[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-undead-mage-from-a-cell":3,"chapter-undead-mage-from-a-cell-undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-449":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Undead Mage from a Cell",{"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},1889793,2513,"Chapter 449 - 447: The Lost Tree of Wisdom","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-449",449,"\u003Cp>As they spoke, a face slowly grew out of the fallen tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the face was somewhat horizontal and twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi could only discern that it was a feminine face, which was somewhat different from his initial guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the face appeared, the tree tried hard to grow out arms, but it couldn’t, only managing to move a withered leaf in front of itself with a jitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, now I understand how you found me; this is the traditional means of contact with the Tree of Wisdom. If I hadn’t read many books, I might not know this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feels uncomfortable, don’t resist, wake up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Gu Xi felt as if something shattered in front of him, and he found himself appearing in a massive library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the library, countless students were reading, transcribing, and a few were gathering around to study something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, Gu Xi noticed that the situation with these students was somewhat peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students appeared normal, wearing black student robes and scarves of various colors around their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some other students were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had heads of squirrels or rabbits and seemed slightly bewildered compared to the proper students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi quickly understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the bodies asleep in front of the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, come this way, follow me, don’t touch a single book here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, an elderly lady dressed in a purple gown, with her hair neatly tied up, approached Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a feather duster made from some sort of plume, cleaning each book that floated past her as she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after guiding Gu Xi to a sofa and letting him sit did she introduce herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, outsider. I am the librarian of the academy, you can call me Madam Sha. I assume that since you trekked through these mountains, you must have heard about the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy is gone, no one knows where it went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deans used their last ounce of strength to shelter their students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Us ordinary teachers or academy staff couldn’t do much, we either went mad or perished; only a few managed to create a small domain for themselves, preserving a sliver of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What you are seeing now are fragments of my memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The library that originally belonged to the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the books here are real, yet also fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you open any book, you must keep reading until you’ve finished all the books here before you can wake from the dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Sha glanced at Gu Xi, seemingly warning him not to covet any of the books here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Gu Xi paid attention to these books. This library had far more books than his, and judging by the covers, they contained advanced learning materials for magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi even noticed that the library was divided into sections, including a Forbidden Book Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Madam Sha hadn’t warned him, Gu Xi might actually have picked up a book to peruse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he had lost the desire to do so, lowering his head and avoiding looking at the books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, you came to find me to enhance your skills, right? I’m not naturally the Tree of Wisdom, only a librarian hidden within the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this job I can take, albeit not very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a glance at your skills below level 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I present to you two options.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi usually respects knowledge very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One option is to upgrade your professional skills, bringing any one of them to level 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other option upgrades all your skills, including passive skills, though some you only have rudimentary understanding of, correct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, you can’t choose the passive skills; they are randomized, what you get is what you get, and if your luck is bad, don’t blame me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Madam Sha looked at Gu Xi again, \"Of course, the quest needs to be completed, if you don’t do the quest, I cannot help you, as upgrading your skills consumes energy from me, which I need to replenish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this choice, Gu Xi pondered seriously, then looked at Madam Sha one more time and finally said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All skills under level 4, completely random.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi clearly understands his current advantage; he can always practice skills at the Chaoyang Radiance Guild, elevating his professional skills to level 4 easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But passive skills are different; they require study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Eldest Princess Anna became a Contracted Undead, the various items she had disappeared, reducing her level to 4, no different than the blank version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi now found it unlikely to borrow the Griffin’s Necromancy Book from Eldest Princess Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many of his passive skills were stuck at this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s a chance of randomness now, Gu Xi would naturally choose to take a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gu Xi’s words, Madam Sha looked at him in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected Gu Xi to make such a choice; she thought he would choose suitable skills for an upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Gu Xi made his choice, and Madam Sha naturally had no objection; she took out a few sheets of paper and quickly folded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need you to find these three items in the mountains and deliver them to me; then I will help upgrade your skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was just about to open the papers to see but was stopped by Madam Sha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t examine anything here, once you start, you can’t stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s heart tightened, and he stopped his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew very well that his mental resistance to hypnosis and similar influences was low, and he wouldn’t let himself be trapped in such dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, I understand. Once I’m outside, can I look at this directly or keep some distance first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can look upon leaving. You seem very cautious; have you suffered losses before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I was affected by psychic abilities before, so I am extremely careful now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi said with a helpless expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he received some Orange Armor, the incident with the Life-taking Stone had profoundly impacted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I have no intention of controlling you, but the items I asked you to find must be sufficient; if there’s any mistake, don’t expect me to help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","663634c31eb46350a1a8949af262b5d41d7dba3ed829a72805767303e7af353d","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-450","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-448",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]