Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Another plot twist in Chapter 300?

"Really?"

Principal Leopold was astonished and couldn't believe it.

"Fake."

Dean Forrest smiled. "Just kidding."

"I knew it was fake. If it were real, would you have told me? I'd be keeping it a secret."

Principal Leopold breathed a sigh of relief, but secretly kept this information in mind, deciding to pay more attention to Link Grand in the future.

Even if it's not as exaggerated as a saintly appearance, the fact that Forrest Diomand is paying close attention to it at this critical juncture means it's definitely not ordinary.

Moreover, Principal Leopold was not unfamiliar with the name.

Having tasted so many different top-quality teas from Forrest, I have some understanding of the founders of tea and tea drinks.

After calming down a bit, Principal Leopold asked, "Well, what are you really thinking?"

"What are you thinking?"

Dean Forrest countered with a question.

"What were they thinking, leaking information about the location of the Nostrodam Saints' legacy to Shadow City to orchestrate this scheme?"

Principal Leopold explained his doubts in detail.

"Didn't I tell you last time? I don't even know what I was thinking."

"I thought you were joking with me last time."

"Here we go again, playing dumb! Trying to test my limits, can't you come up with something else?"

"Hey, do I need to pretend in front of you? Let's get down to business. Are you planning to use this opportunity to pass on the legacy of Saint Nostrodam to Great Sage Michel?"

"I already said I don't know."

"Stop pretending! I already guessed it, just admit it."

"Whatever you want. What makes you happy."

"Aren't you afraid that after Sage Michelle receives the inheritance, he might actually inherit the position of a mystical saint?"

"Tsk... You can think of something even more outrageous."

"Do you want the Great Sage Michelle to switch to the path of a mystical wizard?"

I can't be bothered with you.

Dean Forrest stepped to the left and, with a wave of his hand, set up a barrier of yin-yin (a type of musical notation) to isolate the incessantly chattering Principal Leopold.

In order to gather intelligence, this guy not only pretended to be stupid but also became increasingly talkative.

It's so noisy it hurts my ears.

Noisy!

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have agreed to bring him to watch the game.

Principal Leopold, seeing this, didn't take it to heart and instead smiled slightly.

Often, not giving a direct answer is itself an answer.

Although not yet certain, Principal Leopold was quite confident.

The Rivoss Academy is really hoping that the Tower of the Great Sage Michel will steal the legacy of the saint.

As for the reason, Principal Leopold couldn't figure it out for the time being, nor did he try to find out.

That's quite a pity.

Inside the "Lark" class starship.

A group of six wizards, including Lanny Taylor, watched helplessly as the warship carrying the Shadow City's interdimensional pioneers passed right by them.

Meanwhile, their own starships neither made an effective interception nor sent a communication request to establish contact with the other side.

Even as the two warships passed each other, the warship's tower spirit automatically revoked all control panel permissions.

This prevented the team members from making any last-minute adjustments by manually controlling the warship.

This is truly perplexing and frustrating.

"What's going on?"

Why did this happen?

"Team Leader Taylor, please give us an explanation."

"Turn around immediately! Turn around immediately!"

"Hurry and catch up! Send a communication request immediately!"

A cacophony of voices rose and fell, filling Lanny Taylor's ears.

A message left by Link suddenly appeared on the screen of the office computer in front of the captain's seat.

Lanny Taylor quickly finished reading, bit her lip, calmly met the gazes of the five wizards, and waited for the noise to subside.

The cockpit quickly fell silent, and the atmosphere became rather strange.

The group of five wizards remained silent, waiting quietly for Lanny Taylor's explanation.

After a moment, Lanny Taylor spoke up, "This was all arranged by Captain Link Grand."

This sentence is like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, instantly triggering a violent reaction.

"What do you mean?"

"Please explain more clearly, Team Leader Taylor."

"Yes, if it really was Captain Grand's arrangement, why didn't he just say so directly, instead of acting this way?"

"If he had other plans, he could have told us; there was no need to hide it from us like this."

"..."

After the five wizards finished expressing their opinions and venting their emotions,

Lani then replied:

"Because after Captain Grand confirmed that the supplies they were to seize were the rumored legacy of the saint, he had already considered abandoning the mission."

The reason he didn't tell everyone directly was because he didn't want them to take responsibility. That way, if the mission failed, the academy wouldn't be too harsh on them.

"Hmph! He wouldn't be so kind!"

Before the other wizards could voice their opinions, someone suddenly snorted loudly in dissatisfaction and shouted angrily, "In my opinion, he just wants to get rid of us, to get rid of the warship that can monitor the mission, so he can monopolize the Saint's inheritance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the cockpit became even more strange.

Gee...

What a wise statement!

This is such a blatant act of throwing dirty water!

The other wizards immediately looked in the direction of the voice, trying to see who was speaking.

It's better to stay away from each other in the future.

Is Fletcher Domingo the Sage just a figurehead?

This person comes from a large family in the main campus of the academy, and once even tried to join forces with some people to teach Link a lesson for making a big splash.

Later, due to family pressure, the matter was dropped.

However, some resentment towards Link still lingered in her heart.

If there's a wizard in the team who genuinely wants to seize the saint's legacy, he can be included in this mission.

For no other reason than to see what exactly the lineage of the saints is.

Whether the mission succeeds or fails has little impact on this person.

For some time, this person saw that Link Grand was very thoughtful and eager to complete the mission, so he suppressed his resentment and cooperated actively.

Who would have thought that Link would pull such a stunt?

This made him very unhappy, as he felt his intelligence had been insulted.

Lanny Taylor ignored the man and, following the prompts on the AI ​​screen, manually entered the operating commands, slowly changing the course of the "Lark" class interstellar warship, trailing far behind the Shadow City interdimensional pioneer team's warship.

Actually, Lani only told half of what Link left on the smart screen.

Link's plan was actually to first use the action of brushing past them to warn the Shadow City's interdimensional pioneering team that there was an ambush ahead.

Then, as Lanny had just done, she turned the warship around and followed the Shadow City warship at a distance.

In this way, a group can decide whether to enter, when to enter, and how to enter, depending on the subsequent situation.

The reason why Lanny pushed all the blame onto Link was also Link's own arrangement.

The original intention was to take the blame and resentment of the team members on Lani's behalf, so as not to affect Lani's command.

To be honest, Lani wasn't really sure why Link had pulled this stunt.

As one of the team members said, even if there are other plans, you can just say so.

Why make things so neurotic?

Puzzled, Lani continued piloting the Lark-class starship, following behind the Shadow City contingent.

After this incident, the five members of the group were no longer very attentive to operating the warship.

In any case, when the time comes, the control panel will be taken back by the warship tower spirit.

Then why bother with all the pretense?

Let's just give up.

The Shadow City interdimensional pioneering team, aboard a warship.

"Captain, what's going on?"

"They neither stopped us nor fought back, they just kept following us. What does that mean?"

"Should we give them a good thrashing?"

"What's the point of having sex when we're so far apart?"

"Let's send them a communication request and ask them directly."

"Agreed. Let's clarify the situation before discussing anything else."

"..."

When the Shadow City pioneers spotted the Lark-class interstellar warship of the Rivosos Academy from afar, they were already prepared for an encounter battle.

Unexpectedly, the other side charged straight ahead without firing a single shot or uttering a sound, then turned around and followed at a distance.

This action left the wizards of the Shadow City pioneering team completely bewildered and sparked much discussion.

The captain was equally baffled.

After careful consideration, the captain decided to take the advice of one of his team members and send a communication request to the Rivosos Academy warship that was following far behind.

If you can't figure it out, just ask.

The video call was connected very quickly.

On the massive main screens of both warships, the figures of the opposing captains/acting captains appeared.

"What are you planning by doing this?"

The leader of the Shadow City pioneer team cut to the chase, asking directly, "What's the meaning of following behind us?"

Following Link's instructions, Lani responded frankly: "The academy issued a sniping mission, ordering us to seize the supplies you've unearthed. However, as the captain of the sniping team, I don't want to follow the academy's orders. I'd rather the mission fail than get involved in trouble concerning the Saint's legacy."

Upon hearing this, the Shadow City captain fell silent for a moment.

The otherworldly pioneering team, including him, consisted of 12 wizards, all of whom were ready for battle.

However, this doesn't mean that everyone understands what the so-called lineage of saints truly means.

The captain is actually a sensible person; he knows the many troubles hidden behind the legacy.

If he could, he wouldn't want to get involved in this big trouble; he'd rather stay far away from it.

Unfortunately, the captain was of low status and his orders were difficult to disobey, so he had no choice but to submit to the arrangements made by the higher-ups.

Because he understood this, the captain had long been prepared for other wizarding organizations to try and seize the resources his team had unearthed.

He also gave reminders to his teammates in various ways, either explicitly or implicitly.

Raise the team's vigilance to the extreme, ensuring that every member is ready for battle.

This is already the limit that the captain can do.

result……

Other wizarding organizations did indeed send teams to seize supplies, such as Rivosos Academy.

However, things didn't unfold quite as the captain had envisioned.

Surprisingly, there were some sensible people among the team sent by Rivosos Academy who preferred to disobey orders from higher-ups rather than get involved in trouble.

Such courage is truly admirable!

Taking a deep breath and suppressing his emotions, the Shadow City captain said in a deep voice, "Tell me your true intentions. Don't try to fool me."

Lani replied earnestly, "We have no other intentions, we just want to appease the academy. When we go back, we'll have something to show for it, so it won't seem like we did nothing."

The Shadow City captain is not easily fooled.

He simply laid down his bottom line: "I'll give you two choices. Either I turn around and fight you right now, or you stop following us and choose another path."

Lani looked troubled. "We just wanted to appease the academy; we really have no ulterior motives. Why bother..."

"Don't explain anymore, make a choice."

The Shadow City captain interrupted Lanny with a cold expression, and then remained silent.

His attitude was very clear and his stance was very firm.

Either fight or leave, choose one.

The captain was certain that if the other side really just wanted to stall, they would choose to leave rather than fight.

Seeing this, Lani had no choice but to reduce the speed of the warship and gradually increase the distance to lower the Shadow City captain's guard.

After completing this step, Lani kindly reminded her:

"Oh, right. When we came here, we found two warships from the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild and the White Tower Alliance lurking on your only route, ready to ambush you from both sides."

Then another warship from the Tower of the Great Sage Michel arrived, behaving very arrogantly. It immediately broadcast a threat to clear the area.

Judging from his expression, he seems to have you all figured out.

You all need to be careful.

After recounting the description Link left on the AI, Lanny hung up the communication.

Ignore the increasingly gloomy long face of the Shadow City captain.

"Team Leader Taylor, what exactly is Captain Grand's real plan?"

Suddenly, a wizard from the wizarding world, specifically from the Storm Sea, asked a question.

This question immediately drew the attention of the other wizards.

What does that mean?

Is this another reversal?

Could it be that Captain Grand didn't really abandon the mission, and has yet another hidden plan?

Lanny turned to the wizard who was studying, following the sound, and calmly asked, "What are you trying to say?"

"I wanted to say..."

The wizard, who had just begun to speak, abruptly swallowed the rest of his sentence, then gestured upwards and asked, "Is Captain Grand's arrangement a precaution against [something]?"

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Lani ignored her team members, whose thinking had been led astray by the wizard, and focused on adjusting the warship's course and speed.

Why would we stop following the Shadow City's interdimensional pioneering team just because they pose a threat?

At most, you just need to find a balance to avoid provoking a strong backlash from the other party.

Lani's performance further skewed the team's thinking.

Everyone was wondering if Captain Grand was on guard against the Level 5 Sages secretly following them from other wizarding organizations.

Therefore, they dared not reveal their true plans.

The only way to advance the task is through such a roundabout method.

Link Grand, who was being seen as someone with unfathomable wisdom, was completely bewildered when he received Flandre's reminder.

The 10 wizards from the Great Sage's Tower team who emerged from the warship, but whose whereabouts were unknown, had somehow infiltrated the vicinity of the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild's warship.

They launched a fierce surprise attack, catching the Flame and Metal Merchant Guild's fleet of warships completely off guard.

From the very beginning, they firmly held the upper hand.

Ten wizards worked together to cast a spell, and a warship was completely helpless against them.

This is very interesting.

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In addition, I apologize to all my fellow readers.

Recently, I've been struggling with physical and psychological issues, as well as hitting a creative block, which has made my writing process very difficult.

There's a hint that the writing is going awry.

I will try my best to adjust and get back on track as soon as possible.

Feel sorry!

(End of this chapter)