very likely the secretive organization that sent the ’Astral Corpse Sacred Beast’ originally.

He opened the ’Teaching Assistant’s’ shell panel, trying to obtain more intelligence.

But this shell was unremarkable, both its level and quality were low, possessing only a Rare+ Level ’Eyeball Transplantation Technique.’

"[...]"

"[Some noise came from the wall beside me, the cloth stuffed in a small hole was pulled out, and through the hole the size of a pigeon’s egg, I saw a strange eye staring straight at me.]"

"[A hoarse voice came through the small hole...]"

"[Strange, weren’t you supposed to be dead? Oh, it knew, it even talked about dying rather than submitting, but in the end, you didn’t even have the strength to smash your head against the wall.]"

"[The unidentified prisoner next door chuckled, claiming to give you one last chance. The person who would rescue them was on their way, and if you now swore allegiance to the ’Bright Stars,’ it would grant you the precious freedom...]"

"[Faithful Apostle, what should you do?]"

"[1. Take out the Sleeve Sword, stab through the hole, piercing the neighboring prisoner’s eye, through its skull, showing how firm your faith is!]"

"[2. Kneel down, curse ’Almighty True Knowledge,’ swear an oath to the ’Bright Stars’ with words of praise, and thus gain freedom.]"

"[3. Pull out the ’Sword of the Bloody King,’ split the Refined Copper gate of the cell, turn, and leave this place, leaving a dashing back to the neighboring prisoner.]"

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.

He disregarded the game’s offered choices; he had two paths to consider at this moment.

One was to leave ’Blackwater Prison’ as soon as possible and go to the Imperial City to rescue ’Bennett.’

The other was to try to contact the ’Polar Star Association’ through the current criminal, to gather more clues.

Contemplating, Lin Xun already had a preliminary plan.

He sneered as he switched his shell and pulled out the ’Sword of the Bloody King.’