And it wasn’t just leveling. - Learning new spells consumed experience points. - Perfecting existing spells drained even more. - Advancing his Alchemy profession and unlocking new potion recipes demanded vast amounts of experience. - Even skills learned from books required experience to master. Every step of growth was costly, every ambition weighed down by the hunger for more points. Aaron studied the map with sharp focus. Tier 4 undeads were scattered near the town walls, and each promised 100,000 experience points. With his current strength, they were easy prey. He ignored the Master Wizard’s advance. Instead, he chose efficiency, harvesting the undead that still lingered around Noomt Town, which sprawled across 50 square kilometers. As long as he remained within the shield’s per

