Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 96: Selling the Demon Core

"Not even the chairman of the Wandering God Association?" Li Wei asked.

Tanya couldn’t answer his question.

Forget the chairman; even official members of the Wandering God Association could use force in the Dream Bubble.

Order within the Dream Bubble was maintained by force.

Tanya said, "As long as you don’t offend the Wandering God Association, you’ll be safe here, at least."

That was all she could say.

Li Wei nodded. "I understand."

’So-called rules are just regulations the creators make for others to follow.’

Tanya said, "I’ll be taking my leave. I hope we meet again."

After speaking, the Stone Slab at her feet carried her up to Trade Island.

Li Wei thought for a moment and decided to check out Intelligence Island first.

"To Intelligence Island."

The Stone Slab beneath his feet lifted him into the air.

The flight was incredibly stable, without the slightest shake or vibration.

It felt just like standing on solid ground.

In the blink of an eye, Li Wei arrived on Intelligence Island.

The largest hall on the island was a public area, but Li Wei didn’t see many people around.

He walked into the hall and found many stone steles standing inside, on which information for trade was carved.

Li Wei walked past them, reading as he went.

"Seeking a formula for a Tier Three Warrior’s advancement Magic Potion."

"Seeking an Alchemy method for purifying Mithril Metal to 99.999% purity. Generous reward guaranteed."

"Does anyone know why Flying Flower City has a new City Lord? Where did the old one go?"

"I have the formula for a Tier Four Assassin’s advancement Magic Potion, willing to trade for the formula for a Tier Four Mage’s advancement Magic Potion."

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There weren’t many people actually trading intelligence.

Most were seeking Magic Potion formulas, Alchemy formulas, Alchemy Skill recipes, and even Magic Models.

However, Li Wei did see something that seemed to be related to him.

’Flying Flower City has a new City Lord?’

Reading the message, he grew thoughtful.

He thought of the Crystal Flower in his drawer.

So far, the Crystal Flower that had arrived with the fan mail hadn’t caused any problems.

’If Flying Flower City’s City Lord has been replaced, will the Crystal Flower still work?’

The letter had said that bringing the Crystal Flower to Flying Flower City would grant him the most noble treatment.

After a moment’s thought, he shook his head to clear it of such distracting ideas.

’Forget it. What does this have to do with me? I wouldn’t be caught dead bringing that Crystal Flower to Flying Flower City.’

He would rather give up the so-called "most noble treatment" than risk carrying that mysterious Crystal Flower.

Heaven knows if the Crystal Flower would bring good fortune or disaster.

’Oh? Someone wants to buy a Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core? Level unlimited, price negotiable.’

Li Wei browsed around Intelligence Island but found no information being traded about the advancement path for a Sleepwalker.

He turned, left Intelligence Island, and headed for Trade Island.

As soon as he entered the public trading hall, Li Wei saw many familiar trade notices.

More than half of the trade requests on the steles were the same ones he had seen on Intelligence Island.

Including the request to purchase a Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core.

After walking a lap around the hall, Li Wei finally returned to the stele with the request for the Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core.

He reached out, touched the stele, and left a message.

As long as they were in the same Dream Bubble, people who left messages on the same stele could sense each other’s presence.

’Hm? My luck is good. They’re still in the Dream Bubble.’

Li Wei walked in the direction of the presence he sensed.

After walking for a while, he saw the person who had left the message and was slightly stunned.

It was unexpected, yet it made perfect sense.

The person who left the message was actually Tanya.

When Tanya saw Li Wei, she also looked surprised.

She suddenly remembered something.

Allen had said that the Rock Demon Beast was killed by a powerful Fire Element Mage, and that the Mage had taken the Magic Core.

’Could it be this person?’

Suspicion had already taken root in Tanya’s mind. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

’If he’s also in Maple City, the chances of us meeting in the Dream Bubble are indeed very high.’

Tanya said, "This is rather surprising. Were you the one who killed the Rock Demon Beast?"

Li Wei knew what she was asking about.

He said, "I saw your request for a Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core. What’s your offer?"

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Tanya glanced around and said, "Let’s go to a private room to talk."

"Alright," Li Wei nodded.

The two of them relocated to a small room.

Tanya said, "For a Tier Two Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core, I’ll offer one hundred gold coins."

Hearing this, Li Wei thought for a moment.

A Tier One Magic Core usually costs around ten to twenty gold coins.

A Tier Two Magic Core usually costs around thirty to fifty gold coins.

The price varies depending on the characteristics of the specific Magic Beast’s core.

For the same type of Magic Beast, the price of the Magic Core also differs if the beast was Basic Level, Middle Level, High Level, or Peak.

The most important factor was the amount of energy remaining in the Magic Core.

The Magic Core is the energy center of a Magic Beast, a Crystal Core formed by the convergence of all its Magic Energy.

Using Mana Power consumes the energy within the Magic Core.

If a Magic Beast couldn’t be killed quickly, and it used up the power in its Magic Core before dying, the value of the retrieved core would be greatly reduced.

A Magic Core depleted of its Magic Energy still had some value, but only about one-tenth of its original worth.

The standard for determining a Magic Core’s value was whether it retained more than seventy percent of its energy.

Seventy percent was the passing mark; less than that, the value decreased, and more than that, the value increased.

The Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core in Li Wei’s possession had nearly ninety percent of its energy remaining.

’Its value should be much higher.’

He said, "Two hundred gold coins, minimum. The Tier Two Magic Core I have is brimming with energy, with over ninety percent remaining."

Tanya’s expression turned to one of surprise when she heard this.

Ninety percent of the energy remaining in the Magic Core meant that Li Wei had practically one-shot the Rock Demon Beast.

Otherwise, if the fight had lasted even a little longer, it would have been impossible for so much energy to remain in the core.

Tanya’s estimation of Li Wei’s strength rose yet again.

According to her intelligence, the Rock Demon Beast that had appeared in the Dark Valley had combat power comparable to a Tier Three Basic Level Magic Beast.

’A Mage who can one-shot a Tier Three Basic Level Magic Beast must be at least Tier Three High Level, or even Peak.’

She suppressed her shock and began to haggle with Li Wei.

"Two hundred gold coins is too expensive. You could buy a Tier Three Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core for that price."

"The most I can offer is one hundred and twenty gold coins."

"Two hundred gold coins, non-negotiable," Li Wei said, holding firm.

Right now, it was a seller’s market; his Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core was the only one available.

After a few days of looking into it, Li Wei had also come to understand why the Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core had caused such a stir.

It turned out that the Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core played an irreplaceable and vital role in the creation of transcendent Magic Potions.

Tanya felt this was getting difficult. Two hundred gold coins was over her budget.

She just wanted to get the Rock Demon Beast’s Magic Core to trade with Allen for something that was very important to her.

Two hundred gold coins far exceeded the value of that item.

Seeing this, Li Wei said, "I’ll give you a day to think about it. See you tomorrow."

With that, he exited the Dream Bubble.

He returned to his safe house.

Which was what Tanya had called the "anchor point."

The dream anchor point was the only channel for every Sleepwalker to travel between reality and the Dream Bubble.

If the anchor point was lost, there would be no way to return to reality.