Black Hearted Mage

The next morning, when Caesars finished his meditation and opened his eyes, he was surprised to find that the two Ludwigs had already gotten up, and before the sun shone through the window. This made him feel a little surprised.

"Why did you two masters get up so early today?" Caesar asked curiously.

"Morning? That piece of monster meat yesterday really hurt us badly! After you left, we felt as if our whole bodies were on fire, and we felt extremely uncomfortable! In the end, we had to jump into the well water and soak for a long time before we felt a little better!" Old Ludwig complained with a frown.

Hearing this, Kaisas was shocked: "What? You actually ate up a whole piece of monster meat? Didn't I tell you a long time ago that each person can only eat two pieces at most? That's the meat of a high-level monster. You are just ordinary people. Your body can't bear to eat too much!"

The day before yesterday, Caesars had been given a piece of fire-scarred wild boar meat. He kept half for himself and gave the other half to the two Ludwigs. However, when his grandfather and father nodded in agreement, Caesars helplessly covered his forehead with his hands.

"Oh, the stewed meat was really delicious, we couldn't help it..." Little Ludwig explained in a low voice.

"I really don't know what to say to you! If I give you a golden ginseng, I'm afraid you will eat it as a carrot. If you keep going like this, sooner or later someone will die!" Caesars couldn't help but blame.

"Forget it, next time I'll only leave you enough for one day. Oh, and the rum will be limited from now on. You two can have one bottle every three days to avoid being drunk every day!"

Caesars walked to the side of the wine barrel, opened the cork and took a look. The second barrel of liquor was almost empty.

"This is dark rum that's been cellared for fifty years. In the imperial capital, Fire Maple City, it sells for five hundred gold coins a barrel. You've already spent a thousand gold coins on it!"

"So expensive?"

Ludwig and his son complained a bit about the rationed rum supply, but were stunned by the price. They'd consumed a thousand gold coins worth of wine in just a few months, a sum they couldn't possibly have saved in their entire lives.

"That's the Duke's treasure, not some urine-smelling rye. I can't leave the crater right now. If you don't drink it sparingly, you'll only be able to drink well water from now on!"

Caesars was helpless. His grandfather and father were practically drunkards. They drank nearly two large barrels of strong dark rum, each weighing two hundred kilograms. In just a few months, they had already consumed nearly two large barrels.

"We will drink sparingly. What we drink is not wine, but gold coins!"

Old Ludwig looked distressed, feeling that he had drunk the wine as water. Such fine wine should be savored carefully.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and Caesars was twelve years old, and he was finally promoted to a low-level magician. During the more than two years he spent in the crater, he had not learned any other spells.

Following his agreement with the three elven elders, Caesars arrived at the mysterious and majestic magic tower, Frostcrown. Here, he not only had the mission entrusted to him by his ancestor, Raven Rhodes, but also valuable magical guidance waiting for him to learn.

He carefully placed the Frost Crown emblem on his chest, as if it carried boundless glory and power. Then, with firm yet slightly nervous steps, Caesars slowly approached the towering magic tower. Each step filled him with immense excitement, for from today on, he would officially become a distinguished mage.

As Caesars passed through the air wall, his magic level was instantly and accurately detected by the magic tower. Simultaneously, the three old elves atop the magic tower also received this crucial information. They smiled, their eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"Little guy, stand in the middle of the magic pattern formation in the hall!" A majestic and kind voice came from above. He walked towards the hall on the lower floor without hesitation, his eyes fixed on the complex and mysterious pattern on the ground.

Caesars stepped carefully into the center of the magic array, his feet firmly planted on the ground. As he entered, the entire magic array began to blaze with dazzling light, and Caesars' body was enveloped by a powerful magical force. Suddenly, a strong feeling of dizziness came over him, forcing him to close his eyes.

When Caesars opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by strange energy fluctuations. His head was still a little dizzy, but his heart was filled with curiosity and desire for the unknown world.

"My physique is a bit weak. I was actually stunned for three seconds during a short-distance teleportation. When Riven first teleported long distance, he was only stunned for four or five seconds!"

Crassus looked at Caesar, whose face was pale, and commented on it. The other two old elves nodded and wrote on the animal skin paper.

"Little guy, sit down. Take a close look at the video that Riven sent us four years ago. This video was sent from the Demon Realm, and it took at least 100,000 energy crystals. Roland Continent is too far away from the Demon Realm."

"Aren't my ancestors in the Abyss Plane? How come they are in the Demon Realm?"

Kaisas heard from the Flame Man that his ancestors are now in the Abyss Plane.

"Little guy, the Abyssal Plane is farther away, so transmitting images here consumes more energy crystals. The magical energy contained in energy crystals is more than ten times that of magic crystals!"

Kaisas was very surprised. It would cost millions of magic crystals to transmit a video. In his storage ring, there were only more than a thousand magic crystals left.

Seeing Caesar's surprised expression, Crasus smiled slightly and took out a photo stone from his space ring. He gently placed the photo stone on a metal magic device. With a faint wave of magic power, a huge image appeared before them.

The scene in the video gradually became clearer, and a figure appeared in the center of the frame. It was a young man, seemingly in his twenties, with a handsome face and eyes like deep sapphires, revealing an indescribable wisdom and confidence. He wore a gorgeous silver magic robe, emblazoned with mysterious runes that shimmered faintly. His long silver hair cascaded to his waist, flowing in the wind, giving him an air of elegance and mystery.

"Little guy, ultra-long-distance image transmission is very difficult, so I can only make it short. Take away everything under Rhodes Castle. I guess you are not comfortable holding the Death Staff right now, so use the Dragon Blood Wood Staff first. You can sell all the other things and exchange them for cultivation resources. There is a dark magic book there for you to study. One more thing, you can enter from the back door. Just wear the Frost Crown Badge, and the monsters there will not attack you. After you get the Death Staff, you must leave immediately. The self-destruct array will be activated in half an hour. You only have a thousand years. I am about to leave the Abyss Plane, and I can no longer advance here."

After Raven issued the mission, he began to teach Caesar how to see through human nature. The entire photo session lasted only a few minutes, but the amount of information contained in it was enough for Caesar to digest for a while.

"Little guy, overthrowing the Holy Church is not an easy task. It takes a lot of time and energy. But you have a full thousand years to complete this task, so don't be too anxious. Just practice slowly step by step." Crassus said earnestly.

Caesar nodded, understanding. He then continued, "You can go find Orcus first; he's already prepared all the potions for you. Phyllis will take you to the 'back door' of Rhodes Castle. Remember, this door is for entry only, not exit. Once you're inside, you'll be on your own."

"Then how do I get out?"

"Use the teleportation array to return directly to the lower hall of the magic tower!"

Krasus looked at the young child in front of him, and a wave of emotion welled up in his heart. He himself deeply admired the method of testing human nature that Revan taught him.

Caesars left the magic tower and hurried towards the gray stone house not far away. That was where the alchemy laboratory in the crater was located, and it was also where he was going next.

The alchemy laboratory in the crater is open and the elves can enter at any time. There are more than 30 great alchemists here, far more than the human race in the outside world.

"Little guy, are you here to get the potion?"

As soon as Caesars walked into the stone house, a young elf called him. The other party was a senior alchemist.

"Master Kagaard, I'm here to get the potion!"

"Little guy, don't call me Master. I'm not qualified yet. The three large boxes on the ground are... Two of them were made by me. The first box contains Constitution Enhancement Potions. There are three levels: low, medium, and high. They are marked on the box. They can permanently enhance your constitution. Drink one bottle a month for effective results."

Kagad opened the first box, which was full of purple potions, and then he opened the second box.

"Advanced Agility Potion, Swiftness Potion, Invisibility Potion, Healing Potion, Recovery Potion, and Mana Potion... There are labels on the box, so you must read them carefully."

After carefully placing the two boxes into his storage ring, Caesars' eyes were filled with anticipation for the third box. He couldn't wait to know what potions were inside, hoping to find something more powerful and useful to help him.

When Kagard opened the third box, a pungent smell hit him. Inside, he saw two small bottles of different colors and some strange tools. A bottle of gray-green liquid caught his attention. There was also a mysterious golden liquid and a dark blue potion that looked like a gem.

Kagard explained, "None of the potions in this box can be taken. This gray-green bottle contains Corruption of the Undead, which can cause corpses to decay quickly. And this golden bottle contains a potent and deadly venom that can cause serious damage if it comes into contact with the skin. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that these potions were all personally brewed by Lord Orcus. In addition, there are two pairs of alchemical gloves and an alchemical protective mask here. Remember to wear them when using Corruption of the Undead."

Kaisas asked curiously, "Then, how should these deadly venoms and undead rot be used?"

Kagard replied, "It's simple. Just throw them at your enemies. Of course, throw them as hard as you can for maximum effect. But be careful not to hurt yourself or your teammates."

Caesars nodded, indicating that he understood. He secretly felt fortunate to have obtained these precious potions, believing that they would be useful at a critical moment.

"What is the dark blue potion?" Caesars asked curiously, looking at the liquid in the bottle.

"It's a powerful sleeping potion. Just one drop is enough to make ten adult humans fall asleep." Kagad explained seriously.

"So powerful? How do I use it?" Caesar's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to know the answer.

"It's very simple, just open it and pour out one or two drops. But be careful, you can't use it more than five meters away from the target, and it's best to use it in a windless place to prevent the medicinal power from being blown away by the wind. Also, the most important point is that you must wear an alchemical protective mask first, otherwise you will fall asleep first!" Kagad reminded solemnly.

"I understand. How long will it take for a person who has fallen into a coma to wake up?" Caesar was a little excited. He seemed to see all the conveniences that this potion brought him.

"It will take at least five or six hours for them to wake up. During this period, they are no different from the dead. Even if you punch and kick them, they will not react at all." Kagad smiled, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

After hearing this, Caesars was very excited. This powerful sleeping potion was simply a good helper in doing bad things. He secretly thought about how to use these potions.

"Boy, Phyllis is in the forest, go find her!"

"I know, I'll go there now!"

Caesars left the alchemy room with a strong smell of herbs and walked towards the dense forest not far away. He knew that Phyllis was practicing martial arts here.

In the open space between several giant trees, there was a large soft lawn. Six or seven elves were sitting in the shade to rest, including Phyllis who was wearing black leather armor.

"Ms. Phyllis!"

"Caesars, bring out the bread you made first. I'm hungry!"

Caesars took out a piece of bread with a rich milky aroma and then sat down on the grass. Phyllis must have been very hungry, as she took the bread and ate it in big mouthfuls.

"Caesars, give me half a loaf of bread too. Seeing Phyllis wolfing it down, I feel hungry too!"

The magic archer Liv is the youngest, and seems to be only about three thousand years old. Her voice is very clear and as beautiful as the sound of nature.

"Sister Liv, take it!"

Caesars smiled and handed a piece of bread to Liv, who took it and immediately began to eat it.

"Caesars, how do you know how to make bread?"

The other elves were a little curious, so they took out their own food and started eating.

"I learned it from a gray-skinned ogre when I was in the Northland Tower. I originally thought that if I couldn't become a magic apprentice, I would return to Blackrock City and open a bakery." Kaisas said with a smile.

Hearing his words, several elves couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to have such an idea. But having said that, this bread is really delicious."

A male elf exclaimed in admiration.

"Yeah, it's better than any bread I've ever had."

Another female elf echoed.

"Kaissa, please make it for us again when you have the chance."

Liv blinked her big eyes and looked at Caesars expectantly.

"Okay, if you like, I can cook it for you anytime."

Kaisas agreed with a smile.

"Well, that's settled then. By the way, Caesars, what are you going to do next?"

an elf asked.

"I still want to continue learning magic. My goal is to become a great magician, just like my ancestor Raven Rhodes!"