Everyone looked at Li Wei, their faces filled with astonishment.

They hadn’t expected him to be so decisive.

The man next to them, who had wanted to buy the Energy Secret Medicine formula, looked annoyed when he saw Li Wei purchase it.

"Why did you buy that? You just wasted five hundred gold coins!"

"You’ll learn this lesson the hard way!"

The man said resentfully.

Ultimately, he was just resentful that something he considered his had been snatched away by someone else.

He could have haggled with the stall owner and gotten the Energy Secret Medicine formula for cheap.

Buying the formula for five hundred gold coins meant that even if he could find the materials to make the Secret Medicine, he wouldn’t be able to make his money back.

The Energy Secret Medicine required a Dragon Blood Plant, which meant it couldn’t be mass-produced.

But no matter how rare the Energy Secret Medicine was, it was still just a Recovery Potion.

There was a clear ceiling on its value.

Without the ability to mass-produce it, the profits were extremely limited.

Li Wei glanced at the man, put away the Alchemy Formula, and turned to leave.

Seeing Li Wei ignore him, the man snorted. "Hmph, don’t tell me you actually have a Dragon Blood Plant on hand?"

At his words, the crowd turned to look at Li Wei.

They thought the man might have a point.

If Li Wei didn’t have a Dragon Blood Plant, why would he spend so much money on the Energy Secret Medicine formula?

Li Wei felt helpless.

’He stumbled right onto the truth,’ Li Wei thought.

Feeling the gazes on him, he quickened his pace and left.

Once he was a safe distance away, he activated his Invisibility Cloak and vanished from the crowd.

The people following him walked on for a bit before realizing they had lost their target, much to their frustration.

"Dammit, we missed a big fish."

"He spent five hundred gold coins so decisively. He must be rich. If he really has a Dragon Blood Plant, we would’ve struck gold."

While his pursuers were lamenting their missed opportunity, Li Wei was lamenting his empty pockets.

After buying the Alchemy Formula, he truly didn’t have a single coin left.

’Sigh, I thought over fifteen hundred gold coins would last a long time, but I’ve already spent it all in just two days.’

Li Wei couldn’t help but feel a little helpless.

Looking at the Alchemy Formula in his hand, he could only hope he could earn some money once he successfully created the Energy Secret Medicine.

He returned to Zog Valen’s manor.

In his room, Li Wei examined the Alchemy Formula for the Energy Secret Medicine.

The process of creating the Energy Secret Medicine was extremely complex.

Classified by Potion level, the difficulty of making the Energy Secret Medicine was equivalent to a Tier Three Potion.

Li Wei’s current Alchemy skill was only at Tier Two.

’I have the Dragon Blood Plant, but the other materials are still a problem. I have no money to buy them...’

Thinking it over, he realized he didn’t have anything on hand that he could exchange for money.

Li Wei was in a difficult situation.

’Borrow money? But I’m a stranger in the Elemental Tower. Who could I borrow from?’

’I wonder if Lilia has arrived at the Elemental Tower yet. Otherwise, I could borrow some money from her.’

’If all else fails, I’ll have to trouble Master Valen.’

Li Wei was reluctant to bother Valen.

After all, there was the matter of Torresta between them.

If he were asking Torresta for money, Li Wei probably wouldn’t have so many reservations.

At the very least, Li Wei already considered Torresta his true teacher in his heart.

’I shouldn’t borrow money unless it’s my absolute last resort.’

Li Wei didn’t like being in debt, and he especially disliked owing favors.

’First, I need to see if there’s a quick way to make money.’

The old saying, "Crime pays," subconsciously flashed through his mind.

But this was the Elemental Tower; its security was impeccable.

So, he would have to find some legal means.

A maid puppet brought Li Wei his dinner.

"Lord Li Wei, your dinner."

"Thank you, you can just put it there."

"Oh, right, is the Magic Butler available right now? I need to speak with him about something," Li Wei said.

The maid puppet replied, "I will inform the Lord Butler."

The maid puppet paused for a moment, then added, "The Lord Butler has a name. Master Valen named him Kuro."

Li Wei glanced at the maid puppet, a little surprised.

Before he could ask anything else, the maid puppet had already turned and left.

His gaze hardened slightly. He had a feeling this maid puppet was more than she seemed.

An ordinary puppet wouldn’t have said something like that.

Thinking of the Magic Butler, Li Wei wondered if Valen had imbued every one of his puppets with emotions.

A short while later, the Magic Butler, Kuro, came to see Li Wei.

"Lord Li Wei, you wished to see me?"

Li Wei asked, "Do you know of any quick ways to earn money?"

Kuro thought for a moment before saying, "I am not familiar with your abilities, Lord Li Wei. If you are skilled in Magic Theory, you could help answer questions in the Elemental Tower’s Hall of Truth. That is the fastest way to earn money that I am aware of."

"Previously, Master Valen helped solve a problem related to puppets and earned a reward of eight hundred gold coins with just a few words of advice."

Li Wei’s expression filled with surprise.

’Valen’s words are truly valuable,’ he thought.

In Kuro’s eyes, Valen earning eight hundred gold coins with just a few words was undoubtedly the fastest and most convenient way to make money.

But this wasn’t something just anyone could do.

Valen’s words were worth so much because he was a Master Level figure in the field of Magic Puppets.

The problem he solved with a few sentences might be a point others couldn’t figure out in a lifetime.

Li Wei decided to go to the Hall of Truth tomorrow to check it out.

Kuro also recommended a few other quick ways for Li Wei to make money.

For example, selling Magic Puppets. Even the lowest-level Magic Puppets made by Valen could easily sell for thousands of Gold Coins each.

His meticulously crafted Magic Puppets were worth tens of thousands of Gold Coins and were still in high demand.

Valen was very rich, yet also very poor.

The Magic Puppets he created were valuable, but he spent even more money researching them.

Valen didn’t care about making money from his Magic Puppets.

In fact, he actively avoided doing so.

He treated every Magic Puppet he created as one of his own children.

Otherwise, he would never have been able to create a marvelous Magic Puppet like Kuro.

"Thank you."

"You are most welcome. It is my honor to be of assistance, Lord Li Wei."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave. Good night, Lord Li Wei."

"Goodbye, Kuro."

Hearing this, the Magic Butler, Kuro, froze for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Goodbye, Lord Li Wei."

He was a little surprised that Li Wei had called him by his name.

Late at night, the Magic Puppets of the manor were all gathered in one room to recharge.

Kuro looked at the maid puppet and asked, "Why did you tell him my name?"

The maid puppet said, "I felt that he should be told."

"Very well. From now on, do not do anything beyond your given orders."

"Yes, Lord Kuro."

The voice faded, and the deep night fell silent.

Back in his room, Li Wei performed the Fire Spirit Ceremony.

The ritual lasted for three hours.

It was a perfect success.

The Fire Spirit Ginseng withered, the Fire Elemental Crystal Core was depleted, and the Pure Crystal shattered.

Li Wei’s Fire Elemental Body was further strengthened.

The parts of his body capable of Elementalization increased.

It was foreseeable that achieving full-body Elementalization was only a matter of time.

Li Wei glanced at his cultivation progress, a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier Two Awakening)] 1023/10000

At this rate, he would need at least nine more Fire Spirit Ceremonies to complete his Awakening.

’Are the effects of the Fire Spirit Ceremony weakening?’