Li Wei returned to the Mage Tower.

Troska had explained it to him before he left.

The Source Heart Necklace, inlaid with the Fire Spirit Pearl, was a piece of Tier Three, Perfect-grade Magic Equipment.

If crafted using Elemental Crystals, it could only produce Magic Equipment of Good or Excellent quality.

As for the equipment’s level, that depended on the level of the Elemental Crystal used.

Magic Equipment was graded from Tier One to Tier Nine.

Equipment quality, from lowest to highest, was: Common, Average, Good, Excellent, Top Grade, Perfect.

Li Wei’s Invisibility Cloak was Tier One, Good quality.

A pretty decent piece of equipment, all things considered.

As for the High Level Magic Equipment often mentioned among Mages, that referred to Magic Equipment of Tier Four and above.

There was a qualitative leap in power between Tier Three and Tier Four Magic Equipment.

According to Troska, a Perfect-grade Source Heart Necklace restored Mana twice as fast as a Top Grade one, four times as fast as an Excellent-grade one, and eight times as fast as a Good-grade one.

Using a Good quality Source Heart Necklace, it would take Li Wei eighty minutes to fully restore his Mana.

With the Perfect-grade Source Heart Necklace, it would only take ten minutes.

The Perfect-grade Source Heart Necklace also had a special function: automatic recharging.

The Source Heart Necklace would automatically absorb Magic Elements from the air to fully recharge.

This was a special ability that other grades of the Source Heart Necklace did not possess.

This was also related to the Fire Spirit Pearl.

This saved a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, Li Wei would have to manually recharge the Source Heart Necklace after each use.

It was much more convenient.

Perfect-grade Magic Equipment truly lived up to its name.

Li Wei found the Magic Butler and requested a large-sized Magic Cultivation Field.

He had no desire to blow the Mage Tower’s Magic Training Ground sky-high.

The Magic Butler said, "Large-sized Magic Cultivation Field. Usage fee: 5 Contribution Points per day."

After deducting 5 Contribution Points, Li Wei only had 3 left.

He had almost used up all the Contribution Points he received as this month’s stipend.

But it was worth the price.

Li Wei stepped through a golden gate and was teleported into an independent space.

Within this space, he could cast any magic he pleased without worrying about damaging the Mage Tower.

Unless, of course, his magic could destroy space itself.

Li Wei cast the Tier Two Fireball Technique.

He decided to try it out first.

He had never used it in the real world before.

The power of the Tier Two Fireball Technique was too immense; he had only dared to test its power in the Dream World.

But that was a dream, after all.

BOOM!

The power of the Tier Two Fireball Technique was astounding.

The force of the explosion didn’t spread, and the shockwave never reached Li Wei.

The formations within the Cultivation Space absorbed all the damage.

Seeing this, Li Wei broke into a smile.

’Now I can experiment without worry.’

He first absorbed the power within the Source Heart Necklace to restore his spent Mana.

The Mana recovery process was exceptionally smooth.

In three minutes, Li Wei’s Mana was fully restored.

Even if he completely exhausted his Mana, with the Source Heart Necklace, he could fully recover it in just twelve minutes.

If it had been merely a Top Grade Source Heart Necklace, this time would have doubled.

Its practical use would have been much lower.

After the Fire Spirit Pearl was crafted into the Source Heart Necklace, Li Wei felt it was much easier to absorb the power within it.

The Magic Patterns on the Secret Silver Necklace automatically converted the energy from the Fire Spirit Pearl into Mana.

Li Wei no longer needed to convert it; he could just absorb it directly.

He attempted to cast a Charged Fireball.

After consuming half of his Mana, he began absorbing energy from the Source Heart Necklace to recover Mana while simultaneously charging the Fireball to increase its power.

He controlled the charging speed, maintaining a balance between input and output.

Fifty minutes later, Li Wei had created a Charged Fireball in the real world containing three times his maximum Mana.

Looking at the Fireball in front of him, he didn’t even dare to throw it.

’Crap, how do I deal with this Fireball?’

If he let it explode, its power would engulf the entire Cultivation Space.

A terrifying power comparable to a Tier Four Spell; even fifteen layers of Invisible Armor might not be able to block it.

What’s more, within a confined space, the explosive power would be magnified several times over.

Li Wei had been so focused on testing the Source Heart Necklace that he had forgotten about this.

With no other choice, he had to slowly separate the power within the Fireball, splitting it into smaller fireballs to release the energy.

After splitting it a few times, a sudden idea struck him.

’Why not...’

He carefully controlled the Fireball.

A moment later, small fireballs shot out from within the main Fireball.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

The rate of fire increased—a five-round burst.

It had become a Fireball Gatling!

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!

With three times his Mana stored inside, Li Wei fired for several minutes before exhausting the power within the Fireball.

The number of small fireballs fired reached four to five hundred.

The rate of fire was nearly one hundred small fireballs per minute.

To the Mages of this world, this rate of fire was already astounding.

Li Wei alone could suppress the firepower of an entire Mage Tutoring Corps. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

When he normally cast the Chain of Small Fireballs Skill, he wasn’t this fast.

The main reason for this speed was the switch from a single-shot stream to a five-round burst.

The rate of fire naturally increased.

Li Wei checked the remaining energy within the Source Heart Necklace.

He found that the energy level had barely changed.

The amount of energy contained within the Fire Spirit Pearl was simply terrifying.

If an Elemental Crystal Stone had been used as the core of the Source Heart Necklace, its energy would have likely been depleted after just a few uses.

Li Wei felt fortunate for the decision he had made earlier.

If the Fire Spirit Pearl hadn’t been made into the Source Heart Necklace, it could have been kept as a cultivation resource.

Absorbing the energy within the Fire Spirit Pearl to practice cultivation would have increased his cultivation speed.

However, Magic Potions could substitute for the Fire Spirit Pearl.

So there was no need to keep the Fire Spirit Pearl.

The Source Heart Necklace was more important.

「The next morning.」

[Invisible Armor Skill (Tier One Perfection)] 0/10000

The Invisibility Armor Spell reached the Realm of Perfection.

The number of stackable layers reached eighteen.

Li Wei’s defenses were further enhanced.

His control over the Invisible Armor also increased dramatically.

He could also begin to experiment with some of the possibilities he had envisioned.

He had already achieved a rudimentary rocket-propulsion ability in his dreams.

However, to merge it with the Object Control Skill, he would first need to cultivate the Object Control Skill to the Perfection Level.

「That afternoon, Troska found Li Wei.」

Li Wei had already arranged the room.

The curtains were drawn, and a single candle was lit in the dim room.

Combined with the surrounding decorations of inscrutable meaning, it all looked quite the part.

’At the very least, I have to look the part.’

Troska said, still a little nervous, "Can you really let me see Mina?"

Li Wei had him lie down on a recliner and said, "Don’t worry. It will definitely work."

"First, lie down and relax your mind. I’m going to hypnotize you."

Hearing this, Troska settled down on the chair.

Li Wei lit a stick of hypnotic incense and placed it on the table next to Troska.

As he smelled the faint fragrance of the hypnotic incense, Troska felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him.

"Relax. Don’t resist."

Hearing Li Wei’s words, Troska relaxed his body and gradually fell asleep.

Once Troska was asleep and breathing evenly, Li Wei quickly extinguished the hypnotic incense.

He opened a window to air out the hypnotic smoke from the room.

’If I had the Sleep Dream Skill, this wouldn’t be so troublesome.’

Li Wei looked at his Shadow Attendant and said, "Protect me."

With that, he sat down in his chair and fell asleep.

He cast the Great Dream Traveling Skill and submerged himself in the Dream World.

Li Wei walked out of his safe house and saw Troska’s Dream Bubble.