Wizards begin with Occlumency.

it is more than words.

This is actually Lottesnow's attitude.

If Link hadn't insisted on knowing something, Lottesno wouldn't have bothered with these roundabout ways of saying things.

The reason we've reached this point is truly because we cherish our close relationship with Link and don't want things to fall apart.

Although Link felt that Lottesno hadn't gotten to the point and wasn't very straightforward, he could still glean something from his roundabout words.

Since you can tell the difference, why do you keep insisting that Lottesno say it himself?

Of course, everyone has different ways of thinking, positions, and wills. Whether it's guessing, conjecture, or even so-called tacit understanding, it's easy to misunderstand.

Link stared at Lottesno for a while, making sure Lottesno wouldn't say anything more, before withdrawing his uneasy gaze.

This gave Lottesno a slight sense of relief.

Being looked at with that strange gaze by my older brother, whom I've only ever taken advantage of, doesn't cause me any psychological pressure, but it's still quite uncomfortable.

Link then asked, "What are you planning to do next? Continue searching for that light?"

He poured himself another glass of strong liquor, sipped it contentedly, and said leisurely, "There's no need to look for that light anymore; it will appear when it's meant to. The key now is, what do you plan to do next? Continue to hide yourself?"

Link took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

Link's experiences over the past few years flashed through his mind. The loss figures of the advance team from Rivosos Academy appeared before his eyes. The more than 40% casualties of the four allied legions stung his heart. The serious injury of Cody, the coma of Paro, and the disfigurement of Celine were another blow to his already aching heart.

Memories I thought were dead suddenly began to attack again.

The helplessness we felt when we were weaker compared to the Rukia family, and the helplessness we felt against Lissandra's schemes...

This can't go on.

Link opened his eyes, calmly met Lottesno's gaze, slowly shook his head, and said indifferently, "I intend to be myself again."

"Well……"

Lottesno hesitated for a moment, then took a clean glass, poured Link a shot of strong liquor, pushed it towards him, and raised his glass. "To your new life?"

Link raised his glass, clinked it against Lautersno's, and said earnestly, "To my new student!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Link raised his glass and downed the strong liquor in one gulp.

The same applies to Lottesno.

The two then fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

Both of them encountered many things today and need to think them over carefully.

In intelligent navigation mode, the Starship sailed toward the destination coordinates set by Lottesno.

Before long, the spaceship, which was continuously operating with its warp drive, approached its destination.

The wreckage of warships, flames, destruction caused by witchcraft, shattered planets, asteroid belts...

The traces of high-intensity warfare are clearly visible.

Link couldn't bear to look at it.

But he turned his head and looked out the porthole very intently at everything outside, memorizing it all.

Under Forrest Diomand's organization, the cleanup of the battlefield is nearing its end.

During this period, the remnants of the advance team of Rivosos Academy reorganized and re-established a complete security system.

Following procedures and obtaining permission, the Starship entered the advance team's war zone base, a place filled with blood and fire, remnants of witchcraft, and clashes of rules.

After disembarking from the spaceship, Lottesno and Link went their separate ways.

One of them went to see Forrest Diormand, not knowing what to say.

One went to find the remnants of the four allied legions and Jasmine.

Before long, Link arrived at the four allied legions, which were already in a state of rest, and found Jasmine busy at work.

"You're back? I was just about to go see Sister Celine, want to come along?"

With a casual greeting, Jasmine continued on her way, executing her plan without letting Link's arrival disrupt her rhythm.

Let's go together.

Link responded, turned around, and went with Jasmine to see Sage Celine.

As one of the giants of the four allied legions, Sage Seren naturally has her own living and working areas.

I don't know what she was thinking, but she turned this area into a pharmaceutical research and manufacturing center. It has a strong work atmosphere, but not much of a living atmosphere.

When Link and Jasmine arrived, Sage Seren was completely absorbed in researching a potion to heal Sage Paro and Sage Cody, and didn't even have time to treat the injuries on her own face.

"Sister Serene."

I rang the lab doorbell as a reminder, and Jasmine greeted me softly.

"Okay, please have a seat. I'll be free for a while."

Sage Celine didn't even turn her head, gave a casual reply, and then focused on studying the potion again.

Jasmine then found a place to sit by herself.

Link then looked at some documents that Serge hadn't put away.

In truth, the pharmacology that once occupied a large part of Link's energy has been detached from his life for a long time.

The reason for revisiting this time is truly hard to say.

The data is divided into three different parts.

One is the injury of Sage Cody, the other is the injury of Sage Paro, and the other is an analysis and treatment plan for the injuries of the two.

After quickly skimming through the three sections of information, Link focused his attention on the potion that Sage Celine was concocting, his brow furrowing more and more as he read.

This medicine is for the Sage Paro who is still in a coma, and theoretically, it is very suitable for his condition.

But Link felt something was very wrong.

There is often a discrepancy between theory and practice.

That's the situation right now.

Sage Celine's plan was theoretically flawless, but a problem arose in the potion-making process.

After glancing at the three pieces of waste in the waste pool, and then at the refining process that was nearing completion but would most likely fail, Link decided he couldn't just sit there doing nothing.

"Take me to change my clothes."

Setting down his personal smart device, Link turned to Jasmine and said...

"Um."

Jasmine nodded in agreement and led Link to the changing room, helping him change into a lab coat that met laboratory standards.

Although a spell could solve the problem, Link still strictly followed the procedure and did a full set of preparatory work for the sterilization and disinfection experiment.

"How did you get in?"

As expected, the Sage Celine, who had failed, was tidying up her experimental table when she saw Link enter and asked in surprise.

"Give me a hand."

Link walked to another workbench, took a set of materials, and began refining.

Despite not having refined potions for a long time, Link's technique and operation were not at all rusty, and his movements were smooth and fluid.

Seeing this, Sage Celine decided not to try to concoct potions again. She crossed her arms and watched Link's actions quietly.

The ingredients used in the medicine are exactly the same, and the first dozen or so steps are also exactly the same, but the difference arises when it comes to the stage of fusion of the medicinal properties of the various ingredients.

In the previous four failed attempts, Sage Seren used direct heating, while Link used water-based heating.

In this way, the release of the medicinal properties of one of the materials will not be too strong, resulting in loss of medicinal properties and insufficient fusion.

After this stage, Link's methods became no different from those of the Sage Celine.

Sage Celine remained silent for a while after seeing the successfully concocted potion.

Direct heating and water-insulated heating are not difficult to achieve.

However, she stumbled on this point four times in a row, for a simple reason: concern leads to confusion.

Paro is still unconscious because he shielded her from a fatal attack.

The thought of this made Sage Celine's mind uneasy, which led her to make one silly mistake after another.

Letting out a long breath and snapping out of her silence, Sage Celine said wearily, "You should also make Cody's potion."

After saying this, Sage Celine walked out of the laboratory and headed towards the adjacent medical room.

She also needs to get her facial injuries treated as soon as possible.

Otherwise, when Paro takes the potion and regains consciousness, he will see Celine with her face disfigured.

A woman should look good to those who please her.

Celine wanted Parro to see a perfect, beautiful Celine, and then to show him her most passionate feelings through the most intimate gestures.

As for Cody, Link and Molly are taking care of him, so Celine doesn't want to get involved.

When Jasmine saw Sage Celine heading towards the medical room, she got up to accompany her.

Link, now alone, persevered and quickly refined the potion needed to treat Sage Cody, following the plan devised by Sage Celine.

After glancing at the tightly closed door of the medical room, Link ignored Celine and Jasmine, changed into casual clothes, and took two doses of potion to find the waiting Sages Cody and Paro.

"Link, you're back."

The severely injured Sage Cody sat leaning against the headboard, his voice weak and feeble.

Paro Sage had to rely on a life support pod to stabilize his vital signs and prevent his injuries from worsening.

"Yes. Thank you for your hard work, Cody."

Link nodded in agreement, and as he spoke, he handed over the potion that Sage Cody needed.

This medication is to be taken orally.

As for Palo Sage, the only option is to administer an IV drip via the life support pod.

The treatment plan devised by Sage Celine was very effective.

After undergoing a series of treatments, the injuries of Sage Cody and Sage Paro improved rapidly after using the potion.

Although he wouldn't fully recover so quickly, Sage Cody's complexion improved considerably, and he no longer needed to constantly use his mental and magical power to suppress his injuries.

It won't be long before Sage Cody returns to normal.

Sage Paro's injuries were more severe, but they were visibly improving.

Link checked the data in the life support pod and used witchcraft to examine the Sage of Paro's physical condition, judging that the Sage of Paro would be able to wake up in another half hour.

After thinking for a moment, Link summoned the Tower Spirit and sent the Palo Sage's life support pod to his and Serene Sage's living quarters.

Having gone through a life-and-death experience together, Sage Paro and Sage Seren must have many heartfelt things to say to each other.

Sage Cody watched Link's actions without offering any comment. Only after Sage Paro's life support pod had been removed did he speak, asking, "Link, do you know what happened that made the High Council so determined to intervene?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but I have some general information."

Link replied frankly.

"Is it convenient for you to say?"

"It's not very convenient."

"Then forget it."

"Feel sorry."

"There's no need for this between us."

"But while you were fighting the bloody battle, not only did I not fight alongside you, I also took Jasmine away."

"You had your reasons for doing this, and everyone agreed on it, so there's no need to feel sorry. Besides, you and Jasmine lured away an eighth-level Grand Sage and his fleet. If that eighth-level Grand Sage hadn't been lured away, let alone a 40% casualty rate, the four allied legions would probably have been completely annihilated."

How did you know?

"That's what the dean said."

"Dean..."

Link sighed, wanting to say something, but then fell silent.

Sage Cody did not press further and remained silent as well.

After a while, Link got up and walked out: "You get some rest, Cody. I have some things to take care of."

"Um."

Sage Cody agreed, then called out to Link's retreating figure, "Aren't you going to check on your Grand Legion? They performed bravely today and achieved remarkable results, especially Loken's Royal Guard."

"I will go, but not now."

Link paused briefly, then walked away without looking back.

After leaving the four allied legion camps, Link didn't visit the Grand Legion along the way. He simply sent a message to Molly and went directly to Dean Forrest's office.

Lottesno, who came to find Forrest Diormand earlier, is not here.

Only Dean Forrest stood by the window in the office, gazing at the garrison still shrouded in blood and fire.

"Dean."

Link knocked lightly on the open door a few times and greeted them.

"sit."

Dean Forrest turned around, led Link to the reception area, and pointed to the soft chairs.

Link didn't stand on ceremony and sat down as instructed.

Dean Forrest began to make tea.

Neither of them uttered a sound and remained silent throughout.

Before long, the tea was brewed and two cups were poured. Dean Forrest then asked, "The Saint just came to see me and said a few things."

"Um."

He said he was sorry.

"Um."

He said he would compensate the college.

"Um."

"He said he was going to find two people later to ask the college for some preferential treatment."

"Um."

"He said... he said that after today's events, it might be worth considering whether the Great Sage Rivo and the Great Sage Soth should come together to further explore the parallel universe."

"Um."

He said it was time for the college to let go.

"Um?"

"You've wanted to be independent and grow up freely for a long time, haven't you?"

"Um."

"Then go ahead."

"Um."

The two held teacups and, amidst the rising steam, had a very frank conversation.

A consensus was also reached.

Afterwards, the two drank their tea in silence.

After finishing his tea, Link stood up and turned to walk outside.

Link.

As Link reached the door, Dean Forrest called out to him.

Link stopped and turned to look at Dean Forrest, waiting for him to continue.

Dean Forrest opened and closed his mouth several times, wanting to say many things, but feeling that none of them were appropriate.

After much deliberation, all my thoughts finally boiled down to one word:

"Take care." (End of Chapter)