Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 69 City of Rivosos

The next day.

Early in the morning, Link arrived at the station he hadn't been to since enrolling in school.

Today is the first day of the holiday, and many people will inevitably flock off campus.

Link came so early to catch the first bus in order to avoid the peak crowds.

Anyway, the driverless bus is parked at the station not far from the school gate, and it will leave when the time comes, no matter how few people take it.

As it turned out, Link's decision was correct.

When the first driverless bus departed on time, Link was the only passenger.

Sitting by the window, Link looked at the scenery rushing past outside and suddenly thought of the past, those countless moments when he was rushing to school or work.

He always did that back then, sitting by the window, gazing out.

The scenery rushing past him did not slow him down.

And he never lingered at many points in his life.

Hurried steps, hurried expression, always in a hurry.

Suddenly, I came to my senses. The driverless bus had stopped; we had arrived in Rivosos.

The city of Rivosos was a completely unfamiliar place to Link.

All his knowledge of the city came from messages on the "forum" and some other information.

Link remembered the city's layout perfectly well from any map he could find.

Link even remembered all the secluded alleyways hidden in the nooks and crannies of the West District.

But that's just a map, and it's bound to differ from the actual location.

Today, and indeed throughout the holiday, Link's main task is to gain a deeper, more comprehensive, and further understanding of the wizarding world through the city of Rivosos.

The First Bus Station is the best-equipped station in the western district, but also the most geographically peripheral.

All trains to and from the Rivosos College of Biology and Medicine and the city of Rivosos stop here.

Exiting the first bus station, you'll find yourself on the ring road.

Link had already planned ahead. He waited for a moment at the city's public rail transit platform, which was about thirty meters away from the bus station, before boarding a rail transit train bound for the central urban area.

The train route follows the ring road, bypassing the western district, passing through the southern and eastern districts to the northern district, and then directly reaching the central district.

Link chose this rail transit train to get a firsthand look at the city of Rivosos from the outside and to get a general impression of it.

The ID card issued by the college is still valid in the city.

No matter where you go, as long as you take public transportation, it's free.

Link's purpose for this trip was very clear: to take a quick look around and get a general understanding of all five districts.

The reason for going to the central district first is that it is neither a commercial district nor an industrial district, but an administrative district where management agencies are concentrated.

Lin Ke first needed to find a place to obtain a resident identity certificate that could be used in the city.

Although the college's ID cards are valid in the city, they also have some inconveniences.

That would expose the identity of a newcomer to Stormsea, making them vulnerable to being ripped off when spending money in many places.

Well……

It could be being exploited in an economic sense or in a physical sense.

Just like in the Harry Potter world, how many of those dark wizards who hang out in Knockturn Alley, those Death Eaters who kill and set fires everywhere, didn't graduate from or drop out of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Humans have never stopped killing each other!

Looking out through the glass window of the rail transit train, Link noticed that there were very few high-rise buildings in the city of Rivosos.

Apart from the towering spire that stands prominently in the very center of the city, the height of other buildings generally does not exceed five stories.

Link estimated that even a first-class wizard apprentice wouldn't die from jumping from this height.

Perhaps this design is for safety reasons?

It could also be due to airspace control, or other reasons that Link currently cannot access.

The buildings are spaced far apart, with enough room for vehicles to park in front, behind, to the left, and to the right of each door.

These large open spaces can naturally also be used to gather or disperse crowds, or to set up attack or defense facilities.

Just like the academy, intelligent law enforcement puppets, which combine surveillance and security functions, are also ubiquitous in the city.

Especially in the central urban area, the density is extremely high, making it almost impossible for there to be blind spots in surveillance.

On the surface, the security level of Rivosos City is by no means low.

Shortly after, the rail transit train arrived at the station.

The towering Rivosos City Intelligent Management Center Tower, the tallest building in Rivosos City, is not far from the station, right in front of Link.

The tower is about 150 meters tall and its overall shape resembles a miniature version of the Guangzhou Canton Tower. With its curved steel frame structure and large glass curtain wall, it exudes a graceful and elegant temperament.

Legend has it that the person who designed and oversaw the construction of this tower was the only granddaughter of the great sages Rivo and Soth.

Wizards, especially high-ranking wizards, face extreme difficulty in procreation.

Therefore, what does it matter if the tower is not in line with the overall character of the academy and the city, since it is so much favored by the great sages Rivo and Soth?

They started building it without hesitation, and no one dared to object.

Link looked up briefly, then stepped into the lobby on the first floor of the main tower.

The area for processing ID cards is located on the south side of the hall, where there are several smart machines.

Unmanned and paperless offices are already a very common phenomenon in the wizarding world that Link has encountered so far.

Link operated the smart device and quickly entered his personal information into it following the prompts.

A moment later, a resident ID card for Rivosos City was dispensed from a slot in the smart device.

The appearance of the resident identity card is not much different from that of the college's ID card.

The only difference between the two is the location displayed after being scanned by a smart device.

One displays "Rivosos City," and the other displays "Rivosos Academy" (abbreviated).

Link obtained his resident identity card, and from then on, as long as he did not actively expose himself, people who did not know him could not tell whether he was a local apprentice or a newcomer from Stormsea.

Considering that a clear "photo" of himself was widely circulated on the college's "forum," Link used makeup to disguise himself.

In addition, Link also changed his hairstyle and clothing style.

On campus, Link wore school uniform throughout the early and middle stages, but later switched to casual wear and a cloak.

Link is now wearing a suit.

He wasn't even wearing a cloak.

The cloak is fine to use on campus, but it's not very effective once you get to the city.

After leaving the main tower, Link strolled around the small central city area.

It was still early, and the streets and alleys were quiet. Apart from some vehicles parked on the roadside, there was hardly anyone around.

Link visited several key administrative agencies, such as the City Hall, the City Defense Bureau, the Finance Bureau, and the Police Bureau, to familiarize himself with the area before taking a rail transit train and leaving the central city.

Next stop, North District.

(End of this chapter)