Above the mage!

Chapter 355 Return to the North
Because she was only five years old, Anna's fingers still had a faint scent of Sidian lavender.

At this point, Anna's identity has almost been confirmed.

One thing may be a coincidence, but if so many things match up, then it must be a necessity.

And at the very end, in the introduction to the contemporary Xidian royal family, it is clearly pointed out that the contemporary queen gave birth to two daughters and one son, one after the other.

After listening to what God said, Elsa fell into silence for a long time, as if she didn't know how to react.

clap clap clap!
Crisp applause suddenly rang out.

Anna clapped her small hands vigorously, and her big eyes blinked with admiration and excitement, "Brother is so smart!"

Elsa looked down at the "heartless" Anna and felt helpless, wanting to hold her forehead with her hand.

Anna seemed to have noticed Elsa's thoughts and looked up to comfort her sister, "Sister, brother won't do anything to us."

Although she was young, she knew that she could not reveal her identity. The reason why she was not panicked when her identity was exposed was because she knew that Gao De had no ill will towards them. This was the unique intuition of children.

"How dare you assert that I don't have a clear place to stay?" Elsa took a deep breath and spoke again.

But her posture clearly told Gao De that he was right.

"Because you haven't even prepared the most important part, the funds for purchasing the ship, the possibility of preparing other things is very low." Gao De explained slowly.

"Some unexpected circumstances occurred." Elsa tried to explain, but she opened her mouth and felt that this explanation would sound like she was just trying to be tough, so she stopped abruptly.

"Although the Harland ketch is considered a small vessel, it is also the largest and most expensive of the small vessels. You don't have enough money, but you insist on purchasing a Harland ketch instead of settling for the next best thing. This shows that the ketch just happens to meet your needs. If you back off, it won't work."

Gold continued: "What is the biggest difference between the Harland ketch and other small ships? It is in the ability to cross the ocean. The ketch is a small sailing ship with relatively stable cross-ocean capabilities."

"Princess Elsa, you want to cross the ocean and travel to other continents on a Harlander ketch."

"The Midgard Continent is in another direction, so it can be basically ruled out. So your goal should be to sail out from the port of Lagos, sail down through the Sea of ​​Swords, cross the Sea of ​​Glory, and enter the Terra Continent."

"The power of the Kingdom of Xidian is definitely not enough to arrange a fixed foothold on another continent."

"So you probably only have the Terra Continent as your general destination, but you have no plan as to where you will settle down after arriving there."

"The Terra continent is all endless desert, and the Holy Empire's army is marching inward from the coastline of the Terra continent and is on a war footing. It's not safe for you to take Anna there."

"That's none of your business." Elsa smiled bitterly. Although she didn't answer directly, her gesture was telling God that everything he said was true.

"In that case, why not change places?" God didn't care about Elsa's stiff attitude, but rubbed Anna's head and put forward his own idea.

"You are willing to take such a big risk to go to Terra, which means that the Principality of Ovoga is determined to capture you two. However, even if you can avoid the pursuit of the Principality of Ovoga, there are still various dangers in going to Terra. After all, it is a completely unfamiliar continent."

"It would be fine if you were alone, but you brought Anna with you."

"Although the Nolan continent is big, where is the place for us to stay?" Elsa said slowly after a moment of silence.

"Why not?" Gao De slowly replied, "Isn't there another choice?"

"Ok?"

"The North," Gode said directly, "Why don't you go to the North? Not only is the voyage much shorter than going to Terra, but the effect is almost the same as going to Terra."

Although the North is also on the Nora continent, it is so isolated from the outside world that it is actually not a problem to say that it is another continent.

"What is there in the North? There are only endless snowfields. If we go there, Anna and I can only survive like savages."

"There is none of the clean drinking water, sufficient food, and warm shelter in the North. What's more, the Aes people in the North are xenophobic. It's better to go to Terra. At least on Terra, money can solve most problems." Upon hearing Gode's proposal, Elsa's first reaction was that it was too ridiculous and she shook her head repeatedly.

"If these problems can be solved, will you insist on going to Terra or choose the North instead?" Gode asked.

"Maybe. The North?" Elsa thought about it seriously and said uncertainly.

"In that case," Gode got a satisfactory answer and said with a smile, "Then let's go to the North."

"What do you mean?" Elsa was puzzled.

"I have some connections in the North," Gao De thought for a moment and used a more conservative statement. "As long as you arrive in the North, I will solve all your problems including accommodation, food, and water. You don't have to worry about the so-called xenophobia. The people there respect me very much and will not be disrespectful to my guests."

"Do you have any connections in the North?" This time Elsa was completely stunned, and even doubted whether she had heard it wrong.

What a fresh way of saying it.

"If you don't believe that you can reach the [Realm of Honesty], I can cooperate with you to verify it." God saw Elsa's hesitation and said generously.

"I don't have the [Realm of Honesty]." Elsa shook her head, thought for a moment, and asked, "Why are you willing to help us?"

"We have never crossed paths with you before."

"Because of Anna." God said truthfully.

"Because of Anna?" Elsa subconsciously picked up Anna and looked at Gode suspiciously.

"Anna is a genius," Godard expressed helplessness at Elsa's reaction and said seriously, "I hope she can learn runes from me."

"Anna is a genius?!" Elsa's eyes widened even more.

Elsa's reaction made God stunned for a moment. After a moment of shock, he couldn't help but ask: "Why, have you never discovered Anna's talent before?"

"She is indeed very smart." Aisha tried to choose her words, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, "but in terms of studying, she seems to have never shown any outstanding performance."

"You seem to mean that she has a talent for runes, but..."

Elsa thought for a moment and confirmed: "Elsa is not even a mage, and has never studied runes?"

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Gao De frowned and looked at Anna who was sitting "well-behaved". After a while, he slowly said, "If Anna has never learned runes, how did she remember those runes?"

"When I went to play with those big toys, they were drawing next to them. I remembered them after watching them so many times," Anna said blankly.

"So you never told your sister, father, or mother about these things?"

Anna stuck out her tongue and blinked her eyes a little embarrassedly, "If I tell them, they will definitely make me like a sister."

Gode ​​turned and looked at Aisha.

"I learn things very quickly, so my father arranged many teachers and courses for me since I was four years old," Aisha replied "expressionlessly".

There is not only great cleverness, but also small cleverness and high virtue that can't help laughing.

"Besides," Anna said honestly, "They all said that I have no talent and am far behind my sister."

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"Anna's talent as a mage is very average. With the resources of the royal family, she has only just become a first-class mage apprentice." Facing Gode's puzzled look, Elsa explained to Gode.

After all, this world is ultimately a world of mages. Mage strength is the most fundamental and the most important indicator for judging the level of talent.

Apart from anything else, just taking runeology as an example, this happens to be the subject with the most strict levels. A first-level rune master must be a first-ring wizard, and this level cannot be exceeded.

Given that the mage's talent is average, it is almost certain that Anna's future achievements in runes will be extremely limited. From this perspective, it is not a problem to say that Anna's talent is average.

"What a waste of resources!" Gao De couldn't help but sigh.

Having said that, he also knows that this judgment is reasonable and based on real logic.

In the existing rune system, mage talent is an important hurdle that rune masters cannot bypass.

If your mage talent is average, you cannot become a high-level mage. If you cannot become a high-level mage, you naturally cannot become a high-level rune master.

Anna's greatest talent in runes is calculation, her incomparable sensitivity to runes and numbers.

This talent is, at present, too advanced to be of any use.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late for Anna to meet him.

"Are you serious?" Aisha asked doubtfully.

Godd nodded, "None of you realize what an incredible talent Anna has."

"So, you have to go to the North even more," he said seriously, "because I am the only one who can fully tap Anna's potential in runes."

When Gao De finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.

Elsa was in deep thought, having a fierce struggle in her heart.

To be honest, she couldn't completely believe what Godd said about "connections in the North" and "Anna's incredible talent", and she even had more doubts.

After all, to her, Gao De was just a stranger.

But the problem is, if the latter is true, then if she rejects Goder's proposal and takes Anna to Terra, wouldn't that delay Anna's outstanding talent?

Even if there was only a slight possibility, Elsa didn't want to delay Anna's future.

Anna was her only relative in the world, her biological sister.

It was this point that made Elsa begin to waver and gradually shift her focus towards Gode's proposal.

Gaode also saw Aisha's dilemma.

"Perhaps you could also ask Anna what she thinks. Although she is only five years old, she has the right to express her own opinions on such an important decision, right?"

Elsa was stunned.

She looked down at Anna, "Anna, what do you think?"

"I believe brother."

Aisha was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"I believe in my brother. I think it's better to go to the North!"

"Okay, then I understand." Elsa closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"I agree with your proposal." She opened her eyes again. The confusion in her eyes had faded away, leaving only determination. She looked at Gao De, "How exactly are we going to get to the North?"

Gao De was also prepared. He took out a piece of parchment from his arms, spread it flat on the bed, then leaned over slightly and stretched out his right hand to point at it.

“This is the Plantagenet coastline and the northern coastline, and you take the boat out from the port of Lagos.”

Goder pointed to the point on the parchment that represented the port of Lagos and said, his finger moving slowly and steadily, "After sailing out of the Sword Bay, sail north along the Sword Sea."

"After crossing the Erwenraya Mountains," Goder's finger paused briefly at the line representing the Erwenraya Mountains, and continued forward, "you will continue to sail north along the coastline. To be honest, I don't know exactly how long this journey is or what the specifics are. You need to explore the way yourself and help me complete the outline of the coastline."

"Until you see a bay like this, it's called Walar Bay," Goder's finger landed heavily on the area representing Walar Bay, "This is an extremely deep bay. You will definitely not miss it as long as you sail along the coastline."

"You will land at Varar Bay, and someone will meet you there."

"I will also provide the ships for sailing."

"Is it okay?" Goder asked.

"Okay." Having made the decision, Elsa no longer hesitated and nodded, rolled up the parchment and put it away.

"But I have to take Anna away first. She is too dangerous here. The fact that the Ovoga people can chase them to Lagos City means that something has happened to Master Keith. The pursuer is very powerful, at least a third-ring wizard."

She stood up, pulled up her hood, and said, "If you want to find us, just go to the Haiyinrong Orphanage in the city. That's where I'm staying now."

"no problem."

"Goodbye brother!"

After seeing Elsa and Anna off, the room returned to silence.

Although there were some twists and turns, it was still going smoothly, Gao De thought secretly.

The next most important thing is to raise the funds needed to purchase the Harland Shipyard.

He knew very well that the longer the night goes, the more trouble one may have. Now the Ovoga people were searching for Aisha in Lagos. Even if he had been stuck at the shipyard, no one could be sure what accidents might happen if the matter was delayed any further.

Every day of delay would increase the danger, so he had to act as soon as possible.

Gao De immediately stood up and took the luggage he had prepared long ago.

After confirming that nothing was missing, he stretched out his right hand.

"Star teleportation." Gao De muttered to himself.

The next moment, the back of his hand suddenly glowed.

The light turned from dark to bright and spread rapidly, forming an intricate and mysterious silver rune. The lines of the rune were twisted and flexible, containing endless mysteries.

The dreamlike colorful light flowed out from the silver runes like mercury pouring out.

Gao De stared at this strange sight quietly.

About ten seconds later.

There was no more colorful light flowing out of the silver rune.

And a portal made up of countless tiny light particles appeared in front of Gode.

Lights and shadows flickered in the portal, and various wonderful scenes kept changing, as if it was connected to another mysterious world.

This is the astral portal back to the North.

Gao De took a deep breath and stepped in.

(End of this chapter)