Chapter 361 Identity Disguise
"Children, I will take the guests in to sit for a while. If anyone is willing to help, please remember to say thank you politely." Dr. Danika turned her head and confessed to the children
"I understand, Sister Danika!" The children responded one after another.
Subsequently, Dr. Danika led Gothe into the orphanage behind him.
With a "squeak" sound, she pushed open the peeling paint door and saw a small garden.
Even though Rong Guyuan is in such distress that she can't even eat enough, the small garden is still full of flowers.
Most of them are small flowers, which look a little thin and haggard in the cold wind of winter, but they still exude a faint fragrance.
In a corner of the garden, there are several slightly old swings. The ropes of the swings have become somewhat worn and the color has become dull.
Through the garden, you walk through a path paved with irregular stone slabs, and at the end is a two-story building.
That is the main building of the orphanage. There are cracks on the wall, but there are no stains.
Dr. Danika led Gaode up the stairs to the innermost room on the second floor and knocked lightly on the same old wooden door.
"Aunt Danika?" Anna's voice came from the room.
"It's me, miss, you have guests." Dr. Danica whispered at the door.
The next moment, the wooden door creaked open.
"Brother." Little Anna was wearing a tall hat, with the brim pressing her hair, leaving only a black line on the edge. She raised her head and looked at Gothe, her face full of joy.
Beside her, stood Elsa.
Compared with Anna's undisguised joy, Elsa just took a deep look at Gothe, with complex and difficult-to-express emotions in her eyes such as "Finally here", "You can relax a little" and said: "Master Gothe."
"Okay, please excuse me, Aunt Danika." Elsa put one hand on her chest and bowed slightly to thank her, her movements were graceful and graceful.
"You're welcome, Miss."
After Dr. Danica left, Aisha turned sideways and motioned for Gothe to enter the room.
The house was filled with an old smell, mixed with a faint musty smell. There were several faded paintings hanging on the walls, and the frames were also slightly deformed.
The ground is covered with a somewhat worn carpet. Although it still feels soft when you step on it, you can clearly feel the unevenness of the ground.
Sit down at the only table in the room.
She straightened her back slightly, with a faint smile on her face, but there was a hint of relief in her tone.
“If you want to acquire Harland Shipyard, you will need a lot of funds, so it will take some time to prepare.” Gaode explained.
"Dear Master Gothe, can I know your last name?" Aisha pondered for a moment and then asked.
In her opinion, only a few nobles, except for trading firms, could come up with enough money to purchase a shipyard in just a few days.
And Gaode is so young, but he can control such an amount of money.
It can only explain two points. One is that Gaode's identity is extraordinary, and he is most likely to be from a noble family. The other is that he is highly valued in his family and has a very high right to speak.
Although she has decided to trust Gothe and accept Gothe's proposal to flee to the north, she still hopes to learn more about Gothe before that.
After all, the current situation is that Gothe knows that she and Anna are the royal princesses of the Principality of Sidian, but they know nothing about Gothe except his name and the identity of the Sea Sentinel Mage.
"Maybe I'm going to disappoint you." Regarding the question raised by Elsa, Gao De naturally understood the intention of the other party. He spread his hands and said honestly: "I don't have a surname. Of course, if you can accept it, it's not impossible to treat Gao as my last name."
"No surname?!" Aisha's pupils shrank, and a look of surprise finally appeared on her originally calm face.
Obviously, this answer was beyond her expectation.
In her expectation, even if Gao De was not a child of a great noble, he definitely came from a wealthy family or a mage family. How could he not have a surname?
· Surnames were initially the privilege of nobles and wealthy people, and ordinary people had no need to use surnames.
Just as the times progressed and developed, the population continued to grow, and coupled with legal and administrative needs, surnames gradually became more popular.
Even ordinary people began to adopt surnames to facilitate record management and distinguish identities.
Nowadays, people without surnames generally only belong to the lower social groups, such as serfs, urban poor, slaves, etc.
But as a sea sentinel mage, Gaode cannot be compared with the bottom group of society no matter how he looks at it.
"Actually, like you, I came to the Plantagenet Dynasty after the country was overthrown," Gothe didn't mind revealing his origins, "I was originally from the Principality of Xi'en." The province of Xi'an in the Holy Empire. "
"But unlike you, who are children of the royal family, I was born as a beggar. I was accepted as an apprentice by an old mage, and it was by chance that I embarked on the path of a mage."
"So, I don't have a surname." Gothe looked at Aisha calmly.
A beggar boy doesn’t even have parents, so how can he get a surname?
Very reasonable.
But how could a little beggar from the Principality of Xien become the Sentinel Mage of the Plantagenet Dynasty today, and still be able to spend such a huge amount of money?
But without Aisha having to think about it, Gothe immediately gave a corresponding explanation.
"Fortunately, I have good mage talent, so after coming to the Plantagenet Dynasty, I successfully passed the selection examination of the Sea Sentinel and successfully joined it. As for why I have the ability to acquire the Harland Shipyard"
Gaode thought for a while and said seriously: "It's good luck. I have gained the attention of a big force, and they are willing to provide me with the support within their capabilities."
However, it is necessary to be on guard against others. When the other party knows that he has a huge sum of money and is just a beggar, Gothe dare not say that Aisha will not have any evil intentions.
The opponent's mage level starts at the second level. If he really attacks, he won't be able to withstand it.
Just a layer of the Sea Sentinel Mage's uniform, at least in Gothe's view, was not enough to shock Aisha, so he had to put on another layer of tiger skin - the so-called "big power values".
But he is not just bluffing.
The Zhenbing tribe can barely be considered a big force, right?
Elsa listened quietly, but her heart was filled with turmoil. She couldn't help but sigh: "You said Anna is a genius, but in fact you are the real genius!"
As a member of the royal family, she can better understand how difficult it is to go from being a beggar to becoming a sea sentinel mage today. The mage talent required for this is by no means "good".
"It is true that you have a little talent." Gothe did not deny it, but he quickly skipped the topic and asked with interest: "You seem to have known Dr. Danika before?"
Just judging from the performance just now, it is obvious that the relationship between Aisha and Danika is very familiar, and it is by no means a simple loan.
What's more, even if it is to avoid tracking, choosing Rongguyuan as a place to stay is a very unorthodox thing.
"Sister Danica was also originally from our Principality of Sidian. She was once the daughter of a noble and was a good friend of my mother."
Elsa spoke slowly, lost in memories, "Among nobles, marriage is a very common means to consolidate the family's strength, and Grandma Danika was designated by the family to marry another noble family at that time."
"The other party is a notorious aristocratic child, addicted to drinking and sex. Mother Danika has heard many evil deeds about him, and her heart is full of fear and resistance."
"But family. The honor and interests of the family are above all else, and no matter how much she resists, she can't change the family's decision. "
"But Aunt Danica is very determined in her heart, and she doesn't want to be a victim of the family's interests, so she tries every means. There was no way to escape from this marriage, but how easy was it for a woman to escape the control of her family? "
"In the end, my mother quietly helped her and arranged a way for Sister Danika to escape."
“With the help of her mother, Sister Danica left the Principality of Zidian and came to the Plantagenet Dynasty. Then she became anonymous and joined the Trendspeaker sect, and started a new life as a nun in the city of Lagos.”< br/>
"Not long before the fall of the Principality of Sidian, my mother informed me of this matter and told me that if I ever need it in the future, I might try to find Aunt Danika, and she will definitely be willing to protect me."
Her necklace made up the difference for me."
hh "The situation in the orphanage is already so bad, the children also need this money"
hh"This way" Gao De lowered his head and fell into thought.
After a moment, he raised his head and said: "Perhaps I can help Dr. Danica and Rong Guyuan, but this can only be discussed after the successful acquisition of Harland Shipyard."
Aisha's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing this.
"I came to you today because I need your help with something." Gao De returned to the topic.
"What's going on?" Aisha sat up slightly.
Gothe raised his hand, took out five ice crystal jade boxes containing ice jade sycamore leaves, placed them on the table, and lined them up: "I need to exchange them for gorse coins."
"Is this?!" Aisha raised her eyebrows slightly, with a look of surprise on her face, staring closely at the ice crystal jade boxes.
Although she did not recognize the ice jade sycamore leaves, she could still detect their extraordinaryness.
“Ice jade sycamore leaves, after being soaked in water and drunk, can increase the upper limit of the mage’s mental power. Taking a first-level mage as an example, it can increase the mental power by about 30. Of course, only the first drink has this effect.” Gothe briefly introduced the ice jade sycamore leaves to Aisha.
"You actually have so many such precious things, and you still want to sell them?!" Aisha's eyes widened.
She is a knowledgeable person, so after Gao De introduced it, she instantly realized the value of the ice jade sycamore leaves.
This is definitely what a mage dreams of.
"I have more, and this is only a small part of it, so it doesn't hurt to sell it." Gaode still told the truth, so his expression was very calm.
Aisha was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
"These ice jade sycamore leaves can be eaten by the city of Lagos, but after all, they are valuable and may cause some trouble, so I hope you can help me support the situation," Gothe continued.
"That's no problem, but how do you want me to help you?"
Gaud paused and did not answer Aisha's question, but suddenly asked: "Would you mind telling me your mage level?"
"Late second level." Aisha hesitated for a moment, but still gave the answer.
"Have you mastered [Levitation Technique]?"
"Hmm."
"Okay, that's enough," Gothe nodded, smiling slightly, showing his white teeth, "Just follow me, pretend to be my servant, and then listen to my command."
“Okay.” Elsa agreed without any so-called “princess airs”.
50 ice jade sycamore leaves, with a total value of about 15,000 gorse coins.
This number may be astronomical to an individual.
However, for the size of a city, 15,000 gorse coins are actually nothing.
Although after the Spiritual Fever, the economy of Lagos City has been hit hard and has declined greatly, and the prosperity of the past no longer exists.
But the Plantagenet Dynasty is one of the two most powerful countries on this continent. The city of Lagos is backed by this mountain, and a skinny camel is always bigger than a horse.
So, 50 ice jade sycamore leaves can be fully digested by the city of Lagos, and there is no need to go to other cities to take action.
However, it is still necessary to avoid selling all the ice jade sycamore leaves at once to prevent malicious bargaining or being targeted by big forces.
Gaode’s idea is to split 50 ice jade sycamore leaves into 5-10 transactions and sell them at different places and times.
In addition, it is also necessary to disguise one’s identity.
If he directly sells these ice jade sycamore leaves as Gaode, once noticed by the sea sentry, it will be difficult for him to explain the origin of the ice jade sycamore leaves, and he may be regarded as a "spy".
As for how to disguise, there are actually only two points.
The first is the camouflage of the background, and the second is the camouflage of the appearance.
The former has been taken care of, but as for the latter
Gaode stood up.
Under the gaze of Elsa and Anna, his body underwent wonderful changes at this moment.
His originally thin figure gradually expanded, and his waist became rounded, forming a slightly bulging belly that rose and fell with his breathing.
At the same time as his body shape changed, Gaode's appearance also changed quietly.
The originally strong and angular chin was covered by a layer of soft fat, the skin on the forehead became loose, and the originally dense hair became sparse and greasy, hanging down on the scalp.
The clothes on his body also changed, turning into a gorgeous robe. The robe was embroidered with exquisite patterns, showing the wealth of the owner.
In just the blink of an eye, Gaode turned from a skinny young man into a middle-aged wealthy businessman with a big belly.
"Brother is so amazing." Anna opened her mouth slightly and expressed shock in a clear and childish voice.
"Disguise, it's just a small spell." Gothe said with a smile. At this time, his voice turned into the typical low and deep voice of a middle-aged wealthy businessman, with a smoothness, as if coming from deep in the chest.
It has been a week since I obtained the spell recipe for [Disguise].
Even though Gothe's schedule was very full, on the way from Phoenix to Valar Bay yesterday, he still successfully constructed the spell model of [Disguise] and mastered the spell.
After adding points to "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow", [Disguise] has undergone some minor changes. .
【Disguise +】(Illusion, Level 1):
You change yourself and the clothes, armor, weapons and other belongings you carry with you
Additional: While casting the Disguise spell to change your own appearance, , you can simultaneously simulate a voice that matches your current appearance (adjustable timbre and accent), but you cannot imitate the voice of a specific person; you can freely choose whether to emit certain basic smells (such as the salty smell of fishermen, the smell of tannery from tanners), but you cannot choose the body odor of a specific individual.