Useless Skill
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How could Li Wei refuse? He had already accepted skills like the "Bewitching Palm" and the "Myriad Food Technique," which were utterly worthless in Li Wei eyes. How could he possibly refuse this "basic spatial skill"?
"I want it, but 100,000 points are enough to buy a B-grade skill and some low-level bloodline enhancement potions. Besides, your 'Spatial Cage' can only create a ten-inch space, and only for 3 seconds. It's basically a useless thing. How about this, 30,000 points, keep it if you're willing to sell." Li Wei pretended to bargain. He noticed the probing look in the other party's eyes and understood what was going on.
The fact that someone would openly and ostentatiously set up a stall to acquire rare skills is suspicious in itself. Moreover, the Skill Book in their possession has likely been sitting there for some time, and the person may not be able to learn it, since they haven't learned basic spatial skills. However, the rarity of this Skill Book is undeniable, so they probably want to sell it for a high price.
If you agree to the price without haggling, the other party will inevitably become suspicious and might ask for an exorbitant price, which would be the least of your worries. If they treat the book as a "treasure" and refuse to sell it, you'll be at a huge loss. Therefore, you need to make the other party feel that although what they have is rare, it's just a "white elephant" and not of much use. Only then can you successfully acquire it.
Sure enough, upon hearing Li Wei's bargaining, the thief's expression stiffened, and after a long pause, he coldly said, "60,000 points, that's the lowest I can go. This thing is a useless item, but it's a unique one. If you don't take it, I'll just put it in my storage space and let it mold."
Upon hearing this, Li Wei knew that this was probably the other party's bottom line. He pretended to hesitate, then gritted his teeth and agreed. After paying the other party 60,000 points, he obtained the 'Spatial Cage'.
After putting away the Skill Book, Li Wei wasn't in a hurry and continued setting up his stall.
Afterwards, many people tried to sell their rare Skill Book, but in Li Wei's opinion, they were all useless skills. Li Wei only pretended to buy a few and that was it. That was all he had to show for the whole day. Li Wei decided to pack up and go find a place to learn the 'Spatial Cage'.
After leaving Shadow Street, Li Wei returned to Three Heroes City. He did not enter the City Lord's Mansion, but instead used his sword to fly to a secluded and deserted place outside the city and landed there.
Li Wei looked around, then took out the purple Skill Book 'Spatial Cage'.
After choosing to study it, the book also transformed into particles that entered Li Wei's body. He felt a warm current coursing through his body, Li Wei mind gained some new information.
Li Wei raised his hand, and the energy within his body surged suddenly, then a ten-inch cubic space appeared in his palm, like a glass box.
Three seconds later, the created space disappeared.
"It really is a useless skill. But Eye of Perception, this skill is indeed a 'basic' spatial skill. How can it be even worse than the 'basic' spatial skill, Shifting Forms and Changing Positions? Strange."
Li Wei scratched his head and cast the Spatial Cage again. This time, Li Wei tried his best to enlarge the space, but no matter what he did, the small glass box remained the same size and disappeared after 3 seconds.
"This skill must have something unique about it," Li Wei thought, refusing to believe it, and continued experimenting.
He tried throwing the Spatial Cage at the rocks and trees nearby, but couldn't get it to go. The so-called cage seemed to be glued to his palm like superglue. Li Wei also tried putting some things into the Spatial Cage, but there was no sign of these things melting or being destroyed as he had imagined. For three or four hours straight, Li Wei fiddled with this skill, but to no avail. It was essentially a useless skill.
Li Wei shattered the boulder opposite him with a single palm strike before hoisting his Beast Soul back to Three Heroes City.
With only one day left before the mandatory mission began, Li Wei tried several more times to discover the wonders of this so-called 'Spatial Cage,' but to no avail. Meanwhile, Fatty's 'business' was booming. The items Zheng Yutong had given him were being resold at exorbitant prices by the kid, and even Nina, who had initially beaten Fatty up, was chatting and laughing with him.
In addition, news also came from the Pig Demon whom Li Wei had used as a 'hidden pawn'. After the Pig Demon possessed the body of Little Hannibal and escaped, it began to establish its own power in a town thousands of miles away, according to the plan formulated by Li Wei, and has now achieved some success. Upon hearing this news, Li Wei sneered a few times, thinking to himself that he would definitely give the Vampire Starfolk a big gift on the day the teleportation array was opened.
There was one last thing: the Daoist and the Seventy-Two suddenly visited.
These two were considered good friends of Li Wei, so a banquet was held at the city lord's mansion to entertain them. Seventy-Two remained at A1 level as before, while the Daoist had made some progress and entered A3. However, Li Wei knew that the Daoist's unorthodox teachings were ancient Daoist methods, and in terms of true combat strength, he was definitely no worse than himself.
"Young friend, I've come to give you this." The Daoist stroked his beard and, with a flick of his wrist, handed over a piece of paper.
Li Wei took it and saw that the words 'Invitation' were clearly written on it. After flipping it open, Li Wei understood.
"The Grand Wizard, like me, has advanced to A3 level. Not only that, his town was upgraded to level 5 half a month ago, making it arguably the fastest town among the hundred to reach level 5. To celebrate, he has invited all city lords of level 3 and above to a banquet in a month, where he will announce a major event that concerns everyone. I have some connections with him, so he asked me to deliver the invitation to you."
"A level 5 town?" Li Wei frowned. He hadn't paid much attention to towns in a long time. In his mind, towns existed solely to support humanity; while they might produce troops, those troops were only good for dealing with monsters in the wild. So, what was there to celebrate?
Li Wei was somewhat puzzled.
The Daoist merely relayed a message and instructed Li Wei to go, seemingly having learned something through divination. However, no matter how Li Wei inquired, the Daoist only said that he would know once he went.
Helpless, Li Wei had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and start chatting with the Taoist He.
As for Seventy-Two, he had nothing to do and came to catch up with old friends. Upon seeing the Daoist, Li Wei suddenly had a strange idea: his Copper Pot was a gift from the Daoist said it was a replica of the Demon Refining Pot. The Copper Pot contained its own world, which was quite magical. So Li Wei steered the conversation toward the Copper Pot.
"Young friend, you may not know this, but although this Copper Pot was made to house my Demon Refining Pot, it is itself a rare treasure, a family heirloom..."
Once the topic of the Copper Pot came up, the Daoist started talking non-stop.
It turns out that the Copper Pot did not come from Shadow Street, but was an heirloom passed down from Daoist. Its proper name is "Three-Ring Jade-Eyed Pot". The name comes from the three raised rings on the top of the Copper Pot, each ring holding a bronze ring. In addition, there are three pieces of jade covering the kettle body, with human eye patterns engraved on the jade, hence the name.
Afterwards, the Daoist used his Daoist magic to replicate the formation inside Copper Pot Demon Refining Pot, and then added his own magic to create a space inside the Copper Pot. Li Wei obtained it, refined it, and put it to his own use. Now, hearing the Daoist explain the origin of the Copper Pot, he secretly thought he was extremely lucky and was grateful that the Daoist had given him such a valuable item.
"No matter how precious a treasure is, it's just an object. Young friend, since we've become friends, giving you the 'Three-Ring Jade-Eyed Pot' is no big deal. After all, I already have a more powerful Demon Refining Pot..."
Li Wei naturally understood that the power of the Demon Refining Pot and the Daoist's combat strength were largely due to it. Furthermore, when the Daoist obtained the Demon Refining Pot, the World in the Pot was already ten thousand years old, and it contained many ancient demon beasts. It could be said that if the Daoist were truly angered, he could release the ancient demons from the pot, and even an S3-level expert would have to give way.
Li Wei also took the opportunity to inquire about the spatial array Demon Refining Pot. The Daoist just chuckled a few times and said, "Spatial arrays are extremely mysterious, beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. I only copied the array. Moreover, the carrier required for that spatial array is very special. I have tried to replicate it on many things, but to no avail. My family's heirloom Copper Pot may have a unique texture, which is why it worked."
The Daoist's words made Li Wei's heart skip a beat.
He had a very peculiar idea: what would happen if the 'Spatial Cage' were applied to the Copper Pot?
What would happen if the small space created by the Spatial Cage encountered the spatial array inside the Copper Pot?
This sudden idea gave Li Wei an urge to try it out. He told the Daoist and Seventy-Two to rest in the city while he used his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to reach the deserted area outside the city.
This time, Li Wei took out the Copper Pot, placed it in his palm, and simultaneously cast the 'Spatial Cage'.
Buzz
With a strange sound, Li Wei felt all the sounds around him fall silent, and the air stopped flowing. Looking around, he saw that the area within ten meters of his body was a bizarre purple. Beyond ten meters, it was as if a layer of glass had covered his small area.
"What is this?" While Li Wei was still in a daze, the strange phenomenon vanished, and the sounds of insects chirping and birds singing instantly entered Li Wei's eardrums again. The wind also gently brushed against Li Wei's skin, bringing a slight coolness.
Although it was only for a moment, Li Wei knew that what had just happened was not an illusion.
I wanted to try again, but I couldn't do it the same way as before; even the Spatial Cage didn't appear.
It took at least an hour for Li Wei to successfully cast the spell again. This time, Li Wei could see clearly that the glass-like thing around him was actually an enlarged version of a 'Spatial Cage'.
This discovery thrilled Li Wei. Clearly, the Spatial Cage skill had been amplified using the 'Three-Ring Jade-Eyed Pot' as a medium. Although the duration was less than 3 seconds, it was still a significant achievement.