Chapter 321 Retest and the Giant Octopus
【Light Feather Step+】(Change System, Level 1):
During the duration of this spell (10 minutes), the subject will ignore the disadvantages of difficult terrain on movement.
Additional: During the duration of this spell, the physical strength consumed by the subject's movement will be reduced.
Frost Gold Moon, 16th.
The sea breeze with a slightly salty smell blew in the face.
· Surrounded by a large number of guys wearing striped jackets and a dark but faded and old tweed or canvas jacket.
Many of them tie their hair into braids and hang decorative items such as glass beads or beads made from fish bones on top, and most of them have messy beards.
·The heads are often covered with red, gray, white or black turbans, and they shuttle around the port like a colony of industrious ants.
And not far away, there is the vast and turbulent sea covered with white foam.
This is the harbor of Dorne City, Dorne Port.
The streets in the port are a bit crowded.
Gaode withdrew his gaze from the sea level in the port.
The cries of white gulls on the harbor and the sea, mixed with the bagpipe tunes coming from the harbor tavern, were torn to pieces by the sea breeze, and finally fell into the noisy din of the harbor.
In addition to the smell of sea water and fish, there is also a unique aroma floating in the air.
It is a fragrant taste mixed with sweetness and wine, which comes from the large quantities of rum sold in the numerous taverns in the port.
Rum is a strong alcoholic beverage made from fresh sugar cane juice rich in sugar and water through fermentation, distillation and other processes.
The taste is quite strong, and the price is very cheap. You can buy a large cup (about a pint) for 20 coppers, and you can drink it as much as you want.
For these sailors who drift on the water all year round and engage in manual labor, this is a very cost-effective enjoyment.
The ground of the entire port is paved with smooth stone slabs.
This is a necessary project for a seaport that is often exposed to wind and rain.
However, not all seaports can afford the construction and maintenance of such a huge project, and only a small number of ports can see such a situation.
Obviously, Dorne Port is one of these small ports.
The whole port is very lively, with many large ships parked, and all kinds of supplies can be seen on the road.
This is because many large ships dock at the port, often replenishing goods while selling them.
Gothe walked along the port road where people were constantly flowing and saw many novel things.
For example, the porcelain from the Zhongting Continent in the far east includes blue and white porcelain with fresh and elegant tones, white background and blue flowers, pastel porcelain with soft and bright colors, and painted porcelain that combines the painting styles of the Zhongting Continent and the Plantagenet Dynasty.
These exquisite gadgets were the fashion symbols of the Plantagenet nobles and treasures for decorating their homes.
I don’t have one or two pieces in my house, and I am embarrassed to say that I am a noble, so I don’t have to worry about sales.
In addition, there are even small monkeys that are twenty to thirty centimeters long, and their fur colors are usually olive or gray.
It is said that it was also transported across the ocean from a foreign continent. It is smart and understanding of human nature. It is also an exclusive pet of wealthy people.
There are countless such things, which opened Goode's eyes.
Finally, Gothe came to a corner of the port.
This is a place specially designated for official ships to dock, so there are not many people waiting around, and it is much quieter and neater than other places in Dorne Port.
At this time, a large North Sea three-masted square sailing ship was docked.
The entire hull is made of hard and durable oak, with tight seams and a streamlined shape.
The bow is sharp, which is helpful for cutting through waves, while the stern is relatively wide and square, which can provide better stability for the ship.
There is a black stripe at the waterline of the hull, like a black ribbon, tightly wrapped around the hull, separating the upper and lower parts of the hull.
The three tall masts are made of multiple sections of wood, each section of wood is closely connected by iron hoops and ropes, and they are not ordinary wood, but taken from the magic tree.
There is also a special observation deck on the main mast.
In addition, there is a sail made of leyline creature fur hanging from the mast.
Compared to the traditional and common linen sails, sails made of Leyline creature fur have certain extraordinary properties. They can capture the sea breeze better, transform into more powerful power, are waterproof, and even have some strange abilities that are not yet known.
This large sailing ship has three floors.
At the boarding port, there are official personnel wearing navy uniforms doing inspections.
Yes, this big ship is the site for the Sea Sentinel's retest.
As soon as he entered this area, Gaode was stopped by someone.
He handed over the parchment he got during the first test, which not only had the time and place of the retest written on it, but also served as an "admission ticket."
After verifying that the "admission ticket" was OK, Gaode was taken onto the deck of this large ship named "Interceptor".
The deck is made of oak wood planks that are at least fifty years old. Unlike ordinary merchant ships or cargo ships, it has been scrubbed very clean.
A clean deck, not to mention safety, gives people a very good feeling just from the visual sense.
When Gothe arrived, there were already nearly twenty young mages on the deck who looked slightly nervous and expectant.
Obviously, they are all people who passed the preliminary selection test and took the retest like him.
The moment these people saw Gothe boarding the boat, they all looked at him, but there was not much hostility in their eyes.
Because the assessment of Sea Sentinel is not a competitive mechanism, that is to say, as long as they meet their requirements, everyone can be added to Sea Sentinel.
If you can't achieve it, even if you don't want any of them, you won't settle.
After waiting for about ten minutes, more than ten people came one after another, and it was the time set in advance.
For such an important event, naturally no one will be late.
In other words, the selection of sea sentries lasted for nearly half a month. In the end, only about thirty mages passed the preliminary examination, an average of two and a half per day.
In the re-examination stage, most of them, or even more, will be screened out.
This is the threshold of the Sea Sentinel.
Although the time has come, the examiner from Sea Sentinel did not appear.
As time passed, the thirty or so people on the deck gradually became a little anxious and started talking in low voices.
Gaode didn’t feel much about it - please, is it strange that the "leader" appears slowly?
Fortunately, the wait did not last long.
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties and had a long and narrow face walked out of the cabin on the deck.
He wears a majestic Sea Sentinel mage uniform. The soft black leather is inlaid with gorgeous metal buckles, and the Sea Sentinel emblem is engraved on it. The golden epaulettes on his shoulders are eye-catching.
That is a crown pattern, which represents his military rank as Warrant Officer level mage.
And behind him, there were three younger and lower-ranked Sea Sentinel mages.
"Warrant Officer Xilin." A staff member in charge of logistics brought up a stack of documents and handed them over one by one respectfully.
At the same time, two people worked together to bring up a slightly complicated alchemy machine. There was a transparent plate on this alchemy machine. I don’t know what it was used for.
The man known as Warrant Officer Xilin took the pieces of parchment and said, "I'm not late, right?"
"It's just at the appointed time. Warrant Officer Xilin is always on time, we all know it." The staff member had a well-placed smile on his face, and his tone was full of flattery.
"That's good." Warrant Officer Xilin smiled slightly and at the same time glanced at the parchment.
He is the examiner in charge of the re-examination today.
The parchment handed over by the staff is the list of mages who have passed the preliminary examination, followed by some brief personal information and comments from the examiner of the preliminary examination.
"Then let's start the assessment directly, don't waste time." Warrant Officer Xilin looked at the information attentively and gave instructions in a calm and powerful voice, with unquestionable majesty.
The staff immediately responded loudly.
Hence, he straightened his back, took a step forward, and spoke to the thirty or so mages on the deck who were participating in the re-examination.
"The mage whose name I will report next, please be prepared."
"Born Mike."
The staff called out the name of the first mage to take the retest.
The sound carried far in the sea breeze.
Subsequently, a young male mage with a square face and about twenty years old stood up from the crowd.
The staff member clapped his hands and looked toward the sea outside the deck.
The next moment, with a splash, a huge creature suddenly jumped out of the sea.
Huge octopus splashed out from the sea.
It was a huge octopus, shaped like a small hill, with a lot of thick tentacles stretching out from the leather body, dancing wantonly.
It is covered with black ravines, and the ravines are winding and winding. At first glance, they look a bit like the folds on the genital egg bag.
"This is the object of your assessment, Paul, a late-level mutant giant octopus. You don't need to defeat it. Of course, you can't do it. It has already beaten all the first-level mages in our sea sentry, and it is truly invincible."
"You only need to show your ability. Fight it with your greatest ability, and the examiner will give you a corresponding score based on your performance in the battle. If the score reaches the passing line, you will be considered to have passed the retest."
The staff briefly introduced the retest process and rules, and then looked at the mage named Bonn Mike.
“Get ready and get in the water.”
Immediately afterwards, he added: "As soon as you leave the deck, the battle is considered to have begun, and Paul will launch an attack. As a friendly reminder, you can give yourself some time-consuming buff spells in advance."
The mage named Bonn Mike took a deep breath and tried to calm down his nervous mood.
He knew the importance of this retest. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Bonn began to give himself a level 1 spell, mage armor, and magic to increase resistance.
These are very common choices.
In fact, it was more than that, because there were two magic waves surged from his body.
It's just that compared to [Mage Armor] and [Increase Resistance], the specific spells of these two fluctuations are difficult to tell with the naked eye.
Subsequently, Bonn, who was well prepared, had a trace of determination flashing in his eyes, and with a strong force on his legs, he jumped out from the deck toward the sea.
This jump was actually five or six meters away, drawing a sharp arc in mid-air.
【Jumping】.
After seeing this scene, Gothe judged one of the two additional spells granted by Bonn.
Pounce!
As soon as Gao De's thoughts were released, a loud whipping sound came, like a thunderbolt clearing the sky.
I saw one of Paul's tentacles. It looked thick, and the surface was still wet, but it was not bulky at all. It was like a whip, carrying the whistling wind, and whipped it out with lightning speed, and hit Bonn's waist with precision.
This swift blow not only directly interrupted the attack spell that Bonn was about to cast, but also drew him into the water.
Pass!
Immediately afterwards, there was a deafening sound of falling water, accompanied by a huge splash of water, forming a vast white mist.
After the white fog cleared, both Bonn and Paul disappeared in an instant, leaving only circles of ripples spreading outward.
No wonder Gothe, who saw this scene without others avoiding him, thought to himself.
He was thinking just now that there was an obvious loophole in this retest: those who were drawn later could prepare some response strategies in advance based on the battle between the previous mages and Paul. This was obviously unfair to the mages who took the assessment first.
The result was that, except for the initial whipping, the rest of the battle was conducted underwater.
Even if the onlookers craned their necks and opened their eyes wide, they could only catch a few waves that occasionally rolled up. As for the actual fighting situation under the water, they had no way of knowing.
The problem is, even if they can’t see it, what about the examiner?
If the examiner cannot see the specific battle process, how can he give a score?
With this question, Gothe looked at the examiner's office and found that the four examiners were looking at the transparent board of the alchemy machine with all their concentration.
At this time, the transparent board was emitting a soft shimmer.
Although from his perspective, he couldn't tell what the specific picture was on the board, Gaode also realized that it should be an alchemy machine similar to "underwater surveillance", broadcasting underwater pictures in real time.
Gothe was still immersed in this discovery, and before his thoughts could return to his thoughts, there was a loud "push" sound, like a thunderous explosion.
The giant octopus named Paul broke out of the water again, his huge body wrapped in a huge amount of sea water, refracting dazzling light in the sun.
One of its tentacles is tightly wrapped around Bonn Mac.
Bonn's whole body was soaked by the sea water, and his hair stuck to his cheeks in a miserable state.
Paul flicked his tentacles slightly, and Bonn was thrown to the deck like a rag doll.
Fortunately, since it was just an assessment, Paul did not make any heavy moves, so after Bonn landed, he quickly got up using his hands and feet.
It just looks a little ugly.
Because he knew that his performance was too bad and he would definitely not be able to pass the re-examination.
This is indeed the case.
Warrant Officer Sirin calmly made a cross behind Bonn Mac's name on the parchment.
The movements are crisp and clear, without the slightest hesitation.
"Next one," he said.
"The next one is Pao Locke." The staff quickly stood up and read his name.