The sudden appearance of the alchemical lifeform, Koslin, was not only out of everyone's expectations, even Grimm himself was at a loss.
Kindred? This Koslin could sense the existence of the A.I. Chip?
Hearing all sorts of flustered and exasperated roars, Grimm suddenly panicked. He could not help but break off the spiritual link with this strange lifeform.
[Detected unknown data source. Based on the current level 2 authority, you can immediately access, browse, and download some open information … Requesting Host's instructions on whether to copy the data?]
While Grimm was in a state of panic, the A.I. Chip's words caused him to quiver.
Unknown data source? Open information?
After Koslyn gave him second-class authority, the so-called source of data couldn't be the internal storage of the scattered Pagoda Forest Society, right?
"Download the data immediately and copy all the contents. Be quick …"
Grimm was very clear that this blunder could be big or small. Once the old fellows behind the association realized this, they would definitely block this loophole. Hence, being able to steal as much information as possible from their database before they could react would be a victory.
Grimm could sense that after the order was given, his mind suddenly went blank. Large amounts of spiritual force silently flowed into the A.I. Chip, turning into a mysterious force that supported it to operate at a crazy speed.
At this moment, the A.I. Chip had already connected with a mysterious data source in the distance. It began to use the level 2 authority it had just obtained to copy and download all sorts of data and information. Although most of these were basic information that the scattered Tower Forest Association made public to the Magi, the amount was abnormally large, and it covered all aspects of the Magus system.
Moreover, there were only six levels of authority: special-grade, level 1, level 2, level 3, level 4, and level 5.
Among them, only President Fred had the special-grade authority. Level 1 was shared by all the rank 4 Magi in the association. Level 2 belonged to the rank 3 Magi in the association. Level 3 belonged to rank 2 Magi, level 4 belonged to rank 1 Magi, and level 5 belonged to acolytes.
With this level of authority, an outsider like Grimm, who had just stepped into the Tower Forest Association, had the same authority as Lauryan. He could also access the internal database of the association. Such a thing was extremely rare.
Hence, accompanied by Lauren, Grim explored the layout of the castle while struggling to keep up with the rapid demand for spiritual energy from the A.I. Chip in his mind.
Finally, on the 85th second after Grim obtained the second-class access, an old and cold voice suddenly appeared in his mind.
"That's enough, kid! Humph, it's only been a while, and I've already caused such a big mess … "
The spiritual link between the A.I. Chip and the source of the mysterious data in the distance was suddenly cut off, and the powerful spiritual rebound caused Grimm to feel dizzy.
Grimm, who was walking with Lauren in an empty tunnel, suddenly leaned against the wall and put his hand on his numb skull. He felt dizzy for a while. After a full quarter of an hour, Grim finally woke up from the mental shock, and what greeted him was Lauren's sinister smile.
"That voice just now …" Grim stammered.
"That's President Frid!" Lauren laughed sinisterly, "Did you use your authority to peek at the information of the association? It's the accumulation of the association's hard work over thousands of years. The president would never allow an outsider like you to casually browse through it, so it's only natural that you suffer a little! "
It was no wonder that Lauren was laughing so easily. After all, it had only been a few seconds since Grim obtained the second-class access and was kicked out by the president. What could he do with such a small amount of time? He probably hadn't even browsed through the directory of the association's many secret information!
President Frid had the same thought as well.
If they knew that Grim had such a powerful A.I. Chip in his mind that was good at computing and storing data, they would not have been so relaxed.
Grimm secretly communicated with the A.I. Chip while stroking his head.
The A.I. Chip had connected to the spiritual world of the alchemy lifeform, Koslin. The association had spent so much effort to turn the entire castle into an independent body of consciousness, so they naturally wanted to strengthen it into a mysterious trump card.
If the castle was seen as the Wizard's Pagoda, then Koslin would undoubtedly be the pagoda spirit.
All the internal information and witchcraft communications of the association were transferred through the consciousness of Koslin, a huge alchemy life. Hence, when the A.I. Chip used its second-class access to enter the vast and boundless space of consciousness, it began to frantically copy and download data and information within the limits of its authority.
According to the A.I. Chip's calculations, in these few seconds, it had only copied and downloaded 3% of the information. It was only 5%. Although it sounded like a small amount, it was a compilation of the vast amount of knowledge and internal information of the scattered Tower Forest Association over thousands of years. 3%. 5% was already an insane number!
Just as Grim was pretending to be in pain, Lauren suddenly raised his head and looked in a certain direction, as if listening to something.
Then, he turned around and smiled at Grim.
"Come with me, Lord Frid wants to meet you!"
Grim's heart trembled, and the pained expression on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a solemn expression.
A Grade 4 Magus … That was a Grade 4 Magus! Now, this Grade 4 Magus wanted to meet him …
Although he had dealt with Grade 4 Magi a few times, whenever he thought back to the terrifying feeling of his mind being suppressed, he would feel a little scared.
As if sensing Grim's' nervousness', Wizard Lauren comforted him, "Don't worry, the president will not make things too difficult for you. After all, this is all Koslin's fault, the president will not take his anger out on you! "
Grim smiled without saying a word, and then followed Lauren's lead to somewhere in the castle's upper level.
Grimm's mind had been disturbed by the so-called authority issue, so he did not pay much attention to the layout and architectural style of the castle. Now that he calmed down and took a closer look, he suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.
This familiar tunnel, this familiar wall, this familiar stone door …
"What does this place have to do with the Wind of Freedom?" Grim suddenly asked.
Lauren led the way in front, chuckling without turning his head, "You've finally found out! The Wind of Freedom is actually a spiritual illusion created by Koslin, and most of the buildings in there are projections of Koslin Castle's consciousness. If you often go in and out of the Wind of Freedom, you will naturally feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity! "
So that's how it is … Grim silently nodded.
… …
In a secret room in the castle's upper level, Grim met the legendary president of the association.
The president was an old Magus with white eyebrows and a beard. He wore a white robe and a pointy wizard hat on his head. His fingers were covered with all kinds of magic rings, and he could feel a strong and dense magical aura from all the parts of his body that could be adorned with magic accessories.
Grim could not help but be speechless.
His Elemental Vision could clearly see that the president had a total of 27 sources of strong magical aura, and all of them were grade 3 and above magic items. With so many magic tools, even if the president used every single one of them, it would be enough to kill most of his opponents.
Not to mention the president's personal strength, just the price of these magic tools alone was not something an ordinary grade 4 Magus could afford.
A tycoon … This was definitely the biggest tycoon Grim had ever seen!
Compared to the president, Grim, who had been complacent about his equipment, felt a little ashamed.
"You're Grim?" President Fred narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up Grim. After a long time, he finally nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. You are indeed as outstanding as they described. If I'm not wrong, your mental strength has reached 39 points, right? "
Grim knew that he could not hide his mental strength from the president, so he nodded and admitted it.
Lauren, who had accompanied him here, raised his head in surprise and looked at Grim with a hint of shock in his eyes.
The last time he met this Fire Shaman in Rayne City, he was only a grade 2 Magus. In the short span of a few decades, the other party … the other party had actually caught up to him and surpassed him. This … this was too inconceivable!
39 points of mental strength … Lauren had been a grade 3 Magus for four to five hundred years, but he had only managed to raise his mental strength to 37 points. It sounded like he was only one or two steps away from the peak of grade 3, but Lauren was well aware that the closer one's mental strength was to the peak, the slower one's meditation progress would be.
This was also the reason why most Rank 3 Sorcerers, after sensing that there was no more room for improvement in their meditation technique, would start adventuring all over the place in hopes of improving their spiritual force through danger and the stimulation of life and death. They would also search for rare treasures or spells that could assist in improving their spiritual force.
After all, to be unable to feel any progress after meditating for more than ten years, this kind of huge mental torture was not something that an ordinary person could easily endure!
However, this legendary Fire Shaman had crossed the threshold of grade 2 and 3 in less than a hundred years. Was this because he had amazing talent, or did he have some special treasure on him?
Lauren's mind was in a mess, and his thoughts ran wild. He could no longer hear the rest of the conversation.
"My lord, I heard that you wanted to see me. Is there anything you need me to do?" Grim hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he chose to speak frankly.
Both sides were at different levels of strength, and their perspectives were different as well. Hence, Grim did not dare to play any tricks in front of this revered and powerful grade 4 Magus.
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