Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 217 Reconciliation? Let's give them a good thrashing first.

"Go in first."

Link snapped out of his daze and walked into the villa, gesturing for Jasmine to follow.

"oh."

Jasmine grabbed Link's right hand with both hands and skipped into the house with him.

A bright smile graced his lips, and his eyes narrowed slightly with laughter.

Even the air seemed sweeter than before.

Upon entering the house, we headed straight to the dining room, where Jasmine instructed the smart home assistant to serve hot drinks and snacks.

She seemed to be the lady of the villa.

The two sat down on the soft chairs. Seeing that Link still seemed lost in thought, Jasmine asked with concern, "You seem quite troubled. Is something wrong?"

Link replied frankly, "We only stayed there for about half a day."

"long time?"

Upon hearing this, Jasmine immediately stood up.

As a top student, Jasmine naturally knew that different worlds have different rates of time flow.

When I was learning about this topic, there was this concept of spacetime, that theory of relativity, this frame of reference, that metric, and a whole bunch of other things.

Just looking at those densely packed formulas is enough to make one's scalp tingle, let alone trying to understand them in depth.

Anyway, you might end up with two heads full of headaches even after trying to learn one thing, and you might not even fully understand it.

Jasmine also knew that, as a super-civilization, the Wizarding World possessed a precious fraction of time, making it one of the most valuable periods in all the universes.

Someone once tried to cultivate for ten years in a moderately civilized world where three years were equivalent to one day in the wizarding world.

I thought that by working hard quietly, I could amaze the world.

Upon returning to the wizarding world, he discovered two facts that utterly shattered his world:

First, the fruits of his ten years of cultivation in that moderately civilized world were reduced to ashes.

The world's will in the wizarding world does not recognize this.

Secondly, his peers are still teenagers with great potential and unlimited possibilities, but he has already been judged as a low-level young corporate slave who has become a waste of resources.

Forget about stunning the world, it has absolutely no future.

Since then, unless the world's will has "infiltrated" the wizarding world, unifying the flow of time and some rules, and the effects of normal cultivation are no different from those in the native world, no wizard is willing to stay in a strange, undeveloped alien world for long.

With so much time available, if the benefits aren't significant, it's better to stay in one's homeland and cultivate oneself at a leisurely pace.

In addition, time always flows slower in the Wizarding World than in other worlds.

Jasmine had never heard of the fact that time flows slower in other worlds than in the Wizarding World.

According to Link, the world in which the Academy is exchanging ideas and learning with the Shadow City is truly extraordinary.

It was so special that everyone who participated in this exchange program, including Link, wasted an extremely precious month and a half.

If they had spent the past month and a half on their home soil, the entire group of brothers would probably have been promoted to full-fledged wizards by now!

And now, they are still third-class wizard apprentices.

"What kind of benefits does the college offer?"

After the initial shock, Jasmine focused on a key question: "Is it possible to make up for the losses?"

If the benefits or compensation provided by the college are not good enough, the loss can be huge.

"I don't know yet."

Link glanced at his personal smart device, made sure there were no new notifications, and shook his head.

Then I realized there was no point in continuing the conversation.

Since things have already come to this, what good will complaining or blaming do, other than venting emotions?

Link changed the subject, asking, "In the past month and a half, has anything happened that was significant enough that I need to know?"

"have!"

Jasmine sat down, picked up the "ice cream black tea + boba" made by the smart butler according to the recipe given by Link, took a small sip, and carefully savored the delicious taste.

Just now, he said leisurely:

There are two things that concern you.

First, on the third day after you led the team to exchange and study, Soren Lucia returned to her homeland, but after presiding over an internal meeting, she was urgently summoned by the academy and sent to the front line.

Secondly, the day after Soren was conscripted, the Lucia family sent a message to the sorceress Celine, expressing their desire for reconciliation with you.

Upon hearing this, Link immediately took it seriously and asked earnestly, "Do you know the details?"

Jasmine shook her head: "I asked the witch Celine, and she said there's a lot more to it than meets the eye. She told me not to ask too many questions to avoid getting distracted, and to wait for you to come back so you can ask her yourself."

"I see."

Link seemed to be deep in thought.

The inside story that Celine the Wizard took so seriously must be extraordinary.

It seems I need to contact the witch Celine as soon as possible.

Link turned around, glanced at the setting sun through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and decided that after finishing his afternoon tea, he would have a deeper conversation with the wizard Celine.

I picked up the crystal-clear glass, blew on a few tea leaves, and took a sip of the tea, savoring the slightly bitter taste of green tea that followed by a sweet aftertaste.

My whole body felt soothed and relaxed, as if it had been gently ironed.

Say goodbye to all stress, worries, and anxieties.

As a fairly good apothecary, how could Link's Wizarding World version of tea be merely a beverage to satisfy his cravings?

It must have the special effects of a drug-like agent.

Green tea calms the mind and soothes the nerves, black tea uplifts the mood, and white tea nourishes the internal organs.

Each of the three types of tea has its own benefits.

Once the research on tea drinks matures, Grand Pharmacy may be able to make tea drinks its main product line and sell them to the public.

Thinking of this, Link swallowed his tea, savoring the pleasant aroma on his lips and teeth, and asked, "How's business at the apothecary?"

"Are you asking about Celine Wizard's Apothecary or Grand Apothecary?"

Jasmine blinked and asked playfully.

"Of course it's Grand Pharmacy! Don't forget, you own a 15% stake there!"

Link rolled his eyes at Jasmine, annoyed.

"What's the use of having shares if you won't let me participate in management?"

Jasmine pouted and huffed angrily.

"Is this the same thing? Don't try to twist the facts."

Link was speechless. Indeed, it was only petty men and women who were difficult to deal with.

It was clearly out of concern for her personal safety that she was assigned to work at Celine Wizard's Apothecary, instead of being put in charge of Grand Apothecary.

As a result of Jasmine's words, it seemed as if Link was being financially wary of her.

"hey-hey……"

Jasmine, who was just being playful, quickly put away her teasing and joked, and said seriously, "Business can't be described as great, it's more like booming. Sales of all kinds of potions are very good, especially the 'One Will' potion. However, some customers have given us bad reviews."

"What negative review?"

"Several customers have complained that the production of 'Yiyi' potion is too limited, and it's impossible to get one."

"Well……"

This is not a matter of output.

Rather, the "One Will" potion is not the kind of ordinary potion that can be mass-produced in factories, but a high-grade potion that needs to be handcrafted by a pharmacist.

None of the "Freedom to Do Anything" members, including Jasmine, have yet reached the level of skill in potion-making that allows them to proficiently refine "One Will" potions.

The "One Will" potions sold at Grand Pharmacy were all prepared in advance by Link.

The exchange and learning event happened suddenly, and no one knew beforehand that there would be a discrepancy in the timing.

Even with sufficient stock of "Yi Yi" medicine, it couldn't sustain continuous sales for a month and a half.

However, they cannot run out of stock, as this would greatly impact the pharmacy's customer traffic.

After discussing with Jasmine, the socially awkward team managing Grand Pharmacy decided to adopt a strategy of selling a fixed quantity of goods daily.

Moreover, each customer is limited to purchasing only five bottles per day.

The introduction of purchase restrictions actually triggered a buying frenzy.

Jasmine's so-called negative customer reviews arose against this backdrop.

After listening to Jasmine's detailed explanation, Link added the task of brewing potions to his schedule.

After we finished chatting about these things, most of the hot drinks and snacks for afternoon tea were gone.

Link wasted no time and immediately arranged a time and place to meet with the wizard Celine on his smart device before getting up and walking outside.

Jasmine hadn't seen Link for a long time and didn't want to part ways so soon, so she went with him.

Anyway, she and the witch Celine were acquainted; they weren't strangers.

The Phantom Coupe sped away from the academy and quickly entered the northern district of Rivosos, heading straight for Wizard Celine's villa.

They arrived at their destination shortly afterward.

Just before getting off the bus, Jasmine seemed to have just remembered and casually said, "Iris went to her internship. Before she left, she asked me to pass on a message to you."

"What did you say?"

"That's a rather strange statement."

"What?"

"Iris said she likes to drink 'Cheese Berry'."

Jasmine stared intently into Link's eyes, and in a somewhat awkward voice, uttered the words "Cheese Berry." Then, she asked very seriously, "What is 'Cheese Berry'? Why would she tell you if she likes to drink it? Is there some secret I don't know? Or is it something I shouldn't know?"

Link paused for a moment as he opened the car door, pondered for a moment, and replied solemnly, "There are indeed secrets you don't know. I'll explain them to you in detail when we get back."

"ha!"

Jasmine laughed loudly, exclaiming with joy and excitement, "I knew you'd tell me! Iris even said you definitely didn't want anyone to know!"

"hehe……"

Link smiled without saying a word.

In the past, Link really wouldn't have wanted anyone to know.

but now……

Not to mention that the academy's higher-ups, Sage Paro, and Wizard Celine all already knew that he was a "stranger".

After seeing that special ruined world that was extremely similar to my hometown in my previous life, it was most likely a parallel world of Earth.

Link was indeed less concerned about his identity as a transmigrator.

It won't be publicized to the whole world, but it won't be kept secret either.

"Come on, come on, come on, let's go inside quickly, don't keep the witch Celine waiting."

A delighted Jasmine quickly pushed open the car door, got out, walked around halfway, and took Link's arm as they entered Celine Wizard's Villa.

"Wow, it's so sticky."

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by a sarcastic remark.

Iris's older sister, Renee Clark, who had already advanced to the third level of wizarding, stared intently at the two of them.

Jasmine slid half a step back, hiding behind Link and avoiding Renee's gaze.

Their hands remained tightly clasped together, not letting go.

Both cowardly and tough.

"Alright, don't scare Jasmine."

Celine the Wizard smoothed things over, then beckoned to Jasmine, "Come, sit next to me."

"oh."

Jasmine obediently let go and sat down next to the wizard Celine.

This maneuver saved Renee's face without frightening Jasmine.

"You guys chat, I'm leaving now."

Renee then got up and left, saying as she walked, "Cody, I hope that next time I see you, I'll see the spirited 'Butcher' who single-handedly fought against all the direct descendants of five pure-blood families, instead of the listless head of the academy's law enforcement department you are now."

The somber wizard Cody met Renee's gaze and nodded slightly.

Having learned about Cody's "background story," Link's mind raced upon hearing this. How could he not know that the biggest beneficiary of the special world ownership that his team had won was Cody?

This is the wizard Cody—the former leader of the Paro Sages faction.

A once dazzling genius who enjoyed boundless glory.

A tragic figure whose advancement to the sage realm was abruptly halted at the crucial moment due to a plot against him.

When Link learned that the outcome of the exchange and learning competition would determine the ownership of a special world that would allow a wizard who had failed to advance to the sage realm to try again, he had considered this possibility.

At the time, he didn't know whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing if Wizard Cody successfully became a sage.

We still don't know.

Suppressing his heavy thoughts, Link sat down opposite the wizard Celine, to the left of the wizard Cody.

Before Celine and Cody could ask any questions, Link spoke up, "There's something I need to report to you. The ruined world we visited during our exchange with Shadow City was quite unique. I only stayed there for half a day, but when I returned, I found that a month and a half had already passed on my homeland."

"A month and a half?"

"They actually went there?"

Before she could finish speaking, both Celine the Wizard and Cody the Wizard spoke up almost simultaneously.

However, the information conveyed by their words was quite different.

Celine the Wizard was shocked by the speed of time, but Cody the Wizard instantly guessed the location.

After Wizard Cody finished speaking, Wizard Celine realized what was happening and frowned slightly: "I wasn't told this when I received the news about this exchange program."

Wizard Cody waved his hand and calmly said, "Don't worry, no matter what the academy's purpose was in sending Link and those third-class wizard apprentices to that special ruined world, they will be fully compensated. They won't waste a month and a half of their time."

"That's good."

The witch Celine nodded, her brow unfurrowing.

After all, it was she who strongly suggested that Link participate in the team leader selection, and it wouldn't be good if Link suffered a great loss.

Link continued, "After I returned, Jasmine told me about the reconciliation between Wizard Soren Lucia and the Lucia family. I didn't know the inside story, so I thought I'd ask Wizard Celine and Wizard Cody for clarification."

"Hehehe..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the witch Celine burst out laughing, laughing so hard she bent over backwards, her laughter filled with righteous indignation.

Wizard Cody, a faint smile playing on his lips, explained:

"The Rukia family is too arrogant, and Soren Rukia is too arrogant."

The day after Soren returned to his homeland, he held an internal meeting.

The exact details are unknown, but there is certain information that near the end of the meeting, Soren spoke up, agreeing with the strategy of completely eliminating you.

As a result, he was given an emergency assignment by the college headquarters that very night and was sent away the next day.

Even if the Rukia family is slow to react, they can tell that the academy's higher-ups are intentionally giving them a warning.

If this continues, Sauron will likely be summoned and sent away, leaving him no time for peaceful meditation and hindering his chance to enter the transformation phase.

The entire Rukia family is hoping that Soren can be promoted to Sage, so that the family can take another step forward.

How could such a 'trivial matter' drag Sauron down?

So they asked someone to pass on a message to me, hoping to reach a reconciliation with you in order to persuade the college's higher-ups to stop their attacks on them.

The main point is to stop the tormenting of Sauron.

After listening, Link pondered for a moment, then muttered to himself, "I see."

After a moment, Link asked earnestly, "Wizard Cody, what do you think I should do?"

"You want my opinion? Are you willing to listen?"

"Of course! It's my honor to receive your guidance."

Wizard Cody smiled slightly and said, "Reconciliation is inevitable; that's the premise. The key is how to reconcile, what you can gain from it, and what our faction can gain."

"How do you think it should be done?"

Link then pressed for more information.

The witch Celine stopped laughing, regained her composure, and interjected, "Little Link, if you trust Cody and me, leave this matter to us to handle."

Upon hearing this, Link immediately sat up straight and solemnly stated, "Of course I trust you and Wizard Cody."

After a pause, Link added, "I just hope that when we reach a reconciliation with the Rukia family, there are two conditions that they must agree to."

"What are the conditions?"

"One is to compensate for the losses, which I don't need to elaborate on; you two certainly know that."

We'll demand compensation in whatever way makes the Rukia family suffer!

Anyway, I've completely offended them, so any reconciliation would only be superficial.

I refuse to believe that if the Rukia family gets the chance, they wouldn't want to kill me.

"The other condition is that Sophie Lucia apologizes to me."

Regarding the "new method for promoting the germination of silver star flower".

(End of this chapter)