A Wizard's Secret Chapter 280 - Nameless Island

Chapter 280: Naless Island

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Oh? Don’t tell you have Lava Soil, Wizard Bayton?”

rlin’s eyes lit up instantly. If Wizard Bayton really had Lava Soil, then things would be much easier.

Yet, Wizard Bayton shook his head and said, “How would I have Lava Soil? Still, you can try the idea I ntioned, Wizard rlin. The volcanoes on the Violet Fla Island are all extinct. Who knows how many Spell Casters have already visited them, so anything valuable would’ve already been reaped cleanly.

“If Wizard rlin wishes to find Lava Soil, I’m afraid searching in extinct volcanoes alone won’t land you what you want! Wizard rlin, you can try entering volcanoes that are not very active. A certain amount of danger is there, but it gives you a better shot at obtaining Lava Soil.”

rlin frowned. Dormant volcanoes may indeed provide higher chances of getting Lava Soil, but at the sa ti, it ant a certain danger too. Unlike extinct volcanoes where the danger was close to none.

As if noticing rlin’s hesitation, Wizard Bayton chuckled. He said, “You don’t have to worry, Wizard rlin. Although those dormant volcanoes do pose a certain danger, I happen to know a few dormant volcanoes that were rarely ever visited by Spell Casters. In addition, they haven’t erupted for several decades. If Wizard rlin doesn’t spend too much ti inside of them, there shouldn’t be any danger.”

After hearing Wizard Bayton’s words, a smile slowly etched on rlin’s face. “Wizard Bayton, where are the specific locations of these few dormant volcanoes?”

“Wizard rlin, those volcanoes are at a comparably secluded area; they’re not on the Violet Fla Island. Otherwise, they would have been scavenged by Spell Casters too. If Wizard rlin really needs to, let lead you there.”

“I shall trouble you then, Wizard Bayton!”

rlin did not hold back on courtesy either. Lava Soil was extrely important for him so he would not let go of any chances of obtaining it.

“It’s better to act swiftly on this matter. Let’s go now!”

Soon after, Wizard Bayton exchanged a few words with the plump Wizard. Then, he brought rlin along and quickly left the Violet Fla Island.

...

The sea was vast. All rlin could do was sit on a small boat, traveling through the sea waters between the islands. Although Wizard Bayton was a Fourth-level Spell Caster and also had Wind-type Flying spells, he did not waste his Magic Power. Instead, he sat on the small boat with rlin, rowing it toward an island a distance away.

They were rowing the boat slowly. However, rlin did not dare to lower his guard. His Mind Power was covering the surroundings all the ti, checking for any movents in the nearby waters.

After all, they were now at the outer reaches of the Kurdmansla Islands. There were many sea beasts, which could attack them at any mont so rlin had to be prepared.

“Wizard Bayton, since you discovered these few volcanoes, why have you not looked inside?”

rlin enquired Wizard Bayton in a calm voice. Throughout the journey, rlin had learned that these few volcanoes that Wizard Bayton found were not even recorded in Fort Udon’s map, so very few people knew about its location.

Wizard Bayton took a glance at rlin and did not hide the fact either. Instead, he smiled and said, “Originally, I happened to co across that naless island by chance, and the discovery of this small island was accidental. This naless island was not even included in the range of the Kurdmansla Islands, so it can be considered alone out at sea. At that ti I had an ergency, so I did not stop for long. In addition, I was worried because those few volcanoes were quite active, and that if I had simply entered them, there would be a danger.

“Thereafter, I returned to Fort Udon and unknowingly, several decades had already passed. When I went back to that naless island, I still did not find those few volcanoes showing any signs of eruption. Only at that ti, I was already a Fourth-level Spell Caster and had already built a reputation in Fort Udon. Whichever type of resources that I needed was provided to in an endless supply, so why would I risk going into the volcanoes again?”

rlin nodded. Venturing into the volcanoes was dangerous but the precious herbs or alchemy materials in them was considered an imnse wealth for Wizards who were Fourth-level or lower. For Spell Casters above the Fourth-level, the items within the volcano were really nothing and were not worth the risk of entering the volcanoes.

Even Lava Soil was not considered precious, but it was rare. In the eyes of the other Spell Casters, Lava Soil was rely a scarce alchemy material.

However, Lava Soil was of utmost importance to rlin. It was required for the cultivation of Fuse Earth, so even if there was a danger, he still had to get his hands on it.

After Wizard Bayton finished explaining, he did not utter another word. He also did not enquire rlin as to why he needed Lava Soil for. This, on the other hand, subtly made rlin relaxed.

“Hooo...”

A sea breeze blew past, and the small boat sped up imdiately. Soon, they floated to a small desolate island.

“We’re here. This is the naless island!”

Wizard Bayton stepped on the shore. He examined the surroundings and could feel a sort of familiarity.

rlin was checking the surroundings too. This naless island was already over the outermost borders of the Kurdmansla Islands hence it no longer belonged as a part of the Kurdmansla Islands.

On the vast sea, there were really too many islands that were similar to this particular naless island. Nevertheless, so naless islands were often old nests of sea beasts, so extra caution had to be taken.

“Wizard rlin, you didn’t find anything out of the ordinary right?”

Wizard Bayton had extended his Mind Power too, examining the surroundings thoroughly. He did not find any sea beasts hiding there, hence he reaffird this with rlin.

rlin nodded and said, “Nothing out of the ordinary. It seems that there are no sea beasts on this small island.”

“Still, we better be careful.”

Wizard Bayton’s Mind Power covered the surroundings ti after ti. There was a wary look on his face.

“Swoosh!”

Suddenly, Darkness Ray projected toward Wizard Bayton, who was walking in front. It also emitted a foul sll.

“Frost!”

rlin, who had been observing the happenings around them from the beginning cast his Glacial Ice Finger in response, the traces of chill encompassed Darkness Ray and froze it in place without difficulty.

Darkness Ray dropped into the thick bush. After giving it a close look, to rlin’s shock, he found that it was a small insect that looked like a cricket. Its entire body was pitch-black like ink, its wings were tiny but fine, and underneath its mouth were two long fangs.

Though it was small-sized, it looked very nacing.

Bayton did not know what it was either. After all, out in the vast sea, there could be a variety of strange creatures. A never-before-seen insect appearing on this naless island was not really breaking news.

“Be wary, Wizard rlin, I think you should use Defensive spells.”

Wizard Bayton had already cast Defensive spells earlier.

rlin only shrugged it off with a smile. He did not cast any Defensive spells. Without enhancent from Pandora Demon Ability Fuse Earth, his Defensive spell, Earth Veil was only a Second-level Defensive spell which was marginally stronger. Perhaps casting the enhanced version could render it closer to a Third-level spell.

Nonetheless, whether it was the black robe from Dark Magic Region or the gold-lined robe from Fort Udon that was on him, both were able to block Third-level spells. The robes’ defensive effects were much better than rlin’s Earth Veil.

Therefore, for a person like rlin who had two robes, he only needed to pay extra attention. Casting spells would not be necessary.

The two walked pass a thick bush. During that period, they were again t with so unique but weird insects. These insects looked small-sized but their exoskeletons were very tough. Any typical First or Second-level spells would not do any damage to these odd insects.

Only Third-level or higher spells could harm these insects. Luckily, rlin had Pandora Demon Abilities while Wizard Bayton was a Fourth-level Spell Caster himself. Therefore, their journey was nothing short of surprises but was overall, a rather safe one.

“Wizard rlin, there will be three volcanoes up in front. They are at a distance not far away.”

Wizard Bayton pointed at the three volcanoes so distance away. They were almost completely covered by lush greenery. If it were not for Wizard Bayton’s confirmation, a typical person would not have noticed that there were three volcanoes there.

Nevertheless, such secluded volcanoes were in fact, good news for rlin. It was precisely for their secluded locations that not many discovered their existence after so many years. This ant that when rlin entered the volcanoes, his chances of finding Lava Soil would be greatly increased.

“Wizard Bayton, just wait outside for a mont. Let go down there and have a look first, to see if there’s any Lava Soil.”

rlin’s eyes glimred with expectation.

Wizard Bayton nodded in response and said, “Alright, I’ll wait outside. Wizard rlin, don’t you linger too long either. If there’s no Lava Soil, leave at once. After all, nobody could tell when these three volcanoes would erupt.”

Noting Wizard Bayton’s serious expression, rlin gave a nod. Thereafter, he inhaled deeply, then dashed toward the first volcano.

...

“Hooo...”

rlin breathed a sigh of relief inside the dark volcano. He slid down to the base of the volcano effortlessly.

The air inside the volcano was inexplicably dry and hot. This made rlin a little more alard. Usually, extre hotness and dryness in volcanoes indicated that they could very easily erupt. It also indirectly proved that this volcano was not a fully extinct volcano.

rlin did not spend much ti observing what was down there at the base of the volcano either. Instead, he directly used his Mind Power to search at the base of the volcano.

This particular type of volcano, which had erupted previously but had then beco dormant for several centuries or even up to thousands of years were the most likely to form Lava Soil.

“It’s so hot!”

rlin gently touched the rock wall at the base of the volcano, feeling the waves of pulsating heat.

“Eh? This isn’t right. Why is only this part of the rock wall hot?”

rlin imdiately realized sothing was amiss. Thus, he turned around and carefully checked that area of the rock wall which was boiling hot. Under his scrutiny, he instantly found the difference of that part of the rock wall.

The rest of the rock walls were very dry and hard, and only this part appeared rather soft. Moreover, when he wiped off the dust on that rock wall, he could vaguely make out a kind of fiery-red hue on it, which looked just like burning flas.

rlin experienced heartfelt happiness. He imdiately recalled so of the characteristics of Lava Soil, and it looked similar to this part of the rock wall.

“Haha, I’ve finally found it, and looks like there’s quite a lot of Lava Soil here!”

rlin’s face bead with joy. He then unsheathed his sharp dagger in haste, and slowly started slicing the hard rock wall, cutting off Lava Soil from it.

Not long after, the rock wall surrounding Lava Soil was dislodged while Lava Soil was as though imprinted onto the hard rock wall. All that was left was to carve out Lava Soil from within.

When the sharp dagger in rlin’s hand had only just sunk into the rock wall, rlin felt a gentle vibration. At first, it was not obvious, but soon, the vibration beca more and more prominent, even accompanied by sounds which were likened to “growls”.

“What’s going on?”

rlin frowned. By that ti, even the entire rock wall was trembling slightly. Pieces of gravel started falling from above too.

The entire volcano was wrapped in a hot and unbearable atmosphere. The temperature seed to have risen significantly in a short period of ti.

“Could it be...”

rlin abruptly looked at the base of the volcano. In the darkness, he could vaguely see flares glimring. Suddenly, rlin’s face turned pale.