Li Wei learned from Gu Ze that Maple City had recently grown more chaotic.

So he gave up on the idea of leaving the Mage Tower.

He took a walk around the Mage Tower to clear his head.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.

"Lilith, what are you doing here?"

The figure trembled and froze on the spot.

She turned around slowly, lowered her head, and said with a tearful expression, "Sorry, sorry, I really didn’t mean to trespass. I was just here when I woke up."

"I didn’t steal these clothes, either."

Seeing this, Li Wei froze for a moment. Then, his mind raced, and he understood.

"Lilia?"

Hearing this, Lilia looked up at Li Wei and realized it was someone she knew.

"AHHH, why is it you?"

Li Wei raised an eyebrow, glanced left and right, and dragged her into a corner. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What’s going on with you?" Li Wei asked, staring into Lilia’s eyes.

Lilia’s eyes widened. The two of them stared at each other, unblinking.

Neither was willing to be the first to blink.

Exasperated, Li Wei looked away and blinked his dry eyes hard a few times.

"Come on, talk. Answer my question."

He looked at Lilia again.

Lilia looked down, fiddling with her fingers. "I don’t know either. I was just here when I woke up."

Li Wei frowned and asked, "You don’t have any memory at all?"

Lilia shook her head. "I don’t know. I just feel like I took a nap, a really long one."

Li Wei understood.

Lilith was really gone.

Lilia’s personality was back.

The two personalities didn’t share memories.

Li Wei said, "Alright. Remember your new identity. Your name is Lilith, and you are a Mage in the Mage Tower."

The situation in Maple City was currently in turmoil.

Li Wei didn’t want Lilia causing any unexpected trouble, so he wanted her to stay put in the Mage Tower.

Otherwise, if Lilia exposed the fact that he had killed the Rock Demon Beast, there was no telling how much trouble it would cause.

The Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core had been dealt with, and the matter was closed.

However, Allen was still fixated on his identity as the mysterious Fire Element Mage.

At a time like this, a mysterious Fire Element Mage with the power of Tier Three, or perhaps even higher, had suddenly appeared.

It was impossible to guarantee people wouldn’t get the wrong idea.

He didn’t want to expose his strength in public, either.

Lilia quickly waved her hands. "No, no way. I’m not a Mage. I need to leave. It’s too dangerous here."

"I heard that Mages love to capture people for research and turn them into all sorts of animals. I don’t want to become a guinea pig..."

Hearing this, Li Wei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"Where did you hear that?"

Lilia said, "Back in the Refugee Street, that’s what the adults used to warn the children."

"..."

’That’s the kind of thing people say to scare kids, and even the kids don’t believe it.’

’And you actually believed it?’

Li Wei was utterly speechless.

He could see that Lilia had the disposition of a child, and on top of that, she was timid as a mouse.

Thinking of this, Li Wei said, "How about this? I have a commission for you."

Hearing this, Lilia immediately looked up at Li Wei, her eyes filled with anticipation.

She didn’t remember much else, but she remembered very clearly that this boss was extremely generous.

That was the first Gold Coin of her life!

Too bad she lost it.

Li Wei said, "From now on, pretend to be Lilith. Every month, you’ll collect five Contribution points from the Mage Tower and give them to me. I’ll give you five Gold Coins as payment for this commission."

"Five Gold Coins a month?" Lilia’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Wei nodded. "Yep. That’s right. Are you in or out?"

Lilia looked down, her fingers fidgeting nervously.

Li Wei was worried her fingers might tie themselves into a knot.

He said, "Don’t worry, I’ll help you hide your identity."

"Besides, if you accept the commission, you’ll be able to eat for free in the Mage Tower cafeteria every day from now on."

"Really?" Lilia looked up, staring at Li Wei.

"Really." Li Wei’s mouth twitched.

’What’s with her? Is food all she thinks about?’

Li Wei complained inwardly.

After much hesitation, Lilia mustered her courage and said, "Okay."

To seal the deal, Li Wei said, "Take out your Magic Badge."

"Magic Badge?"

Li Wei took out his own Magic Badge to show her.

Lilia fumbled around in her clothes and found a similar-looking Magic Badge in her pocket.

A confused look appeared on her face.

"How do I have this on me?"

"See? It says ’Lilith’ on it. This is your Identity Card. As long as you have this, no one will doubt you," Li Wei said.

Lilia nodded dumbly.

’Compared to the cold and aloof Lilith, the gullible Lilia is much easier to handle.’

Li Wei chuckled to himself.

He picked up the Magic Badge and glanced at it, a surprised expression on his face.

’Why are there so many Contribution points?’

Lilith’s Magic Badge had as many as 120 Contribution points.

He had no idea what she’d been doing.

She had saved up so many points without spending any.

An idea sparked in Li Wei’s mind.

As it happened, he was short on money lately, not even having enough for Magic Potions.

But looking at the adorably foolish Lilia, Li Wei couldn’t bring himself to cheat her out of her money.

On the other hand, he was also afraid Lilith would come looking for him to settle the score when she returned.

Li Wei held the Magic Badge and said to Lilia, "See the number on it?"

Lilia nodded repeatedly. "I see it."

Li Wei said, "This is your money. One Contribution point is equal to one Gold Coin."

Lilia looked shocked.

"Th-that’s so much money?"

She picked up the Magic Badge, shook it nonstop, and pressed it to her ear to listen.

Her face scrunched up into a bitter frown.

"But, there’s no money inside."

Li Wei: "..."

"It’s not a wallet."

"You can exchange the number on it for Gold Coins from me, understand?"

Li Wei explained.

Lilia nodded, only half-understanding.

She didn’t understand why Li Wei would want to trade Gold Coins for a number.

Lilia hesitated for a moment, then handed the Magic Badge to Li Wei and said, "Then I’ll exchange for one Gold Coin."

Li Wei nodded and deducted one Contribution point from the Magic Badge.

He took a Gold Coin from his pocket and handed it to Lilia.

When Lilia saw that the number could really be exchanged for money, her face instantly lit up with joy.

She was overjoyed.

She almost jumped for joy on the spot.

Li Wei said, "See? As long as you behave and stay here, you can get five Gold Coins every month."

Lilia nodded quickly, like a little chick pecking at rice.

"Okay, okay."

She carefully put away the precious Gold Coin.

GRUMBLE~

Lilia looked up at Li Wei and asked, "Where did you say the place to eat for free was?"

Li Wei’s mouth twitched. He handed the Magic Badge back to her.

"Come on, I’ll take you there."

It was strange, really. They were the same person, after all.

But Li Wei much preferred being around Lilia. He felt a sense of closeness with her.

Lilith always gave him a feeling of being pushed away.

Perhaps this was a case of a fool’s luck.

Looking at Lilia, he suddenly remembered something.

Li Wei asked, "By the way, do you know Lei An?"

Lilia stopped walking, a confused look on her face. "Who’s that?"

"A big bald guy."

"Oh, oh, oh, I know him! I used to help him deliver things all the time."

"He gave me one Silver Coin every time."

Lilia still had a rather deep impression of her employer.

After all, he was her benefactor.