I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

When Lloyd's deployment was fully effective, the entire museum's lobby area was covered by shields, protective covers, and barriers as thick as city walls.

These protective measures are of different colors, and the various colors are intertwined together, looking like a steel rainbow cast out of reinforced concrete.

Lloyd recalled the previous operation to retrieve the [Miracle Magic]. At that time, they only used a thin layer of protection, which was somewhat shaky after being hit by those monsters. Compared with today, it was a bit too urbanized...

But it’s better to be safe. After all, I’m alone this time and I really lack a sense of security…

Lloyd said this in his mind, and after confirming it several times, he picked up the chopped pepper fish head, walked through the portal, and came to the lobby of the museum.

It would certainly be safer to stay in the school district, but under the 'howling' of the space storm next to it, the interference was still a bit too strong, and many things could not be noticed.

Moreover, the [Projection] is just a [Projection] after all. It has vision but no hearing and touch, and it cannot trigger things like the "Book of Truth" which belong only to the original body. So it is very useful to lead the way in the front, but if you really want to obtain some inheritance, you still can't let the [Projection] do it all. Lloyd has to do it himself.

As soon as Lloyd walked out of the portal, he was suddenly hit by a mental pollution that was even stronger than before, and it was so thick that it seemed tangible.

[Ding~Insanity value +9712]

[Ding~Insanity value +11124]

[Ding~Insanity value +12781]

This mental pollution was really too heavy. Even though Lloyd already had more than 3000 points of [Rationality], which was considered quite good among the seventh-level people, he still felt a slight pain in his eardrums and brain.

And along with the mental pollution, those vague and fragmentary mumblings began to appear in my ears again, as if a tour guide was pulling my ears and giving me scientific knowledge.

What's more, Lloyd also stuck a strand of hair on the forehead of the former dean's bowl of chopped pepper fish head, which doubled the mental pollution.

It also means that the madness value gain is directly doubled.

But overall it's not a big problem. Apart from the heavy mental pollution, at least there is nothing strange in the lobby, so it should be relatively safe.

After just a few seconds, Lloyd had already leveled up two levels, and a few seconds later he leveled up again. It was so fast that it was almost like he had turned on the Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow and it was just a [ding~] sound.

Lloyd felt satisfied, and even the whispers in his ears were very pleasant to the ears.

But he was not in a hurry to add more, and planned to wait until he had accumulated more.

Such a fast upgrade speed is one of the reasons why Lloyd has to do it himself.

My own [projection] is still somewhat "insensitive to everything". In an environment with such strong spiritual pollution, how could it be completely unaffected by interference and influence?

This is obviously different from the normal [projection] of the [materialization] system. At least the [projections] of little Olga or the butler, although they have a good resistance to mental pollution, are still very dangerous if they are placed in the current extreme environment. It is easy to cause loss of control or irreparable damage.

Looking back at Lloyd's own [projection], it was completely unaffected and unharmed?

This is probably not something that can be explained by "durability" or "resistance". It's more like it doesn't exist in this world...

In short, upgrade your level first, get some guaranteed income, and then go deeper.

Lloyd was not in a hurry at all. While waiting for his attribute points to increase by +5+5, he strolled around and took a quick look at the foyer.

Similar to museums in later generations, this museum also has a variety of introductions in the lobby to help Lloyd build up an understanding of the place.

Most of them were engraved on stone slabs using a very unique technique. Even though they were covered with thick dust, they were still clear, making it easy for Lloyd to identify them, or for the Book of Truth to translate them.

Is this an ancient art museum? It houses many ancient artworks and archaeological discoveries? It has extremely high historical and cultural value?

Lloyd read the introduction and suddenly realized that the "ancient times" mentioned in the introduction probably did not refer to that glorious era, but to an era even earlier than that.

The introduction also specifically points out that this place is located on a time speed bump, which is different from the time speed of the outside world. This allows these collections to be properly preserved and allows tourists to have ample time to visit and appreciate the culture and customs of that era.

Lloyd took out the hourglass in his arms and checked the time. This place was indeed like Mizkatok, with a time speed difference. However, from the introduction, this place obviously did not belong to Mizkatok, but to another academic organization called "Time and Art".

It seems that the force that developed the alien space back then was not just the academy.

So the question is, since the former dean kept his body away from the college in order to preserve the college, why did he appear in such a place again?

Could it be...

Do they want to include the former dean as one of their collections?

This is not impossible. At least judging from the introduction of some of the highlights in the lobby, the exhibits here are not limited to the past, and there is no lack of some cutting-edge works at the time.

There is also an exhibition hall dedicated to storing various "ancient masters", which occupies a large area. In it, there are not only weapons, equipment, and daily necessities used by "ancient masters", which are relatively normal, but also corpses and remains, which are in the underworld...

And judging by the heavy spiritual pollution in the air, it's probably not just the former dean who has problems with this damn place. Maybe other collections have also been somewhat affected by it?

"Alas... You are not even dead yet and someone is eager to make you into a specimen?"

Lloyd said a little indignantly.

The former dean did not answer, but just shook slightly in response, and it was unclear whether he was expressing affirmation or denial.

Lloyd continued to wait for nearly an hour, until the mental pollution that was blowing in his face had shrunk to the size of a +1+2 mosquito leg, and the whispering in his ears could no longer be heard. Only then did he open the panel and see how many attribute points he had earned in this wave.

Why is it only 500 o'clock?

Lloyd was obviously not very satisfied with this number.

The mental pollution around him was already so strong, not to mention that he had been helping the former dean to share the burden, but in the end he only reached level 100? It was much less than he had estimated before.

So Lloyd casually traced back the records of how the madness value was obtained, to see who had the problem.

The result was as expected. His adaptability was too strong. The rapid upgrade mode at the beginning did not last long, and the income from madness points began to shrink and decline significantly.

Alas...it seems that I am still too hard-working and diligent...

Lloyd sighed in his heart, and noticed that the madness value absorbed from the former dean also showed a clear decreasing trend, and even faster than his own.

This shows that even though he only has a pot of chopped pepper fish head left, his resistance to spiritual pollution is stronger than that of himself, an advanced young man who has received higher education.

This is not surprising, right? Even if it is all chopped pepper fish head, it is also a pot of [Brilliant Gold] grade, which should not be underestimated.

But no matter what, Lloyd's wave is equivalent to absorbing 500 million mental pollution. Even if we put aside the part he shared with the former dean, this number is heavy enough.

Not to mention ordinary extraordinary people, even if a saint came here, I'm afraid he would not be able to hold on.

And this is just the part that permeates the air. It is still unknown what other heavyweight and valuable items are hidden deep inside the museum...

It's no wonder that the former dean told Lloyd not to bring anyone else along. If he had brought anyone else along, it would have been suspected of murder for money...

However, since he has almost adapted to the mental pollution here, Lloyd can't upgrade on the spot, so he will distribute these 500 attribute points first.

150 points of [rationality], 150 points of [spiritual power], 150 points of [cognition], and 50 points of [inspiration], let my pond spread!

[Ding~Add points to complete]

[User: Royd]

【state:? ? ? 】

[Insanity value: 66/50000, upper limit: 3300000]

【Rationality: 3300】

[Spiritual power: 3300]

【Inspiration: 2200】

[Cognition: 3300]

[System: Distort LV6, reject LV6, falsehood]

This attribute of uniformity, balance and equality is truly the best cure for obsessive-compulsive disorder!

Lloyd sighed in his heart, and then released another wave of [Projection] with expanded values, and began to promote urbanization as before.

So [Projection] carried a batch of new protective equipment, passed through the corridor in front of the lobby, and floated to the exhibition hall on the first floor inside.

According to the introduction in front of the lobby, this large-scale museum has five floors, four above ground and one underground.

The underground floor is mainly used as a warehouse, as well as a workshop for repairing and maintaining cultural relics and making specimens. It can be ignored for the time being. The remaining four floors each have a corresponding theme.

For example, the first floor is mainly ancient paintings, sculptures, etc., the second floor is more "modern", the third floor is various archaeological discoveries, and the fourth floor is those more underworld exhibits.

So if nothing unexpected happens, the former dean is most likely hidden on the fourth floor?

But we still have to push forward step by step, don't be impatient...

After all, I'm alone, and I really lack a sense of security!

So Lloyd controlled the [projection] remotely and patrolled the entire first floor.

There were no accidents in the process. We just cleaned up more than a dozen out-of-control creatures that came out of nowhere, all of which were at level 6 danger.

But still no fragments were obtained, and it is still impossible to determine whether these out-of-control people were the ancients of that time, or the reckless explorers who came later?

After using [Projection] to complete the first wave of clearing, Lloyd continued to do the same thing, selecting a suitable location and began to deploy an urban-level protective shield, which was connected to the lobby so that he could walk in safely.

How should I put it… Even 100 credits is a huge sum of money. 200 credits can make an S+-level top student in the Space Department work hard in Mizzkatok. The hundreds of thousands of credits that Lloyd spent on this wave of exploration are really too much…

Therefore, we can use this level of luxury and waste to advance step by step.

There’s no way, after all, I’m alone and I really lack a sense of security!

"Okay, this is the last step."

Lloyd whispered, and finally placed a space crystal ball in the lobby on the first floor with his own hands, and built a space passage leading directly to the school district, to ensure that he could evacuate in time if he encountered an emergency. This was the last layer of insurance.

In this way, he finally had the leisure to wander around the first floor of the museum, wanting to be influenced by ancient art, so as not to be despised by his cheap uncle again...

"You see, these artworks at that time were really impressive. Take this painting for example. It actually moves. How was it painted?"

Lloyd was strolling around while chatting with the former dean, fearing that he would be quiet for too long and fall into a deep sleep.

As a result, apart from him talking, there was silence all around, so quiet that it seemed suffocating.

But the scenery in front of me is really magical, a bit like a .GIF on Earth.

The peasant woman depicted above is lifelike, and she is truly lifelike—

She put down the tomatoes she had just picked from the ground, and looked outside the frame with interest, as if she was looking at Lloyd through a dimension.

Then she waved at Lloyd in a friendly manner, as if to say hello, and then picked up a freshly picked, juicy tomato and handed it to him.

"Is this ancient art of painting so amazing? Not only does it move, but it's interactive? Can she even see me?"

Lloyd was still chatting with the former dean, and was amazed at this truly lifelike farm woman.

The former dean shook his head and whispered:

"Little...be careful..."

Lloyd couldn't help but be stunned.

Looking at the moving words again, the farm woman with a simple face and a warm smile, probably because she saw that Lloyd did not take her tomato, her expression changed rapidly, and instantly became ferocious and curious. Her mouth, which was originally laughing, suddenly split to the ears, revealing a large spiral serration inside.

Her entire body was also changing at a high speed, and in the blink of an eye she turned into a terrifying monster. She was no longer restricted by the frame, and she broke out of the frame and pounced towards Lloyd.

Then, she bumped into Lloyd with a dull thud, and her curious big mouth bit down hard, causing metallic sparks to fly from the friction of her teeth.

It's a pity that the person she caught was not the real Lloyd, but a tall and mighty metal sculpture next to him...

Ever since entering this museum, Lloyd has kept the [Distorted Realm] on his body open to prevent the current situation.

"Uh... I really didn't expect that it wasn't the paintings that moved, but that they came alive?"

Lloyd whispered to the former dean again.

The former dean did not respond, but several other paintings nearby responded to him enthusiastically.

The people, animals, and even still life inside, after being alienated and deformed, broke out of the frame and pounced on what they saw as 'Lloyd'.