The Lord of Ashes

Thain did not stop in front of this half-mermer stall for too long.

In addition to getting 100 water-absorbing pearls, Thain also learned from the mouth of the female half-mermaid in front of him why the other party could see through Thain's true identity.

"Master, your elemental power is well hidden, but our sea tribe can feel the difference in water molecules at close range, and feel the power of blood and pulse of different creatures."

"I have to say, you are very strong." The female mermaid's eyes flickered, and she glanced at Thane's chest shyly and said.

The sea people are in a weak position compared to the human knights and magicians in the wizarding world.

Not to mention the half-mermaids in front of us, their living status is somewhat different from that of the normal sea tribe.

For these sea race hybrids, it would be a good destination if they could be with a first-level magician or a first-level knight.

This also led to the long-lasting sea slave trade on the south coast.

After all, this is a matter of mutual consent.

It is indeed much easier to become the slave of a noble first-level magician than to make a living in the sea.

Thane has no sexual interest in a blue-skinned mermaid.

However, he was curious about the other party's ability to use the difference in water molecules to judge the blood and pulse of the creature in front of him.

This should be due to the sea tribe's innate ability to control the power of the water element, as well as the special organs they may have in their bodies.

Thain is looking forward to the next trip to Anshan Coast.

He really wanted to get some specimens of sea creatures to enrich his collection.

However, Thain will definitely not attack Fernan Star City, and he also does not intend to take the initiative to hunt down the Sea Tribe.

As a disciple of the tower master, Thain is still extremely wary of the holy tower rules that are generally followed by all major holy towers.

Since he doesn't plan to do it himself, there are many black markets on the south coast that can probably satisfy Thain's desire to buy.

…

After leaving Fernan Star City, Thane flew towards a place southwest of the city.

According to the magic notes left by the previous mentor Moses, there seems to be a small black market in that area.

In fact, it is difficult for a small black market like this to exist alone.

The location of these black markets is also worth pondering.

Basically, there is a small black market around every large human city.

This also made Thain couldn't help but guess whether the organizers of the black market were connected to certain organizations in the nearby area, or to powerful knights and magicians.

For example, there is a third-level great magician in Fernan Star City.

Of course, this kind of speculation cannot be said casually.

Without evidence, this is slander.

The rules of the Holy Tower are valid for even third-level great magicians.

Who knows what impulsive behavior some powerful magicians will do when they are in a hurry.

Including the Holy Tower and the Knights Hall, they probably turned a blind eye to this kind of thing.

Make loopholes within the limits allowed by the rules, as long as you don't make things explicit or make them too ugly, Holy Tower doesn't want to make unnecessary mistakes.

Thane, who has experience of surviving as a black magic apprentice in the Underdark, has never imagined the world to be too beautiful.

It is precisely because of this that he, who has been promoted to the first level for less than a hundred years and is extremely young, has a more profound perspective on certain things.

But this time, Thain was wrong.

Maybe the atmosphere on the south coast isn't so turbid and bad.

Or maybe the various holy towers in this area have begun to rectify some illegal phenomena.

When he arrived at the black market address mentioned in his mentor's magic notes, what appeared in front of Thane was a barren shoal.

Some miscellaneous seaweed grew in this area. Not to mention the shadow of the black market, Thain didn't even see a single living intelligent creature.

Flying to an area close to the coastline, Thain found some black burnt stones on a beach on the shore.

This is the solidified product of sand burning.

It was obvious that the black market had been wiped out.

And the time of erasure was earlier than imagined, estimated to be more than ten years ago.

Except for the survival of this hard solid stone, everything else about the black market has been lost to time and the turbulence of the sea breeze.

"It is estimated that only the Holy Tower can take away an entire black market without leaving too many traces." Thain mused.

However, there are four holy towers in the nearby area, and Thain is not sure which one is responsible.

"The Holy Tower of Dawn is not far from here, and this Holy Tower was also the main force in destroying the city of Mosobra. Maybe they did it." Thain guessed.

Since no black market has been found, Thain has no intention of staying for long.

After glancing to the west, Thain continued flying. …

The prosperity of the South Coast is more reflected in convenience.

Here, no matter what you do or what materials you buy, it is very convenient.

As long as you have money.

In a seaport city called Tizite, Thane spent a sum of magic coins to purchase many low-level sea people.

These are a group of low-level creatures that look like crabs, have cyan carapace, and are accustomed to walking sideways.

After all, the protection objects of the rules of the Holy Tower and Knights Hall in the wizarding world do not cover the entire sea clan.

The truly protected sea tribe groups are actually those advanced sea tribes who possess considerable wisdom and have developed a certain civilization.

This low-level sea race called Green Oyster Crab is equivalent to the "savage" among the sea race. They live a life of eating hair and drinking blood, and their actual intelligence is only about that of human children.

Not to mention the human knights and magicians living on land, even the sea tribesmen in the ocean have little sympathy and identification with these low-level sea tribes who have little wisdom.

The several half-human green oyster crabs that Thain bought with money were actually purchased from a jellyfish man.

In addition to these green oyster crabs, he even bought a Ziti sea snake that looked close to a human but was three meters long.

The Ziti Sea Snake people have wisdom that is not inferior to humans, and they are considered to be a sea tribe protected by the rules of the Holy Tower.

The sea serpent bought by Thane was a sinner who violated the laws of the sea clan.

According to the Sea Clan Code, it can be bought and sold by the Sea Clan, and it is not a black market channel.

The Sea Tribe also has relatively sound laws, and based on Thain's exchange with the jellyfish man, he learned that there are many Sea King Palaces deep in the sea, maintaining the order of the sea.

The role of the Neptune Palace in the ocean of the wizarding world is equivalent to that of the Holy Tower and the Knights Palace.

And it was also from the jellyfish that Thain learned that there were many ocean kingdoms deep in the ocean of the wizarding world.

The powerful sea creatures also established their own countries and civilizations.

Not all sea tribes live in the primitive form of tribal settlement.

Even in the deepest part of the sea, there are still extremely splendid and luxurious underwater crystal palaces.

In terms of wealth, some sea tribes are truly inferior to the holy towers and knight halls on land.