Absolutely not to be burned at the stake

Although Li Wei was not injured, as the faint starlight of "Micro Healing" scattered, he felt an extremely refreshing coolness instantly enter his arm and then spread throughout his body.

I felt extremely comfortable.

"It's done! It's finally done!"

A smile crept across Li Wei's lips, and he couldn't help but glance at the bottle of black coffee on the table. It truly was a cheating device!

At this moment, a pale blue light screen quietly appeared: "Dear Father, through your own efforts, you have finally learned your first spell. You are rewarded with +1 free attribute point. Diligence leads to mastery. Please continue your efforts and learn your second spell as soon as possible. You will be rewarded with one more free attribute point."

"Levi Payne, Summoner of Catherine, the Alchemist Goddess, Apprentice Divine Sorcerer, Gifted by God: Arcane Exploration. Mastered Innate Spells: Origin Fire, Divine Sound, Fear of the Soul. Common Spell: Minor Healing (Beginner)"

「体质：10。精神：14。力量：7。敏捷：8。专注：12+3。感知：9。自由：1。特殊值：信仰：0.92。声望：2。信徒：泛信徒420人，真信徒68人，虔诚信徒2人，狂信徒0人。」

Looking at the attribute list, Li Wei was immediately invigorated to see the addition of a "free" option. This "free" attribute was quite impressive.

You should know that it takes five faith points to exchange for one attribute. I just completed a task and gained one free attribute, which is quite a good deal.

Li Wei then began to consider where to best add this freedom attribute.

Does this mean I need to increase my focus? Or... my energy?

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then looked at the "spirit" category, and suddenly paused, vaguely sensing that something was wrong.

This... my mental level was supposed to be 13, right? How did it... become 14?

Li Wei thought about it carefully and confirmed that his mental state yesterday should have been 13, definitely not 14, and his eyes lit up.

Could it be that learning a technique automatically increases one's spiritual power?

Li Wei's spirits lifted, so what was there to consider? He immediately added that extra point of freedom to his Focus.

Then the focus became 13+3.

With a basic focus level of 13, learning spells should be relatively easier, especially with...

Looking at the third of the bottle of black coffee left in his hand, Li Wei sighed again. It was a pity... he could only drink it once more.

After putting away the coffee, Li Wei frowned and thought for a moment. If coffee could have such an effect, then... is there a similar drug or potion in this world that could have a similar effect?

With that thought in mind, Li Wei went to Hansen's room and took out a few books from the bookshelf.

It must be said that Hansen was quite hardworking back then as an elite-level divine mage. There are two books here, which are either books or notes written by Hansen himself.

These two books, "An Introduction to Potions" and "An Introduction to Alchemy," were written by Hansen himself.

Li Wei took the book and returned to his room, where he began to read it carefully.

Carrying a few books, Li Wei returned to his room. It was already dark. He turned on the lamp and picked up "An Introduction to Potions" to read slowly.

It took Li Wei about two hours to finish reading it. He was excited but also quite disappointed.

According to Hansen's book, there are many magical potions in the world, and many that are available to mages and divine spellcasters. However, most of those used for cultivation are supplements and aids in cultivation, aiming to raise the upper limit of one's spiritual potential.

There are also potions that can temporarily improve concentration, but they are produced in small quantities and are quite expensive.

Hansen didn't specify the exact price, but since he mentioned low production and used the word "quite," it must have been expensive, probably at least in gold pounds, or even tens of pounds.

As for drugs that directly improve focus, Hansen's book doesn't mention them, and it's unclear whether they don't exist.

It is only mentioned that there are many extremely rare high-level magical potions, which have effects such as giving ordinary people extremely high magical affinity, turning them into magical geniuses; and even allowing people to regain their youth.

Regardless of whether these so-called high-level potions exist or not...

Li Wei was inwardly amazed that the effects of the coffee he had drunk were so rare in this world.

If... we could get some more, and if we sold them here, wouldn't we make a fortune?

Of course, at this point, Li Wei could only feel regret in silence...

Unfortunately, I only have about half a bottle of coffee left, so I can only drink it once or twice.

Li Wei wanted to continue reading, but at this moment, the lamp gradually dimmed, indicating that the battery was low. Li Wei had no choice but to turn off the lamp, put it back to charge, and then begin to meditate.

Seeing the only light in the church go out, the two people guarding the big tree outside the church also yawned.

Father Levy was asleep, but they had to keep going.

After about another hour of prayer, two more people quietly came to the tree and took over the shift.

In the dimly lit study of Mayor Fogg's house, the fireplace flames rose slowly, illuminating Barton's face with flickering light.

"call..."

Barton exhaled a breath of alcohol, looked at the crimson liquid in his hand, and grinned, "Lionheart City's wine truly lives up to its price."

"Six silver crowns."

Fogg leaned back comfortably in his chair, patted his large belly, raised his glass to Barton, and took a leisurely sip: "This is a drink we can only afford to have occasionally!"

Barton tilted his head back and downed the glass of red wine in one gulp. His slightly flushed face made the scar on his cheek look even more ferocious.

"Soon, we'll be able to enjoy this kind of wine every day."

Barton chuckled smugly, "Miners, we've unearthed an old mine shaft, said to be at least a hundred years old. We're probably not far from our target now."

"At that time...we will get at least tens of thousands of gold pounds...with that much money, even if we drink Lionheart City's fine wine every day, we could never finish it in a lifetime."

Upon hearing Barton's words, a hint of excitement appeared on Fogg's fleshy face.

But Fogg immediately straightened his expression, looked at Barton, and asked, "So... what's the situation at the church?"

"church?"

Barton paused, frowned, put down his glass, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "My men have been keeping an eye on things these past few days, but they haven't seen that old man."

"That Levi... is also very honest. Apart from going out to buy things, he doesn't leave the church much on weekdays."

At this point, Patton seemed to remember something and frowned again.

Fogg stared at Barton and said, "What? What's wrong with Levi now?"

"My men said..." Barton frowned, hesitated, and said, "that the lights in this kid's room at night seem a bit strange."

"The lighting? Something's odd?" Fogg breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Yes, they said... at night when the lights are on, his room is like it's lit, but not quite, and sometimes it's really bright. It's not like the light of a regular candle or oil lamp," Barton said.

Fogg picked up his glass, took a sip, then swirled the glass between two fingers, saying in a relaxed manner, "The priests of the Alchemy Holy See do some strange things, which is not surprising. As long as they don't interfere with our affairs, let's not worry about them too much."

At this point, Fogg's gaze suddenly turned cold: "Of course, we're almost at a critical juncture. If he dares to get in our way, then...we'll..."

"Understood," Barton replied coldly.

At this point, who would dare block their path to wealth? Let alone a lowly probationary priest, even if a goddess descended upon them, they would...

Forget it, if a real goddess were to appear, then maybe I should just give up on this money-making opportunity...