Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 53 Implementation of the Plan

Link is very busy.

The optimization of Silver Star Flower seeds was not originally in Link's recent plans; it was a result of a sudden summons by Wizard Paro.

After all, they had obtained six months' use of a high-level laboratory from the wizard Paro, and they had to give the investors an explanation.

Having recruited research assistants and completed the preliminary experimental preparations, Link shifted his focus back to perfecting his pseudo-natal sorcery concept.

After finishing their afternoon classes and having dinner, Link and Jasmine went to the library.

"You should familiarize yourself with all this information first."

Link gestured for Jasmine to take out her personal smart device. After operating it for a while, she entered the advanced literature database and found literature related to Silver Star Flower, germination, and breeding, marking them one by one.

Jasmine stared blankly at the long list of literature indexes on the smart screen.

She used the time before and during afternoon classes to familiarize herself with accessing and navigating the advanced literature database, the "papers" page, and the "patents" page. She also read and carefully memorized the relevant instructions.

During this process, Jasmine learned about the importance of literature and "papers" for research and experimentation.

But she never expected that the Silver Star Flower, which had only been in the wizarding world for less than twenty years, had nearly a hundred related documents and materials, and whose users were even limited to wizarding apprentices and mortals.

This is absolutely terrifying!

"Okay. I won't slack off, you go ahead and do your work."

Jasmine took a deep breath, took her personal smart device, and, steeling herself, began to read.

Compared to Link, Jasmine felt that she was lacking in every aspect, and the gap was gradually widening. She had to work harder.

Link was quite satisfied with Jasmine's attitude.

There's nothing wrong with tea; coming from a noble family, I've been exposed to it since childhood, so some of these habits are understandable.

It's okay to have slightly less talent; many geniuses haven't achieved their expected success.

And how many people eventually caught up? As long as you're willing to work hard and endure hardship, you'll succeed.

Diligence can make up for lack of talent.

It's not a big deal if it causes trouble; it's not like I'm deliberately trying to be promiscuous or attract unwanted attention.

As long as we recognize our mistakes and make improvements, we can become partners, support each other, and move forward together.

Seeing that Jasmine quickly got into a learning mindset, Link himself also devoted himself to the research on maintaining the magic model for a long time.

Time slips away quietly.

As night deepened, it was time to rest.

Link and Jasmine left the library and returned to their respective dormitories.

In the study.

Link sat cross-legged on the floor, meditating deeply.

The meditation ended after about half an hour.

As meditation techniques have progressed, the duration of meditation sessions has also increased, from five or six minutes at the beginning to fifteen minutes, and now to more than half an hour.

Link felt that the time spent meditating couldn't keep increasing like this; there must be a limit.

Otherwise, those formal wizards, sages, and great sages wouldn't be able to do anything all day but meditate.

It's just that Link hasn't come across any relevant information yet.

Leaving aside meditation, I won't delve into it.

Link's consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, preparing to put into practice the pseudo-natal magic he had done in the library that night.

Link currently possesses eight types of magic with a level 0 rating.

Among them, the Lesser Mist Rain and Childbirth Techniques have reached the Perfect level, the Thorn Entanglement and Water Shield Techniques have reached the Proficiency level, and the others are at the Skilled level.

I must once again praise Philius Flitwick's talent in Charms; without this talent, how could Link have progressed so quickly?

It was like riding a rocket.

Of these eight level 0 spells, those suitable for combat include Lesser Mist Rain, Water Shield, Water Ball, Thorn Entanglement, Wither, and Leaf Arrow.

Maintaining a magical model without casting spells for an extended period requires a continuous expenditure of mental energy.

With Link's current mental energy level, which is roughly 32 to 33 standard units, he can maintain a maximum of 2 level 0 spells while ensuring that his daily life and studies are not affected.

After careful consideration, Link decided that he would not exceed this number before mastering the third level of meditation and advancing to the third-class wizard apprentice level.

Then you'll need to choose from six 0-ring spells suitable for combat.

The Lesser Mist Rain spell is already fully developed and can be "instantly cast" within 1 second. However, its function is only to assist in combat, so it should be eliminated.

Water Ball Technique and Leaf Arrow Technique are insufficient in attack power and are therefore eliminated.

The Wither spell can only play a supporting role in battle; it is eliminated.

Therefore, the Water Shield and Thorn Entanglement ultimately stood out, one for defense and the other for control, complementing each other perfectly.

Having made the decision, Link activated "Brain Occupation" to adjust his mind and body.

Afterwards, the magical model of the Water Shield appeared above the lake in the sea of ​​consciousness, beneath the meditation rune structure, and slowly took shape.

Before the sorcery model was fully activated, Link acted swiftly, using the lake's surface to reflect the sorcery model of the Water Shield spell, thus switching between reality and illusion.

The reflection in the lake immediately became a real model of witchcraft, while the actual object above the lake became illusory.

Just like the memory palace—the relationship between the physical body and the reflection of the lakeside library.

Link withdrew his consciousness from his sea of ​​consciousness and waited quietly.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes, until ten minutes.

The sorcery model in the mind's eye had no effect on reality, and the Water Shield Technique remained dormant.

As for mental energy, apart from the approximately 3 standard units consumed at the beginning of constructing the sorcery model, there were no signs of continuous depletion.

Link breathed a slight sigh of relief, which meant that the idea of ​​pseudo-natal sorcery was half successful.

Link activated the "Brain Lock" technique again to adjust his physical and mental state. With a thought, he reversed the relationship between the real and the illusory aspects of the Water Shield sorcery model in his sea of ​​consciousness and its reflection.

The reflection is an illusion, while the original is the true form.

Success or failure hinges on this one move.

Link couldn't help but hold his breath.

A rustling sound rang out in the study.

The Water Shield spell was successfully cast, and a water shield formed by a ring of water appeared diagonally above Link's head.

Link estimated the time to be between 0.4 and 0.6 seconds.

This is already shorter than the casting time of a Lesser Mist Rain spell at the Perfect level!

After a while, once Link has mastered Water Shield, won't the casting time be even shorter, perhaps within 0.2 seconds or even 0.1 seconds?

That's a real instant cast!

With that in mind, Link decided to experiment with the Lesser Mist Rain spell at its perfect level.

Following the same procedure, the spell model of the Lesser Mist Rain spell took shape above the lake surface in the sea of ​​consciousness within 0.5 seconds.

Link managed to switch the relationship between the reflection of the sorcery model and the real body just before the Lesser Mist Rain spell was about to succeed.

I'm still not skilled enough, so when I encounter witchcraft at the perfect level, the operation is a bit awkward.

Noting this lesson, Link chose to "activate" the Lesser Mist Rain spell, which was in "standby" mode.

The dense fog appeared in the study almost the instant the thought crossed my mind.

Link was certain that it would take no more than 0.2 seconds.

What does this mean?

This means...

Pseudo-natal sorcery, done!

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(End of this chapter)