Above the mage!

Chapter 360 Rong Guyuan

Varal Bay.

Colorful light flows on the leaves of Yugathixila.

Flora was spinning around among the leaves, looking left and right, very happy.

Godard was standing under the tree watching Flora running around, smiling without saying a word.

The batch of tree species he brought back needed to be planted as soon as possible to speed up the growth of Yugathixila.

The tree planting must be done by Flora herself, so God brought her to Varar Bay.

"Are you leaving now?" Finally, after the excitement wore off, Flora landed on Goder's shoulder and spoke in a soft and thin voice.

"I'm leaving."

"Remember to come back and recognize the way."

"We came back by teleportation, so we don't need to find the way." Gao De said honestly.

Looking at the hesitant little person, he smiled and stopped teasing her, "Don't worry, I remember that I will take Lady Flora to visit there before I come back."

"Lady Flora, don't worry about this." The little man was clearly flapping his wings happily, but he turned his head and looked at Yugatshira, pretending to be serious about important matters, and said seriously: "It's different over there. There will be bad people. Mage, you must be careful over there and pay attention to safety."

"Thank you for your concern, Lady Flora. I will remember it."

"Then I'll have to trouble Lady Flora to take care of this."

"Lady Flora is very smart."

"Is such that."

Gaode didn't waste any more time and started the star teleportation.

The colorful light lingering on the leaves of Yugathshila quickly gathered together, and the abundant astral energy soon condensed into a starry door.

This time, random teleportation is not the only option.

On the return journey, Yugatshila marked his return coordinates.

So he now has two choices: random teleport or marked point teleport.

Gaode’s choice is naturally the latter.

Carrying the bulging package on his back, Gao De stepped into the star portal, and the colorful light instantly enveloped his figure.

"came back."

After a flash of colorful light, Gode found himself back in his room at the Palm Tree Hotel.

After three days, I returned to Lagos.

Everything in the room was the same as when he left it.

Gao De put down the package and walked to the corner of the room. With the crisp sound of metal buckles, the capybara bag was untied.

The moment the bag was opened, Dumpling, who had been trapped in the capybara bag for three days, immediately poked its head out excitedly to breathe fresh air, like a compressed spring toy.

With a slight movement of his magic power, Gaode cast [Beast Bond +] to establish a mental link with Tuanzi to confirm whether any outsiders had visited or any special circumstances had occurred during the three days he was away.

"Thank you for your hard work." After confirming that everything was fine, Gao De unwrapped the package and took out a piece of still frozen meat.

The meat is translucent amber, and tiny ice crystals can be vaguely seen between the muscle fibers.

This is the intercostal muscle of the three-ring earth creature, the frost-bristled lizard. Not only does it taste excellent, but it also contains abundant blood and magic power.

A small ball of flame condensed at Gaode's fingertips, thawing the frozen flesh and blood.

Tuanzi watched the entire process, scratching the air with its front fins and moving its pink nose closer and closer, almost touching the piece of meat.

Seeing how anxious it was, Gao De sped up the process, completely defrosted the meat, and handed it to Tuanzi's mouth.

When the piece of meat reached the tip of his nose, Tuanzi suddenly opened his three-lobed mouth and bit the piece of meat. His teeth easily tore through the translucent muscle tissue and chewed it quickly. His cheeks bulged into hamster-like balls.
When the last piece of meat was swallowed, a barely perceptible flash of light flashed across Tuanzi's body.

Although it was just a small piece of flesh and blood, the high quality of the three rings still brought a little change to it.

However, Tuanzi is still young, and the blood and magic contained in this piece of flesh and blood are close to its endurance limit. It needs a certain amount of time to digest and absorb before it can continue to be fed.

You can't become fat in one bite, so you can't be impatient about this.

Dang——dang——dang——

As I walked out of the room, the clock tower in the center of Lagos was ringing. The majestic and melodious bells rang rhythmically for a total of eight times, indicating that it was eight o'clock in the morning.

In Lagos, Gode still has two major things to accomplish.

One is the acquisition of Harland Shipyard, and the other is to find out the mastermind behind the water beast expulsion mission, so as to obtain higher-level credit.

Obviously, the former is more urgent.

Now, although Gao De has fifty ice jade sycamore leaves worth more than 15000 broom coins, how to exchange them for money is actually a problem.

However, Gaode also had a plan in place.

"Go find Anna first. They must be getting anxious after three days of no news."

Elsa left him an address: Haiyinrong Orphanage.

Although this is not a landmark building, it is well-known and not difficult to find.

When Gao De left the hotel, he saw many carriages on the street outside the hotel soliciting passengers.

He straightened his clothes and waved for a carriage: "Go to Haiyinrong Orphanage."

"Okay, sir!" the driver immediately responded loudly.

After getting on the car, the driver focused on driving and didn't say much.

These old drivers are generally very sensible. No matter whether they are talkative or not, they will not easily chat with customers and disturb them.

However, Gao De took the initiative to find the driver.

"What's the scale of this Haiyinrong Orphanage?" Gao De asked casually.

These coachmen drive their carriages around the city. They are local tyrants and should be very familiar with the situation in Lagos.

"Haiyinrong Orphanage."

The driver stretched out his voice, as if he was quickly recalling relevant information, and then continued, "In terms of scale, it should be ranked among the top three orphanages in Lagos. After all, it was opened by the Tidetalkers."

"Although the Tidetalkers sect has now declined and can hardly survive, they have insisted on not closing down the Haiyinrong Orphanage, even though they have transferred almost all of the sect's assets and most of the believers have dispersed. They are kind people, but it's a pity." The coachman said as he gently waved the whip.

"You mean, Haiyinrong Orphanage is the asset of the Tidetalkers sect?" Gao De couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this familiar name unexpectedly.

“Right.” “Was the Tidetalkers a big sect in Lagos before?”

When Gao Deben met Dr. Danika in the Makoko area before, he wanted to know the specific situation of the Tidetalkers sect. However, the injured person happened to wake up at that time, so he was skipped.

Now that he met her again, his curiosity was naturally aroused.

The main reason for his curiosity was that Dr. Danica, a nun of the Tidetalker sect, mastered a rare spell, [Healing], which made him feel that this sect should not be simple.

"It is one of the largest religious sects in Lagos. They provide storm tracks to fishermen free of charge, guide fishermen on when to go out to sea, and protect fishermen's safety. Therefore, they have many believers."

The driver couldn't stop talking once he started, with a hint of emotion in his voice, "Unfortunately, the spiritual marrow fever broke out later, and the fishermen who were the main believers switched to mining in large numbers, resulting in a serious loss of believers."

"However, the bishop at that time was extremely decisive. Seeing this situation, he invested a large amount of the sect's funds into spiritual marrow-related industries."

"In the first few years, we made a lot of money from the spiritual marrow craze. We used the money earned from the spiritual marrow industry to expand a stained glass auditorium, build guest rooms for believers, renovate the church bell tower, and purchase gold-plated ritual vessels. In short, we continued to expand and prospered."

The driver described the scenes vividly, as if they were right before his eyes.

“Although there has been a serious loss of believers, the sect is thriving and developing against the trend.”

When Gao De heard this, he was silent for a moment.

In fact, he could guess what happened next.

"But you should also know what happened later. The good times didn't last long. The bubble of the Spiritual Marrow Fever was punctured. Without dividends, the sect, which suffered a serious loss of believers, found it difficult to maintain its daily expenses. In addition, the various buildings expanded during the Spiritual Marrow Fever became a huge burden at that time."

It turned out to be just as Gaode expected.
“For example, the expanded stained glass hall and the renovated church bell tower require a large amount of Plantagenet coins just for cleaning and maintenance every year.”

"In the first few years, the Tidetalkers were able to barely support these expenses by selling off ritual objects and other items within the sect, but these items were always limited, and there was nothing left to sell later on."

"Without money to maintain the sect's buildings, the already limited number of believers will be lost even more. Monks will also start to leave because the sect can't provide subsidies. In short, it's a vicious cycle."

"If I remember correctly, most of the Tidetalkers' businesses, big and small, have been transferred out. Now there should only be one Haiyinrong Orphanage and one church left."

"To be honest, considering the scale of Haiyin Orphanage, the daily expenses are not small. I think after a while, they may not be able to maintain this orphanage."

"Oh, if they can't hold on, what will happen to the children in Haiyinrong Orphanage?" The driver couldn't help but worry.

Click!

Just then, the driver pulled the rope suddenly and stopped the carriage.

"Sir, here we are."

Haiyinrong Orphanage is located in a civilian residential area east of Lagos. Its exterior walls are made of gray bricks and stones, and the surface of the bricks and stones is covered with mottled marks, making it look dilapidated and old.

The paint on the heavy door has peeled off.

There is a small spire right above the gate, and many tiles on the spire are missing, revealing the wooden structure underneath.

Gao De paid the money and got off the carriage.

The air is a little chilly in the winter morning.

In front of the gate of the orphanage, there were twenty or thirty children standing on the roadside, their little faces red from the cold.

Two of the children were holding a donation box. The box looked shabby and most of the paint had fallen off.

The other children were holding cans.

The can was filled with water and a small fish, which was swimming weakly in the shallow water.

There were also two children holding up signs with the words "Please help us" written crookedly on them.

Doctor Danica stood among the children, wearing a plain grey robe.

She brought her children with her and collected donations from passers-by. Those who donated would receive a can and the blessing of Dr. Danika.

Obviously, the fundraising situation is not optimistic.

Most pedestrians walked by in a hurry without stopping, let alone taking out the money in their pockets.

Click.

Gao De threw a silver dragon coin into the donation box, which immediately earned him uncontrollable exclamations from the surrounding children.

"Thank you, brother!" The little boy holding the donation box looked up at Gao De timidly and expressed his gratitude.

At this time, Dr. Danica had noticed the commotion here and walked over.

When she saw Goder, Doctor Danica was slightly surprised at first, and a glimmer of light flashed in her slightly tired eyes. Then she immediately came up to him with a smile on her face, saluted with one hand on her chest and said, "Sir, I'm surprised to meet you here."

"Doctor Danica," Goder returned the greeting and pointed at the children around him, "How long have these children not had a full meal?"

"About two or three months." Doctor Danica felt a little ashamed.

"How could the situation be so bad?" Gao De was slightly surprised. He knew that the situation in the orphanage was not optimistic, but he did not expect that they would not even have enough food to eat.

"Ever since the bishop absconded with the sect's assets, the morale of the sect has been dispersed. After dividing up the remaining assets, everyone sought their own way out. Only this orphanage is left, and there are only a handful of monks willing to stay in the sect." Doctor Danica sighed slightly, her eyes filled with disappointment and anger.

"There are 132 children in the orphanage. The daily food expenses are a considerable expense, not to mention the fuel costs, house repair costs, facility maintenance costs and other expenses."

"The children are growing up and need to buy more clothes and shoes. The expenses for buying quilts, toiletries and other daily necessities should not be underestimated. Alas, money is needed everywhere."

"Although my medical skills and magic are still somewhat useful, from time to time, wealthy families in the city would ask me to treat their illnesses, but this would only happen once every one or two weeks, and the remuneration I received was far from enough to cover the expenses of the orphanage."

"Even though the orphanage has changed its three meals a day to two meals a day, they can still only eat half full at each meal. There is really no other way, so I have to bring them out to raise funds." Doctor Danika glanced at the thin children and said sadly.

Looking at these young, pale faces and listening to what Doctor Danika said, Godard had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

In his previous life, he lived in a country where hunger was a taboo that all Chinese people absolutely could not tolerate.

The most vivid example is that if you go to the street to beg for money, no one may pay attention to you because everyone is afraid of being cheated. But if you go to the street to beg for food, to exaggerate, you may even be stuffed to death.

"This should be enough for the children to have full meals for two days." God thought for a moment, took out a plantagenet coin and handed it to Doctor Danica.

Doctor Danica took the Plantagenet coin and crossed her arms over her chest: "Sir, thank you for your kindness and charity. You will definitely receive the blessing and protection of the ocean."

"Thank you. You are truly kind and deserve the blessing and protection of the ocean."

"By the way, sir, are you just passing by?" asked Doctor Danica.

It's quite strange for a Sea Sentinel Mage to appear here.

"No," Gao De remembered the main thing and said in a serious tone, "I'm here to look for someone."

"Find someone?"

"I'm here to see Miss Elsa." This was the meeting signal agreed upon by Godard and Elsa.

"So you are the young lady's guest," Doctor Danica was slightly surprised when she heard this, then she looked at God deeply and said, "Sir, please follow me."

(End of this chapter)