Chapter 340 [Disguise] and Water Beast Exorcism
After determining the three shops to focus on, Gaode directly asked the errand boys to help him keep an eye on other shops. In the next time, he also transferred his energy to these three shops.
Subsequently, after settling the wages to the errand boys on a daily basis, he left first.
Gaode already has a preliminary draft in mind for the next planning arrangements.
Successfully passed the training assessment, which means that he can already earn military merit by taking on missions.
Gothe's idea is also very simple. First, take a mission outside the city of Dorne, and take advantage of the mission to temporarily leave the city of Dorne.
When performing a mission, he can return to the North through astral teleportation and get some extraordinary materials from Phoenix in exchange for the funds needed to purchase a shop.
However, even if extraordinary materials are produced in cities outside of Dorne, with the ability of the sea sentry, if you want to check, there will definitely be traces.
Hence, when trading, you still need to have the necessary disguise.
According to Gaode's thinking, it is best to obtain the spell formula of [Disguise] and master this spell as soon as possible.
Ordinary disguise, how can there be a spell that is direct and effective?
And not only in transactions, there are also many places where [Disguise Skill] can be used in other aspects of life.
Therefore, after leaving the restaurant, Gothe went straight to the official arcane secret library belonging to Dorne City.
Dorne's Arcane Vault is located in the most prosperous downtown area of Dorne City, and is also on Regent Street, the most prosperous area in the city center.
Under normal circumstances, the spell formulas that the government sells are ordinary spell formulas, and they are usually general-purpose spells and functional spells that are not lethal.
This is also the reason why Gothe has not been in a hurry to buy spell formulas since he came to Dorne City.
In a world of knowledge monopoly, any knowledge that can be sold will not be of much value.
Rare spells or damage spells are absolutely not for sale.
However, [Disguise] is only a functional spell of the illusion system, so there is still a chance to buy it in the arcane secret library.
But what disappoints Gothe is that although there are more than ten kinds of first-level spell formulas provided in the arcane secret library, they do not include [Disguise].
However, adhering to the idea that everything has come, Gaode easily took down [Quick Digging] and [Comfortable Sleep] that he had not yet mastered.
[Fast Digging] (Transmutation, 1st level):
You can dig and move dirt, dust, and sand up to a cube size of 5 feet on a side.
If you are buried, you may clear a 5-foot-square area around yourself.
In addition to this common use, this spell can dig a pit 5 feet deep beneath a creature's feet. Medium or smaller creatures above the pit will fall to the ground unless they react in time.
When a large pit is dug through this spell, you can choose to have the excavated gravel and debris violently erupt upwards. This cloud of smoke and dust will provide a temporary shielding effect for the excavated land area and adjacent areas.
The quick dig spell has no effect on solid rock or earth elemental creatures.
【Comfortable Slumber】(Necromancy, Level 1):
You can cast this spell when you are about to rest. While under the spell's influence, the subject enjoys a restful night's sleep.
During comfortable sleep, the subject's natural recovery speed from injuries will be doubled.
Any interruption of action during rest (such as being awakened) will end the spell's effects on the awakened subject.
The treatment brought by the effect of Comfortable Sleep is regarded as natural healing and has no effect on the healing effect brought by magic treatment.
Two functional spells, the latter should be included in the collection of essential spells for home travel.
Not to mention the effect of doubling the natural recovery speed of injuries, the effect of allowing the recipient to enter a comfortable sleep state without pain or side effects is already quite commendable.
As a modern person, Gaode is very aware of the importance of sleep quality.
Although mages possess extraordinary powers, they are still human and may suffer from insomnia.
A sleeping spell without any side effects, what is there to say, learn it!
As for [Quick Digging], for Gaode personally, it should not be used very much.
But for the Northern Territory and for Phoenix, this is a magical skill to speed up the progress of infrastructure construction and farming.
Must be taken.
One of the convenient things about big cities is that when these common spell formulas are sold, they are usually accompanied by corresponding prepared magic potions, and buyers can choose to purchase additional ones according to their needs.
Since there are ready-made potions, Gaode naturally packs them and buys them together.
It is worth mentioning that the spell formula sells for 25 gorse coins individually, and the corresponding spell potion alone sells for 42 gorse coins.
But if you buy them together as a package, you only need 65 gorse coins, which is a 2 gold discount.
Two spell recipes and potions cost another 130 Gold.
It is already equivalent to the price of a quarter of a shop.
In addition to the difficulty of constructing a spell model for a mage to learn spells, the learning cost is also a major limitation for a mage to master spells.
This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for civilian mages to get ahead.
The mage profession, in addition to requiring talent, is also very expensive. If you are not a noble, how can you afford it?
Failed to buy [Disguise], Gaode could only give up for the time being and return to the dormitory to continue his daily practice and learning new spells.
Early the next morning, just as the sun shone through the mottled leaves on the street, he was called down by Master Naxi.
Yesterday, Captain Rohr asked Gaud to follow Naxi to see him when he was free. Master Naxi simply chose today.
Hide the carriage until you arrive in front of Captain Rohr's mansion. It is a typical Dornish-style building with a large scale and multi-story design, with a protruding tower. The red brick walls are partially matched with delicate patterned plaster friezes and colorful glazed bricks.
In front of the cast-iron gate, Gothe and Master Naxi got off the carriage. Under the guidance of the steward wearing black uniforms and white gloves who had already been waiting at the door, they walked along the cobblestone path and came to the spacious and bright living room, where they met Captain Rolle.
He was standing by the window, admiring the scenery of the small garden outside the window. After hearing the footsteps, he slowly turned around.
"Master Luo Er." Master Naxi stepped forward, bowed slightly, with a hint of respect in his tone.
"Captain Rolle." Gothe also saluted.
Captain Rohr smiled, glanced at Gothe, and then said: "Naxi is your mentor. I was Naxi's mentor at the beginning. Because of this connection, I asked Naxi to bring you to my door when you are free to meet me."
"Gaode, this is the first official meeting. As an elder, I should prepare a meeting gift for you, but I think you will like it more if I prepare a meeting gift according to your needs, so"
He paused slightly, "Do you need anything? Extraordinary equipment, potions or others?"
Hearing this, Gao De did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Master Naxi.
Master Naxi smiled at Gothe, "Master Luo Er gave it to you as a meeting gift for the juniors. You're welcome. If you need anything, just ask."
Gothe thought for a while and asked hesitantly: "Is the spell formula okay?"
"Of course it can, but it is too rare, even I can't pass it on to outsiders." Captain Luo Er declared in advance.
Gaode perked up after hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "Is the spell formula of [Disguise] okay?"
The spell formula of [Disguise] is not common, but it is definitely not rare, so there is a high probability that it is possible.
This is indeed the case.
Captain Rohr gave instructions to the steward behind him. After a while, the steward came back holding a sheepskin scroll, came to Gothe, bent slightly, and handed the scroll to him.
Gothe nodded to thank the butler, took the scroll, and bowed his thanks to Captain Roll, "Thank you, Captain Roll."
Captain Roll said with a smile: "[Disguise] itself is not a rare spell, but for us sea sentry mages who often need to go out to perform tasks, it is used in many places."
"It is even more practical than damage spells in many cases, but it can also be easily used by evil-minded mages to do evil things or create chaos. For this reason, [Disguise] has been officially included in the controlled spells. You are also very discerning."
After sending the greeting gift, Captain Rolle reminisced about old times with Master Naxi, and by the way, he occasionally mentioned a few words from Goude about matters that need to be paid attention to among the sea sentries or some secrets.
The most useful point is: when accepting tasks, you must act within your capabilities.
According to Captain Roll, one failed mission cannot be offset by ten successful missions on the resume.
At the same time, when he said this, he also mentioned in an extremely subtle way, "Some people use this to suppress their colleagues. When accepting tasks, you must do a good job of screening."
Although Captain Roll said it It was very euphemistic, but Gothe understood what he meant instantly:
There will be nobles who specially customize some "trap" tasks in Sea Sentinel that seem to be ordinary but are actually different. If you receive such a task, you will most likely be cheated.
"But you can rest assured that the extermination missions issued by our Sea Sentinel will be graded and judged in advance, and there will basically be no missions that are completely impossible to complete." Captain Rohr added.
"If such a mission really occurs, even if it fails, after review and evaluation, it will be deemed that the mission information is incorrect, and it will not be recorded as a mission failure in your resume."
Gaode nodded slightly when he heard this.
The meaning of the Sea Sentinel is also very simple. If the extermination mission they issue is more difficult than what is stated in the intelligence, that is normal, and whether you can complete it or not is a matter of your ability.
But if it exceeds too much, it is none of your business.
After chatting for almost half an hour, Naxi said goodbye and left.
"Are you ready to go back?" Master Naxi asked after the two left Captain Roll's mansion and called for a carriage.
Gothe thought for a moment and unfolded the spell formula he had just obtained from Captain Roll.
【Disguise】(Illusion, Level 1):
You change yourself and the clothes, armor, weapons and other belongings you carry with you. This effect ends when the spell expires (one hour) or when you disable it.
To the naked eye, your height can increase or decrease by 1 foot, and your body can be fat, thin, or well-proportioned, but you cannot change the shape of your body, so your deformed appearance must have limbs or similar physiological structures.
The changes produced by this spell do not resist physical checks. For example, if you use this spell to add a hat, the real object will pass through the hat, and anyone touching the hat will not be able to touch anything or touch your head and hair; if you use this spell to make yourself thin, and someone touches you with his hand, his hand will look like it is touching the air.
His eyes quickly scanned the spell effects and landed on the spell potion formula below.
Then I discovered that although Disguise is controlled and difficult to obtain, the raw materials required for its magic potions are quite common and can be purchased easily.
"I'm going to go to the magic materials store to buy the raw materials needed for the disguise spell and potion first."
"Then I'll see you off, get in the car." Master Naxi said.
Since there was a car available, Gao De was not polite to Master Naxi and readily agreed.
After getting in the car, Naxi thought for a while and said to Gao De: "The reason why Master Luo Er wants to give you a meeting gift is that he has been my mentor. The more important reason is that during your training and assessment, he called me away, the only one who could speak for you, knowing that your assessment target had been temporarily replaced."
"This is actually an apology."
"Of course, with his status, he cannot use the word "compensation" when talking to you, so it is called a meeting gift, but the meaning is the same."
"So that's it." Only then did Gothe understand why Captain Roll was so generous to him.
After all, the price of an ordinary one-level spell formula is as high as 25 gold, let alone a spell formula such as [Disguise] that is included in the list of controls.
Without even needing to visit a few more shops, Gothe bought all the raw materials needed for the [Disguise] magic potion in the first magic material store, spending another 43 gorse coins.
After saying goodbye to Master Naxi, he thought about it and decided not to go back. Instead, he went to Haiyuan White Tower.
Entering the hall on the first floor of the Mage Tower, Gothe came to the crystal plate.
Since everyone is out, let’s take a look to see if there are any suitable tasks.
Because military merit can be exchanged for many good things and is also related to the most important year-end rating, it is actually very complicated among the Sea Sentinel mages. Everyone is vying to receive and complete tasks.
Under normal circumstances, when an extermination mission is released, it will be on hold for one to three days at most, and it will inevitably be taken away.
Some tasks that are easy to do may even disappear in seconds.
This also caused the tasks listed on the crystal board to appear a bit sparse, with not many at all.
The first-level mage level limits the scope of tasks that Gaode can accept.
Hence, he glanced all the way down, almost to the end, but he still didn't find even a single mission that he could take on.
Competition should already exist when accepting tasks.
If it goes as he thinks, those noble mages must have arrangements in the mage tower, and they will be able to find suitable extermination missions and take them as soon as possible.
As for civilian mages like him who refused the invitation, they could only pick up the "leftovers" to eat.
Gaode was thinking while browsing the task list.
Finally, at the end of the crystal plate, he saw a mission that he could take on.
【Water Beast Expulsion in Lagos City】：
Location: Makoko District, Lagos City
Specific situation: Residents of Makoko District have reported many times that groups of magic octopus and rancid water newts were found in the waters, which seriously affected daily life and required wizards to clear and expel them.
Note: Demonic octopus and rancid water salamander are low-level water beasts, and even the leader's average strength does not exceed level one.
Mission difficulty: low, a first-level mage can take on this task
Water beast expulsion mission, or a first-level water beast expulsion and elimination mission, should be the simplest and most common mission.
It's just that Gaode didn't accept the task immediately.
Because the tasks on the crystal board are arranged in the order of release time, this means that this task is the earliest to be released among all the tasks listed on the crystal board.
He looked at the release time again, and it turned out to be seven days ago.
Why is it that for such a seemingly simple task, no one has taken it up even after seven days?
In all likelihood, there is something hidden behind this mission.
Captain Rohr’s advice comes first, Gothe doesn’t dare to be reckless.