Sitting in front of the bed, looking at the five magic stones in front of him that were shining with a deep luster, Athir's eyes moved.
He took the cloth bag containing the five magic stones, set it on fire, and burned it aside.
This is for safety reasons.
The gap between a formal wizard and a first-class apprentice is too big. There might be some means that can be used without Athir discovering, so everything about the other party must be handled with caution.
Not only this cloth bag, but even the five medium-level magic stones obtained from the opponent, Atier was ready to replace them soon to avoid any risks as much as possible.
"It just so happens that the things that we were unable to prepare before due to the shortage of magic stones can be purchased all at once this time."
Weighing the magic stone in his hand, feeling the unique touch, Athir thought to himself.
He first meditated and rested for a while in the dormitory, and then left the accommodation area and walked directly towards the underground market.
Walking into the familiar underground market, the number of apprentices around began to increase. Although it still seemed scarce, it at least had some popularity.
There were familiar stalls around, with many things displayed on them, making Athir feel as if he had returned to the market in his previous life.
However, compared with ordinary vendors, the attitude of these apprentices towards customers was much rude, and each of them had a stern face. Some apprentices would not take the initiative to say hello even if they saw someone approaching.
Athir looked around and walked directly to a stall: "How much are these things for?"
"What are you going to do?" came an echo from the front.
"Some experimental materials for making the Nest of Corruption." Athir answered directly without changing his expression.
Hearing this, the apprentice who had been bowing his head raised his head and looked at Athir in front of him: "I have some rotten ants here. I just caught them. They are still alive. They are perfect for studying the rotten nest."
As he spoke, he took out a container covered with black cloth from his side and removed the black cloth directly in front of Athir.
In a transparent container about half a meter high, there was a large piece of meat, which was now green and looked somewhat rotten. On the surface of the meat, a group of dark green terrifying giant ants kept drilling holes in the rotten meat, giving people an extremely terrifying feeling.
"Strictly speaking, these little guys are also considered a type of high-energy creature. They usually like to survive in the carrion of large high-energy creatures. Not only are they rare, but they are also extremely dangerous to catch."
The apprentice in front explained a few words to Athir, and then said, "One magic stone for ten, do you want it?"
"Twenty please."
Athir nodded, and then pointed to a brown round capsule on the side: "How about giving me this thing as well, plus one magic stone?"
"You have a good eye."
Hearing this, the apprentice in front was a little surprised: "This is a poison sac from a Como man-eating lizard. Most apprentices rarely know about this thing, but you actually know it."
"Add one more magic stone." He pondered for a while, then quoted a price.
"Add five rotten ants." Athir frowned.
"Okay, deal." After thinking about it, the apprentice finally agreed.
The deal was done, and Athir handed the magic stone to the other party, then placed the items in the storage area, ready to have someone move them directly to his place of residence later.
Looking around, Athir bought some more things while he had some magic stones on him, mostly experimental materials.
Learning to be a wizard is not just about attending classes. There are many subjects of knowledge that require apprentices to practice personally and observe the data through experiments in order to gain a thorough understanding.
As for this part of the experiment, Atier seldom did it before because of the shortage of magic stones. Now that he finally has some magic stones in his hands, he naturally has to purchase some materials for this purpose.
After strolling around the underground market, Athir went to the library and borrowed several paid books containing valuable knowledge for study.
In this way, only half of the original fifty magic stones were used up, and the rest were carefully exchanged by Athir for low-level magic stones.
the next day.
In the afternoon, when the sun was high in the sky, Athir's figure appeared on the avenue outside the college.
After walking for more than an hour, the familiar wooden house appeared in front of him. Compared with the previous few days, there seemed to be no changes.
However, compared with the previous few days, recently, Athir clearly felt that there were large high-energy creatures roaming around, leaving some breath around.
The other party looked very cunning, and had clearly appeared around, but he didn't leave any obvious traces. If it weren't for the chip in Athir's mind that captured the other party's breath around him, Athir probably wouldn't have known that the other party had come.
Thinking of this, Atier's eyes turned cold.
He remained calm and, as usual, inspected the area under his charge.
After doing all this, Athir looked up at the sky.
At this time, after several hours, the sky had gradually darkened. Under the sky, a piece of sunset was still left, and it was now becoming a little dim.
At this time, if I choose to go back to the college, I will probably have to travel at night.
Looking at the sky, Athir frowned, stood there thinking for a while, and finally walked directly into the wooden house, apparently preparing to rest here overnight.
A few hours passed in the blink of an eye.
In the middle of the night, a low roar sounded in the surroundings, which was inconspicuous amid the chirping of insects.
After all, this is the outskirts of the academy and is already in the wild, so it is normal to have some wild animals here.
Moreover, these ordinary wild beasts can have no impact on this wooden house.
Although the wooden house looks very shabby and is made entirely of wood, it was built by a wizard after all. During the construction, the wizard set up some low-level magic arrays on it, which can automatically disperse some wild beasts and insects and prevent them from being harassed by these things.
However, tonight, things seemed a little unusual.
In Athir's ears, a low roar sounded from time to time, coming from the front, which seemed a little unusual.
Listening to this voice, through the reaction of the highly diffused spirit during meditation, Athir vaguely sensed that outside the wooden house, there seemed to be a powerful life form lurking quietly, watching the wooden house.
Feeling this, he quietly opened his eyes and took the initiative to end his meditation state.
He drew the long sword at his waist, took the initiative to move forward, opened the door of the wooden house, and looked into the distance following his sensation.
In the thin moonlight, Athir clearly saw that in the low grass in the distance, a huge beast was standing quietly there, with a pair of dark green eyes staring at him, as if looking at its prey.
(End of this chapter)