My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Special skills of the person?

..

15 points of Spirit!

What does this mean?

The description of the mental attribute is as follows:

Your mental state influences your receptiveness to elements and energy. When you manipulate elements and energy, the higher your mental state, the less energy you consume and the easier it is.

If you raise your Spirit stat to 15, you can definitely become a mage!

When the Vitality attribute reaches 5 points, the Golden Finger unlocks the health regeneration speed.

If the mental attribute reaches 5, 10, or 15 points, will new things be unlocked?

Five points of Spirit unlock mana? Mana? Mana bar?

Based on the current data of the resident mages, it is highly likely that they will unlock the elemental affinity-related traits when their spirit reaches 10 points.

Xia Zuo glanced at his character template.

Spirit 1.2

I gained 0.2 points of Spirit from reading, and now I have 3 free attribute points.

Once you've accumulated enough points, count them all at once to reach 10!

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"Little brat, you seem to envy me."

The lewd figure wiggled his hips and said smugly:

"I became a mage entirely because of my own talent."

What a load of rubbish! He was born with elemental affinity. I'll get it once I get my Spirit to 10.

Xia Zuochao rolled his eyes at the lewd figure.

The lewd figure suddenly accelerated the rubbing of the object in his hand, making a hoarse, straining sound.

"Don't run, don't run! Once these bandits mount their horses, I won't be able to catch them. This is really frustrating. Never mind, I'll look for them again this afternoon."

The lewd figure flicked his sleeves and tucked his hands inside.

He turned around, revealing a face as young as Xia Zuo's.

With chubby cheeks and big, bright eyes, he looked like an honest and kind-hearted fat monk.

Chapter 16 Efficiency First

"Wilson, what do you want?"

The fat mage sat down next to the alchemy table and beckoned. A cup of strong tea floated over from a nearby tea table, and after he finished drinking it, it floated back to its original position.

Xia Zuo's eyes followed the floating teacup as he quietly cast a detection spell.

"When discovering unknown things, due to low mental and perceptual levels, more detailed information could not be obtained."

Wilson took out the old man's three silver coins and broken cane, briefly introduced Audrey and her companion's identities, and then recounted the information provided by Xia Zuo and Wilson's own deductions.

The fat monk picked up the silver coin, smelled it, and shook his head. "The smell is too mixed; there's no special scent left."

He placed the broken crutch on the alchemy table and, with a wrench and screwdriver, worked around to remove a telescopic rod from the crutch, which had some small gears and long, thin parts on it.

The fat mage picked up a magnifying glass to examine the telescopic rod, and after a few seconds shook his head and said:

"The serial number and origin of the alchemical product have been erased. Are there any particularly noticeable features around that cave?"

Xia Zuo, sensing the questioning gazes of Audrey and Vans, rolled his eyes and said:

"About 20 or 30 meters south of the cave, there is a small, unfilled pit containing the bodies of two boys."

"Oh, having a corpse makes things much easier. The smell of decay is definitely strong. Even if it was carried away or eaten by wild animals, some of the smell will remain."

The fat monk walked back to his previous spot, turned his back to everyone again, rubbed something in his sleeve, and muttered some unintelligible words as if talking to himself.

About half an hour later.

The fat monk exclaimed in surprise, "Found it! Let me see, there are three big black charcoal pieces in the cave, and here's a poor guy who got stabbed to death by a glass bottle. Is this it, little brat?"

"Yes."

"Not bad, you managed to escape from a place like this."

The fat mage turned his head and winked at Xia Zuo, then continued to fiddle with the things in his hands.

"The tools in the alchemy room were all blown to pieces. Hmm, there are no clues on the bodies of these three children. This old man... is completely naked, with no identification badge."

The fat mage scratched the back of his head, seemingly finding it a bit tricky.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally tilted his head back and took a deep breath. "The smell in the underground alchemy chamber is better than I expected. The rotten smell isn't too strong."

He continuously fanned his nostrils to inhale air, just as he would at the site of the underground cave, carefully identifying the source of various smells.

"Hehe, I found it. It was hidden in the rubble."

The fat mage let out a sly laugh, lowered his head and sniffed his hands. "Hmm, a very high-quality, potent solvent. No wonder it caused an explosion. This stuff is hard to come by; even the raw materials aren't cheap."

"Alright, I know how to find these rats hiding in their burrows now."

The fat mage grinned and turned to look at Wilson and his two companions:

“I was hoping to chat with you a little longer, but I have something to do now. Wilson, see these two friends off for me.”

The small reception room on the second floor of the castle.

Audrey and Chazelle rested here, waiting for Wilson to return.

The value of the information provided by Xia Zuo is currently difficult to estimate.

The identity of the wicked old man can be determined by tracing the source of the high-quality, strong solvents.

If the investigation reveals that there are many wicked alchemists like the old man who abduct children from villages, and that they are closely related to bandits burning down villages...

Xia Zuo then performed a great service.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Wilson entered the room carrying a bucket of books.

"I have issued a bounty for the search of the rural alchemist who abducted children. Anyone who provides information will receive a reward from the Piek Fortress military, depending on the importance of the information."

He handed the scroll to Audrey, "This is your and Xia Zuo's share. I brought it directly. It saves you the trouble of going to the bulletin board again."

“Thank you, Wilson.” Audrey nodded, emptied the scrolls from the bucket, and glanced at them.

"I will have the messenger guards relay any new information to you."

Wilson took a money pouch from his pocket and handed it to Xia Zuo:

"Little fellow, we'll take your broken crutch and those three silver coins. They're your well-deserved reward."

The purse contained silver coins worth 20 silver dollars.

Just enough to buy a potion that instantly restores 20 health points!

Without further ado, I bought a bottle on the way back to have some on hand.

It was more than 20 days after arriving at the Piek fortress.

Level 5

Experience 31200

The circus performance for the soldiers was coming to an end.

For the past ten days or so, Xia Zuo has been focusing on gaining experience every single moment.

When warming up the audience, he put on a great fire-breathing performance. The rest of the time, he read books, practiced fire-breathing, and practiced holding and pressing bouncy balls, all in order to level up as soon as possible and get free attribute points.

It was evening.

Xia Zuo sat in the guest room, staring blankly at the book spread out in front of him.

He has maintained this posture ever since he returned to his room after dinner.

Early yesterday morning, Audrey arrived here and told Shazzo, Popeye, and Snake some news that wasn't exactly good or bad:

Vans left without saying goodbye, departing from the circus alone. In the final performance, Chazor was to officially take the stage and perform his fire-breathing act.

Poppy and Snake had mixed reactions.

They were both happy that the drug addict was leaving the group and worried that the circus's income and reputation would be affected.

The heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Audrey Circus suddenly fell on Chazo's shoulders.

This means he needs to add 1 to 2 more points to his Vitality attribute in order for his flames to be considered a decent performance.

We're a bit further away from reaching the goal of 10 points in our mental attribute.

After learning that Vans had left yesterday, Xia Zuo left the hotel and wandered around the city for two days, trying to find a more efficient way to gain experience.

He would brush horses in the stables, help farmers carry loads on their shoulder poles, help peddlers lift carts, mend clothes in the tailor shop, and even take a live chicken to the slaughterhouse to slaughter it himself.

He did every job he could find in the city; the only thing missing was taking up arms and patrolling the streets, or asking Wilson to enlist in the army.

Unsurprisingly, only the fire-breathing performance team had the most experience and was the most efficient.

Xia Zuo picked up a pen and wrote down many numbers whose meanings only he knew on the paper, listing the unknowns and formulas to perform calculations.

Half an hour later, he lit the paper and watched it turn to ashes in the washbasin in the bathroom.

The result of the calculation

Xia Zuo felt like a complete fool... He should have calmed down and calculated things carefully a long time ago.

The character templates in the "Golden Finger" game appear to be based on attributes, but the level is actually the core factor.

The 36-sided die that appears during upgrades is the driving force for quickly increasing experience gain efficiency.

The faster you level up, the more times you can roll the dice.