Above the mage!

Chapter 324: Innocent and Clean Gaode

The cultural atmosphere of this world is not like the country where Gao De lived in his previous life, where humility is a courtesy and restraint is a tradition.

In the Nolan continent, it is natural for talented people to show off a little, and they will not be criticized at all.

How can a young genius not be full of energy?

It is precisely because of strong energy that one can be courageous and diligent.

Of course, people who are talentless and crazy are disliked no matter what cultural atmosphere they are in.

In short, after his amazing performance, Gaode's self-proclaimed "genius" did not cause anyone's dissatisfaction.

The retest is still going on.

But for the four examiners, there were no extra surprises.

The performances of the remaining mages were all lackluster, and naturally none of them could pass the assessment and join the Sea Sentinels.

Gao De even discovered that since him, all the mages who took the test and were thrown onto the deck by Paul had more or less suffered some flesh injuries, instead of being safe and sound like before.

——It seemed that Paul vented his dissatisfaction on these mages.

Gao De silently mourned for them in his heart for a second.

"This retest ends here. Except for Master Gaode, everyone else has failed the retest and can go back now."

Seeing that all the mages had already gone into the water to fight with Paul, Warrant Officer Xilin stood up and loudly announced the final result.

When the mages heard this, a trace of desolation flashed across their faces, but the result could not be changed.

They could only take one reluctant look at the scene on the ship and the four examiners in sea sentry uniforms, then dispersed in twos and threes.

In the blink of an eye, the deck that was originally crowded with more than 30 mages taking the re-examination was now left with only Gao De standing there alone.

Warrant Officer Xilin took a step forward and said to Gao De, "Congratulations on passing the assessment and joining the Sea Sentinel. We will be colleagues in the future."

Gao De faced the four examiners, bowed slightly, and said politely: "Thank you, Masters."

"I won't beat around the bush with you. Although you have passed the assessment, your background still needs to be investigated."

Warrant Officer Xilin smiled, but his eyes were more scrutinizing. "After all, the place where you were born, the Principality of Sean, has become the Sean Province of the Holy Empire."

"The Holy Empire has been coveting our Plantagenet Dynasty for a long time and is ambitious. You came from the Province of Sean. Although there are no suspicious signs at present and you have passed the naturalization interrogation, it is still possible that you are sent by the Holy Empire."

As Warrant Officer Xilin spoke, he observed Goder's face, as if trying to see any subtle changes in his expression.

If Gao De was just recruited into the Sea Sentinel as usual, it would actually be nothing.

After all, the Sea Sentinel has many members, and occasionally recruiting a few newcomers with unclear backgrounds, even if their origins are not so clean, it will not cause any big waves.

The problem is that Gaode has already demonstrated its amazing potential.

Such talents will naturally need to be trained after being recruited.

Under this premise, Gaode’s origin becomes of paramount importance.

We must first find out Gao De’s background before we can make subsequent arrangements.

Gao De was very calm about Warrant Officer Xilin's "reminder".

Because he has no connection with the Holy Empire, and he has nothing to fear from his own shadow. So why should he be afraid of this investigation?
"That's right." He answered frankly.

"Then go back and wait. Once we have investigated thoroughly, we will notify you to report," Warrant Officer Xilin asked, "Is that ok?"

"I have no objection."

There's no point in having any objections, Gao De answered while thinking.

The person in charge of the selection of sea sentinels is Captain Merrick, a senior three-ring battle mage.

White Tower of the Sea Abyss.

On the second floor, outside Captain Merrick's room, in the quiet corridor, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in." Merrick's clear voice came out.

The door was pushed open and Warrant Officer Xilin walked in. He walked briskly and held a thick roll of parchment in his hand.

"Captain Merrick, the result of that Gaode matter I told you about before has come out." As soon as he entered the door, Warrant Officer Xilin directly stated his purpose, with a serious look in his eyes.

"Oh? Is that the mage you mentioned who performed extremely well in the retest and has excellent qualifications, but is from the Sean Province and needs to have his background investigated?"

"Yes."

"What do you mean?" Merrick became interested after hearing that. He leaned forward slightly and looked at Warrant Officer Xilin.

Merrick is an old man who looks very kind.

He was injured in a battle with sea beasts a few years ago, which damaged his origin. Since then, it has been difficult for him to improve his mage level.

However, because of his great contributions and the fact that it was a work-related injury, he was later promoted to a captain-level wizard.

Merrick has retired from the front line in recent years and is mainly responsible for the logistics of the Sea Sentinel, including recruiting new personnel.

"I have asked people to conduct a detailed investigation, and also dispatched some people lurking in the Xien Province. Combined with the information revealed by Gao De when he became a naturalized citizen, all his experiences are summarized here."

Warrant Officer Xilin said as he handed over the thick roll of parchment in his hand.

Merrick took the parchment and said, "Give me a brief introduction."

"This God said that he was born in Hogan City in the Bremen region of the Principality of Sean. However, two years ago, a new ground vein appeared around Hogan City, and the creatures that emerged from the ground vein completely submerged Hogan City."

"So a lot of past information about Hogan City is hard to find and cannot be found."

"Is it such a coincidence?" Upon hearing this, Merrick frowned subconsciously.

This kind of "coincidence" is undoubtedly a stain on Gaode's resume, and it is hard not to arouse suspicion.

"I thought so at first, but then I made other discoveries." Warrant Officer Xilin smiled and motioned for Merrick to open the parchment.

Merrick opened the parchment and saw a yellowed contract:

"This contract is signed today, the 9655th day of the Flower Flame Month in the year 18 of the Nolan Calendar, in Hogan City, in the presence of Mr. Bellamy." "Transferor: Gao De"

"Transferee: Oliver"

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"Subject matter of the contract:"

"The transferor agrees to transfer the above-mentioned medicinal garden together with all crops, buildings and ancillary rights thereon to the transferee for 300 Sean gold coins. The transferee must pay the full amount to the transferor in gold coins in one lump sum after the signing of this contract."

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"What is this?" Merrick's eyes fell on the conspicuous word "Gao De" behind the transferor.

Above the name, there is a bright red fingerprint.

"A contract for the transfer of the medicine garden was obtained from a businessman who managed to escape from Hogan City on the night when the earth veins erupted." Warrant Officer Xilin explained.

"I asked Anzi to investigate it in detail. It took quite some time to confirm that the Gao De mentioned above is the same person as the Gao De we are investigating."

"This Gao De is really extraordinary!" Warrant Officer Xilin couldn't help but sigh: "Not only is he gifted, but his character and courage are also extraordinary."

"Oh?" Merrick's eyes left the parchment again, and he looked up at Warrant Officer Xilin, waiting for the rest.

"According to what the merchant said, this medicine garden originally belonged to a third-class wizard apprentice named Seda."

"This Seda came from Bremen. He bought this garden in Hogan and started a medicinal garden after taking good care of it."

"After that, Seda specifically adopted homeless beggars from Hogan City as his apprentices. Although they are called apprentices, they are actually free laborers and drug testers. Seda is researching a first-level magic potion formula and needs human body testing."

"And this Gao De is an apprentice accepted by Seda. His background as a wandering beggar is consistent with what he said."

"According to what the merchant said, Seda suddenly disappeared one day. It is very likely that he died of old age, and Gaode became the leader of the medicine garden."

"At that time, he used threats and inducements to forcefully purchase the medicine garden from Gao De."

"The arm is no match for the thigh, but Gao De is also clever. He pretended to flatter them on the surface, signed the transfer contract with them, and then took a box with a secret lock to trick him, and then he took the money and disappeared without a trace."

"Less than a month after Gao De left, the Hogan Earth Vein was reborn, and those earth vein creatures surged out, and Hogan City was instantly in dire straits. If this kid hadn't left early, he would have died in the beast tide. It can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"Later, when Gao De appeared again, he was already in the Seres College as a freshman."

"Based on this information, we traced back and soon found out the whole story. It turned out that he used the alias Google and went to Bremen first, and then..."

"And with the recommendation letter, Goder was able to enter Seres College and officially start his journey as a mage."

"He quickly demonstrated his talent. In just one year, he stood out among his peers, became the top freshman of the class, and was successfully promoted to a first-ring mage."

“What happened next was even more complicated.”

"You mean, this Gao De was originally imprisoned in the Mage Prison by the dean of Seres College because of internal strife in the royal family. He was able to escape just in time for the Holy Empire's army to approach the border, the regime change, and amnesty?"

After listening to Warrant Officer Xilin's story, even though Merrick was knowledgeable, he had never seen such a bizarre and eventful experience as Gode's.

"Yes, this Gao De is a very tough guy. He would rather die than surrender in the face of the oppression of these nobles. If it weren't for his amazing luck and catching up with such an amnesty, he would probably still be suffering in prison now, or he would have died long ago." When saying this, Warrant Officer Xilin's tone was full of admiration.

The Plantagenets were an ancient dynasty that regarded the classical doctrines of justice, honor and duty as supreme principles.

Therefore, most of the people of the Plantagenet dynasty admired people with excellent character.

"After the amnesty, he left Saint Sean City. He must have been deeply hurt by this incident and didn't want to stay in this place any longer. It was the 9656rd day of the Frost Gold Month in the 23th year of the Norlan calendar."

"After that, there was no trace of him. The next time he appeared was on the first day of the Frost Gold Month in the year 9657 of the Nolan calendar, a year later." Warrant Officer Xilin continued to narrate.

"Twenty days ago, Bud, a resident of Holder Town, was attacked by earth vein creatures in the Sword Mountains and was rescued by him."

"According to what he said, he was a wandering wizard during this period. He must have left Saint Sean City, passed through the waterway, and crossed the Green Tooth Mountains and the Sword Mountains before entering our dynasty."

"That's why we haven't found any trace of him in the past year. After all, he's basically been in the uninhabited primitive mountains."

"All the clues and information match." Warrant Officer Xilin spread his hands.

"This Gao De's background couldn't be more clean. He is a wizard who rose to prominence from the bottom of a small city in a small principality with his own talents." Finally, he gave his own summary.

"This guy is not only talented and courageous, but also extremely lucky. A first-ring mage can actually cross two mountain ranges safely and come to Dorne."

Merrick couldn't help but sigh after listening to Warrant Officer Xilin's account of Godd's "inspirational" and "legendary" experience.

He also agreed with what Warrant Officer Xilin said about his innocence and cleanliness.

How could a local first-ring wizard who was framed and imprisoned by nobles the night before the Holy Empire occupied the city of Saint Sean become a secret spy of the Holy Empire?

"In the past hundred years, the situation of our Sea Sentinels has not been ideal. Those who can enter the Sentinels of Light are already at the bottom of the list among all regions." Warrant Officer Xilin spoke with worry, and then said:
"Everyone in the Sea Sentinel is very worried about this decline and hopes it can be changed. Gao De is indeed a talent. With his background, experience, and performance, he has a bright future. If we recruit him, I think he will have a good chance of joining the Bright Sentinel in the future."

"Moreover," he said with a smile, "maybe it's more than that. It's not impossible for us to recruit a future great man who can influence the structure of the Plantagenet dynasty."

"You're so bold." Merrick chuckled.

Regarding what Warrant Officer Xilin said about Gao De being able to enter the Sentinel of Light, he did think that there was a slight possibility.

After all, Gao De's talent, character and luck can be seen from his resume.

But Merrick didn't believe at all that he might become a big figure who would influence the Plantagenet dynasty in the future.

It's not that he looked down on Goder's potential, but Merrick was well aware of the situation of the dynasty.

Unlike the meritocracy of the Holy Empire, birth was very important in the Plantagenet dynasty.

It doesn't mean that you can have a high enough status just by having a good family background.

But without a good background, it definitely won’t work.

The Plantagenet dynasty was an ancient dynasty, but the other side of antiquity is often corruption and serious class stratification.

The older generation of aristocratic families firmly hold the core power of the dynasty, and it is extremely difficult for people at the bottom to break free from the shackles.

"Okay, now that his identity has been confirmed, let's recruit him into the Sea Sentinel." Merrick made the final decision and signed his name neatly on the document confirming Goder's recruitment.

"He might be the most outstanding one among the new recruits who join the Sea Sentinel under my command. Then, I can get some benefit from him." Merrick said casually while looking at the newly signed document.

(End of this chapter)