You're Not A Lord Of The Apocalypse Chapter 243: Failure to Obtain a Rare-Class Occupation - Novel Cool

Chapter 243: Failure to Obtain a Rare-Class Occupation

Chapter 243: Failure to Obtain a Rare-Class Occupation

Ten days had passed, and the upper and lower levels of the Shadow Administration Branch had all reaped a significant profit. Although a considerable portion of the resources had been turned over to the administration, everyone still managed to benefit considerably.

If the administration were to take everything, who would be willing to risk their lives in the future?

However, it was said that there had been some friction with the neighboring city, but no one really cared. Anyone would be unhappy if a large amount of resources were taken away. Otherwise, there would be no need to turn them over, which was essentially paying protection money to the higher-ups of the Shadow Administration.

After this, everyone treated Qin Muye with utmost respect, as if he were a revered figure.

Naturally, Qin Muye also received a fair share of the spoils, such as a top-tier Shadow Stone and a large amount of cultivation resources. These items were already stored in his dormitory.

Not only him, but personnel from each department also received a substantial benefit. While some might privately envy Qin Muye, no one dared to show it openly. After all, if you had accepted their favors, complaining to others would only make you look bad, and someone would come to teach you a lesson.

This time, everyone was on Qin Muye's side.

With this, Qin Muye's research on Shadow Stones and shadows became even more efficient. Additionally, he gained considerable authority, even though he was only in charge of the archive room. He could obtain higher-level access to information through others.

However, a new issue gradually emerged. These people were worried that if Qin Muye left, they would lose their significant benefits. Therefore, none of them wanted Qin Muye to leave.

Previously, they had urged Qin Muye to use the Shadow Stone to become a Shadow User as soon as possible, but now they were slowly advising him to take his time.

Interestingly, Qin Muye was not in a hurry. He had bound the entire Shadow Administration together with benefits and did not believe that there was anyone who could remain untainted. Once they had accepted the benefits, they were all part of his circle.

He was currently trying to figure out why Shadow Stones could activate shadows, aiming to bypass the Shadow Realm and directly awaken the shadows.

So far, the progress was good, and the key lay in the Shadow Realm.

Shadow Stones were also known as the shells of the Shadow Realm. Through observation and experimentation of the internal shadows, Qin Muye finally found a way to address the issue.

Using a Shadow Stone to awaken a shadow was like registering an account in the Shadow Realm, which would be activated upon the death of the user.

This was an unavoidable process.

However, what Qin Muye intended to do was different. He planned to modify the process, forcibly changing the registration site to his own. This meant that the awakening would not be registered in the Shadow Realm but in Qin Muye's domain, giving him complete control.

This effectively changed the system from a networked mode to a local network mode.

Currently, this situation was modeled after the Demon Network, where accounts were registered on the Demon Network.

Next, Qin Muye could eliminate the true users, the dead shadows, and turn the shadows into puppets under his control.

At present, Shadow Users were not true users but merely parts of the account.

With further development, Qin Muye could even forge shadows to enter the Shadow Realm, disguising himself as a normal user to gain partial control over the Shadow Realm.

His actions were akin to setting up his own server and using the Shadow Realm's data to undermine it, which was highly unethical.

Through multiple studies, Qin Muye confirmed that everyone's shadow in this world was a larva, and the Shadow Stone was the medium to activate the larva and register the account. The larva's hatching was equivalent to the shadow's awakening, and the Shadow User's death was like a successful activation of the account.

Finally, the Shadow Realm would harvest the dead shadows to create new origins.

Qin Muye also understood how the harvesting worked. It appeared that the dead shadows could absorb the Shadow Realm to enhance themselves, but in reality, they became the engine and stabilizer of the Shadow Realm. The more dead shadows there were, the more the Shadow Realm would grow and become more stable.

As for the origin of the Shadow Beasts, Qin Muye was still investigating. He suspected they might serve some auxiliary role, but this could only be confirmed once he delved deeper into the Shadow Realm.

With the Shadow Realm expanding, it was inevitable that it would eventually collide with the human realm.

Based on Qin Muye's research, the two realms would likely collide within about three years. At that time, it was clear that the Shadow Realm would surge from the ground and erode the entire human realm.

This was most likely the great collision of the realms.

From the limited information available, Qin Muye deduced that the Shadow Realm might have a certain degree of self-awareness and had long planned the erosion of the human realm.

"The data has no significant issues, and the clinical trials are normal. It seems my experiment was a success, and I can now awaken my shadow."

After repeated comparisons and experiments, Qin Muye confirmed there were no problems. He then took out ten top-tier Shadow Stones. Apart from the one given by the branch chief, the others were obtained from the ruins of Wanwu Shangren.

The ruins were plentiful, with nearly a thousand top-tier Shadow Stones. He had the Evangelical Sprite take about a hundred, most of which were used for experiments.

Ordinary Shadow Users did not need top-tier Shadow Stones for awakening, but Qin Muye was different. He was setting up his own server, so a higher consumption was normal.

Through deeper understanding, he realized that the Shadow Stone was not the key, but merely a medium for the process. He needed the Shadow Stone for the first use, but once the process was completed, he could further popularize it without the need for Shadow Stones, only requiring activation through the Demon Network.

The first case required inputting corresponding data into the Demon Network, and Qin Muye needed the first-hand data.

He looked at his list of 372 backup plans to avoid various issues, which, though few, were sufficient.

As the ten top-tier Shadow Stones merged into his shadow, the Demon Network immediately intercepted the registration process.

The shadow seemed a bit strange, constantly writhing as if there were issues with the determination. Qin Muye continuously controlled the process from the Demon Network, capturing the registration and inputting a large amount of data. Through this data, an offline registration was quickly formed.

After the registration was successful, the shadow began to converge, and Qin Muye could feel the birth of the second level of authority.

The first level of authority was the data he had captured during the registration process, while the second level was the control Shadow Users had over their shadows.

"The Phantom Stage seems a bit unscientific."

Qin Muye himself did not move, but he controlled the shadow, which seemed to pass through his body like light.

"Interesting, the original optical propagation has turned into something like a convergence of light and shadow, completely shifting from science to mysticism. It feels like the rules have changed."

"The shadow is still a shadow, even if it can move, but light and shadow form an unequal propagation."

"I understand; it's the transfer of authority that causes this."

"Other people's shadows are transferred from the original person to the Shadow Realm. At this point, they are no longer true shadows but data provided by the Shadow Realm."

"However, my shadow is given account data by me, not by optical conditions, so it presents such a peculiar situation under the rules."

As the shadow fully settled, Qin Muye's Phantom Stage was truly completed.

[You are in the process of obtaining the Rare-Class Occupation: Shadow User.]

[Occupation slot insufficient, occupation acquisition failed. Would you like to consume material: Shadow, to convert it into a Rare-Class Occupation Voucher: Shadow User?]

[Yes/No]

Qin Muye glanced at the message and chose "No."

Then nothing happened, but the shadow remained unchanged.

"The Shadow User is a Rare-Class Occupation, quite valuable. If I had managed it well at the time, would the Lord of Hell also be an occupation?"

"If the speculation is correct, the Titan God Race should also have occupations to explore."

However, Qin Muye did not place too much importance on it. One had become a talent, and the other had become a bloodline, which was still a gain.

Moreover, even if he had wanted to trigger them at the time, he lacked the opportunity. The Lord of Hell would require finding Vlad III to unlock hidden conditions, and the Titan God Race's occupation would need a divine authority, such as when Qin Muye agreed to Hades to become the Wine God.

But even if he had wanted to at the time, he had no occupation slots left.

And becoming a talent and a bloodline did not mean he would be inferior to these occupations. The abilities granted by his human bloodline were not inferior to occupations, and the Lord of Hell talent made his floating city similar to a blessed land.

(End of Chapter)

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