Above the mage!

Chapter 429: Northwest Barley No.

Before taking Dragon Bird Blood Fungus, Gaode has one more very important thing to do:
Remove the spores from the tail of the dragon bird blood fungus and use them as seeds for later planting.

For Gaode, this is just a piece of cake.

As a first-level rune constructor, his hands are "master's hands". Although the work of extracting spores looks delicate, it is nothing compared to drawing runes.

After removing the spores in no time, Godd used the classic cancel cast and recast combo to "pull" Flora from Valar Bay and gave the spores to her for safekeeping.

It’s hard to say about other things, but as for the planting matters, you don’t have to worry about them at all when leaving them to Flora.

In this area, she is more stable than her senior brother.

Everything is over.

With the help of his Dharma Ninja body, Gao De quickly cleared away all distracting thoughts.

No matter how many things there are to do, wait until you reach the later stage of the first stage before doing anything else.

He picked up the dragon bird blood fungus with silver lines all over it and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

As a precious magic plant, Dragon Bird Blood Fungus not only has extraordinary efficacy, but also has another great advantage, which is that it is extremely pure, with almost no impurities, and can be taken directly and painlessly without the need for additional special treatment.

Of course, Gao De is not afraid of drug poison. Even if there are impurities, it makes no difference to him.

As soon as it enters the mouth, the dragon bird blood fungus quickly melts on the tip of the tongue like ice and snow, and the taste is somewhat like ice cream in the previous life.

A sweet taste spread in the mouth and slowly slid down the throat into the stomach without any feeling of suffocation.

As the dragon bird blood fungus enters the stomach, a current of heat instantly bursts out in the body and flows throughout the body.

This is when the effect of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus in improving personal physical fitness and longevity begins to take effect.

Gao De could clearly feel that every inch of his skin and every bone were cheering and jumping for joy under this warm current, like a seed that had finally received a rain after a long drought, madly absorbing the energy in it.

As the energy was absorbed, his blood and energy slowly surged up, and he felt a sense of satisfaction as if he was full.

A mysterious message came to my mind.

Gaode felt that his lifespan increased from 335 to 340.

According to Deacon York, in terms of lifespan, thirty-year-old Dragon Bird Blood Fungus can increase lifespan by approximately 3-5 years, depending on the user's individual absorption.

In other words, his absorption has reached its peak.

He deserves to be called a drug-taking saint.

Of course, whether it is a magic plant or a magic potion, the best effect is achieved when taken for the first time.

Therefore, even if we obtain dragon bird blood fungi of a higher age in the future, it will definitely not have such medicinal effects.

The heat flow gradually dissipated, and was replaced by extremely rich magic power that exploded in Gode's body.

This is the most important role of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus to Gaode: helping to condense magic power and improve the mage level!
Dragon Bird Blood Fungus directly provides a large amount of magic power to the user.

Gao De sat cross-legged in the meditation room and began to practice the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra in a state of extreme concentration, refining and absorbing the magic power released by the dragon bird blood fungus to enhance his own magical power.

At this moment, the endless magic power from the dragon bird blood fungus in his body has formed a huge funnel, extracting and converging towards the lower abdomen where the liquid magic power is stored.

Every time the funnel rotates more than a hundred times, a drop of crystal clear and extremely pure liquid mana will drip from the bottom and merge into the already very full "mana pool".

54 drops.55 drops.
With the help of the medicinal power of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus, Gaode's total mana was rushing towards the 60 drops of liquid mana in the late first ring at a steady speed.

As his mana continued to accumulate, he could feel his mental power stirring.

58 drops.59 drops.
The 60th drop of liquid mana also fell quietly and entered the mana pool.

At this point, most of the medicinal power of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus still remains.

However, Gaode's mana pool is already saturated and can no longer be refined to obtain new liquid mana.

The rich magic funnel rotated dozens of times due to inertia, and finally dissipated slowly, settling into every corner of Gode's body.

Then, a powerful force exploded in Gode's mind.

This is a sign of improved spiritual power.

The 60th drop of liquid mana condensed out, representing that Master Gaode's level was upgraded from the middle first ring to the late first ring.

And every promotion to a smaller level will bring about a boost in mental strength.

With the help of Yugathiro, Gode's mental strength had already broken through the limit and would no longer be stuck like before, so it naturally gained corresponding growth.

However, because his mental power had reached its limit early and was too strong, the improvement he could obtain was relatively limited.

For a normal first-level mage, when the mage level is raised from the middle first-level to the late first-level, the maximum increase in mental strength can be 33 points.

However, in Gao De's perception, his mental strength only increased from 200 to 211, which was only one-third of the upper limit.

But he was also very satisfied.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

For an ordinary mage, the mental power can only break through the threshold of 199 and reach 200 when he is promoted to the second ring.

In other words, his current mental strength has actually surpassed that of the newly promoted second-ring mage.

In the hierarchical system of wizard's supernatural powers, breaking the limits is quite an difficult task.

It was because of his potential to break the limit that Gaode was regarded as a seed newcomer by the Sea Sentinel Mage.

The Dragon Bird Blood Fungus was indeed a magical plant bestowed by a big shot of Marquis Drake's level. It pushed Gaode to perfection in one fell swoop without any side effects, and some of the medicinal power even remained.

However, Gao De did not try to upgrade the ring while the iron was hot. Instead, he immediately stopped the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra and stood up.

Upgrading a ring is different from ordinary practice. You must be fully prepared, including adjusting external objects and your own state to the best within your personal ability.

He had just broken through to the late stage of the first ring, but he was trying to upgrade the ring without stopping. That was recklessness, not courage.

Gaode will not take it lightly just because he has the assistance of top-level level-up potions.

In his expectation, it would take at least a week for him to adapt to the surging power of magic, get familiar with his current strength, and then have a good rest and try to upgrade the ring in the best condition.

Only with awe in your heart can you go further.

Opening the door of the meditation room, Gao De looked at the sky. The practice just now did not take too much time, and it was not yet noon.

Flora was no longer in the room. She must have gone out to work again. As the Minister of Agriculture, and with her "outstanding ability", Flora must be one of the busiest people in Phoenix.

On the contrary, Gode, as the "master" of Flora and the "king" of Phoenix, is basically in a hands-off state, very relaxed and leisurely.

When he thought about it, he felt ashamed.

He quickly shook his head, trying not to think about it anymore.

Sunaifa must have received the news of my return.

However, Gao De knew that with Sunaifa's sense of boundaries, the other party would definitely not disturb him before he went out.

After traveling for a day and a half, and having just practiced, Gao De felt a little tired. After thinking for a while, he simply gave himself a [Comfortable Sleep +] and went to bed to rest.

When he woke up refreshed, it was already evening.

Gaode didn't slack off anymore and chose to go out to find Sunaifa.

He has a lot of things to do when he comes back this time. Even if he is a hands-off boss, he still has integrity!
Enter the Town Hall.

Even though dusk had already permeated the windows of the city hall, Sunaifa had not yet "left work" and had already been "waiting" for Gaode's arrival.

Gao De had just entered his office when there was a knock on the door.

After the door opened, Sunaifah walked in with Aisha, who was holding a large stack of sorted parchment in her arms.

"My king, here is the first phase construction report of Phoenix, the establishment of the Construction Department, the construction report of the Valar Tunnel, the construction report of the Valar Port, the trade report of the route, the second phase reclamation report of the Jinhui Farm, and the education report of Phoenix No. 1 Middle School since the film class started."

Sunaifa crackled in a calm, toneless voice, as if he had no breath.

Elsa placed the large pile of parchment files neatly on Goder's desk and immediately continued, "And these, this is the Phoenix expansion plan for the next quarter, the adult education development plan, the City Hall recruitment proposal, the Public Security Bureau expansion plan, and the tribal integration plan."

"Your Highness, please take a look." Aisha looked at Gao De with a "Sunaifa"-style cold expression.

Compared with Sunaifa's "hard work and dedication", it is obvious that Aisha, as the city hall's chief steward, has some "resentment" towards Gode's hands-off approach.

Gaode glanced at the obvious dark circles around Elsa's eyes with a guilty conscience - Elsa was not like Sunafa, a fourth-ring mage with a highly developed brain. She needed rest. With such high-intensity work, lack of sleep was inevitable.

He glanced again at the heavy files piled on his desk.

You have to know that this is only the amount for one and a half months.

One can imagine the workload that Aisha and Sunaifa have had during this period.

But it also shows how fast Phoenix is ​​developing.

"You guys can decide these. As for the report, let me take a look at it first." Gao De pointed to the plans and said.

In fact, the concept of "plan" was also proposed by him.

Before this, whether it was Phoenix or the outside kingdoms, the decision on a project would generally be made by the rulers simply coming up with an idea and then convening a meeting of the nobles, and they might hastily decide on the next major project that would affect people's livelihood.

As for the arrangement of the project progress, the problems that may be encountered in the project, the anticipated solutions, etc., there are none at all.

Basically, it depends on the rulers' experience and judgment, and then when it is implemented, they will focus on the principle of "things will work out when the time comes."

The concept of "plan" proposed by AutoNavi is to avoid such a makeshift team as much as possible and avoid arbitrary project decision-making. It requires that the project be accurately divided into various stages and clear time nodes and acceptance criteria be set for each stage.
But now, for Gaode, it seems like he is shooting himself in the foot.

Phoenix is ​​now developing on multiple fronts, with new engineering projects proposed every day and plans too numerous to count.

As Godard thought about this, he looked down at the report to understand Phoenix's current situation.

Being a hands-off manager is one thing, but it does not mean that Gaode does nothing.

In fact, the really big decisions and overall construction ideas are still decided by him.

But in order to make the right decision, it is not enough to just have the experience and knowledge from previous lives.

As the saying goes, "adapt to local conditions", he must have a thorough understanding of the situation in Phoenix in order to be realistic, otherwise all his ideas will only be empty talk.

So, even though the content was a bit too much, Gao De still read it carefully, volume by volume.

Although Elsa had some "resentment", she still summarized the development of Phoenix in the past month and a half as concisely and briefly as possible so that Gaode could grasp the current situation with the least effort.

But even so, it took almost an hour for Gaode to finish reading all the reports.

The two of them waited quietly on the side.

Godd put down the last volume of the report, rubbed his slightly swollen temples, thought for a moment, and said to Aisha, "Please invite Minister Flora over as well."

"Okay, Your Highness, I'll go call Minister Flora right away." Elsa stood up quickly and walked out of Gode's office quickly.

"You guys are really stressed out at work. You could use some time to rest." After seeing Aisha leave, Gode turned to Sunaifa and said, "Development is not something that can be done in a few days. Besides, Phoenix doesn't have any pressing external threats at the moment, so it's not a big problem to slow down the pace."

Sunaifa blinked his eyes and said, "My king, now is the critical period for the construction of Phoenix."

"There is no critical period, every day is critical... Even if you are a fourth-ring mage and can go without sleep, you can't always be tense. Besides, even if you don't need sleep, other people do." Gao De decisively corrected Sunaifa's "wrong" idea.

"In fact, when it comes down to it," looking at Sunaifa who was hesitant to speak, Gao De knew that the other party was "heard" but "I didn't listen", and couldn't help but sighed: "There are still too few talents who can be used for great purposes."

The administrative structure that Gaode envisions should be complete and efficient.

For "senior leaders" like Sunaifa, their core responsibilities should focus on strategic decision-making, macro-management and resource coordination.

It is mainly responsible for formulating long-term development strategies and making overall decisions on major issues involving the overall situation, focusing on the big issues and letting go of the small ones.

However, the lack of talent in the North has resulted in most of the affairs of each department being run by the chief officer, and then all the pressure falls on Sunaifa alone.

To be honest, Phoenix's current administrative system is already very scientific and efficient compared to the management systems of many aristocratic territories, but it is still far from what Gode wants.

Fortunately, Sunaifa is the strongest fighter in the North, possessing terrifying super powers, enough to withstand such intense work.

"Hold on for a while longer. Once adult education is rolled out on a large scale, we can select a group of outstanding students and send them to various departments for internships. They can learn through practice and train the first batch of practical civil servants in Phoenix. You should be able to relax a lot more." Gao De shook his head and could only say this.

As she was talking, Elsa walked into the office with Flora, who had also not "left work".

Facing the latter's inquiring eyes, Gao De quickly took out the cloth bag containing blood crystal wheat from his arms, opened it, and poured it onto the table.

The blood-red wheat grains fell like this, and a strange fragrance instantly spread.

"This is a special type of wheat from the Holy Empire, Blood Crystal Wheat. It has the effect of replenishing Qi and blood. Long-term consumption can enhance physical fitness."

Under the inquiring gazes of Sunaifa and Aisha, Goder first introduced blood crystal wheat, then looked at Flora and stated his intention: "My idea is to cross blood crystal wheat with cold-resistant wheat, combine the advantages of both, and then cultivate Northwest barley No. 2."

(End of this chapter)