Chapter 99

Sain's tension and stress suddenly arose, but it was not too obvious on the surface.

However, Second-Rank Saint Tower Mage Midichi seemed to have noticed Sain's abnormality. He casually laughed and said, "You don't need to be nervous; I won't do anything to you."

"Moreover, to discover a Level 4 creature from another world in the Yellow Sand World, you deserve the credit." Midichi said.

In fact, this Saint Tower Mage had already made a round trip to the Dawn Saint Tower not long ago.

The Dawn Saint Tower is located on the coastal area of the Wizard Continent, south of the Dark Region, relatively far from here.

With the speed of a Second-Rank Mage, it took him a month of rushing to get back here.

Midichi did not return to the Dark Region specifically to deal with Sain.

Sain's status was clearly not that significant; he was just unlucky to be discovered by Midichi, who had returned to the Dark Region and detected him with a detection spell.

Midichi's return to the Dark Region was mainly for the upcoming battle in the Yellow Sand World.

Battles between creatures of Level 4 and above are extremely rare. Although Midichi had participated in a few interdimensional wars, he almost always stayed away from the central battlefields.

There is a reason why creatures of Level 4 and above are called "gods" by many ignorant worlds.

One must be at least at the peak of Level 3 to even participate in such battles.

Midichi, who is over five hundred years old, is a renowned genius mage of the Dawn Saint Tower, having reached the peak of the Second Rank.

His mastery of light magic has not only earned praise from the deans of the Dawn Saint Tower Magic Academy but is also said to have caught the attention of the Tower Master of the Dawn Saint Tower.

Especially in the recent battle to purge the Dark Region of black mages and the upcoming battle in the Yellow Sand World, the role and influence of the Second-Rank Mage Midichi are not much less than those of the peak Third-Rank Mage Romwartz of the Dawn Saint Tower.

He is considered to have a promising future.

For such a Second-Rank Mage to show kindness to Sain, it seems more like a good thing.

"Leaving the stone building I set up with magical restrictions and then disappearing, it seems you have found what you were looking for?" Midichi looked at Sain and asked.

At this moment, Midichi's attention first focused on the short flute hanging around Sain's neck, then on the brown jar on Sain's back.

The mental power of a Second-Rank Mage is sufficient for Midichi to know the information he is interested in without using any detection spells at such a close distance.

Of course, Midichi knew that Sain had a spatial ring.

However, this time, with the interference of both the short flute and the spatial ring, Midichi did not know that Sain was also carrying a priceless spatial bracelet.

In response to Midichi's question, Sain still remained silent and lowered his head.

The absolute power gap left Sain with no idea of any point of resistance or struggle.

If Midichi wanted to, he could completely crush Sain in every way and take everything from him.

No, not just Sain, even if Sain's mentor Moses were to come back to life, he would likely not be a match for this peak Second-Rank Saint Tower Mage.

Fortunately, Midichi did not do that. He just looked at Sain with interest for a long time. Seeing that Sain remained silent, he pointed to the brown jar on Sain's back and asked, "Who is in there?"

The jar contained ashes, and Midichi had clearly seen through its nature.

Faced with Midichi's question, Sain finally spoke this time.

He initially wanted to say that it was the ashes of a friend, but after opening his mouth, he could not bring himself to say such a lie.

Finally, under Midichi's curious gaze, Sain honestly answered, "It's my mentor."

Sain's honesty made Midichi look at him more favorably.

Mages place great importance on lineage and mentorship.

This is the enlightenment and transmission of knowledge. From ancient times to the present, the reason mages have continued to exist is because the older generation of spellcasters have passed on their lifelong knowledge and the truths of the universe to the next generation.

Midichi is undoubtedly a noble Saint Tower Mage.

Even knowing that the ashes on Sain's back likely belonged to a formal black mage, he did not make things difficult for Sain at all.

Instead, he was somewhat moved by Sain's act of carrying the ashes.

So, black mages also value mentorship?

Midichi did not know much about black mages, and this was actually his first mission to eliminate them.

On the main continent of the Wizard World, black mages are not common.

Even if one or two appear and are wanted by the Saint Tower, they are quickly arrested and killed by the Saint Tower's powerful mages.

That area is also known as the "Black Domain," and even a peak Second-Rank Saint Tower Mage like Midichi would not fare well there.

The admiration in Midichi's eyes did not reduce Sain's mental pressure much.

His life and everything he owned were still in Midichi's hands. If Midichi were to search him, should he resist?

There was also Qi in the short flute.

And a quasi-stage magical beast owl that had not fully recovered from its injuries—could they stand up to a peak Second-Rank Saint Tower Mage?

Having grown up and survived in the Black Magic Academy of Muzubura City, Sain did not believe that a Second-Rank Mage would remain calm after seeing wealth worth more than thirty Second-Rank energy crystals.

Even if this Saint Tower Mage had always been extremely humble and polite.

Fortunately, the thing Sain feared the most did not happen.

Saint Tower Mage Midichi did not even ask to inspect the black mage's ashes, even though the ashes could bring him a substantial reward from the Saint Tower.

"The timely reporting of the Yellow Sand World intelligence earned me double rewards from the academy and the Tower Master of the Dawn Saint Tower."

"These rewards ultimately come from the information you initially reported to me. What do you want? I'll see if I can fulfill your request." Midichi said something that greatly surprised Sain.

"Will you not hold me accountable for my identity as a black magic apprentice?" Sain did not respond to Midichi's offer but could not help but ask.

"Hehe, what kind of black magic apprentice are you?"

"Just a young man who was unfortunately captured and taken underground. Looking at your appearance and demeanor, you seem to be a noble?" Midichi laughed and even denied Sain's identity as a black magic apprentice.

Midichi's response made Sain breathe a deep sigh of relief.

His response also indicated that this Saint Tower Mage was ignoring the jar of black mage ashes on Sain's back.