Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 184 Fairies, of course they'll act like demons.

"Thanks."

Link appreciated Otis's kindness and sincerely thanked him.

This is the benefit of demonstrating one's own value.

Only when you let your superiors or colleagues see the value you possess and the benefits you can bring them will they value you and protect or support you for their own benefit.

Otherwise, even with the title of "genius pharmacist" and a resume showing two merits, Link would not have been able to be seconded to the intelligence department's special forces team.

When faced with the obvious oppression that the wizard Loken intended to inflict upon him, he received no help from any of his teammates; no one was willing to stand up for him and stop Loken.

Even Asander's first reaction was to laugh at the situation.

Although this matter is in the past, it remains a thorn in Link's side, and he will bring it up from time to time to spur himself on.

If a person does not strive for self-improvement, it will be difficult for them to stand on their own.

Before becoming truly powerful, learning to leverage existing strengths is a wise and timely approach.

However, this is only a temporary measure.

Great power originates from within itself.

You have to be strong yourself to forge iron!

Once Asander has finished treating the Fairy King's severed arm.

Link stepped forward again and took samples of the bloodstains under the severed arm and the soil stained with blood.

These samples, though seemingly identical, actually exhibit significant differences.

Time played a role in this.

The same bloodstains, the same soil, can produce different results.

By thoroughly studying these changes, we might make some surprising discoveries.

In addition, the "seed" developed a strong craving for the blood flowing from the severed arm.

After collecting enough samples for research, Link saw that the test results were not yet available and there was still some free time, so he extracted the blood remaining in the soil.

"Will this blood be useful to you?"

Asander watched this scene unfold, raised an eyebrow, and asked curiously.

"Um."

Link did not evade the question and answered frankly.

His actions did not affect the other members of the special forces team, nor did they delay the mission. It was convenient for both public and private purposes, and there was nothing to hide.

"Just make sure you don't neglect your important business."

Asander, used to such things, didn't say anything, only offering a kind reminder.

During missions, if Asander discovers something that benefits him, he will try to get his hands on it.

Just like he said, as long as you keep things in moderation and don't neglect important matters, that's fine.

The same is true for others.

Everyone does it this way.

After all, what wizard doesn't need to do some research?

Otherwise, where would we acquire knowledge?

However, some wizards have a very strong purpose in conducting research: to improve their strength.

Some wizards, like Link, do it not only to improve their strength, but also out of interest or professional habit.

Before long, Link had finished extracting all the blood, and the test results were in.

After carefully reading through all the test results and pondering them, Link's brows furrowed deeply.

This otherwise unremarkable cluster of flowers did indeed undergo a transformation after absorbing the blood flowing from the severed arm.

The key issue wasn't the small flower, but the blood flowing from the severed arm.

The test results of the blood flowing from the severed arm led Link to a guess.

It appears that the Fairy King underwent modification and enhancement before his battle with the Sage of Paro.

Or rather, they developed biochemical modifications and enhancements targeting the innate abilities of fairies!

Link didn't keep this clue to himself and reported it directly in the team channel: "Captain, the blood test results for the Fairy King's severed arm show that it seems to have undergone 'abnormalization' a long time ago. I think this situation deserves our attention."

"Hmm?"

Otis was immediately surprised and suspicious.

He took the AI ​​from Link and reviewed the blood test results of the severed arm, along with the blood and tissue fluid test results from the mutated fairy autopsy report that Link had specifically retrieved.

In comparison, it is indeed possible that the Fairy King underwent biochemical modifications and enhancements before the start of the second battle.

However, perhaps because the legion's offensive was too swift, the Fairy King was unable to wait for the modifications and enhancements to be completed on himself and had to intervene prematurely.

How could a level 4 fairy king from the fairy world, whose maximum level is 5, possibly defeat a level 4 sage from the wizarding world?

The Sage Paro severely injured the Fairy King with a single blow.

In that battle, the Palo Sage Legion annihilated the Fairy King's elite guard.

The Fairy King abandoned the main force and fled, severely wounded.

Sage Paro did not pursue the enemy alone, lest he provoke a direct attack from the world's will in the fairy world.

This allowed the Fairy King to escape with his life.

In retrospect, the sudden large-scale fairy mutation that occurred after the Second Battle...

It seems to be a "savior" action that the Fairy King had no choice but to take, even though he knew that the biochemical modification and enhancement plan was not yet mature.

It was undeniably tragic.

Link guessed the same thing.

He even imagined a scene.

A leader, standing before a vast crowd, passionately declared: "Whether we perish now or launch a great undertaking, we will still die. Since death is inevitable, is it not better to die for our country?"

Although the channels are different, the visuals are also not the same.

However, Link had to activate "Brain Lockdown" to block out the shame and rejection that arose in his heart because he was participating in an invasion and plunder.

Link's values ​​from his past life still deeply influence him.

That's what it means to be human.

Entering a rational state, Link began to think coldly.

The Fairy King's severed arm showed no signs of turning into a zombie.

This aligns with Link's ideas and final plan for perfecting and enhancing the fairy bio-engineering.

Having sufficient sources of life force to supply biochemical modifications and enhancements, rather than excessively consuming one's own life force and potential.

It can simply enhance the fairy's innate abilities without turning their physical form into a zombie or affecting their sanity.

The Fairy King must have relied on his high rank and abundant life force to withstand the toxic side effects of the modification and enhancement.

So here's the question.

After returning to Fairy King's Forest and implementing large-scale biochemical modification and enhancement programs, and seeing so many fairies undergoing mutations (to the point that the medical department identified it as an "epidemic"), why was there no improvement to the program for so long?

Is the problem with the Fairy King, or with the fairy or organization that developed this solution for the Fairy King?

That's what Link could think of.

Euthys had the same idea.

"Let's go, straight to the Fairy King's Court!"

Making a decision instantly, Otis gave the order.

The time spent waiting for Link to take samples and undergo testing was used as a rest.

The special forces team immediately set off again.

After entering the Fairy King's Forest, "Black Cat" Betty released even more bionic hummingbirds.

Asander also took out a second-circle magical artifact that looked like a crystal ball.

He opened and closed his lips a few times, chanted a short incantation, and activated the function of the magical artifact.

This surprised Link.

The magic of the wizarding world, after a long period of time and continuous development by generations of wizards, no longer needs spells.

All wizards, even wizarding apprentices, cast spells silently and without a staff.

Incantations, only as activation phrases for some rune arrays, rune barriers, and special magical artifacts, have survived in the world.

This crystal ball-shaped second-ring artifact requires a spell to activate, so its functions must be powerful and unique.

A soft, clear light emanated from inside the crystal ball, evenly showering down on each member of the special forces team.

Upon entering the Fairy King's Forest, the vague sense of rejection Link had felt from the jungle vanished in the blink of an eye.

Turn enemies into friends?

Cow batch!

Link didn't know the crystal ball's specific function, so he just made a wild guess.

He then focused his mind and concentrated on following the journey, paying attention to learn and absorb experience at every turn.

Deep within the Fairy King's Forest lies the royal court.

The palace complex, built of logs, has been shrouded in an atmosphere of panic for more than a month.

Since returning from his injury, the Supreme King has entered a sacred place to slumber in order to heal his wounds.

After discussing behind closed doors for a long time, the three princes came up with an experimental plan that the Supreme King was conducting before his expedition.

This experiment is said to have the potential to enhance the innate abilities of all fairy races.

However, the Supreme King was unable to complete the experiment and fell into a deep sleep.

The "demon" from another world will certainly not give up easily and will launch another attack.

Therefore, the three princes decided to gather warriors and accept this experiment, which had great hidden dangers.

Those who succeed stay and continue to improve their skills.

The defeated used their own flesh and blood and lives to launch an attack on the otherworldly "demon," disrupting the "demon's" plans and delaying its attack.

At the call of the royal court and under the coercion of the otherworldly "demon," countless brave fairy warriors stood up.

With dauntless spirit and unwavering will, they accepted the experiment.

Of those who succeed, only one in ten survives.

Of the 100,000 fairy warriors, less than 10,000 ultimately received relatively positive modifications and enhancements.

Although his physical form has changed somewhat, he has not lost his rationality, and has even improved it slightly.

The more than 90,000 warriors whose forms were developing in a distorted direction could only bravely launch an attack on the otherworldly "demon" despite knowing that they would die.

I hope that by sacrificing myself, I can buy time for the successful ones to develop.

But, but then things suddenly changed.

The Supreme King is asleep, and the most loyal royal guards have been completely wiped out.

The power of the fairy royal family has been weakened to the extreme.

This gave many nobles from non-rainforest fairy groups the feeling that they could overthrow the fairy royal family's nearly thousand-year rule over the fairy world with a gentle push.

The deep-seated desire for power and status drove some nobles with ulterior motives to take action.

They might conspire with each other, collude with warriors who successfully completed their upgrades after undergoing experiments, or secretly prepare for an uprising.

These unusual events intensified the atmosphere of panic within the royal court.

The three princes spent their days dealing with the probing of powerful nobles from different ethnic groups.

Until this day, the royal court's "suppressing artifact" issued a warning.

A demon from another world has entered Wang Lin!

The three princes immediately went to the mirror-shaped "suppressing artifact" to check the whereabouts and scale of the otherworldly "demon" that had invaded the royal forest.

All they saw was a hazy, clear light and blurry figures within it.

After careful examination, the three princes finally confirmed one thing: the number of intruders was not large, only seven.

But even a fool could figure it out.

Those who dare to invade the Fairy King's Forest with such a small number must be the elite of the elite.

The painful memory of the 50,000-strong fairy army attacking a key position held by a force of 200 otherworldly "demons" in an attempt to support the 100,000-strong main force who were at a disadvantage, and failing to advance an inch for an entire "day," instantly flashed before the eyes of the three princes.

The eldest prince, who commanded the 50,000-strong demon army, shuddered.

It felt like returning to the battlefield of yesteryear.

They returned to the moment when the 50,000-strong demon army sang their final lament.

I recalled the terrifying scene of the otherworldly "demon" releasing that sky-covering aerial fortress, unleashing a barrage of incredibly powerful spheres that instantly annihilated the mighty fairy army, who charged forward relentlessly, disregarding casualties and trampling over the corpses of their own kind.

Seven otherworldly "demons" dared to invade Wang Lin. They might not be more terrifying than the 200 otherworldly "demons" back then, but at least they had something to rely on!

A heavy pressure instantly overwhelmed the three princes.

"Agree to their request."

The eldest prince swallowed hard, his eyes filled with fear, and said in a trembling voice, "Promise those nobles, as long as they agree to send troops."

After the Fairy Royal Family had fought off a strong army of 50,000, a main force of 100,000, and a personal guard of 6,000 Supreme Kings, their remaining strength was extremely weak and they could no longer organize a powerful resistance.

The "new generation" of fairies, numbering less than ten thousand, represent the last remaining strength of the fairy royal family.

They need to be kept in check and cannot be used lightly.

Before the commoner fairies who had been conscripted into the army could be organized into a fighting force, only a few noble families from other races could be mobilized to send out their armies to resist the invasion of the otherworldly "demons".

In order to buy some breathing room and depth.

However, when faced with foreign enemies, it is always ordinary people who bravely sacrifice themselves for their country.

The nobles who occupy high positions and enjoy all kinds of privileges brought by power usually act with their own interests as the main focus. How could they possibly be selfless?

send troops?

can.

What conditions would the royal family offer in exchange?

What?

The destruction of the nation, the race, and the world?

The "visitors" from another world didn't launch an attack immediately upon arrival. Instead, they sent envoys to try and persuade the royal family to agree to peaceful coexistence and jointly develop the fairy world.

In the end, the royal family brazenly rejected the envoy from another world and took the initiative to provoke a war.

Now that the war is lost, they not only tricked ordinary people into accepting that experiment with an extremely high failure rate, but they also want to vote for us for nothing.

No need to even think about it!

Visitors from other worlds don't get their tickets for nothing.

They promised that after overthrowing the corrupt rule of the royal family, they would not forcibly rule the fairy world.

Instead, they govern the fairy world with fairies, only needing to cooperate in developing some resources and occasionally sending out a few armies to accompany them on expeditions.

Furthermore, there are rewards for doing these things for them, all with clearly marked prices and no deception of the young or old.

Several noble families have already come into contact with the alien entourage of the "visitors" from another world.

Everything the wizard promised was true, and he fulfilled it all.

Therefore, the various fairy noble groups were not entirely resolute in their resistance.

They have been arguing with the royal family and have put forward many conditions.

"Are you crazy?"

The second prince, a staunch advocate of war who would never compromise, either internally or externally, glared at the eldest prince. "Do you even know what you're saying? Wake up! Don't be so stubborn! If we show even the slightest weakness, do you think those 'jackals' will let us go? They'll tear us to pieces!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

The eldest prince suddenly erupted, glaring back and roaring in a fit of rage, "Father is asleep, the royal family is weakened. If we don't agree to those powerful nobles' demands, what will we use to resist? Our heads? How many lives do we have? How many times can we be beheaded?"

"Alright, stop arguing!"

The youngest, yet most dignified, third prince slammed his hand on the table, unleashing an aura that suppressed the eldest prince's anger and the second prince's fury.

Seeing his two impatient elder brothers quiet down, the third prince slowly said, "Let's deal with the immediate problem first, and then think about the future."

The eldest and second princes, of course, knew that the third prince was referring to the seven otherworldly "demons" who had invaded the royal forest, and asked in unison, "How do we deal with them?"

A wise glint flashed in the Third Prince's eyes: "Inform the major nobles that the 'visitors' from another world have sent an envoy. The royal family has agreed to peace talks, but due to the constraints of the world's will, they are unable to negotiate peace terms with the envoys from the other world. They should then act as intermediaries to contact the envoys."

After a pause, the third prince emphasized, "Remember, you must say they are 'visitors' from another world, not 'demons' from another world."

"Yes, I agree."

The second prince immediately seconded the proposal, and then put forward his own idea: "Then we'll set up an ambush and kill all those jackals and otherworldly 'demons'."

The third prince glanced at the second prince, whose mind was filled with killing, and was speechless.

If you really could kill someone, would you need to resort to trickery and schemes?

Without offering any explanation, the Third Prince instructed the Eldest Prince: "You, brother, will handle this. Remember, just say it was a decision made by you and me. The Second Brother disagreed, but we locked him up."

"clear."

The eldest prince calmed down, barely overcoming his fear, and figured out the third prince's true intentions.

Without delay, he immediately got up, left the palace, and planned to visit several high-ranking nobles one by one.

As long as a real conflict is caused between several high-ranking nobles and the otherworldly "demon," even if the otherworldly "demon" does not suffer any losses.

The situation left them with no choice but to back down.

We have to send troops, even if we don't want to!

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(End of this chapter)