Above the mage

Chapter 115 [Obtaining a Magical Pet]

After leaving the Academy Committee, Mage Ral pointed in two directions to God and said, "Room 30 in Zone 1 is over there, and the Academy Dining Hall is over here. Get ready and go have your meal."

"Eat your fill, there will be places for you to put your strength to use tomorrow." He patted Gao De on the shoulder meaningfully, and then parted ways with Gao De.

The deed was done, and he had no time to send Gao De back.

Gao De was also very open-minded, knowing that his relationship with the mage Laer was just a transaction.

He silently walked back to the guesthouse, picked up his luggage, and then headed in the direction of the first district that Master Lal had just pointed out.

After navigating the well-organized college roads and buildings, Gaode Maps easily found No. 30 in Zone 1.

Because the Cyrus Academy of Magic is already a well-developed "small city," with clear signs at almost every intersection and corresponding signs for every building.

With the help of a map, finding your "dormitory building" is not difficult unless you have a terrible sense of direction.

Upon seeing "District 1, Number 30," Gao De understood why Committee Member Rachel had spoken with such certainty that she would definitely like this place.

The so-called first district was actually a cluster of detached houses built around a small lake.

A quick glance reveals about thirty or forty two-story wooden houses in a uniform style, scattered along the lakeshore in a pleasingly irregular pattern.

Gaode used the key to unlock the door of Building 30.

A faint scent of pine wafted over.

Gao De stepped over the threshold with his luggage and went inside.

Everywhere you look, the room is fully furnished with just the right amount of furniture—not too luxurious, yet stylish.

On the wooden table in the center of the entrance hall, there was a neatly stacked pile of items.

Upon closer inspection, Gao De saw two sets of clothing bearing the emblem of the Seres Magic Academy. The main color was dark blue, and the tops were robes that extended past the knees with loose cuffs.

The bottom is tight-fitting trousers, a style that ensures flexibility and ease of movement.

It also comes with two belts.

The only thing that puzzled Gaode was that no one had measured his body size, so how did these two sets of clothes fit his body perfectly?

However, Gaode Maps did not delve into this issue, because there were other things more worthy of investigation:

Next to the two sets of student uniforms, there were some strange tools.

This included a pickaxe, ten pairs of linen gloves, a small shovel, and a basket.

Furthermore, in the blank space beside the wooden table, several lines of small characters, their light and shadow intertwined through magic, flickered faintly, drawing Gao De's attention:

"Sector 1, Unit 30, equipped with a small cleaning magic circle, a small soundproof barrier, a small alarm barrier, and a small temperature regulation barrier. The monthly maintenance fee is 5 silver. Please go to the academy's logistics department to pay it in time."

"When you go to Kuli Cliff to report tomorrow, remember to bring all your tools."

"Welcome to the Cyrus Magic Academy! We wish you a pleasant time at the academy!"

"logistics department."

What kind of enrollment task requires a pickaxe, gloves, a shovel, and a basket?

Looking at the "friendly reminder" left for him by the logistics department, Gao De's pent-up doubts finally reached their peak at this moment.

If it weren't for the two exquisitely crafted academy uniforms laid out to the side, Gao De would have felt more like he had joined a mine than the Seres Magic Academy.

"Never mind, we'll know what's going on tomorrow," Gao De thought to himself.

He put down his luggage and first took a walk around the room, carefully examining the place where he would be living for a long time.

The first floor has a large living room, a bathroom, a laundry room, a small kitchen, a well-lit dining room, and a workspace.

The second floor has a bedroom, a living room, a sunroom, a meditation room, and a large balcony.

Standing on the balcony, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the small lake, its surface shimmering in the sunlight. Occasionally, some lake birds will skim across the water, leaving behind a trail of ripples.

Gao De took a deep breath, his heart filled with emotion.

This is much better than the 237 Cammond he rented in Bremen for 20 gold a year.

The best part is, it's free!

Back in his bedroom on the second floor, after putting his luggage under the bed, Gao De took out the spell recipes and potions that he had always kept close to his body.

He couldn't wait to open the spell recipe.

Although Gaode Maps is still far from being a 1-ring mage.

However, the mage's words about "rare spell recipes" still filled Gao De with curiosity about this first-level spell recipe in his hand.

What comes into view is still a spell model composed of a number line graph, only this time it has a full thirty-seven nodes.

Gao De temporarily glanced past the spell model and instead looked at the description of the spell below it.

[Acquire a Magical Pet] (Curse Magic, 1st Ring):

You summon a Rank 1 pet to serve you.

You can choose one of the following animals as the "family" to which your pet belongs: bat, cat, crab, frog, toad, eagle, lizard, octopus, owl, snake, fish, piranha, rat, raven, seahorse, spider, weasel.

The summoned creature appears in an unoccupied space within casting range.

Your pet can act independently, but it will always follow your commands.

You can communicate telepathically with your pet when it is within 100 feet of you.

In addition, you can use an action to switch your vision and hearing to your pet's senses. During this time, you will simultaneously enjoy the pet's special senses, while your own senses will be equivalent to being deaf and blind.

You can temporarily dismiss your summoned creature with an action, at which point it will enter a small plane and await your resummoning.

When temporarily disbanded, you can summon it to appear in any unoccupied space within 30 feet with a single action.

Alternatively, you can choose to permanently disband it. Once you make that choice, you will be unable to cast the spell to obtain a new summoned creature for one natural month.

When a pet dies, it will disappear on its own without leaving any physical residue. After a pet dies, you need to wait for a month before you can cast the spell again to obtain a new pet.

You cannot possess more than one magical pet at the same time through this spell.

Gao De's understanding of magic is far from sufficient, but just by looking at the spell's effect, it's clear that the "rare spell recipe" that the mage Ral spoke of was definitely not a lie.

The most direct comparison is that, both being first-level spells in the Conjuration system, the Concealing Mist spell on the Fang of Concealing Mist merely creates a cloud of mist 20 feet high and 20 feet in radius that lasts for one minute.

Obtaining a magical pet, on the other hand, involves summoning a permanent, 1st-level magical pet that can interact with the spellcaster in various ways.

How do we compare them?

There's no comparison!

There must be a reason why something is rare!

(End of this chapter)