Chapter 377 Three Drops of Spiritual Essence
In terms of thickness alone, the second-class merit exchange list is actually not much different from the third-class merit exchange list.

This shows that there is not much difference in quantity between the two, the only difference is in quality.

The first thing Gaode focused on was still the category of spell recipes.

He first went through the catalog and quickly discovered the difference:

Not only are the spell formulas on the third-level merit exchange list all ordinary spells, but the highest level of spells only stops at the third ring.

The second-class merit exchange list can be exchanged for fourth- and fifth-ring spell recipes.

In addition, the first-level and second-level spells listed in the second-level merit list are all rare spells.

In fact, with this deduction, Gaode can basically determine the level of the spell formula on the first-class merit exchange list:
Rare spell recipes of the fourth and fifth rings.

Including the [Spell Permanence] that he needs most, it will most likely appear on the first-class merit exchange list.

As for whether there is a six-ring spell recipe, it is hard to say.

This level is too high. According to Gaode's guess, perhaps there may not be a sixth-ring magician in the entire Sea Sentinel, and even if there is, there won't be too many.

His thoughts raced through his mind, and Gao De had already turned to the spell page, browsing the list of first-level rare spells in detail:
【Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy】, 【The Legend of the Archer】, 【Long-Range Shooting】, 【Bigu Technique】.
There are actually more than a dozen of them in total, and the military merits required for redemption are all unified second-class merits*1.

This is the terrifying background of the Sea Sentinels or the Plantagenet Dynasty.

Gaode's primary goal must still be offensive spells, but plans cannot keep up with changes. The appearance of a special non-offensive spell made him unable to take his eyes off it.

[Divine Berry [Rare]] (Transmutation, 1st Ring):

Up to 10 berries appear in your hand, imbued with magic for the duration of the spell, and each transformed berry provides enough nutrition for a normal meal for a Medium creature.

When eating berries, a slight healing effect is also obtained. The healing effect obtained by the magic berry technique can be effective for up to 24 in any 8 hours.

The created berries lose their potency if not eaten within 24 hours of the spell being cast.

[Military merit required for exchange: Second-class merit*2]

This invincible logistics spell, when combined with [Water Creation], can achieve true self-sufficiency.

While possessing unrivaled edible and economic value, it also comes with a slight therapeutic effect.

A first-level spell that could be considered flawless.

Similarly, the military merit required to redeem [Godberry] is twice that of other rare spells.

But there is nothing to say. Let alone double it, even if it is five times or ten times, this spell must be obtained.

Call ~
Gaode closed the military merit redemption list.

His biggest feeling now is: There are really too many good things in Sea Sentinel, and he wants even more things, but his military merits are simply not enough!
No wonder Melia had told him that the Sea Sentinel Mages were very enthusiastic about accepting missions, so in most cases the missions had to be "grabbed" and were very competitive.

Just having an exchange list like this is like a powerful stimulant, enough to make everyone work hard.

For example, Gaode now has an urge to take on tasks and earn merit.

Slightly suppressing his restless patience, he had already selected the treasures he needed to exchange.

[Divine Berry] (Second Class Merit*2), [Magic Missile] (Third Class Merit*4), [Blade of Pressure] (Third Class Merit*3), [Relentless Pursuit] (Third Class Merit*2).

There are four spell recipes in total, and the total required is: second-class merit*2, third-class merit*9.

He has: 3 second-class merits and 2 third-class merits.

Ten third-class merits cannot be combined into one second-class merit, but one second-class merit can be decomposed into 10 third-class merits.

Of course, once decomposed, there is no such thing as collecting ten third-class merits and then recombining the original second-class merit.

Once disassembled, no return or exchange.

After the exchange is completed, there will be 3 third-class merits left.

Gao De thought about it, and selected an attack spell from the third-class merit exchange list that required three third-class merits.

[Witch Arrow] (Evocation, 1st level):

A spear of blue energy wrapped in shattering magic shoots toward a creature within the casting range, making a ranged spell attack on the target creature.

If you hit, the target takes lightning damage and a permanent lightning arc is created between you and the target. During the spell's duration (one minute), you can use this lightning arc to deal the same amount of lightning damage to the target once every 6 seconds.

If you do anything else, the spell ends immediately.

Additionally, if the target leaves the spell's casting range or is in full cover relative to you, the spell ends.

A very special attack spell. In theory, the total damage that a spell can cause will be 11 times that of an ordinary first-level spell.

Of course, it's just theory.

In most cases, no one will stand still and give you electric shocks.

There are a total of 5 spell recipes, just enough to use up all the military merits earned this time.

Haiyuan White Tower, Supply Department.

"Master Gaode, are you sure? Second-class merits are rare. Among our sea sentinels, I have never seen anyone break it and use it as a third-class merit."

After hearing God's exchange request, Mage Neil couldn't help but give a reminder.

Second-class merit is hard to come by. In addition to strength, it also requires a bit of luck. It’s not something you can get just by thinking about it.

This was the first time he had seen Gao De use military merit in this way.

If the current military merit is not enough, everyone will choose to work hard for another month or so and complete the tasks well to earn merit.

To "break" the second-class merit and make it into the third-class merit is something only a prodigal would do.

"I see you want to exchange for a spell formula. It takes half a year to master a spell. Even if you are gifted, it will take at least two or three months, right?"

"So why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you change [Divine Berry] and [Relentless Pursuit] first? As for the remaining three spell formulas, you can change them when you have enough third-level skills." Mage Neil offered his suggestion.

Under normal circumstances, his proposal is reasonable.

But unfortunately, Gaode is not very "normal".

"No, just leave it as it is." Gao De insisted.

He knew how precious the second-class merit was, but he didn't care about it.

In his opinion, the most correct choice is to convert military merit into his own combat power first.

The improved combat power will also help you to achieve greater merits.

"Second-class merit, I will get it again soon." Facing the puzzled look of Master Neil, Gao De grinned and explained the reason why he did so.

Master Neil originally wanted to say something to persuade Gode, but when he heard what he said, all the words were stuck in his throat.

He thought that the second-class merit was not that easy to get.

But he remembered that Gao De had only been a sea sentinel for more than three months. This was his first time to carry out a mission, and he had already won three second-class merits.

For Gaode, it seems that it may not be that difficult?

"You are this." After a moment of silence, Old Neil gave God a thumbs up and said seriously, "I look forward to your performance in the future."

He recorded Gaode's exchange request in detail.

"It takes time to adjust the supply of things like magic plants, but spell formulas are not that troublesome," he said as he pushed the exchange form to Gao De: "Check if there are any problems. If there are no problems, just sign it."

Gao De took a quick look, checked it and signed his name.

"Wait a moment." Master Neil took back the exchange form, reached out and pressed a "button" on the table. A moment later, another staff member hurried in.

"Master Neil."

"Please send it for review. Thank you." Mage Neil handed the exchange form signed by Gode to the staff.

About twenty minutes later, the staff member re-entered the room with the exchange form.

This time, there was an additional stamp on the lower right corner of the exchange form.

"Mage Neil, Captain Merrick has stamped it and confirmed it."

Mage Neil took the exchange slip, thanked him, and solemnly put it in the drawer. Then he stood up, opened the secret door, and walked into the treasure house at the back. Not long after, he came out with the five spell formulas that Gao De needed and handed them to Gao De.

After getting the spell formula, Gao De immediately went to various magic material stores in the city to buy the main and auxiliary materials needed for the spell potion.

"A pinch of moonstone powder, a portion of rootless water, a piece of purple berry root, a piece of mistletoe, a piece of lightning wood, a piece of white crystal fragment, a pinch of refined iron stone powder, and a portion of earth crystal liquid."

Five spell recipes, requiring a total of twenty-one different ingredients.

Even though Dorne is so prosperous and has a wide variety of resources, Goder still went to three magic material stores to get everything he needed.

Among them, lightning-struck wood and earth crystal liquid are both relatively rare and scarce first-level materials, with a premium of 226% to %, and a total of broom coins were spent.

He turned around and bought a small pot, then returned to the "dormitory" - the dormitories provided by the Sea Sentinels did not include a kitchen.

With the help of this small pot, Gaode "cooked" all five magic potions and drank them all in one gulp.

【Lifespan: 15/335
Mental Power: 200
Mana: 40 drops of liquid

First Ring Origin: 4]

This is Gaode’s current “basic value”.

An embarrassing point:

One ring of origin is not enough.

Thanks to the help of Phoenix's hunter mage, Gaode gained nearly twenty points of first-ring origin in a short period of time.

With such a huge sum of money in hand, he couldn't help but spend it lavishly.

Any first level spell, once mastered, can be solved in one word:

"add!"

Then, we are now caught in the dilemma of source deficit.

"Rest and calm down for a while, then continue to complete the mission. There is no point in lying down." Gao De made the decision.

Tell others that the main purpose of completing the mission is to earn military merit.

But for Gao De, while earning military merit, he is also accumulating origin. Adding the two together, it is a sure win.

The more you do, the more you win!
After entering the meditation room, Gao De first began his daily practice and construction of a magic network (taking drugs).

It was time for lunch when all this was done. After eating in the canteen, Gao De turned around and headed straight for the Collingwood Art Museum.

Going out to carry out missions is a great opportunity for practical experience and training.

At the same time, you can also find your own shortcomings or areas that need improvement, fill in the gaps, and improve your combat system.

The area that Gaode needs to improve the most right now is "sword skills".

He doesn't need very advanced sword skills, as long as he can reach the "entry" level, it will bring a significant improvement to his combat power.

As for sword skills, it is not too difficult to get started.

The price is very high.

The Collingwood School of Martial Arts is naturally taught by a swordsmanship instructor.

In the eyes of most people, sword skills are considered to be a relatively high-end social activity and skill training.

But that's for ordinary people.

After all, sword skills are just non-supernatural powers, so the tuition fee is not that expensive. One class is only 5 silver dragons and the class lasts 1-2 hours.

According to the sword skills instructor, mages possess the ability of precise perception and have far superior control over their bodies than ordinary people. Everyone is considered to be gifted in learning this mundane skill, and under normal circumstances, one can get started in about a hundred lessons.

One hundred lessons only cost 50 Plantagenet coins at most, which is a great deal.

There is nothing much to say, just learn it!

Half a month passed quickly.

With Gao Deqin's diligent "precipitation", the construction of Leomon's magic network has been more than half completed.

As for the spell models corresponding to the five newly acquired spells, with his limitless mental strength, he had already constructed them all.

However, because the source was currently stretched to the limit, Gaode could only resume his frugality and temporarily only added some points to the most important [Divine Berry] and [Magic Missile].

[Divine Berry+]:
Bonus: Berries created by this spell have a powerful attraction to animals.

[Magic Missile+]:
Bonus: If all three darts hit the same target, they will cause a force field shock, knocking the target back a short distance.

Magic Missile has an additional control effect, and the applicability of Divine Berry has been further expanded, both of which are extremely tangible improvements.

There are still two points of origin left, so Gaode saves them for rare spells that he may master in the future.

Always leave some room for improvement.

This will prevent you from encountering the spell you most want to add points to at the age when you have the least foundation, leaving you with regrets.

On the other hand, while busy with his practice, Gaode also renovated the Old Harlem Grocery Store, recruited employees, and finally opened the magic material store he had been planning for a long time yesterday.

This was his first property in Dorne and also his first property in the Plantagenet dynasty.

A not very big magic material shop.

"Walmart Magic Materials Store".

This is the name given to it by Gaode.

Not for fun.

It’s just that people are like this. If you go to a strange place and it’s difficult to return to your hometown, you will always want to create some familiar things in this strange place and add some shadows of your hometown.

However, Goder does not have many connections in Dorne City now, and has no channels to obtain stable and discounted magic materials.

Therefore, the current Walmart Magic Materials Store can only be considered to be in a trial operation state, focusing on purchasing magic materials, especially tree species and magic tree species.

Plus, it’s a new store and has no regular customers, so business is slow.

Of course, Gaode is not in a hurry.

As long as this magic material shop can help him purchase tree species, his goal will be achieved.

The rest are just extras.

If you can make it big, it’s a pleasant surprise; if you can’t, that doesn’t matter.

Let’s leave it like this for now, it doesn’t matter if I lose money.

When he returns to the North next time, he will bring a large number of magic materials with him. Then he will focus on polar magic materials, which can be regarded as a new track and may become popular.

bang bang.

As usual, after finishing the day's training, Gao De was about to go to the martial arts hall for sword skills class when someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Godard opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a wizard wearing a sea sentinel uniform. He was older and looked quite serious.

"Sir, are you here to see me?" Gao De asked.

——He is now a second-class trainee wizard, the lowest of the lowest, and everyone is a superior to him.

"Master God, I am Sergeant Lupin. I came to you on the orders of Captain Merrick. The main reason is..."

As he spoke, he took out an extremely delicate crystal bottle from his arms and handed it to Gao De.

Through the transparent bottle, Gao De could see three drops of sticky silver-blue jelly in it.

"This is.?"

Gao De reached out and took the crystal bottle, feeling confused.

"This is the spiritual essence... Master Gode, you performed a great deed in the Makoko water beast incident. According to the rules, after the Sea Sentinels raided the Embroidered Gang and confiscated all their property, they will take out a small portion of it and give it to you as an extra reward." Master Lupin explained patiently.

(End of this chapter)