Chapter 451 - 232: Encounter of Reincarnation
Nothing dangerous had happened during the pre-dawn dry run.
Besides, it wasn’t like danger lurked around every corner.
Lu Cang and Yuna arrived at the White Tower.
They registered their names.
"Lu Cang, and... Yuna?"
The person in charge of identity verification looked at their Scholar badges, then at their faces.
’Two child Scholars?’
’The little girl is already a Level 3 Scholar? And she even has Tier Three Scholar access in the White Tower.’
’And this little boy...’
’He’s actually a Tier Four Scholar of the White Tower!?’
’How could he have such high-level access?’
The White Tower had no back doors.
If you had to name a back door, the only one was knowledge itself.
Only by possessing sufficiently profound knowledge and making great enough scholarly contributions could one earn the corresponding contribution points to unlock access within the White Tower.
’So...’
’This child, who’s only eight years old, is a Tier Four Scholar of the White Tower?’
"Hee hee—"
Lu Cang flashed a bright and friendly smile.
The official compared their photos back and forth. They were indeed a perfect match!
’But, children from the Secret Sea?’
’Why are they in the Moon Sea?’
’Forget it. I don’t get it, but it’s not my place to pry. I’m just here to verify the identities of scholars from out of town. I have no right to question the details of their lives.’
After Lu Cang and Yuna took back their White Tower Scholar badges, they walked into the White Tower.
Even without revealing his Battle Profession, his status as a White Tower Scholar alone was enough to earn respect anywhere.
’This identity is quite convenient.’
’Being knowledgeable, on its own, doesn’t attract jealousy or prying eyes.’
’At the same time, it allows me to access plenty of resources.’
’More importantly, this status is universally recognized, unlike being the Chief Mage of Lorren.’
’Outside of Lorren, if I tell someone I’m Lorren’s Chief Mage, they’ll just ask: What’s a Lorren?’
Meanwhile, after Lu Cang had left, the verifier at the White Tower imported Lu Cang and Yuna’s data into the tower’s database to create a record.
But the moment the file was created, all records pertaining to Lu Cang became blurry and indistinct...
Today’s Visiting Scholars
Name: ???
Profession: ???
Scholar Tier: ???
...
The instant the record blurred, Lu Cang felt it too.
’It seems my Unsolved Mysteries Talent doesn’t just activate the moment I awaken it.’
’From now on, whenever I actively interact with someone and they try to record information about me, I’ll be able to sense it.’
And on a normal day, because of this Talent, no one would record any information about him at all, as long as he didn’t initiate contact with them.
The White Tower in Atlantis City had a more metallic quality to it compared to the one in Lorren.
There were quite a few Mechanicians in this city.
Unlike Lorren, which was a realm almost completely cut off from Mechanicians, here you could see many Reincarnators followed by small machines.
Some had spherical "Eyes of the Round Crystal" floating behind them, while others were followed by a "Floating Cannon Array."
These people dressed more fashionably than other Reincarnators, often wearing black trench coats and carrying briefcases.
He had already visited Atlantis City once during the dry run.
But a single visit was definitely not enough to understand the whole of Atlantis City.
During the dry run, Lu Cang’s main tasks were scouting the area and conducting a stress test.
As the dry run neared its end, he had directly attempted to destroy the city to see how many high-level combatants he could draw out.
This was to determine if the city posed a threat to him.
Judging from the final results, there were no Level 8 Reincarnators in the city.
There was one strong Level 7, the city’s most powerful Warrior, named Ruga, and a few other weaker Level 7s.
’I could definitely fight, and even kill, the other weak Level 7s.’
’But the strong Level 7 would be very difficult for me to take down.’
’It’s normal for there to be a wide gap in combat power within the same Level. The difference was probably as great as the one between Izparut and Feize.’
’Although taking him down would be hard, I’d have no problem escaping with my life if I went all out.’
That’s why Lu Cang had preliminarily determined that Atlantis City was a safe place.
Even if he did stir up trouble, he wouldn’t provoke any ridiculously powerful big shots.
And with his "Divine Level Unsolvable Mystery," if he fled, no one would even remember who caused the trouble; the incident would simply become an unsolvable mystery.
The facilities at the White Tower were very comprehensive, and the security was excellent.
’When I go out exploring, I can just leave Yuna at the White Tower.’
Lu Cang had no intention of bringing someone with no combat ability along on his adventures, but leaving her in the care of the White Tower on each new continent seemed like a good option.
’It feels a bit like the midday care program from when I was in school. When I didn’t have time to go home for lunch, I’d just rest there.’
"Whoa..."
Yuna gazed at the rows of bookshelves, all filled with new and fascinating knowledge.
It seemed Yuna was rooted to the spot.
Lu Cang, on the other hand, went straight to the fourth floor.
He looked around. In the Atlantis City White Tower, there were many, many Tier Four Scholars... not at all sparse like in Lorren, where you could barely see a few people on the entire fourth floor.
’As expected of a major city.’
’Looks like there will be a lot of Level 4 Adventurers, too...’
A book materialized in Lu Cang’s hand: the *Moonsea Profession Encyclopedia*.
It was an introductory guide he had found on the first floor of the White Tower.
The standard Professions in the Moon Sea were more numerous and varied than those in the Secret Sea, as if a DLC had been added to the original game.
Aside from the Professions commonly seen in the Secret Sea,
there were also Professions like "Culinary Master," "Moon Prayer Mage," "Illusionist," "Shapeshifter," and "Fighter."
Shapeshifter.
Lu Cang vaguely remembered that Aertemi’s full title was the God of Skinning and Transformation—Aertemi.
’She should also have another Authority related to transformation.’
’Though changing into someone else’s appearance should also count as a form of transformation.’
This Profession allowed one to take on the appearance of different Demons, gaining various abilities by changing one’s form.
’Sounds an awful lot like a Druid, doesn’t it?’
On the fourth floor of the White Tower, the stairs continued to spiral upward. Ahead was a gate blocked by a curtain of light, along with countless Restrictions sealing the passageway.
No physical door blocked the way.
After all, with people constantly coming and going, having to open and close a door for each person would be too much trouble.
So, only the Restrictions limited access.
Lu Cang glanced at the Restrictions before him.
With his hands in his pockets, he passed through them as if it were nothing, just like a Tier Five Scholar would.
Lu Cang went all the way up to the 6th Floor.
The 6th Floor was clearly much less crowded, but there were still about seven or eight people there.
’Just the Level 6 Scholars alone number seven or eight...’
’Truly impressive.’
’And these are only the Scholars who are currently here. How many more are there who aren’t?’
"Hm..."
Lu Cang was about to continue up to the seventh floor.
But suddenly, his eyes fell upon a row of bookshelves, and on one of them, a "Hidden Items" notification appeared.
Secret: *A Journey of an Endless Reincarnation Body (Volumes 1-10)*
Hidden Item: Source of Reincarnation
’A book about Reincarnation?’
’Speaking of which, I have a Reincarnation Mark right now... This book is interesting.’
With a thought from Lu Cang, the entire row of books on the shelf vanished instantly.
They appeared in his hands.
WHOOSH—
In another instantaneous flash, Lu Cang was sitting on a nearby sofa.
The "Floors" of the White Tower didn’t correspond one-to-one with physical stories. Each Floor encompassed many stories of the tower; for instance, 5th-Floor access corresponded to roughly thirty stories.
Lu Cang was currently on the 6th Floor, which was at a height equivalent to over the one hundred and fiftieth story of the tower.
Looking out the window from the 6th Floor, he was already high up among the clouds.
Lu Cang lounged on the sofa.
’I’m not in a hurry now. Lu Luwei and Leng Qingying should be picking out a place to live right now.’
This *Journey of an Endless Reincarnation Body* was a series of novels.
The ten books were thick, stacked together like bricks.
’Who the hell knows why a novel would be on the sixth Floor? How do these people even categorize their books?’
However, Lu Cang didn’t immediately try to unlock the Secret within.
Instead, he began to read it, page by page.
For a while now, he had been facing the mental pressure of the Secret Sea’s impending doom. Although most of it had little to do with him, the oppressive feeling of imminent destruction had lingered in his mind.
Now that he had finally arrived in the Moon Sea, he felt completely relieved.
’Even if a great flood drowns the Secret Sea now, it has nothing to do with me. From now on, I’ll just be an inconspicuous child and Upgrade peacefully...’
Lu Cang gradually immersed himself in the novel.
The book told the story of a being with a Reincarnation Body who went through Reincarnation again and again, growing stronger and changing their Destiny.
Just by reading the book, Lu Cang felt he had gained insights into many ways to use Reincarnation.
For a Reincarnator, the greatest advantages were experience and knowledge.
And for a Reincarnator who couldn’t be killed, there was one thing they had to do.
That was to establish their own organization. This way, they could ensure that no matter how many times they went through Reincarnation, they could return to their peak in the shortest possible time.
’Indeed.’
’If I were alone, I would be weak after rebirth. Even if my power grew quickly, it would be difficult to influence the grand scheme of things in a short time.’
’But if I had an organization completely loyal to me...’
’As long as I could prove my identity, I could leverage the power of Level 7, or even Level 8, Reincarnators while I was still weak.’
’Even if I chose not to Upgrade quickly in this life to try out some new ideas, I would still be able to deploy high-end combat resources.’
’Yes, an organization is definitely necessary.’
He himself was now a Reincarnator capable of infinite Reincarnation. Even if he were killed, he would just be reborn into the next life.
The only exception was being killed by someone who had also once possessed the Reincarnation ability.
In that situation, his Reincarnation Mark would be stolen by the other party.
And he would no longer be able to enter Reincarnation.
Of course, this also meant that, aside from this specific scenario, anyone who killed him wasn’t truly killing him.
"In other words, my biggest threat right now is Saint One."
’The Reincarnation Inheritance is truly powerful.’
’At its core, it’s endless life plus an immortal body.’
’If it weren’t for the fact that the Inheritance gets passed down, it would be a form of invincibility.’
But then, Lu Cang recalled the records in the Reincarnation Inheritance Hall...
In truth, the Reincarnation Mark had been passed down for many generations.
Yet no one had ever remained permanently invincible. Instead, it was often stolen by the next person after just a few generations.
’Perhaps this is Destiny?’
Reading with intense focus, Lu Cang quickly finished one book after another.
Each of the ten books detailed one lifetime of the protagonist.
But just as he was reading the eighth book,
he suddenly felt a hand wave in front of his eyes.
Lu Cang was abruptly broken from his concentration and looked to his side.
There, he saw a child with white hair and red eyes standing beside him.
’A child?’
The thought flashed through Lu Cang’s mind.
But in the next instant, he immediately recalled something he had recorded.
He had recorded the battle he experienced in the Forgotten Realm during the Forgotten Moon, and the appearance of the little boy before him...
was none other than Saint One!
’Saint One?’
’What is he doing here?’
Lu Cang’s heart instantly tightened. His body tensed slightly as he prepared for battle.
The last thing Lu Cang wanted was for a fight to break out here.
And as Saint One looked at Lu Cang, his expression turned serious and puzzled.