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

The Grand Knight Commander of Rock looked at Lu Yuan again. Lu Yuan did not show any fluctuations and looked the same as usual. Most importantly, the timing mark on his chest did not seem to have any effect. At least from the appearance, there was no reaction.

"Try it again."

Grand Knight Commander Pan Shi hesitated slightly before adjusting his timekeeping to be slightly closer to Lu Yuan's.

As the pocket watch drew closer, Lu Yuan could clearly feel his consciousness suddenly become active. The white tendrils on the edge of the pocket watch began to sway slightly, as if it had smelled something and was very excited.

Grand Knight Commander Rock was stunned when he saw the outstretched tentacles. He subconsciously moved his timekeeping back and then quickly retreated.

Unlike the Grand Knight Commander of the Rock, Auden was in a bit of trouble. He was currently setting up a large number of temporary inscription structures next to the time signaler. The effect was very simple: to reduce impact and isolate. If he failed, or if the things inside tried to rush out and collide with Lu Yuan's consciousness, these one-time inscriptions would buy Lu Yuan a lot of time.

Of course, Oden himself was not particularly worried about safety, because since he had not noticed it before, it meant that this consciousness should be newly born or revived.

Even if an immortal came, he couldn't possibly kill himself with such a weak consciousness, since his origin was in that statue.

Even if he were to be knocked away and fall into a deep sleep for hundreds of years, forgetting much of his knowledge, Auden could still afford the consequences, since he would still be alive, wouldn't he?

On the contrary, if Lu Yuan were really knocked away, he would be dead for sure. Auden didn't want another idiot in the statue of taboo studies.

So Oden cautiously approached the mass of consciousness.

The anticipated resistance and conflict did not occur, or even anything at all.

The consciousness within the time-telling device was only focused on the time-telling device in the hands of the Great Knight Commander of the Rock. It showed no reaction to Auden's approach. In fact, as the Rock Knight took the time-telling device further away, the device, which had been slightly active, gradually withered away and became completely still.

Oden looked at the lifeless consciousness in front of him and poked it with his spirit, but the other party ignored him.

Did I guess wrong? No, I shouldn't.

He tried poking it again, but there was still no response.

How could this happen?

Judging from the intensity of its consciousness, it seems to be far from reaching any taboo level. It hasn't even reached the level of a fourth-order extraordinary consciousness. It's only at the level between the second and third orders, basically a newly born intensity. The intensity of a newly born consciousness is relatively strong, but judging from its performance, it seems somewhat mentally deficient.

However, it poses absolutely no threat to Lu Yuan; that much is certain.

Feeling this, Oden breathed a sigh of relief. No matter where it came from, as long as it could stay obediently inside Lu Yuan's body, everything would be fine.

Of course, Oden did consider kicking him out, but after a moment's hesitation, he didn't do so.

Firstly, this is Lu Yuan's own extraordinary weapon. Expelling it would likely mean the weapon would be rendered useless, and Lu Yuan would lose a very important tool.

Secondly, he wasn't particularly brave. This thing had just revived and was indeed not dangerous, nor was it particularly strong. But who knew what would happen if he fought it? So he tried to avoid touching it if possible.

Thirdly, Oden was a little unsure. This thing was a bit hard, and its consciousness seemed to be wrapped up by something. No matter how much he poked at it from the outside, it seemed impossible to poke it.

Meanwhile, outside, the Grand Knight Commander of Rock watched as the tentacles that had been protruding from Lu Yuan's chest retracted, and his eye twitched involuntarily. "Your timing is really different from mine. Where did you exchange it from?"

"I redeemed it from the Night Watch branch," Lu Yuan answered truthfully.

"Yes, since they're all the same standard supernatural weapons, why is this happening?" Grand Knight Commander Rock asked, puzzled. "How much sanity have you been feeding it? Could it be due to the frequency of use?"

The Great Knight Commander of Rock was certain that if the two time signals were placed completely together, his own time signal would most likely be devoured, because judging from its reaction, it seemed very eager to eat his own time signal.

But how is that possible? Extraordinary weapons can't come back to life.

Are those master craftsmen incompetent? They're practically at the fifth rank, how could they not even understand this?

Lu Yuan was a little confused at the moment. He received a response from Oden in his consciousness, so he could ignore it for the time being. The consciousness in the time service was very weak and there was no danger. He should try not to touch it if possible.

Once Oden returned to his original position, Lu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If a real fight had broken out, not only would the timing be lost, but Oden might also have died. Losing two at once would be a huge loss. Fortunately, none of that happened.

Lu Yuan was at a loss for words when asked by the Grand Knight Commander of Rock, because he genuinely didn't know what had happened. However, he was certain that he really wanted to obtain the Grand Knight Commander's timekeeping information.

Oh well, there's nothing I can do about it.

Pan Shi and Lu Yuan stared at each other, unable to reach an agreement for the time being, so they turned the topic back to the strange inscriptions. At least they needed to solve the task assigned by the academy first. As the leader, Grand Knight Pan Shi knew the priorities.

"Alright, let's get back to the topic," Grand Knight Commander Rock coughed lightly and asked, "Since you've already passed the Intermediate Certification in Mysterious Inscription, I'll ask as usual, are you sure you want to participate in this mission?"

"This mission is extremely dangerous. The main objective is to counter a ritual formation previously used by the heretics. The formation is outlined by inscriptions and involves a large number of inscriptions, strange inscriptions, and unknown inscriptions. Based on preliminary judgment, it is highly contaminated."

"You need to think this through. Participating in this mission means you're very likely to encounter some corruption, and you might even see the being worshipped by the heretics. Right now, although we don't know his level, it's definitely no lower than the fifth rank."

These words sounded familiar; the Knight with the Lantern had advised him before. But Lu Yuan had already thought it through, so he agreed without hesitation. The reason was simple.

Firstly, it allows access to some bizarre inscriptions, which can bring a lot of experience, making it an essential tool for leveling up, just like one's own forbidden knowledge.

Although there are gray and white texts, if you don't do stupid things or get close to those taboos, you will never be able to advance to the fourth rank in your entire life. Without experience in forbidden learning, you can't level up.

To gain forbidden experience, one must approach the forbidden, which is a vicious cycle.

Secondly, engaging in this mission allows one to learn about these heretics, or rather, the things active in the North, and who their targets, or rather, the objects of their sacrifices, truly are.

If it's a taboo, it's actually not so bad. You might be able to glean some experience from it. If you've prepared your knowledge in advance, you might not be completely unable to touch such a taboo that's either dormant or half-crippled, as long as you know its name.

But if one is immortal, then one can escape in advance.

What Knight Academy, what riding or academy, it has nothing to do with me. I don't need such titles.

Finally, there's the question of whether an experience bar will appear, specifically the experience bar for the Knight Academy or the Northern Territory. This is crucial for one's safety and whether one is on the right track.

After several experience points, Lu Yuan roughly understood that many things seemed to be predetermined.

For example, Bronze City's experience points were initially 50, but later, due to some of his own actions, they increased to 51. This extra point was related to Rex, who survived at the last moment, thus allowing Lu Yuan to achieve his reversed fate.

That time, he reversed the fate of the Bronze City, carving out a new branch on the predetermined path, which is what the gray and white text refers to as something beyond fate.

Conversely, if Lu Yuan did not change anything, it would mean that Bronze City had already been destroyed, a new taboo would occupy Bronze City, and the empire would lose new territory.

Although this has nothing to do with him, all the people he knows will die, and in the end, a new war may even break out. This is the direction that Lu Yuan is taking by not interfering.

Therefore, Lu Yuan became very interested in the gray and white text prompts.

Doesn't that mean everything is already progressing according to a predetermined path? The wheel of fate is already rolling forward, and all people and all things are already on the wheel; their fates and their decisions are all fixed.

So, according to this logic, isn't the world we live in also virtual?

Because only in a virtual world will things proceed as planned and as usual, where all you need to do is move forward.

This is something Lu Yuan finds hard to accept.

Fortunately, he had a new advantage; those few lines of gray text gave Lu Yuan confidence.

So no matter what, Lu Yuan will be involved in this matter. Of course, as I said before, if things really don't work out, just run away. Live one day at a time, what else can you do?