The Lord of Ashes

"Are you really going to go on a mission outside the city?" Fatty Baos, who was sitting behind the counter of a store in the Dongcheng District of Mensobra City, couldn't help but lay on the counter and asked.

"I'm just going to clear out a group of Green Palate Feathers that appeared in the White Ash Valley outside the city. It shouldn't be a big problem." Thain replied with a smile.

Even Lina wasn't too worried about Thain's academy mission, but the fat Boss in front of her showed obvious concern.

Thain didn't say anything on the surface, but he still felt a little warm in his heart.

"If I were you, I would stay in the city and perform garrison duties."

"Not only is it safe, but you can also make a fortune at the city gate. There is no need to go out and take risks."

"As your official disciple of a black magician, can you get this kind of job casually?" Fatty Boss shook his head.

"Well, the main reason I want to go out this time is to try out the two newly learned magics."

"It's much more useful in actual combat than on the academy training ground. Please take out what I need quickly." Thain urged with a smile.

The fat face still showed incomprehension of Thain's move, but Fatty Boss's hand speed was not slow.

After a while of tinkering behind the counter, three black cloth bags appeared in front of Thane.

These three black cloth bags contain the iron phosphorus powder and sweet berries that Thain needs.

The former is a relatively common and low-level magic spice that can significantly increase the power of fire magic. However, the disadvantage is that it is not very stable. If the timing is not good, it may backfire on yourself.

The latter is the bait that Thain uses to lure underground creatures like Green Palate Feathers. Only by killing more than 20 Green Palatal Feathers can Thain complete the academy mission.

As for the last black cloth bag, it was not something Thain requested.

When he looked at Bos with questioning eyes, the fat man waved his hand and said: "I didn't give this to you, it was the little girl Meili who kept it with me."

"She knows that you may have to go out on academy missions recently, so she asked me to leave this to you."

Opening the black wrapping cloth, there were two red, one blue, and three small potions lying quietly inside.

Two low-level recovery potions and one low-level antidote are worth enough to sell for more than sixty black gold.

Thane currently has a lot of good things in his hands, but not much black gold, the common currency of the city of Morsobra.

Therefore, facing Meili's kindness, Thain pondered for a moment and finally accepted it silently.

"You must have made a lot of money from your recent cooperation with Meili, right?" Thain glanced at Fatty Boss. He also saw several similar potions at the corner of the store.

Most of them were low-level recovery potions, but there was no antidote. It seemed that Meili's success rate in making the antidote was not high.

"No, no, it's a small business." The fat man waved his hands hurriedly, but refused to reveal how much he earned.

Shaking his head, Thain said: "Then I'll leave first. If this mission goes well, I will come to take care of your business."

After leaving Fatty Boss, Thane walked straight out of the city.

Menzobra is a huge underground city with a population of over 300,000.

The majority of these more than 300,000 people are humans. After all, black magicians are also humans in essence.

These humans were all plundered from the surface, and a few of them with qualified spiritual power were sent to the Academy of Black Magic to become apprentices.

The vast majority of humans who were not mentally qualified were left to fend for themselves in the city.

The city of Menzobra has existed for an unknown period of time. Over dozens or hundreds of years, these humans have gradually multiplied underground, but the total population has never been able to increase.

In addition to humans, the city of Mensobra also has some tauren, underground people, or strange races that Thane rarely comes into contact with.

Under the rule of the black magicians, the city of Mensobra gradually became the center of the nearby underground world.

Although brutality and unruliness are the usual labels of black magicians, the city of Mensobra maintains its special order.

For example, in the city, except for the black magician, there are almost no other creatures fighting.

Even the most cunning underground gray dwarves have to stay calm when they come to the city of Mensobra.

Including a huge Colosseum in the city. If there are any irreconcilable conflicts, these underground creatures can go to the Colosseum to resolve them.

Sometimes, a battle breaks out between two powerful underground creatures, and black magic apprentices and even black magicians are invited to arbitrate.

This should be regarded as a unique scenery in the city of Mensobra, showing the authority of the black magicians.

After leaving the city of Mensobra, Thane headed northeastward outside the city.

The destination of his trip is not far from the city of Mensobra. If he is lucky, he may be able to return within five days.

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Gray valley.

This is a special area with relatively loose and moist soil.

Some green underground moss grows in this area.

And looking at the density and distribution of these moss, it is obvious that they are artificially planted.

Because there is no sunlight in the underground world, and the soil properties are also very different from those on the surface.

Some common crops that can be easily cultivated on the surface cannot grow in the underground world.

A large number of underground plants with different characteristics form the bottom of the ecological environment of the underground world.

Whether it is ordinary humans in the city of Mensobra or demi-human creatures that are widely distributed in the underground world, their main source of food is these usable underground plants.

Even the powerful and rare underground monsters are not all carnivorous creatures.

For example, the mission target of Thain's trip - the green palate feather, is an omnivore creature that specializes in eating underground plants including moss.

The green palate feather is a creature that looks like a bird, is less than half a meter long, and has two long and narrow green tail feathers.

The vast majority of adult Green Palate Feathers are just demonized creatures with some elemental power embedded in their claws and jaws.

No low-level apprentices are needed. Some entry-level apprentices can kill with traps or other physical means.

However, it is a pity that the green palate feathers like to live in groups, and each green palate feather group has a population base ranging from thirty to fifty individuals.

One demonized creature-level Green Palate Feather is nothing, but what if there are twenty or thirty of them rushing towards you at the same time?

Therefore, academy tasks such as eliminating Qingya Yu are usually given to intermediate and above apprentices.

When Thane came to the Ashen Valley, in addition to the well-distributed moss fields, he also saw some dilapidated cabins on the edges of the fields.

The people responsible for cultivating this valley are the humans of Menzobra.

The superior black magicians will not protect and pay attention to these ants for a long time.

When these humble and miserable underground humans are attacked by underground creatures like Qingya Yu, they can only seek help from the Black Magic Academy.

But when the Black Magic Academy will send someone, it is not something they can decide.

Also when Thain, wearing his iconic black magic robe, walked into the gray-white valley, several rickety-looking people with strange smells quickly ran out of several dilapidated cabins.