Dimensional Codex - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Giving A Good Impression Comes At A Price

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Pure white entered his eyes.

Fang Zheng found himself standing in the middle of the platform, not feeling anything odd. However, this didn’t make him feel relieved. With the memories he’d inherited, he understood well that the world’s power level was pretty high. He’d read his fair share of web novels before, and many of those only gave the ‘regularity’ of the power to those at the top of the top, the strong. However, in this world, people had learned to use this power as their own weapons and tools!

Like this magic circle on the platform, for instance; it used the power of law and purity, the type that cultists hated the most. This sort of power was something that cultists weren’t able to resist at all because this was the rule of this world. Fighting this would be like fighting the world.

What Fang Zheng was worried about was what effects this power would have on him.

He wasn’t a cultist, and he had no interest in those weird chaotic beliefs of theirs, but he wasn’t sure. He was someone who’d come from a different dimension. Would the laws of this world have different effects on him?

It was the same as the virus killer on a computer. If it were just killing viruses, that was simple; just look for programs that had hurt the system before and wipe them out.

However, the firewall sometimes also notified you when an unknown program tried to make changes to your computer.

A ding sounded.

And there it was, just when Fang Zheng thought about something like that, this crisp sound of his world book system rang. A panel opened before his eyes.

Detected law parallel port

Beginning activation of port

What the hell? Fang Zheng tensed. This thing wasn’t even explaining anything!

This information told him basically nothing, and Fang Zheng couldn’t even ask tech support for help. The system swiped away and disappeared, and what followed was a white radiance surrounding him.

“This is..?!”

The old man raised his head in surprise as well, looking at the platform. Before him that light continued shining, and more than that, the magic circle of law under the platform started glowing golden as well, forming rays of lit lines, silently appearing around the white pillar of light. They formed divine runes one after the other.

“This is… Law Resonance!”

The white pillar of light dissipated with a whoosh, and Fang Zheng was left standing in the middle as if everything that had happened was an illusion. If it weren’t for that notification from the system, he wouldn’t even feel any different, but now… He chuckled in his heart. That old priest looked as if he’d seen a ghost, and Fang Zheng didn’t feel too great about that. 

Wasn’t the trump card always there for the main character? Why was this system messing with him all the time?

“Is something wrong?”

As he cursed the system for causing him trouble, Fang Zheng put on a curious face as he looked at the man, who, upon hearing his question, mumbled to himself. He continued looking at him in surprise after that.

“I never would have thought, the Law above, you’d have resonance with the law!”

“Resonance?”

Fang Zheng had no idea what was going on here, but it didn’t seem like a bad thing, did it?

“Yes, sir, please follow me…”

The priest was now much more respectful as well. He’d been calling him ‘young man’, but now he was using ‘mister’ as he led the way forward. He started explaining what this resonance thing was, and it wasn’t too hard to understand.

In simple terms, this resonance wasn’t what he thought it was, it wasn’t some messiah thing or the symbol of the legendary hero or anything. In truth, it was a premonition. This phenomenon meant that this person was not repelled by the law, and resonated with it instead, being welcomed by it. This meant that the law liked him, and more than that, he decided that Fang Zheng being here was a benefit to the law here.

It was like getting the ‘Fortune’ straw when picking out of a straw lottery. It wasn’t ‘Great Fortune’, but it was better than getting ‘Misfortune’.

“I remember the last brave warrior who received the resonance. He helped us wipe out the necromancer of the black tower… It was an arduous battle, that one…”

The priest was quite excited as he kept on talking about his past. Fang Zheng’s tense heart also relaxed after hearing his words, though he still didn’t know what the resonance really was. At least, he knew that it wasn’t bad for him, probably…

“…I know what you’ve come here for. Usually, I’d be hard-pressed to find you a guide, but the heavens have blessed us. Great Knight Sidon is here, and I trust he’ll be quite interested in a resonant one!”

Damn it!

Fang Zheng’s face went green. Great knight! That was even higher than Knight, the power level of middle to high in this world. He was still thinking of joining the temple as a normal Squire Knight, doing a normal mission, but now this guy seemed like he wanted to get him a specific guide?

And that guide was a Great Knight?

Fang Zheng didn’t dare guarantee whether or not the people on the higher levels knew about him, but if he were to know about the identity of this body, who could say if he’d pull his sword?

He was here laying low!

The plan was changed once more.

At the same time, the old man had brought him to a training grounds at the side of the temple, an empty area. There was a tall figure there training with his longsword.

It was a middle-aged man, with golden hair along with the typical muscular and healthy body of a caucasian. He was a full two meters tall, and his upper body was naked as he held onto a huge greatsword, as wide as two palms and as tall as one man. This blade seemed like a soft stick in his hand, and Fang Zheng could even see the ripples through the air as he swung the weapon.

Only after a long while did the man stop and pull his hand back, the weapon aura exploding in a burst as it shattered the pile of wood around him.

This was the strength of a Great Knight? 

Fang Zheng didn’t quite know what to do here. This kind of power meant he could take on an army!

“Yo, Hecker why are you here?”

The man turned around and looked in their direction, a gleeful smile on his face.

“What, you want to have a bout with me?”

“Not me, my old bones will shatter, Shidon.”

The old man rolled his eyes as he turned to his side, gesturing.

“I’ve brought him to see you.”

“A little noble boy?”

Shidon said, unimpressed as he looked at the man.

“Why have you brought him here? He’s no fair lady.”

“He wants to join the Holy Temple and become a Squire Knight.”

“Can’t you handle that stuff? It’s your field, right, benefitting off dying Noble Masters.”

Shidon naturally had no interest here, but he couldn’t blame him. Fang Zheng didn’t look strong at all, and could even be called skinny and weak. Evidently, Shidon thought that he was a Nobleman who only cared about money, the type of people he didn’t look up to.

The old man seemed not to mind his words, only smiling instead.

“He had resonance with the law earlier just now.”

“Oh?” Shidon only stopped his movements then, narrowing his eyes at Fang Zheng.

“Kid, you want to become a Squire?”

“Yes.”

Fang Zheng nodded. He’d already come here, and there was no coming back. Shidon’s face seemed to look rather mocking once he heard that reply, though.

“Since you want to be a Squire that much, you should know that everyone needs to pass a test first.”

“I… Of course.”

“Good.”

With that, Shidon stood in the training grounds and swung his giant sword with a half-smile on his face.

“Come then, you’re lucky. I’ll test you personally… How about it, feeling honored?”

“I…”

Looking at that muscle man in front of him, he found himself at a loss for words. The old man beside him frowned as well.

“Don’t overdo it, Shidon.”

“It’s fine, old man.”

The old priest’s displeasure didn’t affect Shidon at all, who waved it away.

“Didn’t you say he’s a resonant one? I want to see just what’s so amazing with this skinny boy here, to be able to resonate like that!”

As expected, a good impression had its consequences.

Hearing Shidon’s words, Fang Zheng sighed. He thought about it for a bit, but walked onto the training grounds anyway, surprising both Shidon and the priest. After that, the old man looked worried. 

Shidon, though, whistled. 

“Not bad, kid, you’ve got some guts. You’ve prepared yourself? Show me your full strength, I’ll see what your limits are.”

“Of course, Master Shidon.”

With that, he pulled out Skybreaker from his waist, he’d decided. Since things were at this point already, he had to change the plan. If he couldn’t go the low profile path, he’d try his best to walk with the big boys. With this resonant thing buff at his side, he could become the chosen one or something like that, as long as he showed some cool moves he’d probably get accepted.

Plus… Fang Zheng wanted to feel what the true strength of this world was like anyway.

“I’ll be in your care.”

Fang Zheng spoke in a low voice as he looked at Shidon, and all of a sudden, he swiped out his longsword, turning it into a streak of lightning, striking forward!