Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 289 Taking Chestnuts from the Fire

The rules, goals, and requirements are actually not complicated.

Without using large magical artifacts, they ventured deep into the lava world and rescued a fire elemental spirit who had been rendered incapacitated by injuries, completely unharmed.

However, not complicated does not mean simple.

The Lava World, as the name suggests, contains little other matter besides flames and lava.

Not to mention the lack of water, food, and oxygen to sustain human survival, the scorching heat alone makes it impossible for humans to live normally.

Even powerful wizards are no exception.

Once one's spiritual and magical power is depleted in the lava world, it's simply gone.

Where can we get these supplies?

Nothing to add!

Want to meditate in an extreme environment like a lava world to restore your mental energy?

It's as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Want to restore your magic during meditation?

Where would a wizard find so much free magic and elements to absorb?

Therefore, when a wizard has exhausted his spiritual power and magic, he will no longer be able to survive in such an environment with high temperature, high pressure, and lack of water, food, and magic stones.

Even wizards with a single affinity for the fire element.

Then look at the rules, goals, and requirements summarized in just a sentence or two on the parchment.

Rule: Large magical artifacts are not allowed.

This means that Link cannot artificially provide himself with a suitable environment or platform.

In other words, there is no logistical support, the margin for error is extremely low, and success must be achieved on the first try.

Otherwise, once their mental and magical energy is exhausted, they will be completely paralyzed.

This extracurricular activity was thus declared a failure.

Having your GPA deducted leaves a dark mark on your record.

Objective: Depths underground to rescue the trapped fire elemental spirit.

This means that Link must endure extremely high temperatures and pressures to ensure his own survival while actively drilling into the underground, where temperatures are even higher, pressures are greater, and dangers are more frequent.

In addition, we need to find a way to rescue the injured fire elemental spirit whose core body temperature, according to Link's previous life standards, could reach 5000℃.

According to the rules, large magical artifacts cannot be used, so what can be used to contain the fire elemental spirit?

Should I use my own hands?

Even the most ruthless iron hand can be melted!

Requirements: Intact and undamaged.

This is a fucking trap!

The fire elemental spirit lost its ability to move because it was injured. How can it be fully recovered?

This is to have Link heal the fire elemental spirit's injuries, and the healing must be complete, leaving no lasting effects.

Otherwise, how can it be considered to meet the standard of being intact?

Although the extraordinary medical system knowledge and witchcraft taught by the academy are not only for humans/wizards, but also include various treatment methods for all kinds of extraordinary species/professions in the myriad worlds.

However, healing any elemental spirit is a subject Link has never encountered before!

This requirement is beyond the scope of the curriculum!

Link also needs to integrate his extraordinary medical knowledge to formulate a medical plan on the spot and treat the fire elemental based on the injuries it suffered.

I guess the person who designed this requirement wanted to assess the flexible application of knowledge.

"屮!"

Thinking of this, Link couldn't help but curse again.

You try using this kind of super-high temperature that can roast a person alive, and see what happens?

It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering, isn't it?

What a fucking bastard!

Even when wearing defensive armor, which protects against high temperatures and pressures.

However, sensation on the body surface was still somewhat affected.

If you don't consciously control it, sweat will flow down involuntarily, and you'll be drenched in sweat in no time.

Therefore, as soon as Link stepped out of the interdimensional portal and arrived in the lava world, he began to hurl all sorts of insults.

It's so hot it's making people uncomfortable!

Suppressing his anger, Link switched his innate sorcery, "Armor," from defensive mode to extreme survival mode.

Furthermore, it has been significantly enhanced in terms of resistance to high temperature, high pressure, corrosion, and burning.

This is to isolate oneself from the harmful effects of the lava world's environment as much as possible.

The trade-off is a significant reduction in both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Unfortunately, to prevent any accidents from happening, Link had no choice but to tell Flandre to be on high alert and be prepared to summon him back into the fairy world at any time.

After doing all this, Link used the coordinates provided on the parchment to find his way for a while.

Then, with a leap, it plunged headfirst into the lava.

Link took a straight line and swiftly moved towards the place where the fire elemental spirit was trapped.

Any obstacles encountered along the way, whether rocks, whirlpools, or even more intense flames, were all crushed to dust.

Its momentum was extremely violent.

Since we can't think of a more ingenious way, let's just cut the Gordian knot and push forward with brute force!

In any case, there are no restrictions on this aspect in the rules, goals, and requirements.

Moreover, Link is not an ordinary level two wizard.

What seemed like an insane set of rules, goals, and requirements to other second-level wizards or Link in his meditative state was actually just a minor inconvenience to Link, who was in a "berserk" state, willing to expend all his energy, and just wanted to complete this extracurricular activity as quickly as possible.

Although it made him very unhappy, it was far from enough to leave Link completely helpless.

He even planned to participate in this extracurricular activity as a regular level two wizard.

They also spent more than a week conducting simulated rescue training under various complex conditions.

As a result, none of Xi's various methods can compare to the directness and efficiency of a violent push at this moment!

Sure enough, if you have a hammer in your hand, everything will look like a nail.

No need for any fancy tricks!

Then I'll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table.

Eighty for a big hammer, forty for a small hammer, one blow and it's done!

The main campus of the college.

The team responsible for developing the rules, goals, and requirements for this extracurricular activity involving nearly a hundred wizards quickly noticed Link's unusual behavior through monitoring.

Compared to other wizards, including Jasmine, who follow the proper path and try to circumvent, overcome, or resolve the problems caused by rules, goals, and requirements, Link's violent approach seems too prominent.

The art style also seems a bit too peculiar.

When faced with any obstacle, Link doesn't use any magic at all; he just smashes it with his fists, looking even more like a body-refining wizard than a body-refining wizard.

However, Link Grand's official file also emphasizes his choice to major in Elemental Wizard and minor in True Spirit Wizard.

Could it be that these days, being unconventional is all the rage? Elemental Wizard + True Spirit Wizard = Body Refining Wizard?

The wizard responsible for monitoring and preventing accidents was speechless.

This is truly not afraid of consuming too much mental and magical energy, resulting in being unable to return, unable to heal the fire elemental spirit, or unable to survive, thus having to give up halfway, or failing the assessment and not completing this extracurricular practice activity!

"I thought Sage Waters' performance back then was unparalleled, but I never expected there to be someone even more formidable. Which faction of wizards is this?"

The leader of the team that sets the rules, goals, and requirements—a Level 5 sage who had just returned to the academy headquarters from the front lines of the wizarding world and the world of gods to rest and recuperate, and was then pulled out to do things—sighed and questioned.

"Link Grand, a level two wizard, is said to have combat strength comparable to an ordinary level three wizard. Dean Forrest personally handled his advanced studies application, and he was received by two great sages as soon as he arrived at headquarters."

A quick-thinking subordinate relayed Link's brief information while simultaneously using the office AI to retrieve Link's detailed file.

"The men of Forrest."

The fifth-level sage glanced at the file, pursed his lips, and said nothing more, but paid more attention to Link.

Forrest Diormand, among the third generation of Diormand, was neither as arrogant as the eldest brother Rodrigo Diormand, nor as willful as the second brother Lysander Diormand. He was steady and composed, and acted with dignity and grandeur.

He appears to be a very amiable and easy-going person, but in reality, he has extremely high standards, and there are not many people who can truly meet his expectations.

The fifth-level sage was of the same generation as Forrest Diormand and had once thought of getting closer to Forrest, but was politely refused.

The fifth-level sage has always been ashamed of this matter.

Since this second-level wizard Link Grand, whose combat power is said to be comparable to that of a third-level wizard, is valued by Forrest Diormand, he must have some special advantages and abilities.

It's just a simple rescue deep underground in a lava world; it certainly won't be difficult for them.

Since that's the case, why not...

Upon realizing this, the fifth-level sage shook his head and began to pour as much of his calming and tranquilizing magic as possible onto himself.

After calming down, he suddenly looked towards the shadows on his left and shouted in a deep voice, "Who's there? Come out!"

"Long time no see, Fletcher Domingo."

Lisandra Diormand appeared quietly and greeted them with a smile.

"It's you? Lissandra, are you trying to frame me?"

The fifth-level sage, Fletcher Domingo, had a gloomy face and an unpleasant expression.

"Where? I'm just giving you a friendly reminder."

Lissandra smiled but did not admit it.

"What reminder?"

Fletcher Domingo, the fifth-level sage, grew increasingly somber, "Did you really need to make this appearance? Directly employing fifth-circle cognitive magic to attempt to alter my perception?"

Lissandra's smile faded, and she said seriously:

"After you finish leading this extracurricular practice activity for wizards, you will receive a mission to lead a team to ambush a group from Shadow City and seize some supplies. However, while ambush and seizing are important, you must control the intensity of the fight. Don't let your temper get the better of you and cause unnecessary casualties on both sides!"

After a pause, Lissandra emphasized, "We especially need to strengthen our defenses against cognitive magic, just like you did. After all, it won't just be our academy there. There will definitely be people trying to cause bloodshed between our academy and Shadow City."

"Is the academy going to take action against the Tower of the Great Sage Michel?"

Fletcher Domingo understood Lissandra's unspoken meaning and chose to directly ask the question he wanted answered.

He is indeed a fifth-level sage and commands a powerful legion, but he doesn't have much influence within the academy.

Forget about the core management team, they couldn't even get into the periphery.

Identity and status are all very limited.

In many important matters, one can only execute orders, not participate in decision-making.

In other words, he is a chess piece, not a chess player.

In the entire Rivosos Academy, apart from the Diomand family, there are only a few sixth-level sages who can be considered chess players.

Since he is a pawn and cannot participate in decision-making but can only execute, then before executing, the sage Fletcher must ask for all the information he can.

Fletcher Domingo didn't care whether his direct question would annoy Ms. Lisandra, who spoke in a roundabout, evasive, and not-at-all-straight manner.

So what if I annoy you?

At worst, they'll be thrown back to the front lines against the world of gods.

It's not like it hasn't been thrown away before!

Life on the front lines is more comfortable; all you need to think about every day is how to kill gods, without having to consider these complicated matters.

Lissandra stared coldly at Fletcher Domingo, a sinister glint flashing in her eyes.

However, Fletcher Domingo was not afraid at all, met Lissandra's gaze calmly, and insisted on getting an answer.

"My job is to remind you."

Lissandra took a half step back, her body blending into the shadows, and vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only her echoing voice, "As for what to do, that's your business, Fletcher Domingo!"

Staring intently at the spot where Lissandra had disappeared, Fletcher Domingo remained motionless for a long time, his mind racing with various thoughts.

After a while, Fletcher Domingo waved his hand, dispelling the several layers of anti-eavesdropping rune barriers that Lissandra Diormand had quietly set up when she appeared.

None of the wizards on the team that set the rules, goals, and requirements noticed Ms. Lisandra's appearance or the previous conversation.

Each of them was intently focused on nearly a hundred monitoring screens.

Fletcher Domingo glanced at the monitor screen displaying Link Grand's figure, his gaze subtle.

Lisandra Diormand chose Link Grande instead of anyone else, attempting to increase the difficulty by altering Fletcher Domingo's perception.

Fletcher Domingo believes that Link Grande will definitely be part of the team he is about to lead to attack Shadow City.

Otherwise, why would Lisandra focus so much attention on a level two wizard?

Fletcher Domingo wanted to see what was so special about this Link Grand.

Surprisingly, this attracted the attention of both Forrest and Lissandra, the siblings.

A world of lava.

Link was speechless and made a sarcastic remark.

A week before the second extracurricular activity, the college gave a subtle hint that this solo rescue would involve dealing with a complex natural environment, rather than an enemy lurking in the shadows.

But what about that giant fire salamander blocking Link's path not far away?

This enormous fire salamander, measuring over 250 meters long, 20 meters wide, and more than 5 meters tall, is undoubtedly a Level 3 extraordinary creature.

The path it blocked was the only passage leading to the location of the injured fire elemental spirit.

The other three sides are solid mountains; breaking through them won't be as simple as just punching a few times.

"What should I do with you?"

Floating in the air, looking at the giant fire salamander, Link was at a loss.

The giant fire salamander lay there lazily, its window-sized eyes ignoring Link without any reaction.

This is a typical characteristic of the fire salamander race.

As long as they are not disturbed while bathing in lava, the fire salamanders are actually very low in aggression.

"Flandre, would you like to get a pet?"

With a quick glance around his eyes, Link suddenly asked this question.

Since Flandre received Link's instructions to be prepared to be summoned back at any time, she has been sharing Link's vision.

What Link can see, Flandre can see too.

The giant fire salamander blocking their path was no exception.

This question immediately angered the little guy.

"snort!"

Flandre stood with her hands on her hips, pouting, and launched a fierce attack on Link, "Master is so annoying! How could he want Flandre to keep such an ugly thing!"

"Well……"

Link was taken aback when he heard this. He carefully examined the appearance of the fire salamander and found that it was indeed not the type of creature that girls would like.

Having abandoned the idea of ​​Flandre keeping a pet, Link wasn't completely done with it. He immediately said, "Find a suitable volcano. I'm going to catch this fire salamander and let it stay in the 'small world' for a while before moving the passage."

"oh."

Flandre breathed a sigh of relief, feeling rather thankful that the master hadn't forced her to keep such an ugly pet.

With a single thought in mind, Flandre communicated with the origin of the "small world" and quickly found a suitable active volcano for the fire salamander.

Link wasn't idle either.

Since the fire salamander is lazy and unwilling to move, let's set up the teleportation rune array right in front of it.

Before long, a teleportation rune array, powerful enough to capture a giant fire salamander, was set up.

Link flew diagonally above the giant fire salamander and, taking it by surprise, suddenly activated the teleportation rune array.

At the same time, Link unleashed a third-circle elemental spell, "Blood Imprisonment," on the giant salamander.

The "Qi and Blood Imprisonment" spell is an extremely unorthodox witchcraft. It was created more than three hundred years ago by a fifth-level sage from the Rivosos Academy, specifically for body-refining wizards.

Its effect is similar to a super-strengthened version of the muscle-strengthening powder.

If the victim is caught off guard and gets hit, their hands and legs will immediately go numb and their whole body will feel weak.

Considering the enormous size of the fire salamander and its robust physique forged from years of bathing in molten lava.

Link also specially mobilized the dual source power amplification of the small world of his consciousness and the real "small world".

"Moo!"

Upon being suddenly attacked, the fire salamander opened its mouth and let out a sound similar to a bull's roar.

He wanted to rebel against the despicable wizard, but found that his body had lost its strength and he could not move.

By the time the fire salamander abandoned its idea of ​​charging with its tough body and tried to use its racial abilities instead, it was too late.

The teleportation rune array that the despicable wizard had set up in front of it had been activated and was now in effect.

To increase the force of the relocation, Link disregarded the damage to the array materials and maximized the properties of materials that could have been recycled and reused, deliberately setting up a one-time rune array with doubled power.

The instant the overwhelming teleportation power was applied to the giant fire salamander, Flandre immediately cooperated, opening a portal to the real "small world" to guide the teleported fire salamander.

With a loud bang.

A giant fire salamander falls into the largest active volcano in the real "small world," splashing up billowing lava.

The effects of "Blood Imprisonment" and the teleportation rune array applied to the Flame Salamander disappeared simultaneously.

After rolling around a few times inside an active volcano where the temperature was slightly lower than the molten lava beneath the earth, the fire salamander returned to its lazy posture.

As long as one can bathe in molten lava, who cares about witchcraft or despicable practices?

I don't care.

Sleeping is still the most comfortable thing.

The main campus of the college.

The fifth-level sage Fletcher Domingo witnessed the entire process of Link moving the fire salamander, and his feelings were immediately incredibly complex.

In the initial plan developed by the team, there was no element of fire salamanders blocking the way.

Fletcher Domingo felt that since it was an extracurricular activity for those studying to become wizards, it needed to be challenging.

A gentle, lava-loving, level 3 extraordinary creature like the Flame Salamander would be a good fit for this challenge.

How should an ordinary level 2 wizard deal with a level 3 supernatural creature that does not initiate attacks?

This is precisely what Fletcher Domingo intended when designing this segment.

Little did he expect that he would encounter a level two wizard who possessed a "small world"!

Fletcher Domingo was a contemporary of Waters, a sixth-level sage, and had personally witnessed and observed Waters's splendor before he suffered any major setbacks.

Fletcher Domingo still can't forget that invincible figure among his peers, who looked down upon the world and roamed freely across the heavens.

"I see! I see!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Fletcher Domingo let out a sigh.

Many things came together at this moment.

With a subtle gaze fixed on Link Grand, who plunged headlong into the molten lava and charged forward, Sage Fletcher finally understood why Forrest and Lissandra both valued this man.

Another Waters!

When Waters was mentioned, Fletcher suddenly remembered that the news had been circulating in the academy for a long time that Waters was preparing to attempt to become a seventh-level Great Sage.

Why hasn't there been even the slightest movement yet?

Could something have gone wrong?

A world of lava.

With no obstacles in sight, Link swam to his destination in one breath and found the fire elemental spirit who was unconscious.

The so-called elemental spirits, in a life form similar to Flandre's "world spirit," can be both ethereal and real.

One of the hallmarks of a sage-level wizard is elementalization, a technique that the wizarding world's predecessors, inspired by elemental spirits, came to understand.

"Flandre".

Link didn't touch the fire elemental spirit, but instead set up the teleportation rune array once again, and then called out in his heart.

Elemental spirits that have been seriously injured and are in a coma will generally set up precautionary and counter-attack measures.

The fire elemental spirit's method is extremely high temperature!

At this moment, the surface temperature of the fire elemental spirit in front of Link was comparable to that of the sun.

"Yes, sir."

Flandre responded sweetly and once again cooperated with Link, taking the unconscious fire elemental spirit into the real "small world".

Just as Link was about to return to the surface of the Lava World and, in a relatively pleasant environment, ponder how to heal the fire elemental spirit, his newly formed Sea of ​​Consciousness caused trouble once again.

A beam of light shone from the sun in the small world of consciousness, following the special connection between the two small worlds, and shone on the fire element spirit through the great sun in the real "small world".

They gave the fire elemental spirit some things, and then took some things from it.

Could this be the legendary equivalent exchange?

(End of this chapter)