Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 26: Chapter 29: Abnormal Shell Panel_1 Chapter 26: Chapter 29: Abnormal Shell Panel_1 Having seen the memories of the Yellow Bishop, Lin Xun couldn’t help but scoff.

What do they mean by ‘when the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant’? This White Moon Church is completely screwed up from top to bottom… Most likely, the White Moon Church isn’t a good place either- their pursuit of pleasure is probably just a traditional skill.

Deciding not to dwell on the story, he opened the shell interface…

[Shell——Fallen Yellow Bishop of the White Moon Church]

[Real Name: Unknown]

[Compatibility: 90% (+25%)]

[Shell Quality: Rare]

[Shell Level: 10]

[Shell Equipment: Bishop’s Crown (Excellent+ Level), the crown of the Bishop of the White Moon Church, adorned with precious and splendid gems, slightly enhances the speed of casting spells.]

[Shell Equipment: Bright Yellow Robes (Excellent+ Level), the bright yellow robes worn by Bishops of the White Moon Church, sewn with threads of extraordinary value, slightly enhances resistance to magic.]

[Shell Equipment: Pure Silver Scepter of the White Moon (Rare Level), the scepter that is never far from the Bishop’s hand, symbolizes the Bishop’s immense power. The scepter is forged from silver that carries an unknown power, and a Bright New Moon is embedded on the top of the scepter. It greatly enhances the power of spell casting.]

[Shell Skill: Profane Sunlight (Rare Level), the Bishop’s fall gained him the favor of the Profane Blood Sun, granting him a small part of the Blood Sun’s power. Use this skill to unleash a destructive ray of sunlight infused with the power of the Blood Sun. A short spell casting time is required.]

This shell’s stats are utterly monstrous, with three pieces of equipment alone, one of which is rare.

The red light skill that instantly killed Lin Xun and the Warhorse was probably the “Profane Sunlight,” immensely powerful.

However, the Yellow Bishop couldn’t withstand the Law Knight’s charge, suggesting that this shell is textbook ‘high offense, low defense’ Mage material.

“The priest in black, see this? This is a Mage!”

“This is what we call a Mage!”

Lin Xun excitedly raised a fist, not forgetting to mock the priest’s shell he’d long since dumped in the sewer.

Looking at the items obtained from killing the BOSS, the ‘Unknown Large Piece of Spirituality’ stated that it could provide 200 points of spirituality when used, but he decided to keep it for now.

The Intermediate Forging Stone could be used to strengthen his new ‘Pure Silver Scepter of the White Moon’.

Lin Xun used the Blacksmith’s shell to enhance the ‘Pure Silver Scepter of the White Moon’ to +1.

[Enhancement Successful, weapon enhancement level +1, power slightly increased.]

Next up is the main event, the Rare Level item!

[Defiled Sunflower Seed (Rare Level), a mutated sunflower seed infused with an unidentified corrupted essence. When used, it will permanently and significantly enhance the defense power of devout followers of the Profane Blood Sun’s shell.]

Lin Xun’s eyes gleamed. If this seed were used on the Yellow Bishop, wouldn’t that correct the shell’s primary weakness?

Without hesitation, he clicked to use it.

[You have used the ‘Defiled Sunflower Seed (Rare level item)’, your current shell’s defense has significantly improved.]

[You have become stronger!]

The game continues. After defeating the Yellow Bishop, there should be follow-up options in the banquet hall of the inner fort.

[You push open the grand doors of the inner fort’s banquet hall and walk in.]

[The banquet hall is where Lord Fox receives his guests. The lights in the room are dim, and a dining table is laid out lengthwise, strewn with scattered plates and rotting delicacies, the foul smell is hard to bear. The hall is deserted, leaving only the flickering candles burning.]

[You reach the end of the banquet hall and find a staircase on each side leading to the second floor of the castle.]

[Where would you like to go?]

The text doesn’t describe the details of the staircases, so Lin Xun just picks one at random.

[You head to the staircase on the right.]

[You arrive on the second floor of the inner fort. The long corridor is lined with narrow rooms on both sides. These rooms appear to be the living quarters of maids, cooks, butlers and other servants.]

Numerous room choices appear in the gaming text.

After investigating each room, Lin Xun finds nothing particularly valuable, not even minor monsters. His inventory only harvests an assortment of junk such as candlesticks, plates, and sewing needles.

The only noteworthy information is that all the servants in the castle are missing, no trace of living or dead.

The game’s text shows signs of servant habitation in these rooms, but there’s no one there now.

In the right staircase’s second floor, there are only a few small living rooms, and no further paths.

Lin Xun had no choice but to return to the banquet hall and head to the staircase on the left.

[You head to the staircase on the left.]

[You arrive on the second floor of the inner fort. The corridor is carpeted with animal skins, and the walls hung with exquisite oil paintings. A familiar smell of ink wafts towards you from a room ahead. It appears to be the library of the castle’s lord.]

[Do you want to enter the library or continue ahead?]

Lin Xun’s instincts kick in. He has a hunch that there’s either loot or monsters in the library.

Perfect, he’s just gotten his hands on the mage shell, and wants to try out its power.

[You enter ‘Lord Fox’s Library’]

[The library is brightly lit, with towering bookshelves embedded in the walls all around, containing the collection of books that Lord Fox has accumulated.]

[Do you want to search ‘Lord Fox’s Library?’]

[As you look around, you notice a shimmering bookmark in the corner of a bookshelf.]

[You have obtained the Invasion Bookmark*1]

[As you look closely, you find a small glass vial tucked between the double layers of a bookshelf.]

[You have obtained Soul Saint Water (item).]

Lin Xun tries to search the library again, but it says there’s nothing valuable left.

He opens his inventory to check.

[Soul Saint Water (item), liquid that carries the energy of souls. When used, it recovers 1 point of soul strength.]

Huh? An item that recovers soul strength? This is the first such item Lin Xun has seen.

As he considers the object, he unwittingly manifests the Soul Saint Water.

A small bottle appears in his hand, about the size of your typical potion. Inside the transparent container is a colorless liquid that faintly glows.

After playing with the small bottle for a bit, he stows the item back into the game.

The earlier invasion bookmark, plus the one Ye Xiaoqi gave him, means Lin Xun now has two in his inventory.

“Should I use one to test the new shell?”

Having just gotten a powerful new mage shell but with no minor monsters to test it on, Lin Xun’s itching to try it out.

Just like a child can’t wait to tear into the packaging of a new toy.

With a grin, he remembers an old acquaintance.

[Valiant Apostle, you have used the Invasion Bookmark.]

[Please specify the Apostle’s soul mark you want to invade. If unspecified, the invasion will be random.]

A message box pops up on the screen.

Without hesitation, Lin Xun types in that familiar name——Big Brother.