Lord of Ashes
Chapter 288

Good Connections

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Sylph had a very pleasant, light fragrance about her. →

Saine guessed that this might be the effect of some special perfume or magical fragrance.

Compared to other first-level female Mage that Saine had encountered, such as Irene, the Sylph in front of him seemed to pay more attention to her appearance.

Two Obsidian Red gemstone earrings were worn by Sylph on her earlobes. Reflected by the distant Magma Sea, the red light shone brightly, adding a certain charm to Sylph's appearance.

In addition, the silver bracelet on her wrist, the Magic Ring on her index and middle fingers, and the gold necklace around her neck... all signify Sylph's wealth.

Of course, it's also possible that Sylph is an alchemist, and most of the Magic Conductor she wears are made by herself.

Women's innate love of beauty led Sylph to pay particular attention to the appearance of her alchemical Magic Conductor Magic Conductor.

Sylph also had her own war missions. At this moment, she and several familiar companions were about to return to the Space Fortress to submit their missions, so she didn't have much time to catch up with Saine.

Saine will also need to travel to the Fortress Base with other Mage to receive combat missions.

After exchanging a few words and talking about their recent situations, the two parted ways.

"The fortress should soon launch another offensive against the Magma Sea. I just finished a six-month-long mission abroad, and the rest of the war will likely be fought from within the Space Fortress."

"If you need anything, you can contact me anytime, even on the battlefield. We are disciples of the same sect and should look after each other," Sylph said to Saine Mental Strength before parting.

Saine is not very good at socializing, but Sylph is a charming and shrewd Mage.

Among the lineage of the Azure Blaze Grandmaster, Saine didn't know much about the second and Level-3 Magician, but among the Level-1 Magician, Sylph was indeed the most popular.

Sylph's popularity is somewhat different from that of Eileen of the Azure Source Saint Tower.

Sylph is proactive in maintaining relationships and befriending those who are useful to her.

Irene is simply good-natured; when others ask her for help,

Irene rarely refuses, so naturally she is quite popular.

It's impossible to say which of these two female Mage ' approaches to things is better.

But if Saine had to judge, he would still prefer Irene a little more.

While Sylph was passionate, Saine could see a hint of ulterior motives in her eyes.

After parting ways with Sylph, Saine and the other Mage arrived in the same batch went to the Fortress Base to receive their combat missions.

At this moment, hovering above the base is the Space Fortress of the Off-Ground Light Flame Holy Tower.

Compared to the Space Fortress of the Azure Flame Holy Tower, the Space Fortress of this Off-Ground Light Flame Holy Tower above the ground is a whole size smaller.

Upon examining the magnificent fortress from its base, Saine discovered numerous scratches and signs of significant wear on many of its edges and details.

It has only been a few thousand years since Pei Nasi, the Fourth Senior Uncle of Saine, built the Holy Tower.

The fact that Pei Nasi could develop the Off-Ground Light Flame Holy Tower to such great heights is already a sign that she possesses considerable abilities.

The Space Fortress in front of us was actually a second-hand Space Fortress Pei Nasi had purchased from the Wizard Alliance two thousand years ago for a huge amount of Magic Coin.

It could also be a third-hand transaction.

In short, compared to those brand-new Space Fortress that have just been built, Pei Nasi's Space Fortress is indeed much cheaper.

It wasn't that Pei Nasi didn't want to buy new and better things, but that she didn't have the money.

Even Holy Tower Master level four or above have their own troubles and pursuits.

However, compared to weak Mage below level four, the tower masters' vision and aspirations are clearly much higher.

At their level, the minimum amount they talk about is hundreds of thousands of Magic Coin.

The Space Fortress in the sky are smaller, and similarly, the Fortress Base on the ground are much smaller than the Fortress Main Base in the center of the Flame Continent.

However, there were quite a few Mage troops and slave creature legions around this base.

Saine didn't know exactly how many Mage were guarding the Space Fortress, but just looking at Saine Mage inside and around the Fortress Base, there were at least 30,000 to 40,000 of them.

Not to mention, War Airship frequently flew in from the depths of the dark clouds.

These were all supplies provided by other regions of the Flame Continent.

The arriving Mage army.

The howls of the slave creature legion echoed around the Fortress Base.

The vast majority are slaves and cannon fodder of fire-type creatures. So far, more than 300,000 have accumulated around the fortress, and this number is still increasing.

Looking at these slave creatures of various shapes and sizes, Saine couldn't help but tighten his grip on the Green Source Seed his mentor Luluman, had once given him.

The bag of Green Source Seed that Luluman gave to Saine contained approximately three hundred seeds.

More than a dozen were used up by Saine in the last war, and there are still many left.

However, if this battle were to take place over the Magma Sea, the effectiveness of these Green Source Seed would likely be greatly diminished.

The Poison Fire Green Flame World is indeed not very suitable for Plant Element Mage like Luluman to fight in; there are just too many restrictions in all aspects.

The missions for Saine and the other battlefield Mage who had just arrived at this Fortress Base were, as expected, rather ordinary and common patrol missions.

For two months in a row, Saine, along with other Mage, led the slave creatures as cannon fodder to patrol the surrounding area.

The situation in the heart of the Flame Continent is not something the Saine's side needs to worry about.

The participating Mage, including Saine, mainly focused on patrolling the Magma Sea to the east.

It was during these two months that Saine finally witnessed what a "Fire Melt Beast" was.

This is a medium-sized Flame Creature that inhabits the shallow layers of the Magma Sea. It feeds on minerals and has the special ability to convert the Thermal Energy of the lava into its own bioenergy.

In its juvenile stage Fire Melt Beast is only half a meter in size, while the average size of an adult Fire Melt Beast is five to six meters.

However, according to some Mage in the fortress, they once encountered a giant Fire Melt Beast that was over a hundred meters tall.

No one knows exactly how many years this giant creature has lived, but besides its exaggerated size, its Life Level must be quite high.

Saine had never seen one that big, but he had seen a Fire Melt Beast that was about ten meters long.

These Fire Melt Beast are strange, despite their large size and fierce appearance, they are actually quite "docile" in nature.

They run away when they can't win, but they are also hostile to the Wizard Civilization Legion, and their numbers are not small.

The combination of various complex factors and characteristics caused considerable trouble for this Wizard Civilization Legion.

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