The Lord of Ashes

"Sir, you are finally here!"

"Sir, save us!"

"Sir, those damn magic birds are about to eat up all our moss!"

"grown ups,……"

Mixed and noisy sounds came from the mouths of the underground humans in front of Thain.

Although the humans in front of him were stooped and exuded some strange smell, Thain knew that the oldest among them was no more than forty years old.

There are very few ordinary humans over the age of forty in the city of Menzobra. The dangerous environment and the shortage of food make the average age of humans in the city of Menzobra only thirty-five.

The hardship of life makes these people look extremely old and rickety.

Although there are extremely powerful beings like magicians, it has to be admitted that purely in terms of physical constitution, these humans are actually weaker than the demi-humans who have lived in the underground world for generations, let alone those dark creatures.

"Stop making noise, tell me where those green-jawed feathers are?" Thain shouted in a low voice.

Thain's voice was not high, but when he finished speaking, several humans around him immediately became trembling with fear, like quails who did not dare to make any more unnecessary noises.

Finally, one of the men, who seemed to be stronger, pointed to somewhere in the distance and said, "Sir, the group of magic birds is right there. There are about twenty or thirty birds in total. They seem to have built a nest."

Following the direction the man pointed, Thain looked far into the distance, and all he saw was bare land.

It seems that the moss in that area has been eaten away. No wonder these humans are so anxious.

At this time, Thain was wearing a pale mask, and these underground humans could not see his expression and appearance at all.

Ordinary humans' natural fear of black magicians prevents them from staring at Thain at will.

If it weren't for the moss in the gray-white valley, which was related to the livelihood and lifeblood of the family behind them for a year, I guess they wouldn't have dared to be so rude just now.

The gray-white valley covers a large area, including the amount of moss grown here.

The vast majority of humans have been forced to leave due to the harassment of the blue-palated birds.

Only the few people in front of me have been staying here, waiting anxiously for people from the Black Magic Academy.

If Thane hadn't come, or if no other apprentices had taken on the task, perhaps hundreds or thousands of people in Menzobra would have starved to death this year.

Starving some lower creatures to death is normal in the underground world.

The humans in Mensobra are pretty good.

If it is those underground demi-humans, when famine comes, they will even take the initiative to devour their old demi-humans as food rations.

"Go, light some torches and place them around."

"If there are green-jawed feathers escaping in other directions later, use torches to throw them." Thain ordered several underground humans around him, and then he walked towards the bare wasteland.

When Thain reached the top of this slightly higher wasteland, the sound of "chirping" had already reached his ears.

Although the green palate feather looks like a bird, this underground creature cannot fly.

It mainly walks on two limbs and is very fast. At best, it can glide briefly after jumping from high places.

The low-level magic equipment Pale Mask allows Thain's vision to be wider and clearer in the dark underground.

The magic apprentice's mental strength and sharp mind were far beyond ordinary people, allowing Thain to quickly count a total of twenty-six Greenjaw Feathers under the wasteland in front of him.

Warcraft and dark creatures in the underground world generally have poor eyesight, but their sense of smell and perception are extremely sensitive.

Since Thane was located at a high place and his black magic robe effectively covered part of his body odor, these green-jawed feathers did not notice his arrival.

"Tsk, there really is a bird king, otherwise it wouldn't have migrated specifically to the vicinity of Mensobra City."

"However, the strength of this Green Palate Feather group is probably not too strong. It should have just been separated from another main group." Thain judged.

In the basic courses of the college's public classroom, there is an introduction to the demonic creature called Green Palate Feather.

Their tendency to live in groups has led many magicians to regard them as objects that can collect low-level magic materials in batches.

There are even some magicians who specialize in raising such demonized creatures, but no one in Mansobra City raises them.

Low-level materials at the level of demonized creatures are only applicable to the apprentice class. Official black magicians don't look down on these things at all, so why would they spend time and energy cultivating them.

Rather underground

Some demihuman tribes in the world have the ability to breed and tame Green Palate Feathers and their close relatives, Warcraft tribes.

The twenty-five adult Green-jawed Feathers all possess the power of demonized creatures, and one Green-jawed Feather King possesses the level of a low-level monster, which is already a considerable force.

Especially the Green-jawed Feather King, which has transformed into a magical beast, should still possess an innate spell, so Thain must be careful.

In addition to the twenty-six adult Green Palate Feathers mentioned above, Thane also noticed that from deeper in the moss field in front of him, there were also smaller and sharper chirping sounds.

Those Qingya Yu should be underage, and their individual combat power is negligible.

I just don’t know if there are blue palate feather eggs. If there are, this can be regarded as another gain from Thain’s mission to the academy.

When Thain was observing the situation in the moss field in front of him, the humans from the underground world who had been ordered by Thain had already lit torches outside the nearby moss field.

The underground world is always dark. Only the city of Mensobra has a fluorite vein above the main city, which has relatively dim light all year round. There is basically no light in other areas.

Torches have a sufficient deterrent effect against ordinary underground beasts or low-level demonized creatures, but they cannot be made longer.

It would be fine if they had the tyranny of Mensobra City. If they didn't have enough strength, burning the torch for a long time would simply be a light for those powerful monsters or lone dark creatures living in the underground world to find easily. Your beacon.

However, Thain is confident that this battle will not last too long. The torches are lit not only to facilitate the expulsion of these green-jawed feathers, but also to reduce the losses of these underground humans and the moss fields.

After all, Thane is just a sixteen-year-old young magician who still has his own conscience and bottom line.

If some old apprentices with low moral character are allowed to take action, they will most likely let these underground humans act as bait.

The green palate is an omnivore. Since it eats moss, it also eats meat, and it loves carrion.

Of course, Green Palate Feather's favorite food is the sweet berries that Thane got from Boss before he left Mensobra City.

Holding his breath, Thain crawled on his body and quietly sprinkled iron and phosphorus powder on specific locations while half-burying the limited number of sweet berries in the soil.