Broken Ship

Although Merri, Black Wizard Apprentice from City of Mozhsuobula, had been completely "whitewashed" in the Dawn Holy Tower, she never secretly gave up the idea of searching for traces of Black Magician. →

Of course, it's not to say that Merri intended to return to the embrace of the Black Magician; she's not that foolish.

It was only because of that special experience that Merri became so sensitive to Black Magician and the Gray Area related to the Wizard World.

Although Merri has hardly left Dawn Holy Tower in recent decades, her extensive network and good interpersonal skills have allowed her to uncover some of the secrets of the South Coast.

These secrets might even be known to the Second-Level Black Magician, Midiqi.

However, due to Saine's special status, Midiqi could not tell him anything on his own initiative, and Saine could not ask too many questions.

As it happened, Merri discovered some information that might be useful to Saine.

According to Merri, she had heard a rumor that there might be traces of Black Magician in City of Munich, southeast of Storm City.

It is also one of the most dangerous places for magic apprentices.

Unless someone is extremely confident in their abilities, no one would go there for no reason.

Stormwind City's commerce is extremely developed. In addition to many strangely shaped ocean-going giant ships docked around the island, there is a constant stream of Alchemical Instrument such as Floating Airship and floating boats circling overhead.

Even around the island, Saine spotted numerous marine giants, each exceeding 100 meters in size. →

These marine creatures were likely servants driven by the Near-Sea creatures.

Unlike Knight and Mage, sea creatures cannot rely excessively on alchemical products. Their social structure seems to be relatively primitive, including their clothing, which is extremely revealing and unrestrained.

Saine saw a creature that resembled a "Naga" as described in books. It was a female Naga with six arms, and her chest was completely bare.

Holding a trident and swinging its tail, although it had some seaweed-like decorative clothing around its waist, it seemed to use its blue scales as more of a cover.

Perhaps because it is located deep in the ocean, Stormwind City has a much more open atmosphere than the coastal cities on the South Coast.

The six-armed Naga also possessed Life Level of at least Level One. Upon noticing Saine's gaze, she surprisingly puffed out her chest without any hesitation and gave Saine a peculiar look.

Saine had no interest in having anything to do with a sea creature, so he turned around and headed straight for an inconspicuous Li Island on the northwestern edge of Stormwind City. This Li Island was also one that Merri had told Saine about; apparently, in the early years, apprentices from the Dawn Holy Tower had secretly traveled to City of Munich, and the ships that went to the black market were found here.

As Level-1 Magician, Saine could naturally fly directly southeast to search.

But it's best not to do that. The vastness of the Wizard World's oceans is definitely not something a mere Level-1 Magician can explore.

There are countless islands here, but does anyone know exactly where City of Munich is?

In addition, the Endless South Sea is not a paradise that any creature can explore.

South of Stormwind City, countless marine disasters and uniquely dangerous locations are scattered throughout the region.

No one knows when danger will strike.

The Wizard World is not as idyllic as it seems, aside from the gray, even black, areas.

The Wizard World, with its immense scale, is also rife with natural disasters.

Stormwind City Stormwind City is named after the four enormous ocean storm eyes and numerous smaller storms that exist nearby.

April to July is the famous storm season.

Apart from sea creatures and large merchant ships that are well-versed in the patterns of storms, most people are unable to withstand the threat of natural forces.

Including Level-1 Magician like Saine.

(ps: Level-1 Magician like Saine is considered good; he can withstand most unexpected dangers.)

For ordinary people or apprentices below level one in the Wizard World, even Near-Sea areas are difficult for them to conquer.

On this Li Island called Feixia Island, Saine found a wooden sea vessel that was no more than two hundred meters long.

This ship must be quite old; the wood has turned a dark brown from being soaked in seawater, and some of the rafters are even rotten.

Even the black sails had some holes.

However, this is an Alchemy Powered Ship.

Most passengers, upon seeing this ship, would probably turn around and leave without saying a word.

Saine did not leave. His life experience and intuition from the Underdark City of Mozhsuobula led him to this ship.

Before Saine arrived, the ship didn't seem to be doing very well in business.

There seemed to be a few passengers on board, but they were all in their rooms. The deck was empty except for a burly sailor in a white jacket, who was taking a nap in a rocking chair with Straw Hat over his head.

The arrival of Saine caused the muscular sailor on the rocking chair to pause in his rocking motion.

Saine couldn't sense the other's presence, but having experienced Plane War, Saine knew that the burly man before him was no weaker than him.

In short, this burly sailor in the white coat is very likely a Level 1 Knight, and not a weak one at that.

The reason why Saine couldn't sense the other party's presence was because the other party must have mastered some kind of concealment technique, just like the Aura Concealment Technique that Saine himself had learned.

The difference is that Saine's Aura Concealment Technique is a magical power.

The burly man in front of them used a combination of his breathing, heartbeat, and muscle control to conceal his presence.

It is not possible to simply judge which of the two methods of concealing their presence is more sophisticated.

However, given the burly man's abilities, he should be able to deceive the ordinary sea creatures.

On the contrary, it was Saine's superior ability to conceal his presence that proved his extraordinary nature.

At least the murderous aura hidden beneath the other party's lazy exterior is not so easy to conceal.

This guy has a lot of blood on his hands.

An arm, thicker than an average person's thigh, rose up and removed the Straw Hat covering the face.

The burly sailor, his face contorted with grime, looked up at Saine and asked, "What?"

At this moment, Saine was completely wrapped in a jet-black Magic Robe.

This Magic Robe was one of Moxidu's relics, and it fits Saine perfectly now.

A hint of the cold aura unique to Black Magician slowly seeped out from the black robe.

Saine having been "whitewashed" for a long time in the Azure Source Holy Tower, when he suddenly unleashed his aura and pretended to be a Black Magician, he was even more convincing than the real one!

This is also related to Saine's cold and silent personality.

No answer was needed; Saine's icy demeanor alone sent a chill down the spine of the burly Knight before him.

He was indeed a fierce Knight with countless bloodstains on his hands, but he was far inferior to those infamous Black Magician.

In his early years, this burly Knight had traveled to the Black Domain of the Western Islands.

That experience, however, haunted him for the rest of his life.

The Black Magician who frequented the Black Domain of the Western Islands back then loved this kind of decoration the most!