Above the mage

Chapter 327 Battle Mage Training

【Beast Link+】.

The Green Wood Longevity Scripture can enhance a mage's performance in spells related to beast taming, healing, nature, perception, and plants.

Beast Bond is a skill of the Beast Taming category, so it can also receive the blessing of the Green Wood Longevity Scripture.

This blessing is essentially the magical power gained from cultivating the Green Wood Longevity Scripture, which is biased towards nature and vitality, thus providing an extra boost to this type of magic.

Just like the same cow, some parts are suitable for roasting, some parts are better for stewing, and some parts are especially suitable for frying.

However, as a first-circle spell, the spell effect of [Beast Bond] is limited to beasts with low intelligence.

Capybaras are neither wild animals nor of low intelligence.

However, after allocating points to Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, a mental link can be successfully established with any creature that is friendly to or charmed by God, regardless of its intelligence.

The capybara's human-like nature and high intelligence made it aware of Gao De's intentions. Therefore, although it had the instinctive wariness of meeting a stranger for the first time, it was still friendly towards Gao De.

This allowed Gaode to successfully establish a mental connection with it through [Beast Link+].

Gao De gently stroked the capybara's round head while communicating with it through a telepathic connection.

At first, he could sense that the capybara's friendly demeanor was mixed with a hint of panic.

But with his constant reassurance, the panic gradually faded, turning into a subtle intimacy.

Capybaras are domesticated creatures that are extremely intelligent and gentle.

Seeing the capybara gradually developing affection for him, Gao De felt very gratified.

"What abilities do you have?" Gao De asked, communicating through a telepathic link.

The other party replied to the message quickly.

Detection and speed are the two most outstanding abilities of capybaras.

According to capybaras, they possess an extremely keen sense of location, able to accurately determine the position, shape, and even distance of a target by emitting special sound waves and receiving the reflected signals.

With this ability, it can detect hidden aquatic creatures relatively easily and efficiently in extremely complex underwater environments.

As for speed, capybaras have streamlined bodies, are extremely fast swimmers, and are agile and maneuverable, able to move quickly through water and adapt to various aquatic environments, including inland rivers and seas.

Isn't this just an underwater police dog? Gao De finally understands why capybaras are standard equipment for sea sentinel mages.

In addition, capybaras possess an extremely special and extraordinary ability: shrinking.

The [Animal Shrinking Technique] is a second-ring transformation spell, while this capybara is only a first-ring pet, yet it possesses extraordinary abilities that can only be achieved with a second-ring spell.

After being 'shrunk,' the capybara's size will be significantly reduced to half its original size, but all details will remain intact during the shrinking process.

After shrinking, its strength and defensive capabilities will weaken due to the reduction in muscle volume, but as compensation, its speed will be increased.

This ability was originally intended to help capybaras navigate through various complex underwater terrains, including narrow caves and waterways.

However, for the original Sea Sentinel Beast Tamers who chose the capybara, what they valued was another benefit of the "shrinking" ability:

Easy to carry!

Sea Sentinel Mages travel far and wide on missions, but if their pets are too large, they can't be taken along.

Capybaras are already relatively small creatures, and after being "shrunk," they are less than half a meter long.

Such a size and weight would not pose much of a burden to a monk.

"Look at your round head, I'll call you Tuanzi from now on," Gao De said directly to the capybara.

The fish immediately stood up from the water, its body slightly arched, forming a crescent shape, with its fins on the sides resembling two small hands clasped together.

At the same time, Gao De felt the gratitude and joy conveyed by the dumpling.

Kids who live within the system are not only smart, but also polite!

Melia and the middle-aged man watched this scene with slight astonishment.

Melia's mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

The middle-aged man still held the whistle in his hand, maintaining the same posture, his eyes fixed on Gao De and the capybara.

"Gao De, can you tame animals?" Melia finally asked, unable to resist.

This was the first time she had ever seen someone who could make a capybara express affection and gain its trust so quickly.

Gao De smiled and said, "I know a little bit about it."

With the combination of the Green Wood Longevity Sutra and the beast taming magic of the Snowfield Guardian, he already had the potential to develop further in the direction of a beast tamer, and what he is doing now can only be considered a small test.

"I didn't expect you to know this," Melia exclaimed in surprise.

Beast taming is a relatively precious form of knowledge transmission, and only a small number of people can master the corresponding abilities and spells.

"Master, we still need to complete the registration procedures here and collect the corresponding capybara bag." Seeing that Gao De had established a connection with Tuanzi, the middle-aged man silently put away his whistle and then said respectfully.

As mentioned earlier, all supplies received from the Sea Sentinels must be registered, including capybaras, to ensure a proper and standardized process.

On the shore, there is a three-story stone building with its exterior walls made of large blocks of grayish-white granite. It is slightly rough, but very corrosion-resistant and can withstand wind and rain.

The riverside is naturally prone to strong winds and heavy rains.

This is the office building of Bibo Court.

Follow the middle-aged man inside, provide your identification as requested, and then complete the formal collection procedures.

This includes signing relevant documents and collecting the files related to the dumplings.

Gao De glanced at the information and found that Tuanzi was already over six years old, almost seven. He was a male capybara and had two younger sisters.

At six years old, he is still a child in the human sense.

This is especially true for capybaras.

Because capybaras typically live for 80-120 years.

This demonstrates the high level of domestication and training that the Sea Sentinels have achieved with capybaras. At just over six years old, the capybaras have already reached the first stage of the training process, indicating a very high level of maturity.

In addition, the information also details the takoyaki's preferences, personality, training level, and precautions and knowledge on how to raise and manage capybaras.

According to these materials, as long as capybaras consume enough high-quality food containing magic and blood energy during their growth period, reaching the second ring should not be a problem. However, advancing further depends on fate.

Capybaras are carnivores with an extremely strong digestive system, and they will eat almost anything. Even if they eat meat containing trace amounts of toxins, it will not have much of an effect.

Once a capybara reaches the second ring, its lifespan will reach around three hundred years.

Excluding the last two or three decades when their physical strength declines significantly, and the first five or six years of growth, the capybara's "service period" is as long as 260 years.

Keep in mind that a second-ring mage's lifespan is generally only 225 years, meaning that if you take a capybara, it's practically your last.

This is what a high-quality pet is.

"After receiving the dumpling, you must report on its working and health status every five years," the dark-skinned middle-aged man instructed again.

Although the capybara became Gaode's pet after being claimed, nominally, Tuanzi still belonged to the Sea Sentinel, and the ownership belonged to the Sea Sentinel.

Of course, this is only nominal; basically, once you receive it, there's no reason to return it.

Unless you take particularly bad care of the capybara, the sea sentinel will not say it needs to be taken back.

"I understand," Gao De nodded.

Then, the middle-aged man handed over a piece of parchment, stamped with a sea sentinel's magic seal.

"This is a registration certificate issued by the Sea Sentinel to prove the legal status of capybaras. This certificate is required to bring capybaras onto the airship and is valid throughout the entire dynasty."

Gaode solemnly put away the parchment.

"You need to retrieve the capybara pouch from the storage room. Follow me."

The so-called capybara bag is shaped like a narrow shuttle, very long and thin, and has special carrying straps.

Seeing that Gao De looked at the capybara bag with a slight puzzled expression, Melia took the initiative to explain to him: "Most mages who receive capybaras still place them in the Azure Wave Garden for foster care, since capybaras live in water, unless they are noble mages."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

She spread her hands and continued, "They have a lake in their yard."

These are big dog owners.

Forget about having a lake at home, he doesn't even have a home in Dorne, so obviously he can only leave Dumplings at Azurewyn Garden, just like most sea sentinel mages.

"Once the capybara reaches the second ring, you can release it into the sea to roam freely. Our sea sentinel mages patrol the nearshore area daily, and with its second-ring strength as a foundation, it generally won't encounter any problems."

"But before the capybaras reach the second ring, the Sea Sentinels do not allow us to raise capybaras in a free-range manner, so we can only choose to foster them."

"If you choose to foster them, you will need to pay 15 silver dragons to Biboting every month for their food."

15 silver dragons is equivalent to 1.5 gold. My monthly "salary" is only two gold, so I guess I'll have to feed it all to the capybaras. Gao De thought to himself.

Melia continued, "Of course, the food provided under this standard is just ordinary fish and shrimp, which can only sustain the normal growth of capybaras. If you want it to grow to the second ring, you still need to feed it more flesh and blood of ley line creatures."

"The capybara bag is used to carry capybaras. When we are on a mission, if the mission location is far away, we need to take an airship. At this time, we can shrink the capybara and put it into the capybara bag to carry it on the airship."

So that's how it is. Capybara is the scientific name; it's actually a cat carrier.

Gao De nodded, indicating that he understood.

After receiving the capybara bag, the registration was completed, and then Gaode paid 18 Golden Bird Coins to Biboting as a year's foster care fee for Tuanzi.

Once these things are done, the reporting process is pretty much over.

The two once again boarded the sea guards' "bus".

"Let me take you to see your assigned housing. It just so happens that your training will be conducted there," Melia said, her words reaching God's ears amidst the slight swaying of the carriage.

"Okay. Training?"

"After new recruits join, they must undergo battle mage training at the Sea Sentinel's exclusive spell hall. Only after passing the assessment will they be allowed to begin carrying out missions. We generally call this initial training."

"Going on a mission and fighting sea monsters is an extremely dangerous thing, especially for a newcomer like you who lacks experience and is more likely to get into trouble."

Melia said seriously, "According to statistics, the injury rate of new recruits on their first mission is as high as 30%, and that's with initial training. Without it, the casualty rate could be as high as 30%."

"After all, water combat is still too unfamiliar to us."

"Powerful battle mages are forged through countless real battles. I know you performed very well in the second round of interviews and should be skilled in combat, but don't underestimate the initial training."

"I understand." Let alone looking down on him, Gao De couldn't wait to start today after hearing that he could receive systematic battle mage training.

After a day of reporting, Gaode has gained a deep understanding of the formality and foundation of Hai Sentinel.

As such an ancient official mage organization, their combat mage training must contain a wealth of valuable information.

The "dormitory" provided by the Sea Sentinels is located in the Van Traren district.

The most famous magic academy in the entire County of Byrre is also located here.

Thanks to the clustering effect of the Vandrolen Academy of Magic, the Vandrolen district has gradually developed into the magic district of Dorne, concentrating numerous folk magic organizations, magic clubs, magic societies, magic halls, and shops exclusively for magicians.

You can see that the buildings on both sides of the street have different architectural styles, and each building exudes a unique atmosphere.

As the carriage traveled through the streets of the Van Traren district, a bustling scene came into view.

Under normal circumstances, 80% of the pedestrians on the streets of the Vanjolen district are monks.

In the Principality of Sien, mages were a rare species, but here they were everywhere.

Gaode even saw many people handing out "flyers" at street corners, all of whom were apprentices of magic schools and magic clubs.

These magic societies and martial arts schools primarily offer magic instruction or combat training, similar in nature to martial arts societies and dojos in Gaode's understanding.

Many people who cannot get into magic academies but have some savings will spend money to study in magic clubs or magic halls.

Students at the magic academy also enroll in the magic society and magic hall, hoping to learn more knowledge and skills there; this is commonly known as "scrolling".

These organizations have developed over many years and are now quite sophisticated. Some of the better magic schools are even comparable to small magic academies.

"Sea Sentinels aren't allowed to open spellcasting clubs or magic clubs, but joining one is fine," Melia reminded him, seeing that God seemed very interested in spellcasting clubs and magic clubs.

"The main concern is that we might recruit students under the guise of the Sea Sentinels. After all, in Byron County, the Sea Sentinels are definitely number one in training battle mages," she said, raising her chin slightly.

"But don't worry, there are no restrictions on opening other stores."

"That building is our academy, and it's also where you'll receive your initial training." At this moment, at Melia's direction, the carriage stopped in front of an old-fashioned building with mottled walls.

The main building is constructed of thick gray bricks and stones, decorated with exquisite reliefs featuring marine elements such as sails and anchors.

The gate was tall and imposing, made of sturdy oak and inlaid with huge bronze rivets. On either side of the gate stood a stone statue, depicting a sea sentinel mage holding a harpoon and a staff.

At the top of the building stands a small clock tower, with round clocks inlaid on all four sides. The hands of the clocks turn slowly, making a crisp ticking sound.

Its name is "Colinwood Art Museum".

"Colinwood is one of the founding mages of the Sea Sentinels," Melia explained to God.

Just across the street from Collingwood Academy is the "dormitory" that the Sea Sentinels provided for Gao De.

It was a row of eye-catching red brick buildings with steep roofs and neat, symmetrical roof tiles, like fish scales.

The windows are neatly arranged, and the building has a uniform two-story structure with four suites per building.

Gaode's dormitory is the left suite on the second floor of the building with the address "6".

(End of this chapter)