Chapter 10 Mentor's Praise

　　"The fragrance of freedom!" Although Sain had only been imprisoned for half a day, he couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the faint glow of fluorescent stones above the Magic Academy upon his release.

　　This dungeon was no ordinary place, and very few apprentices ever made it out.

　　It was rumored that even some official Dark Magicians had been brought here for trial, but Sain had no way of knowing if that was true.

　　After leaving the dungeon, Sain limped along with Lena's help towards their home.

　　Dean Dadalon did not come out to see them off, and even the Witch Elder disappeared shortly afterwards.

　　Before leaving the dungeon, she moved her mouth slightly and seemed to give Lena some instructions.

　　"Not only can we not eat Black Mermaid Scale Fish, it seems our plan to move will have to be delayed," Sain said to Lena with a wry smile.

　　Lena's injuries were not much better than Sain's at this point, and in the face of his smile, she returned to her icy demeanor and remained silent for a long time.

　　It wasn't until they were almost back at their dormitory that Lena spoke up to Sain.

　　"My mentor's name is Ferena, and she wants to take me on as her apprentice to continue our line of Dark Element magic," Lena said.

　　"In fact, my mentor has been keeping an eye on me since our teacher passed away, but it wasn't until I became a senior apprentice that she made it clear she wanted to take me on as her apprentice," Lena explained.

　　"In terms of strength and the depth of research in Dark Element magic, Ferena seems to be even stronger than our teacher was," Lena said.

　　Lena's explanation put Sain's mind at ease, and he finally let go of the worry that had been weighing on him for so long.

　　Although they both had secrets and things they hadn't shared with each other, as roommates who fought side by side and had experienced life and death together, Sain hoped they could be more open with each other.

　　Lena's explanation also made Sain's face light up with a genuine smile.

　　It was good news that a powerful official Dark Magician was willing to take Lena on as her apprentice.

　　And Lena's explanation also brought their relationship one step closer than it had been in the past.

　　"I should probably find a time to tell Lena about my last name and childhood," Sain thought to himself.

　　The plan to move out from the dormitory building has been put on hold for now.

　　However, after three days, Sain had to obediently report to Master Mosido's laboratory.

　　Unlike three days ago, when Sain only had minor injuries and slight signs of poisoning, he was clearly more severely injured now.

　　In fact, when he knocked on Master Mosido's laboratory door, his left arm was wrapped in thick bandages.

　　As Master Mosido looked at Sain's more serious injuries, his yellowing eyes wrinkled and he asked, "What happened?"

　　Sain was not entirely confident when he entered Master Mosido's laboratory again.

　　The Dark Magicians were generally cruel and rebellious, and Sain had worried more than once that Master Mosido might just kick him out after seeing his current condition.

　　After all, the Dark Magic Academy did not tolerate idle people, and with Sain's current state, he obviously couldn't help Master Mosido with any magical experiments.

　　However, Sain came anyway, as Master Mosido was his biggest support in the Dark Magic Academy.

　　On the other hand, Lena's mentor, Ferena, was only a newly appointed mentor for Lena, and in the apprentice circle, Lena might be able to protect Sain, but when it came to formal Dark Magicians, only Master Mosido in front of him could help him out.

　　Sain still remembered the surprised expression of Vice Dean Dadalon when he heard Master Mosido's name.

　　Perhaps Master Mosido's strength was not as great as Vice Dean Dadalon's, and his authority was far from being at the same level as the vice dean, but he definitely had a field that could make even Vice Dean Dadalon take notice.

　　Sain was only released from the dungeon because of Master Mosido's reputation.

　　Facing Master Mosido's seemingly sinister face, Sain followed him into the laboratory and reluctantly recounted everything that had happened in the past few days.

　　From the battle with the low-level apprentice Yilke, to the conflict with Scar-faced Joque and others on Black Street the next day, to being imprisoned and reprimanded by Vice Dean Dadalon later on.

　　Sain didn't dare to conceal anything, as he owed his safety to Master Mosido's reputation.

　　Even his most powerful weapon in both battles, the Acidic Wand of Strength, was given to him personally by Master Mosido.

　　After listening to Sain's account, Master Mosido burst into a wild laughter after a moment.

　　"Not bad, not bad, you are much stronger than your two unlucky senior brothers."

　　"They were weak and killed by outsiders. But you, my boy, killed a fellow junior and even a mid-level apprentice?"

　　"Although you mainly relied on the Acidic Wand of Strength that I gave you, your courage and emergency combat ability are really impressive!" Master Mosido praised Sain.

　　Facing the "disaster" caused by Sain, Master Mosido not only did not scold him, but also praised him?

　　Indeed, the nature of a Dark Magician cannot be judged by common sense!

　　It was also this praise from Master Mosido that made Sain realize that although he was Master Mosido's fifth disciple, he only had one senior brother and one senior sister.

　　As for the other two senior brothers, they were unlucky and had already passed away.

　　Among Master Mosido's disciples, there were now only the three of them left.

　　"Well, since you are heavily injured and cannot experiment with me, you should study the two magic notebooks that I have given you for the next period of time."

　　"And you should also change your Meditation technique. This is the original Meditation technique of our lineage." Master Mosido waved his hand, and two parchment scrolls filled with notes and a small crystal ball appeared in front of Sain.

　　The two thick parchment scrolls were respectively titled "Introduction to Alchemy" and "Basics of Fire Element".

　　These were the knowledge taught by Master Mosido in the public classroom of the Dark Magic Academy.

　　But unlike the rigid and formal classroom knowledge, these two parchment scrolls were covered with handwritten magic notes by Master Mosido himself.

　　These notes were the real essence of the two parchment scrolls, which would help Sain to master the relevant knowledge more quickly.

　　As for the small crystal ball that was slightly smaller than his palm, it was a little gadget that Master Mosido casually refined.

　　It stored a precious Meditation technique.

　　After handing these three things to Sain, Master Mosido shook his head and walked towards a room deep in the laboratory, where he was going to continue his own experiments.

　　As for Sain, he was directed by Master Mosido to walk towards a certain room in the laboratory.

　　He would start his own learning and magic inheritance there.