Wizards begin with Occlumency.

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"puff……"

Asander Cornet couldn't hold back and spat out his water.

He truly didn't expect that after Loken had already spread rumors about Link Grand once, he would do it again.

Moreover, it is even more absurd and bizarre.

He turned his head, looked at the tall and burly Loken, and asked in confusion, "What did he do to you that you're doing this to him?"

Loken didn't even look up, his thick fingers continuing to tap on the AI, directing people to continue spreading rumors about Link Grand. He said in a muffled voice, "He didn't offend me, it's just that his talent in pharmacology is too good, and I can't transplant it, so I don't like him."

"But……"

Asander, thinking of how much the wizards Paro and Celine valued Link, opened his mouth to try and persuade him.

After all, they are all partners in the same camp. There is no need to offend them to the point of death for such a reason.

Asander opened his mouth halfway, then swallowed his words back.

Loken is a very eccentric man; he won't listen to anyone's advice except for the witch Celine.

The wizard Paro could only order him to do things, but could not ask him to change his temperament and his tendency to offend people.

Forget it, I won't try to persuade you anymore.

I will never do anything that doesn't bring me any benefit.

So be it.

Asander Cornet suddenly felt listless, got up and left, distancing himself from the wizard Loken.

He was afraid that one day he would be targeted and subjected to such a prank.

Link found the public opinion that portrayed him as a serial killer boring.

It was as if someone was sulking and wanted to deliberately distort his image to vent their anger.

It doesn't seem like they're using public opinion to attack him.

Otherwise, the force wouldn't have been so gentle; people would have just said he was a ruthless killer, a serial killer.

It's just killing someone, what's so scary about that?

Which wizard doesn't kill?

Which wizard kills fewer people?

At least add a bit of raw meat and blood, like some kind of cannibalistic demon king, and you'll get some serious stuff in there.

That makes more sense.

This is just a light drizzle, a gentle sprinkle.

Link ignored the strange rumors and began his first task after taking office.

First, following old man Murphy's instructions, a batch of antagonists was refined, a total of three hundred vials.

This number shocked Link.

How many female spies like Virginie, who are similar to the KGB's Swallow in her past life, are they actually being kept by the other side?

How could it have corrupted so many people?

Wasn't Paro Wizard's legion infiltrated like a sieve?

Seeing the confusion in Link's eyes, old man Murphy explained:

"The number of people who have actually been infected is definitely more than what is publicly known. Instead of conducting a thorough investigation, we'll just have key personnel take a dose, regardless of whether they've been infected or not. Anyway, your medicine doesn't have any toxic side effects."

Link nodded to indicate that he understood.

Just in case, prevention is always the best policy.

I don't care to delve into the details of this issue; satisfying my curiosity is enough.

After delivering the antagonist, Link returned to the laboratory, changed into full protective gear, and entered the dissection room.

The mutated fairy corpse lay on the cold dissection table, awaiting Link's arrival.

Fairies are humanoid creatures, tall in stature, with mostly green hair that is messy and looks like a straw nest. They have sharp features, especially their nose and ears, which are pointed.

The fairy images are vastly different from those in the novels and movies Link had read in his previous life.

Its skin is tough, covered with scales, layer upon layer, giving it a strong physical defense.

Its feet resemble duck feet, with webbed toes, making it excellent at climbing and diving.

Fairies are born with supernatural abilities, such as physical enhancement, mind control, or spell-like skills.

Different ethnic groups, different individuals, different superpowers, different strengths and weaknesses.

The mutant corpse that Link received was originally a rainforest fairy.

The innate ability is physical enhancement, leaning towards neural reflexes and agile movements.

They possess extremely fast movement speed, attack speed, agile reflexes, and keen intuition.

Armed with sharp daggers and long-range bows and arrows, their main attack methods are stealthy assassination and long-range sniping.

After being infected with the disease, the rainforest fairy's body underwent many strange changes.

Loss of reason, sharpened teeth resembling wolf teeth, ossification of the skin, reduction of fat, lean physique, and longer nails...

He transformed from an assassin and archer into a frontal assault specialist.

At first glance, Link felt that the various symptoms and mutations were highly similar to zombification.

Having chosen a suitable scalpel, Link began the autopsy, leaving no detail overlooked.

In another room, three living rainforest fairies were imprisoned for Link to compare.

For three consecutive days, Link didn't leave the dissection room, working day and night on dissections.

Thirst?

nonexistent.

Tired?

Take a short rest, and once you've recovered, continue.

From skin to fascia, from fat to muscle, from blood vessels to nerves, from limbs to trunk, from bones to internal organs, from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system, from the spinal cord to the brain…

The more parts he dissected, the more abnormalities he discovered, and the more excited Link became, leading to more meticulous dissections.

Link didn't stop until he had thoroughly dissected the mutant's corpse, leaving no part untouched and no abnormality overlooked.

Overall, Link's initial assessment was correct; the mutation of the rainforest fairies was indeed heading in the direction of zombies.

One rather unique aspect is that the rainforest fairies' innate abilities were not lost; in fact, they were enhanced.

Link is conducting tests, trying to find out the mechanism behind the power enhancement.

Setting aside the tests that would take a long time to produce results, Link took off his gloves, washed his hands, and began writing the autopsy report.

Everything, big or small, whether normal or unusual, was recorded.

It includes not only text, but also photos taken from multiple angles and short video clips.

The goal is to write down all the anatomical findings, and to write them down well.

This writing continued for another day and night.

Even old man Murphy couldn't resist rushing into the dissection room and dragging Link out.

They were afraid something might happen to Link.

"Take it easy, there's no rush."

Seeing that Link's mental state was fine, old man Murphy breathed a sigh of relief, then criticized him with a stern face, "The command didn't urge you, so take your time. Why are you working overtime to rush the schedule? Don't exhaust yourself."

Is old man Murphy concerned about Link?

No, he was concerned about a good subordinate who could help him restart the pharmacy department!

He personally delivered 300 doses of the antagonist to the front lines, and the feedback was very positive.

After those who had been tricked were extricated, a purge and rectification campaign was launched.

Those who hadn't been affected took one or two vials, claiming they wanted to study the development of antagonists, believing it would be very enlightening.

The reputation of the pharmacy department at the rear instantly improved significantly.

The frontline command is already considering whether to reactivate the pharmacy department at a later date to alleviate the pressure on the medical department.

The group of pharmacists and drug developers in the medical department, trained by the witch Celine, couldn't utter a single "no".

Initially, due to certain considerations and the predicament of manpower shortage, they refused to send a highly skilled pharmaceutical R&D engineer back to the rear pharmacy department to take charge of the situation.

They allowed the pharmacy department to degenerate and fall into ruin.

Then, they took over the pharmaceutical research and development and refining tasks that should have belonged to the pharmacy department.

Although the pressure has indeed increased, it has greatly enhanced the status, voice, and influence of the medical department.

For every gain, there is a cost.

Now he could only suppress his frustration at being scolded for half a day by old man Murphy, who had come all the way to the medical department's residence, and swallow all his emotions.

Everyone knows that old man Murphy is a scoundrel. Why couldn't he hold back his mouth when someone came to him for help a few days ago? Why did he have to make sarcastic remarks?

Now look what's happened! They're seizing the opportunity to retaliate, not with sarcastic remarks, but by blocking the door and unleashing a torrent of abuse.

After scolding the medical department, old man Murphy rushed back to the rear and took charge of the pharmacy department to further rectify the atmosphere.

Four days have passed, and the atmosphere has been mostly rectified. It's time to consider taking action on business matters.

He immediately thought of consulting with Link.

The young man is talented, technically skilled, intelligent, and has a keen eye.

If not him, who else should we consult?

The original pharmacy department was full of rotten fish and shrimp?

After asking around, old man Murphy discovered that Link had been holed up in the dissection room for four days without leaving.

That's why there were so many complaints and criticisms.

"Thank you for your concern, Minister."

Link thanked him first, then explained, "It's not that I'm rushing to finish; I'm just really interested in fairies and their abnormal mutations. Once I started researching them, I didn't want to stop."

"Well……"

Old Man Murphy pondered for a moment, then said, "You people who like to do research and technology all have this problem. I'm not very good at this, so I won't interrupt. You should know that yourself."

"Um."

Link nodded, indicating he had listened, and then asked, "Does the Minister have any instructions?"

"It's not really about giving orders."

Old man Murphy waved his hand, and an anti-eavesdropping rune barrier was effortlessly created.

Link's eyes lit up at the sight.

This advanced method of using runes, which is clearly different from witchcraft, was something he had only seen similar descriptions in documents and literature.

I've never heard of the details.

A few days ago I saw the legendary "anti-magic barrier" rune magic array, and today I saw the long-renowned rune barrier.

This early internship was definitely worthwhile; it broadened my horizons.

Without treating Link as an outsider, old man Murphy said directly, "I'm planning to expand the pharmacy department's business, so I came to ask you, where do you think we should start?"

Upon hearing the question, Link snapped out of his reverie, thought for a moment, and said, "It would be best to start by replenishing manpower, especially in the research and development team and the refining team."

Murphy's scarred face fell slightly, and he revealed the truth: "How could we replenish our pharmacists and drug developers so quickly? Those bastards in the medical department, I only gave them a lecture, and they've already emptied our ranks, leaving us pharmacy department with only a half-baked person!"

"Half-baked knowledge?"

Link wasn't concerned about the dispute with the medical department, but he was quite curious about this one.

"Never mind that, I didn't want that person either. Let him fend for himself."

Old Man Murphy waved his hand, steer the conversation back on track, and laid his cards on the table: "Let's put the manpower issue aside for now; we'll definitely take care of that later. Just tell me, which potion should we start producing?"

Link was speechless.

That's really domineering.

You don't feed the horse, but you force it to run fast.

After internally complaining, Link remained outwardly calm and suggested, "I don't think we should blindly decide which drug to produce. We need to find out what the front lines need first. What the front lines need is what we should produce."

"Hmm...that makes some sense."

Old man Murphy seemed thoughtful, then turned and walked out, saying, "I'm going to ask around first. Don't just focus on your research and ruin your health."

"Yes, Minister."

Link responded loudly, and actually took the advice.

After changing out of my protective suit, I went back to my dorm, took a hot bath, lit a bottle of premium Li Xuancao aromatherapy essential oil, and began to meditate.

After it was over, I went straight to sleep.

I slept soundly until dawn.

Wherever the will of the Wizarding World extends, the rules of time converge with those of the Wizarding World.

Even though the desolate world Link is currently in has no sun or moon, it still has day and night, and a day is still 24 hours long.

Synchronized with the Wizarding World.

Get up, wash up, drink water, and eat.

Link did not touch the water or food provided by the pharmacy.

On his first day in the desolate world, he was handed a cup of poison.

He drinks the purified water he makes himself and eats the high-energy dry food prepared by Jasmine.

Safety is the most important thing; taste and flavor are secondary.

Even the air we breathe is filtered by the air purifier clipped to our collar.

After finishing these tasks, Link plunged back into the laboratory.

The main body of the autopsy report has been written; minor revisions and polishing will suffice.

The test, which had been running for 48 hours, finally came back with results, and that's the most important thing right now.

Holding the three-page report, Link read it carefully from beginning to end.

When they see something important, they will pause and think about it.

Link spent a good half hour reading the report before putting it down.

His brows were tightly furrowed.

The mechanism by which rainforest fairies retain and enhance their innate abilities after mutation can be described as either complex or simple.

What Link wasn't sure about was whether this mechanism was universal.

I simply don't have enough material on hand.

We need to dissect more rainforest fairy mutants and more fairy mutants from other groups, and then compile statistics and make comparisons.

Thinking of this, Link took out his personal smart device and sent a communication request to old man Murphy.

"Shut up, all of you!"

The call connected, and old man Murphy first roared, then his tone quickly softened as he asked, "What's the matter, little one?"

Hearing the commotion on the other end, Link knew that old man Murphy was probably not in the potion department at the moment, so he said directly, "I need more goblin mutants, all kinds of races, the more the better."

"A discovery?"

Old Murphy's voice suddenly grew louder, as if he was deliberately speaking to certain people.

"Yes, it's a very important discovery. But it needs further evidence to support it, so I need more subjects for the study."

Link gave an affirmative answer.

Old man Murphy's face was beaming as he laughed heartily, "Don't worry about this part. I'll get you as many research subjects as you need."

After stating his opinion, old man Murphy asked, seemingly casually, "By the way, what aspect of your discovery is it? Would you mind telling me?"

Link considered it for a moment and politely declined, saying, "It's too important to disclose."

"Okay, it's best not to disclose it!"

Murphy's face lit up even more. "I'll hang up now. Just wait, I guarantee you'll get as much as you want."

After hanging up the call, old man Murphy glanced at the medical department head and two deputy heads of the pharmacy department, who still refused to call some pharmacists and drug developers. He raised his chin and snorted, "I'm not going to ask you for people or information anymore. I'll wait until you come begging to me. Then I'll see what kind of faces you have."

Having vented his frustrations from the day, old man Murphy lifted the curtain, stepped out of the tent, and headed towards the command post's testing team's location.

Inside the medical department's tent, the minister and two deputy ministers were thoroughly furious.

This old bastard, we've been through thick and thin together for over a decade.

When he became the head of that lousy pharmacy department, he became a complete jerk, always finding fault.

Do they really think that hitting the jackpot with Link Grand will turn the Pharmacy Department around?

Don't even think about it.

no way!

However, Link Grande claims to have made significant progress in fairy mutation research, which should be taken seriously.

This kid is unpredictable; we can't underestimate him.

We need to hurry up and urge those guys in charge of the fairy mutation research.

What kind of behavior is this, dragging your feet like this!

I'm having trouble sleeping because of writing.

I'll post one chapter first, just to try it out.