Chapter 13

Thirteenth Enlightenment

Listening to the voice of what was called the “System” in her mind, Dorothy couldn’t help but be lost in thought. According to the System, the booklet in her hands, which recorded the knowledge on how to obtain the spirituality of the “Cup” through killing and cannibalism, was part of a fragment from the book titled “Sacred Body Deconstruction Technique.”

Moreover, the knowledge contained within this fragment had spirituality, suggesting it was recommended for cultivation.

Right, the function of this system was knowledge exchange, trading the knowledge of this world for that of another world. This meant that the content of “Sacred Body Deconstruction Technique” could be used as a bargaining chip?

The thought excited Dorothy. Previously, she had exchanged language for dragon language; what could she get with this knowledge now?

“Hey, System, after I cultivate this high-spirituality knowledge, can I use it to exchange for knowledge from another world?”

Dorothy directly consulted the System. After testing, Dorothy found that most of the time, this so-called “System” remained silent, only occasionally responding when the question involved itself. It didn’t seem very intelligent.

“Confirmed. As long as the knowledge has the corresponding spirituality, it can be exchanged. The amount of spirituality contained in the knowledge determines the strength of the knowledge obtained from another world.”

Hearing the System’s response, Dorothy was taken aback. So, the higher the spirituality of the knowledge, the stronger the knowledge obtained would be.

Previously, she had exchanged over 3000 words of Prit language for three characters of dragon language, meaning that the spirituality contained in about a thousand words of Prit language was equivalent to one character of dragon language.

“So, System, after I finish cultivating this fragment of the deconstruction technique, can it be directly used for exchange?”

“Yes, but at present, your soul strength is insufficient to inscribe new knowledge from another world. The pages of the soul book are full. You need to elevate your life and increase your soul strength to expand the soul book.”

The System then replied to Dorothy. Hearing these words, Dorothy was stunned.

What? My soul strength is insufficient to inscribe new knowledge? Do I need to enhance my soul strength?

So, those pieces of knowledge from another world need to be engraved on the soul? The stronger the soul, the more knowledge it can hold? Is my soul already full?

It’s like those pieces of knowledge from another world need to be written on specific paper, and now my sheet is full, so I need to make it bigger.

No way, just three characters of dragon language and it’s already full? Are ordinary people’s souls really that weak?

“Hey, System, what’s the current status of my soul?” Dorothy hurriedly asked the System, and the System responded indifferently.

“The writing rate of the soul book is now 100%. It has recorded two characters of Nain dragon language, ‘—Fus—’ and ‘—Ro—’. The character ‘—Dah—’ is in an unrecorded state. Once your soul strength increases and the soul book expands, it can be recorded.”

After hearing the System’s reply, Dorothy took some time to clear her thoughts.

Only two characters? So, I can actually only use two characters of dragon language right now? Only after something is recorded in the “soul book” can I fully master that piece of knowledge from another world. Otherwise, even if it’s obtained through exchange, it won’t be useful. And the soul book can only hold a limited amount of knowledge, so to learn more, I must increase its capacity.

Then, how do I increase its capacity!?

With such doubts, Dorothy suddenly remembered that the System had mentioned before that increasing capacity involves elevating life and enhancing soul strength.

This elevation of life… isn’t that the same as the “promotion” mentioned in the booklet? So, if I want to master more knowledge from another world, I also need to absorb enough spirituality to achieve promotion?

“It seems I still need to find a way to absorb spirituality and strive for promotion… But, what method should I use to obtain spirituality?” Dorothy thought, and suddenly she had an idea.

“Hey, System, can I use the spirituality obtained from knowledge for other purposes?”

“Yes, you can directly extract the spirituality from the knowledge being cultivated to accumulate it in your body, but knowledge without spirituality will be useless for exchange…”

Hearing the System’s response, Dorothy frowned slightly. After some thought, she took out a pen and wrote down a summary of the System, knowledge, and spirituality on paper.

“Knowledge contains spirituality, but the spirituality within a piece of knowledge can either be used to exchange for knowledge from another world or be extracted to accumulate in the body for promotion. These two cannot coexist and require a choice.”

From this perspective… the essence of the System’s exchange is consuming the spirituality within knowledge. Spirituality is an important resource, and I must choose how to use my own spirituality, whether for accumulation and promotion or for exchanging knowledge from another world.

After summarizing, Dorothy’s thoughts became clearer. At this stage, she had no better options, and since her soul book was already full, she could only choose to let the spirituality accumulate!

After making up her mind, Dorothy immediately felt motivated. Even though it was already early morning, she decided to stay up all night and read through the remaining “Sacred Body Deconstruction Technique” booklet.

Since the booklet was very thin and didn’t have much content, Dorothy finished reading it in just over an hour. Due to the shocking nature of the content, she became increasingly alert as she read.

When the clock struck 4:30 AM, Dorothy had finished reading all the bizarre content in the booklet. She closed it and sighed deeply before leaning back in the chair.

“Huh… I never studied this hard when I was in school…”

Just as Dorothy was reflecting, the familiar voice of the “System” suddenly resounded in her mind.

“You have mastered the fragment of ‘Sacred Body Deconstruction Technique.’ You can now perform exchanges or extract spirituality.”

“Extract…”

Without hesitation, Dorothy decided and the “System” responded immediately.

“All spirituality from the fragment of ‘Sacred Body Deconstruction Technique’ has been completely extracted. 4 points of ‘Cup’ spirituality have been accumulated, and 2 points of ‘Enlightenment’ spirituality have been accumulated.”

Hearing the System’s words, Dorothy was startled and sat up straight in her seat.

Enlightenment spirituality? How did I accumulate Enlightenment spirituality? The fragment clearly recorded knowledge related to the “Cup,” so why did I end up accumulating “Enlightenment”?

“Hey, System, wasn’t the knowledge I learned about the ‘Cup’? Why did I accumulate ‘Enlightenment’?”

“‘Enlightenment’ exists within all knowledge…”

Hearing this response, Dorothy was stunned. At this moment, she recalled the description of “Enlightenment” spirituality in the booklet.

This is a type of spirituality related to the soul, involving profound spirit, revelation, awakening, and knowledge…

According to the description in the booklet and the System’s response, Dorothy made a connection. If “Cup” is closely linked to flesh, then “Enlightenment” is closely linked to knowledge.

Like how consuming flesh can gain “Cup,” learning knowledge can gain “Enlightenment”? Even if the knowledge mainly records other types of spirituality, it still contains “Enlightenment.”

Because the basic nature of knowledge is “Enlightenment”…

Arriving at this conclusion, Dorothy couldn’t help but smile. Finally, she found the path she needed to follow and the spirituality she needed to primarily accumulate.

Compared to the “Cup” gained by consuming flesh, “Enlightenment” gained through learning is a better choice for her.

Seems like I’ll need to walk the path of a scholar…

Thinking this, Dorothy shook her head. Then, she glanced at the clock on the wall, which was nearing 5 AM, and quickly gathered her things to go to sleep.

Edric’s reward had been deciphered, and Dorothy had almost finished handling matters in Vokan. After a good rest, she would be ready to say goodbye to this place.

According to the planned itinerary, the next goal was a major city in the Prit Kingdom, originally her destination, Igewent…

“A big city?” Dorothy muttered to herself as she turned over and covered herself with the bedding, falling asleep.