Absolutely not to be burned at the stake

As night deepened, the miners, exhausted from a long day, slept soundly in their work sheds outside the mine, their snores rising and falling in waves.

Two guards on duty were sitting by the campfire outside the work shed, sipping their beer and chatting quietly to pass the time.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a faint shadowy figure stood at the mine entrance, silently peering out...

The town of Shadows was now completely silent.

Although it was only 10 p.m., in this day and age, the townspeople were already asleep, and even the Blackfish Tavern had very few customers left...

The church, located on the edge of town, was now completely silent, except for two guards who were struggling to stay awake and keeping watch in the two large trees at the entrance.

Li Wei in the church had already awakened from his meditation.

After meditating, Li Wei looked clear-headed and was in excellent spirits.

Feeling the abundance and solidity of the strange energy between his brows, Li Wei let out a soft sigh.

Hansen said this place was a place where the gods were helpless, and cultivation was extremely difficult, but he didn't really feel that way at all.

Even if you are exhausted every day, just a good night's sleep or two or three hours of meditation will fully restore your energy.

Li Wei was well aware that this was most likely related to the unique holy emblem between his eyebrows.

Having fully rested and recharged, Li Wei naturally didn't want to waste any time and prepared to practice his third technique.

To be honest, he didn't have many options when it came to the third spell.

In that book, "Introduction to Divine Arts," Long Zong only recorded four basic spells. He had already learned "Basic Healing" and "Soothing Spell," leaving only "Light Spell" and "Cleansing Spell" as options.

After glancing at it twice, Li Wei naturally chose the Cleansing spell without even thinking.

Cleansing magic sounds like a spell used for cleaning.

But that's not actually the case...

Since it's about cleaning, it means that besides tidying up, it can also remove dirt and grime, including but not limited to: toxins, dust, and negative energies, etc.

As for the shimmering technique...

That is truly creating a beam of light in the darkness to illuminate, or to reveal evil things in the darkness.

But does Li Wei need it?

Absolutely not needed...

Given that Phuket is prone to power outages due to typhoons, short circuits, or other unpredictable events, he keeps a powerful 3,000-lumen flashlight on his bedside table.

Once it's taken out, it's guaranteed that no one can hide from it, and it'll also blind the other person's titanium alloy eyes!

The materials needed for the cleansing ritual include: moonflower, autumn mountain pollen, foam stone, and holy water.

Yes, the materials required for several of the spells Li Wei currently knows all include Moonlight Grass...

This stuff is like licorice in traditional Chinese medicine; it's needed everywhere.

Li Wei searched the cellar and quickly found all the materials.

Old Hansen has a fairly complete supply of some commonly used materials.

2 grams of moonflower grass, 1 gram of autumn mountain pollen, 1 gram of foam stone, and 3 ml of holy water.

Li Wei used a millstone to grind the moonflower grass and foam stone into powder, then added autumn mountain flower pollen and mixed it with holy water to prepare six doses of the medicine. He then began his formal practice.

The cultivation of magic is never a simple matter.

No matter how much of a divine inspiration Li Wei possessed, when his focus wasn't quite right, he always fell short.

After consuming all six doses of the medicine and several prayer hours, Li Wei, seeing that his mental energy was only 2 and his head was spinning, finally decided to give up for the time being.

【体质：10。精神：13。力量：7。敏捷：8。专注：12。感知：9。特殊值：信仰：0.94。声望：2。信徒：泛信徒422人，真信徒68人，虔诚信徒2人，狂信徒0人。】

Looking at his own focused expression of 12 on the screen, Li Wei sighed softly.

As expected, without the aid of coffee, this cultivation technique is much more difficult.

But now that I don't have coffee on hand, it will probably take much longer to learn this "cleaning technique".

Thinking of this, Li Wei couldn't help but scroll through the screen and find the previous task that he hadn't finished yet.

[Dear Father, it seems someone is monitoring your movements; under divine authority, no one can offend divine might. Option A: Reprimand and drive the two away, reward 10 gold pounds. Option B: Subdue the two, find the mastermind behind it, and reprimand them, reward +1 Focus. Option C: Find out the reason why the mastermind sent people to monitor you, reward the talent spell - Divine Blessing.]

Looking at the task information on the screen, Li Wei reached up and touched his chin, then looked out the window.

Finally, he gently shook his head.

At this point, it's not a good time to break ties with Fogg and the others. Besides, for the time being, a talent spell seems more worthwhile than a point of focus.

However, obtaining this innate spell is indeed quite difficult...

The church was under constant surveillance, and he only had a small helper and no capable people to rely on.

Finding out why Fogg and his group are watching him is proving to be a real challenge.

Li Wei shrugged, rubbed his slightly dizzy head, then lay down on the bed, covered himself with a thick blanket, and let out a long sigh.

Sleeping is still the most comfortable thing to do.

The cool, waxing crescent moon hung quietly on the treetops, illuminating the increasingly tranquil town and the factory sheds at the foot of Moonsleeping Mountain.

The workers' sheds were of different sizes. The larger shed was relatively simple, and dozens of miners were sleeping inside, snoring loudly at the moment.

The small shed next door was noticeably more sturdy, with neat log walls and a thick thatched roof, making it much better in terms of sound insulation, heat insulation, and comfort.

Those guards were lying inside.

In this late autumn, the team members inside were wrapped in animal skins and slept much more comfortably than the miners.

Between the two work sheds, a bonfire was burning brightly, and two guards on night duty were yawning and chatting.

"Damn, it itches so much..."

Beside the campfire, the night watchman scratched his calves vigorously, complaining angrily.

The teammate next to him tightened his clothes and looked at his teammate with sympathy, saying, "Hang in there for one more night, the vice-captain will bring the holy water tomorrow."

"I hope it works."

The team member, scratching his calf, reached for the beer next to him, took a sip, and sighed, "I kind of regret coming to guard the mine."

His companion nodded in agreement: "Yes, we thought it would be an easy job... but judging from the looks of it, it'll probably take at least several more days to clear the collapsed area. And those mine rats keep coming to bother us... It's a headache..."

As the two were talking, a faint shadowy figure in the bushes a short distance away was staring intently at them.

The two guards on night duty were completely unaware of the shadow's presence, and were simply chatting amongst themselves.

As they were talking, suddenly a cry of alarm came from the large shed over there, and two miners ran out in a panic.

"My lord, my lord... Something terrible has happened! Someone has gone mad!"

The two exchanged a glance, then quickly got up and walked into the work shed.

The shadow, after watching the mine gradually come to life and glancing at the town a little further away, quietly disappeared.

Inside the workers' shed, all the miners were now awake. One miner was completely naked, rolling on the ground, scratching his entire body and screaming, "Ah...it itches so much, it itches so much..."

Upon seeing the miner's appearance, the two guards' expressions changed drastically. The guard who had been scratching his calf showed a hint of fear in his eyes and turned pale.

This miner was one of the miners bitten by the monster rats yesterday.

At this moment, faint black lines could be clearly seen on the miner's body, including his neck and face, along with the red claw marks from being scratched, making it look quite horrifying.