Above the mage!

Chapter 237: Advance to Wilderness Soul

The Snover clan has five shops in the camp, which shows how wealthy they are.

Gaode went to the largest of the five shops.

"Sir, we don't have any stock of the blue butterfly crystal powder you mentioned. Although blue butterflies are not rare, their crystal powder is not used in many places, so we don't collect it specially. Sorry."

Inside the tent, the Snover man who was in charge of running this "shop" spoke politely.

Just as Gaode had thought, with the specifications of this "shop", the owner was an Ice Mage who could understand his language and communicate with him.

"Then can you help me collect it? I will stay here for about a week. If you can produce blue butterfly crystal powder during this period, I will take it. I can pay you extra compensation for it." Gao De said again.

The other party thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, but what reward can you offer?"

"Is this okay?" Gao De took out another ring of ice and snow wolf fur.

It and the blue butterfly crystal powder are both first-level materials, but the value of ice wolf fur as a superior "warmth equipment" in the North is obviously far higher than that of blue butterfly crystal powder.

The boss' eyes lit up instantly. If this deal was successful, they would make a small profit.

"make a deal!"

"Thank you very much." Gao De said politely.

"Also, do you have any maps of the North for sale?"

The issue of spell and potion materials was temporarily settled, and he asked about the map that he was most concerned about, but all he received was the latter's repeated shaking of the head.

"We do have maps in our clan, but we won't sell them in our store. Sorry." The boss' attitude was good, but his refusal was also firm.

"Then can you help me apply to your tribe so that I can trade with ice marrow?" Gao De took out his biggest bargaining chip.

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to do this business, it's that I don't have the ability. Maps are something that the tribe has explored bit by bit over the years. How can we easily sell them to outsiders?" The boss was unmoved.

This is the absolute truth, not just a rhetoric to raise prices.

In this world, maps are extremely valuable, especially in a primitive and desolate place like the North.

Seeing the other party's expression and posture, Gao De knew that this matter was indeed non-negotiable.

There would be no hope unless the Snover clan needed him, or he could offer something that the Snover clan couldn't refuse.

But after thinking it over, Goder couldn't think of anything he had that would make the Snover clan willing to exchange the map.

He had no idea at the moment, so he didn't bother to argue any more and just left the tent.

Afterwards, Gode started looking for a place to stay in the camp.

Of course, there are no so-called hotels here.

If outsiders want to spend the night at the Snover camp, the most common way is to find the Snover people, negotiate with them, and spend some supplies in exchange for accommodation.

Gode ​​thought about it, then came to the tent where Lana lived and made a soft sound outside the animal skin curtain.

Soon, Lana's voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

A few seconds later, Lana lifted the animal skin curtain and walked out of the tent.

Seeing that it was Gao De, she showed a surprised expression, "Isn't it still light now?"

She thought Gao De was here to "attend class".

Godard made the same "transaction" gesture again, then pointed to another tent next to Lana's tent that was obviously smaller, and made a gesture for rest.

Lana thought about it and asked uncertainly, "Do you want to stay at my house?"

Godd nodded.

He took out another piece of Ice Soul Stone from his pocket and handed it over.

Gao De was very generous in his spending, although part of the reason was that he didn't have anything else valuable to sell.

When Lana saw the Ice Soul Stone, her heart was instantly moved.

Although she has no use for the Ice Soul Stone, the value of the Ice Soul Stone is there. She can sell the Ice Soul Stone later and exchange it for the items she needs.

She thought about it seriously, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of the Ice Soul Stone.

"How long do you need to stay?" Lana asked.

Gao De made the number seven with his hand, and then made the number ten.

"Seven to ten days. That's fine, but your stone can be exchanged for many things. It's obviously unfair to you if you only need to stay for seven to ten days."

"Well, if you don't mind, I can still provide you with three meals during this period. Of course, they won't be very sumptuous. They will just be the food I normally eat, with an extra portion prepared for you."

"how?"

Gaode nodded, indicating that he needed it.

In the North, obtaining and preparing food is too troublesome and extremely time-consuming.

It is naturally best to save trouble.

Although he has high requirements for the taste of food, Gao De is actually quite able to endure hardships when it comes time to do so.

"Then I'll go and clean it up for you. That was originally my tent. After my parents left, I moved to their tent. I used my tent as a warehouse and put a bunch of sundries in it." Lana said, pointing to the tent that Gode liked.

"But don't worry, we have all the necessary facilities, including the most important fire pit."

Just as God thought, there were no adult men in Lana's home.

What Gaode didn't expect was that there was no one else there, only Lana.

Fortunately, people in the North are more open-minded and their ideas are not as conservative as those in the outside world. Otherwise, his behavior of asking a "single woman" to stay overnight would definitely not be accepted.

Lana was very efficient, so she had packed up the tent in more than half an hour.

The burning fire pit brought warmth to the tent.

Gao De took a quick look and found that Lana had simply cleaned up the debris and there was still dust accumulated in many places.

It’s not that they’re lazy, it’s mainly because people in the North aren’t as particular as people from the outside world.

But they had to stay here for a while anyway, so Gao De used his [magic trick] to act as a "cleaning technique" and cleaned the tent again until it was as bright and clean as new without a speck of dust.

So much so that when Lana entered the tent again with some "bedding", she almost didn't recognize it and thought she had entered the wrong tent.

"You did it?" Lana couldn't believe it.

Gao De spread his hands, indicating that it was not a big deal.

"You outsiders' magic is so weird." Lana muttered.

She put her things down and left tactfully.

After Lana walked away, Goder put down the package.

At this moment, the pocket on his chest moved, and a clear voice came out:

"Mage!"

Gao De was shocked all over and couldn't help but slap his head: I actually forgot about this little ancestor.

But he didn't dare to let Flora know that he had forgotten her, so he said calmly:
"Lady Flora can show up now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Flora immediately came out of his pocket, flew to the height of Goder's eyes, and stared at him with wide eyes.

"Is Lady Flora shameful to be seen?"

She is still brooding over it.

When they were queuing to enter the Snover Camp, Goder put her in his chest pocket and signaled her not to show her head.

"That's not the case."

"What happened?" "It's because Lady Flora is so impressive. I saw that the two guards seemed to be particularly interested in non-human creatures. If you show up, I'm afraid they will target you."

"Mage, won't you protect Lady Flora?"

"Yes, I will protect Lady Flora, but when you are away from home, it is better to have less trouble than more." Gao De persuaded.

Flora didn't say anything for a moment, just stared into Goder's eyes and looked at him.

Godard did not avoid the question and looked into Flora's clear eyes honestly.

After a moment, Flora withdrew her gaze, flapped her little wings, flew to the entrance of the tent, cautiously stuck her head out to take a look, and then retracted it.

"Mage, there are so many mushrooms here!"

In Flora's eyes, the tent was a large mushroom.

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"Yes, a lot." Gao De replied helplessly.

Kids are like this, they are in the east one second and jump to the west the next.

It soon became dark.

Dinner was barbecue made by Lana using the snow wolf meat that God used to trade for magic plants. It was a hearty meal.

After finishing dinner and cleaning up, Lana got into the mood and began to teach Godes language.

Of course, although she is considered a relatively smart person, she is definitely unqualified as a "teacher" and has no methods at all.

The teaching method adopted by Lana is the most crude one. She said Gaodeji.

At the beginning, she started with "noun teaching":
Lana simply read out the Ace language pronunciations of common objects in life to Gaode one by one, reading whatever she thought of.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of teaching method is absolutely misleading.

However, under the premise that Gaode has mastered the [Language Proficiency] and can clearly understand the specific meaning of each syllable pronounced by Lana, it can actually be regarded as an efficient teaching method.

Gaode's Ace language learning career soon got on the right track.

There is no doubt that Gao De is an excellent student.

If the students are good enough, the teacher’s teaching method is actually not that important.

After spending two nights and memorizing the Ace pronunciation of most objects, Lana's teaching content turned into "short sentence teaching".

Gaode studied Ace language at night and practiced during the day. He also went to the store every day to check whether the blue butterfly crystal powder he needed had arrived.

In addition, I just wandered around the Snover camp to see if I could find a way to buy the map, and at the same time practice my Ace language.

On the fourth day after entering the Snover Camp, the blue butterfly crystal powder that Gode had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived.

With one hand he paid the money and with the other hand he received the goods. After paying for a piece of ice and snow wolf skin, Gaode received a full ounce of blue butterfly crystal powder, and the extra was considered a free gift.

In the tent.

Goder borrowed a small pot from Lana, and then took out all the potion ingredients he had collected.

He placed the small pot on the fire pit and put all the ingredients into the pot regardless of the order.

As the temperature rose, some miraculous changes immediately occurred between these materials. No matter what their original forms were, they quickly merged into one and transformed into a light green liquid.

When a faint medicinal fragrance wafts to your face, the magic potion is successfully prepared.

Gaode didn't mind the heat and poured the freshly prepared medicine directly into his mouth - if he really got burned, he could also regard it as a progress towards [Adaptive].

The fragrant medicine melted as it entered the throat, poured into the magical star sea, and turned into a cloud of mist.

Then, Gaode cast [Divine Guidance +] on himself, sat down to meditate, and directly began to try to construct the spell model of [Wild Alertness].

During these days, he had already found the time to convert the spell model of [Wild Alertness] into the corresponding coordinate system, and memorized all the ternary arrays representing the spell model nodes.

Gao De has been looking forward to this spell for a long time.

As long as you master it, moving on the snowfield will be much easier.

His luck was good this time. After failing only once, Gaode successfully constructed the spell model of [Wild Alertness] in the sea of ​​spells on his second attempt.

Looking at the new entries that appeared on the spell bar, Gao De showed a satisfied smile.

"Let's see what changes happen."

He focused his attention on the flashing yellow "+" sign behind [Wild Alertness] and acted decisively.

The origin of the [Snowfield Hyena] instantly surged out from the "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow" and merged into the newly constructed spell model, quickly taking root and sprouting, and glowing with new brilliance.

At this moment, [Wild Alertness] also became [Wild Alertness+] (Transmutation, 1st level):

You call upon the spirits of the wild to aid you.

Additional: The Wild Spirits you summon can advance by absorbing energy and gain new abilities.

At the same time, a lot of mysterious information inexplicably emerged in Gaode's mind.

This information mainly explains the specific effects of the changes in [Wild Agility+].

The wilderness soul summoned by [Wild Alertness] is originally an illusory soul that can only perform simple tasks described in the spell effects.

The only change brought about by [Wild Alertness+] is that the Wild Soul will be able to absorb energy and use it to advance.

You can advance three times in total.

The first stage is to absorb a certain type of energy to shape the illusory soul into a physical entity.

This is the foundation of everything.

At this step, the nature of the energy absorbed by the Wilderness Soul will determine the future direction of the Wilderness Soul's abilities.

For example, if the energy absorbed is the fire element, then in the future the Soul of the Wilderness will advance to the Soul of the Flame Demon, and the created entity will have abilities similar to those of the fire element, and the subsequent direction of the ability will also develop towards the fire element.

But one thing must be noted, the energy provided to the Wild Soul must be of the same nature.

If it is allowed to absorb energies of multiple different natures, the Soul of the Wilderness will collapse due to the conflict and disorder of the energy properties.

The second stage is to condense the energy core.

As long as this stage of advancement is completed, the Wilderness Soul will have the ability to absorb free energy from the outside world on its own to complete its own advancement.

It is somewhat similar to the practice ability of a magician.

Otherwise, if you rely solely on external resources to supply the Wilderness Soul, even if you have mines at home, they will be eaten up sooner or later.

The third stage is the final form.

At this point, the Soul of the Wilderness already has a physical body and an energy core. As time goes by and energy accumulates, it will become increasingly powerful. As for its upper limit, it is still unknown.

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow" seems to only allow the Soul of the Wilderness to have the ability to absorb energy, but in fact it gives it infinite possible directions and an unlimited future. Gao De murmured to himself.

The combination of rare spells + Wind Spirit Moon Shadow always brings him unexpected surprises.

However, there is a limitation, that is, from now on, the wilderness soul he summons will be the same one.

If it dies due to some accident, the next time you summon a Wild Soul, it will be a "blank slate", which is equivalent to "level zero", and everything will have to start from scratch.

Of course, this is not a restriction.

If the Wild Soul could be resurrected in optimal condition an infinite number of times, it would not be a spell, but a bug.

Frost Soul Gaode doesn't seem to need to think much about the advancement direction of Wild Soul.

Because this was the only choice before him.

After all, he is now in the North, and the energy that is most convenient for the Wilderness Soul to absorb is the ice elemental energy.

(End of this chapter)