Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Nothing happened.

Link successfully activated his own life force, but failed to summon the "shell" of the second light.

Moreover, no resonance occurred between the two locations: the timeline of the wizarding civilization's universe and the original coordinates of the special ruins world.

This left Link puzzled and disappointed.

"No, that won't work."

Celestial Master Michel sighed, his emotions slightly fluctuating. "As expected, it won't work."

It sounds as if Master Michel had already foreseen this situation.

Link looked at Celestial Master Michel with a puzzled expression, seeking an explanation.

"Put it away."

Grand Master Michel did not rush to answer, but instead gestured for Link to retract the life force he had unleashed.

Even without the superposition of different flow rates over time, which would not reduce lifespan, maintaining this state for a long time is still a form of consumption.

The depletion of one's source of energy will affect future promotions.

Link knew this was a good intention, and decisively put away the light of life.

At this point, Celestial Master Michel said, "If it were only the 'shell' of that light, you could probably summon it. But outside the 'shell,' there is another shell."

"Were these added by the celestial beings/deities of the Heavenly Court and the five saints of the Supreme Council?"

Link seemed to understand something.

"certainly."

Celestial Master Michel smiled and nodded. "Didn't I say before? The reason I let you try was just out of wishful thinking. What if? Right?"

"Um."

Link nodded in response.

"Alright, you've asked all the questions you wanted to ask. If you still can't figure out what you're trying to understand, I don't have any good advice for you. Go back now."

Without hesitation, the Celestial Master Michel got up and saw his guest off.

Link did the same, politely bidding farewell and leaving the palace in the deep space where the Celestial Master Michel now resided.

As Link and Medici, a Level 6 Sage, entered the Starship, Link turned his head and peered through the porthole at the understated yet luxurious palace, his thoughts swirling in the background.

Is this palace the residence of the Venerable Master Michel or a prison?

Perhaps it is both a residence and a prison.

Everything depends on how Master Michel sees his situation.

He could live happily if he were not distressed or angry about the loss of some of his freedom.

He could even reclaim the Tower of the Great Sage Michel, which is currently under the trusteeship of the Supreme Council, if he so desired.

Then, the strength and influence of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel will be pushed to an even higher level.

This is a situation that Rivosos Academy absolutely does not want to see, and it is also something Link does not want to see.

Link's previous pleasant conversation with Celestial Master Michel does not mean that they have forgotten their past grievances.

If grudges and debts were so easy to let go of, would they still be considered grudges and debts?

Link knew perfectly well that he harbored a deep resentment towards Celestial Master Michel and the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

Link also knew perfectly well that Celestial Master Michel knew about his deep resentment towards Celestial Master Michel and the Tower of the Great Sage Michel.

The two understood each other without saying a word.

They only coexisted harmoniously because of the same desire to see the "shell" of the second ray of light that bound Michelangelo's destiny.

"Did you find anything useful?"

Medici, a level six sage, interrupted Link's gaze and his contemplation with his question.

"Um."

Link snapped out of his reverie and gave a faint reply.

"It's good that we gained something; the trip wasn't in vain."

Medici, a level six sage, was very tactful; he only said that one sentence before falling silent.

They showed no intention of asking Link what specific gains he had made.

Perhaps when he asked Link if he had gained anything, he just wanted to make sure that his and his team's efforts in disguising Link's identity and concealing his itinerary had not been in vain.

After a brief warm-up, the Starship's engines started at high power, propelling the spaceship at high speed away from the star field where the Celestial Palace of Michel was located.

At this point, Link, who didn't want the Celestial Court and the Celestial Master's Mansion of the Immortal God Civilization to know, and who wouldn't mind even if they did, ended his journey.

"Sage Medici, please escort me to the reincarnation of Saint Lotesno."

Link made a request to Medici, the sixth-level sage who owned the starship.

"it is good."

Medici, a level 6 sage, readily agreed and immediately entered a coordinate.

Through this action, Link discovered a detail.

Or perhaps Medici, a level 6 sage, deliberately revealed this.

Lotesnow now maintains extremely close ties with the High Council, even informing them of his exact location in real time.

Of course, there is another possibility.

Since Lotesnor is cooperating with the High Council, the Medici Sage knows where he is.

Instead of guessing, Link leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and cleared his mind.

When information is unclear or insufficient, it is easy to be misled into thinking the whole story based on one or two partial facts.

If the person didn't do it intentionally, then it's better; they might only suffer some losses, but nothing serious.

If this person is deliberately leading you astray, then it's a terrible situation, and you're very likely to fall into a deep pit.

Therefore, Link didn't make wild guesses.

Seeing Link's reaction, the Sage Medici showed a barely perceptible moment of disappointment before regaining his composure.

He was disappointed, not because he hadn't led Link astray.

Rather, this was a hook he left behind, intended to provoke Link into asking him how he knew where Lottesno was.

The task assigned to the Sage Medici by the High Council was not initially to disguise Link or arrange his itinerary, but to follow Link, observe Link, and record Link's activities.

This task has not been cancelled yet.

Since it wasn't canceled, it has to be completed.

Unfortunately, the wizard Grand did not take the bait, and the sage Medici lost a topic to observe and record, so he was naturally disappointed.

The reason things returned to normal so quickly is because we still have a long time to spend together.

There are plenty of opportunities to find places to observe and record.

The Starry Sky Flying Boat sails through the starry sky.

The palace wanders among the stars.

One may seem to have a clear goal, but every word and action is observed and magnified by others;

A seemingly aimless individual whose whereabouts and actions are influenced, even controlled, by others.

Link Grand embarks on a journey to confront his "predestined fate," exploring questions and searching for clues, keeping himself busy.

The Venerable Michel, secluded in the Palace of Wandering, silently endured the constraints of fate, his mind at peace, carefree and leisurely.

Who knows which is true and which is false?

After all, what is false can be taken for true, and what is true can be taken for false; what is nothing can be taken for something, and what is something can be taken for nothing.

What is true or false, existent or nonexistent? How can it be defined?

Amidst the confusion of truth and illusion, the Starship arrived at a spaceport of the Supreme Council's office in a parallel universe.

This spaceport primarily provides services such as starship repair, personnel rest, and logistical support. It serves as a temporary camp for the two cosmic passages and is one of the important nodes on the essential route to the demonic civilization.

The advance team from the Rivosos Academy set off from the temporary camp where the two cosmic passages were located, heading to the wartime defense zone, where they made a brief rest and replenishment.

"Grand Wizard, we've arrived."

After the Starship landed, Sage Medici gently woke Link, who had been resting with his eyes closed for more than two days.

Yes, the location of the Wandering Palace of Celestial Michel was already very close to the boundary between the civilization of gods and immortals and the civilization of demons.

Or, to be more precise, it lies on the midline between the battle lines of the major border legions of the Immortal and Divine Civilization and the battle lines of the pioneering forces of the Wizard Civilization.

The Celestial Court and the Supreme Council joined forces to bind the fate of Celestial Master Michel, making him a communication hub between the two civilizations, or an "arbitrator" in disputes of interest, so he naturally had to play a role.

"Okay, thank you, Sage Medici."

Link opened his eyes, offered his sincere thanks, and then followed Sage Medici and his crew off the spaceship.

The group of seven all shed their disguises and entered the spaceport with their true identities and appearances.

After entering the spaceport without any incident, Sage Medici led Link directly to the core area of ​​the spaceport.

The Supreme Council has a liaison point and a guard force at each spaceport.

With armed guards deployed in a three-dimensional manner, the liaison points naturally needed to be heavily protected.

Despite numerous security checks along the way, with Medici, a Level 6 Sage and an insider of the High Council backed by the Elemental Saints, present, Link entered the contact point very smoothly.

I met Lottesno, who was wearing an exaggerated straw hat, a colorful shirt and patterned shorts, and flip-flops, pretending that he was sunbathing on the beach.

It's unclear what triggered or inspired him.

They actually pulled this stunt.

"Hey, Brother!"

Upon seeing Link's arrival, Lottesno jumped up abruptly, holding a cocktail-like drink in his left hand, arms outstretched, head outstretched, legs bent, and uttering a strange phrase.

Link frowned slightly and took a step back to avoid Lottesno's enthusiastic embrace.

The scene before me seemed familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before.

Just as Link was searching his memory to find the source of the déjà vu.

Lotte Snow's antics struck again, shouting, "Damn it, brother! Skinny old men, let's go!"

Alright, no need to search my memory anymore, Link remembered everything.

This is a clip from a Korean gangster film called "New World" that I watched in my previous life.

The question is, how did Lauter Snow know about this fragment, and why did he do this?

With doubts in his mind, Link immediately asked, "Why are you doing this? Just for fun? Or is there some deeper meaning?"

"what!"

Lottesno sighed dramatically, rolled his eyes, and said irritably, "Hey, my cheap older brother, can't you just play along for once?"

"cannot."

Link's statement was concise and aloof, directly rejecting the offer.

"Oh……"

Lottesno sneered, "I knew you couldn't."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lottesno snapped his fingers, and his appearance and demeanor instantly changed, returning him to his normal state.

Sage Medici then stepped forward and greeted him, "Greetings, Saint Lotesno."

Although Lotesno's revealed wizard level was a fourth-level sage, how could the Medici sage dare to treat a fourth-level sage as such?

A reincarnated saint is still a saint.

They can regain their saintly status and power at any time by paying some price.

"I'm not a saint yet, no need to be so polite."

Lotesno waved his hand and said in a warm tone, then changed the subject and instructed, "Brother, I'll take care of things here. Go and do your own thing."

"Yes, Saint."

Sage Medici responded and led his group members away.

After turning around, a note was made: on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, the wizard Link Grand met with the saint Lotesno at a certain place. The content of their conversation could not be recorded. Please pay attention.

This record, along with the detailed record of Link and Celestial Master Michel's meeting, was sent to a special encrypted "server" of the High Council.

No more than ten wizards in the entire High Council have access to this encrypted "server".

Lotesno smiled and withdrew his gaze from the Medici Sage, chuckling, "How was it working with that old schemer, Elementalist?"

Link corrected him earnestly, "I am only cooperating with the Supreme Council represented by Sage Medici, and I am not qualified to talk about cooperating with the Elemental Saints."

Lotesno completely ignored Link's correction, seizing on a single flaw and laughing wildly: "So you implicitly agree that the old cunning Elementalist is the Elemental Saint, haha... interesting. I wonder what that old cunning Elementalist would think if he knew."

Link remained silent.

It's not that I've been caught red-handed and have nothing to say, but rather that I don't want to engage with such a topic.

Having waited a long time without receiving any explanation or rebuttal from Link, Lotesno laughed for a while, then stopped, frowning, and asked, "You came to see me, you must have something to say, just say it."

"I'd like to ask what your opinion is on Michel Abbott."

Link didn't mince words. "Since you told me to just say it, I'll just say it."

"I don't watch much, I watch standing up, lying down, or sitting down."

Lottesno replied casually.

Seeing this, Link knew that Lautersnow did not want to discuss topics related to Celestial Michel, so he gave up the idea of ​​discussing it further.

Silence fell between the two.

This silence was actually a bit awkward.

The topics Lautesnow wanted Link to focus on, such as clips and lines from "The New World," were only superficially explored by Link. Lautesnow beat around the bush and didn't give a direct answer, so Link shifted his attention and didn't really want to know what Lautesnow wanted him to know.

Link wanted to get the opinions from Lottesno, but Lottesno genuinely didn't want to give them, or couldn't give them.

This means that the two no longer have anything in common to talk about.

Fortunately, the two were just brothers by marriage and had nothing in common. At most, they would go their separate ways, and there would be no other consequences.

However, as mentioned before, Lottesno cannot let Link part ways with him now; they must remain bound together for a while longer.

So, Lottesno took a deep breath, yielded, and said in a deep voice, "Michel has Michel's destiny, and you have yours. Your destinies are not intertwined."

Link seemed lost in thought, quietly waiting for Lottesno to continue.

Lotesnor continued, "Because of certain past events, my fate is deeply intertwined with yours; and your fate is deeply intertwined with the will of the wizarding world. If you don't believe me, think back to how much help the will of the wizarding world provided during your growth. Once you understand this, you'll truly understand where you should go next."

After hearing this, Link suddenly remembered something Iris had said.

It's not a constraint, just a framework! (End of Chapter)