Chapter 331: Guidance Mage

The row of red brick houses presents an extremely elegant and profound beauty under the sunlight, with a sense of long history.

The facts may also be so.

After all, the history of the Sea Sentinels is long.

Mei Liya sent Gao De to the front of building "6" and then said goodbye and left.

After watching Mei Liya leave, Gao De walked up the steps of building "6," came to the second floor, took out the slightly simple key he had received at the Sea Abyss Bai Ta, inserted it into the keyhole, and accompanied by a crisp "click" sound, the door was opened.

What came into view was a spacious and bright living room, and directly opposite was an arched floor-to-ceiling window.

The curtains were not drawn, so the sunlight poured in without reservation, weaving patches of mottled light and shadow on the ground.

Gao De put the things in his hand aside for the time being, walked into the window, and looked out.

Outside the window is a river.

He had been in Dorn City for half a month, and Gao De had learned a lot about it, knowing that this was the very famous "Yadan River" in Dorn City.

On the other side of the river is the campus of Vantrolun Magic Academy, a large area.

Of course, looking over from here, you can only see the high walls of Vantrolun Magic Academy and a riverside walkway.

After watching for a while, Gao De began to look at the situation inside the room.

This is a suite of about ninety square meters with three bedrooms and one living room. In addition to the living room, it also includes a bedroom, a meditation room, and a washroom.

There is no dining room or kitchen, nor is there a laundry room.

The reason is also very simple—Gao De saw a notice of accommodation on the table in the living room. The Sea Sentinels hired special laundry women who would come to collect clothes at a fixed time every day.

He only needs to put the dirty clothes to be washed in the laundry basket next to the door, and the laundry women will naturally collect them for cleaning, and then send them back after drying.

As for having no dining room or kitchen, it is because there is a special canteen next to the dormitory area.

Importantly, these services are all free!

Who says this establishment is poor? This establishment is too great!

The establishment Gao De was in in his previous life didn't have this kind of treatment.

In addition to the introduction of benefits, the accommodation notice also has some precautions, such as not allowing parties and drinking in the room, not allowing to recruit ladies to the door, etc.

All in all, there are still many restrictions.

It looks a bit like military management, but it is not so strict.

Gao De looked at it for a while, understood it roughly, and prepared to return to the Oakwell Hotel where he was staying first, to move the luggage he still had there—that place cost 4 silver a day, and whether it was the environment or the size, it was far inferior to here.

However, before going out, he first looked at the spell formula he had received at the Sea Abyss Bai Ta.

He had actually been curious for a long time, but after all, there were others around, so he had to pretend, and had been holding it until now.

【Ocean's Touch】 (Transformation System, 1st Circle):

You make webs grow between the target's fingers and toes, which will give the recipient extremely fast swimming speed and swimming ability.

At the same time, the recipient can use the running action when swimming in a straight line.

This change will also affect the boots and gloves worn by the target to adapt to the new form (will not affect the operation of magic items).

This spell will not give the target any ability to breathe underwater.

No wonder they say 【Ocean's Touch】 is a basic spell that every Sea Hai Shao Bing mage must master.

If there is no such spell, relying only on the mage's own swimming ability, wanting to chase sea beasts in the water is simply unrealistic.

Without any hesitation, Gao De opened the medicine bottle of 【Ocean's Touch】 spell magic potion and drank the blue liquid in one gulp.

After checking out of the Oakwell Hotel and moving his luggage back to his dormitory, Gao De found a letter that had just been sent in the mailbox at the door.

It is about the relevant matters of the initial training that will unfold tomorrow.

Including some simple process introductions and corresponding guidance mage introductions, as well as a blank form, listing one, two, and three respectively.

The combat mage training courses of the Sea Sentinels are different from the courses in traditional magic academies.

The courses in the magic academy are similar to public classes, while the initial training provided by the Sea Sentinels is a one-on-one guidance course.

The Sea Sentinels will send a special guidance mage to be specifically responsible for Gao De's initial training.

What Gao De has to do is to fill in the names of the corresponding guidance mages according to his own preferences according to the introduction in the letter, and then put them back into the mailbox.

Subsequently, someone will naturally come to collect the form, and then according to the names Gao De filled in, notify the corresponding three guidance mages in turn.

If the other party also has the willingness to be your guidance mage, then it counts as a successful match.

If the three guidance mages Gao De chose are all unwilling to guide Gao De, then a mage will be designated by the higher-ups of the Sea Sentinels.

According to Gao De's understanding, it is equivalent to "first choice, second choice, third choice" and "adjustment."

After reading the introduction carefully and thinking for a while, Gao De picked up his pen and filled in the corresponding names on the form, in order:

Haile, Raven, Mason.

The three guidance mages are all third-circle level and are all veteran Sea Hai Shao Bing mages, but each has their own strengths.

According to the introduction, Mage Haile is most proficient in plastic energy system elemental spells, deeply researches elemental-related spells, is proficient in the control, synergy, and synergy of elemental spells, and can create ingenious effects through the cooperation of different elemental spells.

Mage Raven is proficient in protection system spells, has a unique understanding of protection system spells, and is extremely popular among other colleagues in team cooperation tasks.

Mage Mason is proficient in control methods, good at using various spells to change the battlefield situation, limit enemy actions, and at the same time amplify his own side, as well as using the environment.

After making his choice, Gao De prepared to go to the canteen to eat. He had been busy reporting for most of the day, and he was already hungry.

The large canteen of the Sea Sentinels is located at the edge of the dormitory area. The internal space is extremely spacious, the ceiling is high, and rows of long wooden dining tables and benches are placed.

Because of long-term use, the surfaces of these tables and chairs have become very smooth due to friction.

The food supply area is at the very inside, with a relatively large window, behind which is the busy figure of the canteen staff.

And on the left side of the food supply area, there is also a dining passage, and opposite the passage is the dining area for officer mages.

As a newcomer, Gao De can naturally only be in the dining area for ordinary mages.

Coming to the window, Gao De received a meal. It was not particularly rich, but the combination was reasonable, and everything that should be there was there:

Including boiled potatoes as a staple food, pan-fried chicken, stewed cabbage, carrots and onions, bone soup boiled with root vegetables, and dried fruits, which are both fruits and desserts.

In addition, there is an extra drink, which can be chosen from malt ale and black tea.

Although it is mealtime, there are not many people in the dining area, only ten or so, and there are still many empty tables.

Gao De chose a position at random and started to eat.

At this time, the alchemy machine similar to a broadcast hanging in the corner of the canteen suddenly rang, and a gentle and slow female voice came out from inside:

". On the 5th of the Frost Gold Month this year, after receiving the help of the Tirion Chamber of Commerce, Lieutenant Colonel Riley of the mid-fourth circle arrived in time and eliminated the giant sea eel group attacking the merchant ship, among which there was a mid-fourth-circle giant sea eel king and nearly ten early-fourth-circle giant sea eels, winning second-class merit."

". Sergeant Terry of the early-second circle, when performing a task, due to incorrect information reported, encountered a late-second-circle sea beast. He fought bravely and although he failed to eliminate the sea beast, he successfully repelled the other party, winning second-class merit."

"The Sea Hai Shao Bing selection for this quarter has ended, and only 1 person passed the re-examination."

Gao De listened for a while and found that they were all news in the Sea Sentinels recently.

It was mainly military merit notification, and he even went on the broadcast once, but his name was not mentioned directly.

Gao De noticed that other people in the canteen were calm about this, as if they hadn't heard it. It seemed that they should be used to it.

And from the "broadcast," he discovered some details:

The assessment standard of this military merit is very comprehensive, depending on both the strength of the eliminated sea beasts and the mage's own strength.

Like Sergeant Terry of the early-second circle, just repelling a late-second-circle sea beast can win second-class merit, while Lieutenant Colonel Riley, who eliminated ten fourth-circle earth vein creatures in one battle, also only won second-class merit.

Sea Abyss Bai Ta.

A short meeting is being held.

More than ten Sea Hai Shao Bing mages who also served as guidance mages were sitting around a table made of a whole piece of black oak.

One of the thin mages was shaking his head, speaking bluntly.

"I am not willing to be his guidance mage."

His voice echoed in the quiet meeting room, causing a slight commotion.

For a time, the atmosphere in the room became a bit subtle.

The mage sitting in the main seat saw this and didn't have much reaction. The expression on his face was very indifferent, just saying: "Reason?"

The other party threw the "volunteer" filled by Gao De and the information about Gao De provided by the Sea Sentinels onto the table.

"The inheritance of the Oak Shield Florian family condenses the wisdom and painstaking efforts of the family's predecessors, and the Florian family has a glorious inheritance and a long history."

"He can abandon his own country and join our Jin Quehua Dynasty. On this point, he does not conform to the honor doctrine that the Florian family believes in. I am not willing to be a guidance mage for a mage from another country with a different philosophy. This damages the light of the family."

Other guidance mages secretly admired his directness.

The mage in the main seat didn't say anything, but cast his gaze to the other side: "Raven, what about you? Could it be that you are also for this reason?"

"Captain Mei Liya, I have seen his combat in the re-examination. His combat style is obviously different from mine, and he has been a wandering mage for so long. His combat system is not to say it is fixed, but it must already have his own style. It can only be fine-tuned, not suitable for major changes, so I won't mislead others," Mage Raven's reason sounded much better.

"Mage Mason, what is your reason? His mental power is extremely powerful, extremely suitable for control spells, and should be very compatible with you."

"It is precisely because his mental power is powerful and his talent is outstanding that I am not willing to be this guidance mage. My ability is limited, and I don't have the confidence to fully develop and exert his upper limit. I don't want to delay such an excellent seedling because of my incompetence," Mage Mason's reason was even more high-sounding.

Other guidance mages heard this, although their thoughts were different, they were all silent.

In fact, they knew in their hearts that philosophy, combat system, upper limit, etc., were all excuses.

The so-called guidance mage was not even crowned with the name of mentor, because it was really just simple guidance, only responsible for establishing basic combat system knowledge for newcomers.

As for what the other party will become in the end, it depends on the other party himself.

The reason for such a consistent attitude is actually very simple, because Gao De is not a local citizen of the Jin Quehua Dynasty.

Although it has been confirmed that his identity and background are no problem after the Sea Sentinels' background investigation, no one can guarantee anything about this kind of thing.

Perhaps he hid it well?

And even if Gao De's identity and background are really no problem, he is not a person of the Jin Quehua Dynasty after all. Maybe he will have some different intentions in the future, and it is not impossible to be bought by the Holy Empire with benefits.

This kind of thing hasn't happened before. The precedent of Mage Jaden thirty years ago was witnessed by them with their own eyes, and even this matter still has a certain impact on the Sea Sentinels until now.

They don't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

If this Gao De really has achievements in the future, what benefits can they get?

Basically none.

But if Gao De has any trouble, it is possible to have a negative impact on them and delay their own future.

In their eyes, Gao De is a hot potato.

These guidance mages are one more refined than the other, and none of them want to take this risk.

"Fine, since you are all unwilling."

Captain Mei Liya was silent for a while, his gaze looking at the old man in the corner who had been expressionless: "Mage Nash, you do it. The guidance mage of Mage Jaden before was also you. You have experience."

"Can I not?"

"I know." The old man named Mage Nash replied expressionlessly, his voice low and hoarse, and then he got up slowly and left the room.

His back was a bit hunched.

"Since Mage Nash agreed, let's arrange it like this. Everyone disperse." Captain Mei Liya saw this and was not annoyed by the other party's "rudeness."

The mages present saw this, also breathed a sigh of relief slightly, got up one after another, bowed and saluted Captain Mei Liya slightly, and then left in twos and threes.

While exiting, they were still whispering something.

"Mage Nash is also unlucky, bumping into Mage Jaden not to mention, now because of Mage Jaden, he has to take over this newcomer."

"Sigh, don't say that. Mage Nash is already very pitiful. It was hard to get a daughter in his old age, but she was killed by his most trusted student."

Frost Gold Month, 23rd.

Collingwood Art Hall.

Gao De got up early, fifteen minutes ahead of the specified time, and came to the art hall.

This is his habit. In his previous life, as long as it was class, he had never been late.

It is both a concept of time and respect for teachers and knowledge.

The staff at the entrance of the art hall greeted him as soon as they saw Gao De: "Mage Lord, please show your identity proof."

Gao De took out his identity identification card.

The other party took it, took out an alchemy machine like a box, and there happened to be a slot that matched the identity identification card on it.

He inserted Gao De's identity identification card, and then the whole box flickered slightly, flashing green light.

The staff member took out the identity identification card, returned it to Gao De, pushed open the door of the art hall, and said respectfully: "Mage Gao De, welcome."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 332 =====