The appearance of the Blazing Flame Monarch had obviously changed the development of the Dark Forest.
The people who felt it the most were the residents of Pine Tower Town 300 miles away.
Once upon a time, they had been living under the shadow of the Magical Beasts as a border town in a human settlement. Every time a large wave of beasts broke out in the Dark Forest, they could only desperately seek help from Baldan City, which was closest to the town, as there was a Wizard Tower there.
The Wizard Families that had some interest in Pine Tower Town would also send their Wizards and acolytes to help the residents fend off the waves of beasts. However, there was a limit to their help. Once the danger the town faced exceeded expectations, the Wizards and acolytes from outside would definitely not die with the town.
Hence, ever since Pine Tower Town was built, there had been two tragedies of migrating Magical Beasts attacking the town. Every time the tragedy ended, a new batch of immigrants would be transferred here by the Sorcerers.
Hence, this was a terrifying place that people both loved and hated!
But now, with the appearance of a mysterious Wizard's Pagoda in the Dark Forest, the forest had become unprecedentedly peaceful and cold.
The Magical Beasts that had ravaged the forest in the past had disappeared without a trace. Even the large forest beasts and ferocious birds had decreased in numbers. Many adventuring teams of mercenaries boldly ventured two to three hundred miles into the Dark Forest, but did not find any traces of the Magical Beasts.
Some of the known nests of the Magical Beasts had been abandoned, and the places that were once regarded as death zones were now safe places where they could come and go as they pleased. These adventuring teams began to explore the caves and caves, searching for the abandoned nests of the Magical Beasts.
In a short period of time, the mercenaries of Pine Tower Town became unprecedentedly active. Every time they ventured out, they would return with great rewards. Acolytes with simple pouches also became in high demand. With them in the team, they would be able to bring back even more spoils of war every time they explored the abandoned Magical Beasts' nests.
At first, they did not know how all of this had happened. However, as the footprints of some small teams of mercenaries extended to where the Diseased Forest used to be, they were fortunate enough to visit the acolytes of the Wizard's Pagoda who were maintaining order in the forest. Only then did they find out that a 'great' Wizard's Pagoda had been erected beneath the Diseased Forest.
That place was no longer called the Diseased Forest, but the Flame Cave that everyone was talking about. As for the depths of the Flame Cave, that was where the 'great' Flame Monarch 'Wizard's Pagoda was located!
When this news reached Pine Tower Town, it immediately caused a huge sensation.
Not only were the townspeople ecstatic, but even the sorcerer-apprentices who were training in the vicinity of the town were also unusually excited.
Not only were the residents of the Monarch's Pagoda happy, but even the Apprentices of the Wizards of the Pagoda.
According to the common rules of the Wizard Continent, they were fortunate enough to stay in the Wizard's Pagoda for a night and come into contact with the apprentices within. From there, they learned that the Monarch of Fire belonged to the Wizard Grimm of the Sarubo Family.
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Grimm's title as a Fire Demon was only well-known in the regions around Ferdenan City. Many Magus families further away had never even heard of him.
However, the speed at which news spread in the Wizard World was shocking!
When this batch of apprentices sent the news back to their families, the rumors about this Fire Demon quickly became a household name.
A newly advanced Sorcerer had fought against a strong enemy and killed a veteran Sorcerer in a one-versus-two situation. Later, in a family conflict, he had killed an elite Bloodline Sorcerer.
Once these rumors were dug up, they immediately attracted the interest and attention of many Sorcerer families.
No matter how they looked at it, it seemed like a powerful Wizard was on the rise!
More and more Wizard Apprentices swarmed into Pine Tower Town and headed toward the mysterious Wizard's Pagoda — the Flame Monarch.
According to the common rules of the Wizard Continent, most Wizard's Pagodas were open to the public, with the exception of a few areas where the Wizard's Pagoda was completely sealed. Every Wizard's Pagoda would open up a specific area for the Wizards and acolytes to rest and replenish their supplies.
This was one of the ways the Wizard's Pagoda earned Magic Crystals!
Of course, only Wizards and acolytes could enter the Wizard's Pagoda to rest and replenish their supplies. Ordinary adventurers and troops could only purchase Enchanted Items through acolytes they were familiar with. As such, the prosperity of the Wizard's Pagoda had indirectly led to a circle of acolytes, forming a market around the Wizard's Pagoda.
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Bliss was a wandering Wizard Apprentice.
Due to his lack of talent, he was still a beginner acolyte even though he was 35 years old. Moreover, he only knew two spells, the Detect Spell and the Weak Light Spell.
The former was not a strange Wizard Spell for divination, but a simple Wizard Spell to check if food was poisonous and the effects of certain items. As for the latter, it would create a dimly lit area around the caster, reducing the enemy's line of sight.
Yes, these two spells were not classified as offensive spells, nor were they classified as defensive spells. Instead, they were low-level auxiliary spells.
It was for this reason that Bliss was from an ordinary noble family. They could not tolerate him wasting the family's resources and not being able to provide anything in return. Thus, three years ago, the family had cut off their financial support and resources. Bliss could only regretfully leave the Wizard's Pagoda where he had lived and studied for 27 years, becoming a wandering Wizard Apprentice.
Of course, if he was willing to return to his family, he would still have the chance to become the manager of a merchant's association or a small noble. However, Bliss, who had already decided to dedicate himself to the Wizard's Pagoda, still dreamed of becoming a great Wizard one day.
Thus, he would rather roam the various regions and train than return to his family to be a puppet that followed the rules.
When he happened to wander into the Elobis region, he heard that a new Wizard Tower had appeared in the small town of Pine Tower. Thinking that the Wizard's Pagoda might be recruiting some acolytes from outside, Bliss immediately changed his route and headed straight for the legendary Blazing Flame Monarch.
The small town of Pine Tower was now bustling with activity. Adventurers and troops with bows and swords on their backs could be seen everywhere. Seeing Bliss's acolyte short robes, they excitedly surrounded him, wanting to recruit him into their teams.
In the small town of Pine Tower, as long as an acolyte had a Magus Pouch, countless teams would come to recruit them. After all, opening and storing a Magus Pouch required a certain amount of spiritual force. Regular combatants would not be able to use it, and only acolytes who had grasped a certain amount of elemental energy could do so.
Thus, if an expedition team wanted to bring back more spoils of war, they had to recruit acolytes.
It was a pity that Bliss had other plans and rejected all the invitations without hesitation. After hiring a local guide that he was familiar with, Bliss successfully traversed 300 miles of dense forest and arrived at the rumored entrance to the Blazing Flame Cave.
Bliss was shocked by the hustle and bustle of the area even before he got close to the Blazing Flame Cave.
Ten to twenty miles from the end point, Bliss met many small teams rushing towards the Blazing Flame Cave. Their teams varied in size, with the largest being a hunting team of a dozen people, and the smallest being an expedition team of three to four people. A team like Bliss's, with only him and his guide, was the first of its kind.
The further he went, the more mercenary teams Bliss met. They were either carrying huge prey on their shoulders or carrying huge bloodstained backpacks on their backs. All of them were excitedly striding through the dense Dark Forest.
Many teams would greet each other loudly when they met, occasionally asking strange questions such as "How's the day's harvest" or "Where did you find a secret nest".
When he followed them through the forest and came to a huge clearing, Bliss was completely shocked by what he saw and heard.
This was the Black Forest!
This was a dangerous area that was close to 300 miles deep into the Black Forest!
However, in the large clearing in front of Bliss, there were rows of simple wooden huts and tents set up in a crooked manner. There were three to four hundred mercenaries and adventurers in all sorts of attire walking around this temporary camp. There were stalls buying live beasts and wild beast hides everywhere, and people in short acolyte robes haggling with the mercenaries everywhere.
This place … had already become a temporary camp, a bridgehead and supply point for the mercenaries and adventurers to explore the surrounding areas. The people in charge of the camp were acolytes from the Blazing Flame Monarch.
In a corner of the camp, there was a large wooden cage made from thick logs. There were more than ten large wild beasts in the forest, including ferocious beasts like the Armored Rhinoceros, Razor Boars, and Berserk Apes.
Under Bliss's watchful eyes, there were quite a few mercenaries hurrying over with tied up wild beasts. They handed them over to an acolyte in a green robe who was in charge of the stables, and then received a few heavy little pouches from him.
"My Lord, we've arrived at the Blazing Flame Cave you spoke of!" The guide was an honest villager who looked at Bliss with hope.
Bliss took out a small cloth bag from his waist pocket and threw it to him.
Fifty gold coins!
In the past, no matter how many gold coins or magic crystals Bliss took out, he would not be able to get these fellows who had no combat ability to enter the Black Forest. But now, with the appearance of the Blazing Flame Monarch's Wizard's Pagoda, the Black Forest had become an extremely safe back garden, allowing most adventurers to travel, explore, and hunt without worry.
After sending the guide away, Bliss mustered his courage and quickly walked toward the large cave in the middle of the camp. Even at a distance of two to three hundred meters, Bliss could feel the dense fire elemental energy assaulting him.
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