In order to be able to be admitted to Nan University, David's predecessor had enrolled in tuition classes and done his best to train and strengthen his body. However, the basic prerequisites of admission to Nan University was 800 kilograms of strength, coupled with speed. He could not even fulfill those basic requirements, let alone the other aspects of the test.
At a time when his predecessor was stuck in a difficult situation, he saw a book from the Great Divine World, which had fought against the bugs alongside the Star Federation. The book, an original, belonged to his tutor, Trainer Jeremy.
Trainer Jeremy had placed the book in a display case as a collectible, offhandedly mentioning to David's predecessor that it was a sacrificial manual for the Great Divine World.
At that time, David's predecessor, who was anxious about not being able to improve his strength, saw hope in that sacrificial manual.
In the eyes of the people of the Star Federation, the Great Divine World was a strong and mysterious world.
When the Star Federation had fought the bugs on the ground, they had relied on outnumbering the bugs with a large number of exoskeleton-armored warriors, all of the going against the Class 1 bugs. When faced with more powerful bugs, the Star Federation would have to use stronger weaponry and more battleships.
It was different for the Great Divine World. The warriors sent by the Great Divine World possessed terrifying combat abilities, practically able to fight against the Class 2, and even Class 3, Insects on their own. The strongest among them were powerful enough to fight against Class 4 Insects on their own.
Class 4 bugs were existences that could only be fought against using several battleships. Each one Class 4 bug could easily destroy a city.
Hence, news of the Great Divine World was blocked from the citizens of the Star Federation. Of course, it wasn't a complete ban. Small pieces of information were leaked through various channels, spreading far and wide.
This was how David's predecessor came to view the sacrificial manual from the Great Divine World as his only hope.
As a result, he bought the sacrificial manual for 50,000 credit points. This was the very book he had seen in the basement when he arrived in this world.
Upon obtaining the sacrificial manual, David's predecessor began to translate the words, which were in the language of the Great Divine World, into those of the Star Federation.
David's predecessor also made use of Hans' authority as a statesman in order to borrow various relevant books.
Information related to the Great Divine World was not something that a student like David's predecessor had at his beck and call. However, it was different for Hans, who held the status of a statesman. His identity was extremely noble and the authority he held was extremely high.
If it wasn't for Hans' weak physical abilities, he could have achieved an extremely high political status with his status as a statesman.
Things would have been different for him. He wouldn't have just been the deputy director of the Pelan City Legal Department, who lacked power and was nearing retirement.
After several days of translation, David's predecessor's confidence in the manual grew stronger. It was stated that through sacrifice, one could summon the Shadow Servant of the gods and deities, who would be an excellent assistant during battles.
As depicted in the sacrificial manual, the Shadow Servant could transform into strong armor to provide defense for its master. It could also cooperate with its master to attack the enemy, making it a very reliable helper to its master.
At the same time, the sacrificial process would also strengthen the body of David's predecessor, which was what David's predecessor longed for the most.
Although the Shadow Servant was good, it could only be used as a future helper. It wouldn't be of any help gaining admission into Nan University.
However, the effects of the strengthening during the sacrificial process would definitely be extremely powerful, as long as one thought of it as being akin to the strengthening of the Great Divine World. With that in mind, David's predecessor began to frantically purchase materials that were related to sacrifices.
At this moment, David recalled discovering the sacrificial manual of the Great Divine World. Possessing memories from two different lifetimes, he discovered some issues from the perspective of an observer.
The first was the consequences of the sacrifice, the unexpected death of David's predecessor being the reason that he had possessed the body.
From what was going on in the underground gym at the time, David deduced that the death was, needless to say, the consequence of the sacrifice failing. Besides, Trainer Jeremy hadn't even mentioned that there were chances of the sacrifice succeeding.
If the sacrifices mentioned in the manual could be performed successfully with great ease, why would Trainer Jeremy display such a manual, which described the effects in the book, in a display case as a collectible?
Secondly, there was the manner of how the sacrificial manual appeared. Trainer Jeremy was aware of David's predecessor's condition, and the sacrificial manual appeared precisely when David's predecessor was in a very desperate situation. David refused to believe that there wasn't something strange about that.
From David's current point of view as an observer, it was clear that Trainer Jeremy had been deliberately trying to sell the sacrificial manual to David's predecessor.
His predecessor was just a third-year student in high school. He wouldn't be aware of or know about the dangers of the sacrificial manuals of the Great Divine World.
However, wouldn't Trainer Jeremy know about them?
David could not help but get chills at this moment. It seemed likely that his predecessor's death was not an accident, but part of a greater conspiracy.
However, he didn't know if Trainer Jeremy was doing it for money or with the specific goal of killing David's predecessor. If it was the money, most of the nearly 300,000 credit points were spent on getting Trainer Jeremy to help him look for the relevant materials.
Most of the information in the materials was not familiar to David's predecessor. He couldn't even purchase them.
The heart of a Class 1 bug was what David found to be the most suspicious, however.
Although any body part of a Class 1 bug was said to be a treasure, only the outer shell, claw tips and reinforced muscles were referenced. The rest were just useless and could not be brought back.
Sometimes, even the relatively cheaper shells would be discarded. So, who would bring back the heart of a Class 1 bug?
Thinking about it deeply, the most crucial thing to initiate the sacrifice was the heart of the Class 1 bugs, and the original cause of death of David's predecessor.
The more David thought about it, the more afraid he became. Although his body had a strength of 600 kilograms, Trainer Jeremy's strength far surpassed his. Trainer Jeremy might even be an official armorer.
In his memory, Trainer Jeremy was easily able to block his attacks, appearing to be more than capable of handling them during the training sessions.
'Call the police!' That was the first thought that popped into the mind of David, who was not of this world. However, he quickly gave up on that idea.
First of all, he didn't have any concrete evidence. What was he supposed to do, tell the police that Trainer Jeremy had killed him with a book?
The truth was, David did not die. He was alive and well, and that could not be explained at all.
There was also the fact that the method of sacrifice was from the sacrificial manual of the Great Divine World, and given the blockage of information on the Great Divine World by the Star Federation, he would probably be punished for such an act, and might not be able to affect Trainer Jeremy in any way.
David calmed himself down and began to judge the current situation critically.
Judging from Trainer Jeremy's plan, it was likely that the other party would not directly attack him.
If he could kill him directly, why would he go through such secretive means to take action?
If Trainer Jeremy could have gotten what he wanted from the failure of the previous sacrifice, the situation in the underground gym would make it seem as if David's predecessor's death was an accident, one where an ignorant teenager selfishly triggered the Taboo Altar, ending fatally for him.
If David died, the source of those sacrificial materials could not be traced.
Based on Trainer Jeremy's actions, as long as he was not given the opportunity to attack, David's safety would still be guaranteed.
His residence was equipped with a perfectly well-rounded security system, with all its safety measures in place. Any trespassers detected by Emma the robot butler would automatically be reported to the police.
The street where he lived was an affluent residential district and the police would arrive within minutes.
The residence itself was built like a fortress for the sake of external defense, taking much longer than a minute for a trespasser to break in.
There was still a month to go before school reopened. As long as he paid more attention, his safety would be guaranteed.
With this thought in mind, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.