Lying on her sofa at home, Dorothy ate cake while complaining about the message on the secret transmission in her hand, gaining a new understanding of Aldrich's lack of moral bottom line.
'Indeed... compared to a craftsman, this guy is more like a crooked merchant...'
Dorothy complained in her heart, and at this moment, she couldn't help but think of the symbol of the ""Stone"" Spirituality, which was a gold coin engraved with an upright triangle symbol. If a gold coin is the symbol, does it mean that ""Stone"" has some connection with money, wealth, and even commerce? The White Stone Craftsmen's Guild just happens to be a commercial organization...
Dorothy didn't dwell on this question, as she couldn't figure out the reason, so she focused her attention on the matter at hand.
Lying leisurely on the sofa, Dorothy first recalled her gains from today and made a summary of her current situation.
First were the items. Besides obtaining a secret transmission today, Dorothy also searched Burton and found 50 pound, adding to her original 16 pound, Dorothy's current cash is 66 pound. As before, it's enough for a comfortable life in the mundane world, but completely insufficient in the hidden world.
Next were two Raw Consumption Symbol. Adding to the ones she already had, Dorothy now has a total of four such Symbols. After using the Symbol this time, Dorothy roughly understood that one Symbol lasts for 30 seconds. If she encounters prolonged combat in the future, one might not be enough. Additionally, the effects of Raw Consumption Symbol cannot be stacked, and using one will definitely consume one point of ""Cup"".
Regarding firearms, Dorothy currently has five revolvers and over two hundred rounds of ammunition, which is still quite sufficient. However, this time when facing the Thirster, Dorothy felt that the power of the handgun was clearly no longer enough. Now she is considering where to get some high-powered rifles... or perhaps explosives would be better?
After that, she charged the Corpse Puppet Ring. The power bank finger Dorothy left behind can still charge it once. After that is used up, Dorothy will have to use her own ""Cup"" to power it. The original Corpse Puppet Ring was quite energy-efficient... a single charge could last half a year with regular use, but Dorothy's method of forcefully strengthening the Corpse Puppet Ring with ""enlightenment"" will cause its energy consumption to increase rapidly.
Finally, Spirituality. Dorothy currently has 5 points of inherent ""enlightenment"", and only 2 points remain. It will take about two days to fully recover. With sufficient rest, Dorothy can recover 2 points of ""enlightenment"" per day. Next are 5 points of ""Cup"", 5 points of ""Shadow"", 1 point of ""Stone"", 1 point of ""Lamp"", and 1 point of ""Silent"".
After completely sorting out her current state, Dorothy let out a long sigh. After stretching and changing her posture on the sofa, she began to think about another issue, the matter of the secret transmission.
Now, Dorothy had cultivated another secret transmission. In the past, she would have directly extracted and accumulated the Spirituality from this secret transmission, but now she had an additional option.
After being promoted to a Knower, Dorothy had already felt her soul strengthen, which meant her Book of Souls had finally expanded! After including the third section of Unloading Force, which was previously unrecorded, Dorothy's Book of Souls still had some capacity and could be exchanged for more knowledge from other worlds!
Currently, Dorothy had just completed her promotion and was not in a hurry to ascend to the next rank of ""Black Earth"". What Dorothy needed to do now was to accumulate more skills until her Book of Souls was filled again before considering promotion.
And at this moment, Dorothy wanted to experiment and see what kind of knowledge from other worlds the secret transmission she had just cultivated could be exchanged for.
'System... I want to use the "Notes on Secret Identification" to exchange for knowledge from other worlds...'
Dorothy thought this in her heart, and the system quickly responded.
'"Notes on Secret Identification" has been judged as a beginner-level item identification technique... Exchange... "Book of Cain"... Identification Skill (Deficient)'
The system's soft whispers echoed in Dorothy's mind, and then new knowledge information emerged in her mind. Dorothy instantly understood the new skill. After being slightly stunned by it, Dorothy began to examine the knowledge she had newly acquired.
"Identification Skill... the Identification Skill from the "Book of Cain"? This time it's knowledge from the world of Diablo..."
Rubbing her temples, Dorothy murmured. Having played Diablo in her previous life, she naturally knew what the "Book of Cain" and the Identification Skill were all about. The author of the "Book of Cain" is named Deckard Cain, a scholar in the world of Diablo proficient in various knowledge and mysterious history. In Diablo 2, his main function was to identify various pieces of trash players picked up from the wilderness, or directly sell Identification Scrolls. His side job was giving out a bunch of quests. In Diablo 3, he died but left his work "Book of Cain" to his adopted niece Leah.
In Diablo 2, Deckard Cain's main impression on Dorothy was that of an identification tool and quest-giver machine. However, she had to admit that his Identification Skill and Identification Scrolls were truly useful. No matter what item, giving it an identification would immediately reveal all its name, attributes, and functions... Dorothy thought that if she could really exchange for Deckard Cain's Identification Skill completely as is, that would be great. Without even thinking, it was a very practical function.
Thinking of this, Dorothy immediately began to examine the Identification Skill she had just acquired with some excitement, and then she was somewhat disappointed to find that this Identification Skill was flawed.
The original Cain's Identification Skill did not require any consumption or cost, while this flawed version Dorothy obtained required consuming Spirituality to identify items. The more powerful the item, the more Spirituality it required to consume... Why did this happen? Regarding this situation, Dorothy planned to directly ask the system.
'Hey, system, why is the Identification Skill knowledge I obtained flawed?'
'"Notes on Secret Identification" is beginner-level identification knowledge and cannot be exchanged for the complete Cain's Identification Skill. If other identification-related knowledge is provided in the future, the Identification Skill can be completed.'
The system answered Dorothy's words directly. Dorothy understood immediately, meaning that Cain's god-level Identification Skill was too advanced, and she couldn't exchange for the complete version with just one "Notes on Secret Identification"...
However, although this Identification Skill is incomplete now, it can still be used. As long as she has enough Spirituality, even powerful mysterious items can be identified.
Dorothy thought this and then began to prepare to test the Identification Skill she had just acquired.
Dorothy stretched her hand in front of her eyes and looked at the Corpse Puppet Ring on her hand. At this moment, the Corpse Puppet Ring showed faint red light in Dorothy's eyes, indicating its extraordinariness.
This Identification Skill not only has the identification function but also possesses the most basic function of distinguishing ordinary items from extraordinary items. It's not just extraordinary items; as long as something has Spirituality, Dorothy can identify it if she concentrates enough.
Furthermore, this doesn't require Spirituality. Only identifying all the information about an item requires consuming Spirituality. For example, as Dorothy looked at the Corpse Puppet Ring on her hand, it showed a faint red light, which proved it was an extraordinary item with ""Cup"" Spirituality.
"Not bad..."
Talking to herself, Dorothy prepared to look at other items in her home, and just then, her peripheral vision scanned her other hand.
Dorothy saw the ring she was wearing on her other hand, engraved with a crescent moon shape, which was currently emitting a faint silver light.