Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Link did not stop moving upstream.

When he chose to proceed with the extracurricular activity normally, instead of asking Sandra to run it, he was mentally prepared that his every word and action would be monitored.

There were a fair number of people in the academy who knew that he possessed his own "little world."

If you encounter trouble during extracurricular activities, deliberately avoiding using the "small world" will only make you seem suspicious.

It's best to let everything unfold naturally.

Therefore, when faced with giant fire salamanders blocking his way, and fire elementals whose body temperature could easily melt gold and iron, Link used "small worlds" to move them inside.

The whole process seemed very easy, without any challenge.

This demonstrates the power of a wizard who possesses a "small world".

If it were any other level-two wizard, let alone moving the giant fire salamander, simply standing in front of it would be an extremely difficult challenge.

Knowing he was being monitored, and with only one last step left in his extracurricular activity—healing the fire elemental spirit—Link would never do something as foolish as suddenly changing his expression.

The outside world was "calm and peaceful." Apart from the injured fire elemental being moved into the real "small world" by Link, nothing else happened that could attract Link's attention.

Such overreactions will definitely arouse suspicion.

Link didn't want to get involved in unnecessary trouble.

Maintaining a calm expression, Link promptly activated "Brain Lockdown," entering a wondrous, hazy state of being.

The consciousness body turns to the right, entering the small world of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Then, taking advantage of his ability to multitask, he smoothly controlled his physical body to swim towards the surface of the lava world while checking what good things the "sun" had acquired.

The consciousness, which had transformed into human form, searched through the small world of its sea of ​​consciousness, focusing on the "sun," but found no changes.

"What's going on?"

Link became suspicious.

"Master, master, come quick!"

Flandre's voice suddenly rang in Link's mind.

Link's consciousness retreated to the fork in the road, turned left into the real "small world," and used the authority of the "Lord of the World" to instantly appear next to Flandre.

"What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Link gently patted Flandre's head and asked softly.

Flandre pointed at the fire elemental lying in the lava and said in a surprised tone, "A little baby suddenly appeared in her belly!"

"Um?"

Link's consciousness, now in human form, stared intently at the fire elemental spirit and discovered that its injuries had healed and its once flat abdomen was now slightly swollen.

And it is continuing to grow at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Could it be that the sun took away the injuries and gave the fire elemental spirit a offspring?"

Link began to speculate, then suddenly found it amusing, "Tsk... what is this? Descendants of the Sun?"

"Master, master, what are you laughing at?"

Flandre blinked her big, bright eyes and asked curiously.

"It's nothing."

Link shook his head. "It just reminds me of a country that makes you laugh, and some people who make you laugh."

"oh."

Flandre didn't know which country Link was referring to that was so ridiculous, and sensing that Link didn't want to elaborate, she didn't press the matter. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, "Master, how did she suddenly become pregnant?"

"I don't know either."

As Link was saying this, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

The fetus inside the fire elemental spirit's belly has established a close connection with the real "small world," Flandre, and Link.

This connection is very similar to the relationship between Flandre and the real "small world," only not as close.

One is a "realm spirit," and the other is at most a servant of a "realm spirit."

Okay, this exchange is not equivalent at all.

The sun in the small world of consciousness healed the fire element spirit's injuries and took it away, or perhaps used the fire element spirit's body to conceive a new life.

Moreover, they didn't even ask the fire elemental spirit if it was willing before forcing themselves on it.

Let's cook the rice as it's already cooked, and eat it first!

That's really a bit domineering!

"Huh? Am I going to have a new friend?"

Flandre then noticed this connection and wondered curiously, "But she's fire, what can she do for me?"

Having been around Link, that heartless capitalist, for so long, if you cut Flandre's heart open, it would probably be black too.

Upon discovering that she might have a new friend, Flandre's first reaction was to consider what her new friend could do.

This is something that would make even capitalists weep.

They might hire child laborers at low wages, but Flandre seems to be going to use infant laborers.

In just that short time of joking around, the fire elemental spirit's belly had become completely round.

It is not much different from the human pregnancy of ten months.

However, the way elemental spirits are produced is actually different from that of humans.

After the fetus matured, the fire elemental spirit, whose injuries had healed, finally awoke from its coma.

The first thing she did was not to survey her surroundings, but to shift from the concrete to the abstract.

The entire person, except for the fetus in the womb which remained in a physical state, completely entered an elemental ethereal form.

The placenta containing the baby elemental spirit fell into the lava, just like an oviparous animal laying an egg.

Stimulated by the high temperature of the molten lava, the soft placenta suddenly expands outward.

A moment later, a small, white, and tender hand suddenly pierced through the placenta, which had expanded to its maximum extent, and emerged.

Then came another small, white, and tender hand.

With her two little hands, she pried open a small opening and gently tore it open, completely ripping the placenta apart.

A tiny fire elemental spirit, pure white except for its bright red pupils, appeared before Link and Flandre.

The little fire elemental glanced at the big fire elemental with its complex expression, and flew towards Link and Flandre under the other's gaze, which was filled with various emotions.

Compared to the great fire elemental spirit that gave birth to her, the little fire elemental spirit followed the guidance of the unseen world and chose Link, Jasmine, and the real "small world".

From then on, the little fire elemental spirit no longer belonged to the elemental world, but to Link's real "small world".

"Let me out."

Seeing that the little fire elemental had made a choice, the big fire elemental immediately turned to Link and made a request.

"Hold on."

Link sent a telepathic message to Flandre, instructing her to take good care of the little fire elemental spirit, and then his consciousness withdrew from the real "small world".

Once his consciousness had fully returned to his physical body, Link used his authority as the "Lord of the Realm" to directly "expel" the fire elemental spirit.

Tell me your real name.

The moment the fire elemental spirit appeared in the lava world, it immediately set up a barrier exclusively for elemental spirits, blocking the surveillance from the academy headquarters.

It wouldn't be difficult for the main campus to forcibly break through this barrier and continue monitoring.

Because the elemental world where elemental spirits live is a strategic ally of the wizarding world, Fletcher Domingo did not issue this order.

"Link Grande."

Without concealing anything or hesitating, Link revealed his name.

Indeed, there are many extraordinary methods in the myriad realms that can be used to inflict curses through one's true name.

The curse magic that once shone brightly in the wizarding world could do this.

However, the real name that can be used for a curse is very different from a given name.

Humans/wizards can only awaken their true names related to the rules when they reach the Sage level and comprehend a portion of the rules.

Unlike elemental spirits, abyssal demons, and born gods, which are extraordinary races, they do not possess true names from birth.

"I'll remember you."

The fire elemental gave Link a deep look. "Remember, I am Emilia Samantha Daryl Alfredna! We will surely meet again in the not-too-distant future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fire elemental spirit unleashed an aura equivalent to that of a level four sage, and instantly vanished from the lava world.

"What happened?"

Just before Emily Samantha Daryl Alphlotena disappeared, she deliberately dispelled the barrier, ensuring that her disappearance was captured on the surveillance cameras of the academy headquarters.

Upon witnessing this, Fletcher Domingo immediately raised a question.

Elemental spirits can only completely become ethereal and return to the elemental world in one step once they reach level 4 transcendence.

Fletcher Domingo's team determined that the injured fire elemental spirit was at level 3 Transcendent before choosing this lava world as a location for their extracurricular activities.

The goal and requirement for the extracurricular activity is to rescue the fire elemental spirit intact as an extracurricular activity for a single player.

How did this fire elemental spirit advance from level 3 to level 4 transcendent in the blink of an eye?

Moreover, it's not just any ordinary Level 4 extraordinary being.

Judging from that fleeting aura, this fire elemental spirit had reached a level comparable to a fourth-level sage in the wizarding world.

Even Fletcher Domingo, a level five sage, couldn't deduce what had just happened, let alone the wizards in the team.

Fletcher Domingo's gaze was fixed on Link through the monitor screen.

After much thought, he realized that the only things that could bring about this change, besides the secrets possessed by the fire elemental spirit itself, were Link Grand, who had briefly taken in the fire elemental spirit.

In this light, Link Grande certainly deserves the attention that Forrest Diomand paid him, and even went out of his way to introduce him to the two great sages!

Fletcher Domingo decided that even if the Academy didn't assign Link Grand to the mission to snipe the Shadow City team, he would still recruit him.

He wanted to see what other surprising and eye-opening things this guy could do.

A world of lava.

Link memorized the name "Emilyl Samantha Daryl Alphlotena" and her appearance, then struggled to swim to the surface.

Take out the parchment, activate the markings on it, and send a message to the main campus, calling for relocation.

"Bring him back."

Fletcher Domingo gave the order.

The wizard in the team responsible for teleportation and emergency relocation immediately activated a mechanism of the interdimensional portal through their permissions.

A beam of teleportation light, in a peculiar way, traversed countless light-years and shone into the lava world, enveloping Link.

When the pillar of light disappeared, Link was already on the platform of the interdimensional portal at the main campus of the academy.

The familiar sense of being detached from time and space has ended.

Link looked around and realized that he was indeed the first person to complete the extracurricular activity.

With a thought, Link deactivated his Extreme Survival Mode armor, stepped off the platform, and found the ordinary 3rd Ring Wizard-level vehicle he had later purchased.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Link didn't rush back to the villa.

Instead, he waited for Jasmine while observing the interaction between Flandre and the little fire elemental spirit in the real "small world".

And what changes will the appearance of the tiny fire elemental spirits bring to the real "small world"?

This time, Link chose to let his consciousness enter the real "small world" directly, without going through the intermediate step of "brain shut-in".

Flandre was already wandering around the "small world" with her little fire elemental spirit who was curious about everything.

Upon seeing Link's arrival, Flandre immediately put her hands on her hips, glared at Link with wide eyes.

The tiny fire elemental spirit, less than 60 centimeters tall, floated in the air, mimicking Flandre's posture with its hands on its hips.

However, the little fire elemental spirit did not glare angrily. Instead, its eyes darted around as it curiously watched the interaction between the "realm lord" and the "realm spirit."

Link asked with a smile, "What did you do this time, Master, to upset Flandre?"

"snort!"

Flandre turned to the side, shook her head, and faced Link with the back of her head, grumbling, "Master, when did your memory become so bad? You just forgot to do something!"

The little fire elemental sprite followed suit, turning its back to Link as well.

"Well……"

Flandre's reminder immediately brought something to Link's mind.

He actually forgot to put the giant fire salamander back into the lava world!

With a sudden thought, Link glanced at the fire salamander sleeping soundly in the lava of the active volcano and remained silent.

It's all the fault of the fire elemental spirit; it wanted his real name.

That interruption made Link forget about it.

Yes, it is like that!

"What should we do then? Master has already returned to the main campus of the academy and is no longer in the Lava World."

Link gently patted Flandre's head and said softly, "We'll just have to keep this fire salamander for now. We'll figure out what to do with it later."

The little fire elemental sprite looked at Link's right hand resting on Flandre's head, then suddenly darted to Link's left and rubbed its little head against Link's left hand.

A blissful smile spread across his face.

It was as if this was some kind of ultimate enjoyment.

"Anyway, I won't keep such an ugly pet. If Grandpa wants to keep one, he can."

Flandre's stance this time was extremely firm and uncompromising.

"Don't worry, fire salamanders are easy to keep. Just throw them in the volcanic lava."

"That's more like it."

After calming down Flandre, who was throwing a tantrum, Link finally turned his attention to the little fire elemental.

After thinking for a moment, Link asked directly, "Do you have a real name?"

The little fire elemental blinked a few times, thought seriously for a moment, and replied in a cute, childlike voice, "Master, my name is Cornelia Alfredona."

"Then I'll call you Cornelia from now on, okay?"

"Yes, sir."

Cornelia, the little fire elemental, has been imitating Flandre, from her mannerisms to her words.

This could be a good thing, or it could turn into a bad thing.

Flandre is a "Spirit of the Realm," while Cornelia is an Elemental Spirit.

Elemental spirits should look like elemental spirits.

Link thought that after picking up Jasmine and returning home, he would need to find some information and literature related to elemental spirits.

Let Flandre learn how to properly mentor a new elemental spirit.

"Flandre, take Cornelia to continue sightseeing."

After saying this, Link's consciousness left and appeared at the origin of the real "small world".

Through his interaction with the true origin of the "small world," Link indeed discovered the changes brought about by Cornelia's appearance.

Flandre, as a "spirit" of the real "small world," has the ability to transform into a wind sprite.

This is the feedback that Flandre received from the overall wind attribute of the "small world".

Cornelia's birth gave the "small world" a touch of fire.

As long as Link is willing to invest.

Beyond its inherent evolution, a "small world" can generate fire element and fire-based free magic power by absorbing some fire elemental magic stones or magic stone mother ore.

Is Link reluctant to part with it?

Link would definitely be willing to give it up!

Earth, fire, water, and wind are the cornerstone concepts of a world.

The "small world" is essentially earth, has its own wind, but lacks water and fire.

Now that he has the opportunity to establish the cornerstone concept of fire, Link certainly won't miss it.

The "sun," which was mainly formed by the favor of the wizarding world's will, became even more extraordinary after collapsing and exploding.

This time, he did Link a huge favor again.

If Link can complete the "water" foundational concept during the fifth or sixth evolution of the "small world".

The word "small" can be removed in advance, making it a truly formed "world".

Putting aside those daydreams, Link estimated the amount of fire-attribute magic stones or magic stone ore he needed, and his mood soured again.

He suddenly realized that he hadn't even seen a single standard level 3 magic stone, which is equivalent to a single magic stone mother ore, so he couldn't afford to spend money on gacha pulls.

Now, with this additional necessary expense, the economic pressure is truly immense.

It's so big it's giving me a headache!

As his consciousness returned to his physical body from the "small world," Link took a deep breath and chose to temporarily forget about his financial burdens.

Even when you're poor, there are ways to be happy.

the other side.

After being alerted by a wizard in the group, Fletcher Domingo finally discovered that Link had casually taken away a giant fire salamander of level 3 extraordinary ability.

"Sage Domingo, should we go after them?"

The wizard who had given the reminder, seeing that Fletcher Domingo remained silent, couldn't help but ask another question.

"Recover what? On what grounds are you pursuing it?"

Fletcher Domingo countered with a question.

"this……"

The wizard was left speechless by the question.

That lava world is, on the surface, an unclaimed world.

The extraordinary creatures that live within it naturally have no place to belong.

The other person took the fire salamander by their own ability; they neither stole nor robbed it. What gives you the right to chase after it back?

Having grasped this logic, the wizard muttered to himself, "Are we just going to let him off so easily? We went through so much trouble to lure that fire salamander over there."

Fletcher Domingo remained silent.

Let the wizard who had some designs on the fire salamander mutter to himself.

In any case, he won't step forward to ask Link Grand for the fire salamander back.

People with a mind for things will satisfy their own desires.

At the interdimensional portal.

Link waited for nearly three more hours before Jasmine finally appeared.

Judging from her appearance, Jasmine's hair was somewhat disheveled and her clothes were wrinkled, indicating that she had clearly been through some turmoil.

"How did it go? Was it relatively smooth?"

After picking Jasmine up in the passenger seat, Link immediately drove back to the villa, asking her questions as he did so.

"It's not going well. Not at all!"

Jasmine looked in the rearview mirror, straightened her hair, and complained, "I'm going to a planet that's completely covered by water. The rule is that I can't leave the water's surface. The goal is to retrieve a pearl from a group of mermaids guarding the bottom of the water, and the requirement is that I can't kill any of the mermaids."

Upon hearing this, Link asked in confusion, "Isn't this perfect for you to showcase your abilities?"

The "God-Eating Insect's" stealth and precognitive abilities make it ideal for infiltration and treasure hunting.

Jasmine pouted: "Silkworms are afraid of water."

"Ah...this!"

Link was at a loss for words to express his feelings at that moment.

The fact that the "God-Eating Worm," known as the natural enemy of the gods, is afraid of water is quite a surprise to Link.

Jasmine then added in a low voice, "The silkworms won't have this weakness once they grow a bit bigger."

"I see."

Link then put aside his doubts and asked, "How did you eventually achieve your goal?"

"Oh!"

Jasmine sneered, "How did you manage that? Should I tell you that I disguised myself as a female mermaid, secretly stole the pearl, and then went to great lengths to escape the massive manhunt of nearly 2 mermaids?"

After a pause, Jasmine cursed, "I don't know which pervert came up with this request, but I can't even fight back, for fear of going too far and killing a mermaid, making all my efforts go to waste!"

"Tsk!"

Link tapped his lower lip, making a sound that was unclear.

It turns out he wasn't the only one who encountered these abnormal rules, goals, and requirements this time.

At least there's jasmine to keep me company.

It's likely that the other visiting wizards who participated in this extracurricular activity were in no better shape.

Suddenly, Link's mood inexplicably improved.

"You're gloating, aren't you?"

Jasmine suddenly turned to look at Link, her voice extremely low, and said softly, "You're just gloating, aren't you! Did seeing what happened to me suddenly make you feel better?"

No! Absolutely not!

When confronted with questions about death, Link quickly offered an explanation.

"snort!"

Jasmine completely ignored Link's sophistry, shook her head, and turned the back of her head towards Link.

Case solved!

Flandre's recent tantrums, like putting her hands on her hips and looking at people with the back of her head, are all things she learned from Jasmine!

Link burst out laughing.

"You're still laughing!"

Jasmine, who was waiting for Link's comfort or reassurance, broke down upon hearing the sneer. "You actually laughed! Don't you have any sense of decency?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Seeing this, Link laughed even louder and hurriedly switched the vehicle to intelligent driving mode.

Hearing Link's continuous laughter, the indignant Jasmine suddenly started laughing along.

She suddenly remembered what she looked like disguised as a female mermaid.

That was absolutely stunning! (End of Chapter)