Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 214 Something's not right, nothing's right!

"Alright."

Link thought for a moment and decided to give Christina some face.

Although he himself did not actually intend to kill the Shadow City's deputy leader.

It was just a friendly exchange and learning session; there's no need to kill someone over such a trivial matter.

Just teach them a lesson, let them remember it, and don't act arrogantly next time.

If you're going to show off, at least be mindful of the occasion.

Similarly, Link didn't investigate where the supplies that should have been in the pocket watch had gone.

He has a high demand for magic stones, but he also has no shortage of some potentially valuable resources.

It would be a pleasant surprise if it happened, but it wouldn't matter if it didn't.

People should rely on their own efforts, wisdom, and diligence to become wealthy.

Murder and looting corpses are typical acts of "no one gets rich without ill-gotten gains," which Link deeply despises.

Besides, it's good to be a little confused sometimes.

Don't try to understand everything too clearly.

Water that is too clear has no fish.

"Thanks……"

Christina breathed a sigh of relief and managed to thank them.

Just look at Link's performance in easily defeating the Shadow City's vice-leader in 2 seconds.

She then realized that the reason she was able to block Link's attack so easily was not because she was powerful, but because Link was holding back.

It was Link who wanted her to block the kick, not that she was capable of blocking it.

The differences are huge.

It is like heaven and earth.

After taking the supplies stored in the pocket watch, Christina's heart was in her throat.

I'm terrified that Link will disregard even the slightest bit of affection and turn his back on me.

However, she has developed serious health problems and needs a large amount of vital energy replenishment.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to protect themselves or their children.

The demand for magic stones and resources is naturally extremely high.

Fortunately, although Link seemed to have realized the truth about the empty pocket watch, he did not pursue the matter or even expose it.

This gave her both immense benefits and immense prestige.

This allowed her to save face.

Christina kept these things firmly in mind.

If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay them properly.

"I'm not bragging, but I'm really quite skilled in biochemistry and pharmaceuticals. If you don't believe me, you can ask around. If you need any help in this area, feel free to contact me anytime, don't be shy."

Before Link left, he left these words behind.

Through several subsequent encounters, he increasingly felt that the changes occurring in Christina were worth studying.

So I want to try again.

It's not only about satisfying your own needs, but also about trying to solve Christina's problem.

Why not?

Christina's snake-like eyes were deep, and she kept Link's words in mind. She planned to inquire about them carefully after leaving the special ruins world and returning home.

If Link truly has expertise in biochemistry and pharmaceuticals, as he claims, then we should go and ask him for help.

Isn't it just giving up dignity in exchange for survival?

As long as she can live, until she can kill all those who caused her to fall into this state, she will do anything.

Even laboratory mice!

Suppressing her turbulent thoughts, Christina glanced down at the dying deputy leader, took a ball from her waist pocket, and threw it to the ground.

The sphere landed and transformed into a complex array of runes.

A beam of white light fell from the sky and shone on the deputy leader of Shadow City.

Soon, the white light disappeared, and the figure of the Shadow City's deputy leader vanished as well.

This is a signal device responding to the rescue efforts from the Starry Sky Fortress.

Each one is worth 10 standard level 2 magic stones.

After use, a guiding rune array will be formed within 3 seconds to guide the teleportation beams of the Starry Sky Fortress.

Those who are seriously injured or have given up exploring and pioneering will be moved to the Star Fortress medical pod.

Treat any wounds, and disinfect the surface of the isolation suits for those without wounds.

Well……

Christina, who would rather break a magic stone in two to use it, would never open her own pocket to save an ungrateful wretch.

That signal device was originally a storage artifact belonging to the Shadow City's deputy leader—a pocket watch.

In addition, the signal device has already been purchased, the guiding light beam has one price, and the medical treatment has another price.

Do you really think you can get help from Starry Sky Fortress with just 10 standard level 2 magic stones?

Think more.

I just hope that when the Shadow City deputy leader wakes up and sees the bill, he won't faint from shock.

So many things have happened here, the pace is incredibly fast, it's like a rabbit leaping and a falcon gliding, with multiple reversals.

However, inside the two buildings, the two teams of apprentices from Rivosos Academy and Shadow City noticed it and tacitly stopped what they were doing.

We await the outcome of the contest between the two team leaders.

Everyone witnessed the Shadow City deputy leader fall.

But until the very last moment, who can be sure he can't turn the tables?

As the teleportation beam descended, everyone's hearts clenched.

This means that one of the team leaders has been completely defeated, to the point that they must be rescued.

How long has it been?

Is it 30 seconds?

How can there be such a huge difference between two first-level wizards?

Just outrageous!

"What are you standing there for? Continue."

On the Rivoss Academy side, only their voices could be heard, but they could not be seen, which still caused the twenty third-class wizard apprentices to burst into loud cheers.

The group of brothers shouted the loudest.

Even Lanny Taylor and Trish Lucia unconsciously called out a few times.

Once he realized what was happening, he awkwardly shut his mouth.

Immediately, the group erupted with even greater enthusiasm, and under the command of Lani, Luna, and Gillian, they continued their mission to search for supplies.

Lani simply cancelled the plan to attack the Shadow City team as well.

The only task was to have Group Two maintain continuous reconnaissance of the Shadow City team.

Our own leader, Link Grand... a wizard capable of instantly killing the person who makes the first move.

Regardless of whether that person is the leader or deputy leader of Shadow City, it means that Wizard Grand has the ability to intercept the other party's obstruction.

Since the wizard Grand did not stop them, but allowed the other party to confiscate the ten powerful weapons.

This proves that even the Wizard of Grande didn't want to see so many powerful weapons explode at once, causing casualties among the Shadow City team and widespread destruction of buildings.

Therefore, it is advisable to collect supplies for the time being.

Later, we'll find a suitable opportunity, use the right methods, and fight a battle of appropriate intensity.

That anger of being suddenly killed must be vented.

I can't go out; it's uncomfortable to stay inside.

Unlike the jubilant atmosphere at Rivosos Academy, the atmosphere among the Shadow City apprentices was far less enthusiastic.

Even if the deputy leader is an arrogant person with a high opinion of himself, he is still their deputy leader.

Even if the deputy team leader was defeated in an instant, it was because he lost in order to block a potentially fatal attack for them.

How could they possibly laugh during such a sorrowful time?

"Pfft!"

"Hehehehe..."

"The deputy team leader is like a dog!"

Suddenly, one of the female wizard apprentices in charge of reconnaissance burst out laughing, and she laughed very happily.

Not only should you be happy, but you should also make everyone happy.

She magnified the image of the deputy leader's near-death and disheveled state, captured by the reconnaissance artifact, and projected it into the air, even giving a close-up of his face.

Let everyone see clearly the appalling scene of the deputy team leader losing consciousness and continuously vomiting stagnant blood.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Yeah, he really does look like a dog!"

"Serves him right, karma's what he got!"

Seeing the deputy leader's pathetic state, the other girls who had also been verbally and physically harassed by the deputy leader burst into laughter.

The other wizarding apprentices neither joined in the mockery nor tried to stop it.

As a wizard apprentice with an affinity for shadow elements progresses in their studies, levels up, and delves deeper into witchcraft, their personality will become increasingly ruthless, cold-blooded, indifferent, and heartless.

Things that don't concern me will be ignored.

Even if the deputy leader were dead, they wouldn't bother to stop the female wizard apprentices from mocking them.

"Keep...working!"

It wasn't until Christina's hoarse, shrill voice rang out that the Shadow City apprentices returned to their normal rhythm.

Having confirmed that the Rivosos Academy apprentices had no intention of attacking again, they abandoned any thoughts of counterattack, withdrew the two squads responsible for attack and defense, and focused on capturing the combat robots.

For the rest of the time, both sides exercised restraint, each scanning the buildings to search for valuable supplies.

Link followed behind the academy group, acting as their babysitter, and found it incredibly boring.

When he had nothing else to do, he shared Flandre's perspective and communicated with her on a spiritual level.

Commanding Flandre, who transforms into a wind sprite, she travels far and wide.

It has to be said that Flandre's gains from upgrading the "seed" to the "small world" are truly enormous.

Leaving aside the fact that the virtual and the real can freely switch between each other, it is simply enhanced.

It also adds the ability to transform into a wind sprite, allowing you to go wherever you want, which is very convenient.

It can be described as the best choice for running errands.

Flandre traveled almost all over Shanghai, gathering a wealth of knowledge from research institutions and renowned universities such as the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Aurora University.

It's not just about astronomy; it gathers everything that can be gathered, whether it's humanities and social sciences or natural sciences.

After all the conversions are complete, the data is transferred into the "small world" and temporarily stored at the source.

We'll summarize and organize this when Link has some free time.

It may not be of much use, but it can serve as a reference.

By the time Link felt there was nothing left to collect, the academy's apprentices had already swept up to the fifth basement level of the building.

There is a huge vault here.

Seeing this vault, Lani felt that her side might be able to surpass Shadow City in the value of the resources they had collected.

"Freedom of movement, quick!"

Although there is no unlocking spell like "Open the Cave of Arahomon"

However, the vault's security measures, which were considered abnormal by ordinary people, could not stop the twenty third-class wizard apprentices who were determined to get in.

Mechanical lock?

With a mental probe, the entire structure became crystal clear.

You don't even need to drill, listen to the sound, or test the rotation; just twist it a few times and it will open.

Electronic combination lock?

The AI ​​brings up the unlocking program and sticks it on.

The door clicked open.

Biometric locks such as palm prints and irises?

Just blast it open, too lazy to bother.

And so, the twenty third-class wizard apprentices, like bandits, stormed into this enormous private treasury and began to loot it.

Link was not interested in such a scenario; in fact, he found it somewhat repulsive.

Link used telepathy to inform Pex to keep an eye on things and to call him directly if anything happened. He then left the fifth basement level, went to the first floor, and walked out of the building through the open door.

As Link strolled through the plaza at the base of the building, he frowned in deep thought.

He had a feeling that this exchange and learning experience couldn't be that simple, and that there seemed to be some deeper meaning hidden behind it that he couldn't yet understand.

This special ruined world, which is not yet certain whether it is his hometown in his previous life, has been discovered and monitored by the wizarding world for more than six thousand years.

Over such a long period of time, even the deepest secrets will be thoroughly explored and discovered.

According to the college's introduction, the Shanghai Stock Exchange area was recently discovered.

Given the importance the High Council of the Wizarding World attaches to this special ruined world, it will certainly dispatch an elite team directly under the High Council to explore it as soon as possible.

However, when Link entered, he discovered that the two buildings where the apprentice teams from the Academy and Shadow City had arrived showed no signs of having been searched.

Is it reasonable that these two conspicuous skyscrapers were not searched?

This is unreasonable!

Concealing his presence, Link walked out of the square and onto the street.

Standing on the empty, deserted street, with only vehicles scattered haphazardly, Link looked up at the gray sky.

Black pupils reflected the not-so-clear blue sky, their emotions subtle and difficult to discern.

Wasn't it said that this special ruined world was destroyed in endless destructive wars?

Why is there not a single trace of war here?

There were no craters from artillery shells, no bullet marks, and no remains.

There is no trace of the war involving firearms that Link remembers.

However, the combat robots that the Shadow City apprentices faced earlier were indeed the kind of firearms that Link knew.

This is another point of contradiction.

The contradiction was so profound that even Link couldn't fathom how such a large Shanghai-listed company, with over 25 million employees, could have vanished without a trace.

Whether we start from the scientific system of the previous life or from the extraordinary system of this life, especially the wizarding system.

In addition, Link had been operating the "brain shut-in" technique for so long before he noticed something was amiss.

Since entering this peculiar world of ruins, everyone, including Link himself,

They all seemed to have their minds controlled, believing that this exploration and pioneering should begin with sweeping through buildings.

It seems that one cannot explore other places without thoroughly searching the building where one has arrived.

The place we landed at the beginning was the rooftop of two buildings, overlooking the entire Shanghai Stock Exchange and offering a panoramic view of the city!

Even when they saw a map of Shanghai-listed companies during the door-to-door search, why didn't anyone suggest the usual approach of first identifying key areas and then conducting targeted searches?

It's terrifying to think about, it sends chills down my spine.

"So, what secret is hidden here?"

Link pondered to himself.

"Master, Master..."

Flandre then called out via telepathy, "Master, come quick! Look what Flandre has discovered!"

"What did you find?"

Link first responded promptly to Flandre's surprised exclamation, then calmly shared Flandre's perspective.

A vast workshop located deep underground, producing various types of robots, comes into view.

This workshop even has an energy supply, bright lights, and is spotless.

There are still many pre-assembled parts piled up on the production line.

Through a floor-to-ceiling glass window that is nearly 50 meters wide and 10 meters high, you can see a huge warehouse below that is the size of more than a dozen football fields.

Rows upon rows of combat robots, fully equipped with weapons, stood in neat rows, waiting to be activated.

At first glance, there appears to be a queue of about five thousand robots, behind which is a giant transport plane that looks very much like an An-225.

Several strategic bombers, similar in appearance to the Tu-160M, were parked behind the An-225.

Link's gaze was fixed on the An-225, and he let out a sigh:

"It's so beautiful!"

(End of this chapter)