Above the mage!

Chapter 326 Taming the Beast
"Pet?" Gao De was surprised.

"Yes," Melia explained, "This is also a benefit for sea sentinels."

"Our mission is to eliminate water beasts, but think about it. Is it easy to find water beasts in the vast waters?"

"After all, water areas are the natural home of these water beasts. Unless they actively attack us, it would be very difficult to find their tracks if they hide intentionally."

"Indeed." After a moment's thought, Gao De immediately agreed.

"At this time, we have to rely on external forces, that is, pets."

"The capybara, our pet animal, is a unique aquatic animal that was domesticated by our sea sentinels after several generations of hard work and efforts."

"Looking at the entire Plantagenet dynasty, there are only a few who can do this." When Melia said this, there was a sense of pride in her words.

To most people, taming animals is not difficult.

A stronger wizard can become a master animal tamer with the help of magic.

So some people may find it difficult to understand why, in Melia's words, animal taming becomes so meaningful.

But Gaode understood the reason behind it.

Because the animal training here is completely different from the ordinary animal training.

Most people think of animal training as taming one or two individuals to meet temporary needs.

But for the Plantagenet dynasty, animal taming included characteristics such as stable output, docile temperament, easy reproduction, and powerful abilities.

In addition, a lot of resources must be invested in introduction, breeding, mating, training, maintenance and other aspects.

Just like in Gaode's previous life, there are thousands of animals in the world, and most of them are edible in theory, but in the end, only a few can become a stable source of meat for people.

The concepts of both are the same.

"Incredible." Gao De nodded.

Here, as they were talking, Melia had already brought Gode to the front of the White Tower of Haiyuan.

Haiyuan White Tower is its specific name.

And its essence, obviously, is a wizard tower.

"We are trainee mage soldiers and are only allowed to pass through the first floor of the Haiyuan White Tower."

“Although it’s only one floor, it’s still pretty big.”

At the entrance of the Haiyuan White Tower, there is an exquisite magic circle, like an invisible guard, quietly blocking outsiders.

Melia took out her ID card skillfully and pressed it forward.

The next moment, a faint light flashed on the signboard, and then the invisible barrier immediately dissipated.

Gao De also quickly followed suit, taking out the identity card he had just received and removing the barrier of the magic circle.

As soon as you enter the Haiyuan White Tower, you will see a spacious hall.

The floor of the hall is paved with smooth white marble, and each piece of marble is polished to an extremely fine finish, shining brightly.

On the walls hang exquisite oil paintings depicting magic scenes, which are both beautiful and have a sense of atmosphere.

On both sides of the gate stood two iron golems made of fine iron.

The surface of the iron golem is smooth, and it gleams with a cold metallic luster under the lights in the hall.

The glow of magical power can be vaguely seen flowing at their joints.

The overall appearance of the Iron Golem is humanoid, and the proportions of its body parts are more coordinated than those of most humans, so that it looks more like a fine work of art.

The head of the Iron Golem was covered by an iron helmet, revealing only two pitch-black eyes. Without any emotion, they coldly examined everyone who came in and out.

There is a huge fountain in the center of the hall.

The water of the fountain is clear and transparent, constantly changing its shape, sometimes like a blooming flower, sometimes like a wizard in a robe.

Behind the fountain is the exhibition stand with a row of tables and a row of crystal panels hanging on the wall, displaying some scattered information.

"If you want to accept missions in the future, you have to accept them here." Melia said, pointing to the row of crystal plates.

However, the purpose of this trip was not here, so Melia just gave a brief introduction. After passing the two iron golems, she turned left and led Gode into a long and narrow corridor.

The walls on both sides of the corridor are inlaid with magical crystals that emit a soft light.

Melia pushed open the door of a room and walked in.

The furnishings in the room gave off a sense of antiquity. The bookshelves were filled with heavy books, and there was a faint smell of ancient books in the air.

"This is the supply department of our Sea Sentinels. Whether you want to register your military merits or exchange them for goodies, you have to come here." Melia's voice echoed softly in the room.

After speaking to God, Melia turned around and bowed slightly to an old man sitting in the room, with a respectful and sincere attitude, "Master Neil, this is the newcomer God. I brought him to receive the spell formula and spell potion of [Touch of the Ocean]."

The old man was wearing a very retro classical black robe. After hearing Melia's words, he raised his head slightly and glanced at God with his cloudy brown eyes. "It's Melia, is there another little guy? He looks very energetic, not bad."

He stood up slowly, and something triggered the wall behind him to open slowly, revealing a secret door. "Wait a moment."

After saying that, Master Neil walked straight into the door.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a while, the secret door slowly opened again, and Mage Neil walked out, with a roll of parchment and a bottle of dark blue potion in his hands.

"Okay, here are your spell formulas and spell potions." said Mage Neil.

"Thank you." Gode stepped forward and wanted to take the thing from Master Neil.

Unexpectedly, the other party took back his hand and patted the table. There was a blank material receipt on the table and said, "Sign first."

"In the Sea Sentinel, you need to sign for any supplies. Otherwise, if the accounts don't match during the year-end review, Mage Neil will be in trouble," Melia reminded hurriedly.

"So that's it." Gao De suddenly realized, and quickly picked up the feather pen to write down the corresponding information on the material receipt form according to the corresponding format, including the receipt time, specific materials, and recipient.

After everything was done, Mage Neil handed over the spell formula and spell potion.

Next, under the guidance of Melia, Goder visited the studio, library, file room and even the utility room on the first floor, and finally stopped in front of a brightly lit room with an open door.

"Let me remind you in advance that although the staff here are only our civilian employees and not Sea Sentinel mages, you still have to try your best to have good relations with them." Melia's expression was stern.

"Why?" Gao De raised his eyebrows slightly, "Could it be that the person inside is behind this..."

He pointed upwards.

"That's not the case," Melia said with a smile, "because this is the financial office of our Sea Sentinel."

"The payment and collection of your salary is handled by the Finance Office. Of course, this is secondary. The most important thing is..."

Melia paused, whetting God's appetite, "They will also be responsible for the reimbursement of your expenses when you go out on missions."

"Expense reimbursement?!" When Gao De heard this term, he was stunned and didn't react.

"Of course," Melia introduced in a matter-of-fact tone: "The missions we carry out come from various regions in Byro County. The travel expenses incurred during the period of rushing from Dorne City to carry out the missions will definitely be reimbursed by the Sea Sentinels. They can't let us carry out the missions at our own expense." Having said that, I really didn't expect that one day I would hear the word "reimbursement" in another world, Gaode secretly complained in his heart.

At the same time, he also understood the meaning of Melia's reminder.

Never offend those who are in charge of the money in any place and at any time. This is a universal truth.

Melia walked in first. Before she even stepped over the threshold, a brisk voice sounded:

"Good day! Miss Luo Shan, you are so dazzling today. Is there any dance tonight?"

Miss Roxanne was a young girl with brown hair and freckles on her face. She wore a light green dress with beautiful lace at the hem, which made her face look lovely.

This is a lady from a good family, Gao De inferred in his mind.

This is indeed the case. Although they are only civilian staff, they are working in the sea sentinels after all, so they are paid by the government.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is an extremely stable and respectable job, but it is difficult to get in if you don't have certain assets at home.

Hearing Melia's voice, Miss Roshan sat up straight suddenly, and then showed a shy attitude, "Master Melia, why are you here?"

"Master Gaode, the newcomer selected this quarter," Melia pointed at Gaode beside her and continued, "I'll bring him here to learn the reimbursement process and understand the precautions for reimbursement."

Luo Shan looked up at Gao De, her light brown eyes sparkling with curiosity.

She also knew something about the newcomers who were about to join and heard some rumors.

Whether it is the performance in the re-examination or the background, Gaode is still very gossipy.

"Okay." Gao De happened to look over, and their eyes met. The latter was like a frightened rabbit. After responding quickly, he looked away and began to search on the table in a panic.

Soon, she found a document and introduced it to Gao De:

"For all reimbursements, you need to provide the corresponding vouchers. You should pay attention to the reimbursement standards for missions. First of all, for airship tickets, only the economy class is reimbursed. The luxury class is not reimbursed at all. As for accommodation, you are now an apprentice mage, and the daily standard is 3 silver royals. In addition, there is an additional transportation allowance of 1 silver royal and a meal allowance of 1 silver royal every day."

She gave Gao De a piecemeal introduction for about ten minutes until she had made all the key points clear.

"Master Gaode, if you can't remember, you can always come and consult me ​​again." Finally, she said to Gaode with a smile.

"Okay, thank you Miss Roxanne." Goder thanked politely.

After coming out of the finance office, I had basically finished touring the first floor of the Haiyuan White Tower.

"Let's go to the Biboting Court." Melia finally took Gaode away from the Haiyuan White Tower to pick up the pet.

Biboting, the base where the sea sentinels raise water beasts, is located on the inland river waters, a long distance away from the Haiyuan White Tower.

As soon as I went out, there was already a private carriage waiting at the door.

The body of the carriage is made of dark wood and has an antique luster.

The wheels are tall and solid, with exquisite patterns carved on them.

Two sturdy coolie horses stood in front of the car, their fur was shiny and smooth, and they were swinging their tails leisurely.

"This is the property of our Sea Sentinel. The driver's salary is also paid by the Sea Sentinel. We can use it for free, but we need to apply one day in advance." Melia explained.

There are even buses.
The carriage passed through the wide streets and bustling urban areas, left the city of Dorne, and then followed a winding road and slowly arrived at an inland river in the suburbs.

The river breeze is blowing gently, the sky is bright, and the rippling waves are sparkling and dancing, like a large piece of crumpled silver foil.

On the shore of the water, many sloops were docked neatly.

On the water, you can see a dozen canoes similar to single-person racing rowing boats sailing.

There is a person on each canoe, who controls the paddle skillfully and with a strong posture.

There were also three or four wooden barrels on the boat, filled with small shrimps such as green prawns and mysid shrimps.

The man on the canoe was holding a large spoon. He steadily put the spoon into the barrel, and then scooped hard, and the spoon was filled with lively little shrimps.

Then they waved their arms and scattered the shrimps in the big spoon onto the water.

As they moved, seven or eight pointed heads suddenly emerged from the water on the seemingly calm surface. They were capybaras.

As soon as these capybaras saw the food, they became excited instantly, huddled together, scrambled for the food, and made squeaking sounds.

For a moment, the water surface was splashed with green waves.

The person on the canoe should be the so-called keeper.

"Mage Melia." There was also a sea sentinel staff member on the shore, a middle-aged man with dark skin, wearing a simple but sturdy cloth shirt. He immediately came over after seeing Melia.

"I'm bringing a newcomer to pick up the capybara. Sorry to bother you." Melia said straight to the point.

"Okay!" the middle-aged man immediately responded loudly, then took out a small whistle from his neck and blew it softly.

The whistle suddenly made a strange squeaking sound.

The sound was sharp but not harsh, with a unique rhythm that penetrated the water surface and spread into the distance.

Upon hearing this sound, the group of capybaras that were fighting for food in the water reacted instantly.

I saw a capybara suddenly sticking its head out, as if trying to catch the source of the sound. After determining the direction, it swam towards the shore like an arrow, leaving a long, silk-like water trail on the water.

Obviously, this whistle is a special token that corresponds precisely to a specific capybara, like an exclusive summoning command.

The capybara that was summoned looked very excited. After arriving at the shore, its body rose and fell in the water, jumping high from time to time and falling heavily, splashing pieces of crystal water.

Capybaras are not big, with a body length of only a little over one meter. Their skin is smooth and elastic, light gray in color, and gleams with a soft luster under the sunlight.

It has a low fin on its back, like a slightly raised willow leaf, swaying flexibly in the water.

The color of the abdomen is relatively lighter, almost white.

"It's a very lively capybara. You're lucky." Melia congratulated.

"This is a token. As long as you blow the whistle, it will obey your command. Of course, this is only necessary in the early stages because you are not familiar with it yet."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he handed the whistle in his hand to Gao De, and his tone revealed a slight reminder: "When you spend more time with it and build a deep relationship with it, it will listen to your commands even without a token. Capybaras are very spiritual water animals."

"No need." However, Gao De waved his hand and did not take the whistle. Instead, he walked to the shore.

He slowly bent down and stretched out his hand towards the capybara's head that was exposed above the water.

The capybara has a blunt and round head without a protruding snout. Its small eyes are smart and cunning. It is looking at the hand that Gode extends to it, as if thinking about something.

"Although capybaras are well-behaved, they are very wary of strangers." Seeing this, the middle-aged man subconsciously wanted to remind them.

But he stopped abruptly when he was only halfway through his words.

Including Melia, both of them had their pupils shrunken at this moment.

The capybara, which is always very alert, actually took the initiative to stick its head upwards and rubbed Gao De's palm with its head in an intimate manner.

(End of this chapter)