Chapter 420 Three Rewards for One Service
Dorne, Golden Feather Castle, the residence of Marquis Drake.
Marquis, in the title system of the Plantagenet dynasty, is second only to the duke.
As for the title of Duke, there are only a few in the entire Plantagenet dynasty, and they are basically passed down from a few large families since the early days of the dynasty.
Him Since then, the Plantagenets have not granted any new dukedoms.
Therefore, in a sense, the Marquis can be considered as the highest title that ordinary people can achieve through hard work and talent under the Plantagenet dynasty system.
The Marquis of Drake is not only the lord of Dorne City, but also the supreme ruler of the entire Byroe County, that is, the County Lord.
In the study room of the mansion.
Marquis Drake, who is nearly 600 years old, looked through the report that was urgently submitted not long ago by the lord of Auckland City, Earl Roland, with a slightly shocked expression on his face.
"Secondary planes... Since the Nolan Calendar, as the concentration of magic power in the mage plane has become stronger and the plane's stability has become higher and higher, the probability and situation of space passages between these low-level planes and our plane have become more and more frequent. The less we are, the less likely we are to encounter it once in Auckland. It’s really..."
"Fortunately, it was solved without any danger. If Fengluo really takes shape, it will be a catastrophe!" Marquis Drake couldn't help but sigh.
Hearing this, the family deacon on the side said: "Count Roland has managed Auckland City for so many years. He has done a good job in dealing with the aftermath of every cyclone attack. He has both ability and experience, so this time the plane natural disaster can be passed through without any danger."
"Yes...:" Marquis Drake put down the report, thought for a while, and said slowly: "The problem of Wind Luo can be solved in time. Although it is luck, it is more about ability, so it should be well rewarded."
Auckland City is one of the big cities in Byro County. Once the Wind Network is formed, Auckland City will no longer exist, and the long-term hidden dangers will be the next.
Under his rule, the destruction of a city, no matter what the cause, was a major "work mistake" for him as a county prince.
With this incident, he and his family would not be able to raise their heads in the dynasty for the next hundred years, and the impact was huge.
Just thinking about this, Marquis Drake couldn't help but feel lingering fear.
Hence, he flipped through the report he had just put down, and his eyes glanced at a name mentioned many times in the report.
Gaode, Sea Sentinel Mage..:.
Because it is an urgent report, the report information is very brief, focusing on a long story. However, in such a simple report, Gaode's name appears three times, and he is given a "key" evaluation.
"Sea Sentinel Mage...:.:" Marquis Drake thought for a while and said to the family deacon waiting on the side: "Go to the Sea Sentinel to retrieve the information on 'Gothe'."
The name Gothe is still a strange name to him.
He was more or less impressed by anyone who was a descendant of a great nobleman or a great mage in Byro County and who had outstanding abilities and served in the Sea Sentinel.
That means that there is a high probability that this Gothic is just a minor nobleman or a civilian mage.
To retrieve the information, firstly, Marquis Drake himself was a little curious about what kind of mage could make such a great contribution to the Wind Luo Troubles, which made Count Roland want to grant him the title of Honorary Mage of Auckland;
With the resolution of the wind problem, the continuous heavy rain gradually stopped and the weather returned to fine weather.
The disaster continued like this for another ten days. Under the command of Count Roland, coupled with the reinforcements of materials and manpower from Dorne, more than 99% of the victims were rescued and properly resettled.
In addition, Marquis Drake also summoned major nobles and chambers of commerce in Byro County to make donations and unite to assist the disaster area.
The response was overwhelming and soon more than 20,000 gorse coins were raised for Auckland.
In addition, with the application of Earl Roland and the efforts of Marquis Drake, the dynasty took the disaster situation into consideration and decided to provide tax exemption for all affected victims in the Auckland disaster area for three years.
With support from many parties, the victims' minds have gradually stabilized.
Disasters are certainly terrible, but the subsequent effects brought about by the disaster are actually more terrible than the disaster itself.
Hitch aside, during the feudal dynasty of Gaode's previous life, after the disaster, the people were living in dire straits and had no means of livelihood.
If you look through the cases of mountain bandits, you can find many cases.
It's just that for the Plantagenet Dynasty, an ancient dynasty that has been passed down for more than three decades, there may be some unavoidable internal problems such as the intensification of social conflicts, but in this regard, they have handled it extremely well.
Of course, such a major disaster requires the completion of all aspects involved, including the repair and reinforcement of dykes, compensation for property losses, subsequent living arrangements for victims, stabilization of food prices in the disaster area, etc. These are all major projects calculated on a monthly basis.
It's just that these matters are the responsibility of local officials and nobles, and have nothing to do with Gothe, who is a sea sentinel mage.
He is only responsible for frontline rescue work.
After responding to the Mage Assembly and returning from the expedition with the Auckland Mage Army, Gothe stayed in the Auckland area for another seven days.
During this period, all the tasks he performed were to eliminate water beasts, especially those in groups.
He traveled back and forth to six or seven areas and participated in nearly ten water animal eradication missions.
Not to mention anything else, after just a few trips, Gothe earned four more first-ring origin points for himself, bringing the number of first-ring origin points to seven again.
Leave three points as "backup" resources, and he invested the remaining four points directly into spells.
【Tireless Chasing +】(Transformation, 1st level):
You strengthen your body's ability to carry out long distance travel..:
Additional: During the duration of the spell, when you rush, your movement speed will be increased by an additional one-third;
At the same time, you will gain stronger tracking ability, making it easier for you to find traces left by the target, more accurately judge the target's direction of travel, and increase the success rate of tracking.
【Entangle +】(Transformation, 1st level):
This spell causes tall grasses, weeds, and other plants to entangle creatures that want to enter or are within the area.
Additional: Plants within the spell area will release a pungent or confusing smell, affecting the sense-based perception of creatures in the area. At the same time, if the creature relies on the sense of smell to track the target, the tracking effect in this area may be invalid.
[Burning Hands+] (Evocation, 1st level):
Cone-shaped scorching flames spurt out from your fingertips.:::
Additional: When you attack a creature or something After casting Burning Hands in an area, some magic energy will remain. When you cast Burning Hands again on the same area or the same creature within one minute, the flame resonance effect will be generated with the remaining magic energy, making the next Burning Hands more powerful.
【Blade of Heavy Pressure+】(Change system, one link):
When you attack an enemy with a melee weapon, the Crushing Blade increases their momentum and density..::
Additional: When you attack with an enhanced melee weapon, you can better direct the momentum of the weapon, making it possible to ignore some of the target's evasive actions.
The first three enhancements are actually simple, and the specific effects can be seen at a glance. [Tireless Chasing +] and [Entangle +]
are both functional enhancements, while [Burning Hands +] is a power enhancement.
As for the additional effect of [Blade of Heavy Pressure+], Gothe didn’t quite understand the specific meaning at first. After some testing, he finally understood what it meant:
Simply put, this momentum guidance is roughly equivalent to the "attack guidance" in the game. It makes it easier for him to hit the target when swinging his sword, which indirectly improves his sword skills.
Don’t talk about anything else, just by accounting for these four points and one link, Gaode’s disaster relief trip was actually full of rewards.
Of course, there is nothing else to say.
Although it is unclear how much credit he will get in the end this time, Gothe is confident in his heart. As long as Count Roland reports all his contribution in the Fengluo Trouble mission to the Sentinel as he said, he will not be able to escape the first-class credit.
The only uncertainty is the quantity.
In addition, the contribution made in Tyrrell Town is guaranteed to start with several second-class merits.
Got also kept detailed records of the water beast eradication missions he participated in.
It's just because they are all collective actions. They follow the official mages of Auckland and the idle mages summoned to act together to suppress the beasts.
Hence, he was not sure how the Sea Sentinel would evaluate this part of his military merit in the end.
On the tenth day, after the Sea Sentinel confirmed that no large-scale water beasts were found in Auckland, they notified all the Sea Sentinel mages who rushed to Auckland for disaster relief. The disaster relief mission was temporarily over, and everyone could choose to return to Dorne.
Earl Roland still has many things to be busy with. Although rewards based on merit are important, they must be ranked lower in priority. Therefore, the "Auckland Honorary Mage" previously promised to Goude has not yet been decided.
It was impossible for Gothe to stay in Auckland and wait for this, so he and other sea sentinel mages chose to go home first.
It was the 14th of the Green Leaf Month when I left, and it was already the 28th of the Green Leaf Month when I came back.
Back in Dorne, he first went to the White Tower of the Abyss, preparing to submit his mission records so that the Sea Sentinel could make a final military merit assessment.
Since this was a large-scale forced collective mission, all the Sea Sentinel mages who were in Dorne and had no missions were sent to Auckland, and the mission ended at the same time, so the White Tower of the Abyss became particularly lively.
Even the material office where mission records were submitted was lined up. This was the first time Gothe had seen this.
While waiting in line, some familiar Sea Sentinel mages had gathered together to chat.
The topic of the chat must undoubtedly be the disaster relief experience in the past few days. It is probably about encountering some powerful water beasts,
What tragic disasters have been witnessed, and estimating how much credit I can get this time.
Also, let’s talk quietly about the Sea Sentinel Mage who performed outstandingly in this disaster relief.
It has been so long that the reason behind the fish whirlwind has been spread. At least the Sea Sentinel mages involved in the rescue know the inside story.
In this case, the military merit gained by participating in the Fengluo mission must be the first merit, far greater than their disaster relief.
"The location where Fengluo appeared is really too close to Auckland City, so Auckland City discovered and launched the expedition very early.
I heard that Zuo Wen of the Burns family went straight to Auckland as soon as possible, but he didn't catch up. He was the second group to set off, and his mount was a flame-maned horse. I guess Warrant Officer Irwin was involved in this mission." His companion sighed with emotion.
"That's not true," the former said with a mysterious expression when his companion said this: "I heard that a total of two of us caught up with the Mage Assembly in Auckland, which means that in addition to Warrant Officer Erwin, there should be one more person who also participated in the Wind Luo mission."
Gaode stood in the crowd and listened to everyone's records in silence. After he was placed in line, he silently handed in his mission records.
Because there were still many people queuing up at the moment, Old Neil just put away Gothe's mission record, put it aside, registered it, and drew a mark on his name, and that was it.
He didn't think it was strange. He left the Haiyuan White Tower and went to the Wal-Mart magic material store.
What Gothe didn't know was that before he submitted his mission record, a small meeting regarding his military merit evaluation had already been held in the third-floor meeting room of the Haiyuan White Tower.
There are many processes and rituals involved in conferring a title, and Count Roland is too busy to spare his time to do it.
It doesn’t take much time to ask for credit.
So when the Sea Sentinel announced the end of its mission, Earl Roland took some time to write a letter of reward in person,
and sent it to the Sea Sentinel.
In the middle of the meeting.
"You should first take a look at the invitation letter sent by Earl Roland." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling, who presided over the meeting, waved his hand and said solemnly.
In front of everyone, there was a "copy" of the sheepskin invitation letter.
Captain Merrick picked up the parchment and read it word for word:
"Dear Masters of the Sea Sentinels:
ifies this time as the fish whirlwind started in Feng Luo. Master Gaode responded to the city's rally call, participated in the Auckland Defense War, and achieved extraordinary achievements and first achievements in the mission. He sacrificed his own phantom for this purpose. His ability and dedication are beyond the reach of ordinary people..::.:
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"Long before the Fengluo mission, Gothe established a fleet in Yaxi Town under the jurisdiction of Auckland and organized the evacuation of the victims..:::
"After the Fengluo mission, although he made his first contribution with the Fengluo battle, he did not rest on his own merits. He also happily devoted himself to the mission of clearing out water beasts issued by the city. This attitude of not being afraid of the victims shows that he has high moral character...:
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"These people with both virtue and talent can serve as role models and are the future pillars of the dynasty. Therefore, I ask you to give them the honor and commendation they deserve to recognize their merits and encourage everyone!"