Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 252 Retreat! Retreat!

"Freedom to do whatever you want" demonstrates a mature side.

After news of Link's accident spread, Buck and Lynn, carrying a handwritten letter that Link had prepared in advance, summoned all the members of "Do Whatever You Want".

Whether they are on the official staff or on the periphery, they all gather together.

The handwritten letter was read aloud by Buck and then circulated among all members to verify its authenticity.

The members of "Freedom to Do Anything" only then realized that their boss had anticipated that they might be in trouble soon.

Buck and Lynn, especially Lynn, were appointed as temporary agents.

Until the eldest sister, Jasmine, emerged from the cultivation realm.

Based on the numerous potion recipes and refining methods that the big shot suddenly revealed on the internal forum a few days ago...

Drug development plans for the near future

And the pre-arranged preparations for the use of the new generation of "fairy" potions and "empowering" potions...

All these events indicate that the big boss had a premonition that something unexpected was about to happen to him.

The members of "Doing Anything Freely" had no doubt about the accuracy of the big boss's premonition.

However, this accident came so suddenly.

As a result, none of the members were mentally prepared.

Afterwards, Buck and Lynn, following the established procedure, had all the members who had read the handwritten letter sign a confidentiality agreement with extremely high levels of authority and stringent conditions.

Take precautions to prevent the contents of handwritten letters from being leaked.

After unifying their thinking, the "freedom to do anything" mentality unleashed an astonishing unity and remarkable skill.

He steadily advanced all aspects of affairs, not only managing the Grand Pharmacy well and repelling several attempts from other Pharmacy, but also successfully taking over part of the original Lucia family's assets as compensation to Link from the Academy.

This attitude of "being free to do whatever he wants" has made many people and organizations who have been following the attack on Link Grand more convinced that it was a genuine accident.

Such outstanding young talents can not only excel individually, but also develop their own influence.

Which company would be willing to use it as a "discarded pawn"?

Based on this, it seems highly likely that the core members of the Rukia family have genuinely betrayed them.

Even though the reasons for the defection have not yet been found, the fact of the defection has been established.

Now, it remains to be seen how Rivosos College will hold the University of Mesopotamia accountable.

And where will the relationship between these two former staunch allies go?

Fairy world.

Link's injuries healed very quickly.

The holes in his chest and back have completely healed.

Her damaged lungs are completely healed, and she can breathe the air of the fairy world without wearing a mask.

Upon learning the news, Poirot Salosar, the Minister of Medical Affairs, Celine's first potion student, and a third-level wizard, rushed to her door.

"alright?"

"almost."

"Are we free to move around now?"

"Probably."

"Come on, let's go to the medical department."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the wizard Salosar began conscripting men. His merciless iron hand firmly bound Link's arm, pulling and dragging him to the medical department.

"Wow, you're lucky to be alive, kid! You survived three planet-destroying shots!"

Old man Murphy was also there, and he immediately started mocking us upon meeting us. "You've gotten quite bold, haven't you? Not bad, not bad. Next time, try taking six hits from a planet-destroying cannon and see if you can survive."

"Thanks."

Link knew that this was Murphy's way of reminding him to be careful in the future and not to be too reckless.

To avoid being "tricked" like this time, because I knew nothing about it.

Therefore, Link's reply was a sincere thank you.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Wizard Salosahr pushed past old man Murphy and led Link further into the medical department's compound, saying, "You're now an external consultant for my medical department, no longer an employee of the pharmacy department. Just ignore what old man Murphy says."

"Hey, how dare you talk to me like that?"

Old man Murphy immediately got angry and started belittling him to his face. How could that be?

Do you really think his sword is ineffective?

The wizard Salosar ignored old man Murphy and led Link to the largest tent. He pulled up a series of documents from the office computer and said, "All the information about the Medical Department's 'Sublimation' potion project these days is here. Take your time to look through it."

"Um."

Link immediately focused his attention on the information.

Judging by the timeline, the Paro Sage Legion's "Ascension" potion project in the fairy world has indeed passed the small-scale testing phase.

If there are no major errors, it can be promoted on a large scale.

The Sage Paro had considered recruiting him several times to assist or lead the "Sublimation" potion project.

This indicates that the project is not progressing as smoothly as expected.

There must be something wrong somewhere, but the medical department hasn't been able to find it.

As a result, the "sublimation" drug project was left hanging in the air, unable to move forward or retreat, becoming a useless entity.

As the Minister of Health and the head of the "Sublimation" drug project, Polo Salosar is largely to blame.

He even felt that Celine the Wizard's criticism that he "couldn't even copy homework properly" was very accurate.

The medical department is indeed full of craftsmen. It's good enough if they can be good at making potions. They really don't have the talent to be excellent potion developers.

Now that the developers of the "sublimation" drug have delivered themselves to our doorstep, we have no choice but to seize the opportunity.

While Link was reviewing the documents, a major event occurred in the city of Rivosos.

With the approval of the Dean's Office, the Academy's Enforcement Department publicly executed some members of the Rukia family.

By this time, even without an official announcement from the academy, the fact that the Lucia family had defected and that Soren Lucia had ambushed Link Grand had been confirmed.

Public executions at Rivolius College are not hangings or beheadings.

The scene wasn't that bloody, but for the wizard, the outcome was far more unacceptable than death.

First, the sea of ​​consciousness was destroyed, and the mental and magical power of the tortured person was transformed into special energy through special means and poured into the academy's main tower;

Then, their wizarding qualifications are revoked, completely blocking the path for the condemned to rebuild their lives.

Then, the knowledge in the mind is stripped away, and all memories related to witchcraft are deleted from the victim's mind;

Finally, it is engraved into the mind, firmly establishing in the victim the understanding that suicide is not an option.

From then on, the condemned would live in misery.

Knowing that he was once a wizard, but unable to recall any memories of it, and unable to regain his former identity and status through hard work, he can only live in a daze, living numbly.

Unable to even end their own lives, they must endure a lifetime of regret, pain, and numbness.

Like a walking corpse, living a life worse than death!

In this batch, a total of 36 Rukia were publicly tortured.

Those who went to the scene to watch the execution also filmed the process and posted it not only on the Rivosos forum, but also on many other forums in Mesopotamia.

Other wizarding organizations, such as Shadow City, Flame and Metal Merchants, and the White Tower Alliance, also shared the video.

The wizards who watched the execution video were all impressed by the ruthless and insidious methods employed by Rivosos Academy.

"They got off too easily."

The witch Celine witnessed the entire execution and gave this comment.

Subsequently, the sorceress Celine stopped paying attention to the Lucia family and even became indifferent to the matter of rescuing the Palo Sage Legion.

He devoted himself to his spiritual practice, striving to enter the transformation period as soon as possible.

University of Mesopotamia.

In a villa under strict surveillance, the core members of the Rukia family—the patriarch, the elders, and the backbone—a total of 42 people, gathered together.

After the execution video ended, the patriarch, who is also the only sage in the Rukia family, looked around at the many elders and core members, and finally fixed his gaze on Soren Rukia, remaining silent for a long time.

After a long while, the clan chief asked quietly, "Are you satisfied now?"

Soren Lucia looked up in confusion: "Why does the clan leader ask that?"

A hint of anger flashed in the patriarch's eyes: "If you are dissatisfied with the fact that the clan signed a reconciliation agreement and apologized to the Paro Sages, especially Link Grand, without informing you, you can raise it with me in person, or even propose to the council of elders to remove me from my position as patriarch."

After a pause, the clan chief raised his voice: "Why did you betray the clan by first revealing the coordinates of the fairy world, which you obtained from who-knows-where, forcing the clan to use the connections left by our ancestors and hastily switch sides, neglecting even the other clansmen, the two legions, and the assets!"

Soren Lucia asked, puzzled, "Everything I did was reported to the clan chief, so how can it be considered doing it behind the clan's back?"

"I did not agree!"

The clan chief grew increasingly angry, but his voice turned low.

"But you didn't object."

Soren said nonchalantly, "If there's no objection, then it can be done. Isn't that what you taught me?"

"snort!"

The clan chief's eyes were bloodshot, as if he were about to breathe fire.

The elders and key figures, who were listening to the conversation between a fifth-level sage and a quasi-sage, dared not interrupt.

Even the highly respected elders are no exception.

After a moment, seeing that the clan leader and Soren were still restrained, the Grand Elder finally spoke: "Now that things have come to this, there's no point in dwelling on the past. Let's think about the future."

The chieftain scoffed, "What else can we do? We'll use the secret we hold to negotiate with the University of Mesopotamia, get their protection, and then try to get some of our people and property back through them."

Soren retorted directly, "We only need to bring back some promising juniors. What's the point of bringing back those good-for-nothing playboys? To continue draining the family's resources?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became awkward.

The spoiled brat that Soren was talking about was raised by the people present.

It's not far from becoming a "worm-eaten family".

Soren was ambitious and made several proposals to reform the family and refresh its atmosphere, but all of them were rejected by the elders.

Even though Sauron once managed to persuade the clan chief, the elders used various methods, both overt and covert, to thwart his efforts.

It was only then that the elders of the council realized that Sauron's dissatisfaction with the family had reached such a level.

I wish I could be reborn from the ashes.

As long as the spark of hope remains, I wouldn't care even if the current Rukia family were destroyed.

The common characteristics of the 36 Rukias who were tortured came to mind for the elders of the council.

These people are all the parasites that Soren mentioned!

The patriarch didn't seem as angry as he appeared. His conversation with Sauron seemed more like a charade, a performance for certain people.

However, their acting was so realistic that only those familiar with them, such as the elders, could see through it.

Thinking of this, the elders all suppressed their thoughts and dared not think any further.

If you keep thinking about it, someone will die!

They haven't lived enough yet.

The chieftain and Sauron exchanged a glance, and they immediately understood each other's intentions.

Spare their lives for now!

Monitoring room.

The president of the University of Mesopotamia personally inquired of the wizard responsible for monitoring the core of the Lucia family: "How are they performing?"

"Aside from more frequent meetings, there are no other unusual changes."

What do you talk about in meetings?

"They blamed each other, shirked responsibility, discussed taking back their people and property, and complained that Solon had not informed his family before doing anything."

The wizard in charge of monitoring replied, "They may have used coded language. We are intensifying our investigation to find patterns and determine whether coded language was used."

"Hmm. You did a good job."

The principal offered encouragement, then ordered, "Keep monitoring them, loosen the restrictions, let them do whatever they want, do you understand what I mean?"

"clear!"

"Good that you understand."

The president of Mesopotamia University offered some words of encouragement to the two wizards who were monitoring the Lucia family, then leisurely left the monitoring room and returned to his office.

"You haven't left yet?"

Looking at Dean Forrest, who was still loitering there, the university president snorted irritably, "I've already said, no explanation means no explanation! Get back to your Rivosos College right now."

Dean Forrest is here today on behalf of Revosos College to demand accountability and to order the University of Mesopotamia to hand over the core members of the Lucia family.

It is commonly known as "crashing the party".

The more arrogant and shameless one is, the better the effect.

Therefore, after Forrest angered the university president and drove him out of his office, he usurped the president's position and sat in it himself, leisurely pacing around.

Hearing the university president's reprimand, Forrest winked and made faces, completely unconcerned.

He's more like a scoundrel than a Level 6 Sage, the Dean of the Junior and Senior Colleges of Rivosos Academy.

The university president glared at him and said, "That's enough! Don't go too far!"

Dean Forrest gave him a look, as if to say, "This is nothing. I'm being lenient by not tearing your office down."

The university president rolled his eyes. "You want to demolish my office? Why don't you just take my seat? Wouldn't that be more to your liking?"

Dean Forrest's eyes lit up. "Hey, that's a great idea! I declare your seat mine!"

The university president was helpless. He couldn't do anything about this scoundrel who almost became his brother-in-law and was still keeping his own sister hanging on. He could only leave his office again.

Dean Forrest, meanwhile, sat comfortably on his throne with a smile, and summoned the management of the University of Mesopotamia to come and report on their work one by one.

The next day.

A bombshell piece of news has been circulating.

Forrest Diomand, the principal of Rivoss College, stormed the University of Mesopotamia and ousted the university president from his office.

Then he seized the position of university president, exercised the powers of the university president, and handled the work of the University of Mesopotamia in a serious manner.

Given Dean Forrest's status, rank, and power, and the fact that their own president was backing away, the University of Mesopotamia's administration had no choice but to cooperate.

Dean Forrest didn't act recklessly either; he handled every task very methodically, following the instructions precisely, and there would absolutely be no problems.

Moreover, he uncovered four cases of embezzlement in just half a day!

What's even more outrageous is that when Dean Forrest left the University of Mesopotamia, he declared that if he didn't get an explanation by the next day, he would uncover eight more cases of corruption.

Anyway, these people's methods of embezzlement are extremely crude, and they can be easily caught if investigated.

The president of the University of Mesopotamia was furious:

Can't I find it?

It's not convenient for me to check.

They're all connected through connections; their ancestors are still alive!

You make me look silly!

Hehehe... Happy.

The person who broke the news also posted several photos of the university president inspecting various parts of the University of Mesopotamia.

The gossip-loving wizards exclaimed that this gossip was sweet and fresh, and they all looked forward to what would happen next.

I want to see how long the University of Mesopotamia is willing to stand up for the Lucia family, and whether they will retaliate.

I want to see how the relationship between the two develops.

As a result, the University of Mesopotamia officially announced a selective closure, affecting both its domestic campus and its main campus worldwide.

Everyone can leave, but no one can enter!

(End of this chapter)