Above the mage!

Chapter 318 Drug Poison
Gao De was surprised, and of course he had reason to be surprised.

When he first came to this world, he had already confirmed that his talent as a mage was only average, or even lower-average, even in a small place like the Principality of Sean.

Not to mention, we are still in the Plantagenet dynasty.

In such an environment, Gao De knew that the mage level he displayed was very ordinary, and the only thing that was truly outstanding was his spells.

However, it is difficult to display his talent in magic.

Of course, the ordinary level of the mage is only temporary.

In another year or two, when the resources he possesses in the North are converted into concrete strength, Gao De believes that he will be able to become a so-called wizard genius.

But the question is, how come this Sea Sentinel Mage said that I now have top-level mage talent?

"A mental strength of 133 is the threshold for the middle stage of the first ring, 166 is the threshold for the late stage of the first ring, and 199 is the limit of the first ring. You are only in the early stage of the first ring, but your mental strength is as high as 186, which means you have already passed the thresholds of the middle stage and the late stage of the first ring."

"This means that as long as you continue to practice normally, it is almost certain that your mental strength will be able to break through the first level limit."

"As long as you can break the limit, whether it's magical power or mental power, it can be regarded as the top mage talent!" Facing Gao De's surprise, the sea sentinel mage gave a direct explanation.

It was only after the other party’s introduction that Gao De realized the value of his mental strength.

Of course, in his mind, this cannot be regarded as his talent, because Gao De knows clearly that the strength of his mental power comes from the fifth-level ice jade sycamore leaf and the feedback from Yugatshira.

He originally thought that with his decent mage level and his background, he might be able to get into the Sea Sentinel. If that didn't work, he could try the special recruitment route of "First-level Rune Constructor".

Who would have thought that because of his mental power he would suddenly become a top genius in the eyes of the examiner.

It was visible to the naked eye that as the other party's verdict came down, the gazes of the other three examiners, and even the remaining nine applicants in the examination room, turned towards him with scorching eyes.

"The retest will be held on the 16th of this month in Dorne Harbor. Here is the exact address and time. Don't be late." After the elderly Sea Sentinel Mage decided that Gode had passed the initial test, he handed a scroll of parchment to Gode through the mage's hands.

Gao De quickly took it, showing a happy smile and bowing to the sea sentinel mage, "Thank you, sir."

Since there are so many mages who want to join the Sea Sentinels, the registration period for the Sea Sentinels selection is as long as fifteen days, starting on the 1st of the Frost Gold Moon and ending on the 15th of the Frost Gold Moon, giving everyone enough time.

This period of time is both for registration and for the initial test.

Those who pass the initial test will be gathered together on the 16th of the Frost Gold Month for a unified re-examination.

After collecting the [North Wind] that he had temporarily placed on the table and taking the parchment given by the older Sea Sentinel Mage, Gao De turned around and left the "examination room".

However, as a candidate who passed the initial test, he was guided by the staff to go out through another passage, avoiding the flow of people in the square outside.

When I walked out of the "examination room", the sun was shining brightly, just like Gaode's mood at the moment.

"Gaode." At this moment, a strong female voice came from behind.

Gao De turned around and saw that it was the female mage among the two young sea sentinel mages who had come out to open the scene.

He stopped and asked politely, "Is there anything else?"

The female mage came over and said openly, "Congratulations on passing the first test. According to what Mage Vander said, the second test will not be a big problem for you. It is basically a done deal for you to join the Sea Sentinel."

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Melia, and I’m currently a first-class trainee wizard at the Sea Sentinel." Melia stretched out her right hand.

"Hello, Mage Melia. I hope I can successfully enter the Sea Sentinel as you said." Goder also stretched out his hand and shook her hand lightly, and the hands separated as soon as they touched.

"The retest is actually to arrange for you to fight against the leyline creatures at sea. There will be senior mages from the Sea Sentinels watching and judging. The main focus is on your ability to apply spells, your psychological quality, and your water skills, rather than on winning or losing."

"Your family background is not particularly good, and you don't have many spells that you master, so you are also being sorted out. But don't worry, the adults who are watching the review will also take this into consideration, so you don't have to feel too burdened."

Gao De smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Mage Melia."

Melia just smiled at him and said nothing more.

The reason why she called Gao De and told him all this was because she had just observed the preliminary examination process and heard the words of the warrant officer-level Sea Sentinel Mage. She knew that Gao De was most likely to join the Sea Sentinel, so she wanted to say hello in advance and make good friends with him.

If it is said that he is trying to please Gaode in every way because of his so-called "top mage talent", then that is only imagination.

Which wizard who can become a sea sentinel is not gifted, and which one is not proud?

Even if we only look at the reviews, Gaode's talent is higher than mine, so what?
For a mage, talent is not everything.

Besides, no matter how talented Gao De is, he is just an early-stage first-ring mage now, and has not even become a sea sentinel!

Even if Gaode can really surpass us in the future, we will have to wait until then to see the results.

After walking around, Gao De returned to the side door of Haiyuan White Tower.

The young guide had been waiting here for a long time. He leaned against the wall on the street opposite the gate, glancing inside the door from time to time.

The moment he saw Gao De appear, he was startled at first, and then his eyes fell on Gao De's face, trying to get some information from his expression.

However, Gao De had already calmed down, so his expression was calm at the moment, so the young guide couldn't tell anything.

Seeing the other party's cautious attitude, Gode smiled slightly and said, "Let's go have lunch first, and then you can tell me about Dorne."

The young guide responded hurriedly.

This time, the young guide took Gao De to another slightly larger restaurant, which also specialized in local specialties.

However, the specialty dishes of this restaurant do not revolve around oysters, but are more solid dishes. Obviously, he also saw that Gao De was not very used to eating oysters.

After a while, a marinated and smoked salmon was served on a large plate, with fresh fish meat coated in batter and fried until golden and crispy, accompanied by thick French fries and a special sauce, the aroma was overflowing.

While enjoying lunch, Gao De asked about things that concerned him.

"You mean, the Whitefish Potion Shop will put a batch of alfalfa pulp on the shelves every seventh day. Alfalfa pulp is a first-level potion that can increase the rate at which a first-ring mage absorbs and converts magic power. After drinking it, if you practice in a place with sufficient magic power, one day can be as efficient as ten days?" Gao De couldn't help but be surprised when he heard what the other party said.

The young guide nodded vigorously. "Alfalfa syrup is very popular among mages. A bottle is only sold for 10 Plantagenet coins at the Whitefish Potion Shop. But if you can grab it and resell it, you can easily make a profit of % to %."

"It's a pity that the Whitefish Potion Shop has set a limit. Wizards are only allowed to buy alfalfa syrup, and one person can buy no more than five bottles at a time." When the young guide said this, his face was full of regret. It was obvious that he had thought about becoming a scalper, but was stopped by this rule.

"This White Fish Magic Potion Shop is a new shop that has just opened for less than half a month. It is said that there is a great noble in the city behind it. With such a strong backer, it has the resources of alfalfa pulp. And since it has just opened, in order to attract popularity, it puts such a popular alfalfa pulp on the shelf for sale." The young guide said mysteriously: "This magic potion is a best-seller. I heard that the raw materials are very rare, so the production is extremely limited. Basically, it is consumed internally as soon as it is prepared and will not flow into the market."

"Whitefish Magic Potion Shop just put alfalfa syrup on the shelves on the 27th of last month. The effect was good, so we plan to put it on the shelves one or two more times. Right now, not many people in the city know about this, and everyone wants to keep it secret so that they can enjoy the next batch of alfalfa syrup alone."

"But even if they don't say it, the store will take the initiative to promote it, so I estimate that after this time, the news will spread widely, and there will be a lot of people coming there." He kindly reminded.

"I understand." Gao De nodded slightly, very satisfied.

The reason why he hired the guides at a high price was not only because he needed them to lead the way, but also because he hoped to learn about the general situation of Dorne, including some secrets, from local people like them.

Just like the news right now.

Otherwise, getting a reward of 5 silver dragons in just a day and a half would be too easy to earn.

Some things are not surprising to locals, but for outsiders who have just arrived, they are completely in the dark and it is easy for information gaps to occur.

Just like if Gaode hadn't saved Bud's life by chance, how could he have completed the naturalization process so quickly and just caught up with the Shanghai Sentinel's third quarter selection this year.

After listening to what the young guide said, Gao De was naturally tempted. He asked for the address of the White Fish Magic Potion Shop in detail and prepared to wait two days later to queue up to buy the medicine.

"Tree species?" Upon hearing the new question raised by Gao De, the young guide was stunned and fell into deep thought.

Although he was very familiar with the situation in Dorne, which was why he worked as a guide, Goder's questions were really unpopular and tricky.

After thinking for a long time, he replied hesitantly: "The northern area is where magic plant shops gather. Most of the magic plant gardens in Dorne are there. Maybe you can go there and take a look."

"But remember to avoid the Mush Garden and Mushroom Terrace," he reminded solemnly, "These two magic plant gardens are large in scale, but their reputations are not very good. There are often reports of them bullying customers and specifically cheating outsiders."

"Selling extraordinary materials?"

Facing the new question raised by Gao De, the young guide paused and quickly answered: "You can go to the Alley Magic Material Shop or the Blue Magic Material Shop. These two magic material shops are only medium-sized, but they are both old shops that have been in business for more than a hundred years."

"Besides, they don't have the endorsement of the nobility. Instead, they are run by a Sea Sentinel Mage. Their main selling point is fair prices and honesty, which is why they have been open for so long."

"Can a Sea Sentinel Mage open a shop and do business?" Gao De couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he heard this.

In his inherent understanding, military and business should be separated. Sea sentinels are undoubtedly a type of military, and a high-level military branch at that. How can they be involved in business?
"Of course, as long as it doesn't interfere with one's own duties, and it is said that among the rewards set up internally by the Sea Sentinel, there are also direct rewards to the store!" The young guide raised his voice slightly.

"So." Gao De thought for a while and felt more and more that his decision was right.

"Spell formula?" The next moment, after hearing Gode's new question, the young guide suddenly became alert and excited.

He is very familiar with this.

"If you want to buy those common spell formulas, just look for the Dorne Mage Association. Not only do they have the most complete spell formulas of all the mage organizations, but the prices are also the most reasonable. They have never fluctuated over the years."

"But if you want to buy some rare spell formulas, or even rare spell formulas."

At this point, the young guide paused, looked around cautiously, then approached Gode and said in a low voice, "You can go to the Troll Skull Alley on the street next to Dezo. There are often some extraordinary objects, extraordinary materials and even spell formulas for sale. If you are lucky, you may be able to pick up a big bargain."

Gao De looked deeply at the young guide.

Although the other party did not say it directly, how could he not understand that this Troll Skull Alley should be the so-called "black market", a place for selling stolen goods.

This piece of information alone is actually worth "5 silver dragons".

Gao De looked at the young guide with increasing satisfaction.

After lunch, Godard felt that he had gained a lot and had a preliminary understanding of Dorne City.

In the afternoon, he simply asked the young guide to take him around several larger districts in Dorne, and by the way, he got to know the general situation of the upper-level rulers of Dorne.

Before dinner, he readily paid the young guide his salary and sent him away.

Before joining Sea Sentinel, Gaode had no plans to make any big moves.

Time passed quietly while waiting for the Sea Sentinel's re-examination. Two days passed in a flash and it was the 7th of the Frost Gold Month.

According to what the young guide said, Godkin got up early and arrived at the door before the White Fish Potion Shop opened for business.

As it turned out, he was not the first one, as there were already more than a dozen people queuing up there.

Who says there is no twist in the other world? Gao De curled his lips when he saw this, but he also joined the team obediently.

After waiting for half an hour, when the line grew from a dozen people to nearly thirty people, the White Fish Potion Shop finally opened its doors.

A long line immediately poured in.

Without exception, they all came to buy alfalfa pulp.

"Look, I'm the first customer today. Can you let me buy a few more bottles?" The first mage in line was thick-skinned and tried to bargain.

The pharmacist looked at him, then looked at the others, knowing that his thoughts were actually the thoughts of most other people present.

He cleared his throat and said loudly, "It's not that we are stingy. We will only sell you five bottles of alfalfa syrup."

"First, everyone wants this stuff. If there is no purchase limit, it is very likely to be monopolized by a few people, and it will not be your turn at all. By then, you won't be able to buy even one bottle, let alone five."

This is true. Gao De nodded slightly.

"Another point..."

"You have to know that potions are all poisonous."

"Although the content is not high, if you drink the potion normally, you can easily dissolve it with your own magic power. However, because the alfalfa pulp has an extremely strong medicinal effect, the drug poison content it contains is higher than other first-level potions."

"You can only drink five bottles of alfalfa juice within six months. If you exceed this number, the effect will remain unchanged, but the drug poison will not be eliminated and will accumulate in the body."

"Once the drug poison accumulates too much, it will have a negative impact on your subsequent practice, especially when you are upgrading your rings... You don't want to lose the big picture for the small, right?"

(End of this chapter)