Midiqi's Character

Saine felt a sudden surge of tension and pressure, though it wasn't overtly apparent on his face.

But the second-level Holy Tower Magician, Midiqi, seemed to have noticed Saine's unusual behavior. He casually laughed and said, "You don't need to be nervous. I'm not going to do anything to you."

"Moreover, you deserve the most credit for discovering a Level-4 lifeform in this Yellow Sand World," Midiqi said.

This Holy Tower Magician had actually made a trip to the Dawn Holy Tower some time ago.

Dawn Holy Tower is located on the coast of the Wizard Continent, south of the Underdark, which is relatively far from here.

Even with the speed of a Second-Level Magician, it would take them a month to get back here, even if they rushed as fast as they could.

Midiqi returned to the Underdark not specifically to block Saine.

Saine clearly didn't have that much influence; he was just unlucky enough to be discovered by Midiqi, who had been sent back to the Underdark, using detection magic.

Midiqi's return to the Underdark was primarily for the upcoming battle in the Yellow Sand World.

Battles between beings of level four or above are extremely rare. Midiqi has participated in several Plane War, but each time he almost always hid in areas outside the Central Battlefield.

There is some truth to the claim that beings of level four or higher are referred to as "gods" in many ignorant worlds.

Anyone below level three, or even below the Level-3 Peak, simply cannot participate in battles involving beings of this level.

Midiqi, who is over 500 years old this year, is a famous genius Mage of the Dawn Holy Tower, and has reached the peak of the second level.

His mastery of light magic not only earned him praise from several deans of the Dawn Holy Tower Magic Academy, but it is also said that he caught the attention of the tower master of Dawn Holy Tower.

In particular, during the battle to annihilate the Black Magician in the Underdark and the subsequent battle in the Yellow Sand World, the role and influence of the Second-Level Magician Midiqi were not much less than those of the Level-3 Peak Mage Romwozi of the Dawn Holy Tower.

He has a very promising future.

It seems more like a good thing that a Second-Level Magician like this has goodwill towards Saine.

"You voluntarily left the stone building I had placed under magical restrictions, and then disappeared without a trace. It seems you've found what you're looking for?" Midiqi asked, looking at Saine in front of him.

At this moment, Midiqi's attention was first drawn to the Short Flute hanging around Saine's neck, and then to the brown jar on Saine's back.

Second-Level Magician's Mental Strength is enough for Midiqi to know information of interest at such close range without using any detection magic.

Of course, Midiqi knew that Saine had Space Ring.

However, this time, due to the interference of both Short Flute and the Space Ring, Midiqi was unaware that Saine was also carrying a priceless Space Bracelet.

When asked by Midiqi, Saine remained silent with his head down.

The absolute difference in strength left Saine with no way of thinking about how to resist or struggle.

If Midiqi, he could completely overwhelm Saine and take everything from Saine.

No, not only Saine, but even if Saine's mentor Moxidu to come back to life, he probably wouldn't be a match for this peak level Holy Tower Magician.

Fortunately, Midiqi didn't do that. He just stared at Saine with interest for a while, and seeing that Saine remained silent, he pointed to the brown jar behind Saine and asked, "Who's in there?"

The jar contained ashes, Midiqi had clearly seen through its true nature.

Faced with Midiqi's question, this time Saine finally spoke up.

He initially wanted to say it was his friend's ashes, but after opening his mouth, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Finally, under Midiqi's curious gaze, Saine honestly replied, "He is my mentor."

Saine's honesty made Midiqi look at him with new respect.

The Mage community places particular importance on apprenticeship.

This is the enlightenment and inheritance of knowledge. The reason why the group of Mage has existed since ancient times is because older Spellcaster have passed on their lifelong learning and the Truth Arcana to the next generation.

Midiqi was undoubtedly a noble Holy Tower Magician.

Even knowing that the ashes on Saine's back likely came from a Formal Black Wizard, he did not make things difficult for Saine in the slightest.

On the contrary, he was somewhat moved by Saine's act of carrying the other's ashes.

So even Black Magician value lineage so much?

Midiqi didn't know much about Black Magician, and this was actually his first time carrying out a mission to eliminate Black Magician.

Black Magician are not frequently seen on the Main Continent of the Wizard World.

Even if one or two individuals are occasionally wanted by the Holy Tower, they will soon be arrested and killed by the Holy Tower's powerful members.

That area was also known as the "Black Domain," and even a second-level peak Holy Tower Magician like Midiqi wouldn't fare well there.

The slight admiration that appeared in Midiqi's eyes did little to reduce Saine's psychological pressure.

His life and fortune are still entirely in Midiqi's hands. If Midiqi wants to search Saine, will he resist?

There's also the seventh character in Short Flute.

Add to that a Quasi-Level Magical Beast owl whose injuries haven't fully healed, and can it defeat a level two peak Holy Tower Magician?

Having grown up and survived in a place like the City of Mozhsuobula Black Magic Academy, Saine didn't believe that a Second-Level Magician could remain calm after seeing a fortune worth more than thirty Level-2 Energy Crystal.

Even though this Holy Tower Magician consistently behaved with extreme humility and politeness.

Fortunately, the thing that Saine was most worried about did not happen.

The Holy Tower Magician Midiqi didn't even ask him to examine the Black Magician's ashes, even though those ashes could bring Midiqi a substantial Holy Tower reward.

"My timely reporting of the intelligence about the Yellow Sand World has earned me a double reward from both the Academy and the Holy Tower Master."

"These rewards are fundamentally based on the information you reported to me back then. What do you want? Let's see if I can provide it for you," Midiqi said, uttering words that greatly surprised Saine.

"Aren't you going to pursue my status as Black Wizard Apprentice?" Instead of answering Midiqi's promise, Saine couldn't help but ask in return.

"Heh, what kind of Black Wizard Apprentice are you?"

"Just a little guy who was accidentally kidnapped underground. Judging from your appearance and demeanor, you seem to be a nobleman?" Midiqi said with a smile, even denying that Saine was Black Wizard Apprentice.

Midiqi's answer brought a deep sense of relief to Saine.

His answer also signifies that this Holy Tower Magician ignored the jar of Black Magician ashes that Saine was carrying.