I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

He looked at Thomas, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"What did you see in the water?"

Thomas's eyes were somewhat glazed over, as if he hadn't yet recovered from the fear.

"Eyes..." he murmured to himself, "All eyes... When I fell into the sea, it was filled with eyes..."

Thomas wouldn't die, but he was too weak to move either. After scraping together ten silver shields for Lu Yuan, the two grateful workers carried Thomas away.

It seems they have a good relationship.

The clinic returned to quiet.

Lu Yuan sat behind the counter, his fingers gently stroking the cold barrel of the silver-plated pistol.

Thomas's experience confirmed his suspicions—in the dark corners of Grim Harbor, a storm was brewing.

The creatures of the deep sea are no longer content to linger in the depths; they have begun to venture into the shallows and even onto land.

"All eyes..."

As Lu Yuan recalled Thomas's description, the scene he witnessed that night when he disposed of the body involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Those eerie green lights that shone in the darkness were also eyes.

[Grimport Status: +5, 30/50]

The system notification appeared silently.

Lu Yuan glanced at the experience bar and made up his mind.

This news is very valuable.

Not only can it be used to farm [Intelligence] experience, but you might also be able to exchange it for something from the Night Watch.

After all, as an "advisor," providing information on such unusual developments is part of their job.

Just then, a newspaper was slipped through the crack in the door.

Lu Yuan walked over and picked it up, only to find that it had been delivered by a stranger.

The newspaper deliveryman saw Lu Yuan and called out, "Brent asked me to tell you that he's still settling into his home and will come to thank you in person in a couple of days."

Lu Yuan responded.

It seems that the kid is indeed a loyal friend, even now he hasn't forgotten his "boss".

That night, Lu Yuan did not force himself to stay up all night making medicine.

He turned off the lights early, lay down in bed, and tried to get himself into a light sleep.

The sea began to roar again...

The fog was still thick the next morning.

【Rationality II: 20/48 (Experience)】 (If any numerical errors occur later, just consider me a noob, because there's really no way to change 'too many values ​​are fixed'. If you're really unhappy, feel free to curse me a bit, let me laugh.)

My rationality has wavered a bit, but at the same time, I'm one step closer to level three.

Lu Yuan looked a little tired. Despite trying to sleep lightly, the "strange dream" was still tormenting him.

I may not be able to sleep well for a long time to come.

He put the bottle of freshly made, low-quality silvergrass mixture into his bag, locked the door, and changed the notice on the door to...

[Clinic hours have recently changed to after noon. For urgent matters, please visit Old John's Tavern.]

Lu Yuan then headed straight for Old John's Tavern.

This time, he easily passed through the secret door and arrived at the underground base.

Mary was sitting in the task hall, which resembled a factory workshop, holding a steaming cup of coffee and flipping through a document.

When she saw Lu Yuan come in, she raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"So early? Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"Need not."

Lu Yuan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her. "I have new information."

He recounted the attack on Thomas in detail.

This includes the tearing pattern of the wound, the type of toxin, and Thomas's description of "all eyes."

He didn't embellish the story; he simply described the injury and his speculations objectively from a doctor's perspective.

As Mary listened, the languid look on her face gradually disappeared.

She put down her coffee cup, her expression turning serious.

"An active attack in the shallow sea area..." Mary tapped her fingers lightly on the table, "and in broad daylight."

"What does this mean?" Lu Yuan asked.

"It means something's about to come out," Mary said in a low voice. "No, I have to inform them quickly..."

She stood up and paced around the room.

"This information is very useful. Our people will verify it. If it's true..."

Mary looked a little tense.

"We're really short-handed..."

Mary turned around and looked at Lu Yuan. "As an advisor, you have done a very good job. After verification, your contribution will be counted."

She took a stamped receipt from the drawer and handed it to Lu Yuan.

"With this, you can go to the supplies office and get two boxes of ammunition, the silver-plated kind. Of course, this is an advance payment, so don't tell anyone."

Lu Yuan took the voucher, a satisfied smile curving his lips.

Two boxes of ammunition are much more useful than the Golden Shield in critical moments.

"Is there anything else?" Mary asked.

"That's all." Lu Yuan stood up. "I'm going to the library."

Watching Lu Yuan's departing figure, Mary nodded thoughtfully.

"This guy adapts really fast..."

...

Returning to the library, that familiar chilly atmosphere hit me.

The book spirit "Ink" was dozing off on the lamp stand. When it saw Lu Yuan come in, it sniffed carefully, then lifted its eyelids, too lazy to even greet him.

"Another scammer."

Knowing he was still on credit, Lu Yuan didn't say anything and went straight to the bookshelf from yesterday.

His current goal is clear: to max out [Taboo Studies - The Experience of the Spy] and then unlock that so-called "transcendent path".

He picked up a copy of "Illustrated Guide to Deep-Sea Creatures (Fragment)" and began to quickly flip through it.

Although the content of these books is still quite simple, with the help of translation, Lu Yuan can always decipher information that ordinary people cannot perceive from the lines of the illustrations and the order of the text.

"I must say, this translation is truly impressive."

Lu Yuan sighed inwardly.

[Forbidden Studies - Voyeur: +0.2...]

[Forbidden Studies - Voyeur: +0.3...]

Time flies.

As Lu Yuan closed the last book, the experience bar at the edge of his field of vision finally jumped to the critical point.

[Taboo Studies - Voyeur: 9.9/10]

Just one last bit more.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and looked toward the deepest part of the bookshelf, at a thin booklet with a black cover that looked unremarkable.

That was something he didn't have time to look at yesterday.

The book is titled "Talking and the Edge of Reason".

He reached out, and the moment his fingertips touched the spine of the book, a faint electric current surged through his body.

"This is it."

Lu Yuan turned the pages of the book.

This time, the words were no longer static, but seemed to come alive, twisting and rearranging wildly on his retina, eventually transforming into a torrent that rushed into his mind.

[Taboo Studies - Voyeur: +0.1]

[Conditions met, level up!]

Congratulations, you have crossed the threshold of "forbidden" territory.

[Taboo Studies - Seeker: 0/50]

[Taboo Studies: Seeking the truth of the world, searching for all facts—this is not something humanity should do. Poor intruder, good luck.]

Your rational resilience has been greatly enhanced, and your eyes will be able to see some of His 'traces'.