Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 249 Running Around

The world is constantly changing.

The same applies to identity and status.

As Link demonstrated his ability to easily outmaneuver the University of Mesopotamia leader, a senior level two wizard, Link's status and position immediately changed.

In that instant, without delay, without waiting.

Whether it's the academy's management, or wizards like Celine and Cody, or Link himself, everyone must quickly adapt to this change and can no longer treat Link as an ordinary first-level wizard.

Putting aside the standards for a level three wizard, this is a bit of an exaggeration.

Link should be treated with the same standards as a powerful, experienced level two wizard.

The most typical example is that Sandra consulted Link's opinion before sharing the video with others.

This is the attitude of treating everyone equally.

Instead of being outwardly humble but inwardly arrogant as before.

There is a huge difference between asking for opinions after making a decision and asking "Do you accept this?" versus asking for opinions before making a decision and asking "Is this okay?"

It was also because Link displayed extraordinary talent.

The Dean, the man standing behind the Sage of Paro, was the one who immediately agreed to Link's request for a meeting.

That's why he patiently provided answers when Link directly expressed his doubts, hesitations, and fears about the Academy's recent actions.

In order to eliminate any potential estrangement Link might develop towards the Academy, she even told Link a highly confidential matter.

Is this approach childish or outrageous?

It's not child's play at all, and it's not outrageous at all.

Link, at the level one wizard stage, was able to exert combat power that could easily overpower a senior level two wizard, and was on the verge of becoming a level three wizard.

This is a true demonstration of both immediate combat capability and potential.

Furthermore, it's still uncertain whether this represents Link's full strength.

Aside from Link himself, no one knows if he has any even more powerful hidden weapons!

Link's future is truly full of endless possibilities.

Given this possibility, the dean could do these things with complete justification.

No one can criticize his actions.

"Thank you for your explanation, Dean."

Link got the answer and already knew what to do next.

"Don't mention it."

The dean smiled. "No other questions?"

"That's all."

Are you still afraid?

"I'm not afraid anymore."

"Then go ahead, do what you want to do, don't worry about anything. Remember, you're no longer a nobody who can be manipulated at will."

The dean reassured Link and offered a well-intentioned reminder: "As your strength improves, your mindset must also change accordingly. Blindly showing off is not a good thing; blindly hiding your abilities is equally undesirable."

"Thank you, Dean."

Link seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

After politely thanking him, I left the dean's office, went downstairs, drove back to the lakeside villa.

He stored the depleted magic stone that Buck and Lynn had sent into his "small world," planning to find another time to pilot the "Sky Shuttle" to outer space to recharge the magic stone.

Now, let's focus on Flandre's progress.

"Master, master."

Sensing Link's thoughts, Flandre immediately cried out, her tone even more aggrieved than before Link left, "Our scout puppet was confiscated, and they're so annoying, they're lying to children!"

"Huh? What happened? So fast?"

After Link discovered that the other side of the doorway was the fairy world, he was mentally prepared for the scout puppet to be discovered and captured by the Paro Sage Legion.

But isn't this too fast?

How long has it been?

Fairy world.

The Paro Sage Legion's forward base had long since been relocated, occupying the site where the Fairy King once slept.

This is the easiest place to communicate with the will of the fairy world.

Setting up the forward base here will facilitate the Sage of Paro's acceptance of the Wizarding World's will and help the Wizarding World's will further infiltrate the Fairy World's will.

The so-called "control" refers to subtly and silently transforming the fairy world into the shape of the wizarding world.

The moment the 10 reconnaissance golems appeared out of nowhere from the site where the Fairy King's body had fallen, they were detected by the nearby forward base.

Once it was confirmed that the 10 reconnaissance pods were indeed conducting orderly reconnaissance, the guard captain immediately ordered their capture.

However, despite capturing them, the guard captain did not completely sever the connection between the 10 reconnaissance puppets with cross-border communication capabilities.

However, some targeted processing was done to prevent the reconnaissance puppet from capturing valuable images.

Flandre accused them of lying to children because of this.

Each large wizarding organization trains its own omnic wizards.

Therefore, the various runic items and magical artifacts circulating within large wizarding organizations are all quite recognizable.

The captain of the guard recognized at a glance that these 10 reconnaissance golems were the popular style of the Rivosos Academy.

At this critical juncture, discovering the cross-disciplinary communication reconnaissance puppet from the academy is a good thing!

Without alerting anyone else, the captain of the guard met with Sage Paro alone and briefly described what had happened.

"Hmm...this is interesting."

Sage Paro observed the ten reconnaissance golems for a while, then figured out something that had puzzled him for a long time. A smile appeared on his lips. "He really is a cunning fellow! But he's not a bad person at heart."

The captain of the guard has been by the side of Sage Paro for quite some time.

As far as he knew, in recent years, there had only been one person whom the Sage Paro could jokingly call "slippery."

Could it be that these reconnaissance puppets were sent in by Link Grand?

But how could he do that when the portal was destroyed?

Just as the captain of the guard was pondering this, the Sage Paro suddenly waved his hand, signaling him to step back.

Before stepping out of the tent, the guard captain caught a glimpse of one of the reconnaissance golems and made an action that was not in automatic patrol mode.

This indicates that the person behind the spy puppet is preparing to respond.

The captain of the guard really wanted to stay and confirm whether the person behind it was indeed Link Grand!

Unfortunately, the Sage Paro had given orders, and the captain of the guard had no choice but to obey.

"Did you kill the Fairy King's soul?"

Sage Paro stared intently at the reconnaissance puppet "camera" that had made the unusual movement, and asked in a deep voice, "That summon you obtained from the extra reward of the first-year two-district competition is actually a 'spirit' of a 'small world,' isn't it?"

Many things are hard to guess without clues.

But once you get a clue or a definite answer, it's not hard to figure things out by working backward.

The many abnormalities in Link's behavior, especially the changes that occurred after the first-year two-district competition, have been explained relatively reasonably.

If Link really does possess a "small world".

"I'm so envious of your luck!"

Not receiving a prompt reply, Sage Paro didn't mind and continued, "All obstacles before advancing to the Great Sage realm have been cleared. You only need to maintain your current momentum to continue your vigorous progress. Tsk..."

With deep emotion, the Sage Paro made no attempt to conceal his true feelings.

Both his tone and expression were indistinguishable from the genuine feelings he expressed during his transformative period.

Once you get used to living without a mask, you'll actually start to hate the mask.

Many wise people, after living a certain number of years, have reached a state of profound understanding, where they can laugh, scold, and express their joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness at will.

In the wizarding world, wizards of the fourth to sixth level are honored with the title "Sage".

It shows respect for strength and rank, respect for those who can comprehend the rules, and respect for intellectual level.

The Sage Paro shows signs of becoming a "wise man".

At this moment, having overcome the delay in cross-dimensional communication, Link's voice came through the reconnaissance puppet:

"Sage Paro, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it."

There are many things that are difficult to explain, and I don't want to deceive you, so I don't know how to report them for the time being.

Let bygones be bygones.

This passage is still in its early stages; it cannot transport living beings or large quantities of supplies at once.

If the energy supply is increased, it may be possible to transport space storage equipment.

Upon learning that you and the Legion were besieged by the Abyss Demons, the Wizard Celine was extremely anxious and broke down in tears several times.

Although she has now mustered her strength to take charge of affairs and plan a rescue for you and the Legion, from what I've observed, the Wizard Celine remains in a low and dejected state of mind.

Should we tell the wizard Celine about this passage so that she can contact you personally?

In addition, what supplies do you urgently need?

Please let me know.

I will pass this on to Wizard Celine for targeted fundraising.

After listening to Link's recorded and transmitted words, the Sage Paro fell silent.

The plan for the Paro Sage Legion and the Lucia Family to join forces with other actions to attract other wizarding organizations was devised by the Academy headquarters after the unexpected discovery that an abyssal demon was sealed within the boundary of the fairy world.

When it came time to execute the plan, the Sage Paro learned the details.

Since the sorceress Celine was not part of the core of the Paro Sage Legion from the beginning, she naturally did not have the qualifications to know the plan in advance.

Even though the relationship between the wizard Celine and the sage Paro was extremely close.

That's the rule, and if it's not allowed, it's not allowed.

Sage Paro once thought that the news of the Legion being besieged by the Abyss Demons would have a great impact on the Sorcerer Celine when it reached the homeland.

But he didn't expect the impact to be so great.

After a moment's thought, Sage Paro asked, "Given your personality and style, even if these reconnaissance puppets were captured, you wouldn't directly admit to controlling them. Why are you being so agreeable now? Did you learn something through some channel?"

After a moment, Link's voice came through: "I went to see the Dean and asked him to confirm some things. The Dean told me that he can do whatever he wants as long as it's for the rescue of you and the Legion."

Upon hearing this, the Sage Paro immediately understood.

So he went to see the dean!

It seems that Forrest Diormand is going to emphasize again that he's his boss!

Forrest's meaning was clear: he could contact the wizard Celine, but he couldn't reveal the details of the plan.

With a sigh, Sage Paro said, "Tell Celine that I need some materials to build a portal, as well as supplies for the interstellar warships and star destroyer fortresses."

"Understood, I'll go right away."

After saying that, the communication was cut off.

All 10 cross-border communication and reconnaissance dummy units have entered hibernation mode.

Sage Paro was not in a good mood. After being alone in the tent for a while, he still felt restless.

"Hmph! You're just unlucky."

Muttering an angry mutter to himself, Sage Paro, exuding murderous intent, lifted the tent flap and stepped outside. "Main Force Regiment, immediate assembly. Operational objective: Destroy at least one Abyss Demon Portal!"

"yes!"

The chief officer of the adjutant's office, who rushed from the adjacent tent, immediately drafted an order and relayed it to the staff.

A pre-prepared battle plan was distributed ahead of time to the main force regiment, which was ready to launch an attack.

The main force, which had been resting and recuperating for a long time, completed its assembly in less than 5 minutes. Then, it boarded a transport ship and entered the main force-class interstellar warship that spanned the outer space of the fairy world.

A fierce battle suddenly broke out.

The main force regiment truly deserves the title of "first regiment".

After the main-class starships withstood the frenzied counterattack of the abyssal demons.

Under the guidance of the leader and deputy leader, 150 official wizards cooperated closely and combined their spells to unleash a terrifying war magic: the Disintegration Aura.

Wherever the dim, magical light passed, countless abyssal demons fell one after another, like a combine harvester reaping rice.

The small portals that continuously sent forth countless abyssal demons encountered the dark light of the war magic "Disintegration" and shattered into a pile of waste in less than 5 seconds.

The results achieved were extremely fruitful!

After unleashing their war magic, the main force of the regiment quickly withdrew according to plan.

When a large number of abyssal demons emerged from several portals in other directions and noticed the commotion, they rushed to provide support. By then, the main force of the first regiment, aboard a starship, had already returned to the protective range of the Star Destroyer Fortress.

Not long ago, the Abyss Demon Army had just besieged the Fairy World and the Paro Sage Legion, and launched several fierce attacks.

The Paro Sage Legion, well-prepared and rested, not only repelled the attack of the Abyss Demons but also inflicted heavy casualties.

The Star Destroyer Fortress played a significant role in this.

Several beams of full-power annihilation light directly destroyed three medium-sized portals, taking away hundreds of thousands of low-level abyssal demons, as well as a large number of mid-level demons.

It directly crippled the command structure of the Abyss Demon Army.

Seeing the main force acting so "sneaky," they fired one shot and left.

The commander of the abyss demon army was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Without capturing the Star Destroyer Fortress, whose defensive strength and offensive power are equally terrifying, the Abyss Demon Army is simply unable to advance its battle lines.

The so-called siege is just a backup option when a direct assault fails.

If they truly possessed that strength, given the nature of the Abyss Demons, they would have launched a full-scale attack long ago.

Do we still need to slowly besiege it and wait for reinforcements from the Abyss world to arrive?

Witnessing the results of the main force's battle, Sage Paro's mood improved considerably.

He suddenly realized that beating up demons when he was in a bad mood was a great way to vent his anger.

We must promote and develop this method in the future!

Eat, sleep, and fight demons.

The Wizarding World is native to the Wizarding World.

Lakeside villa at Rivoli University, study.

Link ended his conversation with Sage Paro but did not immediately set off to find Wizard Celine.

He pondered for a long time, carefully organizing his words and thinking about how to respond, before finally leaving the house.

We drove straight to the North District villa of the wizard Celine.

"What's up?"

The wizard Celine was quite surprised to see Link arrive uninvited.

It wasn't the scheduled meeting time, and she hadn't sent out any invitations, nor had Link given any prior notice.

There must be something urgent for them to come directly to my door like this.

Link glanced around and carefully sensed the surroundings to make sure that only the wizard Celine was in the villa before he began to prepare for soundproofing and preventing eavesdropping.

Link discarded the sorcerer's artifacts outright.

Link used the True Spirit Wizard's spell "Mind Domain" in combination with the Elemental Wizard's "Silence".

The two perfect-level 1st-circle sorcery spells, after being enhanced by the source power of the "small world," have both reached the strength of 3rd-circle sorcery spells.

An area was created that isolated all air vibrations, prohibited the propagation of sound, and prevented mental probing and perception.

But these are just smoke and mirrors.

Link's actual method of preventing information leaks involved extremely primitive information transmission techniques:

Small note.

Hey! Surprised?

Most wizards are so used to the convenience of witchcraft and magical artifacts that they easily overlook many of the methods they used when they were ordinary people.

Link didn't ignore it; on the contrary, he attached great importance to it.

Taking out a "small piece of paper" at this moment will have a pretty good effect.

The witch Celine took the small note, touched it gently, and discovered the special treatment done on it.

It was coated with a rather special fluorescent agent.

In order to clearly discern the invisible writing, a certain thickness of water-based magic needs to be applied to the outside of the eyes.

Seeing Link's tight defenses, the wizard Celine became even more concerned.

In addition to these measures, they also used witchcraft to create a spy-proof area.

Only then did he focus on reading the contents of the note.

It's short but packed with information.

After reading it, the witch Celine was deeply moved, her breathing became heavy, and a sense of justice arose within her.

I was so excited that I couldn't contain myself for a long time.

"real?"

Clutching the note tightly, the wizard Celine stared into Link's eyes, her lips trembling slightly.

"real!"

Even if there's no sound, you can still read the lip movements.

Link remained silent in response.

Celine's eyes instantly sparkled.

That was the bright sunshine after the dark clouds dispersed, and the hope that multiplied after seemingly having reached a dead end.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm herself down, the wizard Celine destroyed the note before removing the anti-spy zone.

Link also revoked the two spells.

"Sit down for a while."

The wizard Celine instructed the AI ​​assistant to serve Link a cup of green tea before heading straight upstairs.

After a long period of adjustment, the witch Celine finally returned to the state she was in before reading the note.

Calm, strong, and composed, but a closer look reveals the deep worry hidden in her eyes.

Needless to say, Link must have had exchanges with the Sage of Paro after making contact with him.

So, the need for strict vigilance to prevent information leaks proves what?

It's not time to make a big fuss and tell everyone that they've found a way to support the Palo Sages.

It needs to be done discreetly.

Therefore, the witch Celine felt it was necessary to manage her condition.

Those who didn't want Paro the Sage and Link to be on guard would notice something "wrong" about her.

Back in the living room on the first floor, the wizard Celine said to Link, "I know why you came. You can go back now. I'll take care of everything."

"Um."

After finishing the green tea that Celine the Wizard had prepared separately, which had an unusual flavor, Link left briskly.

"I guess I'm just destined to be a workaholic."

On his way to Grand Pharmacy, Link couldn't help but complain about how he had been running around all day.

"well!!!"

He let out a long sigh; he didn't want things to turn out this way either.

All I can say is that Jasmine's sudden premonition is forcing Link to get busy at a fast pace and try to finish what he wants to do in the near future as soon as possible.

To avoid any unexpected changes that could delay important matters and waste time.

The Phantom Coupe was parked right next to the Grand Pharmacy.

After entering the store, Link went straight to the underground biochemical laboratory.

We spent some time preparing for the use of the new generation of "Fairy" potions and "Empowering" potions.

Link sent a message to Lynn, who had recently risen to power in the Brotherhood, telling him that the plan could be executed at any time.

At the level of a regular first-level wizard, Lynn was already considered a decent apothecary, and he also had a certain level of expertise in human biochemistry.

He is more than capable of overseeing the use of "Fairy" and "Empowering" potions and will not make any mistakes.

If Link hadn't been worried about these two potions leaking out, he wouldn't have kept the recipes and brewing methods secret within "Freedom to Do Anything," and even stored the finished products in the "Small World."

Actually, Link didn't need to make this special trip.

"Having the freedom to do whatever you want" allows you to independently advance plans to increase the scope and depth of your influence in the western district.

With that in mind, Link simply compiled all the recipes and brewing methods for the potions sold at Grand Pharmacy, including the "One Will" potion, into a huge encrypted document, which he then shared on the "Freedom to Do Anything" internal forum.

The document decryption method is "free to do whatever you want," every member knows it, and they have signed a confidentiality agreement, so it will not be leaked.

Afterwards, Link drafted a drug development and iteration plan for the next six months, which was also posted on the "Do Anything Freely" internal forum.

As long as you thoroughly understand the contents of the documents and files, the operation of Grand Pharmacy should not encounter any major problems for at least the next year.

After doing all this, Link carefully considered whether there were any oversights.

Jasmine has been sent to the cultivation realm, and the operation of Grand Pharmacy has been arranged. The "freedom to do anything" model is now mature and can operate on its own.

Hmm... We need to follow up on Christina and her daughter's situation further.

Just do it if you have an idea.

Link retrieved all the information and data about Christina and her daughter, reviewed it from beginning to end to reinforce his understanding, and then made a video call to contact Christina.

The communication was quickly established, and Christina's young and beautiful face, radiating maternal glow, appeared on the AI ​​screen, along with the adorable baby she was holding in her arms.

"How have you been lately? Are you alright?"

Observing Christina's face, which had become much more normal, and even her snake eyes were beginning to resemble human pupils, Link judged that the semi-finished "Reversal" potion was not bad.

"That's good, thank you."

Christina parted her red lips slightly and answered.

The voice was still a little hoarse, but it wasn't as harsh as before, like two pieces of rusty iron grinding against each other.

The tip of the tongue gradually detached from the shape of a snake's tongue and turned in a positive direction.

"Do you have enough medicine? I'll send you another batch later."

Link said casually, "Remember to send me a package of your and your daughter's daily test results over this period."

"Thank you, I've already sent it to you, including the blood sample."

Christina was genuinely grateful to Link, a fellow countryman with whom she didn't actually have a deep relationship.

Regardless of how much of Link's help was genuine or how much was motivated by research.

The final result was that it brought about many positive changes for the mother and daughter.

"Well……"

Link hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Did you look at what Jasmine gave you?"

While blocking the University of Mesopotamia's group at the entrance of the Colosseum, Jasmine took advantage of the chaos and, with Flandre's help, secretly delivered the diary to Christina.

"I've seen it."

A hint of sadness appeared in Christina's eyes.

Jimmy visited Shadow City and looked for Christina both before and after Chris's death.

He even gave all the magic stones he had painstakingly accumulated to Christina.

The magic stone given to her by Jimny played a significant role in enabling her to survive the initial period after undergoing biochemical modifications, which placed immense demands on her vitality.

Christina was very concerned about Jimny's death.

However, as a wizard of the Shadow City, she couldn't even investigate the cause of Jimny's death.

If she does that, even if she's killed by the wizards of the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild, Shadow City won't stand up for her.

I can only keep this matter buried in my heart.

Christina didn't know how Link got the diary, but after reading it, she determined the cause of Jimny's death.

He was tortured to death by Vina Mosonelli, the three-point wizard and leader of the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild.

Jimny once complained to her that he was being targeted by a female demon and didn't know how long he could hold out.

Let's remember this grudge for now!

I'll definitely apply when I have the chance!

Let that female demon taste what it's like to be tortured.

When it comes to tormenting people, Shadow City is second to none in Michelle District.

Seeing the change in Christina's expression, Link thought for a moment and said, "Take care of yourself and your daughter first, don't think about anything else."

"Understood, thank you."

Christina listened to the advice and nodded in agreement.

"That's it. Contact me directly if you need anything."

After saying that, Link hung up the video call.

Looking back on the day's events, Link suddenly realized that he felt as if he were making his own funeral arrangements.

That's fucking bad luck!

Pooh!

(End of this chapter)