Chapter 378 Dacheng
Spiritual Essence!
It turns out that this is the spiritual essence.
Gaode looked at the three drops of viscous blue colloid in the crystal bottle and felt a little emotional for a moment.
This is what brought a short golden decade to the city of Lagos.
As the price, it was the long-term economic depression after the Spirit Fever and the birth of the Makoko District.
The latter has become a "cancer" that is difficult to eradicate in the city of Lagos.
However, Gothe is actually more concerned about the information revealed in Master Lu Ping's words than the spiritual essence itself.
"The Xiuding Gang was raided and all property was confiscated?"
According to his understanding, in order to keep it secret, only Aldrich and the seven horse boys knew about and participated in the matter of Marco Ko's water beast.
You have also found out that it is related to the water beasts entering the Makoko District. Naturally, you can no longer tolerate it and must liquidate it together. "
"No one in this kind of gang is clean. It's just that no one checks them on weekdays."
That's it.
Gaode's heart suddenly became enlightened.
From this point of view, the Nail Gang was implicated by Aldrich, but they were definitely not innocent.
Get rid of harm for the people.
Very good.
The whole gang is not deeply involved, it is just related to Aldrich, so the final reward for you is these three drops of spiritual essence collected from Aldrich's private collection."
Master Lu Ping knew that Gothe had just joined Sea Sentinel, and he might not know much about the various rules and traditions in Sea Sentinel, so he took the opportunity to give Gothe some knowledge.
"This is the most precious thing among all his possessions."
Gothe looked at the spiritual essence in the crystal bottle, his eyes shining.
Before going to Lagos City, he first asked Melia for some information, so he also had a certain understanding of the spiritual essence.
The spiritual marrow contains extremely powerful magic power, and its magic power is equivalent to a fourth-ring mage meditating for three days.
The most amazing thing about spiritual marrow is its extremely high magic density.
Just a small drop of gel can contain such a huge amount of magical power. It is not difficult to imagine how amazing the energy per unit volume is.
The two main uses of spiritual marrow are: after purification and refining process, it can be used as a high-level power source to drive golems and alchemy machines.
The second is to use it as a raw material to prepare the "spiritual burning liquid" that can quickly increase the magic power of the mage.
"You can keep the spiritual marrow and ask a professional potion master to prepare the spiritual burning liquid, or sell it directly for cash, but do not swallow the spiritual marrow directly." Seemingly noticing Gothe's fiery gaze towards the spiritual marrow, Master Lu Ping reminded him again.
He is very friendly to Gothe, because his task is actually to deliver the spiritual marrow, and the reminder now is considered kind:
"You are from out of town, and you may not know much about the spiritual marrow. You think that since it contains such rich magic power, it is like a magic plant and can be swallowed directly."
"Magic plants can do this because they are plants themselves and are edible.
But the essence of spiritual marrow is a mineral resource, so in addition to magic power, it also contains various impurities that are harmful to the human body. Direct swallowing will cause great harm to the body. "
"When the spiritual marrow was first discovered, some people did this and swallowed the spiritual marrow alive. In the beginning, with the help of the rich magic power of the spiritual marrow, the mana increased sharply.
But the good times did not last long. Just a few days later, people who swallowed the spiritual marrow began to suffer from headaches, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Symptoms such as vomiting and fatigue, and even coma and convulsions in severe cases, were found to be caused by toxic and harmful substances in the spiritual marrow. "
"This symptom is also named spiritual marrow disease."
"Thanks for the reminder." Gao De nodded solemnly, and then put away the crystal bottle.
"There is one more thing you should pay attention to," Master Lu Ping pondered slightly, and then reminded: "In the past one or two years, you'd better not take on the mission in Lagos City."
"What do you mean?" Gothe's eyes flickered slightly, and he had already guessed something.
Master Lu Ping nodded, "The water beast incident in Makoko District was extremely bad. In order to prevent the people behind it from abandoning their vehicles and protecting their commanders, our sea sentry launched a thorough investigation as quickly as possible. Before they had time to react, the entire incident was investigated to the bottom of the matter."
It was indeed very fast.
It had only been twenty days since he returned to Dorne, and now it was time to discuss merit and reward. One can imagine the intensity of Sea Sentinel's action.
Master Lupine continued: "This incident is very involved. Many nobles in Lagos City were involved. Some nobles even lost their titles. It had a great impact and caused a great shock in Lagos City."But for a foreign Sentinel Mage like you, it is inevitable that I will have a grudge. If you coincidentally take over the mission of Lagos City at this time..."
He paused and then continued: "They have arrived. On your territory, although they should not be so lawless as to directly retaliate against you, it is very possible to stumble you secretly, and it is extremely easy."
"I understand." Gao De said.
It is the same in any world. After being punished, those so-called "superior people" often do not reflect on their own mistakes, but instead deliberately think about how to take revenge.
Sent Master Lupine away, Gothe thought for a while and went out to the Collingwood Arts Hall across the street to take sword skills lessons according to the original plan.
During this period, his arrangement for himself was to settle down.
There are now three second-class skills, and there is no rating pressure, so Gaode is not ready to perform any more tasks until the introduction of sword skills and the construction of Leomen's magic network are completed.
It just happens to be to avoid the limelight.
A month has gone by in a flash.
Norlan calendar year 9657 ended quietly, and the year entered 9658.
A lot of things happened this whole year.
In the first half of the year, Gaode had his own place to stay in the northern border.
In the second half of the year, he had an official status in the Plantagenet Dynasty.
Two blooms.
In this month of diligent and low-key practice, Gao Delioumeng's magic power network construction progress has been steady and progressing, and he has successfully crossed the two hundred magic power connection mark.
By this time, the 600 bottles of Kaimai tincture that Master Naxi had applied for last time had actually reached the bottom.
As a last resort, Gaode had no choice but to apply for approval again and apply for a new batch of Kaimai Tincture.
The whole process went smoothly. Just the next day, another 600 bottles of Kaimai Tincture were delivered.
This amount of Kaimai Tincture is enough for him to complete the construction of the remaining magic veins in one go.
On the other hand, he also took the sword skills class for a month and a half. Because swordsmanship itself is also a muscle memory development process, Gaode never missed a day of class.
Spacious and bright swordsmanship training room.
The wooden floor glows with a brownish-yellow luster under the light.
There is a faint smell of sweat in the air.
The swordsmanship instructor has a strong figure, holding a long steel sword and holding it out towards Gaode.
Every time he drew his sword, he was calm and fierce, and his swordsmanship was like flowing clouds and flowing water, sometimes as fast and fierce as a tiger, sometimes as light as a swallow, launching wave after wave of attacks on Gaode.
Gaode paid full attention to every move of the swordsmanship instructor. With his keen perception and quick reaction, he skillfully blocked, dodged, parried and fought again and again.
Compared with the smooth and flowing movements of the swordsmanship instructor, Gaode's movements are obviously green and rigid, but they are full of power.
The sword master saw the right moment, stepped forward with an arrow, and stabbed Gothe's chest with the sword like lightning.
Gaode's pupils shrank, and he quickly turned sideways. At the same time, the sword in his hand rose up, and he accurately knocked away the instructor's sword blade.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around and swung his sword in a smooth arc to counterattack, the sword wind whistling.
The opponent nodded slightly, a glimmer of approval flashed in his eyes, and then he used his body skills to easily avoid Gaode's attack, and took the opportunity to launch a series of fast attacks again. The sword shadows intertwined, making people dazzled.
This time it became difficult for Gothe to parry, let alone fight back. In such a fast-paced confrontation, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
But his own technical level was there, and there was always a gap in the hundred secrets. Finally, the swordsmanship instructor stabbed a sword at an unexpected angle, accurately stabbing Gothe's chest.
Gaode was unable to parry, and the opponent was obviously going all out throughout the entire process without holding back at all. In this case, it is absolutely impossible to withdraw his strength.
It looked extremely dangerous, but neither of them panicked at all.
Keng!
The blade of the sword master's sword seemed to have hit some invisible shield, and it suddenly stopped with a dull collision sound.
【Blade Protection+】.
The instant [Blade Protection+] is enough to make Gothe invincible in the face of this weapon attack.
This also allows the swordsmanship instructor to conduct real combat drills with Gaode without worrying about the strength on the ground without worrying about accidental injuries.
Once the intensity increases, the progress will naturally be faster.
剑技导师缓缓收起手中的剑，行了一个剑士礼，笑道：「高德法师，今日的剑技课就到此为止。」
「麻烦你了。」高德也跟着收剑。
"You're progressing too fast." The swordsmanship instructor smiled.
每天固定1-2小时的课程，再加上剑技导师本身确实有几分真功夫，高德的进步肉眼可见。
"Even excluding the bonus brought by the mage's own ability, you are extremely talented in sword skills." The sword skills instructor couldn't help but praise.
"From the very beginning, the posture of holding the sword and drawing the sword was full of mistakes, and now you can fight with me for such a long time. It only took a month and a half of practice. It is simply unimaginable."
If I don't become a master, maybe I can still be a great swordsman?
Gaode thought for a moment in his mind.
Of course, this is impossible.
Sword Immortal can still be considered, but swordsman is not even half a hair compared to Master Fa.
Just like his swordsmanship instructor, he is already top-notch in swordsmanship, but what's the use of it in front of the Master?
One trick [Blade Protection] can destroy most of the opponent.
In terms of practice, Gothe was not stingy with himself, and directly booked a third-level practice room in a nearby practice hall for three months.
Normally renting a third-level training room costs 10 gold/two hours.
The monthly subscription price allows you to use the third-level training room for two hours a day, and the total cost per month is 250 gold.
As long as you ensure full attendance, it is equivalent to saving 50 gold.
There is nothing to say. Gaode waved his hand and threw out 750 gorse coins, which was equivalent to throwing into a shop.
This is the money-burning ability of the mage.
Of course, this kind of situation is rare for Gaode, and it is an advance expenditure.
Generally speaking, only second-level mages at least rent third-level training rooms.
It is really rare for a first-level mage like Gothe to rent a third-level training room for daily use.
Aristocratic mages with this kind of money have their own high-level practice rooms at home and do not need to rent them.
How can a non-noble first-level mage afford this fee?
You get what you pay for.
With the benefit of the third-level training room, Gaode successfully condensed the 41st drop of liquid mana.
Of course, the concentration of magic power has an upper limit on the practice gain of a first-level mage.
Before the fourth-level spiritual land, the concentration of magic power and the speed of practice generally showed a linear relationship.
After the fourth-level spiritual land, the increase in magic power concentration will hardly bring any improvement to Gaode's practice speed.
Hence, there is no unreasonable thing that if you practice in the eighth-level spiritual land, a highly virtuous mage will be able to make rapid progress.
The difference in experience brought to guests by a hotel with 1 silver dragon per night and a hotel with 5 silver dragons per night is visible to the naked eye.
But the difference in experience between a hotel with 5 gold per night and a hotel with 50 gold per night is not that big.
Gaode, who was immersed in spiritual training, received another piece of good news at the end of the Frost Month (January):
He was promoted!
More accurately, it should be an increase in military rank.
."
"Your military rank has been promoted from a second-class trainee mage to a first-class trainee mage."
Looking at the still-warm promotion notification document, Gothe nodded with satisfaction.
Although it is only a small promotion in military rank, it is already remarkable that a grassroots mage can rise at such a rate.
Furthermore, the military merit requirement for a trainee mage to be promoted to a sergeant-level mage is a second-class merit, which he has actually achieved.
It’s just that I haven’t been promoted to Sea Sentinel for one year yet, so I can’t be directly promoted yet.
Here I have to mention the rank promotion system of the Marine Sentinels.
· The primary indicator is undoubtedly military merit, which carries the highest weight.
· As long as military merit reaches the standard, two or three liters a year is not impossible.
Another important indicator is your own mage level.
For example, a warrant officer-level mage must not only meet the requirements for military merit, but also need to reach the second level of mage level. This is a hard target, and there is almost no possibility of exceptions.
But the requirements for years are not that strict, or it can be said that there is none.
The reason why Gaode was stuck with the number of years was because of special circumstances:
The first year in the Sea Sentinel was called the probationary year.
During the novitiate year, the military rank of a mage is of course inseparable from that of the novice mage.
Under normal circumstances, no mage can make enough achievements to be promoted to a sergeant-level mage in the first year, so this restriction is basically not a restriction.
But now, Gaode is stuck by this restriction.
There is no way to deal with this kind of thing, we can only admit it.
The credit is there anyway, it will not be lost, let alone cleared, so Gaode is not in a hurry.
Phew! suck!
The sound of continuous breathing rises and falls like ocean waves.
The long and powerful rhythm is exactly the same as the rhythm of the waves.
Gaode sat cross-legged, his body rising and falling with the rhythm of his breathing, full of rhythm and power.
His body was burning with heat.
That is the medicinal power of Kaimai Tincture flowing, bringing hotness and stinging wherever it goes.
At this moment, in Gothe's body, hundreds of thick and dense magical veins are intertwined and connected with each other, intricate but orderly, like a carefully designed transportation network.
Compared to the small and imperceptible magic veins, apart from the size difference between these thick main magic veins, the main magic veins also shimmer with a faint golden shimmer, which is particularly dazzling in the body.
Mana is like traffic, flowing freely between these magical veins.
There is no blockage at all, and the whole journey is at high speed. There is a corresponding direct route to any place on Gaode's body as the destination, allowing mana to arrive quickly and accurately.
At this time, Gothe was carrying the medicinal power of the Kaimai Tincture, opening up another magic vein as thin as a hair, reshaping and expanding it, making it tough and broad, and able to carry more magic power.
This is the 365th main magic power line he wants to build, and it is also the last magic power line in Leomond's magic power network.
Leomond's magic network, today is the time for great success!
(End of this chapter)