Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

"You want to learn Spiritual Energy?"

After listening to Kuang Xin's narrative, Bai E looked at him intently.

Want to learn skills? Go ahead and learn.

Career planning? I'm an NPC, you're asking me?

I don't even know what the ultimate path of this world is; I just use whatever I have. How would I know whether a warrior like you, who aspires to be a close-quarters damage dealer, should spend extra effort on Spiritual Energy?

Maybe just skip the process and learn directly... save some trouble.

Bai E's expression grew solemn, "Realizing this is already good. We all have limited time and energy, and everybody understands the principle of 'do not bite off more than you can chew.' However, every individual's situation is different; my advice is to follow your heart."

"Heart?" Kuang Xin looked puzzled.

"Follow your impulses, trust your thoughts. No regrets, no looking back, move forward with determination. Whatever choice you make, just remember not to regret it in the days to come. Spiritual Energy comes from the heart; what you firmly believe in is what's right."

"What I firmly believe in is right?" Kuang Xin began to reflect on whether he really wanted to learn Spiritual Energy.

Dai Lian, who was half a step behind Kuang Xin, pressed for clarification, "Does it mean there are no taboos to hold us back? We can do whatever we wish?"

"That's the general idea, but limited freedom is more liberating. The measure of it is for you to grasp."

There was a moment of quiet.

What did they really want to do in the game? They hadn't given it much thought.

The NPC's sudden statement led them into a brief spell of subconscious reflection, but they soon broke free from those occasional touches and musings.

Their mindset then leapt back—essentially, there were no restraints or rules. Whatever career planning, whatever skill route you want to learn, just learn it, don't wrong yourself. Continue your saga on My Virtual Library Empire

Do I want to learn?

Kuang Xin clenched his fist.

Maybe he could be unskilled, but he definitely needed to understand.

"I want to learn, my lord."

"No problem." Bai E nodded.

He then added the newly acquired ability to the Faction Shop—

Faction Shop (2nd floor) new addition: [Enlightenment - Spiritual Energy, price - Basic Instruction: 200 points of faction contribution.]

After Spiritual Energy advanced to the second stage and he could project it outward, and having followed Franca to master the technique of Spiritual Energy impact, Bai E also understood how Yue Ying had guided him on the path of Spiritual Energy in his memories.

The basic technique was the Spiritual Energy impact; it was just a matter of proficiency.

If it were a native teaching a native, the level of proficiency could hugely impact the outcome: with a skilled teacher one might quickly grasp the basics, but if one barely understood it themselves, teaching others would clearly lead to misguiding them.

But on himself, it didn't matter much.

Use experience as a cheat to bypass requirements. If you have a basic ability that can pass the system's assessment, that's all that matters.

The rest will depend on whether the player's reserve of experience is solid enough; beyond that, everything else is a minor issue.

Therefore, Bai E, who also mastered the Spiritual Energy impact upon reaching the second stage, could provide guidance quite similar to what Yue Ying once did.

"This is it!" Kuang Xin, upon receiving the system prompt, spotted the newly added ability to learn in the Faction Shop right away.

200 points of faction contribution? Just right! Not a point more.

"I'll learn this one."

"Just a reminder, you don't have a talent for Spiritual Energy; you might need to put in more effort than others to get the same improvement."

It's unclear if players' innate talents are randomly assigned or if they are self-created, but Gong Yan and Gu Lan, those two girls, have the talent for Spiritual Energy and can awaken it on their own without NPC guidance.

For someone like Kuang Xin who lacks the talent, even if he can learn, it is likely that the experience he needs to expend will be determined based on his "mysterious" level.

Players don't rely on talent; everything can be made up for with experience... The premise is having enough of it.

"I'm well aware, my lord!" Kuang Xin was clear in his mind.

In previous instances when everyone learned the same skill, some spent more experience, and others less—wasn't that just because everyone chose different starting attributes?

He had an advantage in physically related skills; it was only natural for him to face disadvantages with mysterious abilities like Spiritual Energy.

These past days he had been fighting and doing quests, accumulating quite a bit of experience; he wasn't afraid to burn through it.

"Alright."

"Then add me too, my lord," Dai Lian said enviously from the side. If Kuang Xin, with only 200 points of faction contribution left, could go for it, then he, with 225 points left, had no reason not to.

The game world is so open-ended. Always trying to make no mistakes and ensure every resource is well-utilized is truly exhausting. Why not indulge for once... Occasionally being pure like Kuang Xin doesn't seem too bad.

No regrets?

Then no regrets it is. After all, following their lord, they had long surpassed other players who started at the same time.

It's just a little bit of contribution and the stored experience, after all. They can be earned again.

To teach one is to teach, to teach two is still to teach.

They want to learn, I gain experience.

Win, big win, triple win, win till it hurts.

"Alright."

The experience in the mysterious and wonderful world of Spiritual Awareness is always timeless.

Just as Bai E was once led by Yue Ying, the two players now guided by Bai E were sincerely experiencing that profound and mystical sensation in the game.

That genuine and arcane sensory experience felt like transcending the restrictions of the game, truly immersing them into that bizarre and magnificent higher-dimensional world.