Above the mage!

Chapter 401 Mandatory Mission
After leaving the Haiyuan White Tower, Gao De first went to the Walmart Magic Materials Store, put his gains in the store, and set a price.

Joel was born in a farmer's family. Although he worked as an apprentice in a large magic material shop in the city for several years, the knowledge of magic materials is high-end knowledge that cannot be accessed by apprentices.

Therefore, these pricing matters can only be done by Gaode itself at present.

It is conceivable that the shortage of talent is also a major problem for Walmart Magic Materials Store if it wants to become bigger and stronger.

Either you hire professionals at a high price, or you find a way to train Joel and make him a professional.

Obviously, neither route is that easy.

Gaode was just thinking about it and was not in a hurry.

The current priority of Walmart Magic Materials Store is to purchase tree species.

What is truly regarded as an industry by Godard is actually the Harland Shipyard located in Lagos.

As long as the route between the North and Byro County is opened, even if we need to be cautious in the early stages and not take too big a step, the profits are expected to be considerable given the huge potential trade demand between the two places.

As goods are gradually being put on the shelves, the magic material store has become noticeably busier recently.

After gaining a little fame in the surrounding areas, the business of purchasing tree species has become much more prosperous than before.

Goder flipped through Joel's account book.

During this period, the store received nearly thirty new tree species, but seven of them were the same species he had purchased in Brost City.

This is a misunderstanding caused by information asymmetry.

Gaode specially compiled a list of existing tree species. The tree species already on the list will not be purchased, and Joel is asked to update it in real time. Every time a new tree species is purchased, it will be added to the list.

However, he stayed in Brost City for three or four days, and during this period he was unable to update the list of tree species he had acquired.

Of course, this is just a small amount of money. Even though Gaode offered a high price of fifty copper coins to purchase the tree species, this high price is only relative to the value of the tree species itself.

To Gaode's surprise, after Walmart's magic material store had been officially open for business for so long, it finally purchased magic tree species for the first time.

It is a first-level magic tree species: Firefly Cage Willow
When the firefly willow matures, the ends of its drooping silver branches will swell into fruits.

The thin peel is filled with fluorescent liquid, which changes color from blue to gold as the day and night change.

These fluorescent liquids can be used to make potions, the most common of which is the making of the manifestation potion.

According to Joel, it was sold to him by someone who bought a first-level magic material in the store.

The other party originally came to buy magic materials, and then saw that the price of magic tree species purchased by Walmart Magic Materials Store was much higher than that of other stores, so he sold the goods.

This is why Gaode wants to purchase tree species in the form of a magic material store.

In most cases, magic tree seeds are only in the hands of mages, so the store must first be able to attract mages to patronize it, so that it will be more likely to purchase magic tree seeds from them.

"Although the bee-buzzing tree species is on the list, we will still purchase it at a long-term price of fifty coppers." God thought for a moment and told Joel.

In his eyes, buzzing resin is of great significance and must be cultivated on a large scale.

He had gathered all the buzzing tree species at Lake Esmere. It was a large number, but it was far from enough to meet the needs of large-scale planting.

He believed that there must be other places where buzzing trees existed in Bailo County, so as long as he bought them at a high price, he should be able to gain something.

"Yes, sir. Joel agreed quickly."

Afterwards, Gao De checked the store's account books again, and after confirming that there were no problems, he ended his work here.

He opened the newly acquired spell formula.

[Identification [Rare]] (Divination, 1st Ring):

You designate an object and maintain contact with it throughout the casting of the spell.

If the item is a transcendental item or other item with transcendental powers, you will know its properties and how to use it, whether it requires attunement, and if it is a charged item, you will also know the number of times it has available.

You can also find out if a spell is affecting the object and, if any, which spell is causing the effect. If the target was created by a spell, you will know which spell that was causing the effect.

If the item you come into contact with is of extraordinary material, you will be able to learn its grade.

If you are touching a creature while casting a spell, you will know whether it is affected by the spell and which spell is causing the effect.

Spell Potion: A faded bookworm, mirror iron ore powder.
After noting down the main and auxiliary materials needed for the spell potion, Gode went out, took a carriage, and headed straight to Kensington to purchase the materials.

The other materials were easily purchased in stock, but the Faded Bookworm was a very unpopular material.

This is a translucent worm that feeds on expired ink from ancient books. It only exists in ancient books and has few uses, so it is not common.

After asking in several potion shops without success, Goder had no choice but to find a larger and more reputable potion shop and place a pre-order.

The staff carefully noted his request and promised to notify him immediately once the product was available.

In the following time, Gao De focused his main energy on cultivation, while continuing to improve his swordsmanship at the Collingwood School.

As the art school of the Sea Sentinel, its "teachers" are extremely strong. No matter whether you want to get started or improve yourself, as long as you have money, you can find the corresponding instructor to teach you.

Gao De spent most of his remaining free time in the library of the Haiyuan White Tower, absorbing all kinds of knowledge like a sponge.

With the powerful background of the Sea Sentinel, even the free collection of books open to trainee wizards is much more precious and rare than those in the Cyrus School of Magic.

The longer Gaode stays in this world, the more he realizes the importance of knowledge.

It's not just the knowledge of mages, but also the knowledge of governing a country, urban management, business and so on, which are all urgently needed for him now.

A wizard, relying on his own abilities and status, can and will get in touch with so many areas.

Fortunately, mages have extremely long lifespans and memories far superior to those of ordinary people, allowing them to adapt to this kind of multi-field learning.

Every time Gaode came out of the library after reading a book, he would go to the lobby to see if there were any tasks he could take on.

It just seems like I've been unlucky recently and haven't come across any tasks I can take on.

But Gaode kept a calm mind.

There are still 7 drops of liquid mana needed to complete the first ring. This will take at least half a year, so there is still time.

Besides, he is still young. If his spell arsenal has not reached a satisfactory number by then, the worst that can happen is that he will stop at the first level for half a year or a year.

Considering the long life he gained after practicing the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra, this one year is really nothing.

Of course, at Gao De's current age, the sooner he is promoted to a second-ring mage, the more impressive his resume will be among the Sea Sentinels:
There is not much difference between a fifty-year-old second-ring mage and a fifty-one-year-old second-ring mage, but there is still a gap between a sixteen-year-old and a seventeen-year-old second-ring mage.

On the other hand, the bookworm that Gaode pre-ordered from the magic material store has not arrived yet.

There was nothing he could do but wait. Seven or eight days passed like this.

A good news came.

[Crab disaster hazard] The half-month observation period for the mission has ended and it has been confirmed to have been completed.

Immediately afterwards, six third-class merit awards were received.

After all this calculation, Gao De’s military merit is third-class merit*7.

The spell potion for [Identification] had not arrived yet, so he simply went to the supplies department to spend some money and exchanged all his newly earned military merits for spell formulas.

This also caused Neil to look at him more strangely.

In all his years working in the logistics department, he had never seen a wizard like Gao De who used all his military merits to exchange for spell recipes.

Seven third-class merits were finally exchanged for two ordinary first-level spell recipes: [Entanglement] and [Burning Hands]. The former requires three third-class merits, and the latter requires four.

Entanglement (Transmutation, 1st level): This spell causes tall grass, weeds, and other plants to entangle creatures that enter or are in the area. The creatures become entangled, and the entire area of ​​effect is treated as difficult terrain.

If the area is covered with thorns or other similar vegetation, creatures in the area take damage in addition to being entangled.

Burning Hands (Evocation, 1st Ring):

A cone of searing fire emanates from your fingertips. All creatures in the area of ​​the fire take fire damage, and if the fire touches flammable material, they will burn.

One is a crowd control spell, which is somewhat similar to [Tidal Net]. It can be called the land version of [Tidal Net]. Of course, it is a low-end version.

After all, the casting of [Entanglement] requires higher natural conditions. For example, in the city, it is almost useless.

No wonder it is a common spell, but [Tidal Net] is listed as a rare spell.

【Burning Hands】 is an area damage spell.

This is Gaode's current weakness, as he lacks an effective means of group attack.

In addition, at the low-level stage, the applicability of fire elemental spells is always wider, so the priority of [Burning Hands] is ranked very high by high-level Germans.

The main and auxiliary materials required for the spell potions of these two spells are relatively common, and Gaode bought them very smoothly.

This is one advantage common spells have over rare spells: most of the time, the materials needed for spell potions of common spells are easier to obtain.

The reason is very simple. The threshold for obtaining ordinary spells is lower, there will be more learners, and the demand for spell potions will be greater.

Demand determines the market, which is an eternal truth.

Dorne is the capital of Byrne County after all, so the day after the military merit was received, the bookworm that Gode had pre-ordered for a long time finally arrived.

As soon as he got the bookworm, he immediately mixed the corresponding spell potion and drank it in one gulp.

The second-level mental strength, coupled with his original method of constructing spell models, made it easy for him to learn first-level spells.

It only took him two days to construct the three first-level spell models.

Looking at the remaining number of his first ring origin, which was "4", Gao De thought for a moment, took out a point, and clicked on [Identification].

This is not just because it is a rare spell.

[Identification] can even be called the spell with the longest duration of use among the first-level rare spells.

Even when reaching the fifth or sixth ring, mages will still use this spell with high frequency.

For this reason alone, Gaode cannot be stingy with this little bit of origin.

Moreover, this spell is indeed very practical.

First of all, the most common and basic usage of this spell is to determine the grade of extraordinary materials.

Although a wizard can roughly judge the level of a material by the amount of magic power it contains, he is generally not wrong.

But this can be faked.

Some mages who are skilled in this field have the ability to disguise low-level extraordinary materials as higher-level extraordinary materials and resell them at high prices.

In order to see through this scam, one must either have enough knowledge to spot the fraud, or be strong enough to use [Identification Technique] to conduct the identification.

During a wizard's life span of hundreds or even thousands of years, he is sure to make many transactions with others, so the necessity of mastering such a spell can be imagined.

In addition, after an accident (murder), if you obtain some unclear equipment, such as a mysterious sword, you can use identification techniques to know whether the sword has extraordinary powers, special abilities, or is cursed, etc., which is also a must-have for preventing pitfalls.

Moreover, many extraordinary items require synchronization to exert their full power.

The so-called synchronization actually means that some extraordinary items need to be activated in a special way to exert their full power.

The most common thing is that some long-standing family heirlooms often require a secret magic seal to activate; or some holy light items need to absorb sunlight at dawn to fully release their power.
As for whether synchronization is needed, other people generally cannot know directly except the creator.

It would be a pity to obtain an extraordinary item but not unleash its true power because you were not aware that it required synchronization.

Finally, if you encounter a creature controlled by a strange spell, you can use identification techniques to quickly determine what spell it is under, so as to quickly find a way to remove it.

[Identification] itself is not an attack spell, but for a mage, its functionality is better than most attack spells, which is why it is included in the list of rare spells.

The origin of one ring is -1 again.

After a familiar "cutscene", the spell model of [Identification] extended many new branches, and the changes were far greater than other first-ring spells with additional points.

[Identify + [Rare]] (Divination, 1st level): You designate an object and keep it in contact with it during the casting process.
Additional: If the item is a supernatural item that needs to be synchronized or other items with supernatural powers, you will have a chance to know its synchronization method (the probability depends largely on your own supernatural knowledge level);
When the item is of extraordinary material, you will be able to sense some of its properties;
When you come into contact with a creature affected by a spell, you will be able to tell the remaining duration of the spell, allowing you to better judge whether to dispel it or wait out the effect.

The higher the level of the extraordinary item, the more mana will be required to identify it.

Comprehensive enhancement, this enhancement is equivalent to adding a "mod" to the spell.

Gao De immediately went to Walmart Magic Materials Store and did a preliminary test of the effect of [Identification Skill +].

He cast [Identify+] on the scales of the black-winged snake that he had just retrieved some time ago.

After two drops of liquid mana were consumed, some information emerged from his mind.

Second-order extraordinary material is strong and water-resistant
Gao De had just returned to the Fanzhuolun District from Wal-Mart Magic Materials Store. Before he entered the dormitory, two Sea Sentinel staff members were already trotting towards him anxiously, and a few steps away they shouted loudly: "Master Gao De!"

"What's wrong?" He stopped and looked puzzled.

"Emergency mandatory mission."

"Auckland City has been hit by a massive cyclone. The situation is not optimistic. All Sea Sentinel Mages currently on standby in Dorne are required to go to Auckland City immediately to participate in the disaster relief operation. No delay is allowed!"

(End of this chapter)