Sorcerer Manual - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Sorcerer Manual
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In his previous life, the name of the gaming company that Ash had been working at was called Aurora.
Aurora had launched many popular mobile games, such as “The Underground Castle of Aurora” and “The Mutation Lands of Aurora”. “Sorcerer Manual of Aurora” was a new mobile game that the company was testing.
Ash did not belong to the R&D department of the new game but the Operations Department. However, he heard that the new game was very fun and was expected to become extremely popular. The Planning Department’s Head wanted him to lead a team to be in charge of the operational planning of the newbie game. Hence, Ash downloaded the demo in the Sorcerer Manual and prepared to study it, so that he could contribute his remaining value faster and better in the future.
However, before he could open the game, he suddenly transmigrated over here while working overnight.
Why did this mobile game transmigrate with him, and even automatically installed itself into the screen of consciousness?
Ash was in disbelief. But when he thought about how he would be helpless for his execution in a few days, he no longer had the time to investigate the reason this game existed. He could only hope that it would bring him a miracle!
[“Sorcerer Manual of Aurora” is launching…]
[Checking/updating game resources… Unable to connect to networks. Automatically switched to regional network mode.]
[Warning: Image system lost… Repairing…]
[Warning: Dungeon system lost… Repairing…]
[Warning: Data system lost… Repairing…]
[…]
A series of red Warning notifications flashed through the screen like a flood, only stopping when a green notification appeared—
[Search system activated.]
[Currency top-up system activated.]
[Welcome to the Sorcerer Manual.]
Tsk!
The entire game can be activated successfully as long as the card drawing and paywall systems are normal. As expected of my company!
Ash entered the game with a speechless expression.
80% of the screen was blank. Only the two colorful options in the upper right corner could be interacted with—
[Purchase Supplies] and [Find Agents]
He clicked on [Purchase Supplies]. There was an option to buy origin crystals. One cost 6 points, one group cost 30 points, one pile cost 98 points, one bag cost 198 points, one box cost 328 points, one chest cost 648 points, and each option provided double value return on the first purchase…
Ash could easily guess that the points were money. But Alipay hadn’t transmigrated with him. Where was he supposed to get the money for currency top-up?
What was my company thinking? Why would you create a paywall system for demo testing by the internal staff? Are they trying to take back the salary they gave us… Tsk, the company actually isn’t above it.
He clicked on [Find Agents]. It seemed that due to the loss of various resources, the interface for [Find Agents] was blank. There were only two plain options: [Find Once] and [Find Ten Times].
Ash didn’t mind trying to draw cards, but he actually needed three Origin Crystals for each draw. Where could he get the money to draw?
No way, did the demo test require money even for the first card draw? Who developed such a shameless mobile game… Oh, our company developed it. Never mind then.
Just as Ash was feeling crestfallen, a notification popped up on the screen: [Sign-in system successfully repaired. Connecting to the main server… Unable to connect to server. Automatically changed to local network mode.]
A third option appeared on the screen: [Log In and Sign-in].
When he clicked on the option, a date sheet appeared. Ash saw that the checkbox for April 11 was automatically checked.
[Regular allocation: one origin crystal].
[Newcomer Initial Sign-in Allocation: one Find Agent Ten Times Voucher.]
[Find Agent Ten Times Voucher: A permit issued by the Aurora Search Department, used to search for high-value targets in batches. Can be used to find agents ten times at once. Guarantees finding one agent.]
Although he could not understand the exclusive terms in the introduction, these were not important. Ash knew he could only rely on this unknown game that accompanied him in transmigration to determine whether he could escape the Blood Moon Judgment next week!
He clicked on the [Find Agents] interface and chose [Find Ten Times]!
There were no flashy and gorgeous cards, only an extremely plain card list.
[Energy Serum], [Energy Serum], [Experience Serum], [Experience Serum]… [Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden], [Beginner Combat Experience Card], [Wooden Sword for Training]…
It was out!
Then, a message popped up: [Agent system successfully repaired. You can now manage your agents.]
Ash checked the card immediately. A red-haired girl in a black smock dress was on the card face. She wore the innocent smile of a girl-next-door. She folded her hands behind her back, and her long legs in black stockings stepped on little leather shoes. She tilted her head and looked around, her pale red eyes curious.
[Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden]
[Human · Female · 18]
[Bond Level: 0 (30% Experience Sharing)]
[Class: Sorcerer Student]
[Occupation Feature :+5% Learning Efficiency]
[Innate Talent: Sword Maiden (Lower Tier): Additional 100% swordplay experience. Low chance of obtaining 10,000% swordplay experience. (Increase in strength can unlock the talent level.)]
[Personal Special Skill · Black Heart: Kill the danger in advance. When an enemy intends to attack, there is a certain chance to counterattack automatically based on the difference in strength.]
[Items Equipped: None]
[Controlled Spell Spirits: None]
[School of Water Sorcery: Uninitiated]
[Training Strategy: Not Set]
After studying it for a long time, Ash still couldn’t find anything on deadly or berserker-like about her. He couldn’t help but be furious—apart from the cool and awesome name, wasn’t this just a standard illustration of a pretty girl?
Don’t think you can cheat people of their money just because your drawing looks pretty!
The initial characters that are provided for free can’t be put to use immediately, and the players still have to slowly train them themselves? The pace of life in the modern world is so fast. Why would you make the players spend time if you can’t let the players enjoy themselves from the get-go? What kind of rubbish game is this? How pernicious!
I should be the one doing the planning, I can do it better!
It’s fine if the first character I draw is trash, but if I can’t summon agents to help me fight in real life, then what’s the point of drawing a card!?
In a few days, I’ll have to go to the execution ground and help the executioner meet his KPI. This mobile game can’t even help me escape. Could it be that I still have to sign in every day before I die to provide traffic to this trashy game? As expected of my company.
Even his last hope had been dashed. Ash could not help but feel even more disheartened. He exited the agent’s personal interface and saw a red dot in the upper right corner of the new [Agent Management] interface. Ash, who had a little OCD, naturally clicked on it.
The next second, he suddenly sat up on the bed.
This was because there were two agents in [Agent Management].
Apart from the Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden who he just drew, there was a handsome, thin young man in a black trench coat.
[Terminus Observer]
[Human·Male·25]
[Trust Value: ∞]
[Occupation: Cult Leader / Ancient Historian]
[Occupational Special Feature: Blessed by the Four Pillar Deities, luck inspection+10; easier to identify ancient artifacts, ability to identify ancient artifacts+5]
[Innate Talent · Sorcerer Manual (Lower Tier): When other agents are logged into the Manual, the experience gained by the other agents will be shared with the character according to the level restriction. Currently, the manual page number is 0 / 1 (The upper limit of Talent can be unlocked after increase in strength).]
[Personal Special Skill · Otherworldly Wandering Soul: Unknown Effect]
[Items Equipped: None]
[Controlled Spell Spirits: None]
[School of Summoning: Uninitiated]
Ash turned to look at the only mirror embedded in the wall of the cell. After comparing it with the image on the hologram for a long time, he finally confirmed that this [Terminus Observer] was him, Ash Heath!
Be it his innate talent, “Sorcerer Manual”, or his personal special skill, “Otherworldly Wandering Soul”, both reflected his current situation!
Additionally, Ash still remembered the title of Terminus Observer—this was the honorific title given to him by the cultists of Four Pillar Deities.
It sounded domineering, but in the end, it was destroyed by a group of hunters at once. It was a classic example of being annihilated just as the rebellion was starting.
Unexpectedly, this actually became his code name in the game. The effect might not be much, but the insult was certainly strong.
However, what was up with this black coat? Ash did not remember wearing it. Maybe it’s clothes that Heath liked? Then his aesthetic taste was really not too good.
Once again, Ash flipped through the interface of the Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden. He stared at the “30% Experience Sharing” in the bond level and pondered for a long time. He knew that this might be his only chance to escape from prison!
If his guess was correct, when he trained the “Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden” in the game, he could obtain 30% of her experience! The stronger the Sword Maiden, the stronger he would be!
With his hopes reignited, Ash’s spirits lifted. He checked the other trash he had just pulled out: two Energy Serums, four Experience Serums, one Wooden Sword for Training, one Beginner Battle Card, and one Trial Card.
[Energy Serum]: In the training operation, add an operational point for the agent. Lasts for seven days.
[Experience Serum]: During the training operation, the skill experience gained by the agent will increase by 10% for seven days. Each agent can receive a maximum of 50% increase.
[Wooden Sword for Training]: After the agent equips it, experience gained from sword training +15%.
[Basic Combat Card]: After the agent uses it, they will arrange combat training to gain a large amount of experience. It will last for seven days (risk: low).
[Beginner Trial Card]: Gives the agent one trial with a flexible amount of experience. Each agent can only use it once a week.
They were all used for training, which just happened to suit Ash’s wish. Drawing items that could increase combat power would be useless for Ash.
Though, why was there a note about low risk at the end of this Combat Experience Card…
He clicked on Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden’s training strategy and realized that there were still many other things to consider.
[Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden]
[Current mood: 5 (Experience+0)]
[Optional actions: Rest, Entertainment, Training, Trial]
[Rest: Consume one action point and restore a certain amount of mood.]
[Entertainment: Consumes two action points to recover a large amount of mood.]
[Training: Consumes one action point and undergo training in a specific school.]
[Battle: Consumes a certain action point. Requires the use of specific items.]
[Trial: Does not consume any action points. Requires the use of specific items.]
[Daily action points this week: 2 points (1 Energy Serum can be used to add 1 action point)]
“I see. I have to consider my agent’s mood too. The better mood they’re in, the better the effect of training will be. It’s necessary to balance work and play. Such is the fundamental law of education…”
This humanized training system impressed Ash greatly. Thus, he equipped the Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden with [Wooden Sword for Training], consumed one bottle of Energy Serum, four bottles of Experience Serum, and submitted all three action points!
[Training Strategy: Training, Training, Battle]!
[This week’s trial: Swordplay]!
“I’m about to get executed, I don’t have time to care about the mood of a paper effigy!”
When he confirmed the [Training Strategy] interface, a notification popped up on the screen: [Do you wish to activate the Terminus Observer’s innate talent and log Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden into the Sorcerer Manual?]
“Ah, that’s right. I almost forgot to bind it to the Sword Maiden. Fortunately, the game reminded me. Otherwise, wouldn’t her training be in vain?” Ash exclaimed from the close call. His life was on a countdown and there was no room for wasting any time. He had to squeeze every bit of benefit out of this.
[Are you sure you want to log the Deadly Berserker Sword Maiden in the Sorcerer Manual? Note: This action is irreversible.]
[Yes]!
[Agent bond successfully logged. Training in progress. Arranging schedule…]
[Constructing trial scene… Scene missing, automatically replenishing… Available scenes found, occupying…]
[Trial target missing, automatically replenishing… Available target found, currently extracting…]
Looking at the notifications in the game, Ash had nothing to do for a while. Perhaps it was because the ups and downs today were too exciting, but the moment he relaxed, Ash felt sleepy, as if all his strength was sapped away. His eyelids kept drooping.
He fell into a deep sleep before his head could touch the pillow.
At the same time…
In another distant place with three hours of time difference from where Ash was…
A young girl who practiced skin care by going to bed early suddenly found herself waking into a dream..
