Desiccated Corpse

On the third day after arriving in this Yellow Sand World, Saine finally realized that this was not the world he originally came from.

From the thinness of the air to gravity, from the surrounding environment to the concentration of elements, Saine felt absolutely no sense of familiarity.

Moreover, the exact passage of these three days was only determined by Saine using Crystal Ball.

In fact, during those three days, the surrounding yellow sand environment was always daytime.

It was as if night did not exist in this world.

Upon learning this, Saine couldn't resist his curiosity and, wearing his Pale Mask, looked up at the sky.

The bright light made Saine's eyes feel dizzy.

But what shocked him even more was that he saw three suns in the sky...

All of this made Saine feel a sense of absurdity and unreality.

"The academy wants us to set up spatial Coordinate Generator in this Yellow Sand World; there's absolutely no way they'd specifically disperse us for deployment."

"There is only one possibility: after entering this Alien Plane, all the apprentices were forced to disperse and leave."

"Perhaps some apprentices were lucky enough to land in the same spot, but I..." Saine thought to himself, leaning against the inside of a gap dune that had been dug out by humans.

Why are Mage considered representatives of wisdom?

Because no matter how harsh the environment, they can use their wisdom to create a better one for themselves.

This was the first time Saine had ever been to such a desert and sandy environment.

But after a few days, he will be able to use his experience and wisdom to create a comfortable resting environment and reduce his own physical exertion.

A red bead radiating heat appeared in Saine's hand.

This thing is the Element Pearl that Vice Dean Martin gave to Saine and the others before they entered the Time-Space Rift.

Saine found that the Element Pearl generated more heat as he moved in a certain direction.

Conversely, the Element Pearl's heat decreases when moving in other directions.

Saine guessed that, besides other wonderful uses he was unaware of, one of the important functions of this bead was to help the apprentices who entered the Alien Plane to gather together.

Otherwise, Vice Dean Martin wouldn't have mentioned requiring lower-level apprentices to be cautious when encountering apprentices stronger than themselves.

At that time, give your Element Pearl to the other party.

Holding a vial of Nutrient Potion he had made himself, Saine pondered the problem while carefully taking one-third of the dose.

Because he didn't know when he would find the main force, or how much longer he would have to stay in this godforsaken place, Saine dared not waste any of his resources.

Even now, Saine has not seen any living creature other than himself.

He was alright; he had Space Ring, which also contained some rare resources such as Nutrient Potion and Recovery Potion.

What about the other apprentices?

Not every apprentice has an alchemist as a mentor like Saine.

Even among the Advanced Apprentice, the vast majority of them do not possess top-tier equipment like Space Ring.

There were not enough supplies, no living creatures in the surrounding environment, and no water source.

Two or three days would be fine; with the resilience of the Black Wizard Apprentice, they could manage to get through it.

What if it takes five or six days, or even longer?

It was only then that Saine began to regret his decision. He had learned many low-level magic and magical tricks from other disciplines, but why hadn't he thought of learning a Water Ball Spell?

His body was parched, Saine could only replenish the negligible amount of water in the Nutrient Potion.

If even he is having such a hard time, what hope is there for the other Intermediate Apprentice who came in the same batch? If they can't find the Advanced Apprentice and Quasi-Magician in time, they'll all be doomed.

It was at this moment that Saine gained a deeper understanding of the near-death experience his mentor Moxidu had mentioned.

This kind of Different World Exploration is definitely not something an apprentice can get involved in.

Only those Formal-Ranked Magician with extensive magical knowledge and profound understanding are likely qualified to adapt to and explore such a harsh Alien Plane.

How far has Saine, with so many talents, gone?

Just how big is this Yellow Sand World?

In this treacherous world where he found no value in exploration or discovery, he saw nothing that the Formal Black Wizard were eager to plunder.

On the ninth day after Saine descended upon the Yellow Sand World, he finally saw something other than the yellow sand.

It was a tattered black robe, half-buried in the sand, amidst the swirling sand.

Against the backdrop of yellow sand, it stands out particularly starkly.

A hint of excitement flickered across his face, Saine rushed over.

The low gravity of this Yellow Sand World made it seem as if Saine had been permanently granted a Light Body Technique.

Upon reaching the black-robed figure, disregarding the scorching yellow sand, Saine took out a handy object from his Space Ring and began digging.

The excitement on his face was gradually replaced by astonishment and dejection.

What appeared before him next was a dried corpse whose entire body had evaporated of moisture.

This should be a Intermediate Apprentice with strength similar to that of Saine. His signature black robe indicates that he also comes from City of Mozhsuobula and is very likely one of the Alien World who arrived in the same batch as Saine.

Unfortunately, after only nine days, this skilled Black Wizard Apprentice was reduced to a dried-up corpse.

Even through the mummified corpse, Saine could not clearly see what he originally looked like; only certain organ features indicated that he was a male apprentice.

"No, he's been in this Alien World for much longer than nine days!"

"Although the thinness of the air, the concentration of elements, and the overall environment of this world are very different from those of the Underdark."

"But considering that he must have survived for some time after his arrival, it's impossible for him to have become like this in just a few days!"

As a Black Wizard Apprentice who had dissected numerous corpses and had even received praise from the Formal Black Wizard Ke Suo Long, Saine made his most rational and scientific judgment.

"Could it be that he has been in this Yellow Sand World for more than nine days?"

"Even though they are all from the same batch of descending apprentices, the different order in which they entered the Time-Space Rift will lead to slight differences in the specific time they appear in the Alien Plane?" Saine wondered.

He was among the last of the Intermediate Apprentice to enter the Time-Space Rift.

If his hypothesis is correct, it does explain why the apprentice who has become a dried-up corpse arrived in the Yellow Sand World a few days earlier than him.

Without sufficient supplies, without any living creatures to hunt, and without water magic, there's no way to replenish water...

With a soft sigh, Saine ignored the unfortunate apprentice before him, whose body had turned into a dried-up corpse and whose eyeballs had even turned into fluffy shapes.

Instead, he looked down and began searching for something that might be useful to him.