Inside the secret room, Dorothy was contemplating the characteristics of the Erudite rank.
This profession has obvious pros and cons. Its advantage is its comprehensiveness; the higher the rank, the more numerous and stronger the abilities. It is already foreseen that an Erudite at the Scarlet Golden rank who can simulate many abilities will be extremely powerful.
Its disadvantage is that it is weaker in the early stages. The ability to simulate other branches is inferior to the original and incomplete. There is no auxiliary Spirituality guidance bar, causing Spirituality to become extremely strained when using abilities. Furthermore, advancement requires full Spirituality investment, and the total amount required is much more than other branches.
"The main consumption, Spirituality, doesn't get an auto-recharging bar but instead eats up experience points. It feels like this profession is forcing me to spend money…"
Inside the secret room, Dorothy murmured to herself. She could already foresee herself buying large quantities of the secret transmission of the 'Cup'. Fortunately, she could extract Spirituality through the secret transmission; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to play this Erudite.
Next, Dorothy began to sort out her current Spirituality situation. After completing the advancement, all the Spirituality she had previously accumulated had significantly decreased. The current situation was like this.
6 Cup, 7 Stone, 3 Shadow, 1 Light, 1 Silence, 0 Enlightenment.
Of course, the 'Enlightenment' here is the Enlightenment accumulated as experience points. Dorothy's current 'Enlightenment' bar has been refilled to 10 points after advancement, but the 'Enlightenment' in the bar cannot be used for promotion.
Now, Dorothy's total Spirituality limit has reached 30 points, meaning advancement to Chalk requires at least 30 points of 'Enlightenment'. According to the characteristics of the Erudite rank, the next advancement will definitely require full Spirituality participation. Besides 'Enlightenment', the requirements for other Spirituality are probably not much less either.
"Phew… it's really back to square one overnight."
Looking at the meager amount of Spirituality she had painstakingly saved, Dorothy sighed helplessly. However, overall, her mood was still very happy, as she had finally advanced, achieving a small goal.
"So… I should be able to go out now, right?"
Saying this, Dorothy immediately walked to the Common Sense Text carved at the previous exit. Then, just like when she entered the secret room, she touched the text with her hand. Afterward, the wall in front of her gradually disappeared as expected, revealing the long passage behind, just like the scene when she entered the secret room before.
'Finally, I can go out.'
Looking ahead, Dorothy's heart filled with joy. She then prepared to pack up and leave immediately. Just as she was packing away """wen hai hang zhi""", an idea came to her mind.
'Before going out, I should thank Naifnis and Vanya. I'll inform them that my issue here has been resolved, after all, they helped me a lot outside.'
Thinking this, Dorothy didn't rush to leave the secret room. Instead, she sat down where she was and began writing replies to Vanya and Naifnis.
Vanya's reply was quickly written, and then Dorothy started writing to Naifnis again.
"Thank you for your help, Naifnis Scholar-sister, my trouble here has been resolved."
...
East Tivian, on a certain street.
At noon, the carriage Naifnis was riding in was traveling on a busy road. Sitting in the carriage, Naifnis had kept the history book she carried with her open since sacrificing the secret transmission, waiting for news from Dorothy's side. When she saw Dorothy's notes reappear in the book, her spirits lifted.
'It seems Miss Dorothy's trouble has been resolved. It's good that everything went smoothly.'
She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and then Naifnis also picked up her pen to reply.
"Rose Cross saved me and helped me fight against Ci Rong. This is what I should do. I am also very glad that my actions were completed smoothly. At first, I was very worried about any unexpected situations occurring."
Naifnis wrote this, and after a while, Dorothy's reply appeared again.
"Worried about unexpected situations occurring? Why? Did you encounter anything during the process of buying the secret transmission that made you worried?"
Looking at the words in front of her, Naifnis hesitated for a moment, then continued to write.
"Yes… something I found a bit strange happened. In short, I met someone who called himself Mosans…"
Next, Naifnis began to write in the book about what she had encountered earlier inside the Jinqi Bank.
To be honest, Naifnis was quite worried about Mosans' unwarranted attentiveness at the time. Although she was a novice in the hidden world, after the incident where Ci Rong seized the academy, she knew that goodwill without reason might be problematic. However, fortunately, nothing has happened so far. Although her guard had somewhat lowered, she still decided it would be better to tell Dorothy about it.
...
Inside the secret room, after reading Naifnis's description of the incident, Dorothy's brows furrowed slightly. Instantly, she also felt that something was wrong.
'This person called Mosans… is clearly problematic. Not only did he suddenly come over to show attentiveness towards Naifnis, but his words were also full of inconsistencies. What black tea… what Black Iron rank… Is he really an Extraordinary? Or is he really a secret transmission practitioner?'
Dorothy thought with such doubt in her heart. She felt that this person named Mosans might be a novice entering the extraordinary world, a half-baked practitioner who got wrong information. But then she thought again, could a half-baked practitioner of this level really know the location information of the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild in Tivian? Being able to trade at the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild's location for a long time doesn't seem like a novice at all.
'An Extraordinary affiliate with some experience, intentionally showing attentiveness towards Naifnis, who seems like a newcomer, and asking many basic, incorrect questions… This is interesting…'
Dorothy pondered this way. Following this line of thought, the more she thought, the more suspicious it seemed. After considering a few possibilities, she picked up her pen and wrote to Naifnis.
"Are you in a carriage now?"
...
In the carriage, Naifnis looked at the sentences appearing on the book in front of her, then picked up her pen to continue replying.
"Yes, I am currently taking a carriage back."
After Naifnis finished writing, along with the disappearance of the text, Dorothy's reply immediately appeared.
"Now, see if there are any other carriages following behind you. Be careful not to look back. Find a mirror, and use the mirror to look. Remember to hold the mirror a little low."
Looking at Dorothy's new reply, Naifnis couldn't help but furrow her brows slightly. After being stunned for a moment, she started searching for a mirror in her bag.
As a female student at a university known for its beauty, Naifnis always carried a mirror with her. Soon, Naifnis found a small hand mirror from her small bag.
Holding the hand mirror in front of her eyes, Naifnis looked at the reflection in the mirror. Through the rear window glass of the carriage, she saw the road conditions behind her.
Staring at the hand mirror in front of her, Naifnis watched for about seven or eight minutes. As expected, she saw a carriage tailing her own!
'There really is one! When did it catch up!'
Seeing the vehicle tailing behind, Naifnis broke out in a cold sweat. She immediately put down the hand mirror and urgently began writing in the book.
"Someone is following me!"