Above the mage!

Chapter 334: Another Gifted Person
Another ten days passed in a flash.

After Zuo Wen Burns came to the door once, he never showed up again.

Naturally, Gaode would not come to us to sign a sponsorship contract.

Since no one was disturbing him, he was happy to have some free time and concentrate on training and practice.

The first thing was to "build up his courage". Before constructing the spell model of Feather Fall, the time he could hold on finally reached the half-hour requirement set by Master Naxi at the beginning.

He didn't know whether this progress was fast or slow, after all, there was no one to serve as a reference.

However, Gaode believes that it should be fast.

In fact, after experiencing a real death in his previous life and escaping death again after traveling through time, his mentality is much calmer and bolder than that of ordinary people.

The construction of Leomon's magic network has reached level twenty-one.

There was no need for a reference to know that this speed was incredibly fast. Gao De also knew it was incredibly fast - because there were a total of 100 bottles of Kaimai Tincture, which was a five-month supply, and he had already consumed 60 to 70 bottles in 20 days.

[Your immunity to toxins increases by 40.9%, and your body organs' ability to digest, metabolize and excrete various toxins increases by 45.4%].

This is the progress of adapting to the present moment.

At this stage, Kaimai Tincture is actually not a strong medicine for him. At most, it is just like a soda. Drinking too much will make him feel bloated.

Although the magic network is still a long way from being fully built, Gaode can already clearly feel the huge benefits of casting spells through the new magic network of his choice.

First of all, the casting speed has increased by nearly 30%. In addition, the mana loss during the casting process has also been reduced by nearly 10%, which indirectly increases the power of the spell slightly.

This "slight" improvement seems insignificant.

But little by little, the effect will actually become more pronounced the longer the battle lasts and the higher the level of the mage.

One tenth of 10 is 1, which is not very noticeable.

But one tenth of 1000 is 100!
This feeling of obvious positive feedback is so addictive that Gaode wants to immerse himself in it forever.

In addition, during this period of time, he also mastered the last two first-level spells he obtained from the North.

Similarly, with a fairly generous amount of essence on hand, Gaode still added points without hesitation:
[Feather Fall+] (Transmutation, 1st level):

Designate up to five falling creatures within range (40 meters). The creatures' falling speed is reduced to 1 feet per second for the spell's duration (10 minute).

If the creature lands before the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and can land safely on its feet.

The spell's effect on the creature ends once it hits the ground.

Additional: You will be able to control the target's body posture and direction during the descent through mental guidance, achieving a certain degree of autonomous flight or steering.

Detect Plants and Animals + (Divination, 1st level):

You can detect specific types of animals or plants within a cone-shaped area radiating from the direction you are facing.

You must choose a type of animal or plant when you cast the spell, but you can change that type at any time.

The amount of information you can gain depends on how long you study a particular area or focus on a particular type of plant or animal.

When casting a spell, you need to concentrate on it. Once you interrupt the casting, the time will have to be calculated from the beginning.

The spell takes at most 10 minutes to cast, and has a range of 600 feet (200 meters).

Over time, you will first determine whether this type of animal or plant exists in the area, then confirm the number of specific types of animals and plants in the area, the condition of the healthiest organisms, and finally the condition and location of each individual.

If the entity is out of your line of sight, you only know its direction, not its exact location.

The categories of biological conditions are as follows:
Normal: No injuries or flesh wounds, no diseases.

OK: slightly injured

Unfavorable: Seriously injured, suffering from illness, or weakened by trauma.

Debilitated: dead or suffering from a serious illness or disability.

If a creature fits more than one of these categories (such as one that is slightly injured but afflicted with a disease), the spell indicates the worse condition.

You can instead detect new areas.

The spell can penetrate obstacles, but 1 foot of rock, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it.

Additional: The spell now radiates in a wider circular area, rather than a cone, and can penetrate larger obstacles (twice as much).

While Gao De was concentrating on improving himself, he didn't know that he had actually gained a little fame within the Sea Sentinel without realizing it.

First, he was the only mage in recent years who was recognized as having top mage talent and then recruited.

Because of this, when he joined the Sea Sentinel, there were already quite a few people paying attention to Gaode.

Then, he spent one day in Gaode to master the Infinite Breathing Method, and on the next day he chose the "Leomon Magic Vein Network" which had been sealed for a long time and was regarded as useless.

This is equivalent to a combination of emphasis and depression, which immediately aroused discussion among many people.

Finally, Gode declined the offer from the Burns family.

The aristocratic circle is not small, but it is not big either. It only takes a short time for some news to spread.

Since Gao De entered the Sea Sentinel, he only went between Collingwood Art Gallery, the dormitory and the cafeteria every day, and had no contact with other Sea Sentinel mages, so he had never realized this.

"God!"

As soon as he entered the Collingwood Art Gallery, Godd heard someone calling his name.

I turned around and saw it was Melia.

This was the first time he had run into her in the gym in such a long time.

"Are you here for training today too?" Gao De nodded in response.

"Yes," Melia explained, "Under normal circumstances, I would come to the gym to train every day, but after guiding you to report a while ago, I took a mission to go to Auxerre City to clear out the water beasts, and I just came back yesterday."

"I see."

Melia had joined the Sea Sentinel just over a year earlier than him and was still a novice. Her potential had not been fully tapped. Unlike those big guys, she only needed to train every once in a while to maintain a basic level. Naturally, she needed to persist in training.

"Come on, I'm going to training first." After greeting you warmly, Melia went to the side to start her own training.

Gao De activated the star instrument and began visual reaction training as usual. He was soon immersed in it until the voice of Master Naxi was heard.

"As for visual reaction training, you have already reached the passing line of the assessment. You won't need to take this course anymore. But this is the basic skill, so you have to keep training on your own."

Master Naxi stopped Gaode, who had just finished the visual training and was still not satisfied.

"I will." Gaode bowed to Master Naxi seriously and promised.

In the outside world, training like the one provided by Collingwood Art Academy would probably cost several silver dragon coins each time. Now that he could enjoy it for free, he naturally cherished it very much. "After visual training, the next stage is physical training."

"Body movement training?" Gao De was slightly stunned, a little surprised.

The need for visual training is easy to see.

But the physical training is somewhat difficult to understand.

Mage, do you still need to practice your body skills?
Isn't this something that only crude warriors would do?
When will the "high and mighty" wizard have to practice this?

This is somewhat in conflict with the image of wizards that Gaode has come to know from movies, TV shows and novels.

"Magic can give us extraordinary speed and flexibility, but if we don't undergo special body training, our utilization rate of this speed and flexibility is actually very low."

"It's like a well-trained soldier fighting with a villager who is stronger and has better physical fitness than him. Unless the difference in physical fitness is really too big, the former will definitely win. This is the importance of skills." Master Naxi gave a simple example, which made Gao De understand the role of physical training at once.

"Visual reaction training allows you to capture the enemy's spell attacks as quickly as possible, while physical training allows you to learn to dodge the enemy's attacks."

"Relying on protective spells to resist the attack is one option, but relatively speaking, dodging is obviously a more cost-effective and safe approach."

"I understand." Goder nodded.

What Gao De could not have imagined was that the first lesson in body training was not about stance and footwork, but distance and angle judgment training similar to visual reaction training.

In a special open space, Gode needs to stand in the center, and then at various angles and distances around him, special alchemical machines will shoot soft balls to attack him.

What Gaode needs to do is to quickly determine the distance and angle between the ball and itself when each ball is shot, and describe it in words at the first time.

At the beginning, the soft ball will be thrown slowly to give the trainee enough time to make judgments.

As the trainees' abilities improve, the throwing speed of the soft ball will become faster and faster, so as to improve the accuracy and speed of the trainees' judgment of distance and angle, so that they can better apply it in actual combat.

"Don't think this training is easy. In fact, for people who haven't received similar training, it's actually very difficult to even get started."

"Let alone accurate judgment, even in the beginning, you newcomers often get stuck on how to describe the distance and direction." Master Naxi found that after listening to his introduction, Gao De seemed a little unconcerned. Thinking that he was underestimating the difficulty of this training, he couldn't help but remind him.

At least this is what he has seen over the years as a mentor to many new mages.

Therefore, he naturally thought that Gao De's performance in this training period would be the same as that of other people and he would encounter some difficulties.

"I know," Gao De nodded, hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell the truth, "but I am particularly good at judging distance and angle."

"So, can we skip this distance and angle judgment training?"

"Have you had similar training before?" This was Master Naxi's first reaction when he heard Gao De say this.

"That's not the case." Goder shook his head.

"What about you?" Master Naxi looked at Gao De suspiciously, thought for a moment, and then said, "It's okay if you want to skip this training, but I want to see your foundation. I am your guiding mage and need to be responsible for you."

"And if you fail to pass the training assessment in the end, it will have a negative impact on me."

"Okay... why don't we give it a try first?" Seeing that Master Naxi was half-believing and half-doubting, Gao De said helplessly.

"Okay, if you're really okay with that, we can skip it."

At the call of Master Naxi, Gaode came to the center of the venue.

At this time, it was already late, and there were already groups of Sea Sentinel Mages conducting daily training in the magic gym.

Next to the field where Gode was was the training field chosen by Melia.

She was originally training on her own, but when she noticed Gao De entering the field, she subconsciously slowed down her pace and glanced over here.

Although she had only been back for less than a day, it was enough time for her to hear some little rumors and anecdotes about Gao De.

So regarding Gao De's training, she subconsciously wanted to see how the other party performed.

"You just need to tell me the specific angle and distance. For example, I am standing 20 degrees in front of your right, and the distance is about 30 feet." Master Naxi stood there expressionlessly and gave Gao De an example.

When Melia heard this, she knew that Goder was going to start distance and angle judgment training, and it was the first time.

Thinking of this, she simply stopped her current training and looked over with interest.

She wanted to see how much stronger Gaode, who was identified by the "examiner" as having top-level wizard talent, was compared to herself.

"No problem." Godard replied.

"Then let's get started."

The next moment, a "hole" suddenly appeared on the floor, and then a soft ball filled with fur shot towards Gode.

The speed is not particularly fast, so it is not difficult to dodge it.

But this training is not about dodging.

Master Naxi looked at Gaode.

"43 degrees to the right front, about 60 and a half feet away." Gao De gave the answer very calmly.

Master Naxi was stunned for a moment, then he glanced at the information displayed on the machine and found that there was no error.

At this time, the second and third balls were shot out one after another.

"It's about 35 feet and one-third of a foot to the right rear."

Left rear distance

Gaode gave his answer in an orderly manner.

The ball was being launched faster and faster, but Gaode still maintained a calm expression.

Melia's eyes widened.

Geniuses are so omnipotent?
Master Naxi still maintained the composure of an elder, but inevitably a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

“Is this also a talent?”

Not only is it accurate, but it is accurate to the fraction of a ruler.

This degree is too exaggerated.

Only Gaode himself knows what is going on.

The [Insight] ability of Mandela's Magic Eye allows him to build a detailed model of a living being, let alone judge the physical distance and angle.

Therefore, this training is indeed unnecessary for him.

After all, how can the experience and muscle memory gained through training be as accurate as [insight]?
"You are indeed good at this. There is no need for further training in this area. You can directly proceed to the next step of dynamic avoidance training." After watching for a while, Master Naxi was finally convinced and chose to stop.

(End of this chapter)