"Manager, I want to resign!" Eisen handed his resignation letter to the middle-aged man with thinning hair and gold-rimmed glasses before him. As he spoke, he showed a somewhat apologetic demeanor, but his tone was quite firm.
"Eisen Turner, are you serious?" John smoothed his sparse, long brown hair and then glanced back and forth between the resignation letter and Eisen.
"Yes, Manager. I've suddenly had a new plan for my future." Eisen shrugged, his tone calm, showing no signs of hesitation.
"If I remember correctly, you just started working this morning?" John's face showed a strange expression, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"
"Yes, I'm very sorry, but I have to make this choice!" Eisen outwardly spoke these words, but inwardly, he kept complaining, "I don't want to either, but who knew I'd suddenly get a cheat after spending eighteen years in this world?"
"Alright, I wish you a better future!" John's expression froze. He wanted to say something but didn't know what, so he could only nod and approve Eisen's resignation. In the end, he even gave Eisen a "kind" blessing.
"Thank you!" After expressing his gratitude, Eisen turned and went back to the office to pack his things. This conversation might seem inexplicable, but everything had to be explained from the beginning.
Eisen Turner, in his previous life, was just an ordinary person with a mundane, uneventful life. The past was like smoke, so there's no need to dwell on it.
The last thing he remembered was collapsing while staying up late to fix bugs for a pay-to-win game his company was developing. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he found himself in Manchester, England, reborn as a baby in 1972.
His family circumstances in this life were similarly ordinary. His father, Jeff Turner, was a technician at an automobile factory, while his mother, Evie Merlin, was an editor-in-chief at a book publishing company.
Born into such a family, Eisen didn't live the life of a rich second-generation heir, but he never had to worry about food or clothing. Moreover, after learning he had been reborn in England decades earlier, Eisen had already planned out his life.
Thus, starting from elementary school, Eisen excelled all the way through university, becoming the "model child" others envied. During this time, he also used his memories from his past life to accumulate over two million pounds by copying novels, songs, and other methods.
[TN: Thank god! He didn't copy Harry Potter]
Since he had earned quite a bit of money, his parents had no objections to his plans for his future. As a result, Eisen joined a London film company, intending to work there for a few years to understand the industry before starting his own film company.
This way, he could not only "copy" the "great movies" from his memory but also collaborate with his mother's publishing company to develop IPs.
On the morning of July 4, 1990, which was today, Eisen had just started working as a production staff member at Emerald Forest Film Company. Originally, everything was going according to plan, but at 10 a.m., an unexpected incident occurred, completely derailing Eisen's carefully laid-out life plans.
After putting some files into his briefcase and packing up his belongings, Eisen left Emerald Forest Film Company. Once downstairs, he turned into a corner café.
After ordering a cup of coffee, Eisen quietly sat by the window and calmed himself. To others, it looked like he was simply enjoying his coffee, but only he knew that a translucent screen had appeared before his eyes.
That's right, this was the reason Eisen had changed his life plans—on his first day at work, he had suddenly activated the legendary cheat. The translucent screen displayed a character panel:
Character: Eisen Turner
Supernatural Talent: Magic Power (Activated)
Magic Power: 10 (Increases by 10 points daily)
Supernatural Traits: None
Miracle Traits: 1 (Gains 1 automatically per year)
Looking at the character panel before him, Eisen suddenly felt that everything in the world was so wonderful.
According to the panel, his supernatural talent was activated magic power, and his magic power was only 10 points.
Coincidentally, the cheat allowed him to gain 10 magic points daily, meaning his magic talent had only been activated today. But what was the use of magic power? Could he cast spells?
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Eisen's face. However, when he looked at the supernatural and miracle traits, he was puzzled again, as these terms alone didn't provide any clues.
Eisen tried various things, but whether he focused his thoughts on the miracle trait or the supernatural trait, he felt no changes, as if these traits didn't exist. From what he could see now, his cheat's functions were quite limited.
At the very least, there were no visible quantified attributes like strength, stamina, or defense. Aside from the lack of data-based attributes, there were no skills either. The only thing Eisen understood was his magic power, which increased by 10 points daily, but its purpose remained a question mark.
Time passed slowly, and suddenly, Eisen's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something. A smile even appeared at the corner of his mouth. He then stood up, left the café, and entered a nearby bookstore.
A few minutes later, Eisen returned to the café and sat back by the window. However, he now had five notebooks, a fountain pen, and a bottle of ink in his hands.
Since what Eisen planned to do next was quite secretive, he had no intention of using English in the café.
After filling the pen with ink, Eisen first wrote a bold title on the cover of a notebook: "Arcane Physique Manual." He then opened it and began carefully writing the contents inside.
The Arcane Physique Manual was a legendary magical technique Eisen remembered from stories in his past life—supposedly capable of granting its wielder the power to fly, shift forms, teleport, and even become immortal with an indestructible body.
Of course, Eisen had no real knowledge of such a technique—he was simply making up something that sounded plausible and mystical.
About an hour later, Eisen finally finished writing his self-proclaimed supernatural manual, "Arcane Physique Manual."
However, no matter how many times he silently willed "Learn," the manual didn't register as a skill on his character panel. Even when he ignored the puzzled glances from nearby café patrons and gave the notebook a few solid taps, nothing happened.
Was it the wrong genre? Eisen glanced at the "Magical Talent" entry on his status screen and thoughtfully considered the possibility. He grabbed a second notebook and wrote a new title in large, stylized letters: "Mana-Forged Body Technique." Once again, he began writing.
This time, Eisen focused on channeling mana through the body to strengthen it—enhancing endurance, physical strength, magical affinity, and internal control.
After a while, he closed the Mana-Forged Body Technique, its concepts now firmly imprinted in his mind. He stared at the cover with a focused gaze, his heart burning with desire—to truly learn the Mana-Forged Body Technique.
Yet, the character panel still showed no changes. Eisen had hoped that self-learning skills would unlock a hidden skill panel in his cheat, but he had failed again.
Next, Eisen didn't "create" any more skills. Instead, he tested skills he already knew, such as driving, programming, and writing. But as expected, none of them appeared on the character panel.
By this point, Eisen had already anticipated this outcome. His cheat seemingly didn't have this function. Realizing this, Eisen couldn't help but feel disappointed. This meant his hope of "slapping skill books" to learn skills was impossible.
"This cheat isn't as overpowered as I thought!" After a while, Eisen put away his pen and manuscripts and sighed.
Awakening a supernatural talent was a good thing, and regardless of what the 10 magic points represented, gaining 10 more daily was certainly beneficial.
However, at this moment, Eisen suddenly remembered something extremely important—his personal safety. That's right, in the eighteen years he had lived in this world, he had never worried about personal safety before.
But now that his cheat had appeared and he had awakened a supernatural talent, Eisen couldn't help but question this world.
Had he really just been reborn in England decades earlier? Or was this a parallel world with hidden supernatural forces? If he hadn't awakened magic power, he wouldn't have considered this possibility.
But since he now had magic power that increased daily, this possibility couldn't be ignored. Thinking of this, Eisen couldn't help but mutter to himself, "It seems I'll have to keep a low profile and hide until I figure things out!"
Looking at the briefcase before him, Eisen suddenly felt a pang of regret. If he wanted to keep a low profile, the best course of action would have been to continue working as if nothing had happened.
But the sudden appearance of his cheat had disrupted his composure, and in a moment of impulsiveness, he had resigned. Now that he understood everything, Eisen felt he hadn't been cautious enough and had acted too rashly.
But what was done was done. Eisen couldn't go back and shamelessly ask to keep his job. So, feeling somewhat exhausted, he abandoned this unrealistic idea.
With a thought, the character panel disappeared from his sight, and Eisen began considering his next steps.
Time passed little by little, and soon, it was noon. By the time Eisen snapped out of his thoughts, he still hadn't decided what to do.
Eventually, Eisen ordered a plate of spaghetti at the café and ate a simple meal.