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After mastering the authority of knowledge, one will have an extraordinary ability called "knowledge curse". The more knowledge a person controls, the more likely he is to be impacted by the rich knowledge he possesses, causing serious mental damage or even contracting a mental plague.

It was too obvious that the situation just now was the abnormality caused by the initial return of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom". According to Zhou Ning's guess, just now, the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" may have used his own authority to obtain a lot of knowledge.

As perhaps the most knowledgeable immortal in the entire Apocalypse World, Goodwin undoubtedly suffered a severe blow on the spiritual level.

As for Zhou Ning himself, he also possessed a high level of knowledge authority, so he was not affected.

Goodwin closed his eyes and rested for a moment, then said in a slightly tired voice:

"I need to recuperate for a day. Leave this mechanical artifact with me. Come and get it in two days."

Zhou Ning twitched his lips. If he hadn't suffered the mental trauma, he could have finished it in a day? This was too much.

"What materials are needed to make a miracle item?"

This wasn't Zhou Ning being pretentious, but rather, even among the craftsmen within the church, there was no precedent for them personally helping others create extraordinary items. This was also a well-established rule.

Goodwin shook his head and smiled:

"No need. I have all these materials here. Consider them as a gift to my nominal father."

"Once upon a time, another you adopted me, gave me a new family, allowed me to enjoy a true childhood, and gave me a second chance to embrace alchemy. It included alchemy, but it was more than just alchemy. Without the you of the past, I wouldn't have this second life."

"Even if you're not strictly the same person, to me, your meanings are different after all, and you're both a source of comfort."

"Although divinity is as majestic as a prison, sometimes when it comes to certain people and certain things, human nature can surpass divinity, right? Wayne Stewell."

Goodwin's tone was filled with reminiscence, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Zhou Ning nodded with a complicated look in his eyes. After going through so many things, how could he not understand the other party's thoughts? In a sense, the inseparable family and friendship in the One Piece version of himself was exactly Goodwin's "anchor".

They agreed to pick up the Crescent Rose in two days and then send Goodwin to the legendary world of the Imperial Artifact. Zhou Ning chose to leave the Alchemy Workshop.

At the Starry Sky Base, there were still a group of players who had come here after hearing the news. Most of them had empty heads and low education levels, and were completely immune to the "Curse of Knowledge". At this moment, they were saying "Wow" one after another, discussing the strange situation just now, and looking forward to Zhou Ning's arrival.

Zhou Ning hadn't planned to stay here long, but seeing so many players present, he couldn't bear to spoil the fun. He took this opportunity to announce the main quest to the players.

Little Blackie Grantham and XB stood together in the first row of the crowd, waving a thick stack of Viktoria in their hands. Ever since they formed a team to participate in the auditions, these two clumsy guys have sympathized with each other and become good friends. He brought XB here to surround Wayne Stewell in advance, and as expected, they occupied the front row.

Wayne Stewell was probably busy just now and ignored him. His idol would not be so petty. Now he just wants a chance to turn over a new leaf and start over.

If he is given a chance, he will never be black again.

It is still unknown what the price of indulgence is. He now has 20 points of negative favorability and brought half of his wealth, 5000 Victar. Should that be enough, right?

Seeing Zhou Ning approaching, the players' formation pressed forward. Grantham adjusted his hair and squeezed forward.

In Wayne Stewell's familiar personal store, Grantham's eyes scanned back and forth like a radar, directly blocking out those magical numbers of five or six figures, and saw the three words "indulgence" at a glance.

As for the price…

"Wow, what a conscience! Only 200 Vektor!" Grantham was very excited. His idol had indeed forgiven him. The so-called indulgence was just a formality. He was powerful and gentle. This was the protagonist of the game that was worth following.

I couldn't wait to buy an indulgence and chose to use it, but I was shocked to find that the protagonist's favorability in the character relationship had changed from -20 to -19, and I was immediately stunned.

"Shit! So one indulgence only adds 1 point of favorability!?"

Grantham's face was numb, and his joyful mood instantly turned into MMP:

"What a rip-off!"

Just at this moment, he saw Wayne Stewell looking at him with a smile in his eyes, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. He almost forgot the previous lesson. Would his favorability be reduced again?

He quickly thought of a solution and changed his expression. He turned to look at XB who was waiting in line behind him: "What are you looking at? Is it wrong to call you a jerk?"

XB: ?????

Grantham couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his favorability rating remaining stable. He gave XB an apologetic look and quickly paid out 3800 Vekta to purchase the remaining 19 indulgences, choosing to use them.

Zhou Ning adjusted Grantham's favorability back to the starting point to the right and smiled silently. He was not greedy for this little money. He just wanted to teach the other party a lesson. This little money could be returned many times over with any task.

When the players' initial wave of shopping enthusiasm had subsided, Zhou Ning cleared his throat and said slowly:

"That's all for today, and this will be my last time at Nathaniel's for a long time."

The players were suddenly in an uproar. As they looked at each other, XB asked:

"Boss Wayne, are you leaving here?"

Zhou Ning nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, I will be leaving Nathaniel soon and heading to the Sea Kingdom of Revendreth and the city of Dulles."

"The powerful forces hidden in the darkness are still trying to create chaos and disaster, and may even lead this world to its end. Perhaps a disaster powerful enough to destroy the world will strike at any moment."

"After going through so much, we've forged trust in each other. As I've accompanied you from an ordinary person to the King of Angels, you've also grown from ordinary Chosen Ones to powerful transcendents close to demigods. Even now, I still need your help."

"As I said, I hope that even if the world is about to plunge into complete darkness, the starry sky will still be guarding the light."

"Next, I will go to Dulles City. I hope to meet you there again in the near future."

The next second, a prompt appeared on everyone's panel:

[You have triggered the next stage of the main mission: Gathering in Dulles City.]

Description: The Apocalypse Continent is about to experience the echoes of doom. The figures of the righteous gods linger in the ruins of the ancient city-state. The Sea God Cult, a hostile sect, remains steadfast. The Curse Cult threatens to unleash a catastrophe at any moment. The current situation is fraught with undercurrents. The Starry Sky Church is determined to thwart their plot.

As the leader of the Starry Sky Church and the human representative of the Creator God of Light, Hel Akhti, Wayne Stewell needs the Starry Sky Church to rally again and help him gain a foothold in Dulles City. Perhaps you will be the next savior!

[Mission requirements: Go to Dulles City and meet up with Wayne Stewell.]

"It's another main quest!" Amid the excited discussions of the surrounding players, Grantham's eyes sparkled and he accepted the quest without hesitation.

A smile appeared on Zhou Ning's lips. It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when he left the Starry Sky Base. He then appeared inside the Holy Starry Sky Cathedral and appeared in front of Rich Burke and others.

Before leaving Nathaniel, Zhou Ning planned to explain everything clearly. He already had too many followers and the pressure on his shoulders was too heavy, so he couldn't be too casual.