Chapter 64: Just a Little Side Effect
The damage caused by the explosion was quickly cleaned up with the efforts of the apprentices.

Thomas, who had changed into clean clothes, had already arrived at the hall on the first floor and called all the apprentices over with a cheerful face.

"Who among you has an affinity with fire?"

Thomas stood on the stage and glanced at the crowd.

The apprentices below looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what their mentor was going to do. Could something have happened to the explosion just now?

Despite the doubts in my heart.

But many people still stood up.

"Teacher, I have an affinity with fire."

"I also have an affinity with fire."

"Can the dual elements of wind and fire work?"

These people were the ones who had just been tested to have magical talent after the magic elements were revived. Each of them had a look of nervousness on their faces, not knowing what to do.

After all, the tutor is usually very strict.

I'm afraid they will be checking their magic lessons again this time.

"Don't be nervous. I asked you to come up just to confirm one thing."

Thomas said this, flipping his palm and a fiery red mushroom appeared in his hand.

For an instant.

The temperature in the entire hall rose rapidly.

All the apprentices' eyes widened.

"what is this?"

"Why is it suddenly hot?"

"Such a strong smell of fire!"

Exclamations came and went.

The most shocked among them were the apprentices who stood up, because they felt that there was suddenly more fire element in the air, and they immediately absorbed it greedily.

"How is it? Can you feel the presence of the fire element?" Thomas asked.

It's embarrassing to talk about it.

As a nature mage, his worst feature was his affinity with fire. He could not sense the existence of the fire element at all, so he had to call his apprentices over.

"Yes! I feel it!"

“So many red spots!”

"Is this the fire element?"

Several apprentices were very excited. This was the first time they had seen so many magical elements. It seemed as if they could summon fire by just raising their hands.

Seeing their reactions, Thomas was also a little excited. The thing that Lady Moon God gave him was indeed not simple.

If he guessed correctly.

This kind of mushroom, like the previous black mushroom, has unimaginable powerful effects, and is also related to fire!
"Ahem... Who of you is willing to try the effects of this mushroom?"

Thomas' eyelids twitched when he thought of the time when he fainted from diarrhea. He planned to catch a little white mouse to experiment with it.

Anyway, he has almost no affinity for fire, so it would be a waste to eat it. It would be better to use it to train apprentices.

That's right.

That's it.

Thomas comforted himself in his heart.

The apprentices had no idea what he was thinking. When they heard that it was something similar to the black mushroom, their expressions suddenly became strange and they seemed a little hesitant.

After all, no one knows what the side effects may be.

What if you eat something that damages your health? Wouldn’t that be bad luck?
"Teacher, I...I am willing to give it a try!"

finally.

A young girl stood up with determination in her eyes.

She was the first person to use fire magic after the elements were revived last time.

Coming from a humble background, she knew very well that opportunities had to be earned by one's own efforts.

If she doesn't fight hard at this time, how can she stand out? How can she support her family?
"Okay, it's you."

Thomas' beard raised and he smiled.

With the healing magic, he wasn't actually worried about anything happening; he just wanted to test the courage of his apprentices, and the result made him very satisfied.

He took out a dagger, cut off a small piece from the flame mushroom, and handed it directly to the girl.

The girl hesitated for a moment, but finally took the glowing mushroom fragments and swallowed them in one gulp under the attentive gaze of the apprentices.

"boom--"

A scorching wave of air exploded.

Blow her ponytail whip away in an instant.

Strands of fiery red hair flowed around her body, dyeing her hair completely red, making her look like a flaming witch.

then.

She raised her hand and the magic circle lit up.

A huge fireball appeared above the palm, shocking the apprentices around.

"First-level fireball technique!"

"What a big fireball!"

"Bigger than a normal fireball!"

"Didn't she just learn this magic?"

Not only the apprentice, but even Thomas was a little shocked. Just a small piece of mushroom could improve a person's control over fire to such an extent. What would happen if he ate the whole thing?
"Good good!"

Thomas said three good words in a row.

However, before he could go forward, a flame suddenly burst out from the girl's body, burning her wizard robe clean, leaving only the underwear she was wearing underneath.

"what!!!"

The pig-slaughtering scream echoed in the tower, and the girl turned into a shadow and rushed into the lounge.

Everyone looked at each other, and their expressions became extremely strange.

The side effects of this mushroom...

My body actually started to burn.

……

……

at the same time.

The news of the explosion of the magic tower began to spread quickly around Raven Town and reached the ears of those noble merchants.

Not knowing the truth, they thought the magic tower was attacked and were all in an uproar.

"Who is so bold as to blow up the magic tower?"

"Thomas is a great magician. Don't they want to live?"

"Could it be that he couldn't get the treasure and was waiting for an opportunity to take revenge?"

"Damn thieves, do they want to keep those magic mushrooms for themselves?"

Discussions arose one after another.

The news spread to almost all the surrounding towns, destined to make this night no longer peaceful.

After all, the mushroom that Thomas had put up for auction before had such an amazing effect that almost all the nobles and merchants wanted to come to Thomas and ask him to sell them another one.

Even Viscount Garden, who was resting at home.

I also received reports from my subordinates the next morning.

"I remember that the last time you went to see Baroness Larry was to inquire about the news about that mushroom, right?"

Viscount Garden was usually busy managing his territory, and had only heard some rumors, so he didn't know much.

After all, something that can make people younger is not as attractive to him as improving the living standards of the residents in the territory.

"Yes."

The Viscountess put down her teacup and said, "My dear, you don't know, the last time I visited Mrs. Larry, I almost didn't recognize her. It was amazing!"

"Oh? Is the effect really that good?" The Viscount finally became interested.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have made this special trip. I heard that Sir Thomas will have new ones to auction."

"auction?"

The Viscount put down the newspaper, chuckled and shook his head: "That was just to deal with what those people said. Even Sir Thomas probably can't give out much of such a precious thing."

"Perhaps you are right..."

There was regret in the Viscountess's words.

I kind of regret that I didn’t get the news earlier and missed such an opportunity.

You should know that even the most expensive skin care products on the market can only make the skin whiter and softer, and it can never achieve the effect of making you ten years younger.

And just as the two were talking.

The mansion's housekeeper hurried in from outside.

"Master, big news! There's news from Raven Town that Thomas has a treasure that can increase affinity with fire, and he wants to exchange it for other things."

"you sure!?"

Viscount Garden suddenly stood up, and the lady next to him became a little restless.

Because their eldest son was detected to have an affinity for fire, and is now learning flaming fighting spirit from a sixth-rank great swordsman.

If he could continue to improve his affinity for flames, the power of his Fiery Fighting Qi would be greatly enhanced, and his future achievements would definitely surpass that of his father.

"Let's go, prepare the carriage, and go to Raven Town!"

……

Sudden news.

The entire upper class circle of Qingyuan Province was in an uproar.

Thomas did not publicize the matter, but only sent people to inform some powerful nobles.

But even so.

The news spread quickly and attracted countless people.

In the blink of an eye.

Raven Town became lively again.

Carriages were parked outside the town, almost blocking the entrance to the town.

Because unlike the black mushroom's rejuvenation effect, this time it's something that can actually improve your strength.

There was nothing before.

But now there are signs of elemental revival.

Even if it is not used to increase the power of fire magic, it can greatly increase one's strength by improving some flame-type fighting spirit or martial arts.

And according to the news.

The mushrooms were the same as before, with only a few side effects.

(End of this chapter)