The Art of War

Written by Sun Tzu, the Sage of War of the Spring and Autumn period. It is the earliest military treatise of the Central Plains, revered by strategists as a classic.

In thirteen chapters it discusses military affairs and sums up the lessons of war, and its influence on the military strategy of later ages has been profound.

Effect

Requirements: Scholarship 20, Scholarship 30 (LV2), Scholarship 50 (LV4), Scholarship 80 (LV8)

Level	Effect	Martial Points
LV1	Scholarship 2, Temperament −1	10
LV2	Scholarship 4, Temperament −1, Tactics LV1	2
LV3	Scholarship 5, Temperament −2, Tactics LV1	4
LV4	Scholarship 7, Temperament −2, Tactics LV2	6
LV5	Scholarship 9, Temperament −3, Tactics LV2, Mind Battle LV1	8
LV6	Scholarship 11, Temperament −4, Tactics LV3, Mind Battle LV1	10
LV7	Scholarship 13, Temperament −4, Tactics LV3, Mind Battle LV1	10
LV8	Scholarship 14, Temperament −4, Tactics LV4, Mind Battle LV1	10
LV9	Scholarship 16, Temperament −5, Tactics LV4, Mind Battle LV1	10
LV10	Scholarship 18, Temperament −6, Tactics LV5, Mind Battle LV1	10 (80)

• Tactics: raises the effect of tactical skills according to level, and affects certain plot developments

Acquisition

• Early Apr Year 1 — Fourth Senior Brother buys items ($2000)
• Year 2, study at another sect at the Kongtong Sect — Kongtong Expedition Team Daily Life event, at the Mystic Skill Scripture Cave, randomly obtained when rolling ≧90 Xiaomei

Notes

• The essential Secret Manual of Tactics, but it demands extremely high Scholarship