“The Final Observer”
“Human, Male, 25 years old”
“Trust Value: ∞”
“Occupation: Social Idle Personnel”
“Occupation Trait: Decreased appetite for Artisans, feeding requirement reduced by 50%.”
“Innate Talent: Sorcerer’s Manual (Intermediate): Other Agents logged into the manual will share the experience gained with this character according to the bond level. Currently, the manual has 1/2 pages (the talent limit can be unlocked after strength improvement).”
“Personal Skill: Exotic Soul: Unknown effect.”
“Silver Blessing: Observer’s Appearance: Your appearance is deceptive. Unless you behave abnormally, others will subconsciously ignore your existence. This blessing is enhanced in the Virtual Realm, where others cannot see your appearance unless they have an intimate bond with you.”
“Holdings: Honeyed Words, Virtual Realm Telescope, Alchemist’s Elixir Bottle”
“Controlled Artisans: Heart Sword, Substitute, Circulation, Earth Sword, Wind Barrier…”
“Swordsmanship Faction: Silver Rank”
“Radiance Faction: Silver Rank”
“Water Art Faction: Silver Rank”
“Mental Faction: Silver Rank”
“Virtual Realm Exploration: 1.022%”
“Knowledge Curse: Vortex Secret Poison, Expulsion Secret Poison, Golden Fish Secret Poison”
Asho sat in Xilin’s seat, looking at the floating text in the air, lost in thought.
After losing the chip, he naturally couldn’t summon the light screen. However, the game “The Sorcerer’s Manual of Orola” was not bound to the light screen, but to Asho himself.
He could still summon the sorcerer’s manual interface, but the clarity dropped from 4k Ultra HD to 360p. Besides the character drawing of Sword Girl becoming a bit more cartoonish, it didn’t have much impact.
Although Asho felt that Xilin’s miracle didn’t affect him, when he opened his Agent file and looked at it for a while, he noticed a change – his occupation changed from “Heresy Leader/Ancient Historian” to “Social Idle Personnel”!
However, the game didn’t pop up any prompts, and Asho hadn’t been paying attention to his status information all along. After all, with Sword Girl’s drawing becoming so cartoonish, he had been too lazy to open the game interface these past few days, let alone his Agent file.
Asho couldn’t determine whether the change in his occupation was due to Xilin’s miracle or the consequence of his jailbreak – after all, after his jailbreak, he did go from being a state-owned unit employee with free meals, accommodation, and entertainment to a social idle personnel, which was quite reasonable.
After pondering for a moment, Asho decided to stop thinking about this issue.
But compared to the useless Lucky Check +10 and Ancient Artifact Identification Ability +5 of the “Heresy Leader/Ancient Historian” occupation, the new occupation trait was obviously much more practical – a 50% reduction in Artisan feeding costs!
It seemed like the Artisans knew that Asho had lost his stable job, so they all welcomed a decrease in wages – “I eat very little and am easy to take care of.”
Closing the game panel, Asho looked at his resume file.
This was Xilin’s organized “Asho Heath Resume,” which included the awards Asho received in the orphanage, middle school, and university, the part-time jobs he had done, his friends’ evaluations of him, photos of Asho at different ages, and even Asho’s curtain browsing history. It could be said that it covered every detail.
This file was well-organized, and reading it didn’t feel boring at all. Soon, Asho had a clear picture of Heath’s life trajectory in his mind: he was judged as an “Elite Level” at birth and was sent to a first-class demonstration orphanage; he entered middle school with a ranking of 36th in the entrance exam and entered the history department of the Time Department under the Keimon Comprehensive University with an average score in the admission exam; after graduation, he started a business and began preaching activities based on a pyramid scheme.
No sweets, no gambling, no tea or coffee shops, and no part-time jobs at mud coffee shops. The voting record in the Blood Moon Trial was 0.
Apart from the apartment and school, the place Heath liked to go to the most was the convenience store downstairs. Apart from daily necessities, the most purchased item by Heath was various books. Asho saw several familiar book titles in there, such as “The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind,” “How to Trigger a Virtual Realm Storm Barehanded,” and “Criminal Law.” Many friends who knew Heath had the impression that he was “low-key (unremarkable),” “respectful and polite (boring to talk to),” and “strong individual ability (not sociable).”
That was all fine, but there was one thing about Heath that made Asho feel fearful – in Heath’s curtain browsing history, there was not a single record of browsing any pornographic videos or images!
Not to mention human females, even if there was a battle between male orcs and male ogres, Asho might not be able to accept it but could understand it. However, there was absolutely no record of that type!
The only thing that could slightly relate to sensuality was the rumored female orc regiment, the “Overlord Flower Legion.” It was said that during their mating season, they would engage in reproductive hunting, capturing male orcs and chopping off their limbs to make gas stations. They had extraordinary combat power and were terrifying and cruel.
But female orcs… Heath couldn’t possibly have a large truck driving license, right?
In short, a 25-year-old young man who didn’t engage in any adult activities and had never made any effort to satisfy his desires was enough to prove that he was definitely not a normal person.
But this file also showed that Heath had no extraordinary encounters. It was as if he suddenly had an epiphany and started a business. There was no mention of how Heath obtained the information about the Four Pillar God Cult. Asho used to think that Professor Xilin was the mastermind behind the scenes, and the information about the Four Pillar God Cult was handed over to Heath by Xilin. But Xilin only had one round of the Blood Moon in his mind, so it was obviously not the elves causing trouble.
“Hmm?”
Asho noticed that Xilin had marked a record in the file with a red pen. It was Heath’s leave record. Eight years ago, when Heath was still in middle school, he took half a month of self-study leave, and there were no records of any sightings during that period.Eight years… Eight years ago?
Igura once mentioned that Xilin participated in relic archaeology eight years ago and unearthed some scriptures of the Four Pillar God sect. However, in the same year, the relics were hit by a virtual realm storm, causing most of the findings to be lost.
But eight years ago, Heath was only 17 years old…
Asho thought that this time he would successfully seek revenge and solve the mystery of Heath. However, Heath turned out to be full of surprises, with one layer after another.
And Asho had to consider the possibility that Xilin was telling the truth, but it was all lies to deal with the hunting hall.
After all, in this world, there is a manipulation called “memory modification.” Knowing that Heath could betray him at any time, Xilin could have modified his memory, shifting all the blame to Heath and portraying himself as a devout believer who only cared about the country. This kind of manipulation is possible and highly likely.
Although it was still full of mysteries, Asho decided to temporarily give up investigating Heath’s background. As Heath’s number one fan and number one stalker, the information Xilin collected should be the most comprehensive and detailed about Heath in the “real world.”
If Heath really had some unknown adventures, either in dreams or in… the virtual realm.
To be honest, Asho was about to leave the Blood Moon Kingdom. Even if Heath’s background was complicated, it would only be someone else’s story to him.
But Asho had a strong premonition that even if he left the Blood Moon, Heath’s past would continue to haunt him. It was like seeing an author mention a gun in a detective story; that gun would definitely go off in the story. Heath had put in so much effort, he couldn’t just want to send Asho to enjoy his time in the Broken Lake Prison, right?
Four Pillar God, Heath, Sensation, Ritual… Asho wrote down this information in his notebook. If he didn’t encounter anyone related to it, so be it. But if he encountered them in the virtual realm, he wouldn’t hesitate to draw his Sword Girl.
Next was the time to collect loot. Asho rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and found a total of 4 gold coins, 5 silver coins, a pile of luxury items that seemed exchangeable for money, and 5 artisan cocoons.
This reflected the destruction of the credit currency system on traditional industries such as “robbery.” Although physical currency was still in circulation, most people were used to using chip payments and only carried a small amount of emergency cash in their daily lives.
Xilin’s total assets would probably be calculated in ten thousand gold coins, but he only needed to carry a few gold and silver coins to feed his sorcery spirits. He wouldn’t keep so much money at home. Compared to these gold and silver coins, Xilin’s luminous watch was probably more valuable.
Among the 5 artisan cocoons, there were 3 two-winged sorcery spirits, 1 one-winged sorcery spirit, and 1 three-winged sorcery spirit! This was an excellent harvest, but Asho couldn’t be happy about it.
Because these artisan cocoons had chastity locks.
For various trade and other needs, sorcerers invented many methods to seal sorcery spirits. The most common technique was using luminous balls, directly stuffing the sorcery spirits into the balls, causing them to enter a dormant state and reducing the feeding frequency by 70%. When sorcerers obtained surplus sorcery spirits that they couldn’t use temporarily, sealing them in luminous balls to reduce feeding costs was a good choice.
However, luminous balls had a serious drawback—they had no defense measures. Once a luminous ball was damaged, the sorcery spirit would escape, and anyone who obtained the ball could directly control the ownerless sorcery spirit. The sorcery spirit in the luminous ball was like money taken out of a bank, with the possibility of being stolen or destroyed.
The artisan cocoons in front of Asho were a more advanced sealing method. The sorcery spirits sealed in the cocoons stopped their activities directly, requiring no feeding. More importantly, there were three combination lock wheels on top, and only by inputting sorcery power with the correct password could the artisan cocoon be dissolved.
Once the password was entered incorrectly, the artisan cocoon would automatically lock itself, and only a spellcaster could unlock it. It was said to be a miracle equivalent to the Holy Domain level, so it was almost impossible for a two-winged sorcerer to forcefully crack it. Even if they could, the artisan cocoon would most likely self-destruct with the sorcery spirit.
Some might wonder, was it necessary to use a miracle at the Holy Domain level to seal sorcery spirits? But in a stable civilized society, sorcery spirits not only had practical value but also had the potential to become luxury goods.
The only one-winged sorcery spirit in the artisan cocoon was considered a luxury item. It looked like a cicada, with a green appearance and hidden golden light. This was the “Reverse Moon” sorcery spirit.
Reverse Moon was a consumable sorcery spirit that would disappear after use. Its effect was simple—it would revert the designated target’s physical state to one month ago.
If used on an old sorcerer, their physical state would go back to one month ago, but the sorcery power, memory, and sorcery spirits wrapped in their soul would not change. In other words, it could to some extent give the target an extra month of life.
Apart from the “Reverse Day” sorcery spirit being used as an emergency treatment, the “Reverse Moon” and “Reverse Year” sorcery spirits were considered side-effect-free longevity sorcery spirits and were in high demand in the market. Their prices were extremely high. Asho had also heard from Sword Girl during a chat that, in her words, “picking up trash in the Time Continent can really make you rich.”
This “Reverse Moon” sorcery spirit was obviously stored as a gift, and the other sorcery spirits should have a similar purpose. There was even a rare two-winged sword art sorcery spirit inside. However, after a simple thought, Asho made a decision that went against Sword Girl’s teachings.
“Recharge successful! You have obtained 8 points.”
“Recharge successful! You have obtained 20 points.” x3
“Recharge successful! You have obtained 40 points.”
The artisan cocoons couldn’t be taken away; they were too big to fit in his pockets. Even if he could take them away, Asho didn’t have a way to dissolve the artisan cocoons. Therefore, feeding all the sorcery spirits inside to the greedy little system was the best choice.
But only getting 40 points for three-winged sorcery spirits was too disappointing…After another round of searching and finding no new treasures, Asho began to look through the information Xilin had left here. In order to hunt down ‘Asho Heath’, Xilin must have racked his brains to guess Heath’s escape route, trying to block all possible loopholes that Heath could exploit. Therefore—
Xilin might have ‘helped’ him plan the most successful escape route!
Asho quickly found what he was looking for.
“Report of Observation Point No. 49 in the Virtual Realm (Top Secret)”
“April 21, 1668, 13:11, observed water surge phenomenon, the other side of the channel is an underground river, abandoned.”
“Report of Observation Point No. 53 in the Virtual Realm (Top Secret)”
“April 30, 1668, 17:36, ‘Rabbit’ returned, the other side of the channel is a deserted wilderness, safe, suitable for holding a hunting festival.”
PS: Not praying for ten strings, Du stopping the cup, eating book demon, gathering the power of three people – Miracle·Slack!
Actually, in the past few days, because a family member was hospitalized, 120, into the NICU, CT scan, transferred to the general ward to accompany a lot of things, so there was less time to write, plus it was really hard to concentrate on writing, so I took a little break, today is just one update. If you ask for leave, you ask for leave, stay up all night, watch comics stay up all night, play P4G stay up all night, don’t make any excuses.
(??`w′?) So this slack is really because of the gathering of three people’s power.
Use an Easter egg as an apology.
“Sorcerer’s Manual of the Bewitching Girl”
“Format: Photo Album”
“Content: Various photos of the End Observer”
“Example: Photo 4512 (Top 100 selected by the Bewitching Girl)
Source: A historic meeting photo secretly taken by the Bewitching Girl during the End Observer’s cooperation and consultation with the Dead Crazy Sword Girl.
Photo note: Ahhhhh how dare that damn stinky woman from that garbage kingdom get within five meters of Observer, doesn’t she look at her own level I vomit vomit vomit, my Observer is so handsome and cute and shiny today, what a beauty of the prosperous age, I’m speechless and stupid and lost worldly desires, is this really something I can see without spending money?”
“Reading Threshold: Female/Love Heart/Veela/Infatuation/Spiritual Faction/Admire Observer (satisfy three items)”
“Possible Reward 1·Heart of the Sage: You can endure all physical desires and pain”
“Possible Reward 2·Wilderness Food God: You are good at creating delicious food in any wilderness area”
“Possible Reward 3·Parenting Theory Mastery: You become very good at taking care of human infants or Veela infants”