I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Norbert pushed open a stone door.

Behind the door was a small stone chamber. The four walls were bare, except for an inscribed array carved into the floor, with concentric circles of patterns filled with dark gold metallic powder. In the very center of the array stood a stone platform.

"Take off your coat and put it on the platform. Stand inside the formation."

Lu Yuan did as instructed.

"This formation is used to amplify your rationality," Norbert continued, standing outside the formation. "In a moment, sink your rationality into it and touch it. Its intelligence will collide with your rationality. As long as you suppress it, you can then transfer your rationality to it, and that will be fine."

"It's that simple?"

"This isn't simple," Norbert said. "It demands a lot of rationality from a person. That's the main reason why clothes are divided into so many tiers. Take clothes worth 500 points as an example. A normal fourth-tier item simply cannot be suppressed without the assistance of an array."

"Your 300 points are fortunate, Captain Lu, because of your exceptional knowledge and the assistance of the formation. Theoretically, you should be able to suppress it, and perhaps even exceed it by a little bit. However, you need to rest for two days during this period, and then participate in the Knight Academy selection."

Lu Yuan nodded, but did not answer.

As Lu Yuan stood still, closed his eyes, and his reason slowly returned.

The moment his vision went black, he saw that wisp of intelligence. A small, hazy mass, huddled deep inside his clothes.

As soon as Lu Yuan's reason approached, the small ball suddenly shrank and ran in the opposite direction.

Oh, she's quite shy.

Lu Yuan smiled inwardly and followed calmly and rationally.

The array lit up at that moment. Circles of patterns glowed faintly in turn. Lu Yuan could clearly feel that his outstretched rationality had been amplified several times over. What was originally only as thick as an arm had instantly become a vast, dark mass, almost filling the entire space inside his clothes.

Before that wisp of consciousness could even erupt in fury, it was already trapped with nowhere to retreat and was completely immobilized.

[Rationality: -1...-1...-1...]

The gray characters flickered on and off, but Lu Yuan didn't care. The frequency of their flickering was simply too low.

Judging from the current speed, I'm likely to lose my composure for an hour or two.

The intelligence within the clothes, however, was filled with pent-up anger, with nowhere to vent it.

It struggled desperately, but Lu Yuan, like a huge, unreasonable, burly man, barged into the home of the weak, vulnerable, and powerless girl. She had no way to resist.

Alright. Now that the mind is no longer acting recklessly, the next step is to continuously instill reason into it.

So, following Norbert's advice, Lu Yuan continuously channeled his reason into the past.

At first, the consciousness trembled slightly, but then gradually stabilized and began to accept Lu Yuan's rationality little by little.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Lu Yuan sensed that the spiritual energy seemed to have had its fill.

Although the change was somewhat sudden, it should be considered an acceptance?

As Lu Yuan regained his senses and opened his eyes, the light on the array in front of him was gradually dimming.

"alright?"

Norbert did not answer Lu Yuan's question. Instead, he stared at the markings on the edge of the formation for several seconds before turning his head to look Lu Yuan up and down.

"What's wrong? That look in your eyes."

"You just... succeeded?" Norbert's eyebrows shot up. "Successfully in one go?"

"Yes, I think so. I felt my sanity couldn't keep falling," Lu Yuan said truthfully. "It seemed unable to support my continued sanity, so I stopped."

"Aren't you dizzy?"

"I'm not dizzy."

Norbert stared at Lu Yuan for a long time, then suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"Alright." He clapped his hands. "Okay, now that the second awakening is over, this part is finished."

Lu Yuan picked up his coat from the stone platform and put it back on.

The moment the clothes fell onto his body, he had a very subtle feeling, as if the clothes had come to life and were quietly waiting for his command.

Moreover, his connection with this garment is clearly much closer.

Lu Yuan tried to make a decision, and the clothes were slightly enlarged to suit his wishes.

Hmm, nice clothes, interesting.

"Go back and let it work for a few more days, and it'll basically be exactly how you want it to be." Norbert pushed open the stone door. "Come on, let's go sit in the reception room for a while."

The reception room is the same one from this morning.

Norbert poured Lu Yuan a glass of hot water and then leaned back in his chair.

"Captain Norbert," Lu Yuan said, picking up his cup, "Don't you have any missions to attend to?"

"Hmm?" Norbert looked at Lu Yuan, somewhat puzzled.

"Snowy Owl City is such a large branch, the captain must have a lot to manage, right?" Lu Yuan continued, "You've spent the whole afternoon with me, hasn't that interfered with your work?"

Lu Yuan did feel a little guilty. From the moment he entered the hall until now, this captain had spent at least half a day with him.

"Hmph." Norbert waved his hand. "Receiving a captain like you is the important thing. Besides, missions happen every day, so one more afternoon won't make a difference."

He picked up the cup and took a sip.

"If you really feel bad about it, come back to me next time you need materials."

Lu Yuan chuckled slightly.

So this is what they were waiting for me.

"Speaking of which," Lu Yuan put down his cup, "I'm quite curious about the Snow Owl City branch. Would you mind telling me about it?"

"What's inconvenient about that?" Norbert sat up a little straighter. "Here, we have one commander-in-chief, two deputy commanders-in-chief, five battalion commanders, and I'm one of them. There are twelve captains and several subordinate members."

"The Chief of Staff and one of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff are currently on a mission abroad and will not be back for a while. So for now, one of the Deputy Chiefs of Staff is mainly in charge of the overall situation."

Lu Yuan said "Oh" and nodded.

Unexpectedly, the Snow Owl City branch has such a large organizational structure.

Bronze City has only one deputy commander and two captains, one of whom is said to still be outside. The rest are all captains.

In comparison, Xuexiao City's organizational structure is far more complete.

The deputy chief of staff means there are at least two fourth-rank officers. If all the battalion commanders are counted as third-rank officers, then there are five third-rank officers.

The members below are all counted as second-tier and first-tier, which is still a considerable force.

The total length is roughly a fifth-order entity, or rather, an extremely powerful fourth-order entity.