Lord of Ashes
Chapter 365

Dawn Holy Tower Territory

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From the Jellyfish Person, Saine learned some of the secrets of the underwater world.

Through dissecting the body of the Violet Tí Sea Serpent Person that he had purchased, Saine was able to explore the sensory organs of the sea creatures, which differed from those of humans in the normal Wizard World.

This is a small fleshy growth located deep in the ear of this sea serpent-man. Saine's call this small fleshy growth the "core" for now. This is a special organ that most sea creatures possess.

These sea creatures can determine the Blood Qi and pulse of different organisms in front of them by the subtle vibrations of water molecules, which seems to be closely related to this tiny organ.

Not only this Violet Tí Sea Serpent Person, but also Saine, after dissecting three Cyan Oyster Crab, found similar primitive organs on the sides of their brains.

It's just that their development level isn't as complete as that of the Violet Tí Sea Serpent Person; Saine judged that their evolutionary level wasn't high enough.

"It's not just the sea creatures of the Wizard World; it's estimated that in other planes of the Star Realm, creatures that have evolved to a certain level also have their own special abilities and methods of detection."

"A mere Aura Concealment Technique spell isn't enough to completely hide one's presence," Saine remarked.

Between experiments, Saine seemed to notice Yuli, the obedient and silent Construct Master beside him.

So, I couldn't help but ask, "How do you Nesser Civilization Creature detect and locate enemies?"

When asked by Saine, Yuli paused, as if she had been lost in thought.

However, Yuli quickly replied, "Our Constructed Magic Puppet are generally equipped with Reconnaissance Radar."

"In addition, Construct Master who reach the ' Orange-Level ' or above generally possess the ability to detect with their Mental Strength."

An ' Orange-Level ' Construct Master is a certain construct level in the Nesser Civilization, which is roughly equivalent to Intermediate Magic Apprentice Saine's side the Wizard World.

In the Wizard World, there are also low-level reconnaissance spells applicable to magic apprentices, so Saine didn't pay too much attention to them.

Nodding, Saine didn't say anything more.

After lingering in the Tizte Harbor for a while, purchasing some sea creature slaves, and conducting a few simple Dissection Experiment, Saine continued westward.

He then traveled through the Snow Lotus City, Daogens Harbor, the Salvia Bay, and the Dodottri Islands.

The large landmarks along the Saine route are actually quite targeted.

These landmarks have all appeared in Mentor Moxidu's Magic Notebook.

Some were simply noted down, while others were places Moxidu had personally visited.

According to records, these places should also have black markets, or even meeting places for Black Magician.

Without exception, Saine found no trace of the black market or Black Magician.

The few black market sites discovered by Saine are now just ruins and barely noticeable remains, indicating that these black markets have long been wiped out.

At this time, Saine was in the western half of the Dodottri Islands South Coast.

A giant airship flies above the sea of clouds.

Standing on the deck and looking down, apart from a few white clouds and the boundless sea, the most eye-catching sight is the Dodottri Islands, which are lush with vegetation and rich in resources.

In fact, the South Coast of the Wizard World is very large, including further south into the depths of the Endless South Sea, which is a mysterious treasure trove waiting to be explored.

As Top-Level Plane, the Wizard World itself is incredibly rich in resources.

Every year, countless Knight and Mage venture into the depths of the sea.

If you're lucky enough, the rewards from exploring the vast ocean can be just as great as those from participating in Plane War.

Several months have passed since Saine arrived on the Wizard World South Coast.

However, Saine spent most of this time traveling.

Apart from spending some extra time in the Tizte Harbor, Saine rarely stays in other cities or regions for more than a week.

This approach allowed Saine to cover a considerable distance in a relatively short period of time.

But this also caused him to miss out on many things without realizing it.

For example, the Dodottri Islands right now, if Saine were to take the time to explore them.

Collecting and gathering specimens of flora and fauna unique to the Dodottri Islands would take approximately two months, and it might not even be possible to leave the Dodottri Islands.

This is the correct way for Mage of level one and above to travel around Wizard World Wizard World.

After all, with a lifespan of over a thousand years, even though the Wizard World is incredibly vast and expansive, it's enough for them to explore freely for a very long time.

Looking towards the receding Dodottri Islands, Saine couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, he spent two Magic Coin to board a commercial airship that connects the two giant seaports on the east and west sides of the Dodottri Islands.

If Saine were to fly on his own, it would take him at least a month to traverse the vast and climatically diverse Dodottri Islands.

By taking this airship, not only can the travel time be reduced to seven days, but it can also directly reach the Helte Giant Harbor, which has a short-distance Space Teleportation Array.

The South Coast of the Wizard World is so vast that even after months of continuous travel, Saine has only covered less than one-sixth of its South Coast.

If relying solely on the flight speed of Level-1 Magician, even if Saine were to exhaust himself, it would still take him at least three to four years to reach the Western Islands.

Using such commercial airships, or even more convenient Space Teleportation Array, can greatly shorten the time spent on the road.

Although he didn't get a close look at many of the unique areas of the South Coast, including the Dodottri Islands, Saine has still benefited greatly over the past few months, experiencing many of the unique features of the South Coast.

In addition, Saine's Space Ring also contained a lot of specialties from the South Coast.

These things are all considered Saine's gains.

Fortunately, among Level-1 Magician, Saine is considered a wealthy man.

He still has about 15,000 Magic Coin (most of which were obtained through points exchange during the Regional Academy War), and he also still has most of the twenty-odd Level-2 Energy Crystal he obtained in the Yellow Sand World.

This asset is enough for any expenses Saine may have before he is promoted to Second-Level Magician.

If Saine were to be more frugal, even using the Level-3 Magician stage would be sufficient.

This also shows how much resources the various Holy Tower are willing to invest in training apprentices.

Of course, Peak Apprentice like Saine, who can easily rack up 200,000 points, is probably one in a thousand years.

Even if a Peak Apprentice emerges, the maximum score is basically 100,000 points.

Normally, the apprentice ranked first on the Regional Holy Tower Academy War individual points leaderboard would only earn tens of thousands of points, which is equivalent to a few thousand Magic Coin.

Is it worth spending thousands of Magic Coin to train a top-ranked magic apprentice?

In the eyes of the vast majority of level one and above Mage, it's definitely not worth it!

Because many of them only earn a few hundred Magic Coin from participating in a single Plane War.

However, from the perspective of the higher echelons of the Wizard World, it was worthwhile!

This is because people from different social classes have different perspectives on things.

From the perspective of those Holy Tower Master and even higher-level powerhouses, a few thousand Magic Coin are nothing.

If you use a few thousand Magic Coin to cultivate a Third-Level Great Magician, or even a more powerful level four or higher holy spirit Mage, it is obviously a sure-fire way to make money.

Cultivating more promising new generations is a grand plan that the Wizard Civilization has invested hundreds of thousands of years in to develop and prosper to this day.

Regional Academy War is a top-down model for nurturing new talent, promoted by the upper echelons of the Wizard World.

The resources and Magic Coin awarded to magic apprentices are not entirely paid for by the individual Holy Tower; the Wizard Alliance provides a certain amount of subsidies.

Where does the Wizard Alliance get its money?

It wasn't even obtained from numerous affiliated planes, or from weak planes directly enslaved and controlled by Wizard Civilization civilizations.

Using other people's money to cultivate their own people, the Wizard Alliance's operating system is not something that ordinary civilizations can manage.

This has also led to the Wizard Civilization's enduring development to this day, and its mastery of a civilization system that grows stronger with each battle.

The enormous rewards that the Saine Regional Academy War were, in the eyes of his mentor Luluman, enough for him to advance to the Third-Level Great Magician stage.

To be honest, Saine did receive a lot from his mentor, Luluman.

Whether it's the inheritance of the Azure Fire Magic, that packet of Green Source Seed, or the access and residence rights on the top floor of the Holy Tower, etc.

But upon closer examination, it seems that Luluman has never directly gifted Saine with mundane items such as Magic Coin or Energy Crystal.

I don't know if this counts as "the supervisor Mind's Eye".

It's foreseeable that if Saine asks his mentor for money, Luluman will put her hands on her hips and lecture Saine in a serious tone, saying that resources should be earned by oneself, and that the mentor is not your babysitter.

Fortunately, Saine never did that; he wasn't someone who would endlessly take.

His mentor Luluman, had already been very good to him.

After traversing the Dodottri Islands, Saine arrived at the Helte Giant Harbor.

This giant port is the largest port that Saine has encountered since arriving on the South Coast.

The mere fact that this port city center possesses a short-distance Space Teleportation Array distinguishes it from other cities.

Even the Azure Source Holy Tower... hasn't built a short-distance Teleportation Array yet, mainly because they don't have the money.

The Helte Giant Harbor, a city where magical civilization is extremely prosperous, has very few ordinary humans among its permanent residents, and most of them live in the outer city.

The vast majority of people walking in the city were Knight and Mage.

The number of Knight and Mage of level one or above in this city is estimated to exceed one thousand.

The total number of magic apprentices and Knight Attendant exceeded 100,000, almost equaling the strength of the Azure Source Holy Tower.

I wonder if there are any Knight or Mage of level four or above living in seclusion in this city.

According to map records and descriptions in Moxidu's Magic Notebook, the Helte Giant Harbor was one of the properties of the Dawn Holy Tower.

This giant port was built with funding from Dawn Holy Tower, and its current prosperity is inseparable from the resources allocated to it by Dawn Holy Tower.

Within the territory of Dawn Holy Tower, there are two other similar highly prosperous cities.

After arriving at the city center, Saine flew straight towards the Space Teleportation Array.

There are no flight restrictions here, after all, this is just a city, not Holy Tower.

Furthermore, flying directly over cities is also a way to demonstrate one's strength.

When Saine displayed the powerful elemental aura of Level-1 Magician, many passing magic apprentices and Knight Attendant showed expressions of respect and longing.

"Hmm, this seems to be a mechanic?" As he flew toward the Teleportation Array, Saine saw a Mage inside a metal aircraft, using the aircraft's mechanical arm instead of his own.

The Mage was standing in front of a magic shop when he looked up at Saine in the sky.

However, to be precise, his target was the Construct Master Yuli, who was closely following Saine.

It is not surprising that the Helte Giant Harbor, a highly prosperous port city, would have mechanics.

After all, the City of Steel was part of Saine's travel route to the Western Islands.

Meanwhile, the mechanics of City of Steel might very well do the opposite and embark on their own travels to the Wizard World South Coast.

The mechanic must have recognized Yuli next to Saine as Nesser Civilization Creature, but she didn't fly over to chat with him.

The mechanics in the Wizard World are more dull and taciturn compared to Mage of other schools.

It's unclear whether it's because they deal with metal equipment all year round, or because they are confined in a metal shell for a long time, but they are not good at communicating with people.

Saine then took a closer look at the aircraft where the mechanic was located.

It was a single-person metal flying machine with a diameter of no more than three meters, and the upper part was covered by a semi-transparent dome.

This metal flying machine was beyond Saine's previous understanding of alchemical equipment.

Besides its ability to fly, it's estimated that the other party has other uses, but it's unknown whether it can fly as fast as the Metal Discs under Saine's feet.

The fleeting glimpse of the mechanic was merely a minor incident before Saine headed to the Space Teleportation Array.

Finally, Saine arrived at a magnificent and spacious stone hall, where he would complete the procedures for using the Space Teleportation Array.

"Where is your destination?" A sweet-looking female magic apprentice asked respectfully from behind the long table to the man in front of her, Saine.

This female magic apprentice must be a magic apprentice from the Dawn Holy Tower, as she wore a Dawn Holy Tower emblem pinned to her Magic Robe.

The various Holy Tower in the Wizard World seem to enjoy exploiting their apprentices, using all sorts of academy missions to make them realize their value.

Of course, in the words of the Holy Tower Magician, this was actually a way to "sharpen" these apprentices.

Here at the Helte Giant Harbor, spatial beacons have been established in four locations.

Two are in the west, one in the south, and the other is directly connected to the Dawn Holy Tower.

If Saine was simply traveling, he should have used the Space Teleportation Array to reach the westernmost Muser City, which was also a relatively prosperous large city.

However, Saine was not in a hurry. He planned to go to the Dawn Holy Tower first to meet Midiqi, a second-level peak Mage had given him such a great opportunity and helped him in his early years.

Without Midiqi, Saine would probably have died in the Underground World Underdark ago.

Furthermore, it was this master who gifted him a Holy Light Badge as a token, helping Saine successfully join the Azure Source Holy Tower.

To date, four people have shown great kindness to Saine: Lina, Moxidu, Midiqi, and Luluman.

Now that they have arrived at the Dawn Holy Tower, Saine should at least meet this master.

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