Wizards begin with Occlumency.

"Hehehe..."

Dean Forrest laughed happily.

"That little guy's trick is quite interesting."

Principal Leopold also expressed his admiration.

Why doesn't the University of Mesopotamia have such outstanding successors?

Regardless of his motives, Link's move of deceiving the enemy and alerting them was a masterful application of the principle of making the deceptive appear real and the real appear deceptive.

They successfully disrupted the rhythm of the Great Sage's Tower team and the Shadow City team, delaying the return of the Rivosos Academy warship.

"Captain Grande."

In the cockpit of the "Lark"-class starship, Link's figure suddenly appeared.

When Lanny Taylor saw Link, she immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Hello, Captain."

Even though some people were unwilling, they still greeted the students in the end, out of respect for the academy's rules.

"Hello everyone."

Link nodded, starting with Lanny, and then looked at each of the 11 team members one by one. He said, "Please sit down. I imagine you've all been through a lot with me. This mission was all about running around aimlessly, so you must be feeling resentful. Take your time, one by one, and speak your mind. Say whatever you want to say."

As he spoke, Link had already sat down in the captain's seat.

I glanced casually at the images of the two teams, the Great Sage's Tower and the Shadow City, on the huge main screen.

At this moment, both teams had already discovered the presence of the Rivosos Academy warship, unaware that Link had already quietly returned to the warship.

The two teams remain locked in a standoff, on guard, and waiting.

To prevent the two teams from noticing anything amiss, Link, after returning to the warship, ordered Flandre to go out and cause more trouble.

Every few minutes, a hallucination would occur, a truly reverse application of the "boy who cried wolf" tale.

"snort!"

The scion of a powerful family who had splashed dirty water on Link stood up, his face contorted with rage.

He began with a cold snort, then rebuked sharply, "Link Grand, as the captain, you're being passive and perfunctory, not focusing on completing the mission properly, but instead engaging in pointless charades. You should be giving us and the academy an explanation, not expecting us to say anything!"

Link remained unmoved upon hearing this.

The spirit of this warship has been "reprogrammed" by him, taking on his shape.

The Tower Spirits meticulously recorded all the conversations that took place in the cockpit that involved Link.

Link had just sat down in the captain's seat when he saw several conversations appear on the AI ​​screen.

In particular, the remarks made by this member of a prominent family were directly pushed to the top of the Tower Spirit's headlines.

"Anyone else holding this view? Don't keep it to yourself, let's all share our thoughts."

Ignoring the angry scion of the powerful family, Link calmly awaited the criticism from his teammates.

Unfortunately, no one spoke up to him, making this scion of a prominent family seem rather lonely.

The man looked left and right, clearly very displeased.

There are plenty of people who privately criticize Link Grand's erratic and disruptive actions.

Why do they all wilted when they were in front of the person in question?

Surprisingly, not a single person dared to stand up.

Disappointed!

Not worth discussing!

"Well……"

Seeing this, Link pondered for a moment before speaking frankly, "In my heart, I don't want to get involved in this conflict and seize any saintly inheritance. However, this mission isn't just my mission; it's a mission for everyone. Let's vote, with the minority obeying the majority. We'll decide whether to intervene based on the vote results."

After he finished speaking, Link took out ordinary paper and pen and asked Lanny to distribute them to the other 10 team members.

"Those who prioritize the mission and choose to get involved, draw a horizontal line. Those who don't mind mission failure and choose to avoid trouble, draw two horizontal lines. After drawing the lines, submit them to me. You can try to vote anonymously so that other teammates can't see your choices."

After the voting rules were read out, Link took the lead and drew two horizontal lines on the blank paper he had reserved in front of everyone.

This is to demonstrate one's firm stance.

Lanny Taylor followed suit, drawing two horizontal lines on the white paper without any obscuring.

Among the other 10 wizards, those as open and honest as Lanny, who also trusted Link, were similarly like her.

There were only three people.

However, the lines drawn were all two, closely following Link's decision.

The other seven wizards used various methods to conceal their actions, preventing others from seeing their choices.

Link had the ability to see through those obscuring things, but he didn't do it.

There's no need for that.

"6 to 6, a tie."

In front of everyone, Link unfolded the seven folded sheets of white paper and announced the voting results.

This result was somewhat unexpected, yet also quite reasonable.

This applies to even-numbered teams.

Unless Link exercises his privilege and declares that he, as captain, has 2 votes.

Or, out of noble character, he indicated that as the team leader, he would not participate in the voting.

"What should we do?"

Faced with this outcome, Link chose to pass the buck to the other 11 wizards. "Are we going to split them into groups again? Those who don't want to get involved in the conflict can stay out of it. And those who want to complete the mission can go and steal the Saint's legacy? That doesn't seem right."

As he spoke, Link looked troubled, as if he were truly stumped.

Eleven wizards, including Lanny, simply didn't believe it.

Lanny even suspected that Link had already predicted this outcome, which was why he held a vote.

As for the purpose...

Lani kept her eyes fixed on the huge main screen, watching the Shadow City forces suddenly retreat and withdraw to their own warships.

Simultaneously with their retreat, a cargo hold separated from the Shadow City warship and flew rapidly toward the group at the Great Sage's Tower.

"What's going on?"

Lani wasn't the only one to discover this mutation; several other team members did as well.

One of them exclaimed in surprise, his tone full of bewilderment.

"Flandre, what happened?"

Seeing this, Link didn't speculate. Instead, he called out to Flandre, who was eager to try her hand at illusions on her own, and asked her a question.

"Sir, even Flandre doesn't know."

Perhaps because her carefully prepared illusions had no use, Flandre's voice was full of grievance.

Go ask Christina.

Link gave the order.

"oh."

Flandre responded and immediately did as instructed.

"Hey, hey, this is Flandre."

Flandre, who already possessed spellcasting abilities, arrived near the Shadow City team, who hadn't yet boarded the warship. She used "Quantum Encrypted Communication" to directly connect with Christina and asked, "My master asked me to inquire about what happened. Why did you suddenly give up?"

Christina maintained a calm expression, revealing no flaw, and replied telepathically: "I don't know the specifics either, I only heard the captain say that orders were given to cede half of the supplies to Michelle the Great Sage's Tower."

"What about the legacy of the saints?"

Flandre inquired further.

"We have only collected some materials that we believe to be of high value, and we have not yet found the legacy of the saint. Or rather, the legacy of the saint may be hidden in the materials we have collected."

Christina answered truthfully.

If it exists, it exists; if it doesn't, it doesn't.

Be realistic and pragmatic.

"I see."

Flandre said "Oh," and then continued, "I'll report to Master now. Take good care of yourself. I saw Master go to see Garona too. She's so cute."

After a pause, Flandre remembered something and added, "Oh, right, Master designed a special set for Garona to help her grow up more safely, so you don't have to worry about her soul being affected by the Shadow Serpent anymore."

After saying this, without waiting for Christina to ask for details, Flandre severed the "quantum encryption communication" and went to report to Link.

"Christina, what's wrong?"

The Shadow City captain keenly noticed the change in Christina's expression when she heard Flandre say, "Don't worry... about the impact."

Therefore, upon entering the warship, he immediately stared directly at Christina and asked in a deep voice.

"Nothing much, just wondering why we sent out half of our supplies. We clearly didn't lose!"

Christina would never reveal the truth; she simply brushed it off by saying that she did have this doubt in her heart.

"Is this really the only question you have, and nothing else?"

The Shadow City captain stared at Christina's eyes, which now only had a faint outline of snake pupils after she regularly took the "Reversal" semi-finished potion, and asked in a very serious tone.

Christina was startled upon hearing this.

What is the captain about to do?

Despite her surprise, Christina didn't hesitate and chose to continue her previous statement, gently shaking her head: "There's only that doubt, nothing else."

"Really?"

The captain asked again, his tone becoming increasingly somber.

Christina sensed something was wrong and prepared to fight at any moment, silently responding to her captain's gaze.

"Let's get started."

The captain's mood turned somber after the abrupt order.

As soon as she finished speaking, the four level-two wizards positioned around Christina in the curved formation simultaneously attacked her.

Moreover, every move they make is a deadly strike, showing no mercy.

The two wizards, one in front and one behind, were the main attackers, both using the second-level compound spell "Shadow Strike".

Two serpentine phantoms, each the size of a thumb, attacked Christina from her chest and back, respectively.

The two wizards on the left and right restricted each other, and both used the second-circle compound spell "Serpent Coil".

Two enormous pythons, as thick as an infant's arm and seemingly real, coiled around Christina's divine body, one on each side.

Starting from the left heel, go upwards, diagonally across the buttocks to the upper right, past the shoulder joint, and wrap around to the fingertips of the right hand;

Starting from the right heel, go upwards, diagonally to the upper left across the hip, past the shoulder joint, and wrap around to the fingertips of the left hand.

Christina was bound tightly.

Despite Christina's heightened vigilance and preparations for defense and escape, the situation was unexpected.

Unfortunately, she was more focused on the captain and didn't expect that her teammates, who were positioned around her, had already made preparations to deal with her.

"Demonic Python Coil" binds, "Shadow Strike" breaks through defense.

Christina's preparations all fell through, and she was seriously injured in an instant.

The captain then made his move, rushing to Christina's side at lightning speed.

He then extended his left hand and placed his palm in front of Christina's eyes.

He then stretched out his right hand and slapped Christina's lower abdomen, who was already barely able to fight back.

The captain had a lifelike snake eye drawn on his left palm.

Upon being illuminated by the open snake eyes, Christina instantly felt dizzy, and the flow of her mental and magical power became extremely sluggish.

The captain slapped his lower abdomen with his right hand, and the strong and resilient body he had unexpectedly gained through biochemical modifications became weak, his limbs going limp.

From the captain's order to act, to the four level-two wizards who suddenly attacked from all sides, and then to the captain completely disabling Christina's ability to resist, it all happened in less than 3 seconds!

How incredibly fast!

The teamwork between the captain and the four level-two wizards who made the move was impeccable!

Why?

Christina stared intently into the captain's eyes and asked in a weak voice.

"Don't blame me."

The captain sighed softly, "If you have to blame someone, blame someone who wanted to take advantage of your relationship with Link Grand."

After saying that, the captain waved his hand.

Two second-level wizards, one on each side, restrained Christina and immediately placed her into a shuttle.

The shuttle, with its navigation program already set, flew toward the Great Sage's Tower warship, which was receiving cargo.

The cockpit of the Lark-class warship.

After the Great Sage's Tower team and the Shadow City team reached an agreement at some point, the details of which are unknown, no wizards have proposed to seize the Sage's Legacy.

As the captain and the strongest member of the team, Link Grand did not want to get involved in the conflict. The six wizards who wanted to complete the mission were not strong enough to compete with the two teams.

Everyone watched quietly as the Shadow City team calmly withdrew to their warship on the huge main screen, and the Great Sage's Tower team successfully took over a cargo hold.

"team leader……"

Lanny Taylor suddenly spoke, seemingly wanting to say something, but then stopped herself.

Just as Link was about to ask further questions, he suddenly noticed that another shuttle had broken away from the Shadow City fleet's warship and was flying towards the Great Sage's Tower warship at top speed.

At the same time, inspiration, pushed to its maximum "power," gave rise to two premonitions:

The first is a general reminder that the wizard in the shuttle is related to Link;

Secondly, it serves as a danger warning, indicating that there is murderous intent or motive targeting Link, and a life-or-death threat that could endanger his life.

"What happened?"

Ignoring what Lani was about to say, Link frowned and stared intently at the shuttle.

"Is that you, Christina? What happened?"

Link muttered to himself, as one guess after another surfaced and disappeared.

The moment Link's inspiration gave birth to a premonition, Flandre took the initiative to transform into a wind sprite and headed towards the shuttle to get a closer look.

The master is in a difficult mood, so when there is trouble, Flandre will do his best to help.

"Hehehe..."

Principal Leopold laughed heartily. "Forrest, Forrest, you didn't expect this, did you? Shadow City and the Great Sage's Tower of Michelle have actually reached an agreement to use this opportunity to deal with your rising star from Rivosos Academy!"

Dean Forrest remained unmoved and calmly replied, "It's perfectly normal for me to scheme against others and for others to scheme against me."

Aren't you worried?

Principal Leopold asked in confusion.

"What are you worried about?"

Dean Forrest countered with a question.

Principal Leopold looked at Link Grand, who clearly already knew who was about to board the shuttle to the Great Sage's Tower warship, yet remained as calm as a rock and showed no sign of panic, and remained silent.

It seems there's really nothing to worry about.

The little guy has a hard heart! (End of Chapter)