Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 234 Goblin

Why is Link so focused on the "Fairy" potion?

The reason is simple: he lacked the time to develop.

If you want to avoid becoming a vassal and develop independently, you need a complete plan to quickly enhance the strength of your core subordinates.

Improving a wizard's aptitude is the top priority, enhancing potential and raising the potential ceiling.

It can take into account both the present and the long term.

"Empowerment" is a crooked and unorthodox approach, only suitable for quickly developing henchmen and cannon fodder, and should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.

This is a double-edged sword; it can hurt both the enemy and oneself.

This will greatly affect public opinion and damage the image.

Something like "sublimation" could be considered.

However, the prerequisite is that Link has a world of servants that can continuously summon servants.

Just like the Sage Paro conquered the Fairy World and managed it primarily as a resource world.

This resource includes the source of servants and soldiers.

After learning about the effects and data of "Sublimation", Sage Paro immediately bought out all the information and rights related to "Sublimation".

Taking all factors into consideration, "Fairy" potions will remain Link's first choice for the foreseeable future.

However, even after an upgrade, the "Fairy" potion's effects, which are already quite considerable, still haven't met Link's expectations.

Therefore, Jasmine's request was not granted to the "Freedom to Do Anything" group, which later recruited several members who had been tested and were indeed loyal and reliable, but whose wizarding aptitude was relatively low.

Each person can only accept one method to improve their wizarding aptitude in their lifetime.

Moreover, it is highly likely that a person can only undergo this kind of modification and enhancement once in their lifetime.

If the methods of receiving treatment are varied or the frequency is too high, it can easily lead to physical breakdown.

For those members, rashly accepting a wizard aptitude improvement plan that doesn't yield the desired results would be a losing proposition!

Now that he's joined "Freedom to Do Anything" and is quite loyal and reliable, Link can't just let him get away with it.

We must shoulder the responsibilities of a leader and strive for excellence.

Now that he has a completely new direction, Link is not in a hurry to start research immediately.

Further research is needed on radiation-induced mutagenesis.

Let's start by setting up a project, and then gradually build the architecture and add content. There's no rush.

Right now, he still has many things to deal with.

First, energy storage devices;

Secondly, we will continue to monitor feedback on the use of the "reversal" drug and the condition of Christina and her daughter.

Third, to prepare in advance for the competition between several wizarding organizations in the Michelle district;

Fourth, carefully manage Grand Pharmacy and open up new sources of revenue;

Fifth, be wary of a counterattack from the Rukia family.

Things need to be dealt with one at a time.

Link first sent an "email" to the manufacturer of the "Hummingbird" class starship to discuss the purchase of the energy storage device.

Then he shared some new ideas he had after reading the feedback on the use of the "Reversal" potion with Christina and reminded her of some precautions.

With these two tasks that could be dealt with quickly finished, Link spent some time choosing among the remaining three matters and decided to focus on the competition preparations first.

A match that Wizard Cody could inform about in advance must be extraordinary.

We need to take this seriously.

Link isn't worried about the individual competition.

His strength has been increasing day by day. Now, he hasn't fought in a long time, and he himself doesn't even know how powerful he really is.

In any case, it instantly killed all the level one wizards I had ever encountered.

Even with the two geniuses, Laney Taylor and Tiffany Colonna, who are both top-tier fifth-grade talents, Link could easily defeat them, even if he wasn't arrogant.

Within the miniature legion, aside from feeling a significant threat from Sandra, he knew he might not be able to defeat her.

Link was confident he could win against the other seven members of the academy's main families, including the leader of the combat team, a gaunt young man with a cold expression.

The aloof young man is also a senior level two wizard.

The other six were all level two wizards.

The term "senior" actually refers to someone who is ready to challenge for a higher level at any time, but for various reasons has not taken that step.

It can only be said that with the combined benefits of the "Witchcraft Specialization" talent, "Small World" + "Great Cosmic Meditation" + the favor of the Wizarding World's will + the continuously optimized innate witchcraft "Armor" + the "Multi-threaded Thinking" state, Link's combat power is truly overpowered.

His mental strength has already reached 266, his progress is incredibly fast!

The mental strength limit of an ordinary first-level wizard is 199.

Even so, Link hasn't yet reached the limit of the Wizarding version of "The Great Cosmic Meditation Method" at the first-level wizard stage.

It's estimated that it could rise to 399, or even higher.

The mental strength limit of an ordinary level two wizard is 399.

Putting all that aside, Link quickly packed up, went downstairs, left the store, and drove back to the lakeside villa at the academy.

It was almost noon, and if we didn't go to the lakeside villa soon, we'd get another hard bite on the shoulder.

When I dropped Jasmine off at the advanced school this morning, I promised to go back to the lakeside villa early at noon to have lunch with her.

As a result, I had too many things to do in the morning and was too engrossed in thinking, which made me waste time.

Sure enough, Jasmine stood gracefully at the villa entrance, a sinister smirk on her face.

"You still remember me?"

The moment we met, he launched into a barrage of sarcastic remarks: "I thought you'd gone off to pick up some cute girl and go shopping and out to eat with her, and you'd completely forgotten about me."

Link was speechless: "Stop joking, there's no such thing. Something delayed me, but I came back in time."

"timely?"

Jasmine looked up at the sun, which was already directly overhead, and said reproachfully, "This morning you promised to come here early, is this considered early?"

"It's not too late, it's not too late."

Link chuckled awkwardly and pushed Jasmine inside.

Seeing this, Jasmine stopped expressing her emotions.

In a relationship, it's important to strike the right balance in all aspects.

If you dwell on a trivial matter and keep arguing about it, even if you're right, it will become wrong.

If similar things happen too often, sooner or later they will grow tired of each other.

At the restaurant, Jasmine had already prepared lunch for two.

This was something Link had originally agreed to.

Jasmine returned to the lakeside villa full of anticipation, only to find a cold dining room and an empty table.

The fact that she could still bear her disappointment and prepare lunch for the two of them shows that she was very sensible.

"sit."

Link diligently laid out the tableware for Jasmine, poured her a cup of milk tea, and then sat down opposite her.

"Let's eat! Let's eat!"

Jasmine picked up her knife and fork, the gloom on her face vanished completely, replaced by a sweet smile.

Two small, fair hands swayed slightly, and her eyes revealed an eagerness and joy that she couldn't hide.

Being able to have a meal with someone you like is enough to dispel all your grievances and dissatisfaction.

All that remained was pure joy.

"Let's eat! Let's eat!"

Link cut off a piece of tender lamb chop that Jasmine loved and placed it on her plate.

No food.

The two enjoyed a warm and harmonious lunch together.

Jasmine wiped the grease from her mouth with a napkin, took a sip of milk tea, and spoke up: "Mina came to see me. She said the Lucia family is preparing a team to snipe you. They just don't know what the sniping method will be."

Link seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

Tiffany Colonna's reminder, the wizard Cody's advance notice, and Mina's information, combined, made Link realize the revenge that the Lucia family was preparing to take against him.

He said that under the pressure from the academy, the Lucia family paid a huge price to give Soren a relatively peaceful environment so that he could focus on his transformation.

How could I possibly risk offending the academy again by taking retaliatory action against him?

So that's how they retaliated!

The Lucia family's plan is likely to sabotage Link's performance in the upcoming competition between several wizarding organizations.

This caused Link to lose the favor of the academy's higher-ups.

In this way, the Rukia family will have the opportunity to take further revenge on Link without suffering any backlash, and regain their lost face.

For these families, face is still very important.

"I think I understand."

Coming to his senses, Link relayed the information about the competition that Wizard Cody had given him to Molly, and then said, "This afternoon, inform the eight of them that I'm going to practice team coordination soon, and have them arrange their time accordingly, starting tomorrow night."

"Okay, I'll inform them this afternoon."

Jasmine agreed, then asked with concern, "You didn't exclude me, did you?"

Link laughed and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong."

"That's good."

Jasmine tilted her head back and finished her milk tea. She wiped her mouth with a napkin, took out the lipstick developed by "Freedom to Do Anything" and applied a purplish color.

He got up and walked over to Link, bent down, and whispered in Link's ear, "You're smart enough not to exclude me, otherwise I would have bitten you to death."

After saying that, Jasmine pulled open Link's clothes and gently kissed the spot where he had bitten her last time, leaving a faint lip print that looked just like a bruise.

Is this a warning? A threat? Or flirting?

Feeling the warmth on his shoulder, Link had no idea.

"I'm leaving now. Don't make me wait for you again tonight."

After giving her a reminder, Jasmine left the villa and went to the "Freedom to Do Anything" residence at the Advanced Academy to carry out Link's instructions.

Link picked up his green tea and sipped it slowly.

I had no intention of dealing with the lip print on my shoulder.

What if they need to come for another check-up tonight?

Girls in the throes of new love often have very peculiar thought processes.

Link didn't want to invite trouble.

After sitting alone for a while and finishing his tea, Link decided not to go to the pharmacy in the afternoon. Instead, he went to the study on the second floor and began designing training programs for teamwork.

While sketching on the paper, before I could even sort out my thoughts, my personal AI started vibrating.

Upon opening the screen, I saw a video call request from Lani Taylor.

Without hesitation, I agreed immediately.

There's something I feel it's necessary to tell you in advance.

The moment Lani's flawless face appeared on the screen, her voice came out at the same time.

"What is it? Tell me."

Link took it seriously and valued Lanny's words very much.

Being by Sandra's side, the information she received, even just a few words, was of great value.

"You need to be mentally prepared that you might be drafted again."

Lani didn't keep them in suspense and directly revealed the information she had heard: "This time, it's very likely that it won't just be you alone; your entire team will be drafted."

"Contest?"

Upon hearing this, Link had a guess in mind and asked directly.

"You've received the news?"

Lani was somewhat surprised; she had only just found out about this.

"This is only for the competition."

Link explained.

"oh."

Lani suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

"I can't say too much, but you must take this seriously. I've heard that there are death limits in this competition."

"Something must have come up over there," Lani said hastily before hanging up.

"Morality indicators?"

Link muttered to himself.

This information comes from Sandra, so it's definitely accurate.

Therefore, whether it's for the sake of the academy's attention and rewards, or for the lives of myself, Jasmine, the group of brothers, and the socially awkward group, we have to raise the level of importance we place on this even higher.

After thinking for a while, Link continued to design training programs for teamwork.

Time passed quietly.

As the sun began to set, Link stopped what he was doing, left the lakeside villa, picked up Jasmine, and they returned to the villa in the North District together.

"You didn't go to the store this afternoon?"

Jasmine, sitting in the passenger seat, asked in confusion.

She had just lamented how poor she was yesterday, and she thought Link would invest in the research and development of new drugs to open up new sources of income.

That's why I asked Link to return to the villa in the North District earlier at noon.

Link explained, "I didn't participate in the training program for designing team collaboration."

"Um."

Jasmine didn't say much.

The two returned to the villa in the North District together, had dinner together, went into the study together, and then went about their own business.

While Jasmine studies, Link continues to design training programs.

What they had in common was that both of them had to refer to a lot of information.

The following day, in the evening.

West District, Airport Terminal.

Link stood in front of the "Skysock," looking at the energetic Jasmine, the group of brothers, and the socially awkward group.

"It's been so long since we've all gotten together like this."

After looking around and exchanging glances with each person for a few seconds, Link spoke, "It's been several years since we last worked together. Now, we're about to have another opportunity to work together as a team, to fight and strive. This opportunity is quite special. From what I've heard, the teams participating represent the Academy and will compete against teams representing other wizarding organizations, and there are death quotas."

To give everyone a moment to process the information, Link raised his voice slightly and emphasized:

What does the mortality index mean?

This means that, unlike the two-district competition within the academy, there is no danger to one's life this time;

This means that the slightest lapse in vigilance could cost one's life;

This means the competition will be fierce, and we must go all out to strive for better performance and a higher ranking while ensuring our survival.

Therefore, starting today, everyone needs to adjust their schedules and focus on teamwork training and cohesion.

Link glanced around at everyone again and asked seriously, "Do you all understand?"

"clear!"

The crowd roared in unison.

"Board the ship."

Link waved his hand and took the lead on the gangway of the "Skyspin".

Everyone followed with stern faces and solemn expressions.

Once inside the warship, the group of men revealed their true colors, looking around and touching everything, occasionally uttering exclamations of admiration.

She perfectly resembled Granny Liu, who had never seen the world before, and her behavior upon first entering the Grand View Garden.

Link didn't rush to suppress the gang's nature; in fact, he deliberately indulged it.

Even though the socially awkward group hasn't reached the point of being socially inept yet, the three members have become sunny and cheerful young men and women.

Hehe, looking around.

Even Betty went to the bar, mixed two drinks, handed them to Boss Link and Boss Molly, and then said quipped, "Wishing Boss Link and Boss Molly a long and happy marriage."

After saying that, the person ran away.

"Really..."

Link held his wine glass, unsure how to express his feelings.

"It can talk."

Jasmine blushed slightly and continued the conversation.

Perhaps the wine was a bit strong, because the more Jasmine drank, the redder her face became.

"What are you looking at?"

Noticing that Link's gaze was fixed on her red face, Jasmine couldn't help but ask.

"Looking at the face of a fairy."

Link replied with a double entendre.

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you."

After finishing her drink, Jasmine stomped on Link's heel and gave him a few orders, quickly bringing the unruly group of guys and the socially awkward group back to their senses and restoring order.

Link then divided the group into teams and began the first training exercise: piloting the "Sky Shuttle" starship.

His requirements weren't high; all his trusted subordinates needed to learn how to pilot warships and possess the ability to traverse interstellar space.

His long-term goal is:

Everyone here is an experienced driver.

In this way, like a miniature legion, the warships will not be left unattended when non-combat casualties occur due to unforeseen circumstances.

Tower Spirit?

A highly intelligent tower spirit is very expensive.

Link can't afford it!

Starting tomorrow, the update time will be changed; the midnight update will be moved to 8 AM.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will update two chapters after 8 PM, and try to update the third chapter in the morning, or in the afternoon if necessary.

I apologize in advance if this has caused any inconvenience to my readers.

(End of this chapter)