Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 138 - 126 Transplant Clinic Unscrupulous

Chapter 138: Chapter 126: Transplant Clinic, Unscrupulous Merchant_1

Chapter 138 -126: Transplant Clinic, Unscrupulous Merchant_1

[You slowly push open the heavy metal doors…]

[Wherever you look, all you see is a vast white fog.]

[The entire city of Sofia is veiled in an endless white fog. The setting sun’s rays pierce through the mist, and yet they are powerless to dispel this ‘Knowledge Barrier’ of fog.]

[Your vision is also dominated by the infinite fog. You open your six eyes and gaze as far as you can, only able to see clearly the things beside you in the fog…]

[Looking at the expanse of fog, the memories within the Shell gradually awaken…]

[… People were driven by an ever-expanding desire for knowledge, instinctively and blindly absorbing knowledge, gradually transforming from seekers of knowledge into beasts lost in their desires.]

[People went crazy extracting others’ eyeballs, all for the sake of acquiring more knowledge, in order to satisfy their insatiable thirst for knowledge.]

[The great ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ cast down the ‘Knowledge Barrier’ in order to isolate and stop the desires of people to seek knowledge…]

[The fragments of memory stop here.]

[You have gained knowledge, your knowledge has increased by 80! Current knowledge: 285/600]

Lin Xun strokes his chin in contemplation.

It seems that the ‘Almighty True Knowledge’ cast this fog, referred to as the ‘Knowledge Barrier’, to protect its people.

But judging from the circumstances, this form of protection is likely a failure.

[You notice something in the white fog not far away.]

[You move closer to inspect it…]

[It is a two-seater, four-wheeled sedan carriage.]

[The horses appear to be made of brass, gleaming with metallic luster, their bellies exposing gears and connecting rods, with the occasional puff of scalding steam from their nostrils.]

[The enclosed carriage prevents you from seeing its interior, but the exterior’s classic and ornate appearance suggests a luxurious interior.]

[Are you stepping into the fog to explore, or are you boarding the carriage?]

This must be the carraige to ‘Bennett’s Transplant Clinic’.

However, instead of rushing to board the carriage, Lin Xun clicks on ‘Enter the Fog’.

[You step into the ‘Knowledge Barrier’ to explore the road ahead.]

[A white fog fills your eyes, you can’t see anything, and you can’t tell the directions…]

After waiting for a while, the text appears.

[…]

[You wander blind, quickly losing your bearings in the ‘Knowledge Barrier’.]

[…]

[You stumble and bump into things, but you can’t seem to find your way out of the fog.]

[…]

[You stumble and bump into things, but you can’t seem to find your way out of the fog.]

The subsequent text continues in the same way.

Lin Xun thinks to himself, it seems as expected.

The ‘Knowledge Barrier’ completely blocks the path forward, and there’s no way to explore other areas by regular means of exploration.

[You stumble and bump into things, but you can’t seem to find your way out of the fog.]

After waiting for quite some time, the underworld game finally shows.

[Realizing that you cannot proceed further, do you wish to commit suicide and return to the beginning of the journey?]

Switching back to the Shell of the designated scapegoat, Lin Xun clicks ‘Yes’.

[You collapse to the ground, violently ramming your skull into the ground.]

[Thud!]

[You are dead!]

[The ordinary Wandering Soul respawns in the ancient lecture hall….]

The little creatures outside the second floor corridor have already respawned, and he repossesses a student shell.

Lin Xun leaves the academic building and decides to take the carriage.

[You approach the carriage. The carriage doors open on their own.]

[You step onto the brass staircase that extends from the bottom of the carriage and enter…]

[As the doors close, the carriage starts moving slowly in a certain direction.]

[You sit on the seats made of velvet, inadvertently close your eyes and gradually drift off to sleep…]

[…]

The game text freezes there.

Lin waits in silence.

It is only after half an hour that the game text continues to display.

[Suddenly waking up, you realize that the carriage has stopped at some point.]

[The carriage door opens on its own, and you slowly step down…]

[In front of you is a building that is also shrouded in fog. You can only see the first and second floors of the building, and above it is a vaguely visible spire and flying buttresses.]

[Would you like to enter ‘Bennett’s Transplant Clinic’?]

[You walk into the clinic and see a figure with a black bird beak mask behind the counter, leaning on the counter and reading an ink newspaper.]

[It senses your arrival, puts the newspaper aside, and eagerly comes up to you.]

[‘Bennett’ recognizes you, as a former customer, the second set of eyes you possess were transplanted by it.]

[It seems to have been a long time since it last saw a living soul, so it rambles on and on in conversation with you.]

[One moment it’s complimenting your second pair of eyes for their beauty, the next it’s criticizing the bad transplantation technique of your third pair.]

[As a returning customer, if you want to buy a new pair of eyes, it’ll waive the cost of using the carriage this time.]

[Would you like to conduct a trade with ‘Bennett’?]

???

Lin Xun slowly types out three question marks.

Even riding the carriage costs money?

Could this ‘Bennett’ be a shrewd businessman?

He didn’t rush to trade and instead opened the items.

He clicked on the newly acquired ‘Bennett’s Token Badge’.

[You present to ‘Bennett’ his Token Badge…]

[‘Bennett’ is quite surprised that you managed to get this item. It takes the badge and provides you with two choices.]

[1. Free acquisition of a pair of eyeballs, but can only be a pair of Rare Level or below.]

[2. In all future transactions with ‘Bennett’, all goods and services are discounted to 80%.]

Lin Xun frowns slightly.

The first choice seems pretty good, it’s basically getting eyeballs for free.

The second is also good, having a permanent discount of 20%.

But he doesn’t know the price of the eyeballs that Bennett sells and is somewhat unsure how to decide.

[‘Bennett’ apparently notices your hesitation and kindly hands you the ink newspaper on the counter…]

[What is printed on the newspaper, are the prices for the eyeballs in the clinic.]

Looks like this NPC is quite easy to talk to, attentive to service and always takes the customer into consideration.

Lin Xun carefully peruses the text.

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Excellent Level), is worth 3000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Excellent+ Level), is worth 5000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Rare Level), is worth 10,000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Rare+ Level), is worth 30,000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Epic Level), is worth 50,000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Epic+ Level), is worth 100,000 spiritual points.]

[‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’ (Legendary Grade), is worth 500,000 spiritual points.]

[Aside from special eyeballs, all other eyeballs need to be purchased in pairs to activate their innate abilities. The origin and functions of the eyeballs will only be revealed after the transaction is completed.]

Lin Xun looks at the trade list Bennett provides, counting a long string of zeros.

All eyeballs are listed as ‘Unknown Creature’s Eyeball’, with no origins or functions displayed.

This is real gambling, you’re either in or not!

He regretted praising Bennett as being considerate, now he only had a two-word rating: real rip-off!

[‘Bennett’ wags his finger, indicating there’s more content at the back of the newspaper.]

[You flip over the newspaper and see marked there, the cost of the eyeball transplantation surgery…]

[The transplant fee for Excellent Level eyeballs, per pair, is 1500 spiritual points.]

[The transplant fees for Excellent+ Level eyeballs, per pair, is 2500 spiritual points.]

…

[The transplant fees for Epic+ Level eyeballs, per pair, is 50,000 spiritual points.]

[The transplant fees for Legendary Grade eyeballs, per pair, is 250,000 spiritual points.]

The cost of surgery alone is worth half the value of the eyeballs.

Lin Xun retracted his two-word evaluation of Bennett once again.

Changed to a four-word evaluation; it’s freaking outrageous!

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[‘Bennett’ wags his finger again, prompting you to look at the corner of the newspaper.]

[You look at the corner of the newspaper, where new information is strikingly indicated.]

[The outside world is covered by the ‘Knowledge Barrier’, to leave the clinic, you must use a special carriage. Each use of the carriage will cost 1000 spiritual points.]

Lin Xun was so infuriated that he wanted to commit an evil act.

With only a little over 30,000 spiritual points on him, how could he afford the exaggerated prices of Bennett?

He wished he could immediately inhabit the body of the Earth Giant and smash this dishonest swindler with one blow!