Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 115 Opening

Outside the college gate.

Dozens of large hovercraft were parked neatly and orderly.

Under the control of the intelligent law enforcement puppet, 120 new students from four grades in the South District were the first to leave the academy.

They boarded four hovercars according to their grade level.

Afterwards, the local apprentices from the North District filed out of the academy, boarded the hovercars in an orderly fashion, and took their seats.

No official wizards appeared throughout the entire process.

The order at the scene was entirely controlled by the Intelligent Management Center of the Junior College, through an intelligent law enforcement puppet.

Before long, all the participants were on the bus.

The hovercars then started moving one after another.

Dozens of driverless hovercars followed a predetermined route to the only visible cross-dimensional portal in the Rivosos zone.

The reason it's considered the only one on the surface is, of course, because Rivoss Academy has more than one interdimensional portal!

It's about a half-hour drive.

The destination has been reached, and dozens of hovercars are parked properly.

With fewer people in the South District, the newly recruited members of Storm Sea were still the first to take action.

The fourth-grade group got off the bus first and entered the interdimensional portal that seemed to have no defenses and stood bare in a wide square.

There are no special lighting or shadow effects.

One by one, new members of the Storm Sea entered the portal without causing the slightest ripple.

Soon, the third and second grades all entered the classroom, and it was the first grade's turn.

Guided by the intelligent puppet, the new recruits entered in order of their combined ranking based on their scores from the three exams.

Lanny Taylor was the first to step into the portal, and her figure vanished instantly.

Link followed closely behind, carrying a huge, heavy bag on his back, and stepped inside.

Upon entering, the sense of being torn apart by time and space was so intense that I instinctively closed my eyes tightly.

Link felt as if he was being protected by a stream of water.

The feeling of being torn apart in time and space did not have a significant impact on the body and senses.

I don't know how much time passed; it might have been a second, or it might have been a long time.

Link felt as if he was no longer standing on a hard, flat floor, but on a muddy ground covered with fallen leaves and uneven surfaces.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a forest.

The forest was very desolate, and Link's first impression of it was like that of an old man who had run out of energy.

Putting aside the slightly strange feeling, Link prepared his defenses and began to observe his surroundings.

The grove is not large, covering an area of ​​about one acre.

Dead branches and leaves were scattered all over the ground, and many broken branches lay on the ground.

A few steps away from Link, there was a small bag, about the size of a palm, with the crest of Rivoss College embroidered on it.

Link took off the heavy bag he was carrying and took out four reconnaissance puppets that looked like intelligent law enforcement puppets, placing them flat on the ground.

Two standard level one magic stones were placed on each puppet, and then it was activated.

After a barely audible hum, the reconnaissance puppets rose from the ground and flew off in all directions to provide cover.

Thanks to the wizard Celine's generous bonus, Link upgraded his equipment again before the midterm exams.

These four reconnaissance golems are all level 1 magical artifacts, and it took nearly three-quarters of my net worth to acquire them.

In addition, the bag also contained many rune items with different functions, as well as three powerful weapons.

Good things are always welcome.

For his own safety, Link acquired another powerful weapon that was said to have a chance of killing a first-level wizard.

Soon, the reconnaissance golem's feedback was transmitted to Link through the bone conduction earpiece hanging in his left ear.

After confirming that there were no hidden dangers around, Link stepped forward and picked up the small bag.

Opening the small bag, there were only two things inside: a watch and a folded piece of letter paper.

Link unwrapped the folded letter and saw that it read:

Main Quest 1: Choose a Faction (Your actions determine your faction; think carefully before you act)

Main Mission 2: Factional Conflict (What the enemy wants to do is what you must thwart)

Main Quest 3: Save the world, or destroy it (depending on your faction)

Side Quest 1: Investigate the truth behind the desolation of this world (Optional, depending on the situation)

Side Quest 2: Draw a World Map

Side Mission 3: Collect water samples and analyze their composition

Side Quest 4: Collect Soil and Analyze its Components

Side Quest 5: Create various plant specimens

Side Quest 6: Create various animal specimens

Side Quest 7: Finding Sustainable Development Strategies for the World

There are a total of 3 main quests and 7 side quests.

After reading the contents of the paper, Link seemed to be deep in thought.

Judging from the few clues we have so far, it seems that this competition between the two districts has a deeper meaning!

Fold the paper, put it back in the bag, and take out the watch to check its functions.

After careful operation, Link had a lot to say, but he didn't know whether to complain or not.

The watch has only three functions:

Firstly, there are three modes for communication: public channels, faction channels, and private channels.

In public channel mode, you can post one message per day with no more than ten characters, and everyone can see it.

In the faction channel mode, you can send two messages per day, each no more than ten characters long, which will be visible to everyone in your faction.

In private channel mode, you can send three messages per day, each no more than ten characters long, to a private person. Only the recipient can see these messages.

Secondly, location tracking allows users to search by name. Once both parties agree to be linked, their location can be located once a day.

Third is the footprint map, which is easy to understand; it's exactly what it sounds like.

All three functions of the watch are very useful, but the academy is really stingy!

One, two, or three messages a day is fine; I understand.

But if each message is no more than ten characters, what does that count as?

Is it a test of word-building and sentence-making skills, or a test of mutual understanding?

Regardless of whether he complained or not, Link put the small bag into the large bag, and then carried the large bag on his back.

Link switched the reconnaissance golem to follow-up alert mode, not intending to stay any longer, and prepared to leave.

However, there is one thing to be done before leaving.

The words of the sorceress Ella still ring in our ears:

The risks of acting alone are far greater than those of acting in a team.

The first thing to do after confirming that it's safe is to find your teammates!

Link entered Molly Kidman's name into the watch's location function.

Since only one person's location can be located each day, the first choice is naturally Jasmine, who has the highest level of trust.

I just hope Jasmine is safe and that her little bag is found as soon as possible.

Shortly after, the watch responded, and Jasmine agreed to the request to bind with it.

After carefully considering his words, Link entered a concise message: Location tracking, mutual search, be aware of danger and be vigilant.

There isn't even a punctuation mark.

After waiting a short while, the watch replied: "Don't worry, the river beasts are still dangerous."

Link glanced at it and immediately translated the specific meaning:

Okay, don't worry, I'm safe for now. I'm by the river, blocked by a dangerous wild animal, and I'm trying to figure out what to do.

That damn college doesn't handle personnel matters!

They provided a watch for communication, yet they still imposed such harsh restrictions.

Link cursed under his breath and sent a request to exchange locations.

Jasmine quickly agreed.

Two small arrow-shaped dots of light immediately appeared on the watch.

However, it only flashed for less than 5 seconds before disappearing.

Fortunately, Link remembered the locations of the two points of light and the direction of the arrow.

The unpleasant thing is that there are no reference points, no scale, and it's impossible to tell how far apart they are.

Without dwelling on it too much, Link, protected by four reconnaissance golems, set off towards Jasmine's location.

When traveling in the wild, especially in unfamiliar wilderness where nothing is known, speed is neither possible nor desirable.

Link decided to carefully observe the surrounding environment as he walked.

Every now and then, they would take water and soil samples, and pick some plant roots, stems, leaves, and fruits that were completely different from those in the wizarding world, and quickly make them into specimens with the help of witchcraft.

The large bag he was carrying contained a set of basic pharmaceutical equipment.

Taking samples and making some specimens is nothing special.

What troubled Link was that the large bag had limited capacity, and he had to consider the future, so he couldn't keep all the samples and specimens that Link was interested in and felt it was necessary to keep.

"We must find Jasmine and Buck as soon as possible."

With this in mind, Link remained calm and continued his steady progress.

After walking for about two hours, we had covered approximately 10 li (about 5 kilometers).

Link noticed that the "sun" above his head showed no signs of moving and became suspicious.

Could it be that this world has no day or night cycle?

With this question in mind, Link walked for another hour, paying close attention to the relationship between the "sun" and his own position.

Based on various signs, Link has been able to preliminarily conclude that the "sun" of this world hangs in the "sky" and will not move.

"That's interesting."

Link made a point of remembering this discovery, lost in thought, and then he gained some insight.

As for what he realized, Link said it was just a guess and he couldn't be sure yet.

"Is anyone there? Please help me!"

Suddenly, Link heard shouts coming from ahead.

Q: What should you do if you hear cries for help in the wild?

Link's choice was to instantly activate the active defense mode of the "Defender 3202" suit.

Then, he commanded two reconnaissance droids to patrol within a 100-meter radius of his own.

The other two reconnaissance darts circled around from the left and right to investigate the direction from which the shouts came from.

He reached his left hand to his waist and pulled out a flashbang-type self-destructing grenade, ready to be fired at any moment.

He took out a black lens from his chest pocket with his right hand and clipped it to the gold-rimmed glasses he had redeemed with 2 "credits" on the bridge of his nose.

This lens is connected to the reconnaissance bots, allowing you to see real-time footage of the four bots.

Controlled by mental power, one can switch between different reconnaissance puppets and zoom in/out on the screen.

A moment later, Link saw a well-equipped but naive girl being surrounded by a pack of wild beasts that resembled gray wolves but were much larger, on a small mound.

This girl was not among the 30 new students in the first year of Storm Sea.

Therefore, this is a local apprentice from the North District.

Caution or prejudice, Link is not going to get involved in this matter.

Even though he vaguely guessed that the key to distinguishing factions lay in these choices, whether good, evil, or indifferent.

Link is neither a destructive villain nor a benevolent person who does good deeds without principle.

He has no sense of responsibility for this world; whether to save it or destroy it is neither important to him nor does it matter.

After determining his location, Link decided to take a detour.

Avoid the girl in front of you, and avoid the pack of hungry "wolves".

But before Link could act, the girl from the North District who was trapped on the small mound actually spotted him.

Clearly, Link is not the only one who possesses reconnaissance and detection artifacts.

Like a drowning person grasping at a straw, she shouted towards Link's location from afar, "Friend of the Witch, please help! Give me a hand! I would be eternally grateful!"

Link stopped in his tracks the moment he stepped back.

He was recognized!

and……

Friend of the Witch?

The other party actually knew this name, which had only appeared sporadically a few times on the "Rivos Forum"!

It is clearly impossible for them to be completely unaware of Link's situation.

Therefore, taking a detour is not the best option.

We need to think of another way.

The two-day blitz of updates has ended. Starting today, updates will return to normal. If I write a lot, I'll update more. If I write less, I'll update normally.

(End of this chapter)