Chapter 36: Master Key
“Haa...Haa...”
lissa gasped for breath, feeling as though she had just experienced dying.
Traces of that frightening sensation still lingered in her mind and whatever she understood before was completely revamped. Her soul felt as though it had been crushed by a violent force before being pieced together anew.
Her deepest intrinsic essence seed as if it was forcefully dug out and rampantly trampled on before this void was cramd full with that strange and unknown emptiness.
She felt as if she was a different self from before she had flipped open the book. Even though all of this had occurred in the sa space, she felt that she was no longer the sa lissa.
Although she couldn’t really understand what was going on, lissa vaguely knew what it was that had replaced her soul’s intrinsic essence and filled her body— “The Cornerstone of Everything”.
Or perhaps... it could be described as a master key that could unlock whatever doors there were.
Just that this cornerstone within her body had restrictions and could only be used on ‘knight’ characteristics.
But that also ant that from this point on, as long as she was willing, lissa could imdiately acquire all abilities with regards to knights and just needed training to hone them.
Figuratively speaking, “The Cornerstone of Everything” turned reality into a video ga and those abilities beca skill trees.
All she needed to do was tap an icon, accumulate experience and just continuously level up.
Bottlenecks nor impedints with regards to her progress no longer existed. T-this is a great undertaking that only a god can bring about!
She finally understood the implied aning of S...Supre-rank.
With a pale face and sweating bucketloads, lissa deeply regretted her impulsiveness.
Prior to this, lissa had never left Norzin before and had never faced off against any entity beyond Pandemonium-rank. She could still take Joseph as a reference for a Destructive-rank but she totally had no real concept of what a Supre-rank was.
Moreover, there were already very few written records of Supre-ranks and the recounts of their feats that spread around were very vague. Most of it was found in theology textbooks but such stories didn’t seem especially true.
lissa had always felt that Supre-ranks would surely be very powerful but not to an outrageously ridiculous extent. However, facts had proven that she had been very wrong indeed!
Lin Jie could empathize with every student’s fear of mathematics. That spine-chilling agony of going around and around in circles but never being able to solve the questions was sothing that could never be forgotten even when one slept.
However, the reaction of this young girl before him seed sowhat excessive. Her body was trembling as she panted and her face had even gone pale.
Seems a rather severe case of psychological trauma. Mm... turns out her weak subject is mathematics. Lin Jie took a ntal note before he asked, “Are you okay? Do you need my help to answer so questions? It looks like you can’t really understand this book very well.”
The young girl raised her head in a startled manner and stared at him in alarm. Her eyes were completely full of fear, as if she had just seen a devil.
Devil...Yes, a devil.
Replacing a person’s intrinsic essence without making a sound and causing such pain for dissociation and cognition. How can such an existence not be called a devil?
And behind him...
lissa shivered when she thought of this place. She had to stop thinking about it or she would really go crazy if she continued to think.
But this devil had truly made her wishes co true. So much so it even exceeded her expectations and laid out a broad and open path for her.
lissa could vaguely sense that this was a path of no return.
These books seed like they were propagating the cause of a certain mighty entity and the bookstore owner was a guide and preacher.
However, it seed like she had no other choice...
Lin Jie was extrely surprised by this young girl’s expression.
Why is she staring at as though I have done sothing terrible? Lin Jie mused. He had rely wanted to enrich the extracurricular life of this new custor and help resolve her family conflict at the sa ti.
Even though he had anticipated eye rolling upon giving this child the Five-Three, Lin Jie was genuinely trying to help.
Many people wouldn’t know the importance of learning till it was too late for regrets.
Haa, I’ve to have a good chat with Joseph regarding this child’s education problem the next ti he cos around.
If Five-Threes aren’t enough, it can be made up with quantity.
After she is done and her results still aren’t good enough, she would probably require more effort so an additional set of past exam questions wouldn’t be too much!
And if her results are decent, she has to continue striving on and maintain doing questions. An additional set of past exam questions wouldn’t be considered too much as well!
In any case, I just have to continue giving her practice questions.
Lin Jie had already used exam papers to plan out this child’s future life and had even decided on her work and rest schedules.
Smiling slightly, he asked, “What’s wrong? Are you too afraid of being unable to handle them and don’t wish to have these books? I can understand if you choose to give up.
“But, I still feel that you are a very talented child deserving of a better future. As long as you work hard, you can definitely obtain this power to change everything at present, including making your father proud,” Lin Jie said with a hint of both regret and sincerity.
Brats needed praise as well. It could even be said that they longed to be praised even more so than normal kids. Moreover, from what Lin Jie had learned, it seed like Joseph never ever praised her. Such circumstances would generally lead to a loss of self-confidence in a kid.
lissa’s actions such as running away from ho and arm wrestling could also be a way for her to seek the attention she lacked.
Such characteristics ant that she was also very easily agitated...
Drumming up her courage, lissa took a deep breath and squeaked, “No, I’m no coward. Thank you for your understanding and guidance. I will not let you down. I’m...I’m terribly sorry for my previous rudeness!”
She lowered her head and felt ashad of her own ignorance and insolence.
Watching the wilted lissa, Lin Jie felt that Five-Threes were the bane of all brats. lissa had beco an obedient and well-behaved girl even though she had been an energetic brat re monts ago.
However, overcoming her fear of studies and choosing to face it head-on was really remarkable.
“It’s alright, this ntality isn’t bad at all. As long as you maintain your inquisitiveness and be modest, the great doors of knowledge will always remain open for you.”
Lin Jie took out a bag and fitted the books in. “Thank you for your patronage. That will be one hundred dollars.”
lissa paid for the books in a daze and trudged out of the bookstore before she suddenly recalled sothing.
Haven’t I co to borrow a book?
Why did I end up buying books instead?
——
Ji Zhixiu regained consciousness from a murky state of darkness. Opening her eyes slightly, she beca aware of a light source and instinctively wanted to assu a combat stance.
However, in the next mont, she imdiately sensed accurate pain throughout her entire body, causing her to groan.
Her body felt like it was falling apart and there was still a dull throbbing in her head, probably due to sordid blood within her body still exceeding the levels she could normally endure.
Her last mory had been choosing to leap once more. Following that, she lost consciousness.
“Don’t move, you are badly hurt.”
Ji Zhixiu’s vision beca a little clearer and she noticed a beautiful and pale face covering her field of vision. This person had shimring gold hair, clear jade eyes, and two long and pointed ears that caught Ji Zhixiu’s attention.
An elf?
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