Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 88: Precious Demon Core

The Shadow Attendant brought back the Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core.

Li Wei picked up the Demon Core and felt the abundant Power within it.

The Rock Demon Beast hadn’t used much of its Power, having activated its Talent Ability only once.

As a result, the Power within the Demon Core was mostly intact.

A common Tier Two High Level Demon Core was worth several dozen Gold Coins—a considerable sum.

Rock Demon Beasts were rare, making their Demon Cores even more valuable.

A smile appeared on Li Wei’s face as he put the Demon Core away.

’Just this one Demon Core makes today a great haul.’

’If I can sell it for a good price, I won’t have to worry about Cultivation resources for the next few months.’

Li Wei sat down and meditated to restore his Mana.

The Fireball from earlier had exhausted most of his Mana, leaving him in a weakened state.

The Shadow Attendant stood guard beside him.

Lilia was nowhere to be found. She had disappeared the moment the Rock Demon Beast emerged.

Not long after the Rock Demon Beast died, Allen arrived at the scene.

He fell silent upon seeing the Rock Demon Beast’s corpse.

’Where did a Tier Three Fire Element Mage come from?’

’With this level of power, they’re probably no ordinary Fire Element Mage!’

’To think it was a Rock Demon Beast... What a shame! If I could get its Demon Core, I might have a chance to break through to Tier Four.’

Allen knew the recipe for a Tier Four Earth Element Awakening Magic Potion.

He had spent many years preparing to gather the ingredients for the Magic Potion.

Now, all he lacked was a Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core.

A Tier Four Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core would be ideal, of course.

A Tier Two Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core would also work, but it would require an additional Tier Four Earth Elemental Crystal Core.

Tier Four Earth Elemental Crystal Cores were easy to find; you could buy one if you spent enough money.

But a Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core was something money couldn’t buy.

The Rock Demon Beast’s Half-Elementalization trait gave its Demon Core the ability to harmonize and balance Elemental Power.

The Elemental Power within an Elemental Crystal Core was too pure for a Mage to absorb directly.

Only after being harmonized could it be adapted to a human’s flesh-and-blood body.

Only then could a Mage absorb the Elemental Power and awaken Extraordinary Traits.

An Awakening Magic Potion made using only an Elemental Crystal Core, without a Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core, would still have an effect.

However, it would be extremely dangerous.

The user would most likely be unable to withstand the Awakening Magic Potion’s Power, causing their body to be destroyed by the Elemental Power.

At best, they would be severely injured; at worst, they would die.

There was a small chance they could absorb the Awakening Magic Potion’s Power, survive the crisis, and successfully awaken their Extraordinary Traits.

Allen scanned his surroundings, trying to find clues left by the Fire Element Mage.

’The other party is a Fire Element Mage, so a Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core isn’t very useful to them. If the price is right, I might be able to buy it.’

With this thought in mind, Allen searched around the valley for the Fire Element Mage who had killed the Rock Demon Beast.

"Hm? Li Wei, what are you doing here?"

Allen spotted Li Wei at the top of the valley.

The Shadow Attendant had spotted Allen first and had already hidden itself.

Li Wei said, "I took a quest to clear away some rocks, so I’m here doing that."

As he spoke, he began Casting the Small Fireball Technique.

He bombarded a protruding rock on the cliff face.

BOOM!

The rock in the blast area shattered into several pieces that fell into the valley, and the massive boulder was also covered in cracks.

He continued his attacks, and the cracks multiplied.

Finally, the entire boulder crumbled and fell into the valley.

Allen glanced at him and asked, "Did you see the Mage who killed the Rock Demon Beast just now?"

Li Wei shook his head. "No."

"When the Rock Demon Beast appeared, I thought it was an earthquake, so I found a safe place to hide. I only came out after the commotion outside stopped."

"By then, the battle was already over, and I didn’t see anyone else."

Hearing this, Allen was a little disappointed.

’He had thought that since Li Wei was up high, he might have seen the Fire Element Mage.’

Allen glanced at Li Wei. "Your Small Fireball Technique is quite proficient. To be able to continue Casting while talking to me... very impressive."

Li Wei’s heart skipped a beat. ’I overlooked that detail.’

’Ordinary Mages need to concentrate to cast magic; they can’t do it while holding a conversation.’

’He could do it because his Casting speed was so fast that the time it took was negligible, not affecting his ability to chat.’

’He could finish Casting in the time it took to say a single sentence.’

’Others saw him launch a Small Fireball every few seconds and assumed it took him that long to cast.’

’In reality, it was 0.2 seconds of Casting, followed by a few seconds of idle time.’

Allen saw Li Wei’s Small Fireball Technique blast the rock into several pieces in one go.

He praised, "Fast Casting speed and decent power. It seems you’ve already trained your Small Fireball Technique to the Great Success Level."

Li Wei broke into a nervous sweat and quickly stopped, saying, "You have a sharp eye, Mage Allen. I did indeed just break through to the Great Success Level not long ago."

Allen said, "Reaching the Great Success Level with a Tier Zero Magic is good enough. There’s no need to practice it further. You should spend more time on your Cultivation and strive to become an Official Mage soon."

"Alright, you can get back to your quest. I’ll be going."

"Take care, Mage Allen."

After seeing Allen off, Li Wei quickly cleared the remaining rocks and found the supervising steward from the City Lord’s Mansion.

Once the man verified the quest’s completion, Li Wei decisively took his leave.

Li Wei walked along the road back to Maple City.

’It’s a shame I can’t claim the quest reward for killing the Rock Demon Beast.’

’To get the reward, I’d have to present the Demon Core as proof of my kill.’

’And that would expose my identity.’

’It’s impossible to collect the reward from the Professional Association while disguised as someone else.’

’When turning in a quest, they verify the identity of the person who completed it.’

’If your identity is fake, you can’t get the reward.’

Li Wei didn’t want to expose his identity, but he still wanted the quest reward.

’That leaves only one option—find someone else to turn in the quest for me.’

’This person must also be an Official Professional registered with the Professional Association.’

He thought it over and over but couldn’t come up with a single reliable candidate.

So, Li Wei could only choose to give up on the reward.

’Compared to the value of the Demon Core, the quest reward from the Professional Association is just pocket change.’

’It’s not worth the risk.’

"Hm? Lilia, what are you doing here?"

Li Wei stopped in his tracks, seeing Lilia squatting by the side of the road.

Lilia clutched her stomach, a pained expression on her face. "My stomach hurts."

Li Wei: "..."

’Not eating for three days and three nights, then devouring four or five roasted eggs bigger than your fist all at once... it’d be weirder if nothing went wrong.’

Li Wei took out a waterskin and handed it to her. "Drink some water. It might help you feel better."

Lilia quickly took the waterskin and gulped down several mouthfuls. GULP, GULP.

"Whoa! It really doesn’t hurt anymore!"

Li Wei watched her, and a thought occurred to him.

He asked, "I remember you’re an Official Assassin registered with the Assassin Association, right?"

Lilia looked up at him, puzzled. "Yeah, I am. What’s up?"

She jumped to her feet. "Do you have a job for me? Leave it to me! I guarantee I’ll get it done!"

"Ever since my debut, I, Lilia, have a one-hundred-percent mission completion rate. Always have, always will."

Li Wei said, "You failed to assassinate the City Lord."

Lilia, flushed with shame and anger, retorted, "That doesn’t count! I was forced to take that mission."

Li Wei: "You failed the assassination."

Lilia was exasperated. "I already said, that doesn’t count! I didn’t even accept the job. I was dragged into it, press-ganged!"

Li Wei: "You failed."

Lilia’s lips moved, trying to argue.

But she lowered her head, unable to refute him, and fell silent.

Seeing this, Li Wei smiled. "Actually, I do have a job for you."

Lilia raised her head, a glimmer of light in her eyes as she looked at Li Wei.

"I need you to go..."