I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Although the direction of the final skill enhancement was not so in line with expectations, the newly acquired space cutting ability was indeed...

Not very useful...

Before leaving the academy, Lloyd went to the abandoned school district that was hosting three space storms. He then selected an area that looked fairly pleasing to the eye and cut it off to test the effect of his new ability.

It is simply impossible to cut a person in half in an instant. Lloyd had already anticipated this. To achieve that level, one must at least have the energy level of a space storm, not to mention a mortal body.

So the spatial cutting that Lloyd currently possesses can probably be performed once without the aid of any equipment, taking a few minutes to a few hours or even a few days...

The more intricate and rugged the area that needs to be cut, the longer it will take.

In short, I am in such an awkward situation that I can't think of how much value it has and what occasion it can be used in...

But no matter what, having new abilities is always better than having none. Maybe some new ways to play can be developed in the future?

As for now, Lloyd first installed a mark pointing to himself on the abandoned school district that was cut off, implemented remote control on it, and then remotely directed it to slowly approach the real space, just like the half of the convenience store he picked up last time, using it as a space canoe.

The half of the convenience store I picked up last time was used to fill the space gap created by Uncle Cheap. I never had the chance to make up for it afterwards. Today I have added this small detail.

Finally, Lloyd took another look at the library that had been built after these days of hard work. Although the remaining work was still huge, several ancient books had been rescued from it, which made the mage department very excited and they were concentrating their efforts on tackling the problem.

I hope there will be a good ending, right? I hope I don’t end up being a clown after all the hard work I’ve put in…

Lloyd prayed in his heart and prepared to return to the real world.

Under any other circumstances he would have just swiped a portal and gone back, but today was different. This time he was going back with the beautiful and lovely Metis. She had been in the academy for almost a month and was somewhat homesick.

So the two of them agreed on a time and place to meet, and before going back, Lloyd took Metis to get credits and went on a shopping spree, buying some small equipment and toys that couldn't be bought outside.

There is no specific purpose or plan. I don’t want to give it to anyone. I just don’t have enough credits to spend, and I feel worried.

Metis was a little stunned and couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"How many credits do you have?"

"It's more than my savings in this world..."

Lloyd smiled and answered casually.

Metis quickly looked down at her student handbook, staring blankly at the one hundred credits in it.

Most of her 'savings' were given by Lloyd. Although it was not much, it made many of her classmates envious and their eyes turned red and bloodshot. Naturally, Metis also felt a little secretly proud in her heart and became a vain bad woman.

Especially when I thought that these credits were all given to me by Lloyd, my heart felt sweet and warm. I was very happy and couldn't help but have some unreasonable thoughts...

But when I looked at it today, it seemed that I had thought too much?

So she had been standing shoulder to shoulder with Lloyd, very close to him, but now she couldn't help but quietly took half a step back.

Maybe... he realized the distance between us?

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After sending Metis away through the portal, Lloyd returned home through the portal, then rushed into the kitchen and started making noises like a processing workshop.

Not long after, he prepared a specially prepared dinner for his sister Evelor.

Fish stewed with strawberry and orange, pumpkin, grilled lamb chops, pineapple and banana, nutritious vegetable salad mixed with seafood, and tomato soup made with singing grass.

Lloyd still remembered that his sister didn't eat much of the dinner he made last time. Maybe it wasn't surprising or innovative enough. He hoped that his sister would finish all of what he made today.

The last soup, in particular, was his most satisfying one. The raw material was some unique herb that he got from the Biology Department with credits. It was said that this herb could speak human language and tell the growers that they had to pay taxes when they were thirsty and that they had to apply fertilizer when they were hungry. It would even swear when they harvested it.

But when Lloyd put it into practice, the grass remained silent and didn't say a word, which made him wonder if he had changed the wrong one?

However, the soup is quite good. It looks green but emits a purple-black mist, which is very unique.

So Lloyd spent the rest of his time practicing ancient breathing techniques, until he was so exhausted that his face turned red and his ears started buzzing, and then he saw his sister coming home.

"Huh? Xiao Yi, why is your face so red? Don't scare me!"

As soon as Evelor entered the room, she saw her brother lying on the sofa with his face flushed and breathing heavily. She was so scared that she didn't even bother to take off her shoes. She ran over quickly and put her eyelids against Lloyd's forehead to see if her brother had a fever.

"Ahem... It's okay, I'm just practicing a unique ancient skill, a rather complicated and troublesome one..."

Lloyd explained quickly, and then touched his sister's forehead to reassure her, then he showed off his biceps and continued:

"Look, it's okay. This is what happens when you practice this ancient skill. I've made a lot of progress. In the past, I would have blushed and felt dizzy after just a few minutes..."

"So that's how it is, huh~ I was really scared!"

Everole patted his flat chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he suddenly diverged his thoughts for some reason and asked:

"By the way, Xiao Yi, did you really become like this from practicing your skills? You didn't do that with the Saint..."

"Hmm? What does it have to do with her?"

Lloyd asked with some confusion.

"Hehe~ Nothing much, let's eat first? Let me see what Xiao Yi prepared today..."

Evelor was still talking with a smile, but when she turned around and saw the ingeniously prepared dishes on the table, the smile on her face froze.

But as the saying goes, if it’s made by my own brother, I’ll eat it even with tears in my eyes…

I can only think of ways to chat with my brother more, distract him and help him swallow...

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"Hmm... So, sister, you have decided to get involved in the [Veto] system first, right?"

"Yes, I think this might be a better idea. It will help our family to be harmonious and happy in the future."

Evelor gave a very strange reason.

Lloyd didn't know how she thought of family harmony, but since his sister had made the decision, he just needed to show his support.

"In that case, I'll go out tonight and come back in about two hours."

"Eh? Is there something wrong, Xiao Yi?"

"Nothing, just helping you prepare some materials to complete [Enlightenment]."

"Scared? There's no need to be so anxious. It's already dark..."

"It's okay, I'll be back soon. I just added a portable bathtub to the bathroom at home. Go take a hot bath, sister. I'll be back soon."

Lloyd said, and took Evelor to the bathroom for another look.

Sure enough, there is a metal bathtub here. It looks quite wide, large and exquisite, but it doesn’t seem very portable?

There are a lot of function buttons next to the bathtub, such as heating, keeping warm, bubbles, massage, sauna, cooking, stewing, frying, chilling, etc. It is very comprehensive.

If you need to fold it up, just use your imagination to touch a hidden button deep inside, and the entire bathtub will fold and deform, shrinking to the size of a suitcase, and a pair of small wheels will pop out from the bottom.

Apart from being a bit heavy and difficult for most people to drag, it basically meets the standards of portability.

Such an amazing bathtub was obviously a masterpiece of the Engineering Department, but it was not expensive, costing only ten credits, so Lloyd changed it easily.

"Then you can enjoy it slowly first, I'll be back soon."

Lloyd said as he directly opened a portal and went to a second-hand book market he had not seen for a long time, and found an antique shop deep inside.

The lazy guy was still at the door, but this time when he saw Lloyd appear, he sat up straight abruptly, and then looked at him up and down with a little surprise.

"You... have already reached the sixth level? How come it's so fast? Even in the academy, it wouldn't be so fast, right?"

Lloyd replied modestly:

"I have always been a hard-working person and I make good use of my time."

The guy was stunned for a moment, hesitating for several seconds before he stretched out his hand to Lloyd, indicating that he should give the kitten to play with.

As a result, the kitten actually took the initiative to crawl out of Lloyd's pocket, jumped into the boy's hands, and bowed to him politely, as if saying hello to a teacher.

Out of curiosity, Lloyd activated [Detection] and took a look at the guy's attributes.

Tsk~ The four attributes are just over a thousand...

That is the mid-level of the seventh order, still some distance away from the eighth order.

Sigh... When I first [investigated] this guy, the series of '? ? ' seemed quite intimidating, but now when I look back, everything has changed...

Lloyd couldn't help but pout.

The guy also noticed the change in his expression, guessed some of his thoughts, and immediately said unhappily:

"What's that expression on your face? Are you looking down on a seventh-rank senior?"

"Uh... no, no, I'm just surprised by your use of consciousness division. It's different from what I usually see?"

Lloyd quickly found an excuse.

With the help of attributes, ranks, cognitive levels, and the improvement of related knowledge, Lloyd can now tell at a glance that the guy is also using the ancestral skill of Mizzkatok.

But whether it is a segmented thinking mode like Hiltina's, or a segmented consciousness like the previous dean, is not known yet.

The reason why he kept lying down and dozing off was not that he was really sleepy, but that he was guarding the store without any use and was in standby mode, looking like he was dozing off.

It's no wonder that this guy belongs to the [Ancient Mage] system, but his style is different from those muscular guys in the academy, because what appeared in front of Lloyd was definitely not his true form.

The guy didn't seem too surprised to be seen through. He smiled calmly and said:

"Then as a senior, I will kindly give you a suggestion. If possible, it is best not to follow my path. Even if you must follow it, it is best to split the thinking mode instead of the consciousness."

Oh? It seems that he chose to split his consciousness?

Sure enough, this method would bring some troubles, so people with insight like Hiltina did not choose this path.

"I know, but I probably won't divide myself. I feel like that would make me look crazy."

"Haha, maybe it's just not the time yet..."

The guy smiled and didn't comment too much on Lloyd's choice. He just said to the kitten:

"Come on, let me teach you a new spell today."

Lloyd then went to the second floor by himself, and came to the long-missed 'Dream Theater'.

As soon as I entered, I saw the familiar exquisite little garden, except that there were a lot of waiters growing in front of it.

The leader, who was the one most familiar with Lloyd, said respectfully:

"Welcome to our great place, the one closest to greatness. We are looking forward to your arrival all the time."

"Ha~ It's been a while since I last came..."

"So what can we do for you?"

"Give me some materials for the [Veto] system, for [Enlightenment] and the corresponding auxiliary use. The quality must be good, preferably the highest grade, and it can't be lower than what can be bought on the market."

Lloyd said in a wealthy tone.

In fact, the main reason is that the first [enlightenment] of the Veto system does not require very complicated materials...

Like the time Lloyd experienced, the presiding judge helped to arrange the ceremony, and Weiya helped to set up the ritual. Lloyd still remembered that her pair of long legs in black stockings swayed in front of him, making him dizzy.

I guess that was when I fell in love with Viya?

The subsequent ritual process is to [negate] a 'past self', which is also relatively simple.

However, my standards are definitely not the same as my sister's. I could make do with whatever I had at the time, but my sister definitely couldn't. She had to use the best.

It cannot be just a simple transcendence ritual itself, but also some means to enhance the effect, to ensure that it can bring a near-perfect [enlightenment] to my sister.

This is why Lloyd came to the Dream Theater.

After hearing Lloyd's request, the waiter opposite immediately said:

"Ah~ It's just such a simple request. No problem, we will prepare it for you right away."

"Just tell me how many points you need, and I'll get them as soon as possible."

"You are so polite. Just consider this as our small token of respect. Of course, it would be an honor if you are willing to experience our new project."

Lloyd was naturally not the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him, so he nodded immediately and replied:

"Well, recommend me a relaxing place. I just want to relax."

"Okay, since you are now a sixth-level expert, please go to the third floor first..."