CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: REMODELLING · MEMORY BOOK PAGE_1

The next day, Wang Linchi heard the news that Fang Cheng had been arrested; it had only taken a day and a night to capture him.

He seemed to have undergone severe torture before his death. Whether he had resisted or not was unknown. Of course, the final outcome was a formal execution.

Wang Linchi even went to see it; the corpse was hung on the city wall.

From the blurred face, it could indeed be identified as Fang Cheng. There wasn’t a single piece of intact flesh on the corpse, and his limbs were severely twisted.

One had to admit, although the Dajing Court oppressed and exploited people in various ways, and Qinghe City was merely a small city, the power of the official forces was not to be underestimated. Dealing with a Fang Cheng of unknown origin had taken only a day.

As for the extra night, Wang Linchi believed it must have been used for interrogation.

After this incident, the entirety of Qinghe City experienced a rare period of liveliness.

After all, activity had stirred after Yan Ming King’s departure, making the city seem slightly more alive, though only slightly.

After viewing Fang Cheng’s corpse, Wang Linchi returned home. On the way, he wondered why these people didn’t know how to exercise restraint. Did they really think they were protagonists?

Fang Cheng’s arrest had been simple: he had provoked the most powerful institution of violence and wasn’t as strong as them. If he didn’t die, who would?

If he had been at the Elite Gold Level, he might not have died. Unfortunately, those at the Secret Silver Level couldn’t dominate Qinghe City on their own.

Of course, if you were at the Elite Gold Level, the Prefecture would dispatch someone to arrest you.

I suspect I possess some kind of Strong Luck ability; otherwise, how come those who bear grudges against me always meet with misfortune? Wang Linchi joked inwardly.

Thinking about it, it was quite normal. Fang Cheng had provoked the dignity of the Dajing Court; the Secret Silver Level was not qualified for that.

The Baylong Religion, on the other hand, had gone too far. The Liu Family was the unluckiest; they had simply run into the protagonist.

However, even if the Liu Family had survived, they wouldn’t have made an enemy of Wang Linchi. There wasn’t much conflict of interest between them; they would more likely try to win him over rather than kill him. Killing a student from the College was tantamount to provoking the Court.

So, it wasn’t that he was lucky, but rather that the things these people did weren’t conducive to living safely.

An ordinary person couldn’t enjoy the ’protagonist treatment’ of being disliked and targeted everywhere. His situation was, in fact, normal.

If there were no vested interests, no one would care about him at all.

After returning home, Wang Linchi was in a particularly good mood. This had unexpectedly eliminated a huge hidden danger for him, and it was the Colonel’s doing, having nothing to do with him.

As long as he graduated safely and entered the Soul Kind Bureau, his safety would be even more guaranteed.

There was no need to strive so hard.

Upon returning home, he went to the basement and accessed the data recorded by the Thought Mirror.

The final step now. I wonder if I’ll succeed.

Over the past few days, besides cultivation and optimizing the Soul Forging Method, Wang Linchi had been constantly modifying his Soul Shadow·Book of Records.

Surprisingly, he had developed a very good improvement plan.

What he was attempting to modify was not his Soul Shadow·Book of Records itself, but the memory pages generated by the Book of Records.

If the memory pages could carry memories and allow one to enter them for repeated viewing, then Wang Linchi’s plan was simple: could the memory pages carry Soul Kind, allowing them to be repeatedly released through spiritual power?

In other words, he was trying to transform it into a special Magic Book, granting him sufficient casting abilities.

However, according to data simulations, if he were to do this, his Soul Shadow·Book of Records would develop a serious problem.

Namely, it would limit the number of pages in the Book of Records, which theoretically could hold an infinite number of memory pages.

At the White Porcelain level, it would only be able to carry one Soul Kind Page and subsequently wouldn’t be able to use any memory pages at all.

Moreover, creating a Soul Kind Page required a minimum of one hundred points of spiritual power. This wasn’t a major issue, though; with the Golden Core, his spiritual power capacity limit could be restored even after consumption.

The only drawback was that at the White Porcelain level, he could only choose one, making the decision difficult for Wang Linchi.

Should he choose an offensive, defensive, or auxiliary type?

Of course, what he wanted was a high-consumption, high-efficiency one. After all, with the Nine Revolutions Golden Core formed by his Soul Forging Method, he possessed spiritual power far exceeding his peers at the same stage. He could completely overwhelm his enemies using his spiritual power.

The principle was ’Power Big Flying Brick’; now, he just needed a brick.

After careful selection, Wang Linchi chose a Soul Kind primarily for attack and control, one that was also somewhat concealed. After all, his Soul Kind known to the outside world—on the surface—were still Cold Focus, Shallow Meditation, Inspirational Field of View, and the unknown combined Soul Kind.

Ideally, it would possess Soul, Spirit, and Soul attributes to maximize its effectiveness.

Triple-attribute Soul Kind were actually quite rare. Most Soul Kind were single-attribute, dual-attribute ones were uncommon, let alone triple-attribute ones.

So, he had to synthesize it himself.

Fortunately, he had many Soul Kind on hand. Synthesizing one was possible; the only drawback was that it would take time.

Luckily, I have enough Excellent Level Soul Kind. Wang Linchi had actually wanted to use Excellent Level Soul Kind. Unfortunately, he hadn’t yet researched how to upgrade his Soul Kind to Epic Level, and using Excellent Level Soul Kind was insufficient for synthesizing an Epic Level one.

Therefore, he could only use Excellent Level Soul Kind to synthesize an Excellent Level Soul Kind.

This also had an advantage: because many Soul Kind were integrated, the structure was completely under his control. And precisely because of the large number, he had more flexibility in selecting aspects.

Wait, then couldn’t I...

Wang Linchi thought, since he was synthesizing it himself, why not choose to synthesize an omnipotent ability, a Soul Kind capable of both offense and defense? Similar Soul Kind existed.

But after a moment’s thought, he quickly dismissed the idea.

With his abilities, he could synthesize one. However, it involved a serious problem: if you wanted everything, you would end up proficient in nothing.

For defense, he had the Thought Field and Soul Shield. They were a bit weak and had limitations, but they would strengthen as he grew.

If he created a mishmash now, he would undoubtedly be the one to lose out.

Wanting a Soul Kind that could both attack and defend wasn’t impossible. However, he would have to wait until his Soul Kind synthesis and modification techniques matured; it wasn’t feasible at present.

It was true that all-around development meant no weaknesses, but in the initial stages, it also signified having no particular strengths and not specializing in anything.

Ultimately, Wang Linchi chose an offensive-type Soul Kind with elements of control and debuff.

The choice was made, but selecting suitable Soul Kind from his vast collection of Excellent Level Soul Kind was not so easy.

This task alone would require a month of his time, and that was the minimum estimate. This didn’t even include the subsequent synthesis and modification, all of which needed a substantial amount of time for structural optimization.