Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 187 - 143 Falling Stars Summoned by the Temple
Chapter 187: Chapter 143: Falling Stars, Summoned by the Temple of Knowledge_2
Chapter 187 -143: Falling Stars, Summoned by the Temple of Knowledge_2
He always played safe when necessary and charged in when the situation called for it.
Throughout his previous explorations, Lin Xun had exercised enough caution.
Before opening a chest, he would test it by attacking it, only opening the chest if no anomalies were detected.
After accidentally entering the Cage of Impounding Stars, he had also chosen the option with the highest survival rate among the three available.
So what? Being cautious meant refusing special missions and avoiding chests because they might be dangerous?
Having chosen the most cautious option, whether his exploration yielded bounty or loss, all depended on the whim of the ‘Son of Stars’.
Unexpectedly, this ‘Son of Stars’ was indeed a disgrace. After all, it was a bona fide deity hurriedly exploiting him.
Lin Xun was not the kind to pamper NPCs, even if they were gods.
If he couldn’t retaliate against the gods, he would shake things up. He wasn’t going to be wronged!
Fortunately, he eventually managed to kill the ‘Son of Stars’, also securing some spoils of war in the process.
He shifted his gaze to the game text, preparing to view his gains.
[Beside you stands a towering obelisk stretching straight into the sky. It is inscribed with countless incomprehensible characters. Despite appearing to have weathered countless years, the stone remains as ancient as ever.]
[Beyond the obelisk lies a grand temple made of pure white. Upon closer observation, you realize the pure white color of the temple is a combination of countless white, glowing characters.]
[At the front steps of the temple’s entrance, an enormous beast is glaring at you. Its colossal size is on par with the temple.]
[It is entirely formed from chaotic characters, which continuously shape-shift. Merely looking at it, you can feel the disorder and chaos.]
Damn it! It’s the Chaos beast of Knowledge!
This ‘Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ was bigger and presumably more powerful than any he had seen before.
Without time to check his loots, Lin Xun hurriedly opened the Shell tab.
[You inhabit the shell of the ‘Earth Giant in Desolation’!]
[You grip the ‘Ancient Dragon Tooth Mace’ tightly in your hands, assuming a combat stance…]
[The ‘Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ has an expression of disdain in its eyes. It snorts, and then turns its gigantic body sideways, clearing a path to the temple…]
[Do you wish to enter the ‘Temple of Knowledge’ ?]
He instantly understood.
The ‘Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ should be the guard dog of the Temple of Knowledge. As a guardian of the temple, it wouldn’t obstruct those summoned by ‘Almighty True Knowledge’.
Furthermore, the ‘Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ should be well-known in the mythologies of this world.
So when he occasionally encountered beasts, NPCs would consider him as the messenger of ‘Almighty True Knowledge’.
His hand pressed ‘Yes’.
[Under the gaze of the ‘Chaos Beast of Knowledge’, you ascend the stone steps and enter the temple…]
[Within the grand temple, two rows of statues stand neatly on both sides. However, these aren’t humanoid sculptures but are composed of characters of all shapes.]
[Along the rows of sculptures, you gaze towards the end of the temple, where a pure white throne is situated. There’s no one on the throne, only a figure under it.]
[Your arrival has attracted the attention of the figure…]
[It stands up; a shimmering character is engraved on the chest of its white robe. With white hair and a beard, it holds a long staff in its hand, looking at you with a smile.]
[The ‘Servant of God of Knowledge’ signals you not to be alarmed. You are the chosen one of the True God, and in this world, no one dares to defy the will of the True God. In the Temple of Knowledge, no one can harm you.]
[You step forward, arriving beside the throne…]
[Seeing your confusion, the ‘Servant of God of Knowledge’ begins to explain slowly…]
[The great ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ is omnipotent, the only True God in this world.]
[In that distant era, ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ wielded all authority, leading the people of the world to live a peaceful and carefree life…]
[But the good times are always short-lived. Suffering is the norm, because…the Stars descended.]
[The Stars were dissatisfied with their shine being overshadowed by the great ‘Almighty True Knowledge’, and they strived to overthrow the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ to usher the world into the embrace of the Stars.]
[‘Almighty True Knowledge’ in order to protect its people, had no choice but to initiate divine warfare. It led those who were also struggling mightily, to suppress the Stars…]
[War is cruel. The might of the Stars was far less than ‘Almighty True Knowledge’, but they still brought a prolonged war and wounds to this world.]
[In the end, the great ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ won, but the price was severe – the sacred knowledge was tainted and became chaotic.]
[The authority of ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ was tainted, and the power drawn by the people from knowledge also turned dirty and chaotic.]
[‘Almighty True Knowledge’, for its people to be able to keep multiplying, used its remaining power to imprison the Stars and fell into slumber to delay the larger dissemination of disordered knowledge in the world…]
[After the ‘Knowledge God Servant’ narrated the sealed myths to you, he was visibly stirred.]
[He wiped away his murky tears and told you that although ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ had fallen asleep, it could still see and understand everything in the world, and sometimes relayed some oracle.]
[Because the knowledge was tainted, the oracle also became chaotic, and the ‘Knowledge God Servant’ could only decode one or two from them with the small amount of authority left by ‘Almighty True Knowledge’.]
[‘Almighty True Knowledge’ hadn’t issued an oracle for a long time, until recently… It issued a decree, and the content of that decree was about you!]
[You asked the ‘Knowledge God Servant’ incredulously about the content of the oracle.]
[He just smiled faintly, told you that you are too weak now, but when you grow enough to stand with the gods, you will understand everything.]
Lin Xun corners of the mouth twitched.
Halfway through the story, the riddler cropped up again.
[‘Knowledge God Servant’ told you that although the ‘Son of Stars’ is just the weakest lower god and has long lost its divine power in the long imprisonment, even so, the ‘Son of Stars’ is still not something you can deal with at the moment.]
[You pledged allegiance to the Stars in the ‘Cage of Impounding Stars’. It understands that you had no choice, and the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ wouldn’t blame you.]
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Lin Xun had a sudden realization.
So ‘Son of Stars’ was just the weakest of the ‘Bright Stars’.
The ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ had long fallen asleep, so it wasn’t concerned about those sneaking around in the cage trying to restore the Stars.
That means the one who killed the ‘Son of Stars’ to save him was this old man before his eyes – the ‘Knowledge God Servant’.
Is a servant so powerful?
[At this moment, it asks you if you are willing to forsake the Stars and make a pledge to the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’?]
[Loyal apostle, are you going to abandon the ‘Bright Stars’ pledge and make a pledge to the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’?]
[Note! You have signed the ‘Bright Stars’ pledge before, if you abandon it, you will not be able to join it again, and you will be permanently hated by the side of this pledge!]
Lin Xun sneered.
He was already sickened by the ‘Son of Stars’ from the ‘Bright Stars’ and couldn’t wait to abandon the pledge and join the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’.
Without hesitation, he clicked ‘Yes!’
[Before the ‘Knowledge God Servant’, you renounced the ‘Bright Stars’ and loudly praised the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’, making a pledge to ‘Almighty True Knowledge’.]
[Loyal apostle, you have joined the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ pledge.]
[In this volume (Chapter 82740870 – Chapter 82740879), only one pledge can be made. If you break the pledge, you will not be able to join it again, and you will be permanently hated by the side of this pledge.]
[Current enemy pledge: Bright Stars, current friendly pledge: none.]
[Warning! You have betrayed the ‘Bright Stars’ pledge! You will be permanently hated by the side of this pledge!]
Lin Xun ignored the warning popping up in the text.
He had already killed the ‘Son of Stars’ with the aid of ‘Almighty True Knowledge’, it was already no turning back with the ‘Bright Stars’, so he didn’t care whether they hated him or not.
What he cared about were the pledge rewards that the ‘Knowledge God Servant’ was going to give him.
Wouldn’t a servant under the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ be more generous than the ‘Son of Stars’, right?
[The ‘Knowledge God Servant’ revealed a kind smile, and took out an item to hand to you…]
