Ash almost forgot that the game "The Sorcerer's Manual" can be recharged.
He thought that the source crystal supply obtained from daily sign-in was his only source of card drawing, but he didn't expect that there was a currency recognized by this game in this world.
Regardless of whether the value was high or low, this discovery gave Ash a boost of energy and gave him the motivation to strive again - it was like your boss telling you 'work hard and I'll choose you for the next promotion', even if you knew the hope was slim, at least there was still hope.
But he didn't dare to recharge the medal just like that, because he could see that this medal was the extraordinary foundation of this world and the source of power that magicians coveted - the magic spirit!
"Do you want this magic spirit?" he asked.
"You want it?" Contrary to Ash's expectation, Sonia had no interest in this magic spirit: "Then take it."
This time, Ash became curious: "This is a magic spirit, don't you want it?"
"This is neither a sword magic nor a general magic. It is useless to me and it's a waste of my money."
"What does this have to do with money?" Ash asked confusedly.
Sonia felt that the viewers were secretly mocking her for being poor. After all, the viewers could control a small boat to sail in the virtual world, so how could they not understand this common sense of a magician
Or is the viewer a wealthy person who doesn't have to worry about feeding the magic spirit? There are often such funny plots in novels about "rich nobles not knowing common sense". I didn't expect that I would actually encounter such an endangered species in reality
After Sonia's explanation, Ash discovered that the spiritual ecology of this world was far more complicated than he had imagined.
First of all, the magic spirit needs to be fed, and it must be fed with circulating currency!
Silver coins and gold coins are the main food of magic spirits. One-wing magic spirits need to be fed with silver coins, and two-wing magic spirits need to be fed with gold coins. Magic spirits that are not fed will dissipate on their own. Some poor magicians may really starve their magic spirits to death!
In addition to currency, magic spirits can actually be fed with other materials, but each magic spirit requires different materials to feed, and finding them is extremely cumbersome. Silver coins and gold coins are the universal food for all magic spirits. Over time, magicians don’t know how to feed their own magic spirits. Anyway, they can just use money to shut the magic spirits’ mouths.
In addition, the mere existence of magic spirits will consume the magician's spirit. A magician with many magic spirits is like a man with many girlfriends. Not only can his wallet bear the burden, but his body can also bear the burden.
Therefore, for low-level magicians, especially those with fine proletarian traditions, the more magic spirits the better is not the case. They must selectively choose the magic spirits that suit them. "Few but good" is the development strategy of most low-level magicians.
Secondly, there are restrictions on the use of magic spirits.
Based on the restrictions on use, magic spirits are divided into various factions, such as the swordsmanship faction that requires the use of swords, the gunsmanship faction that requires the use of guns, the weak faction that requires a strong physique, and the boxing faction that suppresses people with fists... Magic spirits that have high requirements for magicians are called specific faction magic spirits, also known as specialized magic spirits, such as the 'wave sword', which requires the magician to use a sword to activate it.
Those that have no requirements for the magician, or the requirements can be easily met by most magicians, are called universal magic spirits. For example, "Eagle Eyes" can be activated as long as the magician has eyes.
Generally speaking, the magic spirits owned by a magician are composed of specialized magic spirits and general magic spirits. It is best not to have specialized magic spirits from more than two factions, and the general magic spirits also depend on the matching situation, and try not to keep useless magic spirits.
Even if Sonia took this "continuous shooting" magic spirit, she would definitely sell it. It is impossible for her to keep it and waste her money.
The reason why Sonia had no interest in this magic spirit was that the "continuous shooting" magic spirit was worthless.
"'Continuous Fire' is a product of the flintlock era hundreds of years ago. Now it's the era of automatic rifles and automatic pistols. Pistols can fire seven bullets in one second, so there is no shortage of 'Continuous Fire'." Sonia spread her hands, "Although 'Continuous Fire' can also be used on mortars, ship-borne guns and other weapons, the latter also have better magic spirits to choose from, and they won't use 'Continuous Fire' either."
"For a magic spirit like this that has been eliminated by the times, the school's purchase price is at most one silver coin - this is also the lowest purchase price for a one-winged magic spirit."
Ash had known for a long time that Fiora was in school, but he didn't care about it, thinking it was just a game setting.
"Then I'll take it!"
"Take it, take it." Sonia didn't take it seriously.
Ash silently chanted the exchange, and the medal in his hand turned into white mist and dissipated. A message popped up in the game: "Recharge successful! You got 10 points."
The cheapest purchase option in the game is 6 points to buy 1 source crystal, which means that this "continuous shooting" magic spirit is only enough to buy 1.5 source crystals, and one card drawing requires 3 source crystals, which means that two one-winged magic spirits are equal to one card drawing.
A magic spirit is an extraordinary power after all, how come the price is as cheap as a college graduate... Ash groaned and looked down at the hunting notebook in his hand: "What is this notebook?"
"The magician's manual!" Sonia glanced at Ash with a strange expression.
"Mage's Manual?" Ash was stunned.
Sonia nodded.
"The wizard's manual will summarize the wizard's life in some way. For example, this manual records the information of the gunsmith's hunting targets during his lifetime, indicating that hunting is the most important part of his life. Well, it is actually the wizard's diary."
"However, this is not a diary written voluntarily by the magician. Instead, after the magician dies, their soul automatically returns to the virtual world and turns into a magician's projection. Then their life memories are deposited and turned into a book. Just like birth, aging, illness and death, this is an inevitable natural law."
"We call this book the Sorcerer's Manual."
"If the virtual world is the sorcerer's graveyard, then the sorcerer's manual is the sorcerer's tombstone."
It was only then that Ash realized that the hunter just now was a projection of a dead person. He thought it was a living person. He wondered how he could meet other magicians so easily.
But even if it was a living person, he would not hold back. After all, death in the virtual world was not real death.
Sonia said, "Like the medal, the magician's manual can also be used. You can directly absorb the manual with your consciousness, so that you can obtain a random skill of the manual owner that cannot be classified into the magic faction - completely random."
Ash asked, "Do you want it?"
"I don't want it. I feel tired after just a few glances." Sonia shook her head: "But you have read the entire manual, so it will definitely not be contaminated when you absorb it."
"pollute?"
"The magician manual is polluting. Generally speaking, magicians can only read magician manuals that are similar to their own worldview, values, and outlook on life. If they forcibly absorb inappropriate magician manuals, it will damage their souls and may even lead to schizophrenia."
"so serious?"
"It's serious, but it's easy to prevent. As long as you don't feel any discomfort when reading the magician's manual, it means you won't have any problem absorbing the manual."
At this point, Sonia was also a little curious: "According to what I heard, ordinary magicians are lucky if they can absorb two or three of the ten magic manuals they encounter. There are even many magicians who never encounter a magic manual they can absorb in their entire lives... How do you manage to absorb any magic manual you pick up without contamination?"
Ash naturally couldn't answer this question, so he followed Sonia's instructions and guided his consciousness to touch the hunting notes in his hand.
The hunting notes turned into a wisp of smoke and flowed into his body. Soon, Ash felt like a piece of ice in his consciousness had melted, and suddenly he had a lot of indescribable knowledge.
He opened the "Operator Management" in the game and found that he had an additional skill.
"Counter-reconnaissance mastery"
As a jungle hunter and war soldier, even if Cabin Stoli had not learned counter-reconnaissance, he must have honed this survival skill in the war. For Ash who was planning to escape from prison, counter-reconnaissance was also a small skill that could come in handy.
After Ash absorbed the hunting notes, they found that the island was sinking. The two hurried back to the boat. Soon the island disappeared completely, and the sea level was quiet, as if nothing had happened.
"This is the peculiarity of the virtual world. Meetings are unpredictable, and they are only for inheritance." Sonia sighed, "There are countless islands of inheritance floating on the sea of knowledge, quietly waiting for the new magicians to discover. Once the magician takes away the inheritance, the island will naturally return to the sea... Some people say that the island is the evolution of the magician's obsession. The old magicians hope that someone in the future will remember their traces, so they put their inheritance on the sea."
"The life traces of all magicians are deeply engraved in the virtual world. We will encounter countless inheritances of our predecessors here, fight with gunners from hundreds of years ago, and communicate with wise men from thousands of years ago. Everything is possible... and our traces will also be engraved in the virtual world. When a magician tears through the white fog hundreds of years later, he will also encounter the challenge left by you and me."
"That sounds romantic."
"Really? Do you think your life can be passed down to future generations without any cover-up, so that future generations can admire your great achievements?"
Ash suddenly felt unromantic: "Before the magician dies, can you delete some of his life records, such as "Study Materials" and "Art and Life"... "
"How to die with dignity and how to live in shame have always been the two most important research topics for magicians."
Although she got nothing and Ash took all the benefits, Sonia was very relaxed and stretched on the boat: "Where to go next? You decide. It's up to you."
The battle on the island was definitely not thrilling, and if Ash could find this kind of heritage island every time, Sonia would be very willing to take the risk.
If she could come across a swordsmanship spirit or a suitable wizard's manual just once, she would make a fortune.
Many magicians only hope to explore the virtual world safely. Not to mention encountering the virtual world inheritance, being able to avoid danger is enough to make them happy and amazed.
"Let me see..."
Ash opened the "Virtual Realm Exploration" and checked the surrounding grids:
"It's a waste of effort", "It's a waste of effort", "It's a waste of effort", "It's a waste of effort", "It's better not to go", "It's a waste of effort", "It's a waste of effort", "It's a waste of effort".
"Huh?"