The bishop is unfathomable.

"Section 12, bookshelf number 18, 8th shelf, 24th book from the left..."

"This should be it."

Following the map in his hand and the directions on the fourth-floor corridor, Li Wei found the location indicated on the note in no time.

This journey also made Li Wei realize one thing: the entire forbidden book area was much larger than he had imagined, and even larger than it appeared.

The space here is absolutely distorted.

He walked for ten minutes and still couldn't reach the end of the corridor, which was lined with neatly arranged wooden bookshelves that seemed to stretch endlessly on both sides.

These bookshelves rose from the ground and directly supported the ceiling, which was about five or six meters high.

Standing in front of the huge bookshelf number 18 in section 12, Li Wei looked up at the eighth shelf, which was almost touching the ceiling, and then moved a large A-frame ladder from the side.

With the help of a ladder, Li Wei found his goal.

A yellow book with no title and a tattered cover.

The only thing you can see on the book cover is a white sticker with a string of numbers that reads 12-18-8-24, which is probably the book's serial number.

As soon as Li Wei held the book in his hand, a new notification popped up on the panel.

[Analyzable knowledge detected. Begin parsing?]

[The text contains knowledge barriers that require phased interpretation. Each phase of knowledge acquired will unlock the unique spells associated with that phase, but skipping phases is not permitted.]

[Analyzable Text: Poem of the Soul]

[Difficulty: Forbidden]

Estimated total analysis time: 365 days

[Phase Analysis Time]

[Phase 1, estimated to take 5 days]

[Phase Two, expected to last 20 days]

[The third phase is expected to take 20 days.]

[Phase Four, estimated to take 50 days]

[Phase 5, estimated to take 90 days]

[Phase 6, estimated to take 180 days]

Indeed, a forbidden book that could hold a Tantric bishop's obsession must be extraordinary.

Even though the rank of bishop is only considered second-tier within Tantric Buddhism, each sect has multiple bishops, and the bishops above them are the true leaders of each Tantric sect.

But no matter what, this is still a high-ranking member of the esoteric sect.

Although I don't know the effects of this thing, just the fact that it takes so long to analyze the data tells me that the content of this book is definitely not simple.

"The Poems of the Soul, a forbidden book concerning the soul?"

Li Wei didn't think too much about it and immediately chose to start analyzing, then began to struggle with the problem.

Administrators can browse forbidden books, but they cannot take them out of the managed area... What exactly does this managed area refer to?

Is it the original bookshelf and section where the book was located, or the entire fourth floor?

Even if he doesn't take it with him, the panel will still run progress in the background on its own; he had already tested this yesterday.

Once you're added to the analysis progress, it will run automatically regardless of whether you read the book later. The only downside is that it's slow.

If he's not in a hurry, he can indeed let the mana bar run slowly, since he's not even a first-level psychic yet. In other words, he doesn't even have a mana bar, so he can't use the spells he's learned.

But unfortunately, my current situation is not safe, and I probably don't have enough time either.

Whether it's the sacrificial ceremony in the city or his still not fully established bishop status, both urgently require him to possess his own power.

Otherwise, relying solely on verbal deception and performance will ultimately be nothing more than a mirage, easily shattered.

He must master the power as soon as possible, even if it's a power he can't use for the time being.

"call……"

After a brief internal struggle, Li Wei took the Soul Poem in his hand and walked towards the edge of Sector 12.

Then, just like that classic meme, Li Wei began to walk step by step toward the edge, constantly testing the waters.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After countless attempts to move the book around, Li Wei confirmed that taking it out of the designated area would not have any impact.

With his courage growing, Li Wei simply took the book and walked towards the office. Only after sitting down in his office chair did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems that the definition of the restricted book management area is only that the books cannot be taken out of the fourth floor. As long as they are within the fourth floor, or rather, within the range of the fourth and fifth floors, there is no problem."

Then, he casually placed the forbidden book on the table, intending to immediately begin reading the forbidden knowledge. Based on his experience, he could finish reading the content that was expected to take five days in just a few hours.

First, learn the skills, then practice leveling up using the meditation method I learned yesterday.

Anyway, meditation can only be done at night; during the day, the sunlight makes it less effective. I'll do it after get off work.

The magic in this world does not inherently require spiritual energy to be released.

However, if one does not use spiritual abilities, one often has to pay a much higher price, such as life or soul, or even reason itself.

The existence of spiritual energy, or psionic energy for short, needs to be drawn from the dream world little by little through meditation.

To put it simply, meditation is like AFK leveling up and increasing your mana bar, while reading is like spending time learning skills.

This AFK skill provides double experience points from sunset until dawn.

When the sun rises, they will be affected by a debuff that halves their experience gain.

Instead of spending time leveling up, you should learn some spells.

But just as Li Wei was about to turn the page, he discovered that the cat, which should have been in the office, was gone.

Ah, it's not that it's gone; the little guy just covered himself up with newspaper and is sprawled on the table.

Li Wei picked up the newspaper and immediately spotted the black fur ball hidden underneath, which had been spread out like a cat pancake.

"Little one, what's wrong? Are you hungry?"

"There's nothing we can do if you're hungry; it's still early for mealtime, and you have to stay here."

"Don't worry, I'll bring you food from the cafeteria."

Li Wei smiled and then picked up the newspaper to read it.

To his surprise, yesterday's riots in Beldor did not even qualify for the front page headlines of the Imperial Daily.

However, after seeing the front-page headline, he felt that Beldoro's local riots deserved their defeat.

It's just a cult that killed a thousand or so civilians, right? That's not exactly a rare occurrence in the world.

Compared to the terrorist attack on the capital, where half of the Royal Academy of Sciences was blown up, dozens of alchemy and mechanical experts were injured or killed, and the empire's crown prince Victor Oran was seriously injured and remains unconscious, what happened in Beldor was indeed insignificant.

Even the fugitive Felicia was not a nobody within the Empire.

The Witch of the West Wind, the Empire's youngest fifth-level powerhouse, a prodigy with limitless potential.

Even Li Wei had seen her name and photo in the newspapers quite often.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder what Felicia was thinking when she did this."

"And the fact that they haven't been caught after doing this shows they're quite capable."

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you scratching me?!"

Li Wei, who was reading the newspaper and commenting on current events, was caught off guard by a cat's paw.

The newspaper was torn to shreds, but luckily he reacted quickly. Based on his knowledge of felines, he grabbed Xiao Hei by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.

"This is a bad habit. If you continue like this, I'll have to send you back to be a stray cat."

Xiao Hei lowered its head and made a sound filled with complex emotions: "Meow..."