Wizard: Unlimited Profession Slots Chapter 1247 - 503: Gashapon Machine

The pages began to flip violently, as if provoked by some intense emotion.

"I am the Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide copy of King of Absurdity, Saint Hector!"

"Stories that seem valueless to other texts are treasures to me!"

The giant eye on the cover began to glow, its pupil madly contracting and expanding:

"Do you know what the power source of the King of Absurdity is?

It’s not Elemental Control, not Bloodline Transformation, nor Space Law!"

"His power comes from deep questioning of the essence of reality, from precise grasp of absurdity!"

Philosophical diagrams began to float on the pages, each analyzing the deeper meanings of "Metamorphosis":

"Sudden alienation of existence, the fragility of societal recognition, the relativity of individual value... These concepts are the core components of absurdist philosophy!"

Following this explanation, the stone in Ron’s heart finally fell to the ground.

So that’s it, it’s not a question of the story’s intrinsic value, but rather the difference in perspective.

Indeed, for texts pursuing practical skills, philosophical speculation is meaningless.

But for the King of Absurdity, whose power source lies in philosophy, such cross-world resonance of thought is the most precious wealth.

"Further to that."

The Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide continued its analysis:

"This story also offers a completely new perspective."

"In our world, transformation is common, Bloodline Awakening, Alchemy Transformation, Potion Mutation... all these could potentially turn a person into a completely different being."

"But we usually focus on ’how to transform’, ’why transform’, ’how to use new abilities after transformation’."

On the pages, comparisons of various transformation cases from the Wizard World appeared:

A mage grew dragon scales due to a potion accident, and his first reaction was to study how to Control this transformation;

An apprentice became a half-elf due to Bloodline Awakening, and immediately began learning related racial Skills;

An alchemist’s body structure was transformed by their experiment, and they immediately dove into the work of optimization improvement...

"You see, here, transformation is always accompanied by considerations of practicality."

The Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide pointed out the key difference:

"But the story you provide focuses on the impact of transformation on the meaning of ’existence’ itself."

"The protagonist is not contemplating ’how to utilize the abilities of an insect’, but questioning ’if turning into an insect, am I still the original me?’"

"This pure philosophical perspective is almost lost in the pragmatism-dominant Wizard World!"

The pages began to emit a subtle golden glow, a special sign when the Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide expressed high approval:

"Moreover, this story implicitly offers a profound reflection on the relationship between ’society expectations’ and ’individual value’."

"When the protagonist loses the value recognized by society, can’t work, can’t integrate into a family, can’t maintain human appearance—does his existence still hold meaning?"

"This line of thought is precisely the core issue my master wants to explore: Is the value of an individual inherent, or externally granted?"

Hearing these in-depth analyses, Ron began to reconsider the familiar story.

In his past life, he merely read "Metamorphosis" as a piece of classic literature.

"Thus, after comprehensive evaluation..."

The tone of the Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide became formal, as solemn as a judge’s pronouncement:

"The philosophical contemplation case from your Otherworld, in the value evaluation of the absurdist system, is recognized as ’rare-grade’ knowledge material."

"Although it indeed has little practical value, its philosophical inspirational value far exceeds general techniques."

"According to the King of Absurdity’s evaluation standard, the value coefficient of such cross-world thought resonance is 1.5 times."

A delicate balance scale appeared on the pages, with the storybook of "Metamorphosis" on the left, and a pile of sparkling gold coins on the right:

"Final evaluation result:

Equivalent to standard knowledge points of 100 points, usable for any knowledge consultation below the level of Great Wizard."

Seeing this result, Ron felt relieved, yet it also prompted deeper reflection.

On one hand, he was pleased with the success of his gamble;

On the other hand, he also profoundly realized the relativity of knowledge value.

The same information can have completely different values under different evaluation systems.

And when this piece of memory left his consciousness, he felt a peculiar emptiness.

It wasn’t a painful tear, but like a folder being precisely removed from the mind.

The story’s plot, emotions, and the philosophical insights drawn from it disappeared entirely.

Leaving only a vague impression of "having once read a story about transformation".

"Transaction complete!"

The Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide sighed with satisfaction:

"Your Otherworld philosophy has been well-preserved and will become a precious collection in my treasury of knowledge."

As the transaction was completed, the pages flipped open again, presenting content Ron was gradually getting used to.

There was no systematic knowledge transmission on the pages, no magic formulas, nor historical secrets.

Instead, there was a stunningly superb illustration:

An arm made of pure white bones, gracefully placing a darkly glimmering coin into a device.

The design of this device made Ron almost chuckle.

From appearance alone, it was very much like an ordinary capsule machine in a game arcade from his past life.

Faced with this "capsule machine," Ron was in no rush to ask questions.