The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 136 Central Corridor, The Second Giant Card!

"Damn, this is really giving people no chance to breathe!"

As soon as Yin Shuo landed, he collapsed to the ground, limbs outstretched, his face filled with utter despair.

Before me was still the familiar corridor, still lined with densely packed bookshelves.

Having learned their lesson, none of the three dared to touch the books again, and even glancing at them made them feel uneasy.

They even secretly suspected that once they returned to the real world, they probably wouldn't want to touch any book again for a long time.

"No, this place is different from before."

Lu Yan looked around, his gaze quickly sweeping across every corner of the corridor, and soon discovered a different place at the end of the corridor.

There was an old-fashioned desk there, and on the desk lay a yellowed exam paper.

Filled with curiosity, Lu Yan strode forward, looked down at the contents of the test paper, and his eyes became increasingly strange.

The question on this exam paper was to design a completely new branching path.

Even if the design only requires designing up to Sequence 9, such a spontaneous test is probably something few people could accomplish.

Suddenly, an absurd thought flashed through Lu Yan's mind: Could this Knowledge Corridor be a place used by some being for selection or examination?

Just then, Yao Qing, Ning Ran, and Yin Shuo also noticed the test papers on the desk. The three of them exchanged glances and simultaneously turned their gazes to Lu Yan.

Developing branch paths was naturally left to Lu Yan, who was best at deduction and analysis.

Lu Yan shook his head helplessly, picked up the pen and ink on the table, and wrote down the branch path he had just deduced on the test paper, stroke by stroke.

When it came time to name the path, he hesitated for a moment, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, before finally writing down two words: "Weaver Girl".

"Weaver Girl? That's a strange name."

Yao Qing came closer, looking at the name on the test paper with a face full of curiosity.

But the next second, she saw that after Lu Yan finished writing the contents of Sequence 9, he did not stop, but picked up another piece of paper, copied the entire branch path, and handed it to her.

"Is this... a gift for me?"

Yao Qing's eyes lit up instantly, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Hmm." Lu Yan nodded gently, his tone tender. "This sequence can help you strengthen your control over the emotional threads, and may solve your problem of losing control of your power."

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing was even more overjoyed.

This highly targeted branch path could not possibly have been designed on the spot. In other words, Lu Yan had already considered this for her and had been secretly deduce it for her.

Thinking of this, Yao Qing carefully took the paper and hugged it tightly to her chest, as if she were holding the most precious treasure in the world, afraid that someone would take it away from her.

The Weaver Girl, the woman who weaves threads of emotion? What a beautiful name.

"Seriously? I have to eat dog food just to climb a tower?"

Yin Shuo stood aside, speechless, secretly thinking to himself that he also wanted Lu Yan to design a unique branch path for him.

But just then, the exam paper with the answers written on it suddenly moved on its own without any wind, slowly floating into the air. In the flashing light, it transformed into a huge portal, releasing a powerful suction force that swallowed the four of them once again.

[Fifth Floor - Knowledge Corridor - Central]

"Damn it, again?!" Yin Shuo's wailing echoed for a long time in the empty corridor, filled with despair.

Fortunately, the suction force did not last long. After a while, the dizziness from the teleportation subsided, the gate slowly disappeared, and the surrounding environment completely changed.

It is no longer a cramped corridor, but a wide open space in the center of the corridor.

"This is—the rest area?"

Yin Shuo blinked, looked at the completely different environment around him, and his tense nerves instantly relaxed, letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally, there's a place to catch my breath. Although the pace is ridiculously fast, at least the rest area is still there."

He subconsciously sensed it and clearly perceived the connection between himself and the tower.

He can leave the tower and return to the real world at any time if he wants.

Lu Yan also noticed this. He slowly looked around, his gaze sweeping across the edge of the open space, and was surprised to find that what surrounded them were the corridors they had experienced before.

"I wonder if I'll be able to go back and take another look—"

He murmured softly, his voice not loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the open space, and a faint longing flashed in his eyes.

The tower never allows anyone to linger after passing through, otherwise he really wanted to go back to those bookshelves and "study" for a while longer.

"Brother Lu, Young Master Lu, your idea is far too dangerous!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Shuo immediately became anxious and waved his hand hastily, "The first few levels are manageable. If I were to encounter them alone, I could try my best to solve them. But the later knowledge addiction and design sequences are really going to kill me!"

He was utterly terrified of those books; if it happened again, even his own school might want to expel him.

"It's nothing really."

Lu Yan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "The reason we were able to pass four levels of the Knowledge Corridor in a row is probably related to our team. If we were going to do it alone, the difficulty of these levels would probably be much lower."

There was something Lu Yan didn't say: the strangeness and danger of this Knowledge Corridor might also be related to him.

After all, the number and strength of the sequences on his body far exceeded the Tower's usual expectations, which would inevitably trigger a more difficult test.

"you do not say!"

Yin Shuo agreed wholeheartedly and nodded repeatedly.

"Even our team of several people is struggling this much; wouldn't anyone else be doomed?"

Just then, four metal stands suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of the four people, and on each stand, a thin book was quietly placed.

The moment Yin Shuo saw the book, the hairs on his body stood on end, and goosebumps covered his skin.

Almost reflexively, he suddenly hid behind Ning Ran, only peeking out half his head, staring warily at the books as if they were some kind of monstrous flood.

He was genuinely terrified of these books. If he were to go through two more rounds of this, he estimated he would be left with a complete psychological scar and never dare to touch any book again.

But Yin Shuo wanted to hide, yet the books wouldn't give him the chance.

They floated up slowly, each hovering in front of the four people, emitting a faint glow, without any malice.

"It looks like these are the rewards for completing the level."

Lu Yan seemed to understand something. As soon as he finished speaking, the tower's notification sound came one after another, confirming his guess.

"Is it really a reward?"

Yin Shuo peeked out from behind Ning Ran, raised his eyebrows, and looked delighted.

"In the past, the tower awarded merit points based on the number of floors cleared and the speed at which it was completed, and then we had to use those merit points to exchange for items. This time, they're just giving them away for free?"

Thinking of this, Yin Shuo hesitated for a moment, swallowed hard, and carefully reached out to open the book in front of him.

In an instant, a massive flow of information surged into Yin Shuo's mind like a tidal wave, clearly presenting all the information about the next stage of the "Gate Sequence" path he was cultivating—Sequence 5—to him!

"Sequence 5! It's actually information about Sequence 5?!"

Yin Shuo could no longer contain himself and exclaimed in surprise, his tone filled with unbelievable joy.

Meanwhile, Ning Ran, on the other side, also showed an undisguised look of surprise.

What he obtained was not the Sequence 5 information from the Demonic Path, but rather crucial information that filled in the gaps in his current sequence.

The reason his sequence has been unstable lies in this missing intelligence.

As participants in the source tracing project, the risk of this lack of intelligence was a price they had to pay, and now he finally had the opportunity to solve this long-standing problem at its source.

Yao Qing also gained a lot; what she obtained was the first sequence, [Witch], which she had skipped when she advanced to the next level.

However, her Sequence 6 is currently occupied by "Pleasure Witch," and how to utilize this [Witch] information will only be known after she returns and studies it slowly.

Seeing that the three of them had all gained something, Lu Yan slowly reached out and opened the book in front of him.

But the moment the pages were turned, the paper inside suddenly turned into countless tiny specks of light, which slowly floated into the air and gathered into a dazzling ball of light in front of him.

"Seriously? Both are reward settlements, so why does Lu Yan's have special effects?"

Yin Shuo smacked his lips, his face full of envy, but he was also completely convinced.

He knew in his heart that this special treatment was absolutely inseparable from Lu Yan's contributions.

In a sense, almost all of them were "carried" here by Lu Yan.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that since they teamed up with Lu Yan, they haven't had much opportunity or even the thought to fight with all their might.

This bad habit of "laziness" needs to be changed—but never mind, I'll just leave it as it is. Isn't it better to just follow Lu Yan and win without lifting a finger?

Before long, the light in front of Lu Yan gradually faded, and the original books had completely transformed into an ancient card, slowly floating in front of him.

Upon seeing the familiar image of the Twilight Giant on the card, Lu Yan's breathing caught in his throat and then became heavy.

He actually obtained a complete Primal card, and it was even from the Twilight Giants set!

[The Primal Card has been discovered. Should we collect it?]

Lu Yan agreed without hesitation.

The next second, the card landed steadily in his hand, its touch icy cold, yet carrying a tremendous power.

[Collection successful! Obtain the Primal Card - Twilight Giant (V) - Guardian!]

Before Lu Yan could examine the card's attributes in detail, the [Glory] card he previously possessed seemed to sense the presence of a kind and flew out of the Black Forest Domain, hovering in front of him.

The newly acquired Guardian broke free from his grasp and soared through the air alongside the Glory.

Furthermore, both cards emitted a soft glow, which intertwined and intertwined, as if they were sensing each other.

They generally echo each other.

Lu Yan keenly noticed that as this interaction continued, the light of both cards was slowly becoming brighter, and the power they contained was also quietly increasing.

Could it be that collecting the same series of original cards can have a mutually reinforcing effect?

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