Chapter 366 Middle Stage of the First Ring
"How do we usually give these larvae of putrid water salamanders to you? How many days are they handed over to you?"
After making up his mind, Gothe's heart relaxed.
He glanced at the seven embroidery nail gang members, and suddenly remembered this matter.
When the larvae of putrid water salamanders are transported to the Makoko area, there must be a handover process.
Once the handover time comes, the Xiuding Gang people will find that they cannot find these seven people.
And Gaode definitely can't let the Xiuding Gang find out that the matter has been exposed, and there will be a deliberate attack.
But if he wanted to hide it, at least with his current strength, he couldn't do it, so he could only take action before the next handover of larvae.
"You tell me." Gothe designated the first man to wake up.
Come here, and then put it into the water after it grows up a bit."
"As for where Boss Aldrich got these rancid water salamander eggs, I don't know."
"Generally, every half month, Boss Aldrich will send a batch of rancid water salamander eggs. The last handover was five days ago."
Due to his injury, the man spoke intermittently and had to take a breath mid-sentence, but at least he explained all the important joints clearly.
He looked up timidly to observe Gothe's reaction, fearing that Gothe was dissatisfied in some way.
As a result, it was found that Gothe was strangely stuck in a state of contemplation.
What are you doing?
Gaode's face was expressionless, but his heart was actually full of joy.
A moment ago, he was thinking that it would be best to bring the battle venue above the water, but he didn't know how to start.
In the waters, Tuanzi can also contribute, one against one.
The second is that as a sea sentinel mage, even if he is only a trainee mage, he is definitely better at fighting in the water.
If nothing else, he would really be unable to defeat him. With the Sea Sentinel's exclusive spell [Ocean Touch+], he would have a good chance of escaping safely.
Just like without mastering [Ocean Touch] and Capybara support, it is difficult for the Sea Sentinel Mage to complete the task of destroying water beasts.
Even if Aldrich is a second-level mage and does not master the corresponding spells, it will not be easy to catch him in the water.
And now.
There is no need to think about this issue in detail.
Aldrich will come to your door!
And there are still ten days until the next handover.
This time is enough for him to complete a series of preparations for upgrading and changing equipment.
The time, place and people are both favorable.
It is simply a huge wealth tailor-made for him.
Under the dim and flickering light.
Tiexiu Tavern is a tavern owned by the Xiu Ding Gang.
Even though it was late at night, the Rusty Tavern was still filled with the strong smell of alcohol and noise.
Aldrich, the second-in-command of the Nail Gang, was wearing a well-tailored black leather armor and was leaning lazily on the large seat specially prepared for him in the tavern.
His left leg was placed on his right leg, and he was playing with the wine glass in his hand with one hand. The liquid in the glass swayed slightly with his movements.
This is the drinking utensil that nobles like. To be honest, he still prefers to use a beer glass, fill it up with a full glass, and then drink it all in one gulp. That is a complete pleasure.
With this kind of wine glass, I always feel like I can’t get enough of it.
However, since he was promoted to a second-level mage, even if he didn't like it and wasn't used to it, Aldrich still forced himself to be "arty".
The second-level mage is considered a person after all! You have to pay attention to your words and deeds!
Him was surrounded by a group of flattering crowds, with laughter and cheers coming and going.
In the center of the tavern, there is a simple stage.
A dancer in a thin dance skirt was dancing gracefully to the sound of the lute, casting flirtatious glances at Aldrich from time to time.
Aldrich seemed not to notice, just sipping the wine in the wine glass carelessly.
Occasionally, he will raise his head and drink the wine in one gulp, and then pass the empty glass to the bartender who is standing by behind him, signaling the other person to fill the glass.
Suddenly, a burly man squeezed his way through the crowd, approached Aldrich, and whispered a few words.
Aldrich raised his eyelids and stood up suddenly, "Follow me."
He led the burly man towards the backyard of the tavern, and then entered one of the rooms.
As soon as the door was closed, Aldrich's expression darkened, and he no longer looked as leisurely and complacent as before.
"You mean the one you gave me this time was spiritual marrow, not spiritual burning liquid?" He confirmed while suppressing the emotions in his heart.
The burly man quickly took out a bottle made of psychic crystals from his arms and handed it over.
"Boss, this is what they gave you."
The bottle contained three drops of thick, silver-blue jelly.
"They said that two of the auxiliary ingredients required to prepare the Spiritual Burning Liquid are not in supply, so no more Spiritual Burning Liquid can be provided in the future. They can only use Spiritual Marrow as payment, but as compensation, I will give you an extra drop of Spiritual Marrow." The burly man said with difficulty while looking at Aldrich's increasingly ugly face.
"Extra. Extra" Aldrich almost laughed angrily, "Yes, a drop of spiritual marrow as the main medicine can be used to prepare a spiritual fuel liquid, but the problem is that we cannot turn the spiritual marrow into spiritual fuel liquid. What is the use of giving this extra drop of spiritual marrow?"
"Is it possible that I can still swallow the spiritual marrow alive? I can't bear the toxicity contained in it!"
Aldrich was cursing and pacing in the room, seeming to be thinking.
Without it, the Spiritual Flame Liquid is too important to him.
Without the help of the spiritual burning liquid, he would not have been able to successfully upgrade to a second-level mage.
After rising to the level, Aldrich felt more and more that his talent was limited, and it became increasingly difficult to improve his practice progress. It was almost unnoticeable, and he could only rely on spiritual fuel liquid.
In the end, after waiting for half a year, what came was not spiritual burning liquid, but spiritual marrow?
How could this prevent him from being angry and anxious.
“I have worked tirelessly for them, done countless dirty work, waded through so much muddy water, and paid tribute every year, but now the promised spiritual fuel liquid has turned into spiritual marrow. The auxiliary medicine cannot be supplied. Haha, it’s a joke, even if it really cannot be supplied. , I don’t know how much spiritual fuel liquid they hoarded during the years of spiritual marrow fever. Will they be short of me for these two portions? "
"Boss, is it because they are afraid of raising tigers?" The burly man said cautiously.
Aldrich was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"You see, they all gave the boss your spiritual fuel fluid as promised before, but it happened that after the boss was promoted to a second-level mage, it turned into spiritual essence." The burly man did not finish the sentence, but the meaning was very clear.
After hearing this, Aldrich stopped pacing and stood there, squinting his eyes as if thinking.
After a long time.
He came back to his senses, sat down at the table in the room, and waved to the big man, "You should step back first."
After the burly man left, Aldrich was lost in thought for a moment, and then he punched the table hard.
"Damn, I've done so much dirty work for you, but it took so much effort to use two bottles of spiritual fuel liquid. It really drove me to the edge. I'm going to go to jail myself and tell you everything you did. I don't think you will regret what you did today!"
After venting, Aldrich felt physically and mentally exhausted again.
Because he knew that he would never be able to do such a thing.
And the other party is so unscrupulous because of this.
The sun is strong, giving the cold moon a touch of warmth.
Gaode walked out of a potion store located in the center of Lagos city.
In his hand he held a set of three small bottles of the magic potion he had just bought, which cost 40 gorse coins.
This is not cheap.
But he is quite wealthy now, so Gaode can easily spend the money.
The subject of potions actually pays great attention to adapting measures to local conditions and adapting to circumstances.
Because the extraordinary materials and magic plants abundant in each region are different, even very different.
If a potion master sticks to a certain formula, it will only lead to a dead end.
Hence, potion systems in different regions, like art schools with different styles, often show great regional differences.
Even between the cities of Lagos and Dorne, which are both in Barrow County and can be reached by airship in half a day, the types of potions are very different.
In Dorne City, the more famous spiritual auxiliary magic potions are alfalfa pulp and ivy magic potion, both of which are made from two kinds of magic plants that are abundant in the local area as raw materials.
In the city of Lagos, the most famous auxiliary potion for practice is "Glimmer Moss Liquid".
A magic potion made from the local unique shimmering moss.
That is the three vials in his hand.
Compared with alfalfa syrup, the effect of shimmering moss liquid in assisting spiritual practice is not that superior, but the price is actually better.
Of course, there is also the reason why Whitefish Potion Store sells it at a low price in order to gain popularity.
However, shimmering moss liquid also has its own advantages - the output of raw materials is high, so the purchase of the potion itself is not restricted, and you can basically buy it if you have money.
Unlike alfalfa pulp, you still need to rush to buy and purchase restrictions.
This is undoubtedly good news for Gaode, who is in need at the moment, otherwise he would have to run around for auxiliary potions for practice.
With the shimmering moss liquid in hand, Gothe went to a nearby art studio and spent 10 gold coins to rent a third-level training room for two hours.
This price is consistent with Dorne City.
—Rune literature pays attention to consistency, and the price of a training room built with a magic circle as the main body will naturally not be much different.
After paying the money, entering the room, and activating the practice room array, Gothe took out a bottle of shimmering moss liquid and drank it all.
After that, he immediately sat cross-legged, with his five hearts facing the sky, entered a meditative state, and started to read the "Aoki Sutra of Immortality".
The extremely pure magic power flowed through his body like substance.
These magic powers are not running around in disorder, but slowly moving forward along the various veins of Gaode, following the movement of the Aoki Immortality Meridian, and finally gather into a magic vortex in his lower abdomen, above the mana pool, and continue to rotate.
The whirlpool has a strong attraction.
Each rotation can lead to the gathering of more magic power, helping Gothe to condense the 40th drop of liquid mana.
Compared with the magic power introduced into the body independently, the magic power from the potion is not only richer, but also purer, gentler and free of impurities, and does not require much effort to refine.
Gaode concentrated his mental energy and tried his best to absorb as much of the medicinal power as possible before the medicinal effect overflowed.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Suddenly, the expression on Gothe's face changed slightly, showing a hint of uncontrollable joy.
He keenly caught the sign that the 40th drop of liquid mana was about to condense and form.
According to his expectation, even if he drank magic potion to assist his practice, it would take four or five days to break through.
But he didn't expect that the medicinal power of Wolf Blood Ginseng was extraordinary. After the previous absorption, a very small part of it was actually accumulated in some secret and inconspicuous magic veins in his body.
Because the hiding place is too secretive and closed, under normal circumstances, Gaode cannot detect and absorb them at all. As time goes by, the power of these medicines will slowly overflow.
But under the powerful siphoning effect brought about by the magic vortex formed by the shimmering moss liquid, they were awakened and introduced into the magic vortex, injecting a new and powerful power into Gothe's breakthrough, thus helping him save these three or four days.
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Half a quarter of an hour later.
The magic vortex in Gothe's body gradually stopped turning and returned to calm.
But at the bottom of the center of the magic vortex, a drop of liquid mana condensed from pure magic has appeared, crystal clear and shining with clear light.
A ticking sound.
This drop of liquid mana fell lightly into the mana pool below that had accumulated 39 drops of liquid mana.
Forty drops of liquid mana gathered together, and in an instant, the light in the mana pool flickered.
The first ring is completed in the middle!
At this moment, a strange new force surged into Gothe's mind from bottom to top.
Like a thunder, his mind was shaken and buzzing.
This is a spiritual breakthrough brought about by the improvement of the mage's level, and it is also one of the extremely limited channels for the mage to increase the upper limit of his mental power.
Nourish, integrate.
This new force was like the silent spring rain that moistened things after a hibernation, integrating into his soul.
Grow.
His soul became stronger and stronger under the fusion of this power.
The whole process is mysterious. In fact, it happens in an instant. It is not like condensing liquid mana, which requires time and effort.
The next second, all the new energy was integrated into the soul.
The increase in the upper limit of mental power has been completed.
Gaode calmed down his excitement and used his "accurate perception" ability to confirm his current status.
Spiritual power: 199
Spiritual power: 199 increased from 186.
In fact, from the early stage of the first level to the middle stage of the first level, the upper limit of the mage's spiritual power increases to 33, that is, 100 is increased to 133.
But Gothe's situation is special. In the early stage of his first level, his mental strength was already as high as 186 after drinking Ice Jade Wutong Water and experiencing the feedback of Yugath Sheila twice.
It is even more powerful than the mental power of a late-stage first-level mage.
And 199 is the mental limit of a first-level mage.
Hence, after breaking through this time, his mental power value only increased by 13, stuck before the limit of 199.
It seems like a loss, but Gaode understands that improving mental power is just like improving strength. The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes.
This bottleneck is naturally the sooner it is encountered, the better, and the greater the chance of a breakthrough.
Slightly calming down his excitement, Gothe opened his eyes and felt refreshed.
Norlan calendar year 9656, on the 20th of the Frost Moon (October), the ring promotion was successful.
Norlan calendar year 9657, the 24th of the Ice Month (November), broke through the middle stage of the first ring.
It took a total of 394 days.
This progress is top-notch even in the Plantagenet Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)