Above the mage

Chapter 264 Second-Order Mandela Magic Eye

"Yes, because if Grant can be removed from the position of elder, it would be equivalent to weakening Sunefah's power, and Donald would naturally be happy to see that happen," Loich said.

After concluding that this matter also involved Elder Donald of the Zhenbing Tribe, Gao De couldn't help but mutter to himself, "What did I do to deserve this?"

Since entering the Northern Territory, apart from taking action against leyline creatures in order to obtain the Origin, he has kept a very low profile and has never actively provoked trouble.

But just by helping the injured Baruch deliver a message, he suddenly found himself on the opposite side of both the second-in-command of the most powerful tribe in the North and the leaders of the most powerful sect.

Who can I complain to about this?

"Then our situation is not optimistic either," Loich added.

Phoenix is ​​the city of the Zhenbing tribe, and Donald is the chief elder of the Zhenbing tribe.

Although he hasn't reached the point of acting recklessly, Donald always has many ways to deal with them on his turf.

"The situation isn't that bad, because we're not without allies." Catherine was much calmer, as if she wasn't the one who had been framed.

Gaode secretly agreed.

They were close to Elder Grant, who was a conservative on Sunafal's side.

From this perspective, they can be considered part of the conservative faction at this moment, and Sunefa is their ally.

Donald wanted to use the Iceline Worm inflicted on Elder Lagrant to weaken Sunefa's power. Similarly, Sunefa would definitely use the people she captured this time to give Donald a blow, or at least a warning.

"Whether this involves anyone from the Zhenbing tribe or not is secondary. The most important thing is, which member of the sect is behind this?" Catherine's gaze grew cold as she spoke slowly in a solemn tone.

This is what she truly cares about.

Seeing that Catherine had brought up this topic, Gao De hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not choose to avoid it.

Although this matter involves the internal affairs of the Snowfield Guardians, since Catherine said it to his face, she should not mind him listening in.

Moreover, he had already been forced into this matter, and learning more about the inside story was a responsible thing to do for himself; otherwise, he might not even know how he died.

Loich had some thoughts, but didn't dare to say them directly, "What do you think?"

"There are only three people in the entire cult who have the power to reach Phoenix and who also have the authority to know about the missions I'm carrying out," Catherine said calmly.

She glanced at Loych's hesitant expression, knowing what he wanted to say, and immediately continued, "At first, I also thought it was impossible. Those three have already reached that position, how could they possibly do something like practicing forbidden necromancy?"

"But after eliminating all the impossibilities, what remains, however incredible, is the truth."

Loich fell silent, while Gao De, as an outsider, accepted it well. "Those three, who are you referring to? Could you introduce them to me?"

That's what he's more concerned about.

Catherine glanced at God and said indifferently, "There are only three actual rulers of the Snowfield Guardians: one is the Holy Inquisitor Ryan who commands the hunters, one is Chief Quentin who commands the Guardians, and the other is the nominal leader of the entire Snowfield Guardians, Archbishop Rune."

"The three of them are all fourth-ring mages, and they are also the only three fourth-ring mages among the Snowfield Guardians."

Gao De was startled.

Four-ring mages, or rather, three of them. In terms of high-end combat power alone, the Snowfield Guardians, as a sect, are already comparable to the Principality of Sean.

This is the essence of the North.

Even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse; although the Iceborn have declined, their strength should not be underestimated.

"Of these three, shouldn't Chief Quentin be the most trustworthy?" Gao De, as an outsider, asked tentatively.

"After all, the Guardians are the most righteous people in your sect, so the possibility of them practicing forbidden necromancy should be low, especially since Baruch is one of his Guardians."

Baruch's fearlessness and righteousness left a deep impression on God, which is why he has a natural affinity for the Guardians.

"That's what they say, but who knows?" Catherine remained calm and did not dismiss her suspicions about Chief Quentin based on this reason.

"If it really is one of the three of them, what can we do?" Loich finally spoke.

"Once we find out who it is, the rest is up to the other two. It's none of our business, and we can't get involved," Catherine said with a clear understanding of her own situation.

"The future looks bleak," Gao De thought to himself, realizing he had gotten himself into a trap.

Catherine and Loich, as hunters who are guardians of the snowfield, are facing off against the highest levels of the cult. It seems like an absurd situation, but they have no other choice.

"It will be difficult for us alone, but this person's mistake was joining forces with the Zhenbing tribe." Catherine glanced at God and Loich, seemingly noticing their worries, and comforted them, saying, "Elder Grant has Sunefa standing behind him."

"Although she is young, with the support of the Ice Magic and [Blizzard], she is very likely the most powerful Iceborn in the North. In addition to [Blizzard], her own abilities should not be underestimated to ensure her position as the War Mother."

That was indeed true, Gao De agreed in his heart. To be able to become the war mother of a tribe with more than 500,000 people, especially with the great power of the elder Donald, one must not only have personal strength, but also the ability to handle affairs and manage people.

Being a leader is not an easy task.

"Now that we've caught a few people and have some leads, with her abilities, she can't let the trail go cold, nor can she stop investigating. Let's wait and see what happens next," Catherine said finally.

Having been detained for several days and only recently freed, she was quite exhausted.

Seeing this, Gao De and Loych wisely dispersed.

I returned to my room.

Gao De quickly took out the small bottle that Elder Grant had given him.

After careful counting, the bottle contained a full fifteen drops of second-tier ice marrow.

It was said to be a small token of gratitude, but Elder Grant's sincerity was truly profound.

This amount of second-tier ice marrow is more than enough for his Mandela Demon Eye to advance.

Without much thought, Gao De took out a drop of second-tier ice marrow and dripped it into his left eye.

Time slipped away quietly as the light from Mandela's Eye flickered.

Ten minutes later, Gao De had completely absorbed the ice elemental power from the drop of ice marrow.

His Mandora Eye rank was increased from (47/72) to (51.5/72).

One drop of Tier 3 Ice Marrow contains the same amount of ice element energy as 22 drops of Tier 1 Ice Marrow, while one drop of Tier 2 Ice Marrow contains the same amount of ice element energy as 4.5 drops of Tier 1 Ice Marrow.

In other words, with just six drops of second-tier ice marrow, Gao De could upgrade his Mandela Magic Eye to the second tier today.

Thinking of this, Gao De was full of energy and immediately took out another drop of second-tier ice marrow.

Nearly an hour later.

A clear, bright light suddenly shone from Gao De's left eye, and three golden lines faintly leaped out from the intricately patterned pupil, swirling within it like three golden koi swimming in a pond.

The next instant, the three golden lines intertwined and, in a series of rotations, transformed into a mysterious symbol, which then disappeared into Gao De's eyes.

The light in his eyes faded as the golden symbol disappeared, and his vision returned to normal.

At this point, Gao De finally upgraded Mandela's Eye to the second tier.

Excited, Gao De opened his eyes wide and peered out through the crack in the door. He could clearly see the tiny patterns on the stones on the roof.

After Mandela's Eyes advanced, his abilities to see into the distance and to shrink things up dramatically.

A person with normal vision can clearly see the outline of a human and some basic features and details from a distance of 150 meters.

Once the distance increases to more than 150 meters or less than 500 meters, the human eye can only see the general outline of a person, but facial features and details cannot be seen.

If Gaode Maps were to activate Mandela's Magic Eye, it could see facial details of people up to 2500 meters away, let alone 500 meters away.

However, if one can barely make out the outline and determine the species of the other party, such as whether it is a cow or a wolf, then after Gao De activates the Mandela Magic Eye, the visible distance can even reach 10,000 meters.

The chosen scouts are nothing more than this.

Changes in the body often provide a more direct and intuitive feeling.

"This is extraordinary power." Even though he had been in this world for two years, God was still shocked by the divine power of the upgraded Mandela Eye.

Moreover, the enhancement brought by the advancement of the Mandela Magic Eye goes far beyond this.

In addition to enhancing its existing farsightedness and microscopic abilities, it also brought about a fundamental improvement, gaining a new capability.

A very mysterious and special ability.

Gao De looked down at his hands, and the symbol composed of three golden lines in Mandela's demonic eye quietly appeared.

The golden symbols were slowly rotating, like a machine in operation.

At the same time, the liquid mana in his body began to be consumed rapidly.

Using this ability is like casting a spell; it requires consuming mana.

As the golden symbol moved, data began to rise from his hands and then flowed into Gao De's mind as information.

After these information streams and data were generated, they intertwined in his mind like fine threads, gradually forming a human body model in Gaode's mind, outlined by lines and similar to 3D modeling, along with a lot of corresponding information data.

"Human, male, aged 15-20, height 170-180cm, weight 55kg-65kg, with good blood and energy, and good physical fitness."

This is something that Gaode deduced after only observing his own hands.

The model's hand features lines that precisely depict the structure of muscles and skin, with even the finest blood vessels and nerves clearly visible.

But this ability goes beyond that; in addition to understanding the physical properties of the target being constructed, it can also observe extraordinary properties.

After thinking for a moment, Gao De snapped his fingers again, casting [Mage's Hand] to summon a ghostly hand and open the door.

At the same time, because of his action, the human model that was generated in his mind became richer and more concrete.

Blue lines appeared inside the human model's body, representing magic power.

The corresponding information and data also began to expand at this moment.

"The mage's level is equivalent to a third-class mage apprentice."

Gao De continued to manipulate the mage's hand to do some miscellaneous tasks, while the observation continued.

The blue lines in the mannequin began to increase in number and thickness, meandering and flowing within it, indicating the path and intensity of the magic.

Mandela's magic eye had already discerned the intensity and subtle movements of his magic power, thus deriving the path of its flow.

"The target currently has abundant mana, strong spell control, and a mage level equal to or greater than a first-level mage."

A more complete and detailed portrait gradually emerged.

This is the new ability that Mandela's Eye has evolved to possess: insight.

Observe – Disassemble – Analyze – Deduce.

A comprehensive understanding is needed, and then the corresponding model data is built based on the information gained. As the observed target demonstrates more capabilities and the observation period is longer, a more complete and accurate model can be built.

Moreover, this insightful ability will become even stronger as the Mandela Eye improves.

After all, the [Insight] ability has only just been acquired, with only three golden lines in total, which can be considered as just the beginning.

After thinking for a moment, Gao De took out another drop of second-tier ice marrow from the bottle and dripped it into the Mandela Demon Eye, which had already advanced to the second tier.

This time, the speed at which the Mandela Eye absorbed the power of the ice element was on a completely different level compared to before.

In just about two minutes, the power of this drop of second-tier ice marrow was completely absorbed.

Gaode closed his eyes slightly and tried to feel it with his heart.

Mandela's Eye: Tier 2 (1/72)

One drop of Tier 2 Ice Marrow is just enough to increase the progress of Mandela's Eye by 1.

After all, it has already advanced to a higher level, so it's normal for its demand for ice elemental energy to increase accordingly.

So this was entirely within Gaode's expectations.

His only concern was that the subsequent 72 would be increased accordingly, which is why he hurriedly conducted the test.

Fortunately, his fears did not come true.

Moreover, as he finished absorbing this drop of second-tier ice marrow, Gao De was able to accurately sense that a golden light had appeared in his Mandela Magic Eye.

This is a signal that a new golden line has formed.

"At 36/72, the fourth golden line should be generated. At that time, the [Insight] ability will be enhanced once again." Gao De obtained accurate information.

He glanced at the eight drops of second-tier ice marrow he still had left and didn't continue.

After all, eight drops of second-tier ice marrow cannot bring about a major transformation to the Mandela Demon Eye, so it is better to keep it for now.

When you have no money in your pocket, you always feel insecure, and you can only stare blankly at good things.

As the hard currency of the North, eight drops of Tier 2 Ice Marrow have an astonishing purchasing power.

Wading into this mess wasn't entirely without gain. If it weren't for this incident, and without the two drops of Tier 3 Ice Marrow given by Catherine and the fifteen drops of Tier 2 Ice Marrow from Elder Grant, he would never have been able to advance the Mandela Demon Eye in such a short time.

Thinking about it this way, Gao De's depressed mood was relieved a lot.

After putting the bottle away with satisfaction, he suddenly turned his gaze to Flora beside him, and the golden symbol representing [Insight] reappeared in his left eye.

"Master, something's wrong with your eyes." Flora frowned, very alert.

(End of this chapter)