Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 5 New Blood

Room 3-016 is not very large.

The interior is simply furnished with a bed, a table, and a chair.

There were pillows and blankets on the bed, and several booklets on the table.

As for the switches on the wall by the door, the power supply lines that resemble electrical wires, and the lighting fixtures on the ceiling that resemble electric lights, they no longer surprised Link.

Have we gotten used to it?

No, I just adjusted my mindset.

Link can quickly accept anything that is sci-fi or magical in the Wizarding World, even if it's Gundam or Transformers.

Link closed the door, sat down at the table, placed the package on the table, and opened it.

The contents of the package were very simple.

Two sets of clothes without patches, some dry rations for easy storage, and two gold coins and 63 silver coins wrapped in layers of cloth.

For a blacksmith's family, taking out 2 gold coins and 63 silver coins without suffering serious financial losses or affecting their livelihood is already an empty sum of money.

Link wrapped the gold and silver coins up again, his right hand resting on the bundle, his feelings a mix of emotions.

Is it just about money?

This is even more so a profound expression of love and care.

After a long while, Link took several deep breaths and, with the help of "brain shutting," finally regained his composure.

He got up and placed the package on the inside of the wall by the bedside, then sat back down at the table and began to look through the booklets on the table.

Link is literate.

The specifics of other places are unclear, but the Viscount Holloway has a strict rule that children aged six to twelve must receive literacy education.

When Link first transmigrated to this world, he was unaware of the reason for such a rule.

After all, Viscount Holloway was not a public servant who served the people; on the contrary, he usually rode on the backs of his subjects and acted arrogantly.

Now, Link could guess a thing or two; it was related to the annual wizard aptitude test.

Illiteracy can hinder one's ability to receive a wizarding education, right?

The writing system in the wizarding world is mainly pictographic, with some phonetic and ideographic characters mixed in. The characters are very similar in form to oracle bone script, but their pronunciation is very different from that of Chinese.

To give a somewhat inappropriate example, the word "mine" is pronounced like "kuang" in modern Chinese, but in the Wizarding World, it would be pronounced like "kouang".

To give another, less appropriate but more intuitive example, the character "灯" is written as "灯" and pronounced as "lamp".

That's roughly the situation.

If it weren't for the original owner's memories and physical habits, Link really wouldn't have been able to adapt to the writing and pronunciation of the Wizarding World so quickly.

The first booklet was very thin, only five or six pages long, with the words "Passenger Instructions" written on the cover.

Link carefully read through the entire book and summarized it, finding that there were actually only three points that required special attention.

First, fighting is prohibited on board. Second, intentional damage to items and facilities on board is prohibited. Third, the restaurant is located on the fourth deck and provides services around the clock; customers can take what they need as they wish, but waste is prohibited.

As for not being able to cast spells or conduct experiments in the room and having to go to a special place, Link said, "I don't know how to do that yet!"

Setting aside the "Passenger Instructions," Link picked up the second booklet, "New Blood Instructions."

After reading it, Link's emotions weren't affected by its contents; he had somewhat anticipated it.

The term "new blood" refers to young men and women with wizarding potential who were recruited by the main continent's wizarding organizations from the many islands scattered across the four seas.

These young men and women had neither received relevant education from childhood nor possessed the common currency of the main continent—magic stones—making it impossible for them to survive independently on the main continent.

Therefore, the moment the new blood is selected, they have already assumed that they will sign an agreement with a wizarding organization on the main continent.

The content is roughly as follows: the wizarding organization provides new recruits with the funds to travel to the main continent, and provides four years of tuition and room and board to ensure their basic learning and survival. In return, the new recruits will need to sign a further agreement with the wizarding organization after four years to officially join the organization.

However, even though it's the same agreement, there's a huge difference between successfully becoming a formal wizard within four years and not becoming a formal wizard.

Official wizards sign a ten-year work service agreement, during which they have personal freedom, receive remuneration, and enjoy good benefits.

Unofficial wizards sign twenty-year service agreements, during which they are not free and receive very low wages, making them practically slaves.

If war breaks out, the latter will have to serve as cannon fodder!

"Indeed, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Everything comes at a price."

Link closed "New Blood Guidelines," moved it under "Passenger Guidelines," and picked up the third and final booklet, "An Overview of the West Coast Tudor Wizarding Organization."

This booklet describes the situation of the wizarding organizations in the Tudor region on the west coast of the main continent, the last stop of the White Sail's voyage, but it is really just an overview.

Each wizarding organization is described only briefly, with just a few strokes, mentioning only who the founder is, who the current leader is, what they specialize in, and where they are located.

It wasn't entirely without gain after watching it.

Link found the one that best suited him from among the thirty-nine wizarding organizations.

Revosoth Institute of Biology and Medicine.

The name is somewhat strange, but its description is that it is highly skilled in plant cultivation, animal breeding, extraordinary medical treatment, and life blessing, and is suitable for new students with affinity for water, wood, earth, and light elements.

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll choose this one."

Link closed the booklet and made a decisive decision.

Of course, he didn't necessarily have to hang himself on that tree.

If there are other better options, why not take them?

After tidying up the three booklets and placing them in the upper right corner of the desktop, Link suddenly realized that he seemed to have nothing to do.

The wizard Paro has disappeared without a trace.

There's not much information to be gleaned from Jimmy, Chris, Christina, and Molly, so there's no need to force them together; it's best to let them get along naturally.

The Passenger Information states that the journey will take five days to reach the port of Manham in the Tudor region on the west coast.

"What should we do with these five days?"

Link couldn't help but ponder deeply.

After a moment, Link made a decision: he would practice his "Occlumency" technique properly.

After all, it was a hard-earned sum of money that I used to get this first draw, so I have to make good use of it.

Thus, Link's life on the ship became more regular during his five days there.

When it's time to eat, go to the restaurant on the fourth deck and have a quick chat with Jimny, Chris, Christina, and Molly.

He spends the rest of his time at home, focusing on practicing "Occupy Central".

They completely ignored any interactions between the new recruits.

It must be said that although the system is extremely expensive, it is also very effective.

For Link, the "Occupy Central" technique, which has an extremely high learning threshold, is as simple as eating and drinking.

In just five days, Link mastered the "Brain Occupation Technique" to its highest level, which he could maintain around the clock to prevent others' mental energy from invading his brain, and he could also arbitrarily fake memories to deceive others.

Link also made an attempt.

Based on the memory palace technique, he used the "brain shut-in" method to construct his own mental palace.

(End of this chapter)