In the midst of a mess, North stared in horror at what he saw.

In front of him, most of his body was corroded, and his clothes were mixed with his broken body, leaving only the corpse with relatively intact legs, lying on the sunken ground. After withstanding the intense corrosion of the acid, the ground still shows signs of subsidence.

North didn't know the identity of the black-robed man who broke into the quiet room, but his actions and the strong hostility emanating from his body made North understand that this person was not good.

With a significant gap in overall strength, in order to survive from the black-robed man's hands, North found the right time and used the only treasure on his body that could win, the spatial ring that spewed acid.

In the dangerous city of the dead, even if he agreed to refine potions for the lord of this place, that is, Rhodes, who led him here, North still kept an eye on it.

Relying on the gold coins accumulated from refining potions, North bought this unique spatial ring from the city's freelance chamber of commerce.

Inside the Spatial Ring, there is a large amount of acid, which North had before buying this Spatial Ring, and it is also the most different thing about it compared to the regular Spatial Ring.

Since it is a completely static space, the acid will not be lost due to long-term storage, and the space ring itself has been treated, so when North opens it, it can spray the acid directly into the conical area directly in front of it.

According to members of the Freelance Chamber of Commerce, this spatial ring was the work of a certain master alchemist, combining the concept of concealed weapons and one-hit victory that the Thieves' Guild believes, and obtained high-quality acid from the distant Exile Lands, so that it was created.

This special spatial ring is still in the experimental stage, and North was able to obtain it, in addition to paying a large amount of gold coins, it was only with the help of a companion that he achieved this.

For the acid in the space ring, North has also conducted some research, hoping to find the corresponding refining method, and the bottle of acid that he threw at the black-robed man before was the thing he took out of the space ring.

In North's opinion, if he could find a way to refine the acid, when all the acid in the space ring was sprayed, he could also replenish it by himself, without having to go through the processing of the alchemy master, but it didn't achieve any results.

In actual combat, the effect of this spatial ring was beyond North's expectations, such a tricky enemy, without any defense, was poured head-on by the acid in the ring, and he would also suffer extremely serious damage and lose all combat capabilities.

After being injured by the acid, the strong vitality caused the black-robed man not to die for a while, but to struggle in the ashram, surrounded by traces left by acid splashing, and many herbs were destroyed. It took another squirt of acid for North to kill the black-robed man.

After destroying the intruding enemy, North did not have the slightest joy of defeating a strong enemy in his heart, and the previous tension and panic still remained in North's mind, and North seemed extremely uncomfortable with such a fierce battle.

Although he is a necromancer, North has very little combat experience, and he has not experienced the cruel test of Diya, but has completed the mastery of spells in Bracada, so that this time in the real battle, even spells cannot be cast smoothly.

North knew that if it weren't for the fact that he had purchased a space ring with this special attribute some time ago for self-defense, and when facing a strong enemy, he had found the right time to release the acid, and most of the people who fell to the ground at this time would have been himself.

Since he didn't receive any warning of a strong enemy's attack, at this moment, North couldn't help but have some complaints about the original guards in this place.

In North's impression, just after he came to the ashram to refine, a vampire was arranged at the door of the ashram as a guard, and whenever he left the ashram, he could detect a sense of gaze, which also came from this vampire.

However, when a real enemy attacked and it seemed that he was still planning to assassinate him, the vampire was completely nowhere to be found, and this was what puzzled North.

According to the strength shown by the black-robed man, maybe the vampire has already been killed, or maybe it was a conspiracy at all, and the vampire deliberately let the black-robed man in, just to complete a cleanup.

At this moment, North thought a lot in his heart, and a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart.

Not far away is the door of the quiet room, half-open and half-closed, bringing a sense of depth to North, looking at this hidden door, North did not have the courage to push it open.

Just when North was extremely hesitant in his heart, outside the door of the ashram, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps, the sound getting louder and louder, obviously approaching the location of the ashram.

The sudden arrival of the anomaly made North completely vigilant, and after confirming the amount of acid left in the spatial ring through perception, North stared at the door of the ashram.

Soon, the door to the ashram was slammed open, and with a strong bang, a blonde figure quickly rushed in.

Noticing the figure in front of him, North couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his originally tense expression gradually relaxed, he knew that the blonde woman who came to the quiet room at this time was Leah, the current tax collector of Ao City.

In North's impression, the selection of the tax collector only happened after Elon took over as the lord of the city, and before that, during the period when the centaur leader was in charge, there was no clear official position in the city.

Even though there are many necromancers in Ao City, the selection of tax officials is not a simple matter, and the tax officers have higher requirements for candidates than any other position in the city.

A good tax collector can perceive the much-needed development and hidden dangers in the city from the circulation of gold coins, which is enough to make the town gradually stronger, and an unqualified tax collector will not only hinder the development of the town with strict taxes, but also the source of corruption in the city.

Unable to find a suitable candidate among the necromancers, in the end, the city lord Elon invited a female human who was not a necromancer from the Freelance Chamber of Commerce, that is, Leah in front of North, to serve as the tax collector in the city.

It is said that Leah is extremely sensitive to changes in the amount of money, and has an excellent talent for financial management, and Elon also cast spells, and after confirming this, he will appoint her.