Above the mage!

Chapter 315 [Heavy Burden Technique+] and Arrival
After leaving the town council, the matter of naturalization has come to a temporary end, and all that remains is to wait for the results.

Gao De turned his head to look at Bud who had been with him for the whole morning and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for troubling you today."

If Bud hadn't mentioned the matter of naturalization and recommended Knight Gerald as a guarantor, the process would not have gone so smoothly.

"What's the big deal!" Bud waved his hands.

Gode ​​looked at the time and saw that it was already lunchtime, so he took Bud to a nearby tavern and treated him to lunch as a token of his gratitude.

The tavern was filled with the aroma of food and ale. There were already many customers, and there were only two empty tables left.

Gode ​​sat down at one of the empty tables and ordered two "shepherd's pies", a local specialty of Holdertown: a pie made with minced lamb and mixed vegetables, covered with a thick layer of mashed potatoes and baked.

Such a sumptuous lunch only costs 1.5 silver dragon coins.

From this aspect, we can also see the wealth and abundant resources of the Plantagenet dynasty.

After lunch, the two said goodbye to each other and their interactions ended there.

Godard chose to return to the Swan Inn.

After borrowing a pot from the hotel kitchen, he returned to his room and began to mix magic potions.

He spent 307 Plantagenet coins to buy the magic materials, but he always felt uneasy if he didn't mix them into potions as soon as possible.

Moreover, Gao De still had no idea what the Sea Sentinel's assessment was like.

Joining the Sea Sentinels was related to his future roots in the Plantagenet dynasty.

Therefore, he still attached great importance to this matter. In order to be more certain, it would definitely not be wrong to master a few more spells.

He did it right away, because the magic potion only needed to be stewed in one pot, and there were no operational details to pay attention to throughout the process. Soon Gaode had prepared all eight portions of the magic potion and put them into potion bottles.

After thinking about it, he decided to start building the spell model of [Heavy Burden] first.

This is still a functional spell.

But its function is too practical: it increases the organism's carrying capacity by three times.

In this world, as far as physical sensation is concerned, Gaode feels that the most scientific point is that space storage equipment or space storage capacity is too precious.

So far, he has only seen the so-called storage space on Flora, and it has many restrictions and is extremely small.

Although the lack of storage equipment has caused many inconveniences in life, if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is indeed reasonable.

After all, time and space occupy the highest position in any supernatural power system.

The power of the time domain has always been mastered only by the strongest, and all equipment related to the time domain is regarded as a "divine weapon" by the world, without exception.

Then why is the space storage equipment, which is closely related to the space field, so common in the streets?
Moreover, if this world was really like what he had seen in the novels of his previous life, with every wizard holding a space ring, the world's trade system would probably collapse in an instant.

All sea and land transportation, trade routes and checkpoints will no longer exist.

The simplest example is that the Plantagenet dynasty relied on the Sword Bay and the three major rivers in the east, collecting countless tariffs from ships passing through every year, which was an important source of wealth for the Plantagenet dynasty.

But once space storage equipment becomes rampant, it will be impossible to collect tariffs because you have no idea what is in their space storage equipment.

In fact, not to mention that Gaode is only a first-ring mage, even a fourth-ring mage like Sunaifa still has to carry items on his own.

In this way, the [Heavy Load Spell] that can improve the load-bearing capacity becomes extremely useful for the mage in this situation.

Not to mention how much stuff you actually need to bring, at least your journey won’t be slowed down by the weight.

Thinking of this, Gao De had already taken the newly prepared [Heavy Burden] spell potion and began to construct the spell model.

Three days flew by.

Goder came to the town council again.

"Congratulations! From today on, you are an official resident of Holder Town, a subject of the Plantagenet Dynasty."

The staff member named Lid congratulated Gaode with a smile on his face and handed him a beautiful "naturalization certificate".

Just as the staff said, after answering that there were no major problems and having a guarantor, he passed the naturalization review smoothly.

Gao De took the naturalization certificate.

The certificate is made of high-quality parchment paper with silver-stamped decorative patterns around the edges, outlining a gorgeous and neat border.

The text on the parchment was written in exquisite cursive script, with shiny black ink.

The certificate begins with Goddard's name, followed by his date of birth and place of birth, accurate to the town of Hogan.

In addition, the submission date of the naturalization application, the guarantor, and the day of approval of naturalization are recorded in detail: the 9657th day of the Frost Gold Month, 4 of the Norlan Calendar.

Finally, at the bottom of the certificate is the seal of the Holdertown Town Council, with the highly recognizable signature of the relevant person in charge next to it.

"From today on, you will be able to obtain the rights that our Plantagenet dynasty subjects deserve, such as freely purchasing land and real estate, and engaging in all walks of life to start a business without hindrance." After Godd received the naturalization certificate, Reed also introduced to Godd the rights he enjoyed.

During the Plantagenet dynasty, nationality was a strict hurdle.

Without naturalization, he would not be able to enter many industries, including but not limited to those related to politics, military and education.

The Sea Sentinel that Gaode wants to join is related to the military field.

"Thank you for your help." Gao De bowed to express his gratitude.

"No, it's just my job." Lid waved his hand, his eyes inadvertently swept across Goder's very young face. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "I remember you said you wanted to become a Dorne Sea Sentinel?"

Gao De nodded slightly, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Lid sighed and revealed a secret to God. "To be honest with you, although you have been naturalized and become a subject of this country, and you can obtain the rights that our subjects of the Plantagenet Dynasty should have, you know that there is definitely a gap between native-born subjects and foreign naturalized people."

"The status of the Sea Sentinel is extremely high here, and it also involves the security and confidentiality of Dorne. So, it's not to say that we don't accept foreigners at all, but the difficulty of passing the assessment to join the Sea Sentinel is definitely much higher than that of native-born citizens."

"You'd better be mentally prepared."

After hearing this, Gao De was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly, "I understand, I will try my best." In fact, he had also thought about what Lid said.

But always give it a try.

"I had no idea about your chances, but after knowing your background, I felt that maybe you had some hope," Reed said with emotion.

The origin he was referring to was the identity of "wandering beggar" as mentioned by Gao De.

A first-ring wizard of this age was not uncommon in the Plantagenet dynasty, but considering his humble origins, it was quite remarkable.

This means that Gao De has not enjoyed too many resources since his practice, and he has unlimited potential. If he can obtain the resources of the Sea Sentinels, he may be able to soar to the sky.

This is Gaode’s plus point.

Just like in Gaode’s previous life, one student was born in a prosperous capital and enjoyed the best educational resources and environment; another student came from a remote mountain area and relied on his own hard work to be admitted to Peking University.

Although both are students of Peking University, how can the hardships and value behind them be the same?
"As the Holy Empire grows stronger, in recent years, the Holy Empire's idea of ​​meritocracy has also had some impact on our country. Gradually, some nobles have proposed to absorb more outstanding foreign talents. This is also good news for you." Reed mentioned at last.

"Thank you for your kind words." Gao De thanked him, but he noticed the key information hidden in Li De's words.
Does this mean that the assessment of sea sentinels is not a pure assessment of rigid indicators, but a comprehensive consideration of the individual's actual situation, including background, age and other factors?
After leaving the town council and returning to the Swan Hotel, Goder went straight to packing his luggage.

He did not extend his stay, but prepared to leave Holden immediately and head to Dorne.

Although Holdertown is a small town under the jurisdiction of Dorne City, there is still a short distance between the two places.

However, unlike the Duchy of Sean, during the Plantagenet Dynasty, except for the three mountain ranges, all other territories in the country have been fully developed.

Therefore, not only is the transportation network in the dynasty crisscrossed, the roads are flat and wide, the waterways are busy and orderly, and the air routes are unobstructed, making travel extremely convenient. In addition, there is little need to worry about sudden attacks from underground creatures along the way, so safety is quite high.

There are three ways to travel from Holder to Dorne: by boat, by caravan, and by airship.

It just includes the three realms of land, water and air.

That’s right, even if it’s just a small town in the Plantagenet Dynasty, it is equipped with airships, a “high-end” thing that only the capital of the Principality of Sean has.

In fact, for the subjects of the Plantagenet dynasty, airships were no longer a rare thing, and ordinary people had more or less experienced riding one or twice.

Gaode has always been frugal, but he would not skimp on such necessary expenses and decisively chose the most comfortable and shortest-travel airship.

The land required for an airship base is extremely large, and takeoff and landing will generate noise, so the airship base in Holden Town was built in a remote corner of the suburbs.

Gao De stood on the street and got on an "express carriage" that was specifically for the airship base. Half an hour later, he arrived directly at the airship base.

Following the bustling crowd, Gode came to the ticket office on the side of the airship base gate and bought an airship ticket to Dorne City.

Dorne is the most prosperous city in this area. From the town of Holder alone, there are seven batches of airship "flights" to Dorne every day.

The air route from Holder to Dorne is 655 kilometers long and takes four hours to reach the destination. It costs 4 Plantagenet coins, which is equivalent to 6 copper coins per kilometer.

Of course, this is the price for economy class.

If you want to sit in the luxury class, the price will be several times higher.

I honestly spent 4 Plantagenet coins to buy a business-class airship ticket, then followed the crowd to the boarding inspection area.

There stood several stern-looking guards in neat uniforms and polished leather boots, but the content of the inspection was simple:
First, the identity documents and tickets are checked, and after confirmation, each passenger is scanned using an alchemical machine that detects magical auras.

When Gaode was being examined, the extraordinary materials in his backpack that had not yet been used and the Beifeng sword wrapped tightly in a scabbard on his waist both began to emit magical light at the same time.

The other party just let Gaode open his backpack and let them take a look, and then let Gaode go. Beifeng could tell the shape at a glance, so he didn't ask him to draw his sword to show it.

After successfully passing the inspection and boarding the ship, we waited for another half an hour. Then, the airship named "Hold 87" slowly rose into the air and sailed away with the wind, accompanied by the sound of the propeller turning.

Compared to the old-fashioned airship I took in the Principality of Sean before, this "Hold 87" is not very new, but the riding experience is much better.

The most striking contrast was that the launch of Holden 87 caused him almost no physical discomfort, unlike before when his head was congested and his ears were ringing.

When the airship rose to a high altitude, Gao De looked down at the land below, and the scenery was completely different from the past.

There are no continuous mountains, but instead there are endless vast plains with golden wheat waves; the criss-crossing river network is like silver blood vessels spreading across the earth, sparkling with waves, and large ships full of cargo or passengers passing back and forth on them.

This picture gave Gao De the impression of two words: rich.

After looking at the scenery for a while, Gaode returned to his seat and closed his eyes to construct the spell model.

The existence of the [Body of Dharma Ninja] allows him to easily enter a state of practice in any environment.

His mind was instantly immersed in the sea of ​​magic.

Soon, Gao De opened his eyes again and a smile appeared on his face.

In the quiet and undisturbed environment of the inn, the spell model of [Burn] that had never been constructed was finally successful at once on the noisy airship.

However, for Gaode, the successful construction of the spell model is just the beginning.

He focused his mind on Feng Ling Yue Ying and lightly tapped the yellow "+" sign after the newly appeared [Heavy Burden] spell entry.

A moment later:

[Bullet+] (Transmutation, 1st level):

The target's carrying capacity is tripled for the spell's duration (two hours).

However, aside from the amount of weight the creature can carry, its actual strength is not affected while under the spell.

Additional: The duration of this spell is doubled, and the cost is halved. In addition, this spell is effective against armor hindrances other than weight.

After adding points, Gao De looked at the time and found that there was still a long time before reaching Dorne City. So he simply focused his mind and began to practice the "Qingmu Changsheng Sutra".

"Dear passengers, our airship has safely arrived above Dorne. We are preparing to land. Please do not rush to get up. Wait until the airship comes to a complete stop before getting up and leaving in an orderly manner."

It was not until a loud and clear arrival announcement suddenly came from the loudspeaker in the airship that Gao De came back to his senses from his concentrated state of practice.

Dorne, here we are!

(End of this chapter)