wizards start with occlumency

Chapter 297 Side Dishes
Things are like chess.

Some people play chess, and some people are chess pieces.

The chess pieces follow the instructions of the chess players, moving forward and backward, charging into battle, and unable to control themselves.

Link knew that this mission and the situation before him was a chess game.

He and the other 11 wizards are just one or a few chess pieces, already in the game.

What is special is that in this chess game, the degree of freedom of my own chess pieces is relatively high.

With a higher degree of freedom, as a powerful wizard, Link and his 11 teammates will of course try to control the situation instead of being controlled by the situation.

Winning control of the interstellar battleship and changing the coordinates of the navigation destination is an attempt to control the situation.

Unfortunately, even if you want to think higher and jump out of limitations, you are still limited by the fog of opaque information, making it difficult to quickly sort out the development and direction of the situation.

If you cannot understand the development and direction of the situation, you will naturally be constrained in taking action.

I was afraid that I would make a mistake and not only fail to complete the mission of the academy, but also get myself involved in it.

Therefore, early reconnaissance, situation analysis, tactical formulation, and strategy execution are all extremely important.

For example, now, Link is taking Flandre with him, using his high mobility and concealment to get close to the reconnaissance situation.

Of course, as the captain, Link cannot completely abandon his team and act alone throughout the whole process.

In that case, wouldn't he become a lone wolf? What's the point of developing "freedom to do anything"?
After discovering that the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance, the two top organizations in the Michelle District, each only sent one star battleship, Link did not act rashly.

Leaving Flandre behind to continue exploring the surrounding star fields, Link returned to the meteorite belt where his team was hiding.

Plan to meet with the team members, explain the situation, and decide on an action plan.

During the return process, Link was not idle, thinking about all the information about this mission.

As the information was gradually completed, the fog shrouding this mission was gradually lifted.

Link can also try to guess the hidden meaning behind this mission.

The mission details given by the academy were to snipe an alien pioneering team in Shadow City. The goal was to steal supplies, and the requirement was not to kill anyone.

Keyword trigger, shadow city, alien world pioneer, supplies.

Combined with a piece of news that was widely circulated some time ago and has a nose and eyes.

It is said that Shadow City has discovered a special planet that may contain some inheritance of the Nostrodam Saint Sect, and has sent a team to excavate it.

It is not difficult to know that the team Riversoth Academy asked Link and the others to snipe was the team sent by Shadow City to dig up the inheritance of the lost sect on a special planet.

What Link and the others wanted to snatch were certain inheritances from the Nostrodam Saint School.

This type of dispute involves the inheritance of lost schools within the wizarding world. The Supreme Council issued clear instructions more than a thousand years ago to limit the intensity of the competition.

Various wizarding organizations can compete for inheritance, but they must follow the principle of reciprocity in scale.

That is, the organization that discovered the inheritance sent out a pioneering team of what size, and the organization that tried to snatch the inheritance could only send a team of the same size.

The number of people, levels, and configurations, if not exactly the same, must be very different.

Moreover, during the robbery process, it is best to have a limited amount of fighting, and extreme bloodshed is not allowed.

Otherwise, the wizard organization that takes the lead in causing casualties will face severe punishment from the Supreme Council.

Whether the stolen inheritance can be preserved depends entirely on the decision of the Supreme Council.

The original intention of this directive of the Supreme Council is undoubtedly very good.

To a certain extent, it protects the enthusiasm of various organizations to explore the inheritance of lost technologies, knowledge, and schools.

It's a pity that the Supreme Council has policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

Various wizarding organizations quickly formed a fine tradition of inducing other organizations to kill each other and reaping the benefits themselves.

Ms. Lysandra personally reminded Sage Fletcher Domingo, who was secretly escorting the sniper team, to prevent accidents and not to take advantage of them. This was the reason.

It's not that I have nothing to do, I am specifically targeting Link Grande to dig a hole for Link.

That was just a matter of convenience.

It doesn't matter if you can achieve it, or if you can't.

Based on a lot of information, Link found this clear instruction from the Supreme Council in a remote corner of his memory, which solved some of his doubts about this mission.

Then, there was a lump in my throat, and I wanted to spit it out.

The so-called clear instructions were actually only very clear within a very short period of time after they were issued.

Not long after, this instruction gradually faded out of mainstream view, and its presence was extremely low.

Even the historical records are hidden in nooks and crannies and are very inconspicuous.

If they had not studied the history of the wizarding world in depth, especially the decrees issued by the Supreme Council over the years, few wizards would understand this matter.

It seems that many wizarding organizations have worked together to promote this situation.

If you think about it carefully, the reason is not difficult to guess, and it is also reasonable.

Even for teams of the same size, the teams sent by small organizations are not as good as those of medium-sized organizations, medium-sized ones are not as good as large-sized ones, and large-sized ones are not as good as top-notch teams.

Therefore, after the peerless war with the world of gods, the lost technologies, knowledge, and school inheritance that the wizarding world has successively recovered have basically been captured by large or top wizarding organizations.

The materials and documents of omnic wizards, true spirit wizards, body refinement wizards and beast control wizards stored in Riversoth College are partly purchased, partly exchanged, partly through self-research, and partly through excavation and research. Obtained by snatching the lost inheritance.

The Supreme Council and various large/top wizard organizations still want to save face.

The original intention of this directive is to protect the interests of small and medium-sized organizations.

However, small and medium-sized organizations have been completely eliminated from such good things as retrieving lost technologies, knowledge, and school inheritance.

How could such a slap in the face be made known to the world?

It's better to hide it, I know and you don't know.

His thoughts drifted away, but Link pulled back in time to continue focusing on this mission.

Obviously, all the top wizard organizations in the Michelle District are experienced at digging up/stealing the inheritance of lost schools.

The new generation doesn’t know how to operate. How can the mesozoic generation or the older generation who are in charge of various organizations still not understand?
Thinking of this, Link suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Revosos Academy, Flame and Metal Trading Company, and White Tower Alliance all sent only one battleship.

It is because of the principle of equivalence in scale established by the Supreme Council.

Thinking about the composition of the teams of the other three organizations, there are also 6 first-level wizards and 6 second-level wizards.

And there is a fifth-level sage protecting him secretly.

The question is, where is the team at the University of Mesobrada?
Is it possible that after the complete closure, we will not even participate in such "good things" involving the inheritance of the saint sect?
Link was puzzled, and after returning to the meteorite belt, he stopped thinking about this problem for the time being.

Through the agreed means of communication, Link developed the second-level witchcraft "Quantum Encrypted Communication" based on the "Psychic Link" of the True Spirit Wizard's 1st-level witchcraft and the typical characteristics of the "Psychic" series of witchcraft. The hidden 2 team members recall the "Skylark" class star battleship.

"Captain, what's the situation?"

In the cockpit, after everyone took their seats, Lanny Taylor was the first to speak and asked.

This combination works well and can improve efficiency and save time.

"That's it, that's it."

Link took advantage of the situation and told the 11 team members one by one about the situation he and Flandre had discovered, their speculations about the mission, the instructions of the Supreme Council, and the inheritance of the lost saints.

"This is the situation. Everyone should talk about their opinions. Again, speak freely."

After telling the story, Link gave full play to his democratic spirit and solicited everyone's opinions, saying this.

One person counts the short, but many people count the long.

"Let me tell you, why do I always feel that something is wrong with this mission?"

A second-level wizard who came from a big family in the headquarters suddenly realized it and said with emotion, "It turned out to be to snatch the inheritance. No wonder the killer was not allowed."

"The question now is, how can we grab the mission target without any damage, under the surveillance of the two organizations, Lieyan and Metal Trading Company, and White Tower Alliance, that batch of materials that may contain the inheritance of the Saint Sect."

Another second-level wizard who came from the Sea of ​​Storms and had met Link several times in Riversoth City quickly brought the topic back.

With these two people starting, the discussion within the team quickly became heated.

You say something, I say something, everyone expresses his or her own opinion, it’s so lively.

"How about taking advantage of the fact that the Shadow City alien pioneering team is not here to force the other two companies out first?"

"The enemy is clear and we are hidden, and a sudden attack is possible. I think it's okay."

"A raid is all about speed. You need to control the strength of your attack. How can you succeed quickly?"

"That's also a problem."

"How about waiting for the other two companies to attack Shadow City first, and we stay until the end?"

"What if they never move?"

"how is this possible?"

"Why is it impossible? We want to conduct early reconnaissance, but both of their families are dead. Unexpectedly?"

"Yes. If both families discover the existence of the other party and are afraid to take action out of fear, it is very likely that a good opportunity will be missed."

"I looked at the star map carefully. The coordinates preset by the academy are actually very particular. It's really difficult to get started outside this star field. There are vassal worlds of other organizations nearby. The intensity of the battle is slightly greater. If it lasts a little longer, it will easily attract the attention of other organizations.”

"Yes, I discovered this too."

"That means that if we want to complete the mission, we must start here? We can neither ambush in advance nor attack in tandem?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Say something useful. How to complete the task is the most important thing."

"As far as you're smart, you tell me!"

"I'll just say it. In my opinion, there is still more than a day before the Shadow City team arrives at the scheduled coordinates of the academy. Why not use this time to clear the obstacles? Either, find a way to provoke Lieyan and the metal trading company to fight; or, just Find a way to take down both of them one-on-two. There is no third way."

"It's simple. How to provoke? How to use one as a second? It's too big and inappropriate! Come up with some specific measures."

"Everyone, be quiet. I have an idea for your reference."

At this time, Lanie Taylor used a sonic witchcraft and just spoke softly, but to others, it felt like her whole body had been ironed from the inside out.

The slightly noisy discussion was immediately suppressed.

Seeing this, Lani said loudly: "I'm wondering if we can move the battleship forward a little further, then turn around, disguise as a team from Shadow City, and lure Lieyan, Metal Trading Company, and White Tower Alliance to come forward. In fact, the battleship It's just controlled by the tower spirit, we'll hide somewhere else, and we'll take action when the two of them start fighting."

"It is somewhat feasible, but there are still some problems."

"please say."

"First, how to disguise it? Second, how can we be sure that those two families will not be able to help but take action?"

Before Lanie could speak, other wizards had already answered the question.

"The disguise is simple. I have here a map of the star warships commonly used in Shadow City. If you slightly modify the appearance, it will not be difficult to hide them in a short time."

"Even if the two families hold back, it doesn't matter if they don't take action. At least you can get them to move. Once they start moving, the chance of discovering each other will increase. Maybe they will think about forcing them out first?"

"Wake up! No one is that stupid."

"Hehehe..."

"..." Link listened quietly to the discussion of the 11 team members, feeling calm in his heart.

These discussions seemed to make sense, but in fact... they were of little use, and they did not reflect the level of the elites carefully selected by the academy at all.

Thinking about it is actually quite normal.

Giving advice and suggestions comes with responsibility!

If the mission fails, Link, the captain, will bear the primary responsibility, and the person who contributed the strategy will have to bear secondary responsibility. Ordinary team members will bear joint liability.

I have a lot of responsibilities, and my resume doesn’t look good in class.

There is no need. What wizard wants to put himself into a disadvantageous situation from the beginning?

It's a temporary team, that's all.

It's not like "freedom to do anything", nor like the micro-legion Shandora formed for the second time, which can work together.

In order to complete the mission, this temporary team can advance and retreat together during the battle. Of course, planning and decision-making must be reserved.

Unless the plan formulated by Captain Link Grande is really outrageous, there is no hope of completing the mission, and it may also cause casualties.

The sense of fragmentation and contradictions are fully revealed.

Link had already anticipated that democratic discussion would be useless, but he still had to go through such a process.

In this way, the decision made by Link and others is a collective decision, not a single statement.

When the discussion gradually subsided, Lanny Taylor cast a questioning look, and Link coughed lightly to attract the attention of the team members.

"What everyone said makes sense."

Link started like this, and then changed the topic, "I want to divide them into two groups. One group is the bait, and the other group is the main attacker.

The decoy team drove the star battleship and marched directly in the direction of the Shadow City team. No matter whether Flame and Metal Trading Company or White Tower Alliance would jump out to attack, they ignored it and continued to move forward.

At the rear of the main attack group, if Lieyan and Metal Trading Company and White Tower Alliance jump out to attack, then we will choose how to intervene depending on the situation; if the teams of the two organizations continue to lurk, then the main attack group will quickly catch up with the battleship, and after reuniting, Blocking the path that the Shadow City team must pass through. "

"and then?"

Lanie Taylor asked with a frown.

She couldn't understand the purpose of Link's last arrangement.

Link smiled slightly and asked, "Who stipulated that we must attack the alien pioneering team in Shadow City?"

"Academy..."

Lannie opened her mouth to say something, then fell silent.

In the details of the mission issued by the academy, it was indeed mentioned that this trip was to snipe the foreign pioneer team in Shadow City, but it also emphasized two points, one is to grab supplies, and the other is not to hurt anyone.

To understand it from another perspective, as long as the supplies are obtained without hurting anyone, the mission has been completed.

So, through peaceful evolution and obtaining supplies through negotiation, does this count as completing the mission?
Of course.

From this perspective, there is only one problem.

How to convince the Shadow City alien pioneer team to hand over the materials they have worked so hard to dig?

The 11 team members were silent, with thoughts in their minds thinking about this issue.

Link then smiled and asked: "Does anyone stipulate that we must rob all the supplies for the foreign pioneer team in Shadow City?"

This question instantly inspired the team members.

The details of the mission issued by the academy did not require the sniper team to rob all the supplies of the foreign pioneer team in Shadow City, but only required them to rob the supplies.

The difference between one word and the operability is completely different.

Therefore, the idea proposed by Link is very feasible.

If the battleships of Lieyan and Metal Trading Company and White Tower Alliance were alerted by the bait group, they jumped out.

Whether they attack the decoy group or each other, the main attacking group can be dealt with calmly if they hide in the dark.

In this case, after taking care of the two battleships of the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance, the Riversoth Academy sniper team can then, depending on the situation, either grab or divide it, and get it from the Shadow City alien pioneer team. supplies.

If the battleships of Lieyan and Metal Trading Co., Ltd. and the White Tower Alliance remain calm and do not come out, they will remain lurking.

The main attack team and the decoy team joined together to stop the Shadow City alien pioneering team. They exchanged half of the supplies on the condition that they jointly deal with the two warships of the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance. Isn't that too much?

It should be noted that although the relationship between Reversoth College and Shadow City is not an alliance, it has never been bad.

It's just that some time ago, there was some unhappiness because of the promotion of Great Sage Suosi.

These unpleasant things can be ignored for the time being.

"agree."

After Lani thought about it clearly, she was the first to express her support.

"agree."

"I agree."

The remaining 10 team members spoke out one after another to support Link's idea.

"it is good."

Link nodded and said solemnly, "I will not forcefully appoint who will be in the decoy group and who will be in the main attack group. Everyone will take the initiative to sign up."

As he spoke, Link operated the office computer in front of the captain's seat and sent a group link to the computer on the console where the 11 team members were.

The 11 team members looked at the group links and thought seriously about which group they should enter.

Both the bait group and the main attack group have their own pros and cons, and they need to be carefully considered.

"My lord, my lord."

At this time, Flandre, who was left behind to conduct reconnaissance, suddenly called out to Link's heart.

"What's the matter, Flandre?"

Link was distracted, looking at the choices of the team members on the brain, and asking in his heart.

"Sir, another battleship has arrived. Judging from the logo, it seems to belong to the Tower of the Great Sage Michael."

Flandre said, sharing the view.

Link looked at it intently and confirmed that the symbol of the battleship discovered by Flandre was indeed the emblem of the Tower of the Great Sage Michael.

"Are they coming to join in the fun too?"

This is the first time that Link has dealt with the big boss of the Michelle District, the wizard of the Tower of the Great Sage of Michelle.

Circumstances change, and previously planned plans may need to be put on hold.

However, Link did not tell the team members about this change immediately, and decided to observe it for a while.

in the starry sky.

Sage Fletcher Domingo, who was hiding in the darkness, felt that he had been discovered.

Looking in the direction where the feeling of locking came from, Sage Fletcher Domingo quickly found out that the other party was an acquaintance, a fifth-level sage from the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel.

Fletcher Domingo also fought side by side with the opponent, a demigod of the God of War system who fought back against the world of gods.

"Ragnar Walters? Why are you here?"

While Sage Fletcher Domingo was on alert, he used witchcraft to send a message and asked.

Ragnar Walters, whose whole body melted into the void and could only vaguely see the outline of a human figure, chuckled and said:

“Your Riversoth Academy has been making frequent moves during this period, and you even deliberately leaked the coordinates of a special planet that may contain the inheritance of the Nostrodam Saint School to the City of Shadows.

After Shadow City dispatched an excavation team, the matter was spread and today's game was planned.

Don't you just want to muddy the waters so that we at the Tower of the Great Sage Michelle can't see the situation clearly?

Since the water is muddy and you can't see clearly, let's jump down on our own initiative. Wouldn't it just fulfill your wish? "

Sage Fletcher Domingo couldn't understand what Ragnar Walters was talking about.

He was really just on an escort mission.

As for snatching the inheritance of the Saint School, he does know.

But isn't this a matter between the teams composed of first-level wizards and second-level wizards in each organization?

From the tone of Ragnar Walters, it seems that the battle between these teams can also affect the situation in the entire Michelle District and the status of the Tower of the Great Sage in Michelle?

"You do not know?"

Ragnar Walters hid his face so that others could not see his face clearly, but they could clearly see Fletcher Domingo who no longer hid after discovering Ragnar Walters. There are subtle changes in the person's expression.

"What should I know?"

Sage Fletcher Domingo asked calmly.

He has never concealed the fact that he has not entered the decision-making level of River South College.

Marginalization is marginalization, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

"Hehehe..."

Ragnar Walters burst out laughing and said in a sarcastic tone, "That's right. Forrest Diomande claims to have unparalleled schemes. How could he let you, a fifth-level sage whom he doesn't like very much, know?" What’s his plan?”

"What plan?"

Sage Fletcher Domingo ignored the sarcasm and provocation in the dropped conversation and continued to ask.

"Do you think that the special planet that Forrester deliberately leaked to the City of Shadows contains the inheritance of the Nostrodam Saint School?"

Ragnar Walters did not answer Sage Fletcher Domingo's question this time, but asked rhetorically like this.

"Of course not..."

Fletcher Domingo suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Why is it impossible to hide the inheritance of the Nostrodam Saint School?

The school founded by the Saint of Nostrodam is a mystical system focusing on prophecies and curses.

Mysterious wizards, in the eyes of the world of gods, which are mortal enemies of the wizarding world, are "thieves" who spy on and try to control destiny.

Is the heritage of this genre so easy to discover?

Is it really a good thing to hold it in your hand?

Even if the saint dies, the backup force left behind is not something that ordinary people can handle.

With Forrester Diomande's character, it is very likely that the inheritance of mysterious wizards will be regarded as useless.

It is a pity that it is tasteless.

Use it as bait.

(End of this chapter)