When Zhao Xu was choosing to advance, he had heard about the "contaminated scholar", a file scholar who originated from the same world.
However, what dissuaded him at the time was that this advancement required a moderate or severe state of depravity.
In this world of rumors, evil is a force that contagiously corrupts.
Even if you are a paladin who strictly observes the commandments, your soul and body may still be corrupted in the long-term struggle against evil.
Generally, real heroes will resist evil pollution through magic or atonement. However, sometimes even out of good intentions, some adventurers will still choose to embrace evil and accept the power from "pollution".
And "pollution scholars" are leaders in this area.
Even dossier scholars who simply study ancient classics and mysterious stone tablets, because they live in this world, their professional ability titles are all in the "Dark Knowledge" series.
At this time, Zhao Xu silently recalled the contents of this world in his mind.
Fortunately, when he first became a dossier scholar, he had made some preparations.
Entering a place filled with evil, coming into contact with evil items, being attacked by special monsters, and performing evil tasks will all lead to being "contaminated" by evil.
Zhao Xu once wondered why Arthur did not have this kind of pollution. Whether it was the abyss or hell, their evil was equally pure, so why did it not contaminate the character.
And now it seems that it is obviously inseparable from the related creatures he heard about "Cthulhu of Raleyeli".
I'm afraid the "evil" they spread is the source of these "pollutions".
As for the degree of "pollution", the "symptom" on the body is "corruption of the body", which corresponds to the "corruption point" and is resisted with a Fortitude save.
The mental "sign" is "spiritual depravity", which corresponds to the "depravity point" and requires a will save to resist.
The original Zhao Xu didn't even know what world he entered, so he couldn't search anything at all.
However, at this time, according to the other party's prompts, he realized that he had entered the legendary world full of horror elements. After getting this key information, Zhao Xu also began to activate his plane skills, constantly searching for relevant knowledge background.
For some reason, he was extremely wary of the deformed man in front of him.
So he must do his homework first.
But as the background knowledge popped up in his mind, Zhao Xu's sense of urgency became more and more profound.
Symptoms of corruption and depravity are divided into five stages: "none", "mild", "moderate", "severe", and "madness/death".
The character's physical constitution and perception value are different, which also determines the specific degradation points in the later stages.
It's just 10 attribute points for ordinary people, and 0 points of corruption and depravity means no pollution.
Mild pollution is 1-5 points, moderate pollution is 6-17 points, and severe pollution is 18-41 points.
If it reaches 42 points, physical corruption will lead to death, and mental corruption will lead to madness.
As for Zhao Xu's current constitution of 27, the level of severe physical corruption is 42-98 points, and he will die at 99 points.
The mental degeneration corresponding to his 17 perception is 30-69 points, and 70 points will lead to madness.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask the man, "Senior, how much will being exposed in this space increase the level of corruption and depravity?"
"Exposure to evil in the outside world is 1 point every 24 hours."
"But the calculation here is based on 1 corruption point per hour, and both are contaminated at the same time."
1 o'clock every hour!
There is no exemption at all.
Doesn't it mean that after 70 hours he will go beyond the severe symptoms of mental degeneration and go straight to madness
After 99 hours, he passed through severe symptoms of physical decay and died directly.
The deformed man continued to look at Zhao Xu, who was completely different from him, with completely white skin and tender flesh, with great interest, "Sure enough, those who can come into contact with the 'Dossier Scholar' and find a job in another world will not be someone like Yi. It seems that your Your knowledge and skills are not low at all, and you already know most of the secrets."
"Isn't it weird?"
"Generally speaking, every time an adventurer enters a new pollution stage, he will get a new symptom, which is the corruption effect. Logically speaking, I only have a mild symptom, a moderate symptom and a severe symptom now."
"Why has it become so exaggerated now?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but nod his head. To advance to the "Polluted Scholar" level, you just need to be mentally corrupted. That's a mental problem.
In other words, the reason why the body of the man in front of me became so deformed was because he was deep inside this hidden giant stone fortress.
At this moment, the man's wound showed symptoms of a "worm nest" with parasites entering and exiting.
Curvature of the spine is a symptom of "rickets".
The enlarged and deformed skull is a symptom of "recasting the skull".
Mildew covering the body is a symptom of "dermatitis".
Eye rot is a symptom of "Lich Pupil".
Rotting of nose meat is a symptom of "rotten nose syndrome".
There are six severe symptoms visible to the naked eye, making the person before him look like a ghost or a ghost.
Not to mention the symptoms of mental degeneration, including "volatile", "severe fear", "murderous" and so on.
The man showed a cruel smile at this, "You know that as long as you enter a new pollution stage, you can use restoration spells and other spells to suppress it back to the original stage within 24 hours, such as downgrading from intermediate to elementary. "
"That's right." Zhao Xu said, "If it exceeds 24 hours, only miracle spells and wish spells can reduce the pollution in the current stage. Otherwise, no matter how you use spells, you can only reduce the pollution in the current stage."
At this moment, Zhao Xu instantly scanned the spell list in his mind.
The five-ring divine spell "Atonement" is relatively complex. After completing the task, a certain amount of pollution points must be reduced, up to a maximum of the caster level.
The three-ring magic "Remove Curse" reduces one corruption point, and the three-ring magic "Remove Disease" reduces one corruption point.
The four-ring divine spell "Restoration" can be reduced by 1 point for every 4 levels. Zhao Xu's current level 33 caster level can be reduced by 8 points, and casting the spell within 24 hours after crossing a stage can also reduce pollution and return to the original stage.
The seven-ring magic "Advanced Restoration" costs 1 point per level, but he can't use it now.
The nine-ring "Miracle Technique" and "Prayer Technique" are reduced to the upper limit of the next stage and are not subject to the 24-hour limit.
These spells can only take effect once a day, so it is impossible for Zhao Xu to take care of both with the "restoration spell".
And the more critical point is that using these spells requires that he is not exposed to evil pollution.
Obviously, this is not the case in front of me.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu looked outside the stone gate.
Seeing this scene, the deformed man sneered, "If I were you, I would never think about going out again."
"Because that stone door has a curse. The moment you go out, your brain will be directly contaminated and you will fall into madness. This is why I am trapped here."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but glance at the man in front of him, "Then how did you survive?"
The deformed man smiled and said, "It's very simple."
"If pollution is so unsolvable, then adventurers in this world can just stay at home."
"Are there any items that can fight pollution?" Zhao Xu immediately grasped the key point of the question.
Now, he obviously has to survive until Antinoya comes to help.
The most important thing is, don't go crazy first.
"That's right." The deformed man smiled, "Some natural objects can absorb pollution on behalf of the owner who carries them. For example, a finger-sized pure jade scepter, a piece of fine parchment made of full-moon lamb skin, A carefully carved statue from an oak tree branch struck down by lightning.”
"Generally, one such item is enough to absorb 7 points, enough to support an average adventurer for a whole week of adventure."
"Can't you bring more?" Zhao Xu asked.
If the problem was that simple, there was no reason why the man in front of him would be like this.
If he were in this kind of world, he would definitely have enough reserves to last for a hundred years, and he could even create things at any time.
He has been in the town before and has never been in such a situation of being cut off from supplies. If it is really useful, he can create things through "supernatural magic" without sacrificing life energy, and he is even more outstanding in this regard.
A mage will never be embarrassed by the problem of material reserves.
Of course, the premise is that it is strong enough.
The deformed man shook his head, "When an object absorbs corruption, it will immediately darken, soften, and gradually decay and disappear. Moreover, these objects are exposed to pollution at the same time. While sharing the pollution, they will affect each other. It will even gradually decompose. Therefore, too many items will enhance the pollution effect and accelerate the process."
"One anti-pollution item can absorb 7 points, two items can only absorb 12 points, and 4 items are already at the peak of 16 points. If you bring more items later, it will decrease. The last 7 items can only absorb 1 point."
Zhao Xu glanced directly at the other party and asked, "Can't you keep creating things and only have four items on your body?"
The deformed man couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It seems that the spellcasters in your world are very interested in exploiting loopholes. Unfortunately, when those items corrupt and disappear, their pollution smell will linger around you, so unless you leave the polluted environment, you will not When a new item is changed, it defaults to the fifth item and will have no effect.
"So adventurers in our world, after a certain period of time, no matter what the outcome, must escape from the evil environment exposed to pollution."
"But you don't have to worry. There is a way for me to survive until now. As long as you keep chanting R'lyeh's incantation and attract new travelers to come in, you can use the other person's body as a sacrifice and be protected for a period of time. Time will not be polluted.”
As he spoke, the deformed man showed a cunning smile, "Since the last time the ship strayed into the storm and approached here, no one has arrived for almost four months. I thought I wouldn't be able to survive these few days, but I didn't expect it. .”
"This time I sacrifice a spellcaster. The immortal old one will definitely protect me for a season!"
Saying this, the deformed defiled scholar directly waved the staff in his hand!
(End of chapter)