Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 165 Accelerate, Accelerate, and Accelerate Again

The wizard Paro left.

The day after the promotion ceremony.

First, go to the main campus of the academy to report on your duties, then accept a new appointment, and finally lead a fully-organized wizard legion to develop a small world.

These were itineraries that the college's senior management had planned long ago.

They will set off immediately once Wizard Paro completes his ascension.

Why did the wizard Paro angrily curse the academy's higher-ups as old fogies?

The problem lies in the fact that they only see the overall interests of the academy, their own faction's interests, and their family's interests, while ignoring the interests of their subordinates.

I heard you're preparing to be promoted to Sage?

encourage!

Aside from resource support, we will provide full support in every way!

Then he turned around and pulled out a battle plan, saying, "After you get promoted, you'd better go and be a slave to the academy."

How can one not criticize such a cold-blooded attitude?

Link didn't see him off.

He heard the news from the sorceress Celine.

From that day on, Link kept a completely low profile.

Aside from studying and researching, I don't concern myself with anything else.

When the time comes, activate the "multi-threaded thinking" state card and practice the dozens of level 0 sorcery spells you have mastered.

Originally, I was worried that my energy was limited and I wouldn't be able to handle too much at once.

Therefore, those dozens of zero-ring witchcraft spells are all at the beginner level.

Now, every four days it can transform into a humanoid supercomputer equipped with top-notch AI.

Use the limited 10-second supercomputing state each time to improve your understanding of witchcraft.

In this way, no matter how much you greedily want, as long as you have enough time, you can chew it up thoroughly.

Link did this for no other reason than to thoroughly understand the level 0 rule runes involved in these level 0 spells, paving the way for learning more level 1 spells in the future.

To avoid having to go back and learn level 0 rule runes later.

The "freedom to do anything" team has been almost completely handed over to Jasmine for management.

Link only needs to control the general direction of research and development.

The licensing fees and profit sharing for the "patents" of the five toiletries were directly handled between Jasmine and Celine Wizard's Apothecary.

Jasmine was also in charge of assigning tasks to the "Brothers" group and the "Social Anxiety Group."

Jasmine holds both the power of daily management and finances.

Jasmine became the de facto number two person in "freedom to do whatever she wanted".

Everyone accepts this.

There were no objections.

The interior is calm, and so is the exterior.

Peter Lionel was provoked and postponed his ascension to Sage, but he didn't specifically target Link.

For some unknown reason, Soren Lucia suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Thus, amidst the calm both inside and out, the remainder of the spring semester quietly passed.

The holiday is coming soon.

Discussions about holiday part-time jobs have become lively again on the college's "forum".

For safety reasons, Jasmine, the Brothers, and the Social Anxiety Group will not take on part-time jobs; instead, they will stay in the academy to study, research, and conduct experiments.

Magic Stone?

Not to mention the licensing fees and profit sharing from the "patents" of the five bath products, which have already made the group of guys and the socially anxious group quite well-off.

The lipstick and lip gloss series that Link later developed sold out as soon as they hit the shelves, becoming a huge success.

The magic stones fell into Celine Wizard's apothecary like water, and then 40% of the profits were given to the "Freedom to Do Anything" team.

Even though Link and Jasmine took the lion's share, the Brothers and the Social Anxiety Group also got quite a bit.

Not to mention among the freshmen of the first year of Stormy Sea, even among the second and third year students, the Brothers Group and the Social Anxiety Group can be considered "rich".

Having arranged his "freedom to do whatever he wants" holiday research project, Link waited patiently for the holiday to arrive before entering the apprentice-level training realm.

For the past two weeks, Jasmine's emotions have remained very stable.

Focus wholeheartedly on learning, research, and the daily management of "freedom to do whatever one wants".

Until the holiday is just around the corner.

Jasmine suddenly lost control of her emotions.

For two days in a row, she barely paid any attention to Link, went about her own business, and then devoted herself to studying and practicing witchcraft.

Link saw it all, but didn't know what to say.

What else can be said?

The reason he agreed to form "Freedom to Do Anything" was so that he could hand it over to Jasmine to manage and distract her.

Tell her not to overthink things.

In the end, it was still of little use.

What else could he do?

Stay where you are, wait for her to catch up, and then walk side by side?

childish! Innocent!

In everyone's different thoughts.

The holiday has finally arrived.

Some chose to stay at the university, some flocked to Rivosos, and some went far away.

Link glanced at the "seed" in his sea of ​​consciousness, confirming that Flandre was still asleep and the first evolution of the "seed" was not yet complete. He then ignored everything else and applied to the academy to enter the apprentice-level cultivation secret realm.

No one saw him off.

This was Link's own request.

Alone, he arrived at the location designated by the academy, boarded the hovercar that had come to pick him up, and drove away from the academy.

In the distance, Jasmine watched the hovercar speed away until it disappeared.

"I'm ready, Wizard Celine."

Jasmine turned around, bowed respectfully to the witch Celine, and requested, "Please allow me to participate in your experiment!"

Have you thought it through?

The sorceress Celine asked softly, "Is it worth it?"

"worth!"

Jasmine said firmly, "Not just for him, but also for myself."

After a pause, Jasmine sighed, her expression complex, "Perhaps it's mostly for my own sake."

After all, from the very beginning, she approached Link Grand with ulterior motives.

However, many things happened later that caused her to get caught up in it.

Even if she can't extricate herself, she can only blame herself.

What she's about to do is her own decision, without consulting Link.

It wasn't Link's request either.

So, if we really want to get down to the details...

She was truly doing it for herself, not for Link.

"I suggest you reconsider."

The witch Celine patiently advised, "This experiment design is not rigorous enough; various conditions are lacking, and it is highly likely to fail. Or other errors may occur, causing the experimental results to deviate. Most importantly, the experimental results are irreversible; once you regret it, everything will be irreversible."

"You have warned me about these things many times, and I am aware of the risks involved."

Jasmine lamented, "But if I don't do this, how can I catch up with him? If I can't walk alongside him, how will I have a chance to win his heart?"

The wizard Celine looked at Jasmine carefully and asked curiously, "From what I know of you, you're not the kind of person who would disregard everything for a man and become a lovesick fool. Why would you make such a sacrifice for Link Grand?"

Jasmine remained silent, unsure how to answer the witch Celine.

Thinking about it carefully, there wasn't actually much of a story between her and Link.

Apart from the Rivers and Enrique incident, which was rather complicated, everything else was quite calm.

Even during the major competition between the two districts, in the battles Link experienced, Jasmine provided as much help as Iris.

The two of them simply spent two semesters, less than a year, in a relatively uneventful college life.

However, love arises without warning and deepens with time.

Why do we need so many reasons?

Having figured this out and understood her own feelings, Jasmine's resolve became even stronger.

She bowed again to the witch Celine and pleaded, "I beg your permission. I no longer wish to be a 'trumpet creeper,' I wish to be a 'kapok tree'!"

The witch Celine stared at Jasmine for a long time.

It's as if I'm seeing myself from decades ago.

I saw that little girl who was studying pharmacy and alchemy so hard for the sake of her sweetheart;

Seeing that silly girl who ignored the danger of explosion, insisted on making a life-saving potion, and then personally fed it to her sweetheart;

I saw that silly woman who, because of a single shout, stepped down from her promising frontline logistics position and returned to the rear to become a pharmacy owner with no real challenges.

"Youth! Love!"

The witch Celine sighed, made up her mind, and agreed, "I agree! You should prepare in the near future. Once the preliminary work for the experiment is completed, I will notify you."

"Thank you, Wizard Celine."

Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply again, her voice filled with gratitude.

"Ugh!"

The witch Celine sighed deeply and turned to leave with mixed feelings.

She didn't know whether her decision today was right or wrong.

I just hope for a good outcome.

Jasmine watched Celine the wizard depart, her heart calm and undisturbed, feeling neither joy nor sorrow.

She knew that the wizard Loken had told her privately, bypassing everyone else, that the wizard Celine was preparing an experiment to improve wizarding aptitude, and that her motives were impure.

She also knew that the reason why the witch Celine hadn't directly agreed to take her in as a "volunteer" was for her own good.

However, she still stepped into this "trap" without hesitation and made this "sacrifice".

A wizard with a rank above three is truly mediocre!

When will he be able to catch up with Link, whose training speed is as fast as lightning?

So be it.

There is hope.

It's better than not seeing any light at the end of the tunnel before.

Link was unaware that he was being targeted.

All he knew was that he was standing at a crossroads of fate.

One step forward leads to the apprentice-level cultivation realm, the opportunity to further surpass one's peers.

There's nothing to hesitate about.

Following the instructions at the entrance to the secret realm, Link removed all runic items and magical artifacts from his person and placed them in the designated safe.

Even the level 2 defensive artifact given by the wizard Paro was no exception.

If accidents can happen even in the training grounds that the academy focuses on, then it makes no difference whether Link carries a level 2 defensive artifact or not.

After changing into a loose and comfortable set of cotton clothes, Link calmly entered the secret realm.

Although it's called a secret realm, it actually looks just like the space made of light walls where rewards are distributed after the two-region competition ends.

A vast expanse of white stretched out before us, with no end in sight. We had no idea how high the sky was or how thick the earth was.

The most distinctive feature is that as soon as Link enters, he feels insatiable, and his mental and magical energy are in a state of extreme excitement.

Without pondering the true nature of the so-called secret realm of cultivation, Link followed his instincts, found a place, sat cross-legged, and began deep meditation.

Mastering the third level of the "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method".

His mental and magical power increased rapidly at a visible speed, gradually approaching the limit of a third-class wizard apprentice, 99.

In terms of the cohesion of his mental power and the purity of his magic, Link had first undergone a "touch and enlightenment" (see Chapter 29 of Volume 1), then experienced a small transformation in his sea of ​​consciousness, and received the "blessing" of the world's will, making him no less than an ordinary first-level wizard.

Therefore, in a very short time (even though Link was in the training realm and could not perceive the exact passage of time), he reached the limit of the mental power of a third-level wizard apprentice, 99 points.

After that, Link immediately switched to the fourth level of the "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method".

Transform the meditation rune structure in your sea of ​​consciousness into a rounded spherical structure.

Once the transformation is complete, a suitable section of the spherical structure can be selected to imprint one's innate witchcraft.

It didn't take long for him to complete the fourth layer, and the meditation rune structure became a smooth sphere.

All the runes that were previously created are now contained within the sphere.

"How much time do I have left?"

Suppressing the urge to imprint his innate sorcery, Link forcibly broke free from his meditative state and asked a question towards the vast, white secret realm.

"10 days."

A mechanical voice, devoid of any emotion, gave the answer.

Link estimated the time and felt it was enough to imprint his innate sorcery, so he made his decision.

If not now, when?

He rested for a while, reviewed the process and precautions of branding his innate sorcery several times, and recalled the details of the first-circle sorcery "Armor of the Armor".

Even after mastering it, Link still felt somewhat uneasy.

He planned to use the "multi-threaded thinking" state card that he had specially saved up.

The fact that the training realm can replenish the mental energy it consumes at any time made Link unable to resist having a crazy idea to take advantage of the "Academy".

Just do it if you have an idea.

After setting a warning point for yourself.

Link gritted his teeth and fully activated "Brain Occupation Technique" + "Multi-threaded Thinking".

There are no limits!

If, within 20 seconds, the replenishment of mental energy can sustain the burning of "multi-threaded thinking"!

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the surface of the smooth and clear sphere began to be "etched" with the sorcery model of the first-circle sorcery "Kailan Armor".

With the support of supercomputing, the sorcery model completed the "etching" without any delay.

For a typical third-tier wizard apprentice, the innate magic that is extremely complex and might require slow and painstaking learning is something Link completed with ease.

It took less than 2 hours.

But his mental strength remains high.

The more "multi-threaded thinking" Link burns, the more the training realm replenishes him.

Since that's the case, Link won't stand on ceremony.

He tried to control his thoughts and channeled a large amount of computing power to a feasible plan to cast the "Kailan Armor" spell based on the characteristics of the "seed".

Perhaps stimulated by something, the "seed" has completed its first sublimation.

Flandre awoke from her slumber, having grown a little larger.

After receiving Link's reminder, she immediately mobilized and greatly increased her Source Power to cooperate with Link and begin "computation".

Outside the secret realm, an "old immortal" mentioned by the Paro wizard noticed that one of the secret realms he was responsible for guarding was experiencing a sudden increase in energy consumption. He released his spiritual power to investigate briefly and immediately discovered the cause.

"Little guy, you have quite a few secrets."

The "old immortal" watched Link and Flandre with great interest. The two, one big and one small, worked together seamlessly, frantically exploiting the secret realm, constantly calculating a certain plan at high speed, without intervening to stop them.

He even increased the power of the life force being channeled into the secret realm.

This ensures that Link's body receives timely nourishment to support the frenzied operation of his brain.

About half an hour later, based on the characteristic of the "seed" devouring the Kailan seed, the plan to cast the innate sorcery "Kailan Armor" based on the "seed" was completely perfected.

At least in terms of Link's current knowledge structure, it is already complete.

Link deliberately ended his "multi-threaded thinking" state, told Flandre to rest well, and then, without meditating, lay down and fell fast asleep.

Even if mental and physical energy are nourished in a timely and sufficient manner, prolonged high-speed brain activity can still lead to significant fatigue.

Other matters include implementing a plan to cast the innate sorcery "Kailan Armor" based on "seeds".

Let's talk about it after I wake up.

(End of this chapter)