Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 216 The Stolen Knowledge and Time

"That's settled then."

Link swallowed back everything he wanted to say.

Since the Shadow City apprentices want to fight, the Academy apprentices are not prepared to avoid it.

Let's start fighting, let's fight a big watermelon.

Having brought Flandre back from her aimless wanderings throughout Shanghai, Link was determined not to cause any further trouble.

My intention is simply to do what a team leader should do.

For example, he said seriously to Christina, "You can't beat me, just admit defeat, don't make things difficult for me."

"I'm not fighting you anymore, I admit defeat."

Christina, well aware of her own limitations, deftly raised the white flag after outlining the words with black smoke.

This saved Link a lot of trouble.

By this time, the Shadow City apprentices had already infiltrated the Shanghai Central Building.

The two groups clashed, and a fierce battle suddenly broke out.

The vault on the fifth basement level was smashed to pieces in an instant.

Link rushed back to the fifth underground level to take charge, directing Christina and Pex.

The two were highly focused and went all out. Whenever they found a third-class wizard apprentice in danger, they would rescue him in time, restrain his ability to move, and leave him aside to wait.

The murderous wizard apprentices, finding no danger to their lives, escalated the intensity of the battle.

They threw witchcraft tools around and unleashed witchcraft indiscriminately, aiming for maximum destructive power.

They completely disregarded their own lives and the lives of the other party.

They wished they could just kill a few of them.

Christina and Pex were constantly busy, having to step in every now and then to rescue people, restrain them, or leave them aside.

Link, on the other hand, remained leisurely and aloof, enjoying the show.

In the end, the result was that both sides were badly injured, resulting in a 50/50 situation.

The two sides fought to the death, and all the wizard apprentices perished together.

Judging from the outcome of the battle, neither side achieved a decisive victory at the third-tier wizard apprentice level.

But in the end, Rivoss College won.

Not to mention the 2:1 ratio of team leaders.

Link's existence is far too overpowered among first-level wizards.

If a real fight breaks out, Christina will have no chance to resist and will be suppressed instantly.

In this way, the high-value supplies that were previously collected become useless.

No one in Shadow City can hand over these supplies anymore to have their value assessed.

Therefore, Christina had already conceded defeat long ago.

The winner of this exchange and learning experience was Rivos College.

That special world belongs to the Rivosos Academy.

It's just a matter of which level-three wizard who failed to advance to the sage realm will benefit from this.

If it's the wizard Cody, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Clean up the mess, summon the teleportation beam of the Star Fortress, and return to the front of the Star Fortress.

Link looked up at the gray sky once more, a sense of awe washing over him.

This somewhat rushed exchange and learning experience, the somewhat inexplicable exploration and development of a unique ruined world, and the somewhat impulsive and intense battles...

It began abruptly and ended abruptly, manipulated by an unseen hand.

Unfortunately, apart from Link, none of the other "pieces" involved seemed to notice anything amiss.

I'll just ask a very simple question.

If the wizarding apprentices and wizards of the Shadow City really had such bizarre ideas, how could the Shadow City survive crisis after crisis and endure for so long?

The answer is definitely no.

So why do the wizarding apprentices and wizards of the Shadow City, after noticing the changes in their minds, all treat it as a key milestone in the mission, without any other interpretation?

Do they genuinely believe that way, or is there some entity that makes them genuinely believe that this is what they truly believe?

It's terrifying to think about; I dare not even imagine it!

Back at Star Fortress, the Shadow City deputy leader seemed to have recovered from his injuries and was waiting in the transportation hub area.

Two groups of people appeared one after the other.

The Shadow City deputy leader immediately came forward, fuming.

His gaze evaded Link, heading straight for Christina, who demanded accusingly, "Where's my pocket watch? Give it back!"

Christina glanced at the deputy leader, said nothing, and summoned a swarm of snake shadows to bind the deputy leader, who was temporarily powerless to resist, and gagged him.

The deputy team leader's injuries to his bones and internal organs were healed, not that his strength was restored.

They really have no sense of propriety at all.

Even if you're going to fry thorns, you have to pick the right time.

Now look what happened, they've lost face again in front of twenty wizard apprentices from Shadow City.

Goodbye, remember to contact me.

Standing in front of the portal, whose parameters had been adjusted, Link said something to Christina.

He still remembered that Christina had offered to provide Link with all the data and flesh samples from her biochemical modifications for his research.

And I'm really looking forward to Christina finding out about his reputation and then coming to him for help.

Link really wanted to study the various changes in Christina.

"good!"

Christina spoke with difficulty, and replied.

This time, as the tongue rolled, there was a hissing sound in addition to the hoarse and shrill tone.

After ending the conversation, Link stepped into the portal first.

The sense of alienation from time and space ended. Once he had regained his footing, Link didn't linger and strode towards the academy's hoverbus.

Ignoring the apprenticeship team, which would essentially disband upon returning to their homeland, he sat down in the private room and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Despite the many strange aspects of this exchange and learning experience, Link still gained quite a bit.

Not to mention that there is another idea for improving wizard qualifications and biochemical modification that can be considered.

The knowledge that Flandre collected is an invaluable treasure.

Upon recalling that knowledge, Link's consciousness immediately sank into his sea of ​​consciousness and entered the "small world".

I plan to organize the vast amount of knowledge that Flandre has collected, categorize and store it for future study and reference.

As soon as consciousness entered the origin of the "small world," it discovered an unexpected situation.

"Flandre".

Link shouted.

"Master, I've arrived."

In a flash, Flandre appeared beside Link.

"Where are those documents?"

Link asked calmly, his tone gentle, without the slightest hint of reproach.

"There it is... Ah!"

Flandre pointed, then suddenly exclaimed in a high-pitched voice, "Where is it? Flandre clearly put it there, how could it be gone? Was there a thief?"

The origin of the "small world," the place where Flandre temporarily placed and stored the carriers of knowledge from various systems, was completely empty.

Forget about a carrier, there's not even a single hair on it.

"Don't rush."

Link comforted Flandre, whose eyes were welling up with tears, saying, "Think carefully, did something unexpected happen along the way?"

"Emmmm..."

Flandre pursed her lips, pressed her right thumb together, pondered for a moment, and said dejectedly, "Flandre remembers, nothing unexpected happened, Flandre copied it herself and then placed it there herself."

"Let's communicate with the 'small world'."

After thinking for a moment, Link gave a hint.

Even as the master of the "small world," Link is still no match for Flandre, who is a "spirit," when it comes to communicating with the "small world."

This is similar to how Iron Man, as the developer and owner of the Iron Man suit, also needs to use the artificial intelligence JARVIS to better "communicate" with the suit.

"Yes, sir, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Flandre's voice trembled with tears as she obediently agreed.

She gently closed her eyes, communicating with her "little world" with her heart, asking questions and listening.

A moment later, Flandre opened her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion and bewilderment, and said in bewilderment:

"Master, the 'Little World' tells me it never received that data. What's going on? Master, was Flandre trapped in an illusion back then?"

This question stumped Link as well.

While Flandre was copying and storing that knowledge, Link paid some attention to her and watched the whole process.

If Flandre was trapped in an illusion, then he should also be trapped in an illusion.

Link carefully recalled, comparing the scenes from that time frame by frame in his memory palace.

Before long, Link confirmed that neither he nor Flandre had fallen into the illusion.

That knowledge was indeed copied.

The medium for storing knowledge is also truly stored in the "small world".

Therefore, the much knowledge that Flandre had painstakingly collected was indeed stolen.

Moreover, it was stolen from a heavily guarded base.

However, the beings who stole that knowledge are extremely special.

It was so unusual that even Link found it somewhat absurd.

Flandre felt frustrated because she hadn't done what her master had asked her to do.

She lowered her head, sniffling constantly, tears streaming down her face, and sobbed softly.

"Flandre, don't cry, it's not your fault."

Link gently stroked Flandre's hair and softly comforted her, "This has nothing to do with you. Master has thought it through."

"Sir, what's the reason?"

Flandre raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and asked softly and timidly.

"It was because the master didn't think it through properly at the time."

Link sighed softly, "The master only knows that special ruined world, like Schrödinger's cat, which truly exists when it is being observed, but disappears when it is not being observed."

Little did they know that everything in the special ruins world, whether physical objects or information, possessed such peculiar properties.

If we collect that knowledge and keep observing it, it will continue to exist in reality.

Unfortunately, the master did not think of this at the time and was negligent, failing to make corresponding arrangements, thus wasting Flandre's hard work.

I'm sorry, Flandre.

"It was the master who made the mistake."

Flandre sniffled, swallowing back her sobs, and whimpered, "Master didn't do anything wrong. The one who's wrong is that ruined world. It's so awful, with all those weird and strange rules."

Flandre became furious. "I'm never going there again! And if I do, I'll wreak havoc! I'll smash it to pieces! Let's see if it dares to come up with any more weird rules then!"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Link couldn't help but laugh heartily, and the slight gloom in his heart vanished.

Flandre is so adorable, always saying nonsensical and angry things.

A place so highly valued by the Supreme Council is not a place one can simply go to at will.

Putting that aside, Link told Flandre to go and have fun on her own, whether it was tending to the flowers and plants or decorating the palace, she just wanted to forget all the unpleasantness.

As his consciousness detached from the "small world" and returned to his sea of ​​consciousness, looking at the "solar system" structure of the "Great Universe Meditation Method," Link couldn't help but sigh.

Unfortunately, the consciousness located in the sea of ​​consciousness was still just a hazy mass, not yet human-shaped.

It's impossible to be in the same "small world" where everything is indistinguishable from real life.

As he watched, Link realized something was wrong.

How come the layout of the "solar system" structure has become more detailed and reasonable?

Moreover, Link has constructed all the celestial bodies, such as dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids, which he had not yet constructed.

The shape, size, rotation speed, revolution speed, orbit, gravity, and so on of all the celestial bodies in the "Solar System" have been optimized!

Everything seemed exactly the same as the real solar system in Link's previous life.

Link carefully sensed the surroundings and discovered that he no longer needed to think about perfecting the Wizard's version of the "Great Cosmic Meditation Method".

All the rules of the "solar system" have been reasonably optimized.

The Witcher series is now fully complete.

Link only needs to continue his training step by step until the opportunity to advance to the second level of wizardry arrives.

There will be no obstacles during this period.

Staring intently at the "sun," a manifestation of the will of the wizarding world, Link's feelings were incredibly complex.

It turns out that without Link noticing, the World Will Mother had secretly shown her love for Link once again, silently helping to perfect the layout of the "Solar System".

This love is profound.

Link worries that if he continues to be loved like this, he will be crushed by the ever-increasing and heavier love.

As his consciousness withdrew from his sea of ​​consciousness and returned to reality, Link sighed softly.

Let's stop worrying for now and treat this as a great thing.

How many wizards have begged for the favor and blessing of the world's will, yet have failed to receive it?

If those people knew about Link's worries, wouldn't they just chop Link up and feed him to the dogs?

The hoverbus is very fast.

They had already returned to the academy.

"Goodbye, Wizard Grand, Wizard Murphy."

Without any organization, the twenty third-class wizard apprentices greeted each other politely before leaving.

The five members of the Brotherhood, including Link, went back to rest first, following Link's signal.

We can talk about it when we have time later.

Goodbye, Pex.

Link extended his right hand and gave Pex Murphy a light handshake. "Let's get closer from now on, don't be too distant. After all, we're on the same side, aren't we?"

Pex blushed slightly, nodded, and replied, "Okay, no problem, goodbye."

For some reason, he seemed somewhat incoherent when he spoke.

Link didn't care, took out the Phantom Coupe, and drove straight to his lakeside villa.

As soon as the car stopped in the yard, Jasmine, alerted by the smart home assistant, jumped out and excitedly shouted, "Link, you're finally back!"

Then, Jasmine pouted and complained, "What kind of lousy exchange program is this? It takes so long, a month and a half, and the holiday is almost over."

Link was taken aback by what he heard.

A month and a half?

From his perspective, there weren't even 12 hours.

Yesterday at 13:45 PM, I arrived at the interdimensional teleportation gate and was then teleported to the Starry Sky Fortress.

At the Star Fortress transportation hub, less than 10 minutes were wasted.

No matter how you calculate it, it will arrive on the roof of the Shanghai Central Building in the ruined world before 14 PM in the Wizarding World.

The whole process, including sweeping the buildings, fighting two battles, and then leaving, took less than 10 hours.

How come a month and a half has passed in the Wizarding World itself?

The world is different, and time flows at different speeds; Link understands this principle.

However, time always flows slower in the Wizarding World than in other worlds, so why is it the other way around this time?

Link was puzzled, then shocked.

Then, Link suddenly realized something and understood some things.

Why does the Wizarding World value the Ruins World so much? After learning about the "Observer Effect," it only sent a Star Fortress to monitor the Ruins World, but no wizards were stationed on the Star Fortress.

Why did those large hands that manipulated the "chess pieces" abruptly end this exploration and pioneering expedition after probing something?

The root of all the problems lies in the excessively rapid flow of time.

A wizard's time cannot be wasted so easily.

If what Wizard Celine said is true, the benefits the academy provides to team leaders are not enough to make all first-level wizards dream of them.

Wouldn't Link be utterly humiliated?

(End of this chapter)