Chapter 19

Of course, the black mage's original intention was probably not to occupy an entire complete-rule plane.

Instead, it was to sneak through the spatial rift and plunder extensively on the other side.

A first-level creature, regardless of which plane they are in, would inevitably stand at the pinnacle of all mortals.

The extraordinary powers they wield can easily destroy cities and countries.

Black mages, in particular, are a group of thugs whose destructive power far exceeds that of ordinary mages.

They may not form large armies like the mages in the holy towers, summoning spells capable of destroying entire continents, but their individual combat capabilities are formidable.

Although the black mage's words revealed his greed and irrationality, when he finished speaking, both the other black mage and the Andis mage could not help but show a glint of longing and interest in their eyes.

However, it was merely their imagination. How easy would it be for them to stumble upon a complete-rule plane?

The numerous holy towers and knight halls in the wizard world do not give up on exploring the stars every year, but unfortunately, those complete-rule planes are either already occupied by the wizard civilization or have been early incorporated into the Wizard Alliance.

Finding an unexplored virgin plane is incredibly difficult!

Not to mention a complete-rule plane, even a resource-rich half-plane is a stroke of luck for the black mages of Mithral City.

The only concern is that if the other side of the spatial rift is a broken plane with little value, it would be a false hope.

In fact, the possibility of a broken plane is greater, as there are more of them in the Astral Plane.

While the three black mages were whispering, the grade assessment on the training ground was mostly over.

The battles between low-level apprentices and entry-level apprentices had ended early, and now only a few intermediate and advanced apprentices were still competing.

The most intense action was taking place in the arena designated for advanced apprentices.

The training ground, provided by the Black Magic Academy for apprentices to test their spells, is naturally very sturdy.

However, despite this, large craters still appeared in the battles between the advanced apprentices.

Occasionally, elemental ripples would flash through the air above the training ground.

These were the reactions caused by the spells released by the advanced apprentices colliding with the magical barrier above the training ground.

Since the three black mages overseeing the grade assessment were chatting and not doing their job, to prevent the battles of the advanced apprentices from harming the innocent or causing too much damage to the training ground, seven owl inspectors flew around the training ground, ready to prevent any potential accidents.

By now, over twenty entry-level apprentices had been injured or killed, seven low-level apprentices had died, and even two intermediate apprentices had fallen.

Only the advanced apprentices, despite using stronger spells with greater power, had no deaths, thanks to the presence of these owl inspectors.

"I think Lady Jone is too kind in raising these little ones," one of the black mages said.

"If we followed the apprentice elimination rules of the Black Domain in the Western Isles, they should all be thrown into the monster forest or the underground crypts for trials."

"Only those who survive and possess ten skulls of peers or monster cores would receive the corresponding rewards, not like now, where these little ones are allowed to challenge each other freely."

"What is this, a game of house?" the cold Andis mage said without acknowledging the other two black mages' whispers.

Andis' words made the temperature and atmosphere around them even colder.

The two black mages were also somewhat taken aback.

They had committed crimes and were wanted by the holy towers, which led them to become black mages.

Unlike Andis, who seemed to have been a black mage since his apprenticeship and was rumored to come from the Western Isles.

Although they had gradually become indifferent to human life after becoming black mages, and had killed many weak apprentices over the years, Andis' words, filled with cold cruelty and dark rules, were still somewhat unsettling to them.

One of the black mages laughed awkwardly and said, "If we really followed the Black Domain's elimination mechanism, probably less than one-tenth of these little ones would survive, right?"

"Hmph, what's the point of keeping trash alive?" Andis coldly snorted.

The black mage felt a headache. As a formal black mage, he was aware of the situation in the wizard world and the Black Domain.

He shook his head and said, "The Black Domain can maintain this apprentice elimination mechanism because the Western Isles have enough islands and continents to provide a constant stream of apprentice seeds."

"Even the smaller islands have several human kingdoms, with a large population base."

"Conversely, in our Dark Region... hehe, although it is said to have been glorious in ancient times, it is ultimately part of the heartland of the Wizard Continent."

"Without mentioning the top-tier power of the wizard world, the Beren Empire, even the nearby holy towers and knight halls are not to be provoked." the black mage said.

Surviving in the cracks between many powers is not an easy task.

Not to mention that black mages are not tolerated by the major holy towers and knight halls of the wizard world.

Each time they go to the surface to plunder people and wealth, it is a lucrative but dangerous job.

Maintaining a few hundred apprentices to keep the magic academy running is already the result of the three deans' efforts.

If they were to completely copy the Black Domain's rules, these apprentices would likely die off to just a few in no time.

This would be contrary to the deans' intentions, as these apprentices are all useful...

The black mage's rebuttal made Andis' eyes narrow, and a hint of ice appeared in his pupils, causing the two black mages in front of him to shiver.

If they had any doubts about Andis' strength before, now they could be certain that he was a peak first-level mage, and one who was about to break through to the second level.

Only a second-level mage's elemental true form could produce such a cold sensation.

Speaking of Master Andis, he also has some connection to Sain and Lina.

Two months ago, Scarface Jock and Sain had a conflict in the Black Street, one of the main reasons being Jock's attempt to enter Andis' field of vision through the grade assessment and become one of his disciples.

Among all the intermediate apprentices in the Black Magic Academy, only Lina, who was powerful and temporarily without a mentor, was his biggest competitor.