The environment wasn’t exactly quiet. After all, the area was dim, and everyone had gathered on short notice.

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to calm one’s mind in such a place.

But as soon as Lu Cang opened the book, he became completely immersed.

He entered a state of intense concentration...

Lu Cang first studied the "Ancient An Su Secret Language."

From *Interpretation of Several Ancient Languages*, he learned that understanding the Ancient An Su Secret Language was a prerequisite for "Ono Transcoding."

In the eyes of the others,

Lu Cang was flipping through this information-dense book at a rate of a page every ten-odd seconds.

Occasionally, his hand would touch the Fire-Written Paper beside him, leaving behind some characters for his notes.

After reading a dozen or so pages, Lu Cang would occasionally look up at the contents of the Fire-Written Paper, as if verifying something.

Although they couldn’t experience his state of mind firsthand,

just watching him exuded a focused, tranquil atmosphere.

Kumironi couldn’t help but be a little surprised. ’To enter such a state of concentration so easily.’

’There is so much knowledge to learn in this world. Entering such a focused flow state would undoubtedly increase one’s learning efficiency by several, or even dozens, of times.’

’Learning is divided into studying and comprehending.’

’Sometimes, a single moment of profound understanding can be worth more than decades of hard study.’

’However, when it comes to learning a language, the effect of comprehension is diminished.’

Of course, everyone wasn’t just standing around waiting for Lu Cang to solve the puzzle.

They all had their own tasks to attend to.

People came and went continuously, bringing some things and taking others.

Iz entered the hidden Space with Chi Cheng.

They returned about ten minutes later.

When they came back, they were carrying two living people. It seemed someone had been hiding in that Space.

Then, in less than half an hour, Lu Cang finished the language book, gaining a preliminary grasp of the "Ancient An Su Secret Language."

Lu Cang closed the book.

The Divine Officer stationed in the area was taken aback.

"You... you’re done?"

"Mhm, I’ve got it."

Lu Cang looked at the clergy member beside him with a bright smile.

This clergy member had been stationed in this area the whole time. He had watched Lu Cang sit down and begin studying, instantly creating an aura of concentration...

When Lu Cang closed the book, he also felt that focused aura disappear.

’So this is the legendary Lu Cang.’

’Even from a distance, just from his temperament and aura, you can tell he’s an incredible genius.’

"Sister Kumironi, what’s the status of the secret letter?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Lu Cang’s Perception was directed toward the secret room to the side.

Kumironi responded in Lu Cang’s mind, "No good. These two can’t read the secret letter either."

"It seems this secret letter has a high clearance level."

"Mm... I have a lead on my end. Sister Kumironi, you might have to wait a little longer."

Having finished learning the "Ancient An Su Secret Language," he now had to learn "Ono Transcoding."

Lu Cang opened another book and, in the instant the page was turned, re-entered a state of complete focus.

The transition was seamless, without a moment’s hesitation.

Witnessing this, the people whose Perception had been fixed on Lu Cang couldn’t help but sigh with admiration.

’This is the gap between us and a genius...’

’The focus he achieves in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea is worth several months of our hard work.’

Another half an hour passed.

During this time, even without Lu Cang’s reminders, Iz had discovered quite a few Secrets.

However, not all Secrets were good things.

For example, the Secret that Sealed the Thousand Army Ant Mountain was one he had hidden himself, but if someone else opened it, they would be "pleasantly" surprised by a Tier Four Nation Destruction Level Demon appearing in their face.

"Peeping into Secrets" only revealed that something was hidden.

As for whether the hidden thing was good... that was another matter entirely.

BANG!

BOOM!

CRASH...

Iz uncovered many things, but also triggered quite a few internal traps.

Fortunately, they were powerful enough to not suffer any harm.

Lu Cang finally finished learning "Ono Transcoding."

He began to decipher the secret letter.

A series of symbols burned onto a dozen or so sheets of Fire-Written Paper, followed by a string of formulas... He used the formulas to convert the characters on the secret letter one by one.

With the Skill of a Decryption Scholar, the decryption process was like a fish in water.

He easily saw the key to the decryption.

Once he knew the necessary conditions, it was basically just a matter of applying the formulas to break the code.

This saved him a lot of tedious work.

If an ordinary Decryption Scholar were to attempt this, their first step would have been to figure out the decryption method for this letter...

A Tier Four decryption difficulty meant that a normal Decryption Scholar would probably need to be Level 4 to brute-force it.

But decryption was like a key and a Lock.

Forcing it open was naturally difficult, but if you found the right key, a single twist was all it took.

The principles of a Decryption Scholar, moreover, discouraged brute-force decryption.

"I’ve figured it out."

SWOOSH—

Kumironi appeared by Lu Cang’s side.

"Really?!"

An Elder from the Divine Hall of Life had just come over. That Elder was a Scholar of the Divine Hall of Life...

The Life Church wasn’t composed entirely of Healing Mages and Planters. To ensure the Church’s functional comprehensiveness, they actually recruited all kinds of Reincarnators; it was just a matter of numbers.

He had just assessed this secret letter and determined that it likely used a very special encryption method, one that might require a Level 4 Decryption Scholar to crack.

And Decryption Scholar was a rare Profession among the Secret Scrolls.

Although it only required Level 4, it was as rare as a conventional Level 6 Profession.