Countless acolytes with dark circles under their eyes snarled as they crawled out of their tents, loudly cursing their unscrupulous comrade. But when they saw the young figure playing happily in front of the boulder, they could only wave their arms angrily and crawl back into their tents while mumbling.
Soon after, countless colorful witchcraft lights lit up on many tents. Those who desperately needed sleep could only use spells to shield themselves from the outside world's interference and continue their sweet dreams.
After spending half an hour, Grim panted as he exhausted his mental strength to an extremely low level.
His sharp senses told him that there was still a steady stream of fire source force being released from the depths of his muscles, bones, and flesh, soothing and replenishing his mental strength. It was just that this process was much smoother than it was at the beginning, and it was already within the limits of his mental strength.
"How are you feeling? Do you feel better now?" A deep voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
Grim turned around. It was Kevin the Black Hand.
"Do you know how many people in the camp are envious of you for stuffing yourself with food yesterday?" Kevin crossed his arms, an indecipherable smile on his face. "It's that Earth Fire Dragon Feast from yesterday. It's something that many people in the camp dream of but can't get their hands on. Being treated to a meal by Ah Fu is even more delightful than returning victorious from the underground world! "
"That meat must be very expensive, right?" Grim scratched his head.
"Expensive? It's not too expensive! On the market, a fresh Earth Fire Dragon steak is only 100 magical crystals per kilogram, and a cup of dragon blood is only 200 magical crystals. "
Although Kevin sounded relaxed, Grim had a feeling that Kevin was gnashing his teeth in anger.
Grim was no longer a greenhorn who did not understand the ways of the world. He could now clearly estimate the significance of the Mana Crystal.
For a trial apprentice like him who was here to carry out a simple underground exploration mission, he could only earn around 5 Contribution Points and 10 Magic Crystals from each trip. For an elite apprentice like Kevin, he could earn around 10 contribution points and 30-40 magical crystals from an underground mission.
After deducting the basic expenses of purchasing materials and necessities, an elite apprentice with 200 to 300 magic crystals would be considered a wealthy person. Otherwise, why would there be so many elite Apprentices gnashing their teeth at Grimm, looking as if they wanted to eat him alive?
It could be said that Grimm had practically squeezed out all the magical crystal reserves of the elite apprentices in the training camp after the two duels. If it wasn't for baldy Ah Fu's protection, the moment he stepped out of the camp, there would have been countless acolytes waiting to ambush him!
Even though he had obtained such a large amount of "ill-gotten gains", Grim's face still began to twitch when he heard the true price of the Earth Fire Dragon's flesh.
After suppressing it for a long time, Grim finally couldn't help but roar at the sky.
"If I knew this thing was so expensive, yesterday … yesterday … I definitely …"
"You won't dare to touch it?"
"You must eat more!"
"…"
After joking around for a while, when the two of them looked at each other again, there was a hint of intimacy between their brows.
In fact, from the first day they met, Grim had been in awe of these elite acolytes who had been tempered by life and death situations. Even though he had already defeated two reputable apprentices in a row, it was still just a duel in the arena. If the duel was not restricted by the rules of the duel and the sorcery used, Grim's strength as a junior acolyte was still too weak.
He was only strong in the support magic puppets, and his main body was too weak.
If he and Hei Mu were to be thrown into a forest deep in the mountains, then Hei Mu, who was proficient in curses and sorcery, would have thousands of ways to toy with him. If his opponent was Kevin, Grim wouldn't even know how he died.
He couldn't hide underground for the whole day, and he had to return to the surface to eat, drink, and sleep. And the moment he relaxed his mind might be the moment when the enemy would quietly take his life.
Hence, even though his battle prowess had gained the recognition of most people, Grim still knew his limits. He might be able to pose a threat to some of the people in the camp, but it was not enough to kill them. This was why the members of the camp accepted him with a more tolerant attitude.
If Grim was really fooled by the false aura of the two duels and wanted to associate with them as a strong person, he would only receive endless hostility and resentment.
Hence, when Kevin showed a trace of goodwill, Grim immediately returned it with ten times more enthusiasm.
Kevin was much older than Grim, but he was only 27 or 28 years old, which was still considered a young man. Hence, there was not much of a gap between the two.
After exchanging a few words, Kevin tossed Grim an old cloth sack.
"This is the bet you won yesterday. I was afraid that it would be inconvenient for you to carry it, so I gave you most of it to exchange for magic crystal cards. You can exchange them at the Magus Tower's stations in the scattered Forest of Towers. This is much more convenient than carrying a few thousand magic crystals around! "
Grim was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him profusely.
"What's there to be grateful for? I should be thanking you! If not for you, I wouldn't have been able to earn a small sum of money yesterday. Haha, seeing those fellows' faces turn green, I can't even imagine how satisfying it was! "
Grim rubbed his hands, not knowing how to reply. It was good that he got along with Kevin, but he seemed to have offended even more people!
"Don't worry, Ah Fu has already spoken. From now on, you are part of my group. You might not know about this, because when Ah Fu said all this, you were already carried out of the wooden house. "Kevin could not help but laugh. But amidst the mockery, Grim could still hear the envy in his voice.
"Brother Kevin, I wonder if you can tell me about the powers and responsibilities of the camp's acolytes?"
"Haha, of course. Come, I'll bring you back to the Magus Tower. On the way, I'll introduce you to the training camp! "
Hence, when Grim returned to the Magus Tower with this huge sum of money, he finally understood the purpose of the training camp.
The training camp, as its name suggested, was a training camp for elite acolytes. However, it was also a place where the interests of a small Magus family were gathered.
The name Gloomy Crypt not only referred to the dark and deep underground world, but also the vast forests and rich resources within a radius of 30,000 miles around the Creela Mountains. This was also one of the areas with the most profits in the entire Dagon region.
The rank 2 Magus stationed by the scattered Magus Association in the Gloomy Crypt lived in seclusion in the Magus Tower and rarely showed his face. As long as it was not a major incident where the fallen sorcerers fought their way out of the surface, he would not care about the things here. He was only obsessed with his own witchcraft experiments.
Although he would occasionally sneak into the depths of the underground, it was mostly to gather knowledge and resources for his experiments. He rarely participated in the battle between the surface Magi and the fallen Magi.
Hence, the 17 rank 1 Magi who controlled the Gloom Crypt Magus Tower were the ones who called the shots in this place. Behind each of them stood an influential Magus family in the Dagon region.
If these Magus families were placed in front of the scattered Magus Association in the scattered Magus Tower, they would only be considered as small Magus families. However, in this Dagon region, they were the local tyrants. Ordinary human nobles and merchant guilds could only rely on their protection to get a share of the profits here, constantly usurping the rich profits from the Creela Mountains.
Medicinal ingredients, wood, special plants, fur, magical beast crystal cores, mysterious monsters … As long as you could think of it, you could find it here. Countless hunting groups and exploration groups were shuttling between the high mountains and deep valleys of Creela Mountain, bringing back precious resources and bringing the most generous returns to their sponsors.
However, these were only low-end resources. What really made the Magus families rich were the magic materials produced in the subterranean world. Dark Grass, Ghost Mushroom, Night Eye Stone, and other magic materials that even official Magi were interested in were the main reasons why the Magus families had been prosperous for hundreds of thousands of years.
Ordinary people did not have the ability to go deep into the underground to collect these resources. Only these mysterious people, Sorcerer-Apprentices, had the ability to pass through the territory of the underground creatures and bring back these rare and enviable resources from specific areas.
The 17 resident Magi in the Sorcerer Tower represented the 17 leading Magus families in the Dagon region. As long as they existed, they represented that the resources of the Magus families were not allowed to be touched by outsiders. However, as official Magi, of course, they would not do those rough and time-consuming tasks. Hence, the apprentices selected from the family to complete the tasks in their place.
This way, not only could they ensure the continuity of the family's interests, but they could also train some of the best of the younger generation. Hence, this training camp came into being.
If the 17 Magi in the Sorcerer Tower were the representatives of the Magus families, then the elite apprentices in this training camp were the thugs of the Magus families. Once something happened that harmed the interests of their families, they would be the executors to protect the interests and reputation of the families.
Of course, if the exploration teams sent or funded by the families found rare magical beasts or monsters in the Creela Mountains that they could not handle, the apprentices stationed here would also have to contribute their strength to provide powerful magic support for the exploration teams.
However, the main focus of these elite apprentices was still in the dark crypt.
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