After hearing Mali's response, Sain fell silent.
In fact, he had originally planned to exchange information with Mali and offer some of his potions.
However, Stanton's sudden attack and Sain's forced retaliation made friendly exchange impossible.
In the Dark Magician community of Mosobla City, the weak did not deserve equal rights.
Sain's previous intention to communicate with Mali was not because they were neighbors, but because he was wary of Stanton's advanced apprentice level of strength and didn't want to take any unnecessary risks.
But now, Sain could get the information he needed without paying any price, and that was the advantage of being the victor.
However, Sain did pay a certain price, such as consuming almost half of his Magic Spring and Mental Power and his invisibility cloak, which had entered the cooldown period.
Of course, with sacrifice comes rewards.
Besides the information he urgently needed, Sain's other gain was the wand that Mali had just thrown away.
It was a magical tool that was more advanced than Sain's own Corrosion Staff, with an Intermediate magic called "Ground Stab" engraved inside.
In terms of power, Ground Stab was only slightly weaker than Sain's Hand of Flames.
Among Intermediate magical tools, this wand was considered a small treasure.
After getting the information he wanted, Sain ignored the two huddled figures.
They had just tried to take his life, and Sain wasn't about to share his precious potions with them.
His heart wasn't that kind.
He silently put the magic short wand into his space ring and continued on his journey.
As for those two people, whether they would die of thirst or starvation in this yellow sand land, Sain didn't care.
Sain was slightly surprised when he set out on his journey and found that the Intermediate apprentice, Mali, was dragging the strong and cumbersome body of Stanton slowly behind him, following closely behind Sain.
He couldn't figure out how Mali managed to drag Stanton's body, but it was probably a never-give-up attitude towards life that kept him following Sain.
After all, staying where they were would only lead to a dead end.
By pushing their last bit of strength, they might still have a chance to catch up with Sain and possibly return to camp.
Among Dark Magic Apprentices, the general attitude was cold and indifferent towards each other.
However, since the camp was currently in need of people, the potential Magicians and Advanced apprentices shouldn't just ignore them, as long as they manage to return to camp alive.
...
The scorching white daylight of the yellow sand world was consuming the energy and moisture of Dark Magic Apprentices like Sain and Mali.
After about a day's journey, feeling the increasingly scorching and painful three suns above his head, Sain finally stopped and rested on a sand dune to avoid the sun.
Starting and stopping was the norm for these Dark Magic Apprentices in this treacherous environment, as even the strongest apprentices could not adapt to the harsh conditions of the yellow sand world.
Sain carefully took out a precious Nutrient Potion from his space ring, which still had about one-third of the potion left.
He only took a small sip, about one-fifth of the remaining potion, before putting the Nutrient Potion back into the ring.
Sain didn't understand the specifics of space science, but he knew that the space ring had a preservative effect on most of the items stored inside.
He also knew that if the space ring didn't have this function, he wouldn't be able to survive for so long.
Any potion has a shelf life and a period of use, especially for those that have been opened.
If not used in time, they could quickly become spoiled, turning from a good medicine into a poison.
It was precisely by taking small sips of the potion that Sain had managed to survive until now.
Even if Mali hadn't lied to him, Sain would still have some of his potions left over by the time he reached the Dark Magic Apprentice camp.
After drinking a Nutrient Potion, Sain leaned back against the shady side of a sand dune and closed his eyes to rest. Sleeping in a place like this was a luxury.
Only the relatively cool nights that occurred every fifteen days would allow Sain to sleep comfortably.
Most of the time, he had to try his best to enter a meditative state to conserve his energy and mental power.
It was only shortly after Sain had entered his meditative state that he heard the sound of someone approaching, rustling through the sand.
Sain quickly gripped his Acidic Wand of Strength and saw that the person approaching was none other than Mali, whose skin was cracked and whose lips were bleeding.
Mali's weak gait and eyes that could pass out at any moment told Sain that this guy posed no threat.
Using magic required certain requirements for apprentices, and given Mali's current condition, Sain doubted whether he could even cast a Minor Fireball Spell or even a lower-level Radiance.
"Sain, can I trade some food with you?" Mali's weak voice came from his mouth as he looked at Sain's empty magic robe waist.
Before Sain could refuse, Mali hurriedly added, "I can trade with you. I have something here that you will definitely be interested in."
It was then that Sain noticed the black tattered robe that Mali had behind him.
The robe was Advanced apprentice Stanton's clothes.
Sure enough, when Sain looked over to another sand dune not far away, he saw Stanton lying in the yellow sand with his upper body bare, lifeless.
"Why should I trade with you? When you two are dead, these things will naturally be mine," Sain replied in a cold tone.
Sain's cold response left Mali standing in place, not knowing what to say.
Mali's cracked and bloodied lips parted as he attempted to speak.
But as the words reached his tongue, it seemed that there was nothing he could say to save himself and Stanton from their current predicament.
A single tear welled up in his eye - a big man like him, crying?
...
Mali ultimately turned and left without saying a word to plead with Sain.
Spending his last moments with Stanton was the best possible outcome for him.
And before leaving, the wisest thing Mali did was to leave behind the tattered robe.
It's unclear whether he didn't want to face death with this "treasure," or whether he was still hoping for something in his heart.
Out of curiosity, purely out of curiosity.
After Mali left, Sain embraced the tattered robe and investigated what was inside.
There were a total of sixteen elemental beads, which came as a surprise to Sain.
You see, he only had two elemental beads on hand at the moment.
In addition to the elemental beads, Sain also found several monster Crystal Cores, two spell books, and some Black Gold that had little to no use.
Mali and Stanton didn't seem to be living a wealthy life, and besides the short wand he had previously obtained, the two of them had no other magical equipment.