Above the mage!

Chapter 403: Pirates and Floods

As soon as I fell into the water, the bone-chilling cold hit me in the face, penetrating through my clothes and piercing my skin.

But this is no problem for Gaode.

The extreme cold in the north couldn't do anything to him, let alone this low temperature.

What really troubled Gao De was that the rapid flow of the water created an incredible impact force, making his body like a fallen leaf, difficult to control, and constantly rising and falling among the surging waves.

The icy-cold water flowed into his mouth and nose, and if he was not careful, it would choke his lungs.

Gao De quickly held his breath.

On the other side, Tuanzi was holding tightly onto the overturned boat.

Although its body was shaking violently in the water, it was, after all, a gifted earth creature, and it never caused the boat to be shaken at all, nor was it washed away.

In addition to the freezing cold water, there was also a large amount of debris blown by the whirlwind. Broken branches and broken wooden boards were rushing through the water like hidden weapons, brushing past Gao De and almost scratching him.

Fortunately, Gaode reacted quickly enough and cast [Blade Protection +] immediately to enhance his own defense and protect him from the impact of these debris.

Then, a layer of tough and elastic webbed feet grew between his hands and toes at the same time.

【Touch of the Ocean+】.

Relying on his extremely high sensitivity to water flow, Gao De stabilized his body in such a chaotic situation and resurfaced.

At this moment, he looked at the dumpling and the overturned boat beside him, and quickly thought about it in his mind.

It is difficult to right the boat with just the strength of myself and Tuanzi without a foothold, and I have to rely on the power of the water flow.

Gao De carefully observed the direction of the water flow, and with his keen perception, he soon noticed a diagonal undercurrent rushing towards him.

He was delighted, took a deep breath, dived into the water, and held tightly onto the edge of the boat with both hands.

At the same time, Gao De quietly felt the fluctuations of the water.

At the moment when the undercurrent was about to hit the boat, he and Tuanzi exerted force at the same time, using the reaction force generated by the water current hitting the boat and coordinating their own strength to lift it up suddenly, while Tuanzi pulled the boat hard on the other side.

With their combined strength and the power of the undercurrent, the boat flipped at a large angle, successfully righted itself, and floated on the water again.

Gao De quickly took advantage of the situation to climb onto the boat and let out a breath.

No wonder the Sea Sentinel Mages were sent to carry out the disaster relief mission. Just looking at what happened just now, not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary mages would have suffered a lot.

It is true that mages possess extraordinary powers, but the power of low-level mages is extremely limited when facing natural disasters of this level.

The people were buried in the water before they even saw the victims. This is not called rescue work, it's called suicide.

In fact, between the land and water routes, most of the first-ring mages, even the second-ring mages, choose the land route.

It's because of their rich experience that they understand that after such a super cyclone, the water systems in the Auckland area are too turbulent and not easy to navigate.

However, compared with land transportation, the advantage of water transportation is that the distance is shorter and it takes less time to reach the disaster area.

If everything goes well, it will take nearly half a day to reach the disaster area by water than by land.

In such an urgent rescue mission, the difference between arriving half a day earlier and arriving half a day later can be huge.

For every hour late, the death rate of people in the disaster area may rise by several points.

Moreover, from a utilitarian point of view, the military merits that can be gained by arriving half a day earlier are difficult for later comers to catch up with even if they try their best.

Back on the boat, the whole boat was still shaking with the rapid water flow and was in danger of being overturned at any time.

Gao De's face remained calm. With his swimming ability and Tuanzi by his side, he would not drown no matter what.

The worst that can happen is that the boat capsizes again.

He was in a good mood and took out a map of the Auckland area from his arms.

Both the rescue encyclopedia and the map were made of waterproof materials, so even though Gaode had just fallen into the water, the two copies of the document were still intact.

After checking the map to find his destination and using the North Compass to find the direction, Gao De pointed to the north and said, "Tuanzi, go this way."

Tuanzi shook his head, pulled the boat and took Gaode and rushed towards the rain again.

In the rain.

On the shore, a sheepskin raft was constantly rising and falling with the turbulent current.

Two men in woolen cloaks stood on the shore, looking back and forth into the water.

The rain was pouring down.

The wool cape itself is not waterproof, but after being soaked in grease for a period of time, a protective film will form on the surface, giving it a certain degree of waterproof performance.

But its waterproof performance is limited. In such heavy rain, this sheepskin cloak seems to be somewhat insufficient.

Both of them were soaked by the rain and shivered constantly in the cold.

"Brother, it's so cold, why don't we just give up?" One of the men said with trembling lips.

"We can't give up. This is our only chance to turn things around in this life." The other man's lips also turned white due to the cold, but he gritted his teeth and insisted.

"It's raining so hard right now. I don't know how many towns and villages have been flooded. The rich people in those towns will definitely be the first to flee. This is the main road out of Dorne. We only need to intercept one or two of them, and then..."

The man looked fierce and made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Kill them and we will be rich."

"The situation is so chaotic now, and there are countless people being washed into the water. Let's stop the boat, collect all the money and treasures, and then throw the people into the water. In this situation, there is absolutely no chance of survival."

"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know whether I threw him in or he was blown into the water by the whirlwind?"

"But, brother, this is murder."

"So what?" the leading man said with a determined look on his face. "This is our chance. We have come to the Plantagenet Dynasty with untold hardships, hoping to turn things around and live a good life. We are considered diligent, but these locals always look down on us."

"It's fine if they don't hire us, but it's the same job, and the salary they offer us is much lower than that of the locals. So why should we be polite to them?"

"After we make this deal and obtain the initial capital, we will take advantage of the recent natural disaster to purchase a few shops at low prices. Then we can be our own bosses!" The more he spoke, the more excited his tone became, and even the other person who had been a little timid began to have a gleam in his eyes.

"Brother, is that a person?!" Suddenly, he glanced downstream unconsciously, found something unusual, and started shouting.

The eldest brother looked in the direction of his finger, but it was foggy and raining heavily, so how could he see anything clearly?

"That's downstream. How could anyone come from there with such a strong current?" But he slapped his companion hard and cursed, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Brother, you can't be wrong. You know, I was born with good eyesight. I really saw a ship coming up from there!" The companion covered his head and insisted.

Seeing how persistent he was, the eldest brother began to feel uncertain.

"Did you see clearly?"

"Absolutely. There is a small boat coming up from there."

"Are you sure it's a boat?"

With this kind of water level and weather, how can a small boat go upstream?

"Yes, the boat!"

After a while, a small black dot began to appear in the leading man's field of vision.

His younger brother even saw the number of people on the boat: "Brother, there is only one person on the boat! He looks very young, not like a fisherman."

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother quickly started brainstorming.

After all, they were not professional robbers, their abilities were limited, their tactics were unclear, and their numbers were insufficient. They certainly did not dare to touch the large ships and could only target the small boats.

Under the current circumstances, those who travel by small boats are either fishermen or small vendors fleeing.

Rich businessmen must also ride on big ships.

His goal was clear, he would attack the small vendors. A person on a boat, a young man at that, was definitely not a fisherman.

According to this logic, we should be able to take action now.

How could it appear from downstream?

A little weird.

Although he had evil intentions, he felt something was wrong.

After thinking about it, he finally shook his head and made a wise decision: "Something is wrong. Let him pass and we will wait for other ships."

Caution is the boat.

"Brother, the boat is coming towards us!" But the next moment, the younger brother pointed to the distance and said in a trembling voice.

They decided to let the small boat go, but the small boat did not let them go.

The eldest brother looked up and saw that the small black dot represented by the boat was getting bigger and bigger in his sight.

The speed of growth was unexpectedly fast.

What kind of boat is this? The water is so fast today, how can it have such a speed?

The eldest brother was completely confused and a little panicked.

What does it mean that this boat is coming straight towards me?
The eldest brother was panicked, and the younger brother was even more panicked.

"Brother, the boat, the boat, the boat is coming!"

"I know, I just don't have as good eyesight as you, not that I don't have eyes." The eldest brother said unhappily when he heard this.

"What about us?"

"Don't act rashly. See what he is here to do before deciding on the next move," said the eldest brother.

Wait until the boat gets closer.

"Brother, sea sentinel!!!" the younger brother suddenly shouted in horror.

"What sea sentinel?" The eldest brother didn't react yet.

"The man on the boat is a Sea Sentinel Mage!"

"Ah?!" The eldest brother's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he quickly confirmed: "How did you know?!"

"He is wearing the uniform of a Sea Sentinel Mage, which is all blue with two bronze stars. There is no doubt about it, it is the uniform of a Sea Sentinel Mage!" the younger brother confirmed.

"Brother, let's run away! If he knew what we did, he would kill us!"

"What are you running away for!" The elder brother slapped his younger brother's head again, and asked angrily: "What did we do?"

"They hijacked the ship, killed people and robbed the money." The younger brother covered his head, feeling very aggrieved.

"That's what we were going to do, but we haven't done it yet!"

"Oh, that's right!" The younger brother suddenly realized.

The eldest brother covered his forehead, completely speechless.

Wow!

The boat passed through the rain curtain and, pulled by Tuanzi, approached the shore and came to the sheepskin raft.

Gao De stood on the bow in a blue slim-fitting sea sentinel mage uniform, which was lined with a waterproof giant whale stomach membrane that allowed water droplets to slide off even in a rainstorm.

The waterproof performance made the two people, who were wearing sheepskin cloaks and whose lips were white from the cold, jealous.

But it's just jealousy.

They all understand what this uniform represents.

"Master Mage." The two of them bowed slightly and shouted hurriedly.

"It's raining so hard, what are you two doing here?" Gao De looked at the two of them, frowned slightly, and asked.

The sound was heard, but was lost in the sound of heavy rain and was not so clear.

However, due to their nervousness, fear and guilty conscience, the two of them were highly focused and therefore heard Gao De's words very clearly.

The leading man forced a smile and replied, "Sir, we are from a nearby town. The cyclone brought heavy rains and many towns upstream were flooded. We came here to see if anyone was washed down from above, and maybe we can help save them."

Gao De looked at the two with an expressionless face, "You guys are quite kindhearted. You still want to save people in such bad weather?"

"Of course we should." The two of them showed a "simple and honest" look.

"Then what are you feeling guilty about?" Gao De's expression suddenly became serious and his voice became louder, penetrating the rain.

"what?!"

"Do you think your lies can fool the wizard?" Gao De said coldly.

The two men stood there in a daze. The timid younger brother couldn't hold back for a moment, and the next moment he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Master Mage, please spare us. We just had evil thoughts and haven't taken any action yet!"

The elder brother was still trying to be tough, but when he saw the younger brother kneeling down, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt angry and afraid. In the end, he also knelt down and begged for mercy:
"Master Mage, we two really haven't done anything yet. We just came here. You are the first person we have run into. Please be magnanimous and let us go!"

"That's the truth," Gao De nodded slightly. "Before this natural disaster, you two wanted to add fuel to the fire. Even if I found out before you could do anything, you will be sentenced to death."

When the two heard this, their bodies trembled like sieves.

“Are you two from Tyrell Town?

"No, no, but we have been in Tyrrell Town for more than 20 years, and we are almost the same as the locals." The eldest brother hurriedly stated his value.

Gao De nodded slightly. "Just now I heard from you that many towns upstream have been flooded. Which towns are they and what is the situation?"

The eldest brother was slightly stunned, and quickly replied: "There are floods in Alho Town and Mahavi Town. The situation is not optimistic. I heard that the cyclone destroyed some dams upstream. The dam collapse, heavy rain, and the aftermath of the cyclone caused floods to sweep across several towns. It can be said that there are heavy casualties."

“I heard that the survivors in these towns are trapped in some higher areas.”

Gao De frowned even more tightly.

The worst happened.

Break the embankment
“If I remember correctly, Tyrrell is also a big grain town. Every year, large quantities of grain produced must be transported to Auckland City by water, so there are many merchant ships in the town.

You two should return to Tyrell Town immediately, inform the local officials, borrow boats from the merchants, form a fleet, and wait here to help evacuate the people." Gao De said to the two.

When the flood affected several towns, there were too many victims and he certainly couldn't save them all by himself, so he had to combine all the forces he could.

He thought about it, then grabbed the two men's arms again, and with the magic power surging in his hands, two [Tracking Marks] were imprinted on their arms.

"This is a chance for you to make amends for your crimes. If you two do a good job, maybe I will forgive your evil thoughts."

"But if you dare to escape, with this tracking mark, I will be able to find you. I don't have time to trouble you now, but I will settle the score with you after the disaster relief is completed." He said calmly.

In this situation, people's hearts cannot be trusted and sufficient deterrence must be given.

When the two men saw the fleeting mark on their arms, they dared not have any second thoughts and could only nod their heads repeatedly, promising to convey the message.

Gaode no longer wastes time.

Underwater, Tuanzi wagged his tail and sped up.

The boat continued upstream, heading towards the flooded area upstream.

He wanted to determine the current situation and location of the survivors in the towns affected by the flood.

(End of this chapter)