Ash and Sonia were sitting on the boat, intently reading the magician's manual bound in cowhide.
Like the previous magician's manuals, this manual does not record any information about the magician himself. Let's just call him an 'explorer'.
Why do you call him that? Because his biggest hobby is exploring various natural landscapes, and the content of this manual is about the various scenic spots he has visited in the past.
"Lava Cave"
"It took more than a year at the construction site, and the third phase of the project is finally over. I should have time to go to the lava cave before the captain takes over his new job."
"We came to the village closest to the lava cave, but the captain said that there was another big project, alas."
"After a few months, I took time to explore the lava cave again. This time I was very lucky. I spent a lot of money to hire a local to take me in."
"It's so amazing, lava is flowing on the ground like this, and the pollen of blooming flowers can actually ignite explosions, but inside the lava cave is a cold and refreshing underground river... a wonderful wonderland!"
"So happy, so scary. I actually met a green fire female dragon. She must have escaped from the virtual realm for a long time and created a lair in the lava cave! Haha, I took the photo and just took it
The royalties I earn from submitting articles are enough for me to visit the lava cave again!”
The general format is like this. Explorers often go through many twists and turns before embarking on the journey. Occasionally, they have to interrupt their journey due to work. It can be said that they not only take care of the immediate needs, but also do not forget the poetry and the distance.
"He is probably a civil architect." Sonia said, and Ash nodded with deep understanding.
Living on the construction site for a long time, working continuously when there is a project, resting without income when there is no project, plus traveling alone, it is estimated that explorers will be single until old age... As expected, civil engineers are similar no matter which world they are in.
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The first half of the manual is full of various scenic spots that explorers have visited in reality, while the second half is the scenic spots in the Sea of Knowledge. Yes, for explorers, the virtual world can also be regarded as a tourist attraction.
If he meets a magician who likes fishing, Ash has no doubt that he will fish in the Sea of Knowledge. However, fishing in the Sea of Knowledge obviously involves great risks and very low returns: either the magician has an air force, or the knowledge creature has no air force.
There are many scenic spots in the Sea of Knowledge. In addition to "Whirlpool", there are also "Sea Falls", "Great Road", "Sky Bubble" and other ever-present scenic spots. Even Sonia has never heard of many of them.
Because they are different from "whirlpools" and cannot provide any benefit to magicians, Sword Flower University will naturally not teach them.
"Sea Falls", as its name suggests, is a waterfall that suddenly falls from the sea; "Great Road" is a land road that runs through the entire sea of knowledge; "Sky Bubble" is a huge bubble floating in the sky.
When it appears, the surrounding white fog will become much lighter.
The above three are scenic spots that the explorer has personally seen. He once jumped into the sea waterfall to see what was below, but died directly out of the void; he ran far and wide on the Great Road until he collapsed from exhaustion;
He watched the bubbles float across the sky so fast that he couldn't catch up.
The text of the magician's manual is filled with the joy and excitement of an explorer when he sees the wonders of the world with his own eyes. Even Ash and Sonia couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Finally, they reached the chapter about the golden fish.
"Golden Fish"
"I checked a lot of information and visited many scholars, trying to find out the location of the golden fish. But the golden fish is indeed the biggest secret in the sea of knowledge, and there is very little information, so I read some novels about the golden fish.
The person who found the golden fish couldn't restrain his desire to show off and secretly hid the truth in a novel? I think this is very possible."
"Most magicians and scholars believe that the golden fish should be in the most dangerous core area, but I have a different view: the golden fish carries the Time Continent on its back. Such a big fish can really be accommodated in the core area.
?"
"However, no magician has fully explored the core area so far. Perhaps the sea of knowledge is much larger than we imagined."
"Only a magician who fully unfolds his silver wings can find the golden fish? It's very possible. I'd better complete the ten-thousand-mile voyage as soon as possible."
"I have deployed my silver wings and have been to the core area, but I still can't find any trace of the golden fish. Could it be that it sinks in the sea most of the time and only occasionally floats to the surface?"
"Most likely, I decided to dive into the sea. I died."
"died."
"died."
"It's time for me to retire... My friends have advised me not to go to the virtual realm. Once I die in the virtual realm at my age, the damage to my soul will drastically shorten my life span. The last time I died in the virtual realm, I almost died from brain death.
"
"But I really feel like I can take one look at a golden fish... Even if I die immediately after just one look..."
"Where is the golden fish..."
"I think I found the golden fish."
Gan!
Ash and Sonia almost wanted to drag out the old magician they had just dispersed and beat him up. You didn't leave the most critical information! What we want to know is how you found the golden fish!
I’ll give you two coins and complete the process for me!
"If it is true, then the golden fish is too big. How can a normal person climb up it? Fortunately, I am an earthbending magician. I can keep stacking the mounds of earth at high heights. This height does not trouble me. Look.
I will be able to see the true appearance of the golden fish in my lifetime."
"Ten floors...fifty floors...one hundred floors...No, we have to build a new foundation. The golden fish is too high."
"When the height exceeded 800 floors, the mound under my feet collapsed. If I fell from this height, my whole soul would be shattered... The tombstone I prepared for myself can finally be used."
"Although I am still a little regretful, at least I found the golden fish before I died, so I can feel at ease...wait, I haven't cleaned up the collection at home yet!"
The magician's manual ends here. The golden fish is the last attraction that the explorer pursues in his life.
"So how did he find the golden fish?" Sonia was very puzzled: "He had obviously been looking for it for so long but couldn't find it, so why did he suddenly meet it?"
"Maybe it's because he is too old?" Ya Xiu guessed: "Does the golden fish only appear in front of the magician who is about to die of old age?"
After discussing for a while but unable to come up with the reason, Ash and Sonia put the matter aside. Anyway, their silver wings had not yet fully condensed, so they were not in a hurry to find the golden fish.
The three magic spirits dropped by the explorer were all earth magic spirits, which were just enough to form a miracle. However, neither Ash nor Sonia were interested in earth magic. After discussion, Ash took over the production of the earth magic faction.
The job remuneration was not very good, so the value of the earth magic spirit was not high, and even if Sonia sold it, she wouldn't be able to make much money.
As for the Magician's Manual, Ash felt that the skills of a civil architect were of little help to him, so he gave it to the Sword Girl.
After all, he has already eaten three magician's manuals, but this is the first time that Sword Girl has encountered something she can eat. It is Sword Girl's turn, both emotionally and rationally.
In fact, the skills given in the magician's manual are rarely useful. Things like 'anti-reconnaissance', 'secrets of happiness (only valid for females over two meters tall)', and 'skinning proficiency' are all things that do not improve the quality of life and should be included in your resume.
Boring little tricks that won’t add points unless the interviewer is a big car over two meters tall.
Sonia was a little nervous after absorbing the magician's manual for the first time: "Speaking of which, what does the last sentence in the manual, 'I haven't cleaned up the collection at home,' mean? Why did he care about the collection at home before he died?"
"Well, after all, the explorer is an elderly single man, so there must be some ulterior collections at home." Ash shrugged: "As the saying goes, you are not afraid of being shattered into pieces, as long as you keep your innocence in the world."
While speaking, Sonia had absorbed the magician's manual and looked at Ash with a strange expression.
"What skills have you acquired? Drilling wood to make fire or survival in the wild? Or recipes for singles?"
"No, it's a very useful skill."
"What skill?"
"Eye insight allows me to understand the other person's thoughts more easily through eye gaze." Sonia said quietly: "It seems to be because the explorer met many different people when traveling, plus he is older and has experienced too much in his life.
Story, I have seen through so many people’s hearts, and I naturally developed this skill.”
Ash was so angry that he almost fell into the water.
