[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader":3,"chapter-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1068":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1553595,2017,"Chapter 1068: Sequence 3 “Cognizer”","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1068",1068,"\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, the only reason the Goddess’s vessel—the Mother of the Sky—appeared here at all was because Klein, acting in Dwayne Dantès’ name, had filed a report directly to an archbishop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, as the Church of Evernight’s sealed artifact 0-17, She would never have left the Chanis Gate beneath St. Samuel Cathedral on Her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why the Black Saintess ran straight into the hands of the Goddess and Ebner—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, because Lady Arianna, the Servant of Secrecy, had secretly placed a state of misfortune upon her when she applied Secrecy over the mirror world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, because the \"Conqueror\" crown the Black Saintess wore carried a characteristic resonance with the Mark of Catastrophe within Ebner’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, aside from the Goddess’s vessel, the mirror world was surrounded inside and out by five angels—Vera, Arianna, Will, Tolzna, and Klein’s summoned \"Messenger,\" Miss Renette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such conditions, the Black Saintess—who lacked a \"0\"-level sealed artifact—had almost no path to escape intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While these thoughts flashed across his mind, Ebner followed the Goddess’s advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a stack of cards and began unsealing the materials stored inside, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s Eye, one of the main ingredients—obtained from \"Lust\" Owen Dorian, who seized it after using the White Saintess to kill the Sarri family’s only demigod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complete Brain of a Mist Demon, another main ingredient—Vera’s commission reward. Though he hadn’t completed the commission yet, she had already paid upfront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10 grams of Astral Light Dust, an auxiliary material—acquired through trade with \"The Hermit,\" Cattleya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10 grams of Sand of the Spirit World, an auxiliary material—one of the Spirit World’s specialties, easily obtained from Tholtzna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100 ml each of Earth Water, Ocean Water, and Sky Water, auxiliary materials—readily available in the physical world; only Sky Water took extra effort, but Ebner, who could fly, simply collected it from the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all the materials were gathered, Ebner surveyed the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was barren and empty—no creatures in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No risk of collateral damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the Evernight Goddess’s vessel beside him, the area was essentially Her kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the advancement caused a massive disturbance, it would be safely concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Ebner took out a large cauldron and added in the ingredients one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the materials blended, the mixture quickly thickened and condensed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally turning into a pot of indescribably \"yellow\" slurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single bubble floated atop it—round, glossy, and disturbingly eye-like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked utterly inedible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ebner weren’t already seasoned to such horrors, he might have retched on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the thing he had \"cooked,\" Ebner’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deeply felt that the Reader Pathway’s potions were getting more and more bottom-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this potion trying to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That knowledge is incomprehensible, repulsive, and dangerous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... it is... but does it have to be reflected so literally in the potion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After complaining inwardly, he gradually adjusted his mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to glance at the Goddess’s vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Mother of the Sky nod gently, he let out a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body suddenly swelled, tearing apart his clothes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transforming into the incomplete Mythical Creature form of the Reader pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the \"White Tower\" mythic form—like the Trickmaster’s—is peculiar, being both a whole and countless fragmented \"Spirit Eyes\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I couldn’t already control my incomplete mythic form, I’d have no choice but to imitate Klein and let my limbs tear at the potion bit by bit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagining a swarm of eyeballs scrambling to drink from a pot of yellow sludge...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone is terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the advancement ritual for \"Cognizer\" is \"fully understanding the essence of at least three incomplete Mythical Creature forms and completely analyzing their model.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I’ve already analyzed all 22 pathways’ mythic forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if a few are still partially incomplete due to time, they should be more than enough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this passing through his mind, Ebner inhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mythic form absorbed the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His White Tower’s \"bookshelves\" flooded with new \"volumes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Spirit Eye plunged into madness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madly learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madly absorbing knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit World, Astral Realm, Physical World, Fate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if all phenomena under the heavens had been thrown into their curriculum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ebner’s multi-threaded mind overloaded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the knowledge carried dangerous elements—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind sealed within Beyonder characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, these dangerous bits overlapped with the knowledge he’d gained analyzing Mythical Creature forms, causing their priority to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They settled into the \"sections\" of the White Tower that had already studied similar material—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not assaulting his Spirit Eyes directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had analyzed all 22 pathways’ mythic forms—almost every symbolic domain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner recovered from overload quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began sorting the ocean of knowledge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stars, Spirit World, reality, fate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Classifying, organizing, restructuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had spare attention to reflect:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the real purpose of \"analyzing mythic forms\" was to reduce the difficulty at this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowledge you’ve \"previewed\" is always easier to digest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ritual’s minimum of three forms must correspond to:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—One of the Five Gods’ pathways,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—One of the Three High Sequences,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—One of the Fate-related paths...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then is success barely possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one only \"previewed\" adjacent pathways, they’d already be dead under the foreign knowledge’s impact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course—Cognizer... to comprehend the world’s rules, grasp deep secrets, find the lever that shifts reality, and solve problems effortlessly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the amount of knowledge and analytical ability behind it is monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And naturally—only by becoming a Cognizer can one complete the secret technique that every past \"me\" failed to complete...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long stretch of contemplation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner’s White Tower finished its temporary expansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of ethereal bookshelves became clearer, more complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released a quiet breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the potion’s impact had fully passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had succeeded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now the Sequence 3 of the Reader Pathway—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Cognizer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of 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