Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 878 - 414: The Mobile Base of ’Cage of the Stars’, Meeting the Sage for the First Time_2

Chapter 878: Chapter 414: The Mobile Base of ’Cage of the Stars’, Meeting the Sage for the First Time_2

Since storage artifacts and the item bar were unable to store it, they fitted the "Cage of the Stars" painting with a moving base, which would serve the same purpose of carrying it along with oneself.

[Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman immediately did as instructed, carrying the heavy painting on her delicate frame and followed you out of the Transplant Room...]

The refined copper frame of the painting was very heavy, and the Snow Woman, being a mage among monsters, was of the delicate and easily toppled variety, so carrying the painting and following behind him was somewhat strenuous.

"Sigh, you can’t even carry a painting properly, what else are you good for besides warming the bed..."

Lin Xun could only send the vase-like Snow Woman back and summoned a Valkyrie to serve as the moving base.

The Valkyrie carried the painting with ease, showing no signs of fatigue. She could even take off with the painting, making her a powered-up version of a moving base.

Lin Xun then scoured the Polar Star Association branch from top to bottom once more.

According to the Starlight Priest’s memory, there might be a way to enter the headquarters within the branch, but after turning the branch building upside down, he found nothing. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

He guessed that the method to enter the Polar Star Association headquarters must be some kind of personal artifact or something else that the Star Realm Envoys took with them when they went to the headquarters, which caused him to find nothing.

Just to be safe, Lin Xun searched again carefully, making sure nothing was missed, before returning to Dexter Manor with the Valkyrie.

During the teleportation, he was nervous, fearing that although he might return to the manor, the painting might not.

Fortunately, the Underworld Game did not play any tricks this time, and the Valkyrie successfully brought the "Cage of the Stars" back to the manor with him.

This kind of bug-exploiting strategy had limited applicability. Previously, during the Evil God Chapter, Lin Xun had also experimented with the Snow Woman.

In the mountain belly beneath the Wuzhi Shrine, the mountains of gold and silver treasures could not be materialized into reality, even if the Snow Woman could carry them away.

Aside from the items that the Underworld Game explicitly designates as rewards, other objects cannot be put into the item bar or materialized.

Therefore, such tricky maneuvers do not apply to all actively used "untouchable" items, because the Underworld Game simply does not give the option to use them.

Only passive items like the "Cage of the Stars" painting, which can exert their effects merely by being carried and utilizing "trap devices," fall within the applicable range.

Upon his return to the manor, the Green Half-Dragon, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly approached to ask whether he had found any clues about the Superior Dragon Race or discovered any paintings where they were imprisoned...

Lin Xun had already found the clues, and he even knew that the painting imprisoning the dragon clan was called "Abyss of Despair."

Based on the information known to the Starlight Priest, the "Abyss of Despair" painting was located at the Polar Star Association headquarters, and since it was not currently possible to enter the headquarters, they had to wait for the return of the Star Realm Envoys to find a solution.

For now, they had the "Lamsey Abyss Cave Travel Map"; according to the map description, the location of the abyss cave was in the outskirts of Sub City Notos, not too far from here.

Lin Xun prepared to explore this hidden map next.

[...]

[You asked the Green Half-Dragon whether there were any legends about the "Abyss" in their clan.]

[The Green Half-Dragon nodded and began to narrate...]

[...]

The Abyss known to the Half-Dragon Man was not another Main God that he had anticipated, but it actually referred to the deep abyssal regions hidden beneath the ground.

Lin Xun already knew this information, which wasn’t very valuable.

However, the Half-Dragon Man disclosed some other information that seemed to be of some use for the upcoming exploration.

[...]

[At the bottom of the Abyss lived the "Demon Clan," and no one knew in what era these evil creatures emerged, only that their existence, like that of humans and the Dragon Clan, could be traced back to a time before recorded history.]

[The "Demon Clan" had a very strict hierarchical structure, with ranks of low, medium, and high demons, and above them were the Demon Kings and Demon Gods.]

[Rumors have it that the true Demon Kings, although few in number, are all powerful beings of a Demigod level.]

[Polymaths among humans often explore the Abyss to gain Knowledge.]

[Most of the discovered Abysses have already been fully developed, with the demons either being exterminated by Scholars or captured for research.]

[No matter how powerful, demons could not pose a threat to humanity.]

[Just like the despicable heretics who chase after the Stars, even if there are remnants of Evil Star Gods backing them, they can only scrounge a living in the darkness and shadows...]

[The descendants of Almighty True Knowledge are the only sovereigns of this world!]

Lin Xun instructed the Green Half-Dragon to continue guarding the manor, saying he would leave behind Shikigami such as the Nine-tailed Fox and the Sly Ghost in case of emergencies.

[...]

[As you were giving instructions to the Green Half-Dragon, the Nine-tailed Fox suddenly entered through the door and reported to you...]

"Dragonkin, sir, many humans are approaching through the fog outside the manor; they have encircled all the entrances and exits of the manor."

"The robes on their chests bear the embroidery of a single eye, which seems to be the ’Direct View School scholars’ the sir mentioned..."

"A large number of Direct View School scholars..."

Lin Xun pondered for a moment, then immediately went out to check.

"You quickly leave the mansion and come to the manor gates..."

"At the gate, figures loom within the mist, and quite a few Refined Copper carriages remain..."

"You focus your gaze and see that the place is surrounded by many scholars from the Direct View Association, clutching magic wands, ready for battle."

"At this moment, one of the scholars steps forward, staring straight at you, their gaze seemingly able to penetrate the fog and clearly see your figure."

"The person is wearing a complicated, ornate robe, with the chest embroidered with a single giant eye. The eye, a mere decoration, blinks on its own..."

"You meet that person’s cold gaze."

"You have encountered ’the Inquisitive Direct View School Sage’!"

"It coldly declares that those who dare to betray the Omniscient, Almighty True God and chase after the vile and filthy Stars, all members of the Polar Star Association are unforgivable heretical evildoers!"

"Are you ready for death?"

"Seeing the ’Inquisitive Direct View School Sage’ for the first time, your knowledge increases by 15,000! Current knowledge: 47,000/40,800!"

"Darn, my head is going to burst!"

"Your knowledge has surpassed the critical point, you have touched the extraordinary, you glimpse the ’Almighty True Knowledge’ once again..."

"..."

"Your head explodes with a bang..."

"You are dead!"

"...Seeing that the knowledge obtained from the sage is about the same as that of the Star Realm Envoy, it seems this sage possesses demigod-level strength!"

"It appears there is a being called ’Prophet’ above the sage..."

"A powerful Wandering Soul is reborn in a dark, cramped prison cell..."

Without warning, Lin Xun is back at the starting location of ’Blackwater Prison’."

"My knowledge cap is several tens of thousands now, but why does it still feel like it’s not enough? My head gets blown off after just a few glares."

Lin Xun feels extremely annoyed, mainly because he had just seen the sage, and his head had exploded under the threatening glare, allowing the sage to successfully show off.

"Not good! The Half-Dragon is still in the manor..."

He suddenly remembers something and hastily summons the Valkyrie, only to find her hands empty; the ’Cage of the Stars’ painting has disappeared.

With his death, his Pokémon would all return to their Poké Balls, and of course, the ’Cage of the Stars’ couldn’t return to the summoning space with the summoned creatures.

This means that both the Green Half-Dragon and the ’Cage of the Stars’ are still left in the manor.

And the fully armed scholars had probably received a message to come and destroy the temporary stronghold of the Polar Star Association.

Lin Xun wants to rush to the manor as quickly as possible, but the ’Refined Copper Carriages’ are still near the manor, and even with the ’Refined Copper Beacon’, he has to wait for the carriage to travel from the manor to the prison gate before he can depart.

This back-and-forth would take too much time.

Anxious in his heart, he has no better plan and can only wait where he is.

After a long and arduous wait, the Refined Copper carriage finally appears at the gate of Blackwater Prison; he jumps onto the carriage and speeds toward the manor stronghold.

Upon arriving at the manor stronghold...

"The carriage breaks through the layers of mist and stops at the edge of the ruins of ’Dexter Manor’..."

"You jump down from the carriage and see that the once magnificent manor has become ruins, with the terrifying remnants of rampant knowledge magic still lingering in the air."

"At a glance, nothing but ruins meet your eyes, no sign of any ’Green Half-Dragon’ or ’Cage of the Stars’."

"And the instigator of all this is the ’Direct View School Branch Association’ headquartered in Sub City Notos."

"Damn it, the sage, eh? The Direct View Association, huh? Just wait till I find you!"

Lin Xun clenches his teeth in anger, wishing he could immediately set off for the Direct View Association.