"Not for sale."
Li Wei found it somewhat amusing. Zhang Zongming's idea was incredibly naive. The training slot at the Hunter Guild's headquarters was priceless. How desperate must Li Wei be to try and exchange it for money?
Moreover, despite having the Book of Ten Thousand Laws, Li Wei still hoped to ascend further. Clearly, the abilities derived from the Book of Ten Thousand Laws required personal strength to unleash their full potential. The use of the Sharingan, Devil's Left Hand, and Steel-Cutting Flash all relied on depleting his own physical energy.
As for the methods of advancing in this world, Li Wei still had no clear idea. How to complete Extreme Training? How to further unlock the genetic lock? How to address the issue of his body being judged as "lacking potential"?
The Book of Ten Thousand Laws couldn't provide answers to these questions. To find these answers, he needed to keep moving forward, and the training opportunity at the guild headquarters was an excellent path.
In such a situation, he couldn't possibly give up the training slot, no matter how much money was offered.
Moreover, guild headquarters training inherently came with significant resource advantages. Aside from everything else, the regular supply of genetic fluid alone was invaluable.
Could Zhang Zongming afford such a price?
Clearly not.
When Li Wei said "not for sale," Zhang Zongming had also proposed his own offer. Two hundred amethyst crystals, a considerable amount. According to the guild's exchange rates, it could buy forty bottles of C-rank genetic fluid.
However, in the black market, that amount of money could, at most, buy five or six bottles.
Hearing Zhang Zongming's offer, Li Wei smiled and said, "Zhang Zongming, your offer is like a drop in the ocean compared to the precious training slot. Do you not feel ashamed saying that out loud?"
"Alright, it seems you won't agree. But I won't compromise on this matter. Let's each rely on our own abilities."
With that, Zhang Zongming turned and left.
"What does he mean?" Li Wei asked.
Irene said, "What else could it mean? You should be careful when you go out these days. If you die..."
She didn't finish the sentence, but Li Wei understood the implication.
Sighing, Li Wei said, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
After Zhang Zongming left, Li Wei didn't stay in the tavern for long. Soon, he returned to his residence.
His landlord, Ke Chou, had been waiting at the door for some time.
"Here's your deposit."
Ke Chou was still somewhat fearful in front of Li Wei. The incident a few days ago had left a deep impression on him. Therefore, when he received Li Wei's message about moving out, he promptly brought the rental deposit.
Money was a small matter. The main thing was to quickly send this jinx away.
Li Wei didn't bother to talk much with him. He took the five blue crystals, handed the key to Ke Chou, and then entered the house. After a brief tidy-up, he grabbed a small bag and walked out.
That was all his luggage.
Leaving the place he had lived in for several months, Li Wei arrived at his new home on the west side of Sector 17.
In terms of living conditions, this new house wasn't much better than the shared room Ke Chou rented to him. In fact, the surrounding environment was even worse, with not even a convenience store nearby.
However, the main reason he moved here was because the location was relatively remote, and the space was larger. Although it was a bit more expensive, it came with a walled courtyard.
For Li Wei, who had many secrets, this was quite important.
With the key in hand, the landlord gone, Li Wei stayed in the house, taking out the C-rank genetic fluid he had received from Irene.
After playing with it for a while, he made a decision.
This time, he wouldn't inject the life force into the Book of Ten Thousand Laws.
Now, with several abilities at his disposal, excluding the Transformation Technique for the moment, the Devil's Left Hand, Sharingan, and Steel-Cutting Flash were all quite practical. However, he wanted to go a step further, whether it was unlocking new pages in the book, acquiring new abilities, or enhancing his current strength.
The impact on actual combat power, no matter how much these abilities were improved, wouldn't be significant.
The reason was his body's limitations on abilities.
In the battle against the vampire Conradov, he had already experienced that using both Sharingan and Steel-Cutting Flash simultaneously was barely manageable. But if the Devil's Left Hand was added, it would become extremely strenuous. If these abilities were to be further enhanced, while the power and effectiveness would increase, his body would inevitably be unable to cope.
In this situation, enhancing the strength of his physical body became a priority.
And the genetic evolution fluid was precisely the thing that could achieve this.
Li Wei could feel that his body didn't have much potential. However, he still wanted to take a gamble.
D-rank genetic fluid might not have a significant effect, but injecting a needle of C-rank genetic fluid might at least provide some improvement?
As he thought about this, he injected the needle into his body.
The liquid inside the syringe was slowly pushed into his body. At the same time, Li Wei soon felt a surge of heat rising from within.
He carefully sensed the changes in his body caused by this force.
First, his heart. He distinctly felt that his heartbeat had become stronger. Then, all the organs in his body, followed by the muscles in his limbs and his entire body, and finally, his head.
One needle represented an all-around enhancement of bodily functions.
The entire strengthening process lasted for about ten minutes. Li Wei could clearly sense that his overall physical fitness had increased by more than fifty percent.
Indeed, it was worthy of being C-rank genetic fluid!
However, Li Wei quickly calmed down again, and a bitter smile even appeared on his face.
This was C-rank genetic fluid.
For anyone with even a bit of potential, just an above-average physique, passing a needle of C-rank genetic fluid had a considerable chance of directly breaking through to the level of an extreme body. Even many talented individuals, without the need for C-rank genetic fluid and solely relying on their own training, could achieve Extreme Training.
But for himself?
Although C-rank genetic fluid brought a considerable enhancement of physical fitness, he could still sense that there was a certain gap between his body and the extreme level.
Indeed, the label of "lacking potential" wasn't just an empty phrase.
Therefore, Li Wei became even more eager for the guild headquarters training.