Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 96 A Mind-Blowing Idea

"Link, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Link was holding his portable smart device, his eyes seemed to be staring at the screen but not focused, Jasmine couldn't help but ask a question.

"It's nothing."

Link shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he decided to explain some things to Jasmine.

After all, Jasmine has already left the academy and entered the complex real world.

There are many things that, if you don't know them, can easily lead to trouble.

Link began by recounting how the wizard Paro had sponsored him with six months' use of the laboratory, and how he promised to do two things in return. He then moved on to tonight's bet and duel.

Jasmine was stunned when she heard this.

It's only been two weeks of vacation, and so many strange and unexpected things have happened to Link.

Once again, he brutally defeated Harold Andrews, once again competed for a part-time job, once again got embroiled in the conflict between the "New Blood Mutual Aid Society" and the "Pureblood Will," and once again inexplicably killed Rivers Francis...

However, girls have very unusual interests.

Upon hearing what Sophie Lucia had done, Jasmine gritted her teeth, filled with utter disgust.

With the weight lifted from her heart and her fear gone, Jasmine's first thought was surprisingly, "Link, now that we've faced Peter Lionel's 'Pure-Blood Will,' shouldn't we be less wary of the Lucia family? Could we perhaps find a way to teach that gossipy, foul-mouthed Sophie Lucia a lesson?"

"Well……"

Link almost couldn't keep up with Jasmine's leaps of thought. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "If we don't go too far, with Wizard Paro and Wizard Celine backing us up, it should be manageable."

After a pause, Link added, emphasizing, "But we absolutely cannot go too far, otherwise the Wizard of Paro, who can abandon Antoine Hilton, can also abandon us!"

"I see."

Jasmine nodded vigorously, her large, bright green eyes sparkling with intelligence: "Then... if we target the Lucia family's businesses... well... we definitely can't do it ourselves. We have to hide behind the Paro Wizard's businesses and find a way to teach that bitch Sophie Lucia a lesson, okay?"

This idea is undoubtedly a bit far-fetched.

A large family cannot be killed in a short time if attacked from the outside.

Moreover, what is the size of Link and Jasmine, and what is the size of the Lucia family, which is considered a large family in the entire Michel district?

The phrase "like an ant trying to shake a tree" perfectly describes Jasmine's naive idea.

But Link was actually a little tempted.

A large family is both a whole and a collection of individuals.

Sophie Lucia belongs to the Lucia family, and also to a certain branch.

in case……

If Link could find out which branch of the Rukia family Sophie Lucia belongs to...

What industries does that branch have? What are its flagship products? Can we find a way to target them?

Therefore, this idea is not entirely impossible to realize.

Since they were already involved in the bet between the wizard Paro and the wizard Peter Lionel, they couldn't keep a low profile any longer.

Having many lice doesn't make you feel itchy.

What's wrong with being a little unrestrained?

Link actually hated Sophie Lucia's actions tonight.

She only said a few words, but they could have a huge negative impact on Link.

This made the magnanimous Link want to take revenge.

"If we plan carefully and execute prudently, we might actually be able to accomplish something."

Link agreed with Jasmine's suggestion and pondered how to proceed.

This made Jasmine very happy.

She's no longer a useless pretty face; she's gradually becoming able to help Link.

Happy!

The next day.

Link and Jasmine arrived at the pharmacy early.

As usual, the witch Celine arrived at the shop early, opened the door, and prepared for a targeted plan three weeks later, developing and refining new specialty potions.

Seeing that Link was completely unaffected, still physically childlike but with a calm yet mature face, the wizard Celine was certain of her judgment of Link.

She gave Link a slightly meaningful smile and swayed her hips as she walked up to the second floor.

Link's normally calm heart was stirred by Celine's smile, which revealed infinite charm without him even realizing it.

This prompted Jasmine, who was standing nearby, to pinch Link's arm hard.

Link winced in pain, then came to his senses. He didn't explain anything, but just glanced speechlessly at Jasmine, who was covering her mouth and chuckling, before turning to the men's changing room to change into his uniform.

Jasmine knew, of course, that Link's brief moment of distraction earlier wasn't due to being captivated by the charm of the witch Celine, but she just wanted to make her presence known!

However, Jasmine was sensible and didn't make a fuss. Instead, she gave Link a charming and cute smile before going into the changing room to change into her uniform.

After Link and Molly changed into their uniforms and busied themselves for a while, the three full-time employees arrived together.

Backyard, Workshop A.

Link was taking stock of the plants and herbs that needed to be processed that day when Wizard Ella suddenly barged in.

Strangely, she neither spoke nor made any other movement, but simply stared coldly at Link.

However, Link did not sense any malice or murderous intent from the wizard Ella.

This made Link a little depressed.

Sister, what do you want to do? Can't you just say so?

Don't use that death stare trick, it's psychologically damaging.

Even though he was wearing the "Defender 3202" suit, Link still felt a lot of pressure facing a first-level official wizard.

The main issue is that this official wizard has a history of unfriendly words and actions.

Link couldn't help but mutter a few complaints to himself in order to relieve the pressure.

Fortunately, the gentle older sister, the wizard Salia, came to the rescue in time and dragged the wizard Ella out.

"What are you doing? Don't scare Link."

The witch Salia also scolded the witch Ella, standing up for Link.

"ha?"

The sorceress Ella scoffed, shouting, "I scared him? What a joke! Don't you know how many people he's already killed?"

"I told you a long time ago to ignore those things, ignore those things, why wouldn't you listen?"

Wizard Salia said unhappily, "What good does getting involved in those trivial matters do besides cause you trouble? Annoyance! Get back to work and focus on your job!"

With just a few simple words, the usually gentle and soft-spoken witch, Salia, managed to subdue the more assertive witch, Ella.

As for the wizard Tina, she stood aside watching the show, her arms crossed over her chest, creating a huge bulge of justice.

In terms of closeness or distance in relationships, Wizard Tina was only on good terms with Wizard Salia, but she didn't get along with Wizard Ella at all.

Tina was overjoyed to see Ella make a fool of herself.

If it weren't for the fear of Salia the wizard, Tina the wizard would probably have already taken out her personal smart device to film this scene as a memento, and used it to retaliate against Ella the wizard from time to time.

This almost farcical interaction is the reaction of three legitimate wizards connected to Antoine Hilton in the apothecary to Antoine Hilton's death.

There was no sorrow, no shared hatred of the enemy, and no anger.

Just like the one who died last night, it was a stranger!

Link ate a plate of melon, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued with his work.

As usual, Link finished pre-processing all the plants and herbs in just one morning and handed them over to Wizard Tina for further processing.

After having lunch at the restaurant, Link didn't go to the East District Public Library to read, but instead wandered around aimlessly.

Last night, after deciding to try out Jasmine's whimsical idea, Link had a vague idea.

Link is a man of strong execution skills, and he immediately took action.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

What Link is doing is finding out about the Lucia family's properties in the city of Rivosos, mainly in the East and South districts.

Commonly known as scouting.

If possible, a more in-depth investigation should be conducted.

This is not difficult; it only requires a certain amount of time and magic stones.

More than two hours later, Link had finished exploring the East and South sections.

The Rukia family owns three shops in the East District: one large and two small.

The larger one is a pharmacy, while the two smaller ones are located on different streets and both sell plants and herbs.

There are two factories in the southern district, whose main business is the production of embryos for rune items.

The preliminary investigation ended there, and Link did not continue, lest his actions appear too strange or suspicious.

However, Link did gain something, and a lot of it.

He actually saw Sophie Lucia in the Lucia family's apothecary.

The other party is also using the holiday to accumulate practical experience related to pharmacy in advance, and is working part-time as a sales assistant in the store.

To avoid being recognized, Link only made a quick turn around before leaving the apothecary.

Even in this brief visit, I made some discoveries.

The rules of Lucia's family apothecary are somewhat different from those of Celine Wizard's apothecary.

Their sales associates have a clear division of labor, with each associate responsible for selling specific types and styles of medicines.

Sophie Lucia was in charge of women's fragrances.

When Link was developing the daylily essential oil, he studied the differences between perfume, fragrance and aromatherapy.

When the development of aromatherapy essential oils encountered setbacks, Link initially considered switching to fragrances and therefore conducted some preliminary experiments.

Later, realizing that this wasn't right, they persisted in pursuing the path of aromatherapy essential oils.

Upon arriving at the public library, Link found a quiet spot to sit down and began to think.

He was thinking that if he developed one or more similar fragrances that were more effective and cheaper than the fragrances that Lucia's family pharmacy mainly sold, and then thought of ways to wage a price war or promotional war, could he influence Sophie Lucia?

For sales associates, being responsible for product sales is very important!

Anyway, the lab is just sitting idle.

Since I can only meditate deeply once a day, and my mental strength still needs two months to reach the standard for advancing to a third-class wizard apprentice,

In any case, it's not advisable to learn too many or too varied types of level 0 sorcery in a short period of time.

Anyway, learning pharmacy and alchemical pharmacy requires practice...

If it can have an impact, I'll be happy!

No, and it doesn't matter.

Whether there are dates or not, let's hit a couple of shots first.

This was originally just a whimsical idea from Jasmine's mind.

Just let it be like playing along with the little girl's antics.

After careful consideration, Link decided to conduct further research to find out the types, styles, prices, and effects of fragrances on the market.

This approach not only conceals the intention without making it too obvious, but also allows for the writing of a comprehensive research report on fragrance.

Perhaps this report can even be used to secure funding for experiments from Wizard Paro and Wizard Celine.

What kind of qualified researcher is someone who always uses their own money for research?

Right!

(End of this chapter)