I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 573 My False Trial Has a New Trick

In short, neither Lloyd nor Professor Lawrence paid too much attention to this abnormal explosion. They only needed to know that it happened on the enemy's territory and should have caused considerable damage, which was worth half a day's joy.

So Lloyd did not delve into the issue further and asked:

"Oh, right, the library I salvaged earlier..."

"Cough, cough, cough! Why does my throat suddenly feel uncomfortable? I need to go to the medical department to check it out."

Professor Lawrence suddenly burst into a dry cough, then quickly opened a portal, jumped in, and disappeared.

Lloyd didn't even have time to finish his words, he could only stand there awkwardly...

Uh... did I bring up something very troublesome?

Lloyd thought about it and decided to go and take a look at the place where the 'puzzle' was played.

I have been outside for three days and in the academy for a month. I think my classmates in the Space Department should be able to leave a surprise for me, right?

But just as he was about to slide open the portal and leave, a researcher nearby suddenly rushed over and blocked Lloyd's way, as if he had received some kind of order.

"Lecturer Lloyd, I have collected several sets of abnormal readings here. Can you help me take a look?"

"Ah? Okay, no problem..."

"........."

"...Anyway, that's it. It would be best to check the environment around this set of equipment to see what is causing the abnormal readings."

"Okay, thank you for your guidance, Professor Lloyd."

After Lloyd finished explaining the researcher's question, another researcher came over and started asking him other questions.

Then, three more people came in succession. After Lloyd answered their questions one by one, they looked at the time and realized that it was time for dinner.

It was clearly in the afternoon when I first entered the college, right?

Lloyd had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​walking around and went back to the dormitory to cook and eat.

In the middle of the trip, I happened to meet Dr. Maomao who lived next door, and gave it the "little gift" I had collected from the butler before.

"Wow! Awww!"

Doctor Maomao was dancing with joy, and it looked like a tentacle monster saw a beautiful and cute magical girl.

After a casual dinner, Lloyd opened the Book of Falsehood in his mind again, ready to ponder the new knowledge he had gained today.

But before he had watched for a few minutes, Hiltina suddenly refreshed her page and wanted to be affectionate with him.

There was no choice, Lloyd had to put down what he was doing and spend time with his girlfriend.

The first half day after returning to the academy was wasted in such a mess...

The next morning, Lloyd entered the [Thinking Realm] as usual to complete his daily tasks. However, because the time interval was too short, neither Hiltina nor the palace foundation responded.

I was too lazy to catch monsters to eat, so I just cleaned them up and focused on polishing my [Trial of Illusion].

After all this trouble, another day was gone. Apart from having a quick meal in the History Department cafeteria at noon, I basically spent the whole time immersed in research.

I ate alone, without the beautiful and lovely Metis by my side.

Of course, in the end, we gained a lot, which greatly improved the current mature version of the trial. It can even be said to be a transformation!

Hmm...there shouldn't be any problem. Let's find someone to try it!

Lloyd nodded secretly, took out the instructor's manual, and activated the group messaging function:

"Come and test it!"

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"Ah! My favorite trial has finally started again. It was suspended for a long time before, and I couldn't find a way to improve my abilities. I felt so miserable every day that I wanted to die!"

"I heard that Professor Lloyd seemed to have some matters in the real world, right? So he was out there dealing with them for a few days. If converted to academy time, a month has passed..."

"If only this trial could run autonomously, I would definitely come here every day!"

"Yeah, yeah, it would be nice if it were that way. After I get used to the attribute improvements brought by the trials, I feel unmotivated when I read books or practice on my own. It feels like a waste of time."

"Alas~ I can only say that this new version of the Illusion Trial created by Instructor Lloyd is too powerful and too easy to use. The time when I participated in the test every day was the time when I improved the fastest. We have all been spoiled by Instructor Lloyd. Is there anything wrong with this?"

"What could be wrong? Are you questioning a recipient of the Medal of Distinguished Service? Do you think he would harm us?"

"No, no, it's just that I'm just like you, addicted to the comfort zone brought by the trial."

"There's nothing wrong with this, right? Even Professor Deco likes this method. He was not used to it during the pause... Besides, we have to complete the trial well and get a higher evaluation to get the attribute rewards. It's not like we can get something for nothing."

"That's true... By the way, what are Professor Deco and Lecturer Lloyd talking about? It feels like they have been chatting for a while. I am getting impatient waiting."

The testers summoned by Lloyd were chatting in a buzz, while Lloyd pulled Professor Deco from the history department together to set up a soundproof barrier nearby and plotted something in a low voice.

"…………Anyway, that's it. If everything goes well in this test, you can come and do the test yourself even if I'm not at the academy. But since I'm not there, I don't know if you will encounter any accidents, so I have to ask for your patience."

"Lloyd, you are so polite. It makes me feel a little panicked."

Professor Deco really showed an expression of trepidation, and quickly waved his hands, then patted his chest and said:

"But don't worry, I will definitely help you keep them under control and prevent them from doing anything wrong. As for security, if you don't mind, I would like to introduce a few friends to you, all from the Mage Department and the Supernatural Department. They are better at resolving academic disputes than I am."

He said this rather obscurely, but considering Mitzikatok's usual method of resolving academic disputes, it actually meant that his friends were quite good at "getting their hands dirty".

That's naturally a good thing. Lloyd nodded immediately and said:

"Okay, that's totally fine. It should be no problem to have more people participate. But for safety reasons, you can't enter the trial alone. Otherwise, if you encounter any danger, it will be troublesome."

"Well, I understand. Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on it."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. I have another matter, and I wonder if you guys in the history department can help me?"

Lloyd then changed the topic and talked about exploring the ruins deep below the abandoned city area.

Professor Deko listened patiently and finally nodded without hesitation.

"That's absolutely no problem. I'll help you initiate an academic project within the department. We should be able to put together a team soon. And if nothing unexpected happens, Fernande will probably be attracted here, right?"

"Hmm? I tried to contact him last night, but it seems he hasn't returned to the academy yet?"

"Maybe he went out to have some affairs? That's just what he likes."

Professor Deko smiled wickedly and unceremoniously exposed his colleague's past.

So just like that, today's test began immediately under the organization of Professor Deco.

During the entire process, Lloyd did not do anything, and let the trial run autonomously. He just opened a "small window" to check their progress and situation.

As a result, I found out at a glance that Metis was not here today, because today's testers, regardless of gender, age or status, all wore shoes properly, and no one was barefoot...

It seems that she should have returned to the human world? No wonder I didn't receive any response to the group message I sent before.

Lloyd simply guessed the reason, but didn't care too much about the absence of one person.

Although Metis was very serious in every test and wrote very attentive feedback reports afterwards, and she intentionally did not wear shoes every time, leaving only her delicate and small feet bare, it was not a big problem. With the new functions brought by the new knowledge, the trial went very smoothly.

This so-called new function actually allows Lloyd to write a relatively intelligent automated operating logic inside the trial, and then cooperate with the stupid robot sent by Professor Toledo to perform external hardware maintenance. The entire trial can be operated like the pay-to-win mobile game on Earth, and there is no need for Lloyd to host it personally.

This is not all. This is just one of the new functions. In addition to this, Lloyd has also found a new way to supply energy to maintain the high-intensity and continuous operation of the trial.

The energy consumed to maintain the trial before was all the spiritual power in his body. Although the consumption was not large, he had no pressure to cope with it with his level of spiritual power, but this was based on the premise that there were not many people participating.

If this model continues, when the number of trial participants increases to thousands or even tens of thousands, Lloyd will definitely not be able to bear it. This is also an important reason why he has not promoted the trial on a large scale.

At the moment, Lloyd, through yesterday's efforts, connected the trial to an 'external power source' with a complete set of complex ritual arrays, and completed the 'hands-off' operation of the trial by consuming the 'batteries' exchanged from the Engineering Department - that is, some kind of external energy storage device that provides energy for their equipment.

This step was actually not difficult, and it didn't even take Lloyd too much time to complete it. The "batteries" exchanged from the Engineering Department were mostly cheap items worth 1 or 2 credits, and one battery could last for quite a long time.

This is probably because the original intention of designing this type of "battery" is to allow the user to maintain the continuous operation of various equipment even in the dangerous situation of spiritual power exhaustion, hoping to help delay the time long enough for the user's spiritual power to recover and survive the crisis.

Therefore, its capacity is large and it is much more durable than the mobile phone batteries on earth.

However, this can only be a temporary solution. If we want to continue to promote the [Illusion Trial] in the future, we will definitely need a more stable, larger, and cheaper energy source. Otherwise, when the number of trial participants increases to 100,000 or even 1 million, the "battery" will definitely not be able to support it.

Fortunately, this stronger energy source is not a problem. Lloyd has a ready-made solution to refer to, which is the Protection Saint.

It’s definitely not Ailuoluo, but 0-006.

This thing uses a lot of ancient energy technologies, allowing it to continue running for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, and it is also based on large-scale management of entire cities. It is already a very mature and powerful technology.

It just so happens that Professor Toledo is also studying this. Once he produces some interim results, Lloyd will be able to find a way to replicate it.

Just like that, the problem of autonomous operation was solved, the energy problem was also solved, and the last remaining new function was to be able to perform more fancy tricks in the trial.

So when today's testers entered the trial, they immediately discovered new changes.

"Huh? Didn't we go directly to the first scene? Instead, there was an extra rest area?"

"Why is it all white, without any decoration? Is it because we haven't had time to design the scene yet? Then it seems that I have to write my test report seriously today. I have studied interior design in the art department for so many years, and finally I have found a place to use my skills. I must prove my worth to Lecturer Lloyd!"

"It's not all white, right? Look over there, there seems to be a milky white ball of light?"

"It really is! But it matches the background color so well that I wouldn't notice it unless I looked carefully..."

Everyone quickly noticed the new thing in the scene, then moved closer, and lines of subtitles popped up in front of them.

It shows the records of each person completing the trial, how many times they have completed it, what kind of clearance evaluation they have received, how many test reports they have provided, and finally what level of personnel they are, and how many points they have.

Because this is a new function that has just been activated, all these data are 0, and they are all 'D-level personnel', so everyone has to start from scratch.

Next, there is another long and densely packed description of functions that makes people dizzy.

The testers were able to read it patiently and then started a discussion.

"It seems that these points are very important. You can get more rewards, unlock more trial scenes, and exchange them for equipment and props that can provide help."

"This is so tempting! I can't wait to experience it!"

"Look, we have also undergone some changes. In the lower right corner of the retina, there is a small gear-like icon. If you look at it, you can open many function menus, including 'equipment', 'status', 'task list' and other options."

"That's true. Isn't this a bit similar to the ability of the [Intelligence] department? But it's much more fancy and interesting."

"These functions... I can understand the 'equipment' and 'status', but what does this 'draw a card' mean? And what does this 'I want to become stronger' mean? And they even use such bright colors to mark them out? It's so red that it looks like it's bleeding..."

"Oh... So this 'I want to become stronger' provides temporary attribute bonuses during the trial? That's fine, but why is it marked with such a striking color?"

"So this 'draw card' is used to exchange for temporary equipment in the trial. What a pity! Why are all the attributes and equipment temporary? They can't be brought into the real world. They will be cancelled when you leave the trial?"

"What's so regrettable about this? If you want to truly improve your strength, you have to complete the trials seriously and get higher evaluations. Only then can you gain real benefits. Otherwise, do you think you can become stronger by doing nothing? Isn't that too wishful?"

"That's right..."

After a lively discussion, Professor Deco raised his voice again and said:

"Okay, okay, if you've read everything, let's start today's test as soon as possible. Do you see the extra 'Prepare' option? Select it, and the portal to the trial scene will open."

"Okay, okay! I'm ready! I hope I can meet that pretty girl who can change color and doesn't wear shoes again this time, and see how I teach her a lesson!"

"Don't... don't do it anymore? If we meet her, I'm afraid all of us will get the lowest rating again..."

"What are you afraid of? To be honest, during the break in the trial, I was not idle. I bought a lot of dating magazines and I have memorized all the tricks in them. You will see how I control her in a moment."

"Uh... your ideas are quite broad..."

"Are you all ready? Who hasn't clicked 'ready' yet?"

Everyone was arguing like this until a portal appeared in the scene, and today's test officially began.

Unfortunately, their luck was not very good today. In the first scene, they did not meet the beautiful girl who could change color and did not wear shoes. Instead, they came to a new scene that Lloyd had created yesterday.