Standing before the Door of Knowledge once again, Ke Meng had already put on the Black Robe of the Scholar.
To let the robe take effect, Ke Meng deliberately called on his resistance power not to oppose its special effect.
Perhaps his intent had worked. In an instant, Ke Meng felt some kind of change in his thinking, though he could not say exactly what it was.
Was this, perhaps, an eagerness to learn?
Ke Meng's enthusiasm soared. He silently analyzed the world beyond the Door of Knowledge while simultaneously thinking about other things, processing multiple threads at once.
This was the effect of the Seeker's Black Robe: while wearing it, he became intensely eager to learn, and after taking it off, he would fall into a state of aversion to learning.
Ke Meng calculated how much time he had left. It was not yet time to take off the robe. He would wait a little longer.
Wearing the black robe, he browsed books throughout the Sealing Pavilion and inspected the fine items within, passing the time.
The Sealing Pavilion took the initiative to recommend good items for Ke Meng to examine.
One example was this White Data Cable with a flat, rounded connector.
The Sealing Pavilion introduced it with intimate familiarity. "This data cable came from a university student who was an investigator. The cable in his dorm mutated. One day, he had the sudden idea to plug it into his brain, and it worked."
"Its function is to transfer data. One end plugs into a computer, while the other can plug into a human brain, transferring audiovisual material, text, and other data from the computer into the brain. It gives someone audiovisual and textual memories out of thin air."
"Can you really plug this data cable into a