Baiyu was a poor student before crossing over, but not because he didn't love studying.
On the contrary.
It was because he loved reading too much.
However, he only read horror magazines, tales of gods and ghosts, thriller novels, and various mythological stories, so his grades always remained in the lower middle of his class.
But after crossing over to this parallel world similar to Earth.
Disciplines like Mysticism, Extraordinary Biology, Sealing Object Science... these subjects had a deadly attraction for Baiyu, so within just three years, he completed a magnificent transformation.
From a poor student to a scholar!
Baiyu was currently solving problems while pondering strategies in his mind.
Strictly speaking, it was his first encounter with an extraordinary event, and from the reports he had read and the case analyses by his master in class, it was clear that these ghostly things were completely unreasonable in their killings.
The most important thing when encountering an extraordinary event is to remain calm!
Absolutely not to lose composure.
"That woman first knocked on things in the room, now it seems very likely that this was the source of her distortion. After I went to inquire, her condition rapidly worsened, instantly losing her sanity."
"After she completed the distortion, she directly came to my residence, proving her obsession in life affected the distorted form! Although she had already died at the moment of completion, the distorted form would be deeply affected by the obsession she had alive!"
"So her deepest obsession in life is that I eat the noodles she made?"
Baiyu's face turned strange, a tingling sensation ran up his scalp.
Recalling each time he went to collect rent, it seemed this female anchor would intentionally lower her neckline, dressing very scantily, always saying she would make noodles for him.
At that time, Baiyu thought she was just being polite.
Now it seems.
This woman truly wanted him to eat the noodles!
But he really doesn't like eating noodle dishes.
"If I get caught by this distorted form, the end will surely be worse than death!"
Baiyu shivered in horror, quickly starting to solve the final problem on the exercise book.
His counter had already reached twenty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine.
This problem wasn't difficult; list the names and specific effects of five S Level sealing objects.
"S-15, Dark Whisper, appearance is a music box, effect is indiscriminate killing of any creature that hears its sound, covering an area of approximately three kilometers."
"S-23, Demon Contract, appearance is a sheet made from various biological tissues, effect is to obtain any information you want from the paper through some form of equivalent exchange, but ultimately anyone who possesses it loses everything, including life."
"S-29, Dead Water..."
S Level sealing objects are seldom disclosed.
These sealing objects caused catastrophic extraordinary events when first discovered, reported by the media, received public attention, and were ultimately not contained. The authorities couldn't suppress the message, so they were compiled into textbooks to warn humanity.
Baiyu had looked into it before, and there are only eleven publicly documented S Level sealing objects, which he memorized.
After listing five items.
The counter in Baiyu's mind finally reached thirty thousand, and at this moment, a change occurred.
The translucent box suddenly transformed into countless white lights, instantly constructing a white space within Baiyu's consciousness.
This was a room about ten square meters.
In the room's center, similar to a game panel, was a large screen displaying data.
From the top down, it listed:
Mysticism - LV1 (0/1000)
Magic Elixir - LV1 (0/1000)
Magic Energy - LV0 (0/100)
Sealing Technique - LV0 (0/100)
Spiritual Arts - LV1 (0/1000)
Mechanical Science - LV0 (0/100)
Extraordinary Biology - LV0 (0/100)
Ancient Martial Arts of the Human Body - LV0 (0/100)
A total of eight subjects, most being zeros, forming a knowledge tree of subjects.
It's not Baiyu's fault.
High school mainly focused on Mysticism, Magic Elixir, Spiritual Arts, and other subject knowledge wasn't covered much in high school, it was beyond the curriculum.
In this world.
Besides schools, gaining knowledge of the mysterious side from other places would come at a great cost.
His gaze moved away from the screen.
Baiyu noticed there was a lottery machine in the corner, but the screen showed zero lottery chances, unable to activate.
Besides this.
Next to the subject knowledge tree, there was also a task bar:
Normal Difficulty - On the path of exploring the mysterious, strong will and psychological endurance are required. This is not achieved overnight and requires accumulated training over time. Any strong quality begins from the basics; after watching five horror movies, your endurance to fear will become stronger! Current progress: 0/5. Reward: 100 Ancient Martial Arts Discipline knowledge points, one trash-quality Magic Elixir Recipe!
Elite Difficulty - The source of distortion is bizarre and untraceable, you must be very curious about what caused the neighbor's distortion. Sneak into the female anchor's room to investigate the source of distortion! Reward: 200 Mysticism discipline knowledge points, one lottery chance, one normal-quality Magic Elixir Recipe!
Nightmare Difficulty - Facing the eerie is a crazy thing, but only by experiencing the eerie can you understand the truth of this world. Alone in a quiet and closed environment, repeatedly chant the following secret phrase for ten minutes... Reward: Unknown! (Hint: This task contains significant risk, not recommended for the host to attempt!)
There's a hint, quite considerate.
But Nightmare Difficulty is clearly a trap.
Even the reward is unknown; who knows what might trigger after chanting the spell. It's possible that if mental intelligence isn't tested successfully, an instant death flag might be activated, and who would he seek?
In his previous life, Baiyu saw many "trial-and-error" videos that ended in death on Earth, so he naturally wouldn't attempt it recklessly.
Nightmare Difficulty was ruled out.
Currently, only Normal and Elite Difficulty were left.
Normal Difficulty couldn't be completed now.
Watching five horror movies would take until dawn, and there simply wasn't the condition now.
"That means only Elite Difficulty is left."
"You can't get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den?"
Baiyu hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze aside.
In this space of over ten square meters, there were many types of equipment Baiyu didn't understand. For instance, in the center was a hollow glass tube, and the bottom was indistinct.
Under the lottery screen on the other side, there was a retractable cabinet, which was the only thing he understood in the space.
Baiyu walked over and opened the cabinet.
Initially thinking it was empty, but there was a bottle of green liquid, with an attached manual.
Magic Elixir: Frenzied Movement
Quality: Ordinary
Description: Only a mad person can truly unlock the Scholar System after solving thirty thousand Mysticism problems; this is your perfect completion of the novice task's reward.
Effect: After consumption, you will gain ten minutes of "Frenzied" state. In the "Frenzied" state, your intelligence drops by ten points per minute, increasing spiritual resistance to all extraordinary things! After the "Frenzied" state is lifted, everything returns to normal.
Remark: Because I've gone mad, I won't go mad again. I've gone mad, and have become stronger!
This effect of the Magic Elixir was something Baiyu had never seen before.
The Magic Elixir recipes taught at school were all basic healing elixirs, spirit recovery elixirs.
"My intelligence is one hundred thirty-two; if I drink the Frenzied Movement, after four minutes my thinking will become dull, and after five minutes I'll become a fool."
So I only have five minutes!
The idea of drinking the elixir for the Nightmare Task won't work either; it's very likely I'll truly become an idiot, so I can only undertake the Elite Task."
Baiyu quickly contemplated.
Must be in a safe position five minutes after the elixir takes effect, when he becomes a fool.
This distorted form with a Simulation Realm is clearly not an ordinary kind.
The reason it's so strong is largely due to the item causing its distortion. If the source can be resolved, perhaps there is a slim chance!
"Rescue hasn't arrived yet, likely means it's going to be handled coldly, sacrificing a group of people to control the extraordinary event within a smaller range... can't entrust life to others, rather than sitting idly, it's better to strike hard!"
Baiyu's eyes shifted, staring at the floor of the female anchor already engulfed in darkness.