Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 169 The truth is out, that's all.

laboratory.

Link strode in.

They ignored the seemingly bustling and busy group of men and the socially anxious group.

He ignored Jasmine, who had suddenly become cheerful and followed closely behind him with a smile.

He went straight into the office, closed the door, and focused on reviewing relevant materials and documents on experiments and techniques for improving wizard qualifications.

After winning first place in the first-year two-district competition, Link's "hidden" privileges were increased.

Whether it's the advanced literature database or the "credit" redemption page, the materials and literature available are much richer and more advanced than before.

With a simple search, a long list of directories appeared on the smart brain screen.

Link quickly skimmed through the text, not seeking to understand it thoroughly, but only to memorize it.

A morning passed quietly, and Link had gone through nearly a thousand documents and papers.

Even though he was already a first-level wizard, with his mental strength transformed, his brain further developed, and with the help of "Brain Occupation Technique," he was still somewhat fatigued.

Rubbed his eyes, Link put down his smart device and paced around his office, deep in thought.

To solve Jasmine's problems, simply understanding the various experiments and techniques for enhancing wizarding aptitude based on different principles is insufficient.

After all, it's not very reliable for doctors to treat illnesses by focusing solely on the "cause of the illness."

We must start with the "symptoms" to get a comprehensive understanding.

Link opened the door, asked Jasmine to pack him lunch, and then sat back down to continue reading the literature.

This time, Link is researching the causes of the disharmony between the soul and the body, and corresponding solutions.

There is much less information and literature related to the soul.

With Link's current access level, he can only see fewer than 300 articles.

Ignore the permission issues for now and continue with your speed reading.

We took a short break and ate lunch that Jasmine brought in.

Are you hungry?

I'm not actually hungry.

Link can now survive for ten days to half a month without food, relying solely on magic.

It's just that I'm used to eating on time.

People should still maintain certain good habits.

Among the people Link knows, even powerful wizards like Paro and Celine still retain the habit of eating; they haven't abandoned it.

Link called Jasmine in to clear the cutlery and plates, and also asked her to bring him a hot drink. He ignored Jasmine's coquettish complaints and enjoyed being served without a care in the world.

He did all this to clean up Jasmine's mess.

You're tired now, so what's wrong with enjoying yourself?

"snort."

Jasmine bustled about, coming and going, serving him very well.

Putting down the hot drink you brewed yourself might be a way to regain some dignity.

She pouted and gave a muffled groan, indicating that she was not a maid.

She may seem unhappy, but she's actually overjoyed inside.

Not only did Deadwood not ignore her, but he also took the initiative to find solutions for her problems.

That's great!

Link glanced at Jasmine, who was smiling broadly, and felt rather helpless.

How could he not know that it was his own rapid progress that put too much pressure on Jasmine, leading her to take such a risk?

I do these things not for any other reason than to find peace of mind.

Taking a sip of his sweet, hot drink, Link continued his unfinished speed-reading of the "mission".

In a short time, I finished reading fewer than three hundred articles and documents.

Link shut down his AI, took a sip of his hot drink, leaned back to find a more comfortable position, and closed his eyes to ponder.

Consciousness enters the sea of ​​consciousness, the palace of memories.

More than 1,300 documents and papers from two different fields are "scrolling" through them.

Quick review to reinforce your understanding.

After that, Link activated the "Multi-threaded Thinking" state card, for a maximum of 25 seconds!

The computing power-oriented approach is precisely reflected in these 1,300-plus articles and documents.

Time is limited, and no matter how outstanding the computing power is, it is impossible to master it in such a short time.

Link didn't set his goals that high.

He simply wanted a deeper understanding of two aspects: "the principles of experiments and techniques for improving wizard qualifications" and "the causes and solutions to the disharmony between the soul and the body".

In this way, when communicating with the witch Celine, one can have something to say.

Furthermore, you can learn even more as the wizard Celine resolves the problems that arise in Jasmine's life.

Speaking of learning knowledge.

There's another reason why Link is working so hard.

This sudden advancement, the leap in the essence of life to the last two stages, especially the anomaly of the last stage, aroused Link's interest in the soul and the connection between the soul and the body.

Now, we can learn something from the case of Jasmine.

With the "multi-threaded thinking" state over, Link gained a more comprehensive and profound understanding of Jasmine's situation.

Without further hesitation, he sent a communication request to the wizard Celine.

As a "rising star" in the lineage of Paro and Celine Wizards, Link should have reported to Celine Wizard and his promotion as soon as he left the secret realm yesterday.

However, Link was too sleepy and planned to postpone the report until today.

Then Jasmine's incident happened, which is why it's been delayed until now.

The wizard Celine quickly agreed to the communication.

A beautiful, mature woman's face appeared on the AI ​​screen. She glanced at Link and said reproachfully, "Oh, who is this? You actually remember to contact your older sister. I'm truly flattered."

They started off with sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.

Clearly, she didn't consider it disrespectful that Link contacted her a day and a half after leaving the secret realm.

If they were truly angry, they wouldn't speak in such a tone.

Link quickly composed himself, forcing a fawning smile as he explained, "I wasn't feeling well yesterday, I was rather dull, and I was afraid I might say something thoughtless and spoil Celine's mood. I just woke up today and something else came up. I just sorted things out and immediately contacted you. I wouldn't dare neglect you."

"You pass."

A smile played on Celine's lips. She let Link off the hook for now, then asked, "Little fellow, you specifically mentioned what happened, so it must be something serious. Tell me, what happened, and what do you need me to do?"

Link immediately became serious and said earnestly, "Witch Celine, this morning I discovered that Jasmine has a problem with the disharmony between her soul and body. After questioning Jasmine and consulting relevant information and literature, I found that it may be due to a significant and fundamental modification to her body in a short period of time..."

"etc."

The wizard Celine raised her right hand, stopping Link from speaking, and asked in a serious tone, "You've advanced?"

Clearly, discerning the relationship and problems between the soul and the body is not something a wizard apprentice can do.

No matter how talented or brilliant a wizard apprentice may be, they cannot do it!

Link replied, "This is the second thing I'm about to report to you. My promotion came quite suddenly, and there were some unexpected events along the way."

"Um."

Celine the Wizard nodded, then made a decision, "I'll send a car to pick you up, and we'll talk in detail when we meet."

After saying that, the wizard Celine hung up the communication, made some adjustments, and arranged for an armed hovercar to pick up Link and Jasmine.

After careful consideration, the wizard Celine took out an encrypted communicator and contacted the only person recorded on the communicator.

"What is it?"

The call connected quickly, and the voice of the wizard Paro came through, though the background was rather noisy.

"Link Grand has been promoted to a full-fledged wizard."

The witch Celine didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the key information.

"So fast? What happened?"

The wizard Paro was very surprised and quickly asked.

"He said that the promotion came suddenly and that some changes had occurred in between."

Celine the Wizard confirmed Paro the Wizard's guess, and then said, "I sent a car to pick him up, and I think it's necessary for you to know this first."

"Okay. I will follow up on this matter promptly."

The wizard Paro first stated his position, then emphasized, "He is very important to our cause, so please take good care of him."

"Um."

The witch Celine agreed and didn't say anything more, but she didn't hang up either.

For some reason, the wizard Paro also remained silent.

Perhaps some things can be tacitly set aside when we can meet frequently.

But since the two are not in the same place, it's harder to ignore them.

So the two remained silent, each waiting for the other to speak first.

After a long while, seeing that the background noise from Paro Wizard's side was still ongoing but no word came, Celine Wizard sighed softly, glanced at the location of the hovercar that was about to arrive at the villa, and said, "They're almost here, let's leave it at that."

Finally, the wizard Celine added, "That's all."

After speaking, without caring whether the other party felt anything or would respond, he hung up the call immediately.

As Celine put away the communicator, a hint of anger flashed across her face.

Does that mean she has to stay in the safety of her homeland and can't go to the front lines?

Never mind, I'm not angry!

You can't reason with this kind of chauvinistic guy.

Celine composed herself, opened the villa's gate, and let the hovercar into the yard.

Shortly after, Link and Jasmine entered the villa's first-floor lobby.

"Good afternoon, Wizard Celine."

"Yes, hello to you too."

After exchanging pleasantries, we got straight to business.

The witch Celine stared intently at Jasmine, examined her carefully for a few moments, and nodded, saying, "There was indeed a problem with the connection between the soul and the body. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, so there's not much difficulty or obstacle in dealing with it."

Then, the wizard Celine turned to Link and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

After pondering the question, Link replied immediately: "We should approach it from two angles. First, we should eliminate the abnormalities that cause the separation between the soul and the body. Second, we should nourish the soul, enhancing its slightly lagging strength and ensuring it remains in harmony with the body."

The witch Celine smiled enigmatically. "Looks like you've done a lot of research. What, feeling sorry for them?"

For the first time, Link didn't evade the question, frankly stating, "Indeed, there is some. It's completely unnecessary to go through that trouble."

The wizard Celine glanced at Link, then smiled and said to Jasmine, "Congratulations."

Jasmine blushed, her lips pressed tightly together to keep from laughing out loud, and disregarding any sense of impoliteness, she didn't respond, but simply nodded repeatedly.

Having undergone the experiment, I haven't yet felt any improvement in my wizarding aptitude, but I did receive an unexpected surprise.

Jasmine felt a surge of joy at the thought that this blockhead had actually admitted to the wizard Celine that he felt sorry for her.

Effort will eventually pay off, won't it?

"Alright, stop hanging around me and get down to business."

Celine the Wizard glanced at Jasmine, whose eyes were sparkling, and then headed towards the basement.

Visual inspection can identify problems, but to confirm the extent and specific details of the problem, instrument testing is still necessary.

Link and Jasmine followed closely into the underground laboratory.

"Please wait here for a moment."

Considering that Jasmine would have to be completely naked during the test, Wizard Celine specially arranged for Link to wait in a small cubicle.

Link followed the wizard Celine's instructions and sat down without any worries.

There is a reason for this arrangement.

The wizard Celine led Jasmine into the experimental area, instructed her to take off her clothes, and then began to adjust the instrument parameters.

After a flurry of activity, the comprehensive and detailed testing was completed.

The physical data was available on the spot.

Regarding the soul aspect, we'll have to wait a little longer.

"You go wait outside too."

As Celine examined Jasmine's physical data and compared it with the results of the previous test, she gave an instruction.

"Um."

Jasmine obediently agreed, then bowed, "Thank you, Wizard Celine, for troubling you again."

"It's alright. No trouble at all."

The wizard Celine, focused on the data, gave a casual reply.

Jasmine straightened her clothes, walked out of the experimental area, sat down next to Link, and waited together.

A moment later, the witch Celine came out with two test reports.

"Your two solutions can be implemented in parallel."

The witch Celine handed two reports to Link, then said to Jasmine, "Go and receive treatment yourself, in the form of a bath."

"Okay, thank you, Wizard Celine."

Jasmine sat down after putting on her clothes, but soon had to go back in to take them off for treatment.

This process seems unnecessary.

It is actually very necessary.

They were able to accept the testing and treatment while completely naked, which was psychologically acceptable to them.

However, unless one has a particular fetish, most people cannot accept talking to someone while completely naked.

This demonstrates that Celine the Wizard did not disrespect Jasmine's dignity simply because she was only a second-class wizarding apprentice, but instead maintained respect in the details.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Having resolved Jasmine's problem, the wizard Celine turned her attention to Link's situation.

"The situation is like this..."

Link put down the two reports in his hands, sat up straight, and spoke solemnly.

He succinctly recounted how, after branding himself with his innate witchcraft, he underwent a rapid transformation of his life essence, ascending to become a formal wizard, as well as two events involving his soul.

After listening to Link's account, the wizard Celine frowned.

In the second stage of the life essence leap, the "Stranger" soul has a certain advantage in condensing the soul.

This is a consensus.

In the third stage, the soul and body reunite, but this presents a significant disadvantage.

This is also a consensus.

It makes no sense that "condensing the soul" aligns with the consensus, while "reintegrating" goes against it.

There must have been some changes that Link himself overlooked.

The sorceress Celine shared her doubts with Link, urging him to think carefully about whether he had ever experienced a soul elevation.

Link's consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, quickly flashing back to his experiences over the past year.

He actually discovered two fragments that might involve the soul, as well as something that might have an impact.

The two segments are the "touching and insight" when the silver star flower sprouts, and the feeling of being reborn during the Paro Wizard's ascension ceremony.

One thing that might have an impact is the change in the permissions of the "seed" and the changes to Flandre.

Link wasn't sure how this had happened, so he didn't tell Celine the wizard.

I simply informed them of those two fragments.

After hearing the story, the witch Celine was shocked, her alluring red lips slightly parted, and she remained silent for a long time.

Is this talent or luck?

The reason why ceremonies like the Sage Ascension Ceremony exist, which are of no benefit to the individuals involved, is that those who observe the ceremony have a chance to gain the attention of the World Will by witnessing its arrival.

Link has not just gained attention, he has gained favor!

This gain was no less than that of the wizard Paro himself.

One in ten thousand.

It makes people jealous.

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