Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 47: Advancement Pathway

Gu Ze looked at Li Wei and said, "The method for awakening Extraordinary Traits is what Extraordinary Professionals call an ’advancement path.’"

"Let me tell you about the advancement paths for the Mage profession."

"Currently, there are three mainstream advancement paths: the Awakening Method, the Magic Potion Method, and the Magic Net Method."

"The traditional Mage schools favor the Awakening Method, but it is also the most difficult advancement path."

"The Awakening Method at the Maple City Mage Tower is divided into two types: Elemental Awakening and Spiritual Awakening."

"Elemental Awakening: Once you can cast Tier One Magic, you can attempt an Elemental Awakening. By gaining the recognition of the corresponding Magic Elements, you can obtain elemental-based Extraordinary Traits, such as Elemental Affinity, Elemental Body, Elementalization, or Elemental Amplification."

"Spiritual Awakening: When your Spiritual Power reaches a certain strength, you can try to tap into your own potential and talent, solidifying them into Extraordinary Traits. The Extraordinary Traits gained from Spiritual Awakening vary greatly, such as Quick Casting, Mana Feedback, Mana Spring, or Double Casting."

"Now that I’ve introduced the two Awakening Methods, I’ll tell you how to actually awaken."

"I took the path of Elemental Awakening. From my own experience, Elemental Awakening is about Casting frequently and communicating more with the Magic Elements to gain their recognition. The threshold for this is Tier One Magic."

"Simply put, it’s all about practice."

"I’m not as familiar with the Spiritual Awakening path. Judging from the advancement cases at the Mage Tower over the years, the Spiritual Awakening path is the most baffling. Some people awaken for no apparent reason while eating, drinking, and sleeping, while others only awaken when their potential is pushed to the absolute limit in a life-or-death crisis."

"If you choose this path, you could try pushing yourself to your limits. It doesn’t have to be a life-or-death crisis; it could also be an emotional or physiological limit."

After hearing this, Li Wei felt that the Elemental Awakening path seemed more reliable.

’More practice, isn’t that just more grinding?’

’That was what he was best at.’

Gu Ze took a sip of tea to wet his throat and continued, "Next are the Magic Potion Method and the Magic Net Method. These two advancement paths are far simpler than the Awakening Method."

"The Magic Potion Method is simply consuming a Magic Potion to acquire an Extraordinary Trait and thereby advance."

"The only difficulty is obtaining a Magic Potion that suits you. The Magic Potion Method is more suitable as an advancement route for other Extraordinary Professions, as there are very few Magic Potions suitable for Mages."

"The Magic Net Method is also very simple. After throwing yourself into the embrace of the Magic Goddess, as long as your Mana and Spiritual Power Cultivation reach the advancement threshold, the Magic Net will unlock higher-level Casting permissions for you and grant you more Spell Slots."

Li Wei gave Gu Ze a somewhat surprised look, thinking, ’It seems the end of the Nightmare really had a significant impact on Teacher Gu Ze.’

’The old Gu Ze would never have said anything about throwing oneself into the Magic Goddess’s embrace.’

’He used to be quite averse to even mentioning the Magic Goddess.’

’Now, he seems much more open-minded about it.’

Li Wei was happy for Gu Ze. This was a good thing.

Gu Ze said, "Although Ring Mages don’t have Extraordinary Traits, the Spell Slots the Magic Net gives them are more or less equivalent to the Quick Casting Extraordinary Trait."

"Of course, compared to the genuine Quick Casting Extraordinary Trait, Casting with Spell Slots is still much slower."

"You can only say that Spell Slots make it easier for Ring Mages to learn and cast Magic. Beyond that, there aren’t many other great benefits."

"They’ve thrown away all the true advantages belonging to Mages. By abandoning the Magic Truth, they will ultimately never receive Magic’s favor."

"Ring Mages can only show off at the Low-to-Mid Tiers. The truly powerful Mages are all traditional Mages."

Li Wei mentally facepalmed. ’Teacher Gu Ze is about to become an Official Mage, and now his loyalties are no longer divided. He’s speaking entirely from the perspective of a traditional Mage.’

’Not that there was anything wrong with that. For most people, where you sit determines where you stand, and your position determines your perspective.’

Li Wei didn’t think he himself could look at everything with complete fairness and objectivity either.

’Sometimes, letting your position dictate your thoughts could save a lot of trouble.’

’So why not?’

’To follow one’s heart without transgressing.’

Leaving Gu Ze’s room, Li Wei felt he had gained a great deal.

Li Wei had actually read about the awakening methods Gu Ze mentioned in books, but they were all just case studies and theoretical discussions.

It always felt like looking at flowers through a fog, blurry and indistinct.

After hearing Gu Ze’s concise summary, Li Wei had an epiphany, and the fog before his eyes instantly vanished.

He had found a new path forward.

There was just one remaining question: what exactly was the principle behind Extraordinary Trait Awakening?

Gu Ze hadn’t explained it clearly to Li Wei.

Perhaps no one could.

But that didn’t stop anyone from awakening Extraordinary Traits.

BANG! BANG! BANG! 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

As Li Wei passed the Magic Training Ground, he saw three Small Fireballs fly from Rota’s hand, striking the practice target in succession.

He stopped in his tracks, a thoughtful expression on his face.

’Has Master Rota already created his Chain of Small Fireballs Skill?’

’Could I learn it too?’

A smile touched the corners of Li Wei’s lips.

He was rather looking forward to entering Master Rota’s dream that night.

Although Gu Ze had promised to teach him the Triple Ice Arrow Technique, Li Wei had discovered that his Ice Magic wasn’t as powerful as others’, so he wasn’t too keen on the technique anymore.

It was dispensable.

But the Small Fireball Technique was different; that was his signature skill.

Last time he encountered the Snow Bear Nightmare, if he had known a rapid-fire Small Fireball technique, he wouldn’t have had to risk using the self-detonating method to deal with it.

Now that his Spiritual Power was stronger, the mutually destructive outcome of the Self-detonating Fireball Technique might also change.

Naturally, Li Wei hoped to harm his enemies without harming himself.

Returning to his room, Li Wei considered what to do next.

If he were to take the Elemental Awakening path, obtaining a Tier One Magic was essential.

Buying it with money was the surest way.

It would take about two to three months to save up fifty Gold Coins to purchase a single opportunity to read a Tier One Magic Model.

The prerequisite was that he couldn’t use Magic Potions to accelerate his Cultivation during that time.

He had already grinded his Basic Meditation Method to the Perfection Level, reaching its limit.

For the time being, he no longer needed to rely on Magic Potions to speed up his Cultivation.

The second method was to obtain it from a dream, which was highly uncertain.

Li Wei pondered for a moment and decided to pursue both paths simultaneously.

He definitely wanted the Tier One Fireball Technique. He couldn’t be certain he’d get it from a dream, so if that failed, he would have to spend the money to buy an opportunity to learn it.

’In a few more days, it’ll be time to get my royalties. I hope there’s a pleasant surprise.’

Just as he was thinking about spending money, Li Wei suddenly remembered something.

After returning from rescuing Gu Ze and the others, he seemed to have received a message from the Magic Butler.

He had been busy studying the "Great Dream Traveling Skill" at the time and hadn’t paid attention.

He had almost forgotten about it these past few days.

Li Wei quickly took out the Magic Badge from his pocket. The back of the Magic Badge displayed the number "10".

He looked surprised.

"Magic Butler, how did I get 10 extra Contribution points?"

Magic Butler: "Six days ago, the Professional Association confirmed your completion of the hunt-and-kill mission for the Black Cultists. The Mage Tower has issued you a mission reward of 5 Contribution points. In light of your outstanding contribution to this mission, the Mage Tower has issued an additional 5 Contribution points as an extra reward."