wizards start with occlumency

Chapter 163 The highly anticipated appearance

Thursday.

sunset.

Link walked into the doll shop feeling a little depressed.

In the past few days, not only Wizard Serin contacted him last Sunday to give him reminders.

Shalia, Tina, and Ella expressed their curiosity one after another.

Wizard Loken let out a burst of laughter.

Even the always unsmiling Wizard Cody implicitly expressed his expectations with several old friends.

This puts a lot of pressure on Link.

How could a preparation that was supposed to be carried out quietly become so publicized?
Link was puzzled.

Link was puzzled.

The small, cramped shop was unattended.

A carefully packaged but unsealed gift box was placed on the only square table in the shop.

"Boss, boss..."

Link shouted several times, but there was no answer.

The boss was nowhere to be seen.

Link then took two steps closer to the square table.

There was a note on the gift box that said: Take the gift away, but keep the magic stone.

Obviously, the boss doesn't want to see Link at this time.

I don’t know if it’s because I don’t want to be embarrassed, or if there are other reasons.

Link lifted the lid of the gift box and looked inside, and found 13 thumb-sized puppets lying neatly inside.

There is also an instruction manual on the side.

In the center is the master puppet, with the most exquisite materials and workmanship, and has a 9-point portrait of the Paro shaman when he was young.

The other 12 are sub-dolls, which are exactly the 12 opponents that Paro wizards met during the competition between the two districts.

Link took out the 13 dolls one by one and inspected them all according to the instruction manual.

There is no problem.

It works great.

Put the doll back into its original position, fold the instructions and put it away, close the lid and seal the gift box.

Link put down 200 standard first-level magic stones, picked up the gift box and left.

Not long after, the boss sneakily walked out of the rest room at the back of the shop.

After poking around to make sure he was far away, the boss breathed a sigh of relief.

As a senior, he almost delayed the junior's business.

If it was a legitimate reason, it would be easy to say, but it was just because of my "big mouth".

I really can’t afford to lose face.

Fortunately, he strictly abided by the agreement not to reveal the specific information about the doll and did not cause worse consequences.

Just ...

The boss couldn't help feeling guilty.

After his "publicity", too many people were already looking forward to the legendary gift that was said to be more powerful than Percy's Sage's Drill Wand.

If Paro doesn't buy it and the boy loses face, wouldn't he, the braggart, be guilty of a big sin?
"Tell you to talk too much, tell you to talk too much."

The boss slapped himself in the mouth a few times, as a warning for countless times.

Link carried the gift box back to the dormitory first, and sat in the study, just sitting in a daze, sitting in a daze.

Empty your mind and think about nothing.

It’s really hard to describe what I’ve experienced these days, so I need to relax a bit.

After a while, Link came back to his senses, and his consciousness sank into the sea of ​​consciousness. He sorted out the memory palace and made the memories about gifts in the past few days a little darker.

This way it will be easier to recall and less likely to be forgotten.

When you need it, you can still recall it after a moment's thought.

After doing this, Link used his portable computer to send a message to Jasmine, asking her to take charge of the advanced study of the Friends Group and the Social Terrorism Group.

It is rare for him to lie down and die, stealing half a day's leisure.

Light a stick of Hemerocallis essential oil, pick up a book about specific events in the history of the Wizarding Continent, and start reading comfortably.

Time passed in a blink of an eye.

Friday.

The day ended in an inexplicable restless atmosphere around me.

Jasmine, the Friends Group, and the Social Terrorism Group showed that they took this viewing more seriously than Link did.

It was as if Link had gone, better than they had gone in person.

Yu Yourongyan, that's what he said.

Sunset glows in the sky.

As Jasmine, the Brotherhood of Brothers and the Social Terrorist Group saw off, Link carried the gift box and walked towards the auditorium where the promotion ceremony was held.

On the way to the auditorium, Link met three acquaintances: Thalia, Tina, and Ella.

Link hurriedly greeted them one by one.

"Is this your gift?"

Tina and Link have worked together the longest and are most familiar with each other.

As soon as we met and waved, we immediately asked out of curiosity.

He also looked like he couldn't wait to see this gift.

"Link, long time no see."

The gentle elder sister Salia said hello sweetly.

His eyes immediately glanced at the gift box.

"Hello, Link."

I don’t know when Wizard Ella’s attitude toward Link became much warmer.

Link responded politely but kindly.

This made Link quite "flattered".

"Yes, this is the gift I prepared."

Link lifted the gift box in his arms, gestured, and couldn't help but explain, "It's not as mysterious as the rumors say, it's just a heartfelt gift."

Speaking of this matter, Salia, Tina and Ella all laughed loudly but displeased Linker's ears.

After laughing, Salia was still the kindest person and reminded: "The people here tonight are all friends of Wizard Paro, or junior wizards like us who are in his camp. Their attitude towards you is not entirely friendly. Pay attention to yourself."

"Well, thank you sister Salia."

Link nodded and thanked him sincerely.

In the past few days, he has also tasted it.

Logically speaking, even if the shop owner is loud and says something, it should be limited to a certain or a few small circles.

For example, third-level wizards such as Wizard Seren and Wizard Cody.

But first-level wizards like Salia, Tina, and Ella, who had just graduated from the Advanced Academy, quickly learned that someone was obviously deliberately adding fuel to the fire.

The motive is unknown, but the purpose is to push Link into the "spotlight".

Let more people pay attention to Link through gifts.

Tina walked up to Link at this time, patted his shoulder, and said in an almost inaudible voice, almost whispering: "Be careful with Loken."

After saying that, she ignored Link who changed his color slightly, took Thalia's hand and walked a few steps quickly into the auditorium.

Not to be outdone, Ella took Salia's other arm.

Link now recalled the casual slap that dislocated his arm when he first met the Loken wizard.

The experience was truly unpleasant.

Will it be him?

Link was suspicious.

He didn't think much, quickly gathered his emotions, and followed the three women into the carefully decorated auditorium.

First go to the place where the gift registry and depository are located.

It turned out that wizard Celine was in charge of registering the gift book.

Seeing this scene, Link was very surprised.

"I don't trust someone else to do it."

Looking at the visibly shocked Link, Wizard Celine said meaningfully.

When Link realized it, it seemed that someone in the Paro wizard camp was really targeting him secretly.

So much so that Wizard Serin noticed it.

And he went out in person, doing things that were not very consistent with his identity, to protect Link.

To prevent anyone from tampering with Link's gift.

"give it to me."

Wizard Celine ignored Link's genuine flattery, and glanced at the gift box in Link's arms.

"Oh……"

Link came back to his senses, took a step forward, placed the gift box on the table in front of Wizard Serin, and sincerely thanked you, "Thank you so much for causing you trouble." "Hehehe..."

Wizard Serin laughed and made a beautiful voice, stirring up justice, "Little guy, don't be too sentimental."

Link scratched his head, with a slight embarrassment on his face: "I won't disturb you anymore."

After finishing his words, Link bowed before walking away.

Even if his previous guess was not in line with the facts.

It's not surprising that many people are polite.

It was still early and there were not many people in the auditorium.

Shalia, Tina, and Ella have their own circle and are chatting with a few wizards who are also very young.

Link did not force himself to approach the three women. He looked around the auditorium and chose a more remote corner to stay.

Don't ask for anything else, just a peace of mind.

As time went by, more and more visitors came, and the auditorium gradually became lively.

Not long after, the promotion ceremony officially began.

Accompanied by several wizards unfamiliar to Link, Wizard Paro entered the auditorium from the back, and then walked alone to the high platform specially built in the center of the auditorium.

The wizards were guarding the four corners of the high platform, somewhat on guard.

This is normal and acceptable to everyone.

To prevent someone from deliberately causing trouble and sabotaging promotion.

Although basically it can't be destroyed, if it really makes a fuss, it won't look good.

The auditorium suddenly fell silent.

Wizard Paro turned around and looked around the auditorium, opened and closed his lips slightly, and said in a loud voice, "Thank you everyone for coming, thank you everyone for your testimony."

Two short sentences, no more to say.

With his eyes closed, his hands open, and his head slightly tilted back, the Paro wizard began his promotion.

The auditorium suddenly became completely silent.

Everyone consciously held their breath for fear of disturbing the Paro wizard.

There was no grand scene.

There was a slight fluctuation in the body of the Paro wizard that made people's heart tremble, and then it subsided in an instant.

No, not calm, more like a drop of water merging into the ocean.

An indescribable wave descended on the auditorium.

Link felt that he was infinitely moved.

It's like becoming a baby again, returning to the mother's womb, feeling boundless warmth, care and love.

This feeling comes and goes faster.

Link felt disappointed.

Like Link, many people present had reluctance and regret on their faces.

I can’t let go of that feeling, and I regret not being able to gain more.

Just now, the Paro wizard has completed the resonance with the world's will and "imprinted" his own will into the world's will.

That indescribable fluctuation is the response and attention sent by the will of the world.

From now on, in all the worlds covered by the world will of the wizard world, the spells cast by Paro wizards do not need to be modified according to the rules of the world in which they are located.

How you cast spells in the wizarding world is how you cast spells in the world you live in.

Even if some of the principles of witchcraft violate some of the rules of the world in which they live, they should still be applied.

Just so domineering.

Even if you enter a strange world that cannot be covered by the wizard world's world will for the time being, and start exploring other worlds, you can use the world will in a timely manner to analyze the rules of the strange world.

Sages (fourth, fifth, and sixth level wizards) are the mainstay of the wizarding world.

Official wizards and below are just base numbers.

Wizard Serin said that watching an official wizard advance to a sage up close was an opportunity that many people could not ask for.

It lies in the advent of the will of the world.

The reason is that this is the only opportunity for formal wizards and below to come into contact with the will of the world in advance.

Link felt like he had gained a lot.

Because he had just activated the "multi-threaded thinking" status card that he had left behind.

The "Occlumency" + "Multi-Threaded Thinking" status cards operating at full strength are Link's strongest posture at the moment.

Whether it's fighting, studying, or researching.

In just 3 seconds, the consumption of mental power was several times that of previous uses.

Link was almost sucked dry.

But everything is worth it.

In these three seconds, Link's mental power and magic power were like red-hot fine steel quenched in water, and they were qualitatively improved.

It doesn't stop there.

The practical obstacles to the level 1 witchcraft "Kailan Armor" have been swept away;

The "seeds" in the sea of ​​consciousness even benefit greatly.

The first phase of cultivation, which requires an investment of resources worth 2 standard first-level magic stones, can be completed directly.

As the "spirit" of the "seed", Flandre obtained an evolution and fell into a deep sleep.

You can use the word "reborn" to describe Link's change in a few seconds.

"Achieve a lot?"

Wizard Seren appeared next to Link at some point, blocking the sight of several strange wizards who noticed Link's abnormality.

"Ah."

Link didn't hide anything from Wizard Celine, "I feel like I can beat myself five seconds ago."

"That's good."

Wizard Seren nodded slightly, then raised the glass filled with half a glass of red wine, covered his red lips, and issued a reminder in a voice that only Link could hear: "Be prepared, you will have to appear soon."

"Thank you Wizard Celine."

Link thanked him, took a deep breath, and prepared himself.

At this time, the Paro wizard came out of the state of feeling the aftereffects of his promotion and began to speak.

“It took 46 years to transform from an ignorant new blood of Storm Sea into a sage.

The journey was windy, rainy and muddy, and not easy at all.

Looking back on the past, it was like a dream.

Fortunately, hard work pays off.

Today I share with you my joy from the bottom of my heart.

I hope that everyone present can get what they want.

Thank you. "

After the transformation period, the image of the Paro wizard gradually overlapped with the image of Link when he first met on the Kuite Islands.

Serious, unsmiling, concise and to the point.

Thunderous applause erupted in the auditorium.

The Paro wizard came down from the high platform.

Immediately, a wizard rolled out four carts with various gifts sorted into categories.

The three carts in front, even if they were as sparse as the first one, contained nearly ten gifts.

The second one was even more packed.

Only the fourth cart only contained a gift box.

The on-site gift opening session, which Link finds very inappropriate, is about to take place.

At the beginning, when Link learned that opening gifts on site was the second most important part of every sage promotion ceremony, Link's intuitive feeling was that it was shocking and incomprehensible.

The same is true now.

Wizard Paro first opened the gifts given by the third-level wizard who came to the scene to congratulate them, and announced them to everyone one by one.

These gifts are both valuable and practical.

Almost all of them are precious witchcraft weapons that can be used in battles in the heavens.

From time to time, there were one or two low shouts in the auditorium, shocked by the generosity of these third-level wizards.

Every time a Paro wizard announces a gift, he will whisper to the wizard who gave the gift for a short while to express his gratitude and respect.

After unwrapping the gifts of the third-level wizards, logically speaking, they should be postponed to the gifts given by the second-level wizards.

But the Paro wizard made a move that made many people's eyes almost fall off.

He walked straight to the fourth cart, which contained a solitary gift box.

Looking around at everyone, Wizard Paro said with an invisible smile on his lips:
"It seems that some people have already guessed that the gift I am going to open next comes from a new blood that I am very optimistic about, this year's No. 1 first-year and two-district player, Link Grande."

With that said, Wizard Paro waved to Link: "Come here and open it for me yourself."

Link, who looked slightly pale, faced dozens of strange looks and walked to Wizard Paro with slightly stiff steps.

What kind of plane are you doing, boss?

It turns out you were playing tricks on me!
　Thanks to the anonymous tip from book friend Lin Fanfan, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)