Chapter 47 Another Strange Encounter

What came into view was a majestic supernatural gate, about two meters wide and five meters high.

Wukes turned to look at Gunei.

All the texts in the room have been contaminated.

They are stored separately, each within a sealed box.

After that terrifying entity contaminated these texts, even though they are sealed, they still emit a faint, minor supernatural meme.

This supernatural meme specifically manifests as the birth of a deep, genuine faith in that terrifying entity, turning one into its loyal follower. This faith cannot be dispelled, and it is initially suspected that the meme has the effect of altering the form of the soul.

Subsequently, those transformed by this supernatural meme into followers of that terrifying entity will zealously preach their faith to those around them.

As they preach, the supernatural meme also spreads.

Currently, more than six people have been infected by this supernatural meme.

For those infected by this supernatural meme, aside from solitary confinement and execution, there is no other method of handling.

"A transcendent meme?" Gune frowned slightly.

Wukes continued.

"This transcendent meme is very mild; only prolonged contact, such as over several days, will show signs of infection."

"Previously, some people underwent catalyst acceptance. Even if the catalyst accepted the content of the tome, the contact time with the tome was not long, so no signs of infection appeared."

"Of course, the content of the tome itself is also contaminated, with some minor flaws in cultivation. I think Viscount Dylan has already told you about this."

"Although the probability of you being infected through catalyst acceptance is extremely low, I still need to explain these things to you."

"Mm, I understand." Gune nodded.

A transcendent meme—that is a very terrifying and dreadful existence.

Once infected, it is essentially a dead end; no amount of caution is excessive.

Moreover, this is a contagious transcendent meme, requiring even more careful handling.

"This is the unsealing spell code for Seal Box No. 3, which contains a high-level soul tome." Saying this, the old man Wukes handed Gune a black iron token the size of a medal.

"Open the transcendent door. In ten minutes, I will open it again. By then, I think you should have completed the inheritance of the high-level tome."

"Ten minutes, that's enough." Gune nodded.

"Alright, I'm going to open it. Get ready." As he spoke, Wux pressed his palm against the Transcendent Door and began to open it.

A moment later.

Creak, creak, creak...

The Transcendent Door slowly opened.

Gune moved swiftly, like the wind, and vanished into it.

Then.

Creak, creak, creak...

The Transcendent Door closed.

With the door fully shut, Gune, now inside, let out a soft sigh and looked around.

What met his eyes was an ordinary storage basement, merely a bit more spacious than usual.

On the walls were some night pearls.

Though not very bright, this faint light was enough for Gune, a half-transcendent, to see his surroundings clearly.

On all four sides were boxes the size of suitcases, made of 'Dragon Blood Wood,' each sealed with a spell seal.

There were more than twenty such boxes in total.

Gune casually opened his AFK system.

With a glance at the [Adventure] system page, Gune was first startled, then broke into a smile.

This [Adventure], it had come.

"Before, it didn't appear. But after I entered here, it did."

"This adventure function seems to have some limitations."

Combining his multiple adventure experiences, Gune was gradually figuring out some of the tricks of this adventure function.

One could acquire things silently and unnoticed—that was what made it an adventure.

Forcibly seizing adventure treasures in front of others was called treasure-grabbing, not an adventure.

Adventures, for the most part, are covert, carried out silently and unknown to others.

Gunie carefully examined the content of this adventure.

[Adventure] Soul Seal Codex

Adventure content: Soul Seal Codex.

This time, there was only one adventure content: "Soul Seal Codex."

Gunie followed the system's guidance and looked closely.

Inside a dragon-blood wood chest indicated by the system's dynamic view, the treasure of this adventure lay quietly.

An ancient tome named "Soul Seal Codex."

The adventure content was just this single item.

"Logically, there are quite a few high-level tomes here. Could those high-level tomes not be considered treasures?"

"The inheritance of a high-level tome costs at least five hundred gold pounds each time; surely it should count as an adventure."

"However, these tomes are all contaminated. The two factors cancel out, so they roughly don't qualify as adventures. That makes sense."

"But the Soul Seal Codex guided by the system, since it's here, should also be contaminated, yet it can still be recognized as an adventure by the system."

"That is to say, even after subtracting the part offset by the curse, its intrinsic value still qualifies it as a powerful tome."

"Huh..."

Gunie calmed his mind.

The previous adventure had caused Gunie to undergo a transformation, and his methods had become much more robust.

It was no exaggeration to say he had been reborn.

And this time, another adventure would further enrich Gunie's potential.

Following the system's view, he saw Sealing Box No. 8.

Moreover, the system had already marked the incantation password to open it.

Gunie walked straight over and quickly entered the incantation password.

"Click!" A sound.

The dragon-blood seal box opened.

What came into view as the container for the extraordinary scripture content was something like a bluish-black stone slab.

At the same time, under the constructed 'adventure dynamic view',

this bluish-black stone slab was also in a sealed state.

However, this seal was not the seal of the Extraordinary Association, but the ancient seal of the stone slab itself.

"It seems that those from the Extraordinary Association probably don't know that inside this stone slab there are mysterious scriptures far surpassing these high-level ones."

"The incantation for this seal is quite strange; the Extraordinary Association people most likely can't break it."

For Gune, the system had already clearly marked the seal incantation; he just needed to copy it.

He condensed the spell incantation, and in a moment the seal was already opened.

Next, Gune condensed several catalyst runes, then pressed one hand against the black-bluish stone slab.

The moment they made contact,

"Rustle, rustle..."

a thick, mysterious, and ancient stream of scripture information surged into Gune's mind through the bridge built by the medium.

After several reincarnations, Gune's extraordinary talent had improved considerably.

Additionally, Gune's own soul-bearing capacity was inherently very strong.

In about three minutes,

this scripture, classified as an adventure by the system, had been fully inherited by Gune.

After the inheritance was complete, rubbing his slightly swollen temples, Gune breathed lightly.

"The impact of this scripture is really powerful; no wonder it's an adventure recognized by the system."

After a minute or so, Gune finally caught his breath.

Then, Gune resealed and locked the black-bluish stone slab, and then closed the seal of the dragon-blood wooden box.

This way, no one would ever know that Gune had opened the box containing the ancient scripture.

Afterward, Gune looked at the dragon-blood wooden seal box marked with the number '3'.

This high-level soul scripture—why not take it?