Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

If I remember correctly, the abilities of the Ascetic Priest are related to Holy Light and Word Spirit, so giving them to Jasmine would be a perfect match. I just hope the reduced luck doesn't make the opponent's already poor luck worse.

Wait a minute... Zhou Ning couldn't help but frowned slightly, and pulled out the "Mercedes's Wand of Eternal Destiny" alone. He found that this miraculous item seemed to emit an aura that could affect the mental state of others.

Even simply keeping it nearby can continuously drain your vitality and spirituality. This miracle item is very dangerous!

This also further strengthened Zhou Ning's determination to dismantle it.

Zhou Ning took a quick look at the offerings the Erics had brought him. Most of them were crude, unknown artifacts, but there were also a few quite valuable items. One of them was an interesting charm, crafted using a unique method. It was made from Gleipnir's blood, and upon use, one could see through others' lies. Each time one saw through someone's lies, one's own power would increase slightly.

Since it's just a talisman, it can only be used three times, but this functional talisman is very effective and should be very helpful to you.

Unfortunately, although the production method of this talisman is ingenious and unique, the material used to carry the talisman is too poor, resulting in a huge gap between the effect and the original, which is a waste of resources.

Zhou Ning's eyes suddenly became deep. Without any hesitation, he left the "Scholar's Ring" alone and put it on his index finger. He threw the Ring of Holy Light Knowledge and Mercedes's Scepter of Eternal Destiny into the inventory and decided what to do with them later.

Afterwards, Zhou Ning randomly pulled out a book about the hunter profession from the bookshelf and began to read quietly.

The "Scholar's Ring" on his finger flashed with a faint fluorescent light, and Zhou Ning's mind immediately became extremely clear and transparent, as if he had entered some mysterious state of immersion.

The author of this book is a prolific writer named Marcus, whose writing style is somewhat similar to Marcus Gill in World of Warcraft, and whose sexual preferences are very strange. He once organized a club that advocated that reproduction between men and women is the only way, and that furry orcs are the only true love.

The first half describes some of the hunter's professional skills, including shooting methods, setting traps, and summoning and controlling beast companions.

The second half is about the man's attempts to explore true love. He believes that druids are the best companions and pets, and can switch freely between bear and werewolf, as well as between wolf, bear, and deer. He has dated many orc companions, and the only one he couldn't accept was the swamp pygmy because of its nauseating smell. This is somewhat similar to a friend Richie Burke once mentioned.

Normally, Zhou Ning would not like to read such heavy-tasting books, but in a special state of immersion, he read the whole book with gusto. When he read to the end, because orcs are third-class citizens in the Kingdom of Sifarik, the werewolf girl, the swamp pygmy girl and the bear girl who loved Marcus deeply decided to take their children and move away in order not to affect their lovers' future, Zhou Ning actually felt sympathy.

Prompts came one after another from the middle panel:

[You have read the Hunter Class Skill Book once, and gained 3% of the Class Knowledge Progress.]

[You have read the Hunter Class Skill Book once, and gained 3% of the Class Knowledge Progress.]

Professional skill books like these, which are limited to a certain profession, often illustrate the saying that "every profession is like a mountain between two worlds". It is impossible to gain any benefits by reading professional skill books across professions.

This was just a test, but after wearing this ring, this rule was broken. After some reading, the progress of the hunter's professional skills increased slightly. Zhou Ning took a look at the progress, which was exactly 16.6%, which means that it only takes six days to completely master a skill.

This is amazing! If there were no restrictions, wouldn't I be able to learn the skills of all professions? After a long period of accumulation, I'm afraid omniscience and omnipotence are not impossible.

But Zhou Ning soon realized that he was overthinking it. Even for a powerful angel like himself, his spiritual power could only support 3 to 4 hours of use. If it was an ordinary demigod or a super-class professional, it might only last less than an hour.

And it is not without its shortcomings, that is, the immersive state regardless of the reading content. For example, under normal circumstances, Zhou Ning would not read the book, let alone have a little empathy.

That book was fine, but if he encountered a contaminated book related to ancient gods or evil gods, even Zhou Ning couldn't imagine whether he would be contaminated as well.

This is probably the reason why every one of its previous owners died in various accidents and lingered on the brink of madness.

Zhou Ning stroked the scholar's ring in his hand.

More knowledge isn't always better. Next, I must use this ring with caution.

"By the way, what is this?"

At this moment, Zhou Ning discovered that a green ring mark had appeared on his palm.

At the same time, he seemed to have an auditory hallucination next to his ear, repeating the words he heard during the day:

"Let me think about who you are, Batman? Or the Mole? Haha, it's useless. In short, you won't get any information from me. I am different from you. I have an unshakable faith in God. Even if I die, it will only be temporary. God will resurrect me and give you severe punishment."

…………

Late at night, at Xilin Grocery Store in Docklands.

Polly finally finished his busy day, finished writing his report, and stretched.

In the early hours of this morning, he received a mission to replace a cultist captured by the Night Watch and attend a supernatural gathering. It is said that this gathering is related to the missing persons case in Docklands.

He used his excellent disguise skills to attend the party, but was not eligible to participate in the second round of auctions, so he did not find any clues. He only found that there seemed to be a commotion in the Church of the Goddess of Life today, and the specific reason was unknown.

However, he also had his own discovery, that is, the royal family was indeed related to the Church of the Goddess of Life. It seemed to be a coincidence. Just now, on the way back to Xilin Grocery Store, he found an ordinary-looking carriage not far away heading towards the old city.

Originally, he would not have paid attention to the carriage, but the carriage kept encountering various problems along the way, and there was even an accident in the middle. It was because of this that he saw the passengers in the carriage - His Majesty the King's confidant, Member of Parliament Baron Gold, and a priest of the Church of the Goddess of Life. Sitting with them was an old man with white hair and beard and wearing a hood.

If Zhou Ning saw this situation, he would naturally know that this was a situation that was contaminated by the disaster mark of "Miracle to You", and it was also the result of their malice towards him.

Polly naturally didn't know about this. He put the report away and prepared to take it to St. Raymond's Cathedral to report early tomorrow morning.

After packing up everything, he locked the door of Xilin Grocery Store, returned to the lounge in the underground area, found a recliner, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.

In a daze, Polly suddenly sat up.

He then looked around and saw that he was on a familiar small boat, surrounded by the relatively calm sea northwest of Darkland.

He was surrounded by small boats, about forty in total, with a large number of masked participants on board. A little further away was a ghost ship, with a man in a black bat suit standing on the bow.

This scene seemed familiar! Polly, who had just been dozing off, suddenly woke up with a start. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

This doesn't seem to be the real world... Polly, who has a certain foundation in mysticism, made a judgment in an instant and examined himself.