Deep in the Living-Chapter 893 - 872: Books

Capítulo 893: Chapter 872: Books

[Reversed Church]

The Reversal Valve Army’s starship docks with the port.

Lai leads a six-member team off the ship; he is tasked with going to the church to report to the cardinal about their search for Emperor Mura.

The other members are each occupied with their own tasks,

Xiao Lu (Locust) puts on glasses that make her look cultured and heads straight to the church library.

She quickly rents three books,

including the essential book “I (reversed),” the refined book “Reversed Throne,” and a very ordinary novel “Inverted Twilight, Like Dawn.”

The first two were personally written by Emperor Mura,

while the novel was penned by a regular churchgoer based on personal experiences during insight into reversal, which greatly moved Emperor Mura after reading it and compels him to include it in the library.

Xiao Lu borrowed this novel mainly to obscure her real purpose, making it look more like she was the one borrowing.

She carries the three books and walks into the management area.

“Hello, bishop, because I have been out for a long time searching for Emperor Mura without success, we will continue to seek and will be out for a long time.

Therefore, I want to borrow three books to read during leisure for personal growth, which will be returned by the next starship return.”

The bishop takes the three books from her hands, examines them carefully, and after confirming that both the books and the borrower meet the criteria, hands over an application form.

The entire form is written in reverse, and it needs to be filled out in reverse as well.

However,

even though Xiao Lu had slept well on the way back, she gets drowsier the more she fills it out, eventually falling asleep right where she sits.

The bishop stands up and directly inserts his arm into Xiao Lu’s eye socket, touching the brain formed by the swarm, to extract relevant memories.

He does not notice,

among the swarm of insects, there seems to be one that has turned white, with bandages wrapped around its surface.

The memory check shows no issues; the Reversal Valve Army’s search for Mura outside has not yielded results, nor did they encounter a human youth skilled in reversal.

By the time Xiao Lu wakes up, the library is about to close.

She quickly departs with the borrowed books, returning to the starship.

The six do not rush to leave but allow nature to take its course, resting for three days before resuming their journey.

When the starship enters subspace, strips of cloth emerge from Xiao Lu’s eye sockets, slowly forming into a humanoid shape.

“Phew… fortunately, it wasn’t the true Skin Bag Guest guarding there, but it was still thrillingly close to exposure. Too terrifying, who would have thought we’re pitted against the death row inmates of the Central Prison.

Nevertheless, this long-lost sense of excitement hasn’t been felt for a long time.

Last time was during Moon Burn.”

“Thank you…” Xiao Lu bows her head in gratitude, as when leaving Moon Death Star, the cloth man had stealthily boarded the ship, actively offering assistance.

“No problem, no problem.

Now that Earth is destroyed, the dungeon is gone, I’ve become an idle moonlight devotee.

The only task left is to make Luo Di grow quickly and head to the Central Prison to meet the Moon God… We’re all on the same boat now, so don’t guard against me anymore.”

Just as the cloth man finishes, the seemingly honest Xiao Lu disappears, replaced by Lai scrutinizing him.

…

Inside the Moon Death Star.

The transfer of True Hell finishes smoothly.

Hell Star perfectly fits into the giant pit, reaching straight to the core, completely hidden.

However, in the coming period, Hell cannot acquire world nourishment through war, and its “operating power” is reduced to minimum.

The entire heat supply for Hell Star will decline substantially,

all female demons’ reproductive characteristics are restricted, making them infertile or causing their fetuses to become stillborn.

Non-Great Demon level demons will go deep underground in large numbers, entering “Hell Long Sleep,” during which a random selection might be made to energize some demons if energy shortages occur.

Tumor People will enter full production mode, decomposing more household trash and converting them into Hell Energy.

…

Luo Di stays in his Moon City, temporarily declining any form of sparring, especially invitations from overlords.

He needs to wait for the books to return, study for a while before sparring, so he can gain maximum improvement.

Perhaps due to staying inside the Moon Death Star,

the sky turns white,

though there’s no moon, the faint moonlight of the past refracts through these whites. Although hell dislikes such anomaly lighting, Luo Di’s kingdom finds it as a fortunate outcome.

Nurtured by the white light, he uses the moon stone daily for insights.

Although Lai warned about the Moon God’s danger, Luo Di knows his moon is different; it’s the ultimate expression of his system growth.

Finally,

the starship returns,

bringing the three books before Luo Di.

Xiao Lu gives a simple introduction to the first two, of which “I (reversed)” is a comprehensive book containing all concepts of reversal, while “Reversed Throne” is written for churchgoers condensing divine status, helping them perfectly fuse the essence of reversal into their divine usage.

These two suit the current Luo Di very well.

As for the third novel, Xiao Lu intends to take it away herself. After all, such non-educational books are not only useless but also a waste of time.

“Xiao Lu, don’t you still have one book?”

“Oh, this one is for disguise, otherwise borrowing only two significant knowledge books would be too obvious.

This is just an ordinary novel written by a regular churchgoer, with decent content so it was included in the library’s general borrowing section.”

“Novel? Can I have a look?”

Before discovering B-level films, Luo Di had once read novels, though few, yet he remains interested in such novels from the Reversed Church, desiring to sense what foreign culture really is.

Though its name resembles a romance novel, he nonetheless takes it, waiting for the time someday to browse through it.

Then,

Luo Di locked himself away,

just like Mr. Question Mark had secluded himself after obtaining Divine Status,

Luo Di sealed himself in a closed area only accessible by a passage,

Time passed by little by little,

one week,

one month,

half a year…

During this period, no one saw him, not even Hua Yuan, who simply stayed in Moon City, opened a manga store, and began running it.

No one knew how Luo Di was doing,

no one knew what level he would reach after this retreat.

Including Lai, cloth man, Hook, and the waiting Overlord, all had high expectations for this genius.

However…

Inside the secret room,

Luo Di, with disheveled black hair and veins popping on his forehead, had lost the calmness he once had under the moon. Instead, he felt almost frantic, his eyes filled with confusion and even a touch of despair.

Both the ground and the walls bore scratch marks.

For the entire half year, he had made no progress.

He had finished reading two important books, deepening his understanding of Reversed, and could apply Reversed in different scenarios, integrating more closely with the film, integrating with the Moon.

However,

his Divine Status showed no change, his plants showed no signs of growth, he was still standing still, his efforts receiving no response.

Luo Di had never felt this way before,

once he had obtained Hell and Corner dual systems, every stage, every growth had extremely obvious feedback.

Whether staying in the Human World as the Pseudo-Person, killing and brain feeding, successfully triggering the pituitary to sprout.

Or accumulating bodies through killing, building a staircase to reach the Kingdom,

or comprehending past insights between the Dungeon, obtaining Divinity.

But now.

Luo Di felt nothing, no matter how carefully he read these essential books, deepened his understanding of the Moon, or mastered Reversed.

The pituitary showed no change.

His Divine Status was like an empty shell, with nothing inside.

An undefined Divine Status, a rejected Divine Status, a Divine Status unable to acquire Divinity.

Luo Di sat there in a daze,

in his somewhat blurry vision, he vaguely saw a red balloon floating out of that corner position. The balloon kept growing, slowly forming into a fatty person.

The person came to Luo Di’s side, pressed his arm with his belly, split open a big red mouth, whispering in his ear:

“Hahaha~ you chose the wrong path, Luo Di.

This path is essentially a dead end, your upper limit was reached when you rejected malice.

You don’t qualify to go to Central Prison, nor do you qualify to become the Pope, you are going to let everyone down.

Hurry up and confess to everyone that you’re just a waste, then linger here to continue living, you’re still somewhat of a Pseudo-God, can keep on living.

By the way, isn’t that Hua Yuan lady quite nice?

For the remaining time, just live here, every day live for reproduction, maybe among your children, some can inherit your dreams.

Haha, what do you think of my suggestion!?”

Luo Di did not respond, instead stretched out his hand.

Seemingly wanting to pinch the disgusting Joker, but there was no Killing Intent in him, as if this half year had worn away all his ambition and desire for slaughter.

His hand passed through that false Joker, reached the side of the room, picked up that book he had never opened, nor had the patience to read.

“The Inverted Dusk, Just Like Dawn”

Unknowingly, Luo Di read on, the Joker babbling at his ear slowly dissipated.

The novel’s content was simple,

it tells of a dull-witted devotee,

ever since childhood, having seen the arrival of the Reversed Church, he wanted to learn Reversed, but could never grasp even the most basic knowledge.

He never gave up, even amidst numerous mockeries, losing important jobs, falling into life’s troughs. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

No reversal, no face-slapping scenes,

he lived his life in mediocrity until old age, alone, enduring immense humiliation.

Nonetheless, he kept studying Reversed, his life revolved around Reversed, even if he died this way, he had no regrets.

On the verge of death,

a strand of black hair grew on his head.

The approaching dusk, rises gently like the dawn.

Luo Di finished the novel in one breath, his heart surprisingly calmed down, the anxiety that lingered for more than ten days, which kept him awake, pouring out.

Now, at last, he could have a proper sleep.

Knock, knock, knock~

The door was knocked,

followed by his mother’s voice,

“Luo Di, aren’t you going to get up~ Teacher Mura has come for a home visit.”

PS: Rest day tomorrow, thanks to the book friends.