After returning to the Mage Tower, Li Wei holed up in his room to cultivate.
He was making up for the ti he had lost that morning.
When he opened his eyes, it was already dusk.
The day had passed in the blink of an eye. Famished, Li Wei headed outside, planning to treat himself to a nice al.
Just as he reached the main entrance of the Mage Tower, a young man wearing Knight Armor saw him and walked over.
He smiled and asked, "Excuse , do you know where Mage Li Wei lives?"
Li Wei glanced at him, his expression unreadable. "What do you want with him?" he asked.
The young man said, "I am Philu, Miss Reina’s Knight’s Attendant. Miss Reina asked to deliver an item to Mage Li Wei."
Li Wei replied, "I am Li Wei."
A look of surprise crossed Philu’s face. He hadn’t expected the Mage Reina spoke of to be so much younger than him.
"How can you prove you’re Li Wei?"
Philu looked at Li Wei, his expression serious as he asked the question.
Just then, with classes for the day over, Land, Neil, and Delis were walking out of the Mage Tower.
Delis spotted Li Wei by the entrance right away and called out in pleasant surprise, "Li Wei, are you free tonight? We should get dinner together."
Hearing her, Land and Neil greeted Li Wei as well.
Li Wei turned and waved back at the three of them.
He turned back to Philu. "Still need proof?" he asked.
Philu glanced at Delis, Land, and Neil, then shook his head. "That won’t be necessary."
He recognized them.
"Mage Li Wei, I offer you my sincerest apologies. Please forgive my impertinence."
As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Li Wei in apology.
Li Wei was stunned for a mont, not expecting such a formal apology.
He was sowhat taken aback.
He quickly said, "Alright, you don’t have to be so serious. It’s not a big deal."
Hearing this, Philu straightened up and took out a mahogany box, handing it to Li Wei.
"This is the item Miss Reina entrusted to give you. She also asked to relay a ssage."
"’This is your paynt. This matter no longer concerns you.’"
Standing nearby, Delis and the other two overheard this. They subconsciously glanced at Li Wei, their imaginations running wild.
’What kind of secret do Li Wei and Reina have between them?’
Li Wei just smiled, accepted the box, and said, "Thank you."
"Think nothing of it. I am only doing my duty," Philu said.
"Now that the item has been delivered into Mage Li Wei’s hands, I shall take my leave."
With that, Philu turned and left.
Delis, Land, and Neil all stared curiously at the mahogany box in Li Wei’s hands.
Li Wei put the box away, clearly having no intention of opening it in front of them.
Seeing this, Delis quickly piped up, "Li Wei, were you going out to eat? We’ll join you."
Li Wei looked at the three of them and smiled. "Sure. Where are we going?"
Delis’s face lit up with joy.
Neil quickly suggested, "How about we go to Lafei Restaurant? It’s my treat, so don’t hold back."
Land laughed. "Neil, if you’re offering, I certainly won’t hold back."
"I heard Lafei Restaurant’s specialty is Demon Beast Roasted at. I could never afford it before, so I’m definitely going to take you for all you’re worth this ti!"
Delis added, "The Demon Beast Roasted at at that restaurant really is delicious. It’s even better than what the chefs at the City Lord’s Mansion make."
Chatting and laughing, the group headed for Lafei Restaurant.
Li Wei had been hoping the Demon Beast at would have so special effect, like strengthening his physique or accelerating his Cultivation.
Unfortunately, even after finishing the al and returning to the Mage Tower, he felt no unusual effects whatsoever.
After dinner, Delis tried to invite Li Wei to visit the City Lord’s Mansion that evening.
Li Wei declined her kind offer.
Back in his room, he took out the paynt from Reina.
Li Wei was curious about what exactly Reina had sent him.
He opened the box. Inside lay a bottle of pale red liquid.
Flecks of starlight were mixed into the liquid, sparkling endlessly under the glow of the Magic Fluorite.
A slip of paper lay in the box.
"Basic Level Magic Potion. Instructions: Before each Cultivation session, place 1-3 drops in the mouth. Warning: Overdose is dangerous."
Li Wei picked up the Magic Potion, feeling pleasantly surprised.
He never expected to obtain his first bottle of Magic Potion this way.
He gently swirled the bottle. The pale red liquid inside barely moved; it was highly viscous.
After observing it for a mont, he lit so Calming Incense, uncorked the bottle, and prepared to try cultivating with the Magic Potion.
For his first attempt, Li Wei was very cautious, placing only a single drop of the Magic Potion in his mouth.
The drop landed on the tip of his tongue and dissolved instantly.
The next second, he felt a continuous stream of Magic Elents welling up in his mouth.
Li Wei quickly closed his mouth and sealed the bottle.
He closed his eyes to ditate, quickly entering a state of Cultivation.
He had to hurry and absorb the Magic Elents pouring forth from the potion, lest they leak out and waste its effects.
Half an hour later, the potion’s effects began to fade.
An hour later, the effects had vanished completely.
Li Wei stopped his Cultivation and opened his eyes.
Motes of dust drifting in the air coalesced into several lines of text.
[Basic ditation thod (Small Success)] 1700/2000
[Small Fireball Technique (Tier Zero Mastery)] 345/2000
[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier Zero Mastery)] 8/2000
Using the Magic Potion, one hour of Cultivation was equivalent to three hours of his usual practice.
It was even faster than cultivating by absorbing Elental Crystal Stones.
He glanced at the bottle of Basic Level Magic Potion beside him. There was enough left for at least thirty or forty more uses.
’No wonder Magic Potions are so expensive. This gift from Reina is far too valuable!’
Li Wei now had a rough idea of how many drops of the potion to use per session.
One drop could sustain an hour of Cultivation.
With his Spiritual Power at its peak, he could cultivate for nearly four hours straight.
Therefore, he could safely use three drops at a ti.
For the next few days, Li Wei remained in the Mage Tower, cultivating diligently.
He heard nothing further from Reina.
He didn’t know if Orn had managed to convince Reina to give up her search for Susan.
The matter no longer had anything to do with him.
Li Wei didn’t bother to follow up on it.
He focused wholeheartedly on cultivating his Mana and practicing his Magic.
On the seventh day, Li Wei felt a jolt run through his mind. He sensed a mysterious connection forming between the Mana in his body and the Magic Elents of the world.
It allowed him to gather Magic Elents much faster when Casting.
His perception of the Elents transford from a blurry wash of color into sothing resembling a distant, starry sky.
He could now perceive most of the specific Magic Elents.
Water Elent, Earth Elent, Light Elent, Air Elent, Natural Elents...
But even though these Magic Elents were right beside him, they felt as distant as the stars in the night sky.
Elental Affinity determined the distance between a person and the Magic Elents.
This wasn’t a physical distance, but a perceptual one.
When two hearts are connected, they can communicate across any distance.
When two hearts are cold, they cannot connect even when face to face.
As long as he could perceive them, he would be able to touch them sooner or later.
Li Wei was not in a hurry.
He focused his mind, and the surrounding Magic Elents coalesced into three lines of text.
[Basic ditation thod (Great Success)] 0/4000
[Small Fireball Technique (Tier Zero Mastery)] 666/2000
[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier Zero Mastery)] 56/2000
After several days of grinding without rest, his Basic ditation thod had finally leveled up.
Li Wei tried Casting a spell, and his Mana resonated with the surrounding Fire Elent.
In just five seconds, the Small Fireball Technique was fully cast.
Constructing the Magic Model took three seconds, while filling it with the Fire Elent took only two.
His Casting speed had increased dramatically.
Looking at the Small Fireball in his hand, Li Wei broke into a smile.
’Instant Casting is just around the corner!’
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