In a world of yellow sand or perhaps a desert world, this is the name that Mosobla City's Dark Magic Apprentice gave to this otherworldly place.
Even the highly knowledgeable Magician Zoro couldn't estimate exactly how large this world is.
He only confirmed that it definitely isn't as big as the Wizarding World.
According to Mosido, their mentor, the Wizarding World is vast and expansive, even among the billions of planes in the universe, it is at the very top.
Sain didn't know the exact size of the Wizarding World, let alone compare it to the yellow sand world in front of him.
But regardless, it is a world.
Through communication and speculation, these Dark Magic Apprentices have only explored an area in the past few months that is likely less than one percent or even one-thousandth of this yellow sand world.
Their apprentice-level vision limits what they can see.
Not to mention those interdimensional creatures that harbor hostility towards the Wizarding World as recorded in the literature.
Just the fact that the environmental planes of this yellow sand world differ so much from the Wizarding World is enough to make these apprentices, who haven't even reached the first level of life, suffer immensely.
Through conversations with Senior Sister and Senior Brother, Sain learned that these Dark Magic Apprentices were able to survive for several months in such a harsh environment, with their only water source coming from the water magic apprentices' ability to condense water balls.
As for food, it mainly relies on a few apprentices who have mastered plant magic.
As long as they can use earth magic to make soil and have enough water, those plant magic apprentices can nurture edible plants accordingly.
This is perhaps the charm of magic, isn't it?
If it were ordinary civilians from the Wizarding World who had no skills, they might not even survive a day.
On the afternoon of their arrival at the campsite, Sain saw Lena again.
For Sain, it had only been a month since he last saw Lena.
But he knew that Lena had not seen him for more than four months.
As they reunited, both of them were feeling a bit emotional on the inside.
They were all good at hiding their emotions, especially Lena, who appeared cold and emotionless to outsiders.
It was Sain's Senior Sister Faye who openly expressed her feelings and even told Sain that she wanted to introduce him to a sister.
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The Dark Magic Apprentices had set up a camp in the yellow sand world, which was not very large.
There were only a dozen or so small portable tents scattered throughout the camp.
These tents were said to have been brought by a quasi-Magician, including some special magical equipment in the central tent, which according to Senior Brother Zoro, were the main components of the Portal Generator.
Following Senior Sister Faye, Sain arrived at his new residence for the next period of time.
After living in a pit in the sand for a month, being able to live in a tent again made Sain feel genuinely comfortable.
Especially having a place to block the wind and sun, he could at least sleep more soundly when resting.
The only awkward thing was that the tent was not very big, and there was already someone inside.
"You gotta be kidding me, Faye. This tent is already too small for the two of us, and you brought someone else back?"
The voice came from inside the tent, and because of the curtain in the middle, Sain did not see what the person looked like at first.
He only heard that it was a young woman, and that she had a good relationship with his Senior Sister.
"If you think it's too cramped, you can go somewhere else. I'm just going to stay with my little Junior Apprentice," Senior Sister Faye said casually.
As Senior Sister finished speaking, a female magic apprentice in a black robe walked out from behind the curtain.
The apprentice did look young, but compared to Senior Sister Faye's heavy makeup, she was much more naturally beautiful.
Her peach-like eyes made Sain feel uncomfortable, especially since it seemed like she had sprayed some kind of perfume that made him slightly resistant.
Unlike Sain's reaction, the female apprentice who emerged from behind the curtain lit up when she saw Sain's appearance.
Approaching Sain, she brazenly looked him up and down, laughing seductively.
"So, you're the little junior apprentice? Not bad, not bad. No wonder you can't get enough of him," she said.
"I'm Marina. I actually heard your name from somewhere else a long time ago. Merry is my junior sister," the heavily made-up female apprentice introduced herself confidently to Sain.
Sain's initial impression of a person didn't affect his attitude towards them.
Although he wasn't fond of this heavily made-up apprentice emitting a strange scent, he still smiled and responded politely, "Hello, I'm Sain."
Since Marina was Merry's senior sister, she must also be a formal disciple of Dark Magician Dirth.
It seemed that Dirth's lineage was quite lucky to be associated with Mosido's mentor.
Not only were the two formal Dark Magicians in a friendly alliance, but even their disciples were friends.
Sain had heard that Merry had two senior sisters, but he wasn't sure who the other one was or if she was at this campsite.
After some interaction with Marina, Sain, who had been tired from days of traveling, found a corner in the tent and lay down.
Lena had gone to meet with another aspiring magician in the campsite and would be back a little later.
A comfortable environment really did help people relax.
With Sain's composure and caution, he surprisingly fell asleep quickly after lying down.
Perhaps the fact that the tent's main color was black had something to do with it.
The black environment made it easy to fall asleep and reminded people of Shadowy Territory's the underground world.
However, in the darkness and sleep, Sain vaguely felt someone slipping into his arms.
Sain sensed a familiar and reassuring presence from the other person, so he didn't wake up and instead hugged her.
"Tsk tsk, you guys are really having fun, three of you together?"
"I haven't tried it in years, do you mind if I join?" Marina's voice came in the darkness.
"Get lost, I don't want you to dirty my Junior Apprentice," replied Faye, fiercely.
"Hmph, I do want to go, but Thomas is just an Intermediate Apprentice. He might not even make it to the camp alive."
"And Jack, that guy was swept away in a sandstorm two months ago, his body is still missing. Where can I find comfort?"
"How about this, I won't take everything, just give me one of his hands, and I'll handle it myself."
Marina's shocking response was equally unexpected.
This time, Faye replied with only one word, "Go away."