The Lord of Ashes

In addition to Fat Boss, Thain's other friend who knows everything and can talk to him is named Meili.

This is a little girl who came to the Underdark three years later than Thain and Boss. She is only fourteen years old this year.

Although she is only fourteen years old, Meili's luck and talent are enough to make Thane envious of her.

In addition to her initial mental strength of 13 points, in her third year at the Black Magic Academy, when she had just been promoted to a low-level apprentice, she was accepted as a disciple by an official black magician.

The reason why Thain is close to Meili is that he saved her life in an experimental anatomy class five years ago.

Thanks to Thain who showed some compassion and spoke a few words to her, Melly was saved from being dissected by Master Corsolon.

It was that experience that made Meili, who had just arrived in the Underdark and was helpless, completely recognize Thain as her big brother.

Even when she later became the official disciple of the black magician Master Diers, she never broke off her connection with Thain. Instead, the two would discuss academic matters after public classes from time to time.

Master Diers is a famous pharmacist, but it is a pity that this master rarely appears in public classes to impart knowledge.

It was purely luck that Meili became the other party's disciple.

Including that the other party has rarely appeared in the past six months, most of them are using Master Diers to conduct some experiments or prepare medicines.

In addition to the above-mentioned origins, there is another reason why Mellie and Boss can become Thain's close and intimate friends. It is because Thain himself carefully maintains and manages this friendship.

There aren't many helpers at the Black Magic Academy, so it's really hard to get along.

Although Meili and Boss are not very strong, the former has an official black magician as a mentor and is also involved in pharmacy.

The latter has a wider network of contacts and business capabilities.

In many cases, they can help each other and live a good life in the Black Magic Academy.

Everything is just for survival.

Thain is indeed extremely interested in the mysteries of magic and the truths mastered by black magicians.

But he knew that his primary goal was still to survive.

…

The grade assessment takes place in the largest teaching building of the Black Magic Academy.

Behind the school building, there is a relatively spacious training ground.

Many apprentices come here to practice when they master a new magic.

Thain still remembers that the first small flame he made was here.

The grade assessment of the Black Magic Academy does not have too detailed regulations, and the high-ranking black magicians obviously do not have the energy to do these things.

There are rarely more than four official black magicians who attend the grade examination every year. This year, it is still the same as last year, with only three.

In the training ground of Nuo University, more than 500 magic apprentices walked intermittently.

This is almost 80% of the total number of apprentices at the Black Magic Academy in Mensobra City, with the largest proportion being entry-level apprentices and low-level apprentices.

There are about seventy intermediate apprentices, and only a dozen senior apprentices show up.

This is definitely not the total number of all apprentices in the Black Magic Academy. For example, Thane knew that although his senior sister Feier also came to participate in this grade assessment, his senior brother Zorro did not come.

In addition, there are always some apprentices who cannot come due to various reasons.

The Black Magic Academy has never required all apprentices to come and participate in the assessment.

After all, the assessment is a game for the strong, and the weak... may be eliminated in ordinary life at the Black Magic Academy.

The specific content of the grade assessment is actually the arena and duel.

Apprentices from all walks of life can fight as they please, regardless of life or death, as long as they take the field.

Of course, you can also choose to skip the level challenge. If you win, not only will your ranking be directly locked into the top three, but you will also have a high probability of being recognized by several official black magicians in the venue.

Entry-level apprentices, because they have too little magic knowledge, have too low mental power and magic power, may not even be able to cast a single spell.

Therefore, in the entry-level apprentice circle, what determines their ranking is either that they can defeat or even kill their opponents without the help of magic, or that they can successfully release a low-level magic.

Until Thain and Boss walked through the entire training ground, they didn't see Meili. Thain guessed that she wouldn't come this time.

"Are you going to participate in the ranking competition this time?" Boss asked Thain in a low voice.

At this time, Thain had already put on a pale mask. Facing Boss's inquiry, Thain nodded and said: "Senior sister said that there may be some problems in this college assessment.

Nice prize, I should try to get it too. "

Upon hearing this, Baos nodded in approval.

Through information obtained from other magic apprentices, Bose knew that in addition to this pale mask, Thain also had a very powerful magic short staff, which was a protective object given to him by Thain's mentor Moses.

With that short staff in hand, Thain even has the strength to break into the circle of intermediate apprentices.

…

After the grade assessment officially started, the three black magicians sitting in the highest stand of the training ground were already in place.

"There are a lot of good seedlings this year." One of the black magicians seemed to sigh.

He first glanced at the dozen senior apprentices, then at the intermediate apprentices, and finally at the low-level apprentices.

As for the larger number of entry-level apprentices, the black magician didn't even look at them.

It is worth mentioning that when looking at the low-level magic apprentices, the black magician paused for half a second on Thain.

He knew Thain. Two months ago, Thain and Lina made such a big noise in the Black Street. Among the two official black magicians present in the Black Street, he was one of them.

There are more or less black magicians in the city of Mensobra. Almost every black magician serves as a worshiper in the academy or has corresponding responsibilities.

From a certain perspective, the city of Mensobra provides these black magicians with a shelter and a place to live, and the academy provides these black magicians with a place for communication.

So in return, these selfish and unruly black magicians must do something for the academy and the city of Mensobra.

A big secret unknown to the low-level apprentices is that the Lord of Mensobra City is actually the mysterious and powerful principal of the Academy of Black Magic.

It's just that the dean almost never appears in the eyes of the apprentices, and even formal black magicians rarely see each other.

Currently, the three deputy principals maintain the normal operation of the Black Magic Academy and have certain authority to appoint these black magicians.

One of them was Dadalon, whom Thane had come into contact with before. He was also the one in charge of the most affairs, including the Owl Academy supervisors, who were in charge of him.

The other two deans are equally unobtrusive. The mentor of senior apprentice Lilianya is the only woman among the three vice deans.