124: Chapter 0124 Big Spending

Li Size placed his palm on the 6000 gold coins piled on the table.

The surface of the gold coins instantly glowed with a faint golden Demonic Energy halo, all of which were converted into energy points for his [Pay-to-Win Ability].

The projection of three hundred thousand energy points flickered before his eyes, leaving him momentarily unsure of how to choose.

He scratched his head, then decided: I'll choose them all!

[Consuming 10000 energy points, Strength + 1.0!]

[Consuming 10000 energy points, Agility + 1.0!]

[Consuming 10000 energy points, Physique + 1.0!]

[Consuming 20000 energy points, Mental Energy + 1.0!]

In an instant, a faint blue Demonic Energy fluctuation enveloped Li Size. All his attribute points soared to 6.0, officially making him an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.

Faintly visible runic patterns flowed beneath his skin, and his aura was much steadier than before.

He patted his chest; the projection of the energy points was still flickering:

This isn't over yet; there's still a huge pile of remaining energy points!

...

He mobilized the energy points again, and the three hundred thousand points plummeted instantly: Strength, Agility, Physique, and Mental Energy all jumped to 8.0, and the Demonic Energy halo around him grew even stronger.

However, raising all four attributes to 9.0 again required 400,000 points, and he only had 250,000 left. He frowned.

He stroked his chin and thought for a moment, not choosing to raise only Mental Energy to advance to High-Rank Apprentice.

The experiences of the past few months had taught him that Rank wasn't everything.

The rune lamp in the Laboratory flickered, and he muttered softly:

For a Wizard, knowledge is the foundation!

He had to save these energy points to Analyze and convert important knowledge into his own strength.

This is where the true power of Pay-to-Win lies!

For example, the remaining five types of Inferior Potion formulas (Proficiency 100/100) needed optimization and derivation, and designing automated production line machinery also required a large number of energy points for derivation.

Also, quite a few skills were close to the peak of the Great Master level, all waiting for energy points to derive and optimize.

These were the capital that allowed him to contend with, or even crush, weak High-Rank Apprentices during his initial stage!

When he confirmed in his mind to consume energy points for derivation, his brain was suddenly washed over by a torrent of runes...

The knowledge fragments of the familiar Great Master-level Inferior Potion formulas spun rapidly in his mind. The proportions of magical herbs, distillation temperatures, and the sequence of rune catalysis—these knowledge blocks constantly collided and reorganized.

Information streams poured in like blue Demonic Energy ribbons, with every data node flickering and adjusting, finally condensing into an optimized formula model.

He spent 20,000 energy points on each, finishing the optimization of the remaining four Great Master-level Inferior Potion formulas within ten minutes.

Next, he mobilized another 25,000 energy points. The rune structure of the production line blueprints unfolded layer by layer in his mind:

The machine's transmission runes, the raw material conversion array, and the details of the finished product output slot were continuously refined, ultimately deriving blueprints for five fully automated production lines.

When these machines started, the rune slots would light up with a faint golden glow, capable of continuously producing optimized Inferior Potions for 24 hours.

The effect of the optimized Inferior Potion reached eighty percent of a Zero Ring Basic Potion, with a single unit cost of only 3 silver coins, yet the market selling price could reach 1 gold coin.

His eyes lit up: This is simply making a fortune!

Li Size planned to build 5 units of each first. Each unit could refine 10 optimized potions per day.

To avoid attracting attention, eighty percent would go to Lina to strengthen the Miners Brotherhood, and twenty percent would be given to Flora to slowly sell on the Dark Web and earn gold coins.

He touched the witchcraft motorcycle at his waist. His Marksmanship had already reached the Great Master level (Proficiency 100/100), and optimization required 40,000 energy points.

He didn't have money before, but now he finally didn't have to worry.

This was his main combat skill now and in the future, even more important than attribute points!

[Consuming 40000 energy points, deriving Marksmanship optimization]

...

[Generated: Zero Ring Mysterious Shooting Technique (Novice 0/100)]

It was as if a great deal of inspiration had appeared out of thin air in Li Size's mind. Some rune characters and the ordinary Marksmanship he was once familiar with had actually connected.

These rune characters underwent countless combinations, collisions, shattering, and reorganization. The familiar runes and Marksmanship collided and reformed in his mind.

They slowly combined into an incomparably peculiar Sorcery model!

Zero Ring Mysterious Shooting Technique (Novice 0/100)

Note: Deeply understanding rune knowledge and shooting, you miraculously found the connection between the two within the vast sea of Sorcery knowledge.

After countless derivations, this peculiar Sorcery model was finally formed.

Infinite Bullets: Consumes 0.1 - 0.2 Mental Energy to form energy projectiles equivalent to Mental Energy × 15 Demonic Energy Rank.

Mental Lock: Consumes a small amount of Mental Energy to form a trajectory beacon on the enemy, guiding and correcting the trajectory. Invalid if the vector angle exceeds 15 degrees.

Weakness Probing: Consumes a small amount of Mental Energy to scan the enemy's weakness.

Casting Speed: 0.2 seconds

The original Marksmanship had actually transformed into a peculiar Zero-Ring Sorcery he had never heard of, specializing in supporting ranged shooting, and it even had three effects!

He clenched his fist, his eyes shining:

This Pay-to-Win is truly amazing!

He touched the Forging hammer next to him and thought:

If Marksmanship can derive such a powerful Zero-Ring Sorcery, what about the ancestral Forging Art?

What about the Mechanical Alchemy skills that were already Zero Ring Sorceries?

Would they directly advance to First Ring?

Li Size felt it was unlikely.

Zero Ring is still Mortal; a Formal Wizard is a higher life form. First Ring Sorceries and skills are far beyond what Zero Ring can compare to.

If Pay-to-Win could optimize Zero Ring into First Ring, that would be too terrifying.

Moreover, the optimization of the Inferior Potion formulas showed him that this type of optimization had a limit:

It would be stronger than Zero Ring but not as good as First Ring, existing in the gap between top-tier Zero Ring and First Ring.

He rested his chin and pondered:

So, can it be strengthened to the First Ring?

As soon as this question arose in Li Size's mind, the [Pay-to-Win Ability] in his Soul sent a prompt:

Yes, but it requires massive knowledge reserves and a huge amount of energy points.

His Mental Energy vibrated slightly, as if sensing the Ability's response.

Li Size opened his mouth, unconsciously poking the energy point projection before him with his finger, completely dumbfounded.

The potential of this Pay-to-Win Ability is actually this immense!

The proficiency of his other skills had not yet reached 100/100, so optimization was temporarily impossible. He had no choice but to save the remaining energy points.

The number in the energy slot turned a stable faint gold and stopped flickering.

Li Size was busy in the Laboratory all night:

The rune furnace hummed, and following the blueprints, he constructed the five optimized Inferior Potion production line machines.

When he wiped the sweat from his brow and looked up, the sun was already blazing outside; it was already the next morning.

He called Flora and Lina to the Laboratory and handed them the rune keys for the five machines:

This batch will first produce the optimized potions to sell on the Dark Web. Come back for the remaining twenty units in a week.

The movement runes on the bottom of the machines lit up with a faint blue light, making it convenient for them to transport them back to Wojin City.

After arranging the matter of the machines, Li Size pointed to the blueprints on the wall marked with runes:

You will expand the little sorcerer donkey factory in Wojin City.

Previously, the outsourced production capacity for core modules was insufficient. Now, the four seed module production lines (Proficiency 100/100) can be built by ourselves.

The raw Materials will be supplied by the Miners Brotherhood, and workers can be trained. Dekerus's blow will be completely nullified.

Li Size clenched his fist, his eyes flashing with runic light:

It's time for a major undertaking!

He planned to expand the little sorcerer donkey production line to ten lines, with six sub-module machines for each line.

The rune control panel of each machine displayed a capacity of 100 sets per day. Ten lines could build 1,000 little sorcerer donkeys in a day.

The automated production lines reduced the cost of the core module to 5 silver coins. He planned to lower the selling price from 25 silver coins to 20 silver coins.

This way, he could completely monopolize the little sorcerer donkey and future witchcraft motorcycle fields, leaving no room for others to compete.

If someone maliciously copied them, they wouldn't have the cost advantage and couldn't make a profit.

He learned this tactic from Dekerus, but he used it more ruthlessly.

Li Size patted the witchcraft motorcycle model beside him and said with a smile:

Using this tactic, I have much more confidence than that fellow Kelvin!