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

Lu Yuan didn't know how long he had slept.

I woke up once in the middle of the night because my throat was extremely dry.

I reached for the kettle by the bedside, took a few sips, and found the water a bit cold with the distinctive astringent taste of the copper container.

Then Lu Yuan collapsed again.

I slept very soundly.

Undisturbed, my consciousness seemed to sink into a deep well, where there was nothing.

When I opened my eyes again, the light coming through the gap in the curtains was already at a low angle.

in the afternoon.

And it wasn't the afternoon before bed.

Lu Yuan stared at the light for two seconds, then checked his physical condition.

My mind is much clearer now; the confusion that followed the continuous high pressure has finally subsided.

The gray-white text at the edge of the field of vision was clear and stable, the copper wall patterns no longer moved, and there were no extra illusions.

[Rationality: 79/120]

Looking at his sanity level, Lu Yuan instantly realized that he must have slept for two days.

"I feel much better."

Lu Yuan sat up, stretched, and looked out from the north-facing window, which offered a view of the branch's inner courtyard.

The courtyard was quiet. In the distance, two night watchmen were on their routine patrol, their footsteps neither hurried nor slow, just like usual.

No one knocked on the door.

It seems Klaus has already given instructions.

Lu Yuan was getting out of bed to wash his face.

The symbiotic connection suddenly jolted.

It doesn't seem like a faint disturbance.

It is a very clear and direct urging.

It was as if someone had tugged at a thread in Lu Yuan's mind.

The insect of knowledge has awakened.

And it wasn't just after waking up.

The signal from the symbiotic connection told Lu Yuan that this little thing had probably woken up much earlier than him.

I've been waiting.

Wait until he opens his eyes.

The little guy is hungry right now.

I'm very hungry.

The feeling of hunger surged along the symbiotic connection. It wasn't intense, but it was persistent, like a cat crouching at your feet, not meowing, just staring at you.

Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes.

You can vaguely sense that the little thing is tucked deep inside its left eye, and the color of its body is changing much faster than usual.

"Last time I ate so much I was completely exhausted and fell asleep, but this time I'm wide awake."

As Lu Yuan pondered this, he walked to the experimental table on the second floor.

The toolbox is still in its original place.

Open the bottom layer and take out the sampling bottle wrapped in two layers of cloth.

The moment the fabric was untied, a faint light, a blend of gray-green and dark gold, shone through the bottle.

Crystallization of consciousness.

The pulse continues, sometimes bright, sometimes dim; judging from this, the knowledge contained within must be immense.

The symbiotic bond exploded the moment the crystal appeared.

The hunger signal suddenly increased by several orders of magnitude.

The worm of knowledge sprang out from deep within the eye socket. A translucent worm the size of a grain of rice hovered rapidly in the air, circling the sampling bottle several times.

The entire piece features a complex color scheme, with various colors shimmering so much that they almost blend together.

It is looking at Lu Yuan.

To be precise, it was a "request".

The reckless slamming into the bottle cap that I did last time is gone.

It remembered the rules.

Lu Yuan stared at it for a few seconds.

"Last time you ate until you passed out and didn't wake up for several days."

"If you were inside the pipeline, you would be awake..."

Lu Yuan recalled the two guys from the Gray Pact Society who had ambushed him.

The skin shimmers, and the invisibility and liquefaction abilities granted by the glass water.

Those abilities are themselves a form of knowledge carrier.

If the Knowledge Worm was conscious at the time, the mutated knowledge density within the two third-tier members would have been two ready-made snacks in its eyes.

It can be devoured in no time.

Of course, he wouldn't reveal this card when Burren was present.

But later...

Lu Yuan snapped out of his thoughts.

The current problem is how to feed them.

The lesson from last time is clear: I ate too much and became so full that I couldn't sleep for several days.

This time we need to control it.

Lu Yuan conveyed an intention through the symbiotic connection.

Take a small, shallow bite, and stop once you've finished.

The knowledge worm received it.

It hovered in the air, and the flow of colors on its body suddenly slowed down.

Then a distinct emotion emerged.

dissatisfied.

It's simply that I'm unwilling.

A protest of "Why should we only get one bite?"

Lu Yuan did not back down.

Just a small bite.

The worm of knowledge froze in mid-air for two seconds.

Then its body began to tremble.

Colors shift faster, outlines become blurred, and expansion occurs.

Snapped.

It was divided into three.

Three rice-grain-sized insects split off from the original one and hovered above the sampling bottle.

They all stared intently at the crystal.

They were trying to attack from three directions simultaneously.

One bite becomes three bites.

Lu Yuan: "..."

Within the symbiotic connection, the three split lines of connection simultaneously conveyed the same emotion.

Confident and self-assured.

"You say one bite, we each take one bite, that's three bites in total, no problem."

Lu Yuan looked at the three little creatures and remained silent for several seconds.

"You've mastered it."

He conveyed a more forceful command through the symbiotic connection.

"Each bite is allowed only a small portion; after finishing, immediately return to the original portion. No overeating."

The colors of the three insects all darkened slightly at the same time.

I hesitated for a moment.

Then one of them flew towards the sample bottle first.

Lu Yuan unscrewed the bottle cap.

The three insects pierced the crystal surface almost simultaneously.

The frequency of the faint light pulsating in the consciousness crystal instantly increased, and the interweaving of gray-green and dark gold became more intense.

Lu Yuan stared intently.

Two seconds later.

Three insects detached from the crystal surface.

This time I didn't fall down feeling dizzy.

They flew out on their own.

Although the colors had become noticeably richer, and the body surface was covered with a faint grayish-green sheen, the movements were not slowed down.

Three insects came together in mid-air, their boundaries dissolved, their colors merged, and they reformed into one.

The size of a grain of rice, with a complex color scheme, shrank back into Lu Yuan's left eye.

A sense of contentment and warmth emanated from the symbiotic connection.

I'm full.

But it didn't last.

At the edge of my field of vision, gray and white text flickers.

[Taboo Studies - Seeker of Knowledge: +1.2...36.6/100]

[Inscription (Advanced - To be determined): +0.5...2.4/50]

[Sanity: -3...76/120]

The experience points given this time are much less than last time.

But the Worm of Knowledge did not fall asleep. Most importantly, it did not need to study the crystal for the time being. It still remembered the green light that entered its body when it touched it last time.

Stable and controllable, very good.

Lu Yuan rewrapped the sampling bottle and put it back at the bottom of the toolbox.

This feeding method is fine.

You can feed them small amounts regularly to keep the Knowledge Bugs active and allow them to steadily gain feedback experience.

"Next time, try feeding it every other day and see how it goes."

Lu Yuan closed the toolbox.

I washed my face and changed into clean clothes.

Push the door open and go out.

Our destination this time is the supplies exchange center.

I've accumulated a large number of points again; it's time to exchange them for something useful.

Side wing of the branch's main building, material exchange area.

The last time Lu Yuan came here was not long after he arrived in Bronze City.

That time, I spent 825 points to redeem a set of professional alchemy equipment and a Night's Watch promise.

The same person was in charge of exchanging the currency.

The middle-aged man, wearing glasses, sat in the chair behind the counter, creating a dent, and looked quite relaxed.

When he saw Lu Yuan come in, his expression wasn't as exaggerated as last time.

Having witnessed the number 937, my psychological threshold has been raised.

"Captain Lu," he stood up, his attitude polite, "are you here to exchange?"

"Hmm, can you check how many points I have left?"

As Lu Yuan spoke, he placed his Night's Watch badge on the metal tray.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The rune lit up briefly.

A string of numbers appeared.

401.

The middle-aged man glanced at it and spoke.

"You have received a new batch of points, approved personally by Deputy Chief of Staff Klaus."

He looked at the task numbers that appeared after the points and flipped through a thick notebook next to him.

"It's for pipeline exploration, copper pillar assistance in discovery, special combat assistance... a total of 289 points have been approved. Add that to your remaining 112 points."

Lu Yuan didn't ask any further questions.

Klaus is always efficient; he always awards points in full, without delay or arrears.

"Give me the supplies list."

The middle-aged man immediately pushed the thick exchange booklet over.

Lu Yuan opened it.

This time, he didn't start from the beginning; he flipped directly to the weapon customization page.

Imperial Grand Master Despotism.

The Night Watch's internal channels for customizing high-end weapons.

Regular weapons are readily available; they are standard goods, and you can take whatever is in the inventory.

But customization is different.

Place an order, specify your requirements, and the inscriptionists and blacksmiths on the Empire's side will produce the goods according to your specifications and deliver the finished products to the designated branch.

All you need to do is fill in your requirements in the column, and the branch will report them separately to the Imperial Master's Despot.

Lu Yuan first selected firearms, and then wrote three requirements in the requirements column.

First, large caliber.

The "flame" at the waist has been used for too long.

Dor Hawke once commented, "Defective product, mass-produced low-end goods, with gaps in the rune connections, and it will decay after a dozen or so uses."

As it turned out, the dwarf was right.

After several intense battles at the North Textile Base, Pipeline, and Gray Pact, the effect of the Flame Enchantment has significantly diminished.

Moreover, the caliber is insufficient.

It's enough to fight regular ghouls, but against large ghouls with their thick keratinized skin, its penetration power is completely insufficient.

Second, it has a significant restraining effect on strange and polluting sources.

Materials, enchantments, any method will do.

Third, it's best to have some area-of-effect damage, or other forms of enchantment chain effects.

The revolver has a six-round magazine.

When facing groups of dozens or even hundreds of ghouls, you have to reload after firing six bullets.

If each shot can only kill one person, the efficiency is too low.

Lu Yuan handed over the requirement form.

The middle-aged man took it, glanced at it, and instead of replying immediately, went into the back room.

A few minutes later.

Footsteps echoed back.

"The Imperial Master's Authority has replied." The middle-aged man sat down again. "Your three requests can be fulfilled. The customization fee is 120 points."

"The construction period is about ten days. Once completed, it will be delivered directly to the Bronze City branch."

"Can."

120 points deducted.

281 remain.

Lu Yuan turned to the page on ammunition.

Needless to say, replenish the silver-plated bullets.

This stuff is cheap, and we use a lot of it, so the more the better.

Two more boxes of copper-cased incendiary bombs were also replenished.

Then his gaze fell on a new entry.

Gold-plated enchanted bullets.

12 packets/box.

12 points.

The notes section states: "The warhead contains a trace amount of refined holy gold. Upon hitting a strange target, it triggers a holy light scorching effect that lasts for approximately 3 seconds."

It is only effective against oddities of level three and below.

12 shots, 12 points.

One point for each shot.

expensive.