hapter 7: Logging into Skynet
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Reward calculation completed:
Avoid arrows: 2 EXP;
Encounter Banshee in the shortest time possible: 3 EXP;
Activate hidden helper: 5 EXP;
Survive for 5 minutes: 5 EXP.
Total: 15 EXP.
Level up criteria have been met. Character will auto-upgrade. Current character attributes:
Lin Yun
Level 2
EXP: 5/20
HP: 214/214
Spirit Points: 10/10
1Physical Attack: 24
Spiritual Attack: 2
Physical Defense: 19
Spiritual Defense: 2
Speed: 13
Sensory: 16 (12+4)
Luck: 10
Active Skill: None
Passive Skill: Sensory Elevation.”
The electronic voice read out a series of notifications, confusing Lin Yun’s thoughts. He ignored the unknown “upgrade” and “attributes” for now. Instead, he focused on one strong thought. “Did I pass that Skynet One-Star Qualification Assessment which I’ve failed for years, just like that?”
Lin Yun was afraid that he was only dreaming. He was afraid of waking up to discover himself lying on the hospital bed, with the expel notice from Clearwater College in his hands.
However, how could a dream be so realistic? Lin Yun suppressed the endless excitement and tension in his heart as he said with a trembling voice, “Log into the Skynet.”
“Logging on the Skynet. Please wait,” the electronic voice suddenly said.
This emotionless electronic voice made Lin Yun overjoyed.
As expected, he successfully entered the page that he dreamed about—Skynet System Interface.
On the top left corner of the interface, his character information was displayed:
“Lin Yun, One-Star Skynet User.
Level 4 Physical Strength. Level 1 Spiritual Strength.”
“Level 1 Spiritual Strength?” Lin Yun was stunned and said to himself, “How can my Spiritual Strength be Level 1?”
However, Skynet’s detection would never go wrong. Lin Yun suddenly remembered that during the strange upgrade just now, one of his personal attributes, “Spirit Points”, increased from 9 to 10. Could that be related to the increase in his Spiritual Strength?
If my Spiritual Strength is at Level 1 now, I must be able to conduct the most basic Spiritual Inspection. Lin Yun hurriedly exited the Skynet and sat up suddenly from his bed. Then, he closed his eyes and concentrated.
He “saw” it!
His spirit “saw” it. The red cross on the back of his patient uniform!
“My Spiritual Strength really is at Level 1 now!” Now that his doubt was cleared, Lin Yun was overjoyed. Instantly, his eyes were filled with tears of happiness.
Five years of suffering. Who could understand that? Without reaching Level 1 in Spiritual Strength, he was basically blind in this world. Worse, he was even worse off than a blind person. After all, normal blind people could still detect their surroundings with their Spiritual Inspection. They could even log into the Skynet System and communicate with friends across the entire Human Alliance. However, Lin Yun could not even read a book with his eyes closed.
After a long period of time, Lin Yun finally calmed himself down. He understood that the increase in his Spiritual Strength must be related to the “Personal Attributes” that appeared just now.
Lin Yun tried to recall his “Personal Attributes” and carefully inspected his body at the same time. He felt plenty of differences.
Firstly, he was invigorated now. The headache and tension he felt just now had disappeared. It appeared as if those “10/10” Spirit Points represented that his Spirit was fully replenished.
Next, he felt like his body condition improved. Even though the improvement was slight, he still detected it.
As Lin Yun was deep in his thoughts, he was suddenly interrupted by a commotion outside of the room.
“Who are you? My son just woke up. He needs to rest.” That was Lin Tianhao’s tired voice.
“Mister Lin, hello. I’m a teacher from Clearwater College. We’ll just take a few minutes of Lin Yun’s time. We won’t disturb his rest.” A man’s voice was heard. His tone was cold and distant.
“Clearwater College? What are you here for?” Lin Tianhao asked.
“We received a report that your son cheated during the entrance exam. Hence, we’re here to retest him with our Spiritual Detector.” The man’s voice was heard again. He sounded a little impatient this time.
“What did you say? You allowed a student to cause such great harm to my son. Yet, you still doubt my son’s character? None of you can go in today and disturb my son!” Lin Tianhao roared. Lin Yun could feel his rage even across the door.
“Mister Lin. According to what I know, your son’s Spiritual Strength has never reached Level 1. Are you not suspicious of him passing the entrance exam this time and making it into the special class? We’re here today to check that he deserves to be a student. If he’s wrongly accused, we will punish the student who harmed him. However, if he cheated, he will be expelled,” a man said calmly.
After the man said that, Lin Tianhao did not reply immediately. It seemed like he was hesitating.
After a few seconds, Lin Tianhao’s calm and powerful voice was heard again. “I trust my son’s character, so I’m willing to cooperate with your investigation. However, my son has suffered great Spiritual impact. Your test now may not yield the correct outcome. I hope that he can take the retest at the College after his Spirit recovers.”
“To be honest, the College is deeply divided over the punishment that should be given to Song Junming. We came here as we hoped to settle this matter once and for all by testing Lin Yun’s Spiritual Strength. We fully considered the fact that Lin Yun has suffered Spiritual impact and is in a weakened Spiritual State. As long as he reached Level 1 on the Spiritual Detector, we will consider him to have passed the test.”
Lin Tianhao was stunned and sounded hesitant. “Fine. However, please don’t disturb my son’s rest.”
Lin Yun saw that the door was opened slightly before slowly being pushed open. Then, Lin Tianhao gently walked in and smiled wryly. “Yun’er, you weren’t resting? These are your teachers from Clearwater College. They are here to administer a test on you.”
A few young men in Clearwater College uniforms walked in. The one in front was of medium-build with a square face, thick eyebrows, and some black-framed glasses. He took out a white stone from his pocket and said coldly, “Lin Yun, I believe you’ve read our letter. We won’t waste your time. Let’s begin the test now.”
Then, he handed the white stone to Lin Yun and said expressionlessly, “Now, inject your Spiritual Strength into this latest Spiritual Detector.”
Lin Yun took the rock and comforted the nervous Lin Tianhao. “Dad, it’s okay. Don’t worry.” As he said that, he sent his newly acquired Spiritual Strength into the rock.
As Lin Yun injected his Spiritual Strength, the stone glowed a faint white color. Finally, an electronic voice was heard:
“Spiritual Strength, Level 1.”
Lin Tianhao’s wrinkles quickly smoothened. A smile filled his face instantly. Then, he turned around and looked at the teachers from Clearwater College. “I knew it. How can my son cheat?! Even though he suffered great Spiritual damage, he still has a Level 1 Spiritual Strength.”
The young man in black-framed glasses took the stone back and said calmly while pointing at his glasses, “Mister Lin, do not worry. We have confirmed that your son has been falsely accused. The entire testing process today has been recorded by this camera installed on my glass frame. The results of the retest and the punishment for Song Junming will soon be announced on the Clearwater College official website. If you’re interested, you can log into the Skynet to see for yourself.”
He then bowed deeply at Lin Tianhao and said politely, “On Clearwater College’s behalf, I apologize for the inconveniences this issue has caused for you and Lin Yun. The retest is complete now, we will not disturb you any further.”
After he said that, he shared a glance with the other teachers and walked toward the door. Lin Tianhao hurriedly stood up and sent them out.
Lin Yun sighed deeply as he watched his father walk away with them as if a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.