The Lord of Ashes

No one can answer Thain's doubts for the time being.

No matter which world you are in, the use of energy elements and cultivation methods will never be too exaggerated.

For example, the fishing village in front of me has a population of dozens, but it has not produced a so-called "adventurer".

Not to mention knights and priests, these two professions only exist in temples.

Based on the pictures in the memories of these fishermen, Thain judged that the so-called "adventurers" in this world should be creatures below the group level that have initially mastered the power of elements.

Some are similar to the magic apprentices and knight squires in the wizarding world.

As for the division of realms above level one, Thain doesn't know yet.

Moreover, he found that in this world, conflicts rarely broke out between countries.

‏​​‎​‏‎‏‏‎‎​‏‏‎‎The population is quite large. Just Blackwater City has hundreds of thousands of residents. It seems to be a small city.

Although there are no war conflicts between countries, the conflicts between major churches and temples are extremely contradictory.

Because these villagers in Mora Village believe in Aesop, the God of Storms, they will only go to the Temple of Storms for help instead of going to the other two churches.

In addition, bloody conflicts often occur between the citizens and believers of different churches.

Decades ago, these simple-minded villagers did not know the source of the black tide and epidemic that occurred in Mora Village.

However, based on some of the methods of death discovered, it is not difficult for Thane to infer that this may be a conflict between two churches or temples, which injured these innocent civilians.

Moreover, it was difficult for the villagers to understand the strangeness of the girl, but the temple knights who came to the fishing village last time should not have noticed it.

Perhaps it won't be long before these mysteries can be solved one by one.

Because of Thain's strength, he recovered faster and faster.

Although he can't summon Yuri yet, he can open his own space equipment.

With the help of many recovery potions in the space equipment and supplemented by meditation, his current strength has almost returned to the second level.

He definitely has to go to Blackwater City.

But before going, he had to solve the trouble around him first.

Thain couldn't help but look down at his silver spider ring.

The Silver Spider Ring was still dim, but Thane, who had already recognized the Silver Spider Ring as its owner, discovered a ball of spider silk inside the ring.

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These spider silks are the ones that wrapped his body before, and they are also an important basis for him to return to the wizarding world in the future.

In addition to the spider silk, there is a broken square stone slab inside the ring.

Since returning to this world, this gray slate, which originally possessed considerable power of time and space, has completely lost its movement and seems to have become an ordinary slate.

Thain does not intend to study this thing for the time being, because it is simply beyond his reach at this stage.

Moreover, Thain also temporarily lost contact with the Spider Queen. The silver spider ring in his hand seemed to have completely turned into a dead object instead of the spider queen's divine clone.

Let's see after some time. Thane doesn't believe that the Spider Queen will give up on herself.

In other words, it means giving up this stone slab and the world behind it.

…

It's night again.

The night is rather dark today.

The originally bright moonlight was obscured by a thick dark cloud, and it looked like it would rain in the next few days.

The girl fell into a deep sleep again. As a "half-undead creature", due to a flower of death rooted in her soul, the girl's spirit and willpower were extremely fragile.

And maybe because she is not in a normal state of mind, the girl seldom says anything else and only says "brother...brother..." on her lips.

Because Thain had not died for several days in a row, and he had escaped the attack of the gray monster two days ago.

He should be the living person who has been with the girl the longest in recent times.

So Thain clearly felt that this girl, who was not in a normal state of mind, was more dependent on him.

Thain has a code of conduct that repays kindness. This girl took care of him for a few days. He will definitely give the girl some protection and try to solve her problems in the future.

Thain did not deny that he did have a normal research mentality of a spell caster on the girl's condition.

However, these will have to wait until Thain's strength has completely recovered and all hidden dangers have been resolved before consideration.

After the girl fell asleep completely, Thain sat up from the bed and gently broke away from the girl's right hand holding him.

The flower of death on the back of the girl's head trembled slightly in the night. With the eyes of a spell caster, Thane judged that the flower of death was almost "ripe".

If someone really planted seeds specifically for this girl, then the harvest season for the other party is coming soon.

Maybe within a week.

But the hidden danger that Thain plans to solve tonight is not the unknown existence behind the girl.

After burying a green source seed outside the girl's wooden house and arranging corresponding magic restrictions,

Thane, wearing a tattered magic robe, flew towards the underground water pipe to the west.

In fact, Thain, who has gained the ability to open the space ring, can completely wear a new set of magic robes for himself. He has quite a few spare magic robes with him.

But Thain doesn't intend to expose too many abnormalities rashly.

If it weren't for the high probability that no one else would show up on this trip, Thain would even want to put on a tattered fisherman's leather coat that he collected during the day.

These are clothes sewn with low-quality leather and fishing thread. The living standards of the fishermen in Mora Village are obviously not very good.

The deep, dark underground pipes that are full of stench are not a good place for adventurous exploration.

At the beginning, the foul-smelling pitch-black dirty water could only cover people's ankles.

But as Thain continues to penetrate deeper, the depth of water in the deepest part of the pipeline has reached ‏​​‎​‏‎‏‏‎‎​‏‏‎‎ two meters.

And there are also some more stinky fish with sharp teeth and more ferocious appearance.

Originating from the caster himself, Thain could easily collect many sewer biological specimens without even frowning.

Maybe others think this stuff is dirty and disgusting, but in Thain's eyes, truth has no beauty or ugliness.

Instead, he still has to rely on these biological specimens to study the biological characteristics and some basic information of this world.

Thain's specimen collection trip did not last long.

His goal of sneaking into underground water pipes during this trip was found by him.

Although he has not fully recovered yet, and although he is still suffering from a certain area of ​​​​suppression, Thane's detection magic and keen mental sense are enough to allow him to detect any abnormalities within a range of nearly a kilometer.

Besides, there is no shielding field in this place.

Including the Blackwater City that Thain is going to next. With the size and overall strength of that city, even if it has three temples, Thain doubts whether there is anyone as strong as a third-level great magician among them.

It is estimated that having a second-level strong person would be a blessing.

If the number of level three powerhouses in this large plane has reached an exaggerated level, Thane can consider calling the Spider Queen directly to pull him back.

After turning another dark corner, Thain saw a gray shadow lying in an open space next to the waterway.

It was the guy who attacked Thain two days ago.

I haven't seen him for two days, and it's obvious that this guy's injury hasn't healed yet.

Because Thain had been maintaining a state of concentrating his breath, the slow-reacting monster did not notice Thain until Thain flew close behind it.