Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 155 was reversed!

Double entendre.

Jasmine is both subtly "showing off" her relationship with Link and demonstrating that her behavior is not subject to any constraints.

It satirizes Lanny Taylor, saying that after participating in the inter-district competition, every word and action of hers is for the sake of the bet with the wizard Paro.

Being too deliberate will only lead to a less desirable outcome.

Upon hearing this, Lani broke down, her eyes turning even redder.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil within her, and brought up the important matter she had been waiting for tonight: "Witch Ella asked me to tell you that she no longer needs to concern herself with the 'New Blood Mutual Aid Society.' So, you don't need to worry about her anymore. Continue to deal with her as you see fit, and do whatever you want."

As she spoke, her tone changed, and she said quietly, "Why does everyone go along with your wishes and understand you so much?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lani went straight upstairs.

It was as if her last words were just a sigh of regret.

We don't necessarily need to get the answer from Jasmine.

Jasmine waited silently for a while, and only went upstairs when she could no longer hear Lanny's footsteps.

She wouldn't take his last words to heart.

Just pretend you heard a fart.

How could everyone possibly go along with her wishes and understand her?

There are many unpleasant things in life.

She will no longer take advantage of her slight "good luck" to do anything outrageous.

True virtue lies in speaking and acting with caution.

You think you can distract me? No way!

Feeling slightly resentful, Jasmine returned to her dorm and immediately sent the news to Link.

I don't expect to completely smear that bitch's image, but at least show her some respect.

Link received Jasmine's message and, after reading it, realized that Lanny had most likely encountered some setback or blow with the wizard Paro, which led to her acting irrationally.

He even harbored some malicious intentions, wanting to instigate Jasmine and try to make her speak and act more boldly.

Boldness is roughly equivalent to recklessness, which easily makes one disliked.

"Nonsense."

Link chuckled, clearly disapproving of Lanny's methods.

Great power returns to its own world.

The key is to strive to improve your own abilities.

He gave Jasmine a brief reply, telling her to be careful, and then stopped paying attention to the matter.

First, meditate deeply and then complete your daily tasks.

Then, fully activate the "brain shut-in technique" to adjust your state.

With everything in place, Link activated the "Multi-threaded Thinking" status card.

Transform into a humanoid supercomputer equipped with top-tier AI.

The limit is 20 seconds!

Link focused his will and allocated as much of his increased "computing power" as possible to learning and modifying his first-level innate sorcery, "Kailan Armor".

I could almost see the data flowing before my eyes.

One knowledge point after another was brought up, one idea after another was sparked, and one solution after another was verified.

A sense of dominance and pride welled up within Link.

It's as if I really am omniscient and omnipotent.

Five seconds passed quickly.

The moment Link closed the status card, he didn't bother to check his gains; instead, he immediately began to examine his mental state.

That inexplicable surge of heroic spirit startled him somewhat.

Given his character, there's no way he would have such thoughts at this stage.

There must be something wrong somewhere.

A moment later, Link let out a sigh of relief.

It was a false alarm.

It's still the fault of the "multi-threaded thinking" state.

While it was trying to loosen the limitations on the brain's computing power, it inadvertently amplified Link's desires.

For now, it's still a side effect, not yet to the point of being toxic.

As the quantity and quality of mental energy improve and willpower strengthens, and the activation time of the status card is not too long, this problem will not occur.

The "Multi-Threaded Thinking" status card is still a bit overpowered for Link, who is in the wizard apprentice stage.

It is difficult to truly control.

However, I always gain something from using it.

This time is no exception.

Link now understands where Flandre's wild ideas come from.

The first-level innate sorcery "Armor Armor" is a composite sorcery of water and wood elements, and it is a perfect match for "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method".

Or rather, the first-circle sorcery "Kailan Armor" is the accompanying sorcery of "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method"!

The academy has arranged everything.

However, not every wizard apprentice who is compatible with both water and wood elements and practices the "Water-Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method" can obtain the magic model scroll of the "Kailan Armor" and the precious Kailan seeds.

Since it is a composite magic of water and wood elements, the "Armor Armor" possesses the characteristics of both water and wood elements.

The "Kailan Armor" is defensive in nature, focusing on endurance, recovery, and built-in healing abilities.

In terms of defensive strength, Kailan itself is as hard as metal. Although it has its shortcomings, it is not much inferior to the metal and earth-type armor magic.

Moreover, it is fireproof and waterproof, has excellent battery life, and can move freely in many special terrains, such as deserts, around volcanoes, swamps, and the sea.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was the will of "Heaven".

The "seed," which has fused together the essence of everything in the broken world, has an overall attribute bias towards the five elements of water, wood, earth, light, and darkness.

It can not only accommodate orchid seeds, but also has room to spare.

If one wishes to modify the "Kailan Armor" magic based on the fact that the "seed" can devour, absorb, and digest the Kailan seeds,

Changing the basis of sorcery from the Kellan Seed to the Primal Seed, which possesses all the characteristics of the Kellan Seed plus many other characteristics, requires a great deal of work.

First, Link needs to master the first-level sorcery spell "Karlan Armor".

Even if it doesn't reach the level of innovation, it should at least reach a level of perfection.

Secondly, Link needs to learn more about level 1 rule runes and the corresponding knowledge.

The "seeds" are biased towards the five elements of water, wood, earth, light, and darkness. To better cultivate and utilize them,

He also needs to possess knowledge of the rules and runes of the five elements: water, wood, earth, light, and darkness.

Finally, Linker needs to collect more first-circle spells similar to "Kailan Armor," preferably top-tier first-circle spells that can be used as his natal spell.

Since the "seed" has devoured, digested, and absorbed the Kailan seed, it has the potential to replace the Kailan seed and cast the "Kailan Armor" spell.

Therefore, it must also be possible to perform other similar witchcraft.

If all these possibilities can be realized, the innate sorcery cast based on the "seed" will no longer be called "Kailan Armor," but "Origin Armor"!

You can't get fat in one bite.

Link isn't that ambitious.

As the old saying goes, make bold assumptions, and verify them carefully.

After organizing his thoughts, Link adjusted many of his plans for the remaining two months of the semester.

The ongoing research and experiments on exploiting academic credits are given top priority.

This research won't actually take very long.

When the "multi-threaded thinking" state card was activated, some of the spilled computing power was incidentally used to flood this research.

A clear research approach and detailed experimental protocols have been developed.

Even the most important draft of the "thesis" has been prepared.

It will appear in the world as soon as Link has the time.

Learning the level 1 sorcery "Armor of the Armor" is extremely important and has a very high priority.

Once you've earned the "credits," immediately redeem them for the 12 Level 1 Rule Rune Explanations.

If you have enough "credits", you should also study other level 1 rule runes.

Another aspect is the research on the seeds of the orchid and the characteristics of the orchid itself.

These four tasks will take up almost all of my free time for the remaining two months.

After making his plans, Link pulled the covers over his head and fell into a deep sleep.

The "multi-threaded thinking" state card consumes too much resources.

Especially since it lasted for 20 seconds!

Link was starting to feel the strain.

I slept well all night.

The next day.

Link woke up on time.

I just had breakfast in the cafeteria and was about to go to the classroom to look at some materials.

My personal smart device vibrated; I had received a message from Iris Clark.

When I clicked on it, it was a request to meet him now at the lakeside lawn.

Link touched the level 2 defensive weapon in his pocket, no longer worried that the meeting invitation might be a trap.

After informing Jasmine, the Brothers, and the Social Anxiety Group, he went to the lakeside alone.

Walking down the street, after some thought, Link decided to use up the number of times he could use the intelligent law enforcement puppet protection this semester.

Protected by the intelligent law enforcement puppet that had activated its stealth follow mode, Link arrived at the lakeside lawn.

"You've arrived."

Iris Clark, for some unknown reason, stood by the lake early in the morning, pretending to be profound, and uttered this sentence.

"I am coming."

Link recalled how he had inadvertently catered to Iris's quirks during the inter-regional competition and received the rewards he deserved. He also remembered a joke from his past life, so he played along with her.

"You shouldn't have come."

"I did come after all."

After going around in circles with Link and playing a language game, Iris suddenly burst into laughter.

Two tears slid down her cheeks, but she didn't wipe them away.

Let them brush against my cheeks and drip onto the lawn.

Why are you willing to play these games with me?

Iris stared blankly at Link, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "My mom, my sister, my best friend who grew up with me, none of them are willing. Only you are willing, and you can even respond to what I'm saying."

As she spoke, Iris tilted her head back, her eyes fixed on the rising sun, and sighed:

"I told you, I was born on the front lines, and many of my ailments were from when I was in the womb."

I've told you before that I have schizophrenia.

But I haven't told you that as I get older, my memory becomes more and more confused, and strange images keep popping into my mind.

The person in the picture speaks words I don't understand but can somehow comprehend, and does things I can't comprehend but can somehow comprehend.

What's even stranger is that many times, I feel like I am her, and she is me.

Turning her head abruptly, Iris stared sharply into Link's eyes and said meaningfully:

"Our conversation just now has appeared in those scenes before, more than once."

Sometimes it appears on paper, sometimes on television.

When Iris Clark spoke the word "television," she used perfect Mandarin!

Even with his "Occupy Central" technique, Link was almost startled into revealing his weakness.

He quickly regained his composure and responded calmly, asking, "What language were you speaking? I've never heard of it before?"

"Yeah?"

Iris chuckled. "Have you heard the saying, 'There's nothing special about it, just practice makes perfect'?"

It was another sentence in standard, clear Mandarin.

Moreover, the content was the answer Link had once translated into the wizarding world's language to answer Iris's question. (See Chapter Six of this volume)

It turns out that Link had already shown his "clues" back then.

But just as the wizard Paro had warned him yesterday.

Some things can be done but not said; some things can be said but not done.

This is something that cannot be said or admitted.

Even if the evidence is conclusive.

"What do you mean?"

Link felt a surge of emotion, but maintained a calm expression and asked in return.

"It doesn't mean anything."

Iris gave Link a deep look, then deliberately changed the subject that made Link uncomfortable, saying, "I asked you to come here because I want to cooperate with you."

"What kind of cooperation?"

Link responded immediately, secretly relieved.

He didn't want to continue facing Iris's relentless questioning and relentless interrogation.

Pretending to be stupid can only work for a short time.

"Regarding the collaboration on your ongoing research project."

Iris replied calmly.

"How will we cooperate? Who wants to cooperate?"

Link continued to ask questions, trying to find out more details.

"My friends and I provided the experimental materials, and then we co-authored the research results."

Iris said, "I guarantee it won't be less than what the college approves for you, and I'll even provide some funding. I only ask for first authorship on one 'paper' and second or third authorship on several other 'papers'."

This condition, combined with the requirements, is not excessive.

Link estimated that this project would produce at least 6 "papers," and with some padding, 8 wouldn't be a problem.

"Can."

After thinking about it, Link agreed.

"The experimental materials and funding will be delivered to your lab by noon."

Iris finally stopped standing by the lake, walked over, patted Link on the shoulder, and prompted him:

"You'd better hurry up. Trish Lucia has also found out what you asked your subordinates to do, and she's putting in a lot of effort to do the same research and experiments, ready to publish her results before you do."

After a pause, Iris gritted her teeth: "That family loves doing this kind of thing!"

Clearly, she, or someone close to her, had also been "plagiarized" by members of the Rukia family.

"Don't worry, it won't be slow."

Link spoke with great confidence.

With a clear vision, a complete plan, high-end equipment, and sufficient manpower, how could it possibly slow down?

The research progress will be like a rocket, shooting into space in a flash.

"That's good. I look forward to your results."

Iris was very satisfied with Link's reply.

She likes people who are confident in their speech and actions.

Unlike Monroe Briseño, who thought himself mature and wise, with everything under control, but in reality was prone to making mistakes in every single thing.

That's not confidence, it's arrogance and conceit.

Therefore, after the competition between the two districts ended, upon learning of Monroe's actions in leading his team into a trap and nearly causing their complete annihilation, his family elders severely punished him.

He's still locked up in solitary confinement and can't get out.

Putting aside her distractions, Iris focused her attention, looked at the stubborn little man in front of her, and smiled gently.

Suddenly, a mischievous thought popped into her head, so she said, "I have another secret to tell you. Come closer and listen."

Link instinctively sensed something was amiss and refused, saying, "Let's just say that."

"But what if someone eavesdrops?"

Iris said with difficulty, "If this gets out, it will be very bad for you."

Link carefully sensed her, but he couldn't detect any killing intent, hostility, or even malice from Iris.

There was only a vague sense of narrow-mindedness.

After hesitating for a moment, Link stepped forward, turned his face to face Iris, and prepared to listen carefully.

A sly smile of triumph played on Iris's lips as she whispered in Link's ear:

"Men and women shouldn't be so intimate. Do you think Molly Kidman will be jealous?"

As she spoke, her red lips descended upon him.

A bright red lipstick mark remained on Link's cheek.

The kind that can't be wiped off.

I hesitated for a while before releasing this chapter anyway. I'm quite satisfied with it; it explains the reasons behind Iris Clark's madness.

(End of this chapter)