Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 98: Middle Level Magic Potion
In the afternoon, Li Wei arrived early at the summit of Dark Valley.
Looking down, the forest within Dark Valley had vanished, replaced by rows of simple, crude wooden huts.
More than twenty thousand Beastmen were crammed into the narrow confines of Dark Valley.
The entrance to the valley was guarded by army soldiers.
After its transformation, Dark Valley had become a natural prison.
There were also soldiers patrolling the summit of Dark Valley.
Li Wei didn’t get too close to the summit.
He was wearing an Invisibility Cloak, hidden within the mountain forest.
’More than twenty thousand Beastman Soldiers... that’s nearly a tenth of Maple City’s total population.’
’What does Otz plan to do with so many Beastmen?’
Li Wei pondered.
"Did you hear? The Beastmen who were sent away yesterday were all taken to the Kovada Mine."
"Making these Beastman slaves mine without pay. What a great idea."
"There are still over ten thousand Beastmen here. When are they being sent away?"
"Another conflict broke out yesterday. I heard someone got hurt, almost dragged into the valley by the Beastmen."
"These Beastmen are scum. They should all be killed!"
"This is so annoying. If it weren’t for these Beastmen, we wouldn’t have to patrol this godforsaken place. I can’t even go home."
...
As five o’clock in the afternoon approached, a figure appeared on the summit.
Tanya wandered around, searching for the mysterious Mage.
It was only on her second pass not far from Li Wei that he noticed her.
He dispatched his Shadow Attendant to trade with Tanya.
The Shadow Attendant turned into a shadow and swiftly approached Tanya.
Tanya sensed something approaching and was instantly on alert.
She drew her Magic Short Bow, ready for a fight.
The Shadow Attendant rose from the ground, taking on a humanoid form.
Seeing this, Tanya relaxed slightly.
She glanced around and asked, "Aren’t you going to come out and trade with me personally?"
The Shadow Attendant said, "My master sent me."
Seeing this, Tanya didn’t press the matter.
She took out a coin purse, opening it to show the Shadow Attendant.
Though she didn’t know if the Shadow Attendant could actually see.
The Shadow Attendant was just a dark silhouette, with no discernible facial features from the front.
Under Li Wei’s control, the Shadow Attendant took out the Demon Core to show Tanya.
Tanya hesitated for a moment when she saw the Demon Core in the Shadow Attendant’s hand.
She couldn’t confirm if it was a Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core.
Because she had never seen one.
After a moment’s hesitation, she handed the coin purse to the Shadow Attendant.
The Shadow Attendant took the purse and gave her the Demon Core.
WHOOSH!
The Shadow Attendant scattered and vanished before Tanya’s eyes.
Tanya gazed at the spot where the Shadow Attendant had disappeared, a thoughtful expression on her face.
’A normal Nightmare can’t move freely in the real world without a host.’
’The Shadow Attendant doesn’t seem to be bound by that restriction.’
’Is there something special about it?’
’Or does that mysterious Mage have a way to let a Nightmare move freely?’
Tanya shook her head, no longer dwelling on the matter.
She looked down at the yellow Demon Core in her hand.
Feeling the abundant energy contained within, she breathed a sigh of relief.
’Thankfully, the mysterious Mage wasn’t lying.’
This also proved that he was indeed very powerful.
Once Li Wei saw the Shadow Attendant get the money, he remained invisible and headed down the mountain.
The Shadow Attendant went off in another direction.
After leaving Dark Valley, the Shadow Attendant turned around, caught up with him, and reunited.
He opened the coin purse for a quick count.
A smile appeared on Li Wei’s face.
’One hundred and eighty Gold Coins, secured!’
With these Gold Coins, he could do many of the things he wanted to.
Buying Magic Potions, learning new Magic, purchasing Magic Equipment...
There were so many things Li Wei wanted.
Back at the Mage Tower, Li Wei went straight to the Treasure Vault on the third floor.
He had intended to buy a Low Level Magic Potion, but when he suddenly saw the Middle Level Magic Potion next to it, his heart stirred.
A bottle of Low Level Magic Potion would last seven or eight days.
A bottle of Middle Level Magic Potion would last at least half a month.
And its effects were far superior to the Low Level ones.
However, the price was also quite steep.
Twenty Contribution points per bottle.
Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then took a bottle of Middle Level Magic Potion.
Rummaging through the Treasure Vault, he found an Anshen Vine Group.
A small bundle like that was surprisingly worth six Contribution points.
He left the third floor of the Mage Tower and returned to his room.
Li Wei consumed the Middle Level Magic Potion and began to cultivate.
The Middle Level Magic Potion was slightly different from the Basic Level one.
The Basic Level Magic Potion required the user to manage the dosage themselves.
The Middle Level Magic Potion, however, was to be drunk in one go, and its effects would be active for a period of time during future Cultivation sessions.
It was a long-acting Magic Potion.
He entered Meditation, visualized the Crystal, and began his meditative Cultivation.
Li Wei quickly felt the astonishing effects of the Middle Level Magic Potion.
His Cultivation speed increased significantly.
Three hours later, his Cultivation session ended.
It was already nine o’clock at night.
Li Wei opened his eyes, and several lines of text appeared on the floor.
[Mage’s Hand (Tier Zero Great Success)] 1890/8000
[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier One)] 1086/10000
[Fireball Skill (Tier One Small Success)] 3342/10000
[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier One Small Success)] 500/10000
[Great Dream Traveling Skill (Tier One)] 110/10000
[Shadow Touch Surgery (Tier One Entry Level)] 416/1000
[Ice Arrow Skill (Tier Zero Mastery)] 420/2000
[Rock Breathing Method (Entry Level)] 723/1000
Li Wei glanced at the progress of his Crystal Meditation Method.
The results were obvious; it was three times his usual Cultivation efficiency.
He closed his eyes to carefully sense his own abundant Mana.
His Cultivation had seen some small success; he could now cast a Tier One Magic spell six times.
His Mana had increased by nearly fifty percent compared to before.
To date, Li Wei had been cultivating the Crystal Meditation Method for less than a month, and his power was increasing at a rapid pace.
His meditative Cultivation was over.
Li Wei rested for a moment, then lay on his bed and cast the Great Dream Traveling Skill, diving into the dreamscape.
It was time to continue grinding for experience.
The flow of time in the dreamscape was 1.5 times faster than in reality.
This meant he could cultivate Mage’s Hand to the Perfection Level three or four days sooner.
For the next few days, Li Wei went all out, grinding the Mage’s Hand skill.
The situation in Maple City was changing rapidly, but this had little effect on Li Wei, who was holed up in the Mage Tower, engrossed in his Cultivation.
Over three days, Gu Ze came looking for Li Wei three times, each time to remind him that it was very dangerous both inside and outside Maple City and that he should go out as little as possible.
The experts sent by the Macher Kingdom had already arrived in Maple City.
Of course, they weren’t officially representing the Macher Kingdom.
Until they completely tore off all pretense and declared war, all conflicts were just personal disputes between Professionals.
The experts from the Macher Kingdom were stirring up trouble all over Maple City, attempting to disrupt its stability and pressure Otz, preventing him from focusing on the grand cause of founding a new nation.
On the night of the fourth day, Li Wei was still in the dreamscape, cultivating Mage’s Hand.
Suddenly, he experienced a moment of enlightenment as a flood of understanding washed over him.
In an instant, he fully understood the principles behind Mage’s Hand.
Mage’s Hand reached the Perfection Level.
[Mage’s Hand (Tier Zero Perfection)] 0/∞
He had completely mastered it, fully understanding the structural principles of Mage’s Hand.
Li Wei began to try and derive the "Object Control Skill".
After so many days of cultivating Mage’s Hand, he had long since considered the direction for deriving the follow-up Magic.
The most important point was—speed!
Mage’s Hand sacrificed too much speed for the sake of stability.
Speed is Power!
Only with sufficient speed could the Object Control Skill unleash its true might in battle.
On the other hand, there was also escape speed.
’You need speed to get away!’
