The Lord of Ashes

Lena really cares about Thane.

The fact that the other party came to Modolon Island twice in succession to inquire about Thain was enough to prove her feelings for Thain.

In his early years, Martin also lived with his mentor in the Black Tower for a period of time.

The Black Tower in the Black Domain is different from the Holy Tower organization in other parts of the wizarding world.

In the Black Tower, neither the black magic apprentice nor the black magician has much freedom.

The latter was a little better, at least he had a legitimate excuse, or he could go out for a while while performing some tasks for the Black Tower.

But for the former black magic apprentices, let alone leaving the Black Tower, even if they have this idea, the Black Tower will suppress them strongly or directly erase them.

Within the Black Territory, there are no human rights.

And Lina came to Modolon Island twice to look for Thane, once when she was at her peak stage as a quasi-magician. It is estimated that she had just finished the death trial at that time.

Another time was after she reached the first level. At that time, I think she had just been promoted to the first level.

Being able to violate the extremely strict rules of the Black Tower and handle her own affairs privately already marked her special status and importance in the Black Tower.

If she were an ordinary black magic apprentice, how could the high-level officials of the Black Tower pamper her?

If something is not pleasing to the eyes, the apprentice will be thrown directly onto the experimental table for dissection and study. This is the situation of all black magic apprentices in the Black Domain.

After hearing that Lina won first place in the death trial in the Black Tower, Thane couldn't help but feel happy for Lina.

Although it was unclear what Lina had experienced over the years, at least knowing that Lina was still alive and that her current situation was not bad, Thane breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Thain hurriedly asked Martin about the situation and location of the Cangke Black Tower.

Of course, Martin knew what Thain was thinking. He smiled and said: "The Black Tower of Canggu is located further north in our area. It has broken away from the periphery of the Black Territory and belongs to the middle of the Black Territory."

"That's not a good place to be. Even a first-level black magician would have a hard time traveling through that area."

"Furthermore, the Cangke Black Tower is not something that ordinary black magicians can join."

"Although I don't know exactly how Felena brought Lina to join the Black Tower of Cangke, but if a first-level black magician wants to join such a black tower, he doesn't have ten first-level energy crystals or hundreds of magic coins. Opening the way, it’s hard to fit in.”

"And in the Black Tower, you have to be careful about being taken advantage of by others." Martin shook his head and smiled.

Good guy, the situation here in the Black Territory is really completely opposite to the situation in the normal Wizarding Continent.

In the Wizarding Continent, no matter which holy tower organization a first-level magician or above joins, the Holy Tower will regularly pay these registered magicians a salary.

And the higher the treatment, the more powerful magicians can be attracted to join the holy tower.

But here in the Black Domain, if you want to join a black tower, you still need to pay the black tower?

In fact, this situation in the black domain is also easy to understand.

The Black Tower in the Black Realm is not for charity, and those vicious black magicians cannot get funding subsidies from the Wizards Union.

Those first-level black magicians who want to join the Black Tower hope to use the platform of the Black Tower to obtain more resources and even receive direct protection from the Black Tower.

Some desperate first-level black magicians dedicate most of their wealth to avoid being chased by their enemies and temporarily join a black tower. This is definitely the wisest thing to do.

And although there is indeed a situation of gangsters and gangsters inside the Black Tower, it is not as exaggerated as Martin said.

On the contrary, the Black Tower is one of the safer places in the Black Domain. Those high-ranking third-level or even fourth-level black magicians must have something to do since they have received money.

Black magicians are also a type of magician profession and naturally tend to follow the principle of equal transactions.

Some of what Martin, the third-level black magician, told Thain was true, and some were exaggerated and fictional things.

Thain can be trusted, but not entirely.

The reason for this is that Martin also has his own demands.

It's obvious that Martin doesn't want Thane to go find Lena.

He wants Thane to stay in his own organization on Modolon Island. In this case, if Thain wants to reunite with Lina, he will inevitably have to deal with Martin's organization.

Martin can also use this to find a way to get involved with the Black Tower of Cangskeleton behind Lina.

If it is true as the rumors say, Lina is valued by the master of the Canggu Black Tower and is expected to become the tower master's disciple... With such connections, Martin would be stupid to let him go.

When communicating with Martin, the third-level black magician, Thain needs to raise a lot of concerns.

For example, during the conversation with the other party, Martin proposed more than once that he wanted to sign a magical contract with Thain.

These magical contracts seem to be for Thain's benefit. For example, Martin promised to provide Thain with a certain amount of resources every year, and because Thain is also an alchemist, the price he gave was at least fair within the Black Realm.

But the corresponding price is that Thain must sign a long-term magical contract with Martin.

The shortest of these magic contracts takes thirty years.

Of course, Thain could not agree to Martin's request, but he did not sternly refuse Martin's solicitation. Instead, he replied very vaguely and with room for thought: "I will consider it."

As a black magician, Martin's attitude has not always been particularly strong.

Or perhaps, Martin didn't want to make Lina an enemy just because he forced Thain to stay.

Therefore, when it comes to his attitude towards Thain, Martin tries to win over him as much as possible.

Those who greeted Thain were all weak-minded. If Thain was really a helpless black magician, he might have fallen into Martin's trap.

In Martin's own words, "At least in the outer reaches of the Black Territory, no one will offer higher benefits than me."

"You are from the Black Magic Academy in Mensobra City, and you are one of our own, so I will give you this condition."

"Don't publicize the price I offer you in the future, otherwise some people will be dissatisfied." Martin said.

Despite what Martin said, Thain didn't even nod to sign a magic contract with him in the end.

He just said: "I'll think about it again."

Martin's mouth smacked, but he did not continue to dwell on this matter, but brought up another matter.

"I'm sorry that your mentor Moses was harmed by Dils. This is also a problem that we, the black magicians in Mensobra City, need to solve together."

"As for the third-level black magician Canterlot, don't worry. I will be responsible for containing you."

"But in the near future, it should be difficult to resolve this matter." Martin said.

"Why?" Thain couldn't help but ask.

"Because some secret realms in the Knight Continent to the south will be opened soon. Our Western Islands, no, it should be said that the attention of the entire wizarding world will be directed there."

"As black magicians, although it is difficult for us to enter the secret realm to explore the mysteries, we can stay outside the secret realm and find ways to purchase or use other means to obtain some resources unique to the secret realm."

"The products there are all good. So far, I have only experienced two such grand events." Martin said with a sigh.