Lord of Ashes
Chapter 359

Southward

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The Giant Dragon ' habits of storing things are clearly different from those of normal humans in the Wizard World.

If it were a Mage with obsessive-compulsive disorder, they would probably be very disgusted by the items spat out by this level-two Giant Dragon.

But Saine was alright; he just frowned and didn't say anything more.

Dragon Blood Grass is an advanced version of Dragon Saliva Grass, and it is a relatively rare magical material.

Compared to Dragon Saliva Grass, Dragon Blood Grass has a stronger aphrodisiac effect.

However, Saine was not interested in this function of the magical material. As a Level-1 Magician with a wide range of knowledge, Saine learned from a certain Magic Books that Dragon Blood Grass could be used as an auxiliary medicine to be added to the Dragon Blood Tempering process.

However, in the Wizard World, those who use dragon blood to temper their bodies are usually Knight, so few Mage would pay attention to this.

It was because Saine embarked on the path of Azure Fire Body Tempering that he specifically consulted and studied related books.

Besides Dragon Blood Grass, the Giant Dragon race also produces other even more precious dragon-related resources.

For example, Saine also knew of two magical materials that were even more precious than Dragon Blood Grass, named Dragon Bone Grass and Dragon Marrow Flower.

However, the latter two are not so easy to obtain, because ordinary Giant Dragon do not possess these two materials.

It can only be found in the legendary "Dragon Graveyard" or the burial place of some Giant Dragon. It is a rare plant that grows from the essence of Giant Dragon's body after its death.

These two extremely rare dragon resources, apart from the occasional outflow from the Beren Empire, seem to only appear on the West Coast of the entire Wizard World.

Because on the West Coast of the Wizard World, there exists another major power in the Wizard World — the Dragon Vein Warlock Family.

After the transaction was completed, the level-two Giant Dragon even escorted Saine for a distance, taking Saine all the way to the southern end of the Fire Crystal Mountain Range.

"It seems these Giant Dragon are quite wary, not allowing anyone to approach their volcanic valley." Saine muttered to himself as he watched the massive body of the level-two Giant Dragon Maybach gradually disappear into the dark, thick clouds on the horizon.

In fact, the Giant Dragon ' wariness also reveals their vulnerable position in the Wizard World. Maybach is a powerful level two Giant Dragon, and Saine judges that its individual strength is likely at the late level two, or even the peak level two.

But even this Giant Dragon, which is tens of meters long and possesses terrifying power, still showed utmost respect when facing Level-1 Magician like Saine in the Wizard World.

If it were purely a matter of survival of the fittest, with Maybach's peak level 2 strength, he could have easily snatched Saine away; there would be no need for this bargaining deal.

But it is precisely because these Giant Dragon possess remarkable wisdom that they are well aware of the power of the Knight and Mage in the Wizard World, and they also adapt to and abide by the rules of the Wizard World.

That's why they were extremely polite to every Knight or Mage of level one or above who ventured deep into the Fire Crystal Mountain Range.

As a Construct Master slave who had only recently arrived in the Wizard World, Yuli was clearly not very familiar with the environment of the Wizard World, nor did she quite understand the exclamation and subtext in Saine's words.

Little Seven on Saine's shoulder, however, seemed to have understood what Saine meant.

It made two "Gugu" sounds, it was unclear whether it was responding to Saine.

After reaching the southern end of the Fire Crystal Mountain Range, heading west will actually lead you into the eastern part of the Lisia Alliance.

After gazing westward for a long time, Saine ultimately did not choose to go to the Lisia Alliance, but continued southward along the original route.

Returning to the Grant Family this time is really meaningless. His father, Old Grant, has probably gone to report to the headquarters of the Steel Wall Fist Knights' Hall in the north. At this time, only the Solon family is probably left in the territory.

Before leaving the Azure Source Holy Tower, Saine also sent a Magic Letter to the Grant Family, briefly explaining his plan to travel around the Wizard World.

As Mage level one or above, Saine should no longer be overly entangled by worldly kinship.

For example, if our ancestors Ulysses Jeremy, participated in a Plane War, decades might have passed by the time they returned, and perhaps the entire clan would have been replaced twice.

As beings with a lifespan of thousands of years or higher, they are indeed on a different level of life form than ordinary humans in the secular world.

At the southernmost tip of the Fire Crystal Mountain Range, there is a long, winding, jet-black river.

Calling it a "river" isn't entirely accurate, because what makes up this river isn't water, but rather a thick, black, viscous liquid with a rather pungent odor. This viscous liquid appears to originate from underground caves in the Fire Crystal Mountain Range and is a type of "groundwater."

Saine had seen descriptions of such substances in the Magic Books of the Holy Tower. It was a low-end, inexpensive special energy source that some airships used as fuel.

However, not many people use it, because those who can afford to buy a floating ship are not short of the Energy Crystal needed to power it.

After crossing this "Black River," the surging heat and extremely high temperature quickly vanished, making one feel as if they had entered another different world.

At first, what appeared before Saine were some low-lying swamps and light green flatlands.

However, after flying Saine for about a week, a very dense primeval forest appeared before Saine.

Saine had been to this primeval jungle before, and he remembered that it was called "Gloomy Mountain Range".

"The Gloomy Mountain Range stretches continuously from east to west, and we are probably in the eastern part of this mountain range now."

"Compared to the Fire Crystal Mountain Range, the Gloomy Mountain Range are much smaller in area, and I estimate that the powerful magical beasts inhabiting this place are not as numerous as those in the Fire Crystal Mountain Range," said Saine, glancing at the dense, boundless dark green jungle.

When Saine and his companions crossed the Gloomy Mountain Range to the Lisia Alliance, they probably traversed the weakest point inhabited by magical creatures, located between the east and west sides of the Gloomy Mountain Range.

That area is a passage reserved by the monster overlords of the Gloomy Mountain Range for human merchant groups or magic apprentices.

The intelligence of Level Magical Beast is not much inferior to that of humans, and according to the records on the Magic Map, there is a high probability that a level 2 Super Magical Beast exists in this Gloomy Mountain Range.

The Fire Crystal Mountain Range that Saine had previously passed through were even stronger; there might be level three, or even Demigod-level Giant Dragon inhabiting that area.

Even so, the level two Giant Dragon Maybach still treated Saine, the Level-1 Magician of the Azure Source Holy Tower, with utmost respect.

"If we continue south, we'll soon be entering the Underdark."

"Little Seven, do you miss this place? Maybe we'll run into a few old friends," Saine said.

"Gugu," Little Seven called out twice.

"Hmm, I miss this place a little too."

"Let's go!" Saine took the lead, flying at the very front.

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