Chapter 448 Developing Expertise
Stepping out of the Haiyuan White Tower, the weather was just right.
Gaode took a long breath.
Warrant Officer Mage, this is really an unexpected surprise.
He immediately changed his mage level in order to show everyone his mage talent.
Under the system of Sea Sentinel, a sufficiently outstanding mage talent can bring him many conveniences and privileges.
More importantly, there are many things he needs to obtain from the Plantagenet Dynasty, including all kinds of precious secret knowledge, all of which can only be obtained by holding a high position.
As a foreign naturalized person and a grassroots mage, in a traditional ancient dynasty like Plantagenet, if you want to find a way to the sky, the only thing you can rely on is talent.
And ordinary talent is not enough, it must be a talent of a historical level, an amazing qualification that can make even the wizards of the Plantagenet Dynasty pay attention.
Gothe is very self-aware. He clearly knows that he does have some talent, but he is still far from the historical level.
However, his thinking is extremely clear, and he has already found a path that suits him:
He also has the support of resources in the north.
This is something that the Plantagenet Dynasty has no way of knowing.
So in their eyes, their achievements are all achieved by relying on their own talents.
The summary is: Gaode’s talent in the eyes of others = his own actual talent + the blessing of northern resources.
Snowballs always get bigger and bigger.
It is precisely because of the help of resources in the north that he has achieved achievements beyond his actual talents.
Hence, relying on such achievements, we can obtain more resources from the Plantagenet Dynasty.
In this way, the six-eared macaque will become Sun Wukong.
For example, the current Warrant Officer Mage is a huge resource.
The reason why Gothe flatly rejected Lieutenant Colonel Grayling's proposal to postpone his promotion was that he had sufficient confidence in himself.
Before being promoted to the second level, Gaode really still needs to rely on the resources of the North to forge the ultimate mage talent.
But after awakening the second-level specialty [Zhenbing Bloodline], even if the resources of the North are thrown away, he can be regarded as possessing a historical level of mage talent.
——As long as he is willing, he can even advance to the fourth level before he is twenty years old.
Of course, this mage talent can only be maintained up to the fourth level.
But in short, this has given him great confidence.
Another point is that the title of the youngest warrant officer mage in the history of the Sea Sentinels is a huge resource in itself.
Because the name itself is a "story".
In his previous life, many grassroots people made their fortune by "selling stories" and eventually became capital.
This sensational title will be like a magnet, attracting everyone's attention and opening doors for him that were originally closed.
Moreover, from another perspective, his warrant officer was promoted by Lieutenant Colonel Grayling.
Not only will he arouse controversy and attention because of his age and rank, Lieutenant Colonel Grayling will also arouse the same controversy and attention because of his promotion.
Whenever his performance is poor, Lieutenant Colonel Grayling will suffer the same criticism.
In other words, from now on, he and Lieutenant Colonel Grayling are considered to be people on the same ship, both prospering and losing.
· After being promoted in military rank, you can also get an "ally" at the level of lieutenant colonel for free.
Earn money with blood!
The second-level spells captured from the Snowfield Guardians can be found in the North to make magic potions.
But the five second-level spell formulas and potion materials collected by Phoenix himself can only be collected and purchased at the Plantagenet Dynasty.
These five second-level spell formulas are: [Animal Messenger], [Tree Skin Technique], [Blindness/Deafness Technique], [Calming Mind], and [Bear’s Tenacity].
Now, what he has to do is to prepare the potion materials corresponding to these five second-level spells as soon as possible.
With this in mind, Gothe returned directly to the Vanzolen District.
Although the most prosperous area in Dorne City is Kensington District, as a noble district, Kensington District also has the largest magic material shop.
But it is precisely because the scale is too large and too commercial. In order to pursue profits, all magic materials sold by shops can basically be cultivated and produced in large quantities, and there is little talk of selling them in bulk.
But the main ingredients of second-level spells and potions are all second-level items.
Items of this level are rarely available in large quantities.
The Vanzolen District is the mage district of Dorne City. There are many small magic material shops that serve mages. On the contrary, the types of magic materials are more abundant.
Hence, the auxiliary materials can be purchased from the large magic material store in Kensington District, but it is more reasonable to purchase the main materials from the Vanzolen District.
With this in mind, Gothe wandered around the Vanzolen District.
Speaking of which, although the Sea Sentinel Dormitory is located in the Vanzolen District, he usually runs between the dormitory and the Collingwood Arts Hall. Therefore, he has lived here for more than half a year and has not really taken a good stroll here.
After wandering for a while, Gothe stopped in front of a small shop called "Old Dwarf Crucible".
The store's facade is very small, like a long and narrow rectangular parallelepiped.
It may be difficult to imagine in this way.
It is about the same size as the Zhengxin Chicken Steak Shop that was opened between the cracks in the wall in the previous life.
However, the store is small, and the glass bottle filled with fluorescent moss is displayed in the window facing the street.
This is one of the auxiliary materials needed for the [Blindness/Deafness] spell potion.
Gaode opened the door and walked in.
A scent that mixes the bitter taste of herbs with the fragrance of bay leaves hits your face.
The owner of the small shop is a one-eyed old dwarf. He is currently lying behind the counter grinding some kind of purple powder. The sound of the metal pestle and mortar colliding is clear and rhythmic.
"Boy, what do you want to see?" The old dwarf didn't even raise his head, his voice was hoarse as he had been dealing with magic materials for many years, "Don't expect to find mass-produced mass-produced goods here, the things I have here are all unique."
Gothe pointed to the glass bottle in the window at the door.
"I want that bottle of fluorescent moss. In addition," Gothe recalled the main and auxiliary materials required for the magic potion, and read out in one breath: "I also need Dark Crow Tail Feathers, Silent Mushrooms, and Moonlight Butterfly Wings."
The old dwarf shopkeeper finally raised his head when he heard Gothe reciting such a long list of names of magic ingredients in one breath.
He looked at Gothe in surprise with his cloudy one eye, then stood up, took out three boxes familiarly from the shelf full of boxes behind him, and handed them to Gothe.
"I only have three materials here: moonlight butterfly wings, iron wattle bark, and night blind spider silk."
Gothe naturally did not expect to be able to gather the magic materials at once. In fact, finding four kinds of them in such a small store was a surprise to him.
However, he remained calm on the face.
This kind of small shop run by an individual is no better than those large magic material stores. The goods are priced at a fixed price, and the prices of all goods here are negotiable.
If he acts too needy, he will inevitably be treated as an easy target and slaughtered.
What followed was a fierce bargaining without blood.
In the end, the young Gothe won a great victory, and the seemingly cunning old dwarf shopkeeper was "beaten" by him to a complete defeat.
Watching Gothe leave the shop with the materials he needed, the old dwarf shop owner was still a little confused.
He was a little confused as to why he, who had been in business all his life, seemed to be completely controlled by Gaode when it came to bargaining.
Leaving the shop, Gao De raised a smile on his lips.
【Sense Emotion+】is really useful.
Just now during the counter-offer, he quietly used [Sense Emotion+] to the old dwarf shopkeeper.
His mental power of 233 allowed the spell to take effect successfully.
After the spell took effect, all the emotions of the old dwarf shopkeeper were under his control.
So no matter how enthusiastic the shop owner is in his words, "the price has reached the lowest price".
They couldn't deceive him, because in his perception, the emotion conveyed by the old dwarf shopkeeper was clearly cunning rather than hesitation and heartache.
It can be called the bankrupt version of Ta Xintong.
Hence, Amap can always cut the price to the real bottom price.
In the end, all four materials were purchased at a low price. Compared with the market price, I saved a full thirty gold.
Gaode, immersed in the joy of successfully bargaining, continued to walk around the magic material store where he made the purchase.
In the end, he collected three of the five magic potion materials, leaving only the spell materials for [Calming Mind] and [Bear's Tenacity].
One has only auxiliary materials, the other has only auxiliary materials and main materials.
The total cost is 615 gold, which saves nearly 200 gold compared to the normal market price.
In other words, this shopping trip alone earned me back the money I spent on learning the [Perception of Emotions] spell.
As for the lack of materials, Gaode was not in a hurry.
As a sea sentinel mage, it is common for him to travel all over the country and "travel" everywhere.
When I go on a mission to other areas, I can stop by the local magic materials shop and gather the missing materials.
Thinking like this, Gaode no longer thought about searching for the remaining magic materials, and took a ride back to the Wal-Mart magic materials store.
He first mixed three magic potions that he had purchased with all the ingredients, drank them all, then took the high-level blood food brought back from the north and rushed towards Biboting, where Tuanzi was fostered.
The sky is clear and blue.
The water plants sticking out of the water sway in the wind, like green ribbons dancing in the water.
Fine pieces of duckweed are floating on the lake water on the shore, as if covering the lake surface with a layer of light green gauze.
The dumpling floats lazily on the water, with its round belly exposed from the water, enjoying the lake breeze and the sunshine.
With Goode's long-term supply of high-level blood food, its growth rate is astonishing, far exceeding that of dolphins of the same age.
This is the charm of scientific feeding.
So much so that when I returned to Biboting, my former "friends" began to envy it.
This kind of envy for capybaras of the same age made Tuanzi feel that life suddenly became much more pleasant. He couldn't help but flick his tail happily and splash a few small water splashes.
Suddenly, its nose twitched slightly, as if it had noticed something. It turned over like a "carp", and its short limbs quickly paddled in the water, stirring up a string of water splashes and swimming quickly towards the shore.
Hand, who had just arrived at Biboting, saw this, with a smile on his lips, he took out a piece of high-level blood food with bloodshot eyes from the leather bag around his waist, and threw it into the water.
Tuanzi jumped into the air, his huge body drawing a graceful arc in the sun, and he accurately caught the blood food in the air.
It chewed the food with big mouthfuls, its sharp teeth biting the blood food with a "clicking" sound, and it swallowed it into its belly after a while.
After that, it couldn’t wait to get closer to the shore, nuzzled Gothe’s palm with its wet nose, and made a cry of “oh”, its round eyes full of anticipation.
Gaode knew what Tuanzi wanted to express, so he stepped forward and touched Tuanzi's round head. A slight fluctuation of magic power appeared on his fingertips, and the power of [Beast Connection+] unfolded.
Soon, he received clear fluctuations of thoughts conveyed by Tuanzi.
"You don't want to stay in Biboting anymore?"
Tuanzi nodded vigorously.
It is difficult to move from luxury to frugality.
After seeing the outside scenery and feeling the stimulation from the outside world, Tuanzi felt uncomfortable everywhere, as if he was locked in a cage.
In order to convince Gaode, Tuanzi conveyed another idea.
"Living in the natural water system of the outside world can help you grow faster. A lot of activities can also increase the speed of digesting and absorbing blood food?"
Goode raised his eyebrows and rubbed the dorsal fin of Tuanzi with his fingertips, feeling the eagerness it conveyed.
The unchanging pond in Biboting appeared in his mind, and compared with the complex ecological environment in the wild water system, his eyes flashed slightly, and he asked: "How long will it take for you to grow to the second level?"
Half a year to a year A vague concept of time came to his consciousness.
If it is in a natural water system, it may only take half a year, but in Biboting, it will most likely take a year.
It is equivalent to the fact that comfort makes people fall, and danger makes people progress.
The benefits of raising dumplings in natural water systems are visible to the naked eye, but the disadvantage is that there are many dangers hidden in natural water systems.
After thinking about it for about ten breaths, Gothe finally nodded in Tuanzi’s expectant mood.
Strong flowers cannot be grown in a greenhouse.
And if Tuanzi wants to break through the limitations of his own bloodline and grow into a second-level beast pet and beyond, training is also necessary.
Now that he had made his decision, Gothe no longer hesitated, and immediately ended the foster care, put the dumpling into a capybara bag, and then took it to the Daze River system around Dorne.
The reeds undulated with the wind, and the heron's call could be heard in the distance.
Gaode opened the bag, and Tuanzi jumped into the water with a "plop", and the splashing water was mixed with its excited screams.
"But don't leave too far away. I must be able to find you when I perform the mission." Gothe warned.
Tuanzi naturally nodded repeatedly.
Gothe didn’t waste any more nonsense and waved his hand.
Tuanzi immediately got into the water excitedly, making two gurgling sounds, and the lake surface rippled in circles, and soon returned to calm. He didn't know where he got into the water.
Gothe shook his head helplessly.
This is somewhat similar to raising a baby.
The circular venue has a dome supported by cast iron beams and high-hanging magic crystal lamps, illuminating the open space in the center of the venue.
The ten-ring terraced seats were filled with people.
The central arena was covered with a dark red carpet, with iron pillars standing at the four corners, and curved sword-shaped decorations welded to the iron pillars.
This is a fencing field, a place for competitive fencing activities, but it is not used for sword hall or communication. Its nature is somewhat similar to an underground boxing hall.
Gothe walked into the fencing venue with a warm welcome from the half-masked gatekeeper.
The reason why I came here is because after awakening the Zhenbing bloodline, Gaode's training pressure dropped sharply. He planned to use part of his time to actively trigger the [Adaptive] specialty to specifically improve his combat effectiveness.
【Adaptive】is a specialty with unlimited growth possibilities.
Previously, he mostly triggered [Adaptive] passively.
Mainly because he has too many more important things at hand, and it is true that he cannot spare the time and energy to develop [Adaptive] at the moment.
But now, he has the energy and time.