Above the mage!

Chapter 287 Huge Harvest
This "war" is neither a sectarian dispute nor a mortal enemy, and the Zhenbing Tribe is not an evil organization, but a well-known and large tribe in the North.

Therefore, except for a very small number of high-level mages in the Icefield Temple who still have other ideas in their minds, most of them do not have much resistance to submitting to the Zhenbing Tribe.

Their only worry was how Gaode and Sunaifa would deal with them after being recruited by the Zhenbing tribe?
After the mages who remained in the Icefield Temple chose to surrender, Gode and Sunaifa entered the Icefield Temple openly.

This ancient building stands on an extremely flat snowy ground. Although it is called a temple, it is not a single building, but a group of buildings connected together and covering a huge area.

The Guardians of the Snowfields are the oldest sect in the North. Because of their doctrine of protecting the snowfields, they had almost never had any hostility with any forces in the North before Ryan practiced forbidden necromancy and massacred the northern tribes.

According to normal rules, they should be able to continue like this for many years.

But since someone has chosen to make a change, there will naturally be a price to pay.

It's just that the price is a bit high.

"This is the book room of our sect. Most of our books are in it." Luo Yiqi brought Gao De to a black stone building and introduced it to Gao De: "It includes doctrine books, spells, cultivation methods, and various miscellaneous knowledge books."

This was Gao De's request. The first place he wanted to look was the library of the Snowfield Guardian, not the treasure house.

Inheritance is what Gaode values ​​most on this trip.

However, the Ice Mages of the Zhenbing Tribe didn't care much about this - both their cultivation methods and spells came from bloodline awakening, and they didn't need these things at all.

Although this method of relying on blood inheritance is powerful, it is obviously a very backward concept.

Outside the North, the first of the three great principles of magic is: knowledge is power.

However, correcting the deep-rooted ideas of the Iceborn Mages would not be accomplished overnight, and Gaode did not force it.

Although the people of the Zhenbing tribe may not understand the importance of inheritance, they will definitely do as Gaode orders.

At least for now, that's enough.

Roychi used a secret command to open the door of the library, and then led Gode and Sunaifah in.

The library is very large, with stone shelves lining the walls. These shelves are sturdy and old, strong enough to withstand the severe cold of the north and the erosion of time.

On the stone shelves are "books" made of different materials.

Some of them cannot even be called books because they are made of animal skins, and there are even stone slabs and bones with some words engraved on them.

It cannot be said to be unprimitive, but it also reflects from the side the long heritage of the Snowfield Guardians.

Gao De went through these classics with great interest.

He glanced at the doctrinal books and threw them aside. These were actually political books aimed at consolidating beliefs and unifying thoughts. They were used for "brainwashing". To Gao De, they were the most useless knowledge.

Then there are the various books of knowledge that are closely related to life in the snowfields, covering everything from the natural environment to animals and plants.

There are dozens of thick animal skin scrolls in the same series, which record in detail the appearance characteristics, habits and other knowledge points of common creatures in the snowfield.

As Gao De flipped through the book, he discovered that it not only contained descriptions of earth creatures such as snow wolves, but also records of small mammals and birds, and even insects.

Dozens of animal skin scrolls on another stone shelf contain introductions to all the snowfield plants, including medicinal plants, edible plants, and even magical plants, with detailed descriptions of their appearance, picking methods, growing environment, and other details.

In addition, some books record some practical skills for living in the snow, such as how to find a suitable camping site and how to find food.
These are the experiences accumulated by the snowfield guardians over thousands of years.

The people of the Zhenbing tribe also understand many of these things, but they rely more on word of mouth rather than compiling them into books like the Snowfield Guardians do.

"Very good, collect all these books and transport them to Phoenix." Gao De became more and more delighted as he looked at them, and solemnly instructed the elder of the Zhenbing tribe beside him.

"Yes, my king."

"Master, are books valuable?" A little head popped out of Gaode's pocket.

When Flora was bored and had nothing to do, she was too lazy to move and would just hide in Goder's pocket and take a nap.

"Not really." Gao De thought about it and told the truth.

"Then the wizard is so happy?"

"Because books are the ladder of human progress."

"Who said that?"

"It wasn't me who said that. It was Gorky who said that."

Flora tilted her head and looked at Gode, not knowing what she was thinking.

But God knew what she was thinking.

"It is also a stepping stone for Lady Flora's advancement."

"Lady Flora doesn't want to make progress." The little head shrank back again.

If it were in the past, she would definitely be very excited.

Flora had always been a curious child.

But now everything has changed.

Because after leaving Phoenix, the hateful wizard began to teach her "arithmetic".

The master told her that if she learned math, physics and chemistry well, she would not be afraid to travel around the world.

Maybe it's true. But math is hard, even harder than magic.

Although she didn't quite understand what "principle" and "chemistry" were, she had already deeply realized the horror of "numbers".

Lady Flora is not afraid of traveling around the world, but she is afraid of counting.

Of course, she just thought about this in her mind and didn't say a word.

Because the master always praised her for her wisdom.

If I tell the master that I am afraid of learning "arithmetic", will he think that my wisdom is not that wise?

Being a smart person is so tiring. Lady Flora thought worriedly.

After reading those miscellaneous books, the next thing to read is the main drama.

In the corner of the wall, there is a small room.

The door is opened using the same secret command.

Inside are the wizard inheritance of the Snowfield Guardian. These precious books record the sect's most core practice methods and skills.

There are actually two routes in total for the inheritance of the Snowfield Guardian, namely the Guardian and the Hunter.

Hunters are skilled at tracking and hunting, and are also proficient in various combat spells.

As for the guardians, they are better at survival and perception.

In addition, animal taming is a common strength of hunters and guardians.

Ninety percent of the mages who chose to surrender outside the Icefield Temple today were hunters. This was because among the Snowfield Guardians, only hunters would stay in the sect permanently, responsible for daily management and external affairs.

They will go out on missions only after being dispatched by their superiors.

The Guardians are the complete opposite. They spend most of their time patrolling the vast northern permafrost tundra, and only occasionally return to the sect.

"In the past, only Archbishop Rune, Inquisitor Ryan, and Chief Quentin had the right to enter this room." Loychi stepped aside and was not ready to go in.

This is the secret place of the Snowfield Guardian. Now that the Snowfield Guardian has been incorporated into the Zhenbing Tribe, he cannot see the things inside without the permission of Gaode and Sunaifa.

Gaode and Sunaifa looked at each other, and then they walked in together.

Compared to outside, this room is much smaller.

There are only two stone shelves in total, on which are scrolls made of parchment.

Gao De flipped through the books on the left stone shelf, while Sunaifa looked at the one on the right.

"The Secret Art of the Wilderness", "The Beast Spirit Walker", "The Secret Art of Nature". The stone shelves here all contain methods of cultivation, but there are actually not many of them, only six in total.

It’s just that each set of practice methods contains a lot of content, and there are also corresponding summaries of practice points left by the elders of the sect, so there are so many scrolls.

As for what is placed on the stone shelf on the right, it should be the spell recipe.

Although most of the Snowfield Guardians are also Iceborn, compared to traditional Iceborn mages, they often also practice the "Hunter" or "Guardian" school of practice, and also need to learn and master additional spells.

Of course, the main focus is still on Iceborn spells, supplemented by these self-learned spells.

In addition, many spell materials are not available in the North, so there are actually not many spell formulas left by the Snowfield Guardians.

But what is certain is that they should all be spell formulas that can be used to prepare spells and potions using local ingredients.

"My king, this is the unique spell of the Snowfield Guardian. It is also the Snowfield Guardian's signature spell. They improved it based on the spell "Ice Blade" that all Iceborn can awaken."

Sunaifa handed the scroll in his hand to Gaode.

Gao De took a look and was overjoyed.

[Ice Blade] is a first-level spell of the Conjuration Department. It is a very common ordinary spell. The spell effect is:
Creates a shard of icy crystal and launches it toward a creature within range (120 feet). If it hits, the target takes piercing damage.

Whether the shards hit or miss, they later explode, taking cold damage to the target and each creature within 5 feet of it.

However, after being improved by the Snowfield Guardian, [Frozen Blade] is an absolutely rare spell.

[Frozen Blade] (Conjuration, 1st level):

This spell creates a permanent shard of ice. You can cast it again at any time to send the shard toward a creature within 240 feet. If it hits, the target takes piercing damage and cold damage.

Spell damage can be increased by improving the quality of ice shards.

The ice crystal fragment that was created is the Frozen Blade.

This is actually a growth spell.

Among all the spells that Gaode knew, there had never been a spell that could grow infinitely. However, after adding points to Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow, [Wild Agility +] had this ability.

In the [Frozen Blade] spell recipe, in addition to the corresponding spell model and spell potion recipe, there is also a detailed record of how to improve the quality of ice crystal fragments.

The method is also very simple. Collect ice evil and integrate it into ice crystal fragments to continuously improve the strength of the Frozen Blade.

The so-called ice evil is actually a kind of naturally formed gas.

Evil spirit is only formed in dangerous and dark places, often on battlefields and execution grounds. Because there are too many deaths in these places, too much negative energy has accumulated. After these negative energies gradually condense, they become evil spirits.

Ice evil is formed by adding the condition of an extremely cold place to the formation of evil energy.

Gaode didn't hesitate and directly accepted the [Frozen Blade].

This should be the first first-level attack spell he has mastered.

Gaode, who was itching to use the [Frozen Blade], simply put down the cultivation methods that he had no use for and carefully read the spell formulas collected by the Snowfield Guardian.

A fourth-ring spell has two copies, a third-ring spell has five copies, a second-ring spell has six copies, and a first-ring spell has nine copies.

Ignore the high-level spells for now as they are not useful. The first-level spells are:
[Perceive Emotions], [Frozen Blade], [Wild Alertness], [Mystical Chorus], [Tidal Net], [Wolf Speed], [Speak with Animals], [Hunter's Mark], [Beast Bond].

Except for the [Speak with Animals], the rest are actually rare spells that Gaode has never seen in the general spell class.

This excited him.

There is no doubt that these practice methods and spell formulas must be taken away and transported back to Phoenix.

After leaving the library, the next place to go is the treasure house.

The first thing that catches your eye is the various spell materials, which are basically the materials needed for spell potions.

The spell materials needed to brew high-level spell potions are of higher levels and are relatively rare, so there will be some omissions.

However, as first-level spells are the most basic spells, every member of the Snowfield Guardians has mastered several of them to a greater or lesser extent, so the spell materials needed for these spell potions are particularly well-stocked.

Gao De compared them carefully and easily gathered the spell materials needed for nine first-level spell potions, and each one started in quantities of ten.

Compared to the first-level spell formulas from the Zhenbing Tribe that can only be seen but not used, those from the Snowfield Guardian are much more reliable.

Not only is it of high quality, it also comes with matching spell materials.

In other words, he could immediately mix spell potions and start trying to construct spell models.

When he thought of this, Gao De couldn't help but smile.

Who says this sect is bad? This sect is amazing!

In addition to these spell materials, there are more than twenty bottles of Ice Evil of varying qualities in stock in the treasure house.

"The sect has a total of seven ice caves that can continuously produce ice evil," Luo Yiqi told Gao De honestly, "Four of them produce first-order ice evil, two can produce second-order ice evil, and one can produce third-order ice evil."

[Frozen Blade] is the representative spell of the Snowfield Guardian.

And the guardian of the snowfield has been passed down for such a long time.

Therefore, it is impossible that there is no way among the Snowfield Guardians to obtain the Ice Evil required to strengthen the Frozen Blade.

"A first-level ice cave can produce one bottle of ice evil every year, a second-level ice cave needs five years to produce one bottle of ice evil, and a third-level ice cave needs twenty years to produce one bottle of ice evil."

Calculated on a twenty-year cycle, the seven ice caves in the hands of the Snowfield Guardian can produce one bottle of third-level ice evil, eight bottles of second-level ice evil, and eighty bottles of first-level ice evil.

"However, if you need low-level ice evil urgently, you can collect the unformed high-level ice evil in advance. For example, in a third-level ice cave, you can collect a bottle of first-level ice evil every six months."

"The newly born Frozen Blade is considered as level zero. After incorporating three bottles of level one Ice Evil, it can be strengthened to level one."

Gao De looked at the more than twenty bottles of Ice Evil in the Snowfield Guardian's stock. Among them, only two were second-level Ice Evil, and the rest were first-level Ice Evil.

(End of this chapter)