Wizards begin with Occlumency.

The Wizarding World's expeditions have become almost a fixed pattern.

The first step is projection, which means that the expeditionary force enters the star system near the target world in the form of large-scale temporary teleportation;

The second step is to establish a foothold, which means that the expeditionary force first finds a suitable planet to establish a rear camp, and then breaks into the target world to establish a bridgehead - the front line.

The third step is conquest, with the main goal of eliminating the main resistance force in the target world, without caring about the gains or losses of a single city or place.

The fourth step is governance, which, depending on the circumstances, involves establishing a puppet government for control or direct rule.

The fifth step is the harvest. Both the world of servants and the world of resources produce outputs, all of which are beneficial.

The Grand Sage Legion has just completed the first step and is about to take the second step: establishing a foothold.

The interstellar fleet split into two: the main force, centered around star destroyers, approached the target world to establish a defensive line; the smaller force searched for suitable planets to establish rear camps.

The Grand Sage Legion will not launch an attack until its rear camp is established, it has made contact with the Wizarding World, and it has constructed a portal.

The target world's upper limit is Level 5 Transcendent, so it's not that they are without the ability to fight.

Carelessness and negligence can easily lead to defeat.

Link wasn't in a hurry at all; he could take his time.

The various units of the Grand Sage Legion acted according to the established plan, advancing step by step.

Training is just training; it needs to be tested in real combat.

Both Link and the Grand Sage Legion need to accumulate experience and work together more in their first conquest of the heavens.

Therefore, Link wasn't worried at all.

In this way, by taking steady steps and making progress day by day, the goal was eventually achieved.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Link's command, the Grand Sage Legion completely crushed the resistance of the target world and fully occupied this watery world without land, which was entirely ocean.

Fish-men with human bodies and fish heads are not suitable as servants because even if they don't die, their condition will be greatly reduced after leaving the ocean.

However, this aquatic world is rich in aquatic products, which can provide a lot of low- to mid-level resources.

It has some value, just not that much.

It's not exactly useless, but it's not exactly fatty either.

In short, Dean Forrest deflected the chaotic orders from the High Council and protected Link, at the cost of halving the half-reward portion of the first conquered world, which was a combination of mission and reward.

Link readily accepted this.

Now that the occupation is complete, Link only has two questions to face.

First, there's the issue of establishing a puppet government for control; second, there's the trouble we knew about when we accepted the mission.

A piece of meat, whether fatty or lean, is often targeted by more than one person.

The same applies to this aquatic world with a maximum level of 5 extraordinary.

According to reliable sources, the Abyss World has also set its sights on this place.

A rare water demon from the abyss world wants to claim this watery world for itself.

Fish-men, these extraordinary creatures, are of little use to wizards.

For this newly promoted fourth-tier water-elemental demon, it was the most suitable resource for racial conversion.

Regardless of whether Link cares about the resources of this aquatic world, now that it has been occupied, there is no possibility of losing territory before the battle even begins.

If that happens, when word gets back to the wizarding world, Link Grand will become a huge laughingstock.

"Commander, everything is ready."

Drozan Lowry, the third-level wizard and head of the staff who had been recruited, entered Link's tent to report.

Campsites don't necessarily have to be set up on land; they can also be maglev-based.

"Well then, let's wait and see, and then clash with those stinking abyssal demons."

After reading the report handed to him by the chief of staff, Link gave the order.

The Grand Sage Legion immediately split into two again: the Star Destroyer Fortress as its core, forming an interstellar fleet to establish a defensive line in space, and the Link Camp as its core, serving as a command hub and reserve force within the Water World.

The three main regiments have prepared two contingency plans: one is to start the war as soon as the Abyss Demon arrives, and the other is to engage in a stalemate and tug-of-war with the Abyss Demon.

Regardless of the approach, waiting in comfort and waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out is advantageous for the Grand Sage Legion.

However, the entire legion prefers the second contingency plan.

This tactic was developed by the staff after careful discussion and was reported to them, and was approved by Link.

It fully utilizes the rich experience of killing abyssal demons in the Wizarding World.

Especially the Paro Sage Legion's brilliant annihilation battle.

Keep the enemy at bay, bleed them dry, and deliver the final blow.

Soon, on the very day the puppet government was established, the anticipated Abyss Demon Legion arrived.

"Damn it!"

The newly promoted fourth-tier water demon discovered from afar that this watery world had already been seized by the wicked wizard, and roared in anger.

"Damn wizard! Despicable wizard! Evil wizard!"

"The great Gloner will one day crush you!"

Amidst the roars of the water demons and under the astonished gazes of the Grand Sage Legion, the Abyss Demon Legion retreated.

"this……"

Chief of Staff DeRozan Lowry was taken aback.

The head of the intelligence department was completely baffled.

Commander Loken of the Royal Guard scratched his head, speechless.

Loken was also looking forward to finally having a tough battle to test out the new "construct".

Yes, Link had already removed all the 1.0 version constructs implanted in Loken during the training of the Legion.

Link doesn't have the ability to make Loken rebuild it, but he can be flexible.

If we can't achieve a 2.0 version of the self-generated construct from within, we can compromise and create a 1.5 version of the construct.

The so-called version 1.5 architecture is still an external implant, but it adheres to the ideas of integration, systematization, and modularization.

The so-called integration means that the implanted constructs, whether individual pieces or sets, should be integrated with what the wizard has learned to form a whole.

The so-called systematization means that the implanted components are consistent, mutually reinforcing, and interconnected.

Modularization means that the implanted components can be combined and matched in different ways depending on the situation.

While one-piece casting is indeed advantageous, it is difficult to achieve perfection.

Modular assembly, although slightly reducing strength, offers more complete functionality and is simpler and more convenient.

After Loken received the new 1.5 version construct, his combat power ranked second in the Grand Sage Legion.

After the construct is activated and he transforms into the Hulk, his super strength, super speed, super agility, super stamina, super resistance, and various killing moves allow him to fight Link in normal mode to a standstill.

Loken really wanted to have a go at the newly promoted fourth-tier water demon.

such a pity.

"Commander, should we give chase?"

Chief of Staff DeRozan Lowry reacted quickly and asked for instructions.

"Don't pursue a cornered enemy; let's leave it at that."

Link was somewhat disheartened. After giving the order, he went into his private space.

Loken wasn't the only one who wanted to test his strength.

Link is ambitious and eager to test himself and demonstrate his abilities to others after being promoted to Sage and establishing the Construct Wizard school.

During his conquest of the fairy world, the Sage of Paro slew a demon, thus establishing unparalleled prestige within the Sage of Paro's army.

Link also wants to replicate this feat.

Unfortunately, the abyss demons didn't cooperate.

This greatly displeased Link, who needed to find another opportunity.

Thus, the Grand Sage Legion's occupation of this watery world was a foregone conclusion.

After about half a month of guidance, the world will of the wizarding world completely corrupted the world will of this watery world.

The permanent portal has been completed.

Due to the need for a controlled rule and Link's own interests, the portal's structure is that of a floating city.

This move, by sheer luck, actually brought the fish-man race, who had initially harbored some rebellious intentions, to complete submission.

Fish-men live in the ocean and can only look up at the sky; how could they have ever conquered it?

Even the greatest aquaman of all time, a Level 5 transcendent being, never built his palace in the sky.

In the final battle, the most recent level 4 Aquaman was first injured by a normal attack in normal mode, and then brutally beaten to death by Loken, who transformed into the Hulk. He was even more pathetic.

The first All-Heavens Conquest by the Grand Sage Legion has now come to a close.

Not entirely satisfactory.

Because the established goal of annihilating an army of abyssal demons was not achieved.

It seems to have started strong but ended weakly.

One can only sigh and say that life is full of disappointments.

While his legion remained stationed in the Water World to repair and continue practicing various tactics, Link returned alone to the Wizarding World homeland.

This action was, of course, approved by the college.

There's always a reason behind things.

"How is the situation?"

Stepping out of the interdimensional portal, Link met Jasmine who had come to greet him. The two embraced and chatted warmly before Link immediately inquired about the important matter at hand.

"It's not very optimistic. Sage Celine said she's done her best. Whether she can survive depends on Christina's own willpower."

Upon hearing this, Jasmine's expression darkened.

Christina, who had been out of contact for a long time, suddenly ran to the city of Rivosos, seeking Link's protection.

When Jasmine found Christina, as promised in the secret code, she was already on her deathbed, barely clinging to life.

Before falling into a coma, Christina said she had learned some extremely important information about Rivosos Academy.

Instead of rashly alarming the academy, Jasmine, after realizing that her medical skills were insufficient to cure Christina, asked the sage Celine for help.

As for Link's return to the Wizarding World this time, the Academy's approval was not due to the information Christina mentioned.

On the surface, the academy is unaware of this matter yet.

Before dealing with the task temporarily assigned to Link by the academy, he took care of some personal matters as well, and no one could interfere.

"Let's go back and take a look."

Link and Jasmine quickly returned to their villa in the North District.

Christina was housed in the underground laboratory.

After treating Christina's injuries and keeping her alive, Sage Celine returned to the main world of the academy.

Her pharmaceutical research has reached a critical juncture, and she cannot afford to be too distracted.

Upon entering Christina's hospital bed, Link examined her condition and discovered that Sage Celine had already pushed herself to the limit.

It's not that Rivoss Academy lacks better and more advanced medical technology, but rather that Christina's current condition is insufficient to support such a level of expenditure.

"We can only wait."

Link's conclusion was the same as that of Sage Celine.

Jasmine already knew this, so she wasn't surprised.

After a pause, Link asked, "Does Garona know?"

Due to some past events, Garona's growth rate is much faster than that of her peers.

Now he can walk, run, jump, and talk; he has already begun his early education.

In addition, given Garona's special circumstances, Link decided to train her as the first apprentice of the Construct Wizard school.

Coincidentally, the special set "Shadow Serpent's Bite" given to Garona inadvertently aligned with the concept of the 2.0 version construct. With a slight modification, it can be transformed from being implanted from the outside to being generated from within.

Link and the sage Celine, drawing on some of the methods of the Omnic Wizards, designed a way to resolve Garona's soul-related problems, granting her mental strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Whether it's quality and quantity, or the ability to control precisely.

And because Asander Cornet's wife, Renee Clark, was about to give birth, Molly took the opportunity to bring Garona into her home to raise her.

"The little guy is very smart, and he has a special blood connection with Christina, which he knew on the first day he arrived."

Jasmine couldn't help but sigh when she talked about it.

After discovering that her biological mother was critically injured and on the verge of death, Garona showed no emotional change and continued doing what she was supposed to do.

Every move they made perfectly illustrated what it means to be a cold-blooded animal.

Despite Link and Sage Celine's best efforts, it seems they still haven't completely eradicated the influence of the Serpent's bloodline.

"Let's keep a close eye on it."

Link had no choice but to make this arrangement. After speaking, he looked at Jasmine with a guilty expression.

The task assigned by the college was quite urgent, and after a brief gathering, we had to part again.

"Go ahead, just be careful."

Although Jasmine was reluctant to part with him, she did not insist that he stay, but only gave him some instructions.

"Um."

Link left the underground laboratory and arrived at the villa's entrance.

The aircraft arranged by the academy is already parked here waiting, and we cannot delay any longer.

Jasmine stood inside the villa, her hands resting on her lower abdomen, watching the spacecraft take off.

The aircraft flew eastward, traversing the entire west coast, and arrived in Middle-earth.

The destination of this trip is the High Council.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Link had ever traveled such a long distance in the Wizarding World without teleportation.

Although I was a little puzzled as to why they would waste so much time flying instead of using the convenient teleportation method.

But Link remained silent and did not ask.

The aircraft landed at an airport, and Link, who was traveling alone, stepped out of the cabin and immediately saw the people who had come to pick him up.

"Long time no see, Iris."

Link greeted them as he walked down the gangway.

"Long time no see, Link."

Iris was very enthusiastic and ran up to give him a big hug.

The large fruits on the slender branches pressed hard against her chest. Iris buried her head deeply in Link's neck, took a deep breath, and frowned slightly.

She smelled the scent of jasmine.

and……

Forcing herself to suppress the inexplicable bitterness welling up inside her, Iris whispered in Link's ear:

"Thank you for killing me, Link." (End of Chapter)