Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 319 Epilogue

The negotiations were intense in the conference room.

Link listened to the whole thing as if he were an outsider, without saying a word.

As long as the topic doesn't involve him, Link doesn't need to care about the progress or outcome of the negotiations.

If it doesn't concern me, I'll just stay out of it.

The fourth day of negotiations ended with both sides taking another step back.

The Tower of the Great Sage Michel has agreed to release the prisoners held by the Fiery Gold Merchant Guild and the White Tower Alliance.

The Rivoss Academy agreed to cede a different world awaiting conquest, where the maximum level of a sage is six.

However, the deal is only in the preliminary stage and has not been finalized.

We still need to wait for the core management of the Michelle Sage's Tower to meet and discuss whether to accept the offer from Rivosos Academy.

Before leaving the meeting room, Ms. Lisandra gave Cowell Ludwell a meaningful look.

"What do you mean?"

Unexpectedly, Cowell, who is usually calm and collected, actually asked the question.

This is really not something someone of his caliber should do.

Lissandra was quite surprised, but reacted quickly, saying calmly, "If you agree to marry that person, this matter can be decided immediately."

The "that person" refers to the young witch from the Michel family.

Hmm... She looks young.

Cowell's expression darkened slightly, and he shook his head: "It's not that I can't, it's just that I'm unwilling."

"hehe……"

Lissandra chuckled a few times and asked without any hesitation, "You think you're special enough to try and advance to the seventh level of Grand Sage?"

Cowell did not answer the question, pretending not to hear it.

Lisandra didn't say anything more, took a step, and disappeared without a trace.

A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer.

Sowing discord may not be effective immediately.

If you plant a nail, it will naturally come in handy when the time is right.

Cowell sat in his chair, silent for a long time, then picked up the tea that Lissandra had brewed and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he looked at the box of tea that Lissandra had deliberately left on the table and remained silent.

"Huh! What's this?"

Isabella Michelle, the young witch, suddenly appeared in the reception room and immediately noticed the tea box that Cowell was staring at.

Without even asking Cowell's opinion, she picked it up and opened the lid.

"Pah! You shameless woman!"

Upon discovering that the box contained top-grade tea produced only by the Rivosos Academy, Isabella's expression immediately changed. She angrily shouted and slammed the box down.

Fortunately, the tea was not loose, but in bags, so it didn't spill all over the ground.

Still not satisfied with just throwing it, Isabella reached out, intending to throw the tea leaves away or destroy them.

Cowell finally made a move, snatching the tea box first and storing it in his storage space artifact.

"you……"

Isabella was shocked and very surprised by Cowell's actions.

"We'll use this to entertain Lissandra tomorrow; it'll be useful."

Cowell offered a brief explanation.

In reality, only he knows what he's really thinking.

Isabella's expression changed several times before she finally stamped her foot and left the way she came.

Waiting for leisure to change but the old people's mind, but the old people's mind is easy to change.

Could Lisandra's few words have made Cowell change his mind?

It's not that simple.

Link returned with the delegation to the accommodations arranged by Michel the Great Sage's Tower.

Sage Cody gestured for Link to come to his room later to talk.

Renee Clark then approached Link and indicated that she had something to discuss.

Link and Wizard Renee went to a meeting room at their lodgings, where they sat facing each other and began to talk.

Renee cut to the chase, saying directly, "We received news from the Paro Sage Legion that Phase Two is progressing smoothly, the results of the additional experiments are in line with expectations, and Phase Three is about to begin. They're asking if you have any suggestions."

"There was no advice given."

Link thought for a moment and carefully chose his words before saying, "Perhaps the project team could consider designing individual pieces or sets independently."

"May I?"

Upon hearing this, Wizard Renee was quite surprised. "Are they skilled enough?"

"If you don't do it, it will never be enough."

Link replied, "I recently reorganized the information and gave it to Sage Celine. Inform the Palo Sage Legion to retrieve it from Sage Celine."

"I'll just tell Sage Paro directly."

Wizard Renee pursed her lips, wanting to complain, but she held back.

After a moment's hesitation, Wizard Renee, recalling Link's previous statement, decided to go straight to the point: "The Clark family wants to cooperate with you on this matter. What are your thoughts?"

Link countered, "The Clark family wants to bypass the Sage Celine's Potionology Department?"

"We will not bypass this route; we will cooperate in two batches."

The wizard Renee immediately gave her an answer.

Clearly, the Clark family had fully considered the pros and cons and made their decision.

"How about we collaborate with Sage Celine's Pharmacy Research Group first? Both sides can give it a try, what do you say?"

This time, Link adopted a more conservative strategy, unlike last time when "Do Whatever You Want" readily agreed to the collaboration with the Clark family on the potion.

There are still some concerns.

Wizard Renee did not insist and nodded in agreement with Link's idea.

After finishing that conversation, Wizard Renee changed the subject: "Asander said he received a package from Shadow City yesterday."

"What's inside?"

Link immediately became interested, placing even greater emphasis on it than the cooperation with the Clark family regarding "constructs".

The sorceress Renee sighed inwardly, then forced herself to remain calm and said, "Some clothes suitable for Garona, and a coded letter."

"Where's the letter?"

Link immediately pressed for more information.

Christina is the only one who can send clothes to Garona from Shadow City.

Link had made an agreement with Christina that once her situation stabilized, he would find a way to provide some information, preferably feedback on the effects and data of the "Shadow Annihilation" set.

Encrypted messages are an agreed-upon means of communication.

"Hold on."

The wizard Renee took out her personal smart device and projected the ciphertext photo sent by Asander Cornet.

With just a glance, Link deciphered the contents of the coded message.

"I've got it."

Link didn't hide his extraordinary memory, nor did he have anything to hide.

After being promoted to a formal wizard, each wizard's memory ability will be enhanced as the strength and quantity of their mental power increase.

Link's performance was quite good, but not overly exaggerated.

"Um."

Wizard Renee put away her personal smart device, stood up, and said, "I'm fine now. Go find Sage Cody."

After taking a few steps, Wizard Renee suddenly stopped, turned back, and reminded her, "Be careful during tomorrow's negotiations."

After saying that, Wizard Renee didn't linger and went straight back to her room.

Link took note of the reminder, then got up and headed toward Wizard Cody's room, both to keep the appointment and to inquire about some information in this regard.

"Rennie Clark told you?"

As soon as he entered, Sage Cody posed this question directly.

Link remained calm and composed, sitting down opposite Sage Cody. He slowly said, "He only reminded me to pay attention to tomorrow's negotiations, without revealing any specifics."

"She is quite steady in her speech and actions."

Sage Cody first gave a word of praise, then turned his gaze to a flowering tree with bright purple and red blossoms some distance away outside the window, and said sarcastically, "After all, we are in the Tower of the Great Sage Michael. Although there is no eavesdropping or surveillance in our rooms, what about outside? Who knows which blade of grass or which flower might overhear what we are saying."

Link followed the gaze of the sage Cody.

After thinking for a moment, Link had a sudden thought and silently cast a 1st-circle spell, "Low-Frequency Drumming".

This is a very obscure form of witchcraft, and its offensive effect on wizards is almost negligible.

However, Link found it quite useful at this moment.

Moreover, the "low-frequency hum" has undergone multiple amplifications, making it significantly more powerful than the original version.

The vibrant, colorful blossoms on that flowering tree withered and died in an instant.

Strictly speaking, Link is a junior, so he can do whatever he wants.

It's just that some flowers were damaged, it's no big deal.

"You..."

Seeing this, Sage Cody pointed at Link a few times with a smile on his lips.

If he can find the source of the eavesdropping, he can naturally destroy it.

I haven't taken any action these past few days, partly because it's unnecessary, and partly because it doesn't fit my high standards.

Today, I deliberately told Link something, partly because I wanted to use Link to destroy the eavesdropping.

Seeing Cody's demeanor, Link simply smiled and didn't say anything more.

"If the Tower of Great Sage Michel accepts our conditions and decides to release the prisoners of the Fiery Gold Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance, then the final negotiation will begin tomorrow. This negotiation may involve you."

After the interlude ended, Sage Cody brought up the serious business of Yolink's visit.

"What content?"

Link couldn't help but frown slightly.

Since Dean Forrest took him to see a chaotic battle between sage-level wizards, Link has indeed settled down.

He now only wants to focus on self-improvement and not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

The wise man Cody said:

"It's still a matter of special 'strange guests'."

However, this doesn't mean you're being unreasonable by giving reports or answering questions.

Instead, the High Council, through a magical artifact left behind by the Saint of Nostrodam, predicted that Iris Clarke was in trouble and would most likely fail the test.

This matter alarmed the five saints.

After discussion, the five saints decided to open a temporary passage to send some helpers to the special "strange guest," Iris Clark.

Link then spoke up, interrupting Sage Cody, and asked, "Have I been chosen?"

"certainly."

Sage Cody gave an affirmative answer, then said, "The Tower of Great Sage Michel is currently paying close attention to everything related to Saint Nostrodam and wants to get involved. So..."

Link pondered for a moment, then continued, "So, what does the academy want from the Tower of the Great Sage? Let's make a deal, a mutually beneficial exchange."

Sage Cody nodded and explained in detail, "The academy does indeed intend for you to team up with a wizard from the Tower of the Great Sage to participate in the selection of the Supreme Council."

"Understood."

Link responded, but did not express his opinion.

Since the academy has already made its decision, there is no room for negotiation.

Moreover, it's not difficult for Link.

Leaving that topic aside, Link chatted with Sage Cody for a while longer before taking his leave.

Back in his room, Link did nothing but go straight to bed and lay down fully clothed.

While seemingly asleep, one's consciousness is actually immersed in the sea of ​​consciousness, focusing on the world-ending progress of the real "small world".

Silent all night.

The negotiations began on time on the fifth day.

The Great Sage Tower of Michelle agreed to the deal between the Rivosos Academy and the release of prisoners from the Liejin Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance, in exchange for an alternate world with a maximum level of six sages.

The most important thing in this negotiation has been settled and there will be no back and forth.

Then, as expected, the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle mentioned that the High Council planned to gather some outstanding young wizards and geniuses to provide assistance to the special "strange guest" Iris Clark.

There is a certain tacit understanding between the two sides on this matter.

No matter how fiercely the battle between the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel and the Rivosos Academy raged, it was still an internal struggle within the Michel district.

The saying goes, "Family scandals should not be aired in public."

Once outside the Michel district, the two organizations will still have to cooperate in the same way they always have.

Therefore, an agreement was quickly reached regarding Link Grande teaming up with a super genius from the Tower of Sages of Michelle to participate in the selection of the Supreme Council.

Michelle the Great Sage's Tower promised not to personally intervene in the struggle for interests with the major wizarding organizations in the region.

The Rivosos Academy unconditionally agreed to send Link Grand to participate in the selection, and also shared all information within the academy related to the Saint of Nostrodam.

Link immediately focused his attention on those materials.

Many things, when connected in this way, reveal a fairly clear pattern.

After some deep thought, Link vaguely sensed some of Dean Forrest's arrangements and plans.

Link believed that there were also people inside the Tower of the Great Sage Michel who had seen through Dean Forrest's schemes regarding the prophecies of the Nostrodam Saints and the succession of schools of thought.

However, since this was an open conspiracy, they had no choice but to enter the game.

Understanding these things, aside from helping to grasp the situation, doesn't actually offer much benefit.

Link quickly dismissed the idea.

The negotiations can be considered over at this point.

However, the mission of the delegation was not yet fully completed.

The sixth day of my mission to the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

The delegation from Rivosos Academy held a joint press conference with the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

Facing "reporters" from various media organizations in the Tudor region, Michel's Tower of Sages and Rivosos College signed a package of agreements.

Some of the content is confidential and has not been disclosed;

However, some of the content was directly exposed.

For example, the Rivosos Academy took the initiative to invite the Great Sage Tower of Michelle to participate in the development of a certain otherworld with a maximum level of six sages.

For example, the two sides will join forces to conduct a live-fire exercise.

After the press conference, the entire Tudor region began to take notice of the matter.

Is this a real combat exercise?

It was practically a head-on clash of snipers at the middle gate.

Let's see who's better.

The true boss is Kakuzu!

(End of this chapter)