「Three days had passed since Li Wei had seen Troska.」

Li Wei finished his morning cultivation and took a look at his progress.

[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier Two)]422/10000

[Fireball Technique (Tier Two Small Success)]124/10000

[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier One Great Success)]8456/10000

[Object Control Skill (Tier One Small Success)]7555/10000

[Great Dream Traveling Skill (Tier One)]1560/10000

[Illusion Technique (Tier One)]3000/10000

[Basic Level Alchemy (Tier One)]1750/10000

[Shadow Touch Surgery (Tier One Mastery)]60/2000

[Ice Arrow Skill (Tier Zero Great Success)]420/8000

[Rock Breathing Method (Mastery)]866/2000

[Blast Flame Skill (Tier Three)]18/1000

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His cultivation was progressing steadily.

After advancing his Fireball Skill to Tier Two, Li Wei had started working on advancing his Invisibility Armor Spell and Object Control Skill.

Once his Fireball Skill reached the Realm of Perfection, he knew that if he could just get the other two spells to the Perfection Level as well, he could fuse all three to create a brand-new Flying Spell.

A Flying Spell uniquely his own.

Then, he could fight or flee as he pleased.

’With that kind of speed, no one would be able to catch me.’

But first, he had to go find Troska to pick up the Source Heart Necklace.

Li Wei arrived at the Professional Association.

Without Evelyn to lead the way, he was stopped by the guards at the door.

After a message was passed along, Willie came out.

He used Troska’s Platinum Member Card to bring Li Wei inside.

Li Wei glanced at the member card in Willie’s hand and asked in surprise, "Is this yours?"

Willie shook his head. "No, it’s my father’s."

"He’s forged equipment for many Extraordinary Professionals in the Association. A lot of the branch presidents have pleaded with my father to make equipment for them. The Professional Association gave him the Platinum Member Card to make it easier for people to meet with him."

Li Wei found it a bit strange. "If even the Association’s branch presidents ask your father to forge equipment, why would he set up a stall at the Mage conference?"

Willie glanced at him. "Forging equipment isn’t as simple as you think."

"The equipment those big shots want isn’t ordinary. Even my father wouldn’t claim a one hundred percent success rate."

"And what kind of equipment does he make at a stall? Just some trinkets he whips up to earn a little pocket money."

He shook his head. "Last time, my father probably wouldn’t have even gone if I hadn’t been participating in the young mages’ tournament."

Simply put, Troska had only gone to keep him company; he hadn’t intended to set up a stall at all.

Li Wei nodded in understanding.

He could also see Troska’s point of view.

Just forging the Source Heart Necklace had taken three days.

The equipment those powerful figures wanted would surely be just as complex.

Even if Troska was capable, he wouldn’t agree to help so easily.

It would take an immense amount of effort.

Not unless the client could offer something truly tempting.

And that something definitely wasn’t money.

Troska had initially agreed to forge the Source Heart Necklace for Li Wei because of Evelyn’s recommendation.

It would have been awkward for him to refuse.

Later, he heard that Li Wei was Torresta’s disciple.

He had a favor to ask of Li Wei’s master, which is why he offered to waive the crafting fee.

Otherwise, even an offer of thousands of Gold Coins might not have been enough to hire him.

They arrived at Troska’s private smithy.

Willie led him inside.

Troska was sitting inside. He stood up when he saw Li Wei, his face looking somewhat haggard.

Li Wei asked in surprise, "Master, what’s wrong?"

Troska gave a bitter smile, "The forging process was a bit harder than I imagined."

"Using the Fire Spirit Pearl instead of an Elemental Crystal Core was quite difficult."

"But, fortunately, it was a success."

"This is, without a doubt, a piece of exceptional Magic Equipment."

Troska lifted a red cloth, revealing a necklace lying on the table.

The Source Heart Necklace.

The Fire Spirit Pearl was embedded in the mithril necklace.

The necklace was covered in incredibly fine Magic Patterns, each one designed to channel the power within the Fire Spirit Pearl.

Troska said, "The Mithril you gave me wasn’t enough. This necklace used a total of five hundred grams of Mithril."

"In addition, it also consumed one hundred and fifty grams of Source Gold, three portions of Liu Fire Liquid, seven Basic Level Magic Crystals, five Magic Rune Micro-carving Alchemy Arrays..."

Li Wei’s scalp tingled as he listened. He quickly cut in, "Master, just tell me the total cost."

Troska said, "I’ll charge you the cost price for the materials. 1,200 Gold Coins in total."

Li Wei sighed inwardly.

’He knew that if he had to buy these materials himself, they would cost at least two thousand Gold Coins.’

’Troska was already giving him a huge discount.’

Li Wei took out five hundred Gold Coins and gave them to Troska.

This was the money he got after selling some of the materials in his Spatial Ring.

It was also all the Gold Coins he had on him.

"Master, here are five hundred Gold Coins for now. I’ll give you the remaining seven hundred in a while."

"Or, I could pay the rest with materials," Li Wei suggested, an idea striking him.

Troska nodded. "That’s acceptable."

Li Wei took out the Lava Core left behind after the Lava Giant’s death.

The Lava Core was like a Magic Beast’s Demon Core or an Elemental Elf’s Elemental Crystal Core.

However, it wasn’t as versatile as a Demon Core or an Elemental Crystal Core.

But to someone who needed it, it was even more valuable.

Troska glanced at it, having expected him to produce it.

He said, "A Lava Core from a Tier Three High Level Lava Giant is worth three hundred and fifty Gold Coins." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Li Wei nodded and took out all the Magic Materials he no longer needed.

’No point in hiding it now.’

After emptying more than half of his Spatial Ring, he finally paid off the debt.

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the Source Heart Necklace.

He originally thought a necklace crafted from so many materials would be very heavy.

But after picking it up, he found it was surprisingly light.

Troska said, "Considering it used so many materials and the resulting necklace would be too heavy, I additionally engraved a Light Feather Rune on it to reduce the weight."

Li Wei nodded. "Thank you, Master."

Troska looked at Li Wei and asked, "When will you fulfill the promise you made to me?"

Li Wei said, "I want to know one thing. Do you want to see her one more time? Or do you want to keep her by your side?"

Troska was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Li Wei said, "If you want to see her again, I can find a way for you to return to the past to be reunited with her, to see the real her from your memories."

"But if you want to keep her by your side, then I can only manifest a doll that looks like her."

Troska lowered his head in thought for a moment and understood.

He raised his head to look at Li Wei and said, "Can you really let me see her?"

Li Wei said, "That depends on how much you miss her."

Troska asked, "Spiritual Magic?"

Li Wei smiled. "You could put it that way. Or you could just think of it as one of my Extraordinary Traits."

He was trying to disguise his Great Dream Traveling Skill as an Extraordinary Trait.

Troska said firmly, "I want to see the real her."

"No problem. Come to the Mage Tower tomorrow night," Li Wei said.

"Can’t it be today?" Troska asked, a little anxiously.

Li Wei looked at him. "You’re not in the best shape right now, and I also need some time to prepare."

Troska nodded. "Alright."

In reality, Li Wei was busy testing the effects of the Source Heart Necklace and didn’t have time to help him with Entering the Dream.