Chapter 393: Information on Blackhaven

Chapter 393: Information on Blackhaven

In the shallow jungle southwest of Jagem Plains, Sein, having just arrived via a teleportation array, was pinching the spot between his eyebrows to regain his focus.

Beside him, Yuri, who was supposed to be protecting him, looked even paler and more disoriented than Sein.

Around them, the three individuals who had also been teleported lay unconscious on the jungle floor.

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Sein was unsure whether this was an issue with their subpar teleportation technology or the absence of necessary adaptive devices.

In any case, the disorienting experience reminded Sein of his first journey to the Yellow Sand World.

"The Verdant Flame Body Tempering technique isn’t just effective for me. According to the materials my mentor gave me, it can be applied to the flesh of other living beings. Once this journey is over, I’ll strengthen your constitution as well,” Sein explained to Yuri.

He continued, “The constitution of engineers from the Neisse Civilization is weaker than that of mages, which indicates significant flaws and drawbacks in your civilization’s evolutionary and developmental approaches.”

Yuri made no objections to Sein’s suggestion.

At this point, she would not oppose any of Sein’s proposals, no matter how extreme they might be.

Once they had somewhat recovered, Sein and Yuri left the area.

The three unconscious human slaves, enveloped by Sein’s spell, floated in mid-air and followed behind as he and Yuri flew westward toward the denser parts of the jungle.

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They were currently in a recently excavated mountain cave, which had once been the home of an intermediate-level magic beast—a Mountain Tyrant Bear.

The beast was no longer here.

One of its paws had served as a meal for Sein, while the rest was consumed by Sev, who had a surprisingly large appetite.

The cave had been significantly expanded from its original size, primarily through Yuri’s effort in her mecha.

Given the large number of black towers standing in Blackhaven, it seemed reasonable to assume that there were also organizations established by black knights above Rank Four.

The three soul slaves Sein held were originally from islands east of Blackhaven, part of the Western Archipelago.

Notably, two-thirds of Blackhaven itself consisted of densely packed islands.

The islands were immense, often rivaling entire continents in low-level planes.

Two of the three soul slaves Sein acquired originated from Mishra Island, located in the eastern part of Blackhaven.

This “island” hosted three human kingdoms with a combined population exceeding two million and the two soul slaves came from different kingdoms on this densely populated island.

The female soul slave came from a location closer to the heart of Blackhaven but still within its eastern periphery.

Through her, Sein learned about the black towers and the “Trial of Despair”, a harrowing ordeal far surpassing the intensity of normal regional academy wars typically organized by the divine towers.

The rigorous nature of these trials explained why the black mages from Blackhaven were considered elite.

After briefly hearing about the Trial of Despair, Sein could vividly imagine the intense pressure and despair those black magic initiates endured during the elimination process.

In typical regional academy wars, casualties were intentionally kept between ten and thirty percent by the divine towers to ensure a balance.

In stark contrast, the survival rate for initiates in the Trials of Despair, as organized by the black magic academies in Blackhaven, hovered between fifteen to as low as only one percent!

This startling statistic reflected a brutal educational approach—the academies seem indifferent to the possibility that only one percent of their initiates might survive the ordeal.

The scarcity of resources in Blackhaven meant that the training and development of mages were far harsher compared to the gentler approach in the Magus Continent.

On top of that, the Regional Inter-Divine Tower War hosted by the divine towers in the Magus World was funded by the Magus Alliance.

In contrast, Blackhaven, lacking sufficient resources, was compelled to adopt an elitist approach.

In the eyes of those vicious black mages, the life of a magic initiate was deemed less valuable than a magicoin.