Wizards begin with Occlumency.

who am I?

Where am i?

What am I supposed to do?

Link was completely baffled as to the truth and intention behind Master Xujing's words.

These words have made the origin of Link's spirit a fascinating mystery once again.

So even now, the two top civilizations of the two universes still haven't figured out the background of Link, this "strange guest".

So, it's like using a nesting doll, right?

Link didn't know how to respond, so he could only remain silent.

Master Xu Jing smiled, not particularly concerned, and simply invited Link to visit the Immortal God Civilization.

This specially arranged meeting ended in an atmosphere of mystery.

Back at the Rivosos Academy’s office in the High Council, Link hadn’t even had a sip of water before Ms. Lisandra and Sage Fletcher Domingo hurriedly took him back to Rivosos Academy.

It's so rare for us to meet.

Iris Clark was somewhat reluctant, but she didn't stop her.

The three of them refused the Supreme Council's arrangements this time and returned via a secret channel that the Rivosos Academy had never used.

By the time other wizarding organizations and the returning delegation of the Celestial Civilization learned of this, the three had already returned to the West Coast and joined the welcoming team sent by the Rivosos Academy.

Thus, other wizarding organizations lost the opportunity to intervene in the matter of Link's true origins.

This time, under the joint will of the five saints, no one in the Supreme Council dared to leak the information, which is why the secret was kept.

"Link's situation isn't very good."

In front of the Supreme Council, which received the delegation of the Immortal God Civilization, the Celestial Master Xu Jing casually remarked, "If your side cannot resolve its internal conflicts and cannot provide protection for young friend Link, our Immortal God Civilization can invite young friend Link to be our guest."

This ninth-level sage, a prized disciple of the True Spirit Wizard Saint of the Central Plains who managed all the Saint's affairs, was secretly mocked, but he didn't care at all.

For this ninth-level sage, these things were trivial matters and did not need to be taken too seriously.

Even if Link Grand's true spirit has a very special origin, so what?

Can you help him become a saint?

If possible, it's not too late to pay attention to it then.

No matter how special Link Grand's true spirit's origins are, if intervention is ultimately needed, it will always involve the High Council.

They cannot escape the Supreme Council, nor can they escape the True Spirit Wizard Saint.

You can't escape the true spirit wizard saint.

This ninth-level sage remained calm and composed.

Moreover, so far, the Immortal Civilization's regard for Link Grand is limited to two things: one is verbal, and the other is the personal investment made by Master Xu Jing himself.

Master Xu Jing can only represent himself, and at most the Celestial Master's Mansion. How the Immortal and Divine Civilization as a whole views Link Grand's existence is still up in the air.

Based on this consideration, the ninth-level sage ended his routine conversation with Master Xu Jing and went back to issue a letter of guidance to the Rivosos Academy.

When Dean Forrest received the guidance letter from the High Council, he exclaimed, "Wow!"

The esteemed members of the Supreme Council are thinking the same thing as him.

Rushing things won't make a sale.

The wizarding civilization has already sent a special "exotic guest," Iris Clarke, to a parallel universe. Although the immortal civilization has sent a return delegation, there are no special personnel in the delegation with the same status as Iris Clarke.

Now that he has set his sights on the even more special "outsider" Link Grand, how can he possibly grant every wish of the civilized world, just as he desires?

Don't wizarding civilizations have any sense of dignity?

Thus, under the will of the High Council and the Rivosos Academy, Link had just returned to the wizarding world and spent two days with his wife and daughter when he was suddenly sent to the front lines of the war between the wizarding civilization and the god civilization.

In this way, no matter what plans the parallel universe's immortal civilization has for Link Grand, they cannot bypass the High Council and the Rivosos Academy to make private contact.

Link did not complain and cooperated fully with the arrangements made by the Supreme Council and the Rivosos Academy.

After a tender farewell to Jasmine, Link led the Grand Sage Legion, which had already rested and prepared, on their journey once again.

The objective is the front line of the war between the wizarding civilization and the god civilization.

There were quite a few companions, but three of them were relatively familiar to me: Domingo's Level 5 Sage Legion, Paro's Level 4 Sage Legion, and Cody's Level 4 Sage Legion.

Three is a very magical number.

According to the organization of the wizarding civilization world, a level 5 sage legion will lead three level 4 sage legions in joint operations, and a level 6 sage legion will lead three level 5 sage legions in joint operations.

The numbers increase sequentially thereafter.

The army group that Rivosos Academy sent to the front lines this time consisted of one level seven Grand Sage Legion, three level six Sage Legions, nine level five Sage Legions, and twenty-seven level four Sage Legions. Although it was not a very large force, it was still a force capable of influencing the local battlefield.

The commander of the army group was Rodrigo Diomand, the third-generation leader of the Diomand family, a man whose name was widely known but whose face had never been seen.

The massive interstellar fleet, after several large-scale teleportations and a month-long interstellar voyage, finally arrived at the front lines of the battle between the wizarding civilization and the god civilization.

This battle line is also the longest dividing line between the territory of the wizarding civilization and the territory of the god civilization.

Thirteen star systems, originally habitable by intelligent beings, were on this front.

Due to the protracted war between the wizard civilization and the god civilization, the fate of the thirteen star systems and the intelligent beings inhabiting them was predictable.

Even through the thick defensive shield and hull of the Level 5 Star Fortress, Link could feel the suffocating aura of death.

On this front, whether they are habitable or uninhabitable star systems, stars or planets, they have all died out completely.

War inevitably brings death.

Powerful and weak, special and ordinary wizards or gods fought bloody battles and perished here, making the rules on this battlefront strange, fragmented, irregular, and unpredictable.

Wizards below the Sage level will completely lose their spellcasting ability once they are outside the sphere of influence of the wizarding world's will.

Even within the sphere of influence of the wizarding world's will, one must rely on combined spellcasting methods and carriers and media such as interstellar fleets to unleash most of their power.

When Link learned of this situation, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had brought out a full five construct servant regiments.

On this battlefield, the resonant amplitude of the series of devices is surprisingly useful.

Moreover, it doesn't require much skill; it's a foolproof operation.

Unlike wizards' combined spellcasting, which requires practice and teamwork.

Wizards at the Sage level and above also have their strength limited.

The rules here are too fragmented and change very frequently, making them highly unstable.

To unleash greater combat power, wizards at the sage level and above must achieve two things: first, they must have a profound grasp of the rules they have comprehended, using them fluently and skillfully; second, they must develop strong instinctive habits, adapting their combat methods to changes in the rules.

In short, Link now understands why the Sage-level wizards who spend most of their time on this battlefield are far more powerful than those who stay in the rear enjoying their privileges.

This is not the first time that Rivoss Academy has sent an army group to participate in the war between the wizarding civilization and the god civilization.

However, this is the first time that a region's dominant power has dispatched an army group.

Therefore, although the academy had no famous saying, the commander Rodrigo Diomand, a seventh-level sage, did not put too much pressure on those below.

Each legion within the army group was eager to demonstrate its prowess during this rotation of troops.

After the rotation of garrisons with the previous army groups, the major corps took proactive measures to investigate the battle situation and formulate strategies.

Link's side was naturally not surprised.

After arranging the deployment of the Grand Sage Legion, all detection artifacts, all reconnaissance teams, and all intelligence groups were deployed.

Based on reconnaissance results from the Supreme Council, the Rivosos Academy, the previous wave of rotating army groups, and their own legions, the General Staff formulated a series of different contingency plans.

The Attendant's Office was responsible for communicating with the Legion Commander, the Staff Office, and the three main regiments, five armored auxiliary regiments, and the personal guard regiment reserved as the general reserve.

The supervisory office urged all components of the corps to familiarize themselves with the contingency plans formulated by the General Staff as soon as possible, and to report any deficiencies or omissions to the General Staff.

In short, the Grand Sage Legion was extremely busy.

It was in this atmosphere that Link received a summons from Army Group Commander Rodrigo Diormand.

The Diomand family consists of three siblings in the third generation. Link has had many dealings with the second sister, Ms. Lisandra, and the third sister, Dean Forrest, but he has never met the eldest sister, Rodrigo.

This time, from the formation of the army group to its departure, arrival, and deployment to its assigned areas, Rodrigo Diomande ignored Link for nearly two months.

His attitude was indifferent.

The sudden summons clearly indicates that something is amiss.

After arranging the affairs of the Grand Sage Legion, Link set off from a small, desolate satellite where he was stationed to the headquarters of the Rodrigo Diomand Grand Sage Legion to meet with Commander Rodrigo Diomand, a Level 7 Grand Sage.

Being on the front lines of a war, it's impossible for the world to be at peace.

The wizarding civilization and the god civilization are constantly at war and engaged in smaller battles, not to mention their mutual infiltration and reconnaissance.

During their journey, Link's personal guard encountered three small intelligence-gathering teams from the world of the gods.

One was wiped out, another was driven away, and the third, seeing the situation was not good, fled early.

This was Link's first battle against the Wizarding Civilization's mortal enemy, the Gods Civilization.

After the battle, Link immediately understood why the two civilizations had become mortal enemies.

To the world of gods, wizards are despicable blasphemers.

Because gods claim to be the embodiment of rules and the controllers of concepts.

As wizards advance through their advancement, they not only undergo multiple life leaps, enhancing their life essence, but also continuously comprehend, resonate with, and master the rules.

This fundamentally creates competition.

The conflict is irreconcilable.

The war can only end when the other side is killed.

"Clean up the battlefield, collect the spoils, and give the commander a small gift."

Link chopped off the head of a god with a single kick and took out a regular octahedron from among the many fragments.

This is divinity, the embodiment of the rules governed by this deity, the manifestation of status.

For wizards, divinity is a form of hard currency that surpasses magic stones.

Although it cannot help wizards comprehend the rules, it can be used as material to forge powerful magical artifacts.

Unfortunately, this deity's level, when converted into the wizarding system, is only equivalent to a fourth-level sage, and has only just embarked on the path of merging with and embodying the rules of the gods.

Therefore, the value of the divine essence in Link's hands is not that high.

Based on the intelligence gathering personally led by a deity equivalent to a fourth-level sage, the summons by the army commander, and the staff's speculation on the current situation, Link judged that a large-scale battle was about to break out between the wizarding civilization and the god civilization.

Such battles, aside from causing continuous bloodshed on both sides, are not very meaningful, but they are unavoidable.

This is quite frustrating.

Suppressing unnecessary emotions, Link waited until his guards finished cleaning up the battlefield and collecting all the spoils before continuing on his way with them.

The remains of limbs and debris were left scattered across the starry sky.

This front has endured the ravages of war for such a long time.

From its initial tranquility and prosperity to its current desolation and deathly silence, it still stubbornly survives, not completely annihilated, by constantly absorbing these remains and fragments to replenish its vitality.

After setting off again, Link did not encounter any more groups from the world of the gods.

The second half of the journey was unimpeded, leading directly to the base of the Archsage Legion of Rodrigo Diomander, a barren planet that, from space, had three moons and a beautiful planetary ring, but whose body was a withered yellow.

The defenses here are tight, with star fortresses and interstellar warships protecting the army headquarters located on the planet's surface in layers.

After passing through several communication and security checks, Link finally entered the atmosphere and headed towards the army group headquarters on the surface.

His personal guard was naturally forced to remain in outer space and could not follow him into the planet.

Link was accompanied by only two people: Loken, the third-level body-refining wizard and head of the guard, and Lynn Hewitt, a second-level wizard and head of the staff.

All five members of the group were of the lowest rank of the fifth grade, with Lynn Hewitt being the first to advance to the second grade of wizard.

Considering Lynn's meticulousness, quick wit, and skillful methods, Link transferred him to the Grand Sage Legion.

The position of Chief of Staff was not only promoted by Link, but Lynn also demonstrated exceptional work ability, which allowed him to secure the position.

However, the two, Locken and Lynn, could only accompany Link to the gate of the army group headquarters camp.

It's not that a level seven sage is afraid of assassination attempts by level two or three wizards, but rather that level two or three wizards are not qualified to meet a level seven sage.

That's just Rodrigo Diormand's style.

"Link Grand?"

When it was Link's turn to meet him, Rodrigo looked at the personal smart device in his hand, didn't even raise his head, and said in a detached tone, "I plan to send your legion to infiltrate behind enemy lines..."

"Do you dare take on this mission?" (End of Chapter)