Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 180 Slap Slap Slap, Face Swollen

"Isn't this an epidemic?"

Old Murphy's expression was subtle; he knew perfectly well what was going on, but he was simply seeking reassurance.

"This is not a disease!"

Link looked at the fairy in the witchcraft laboratory, who was gradually stopping her "aberration" and quieting down. He saw the fanaticism and hatred in the fairy's eyes and the soaring test results. He gave an affirmative answer.

"Isn't this a distortion?"

Murphy, ever the old fox, also noticed the fairy's eyes and realized that although the fairy's appearance was still somewhat zombie-like, she still had her rationality and her actions were not driven by instinct.

"From the current perspective, this is more like biochemical modification, with the aim of enhancing innate abilities and improving combat power."

Link shared his speculation, using relatively cautious wording.

"It just failed?"

Old Murphy asked again, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"It can't be called a failure, it's just that it hasn't been successful yet, since the innate abilities have indeed been preserved and enhanced."

Link remained cautious and avoided making definitive statements.

"And then you perfected the fairy's unfinished bio-engineering?"

Old man Murphy raised his voice, his tone strange, as if he was suppressing a laugh.

"We can only say that we have found a direction for improvement, but we have not yet perfected it."

Link pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, shook his head, and said modestly.

Old Murphy remained silent.

This statement has a strong suspicion of being pretentious.

The most difficult part of research is finding and identifying the right direction.

Many people spend their entire lives struggling with certain topics simply because they can't find the right direction, let alone the right one.

Just like the fairy "plague" and "abnormality" this time.

Including the frontline medical department, and so many other institutions conducting research simultaneously at both the frontline and rear bases, none of them discovered that this was a fairy's attempt to save itself, a biochemical modification, or an experiment to enhance her innate abilities.

Rather than a contagious epidemic.

Abnormalities are simply the toxic side effects of unsuccessful biochemical modifications.

Who doesn't have talent to become a pharmacist or a pharmaceutical researcher?

However, even among geniuses, there are different levels.

Link Grand is indeed a prodigy whom even the wizard Celine praised, saying that she herself was not as talented.

"When can we come up with a definitive conclusion, report it to our superiors, and recommend that command pay more attention to this matter?"

Old Man Murphy put aside his distracting thoughts and asked about the important matter.

This is different from the previous oversights by the testing team. Reporting it promptly will only earn merit and won't offend anyone.

At most, it will only arouse some jealousy.

A mediocre person is one who is not envied.

Is it necessary to hold back or be afraid to publish research results that are obtained through genuine hard work and solid evidence?

Absolutely not.

Not only do they not have any, they also have to compete to be the first to publish.

The more outstanding, the better.

"Wait a few more days, there are still some experiments to be done and some data to be collected."

Link thought for a moment and gave a relatively conservative timeframe, "Seven days, we should be able to come up with a definite conclusion within seven days."

"Okay, seven days it is. Leave all the miscellaneous tasks to me during that time!"

Old man Murphy clapped his hands and shouted excitedly.

The opportunity to make a great contribution has arrived!

And it was all picked up effortlessly.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

With the help of two "multi-threaded thinking" states, Link thoroughly researched the fairies' "disease" and "abnormalities".

The research findings resulted in a detailed report consisting of 300 pages of text and charts, over 200 images, and more than 100 videos.

From the anatomical structure, physiology, and biochemistry of a normal fairy,

The gradual transformation of fairies in the aberration,

The abnormal transformation of the fairy is completed by the mutation.

Then, it discusses the causes of "epidemics," how they are triggered, how they progress, and the necessary conditions.

Then, the process, results, and impact of "distortion"...

It is profound yet easy to understand, and the explanation is extremely thorough.

It also focuses on how the fairies' talents and abilities are enhanced by "aberration," and the mechanism of this enhancement.

It also provides a detailed plan to perfect "epidemic" and "mutation" so that they become real, feasible, and capable of greatly enhancing the combat power of fairies, with no toxic side effects, except for the zombie-like physical form, while their sanity remains unaffected by biochemical modification and enhancement.

The report even concluded with a conjecture.

If fairies are allowed to undergo large-scale "mutations," they can be perfected through natural processes or by being induced to reproduce rapidly. They can evolve from "disease" and "mutation" into a species.

The upper limit of the fairy world can accommodate this kind of evolution.

The will of the fairy world is pleased to see this evolution.

Based on Link's well-reasoned conjecture, old man Murphy appended his own opinions to the report.

It is recommended that the frontline command pay more attention to the "epidemic" and "mutation" of the fairies, and it would be best to find out the core fairy in charge of this biochemical modification and enhancement, and nip the hidden danger in the bud.

Link has been busy ever since entering the rear camp of the desolate world. He has been working non-stop for half a month, devoting himself entirely to the research on fairies, and his mind is somewhat exhausted.

After handing the report to old man Murphy, he went back to his dormitory and fell into a deep sleep.

Inside the "seed," Flandre remained on guard while simultaneously channeling her Source Power to organize the vast amount of knowledge about fairy research that Link had shared with her.

Stones from other hills, can learn.

Although the "seed" has only undergone the first stage of development so far, the objective conditions are not yet sufficient for the birth of intelligent life.

However, it is essential to prepare relevant knowledge, information, and resources in advance.

Flandre, as the "spirit" of the "seed," is similar to the embodiment of the world's will. She can understand and digest relevant knowledge on her own, rather than simply "copying" or "pasting" it from Link, which would be more effective.

One is big, one is small; one is sound asleep, the other is studying.

It's very pleasant.

Old man Murphy is running errands.

Carrying a detailed, encrypted report, he traveled through a portal from the rear camp of the desolate world to the advance base of the fairy world.

After going through layers of notifications and numerous security checks, I successfully obtained a one-on-one audience with the wizard Paro.

Inside the tent, the wizard Paro still stood beside the holographic projection map.

He was pondering the sixth edition of the operational plan for the Third Campaign, drafted by the General Staff, when he noticed Old Man Murphy entering. With his back to Murphy, he asked:

"Speak, what important matter do you insist on reporting privately?"

Old Man Murphy immediately said loudly, "The Pharmacy Department has made a major discovery regarding the fairy 'plague' and 'mutation,' which is crucial to the overall war effort. We hope you can review it in person."

"Oh?"

The wizard Paro turned around, slightly curious. "What kind of magic potion did Link give you to make you trust him so much that you're willing to risk your own reputation to endorse him?"

Old Man Murphy replied solemnly, "His research findings are worthy of my endorsement."

"Um."

The wizard Paro nodded thoughtfully, then held out his hand. "Give it to me, let me see what he has accomplished."

"Yes."

Old man Murphy immediately took out a brand-new encrypted smart brain and handed it over with both hands.

The wizard Paro took the smart device, entered the password, unlocked it, and opened the extremely large and detailed report, reading it quickly.

"That's interesting."

After quickly reading the report, the wizard Paro muttered to himself and fell into deep thought.

Human energy is limited.

If the wizard Paro had the time to do a little research on issues like fairy "plagues" and "mutations," he could come to similar conclusions as Link.

But he was busy directing the legion's battle lines, reviewing combat plans, approving various applications, making personnel adjustments, and dealing with the sabotage of "hostile forces" within the academy. He simply didn't have the time.

As for the Legion's internal medical department, which is theoretically the most accomplished in biology and medicine, the vast majority of its members were trained by the sorceress Celine.

They have the ability, and their skill level is certainly not bad; they are all talented individuals.

However, they suffer from the common problem of mass-produced talents: they are too craftsman-like and lack innovation.

They tend to follow rules and regulations, lacking the mindset and courage to question authority.

The Minister of Health and his two deputy ministers met and discussed the matter, coming up with the definitions of "epidemic" and "abnormality," and then proceeded to study along these two lines.

Not only did they use this wording, but the explanatory letters they sent to various relevant institutions also used the same wording.

This is a classic example of putting effort in the wrong direction; the harder you try, the more absurd the result.

Link was initially misled by this wording as well.

Later, after being reminded by Flandre, she immediately questioned the conclusion given by the medical department, and decisively overturned it, starting afresh.

This led to this detailed report that almost slapped the medical department in the face.

After careful consideration, the wizard Paro made a decision.

"Get ready, I'll give a briefing later and explain the situation."

First, he gave instructions to the silent old man Murphy, then summoned the head of the aide-de-camp and instructed him to hold an emergency meeting in twenty minutes.

After that, the wizard Paro turned around and continued to stare at the holographic projection map of the fairy world.

It seems that the sixth version of the operational plan for the third campaign will need to be adjusted again.

Old man Murphy was very self-aware and followed the chief of staff out of the tent.

"What is it? Is it convenient to tell me?"

The head of the entourage and old man Murphy were also acquaintances, having fought side by side for many years, and he knew old man Murphy's character well.

Knowing that it wasn't something extremely important, old man Murphy wouldn't ask Wizard Paro to meet him privately for a one-on-one report.

The fact that the Wizard of Paro convened an emergency meeting after listening to Old Man Murphy's report further proves this point.

The chief of staff hoped to get some information to prepare for an emergency meeting.

For example, reminding or warning certain people in advance...

Old Man Murphy also understood the way the Chief of Staff worked. If it were a normal matter, he would just let it slip and that would have no impact.

However, judging from the state of the wizard Paro, it is clear that major adjustments are to be made, which may even involve the planning of the third battle.

In this situation, old man Murphy wouldn't want to cause trouble for himself.

He came to earn merit, not to curry favor with the wizard Paro.

Shaking his head, old man Murphy politely declined, saying, "I'm really sorry, it's not convenient to disclose that information."

"Um."

The head of the staff was not annoyed and simply agreed.

Being unable to disclose it is also a form of disclosure.

This is a matter of great importance and must be handled with utmost care!

After escorting old man Murphy to a nearby conference room, the Chief of Staff returned to the tent in the Chief of Staff's office and issued a series of instructions, notifying the heads and deputies of various departments to attend an emergency meeting.

As for the meeting's agenda, it was simply referred to as "top secret".

The department heads and deputies, who were preparing for the upcoming third campaign, were all bewildered upon receiving the notification. They quickly put down their work and rushed to the conference room.

Before long, the conference room was full of people.

The Minister of Health and two Deputy Ministers are overseeing research into the "epidemic" and "mutation" of the fairies. They need to change their protective suits and carry out disinfection, so they are a little late.

As a result, all the department heads and deputies present witnessed the sudden change in expression on the faces of the Minister of Health and the two deputy ministers after seeing the smug "face" of old man Murphy.

Their hearts skipped a beat, and they all exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

Could it be that that prodigy Link Grand has actually solved the fairy problem in such a short time?

Is the pharmacy department really going to make a comeback?

How the hell are we going to swallow up the pharmacy department, gain more say in the legion, and get a larger share of the spoils of war?

Fortunately, the wizard Paro entered the meeting room in time, stopping the three medical staff members' exaggerated facial expressions and interrupting the other department heads and deputies' appreciation.

"Let's look at a report first, and then discuss how to deal with the situations mentioned in the report."

The wizard Paro waved his hand, signaling everyone not to stand on ceremony and waste time, and sent the detailed report written by Link directly to the AI ​​in front of each person participating in the emergency meeting.

To become a deputy in a department, one must be at least a level two wizard.

The department heads, a small number of whom are senior level two wizards, such as old man Murphy.

Most of them are level three wizards.

It's impossible for anyone here not to understand this report, and the process won't be much slower.

Soon, there were gasps of shock, and the sound of someone trying to suppress laughter but only managing to cough to cover it up...

The sounds rose and fell, never ceasing.

This report is incredibly detailed.

It is so detailed that the first half could be extracted and used as a basic teaching material for the legion, popularizing knowledge about fairies to all legion members.

The report from the Pharmacy Department mainly pointed out the errors in the Medical Department's conclusions about the "epidemic" and "mutation" under the large-scale mutation of fairies, and gave a new conclusion with reason and evidence.

The proposal of large-scale mutations in fairies is actually a hypothesis of unsuccessful biochemical modification and enhancement experiments, along with various pieces of evidence supporting the validity of this hypothesis.

This includes, but is not limited to, text, charts, images, and videos.

It also provides specific methods and steps for replicating the relevant experiments, which can be verified by anyone.

They believed that allowing this mutation to continue would greatly hinder the legion's campaigns.

After reading the whole thing, I found it to be packed with useful information and excessively detailed.

It was as if they were teaching the medical department how to conduct a study comprehensively, thoroughly, meticulously, and rigorously.

Most importantly, the person who issued this report was a newcomer who had studied for less than two years.

I was conscripted to the rear pharmacy department, where I stayed for just two weeks.

All told, how long did it take them from getting to know the demon mutation to starting their research and finally getting results?

The pharmacy department was practically ready to slap the medical department in the face with this detailed report.

The Minister of Health and his two deputy ministers really wanted to dig a hole and bury themselves in it.

How embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing.

The entire medical department—one level three wizard, two senior level two wizards, seven level two wizards, and sixteen level one wizards—was no match for a mere Link Grand!

We've completely lost face!

The wizard Paro had no regard for the feelings of these three.

Seeing that everyone had finished reading the report, he said in a slightly cold tone:

"The legion has only recently completed its reorganization, and we all lack teamwork, which I understand."

So when things got chaotic at the forward base and the rear camp a while ago, I didn't blame them much.

But can't they even do their own job properly?

I hope you will learn from this and not end up like the medical department and testing team, needing a little guy to clean up your messes!

Have some self-respect!

The meeting room fell silent instantly; you could hear a pin drop.

"The General Staff Office."

With a cold look in his eyes, the wizard Paro glanced at everyone and then shouted, "Readjust the third campaign operation plan, add an objective: completely destroy the fairy world's biochemical modification and enhancement experiments."

"Yes."

The chief of staff immediately stood up and responded loudly.

"Intelligence Department."

The wizard Paro turned to Asander Cornet, "Organize a small team, infiltrate deep behind enemy lines, gather intelligence, and, if conditions permit, decapitate them!"

"Yes, mission accomplished."

Asander Cornet immediately accepted the mission and then requested, "I would like to borrow Link Grand as the team's biological advisor and medical expert to accompany the team on this mission. I hope the Legion Commander will approve!"

Wizard Paro glanced at old man Murphy, whose expression suddenly tensed up, thought for a moment, and then said instead of approving it directly, "You two departments should coordinate it yourselves. Also, ask the little guy for his opinion."

"yes!"

Asander Cornet grinned, then quickly composed himself and responded loudly.

Although they had only met twice, Asander Cornet believed that Link Grand would definitely not refuse the secondment.

Murphy's smugness and joy at successfully slapping the medical department in the face vanished instantly.

Before coming to the forward base, he had personally heard Link say that it was a pity that the sample size was too small and there was a lack of first-hand information, which prevented him from fully understanding the nature and enhancement mechanism of the fairy's innate abilities.

Now that such a great opportunity is available, how could the little guy, with his passion for research, possibly let it slip by?

They will definitely agree to this temporary transfer.

Murphy wasn't worried about safety.

The intelligence department is staffed with elite troops, with two level-three wizards in charge and an average of senior level-two wizards.

He just couldn't help worrying.

The treasure you just got might be snatched away by someone else.

They haven't even warmed up yet!

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