Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 27 Literature

It started like a farce.

It ended in a manner resembling a farce.

Seeing that Mina had relayed the message to Enrique, Link didn't linger any longer.

He wasn't going to get involved in this mess any further. Unless Rivers and Enrique didn't start fighting, or they messed with Link again, Link wouldn't even give them a second glance.

Just ask Jasmine to keep an eye on the follow-up of this matter, and let him know as soon as there is any progress or change.

To reiterate, Link's current focus remains on learning, learning, and more learning.

Although part-time work is for earning magic stones, it is also a rare opportunity for practical experience.

Having only visited the Third Botanical Garden twice, Link's understanding and mastery of Lesser Mist and Growth-Inducing spells have deepened. He no longer just knows the theory of seed germination and plant cultivation without practical experience.

Therefore, part-time jobs that help with learning are always a good thing.

Jasmine readily agreed to Link's request.

After all, she was the one who caused this trouble, even though she was also an innocent victim.

Jasmine gained a lot from this experience, the most important of which were twofold:

First, it gives us a deeper understanding of the inherently unsafe nature of the wizarding world, because danger can strike at any time and from any unknown source.

Secondly, he has come to a deeper understanding that hard power is the foundation of one's existence. Even someone as averse to trouble as Link had to take a roundabout approach to resolve this matter.

Jasmine had every reason to believe that if Link were given more time to master a power greater than Rivers', he would definitely confront them directly instead of trying to sow discord among them.

She is also deeply grateful that she made the decision to enroll in the Riverside School of Biology and Medicine with Link.

Otherwise, she would have taken many detours and encountered many setbacks before she had the many insights and changes she has now.

"I'll hold on tight to you, don't even think about shaking me off!"

Deliberately falling two or three steps behind, Jasmine pursed her lips tightly and, facing Link's back, made a gesture as if she were to grab him and squeeze him hard into her palm.

If Link felt something, he turned around and glanced back, only to find Jasmine following behind him with a serious expression.

"What happened?"

Link frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

Since the successful construction of the second Will Rune, "Refinement," Link has vaguely felt that his sensory abilities have improved, his intuition has become more and more acute, and he even has a bit of a sixth sense.

Just now, Link vaguely sensed that Jasmine was making some small movements behind him.

But when I looked back, I didn't find it.

Link looked ahead again with a puzzled expression, and strode forward.

Jasmine breathed a sigh of relief. She almost got caught. This wooden guy is getting more and more amazing; he can even detect this.

But you still couldn't catch me, right?

hum.

Jasmine felt smug and then pouted and stuck out her tongue at Link's back, making a face.

No sooner had the little tongue stuck out than Link turned around and caught her red-handed.

"childish!"

Link chuckled lightly, somewhat speechless.

However, considering Jasmine's age, which was still quite immature, Link didn't say anything. He simply ignored what was behind him and walked towards the library on his own.

Yesterday, while researching plant germination techniques in the library, he discovered a new function of his personal smart device.

When in the library, Link can find a link in a secluded corner of the college's "official website" program, which will redirect him to the advanced literature database.

Link was certain that this was a feature that his personal AI had updated after he was promoted to First-Class Wizard Apprentice; it hadn't been there before.

This makes up for the shortcoming that the library only collects popular basic books, but does not include advanced books on advanced knowledge.

Arriving at his usual corner in the reading room, Link ignored Jasmine's hesitant expression, took out his personal smart device, pen, and notebook, and began studying immediately.

Knowledge is intoxicating, and learning brings him joy.

Link accessed the advanced literature database through the "official website" and entered the keywords "secondary mist rain spell", "growth-inducing spell", "germination-inducing spell", and "silver star flower" in the keyword search box.

Hundreds of entries from various documents appeared on the screen.

Link browsed through the entries, picking out some documents related to the individual use and combination techniques of "Secondary Mist Rain" and "Growth Spell," and began reading them first.

The great scientist Newton once said, "Stand on the shoulders of giants."

In Link's view, standing on the shoulders of giants means learning from and absorbing the knowledge that predecessors have discovered, summarized, and generalized, and then innovating upon it.

There is also a famous saying: "The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade."

Only by continuously reading and learning can we enrich our knowledge, broaden our horizons, refine our scholarship, and improve our abilities.

Upon seeing this, Link became completely absorbed, forgetting time and everything around him.

Link only left the ocean of knowledge when his personal smart device vibrated and the alarm clock reminded him that it was time to go back to his dormitory.

For safety reasons, Link first took Jasmine back before returning to his dormitory.

Before opening the door, Link very politely requested the intelligent law enforcement puppet to end the protection.

After watching the intelligent law enforcement puppet, which resembled a fixed-wing drone, leave, Link went into his dormitory and went straight to his study, where he wrote down all the insights, experiences, and inspirations he had gained while reading literature in the library in his notebook.

Lesser Mist and Rain and Growth-Inducing Spell are indeed excellent partners that instructors always specifically mention; their role in promoting plant germination is truly remarkable.

Whether it's an ordinary plant or an extraordinary plant, whether it's a normal seed or a problematic seed, by using secondary mist and rain spells and growth-inducing spells, and at most adding some nutrient solution and medicines targeting disease-related factors, it's almost always possible to successfully cultivate them.

Link also learned many techniques for using these two level 0 spells together.

For example, for the silver star flower seeds in the third greenhouse of the third row, applying a secondary mist and rain spell and a germination-inducing spell once a day for seven days will successfully make the seeds germinate and break through the soil.

After seeing this technique, Link initially thought there was something wrong with the breeding plan he had come up with.

After all, the botanical garden's job requirement for him was to successfully germinate the buds within a week.

After reading several more articles about silver star flowers, Link discovered that silver star flower seeds often have difficulty germinating.

In particular, the Silver Star Flower cultivated with a secondary mist and rain spell once a day and a growth-inducing spell once a day has a much higher chance of having problems with its seeds than those cultivated by ordinary methods.

Link couldn't help but ponder which link in the chain had gone wrong.

Is it a genetic problem with the silver star flower?

Or is it a problem with the cultivation method?

Or do both problems exist simultaneously?

Link doesn't know the answer yet.

But he had a gut feeling that once he cultivated the Silver Star Flower according to his own plan, his thinking on this problem would become much clearer.

Then Link will be able to conduct targeted experiments to verify some of his guesses.

The current focus is still on collecting information.

(End of this chapter)