Above the mage!

Chapter 359: 39 Drops of Liquid Mana

"Okay." Sunaifa agreed without hesitation, not even caring what Gaode wanted to do with the flesh and blood of the high-level earth vein creatures.

This thing is indeed not that rare and valuable in the North.

After all, before the appearance of Northwest Barley No. 1, the Zhenbing Tribe was an atypical nomadic tribe, and hunting had always been one of the important sources of food.

"My king, I have been promoted to the second-ring wizard in the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra." Sunaifa thought for a while and took the initiative to reveal a piece of news to Gao De.

Although he knew that Sunaifa was practicing the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra with the fourth-ring wizard level, and his holy object was the sixth-level Ice Jade Wutong, his practice speed must be far beyond common sense, but Gao De was still slightly surprised when he heard the news.

"After being promoted to the second ring, the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra gave me a new ability."

"What is it?" After all, he was also practicing this method, so Gao De was extremely curious.

"Nature's language. With this ability, you can have simple communication with plants."

Sunaifa replied: "I tried it, but because plants don't have high IQs, most of the time the communication can only be limited to the most basic questions and answers."

It sounds inferior to the natural technique, but it seems to be an ability with great room for development, Gao De pondered in his heart.

Most people naturally think that plants are equivalent to dead objects, and basically have no defenses against them.

In Gaode's view, this is the biggest potential advantage.

"I see," Gao De nodded to express his gratitude. After thinking for a moment, he said, "There is one more thing. I didn't bring it up at the meeting just now. Now that I think about it, I should bring it up as soon as possible."

"You go ahead." Sunaifa pretended to listen attentively.

It's not just out of respect for Gaode, but also out of genuine curiosity.

During this period of time, it has been verified many times that every time Gaode puts forward a new idea, it often plays an extremely important role in the development of Phoenix.

"Since we have entered the stage of annexing other small and medium-sized tribes and integrating resources, it is actually necessary to conduct a census before expanding the city."

"Census?" Sunaifa's eyes revealed a hint of doubt, and it was another Goethe-style word.

"It means sending people to conduct a comprehensive survey and registration of the current population of the Zhenbing tribe, household by household and person by person, including how many households there are, how many people are in each household, their gender, specific age, etc." Gao De explained.

"This is a big project. It's the middle of the frozen month, which is a bit awkward. In the future in the North, these months will be simplified to January to December. Now is the middle of November, so we should try to complete this work before the end of this year."

Gao De thought about it, took into account the difficulty and time schedule of the project, and made the final decision.

He did not pretend to be mysterious, nor did he keep Sunaifah in suspense. He directly explained the significance of this move:

“Experience has shown that accurate population data is necessary before undertaking large-scale economic construction and expansion.”

"Only by fully understanding the basic situation of the tribal population can we plan and invest in various public resources when we expand the city. And if nothing unexpected happens, there will be some extra gains in the process of the census. You will know it then." Gao De showed a mysterious smile on his face.

"Okay, I will organize people to start the census as soon as possible." Although there were still many things he couldn't understand, Sunaifa obeyed Gaode's orders unconditionally.

After leaving the treasure house, Gao De unconsciously touched the six ice crystal jade boxes in his arms, and felt an inexplicable sense of security.

The main purpose of this trip has been achieved, and there is even an extra gain: wolf blood ginseng.

He now urgently needs to establish his reputation as a genius so as to gain a higher status and identity among the Sea Sentinels, allowing him to do more things and exchange for more necessary resources.

Wolf blood ginseng is a great help.
Although the matter in Lagos City was more urgent, Gao De could not stay too long this time and was somewhat rushed. However, before that, there was one thing that had to be done.

"Master, you have no conscience." The little guy turned his head away and refused to look Gao De in the eye.

Breathing.

It's like a little puffer fish that has swelled up after being angered. It won't make people afraid, but it will make people want to poke it once or twice.

Flora's words were brief.

But as a five-star "Flora Breeder", Gao De knew that what the villain meant by being heartless was that he had assigned a bunch of tasks to Flora, while he himself was like a hands-off boss, and went away freely through "Star Teleportation".

"Thank you for your hard work during this period, Lady Flora." Gode clasped his fists towards the little person and expressed his gratitude sincerely.

"Hmph!" Flora said nothing, just showing dissatisfaction.

"So, I brought back a gift for Lady Flora."

"Gift?" Flora finally turned her head, her bright eyes lit up instantly, and she noticed that Goder was carrying a large package on his back.

"Yes, gifts." Gode took off the package and unwrapped it in front of Flora. Inside were small cloth bags.

The little man stared at the cloth bags without saying a word.

"This is a gorse beech tree species, and this is a Dornish fir tree species." Gode smiled slightly, unpacked the small cloth bags one by one, and showed Flora what was inside.

These are all large tree species specially collected by Gaode, totaling nearly seventy species.

Then, Gaode took out several special and heavier small cloth bags.

In addition to tree seeds, these cloth bags also contain a small handful of soil.

"Black iron elm seed. An adult black iron elm is a second-level magic tree, so this is a second-level magic tree seed." Gode raised the black mulberry-like tree seed in his hand to Flora.

This is the most precious one among the many tree species he brought back this time.

The wood of an adult black iron elm is as hard as iron, and its trunk is dark black. It is often used to make armor or treasure chests.

Because of its powerful functionality and applicability, the black iron elm has always been a magical tree that is extremely valuable and in short supply.

However, the growth conditions of black iron elm are extremely harsh, and it can only germinate and grow in a dark gray soil called dark iron soil.

Even in Vilando County, the origin of the black iron elm, there is only a very small area of ​​dark iron land.

It is said that Dark Iron Soil is formed by the armor and weapons of knights who died in ancient wars and decayed underground. It only exists in certain ancient battlefield sites, so it is extremely rare and cannot be artificially created.

These harsh growing conditions result in extremely limited production of black iron elm.

However, the black iron elm species itself is not very valuable. After all, if there is no suitable land for planting, the tree species are useless.

This black iron elm seed was discovered by Godd in a magic plant shop in the northern district of Dorne.

What finally made him decide to buy it was that there was a small amount of native dark iron soil on the tree species.

It was really a small handful, not even as big as a fingernail, and it looked like a layer of dust attached to the surface of the seeds.

But this is enough. With Flora's ability of the energy of all earths, it is enough to give birth to all things and create a large area of ​​dark iron land.

"Song fir tree species, golden chestnut tree species, firefly poplar tree species, ghost vine tree species, and sphagnum moss tree species." Gao De opened the remaining five small cloth bags and introduced them one by one.

Compared to ordinary tree species, the magic tree species that Gaode brought back were relatively limited, with only six species in total, and except for the black iron elm, all of them were first-level magic tree species.

"Does Lady Flora like these gifts?" After showing the gifts he brought back, Gode looked at Flora.

"You have a conscience."

But not enough.

"Next time we teleport across the stars, before we come back, shall I take Lady Flora out for some fun first?" Gode Gode glanced at Flora's wings that had slightly spread open again, thought for a moment, and offered a new condition.

"anything fun?"

“There’s a lot of fun.”

"for example?"

"It's no fun to listen to me. Lady Flora should be left to have fun on her own."

"The mage has a point."

"Then Lady Flora, should you forgive me?" "Can four horses catch up?" After being with Gode for a long time, Flora has mastered many "God-style words" through osmosis.

However, since most of these high-German words are too complex to understand, Flora often adapts them into "Flora-style words" based on her own understanding.

"I can't catch up." Gao De was already a level 10 Flora language expert, and he could communicate without any problem.

"Okay, Lady Flora forgives you, Mage."

"Lady Flora is really magnanimous and has a broad mind."

"Ah?!" Flora was frightened, looked at Godard warily, and said seriously: "I can't pretend."

"I'm not really trying to fill Lady Flora's stomach with a ship. I'm just using it as a metaphor to praise Flora for being very generous."

Flora tilted her head and thought for a moment, as if she was absorbing knowledge, and then stared at Godard and said, "It can be used as a city hall."

"That's very generous."

"of course."

There was no words for a moment. The little man stared at Gaode for a long time, and suddenly flapped his little wings and flew to Gaode.

"Mage."

"how?"

"Hand out."

Gao De bent down and spread his hands with his palms facing up.

Then Flora placed a small blue flower that looked like an ice sculpture in Gode's palm, then raised her head and looked at him with her big eyes.

"Gift."

"Is this a gift from Lady Flora?"

"That's right," the little man stared at him and said, "Two, one for the wizard and one for Lady Flora."

This is what children like, pure and simple.

If she likes you, she will be willing to share everything she likes with you.

Half and half~
Gao De looked at the little flower in his hand carefully.

This is just an ordinary little flower.

Generally speaking, it is not a magical plant and does not have any special effects.

But it doesn't seem ordinary either.

After all, it grows on the extremely cold snowfield and has amazing vitality.

More importantly, it was a gift from Flora to herself.

Also, this is a really pretty little flower.

and so.

"I like it very much, thank you Lady Flora." Gode said seriously.

"Hum~"

Lady Flora snorted and flew away happily.

She was still very happy all the way to the field.

After seeing Flora off, Gode came to his own training room, sat cross-legged, and took out the wolf-blood ginseng he had just obtained.

His room is located in the core spiritual land of Phoenix, and is full of magical power.

Even in Dorne, there are only a handful of mages who can enjoy such a training environment.

Although the magic power contained in wolf-blood ginseng is pure and easy to absorb, so in theory it has no effect on where you swallow and refine it.

But for the sake of safety and to maximize the medicinal effect of the wolf blood ginseng, Gao De decided to swallow it in Phoenix, where the training environment is the most superior.

The wolf-blood ginseng is only about the size of a human finger bone, so although only its juice needs to be consumed, in order to avoid waste, Gao De still chooses to stuff the entire wolf-blood ginseng into his mouth and swallow it together with the juice and meat.

After all, as a kind of ginseng, it itself has the effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, calming the mind and improving intelligence, and replenishing vital energy.

A light sweetness instantly spreads in the mouth. This sweetness is relatively fresh. It is not the strong sweetness of sucrose, but a natural, slightly refreshing sweetness.

And perhaps because of the rich juice, the taste is extremely crispy and tender, and there is not even a trace of fiber texture during the entire chewing process.

Two mouthfuls.

A powerful and rich magical power, like a pot of boiling water, instantly gushed out from Gode's body.

Gao De only felt his whole body was hot, and even air was flowing out of his mouth and nose.

There is also an indescribable heat lingering in the lower abdomen.

He did not dare to hesitate, and immediately started to practice the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra, guiding the pure magic power that was now filling every part of his body to his lower abdomen for absorption.

These magical powers were drawn to one point in his lower abdomen, forming a vortex and transforming into liquid mana.

Ding liu!

The whole process was natural and smooth. In an instant, a drop of new liquid magic power condensed in Gaode's body.

But the magic power in his body did not seem to diminish in the slightest.

The strong medicinal power of wolf blood ginseng made Gao De overjoyed.

He calmed his mind and concentrated on refining this pure magic power.

The vortex of mana never stopped spinning, and a clear and translucent light gradually emerged on Gaode's face.

The rich magic power contained in the wolf blood ginseng continued to flow into the magic power vortex, and began to help him condense the second drop of liquid magic power, the third drop, and the fourth drop.
I do not know how long it has been.

Most of the rich magic power contained in the wolf-blood ginseng was absorbed by Gaode, and a small part dissipated on its own, until it was finally completely consumed.

Gao De did not open his eyes immediately, but calmly felt his current state.

Before swallowing the wolf-blood ginseng, he had a total of 26 drops of liquid mana.

After swallowing the wolf-blood ginseng, his liquid mana soared to 39 drops. He was only one step away from the 40 drops of liquid mana required for the middle stage of the first ring.

Gao De felt the abundant magical power in his body, and after calming down his excitement, he slowly opened his eyes.

Cool!
This is the feeling of "paying for something".

A year of hard training was no match for a wolf-blood ginseng.

The North is vast, much larger than the territory of the Plantagenet Dynasty, yet sparsely populated and with untapped resources.

It can be imagined that there must be many magical plants similar to the "Wolf Blood Ginseng" or even more precious things on the snowfield.

As long as the Zhenbing tribe grows stronger, all these will be within his reach.

"Development, development is the only truth!" Gao De said in his heart.

(End of this chapter)