Chapter 289
If Shaer were to upgrade all six remaining subjects to Lv.2, it would cost her 15 Destiny Points.
For someone like Shaer, who had a balance of 357 Destiny Points, this expenditure was negligible. So, without much hesitation and regardless of whether it would be useful or not, she upgraded all the basic subjects she could to Lv.2.
【Destiny Points: 342】
After raising the remaining basic subjects to Lv.2, Shaer found herself with 342 Destiny Points left. With her eyes closed, she felt a slight buzzing in her mind, and her spirit seemed to ease a bit.
The multitude of new【Basic Subjects】didn't weigh down her mind; instead, it slightly increased her mental capacity.
This was an unexpected gain.
At the same time, Shaer was pondering a question.
After upgrading【Linguistics】to Lv.3, she had gained a somewhat limited ability of "eidetic memory," allowing her to remember words and sounds with an almost unnatural precision.
Other【Basic Subjects】should also grant similar abilities upon reaching Lv.3.
The cost to upgrade from Lv.2 to Lv.3 was 3 points, and with【Tailoring Lv.2】included, there were a total of six Lv.2 subjects to upgrade, requiring a total of 18 points.
Moreover, some subjects, like【Horticulture】, might not be immediately useful to Shaer.
However, she quickly let go of her indecision.
With 342 Destiny Points remaining, her mindset about "spending" was still stuck in the days when she had less than 100 points.
At this moment, what Shaer needed wasn't a growing number; after all, this wasn't a farming game where hoarding "money" would lead to "victory."
If she could enhance her abilities, she would just learn directly.
Shaer upgraded all remaining【Basic Subjects】to Lv.3.
After glancing at her skill panel again, just like when she learned【Linguistics Lv.3】, there were no new skills added.
Previously, when she upgraded Linguistics to Lv.3, she hadn't received any skill notifications either; it was only when she was studying the Ancient Ansuan language that she discovered her eidetic memory.
Now, she had no idea what abilities she might have gained from the other subjects; perhaps she would only find out in specific situations.
That would require her to discover them through practice.
At that moment, the carriage came to a stop. Shaer opened her eyes and looked out the window; they had arrived outside the clinic.
However, today there was a "Closed for Business" sign hanging outside the clinic—though it was already known for not being very operational.
"Is Adele not here yet?"
Shaer asked casually, glancing at the closed sign.
"Recently, they've switched to an appointment system, only accepting extremely rare patients or extraordinary individuals, so this sign has been up all the time," explained Aivina.
Now, both Aivina and Adele had reached Tier 2, and there was no longer a need to see regular patients, making charitable consultations impossible.
"I see," Shaer nodded slightly, then opened the carriage door and turned to Aivina, saying, "I'm going in."
"Perfect, I still have a bit of time. I'll go with you to persuade her," Aivina said, adjusting her glasses before stepping out of the carriage to follow Shaer.
Shaer didn't stop Aivina from coming along; after all, her simulated self had already informed Aivina through notes about what language to use to persuade Adele.
With the skill【Art of Conversation】at her disposal, Shaer was confident that convincing Adele wouldn't be a problem.
At that moment, a slender, tall silver-haired girl sat in her modified laboratory, wearing a white coat, facing a clean desk with a newspaper in hand, her expression seemingly sad.
Suddenly, her slightly pointed ears twitched, and she turned to look towards the door. After a moment, a knock echoed from the entrance.
Knock, knock, knock—
"Come in," the silver-haired girl said.
Today, there were no scheduled patients, so it was likely that Aivina had come by to check in.
When the door opened, Adele's frown vanished the moment she saw the red-haired girl standing at the entrance, replaced by a goofy grin.
"Shaer, what brings you here? Are you feeling better?"
As soon as Adele finished speaking, she noticed Aivina following behind Shaer, and her expression shifted to one of confusion.
A bad feeling crept into her heart.
Generally, whenever her two good friends, whether Shaer or Aivina, or even the newly acquainted Amy, came to see her alone, it was usually for something trivial.
But whenever Aivina and Shaer came together, it often meant something serious was afoot—this was a pattern she had noticed.
"I'm much better, no discomfort at all," Shaer nodded, smiling. "Thanks for the tranquilizers, but I haven't needed them lately."
"If you can avoid them, it's better not to use them," Adele replied, nodding. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Did you come to see me... for something?"
"Yes," Shaer answered without any concealment, nodding.
Adele took a deep breath, straightened up, and looked at Aivina and Shaer, nervously asking, "Is it serious?"
Shaer replied, "Pretty serious."
"Can I not listen...?" Adele's voice weakened.
"No," Shaer shook her head.
As Adele's spirits sank, Aivina noticed the newspaper on the desk behind her.
With the enhanced vision provided by her extraordinary glasses, she could clearly see the headline, which was about the situation in Northern Ansuan...
This was definitely not a newspaper regulated by the Ansuan government; it was likely an internal publication from the Redemption Society or the Church of the Savior.
"What’s that newspaper you have?" Aivina asked directly, tilting her chin toward the paper.
"The Savior's Monthly, I got it from my sister," Adele replied without hesitation, turning to pick up the newspaper and unfolding it in front of Aivina and Shaer. "This month's issue talks about Northern Ansuan."
Indeed... but how...
"What do you think after reading it?" Aivina inquired.
"Well..." Adele thought for a moment before answering, "I feel like I want to join the support troops organized by the Church of the Savior and the Redemption Society."
"When did you start thinking that?" Aivina pressed.
"Just now?" Adele replied, folding the newspaper. "I just saw this paper..."
The thought had only just emerged...
Aivina turned slightly to look at Shaer.
Shaer... is your information a bit too timely?
You're not backed by an intelligence organization, but rather a prophetic one, right? Is there a bunch of seers having meetings every day?
Moreover, Shaer hadn't even left her house today, and Nia hadn't sensed anyone approaching the estate. How was this information transmitted?
A special spiritual ritual, perhaps?
Considering the spiritual pollution Shaer was currently experiencing, Aivina felt that this answer was likely spot on.
Having ordinary people conduct spiritual rituals... this organization was a bit extreme...
The organization that was already exploiting Shaer to such an extent had made Aivina feel uneasy, and now her goodwill towards the organization behind Shaer had plummeted to freezing point.
If she ever got the chance to capture a member of that organization, Aivina would really want to interrogate them thoroughly to vent Shaer's frustrations.
"Do you want to help those people?" Shaer asked, looking at the somewhat naive Adele.
"Yeah..." Adele nodded, saying, "I’ve always known about the situation there, but I didn’t expect it to have developed so severely recently."
"I was too weak before, unable to help the people there, but now that I’m Tier 2, I think I should be able to do something within my capabilities."
"What do you plan to do to help?" Aivina interjected, her tone slightly firmer than Shaer's.
"Research vaccines or antidotes for diseases, to help treat the people there," Adele replied, her thoughts quite clear.
"How much do you know about plant diseases? The only ones accompanying you are from the 'Ascetic' and 'Physician' paths. Is there any 'Gardener' joining?"
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