Mage's Handbook and...
It was a Skill Book, Eye of Perception, the description of this Skill Book appeared before Li Wei's eyes without any omissions. ' Mage's Handbook, a book (knowledge category), which records the compulsory courses for magic apprentices. Understanding this book is the foundation for you to become a true magician.'
It was an ordinary Skill Book, but Li Wei had never seen one before. He had seen many kinds of skills, and these special skills were generally not unique. At least, in Shadow Street, 99% of Skill Book had a second, or even a third, or an Nth, copy. But this 'Mage's Handbook' was the first time Li Wei had ever seen one.
Li Wei knew that this was likely Skill Book that couldn't be 'directly learned'. A book, as the name suggests, is a book of knowledge; that is, even if you learned it, you wouldn't gain any practical skills. In the eyes of some reincarnators, this book wasn't even as valuable as a 'Fireball' Skill Book.
However, this book was quite attractive to Li Wei, because at this moment, an S-level Skill Book, 'Mirror Image,' was quietly lying in Li Wei's storage space.
To learn the Mirror Image, one needs to reach the Grandmaster level in water magic. Currently, aside from using some magic cards, Li Wei is completely ignorant of magic. Although he has read the notes of the former Necromancer Sand, those elementary school-level textbooks are far from providing Li Wei with the knowledge that can only be learned in university. Li Wei speculates that the so-called Grandmaster level in water magic might be equivalent to graduating with Doctor.
The difference between elementary school textbooks and Doctor graduation is evident.
Therefore, Li Wei felt that the assessment of his magical skills as "elementary school student" was quite accurate. Of course, Li Wei had also seen many people with high magical skills, such as the Great Wizard, who was a master of magic.
To learn the 'Mirror Image,' one doesn't need to reach the level of a Grand Wizard; simply raising one's water magic to the Grandmaster level is sufficient.
After thinking for a moment, Li Wei walked over.
The stall owner was a sleazy fat man with a combat strength of C-Rank. He was skilled in wrestling techniques.
He was clearly a seasoned vendor, with a dazzling array of items on the ground. From melee weapons and Firearms Mastery to Skill Book and low-level bloodlines, he had it all.
Upon seeing Li Wei, the fat man glanced at him with the typical eye of a businessman, then flashed a flattering smile, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Young man, what's on your mind? Just tell me. My Jin Biao in Shadow Street is a golden brand; I'll make sure you leave satisfied. Besides, my shop can also offer pre-order services. What would you like, young man?"
A professional, sleazy businessman.
This was the definition Li Wei gave to the fat man, but the 'goods pre-order service' the other party mentioned was quite novel. Li Wei was considered a veteran in Shadow Street, but he had never heard of such a service before.
When Li Wei voiced his question, the fat man laughed and said, "This is a unique service of our shop. Whatever items, weapons, armor, skills, or even bloodlines you need, just tell us and tell us in the mission world where it might be found. We'll send a professional mission team to serve you and bring you back exactly what you need. Of course, our mission teams are highly skilled, and the price... is naturally higher. But I, Jin Biao, can guarantee it will be absolutely worth it."
Hearing the fat man's boastful words, Li Wei was genuinely surprised. When did Shadow Street's reincarnators start offering such services? However, it was undeniably a novel approach. Reincarnators with needs, but hampered by insufficient combat power or to avoid danger, could hire the mission team the fat man mentioned to find what they wanted—a viable solution.
Seeing Li Wei deep in thought, the fat man clearly misunderstood something. He looked Li Wei up and down and whispered, "Young man, you don't seem to have much of a reaction, and you seem to have some concerns. Are you short of money?"
Li Wei nodded; the other party must want to say something if they asked that question.
Sure enough, the fat man gave him a knowing look and said, "Brother, I know you're short on points, but there are plenty of ways to make money in Shadow Street. I have one here. As long as your combat power meets the requirements, you can join my mission team. On one hand, you can enter mission worlds to train and gain points, skills, and equipment. On the other hand, you can also complete missions issued by wealthy employers and receive a substantial reward. How about it, are you tempted?"
This fat guy is such a chatterbox! Li Wei barely said a few words; the fat guy did all the talking. Before Li Wei could even reply, someone walked in from the crowd.
"Hey, Fatty Jin, is that reservation service you mentioned reliable or not? It's been days, and I haven't seen a single hair of your mission team. You're not kidding me, are you?" The man was wearing a robe with gold trim and had an arrogant expression on his face.
Li Wei glanced sideways and saw that the B3 level had every right to be arrogant, as its special skill was lightning magic.
Upon seeing the newcomer, the fat man's expression changed, and the fat on his face twitched a few times, but he forcefully pressed it down. Then, the fat man laughed and said, "Lord Wang, what brings you here? We already have a detailed plan for the mage set you ordered. I'm currently discussing it with my team members, haha."
After saying that, the fat man quickly moved closer to Li Wei and whispered, "Brother, help me out, pretend to be one of my team members, and I'll reward you handsomely afterwards."
As he spoke, the fat on his face trembled, clearly indicating his nervousness. Li Wei knew that the City Lord Wang the fat man spoke of was definitely not a simple person, and the fat man was obviously very afraid.
However, he was no teammate of his, and this was completely irrelevant. Li Wei was about to refuse when he saw the fat man's expression as if he was about to cry. For no reason, his heart softened, and he didn't leave.
Back in school, Li Wei also knew a fat guy, who was his roommate and Li Wei's only best friend.
At school, everyone called him Big Fat Pig, but he didn't mind; in fact, he seemed to quite like the nickname. People say a broad mind leads to a healthy body, and that's certainly true. Li Wei's best friend, Big Fat Pig, was indeed cheerful and happy. But no one expected that on the eve of graduation, Big Fat Pig would be caught cheating and disqualify from graduating. He went to see Li Wei, drank all night, and declared that a degree was nothing; he could live a comfortable life without that worthless certificate.
Li Wei admired the Big Fat Pig very much at the time, but the next day, the guy jumped off the roof of his house alone without saying a word.
Looking back now, the Big Fat Pig probably planned to commit suicide that night.
Li Wei felt guilty about this for a long time, but now, seeing this fat man, he recalled those days.
"Consider yourself lucky. I'll cover for you with this lie, since you're just as fat," Li Wei thought to himself. He then turned around and deliberately called out loudly, "Captain, the plan is set. All our team members are in position and awaiting your orders."
After saying this, the Fatty Jin looked at Li Wei with admiration, kept giving him a thumbs up, and whispered a promise that he would definitely reward him handsomely before going to deal with City Lord Wang.
However, it was clear that Lord Wang was not someone to be easily fooled.
"Fatty Jin, is this kid one of your team members?" City Lord Wang sized up Li Wei with a sidelong glance.
He possessed the Insight Technique, and almost no one could escape his detection skills. However, in his eyes, everything about Li Wei was unknown, which surprised him.
However, he quickly changed his mind.
Insight Technique is indeed a very useful skill, but recently a counter to Insight Technique has appeared. This disguise skill is not high-level; it's basically a common skill that can be bought with just some points.
The disguise skill has no combat power or practical use; its only value is to hide one's information from the eyes of reincarnators with the ability to Insight Technique. Clearly, this City Lord Wang has mistaken Li Wei for a reincarnator who has learned that disguise skill.
Upon hearing Lord Wang's question, Fatty Jin hurriedly nodded in agreement, claiming that Li Wei was one of his team members. At the same time, he kept subtly giving Li Wei meaningful glances, his expression slightly pleading.
Li Wei had no choice but to remain silent and simply nod in agreement.
"Hmph, these kinds of team members probably won't be very effective, they're just cannon fodder..." Lord Wang muttered under his breath, then added, "Alright, now that you've finalized your plan, let's not delay any longer. My mandatory mission starts in five days. In two hours, we'll set off together to farm that 'Mage Set' in the mission world... But I'm warning you beforehand, if your team's combat power is insufficient and you can't get the Mage Set, I'll set you on fire, you hear me, fatso?"
Fatty Jin didn't dare to utter a sound, only keeping a forced smile and nodding in agreement.
Seeing this, Lord Wang turned and left, satisfied.
Fatty Jin then did what most frustrated nobodys would do: he spat fiercely in the direction Lord Wang had left and muttered, "What the hell?"
Sweat immediately dripped from Li Wei's forehead.
"Young man, I'm so grateful to you just now. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it through this ordeal. I'm not saying anything more; I've decided to be your friend. My name is Jin Biao... By the way, I noticed you were staring at that 'Magician's Notebook' on my stall. You must be interested. You helped me a lot just now, so I'll take this book..."
"Give it to me?" Li Wei chuckled, secretly thinking that this fat man was quite generous. But the fat man replied, "You really want it? Then I'll make an exception and give you a 10% discount..."