Above the mage!

Chapter 351 Shipyard
With the help of Capybara Tuanzi, they used a series of combined punches to easily solve the problem of this group of magic octopuses.

Best of all, there is no need to get in the water.

Satisfied, Gao De first took off the eyes of these magic octopuses as proof of completing the task.

In addition, he cut open the heads and bodies of the magic octopuses and took out their brains and ink sacs.

The former can be used as the raw material for spiritual potions, while the latter can be processed into magic ink. Both are valuable goods that the rancid water salamander cannot compare to.

After wiping out this nest of demon octopuses, his mission to [expel water beasts from Lagos City] was considered successfully completed.

But Gode certainly wouldn't go back to Dorne so easily.

First, the culprit behind the appearance of the water beast has not yet been found out, which is the key to obtaining the second-class merit.

With this second-class merit, the evaluation for the first year is basically secured.

Second, he also wanted to take this mission as an opportunity to return to the North.

Finally, he promised Anna to help her find her sister, but he hasn't started looking yet.

Thinking of this, Gao De realized that he still had a lot to do in Lagos.

The mission came to a temporary end, and Gaode put the dumpling back into the capybara bag.

Before entering the capybara bag, he also gave Tuanzi some [Purifying Food].

Otherwise, the stench from the sewage would ferment in the closed environment of the capybara bag, and it would probably suffocate Tuanzi himself.

He let Shama take him back to the shore, just like yesterday, using [Heavy Carry Technique] and [Wolf Speed] to run quickly back to Lagos City on his own legs.

Today's tracking and clearing of the magic octopus did not take too much time, so when God returned to the Palm Tree Hotel, it was less than an hour after lunch.

"Brother, you're back!" As soon as Anna opened the door, her first reaction was to be highly alert. After discovering that it was Gao De, she immediately felt surprised.

I don’t know where a little girl gets such strong vigilance. Gao De shook his head and picked up the little girl who rushed towards him with one hand.

"Have you had lunch?"

"I ate it. Aunt Red Nails brought it to me!" Anna replied.

The proprietress of the Palm Tree Hotel had purple nails, so Anna simply called her the red-nails aunt.

"Brother, is your business over?"

"I'll take a break for now. Next, I'll help you find your sister in the city." Gao De said.

"What does your sister look like? Can you describe her?"

"My sister has big eyes, long eyelashes, and a nice upturned nose. In short, she is very beautiful." Anna hesitated for a long time and finally could only say this.

It seems that describing a person's appearance touches her linguistic blind spot.

This is really a headache.

Gao De held his forehead slightly.

Anna seemed to be aware of Gao De's embarrassment. She shook her head and suddenly had an idea: "Brother, I will draw my sister for you!"

"Anna can also draw?" Gao De was stunned.

"Yes!" Anna nodded vigorously.

There happened to be pens and ink in the room. Anna jumped out of Goder's arms and started drawing.

"1300 Plantagenet coins? So expensive?"

A surprised female voice was heard at the dock of Harland Shipyard.

"You are all going bankrupt and are clearing out your inventory, selling the overstocked ships at a low price. Why are they still so expensive?"

The owner of Harland Shipyard said helplessly: "This is already a discounted price. In normal times, the price of a brand new two-masted sailing ship like this is 1500 Plantagenet coins or more."

After making the decision to close the shipyard that his family had run for more than a hundred years, the originally obese Mr. Harland has obviously lost a lot of weight, especially his complexion, which looks extremely haggard.

“But this is too expensive.”

"It's not expensive anymore." Haaland shook his head slightly, with a wry smile on his face, looking at the woman in front of him who was wearing a long-sleeved linen dress and a cloak.

The other person's elegant temperament, beautiful face and curvy figure made him subconsciously take a few more glances.

But he quickly came to his senses, his face revealing fatigue and helplessness. He pointed to the brand new ketch in the dock and said seriously, "Miss, the fore-mast square-rigged ketch produced by our Harland Shipyard is the fastest among all the ketches."

"Look, we use the finest oak, which is strong and durable and can cope with the complex marine environment. The mast is made from magic plants, and these canvases and ropes are all made with the finest craftsmanship."

"The fore-mast brig is the signature of our shipyard. Although Harland Shipyard is on the verge of bankruptcy, this is due to some practical reasons, not because of the quality of the ships we build."

"If you don't believe me, go out and ask yourself if the Harland brig is the preferred transoceanic vessel for most small traders and explorers."

When talking about the ships produced by his factory, Haaland's face showed more confidence and pride.

"Can it be cheaper?" The woman didn't care about it and asked with embarrassment.

Harland sighed, rubbed the slightly sore fat on his cheeks, thought for a while, and finally said: "This is the last one in the shipyard. Well, I'll give it to you at a lower price. You can take it for 1250 Plantagenet coins."

"In addition, we can help you obtain the inspection certificate and navigation permit required for your ship to go to sea free of charge."

This is a very good price, not to mention the extra services included.

Generally speaking, it is not difficult for a newly purchased ship to pass ship inspection and apply for a navigation permit.

But in an unfamiliar place, going through all these procedures would require not only extra money but also a waste of time. As a businessman, Haaland's ability to judge people enabled him to tell that the woman in front of him was not a local.

So, he was actually trying to please the other party.

The woman was obviously moved by the conditions proposed by Haaland.

However, she looked at the brand new sailboat, hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss, I still need some money. I'll go and prepare it and come back to you in a few days, okay?"

"Then you have to do it as soon as possible. If there are other buyers, I can't keep it for you." Haaland said.

According to Anna, her sister Aisha came to Lagos city to make a living.

To make a living, in layman's terms, is actually "working."

There are only a few common occupations for women who come to the city to work: domestic service, factory labor, service industry and street occupations.

These were directly ruled out by Gaode - although he didn't know Elsa, he could tell from Anna that their family conditions were very good before. Even if they were in decline now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and Elsa would never fall to such a low-end job.

The professions with relatively high salaries and that are in line with Elsa's own cultivation are either those that serve the nobility, such as tutors and musicians, or those that are extraordinary professions that serve wizards, such as potion masters and alchemists.

Even though Gaode has the identity of a "sea sentinel", it is difficult to exclude these professions one by one.

The nobles and mages in the city will not reveal their family's details to you just because you are an apprentice mage of the Sea Sentinel.

This layer of tiger skin is not enough. Gao De quickly changed his mind.

"Does your sister have any relatives or friends in Lagos?" He held Anna firmly in one hand, looked down at her expectant and slightly anxious eyes, and asked softly.

Anna thought about it seriously, and finally said affirmatively: "No."

"How long has she been in Lagos?" Goder asked again.

Hearing this, Anna quickly gave an accurate answer: “Eight days.”

"That's easy." Gao De immediately had an idea.

The cobblestone streets of Lagos are filled with a salty mist.

Godard threw Anna onto his shoulder, and Anna's slender arms immediately tightened around his neck.

Anna is very light, less than 40 kilograms, but it would still be a bit tiring to hold her in one hand for a long time, so Gaode cast the [Heavy Load Spell] on himself early on.

Ahead, the sign of the White Whale Hotel comes into view.

Goder pushed open the carved oak door. The bald boss behind the counter was scraping the tea stains from the bone cup with a silver spoon. He looked up and saw Goder, who was wearing a sea sentry uniform, walking in. He immediately stood up and said, "Sir, would you like to stay at the hotel?"

Goder shook his head and slapped Elsa's portrait on the table. "Have you seen this woman?"

At the same time, he took out a Plantagenet coin and said, "If you can provide the relevant information, it will be yours."

The boss glanced at the plantagenet coin in Gode's hand, then narrowed his eyes and looked at the portrait carefully, then shook his head and said he had no impression.

"If this lady had stayed in our hotel, I would definitely not forget her," he spread his hands, "after all, this lady is so beautiful."

"Excuse me." Gode put away the portrait and left the White Whale Hotel.

Aisha has no relatives or friends in Lagos, which means that her place of residence after arriving in Lagos must be a hotel in the city.

Eight days is a short time, and it is far from enough for her to find a job that suits her status. It is very likely that she has not found a suitable job yet and is still living in a hotel.

Even if she has been found, it is most likely a matter of the past two days, and the hotel owner should still have some impression of her - Gao De is very sure of this.

Because the portrait of Elsa that Anna drew was of a beautiful woman.

People always have a deeper impression of beautiful women.

Therefore, although Gaode’s idea is simple, it is also very practical:
Just go door to door and ask at every hotel in Lagos.

His identity as a Sea Sentinel apprentice mage might not be very useful to nobles and other mages, but it was enough for the inn.

Few innkeepers would offend the Sea Sentinel Mage over such a small matter.

You don't even have to check all the hotels.

Having lived in a wealthy environment for a long time, even if her family is now in decline, Aisha will never stay in a cheap hotel in Lagos.

Those shabby hotels with faded signs had lice in the beds and the air was filled with the smell of cheap tobacco and vomit, which was not something a "lady" could accept.

Those high-end aristocratic hotels can also be ruled out temporarily.

After all, she came to Lagos to "make a living", which means that Aisha is currently short of money and would not do such an extravagant thing.

Therefore, Gaode set its sights on mid-range hotels in Lagos.

The wrought iron sign wrapped with roses swayed slightly in the breeze.

Gao De pushed the door open again and entered the lobby of this hotel called "Rose Hotel".

There are some exquisite oil paintings hanging on the walls of the lobby. The receptionist at the front desk is a young girl, who must be a staff member hired by the hotel owner.

After using the same rhetoric, Gaode pushed the portrait to the girl with freckles on her face.

"Ah!" After taking a serious look, the girl suddenly exclaimed, "Seven days ago, this lady came here and stayed with us for a day before leaving."

“By the way, when she left, she asked me where the major shipyards in Lagos were located.”

"Shipyard?" Gao De was slightly stunned.

You can't be planning to work in a shipyard, right?

"Okay, thank you." Gaode took out a silver dragon coin and pushed it to the girl, then took back the portrait.

"Does your sister know any shipbuilding-related skills?" After leaving the Rose Hotel, he thought about it and asked Anna directly.

“Although my sister can do everything, she really can’t do this.” Anna said seriously.

Town of Sierra.

This is a small town under the jurisdiction of Lagos City, located at the midpoint of the route between Don City and Lagos City.

Knight Robert is a nobleman in the town of Sisela. In big cities, knights are not considered nobles in the strict sense. There are only six real noble titles: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron, and knight.

But in small towns, there is no problem in knights being regarded as nobles.

Knight Robert, a prominent figure in the town of Sisela, owns an independent manor on the outskirts of the town.

"Where did you go? Where did you go?" At this moment, in the manor, Knight Robert put the teacup in his hand aside and said in an almost collapsed tone.

"Sir, could Miss Anna have already left the town of Sisela? We have sent people to search the town so many times." The butler looked at Knight Robert cautiously and spoke.

"Leave Sisela Town, leave her ass!" Knight Robert was furious. He slammed the table and pointed at the middle-aged housekeeper's nose and said, "She is only a five-year-old child. She has no money. How can she leave Sisela Town? You bunch of rubbish, didn't you look for her carefully? How come you haven't found her after searching for so long?"

Obviously, this was not the first time that the butler had been scolded and cursed by Knight Robert, so he acted very calmly. "Although Sisela Town is a small town, it has a population of nearly 200,000. If we want to search all of them, it will take at least ten days with our manpower."

"Sir, my suggestion is to ask for the help of the town patrol and ask them to help us find Miss Anna."

Knight Robert was silent for a moment before he shook his head firmly and said, "No."

If outsiders knew about Anna's existence, it might cause even bigger trouble.

So even though he was angry and anxious, he still maintained his composure and did not rashly ask officials from the Plantagenet dynasty to find Anna.

There was a glimmer of annoyance in his eyes.

If he can't find Anna, how will he explain to Elsa when she comes back?

The thought of this made Knight Robert feel overwhelmed.

However, his troubles disappeared in the next moment.

At some point, the door was opened silently, and a middle-aged man in a thick black robe appeared in front of Knight Robert's long table.

Over his robe he wore a black cloak, which was long enough to cover his entire body, even his head.

"Should I call you Knight Robert or Wizard Keith?" A hoarse voice of a middle-aged man came from under the cloak.

Knight Robert's face changed drastically!
(End of this chapter)