Chapter 421 The First Prize: [Dragon Fowl Blood Bacteria]
The content of the reward book is very concise, and the words and sentences are concise, so everyone read the specific content quickly.
"Merrick, this Gothic mage is your subordinate. I see that his military rank is still a first-class trainee mage. He is so praised by Count Roland. How do you evaluate him?"
As soon as Captain Merrick put down the parchment, his name was called by Lieutenant Colonel Grayling.
Captain Merrick thought for a moment before speaking cautiously: "Gothe is a trainee mage who joined the Sea Sentinels last year in Frost Golden Moon. I haven't had much contact with him.
However, when he performed his first mission, he received several second-class merits. He is indeed a person with outstanding abilities.
But because he was not a native of the dynasty and was still a trainee, he was only promoted to a small rank at that time. "
"That's it." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling picked up the invitation letter and looked at it a few times.
He arrived and dealt with it quite thoughtfully, which shows his attitude."
"The subsequent eradication of water beasts was a trivial matter. He was running around with the mages, hard and busy, but he did not get much credit.
Big things show ability, small things show attitude, and trivial things show pattern.
"Ability, attitude, and structure, all three." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling tapped his knuckles on the table, making a clicking sound.
After pondering for a moment, he looked at Captain Merrick again and asked: "This Gothe, what is the level of the mage now?"
How could a person in a high position like Captain Merrick know so clearly the specific mage level of a trainee mage?
But Gothe was different, because when he chose to guide the mage, no one was willing to take on this responsibility. Captain Merrick even convened a small meeting for this purpose, so he had more impressions of Gothe.
「去年海哨兵遴选的时候，他是一环中期，24滴液态法力，年龄才十五岁，考虑到他之前是流浪乞儿出身，必然未享受到什么好的修行资源。
这种情况下，他还能在这个年龄有这般法师等级，必然是属于法师天赋极其出众之辈。」梅里克上尉回答道。
"In the middle of the first ring, the mage's level is indeed a bit low. He is only sixteen this year, which is too young. The apprenticeship period has not even ended yet, but he has so much credit. It is unreasonable not to be promoted without exception." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling said slowly.
As far as Gothe's own situation is concerned, if you want to improve his military rank, in addition to the three negative buffs mentioned by Lieutenant Colonel Grayling, there is actually a non-dynasty aboriginal threshold in front of you.
These are all obstacles on the way to Gaode's promotion.
But as long as you are good enough, all thresholds will no longer exist.
Furthermore, Count Roland specifically emphasized in his request for a reward that he was virtuous and did not show any restraint, which shows his high moral character.
Having both ability and political integrity, they seem to be the same, but in fact they are not. It also reflects the "cultural differences" between the two most powerful countries on the Norland continent.
In the Holy Empire, talent comes before virtue and both talent and virtue are included.
But in the Plantagenet dynasty, it was both virtue and ability, and virtue came before talent.
There are real examples of virtue. In the Plantagenet Dynasty, it is an extremely big bonus for a mage's promotion.
Count Roland is in a high position, so he is naturally very aware of the twists and turns within the dynasty. He specifically emphasized this point in the request for credit, which just shows that he sincerely wants to help Gaode to ask for credit.
"Let him be promoted to sergeant first. If he can be promoted to the second-level mage before the age of twenty, he will be promoted to warrant officer by then.
If he is promoted to the second-level rank after the age of twenty, he will be promoted to sergeant when the promotion is successful." Finally, Lieutenant Colonel Grayling made a decision.
Captain Merrick couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
Gaode is still in the probationary period. He jumped two levels in a row, from first-class trainee mage to corporal and then to sergeant. This treatment is too rare!
But what is really rare is the next sentence: if you are promoted to a second-level mage before the age of twenty, you will be promoted to a warrant officer.
The twenty-year-old Warrant Officer Mage is an exaggeration, not to say that it is unprecedented, but in the recent decades of history of the Sea Sentinel, there has definitely never been a Warrant Officer Mage of this age!
“Is there something wrong with this?” Sure enough, someone raised doubts on the spot.
"What's wrong? Based on his performance and contribution in this disaster relief mission, how much military merit do you think he is worth?" Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's attitude was very tough, and he asked the mage who raised doubts on the spot.
The man thought for a while, and finally realized that this kind of situation was not suitable for pretending to be stupid. After thinking about it seriously, he asked tentatively: "A first-class merit?"
Everyone subconsciously shouted softly.
It's not that there are so few people present, it's actually that the Sea Sentinel has very strict requirements for the evaluation of first-class merit. Many of the mages here don't have two first-class merits on their resumes.
"This has been decided." Lieutenant Colonel Grayling said calmly.
"The requirements for the award of first-class merit for the Sea Sentinel are: first, to play a decisive role in large-scale combat missions, directly affecting the outcome of the battle, such as killing or capturing key enemy figures, destroying key targets, or defeating more with less, saving one's own side from danger, and performing far better than ordinary people, such as covering the retreat of large troops."
"The second is to save a large number of lives or avoid heavy losses in non-combat missions such as rescue and disaster relief."
“The third is to have made revolutionary contributions to the dynasty, such as the development of cutting-edge war weapons, magical breakthroughs, etc.; The fourth is to be injured and disabled or pay a heavy price due to the execution of tasks, and the behavior meets the standards of “outstanding merits and exemplary”. "
"The Troubles of Fengluo is undoubtedly a large-scale combat mission. According to Count Roland, Gothe's phantom destroyed the energy core of Fengluo, which destroyed a key target and directly affected the outcome of the battle. It meets the first requirement. This is the first first-class merit. "This Auckland rescue mission is also a disaster relief mission. Gaode made a significant contribution in destroying Fengluo, thus saving the city of Auckland from subsequent disasters. The losses avoided are self-evident, which meets the second requirement. This is the second first-class merit."
"In order to destroy the energy core of the wind dragon, Gothe sacrificed his own special phantom, which meets the fourth requirement, that is, the third first-class merit."
For the same thing, it is reasonable to calculate the wheel back and forth, and then calculate three first-class work?
This is the fact. No matter where you are, young people are always treated more leniently.
Because he is young, he has potential and is worth cultivating.
The military merit assessment of sea sentinels is mostly very flexible and fluctuates up and down within a range.
For example, this time Gaode's meritorious service in Fengluo Trouble, the final range of military merit he could obtain was between one first-class meritorious service and three first-class meritorious service.
If Gothe is an old mage who is hundreds of years old, his potential has been almost exhausted. There is not much difference in having more resources and less resources. The resources invested in him are not a waste, but the cost-effectiveness is always not as good as that given to young people.
In this case, there is a high probability that the sea sentinel will only give him a first-class merit, and the top of the sky will be two first-class merits.
But Gaode was a sixteen-year-old first-level mage, and he had not enjoyed many cultivation resources before.
With such a young man with obvious unlimited potential, the Sea Sentinels are naturally willing to invest more resources, and when assessing military merit, they will be more inclined to follow the upper limit in the rules and regulations.
Wal-Mart Magic Materials Store.
Gaode stepped into it.
The clerk Joel came up quickly to say hello.
Hence Gaode has not been to the store for a long time due to disaster relief.
The business of Wal-Mart's magic material store is still not improving.
However, with the blessing of the northern goods brought by Gaode, at least we have some business and a little bit of fame.
Some mages nearby know that this inconspicuous magic material store will have some rare ice magic materials for sale, and they buy tree species and magic tree species at high prices.
Gaode glanced at the account book for a while, and did not pay attention to the miserable transaction volume. He put down the account book and paid attention to the purchase of tree seeds during this period.
In this regard, the Wal-Mart Magic Materials Store is booming, and nearly twenty new tree species have been collected during this period.
In addition, there are actually two more magic tree species. Although they are only at the first level, it is somewhat of a surprise to Gothe.
After taking stock of the current situation of the Wal-Mart Magic Materials Store, Gaode went upstairs.
The charging of the astral teleportation has long been completed, but the rewards and military merit assessment will be released in two days.
So although he had accumulated a lot of good things and wanted to take them back to the north as soon as possible, he still suppressed his thoughts and chose to wait quietly in Dorne.
Otherwise, others won’t be able to find him and it will be a loss of etiquette, which is not good.
More importantly, I am afraid that due to such a delay, the reward will be variable.
The reward hasn't come out yet, but Gaode has already roughly guessed the content of the reward.
If nothing else happens, it should be a combination of Sea Sentinel’s first-class skill + cultivation potion/magic plant, and there is a small chance that it will come with some extraordinary equipment.
Because he is still young and has unlimited potential for Sea Sentinel, practicing magic potions/magic plants is a "sharp weapon" to develop his potential.
In the next three days, Gaode returned to his normal routine of life and practice in Dorne.
The Magic Materials Shop, the Sea Sentinel Dormitory and the Collingwood Arts Center are three points and one line away.
Cultivation methods, rune practice, and sword skills classes are the three major projects that cannot be touched. In my free time, I just go to the library of the Sea Sentinel Mage Tower.
On the fourth day, the reward from the Sea Sentinel had not yet arrived. Instead, an unexpected visitor from Goode arrived first.
Gothe, who was still practicing rune drawing in the dormitory, quickly went downstairs after receiving a notice that someone was asking for a meeting.
I saw an extremely luxuriously decorated carriage parked quietly downstairs. The surface of the carriage was carefully painted with complicated gilt curly grass patterns, which shone in the sunlight.
What really caught Gaode's attention was the eye-catching golden feather badge on the side of the carriage.
He has lived in Dorne for less than half a year, and is no longer an ignorant newcomer who has just arrived. He recognized this at a glance as the unique symbol of the Marquis Drake family, the lord of Dorne City and the Lord of Byro County.
People from the city lord’s palace? Why are the people in the City Lord's Mansion looking for me?
Gaode thought to himself.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a dark purple brocade robe gracefully stepped out of the carriage.
This man had a resolute face. He got off the carriage, looked at Gothe who was coming downstairs, and first confirmed, "Are you Master Gothe, a subordinate of the Sea Sentinel?"
Gothe responded with a slight nod.
After confirming Gothe's identity, the middle-aged man immediately took out a piece of parchment from his arms without any ink.
"I am York, the deacon of the Marquis Mansion. I came to see you this time to convey the wishes of Marquis Drake."
"When the secondary plane appeared, Auckland was hit by a disaster." Deacon York read a lot of official words before turning to the topic and began to explain the origin, time, location, and specific process of the Fengluo mission, as well as Gothe's actions and corresponding achievements in it.
Then there is a lot of praise. After the praise, it goes directly to the discussion of merit and reward.
"Goude, a native of Dornhold Town, Byro County, and a first-class trainee mage of the Sea Sentinel, Marquis Drake, in recognition of your outstanding contribution, will give you a special reward of a prosperous shop in the Vanzolen District and a thirty-year-old dragon's blood bacteria."
Gaode's heart suddenly moved.
The Vanzolen District, where the Sea Sentinels Dormitory and Collingwood Arts Hall are located, is the mage district in the city of Dorne and is home to many mage-related industries.
The land price here is only one level lower than that of Kensington, where the aristocracy gathers.
Hong Kong shops in this area, regardless of whether they are exaggerated or not, regardless of their size, as long as they belong to the category of shops, their value starts from thousands of gorse coins, and they are often priceless but not marketable.
This is a real and generous material reward, direct and rough.
I don’t know whether others like Gaode or not, but he likes it very much anyway.
As for the second reward, Dragon Bird Blood Bacteria, from the name, you know it is a magic plant, but the specific function of it is really unclear to Gaode.
Because he had never heard of this kind of magic plant before.
Deacon York waved back after reading out the reward. Two servants in uniforms immediately ran over holding two boxes and respectfully handed the boxes to Gothe's hands
Gothe quickly took the box.
The surface of the box on the left is engraved with exquisite cloud patterns, the wood texture is delicate, and the corners are inlaid with small copper pieces, exuding a simple and elegant atmosphere;
The box on the right is obviously different. It is dark brown in color. The material seems to be special. The surface is covered with fine pores. It feels slightly cool to the touch. You can also smell a faint medicinal fragrance. It is obviously specially made to preserve the medicinal properties of the magic plant.
"The box on the left contains the land deeds and house deeds of the shops, and the box on the right contains the dragon-blood bacteria." Deacon York followed Gothe's gaze and introduced, "You might as well open it and take a look." Gao De followed suit and opened the box on the left first, only to see two parchments stacked neatly inside.
One is the land deed of the shop, and the other is the house deed.
The parchment scroll uses gorgeous cursive characters to record the location, area and other information of the shop in detail. There is also a bright red seal on the edge, which exudes solemnity and authority.
Hence, Gothe turned his attention to the box on the right and slowly opened the lid.
Suddenly, a strange aroma hit my face. It was a unique smell that mixed animal scent and herbal fragrance, which made people feel refreshed.
In the box, a strange-shaped fungus lies quietly. The cap is translucent white, and the surface is covered with fine silver veins, like dragon scales, shining faintly under the light.
"The dragon-fowl blood fungus, this is a magic plant unique to our Plantagenet Dynasty. It grows on the cliffs, where the silver dragon-fowl inhabits, and is contaminated with the breath of the dragon-fowl." Deacon York has already introduced it to Gothe in detail.
"The blood bacteria contains the most pure and impurity-free silver dragon magic power. Taking it directly can help you condense your mana and improve your mage level without any side effects. In addition, it can also improve your physique to a certain extent and increase your longevity.
The thirty-year-old dragon bird blood bacteria is just right for a first-level mage like you."