Above the mage!

Chapter 119 Find a new way
It was noon and the sun was scorching overhead.

The gravel-covered river beach was faintly emitting golden light.

This golden luster does not come from the reflection of light, but is inherent in the gravel itself.

Luca, with a pale face, walked out of the mine.

As the first person to enter the mine, he was also the first to leave.

Compared to when he entered the mine, his backpack was now filled with pieces of light golden ore of various sizes, weighing about thirty kilograms.

This weight is definitely a big challenge for Luca, who has hardly done any heavy physical work.

So just by digging it out of the mine and carrying it out, Luca's forehead was already covered in sweat and his face was slightly pale before he even started transporting it to the top of the cliff.

However, when he saw that only Instructor Shahu was on the river beach, he knew that he should be the first person to leave the mine, and he still felt a little proud.

As soon as Luca took off the backpack, he sat on the ground and gasped without caring about his image.

But the next moment, Luca, who was still gasping for breath, heard a splash of water coming from the riverside.

He subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

Gao De, also with a pale face, emerged from the river.

He shook his head vigorously to get rid of the water on his hair, and took deep gulps of the fresh air on the river.

Only after he had exhaled all the foul air in his lungs did Gao De recover, his body rising and falling slightly with the ripples on the water.

"Do you want to come up and take a rest? You've been training all morning and have consumed too much energy. It's easy to get into trouble underwater. Even with a safety rope, it's best not to take such a risk." Instructor Shahu said to Gao De with an expressionless face.

On the river, there are many thick trees protruding above the water.

A specially made elastic rope was tied to the thick wood, and the other end of the rope was tied around Gaode's waist.

If Gaode encounters an emergency underwater, he can press a buckle on the rope, and the rope will quickly pull Gaode out of the water with great force.

This is the "safety rope", which ensures that students will not get into any accidents underwater to the greatest extent possible.

"I still have some strength. Let me try a few more times." In response to Instructor Shahu's reminder, Gao De just shouted loudly.

Then he lowered his head, dived hard, slapped his feet on the water, and dived back into the water.

"He is not planning to mine, but to go into the water to collect clams?" Luca, who witnessed the scene, asked Instructor Shahu while panting.

Instructor Shahu nodded silently.

“Ah?!” Luca exclaimed subconsciously, and then quickly asked, “He collected a few maiden clams this morning.”

Hearing this question, Instructor Shahu looked at him with a strange look in his eyes and shook his head slightly, "Not even one."

Luca pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a forced smile, "Then he is really unlucky."

"It's not bad luck, he didn't even try to collect clams," Instructor Shahu gritted his teeth and said with some regret, "He just spent the whole morning learning how to dive."

"What?!" This time, Luca was so shocked that he didn't even have time to breathe. He stood up from the ground and looked at the river surface which had returned to its calm state after the splashes had dissipated. He was in disbelief.

Someone who doesn't even know how to dive and wants to learn it is actually planning to complete the admission task by collecting clams?

Should we say that he is a whimsical person, or should we say that he is courageous?
"When this kid first entered the water this morning, he couldn't sink at all. In order to learn how to dive, he had to hold a rock in his arms. This was a stupid way to learn how to dive."

Instructor Shahu had personally witnessed Gao De's "magical operation" that morning, and had accumulated a lot of complaints that he wanted to vent about. Now, naturally, he poured them out like pouring beans:

"I've been struggling like this for the whole morning, and now I can barely dive into the water without relying on the rocks."

"call!"

While Instructor Shahu was talking to Luka, two more people came out of the mine one after another, carrying baskets full of water-gold ore. They were also sweating and their faces were pale.

It was Kaplan and Jelica.

Kaplan collected about 30 kilograms of mercury ore this time, while Jelica collected much less, about 20 kilograms.

In terms of wizard talent, Kaplan and Luke can't catch up with Jelica even if they try their best.

But in terms of strength, Jelica really couldn't compare to these two "brothers" from the same family. The light in the water was very weak, and in the shallow water area, one could still see water plants swaying along the current and common water fish swimming by.

You can even see the sandy beach at the bottom of the river. The sunlight shining on the river surface is reflected by the surging waves, forming large patches of light and shadow twisting like fish scales on the beach at the bottom of the river. It is colorful and extremely dreamy.

But in shallow waters, there are almost no maiden clams.

If you want to collect maiden clams, you must look for them in deep water.

Gaode was like a clumsy little fish that was just learning to walk. He tried hard to open his eyes wide and swim diagonally towards the deep water.

As he dived deeper and deeper, his vision gradually became darker.

Moreover, Gao De had just learned how to dive and his diving technique was not yet proficient enough, so he did not dare to dive too deep for the time being.

Swimming was a skill he mastered in his previous life.

Although I have traveled through time, I still know how to swim and it will not stop working because of the time travel.

The problem is that just because you can swim doesn’t mean you can dive.

Swimming is simply the ability to move on the surface of water, while diving involves activities underwater.

Gaode can only be learned on the spot.

In the process of learning diving, he also realized that Instructor Shahu was right to advise them to take the mining route.

Diving itself is a very professional thing and requires professional equipment.

Without equipment, humans cannot breathe underwater and can only constantly float to the surface to breathe, and the time they can spend underwater is extremely limited.

Another issue is the water pressure. As the diving depth increases, the water pressure increases accordingly, and the human body gradually begins to feel uncomfortable. There is also the problem of water temperature in deep water areas, which is also difficult to solve.

Visibility in deep water is extremely poor.

During the limited underwater activity time, they need to endure physical discomfort and grope for maiden clams in the river bottom with extremely poor visibility.

With so many buffs stacked on top of each other, one can imagine how difficult it is to pick clams.

Moreover, the waters are not absolutely safe.

This area of ​​water belongs to the territory of Seris School of Magic.

The mages of the academy regularly hunt down leyline creatures that approach these bodies of water.

But even apart from these, the undercurrent whirlpool at the bottom of the river is itself very dangerous.

But in the face of so many "difficulties", Gaode still firmly chose the clam harvesting route.

The reason is also very simple.

In the water, Gao De's eyes were wide open, with a faint, almost imperceptible light flickering in them.

This is the sign of casting the 0-level spell [Detect Magic].

However, what God cast was [Detection Magic+].

[Detect Magic+] (Divination, Level 0):

You can detect the auras of spells and spell items within 20 meters: determine whether there is a magical aura, and detect the number and strength of magical auras.

Extra: In addition to spells and spell items, you can detect the auras of creatures.

Clams are living organisms.

The maid clam is also a magic auxiliary material and naturally possesses magical aura.

Therefore, as long as he casts [Detection Magic +], Gaode can ignore the darkness at the bottom of the river and the hiding of the mud maid clams, and accurately find the maid clams within 20 meters through magical light.

It’s like having a built-in “radar”.

This is what he relies on.

(End of this chapter)