Mage Manual-Chapter 231 - 200 Ashs Weakness

Chapter 231: Chapter 200 Ash’s Weakness

Chapter 231: Chapter 200 Ash’s Weakness

As everyone gathered around the dining table, the young Banjee cleared his throat and said, “Now that we’re all here, do you have any questions for me? For example, questions about the ‘Gospel Book’.”

“Yes!” Harvey raised his hand and asked, “Does checking the rankings require points?”

Even if it was their first encounter with the ‘Gospel Book’, the newcomers from the countryside were immediately drawn to the rankings inside. Mages are creatures who seek reputation, honor, and strength— who wouldn’t want to know which mage is ranked first in the nation, which faction is the most popular, or which miracle is the strongest?

Rankings like the ‘Necromancy Miracle List’ and the ‘Spirit Miracle List’, which happened to match their specialties perfectly, how could Harvey and Igula not be tempted?

Even if they couldn’t learn the secrets, it was still tantalizing to peer at them!

However, when they opened the ‘Gospel Book’ to view rankings like the ‘Four-winged Mage Comprehensive Combat Power List’, the ‘Magic Faction Popularity List’, the ‘Miracle List’, and the ‘Technique Spirit List’, they were all met with a prompt that brought tears to the freeloaders: “Insufficient points, unable to purchase.”

“Yes.”

Banjee nodded but didn’t continue. Instead, he took out a metal cigarette case that did not match his appearance at all, “Do you mind?”

“Give me one too,” Harvey beckoned, “Will it give me a kick?”

“Haha, I’m not young anymore. This is a healthier kind of cigarette, it’s just that I’m used to smoking while talking.”

“Smoking can be healthy? Eating candy is quite healthy for me too.”

Watching the two old smokers start puffing away, Ash made a sound of distaste and led Liss to the other end of the dining table, invoking the Wind Barrier Technique Spirit to form an air barrier.

Igula remained seated, simply flicking her finger lightly, and the wind direction in the living room changed, causing the smoke from Banjee and Harvey to be blown towards the balcony.

Ash looked surprised, “Meiwa, you can also use the Wind Technique Spirit?”

“Mmm.” Igula said calmly, “It can be used to assist in administering love potions and such.”

“…You really have a way of blithely saying terrifying things.”

Skilfully flicking smoke ash into his palm, Banjee also got into the groove and said, “I’ll give you an updated ‘Gospel List Directory’ later. It contains the more stable and highly followed rankings, like the ‘Magic Faction Popularity List’ and such, which you can peruse at your leisure.”

“As for the frequently changing lists, you’ll need to spend points to access them. It’s not expensive, just 1 point for 24 hours of viewing rights for a list. Check your Gospel Books, the points Miss has given you should have arrived.”

Ash hurried to open his Gospel Book, his face quickly turning sour, “Only 100 points?”

“Housekeeper Banjee, may I formally report Ash’s complaint?”

“Igula, you traitor!”

Harvey had been observing Banjee from the side and noticed that Banjee wasn’t paying attention to the two making noise. Instead, he was signaling with his cigarette, knowing that the young housekeeper was not easy to deal with—whether Banjee was appreciating Igula’s defection or disliking Ash’s complaints, it could reveal some of his personality traits.

At the funeral service office, other than Hanna, Banjee was the only local they had access to. As long as he revealed enough of his likes and dislikes, naturally, there would be room for Igula to play.

When Banjee took out the cigarette case, the three foreign workers quickly exchanged glances and arranged their respective roles: Harvey as the observer, Ash and Igula acted inside and out, undermining each other—if even one of them could get closer to Banjee, it would be considered a victory.

“I don’t recommend you use these 100 points to look up the rankings,” Banjee said. “100 points is not a lot, but it’s not little either; it can at least get the Gospel Book to answer a valuable question for you. Miss gave you 100 points hoping you could experience a bit of the Gospel’s glory.”

“For new mages first encountering the ‘Gospel Book’, there are several types of questions that are highly cost-effective to ask, such as ‘Which magic faction is my talent most suited for’, ‘What Technique Spirit should I summon next’, or ‘How can I further optimize my current Technique Spirit system’.”

“Of course, after all, with only 100 points, the Gospel Book will inevitably give very brief answers,” he said, “but you can further deepen your questions based on the responses from the Gospel Book.”

“However,” Banjee took a puff of his cigarette, “I guess you all might have more personal questions you want to ask.”

He hit the nail on the head.

Power is certainly important, but humans are ultimately social animals; very few mages live purely in pursuit of power. Power is just an effective capital for them to obtain other resources… Although many mages eventually become personifications of power, it is clear that these several stowaways still have joys and sorrows in their lives.

Even Harvey, who claimed he had nothing left to care about, trembled. He hadn’t even noticed that he was smoking backwards, scalding his lips, and staring straight at the Gospel Book, unsure of what question he wanted to ask.

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Igula hesitated, flipped the Gospel Book to the “Inquiry” page, and wrote with his mind, “Has Emi Lexis suffered any negative impact due to my escape?”

The Gospel Book quickly listed the charging details, “Having a deep relationship with you, -80% fee; contact with you within three days, -65% fee; target being a Two-winged Mage, +50% fee; target not in the Kingdom of Gospel, +1000% fee.”

“Your points are insufficient.”

As expected, inquiring about matters in other countries is extremely expensive because it is not about mobilizing collected intelligence but about using miracles to perform real ‘prophecies’… But conversely, inquiring about matters within the Kingdom of Gospel is much cheaper.

Igula’s eyes flickered, and he entered, “Information about Hanna Doran.”

“3 points deducted.”

“Hanna Doran: Ranked 3rd on the Azura Beauty List, 8th on the Beauty List, 10th on the Two-winged Mage Comprehensive Combat Power List, and 9th on Azura Task List as the owner of the Funeral Service Office (currently off the list).”

“The family situation of Hanna Doran.”

“You do not have the right to inquire about a citizen’s privacy.”

Sure enough, if you want to use the Gospel Book to investigate individuals, you can only get the most superficial information. If you want to go deeper, the Gospel Book will refuse. But Igula also noticed that the Gospel Book does not prohibit inquiries, but rather states ‘you have no right to inquire.’ In other words, as long as you have the right, you can use the Gospel Book to obtain all information about a person, including but not limited to privacy, geographical location, magic factions, and so on.

It seems that the authority of the Security Forces ‘Red Hats’ might be much greater than that of the Blood Frenzy Hunters…

Wait a second!

No right to inquire about a citizen’s privacy… But can these several stowaways be considered citizens?

Certainly not; how could an invading alien species obtain legal protection from the All-knowing Weaver? Moreover, they have the countdown of the All-knowing Weaver’s restraints behind their ears. In theory, their treatment in the Kingdom of Gospel at the moment is equivalent to that of red-name monsters. Even if they want to cleanse their reputation, they have to wait for the countdown of the restraints to end…

That is to say, before the countdown of the restraints, the information about Ash and Harvey is unrestricted!

With less than two days left until the countdown ends, if I want to uncover their pasts, I can only take advantage of the present!

Igula suddenly recalled the revelation he received today, “Don’t ask any questions about Ash Heath.”

The fact is, whenever Igula acted against the revelation, things usually didn’t end well. For example, being dragged by Ash into an escape gang, being implicated by Ash, being deceived by Ash…

But now, the only chance I have to take advantage of Ash is right in front of my eyes. I must consider whether this could be the only opportunity I’ll get in my life.

To rebuild the Swindler’s glory; it is my undeniable duty!

“What is Ash Heath’s vulnerability that can be exploited for blackmail?”