Above the mage

Chapter 419 Controlling Qi and Transforming into Wind to Possess One

As soon as Gulu appeared in the room, the blue figure spat out a series of small vortexes from its "mouth," causing a strong wind to rise in the closed room.

Then it realized what was happening and quickly covered its mouth.

The vent was blocked, and instead, its body bulged out, sometimes its chest, sometimes its shoulders, as if a groundhog was hiding inside, burrowing around everywhere.

The cyan figure, in a remarkably human-like manner, scratched its head with its other free hand.

Seeing its pathetic state, Gaode could only sigh helplessly.

"I'm speechless at what you've done."

This cyan figure was naturally the Storm Soul that he had released, which was mistaken by Mage Theodore and Earl Roland as a "phantom spirit" in the energy torrent that was annihilated along with the Wind Dragon's energy core.

Storm Soul certainly doesn't have the strength to withstand that torrent of wind elemental energy.

However, it is not a phantom spirit, but rather an evolved form of the Wild Spirit with the [Wild Agility+] attribute.

Therefore, Gaode can recall Storm Soul at any time by dispelling the spell.

But this is only an ideal situation.

At that time, Storm Soul had long since distanced itself from its master, Gaode, and ventured deep into the secondary plane of wind elements. Logically speaking, it had long since broken free from Gaode's control.

Fortunately, Gaode Maps has another extremely special and powerful ability.

Mandora's magic eye.

This allowed him to instantly grasp the movements and situation of Storm Soul, even from such a great distance.

This allowed Gaode to detect the danger and remove [Wild Agility+] just before Storm Soul was about to be engulfed by the flood.

Only then did they snatch the food from the tiger's mouth and save Storm Soul, creating the illusion that Storm Soul had heroically sacrificed himself in front of a group of powerful mages of at least fourth ring level.

The result was naturally good.

Firstly, because of the sacrifice of Storm Soul, he, as the master of Storm Soul, can receive more compensation.

Secondly, the principle of "possessing a treasure invites trouble" applies universally. A special phantom spirit that has swallowed the core of a fifth-order wind elemental creature will always attract envy.

Both the phantom spirit itself and the fifth-order elemental energy core belong to the "jade".

Now that both pieces of jade are broken, others can only express gratitude and regret towards Gaode.

Just like if you actually win the lottery, most people probably won't be happy for you, but if you almost win, after everyone breathes a sigh of relief, they'll genuinely feel sorry for you...

However, despite the good outcome, Gaode still felt lingering fear after the process.

If it weren't for his farsightedness granted by the third-tier Mandora's Eye, what first-ring mage could clearly see the scene in the wind network from such a distance on the sea surface, and cancel [Wild Agility+] in time at this critical moment?

In this situation, the result would be that the Storm Soul that you painstakingly cultivated at stage one would be reduced to a "blank" item, and you would have to start all over again.

That would be a huge loss.

In fact, without the third-tier Mandora's Eye, God would have either canceled the spell to pull the Storm Soul back from the secondary plane the moment it entered the Wind Network, just to be on the safe side, and naturally, the subsequent snake swallowing the elephant incident would not have happened.

Either they are too carefree and let the Storm Soul run rampant, ultimately ending up exploding and dying, with everything going to waste.

But thankfully, there are no "what ifs".

However, training is still necessary.

Gaode Maps criticized Storm Soul's reckless behavior.

Only after that did he learn more about the current state of Storm Soul.

It's actually not complicated.

It can be described in one word: I'm stuffed.

In terms of rank, a first-stage Storm Soul is essentially a first-tier energy creature.

How could a first-order energy creature not be stuffed after swallowing the energy core of a peak fifth-order wind element creature?

It's considered good if they're stuffed; other Tier 1 creatures simply can't eat them, or they explode as soon as they do.

All I can say is that the potential of Wild Souls is truly extraordinary.

But no matter how extraordinary the potential, it will take Storm Soul a year to fully digest this fifth-order wind element energy core.

Gaode had no complaints about this.

One should not act innocent after gaining an advantage.

Once the fifth-order wind element energy core is fully digested, there is no doubt that the Soul of Storms will be able to enter the second stage and condense its own energy core.

From this point on, the Storm Soul will have the ability to draw free energy from the outside world to complete its next advancement, instead of having to rely on external nourishment as it does now.

This is actually equivalent to the spiritual cultivation ability of a Buddhist monk.

In other words, once you enter the second stage, even if you don't feed it anything, you can slowly turn Storm Soul into a "BOSS" by waiting for it to mature.

The greatest advantage of a monk who practices the "Green Wood Longevity Sutra" compared to other monks is his long lifespan.

This is a perfect fit for the Storm Soul text.

Therefore, given this foreseeable bright future, Gaode did not continue to criticize Storm Soul, who almost "deleted his account and started over".

After confirming that there were no major problems with Storm Soul's condition, he began to explore Storm Soul's abilities.

After absorbing so much wind element energy, it has been upgraded from Wilderness Soul to Storm Soul. It can't just be like before, where all it can do is make a fire, set up a tent, organize its backpack, gather firewood, and throw away trash, right?

Although, being able to do these jobs is already quite impressive.

After Gaode Maps inquired, Storm Soul quickly relayed some information.

Then, Gaode, who was originally just curious, suddenly became a fan.

After a long period of stunned silence, he slowly came to his senses and could no longer contain his joy. He patted Storm Soul on the shoulder with a big smile on his face.

"Well done..." Gao De suddenly remembered that it seemed he should give Storm Soul a name. His mind raced, and he immediately had an idea: "Boeing, well done, Boeing!"

"Boeing, that will be your name from now on."

The information Boeing sent was actually not much, because ultimately, it is only a first-order being and does not possess many abilities, or rather, only three in total.

One is Qi manipulation, similar to the airflow control ability of wind elemental creatures. It can manipulate airflow to form whirlwinds and turbulent flows, but its control ability is limited by its own level.

Another ability is to transform into wind. Boeing can transform into wind anytime, anywhere, to go to some hard-to-reach places, and possess the speed and freedom of the wind.

However, this ability is temporarily sealed due to the presence of the undigested energy core within its body.

Boeing itself can transform into the wind, but its energy core, which does not yet belong to it, cannot change accordingly, unless it makes a painful sacrifice and abandons the energy core.

The last ability is the source of Gaode's overwhelming joy and the reason why he named Storm Soul "Boeing".

Possession.

Boeing can briefly possess Gaode, allowing Gaode to use some of its abilities.

In terms of combat power, the boost is actually not that significant.

The most practical wind transformation technique cannot be used even when possessed, since Gao De is a material being.

As for controlling qi, its power is limited and cannot compare to the spells that Gaode himself can cast.

but.....

Boeing aircraft can fly.

So... after being possessed, with the blessing of the Storm Soul, God will also be able to fly, even though he is only a first-ring mage!

Flight is an extraordinary ability that only third-ring mages can master, and it is also the most obvious difference between third-ring mages and low-ring mages.

I can fly, but you can't. Not to mention that my combat strength is higher than yours, even if my combat strength is weaker than yours, I can advance and retreat at will, so I naturally have a huge advantage.

And even putting that aside, no one could possibly be unhappy after gaining the ability to fly.

Gaode, especially, from the technological world, was overjoyed.

From very early times, people have longed for the sky, yearned for the sky, and dreamed of flying freely in the air like birds.

Gao De had just personally experienced the [flying technique] and truly felt the huge difference between flying himself and flying by means of transportation. He was still feeling unsatisfied when, in the blink of an eye, he suddenly possessed this ability.

It was like a dream.

Give it a try.

After realizing he could fly, Gaode couldn't wait to start trying.

He had a sudden thought and nodded slightly to Boeing.

Boeing instantly understood, and its blue body crashed into Gaode, instantly possessing him.

call!

A blue vortex enveloped Gao De's body, causing a rapid flow of air that made him feel much lighter.

While possessed, Gao De could perceive that he had an extremely keen sense of the constantly flowing air currents and a strange power of control over them.

He simply clenched his fist slightly, and a miniature vortex was generated according to his intention.

Regardless of its power, the feeling was quite peculiar, somewhat like gaining some kind of superpower.

However, this is just a side dish.

The real main course is still flying.

Gao De controlled the upward flow of the cyan vortex around him.

Then, he floated up in an extremely light manner.

Because he was in a room with the roof right above him, Gaode floated up about a meter before stopping, but even so, he still felt great.

Overwhelmed with joy, Gao De was even a little embarrassed by his earlier criticism.

Boeing, I was a little too loud just now...

Gao De didn't bother Boeing any further. After experiencing it, he dispelled the spell again, letting it digest the energy core of the wind dragon in peace. He washed up, cast a "Comfortable Sleep+" spell on himself, and went to bed to rest.

"The residents of Usola town have been trapped for three days and need a rescue fleet. Helenzhi town is short of food; please send people to deliver food immediately!"

"Send down all the healing mages, along with physicians! After the flood, a plague may spread, potentially causing an even greater disaster than the flood itself; we must be on high alert!"

"The city guards should also go. In the midst of a natural disaster, there are always those who take advantage of the chaos and loot. We must investigate and punish such behavior severely. We must protect the lives of the disaster victims as well as their property as much as possible!"

"All disaster victims from Maweisong Town, gather here! Come over here to register your household registration information!"

When Gaode woke up refreshed and arrived at the municipal square again, it was already bustling with people.

The hazard of the wind-related disaster has been resolved, but the disaster is not over yet, and relief work is still in full swing.

Therefore, even with a great victory, there is currently no time or mood to celebrate or reward those who have contributed.

Gao De understood this principle, which is why he rushed over as soon as he woke up to continue joining the disaster relief work.

The good news is that with the wind hazard resolved, Auckland is finally able to free up resources to fully focus on disaster relief.

In addition, the continuous whirlwind dissipated, and the torrential rain that had lasted for three days and three nights finally stopped.

While Gao De was sleeping, Count Roland did not rest. Instead, he tirelessly began to lead the disaster relief work, deploying personnel and assigning tasks based on the disaster situation.

The disaster victims from the villages and towns closest to Auckland have already been brought to Auckland by the dispatched fleets.

Large numbers of disaster victims are disembarking from the rescue ships, registering with civilian staff, and then gathering according to their original villages and towns for examination by doctors to see if anyone is carrying any disease.

On the other side, hot food had already been prepared. After checking and confirming that everything was alright, everyone could receive a hot meal to warm themselves up.

Gao De watched for a while, then listened for a while.

"Gather a group of men from within the city and send them to Tyrell and Helen's Town... to help flood the fields!" Count Roland's voice cut through the noisy crowd as he pointed to several red dots on the map that were stained with water.

Disaster relief, disaster relief, saving lives is certainly the top priority, but it's not everything.

Even after the disaster victims are rescued, there is still much work to be done.

For example, rescuing the fields.

If the flooded wheat fields are drained in time, it is impossible to save all of them, but many can still survive.

Therefore, in each disaster area, in addition to rescuing and transferring the victims, it is also necessary to arrange a group of people to salvage the fields.

"Expedite the production of the stone blocks. The breached section of the dike needs to be repaired as soon as possible. The stone blocks must be delivered to me within one day!"

In addition, people were sent to the caravans and merchants' associations within the city to requisition horse-drawn carriages, so that the stone slabs could be transported to the breached dike as soon as they were ready.

"The Earl of Roland made various deployments based on the different situations in each village and town."

As the supreme ruler of the Auckland region, the Earl of Roland had an unparalleled wealth of experience in dealing with disasters.

Gao Deguang, observing from the sidelines, felt it was a complete mess, an incredibly complicated situation. Yet, Earl Roland's command and coordination were extremely methodical and orderly, which was incredibly reassuring to watch.

This requires not only an understanding of disaster response methods, but more importantly, an absolute understanding of the size of each village and town, as well as the resources and manpower available in Auckland.

This shows that Count Roland was a diligent person who was dedicated to political affairs, rather than the fat, brainless nobleman who only knew how to ruin things, as often portrayed in biographical novels.

Everything is progressing steadily and positively.

"Claw Valley Town is located in a low-lying area, and the flooding is still very serious. A large number of water beasts have gathered here, and they need to be cleared out in time, otherwise it will be troublesome if they scatter later."

At that moment, a mage, soaked to the bone, hurried over to report the latest disaster situation to Count Roland.

Count Roland pondered for only a few seconds before immediately ordering, "Send all available official mages there. Also, gather any mages within the city who are willing to help!"

The news came rather late; most of the official mages in the city had already been dispatched by him to carry out other disaster relief missions.

Count Roland knew he was short-handed, so he immediately decided to summon non-official sorcerers to help.

Gao De finally heard a task that suited him, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward without hesitation to sign up.