Above the mage!

Chapter 120 Maid Clam

After hearing Instructor Shahu's introduction to the Maid Clam, Gaode realized that he could use [Detect Magic +] to take a shortcut.

And it's not a foul.

During the enrollment mission, you are allowed to use the spells you have mastered.

However, there are very few, almost none, 0-level spells that are helpful for mining and collecting clams, so everyone can only grit their teeth and endure the hardship.

But Gaode is different.

He only needs to practice diving well, and then he can complete the enrollment task at an extremely fast speed with the special ability of [Detection Magic +].

I can’t say anything else, but at least it will be much faster than mining.

Gao De's eyes scanned the bottom of the river back and forth.

Until he began to feel a growing tightness in his chest.

This is a sign that the breath you are holding is about to run out.

He didn't dare to be too wavy and prepared to float up.

But at the moment when he swung his legs, a fairly bright ray of magic suddenly flashed in the corner of Gode's eyes.

"Is it the maid clam?" Gao De was not sure.

But he was almost unable to hold on any longer and was unable to verify it directly.

Gao De was not in a hurry. He continued to float up, raised his head above the water, and took two deep breaths.

After catching his breath, he finally had time to glance at the shore.

Suddenly, he discovered that at some point, the other five people who had entered the mine had all come out of the mine and were resting on the river beach. They were looking at Gao De, who had just appeared, with a strange look.

There is sarcasm, confusion, and disdain
The emotions in everyone's eyes are different.

"Have you collected the maiden clams?" Luca, who was resting, couldn't help but shout out.

"Not yet." Gao De told the truth.

"It's already morning, and we've dug up a basket of gold ore, but you still have nothing, and you're still learning how to dive."

"If you keep going like this, how long will it take you to complete the mission? Why don't you just give up?" Kaplan couldn't help but interject.

Just now, Luca has publicized Gaode's "great achievements".

Everyone knows that Gao De, who wanted to follow the "clam-picking flow", even learned how to dive on the spot.

This is ridiculous!

"It's okay. Maybe we'll get something in the next trip." Gao De laughed and said seriously.

After saying this, Gao De, who had recovered his breath, dived into the water again.

Watching God disappear again on the river, Kaplan, who had advised God to "turn over a new leaf", was stunned for a few seconds and finally gave a comment: "Stupid!"

Jelica's eyes also fell on the river, and her brows unconsciously furrowed.

When Gao De showed up just now, compared to the negative emotions in other people's eyes, she felt more confused.

And there are more and more doubts.

The doubts that had arisen since seeing Gao De in the freshman queue in the morning had now reached their peak.

"Get to work, get to work. He's wasting time here. I won't learn from him!" Luca, who was the first to leave the mine, stood up, clapped his hands, and put the backpack back on.

It is not enough to just dig out the mercury gold ore. The task is only completed when it is transported to the top of the cliff.

With nearly 30 kilograms of mercury-gold ore on his back, the already steep mountain road suddenly became even more bumpy, tortuous and dangerous.

After climbing only a dozen or so steps, beads of sweat appeared on Luca's forehead again.

This compulsory admission task, in addition to allowing wizard apprentices who wish to enter the Seres School of Magic to learn how to endure hardships and develop a strong character, also serves to strengthen the physical fitness of the freshmen in the process.

The task of handing over 3000 kilograms of mercury-gold ore has been completed, and even a person with a weak physique will become stronger.

Luca gritted his teeth and persisted.

Even if he disagreed with this task in his heart and felt it was meaningless, after hearing that the record holder for the admission task was the former dean "Gavin Hogg", he understood that he could not get rid of the admission task.

——Even the dean of the college had worked hard at the Coolie Cliff, so what right did he have to not do it?
Luca staggered forward with a backpack on his back. He had to stop to rest after every few steps, and his expression gradually became ferocious.

Because he felt that the hemp rope of the backpack had rubbed off a layer of skin on his shoulders, and it was burning with pain.

This is not a place for "further study and gilding", it is clearly a place to be abused!

Fortunately, this backpack is also made of special vines. It can carry not only 30 kilograms, but even double that amount.

"I shouldn't have come if I had known. It's too hard for me, and that little bitch Jelica must be in an even worse situation."

Luca, who originally felt a little regretful, suddenly stopped regretting when he thought about how Jelica, a woman who was younger than him, also had to carry 3000 kilograms of mercury gold ore up the mountain without any preferential treatment. He even felt that the mercury gold ore on his back was lighter.

After Luca carried the mercury ore he had dug and started to go up the mountain, the remaining four people followed suit.

Everyone has their own things to do and no one has time to care about Gaode who is still "wasting" time underwater.

The four of them carried backpacks and set out on the journey up the mountain one after another.

Candice, who was the weakest, chose to walk last.

She knew that she was the weakest, had the least strength, and walked the slowest, and she was afraid of affecting the efficiency of others climbing the cliff.

Among the five people, she had the least amount of mercury ore on her back.

The others were carrying more or less than 20 to 30 kilograms of mercury gold ore, but she was only carrying about 15 kilograms.

But even so, when she was halfway up the steps of the cliff path, her legs suddenly went weak and she was about to fall backwards.

If you fall backwards on such a rugged and steep cliff, you can imagine what will happen.

This frightened Candice so much that her face turned pale.

Fortunately, a force suddenly came from behind and supported her, preventing her from falling.

"Rest if you are tired, don't be stubborn, just complete the task slowly. It will be terrible if you fall down." A gentle voice came from behind her.

Candice turned her head away.

She was the last one to leave.

The only person who could support her from behind in this situation was Gaode, who had just left the water and was climbing the cliff even more slowly.

Although he had been diving for a whole morning, Gaode was very exhausted.

But after all, there is no need to carry the load up the mountain.

So he quickly caught up with the large group that had set out earlier, followed behind Candice, and provided timely assistance when Candice was in danger.

"Thank you." Tears were about to fall, but Candice held them back.

"We'll be there soon, come on." Gao De comforted again.

"I know," Candice whispered, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly froze, her eyes widened unconsciously, and she stared straight at Gode's backpack.

The stone steps leading up the cliff were steep, so Jelica, who was walking in front of Gode, looked back at this moment and was able to see clearly the items in Gode's backpack from her high vantage point.

Compared with the large and small pieces of mercury ore in everyone else's backpacks, Gaode's backpack was much emptier.

But it's not completely empty.

There is one and only one thing.

mussel.

It was a clam with an unusually wide shell and an elegant, streamlined shape.

It is about one foot long and almost as wide.

The surface of the clam shell is also covered with a layer of delicate, silky pearl luster, as if condensed from moonlight.

The two sides of the shell are slightly upturned, like the hem of a maid's skirt, elegant yet dignified.

The most peculiar thing is that there are fine and complex patterns growing naturally on the shell surface.

As the light changes, these lines seem to vaguely show the tiny figure of a maid dancing on the shell surface.

"Is this a maid clam?!" Candice asked in disbelief.

"It should be." Gao De replied.

"You, you really collected the maid clams?!" Candice exclaimed.

"Didn't I tell you that maybe we'll get something out of it on the next trip?" Gao De said with a smile.

"You're so lucky." Candice said enviously after she recovered from her shock.

Even though Gaode's backpack only contains a clam weighing less than 5 kilograms, it is equivalent to 50 kilograms of mercury-rich gold ore.

And she worked so hard all morning, even almost falling down the stairs, but only harvested less than 15 kilograms of mercury gold ore.

Comparing people to each other is really infuriating.

It’s a pity that she can’t even swim, not only can she not dive. She’s a complete landlubber.

Otherwise, Candice would really like to learn from God and go into the water to "try her luck."

(End of this chapter)