Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2745 How to Cultivate Max-Level Inspiration

[Increase sanity by 99]

No wonder everyone likes to use this number; it sounds even richer and more mellow than 100.

As it turns out, the warehouse wasn't lying. As the umbilical cord was inserted, an astonishing number was revealed, and the sanity value returned to three digits.

It seems a bit wasteful to just use up this item that has performed so many great feats.

But that's how research is; the investment is far greater than you might imagine.

Without feeling any pity, Fu Qian looked around at the now quiet abandoned prison.

I have to say that although there is no sound, it is still much better than when I first arrived.

The vacuum flowers that solidified twice now add up to a lush, three-digit number.

With the addition of neatly arranged circular platforms, it boasts both natural beauty and cultural heritage, no longer resembling the barren land it once was.

What about this time?
Fu Qian tied the ribbon to his face again.

……

Blossoming.

When the eldest son's perspective was taken down again in the silence, Fu Qian was undoubtedly even more satisfied with the scene before him.

On the one hand, the quantity is naturally exaggerated.

The Vacuum Flower indeed follows the sanity value, so much so that unlike the previous minor incidents, this time the scale has increased dramatically.

A quick glance revealed exactly 177 more flowers.

But to be honest, this was expected and nothing special.

The biggest visual surprise is that, in addition to the increased number of vacuum flowers, the lines are also much clearer, comparable to going from standard definition to blue light.

So is that really the case? The essence of SAN value.

This change seems to have finally confirmed Fu Qian's suspicions.

It not only represents the binding with the underlying rules of the world, but even the numerical value itself reflects the degree of binding.
After the SAN value surged, the reflected vacuum flower became clearer, which seems to be a very intuitive explanation.

This further aligns with the previous conclusion that the SAN value represents a binding with the fundamental rules of the world, and is something that can be clearly measured numerically.

However, this number does not represent an intuitive balance of rationality, but rather something like a charged shield.

As long as there is no free time, there will be no threat to oneself.

Once it reaches zero, it will trigger a special immune mechanism, unleashing a violent attack with an effect comparable to being cursed to death.

Although I had thought about whether there would be any changes when I swallowed the umbilical cord, the result was still quite satisfactory.

Today's test was very fruitful.

Even based on this conclusion, the relationship between the two key parameters, SAN value and inspiration, seems to become clearer.

……

Snapped!
With a snap of his fingers, Fu Qian solidified all the Vacuum Flowers again while thinking about a certain attribute of his that had recently caused problems.

[Increase the ability to perceive intangible things]

This is the warehouse's initial description of the inspiration.

Subsequent experiences indeed proved this point. For example, when Su Gao first met in the old city, there was a secret text in the ritual notebook that only she could see.

Regarding the issues of skills and equipment carrying in missions, I once tried to come up with an explanation: it's because my inspiration is far superior to that of my predecessors, so it seems like I have no weight limit. After all, from a purely logical point of view, if it were a matter of sanity, the latter would have fluctuated many times, often dropping below three digits, but my weight never seems to have a limit, which clearly doesn't make sense.

Using the process of elimination, the most likely possibility seems to be 99's inspiration.

But why?

The connection between inspiration and burden seems somewhat abstract, even when applied to a game.

But now, combining the definition of SAN value with the previously mentioned bidirectional flow, it feels like there's a more vivid explanation—synchronization rate.

Yes, inspiration is not simply a matter of extraordinary perception.

If sanity represents the connection between outsiders and the fundamental laws of the world, then could inspiration represent the degree to which one, synchronized with this world, touches upon this essence?
According to Goto Hii, the seniors' inspiration might not be very high, but it seems that their mission and actions have not been affected, and their supernatural perception is also normal.

When it's your turn, the task rewards for this value increase dramatically, but the task difficulty also seems to be higher.

The reason for this situation, besides the warehouse being in such a dire state and the world being in ruins, could also be due to the fact that the warehouse was too devastated by its own subjective initiative?

Not only are they dealing with more complex "wounds" in history, but they are also involved with more elements, making the "immersion" even higher, which is why they are rewarded in this way.

With such increased rewards, it becomes easier to access deeper parts of the world.

For example, when I had 99 points of inspiration, I discovered something from the remnants of divine qualities that could allow me to transform into a sage of original sin.

This was also a two-way process; the dilapidated state of the warehouse and one's own habits combined to rapidly create a max-level inspiration account.

When such an account syncs into a task, because it is so closely aligned with the essence of the world, the synchronization rate is extremely high, allowing it to bring more things across time and space...

However, it's not without its downsides; the closer you get, the easier it is to get hurt.

Ultimately, one's sanity becomes more easily depleted, and even after becoming the King of the Abandoned Prison, it still frequently decreases by 1.

Even the reason why Inspiration 99 stopped increasing at the end seems to have an explanation now—

100% synchronization is impossible; 99% is the limit.

I am always an outsider, and I am "synchronized" to this world through an alternative "security protocol" like SAN value.

Legend has it that even the most outstanding individuals have an invisible ceiling.

Unless he chooses a different path while in the Ash Sea, transforming into a mechanical tyrant in the Crystallized Apocalypse.

……

Interesting, everything seems to make more sense now.

With his thoughts racing, Fu Qian attempted to quickly arrive at an explanation for several fundamental questions that had been lingering in his mind.

If this explanation holds true, it could even be instructive for my current situation.

Extraordinary perception and inspiration are relatively independent; the former may have been suppressed, leading to my current state of deafness and blindness.

But the attribute of inspiration has always been there. The evidence is that in the missions where there were no restrictions on abilities, I was still able to carry the incredible skill of "King of the Abandoned Prison" and synchronize with the old timeline.

In addition to that, there are also the actions of Lord Patch.

Why would there be a ritual for defrauding warehouses?

It seems that sanity is indeed a rare commodity, a specialty of warehouse managers.

The conman Patch is not after the conventional notion of reason, but rather a resource that is conceptually connected to the fundamental laws of the world.

First update, then revise.