Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 255 Desire to Sing

A month is neither long nor short.

Enough for many important things to happen.

Revosos College and the University of Mesopotamia have fallen out.

This was expected by some.

But they didn't expect things to progress so quickly.

The University of Mesopotamia's selective closure of the campus, allowing students to leave but not enter, broke the defenses of Rivolius College.

Dean Forrest Diomand blocked the university's entrance for seven days, denouncing the president of the University of Mesopotamia as despicable and shameless.

They were shouting things like, "If you're so capable, then steal someone else's man; if you're so capable, then open the door."

However, the president of the University of Mesopotamia remained very calm and resolutely implemented the selective closure strategy, and has not shown up.

A few days later, those who were following the developments discovered that the University of Mesopotamia had indeed closed down, and it wasn't just talk.

People kept coming out of the local campus and the main campus, but no one seemed able to go in.

Some individuals and forces wanted to find out what was happening inside the University of Mesopotamia, so they tried to contact the wizards who came out, using all sorts of means, including bribery and coercion.

The results came in all sorts of different reports, but they all had one thing in common: nothing unusual had happened inside the University of Mesopotamia and everything was normal.

The reason for the selective closure of the school was purely due to the impact of those four corruption cases and Dean Forrest's demand to find more corruption cases.

It was only at this point that many organizations and individuals in the Michel district realized that the University of Mesopotamia, a long-established top-tier power that was founded along with the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel, had become so corrupt.

Because they fear the festering sore will be exposed, they can keep the school closed and pretend the sore doesn't exist.

"No wonder they've become increasingly down on their luck over the years."

Many people have expressed this sentiment.

The University of Mesopotamia once occupied the Michel District, holding the throne of the first power for nearly a thousand years, except for the Michel Grand Sage's Tower.

However, it has lacked successors in the past three hundred years, and its ranking has continued to decline, falling to fifth place.

The once-underdog Rivoss School of Biology and Medicine has instead risen steadily, jumping from fifth to first place.

Such a contrast is enormous.

No wonder that when everyone learned that the Great Sage Rivo was scavenging for the resources needed for the Great Sage Soth to advance to the eighth level, the University of Mesopotamia reacted the most and took the first action to express its stance, even more so than the Tower of Great Sage Michel.

I really can't save face.

After Dean Forrest's attempts to block the door failed, he brazenly announced the termination of more than a dozen collaborations with the University of Mesopotamia.

They also declared that if the University of Mesopotamia continues to remain silent and fails to respond directly to the legitimate demands of Rivosos College and hand over the thieves, they will continue to sever cooperation projects in the future.

This is not just empty talk.

Looking back a month later, more than half of the collaborative project between Rivosos College and the University of Mesopotamia had been cut.

The firmness and determination of their attitude are evident.

However, if someone knew the inside story of these cut projects, they would find that they were all projects at the University of Mesopotamia where corruption was rampant.

Unfortunately, the people involved were either silenced and could never speak again, or they signed confidentiality agreements made by the ninth-level sage, the True Spirit Wizard.

Three noteworthy events also occurred within Rivoss College.

First, the wizard Celine suddenly entered a period of transformation, and this period will be very short. Two months later, she will be promoted to a sage.

Generally speaking, the transformation period lasts from six months to two years.

After hearing that the wizard Celine's transformation period was so short, a wise man made a judgment.

"She waited for Paro for so many years, always with genuine feelings, without wearing a mask, her humanity remained intact, so what's so strange about her transformation being a little shorter?"

This assessment sparked a heated discussion.

The wizards' focus shifted from the short metamorphosis period to the story between the wizard Celine and the sage Paro.

Some well-informed individuals wrote a long post about the past between the wizard Celine and the sage Paro, and anonymously disclosed it on the Rivosos forum.

After reading this post, many male wizards had only one thought.

That means a straight man like Paro Sage should just die out there.

We are here to protect the beautiful and valiant witch Celine!

"If you do that again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

After discovering the post, the witch Celine knew the anonymous poster's true identity. She immediately "attacked" Renee Clark's house, and after some playful banter, she directly suppressed Renee.

He pressed her down on the soft chair, forcefully slapped her buttocks, causing them to undulate, thus threatening her.

"hey-hey……"

Renee's face flushed pink, and she was panting heavily. "You'll do it again next time."

Upon hearing this, the wizard Celine released her grip on Renee Clark and said quietly, "Even if you're going to spill the beans, don't tell anyone that I lost myself for a healing potion worth only 6 standard level 1 magic stones and a timely act of kindness. How shameful!"

Renee immediately protested, sitting up and angrily saying, "It's not you who's embarrassing, it's that bastard Paro. He's been stringing you along for years without giving you a straight answer, he's not even as good as my Asander."

Mentioning Asander Cornet only intensified the wizard's resentment towards Sage Paro. She cursed, "That idiot Asander, I don't know what kind of spell Paro has cast on him, he refuses to return to his homeland. Even if he doesn't work for the Clark family, he can still develop on his own."

The witch Celine gave the witch Renee a strange look and said quietly, "Isn't the reason he doesn't return to his homeland obvious? You two are about to start your own family, and he wants to achieve a higher status and accumulate more wealth before that, so that you don't become a 'laughing stock of the family'."

Upon hearing this, Wizard Renee's mood immediately soured.

Just then, Iris rushed in and, upon seeing the wizard Celine, immediately asked, "Is there any news about Link?"

The witch Celine looked Iris up and down, who was becoming increasingly beautiful, and teased with a smile, "What, Iris, do you really want to be a concubine?"

"Stop fooling around!"

Renee stood up for her sister, saying, "Don't make jokes about Iris."

The witch Celine composed herself: "There's still no news. However, no news is good news."

"All right."

Iris lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Renee quickly changed the subject, asking, "What are your plans after you become a Sage? Will you form a legion, or take a position at the academy headquarters?"

As a prospective Grand Apothecary, the Wizard Celine has more options after being promoted to Sage than Sage Paro, who specializes in combat.

You can take up a position at the academy headquarters and form a legion.

Alternatively, they can maintain a semi-independent status and continue to operate their own businesses.

Just complete the pharmaceutical tasks assigned by the college on time.

After Celine entered her transformation period, the academy headquarters immediately sent an invitation to Celine to join the academy headquarters and establish a brand new potion teaching and research group.

This invitation is very sincere.

A pharmacy teaching and research group, if fully staffed, would have as many as fourteen positions.

This is equivalent to the academy giving Celine the Wizard thirteen "slots," with the academy paying her salary and benefits so that Celine could cultivate her own "radishes."

Special talents receive special treatment.

When Renee first heard about it, she was so envious that she wished she could go back in time and develop a side business herself.

Unfortunately, time cannot be reversed, and the wizard cannot go back to the past.

The second important thing was that the remaining members of the Rukia family were secretly dealt with by the academy.

All of the Lucia family's properties, except for those transferred to Link Grand, were taken over by the Academy and became its assets.

The two legions stationed in the same intermediate civilization world have also been forcefully taken over by the Academy.

All of Rukia were captured and taken to the academy headquarters for screening.

No one was surprised when these news broke.

It should have been dealt with a long time ago.

After dragging it out for so long, they probably still want to find out the inside story of Rukia's family's sudden defection.

Many people make this guess.

The third thing is that it only spreads within a small circle.

Waters, a level six sage, has finally found an opportunity to advance to level seven.

This information was reportedly provided by the core members of the Lucia family after they received a promise of protection from the University of Mesopotamia.

Once the news spread to a small circle, the Shadow City, the White Tower Alliance, and the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild, who were originally in no hurry and leisurely watching the show, all became anxious.

Even the Great Sage's Tower of Michelle no longer maintained a detached stance, sending people to investigate whether the news was true.

The Rivosos Academy already has one Level 8 Great Sage, two Level 7 Sages, and multiple Level 6 Sages, making it so powerful that it subtly threatens the Tower of Great Sage Michelle.

Now, with two great things happening at once – promotion from level seven to level eight and from level six to level seven – it's truly something that Rivos Academy should make a success of.

That would mean it doesn't pose a subtle threat to the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

Instead, it launched a direct challenge to the status of Michel's Tower of Great Sages.

The combined attack technique of the Great Sages Rivo and Soth can still be incredibly effective at the Great Sage level.

An eighth-level sage and a seventh-level sage working together can withstand a ninth-level sage's relentless attacks for half an hour.

With two level eight sages working together, wouldn't they be able to hold off a level nine sage?

In this way, with the profound strength of Rivoss Academy, it is entirely possible to challenge the Great Sage Tower of Michelle by relying on a large number of sage-level wizards.

Well……

That's just wishful thinking.

The five saints of the Supreme Council will not allow a civil war of this scale to occur.

The will of the Wizarding World will not allow it either.

At most, the positioning and treatment of Rivosos Academy will be adjusted to make it equal to the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel.

It was under these circumstances that Jasmine left the cultivation secret realm ahead of schedule.

With the help of the "God-Eating Worm" cubs, Jasmine has reached the limit of a first-level wizard.

After that, one must rely on painstaking effort to gradually liquefy one's spiritual energy and advance to the level of a second-level wizard.

There's not much point in staying in the cultivation retreat any longer.

After switching to Beast Taming Wizard, Jasmine's combat system and development direction will inevitably undergo significant changes.

The idea of ​​using the training ground to hone combat experience naturally failed.

Even though she was reluctant, Jasmine had no choice but to leave the cultivation realm ahead of schedule in order not to waste any more time.

Before leaving, Jasmine bowed in each of the four directions.

I express my gratitude to this unknown being, whose whereabouts and whether she is even paying attention to her.

After leaving the cultivation secret realm, Jasmine took a hovercar arranged by the academy back to the academy. Without stopping to rest, she went straight to the residence of "Freedom to Do Anything" at the Advanced Academy.

"The boss?"

Today it was Betty's turn to be in charge at the base. When she first saw Jasmine, she wondered if she was hallucinating.

After blinking and confirming that it was indeed Jasmine in front of her, she exclaimed loudly, "Big Sister!"

"Yes, it's me."

Jasmine pressed her hand down, signaling Betty to calm down and not get too excited, then asked, "How have you been lately? Has anything happened? How's Link?"

Of the three questions, the most important one is the last one.

Betty knew exactly what the boss was most concerned about, and a troubled look immediately appeared on her face.

She didn't know how to tell the boss the bad news about the big boss.

"It's okay, I'm prepared. Just say it."

Upon seeing Betty's expression, Jasmine knew that her premonition before entering the cultivation realm had come true.

"Um."

Betty nodded and said, "The big boss was ambushed by someone suspected to be Soren Lucia. It's said he was hit by six planet-destroying cannons and disappeared somewhere during that time; there's still no news about him. However, the academy has made it clear that the big boss is not in mortal danger and is safe now."

"Were we ambushed?"

Several questions arose in Jasmine's mind.

She knew how developed Link's intuition and premonition were, and how keen his ability to foresee danger was.

Trying to ambush Link? Don't even mention that Soren Lucia hasn't even advanced to Sage level yet.

Even if he were promoted to Sage, it wouldn't be possible to let Link stand there dumbfounded and take six hits from the Planet Destroyer.

Combining her inexplicable premonition with things Link had told her before, Jasmine instinctively felt that this was a setup.

As for Link, whether he was willing or not, he had already entered the game and become a pawn of the mastermind.

"Please describe the process in detail."

Following Jasmine's instructions, Betty immediately recounted in detail the events surrounding Link's attack, which she had gathered from various sources and organized.

After listening, Jasmine seized on another blind spot: "You said that, to this day, no one knows why Link suddenly left the Rivosos district that day, right?"

"Yes."

Betty nodded in agreement.

"Understood."

Jasmine seemed to be deep in thought, but instead of telling Betty what she had thought about, she instructed, "Notify everyone that I'm back, and the meeting will be at 14 PM."

With that, Jasmine left the "Freedom to Do Anything" base and drove her self-purchased Ring 1 Wizard-level hovercar toward the city of Rivosos.

Back at Link's villa in the North District, Jasmine changed her clothes, washed up, and brewed a cup of green tea that Link loved but she disliked, savoring it carefully.

The tea is clear and bright, with a refreshing aroma. It is not astringent on the palate, initially slightly bitter, but then has a sweet aftertaste.

After finishing her cup of green tea, Jasmine took out her personal smart device and made an appointment with the wizard Celine, wanting to meet and have a chat.

The witch Celine readily agreed and waited for Jasmine to arrive at her villa.

Jasmine got up and drove to the nearby Celine Wizard Villa.

"Well……"

Upon seeing Jasmine, the sorceress Celine immediately sensed a change in Jasmine's aura. After a moment's thought, she asked, "You've switched cultivation?"

Elemental Wizards, Body Refining Wizards, True Spirit Wizards, Intelligent Mechanism Wizards, and Beast Taming Wizards each have their own unique characteristics.

It's relatively easy to tell them apart from their appearance, aura, and temperament.

The aura emanating from Jasmine was completely different from before, and it did not conform to the characteristics of an elemental wizard.

The witch Celine had this question.

"Yes, we had no choice but to switch to this major."

Jasmine didn't go into detail about the hardships she endured and the opportunities she gained in the cultivation realm. Instead, she summoned her companion spirit beast, a silkworm-like "God-Devouring Insect" larva, and showed it to the witch Celine.

"God-eating insect?"

Upon seeing the silkworms, the witch Celine recognized them and exclaimed in surprise, "How did they get here?"

Jasmine replied softly, "According to the information I obtained when I switched cultivation, the 'Bone-Splitting Worm' was formed by the 'God-Devouring Worm' through a degeneration process in order to ensure its survival."

Upon hearing this, the witch Celine was greatly shocked.

After obtaining the "Bone-Splitting Worm," she consulted a large amount of information but found no relevant records.

The tests conducted did not find any connection between the "Bone-Eating Worm" and the "God-Eating Worm".

It can only be said that the "God-Devouring Worm," as the crystallization of the wisdom of the former royal family of the Zerg world, was used as a weapon to deal with the gods of the Gods world and was known as the natural enemy of the gods of the Gods world. It must have its extraordinary qualities.

After the High Council of the Wizarding World made the decision that the "God Eater" could not be widely promoted, it sealed away the relevant data.

If one's identity, status, or rank is insufficient, they naturally cannot be found.

"Luckily, it didn't cause any bad consequences, otherwise Link would probably hate me to death," said the wizard Celine with relief.

Jasmine then asked, "Is Link's matter just going to be left like this?"

Clearly, Jasmine did not accept the academy's decision.

I feel indignant.

(End of this chapter)