Black Hearted Mage

Time flew by like a fleeting horse, and in a blink of an eye, three years had already passed, but the news of Rad's promotion to intermediate magician had not yet come back. Kaisas's daily life was like herding sheep, routinely visiting the Bano family's backyard and answering various questions raised by Rad's students.

That day, Kaesus was counting his cultivation resources and discovered that he had used up nearly half of his magic crystals. He hadn't used any of the elemental crystals, and still had over 30,000 in storage, which he kept for emergency use.

"Little Nivea, do you think Rad has died on the farm? Why hasn't he sent any news back for so long?" Caesars finally couldn't hold back his inner anxiety and spoke to Little Nivea.

Little Niwei quickly explained, "No, he sent people to the Mage Alliance a few days ago to buy magic crystals. He said he would be promoted in the next few days!"

Upon hearing this news, Caesars felt a little relieved, but he was still a little worried: "Does promotion take so long? If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this job!"

Kaisas returned to the small stone house with a heavy heart, feeling dissatisfied with Rad's delay. His originally planned training process was disrupted, which made him very annoyed.

Kaisas had been diligently studying the theory of dual-element entanglement and had been preparing for it for quite some time. His goal was to reach the level of a mage, and dual-element entanglement was a necessary condition for advancement to the mage realm.

Kaisas originally intended to choose darkness and fire as his dual elements, as he had already accumulated a considerable amount of darkness in his sea of ​​magic. He believed that by entangled these two elements, it would provide powerful support for his path to advancement.

However, Old Ethan objected to Caesar's choice. He believed that Caesar should choose arcane energy as one of his dual elements. He explained that such a choice would save Caesar many detours in his future cultivation and was also what his ancestors had hoped for.

In terms of elemental energy, Kaisas has accumulated a lot in his magic sea, and he has also stored a large number of magic crystals, so he will not be short of magic crystals before his promotion.

However, arcane energy is not so easy to obtain. It is only contained in the large mana pools of Frostcrown. Arcane energy originates from the void and is fundamentally different from elemental energy. Even elemental conversion arrays cannot convert it.

Like Necromancers, Arcane Mages only need to master a single magical energy to easily advance to Magister. This is different from Elemental Mages who need to master multiple elemental energies to advance to Magister.

As Caesars anxiously waited, more than half a month later, Rad returned to Violet City in high spirits.

With his promotion to Intermediate Magician, Rad also gained a huge benefit. He looked much younger. He was almost eighty years old, and originally had white hair, but now he looked only in his early forties.

"Lad, you're finally back, old man. I've been waiting for you for three whole years!"

Looking at the intermediate magic badge on Rad's chest, this guy actually went to the Mage Alliance first and took the intermediate magician assessment.

"Kaisas, I'm so sorry! Something went wrong during the promotion, otherwise I would have returned a long time ago."

Rad smiled very guiltily. Seeing him like this, Caesars didn't want to pursue the matter any further.

"I've returned the students to you. Besides Little Nivea, there are two others who are about to be promoted to low-level magicians!"

Kaisas stood up, walked over to Rad, and gently patted his shoulder. This old man had taken good care of him in the Northland Tower and had told him many of the tower's secrets.

"Three people are going to be promoted?"

Rad couldn't believe it.

"Yes! Rad, why don't you buy a new magic robe? You have been wearing the one you are wearing for more than ten years!" Caesar asked casually.

"I have no gold coins left. Even if I had gold coins, I would have to buy magic crystals first!" Rad complained.

"Your student hasn't paid tuition for three years. I have two intermediate-level magic robes here, so I'll give them to you!"

Caesars rummaged through his space ring and pulled out two half-new magic robes. Rad had reached the intermediate magician level, and the resources needed for cultivation had doubled. The tuition for these dozen students might not be enough.

"Kaesas, did you kill all their masters?" Rad took the magic robe and asked in a low voice.

"Of course, they are all magicians from the Saint Laurent Empire. That's how I get my training resources!"

Caesars looked at Rad and smiled slightly. The old man had never killed anyone and had only killed a wild dog with magic.

"Kaissa, is there any intermediate meditation technique?"

Rad lowered his posture and asked cautiously.

"Yes, I'll give you a few. Take them home and choose your own. You don't have to return the extra meditation techniques to me. Keep them and give them to your favorite students!"

Rad left with a few meditation spells, and Caesars called over Emily, who was meditating. The little girl had a good talent for magic and was already proficient in using magic balls.

"Emily, I'm going away for a while, maybe for a few months, maybe even a few years!"

"Brother, where are you going? Is it far?"

Emily had grown a lot taller. She grabbed the puppy's ears and pulled it over.

"Not far, just to the crater in the northwest. I'll give you the fat dog's food. I'm not going to take it with me this time!"

Before Emily could say anything, the puppy kept whining in dissatisfaction.

"You dead dog, I want to practice in the magic pool of the magic tower. Who will feed you? The three elders will not pay any attention to you. You stay here to watch the house and practice magic with Emily!" Caesars scolded the puppy.

"Brother, this fat dog is vulnerable to magic. It will only work if you wait for it to lie down and then attack its butt!" Emily said, grabbing the puppy's ear.

"It was hit by your spell on purpose. It has used this trick many times to get food!"

"This fat dog is so bad!"

Emily twisted the puppy's ears, and it grinned, blinking its eyes, feigning innocence. Caesars pulled out a storage ring and placed it in Emily's hand.

"Emily, feed it five times a day, one bowl of food each time. Don't feed it too much. If I haven't returned yet and the fat dog has eaten all the food, let it go to the Great Swamp to hunt on its own. You must not follow it. The forest west of Violet City is very dangerous. I was injured there!"

"Brother, isn't it dangerous for Fatty Gou to go there?" Emily asked with some confusion.

"The fat dog is fine, it has a thick hide and powerful teeth, but anyone who follows it will be in danger!"

Emily had seen the puppies eat the bull's bones several times. The puppies' sharp teeth could easily break the bones, and then they would chew and eat them.

Kaisas began to instruct the puppy to protect the people at home: "If anything happens, I will eat dog meat when I come back!"

The puppy wagged its short, thick tail and whined, expressing that dog meat doesn't taste good.

Caesars packed up quickly and took the Thornflower Merchants' carriage back to the crater. At the entrance of Frostcrown, Old Ethan, wearing a spider silk robe, was already waiting for him.

"Old Ethan, you even came here to greet me! I'm very familiar with the Magic Tower, and I can get to the Magic Pool by myself."

"Boy, what are you thinking? I'll welcome you? You can open up the Second Demonic Sea? Even if you can, you can't store arcane energy. Arcane has spatial properties. No matter how much you absorb, it will escape without a drop left. Go to the library first and read all the knowledge about arcane!"

Old Ethan said lightly that he was worried that Caesar would go directly to the arcane energy pool, so he deliberately stopped him at the door of the magic tower.

"Old Ethan, can't the arcane be absorbed directly?" Caesars asked doubtfully.

"Arcane is a high-level energy, and it is also a very dangerous magical energy. Without basic knowledge of arcane, it is extremely dangerous to directly touch arcane energy!"

After hearing Old Ethan's explanation, Caesars nodded in agreement, as if a new light had been shed on his eyes. He gained a deeper understanding of the source of arcane energy and its unique spatial properties. He also understood why arcane energy was so powerful, far surpassing elemental energy. After all, the ancient great arcanists of the Elven Kingdom had proven this with their actions.

Caesars walked into the library of the Magic Tower and scanned the dazzling array of books on the shelves. However, he was surprised to find that books on the arcane only occupied one shelf, and the number was quite limited, no more than thirty at most.

These books covered all aspects of the arcane, including basic knowledge, the formation structure of arcane spells, and introductions to some large arcane spells. Kaisas couldn't help but sigh that such precious knowledge was so rare, which made him full of anticipation for exploring the arcane.

As Caesars was wandering in front of the bookshelf, carefully examining each book, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a book called "Arcane and Shadow". This book also has another name, "Light and Darkness", which aroused Caesars's strong interest in it.

Just as he was about to reach out and take the book off the shelf, Old Ethan suddenly appeared beside him and quickly snatched the book from his hands.

"Boy, you're courting death!" Old Ethan's voice revealed a hint of anger. "I haven't even fully understood this book yet, and you're still dreaming of picking it up and reading it?"

"I'm just curious. This book is on the shelf, and I have to read it anyway!"

The book that Old Ethan had taken was dark red and made of some kind of leather, and the pages were made of the same leather.

"Boy, curiosity will kill you. It's also my fault for putting the book here. This book is made of the leather of the Lord of the Abyss, and even my magic can't destroy it. The knowledge in it is very profound. The other two old guys became weird after reading it for a while. They actually kept talking nonsense!" Old Ethan explained slowly.

"Old Ethan, why didn't you keep such a dangerous thing?" Caesars asked curiously.

"Its level is too high. The elves' space rings can't store it, and we can't use the higher-level space rings!"

Old Ethan, with his snow-white hair, sighed as he looked at the book, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness. Caesars was shocked. He couldn't imagine a great mage feeling so powerless in front of a book.

"Boy, study hard. Within a month, you must understand what arcane magic is and master its basic knowledge. Spells of all levels of arcane magic are also included, but you only need to read the basics. After a month, I will open up the Second Demonic Sea for you!"

Old Ethan sighed, waved gently at Caesar, and walked towards the door of the library. Following Old Ethan's instructions, Caesar took out the first book from the bookshelf and flipped through it quietly.

Arcane, this mysterious and powerful void energy, has very little record of its origin in books, leaving only a few fragments. However, these brief descriptions reveal a surprising fact: Arcane and Shadow actually have the same origin, but they can never be integrated, and can only transform into each other.

While Caesars immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge, exploring the mysteries of the arcane, a shocking event was taking place in the distant Saint Laurent Empire. After an in-depth investigation, the Church of Saint Laurent finally uncovered the true culprit behind the massacre in Holy Glory City.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking the entire Saint Laurent Church. The severity of this incident was beyond imagination, with nearly all the descendants of Saint Laurent's high-ranking officials slaughtered. Faced with such a tragic situation, neither the aging Pope nor the authorities of the Hall of Judgment and the Hall of Discipline could sit idly by.

After intense discussions, the top leaders of the Saint Laurent Church reached a consensus and decided to launch an almost crazy revenge plan against Caesars and his family. This plan was not only to give an explanation to the dead, but also to maintain the dignity and authority of the Saint Laurent Church.

That same day, the Judgment Hall made a surprising decision—sending out nearly five hundred assassins! This was practically all of the high-ranking assassins of the Church of Saint Laurent. Such a large-scale operation was truly rare.

However, this operation wasn't limited to assassins alone; over three hundred high-ranking archers also joined the expedition. Even more remarkable was the fact that over twenty mages were also dispatched. While these mages didn't directly participate in the battle, their role was crucial. Their mission was to cast various buffs on the assassins and archers, improving their combat capabilities and chances of survival.

To ensure the success of this operation and to erase any trace of these people's affiliation with the Saint Laurent Empire, the Saint Laurent royal family offered strong support. They not only provided a dozen small boats to safely transport the 800-man revenge team to the Falling Stone Kingdom, but also employed some undisclosed means to ensure their smooth settlement and incorporation into the kingdom.

Thus, more than twenty teams quietly began their long journey. Due to the remote location and barren lands of the Falling Stone Kingdom, the road to the outside world was extremely steep and fraught with numerous difficulties and obstacles. These people had to walk hundreds of miles, traversing steep paths through towering mountains before finally reaching the Gravel Kingdom to the south.