Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 100: Shadow Attendant Advancement

The Cold Sand City Dream World was on the verge of collapse. Hordes of Nightmares ran rampant, reveling in their final frenzy.

SIZZLE! CRACKLE!

The city burned fiercely in the flames of a Nightmare Giant Dragon.

Suddenly, a blinding orange Fireball shot toward the arrogant Nightmare Giant Dragon.

BOOM!

In an instant, a small, bright sun lit up the dim city.

When the light faded, the Nightmare Giant Dragon was gone.

WHOOSH!

Seven or eight nearby Nightmares recklessly charged toward the epicenter of the explosion, which was still scorching hot.

They all wanted to fight over the Nightmare Core left behind by the dead Tier Two Nightmare.

Suddenly, a dozen or so small Fireballs rained down from the sky.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A continuous series of explosions rang out.

When the noise subsided, all the Nightmares were gone.

Several clusters of blue light appeared within the smoke.

All the Nightmare Cores, enveloped in blue light, flew toward Li Wei.

This was Li Wei’s first attempt using the Object Control Skill on multiple objects.

’It went relatively smoothly.’

The Shadow Attendant returned, staring eagerly at the eight Nightmare Cores in Li Wei’s hand.

Li Wei tossed it the Tier One Nightmare Cores and put away the Tier Two Nightmare Core.

"Take it slow. You won’t be able to digest them if you eat too many."

The Shadow Attendant devoured all the Nightmare Cores and began to digest them as quickly as possible.

Li Wei shook his head at the Shadow Attendant’s greed.

Afterward, Li Wei and the Shadow Attendant split up to hunt Nightmares.

Whenever the Shadow Attendant encountered an enemy too strong for it, it would lure the creature to Li Wei.

Li Wei could easily finish off the enemy with a single Fireball Skill.

With his current strength, he could already roam the Cold Sand City Dream World unopposed.

He was unlikely to meet his match unless a Tier Three Nightmare appeared.

Even if he was ambushed or surrounded, his Nine-Layered Invisible Armor provided a nearly invincible defense.

Fearing he wouldn’t be able to obtain Nightmare Cores in bulk once the Cold Sand City Dream World ended, Li Wei spent the rest of the night hunting Nightmares in the Cold Sand City Dream World.

He didn’t stop hunting until dawn.

Li Wei had harvested nine Tier Two Nightmare Cores and forty-six Tier One Nightmare Cores.

The Shadow Attendant had also eaten its fill.

During the day, Li Wei didn’t summon the Shadow Attendant, letting it peacefully digest the power.

Two days later, the Shadow Attendant finished digesting the Nightmare Cores it had devoured, and its Level rose to Tier One Peak.

Li Wei continued to feed it Nightmare Cores.

Five days later, the Shadow Attendant finished digesting all the Tier One Nightmare Cores and finally broke through to Tier Two.

After breaking through to Tier Two, the Shadow Attendant underwent considerable changes.

The Shadow Attendant gained a new ability: Shadow Claw.

Thanks to Li Wei having it make long-term contact with the Shadow Element, the Shadow Attendant awakened a Shadow System ability upon its advancement.

Now that it had advanced, the Shadow Attendant could absorb the Shadow Element on its own.

’It can dye itself from now on.’ 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

’I won’t have to help it with the dyeing process every time I summon it.’

’That’s good news.’

’Much more convenient.’

With the Shadow Claw Skill, the Shadow Attendant finally had some Attack Power and could unleash some of its strength.

Li Wei’s earlier fear that he would be unable to control his now Tier Two servant, causing it to lose control, did not come to pass.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

After sensing that the Shadow Attendant remained as loyal as ever, he wasn’t stingy and fed it all the remaining Tier Two Nightmare Cores.

He did everything he could to increase the Shadow Attendant’s power.

「In the blink of an eye, more than half of June had passed.」

There was still no word about the payment from the Xinghuo Literature Society.

Previously, Li Wei would have already been anxiously asking about it.

But now, after selling the Rock Demon Beast’s Demon Core, he had plenty of money on hand.

He was no longer in such desperate need of money.

Li Wei had been thinking about how to spend the money he now had.

After much thought, he decided to save it for now and wait for the upcoming mage conference.

’I don’t want to find something I want there only to realize I don’t have the money for it.’

Li Wei finished his meditative cultivation and opened his eyes. Text floated before him.

[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier One)] 2311/10000

After using the Middle Level Magic Potion, his cultivation speed had skyrocketed.

At this rate, he estimated he could break through to Tier Two in about three months.

Besides the Middle Level Magic Potion, the Soul Crystals were also playing a crucial role.

Soul Crystals strengthened his soul, increased his Spiritual Power, and allowed him to cultivate for longer periods.

After cultivating for some time, Li Wei discovered that the effects of a single Soul Crystal could last for about seven days at most.

He was already on his second Soul Crystal.

He only had one left.

His supply of Soul Crystals was running critically low.

The only way to obtain Soul Crystals was to hunt Lost Souls in the Dream World.

’If I were ruthless enough, other Sleepwalkers could also be turned into Soul Crystals.’

The Dream World was vast. Aside from encountering Tanya and a Lost Soul on the first day, Li Wei hadn’t encountered another one in over ten days.

He had, however, seen a few Sleepwalkers in the Wandering God Association’s dream.

He had yet to encounter anyone else on the River of Dreams.

This was mainly because his field of vision was too small.

Currently, the range of his projected Spiritual Power had reached fifteen meters.

This was another improvement from before.

However, compared to the vastness of the Dream World, fifteen meters was still a tiny area.

It was entirely possible for someone to pass by twenty meters away without Li Wei ever knowing.

’I still have one Soul Crystal left, so there’s no rush.’

’Even without Soul Crystals, my cultivation speed won’t be that much slower with just the Middle Level Magic Potions.’

Li Wei wasn’t too worried.

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

His Magic Badge vibrated.

Li Wei took out his Magic Badge.

Magic Butler: "Mage Leviedan invites you to meet on the third floor of the Mage Tower."

Li Wei looked surprised. ’Who’s Leviedan?’

After a moment’s thought, he decided to go and see.

’At least the message came through the Magic Butler, and the meeting is on the third floor of the Mage Tower.’

’I don’t have to worry about it being a trap.’

Li Wei arrived on the third floor of the Mage Tower.

There, he met Mage Leviedan.

Leviedan looked at Li Wei and said, "Apprentice Mage Li Wei, you have been an Apprentice Mage for three months now."

Hearing this, Li Wei asked in confusion, "Yes, I have. Is there a problem?"

The corner of Leviedan’s mouth twitched. "It seems you don’t recognize me."

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Leviedan Reinster, the head of instruction at the Mage Tower. I’m responsible for arranging teaching assignments for the Mage Apprentices."

Li Wei’s expression flickered.

’The Reinstein Clan?’

’That clan is on par with the Bieber Golden Shield Clan, one of the most powerful noble families in Maple City.’

’With a background like that, it’s no wonder he’s the head of instruction at the Mage Tower.’

Li Wei said, "Hello, Mage Leviedan."

Leviedan looked at him and said, "As an Apprentice Mage who enjoys the benefits of the Mage Tower, you are expected to make a Contribution to the Mage Tower."

"You need to take on the responsibility of teaching the Mage Apprentices."

Li Wei was speechless. ’Making me teach people? Won’t I just be leading them astray?’

’I don’t know anything myself.’

’At most, I just have a deeper understanding of a few familiar spells.’

’As for magical theory, my knowledge is only superficial.’

’I’m a practical, combat-oriented Mage, not a theoretical one.’

Li Wei said, "Sorry, but... I haven’t even finished the Mage Apprentice curriculum myself. I’m afraid I’m not qualified to teach anyone."

Leviedan said, "No problem. You can teach the Apprentice Mages."

"As a genius of the Mage Tower, surely you can share some of your cultivation experience and guide your juniors, right?"

Li Wei was annoyed. ’Isn’t this just a waste of my cultivation time?’