The Lord of Ashes

"Tell me, why can the eldest young master hide himself in his room for so long every day?"

"He doesn't hold banquets as often as other nobles, nor does he like to go hunting like the second young master."

"And she does such dangerous things every day. The explosion last time scared little Lisa so much that she couldn't sleep well for several days."

Outside the high tower behind the Earl's Mansion, several maids from the Grant family gathered together and chatted quietly.

The tower that belongs to Thain was built in just half a month with the Earl's Mansion's investment regardless of the cost.

And this time, the Earl deliberately warned before leaving that the material and wall thickness of the tower far exceeded the normal specifications.

Thain doesn't like to be disturbed when he is conducting experiments, so even the maid who serves him will be kicked out of the tower after Thain enters the experimental state.

Thain's temperament is very similar to that of Earl Grant.

But after several months of contact, these maids found that the young master was not difficult to get along with.

And the maids assigned to Thain are almost all teenagers and virgins under the age of twenty.

Little girls of this age group are the most lively and gossipy. When Thain does not show his majesty, these little girls dare to even gossip about him.

Thain conducts experiments each time, ranging from half a day to several days.

These maids, who have gradually figured out the rules, are not afraid of their master's sudden appearance.

As for the other owner of the count's castle, Mrs. Tiya, she would never come to the tower.

Therefore, the job of serving Thain gradually became a fat job in the Earl's Mansion.

The work is easy and decent.

If you are lucky enough to be chosen by Master Thain...

This is actually what most of the maids in the Earl's Mansion long for.

Because once they are favored by a noble young master, although they will not be given any status, their future material life and the family behind them will also usher in a huge change.

Almost all the maids in these earl castles come from civilian families in the earl territory.

Being able to work in the Earl's Mansion was easier than working in the fields earlier than them.

It's a pity that Thain seems to have lost his temper since returning to the family.

He has no interest in these maids who can give him whatever he wants.

Of course, it's also possible that Thane gradually lost interest in ordinary human women.

The last time he had sex with the intermediate apprentice Mary in Peter City, on the one hand, he had held it in for a long enough time, and on the other hand, Mary's status as a magic apprentice meant that he and Thain had something in common.

And what can we talk about with these maids from the Earl's Mansion?

Thain's desire is actually not that strong. Generally, if he hadn't been holding it in for several years, he wouldn't be hungry.

"Boom!" The sound of magic explosion appeared again deep in the tower.

And caused the maids outside the tower to scream in surprise.

These maids only felt the terror of magic and the shocking movement of elemental explosions. They did not realize that today's explosion was slightly different from the explosions in the past few months.

…

Deep inside the magic tower.

The blazing white crystal lamp illuminated the laboratory, and Thain in front of the experimental table stared closely at a golden beam of light in front of him.

This is a golden beam that passes through more than ten translucent lenses and converges into a line in the center of the experimental platform.

The golden beam contains a rich fire element.

In addition to fire energy, Thane also discovered some light elements.

"So that's it. Strictly speaking, the Eye of the Sun is a high-level magic with dual elements of fire and light."

"It's just that the light element does not account for a large proportion, so it is counted as fire magic."

"What if I increase the proportion of light elements in it..." Thain muttered to himself.

At this time, Thain's face in front of the experimental table showed the joy of discovering the truth, the eagerness to explore the unknown, and of course, there was also a hint of hesitation.

Transforming magic on your own is not something worth advocating for a magic apprentice like him.

Although Thain had figured out an enhanced version of the secondary fireball technique when he was in the low-level apprenticeship stage.

But that's not transformation magic at all, it's just that the input magic value is larger, and Lina was there to give guidance at the time.

The Eye of the Sun renovation project in front of us undoubtedly involves more professional knowledge, a larger amount of work, and a higher risk.

If it weren't for the earth element shield left by his mentor to help prevent experimental accidents, the experimental accidents and explosions that occurred in the past few months would have been enough for Thain to have a good rest in bed for half a year.

How can we be like now, working tirelessly on the front line of exploring the truth?

Therefore, the risk of conducting magic research in the laboratory is sometimes no less dangerous than fighting on the battlefield.

An experimental accident happens unexpectedly, and there is no telling what the whole situation will be like.

The tower and Thain will be blown into the sky together.

After a long time, Thain shook his head and chose reason.

"I'd better master the Eye of the Sun magic recorded in my mentor's magic book first."

"It's best to wait until I have more relevant knowledge to improve this advanced magic before I consider it."

"Especially the light element magic, I haven't had much exposure to it before."

"Except for the magic trick of light, as for magic related to light elements, I only found a magic book recording the low-level magic 'magic light bullet' from the relics left by my mother." Thain shook his head and said.

The low-level spell "Magic Light Bullet" is not as powerful as the secondary fireball spell.

It's just that this low-level light magic seems to be the same as the secondary fireball spell, and there is an advanced version of it.

Considering that it was a relic from his mother, and he also had a lot of affinity with the light element, Thain also learned and mastered it.

It's just rarely used.

Since he has initially explored the core spell mystery of the advanced magic Eye of the Sun, Thain's progress in mastering this advanced magic will become smoother in the next period of time.

The number and frequency of explosions in towers has also become increasingly reduced.

It is also in this context that winter has arrived.

…

This was the first time Thain had seen the scene of heavy snowfall and snow-covered snow since he left the underground.

According to Earl Grant, Thane was born in a heavy snowfall in winter.

In other words, the appearance of this heavy snow means that Thain is already twenty-six years old.

I don’t know what Lina’s situation is now? Thain thought as he stood by the window at the top of the tower, looking at the white world outside.

The arrival of heavy snow also slowed down the fighting on the front lines of the Lycian Alliance, the Kingdom of Western France, and the Orc Empire.

The Earl sent back the news last week that he and Sauron would take time to return to the territory for a while in the near future.

"Cuckoo!"

Owl Qi flew from the distant sky and finally landed at the top of the tower, in front of the window of Thain's room.

Shaking off a layer of white snow on his body, this guy had just returned from having fun outside.

"Xiao Qi, where did you go to play today?" Thain asked casually.