The Truth of Magic

Chapter 16: Why Me?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio f𝙧ee𝘄𝐞𝚋𝐧૦ѵeƖ.c𝘰𝓶

Zhao Xu kept a calm expression on his face as if this part wasn’t surprising to him.

But his heart was pounding and his thoughts continued to run away from him.

Action points?

They looked like just some freebies that came with this account, but it turned out to be something important to the person in front of him.

“Could you explain why?” asked Zhao Xu.

There were discussions on every single topic possible in his previous life, but Zhao Xu had never seen any content regarding action points.

Even after everyone had transmigrated, he had never heard anyone mention the term before either.

Otherwise, why else would a Level 5 Fighter the various names of Level 9 spells?

It was only because whenever everyone was bored, they would just sit around and do nothing but boast about all the information they heard from others.

“It’s actually a special sort of gifting. Those who have it will be able to receive Action Points each time they level up, and you can use these action points to restore spell slots and increase the limits on how many times you can use certain class features.”

Zhao Xu was puzzled after hearing this. It was indeed something incredible to be able to restore spell slots, and increasing the number of times you could use class features was even more amazing.

Or, at least, he didn’t know of any other method that could do these things.

But no matter how shocking any of these things were, it was difficult to beat the fact that one could gain a few Action Points every time one leveled up.

Before reaching Legendary level, one would go through 20 levels. So if one received 5 points each time, then you’d get a maximum of 100 points. How was one going to ever finish using them up?

“You seem like someone from our universe, and you’re very sensitive to the implications behind these various values,” said Antonya suddenly.

“If you only get a few points each time you level up, then there’s only so much you can do. And so, before this, we never bothered about anybody who had Action Points because they were only able to do a few things more than other Adventurers.”

“That was, until a Legendary Wizard managed to find a spell that could help one obtain additional Action Points, and it’s only a Level 5 spell too. Then everything changed.”

Zhao Xu immediately understood the implications of that. Additional Action Points?

Would that mean that you could have unlimited spell slots?

Would that mean that you could use as many class features as you liked?

Zhao Xu found it hard to even imagine what a frightening wizard one would become if you could both attack and defend, have a way of dealing with every situation, and have no limits on the number of tactics you could pull on others.

Just casting a whole bunch of teleportation spells and then running off was a simple trick, but it was enough to drive most people crazy.

Health points in Arthur wouldn’t automatically restore themselves. You had to either rest for a very long time, or you had to be healed, or you needed to possess some form of rapid treatment. Even monsters had to restore their health the same way.

Everything here was reasonable.

Zhao Xu immediately understood some things.

This organization, The Final Scroll, needed someone who had Action Points like himself to become a sharp knife that could be used continuously with no limits.

“But my level is too low right now,” said Zhao Xu as he scratched his head.

But he was secretly hopeful.

There were legendary people who were able to level up just by reading stuff, and even if you couldn’t find them anywhere else, The Final Scroll would be the sort of organization with plenty of such people.

The best thing would be to let him just read through 8 books so that he could just jump straight to being Level 9 and able to cast Level 5 spells.

“No worries, as long as you join us, we will naturally provide you with sufficient tactics and make sure that you’ll definitely reach Legendary Wizard,” said Antonya.

Even though Zhao Xu told himself to remain calm, his heart wasn’t cooperative at all, and it continued to beat wildly and faster than before.

“As for the other requirements the organization has, I’ll leave that for another day. Also, the amount of power you’ll have is directly related to the obligations you have, so I’ll talk to you about these things after you’ve reached a higher level.”

Antonya just said these things casually and didn’t seem to realize that she sounded just like someone trying to induct Zhao Xu into a cult of sorts.

“Did you already decide on taking me in before I walked through the Teleportation Gate?” asked Zhao Xu.

“Strictly speaking, it was the very moment you walked through the Teleportation Gate.”

Zhao Xu’s pupils dilated a little.

The moment he walked through the Teleportation Gate was the same moment he switched his religion to the goddess of magic.

At first, he thought that someone already knew about his Action Points and so the wizard in a black robe was the first one to lead the way here.

But it seemed like his logic wasn’t quite right.

Before ensuring his beliefs, the other side wouldn’t let him join an organization like The Final Scroll.

But at the same time, Zhao Xu was also amazed at how quickly The Final Scroll acted.

The time between him walking out from the Teleportation Gate to the time he entered his room in the dormitory was no more than 15 minutes.

During this time, The Final Scroll had already gone through all the processes and gone through the top brass of the Wizard Association in order to arrange for a member of The Final Scroll, Antonya, to become his mentor.

Zhao Xu wasn’t surprised that a super mysterious organization like The Final Scroll was capable of making such arrangements.

But to complete them within 20 minutes was something beyond his imagination.

Even though the world was so well connected now, you might not even finish a hiring interview in 20 minutes.

No wait, that wasn’t it.

Zhao Xu suddenly understood what was going on.

It wasn’t that the organization was highly efficient. It was...

The goddess. She had been watching him all this while.

Or rather, from the moment he switched his religion to the goddess, her eyes had returned to him.

He was originally a pawn that required further observation, but now he had been placed directly on the chessboard.

And it was only because it was the will of the goddess that he was chosen without the need for any discussion.

The co-existence of risks and opportunities were now being presented very realistically to Zhao Xu.

If he joined this organization, then he would definitely be involved in the schemes and plans of various powers. This was against his original plan of self-protection.

But he would be able to get powerful and useful resources only if he was protected by a large organization such as this.

Zhao Xu knew better than anybody else about how difficult it was to learn a more powerful feat when he was a Fighter.

Being selfish and keeping valuable secrets to oneself wasn’t a trait unique to earthlings.

Wizard Feats were all like this or worse, so he had to get into an organization to learn them.

Otherwise, most wizards were too lazy to join an organization.

But then, if he didn’t use a Feat, it would eventually expire.

“Mentor, what do you need me to do next?”

After Zhao Xu made a decision, he obediently waited for instructions from above.

“You don’t need to do anything. Before you reach Level 9, you won’t be of any use to us.”

“But your Character Class path and all the Feats you will learn will go entirely according to our arrangements,” replied Antonya.

“Sure. But can’t you at least let me know what’s going to happen next?” asked Zhao Xu with a big grin on his face.

Other players might have thought that an NPC was infringing on their right to choose.

But for someone like Zhao Xu, who knew the truth behind this universe, he couldn’t wait for the other party to arrange all the necessary equipment for him.

“Very good. After you complete the training to become a Level 1 Wizard, then you will have to complete your training as a Cleric as well. When you can go up by another level, come back here and look for me, I will tell you how to become an Archivist at Level 2. From then on, the Character Class that you use to cast Divine Spells will follow the path of an Archivist.”

“As for your Prestige Class, we’ll talk about it again after you hit Level 5.”

Antonya said every word very slowly.