Wage Slave to Archmage: An Isekai LitRPG Adventure (BOOK 1)

By: Mike Blackmoor

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He was a Senior Engineer at Google. Now, he’s a starving peasant in a world of magic. But he has something the others don't: The Source Code.

Finn died crunching code at 3:00 AM and woke up in the gutter of Cinderhold.

In a brutal world where humanity is at the bottom of the food chain, Finn is stuck as a lowly apprentice to a sadistic mage. His talent? Non-existent. His mana? Pathetic. His future? Likely dying in a ditch.

Then, the System loaded.

[Genesis Editor Initiated]

[Skill: F-Rank Meditation -> Optimized -> S-Rank: Idling Reverie]

While others meditate for years to sense a trickle of mana, Finn gains proficiency by daydreaming. While others chant long incantations, Finn spends coin to rewrite the spell’s code, turning a spark into an inferno.

But the System isn’t free. It runs on one thing: Money.

To survive the Abyssal horrors lurking in the shadows and the corrupt mages ruling the city, Finn needs gold. Lots of it. From brewing black-market tonics to exploiting dungeon glitches, Finn is going to monetize magic and optimize his way to godhood.

They call it cheating. He calls it a feature.

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About the Series: Dive into a fast-paced LitRPG / Progression Fantasy set in a gritty fantasy world. Features a pragmatic protagonist, skill optimization, alchemy, light kingdom-building elements, and a system where money literally buys power. No harems, just gains.

waiting for more

This is a great way to set up the plot of a story. Great main character and the villains are very mysterious and thought provoking. I am happy the story didn't just focus on the system and numbers.

Was worth the day at work at free, if only with subscription.

The AI voice narration tales some getting used to, and you have to overlook the occasional glaring pronunciation error. overall though, not bad. the story is occasionally humorous, sometimes ragebaity, but mostly passable. I'd listen to the rest assuming its a 3-5 book series, not going to follow another 10+ book series...

Pretty good story, but AI voice is trash

The story is great, keeps you interested, but the AI voice is trash and can't decipher bow, a ranged weapon and bow, the front? of a boat. Or lead and lead... If Amazon is going to insist on AI at least TRY to make it better at reading than a third grader...

Really enjoyed this adventure story.

This was a fun start to the Isekai adventure series. Modern man gets transported to a medieval fantasy realm. This story is different because the hero is an alchemist rather than a warrior. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

Hard to listen to

It's hard to listen to and not just because the AI voice is bad. Made it to chapter 6 but I'm stopping here.