Sorcerer’s Handbook

Kaimon City, Red Mist Research Institute.

“Your matter has been notified by Shattered Lake Prison. Since she has prescribed your punishment, the Research Institute naturally will not defy her demands.”

Within the office, a red-eyed young scholar in a white robe looked at the Blue Scale Merfolk before him, covered in bloodstains, and spoke calmly, “Lorens, how is your Blood Embrace progressing?”

The Blue Scale Merfolk bowed his head and replied, “I’ve managed to condense two drops of Silver Source Blood and two drops of Golden Source Blood, but I’ve made no progress on the third drop of Silver Source Blood for over ten days… This must be the limit for a student.”

“Just a bit more and you could have condensed Rainbow Source Blood, what a pity. But don’t be too disheartened, perhaps you’ll have the chance to purify your bloodline in the future,” the red-eyed scholar sighed, then became serious, “So, are you saying that you were certain you didn’t need to stay in Shattered Lake Prison for the Blood Embrace Ritual, and that’s why you foolishly risked stealing someone else’s Procedure?”

The Blue Scale Merfolk remained silent, offering no rebuttal.

“You’re lucky this time, to have encountered someone compassionate. Next time you might not be so fortunate,” the young scholar sighed. “You’ll just stay in the Institute and do your research for the next ten years, no academic events for you. In ten years, the person you offended will probably have condensed the Rainbow Wings, and you won’t even have the chance to meet her.”

“Yes.”

“Go and rest, I will arrange your office tomorrow,” the young scholar tapped the wooden desk, “Remember to compile your research findings, and submit a report to me in a couple of days.”

The Blue Scale Merfolk respectfully left the office and hastened out of the Research Institute.

It was deep into the night outside, with the Blood Moon hanging high in the sky. The Institute’s campus was deserted, and Lorens’s steps quickened. As he passed by a tree, he suddenly punched it!

Crack!

The trunk dented deeply from the blow, and the wound that the finger shark had torn open bled anew, even his scales cracked.

His hand was in pain, his whole body was in pain, but these tangible wounds were nothing compared to the invisible wound in his heart that tormented Lorens!

He was Medic [176], thrown out of Shattered Lake Prison just the previous night.

His original name was Lorens Tauton, a member of the Blue Scale Merfolk, a scholar at the Red Mist Research Institute.

After a night and a day, he had finally escaped the finger shark’s hunt and returned to Kaimon City. Once back on land, he couldn’t bother to treat his wounds, heading straight to the Research Institute to inquire about his future—if [222] pursued the matter, the Institute would not only strip him of his scholar status but might even reclaim the ‘Sacred Blood’ within him!

Lorens had considered fleeing.

But the chip scan at the security check instantly dispelled this foolish thought.

Unless he went to the black market and paid a hefty price to a Sorcerer to remove his chip, and then forsook society to live as a wild creature, in this era of comprehensive chipping, there was no place that would harbor a criminal.

In the Blood Moon Kingdom, there are only two paths after offending the sacred bloodline: grovel or await trial.

Fortunately, the punishment for [222] ended there, and Lorens still had a bright future ahead of him. He remained the most promising scholar at the Red Mist Research Institute and could live for another one to two hundred years.

Yet, it was precisely because he no longer had to pay a price that Lorens felt an inexplicable indignation!

Others might think this was an act of kindness,

But all he felt was deep contempt!

Indeed, the other party did have the qualifications to look down on Lorens. As his teacher had said, in ten years, they would undoubtedly achieve the status of Tri-wings Sanctuary, while Lorens might not even secure the Gold Two Wings!

Both being of the sacred bloodline, the gap in their bloodline aptitude was like the difference between heaven and earth!

Yes, bloodline!

Originally a Blue Scale Merfolk from the slums’ Nursery, Lorens had exceptional learning abilities and was admitted to Kaimon Comprehensive College. Before he even graduated, he was recruited by the Red Mist Research Institute and qualified for the ‘Blood Transfusion Ritual,’ becoming a member of the coveted sacred bloodline!

Like the Moonshadow race, the sacred bloodline cannot reproduce through normal Mating Rituals. The only way for the sacred bloodline to develop their kin is by absorbing individuals from other races through Blood Transfusion.

Although different races display similar characteristics after a Blood Transfusion, such as crimson eyes, in theory, the sacred bloodline is not a concept of race but a cultural one—everyone agrees they have ascended from a Lower Race to a Higher Race.

Being part of the sacred bloodline has many advantages. The greatest of these is that the body is completely freed from the limitations of lifespan, remaining forever young and never aging, which is akin to being an immortal race.

However, while the body does not age, the soul withers. Each race’s soul has a lifespan limit; for instance, a Human of the sacred bloodline would have their soul disintegrate around the age of 150.

Besides, the sacred bloodline have another benefit that Sorcerers eagerly seek: Blood Healing!

By consuming blood, members of the sacred bloodline can accelerate the recovery speed of both their body and soul!

The reason why Sorcerers need several days to cool down after dying in the Virtual Realm is to replenish their Soul Energy. Those of the sacred bloodline who can replenish Soul Energy through Blood Healing can significantly shorten their death cooldown period and increase the frequency of their explorations into the Virtual Realm.

Blood Healing and immortality are the racial advantages that establish the sacred bloodline’s ruling status in the Blood Moon Kingdom.

With such exceptional racial advantages, the drawbacks of the sacred bloodline are also quite severe.

Aside from adhering to many Restrictions, the biggest drawback of the sacred bloodline is that Sorcerers cannot absorb arcane energy in the Virtual Realm.

That’s right, they cannot absorb arcane energy!

The Blood Transfusion Ritual is a Miracle that deeply binds the soul to the blood, which is why the body gains the characteristic of immortality, and why drinking blood can heal the body.

However, for this same reason, an incomplete soul cannot absorb arcane energy in the Virtual Realm, which essentially ruins the prospects of a Sorcerer.

But the Sorcerers of the sacred bloodline had already thought of a solution, which is why Lorens sought to work as a Medic at Shattered Lake Prison—newly born members of the bloodline use Death row inmates as sacrifices to perform the ‘Blood Embrace Ritual’ to congeal source blood!

Source blood serves as a medium to replace the soul in absorbing arcane energy, with various levels ranging from low to high: Silver source blood, Gold source blood, Rainbow Source Blood, and Colorless Source Blood, each corresponding to the four types of arcane energy in the Virtual Realm.

Every three drops of Low-rank source blood can be synthesized into one drop of high-rank source blood, and members of the sacred bloodline must possess corresponding or higher-grade source blood to absorb the respective arcane energy. For example, Silver source blood is needed to absorb Silver Arcane Energy, and Gold source blood is required to absorb Gold arcane energy.

If one wishes to summon a higher-tier spirit, they must possess a higher grade of source blood!

Without Gold source blood, a member of the sacred bloodline simply cannot summon a Two Wings spirit, and naturally, they cannot achieve Promotion to a Two Wings Sorcerer.

This is why Lorens’s teacher felt it was such a pity—if Lorens could condense one more drop of Silver source blood, he would be able to synthesize Rainbow Source Blood, and then the gates to the Tri-wings Sanctuary would open for him!

But now, with only Gold source blood, Lorens’s future is capped at the Golden Two Wings.

Only when he can purify his Bloodline to condense Rainbow Source Blood will he have the chance to step into the Tri-wings Sanctuary!

Moreover, the higher the grade of the source blood, the more efficient it is at absorbing arcane energy.

In the Sea of Knowledge, compared to a normal Sorcerer, one drop of Silver source blood has a basic absorption efficiency of only 30%, and each additional drop increases the efficiency by 10%.

This is why the teacher said that all Lorens needed to do was hide for ten years—Lorens has a total of two drops of Gold source blood and two drops of Silver source blood, amounting to 8 drops of Silver source blood, which gives him a 100% absorption efficiency;

While the new scholars of the four Grand Research Institutes can at least condense one drop of Colorless Source Blood, synthesized from 27 drops of Silver source blood, giving them an absorption efficiency of 290%!

That’s a threefold difference, and even if this is only a temporary advantage in the Sea of Knowledge, ten years of accumulation is enough for them to grow into beings Lorens can only look at from a distance.

To that person, Lorens is merely a fart that can be easily let go, not worth paying attention to.

The future Tri-wings Sanctuary, how could they possibly care about the resentment of a Golden Two Wings?

Nothing could make Lorens angrier—perhaps it’s rotten, perhaps no one cares, perhaps others laugh at it, but for him, a Blue Scale Merfolk who fought his way from the Slum to the Research Institute, dignity is the only wealth he has.

Without dignity, he truly has nothing left.

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