Wizards begin with Occlumency.

"Just this once."

In the command hall of the Level 5 Star Destroyer Fortress, Link, having returned from his slumber, gave himself this warning.

The practical drills of Contingency Plan Zero should not be conducted too many times.

Otherwise, the Grand Sage Legion would develop a path dependency.

If the legion commander leads the charge too many times, there is a high probability that they will encounter a slightly stronger enemy and have to activate Contingency Plan Zero.

Link's role is that of a commander, not a vanguard.

Members of the staff, intelligence, inspection, and training departments looked at Link with admiration in their eyes, their worship evident in their expressions.

They joined the Grand Sage Legion because of Link Grand Sage's reputation as a genius.

Pharmacology, alchemy, training speed, and combat strength that surpasses his peers—these four qualities together constitute Link's reputation as an extraordinary genius.

These wizards had heard of and witnessed the first three things.

Finally, although Link had several outstanding performances at the level of third-level wizard and below, he truly lived up to his reputation.

But what happens after one is promoted to Sage?

There is a huge difference between a sage wizard and a formal wizard.

Even if the Supreme Council's record of victories is widely known, it doesn't constitute much strong evidence.

After this battle, while not everyone in the Grand Sage Legion is completely loyal, at least no one wants to switch sides anymore.

On the battlefield, the Grand Sage Legion gained a complete advantage, relentlessly pursuing and attacking the routed Abyss Demon Army.

The Grand Sage Legion has developed contingency plans for how to wage annihilation battles, how to pursue enemy forces, and how to clear the battlefield.

At this stage of the battle, Link doesn't need to do much micromanagement or command; he just needs to stay in the Star Destroyer and support the Legion.

It took three whole days to annihilate the enemy, pursue them, clean up the battlefield, and seize the spoils.

What followed was a month-long period of rest, experience summarization, targeted improvement, intensive drills, and digesting the spoils of war.

The Abyss world might be a "close buddy" of the Wizarding World.

Many newly ascended sages conquered the first mid- or low-level civilized worlds, which flourished thanks to the generous gifts from the Abyss World.

This aquatic world is no exception.

After being nourished by two abyssal demon legions, the World Academy has grown significantly stronger.

Given time, it is not impossible to raise the limit of the extraordinary to the fifth level of sage.

However, Link couldn't possibly care that much about this aquatic world.

In terms of output, it's not even comparable to the two resource-rich worlds gifted by the Sage Rosenthal.

Not to mention that world with a servant-soldier system.

Link was considering selling this watery world to the academy, or through the academy to wizards in need.

Link and Jasmine discussed this matter.

Jasmine agreed with Link's approach and then suggested that Link first sound out Dean Forrest's opinion.

Coincidentally, Rivosos Academy has recently been taking advantage of the internal strife in Shadow City to do some things.

However, neither those inside the academy nor those outside it were very clear about what the academy had actually done.

Link could take this opportunity to go and find out what's going on from the dean.

This matter has no significance for Link himself or for the Grand Sage Legion.

It also had a significant impact on the development of the Grand family's businesses.

For an industry to expand, there are essentially two paths: internal and external.

With so many large families within Rivoss Academy, the internal market is already nearing saturation.

It's more suitable for the Grand family to pursue the foreign trade route.

Specialty potions, specialty alchemical products, and constructs are the flagship products that Jasmine has chosen.

Especially the structural components.

Christina's near-death experience of escaping from a level 3 wizard in Shadow City has, after brewing, caused a great sensation.

Christina's ability to assassinate a level 3 wizard with the strength of a senior level 1 wizard and survive was made famous by the special "Shadow Annihilation" set.

Despite being only a senior level one wizard, he usually possesses combat strength above the average level of a level two wizard, and when he unleashes his life force, he can even briefly contend with a level three wizard.

Even if you can't win, you can still avoid being instantly killed.

Such a wonderful item would naturally attract the attention of wizards.

Soon, a small organization within the Rivoss Academy called "Freedom to Do Anything" came to light.

In "Freedom to Do Anything", the wizards, if not every one of them has a "construct", at least six out of ten have "constructs" implanted.

This is because Link doesn't have that much time. If he had time, he would upgrade the 1.0 version of the "Constructs" of the "Freedom to Do Anything" members to version 1.5.

Subsequently, the construct fairy servants of the Paro Sage Legion were unearthed from the legion, and their prices rose accordingly, leading to a surge in sales.

At this point, the identity of the founder of "Construct" could no longer be hidden.

Link Grand, an exceptionally talented wizard who has repeatedly entered the sights of various wizarding forces under different identities, has now caused an even greater sensation as the founder of "Constructs".

The wizarding world is never short of discerning people.

"Constructs" have the potential to create a completely new genre, and many wizards have seen that.

The wizards didn't think Link Grand would be unaware of this.

So, here's the question.

Has the construct wizard school already been established?

What is the theoretical upper limit?

Did Link Grand switch majors himself?

Did he advance to the sage rank as a construct wizard?

Jasmine believes that if Dean Forrest agrees, Link could export some 1.0 "Constructs" to Shadow City to prepare for the future formal promotion of the Construct Wizard class.

After careful consideration, Link generally agreed with Jasmine's suggestion.

After resting, the Grand Sage Legion broke camp and returned in triumph.

After initial communication with Dean Forrest, Link reached a sales agreement with the college.

This place, with its fertile watery landscape, fetched a good price.

After assessment, the output of this water world is approximately worth 2 standard level 3 magic stones per quarter, or 8 standard level 3 magic stones per year.

According to market standards in the Wizarding World, the selling price of an undeveloped resource-rich world = annual output value * 40 years.

With this algorithm, the seller neither loses nor makes a profit.

Because buyers still need to invest time and resources to develop the resource-rich world they purchase, the price cannot be too high.

However, for Link, 320 standard level 3 magic stones is already a very good price.

The next two draws in the gacha system will require 10 standard level 3 magic stones and 100 standard level 3 magic stones respectively.

After drawing twice, there will still be 210 standard level 3 magic stones left, which can be used to expand the Grand family's business and maintain the Grand Sage Legion.

Leading the Grand Sage Legion back to the camp arranged by the academy, Link announced the order to disband.

The ten-day paid leave greatly excited everyone in the legion.

I'm even happier than defeating two Abyss Demon Legions without taking any damage.

There was no way around it; the corps commander's performance was too dazzling. The three main regiments, the personal guard regiment, and even the auxiliary troops only needed to expand their gains.

There's really not much room for them to perform.

"Jasmine, come quick!"

Link reported to the academy and received permission to immediately return to his home in the northern part of Rivosos, his native city.

As soon as they entered, Link pulled Jasmine towards the study on the second floor.

Jasmine was quite looking forward to what would happen next, seeing his eager expression.

The pregnancy is stable.

result……

Scene recreation.

Link simply held her and took a deep breath.

"snort!"

After Lin Ke finished taking a breath, Jasmine stomped on her strange husband's foot and walked out of the study with an air of arrogance.

Let's just wait and see.

It's not dark yet.

When the night is deep and quiet, I'll show you the power of a young woman who has tasted the sweetness of love but has been holding back for three months!

Link's premonition was triggered, and he shivered.

He had a bad feeling, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Anyway, it's not a matter of life or death.

In this unprecedented upheaval, Molly Kidman has caught the wave and is now a Level 3 wizard.

This rate of improvement is even faster than that of Lanny Taylor, who has a fifth-grade upper-level aptitude.

Opportunities are just that irrational.

During the trip to the Northern Territory, Jasmine's natal spirit beast, the God-Devouring Insect, benefited greatly from the exchange and learning, and its development progressed much faster, entering its growth stage.

The two main characteristics of the God-Eating Worm are stealth and foresight.

It was the stealth ability that the God-Eating Worm shared with Jasmine that made Link's premonition vague.

Let's take it one step at a time.

After vaguely realizing that the source of the trouble was Jasmine, Link gave up trying to investigate further.

He took a deep breath, and with a thought, summoned the system.

Will we be able to see through the true nature of the pay-to-win gacha system this time?

Link once thought that the system might be related to the Saint of Nostrodam.

"Draw a card".

Clearing his mind of distractions, Link silently urged himself on.

110 standard level 3 magic stones disappeared in a way that even Link, now a level 4 sage, could not capture.

The content on the unadorned panel has changed.

Link Grand

Wizarding Aptitude: Unknown, All Elemental Affinity

Wizard Rank: Fourth-Level Sage;

0rd Ring Sorcery: (omitted)

My signature construct: Armor (4 rings) (loadable modules)

1rd Ring Sorcery: (omitted)

2rd Ring Sorcery: (omitted)

3rd Ring Sorcery: (omitted)

4th Ring Spells: Repulsive Field (Mastery), Return to the Source (Awakening)

Status: Unknown Bond

Card Pack: Twin Contract Card, Talent Sharing Card, Talent Fusion Card

Used: Alchemy Specialization Talent Card, Sorcery Specialization Talent Card, Materials Specialization Talent Card

Card draw count: 0 (1 standard level 4 magic stone)

I did two consecutive draws, but didn't get a big win.

The pay-to-win gacha system is still the same old thing.

Link also failed to understand the system's operating mechanism, let alone its essence.

There are three noteworthy items on the panel: "Status", "Talent Sharing Card", and "Talent Fusion Card".

As for the 4th-circle spell "Return to the Past," it was just a name Link gave to his self-created teleportation spell when he was in a fit of his previous life's artsy tendencies.

The so-called state of unknown bonds actually existed from the moment one emerged from the world of human immortal martial arts.

If Link is not mistaken, it was the "cause and effect" that resulted from killing the White Lotus Holy Mother using the two imitation magic seals given by Celestial Master Xu Jing.

The effect of the "Talent Sharing Card" is that Link can share one of his talents with a designated person.

The effect of the "Talent Fusion Card" is to fuse two talents.

After careful consideration, Link chose to fuse his "Alchemy Talent" with his "Witchcraft Talent".

In fact, "Alchemy Talent" and "Materials Talent" are theoretically the most suitable combination.

However, Link had his own considerations.

The construct wizard school was essentially pioneered, with a theoretical upper limit that could reach the level of a great sage.

However, to reach this theoretical upper limit, or even raise it, Link needs to accumulate more knowledge and experience.

This accumulation includes, but is not limited to, knowledge, resources, and talent.

Version 1.0 of "Constructs" can essentially be understood as an alternative form of alchemy, or as a novel form of witchcraft.

Therefore, Link wanted to see if the product of the fusion of "alchemy talent" and "sorcerery talent" could help the development of the construct wizard school.

A moment later, the fusion ended.

With the emergence of this new talent, Link's expression turned strange.

"Alchemy Talent" + "Witchcraft Talent" = "Mystic Talent"!

This result left Link with extremely mixed feelings.

Could it be that the pay-to-win gacha system is really related to the mysterious and extinct wizard, Nostrodam?

If that's the case, what does it mean that the Wizarding World's will favored the "Occlumency" and "Multi-Threaded Thinking" status cards that were once taken from the system?

Link thought about it for a while but didn't come up with any useful results, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Having many lice doesn't make you feel itchy.

Since he already carries the "karma" with the parallel universe's Master Xu Jing, he won't be as eager as before to get rid of the resurrection contingency plan left by Saint Nostrodam.

Let's focus on the present and on improving ourselves.

If he could become a saint one day, these things would be nothing to worry about.

The recipient of the "Talent Sharing Card" was, of course, Jasmine, who had become his wife.

night.

It was late at night.

Jasmine unleashed her fury, wanting to vent her anger at being provoked during the day for no reason.

Having just won a fierce and scorching battle, Link decided to change tactics, focusing on a back-and-forth battle, emphasizing slow and steady progress, like a forest, and immovable as a mountain.

After a long and arduous battle, the conflict finally ended with Jasmine withdrawing her troops and begging for mercy.

Having consolidated his position within the family, Link didn't forget his main task, sharing his merged "mysterious talent" with Jasmine.

Then Link remembered that he hadn't used the "Twin Contract Card" he got from the last gacha draw.

Let's use them on Jasmine too.

After using it, Link recalled the function of the "Twin" contract card.

After using the "Twin" Contract Card, Link can designate one person and temporarily sign a "Twin" Contract with them.

The scope of the contract's effectiveness is the area covered by Link's mental energy projection.

The duration varies depending on the amount of mental energy Link injects when using the Contract Card.

During and within the effective period of the "Twin" contract, Link and the person who signed the contract live and die together, and can freely switch places.

In order to prolong the duration of the contract as much as possible, Link poured in the vast majority of his mental energy at once.

"Jasmine, you are so lucky."

Suddenly, Link, holding the panting Jasmine, spoke up.

"How so?"

Jasmine rested her head on Link's right arm and asked lazily.

"Because you always manage to gain something, even a little bit!" (End of Chapter)