Black Hearted Mage

Chapter 160 Landfill 2

Thousands of tall, powerful Highland Ogres and as many as sixty to seventy thousand Northerners took action, creating a bustling scene. Vehicles loaded with earth and rocks filed past, forming a long line stretching over ten miles.

Since the work began on filling the massive earth fissure, the mercenaries who had gathered there began to gradually return. The convoys of several large trading companies also began to slowly depart southward.

The Magic Guild and the people from the North Tower chose to stay. They didn't continue to capture the spotted viper, but simply stood aside quietly, watching the cracks in the ground gradually become buried by earth and rocks.

Kaisas stared intently at the golden-eyed black snake, secretly plotting how to use it to achieve his goal. The golden-eyed black snake could not only drive away the spotted vipers, but also allow it to feast on more vipers. After all, for the golden-eyed black snake, these vipers were a rare delicacy.

At this moment, Caesar faced another crucial challenge—Old Roman and his companions were present. The shocking secret hidden within the Death Staff must not be revealed to them at this moment. Especially Old Roman, whose selfishness was beyond imagination. For a single bottle of the Thorn Flower Merchants' potent life potion, he had mercilessly abandoned Caesar, completely disregarding the teacher-student relationship.

Caesars knew that with his current strength, competing against the Great Mage would be like an egg against a rock. Although he felt unwilling to accept this, he had a clear understanding of his own strength. To truly possess the ability to compete, he still needed to continuously practice and improve himself.

At that moment, a figure quickly approached the Grand Alchemist. It was none other than the young and energetic Kaisas. He approached Kandel and said without hesitation, "Master Kandel, lend me the Golden-Eyed Black Demonic Snake!"

Hearing this, Kandel couldn't help but feel suspicious. He asked in confusion, "Kaisas, what do you want to do?"

Kaisas quickly explained with a smile, "Master, there are so many spotted vipers here, just enough for the golden-eyed black devil snake to feast on, and it doesn't cost a single gold coin!"

Kandel hesitated for a moment, then warned, "Okay, but you have to let it get into the cage by itself later. It took me a lot of energy to get it in last time!"

Caesar patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, I can definitely handle this little thing!" After that, he walked towards the golden-eyed black magic snake.

After the magic steel cage was opened, the immensely sturdy, golden-eyed black demon snake emerged. Its massive head warily surveyed its surroundings before gently rubbing against Kaisas, as if meeting an old friend. Such an intimate gesture filled Kandel with envy. Every time he collected snake venom, he had to painstakingly and personally perform the task, but even then, success was not guaranteed.

The sturdy ogre warriors were throwing huge rocks into the crevasse. With a loud rumbling noise, the vipers hiding within the crevasse suddenly panicked. They began to flee frantically, some desperately fleeing deeper into the crevasse, hoping to find a safe haven; others, in a panic, fled towards the other side of the crevasse.

"Let's go have a feast."

Kaisas patted the triangular snake head and walked towards a distance with two golden-eyed black magic snakes, one big and one small.

Melissa, wearing magic steel chain mail, was leading dozens of ogre warriors in clearing vipers. There were so many vipers here that they were a bit overwhelmed.

"Melissa, move aside, I've brought help!"

"Kaesas, you'd better be careful. This is an adult golden-eyed black magic snake. Many people in the tower have been poisoned to death by it!" Melissa knew that Kaesas had a small snake. The sudden appearance of the big snake surprised her and she quickly opened her mouth to remind him.

"Melissa, don't worry! It's very familiar with me and won't bite me!" Caesars said with a smile, then he patted the big snake: "Go eat the viper, eat more!"

While trapped in the sturdy magic steel cage, the golden-eyed black demon snake keenly sensed the scent of food in the air. It saw a series of colorful, spotted vipers leisurely slithering before it, undoubtedly a blatant provocation to the powerful hunter!

For the sturdy golden-eyed black demon snake, hunting these "little snacks" was a piece of cake. With lightning speed, it pounced on one of the vipers, opened its bloody jaws and bit down fiercely. The immense bite force instantly shattered the viper's fragile bones. With such prey, the golden-eyed black demon snake didn't need to use its deadly fangs. It simply swallowed the delicious food with relish while continuing to bite hard. In the blink of an eye, the pitiful viper was reduced to a pile of broken bones.

The numerous burly ogre warriors around them watched this scene with expressions of astonishment on their faces; Melissa, standing nearby, could hardly conceal her joy. The golden-eyed black snake's scales were incredibly tough. The vipers' sharp fangs slid against the inky black scales, unable to pierce or bite through this impenetrable defense, no matter how hard they tried.

Meanwhile, the smaller black snake followed closely beside the larger snake, meticulously learning how to hunt the spotted viper. Unfortunately, as it was still a juvenile, its bite was too weak. While it could successfully bite the viper, it couldn't crush its bones as easily as the larger snake. The small black snake's fangs were incredibly sharp. After biting a viper, it quickly turned and returned to Caesars, as if showing off its catch to its master.

Kaisas reached out and gently touched the inky black snake, his fingers feeling the cool touch of the snake's scales. For the snake, being touched by Kaisas was the most enjoyable reward.

The enormous black snake was focused on its prey—a colorful viper. It flexed its body, its jaws wide open to capture the viper as it slowly approached the edge of the fissure. The golden-eyed black snake had a natural ability to suppress the viper. When the giant snake swam slightly forward, the previously aggressive snakes began to flee desperately.

The ogres filling the gap, under Melissa's command, followed closely behind the black demon snake, advancing southward. These massive ogres waved their powerful arms, throwing heavy boulders into the crevice one by one. The busy northerners, walking behind, filled in the smaller pieces of sand and gravel, then topped off the gap with a thick layer of soil. When the fill level was close to the ground, they worked together to tamp the surface with tools to prevent rainwater from seeping in.

Time passed quietly, and shortly after noon, the people from the Northland Tower and the Magic Guild left.

After a whole day of hard work from early morning to dusk, they finally achieved some progress: a small half of the three or four li long crack in the ground had been filled.

"Kaissa, come over for dinner quickly. I have extremely rare alpine blue sheep meat. This thing is not easy to get. They stay on the cliffs all day long. It is almost impossible to hunt a big blue sheep!" Melissa, who is tall and has a loud voice, shouted at the top of her voice, enthusiastically inviting Kaissa to dinner.

The ogre warriors sitting nearby were once again stunned. They had never imagined that Melissa, so fierce and ferocious, would actually invite others to taste the mountain goat meat. For these ogres, known for their strength and ferocity, sharing food was not a common practice.

Hearing Melissa's call, Caesars quickly responded, "Melissa, since you brought such delicious meat, I naturally couldn't come empty-handed. I specially brought some fine wines that I've treasured for many years. Each barrel is a fine wine that has been stored in the cellar for decades. I've prepared a whole barrel of each wine for you!"

Kaisas deftly stuffed the little black snake into his backpack. There was no other way, the little guy was naturally afraid of the cold, and as the sun gradually set and night fell, the temperature also dropped rapidly.

After placing the black snake, Caesars walked steadily to the campfire and found a place to sit. He looked up at the cauldron of broth that was stewing. The cauldron was so huge that it was beyond imagination, several times larger than the bathtub he usually used for bathing.

Before Melissa could even open her mouth, Trum, who had been unable to contain himself, began to shout impatiently, "Caesars, stop dawdling and bring out the wine for us to taste!"

He couldn't wait to stretch out his big hand like a palm-leaf fan and wipe it hard on his mouth. The two exposed sharp fangs suddenly became sparkling, as if telling of his desire for good wine.

"Old Trum, you better take it easy and don't get drunk!" Caesars teased Trum with a smile on his face. He took out a few old wine barrels from his space ring, which had a faint aroma of wine.

The old ogre's eyes lit up at the aroma, and he seemed to be infused with new energy. He couldn't wait to move forward and examine the barrels carefully. When he saw the words "Flame Maple Wine" on one of the barrels, Old Trum couldn't help but exclaimed, "Oh my God! It's Flame Maple Wine!"

Fire Maple Wine is an extremely rare and precious fine wine, rarely seen in Fire Maple City. Old Trum was so excited that he quickly put down the barrel in his hand, wanting to see what other rare wines were. However, at this moment, he was surprised to find that the other barrels had disappeared without a trace.

"Grandpa, please take out your wine jug and let me fill it for you!" Melissa took the huge wine barrel with both hands and said to Trump with a smile.

Hearing Melissa's words, Old Trump quickly took out the wine jug he carried with him and handed it over: "Melissa, you're not just going to give me a small jug of wine?"

After taking the wine jug, Melissa said cheerfully: “Grandfather, I’ll fill you with a wine jug first!”

When Old Trump heard this, his brows immediately furrowed and he muttered in dissatisfaction, "Melissa, how could you do this? You only gave me a wine jug? That's too little!"

Melissa winked playfully at her grandfather's complaint, then replied with a smile, "Oh, Grandpa, don't worry. Why would I only give you one wine jug? Don't worry, I'll give you two jugs of each type of wine!"

Hearing Melissa's words, Trum, though still somewhat dissatisfied, could not say anything more and could only nod helplessly. As an old ogre, he knew that ogres always treasured good food and fine wine, and would not easily share them with others. Melissa's willingness to give him two jugs of each wine was already quite generous.

"Old Trump, you took good care of me when I was in the high tower in the north. I decided to bear the pain and give you two barrels of aged wine - a barrel of extremely mellow fire maple wine, and a barrel of strong and sweet rum!" Caesar said with a smile.

Hearing this, Trump's eyes suddenly lit up. He grinned, revealing his uneven teeth, and danced with excitement: "Really? Haha, that's great! Give me these two barrels of wine to try!" As he spoke, his huge hands like palm-leaf fans kept rubbing against each other, as if he couldn't wait to drink it.

Seeing the old ogre so excited, Caesars couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "Old Trum, you are a highly respected prophet of the ogre tribe! How can you be so impatient?"

At this moment, the old ogre no longer cared about his image or composure. His heart and eyes were filled with the fine wine that was about to be in his hands. He shouted anxiously, "Kaesus, if you just give me the wine now, not only will I be calmer, I'll even let you be the prophet! You don't know, managing such a large tribe is not an easy task. Being a prophet is even more stressful and hectic all day long! If you are willing to take on this difficult task, it would be perfect!"

Faced with the old ogre's overly enthusiastic proposal, Caesars quickly waved his hand and refused, "No, no, no, old Trum, you're kidding! I'm neither an ogre nor a shaman. I simply can't handle the responsibility of a prophet! You should continue to lead the tribe!"

Caesars quickly took out two wine barrels. A smile of triumph spread across Trump's old face. He quickly put the barrels away, then took out a wine jug and handed it to Melissa.

"Kaisas, you've been fooled!"

Melissa took the wine jug and shook her head at Caesars.

"We're all family, we all have the surname Rhodes, how could we be fooled? The wine I brought was originally meant to be a gift for you!"

As Caesar spoke, he also recalled the past events.