Ashen Lord

Chapter five：Nest

It's difficult to lie in front of a college supervisor. These half-meter tall owls are special creatures cultivated by the mysterious dean of the Dark Magic Academy. Their combat power surpasses that of advanced magical beasts and is enough to handle any apprentice disputes below formal magicians. Not to mention, there are hidden magic inscriptions and alchemical eyeballs everywhere in this Dark Magic Academy. Investigating the truth of a matter, even restoring the details of the battle just now, is not a problem. However, obviously, the conflicts between low-level apprentices cannot reach the level where college supervisors use surveillance eyeballs to restore the battle scene.

When Sain took out the medal representing the identity of a formal apprentice of Dark Magic, the supervisor chose to calm things down. As for the latter sentence that Sain said, it gave the owl a way out. With a wave of its huge wings, the corpse of the low-level apprentice, Ilk, which had already been corroded into charcoal by strong acid, was blown to the white crow forest on both sides of the road, under the action of the element of wind.

These pieces of corpses will be the best fertilizer for those underground plants in the white crow forest. Considering that conflicts and battles among apprentices often erupt in the Dark Magic Academy, similar fertilizers are common in many corners of the white crow forest. After bowing gently to the wise owl, Sain ignored the strange looks from the surrounding apprentices and walked step by step towards the dormitory building where he was staying. The pale mask, which was Sain's spoils of war, had already been worn on his face. It was indeed a magical item. After putting it on, Sain clearly felt that his field of vision had opened up a lot.

The Black Magic Academy in the city of Mossobla has a total of around seven to eight hundred apprentices at any given time. Every year, some apprentices fall due to various reasons, while new ones emerge. Only a small portion of these new apprentices come from eligible children in Mossobla City.

Over ninety percent of them, like Sain in his time, come from the surface and were abducted and taken to the underground by the black magicians through various means. Sain vaguely remembers some things before he was six years old, such as his luxurious golden hair and handsome face, which indicate that he was a noble. Even the basic swordsmanship and breathing exercises he learned from his peers were things that commoners couldn't access.

Sain has few memories of his background and childhood. Apart from his surname and the friendly face of his mother in his dreams, he can hardly recall anything else. Life in the Black Magic Academy has consumed too much of his energy. Rather than reminiscing about the past, Sain prefers to live his life practically. The dormitory buildings provided by the Black Magic Academy for apprentices include over twenty buildings, each with six floors and eight rooms per floor. The more powerful the apprentice, the closer to the center and the higher the floor of their dormitory.

The reason why these powerful apprentices choose to live in such a way is that meditation and spell experiments require a relatively quiet environment. Some powerful apprentices even occupy an entire floor alone, which is not uncommon. Therefore, every year during the new student orientation, there will be intense conflicts over dormitory assignments.

Sain's room is located on the fourth floor of the fifth building behind the dormitory complex. As a low-level apprentice, he clearly wouldn't have been able to secure such a good location on his own. The reason he can live here is because of his girlfriend Lena. Lena is his benefactor, his senior sister, his magic guide, and also his girlfriend. From certain angles, Lena should be considered his mentor. Sain's impressive talent in fire elemental knowledge is also due to his long-term assistance with Lena's magical experiments.

"Click!" As Sain pressed the magic crystal lamp, dim light appeared in the room in front of him.

This is a room with an area of approximately 70 square meters, not very large. Because it is piled up with many experimental materials and books, plus a bathroom and a separate small experimental station, the whole room looks even more cramped. But when he returned here, Sain felt a sincere relaxation, because this is his little nest.

There is a faint sour smell in the air, and Sain can smell the burning smell of low-level magical material, black camphor grass. Lena is not a woman who cleans up, in fact, during the years of cohabitation with her, Sain has always been the one doing household chores. Looking around, Sain found that Lena was not home, so he dragged his tired body to the center of the room and onto the large bed. This is a special bed made by combining two single beds, and its creation originated from that night two years ago. Perhaps thinking of some images, Sain grunted in his throat and shook his head.

Putting his harvest on the desk by the bed, Sain sat cross-legged on the bed, with a large bottle of intermediate detoxification potion given to him by his new mentor, Mosido, in front of him. He poured the detoxification potion into his mouth and used his spiritual power to begin his routine meditation. Meditation is the gentlest way to restore spiritual power and magic power, and sometimes it can even replace the role of sleep. As Sain gradually entered the meditation state, his dried-up spiritual power and magic power gradually recovered, and even the blue moss poison in his body slowly dissipated under the effect of this intermediate detoxification potion.

After an undetermined amount of time spent meditating, Sain opened his eyes to find that it was already the next day. The meditation, which had lasted for over ten hours, had finally restored his vitality and energy to a more robust state. It was only upon ending his meditation that Sain realized his girlfriend, Lena, had returned.

"You're back," Sain muttered.

"Mhmm," Lena nodded. Standing by the window was a girl who was only about 5'5", with bright red hair and an icy demeanor.

Lena wasn't one to speak much, and in fact, even though she had been living with Sain for eight years, their conversations were always awkward and brief. Her outward appearance and height made her look like a 14 or 15-year-old girl. But Sain knew that wasn't Lena's true age. From rumors he had heard in magic schools, Sain knew that Lena had undergone some kind of experimental accident with her mentor years ago, resulting in her current appearance. Sain didn't know exactly how old Lena was, and he never asked. Just like how Lena had never asked Sain for his last name or childhood background. Everyone has their own secrets and unknown corners.

Although Sain had already had physical intimacy with Lena, they still seemed to be holding back from each other.

"Are you injured?" Lena first looked at the magic wand and pale mask that Sain had placed by the bed, then frowned at the blood stains clearly visible on Sain's chest.