Chapter 242: 249. Chapter 249: Running East and West

249. Chapter 249: Running East and West in Panic

The world is dynamically changing.

So are identity and status.

As Lin Ke demonstrated the strength to suppress a senior Level 2 Wizard, the team leader of Mesopotada University, his identity and status changed immediately.

At that very moment, without delay, without waiting.

Whether it was the academy management, or Selinn Wushi, Cody Wizard, or Lin Ke himself, they all had to quickly adapt to this change and could no longer treat Lin Ke as an ordinary Level 1 Wizard.

Not to mention the standard for a Level 3 Wizard, this is somewhat exaggerated.

At least the standard for treating a relatively strong senior Level 2 Wizard should be applied to Lin Ke.

The most typical manifestation is that Sandra asked for Lin Ke's opinion first on the video matter before sharing it with others.

This is the attitude of treating equally.

Rather than before, appearing humble on the surface but actually looking down on others.

Making a decision first and then asking for opinions, asking "Do you accept it?", and asking for opinions before making a decision, asking "Can we?", the difference is huge.

This is also because Lin Ke displayed an extraordinary demeanor.

The Dean, the man standing behind Sage Paro, immediately agreed upon receiving Lin Ke's request for an audience.

He patiently gave answers when Lin Ke directly expressed his doubts, hesitations, and fears about the academy's recent actions.

Even to eliminate any possible estrangement Lin Ke might feel toward the academy, he revealed a highly confidential matter to Lin Ke.

Is this childish? Is it absurd?

Not at all childish, not at all absurd.

As a Level 1 Wizard, Lin Ke could already exert the strength to suppress a senior Level 2 Wizard and touch the edge of a Level 3 Wizard.

This is the dual manifestation of actual combat power and potential.

Moreover, it cannot be confirmed whether these are all of Lin Ke's strength.

Besides Lin Ke himself, no one knows if he still has more powerful trump cards hidden!

Lin Ke's future is truly full of infinite possibilities.

For this possibility, the Dean can fully justify doing these things.

No one can criticize his actions.

"Thank you, Dean, for clearing up my doubts."

Lin Ke received the answer and already knew in his heart what to do next.

"No need to be polite."

The Dean smiled and said, "Any other problems?"

"No."

"Still afraid?"

"Not afraid anymore."

"Then go ahead, do what you want to do, without worrying about anything. Remember, you are no longer a small figure, you cannot be manipulated by others."

The Dean gave Lin Ke a reassurance pill and also gave a kind reminder: "Your strength has increased, your mindset must also change in time. Blindly showing off is not good; blindly hiding one's clumsiness is equally bad."

"Thank you, Dean."

Lin Ke, upon hearing this, fell into thought.

After politely thanking him, he left the Dean's Office, went downstairs, drove the car, and returned to the Riverside Villa.

He stored the depleted magic stones brought by Ba Ke and Lynn into the "Small World", planning to find another time to drive the "Sky Shuttle" to outer space to charge the magic stones.

For now, he first paid attention to Flandre's progress.

"Grandpa, Grandpa."

Feeling Lin Ke's thoughts, Flandre immediately shouted, her tone even more wronged than before Lin Ke left, "Our scout puppets have been confiscated, and they are so hateful, deceiving children!"

"Huh? What's going on? So fast?"

After Lin Ke discovered that the door hole opposite was the Fairy World, he had mentally prepared for the scout puppets to be discovered and captured by the Paro Sage Legion.

But, is this too fast?

How long has it been?

Fairy World.

The forward base of the Paro Sage Legion had long since shifted position, occupying the area where the Fairy King once slept.

This is the place most conducive to communicating with the Fairy World Will.

Setting up the forward base here is beneficial for the Paro Sage to accept the Wizard World Will and to help the Wizard World Will further infiltrate the Fairy World Will.

The so-called containment is to subtly transform the Fairy World into the shape of the Wizard World, like nourishing things silently.

The moment 10 scout puppets appeared out of thin air from the place where the Fairy King's physical body fell, they were detected by the forward base not far away.

After confirming that these 10 scout puppets were indeed conducting orderly reconnaissance, the guard captain immediately ordered their capture.

Although the capture was carried out, the guard captain did not completely sever the link of these 10 scout puppets with cross-world communication capability.

He only applied some targeted treatment, preventing the scout puppets from filming valuable locations.

Flandre accused them of deceiving children, which is precisely why.

Every large wizard organization cultivates its own Intellectual Machine Wizards.

Consequently, the various rune items and wizard tools commonly used within large wizard organizations possess a certain degree of recognizability.

At first glance, the guard captain recognized that these 10 scout puppets were in the popular style of Rivors Academy.

At this critical juncture, being able to detect cross-world communication scout puppets from the academy is a good thing!

The guard captain did not alarm others, but alone met with Sage Paro and simply described the situation.

"Mmm... kind of interesting."

Paro Sage watched the ten scout puppets for a while, figured out something that had confused him for quite a while, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Truly a slippery one! But, not ill-intentioned."

The Captain of the Guard had been by Paro Sage's side for quite some time.

According to his understanding, in recent years, only one person could make Paro Sage utter a scolding "slippery one."

Could it be that these scout puppets were sent in by Linke Grande?

But, with the teleportation portal destroyed, how did he manage to do this?

As the Captain of the Guard's thoughts were turning, Paro Sage suddenly waved his hand, signaling him to retreat.

Before stepping out of the tent, the Captain of the Guard glanced at one of the scout puppets, which made a movement outside of its automatic patrol mode.

This indicates that the person behind the scenes controlling the scout puppets intends to give a response.

The Captain of the Guard really wanted to stay behind to confirm whether the person behind it was indeed Linke Grande!

Unfortunately, Paro Sage had given an order, and the Captain of the Guard had no choice but to obey.

"Is the Fairy King's soul your doing?"

Paro Sage stared intently at the "camera" of the scout puppet that had made the abnormal movement, and asked in a deep voice, "Your summon obtained from the extra reward of the Year One Two Districts Grande Comparison is actually a 'spirit' of a 'small world,' isn't it?"

Many things, without clues, are hard to guess.

But once a clue is obtained, or a definite answer is confirmed, then working backward to clarify the context is not difficult.

Many of Linke's abnormalities, especially the changes that occurred after the Year One Two Districts Grande Comparison ended, have received relatively reasonable explanations.

If Linke truly possesses a "small world."

"Your fortune makes me quite envious!"

Not receiving a timely reply, Paro Sage didn't mind and continued directly, "All obstacles before ascending to Great Sage have been cleared away. You only need to maintain your current vigor, and you can continue to advance bravely and diligently. Tsk..."

Feeling moved, Paro Sage did not conceal his true feelings.

Whether in tone or expression, there is no difference from the genuine emotions of the Transformation Period.

Truly accustomed to living without a mask, he would instead dislike masks.

Many Wise Men, after living to a certain age, achieving clarity, laughing and scolding as they please, joy and anger flowing freely, are just like this.

In the Wizard World, Wizards from Level 4 to Level 6 are bestowed the title of "Sage."

This includes respect for strength and level, respect for the strong who can comprehend the rules, and respect for the realm of thought.

Paro Sage faintly shows a tendency to become a "Wise Man."

This time, having overcome the delay in cross-world communication, the scout puppet transmitted Linke's voice:

"Paro Sage, sorry, I did not intentionally conceal.

Indeed, many things are hard to explain, and I do not wish to deceive you, so for a moment I did not know how to report.

Past events will not be mentioned again.

This channel currently remains a prototype, cannot transmit living beings, nor can it transmit large quantities of supplies at once.

If the energy supply is increased, it can barely transmit spatial storage equipment.

Upon learning that you and the Legion were besieged by Abyssal Demons, Selinn Wizard became very anxious, and her emotions broke down several times.

Although now she has forced herself to stay energetic, appearing to handle affairs and planning the rescue for you and the Legion, but according to my observation, Selinn Wizard's emotional state remains low and despondent.

Should this channel be told to Selinn Wizard, so she can contact you directly?

Additionally, what urgent supplies do you need on your end?

Please inform me.

I will forward it to Selinn Wizard for targeted fundraising."

After listening to Linke's recorded and then transmitted words, Paro Sage couldn't help but fall into silence.

The Paro Sage Legion and the Lucia Family joined forces, coordinating with other actions to attract other Wizard organizations—this plan was only formulated by the Academy Headquarters after the accidental discovery of the Fairy World's barrier, in which a Abyssal Demon was sealed.

When it came to executing this plan, Paro Sage only then understood the details.

Since Selinn Wizard was not a core member of the Paro Sage Legion from the beginning, she naturally did not have the qualification to know the plan in advance.

Even though the relationship between Selinn Wizard and Paro Sage is extremely close.

The regulations are as such; if not allowed, then not allowed.

Paro Sage had once thought that the news of the Legion being besieged by Abyssal Demons being sent back to the homeland would greatly affect Selinn Wizard.

But he did not expect the impact to be so great.

After pondering for a while, Paro Sage asked: "Given your personality and style, even if these scout puppets were captured, you would not directly admit they are controlled by you. Now being so forthright, did you learn something through some channel?"

After a moment, Linke's voice came through: "I went to see the Dean, to confirm some things with him. The Dean told me, as long as it is for rescuing you and the Legion, I can do whatever I want."

Upon hearing this, Paro Sage suddenly understood.

So it was because he went to see the Dean!

It seems that Forrest Diomand that guy will again emphasize that he is the role of his big boss!

And Forrest's meaning is very clear, he can contact Selinn Wizard, but cannot tell the details of the plan.

Sighing, Paro Sage said: "Tell Selinn that I need some materials for building a teleportation portal here, as well as supplies for the Starship and the Annihilation Fortress."

"Understood, I'll go right away."

As these words fell, the communication was cut off.

All ten cross-world communication scout puppets entered dormancy.

Paro Sage was not in a good mood; after being alone in the tent for a while, he still felt irritable.

"Hmph! Serves you right."

After muttering angrily, Paro Sage, filled with killing intent, lifted the tent flap and walked out, "Main Force First Regiment, emergency assembly! Combat objective: destroy at least one Abyssal Demon teleportation gate!"

"Yes!"

The attendant office chief who rushed over from the neighboring tent immediately drafted an order and relayed it to the staff office.

A battle plan prepared in advance was issued early to the Main Force First Regiment, which had already made preparations for deployment.

The Main Force First Regiment, which had long been nurturing its strength and spirit, completed the full regiment's assembly in less than five minutes, then boarded the transport ship and entered the main-force-class starship spanning outer space beyond the Fairy World.

A battle of considerable intensity erupted suddenly.

The Main Force First Regiment lived up to its designation as the "First Regiment."

After the main-force-class starship withstood the frenzied counterattack of the Abyssal Demons,

150 Official Wizards, under the collaborative guidance of the regiment commander and deputy commander, worked in perfect unity, performed combined spellcasting, and unleashed a war witchcraft whose power could be called terrifying: the Disintegration Halo.

Wherever the dim witchcraft light passed, the countless Abyssal Demons fell like wheat before a combine harvester, one batch after another collapsing.

The endless stream of Abyssal Demons emerging from small teleportation portals encountered the dark light of the war witchcraft "Disintegration," held on for less than five seconds, and then shattered into a pile of scrap.

The gains were extremely rich!

After unleashing the war witchcraft, the Main Force First Regiment, following the prearranged plan, swiftly withdrew.

When large numbers of Abyssal Demons emerging from several teleportation portals in other directions noticed the movement and came to reinforce, the starship carrying the Main Force First Regiment had already returned to the protective range of the Annihilation Fortress.

Not long ago, the Abyssal Demon Army had just besieged the Fairy World and the Paro Sage Legion when it launched several fierce attacks.

The Paro Sage Legion, adopting a strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire, was fully prepared; it not only repelled the Abyssal Demons' attacks but also inflicted heavy casualties.

The Annihilation Fortress made a great contribution in this: several full-power Annihilation Lights directly destroyed three medium-sized teleportation portals and carried away hundreds of thousands of low-level Abyssal Demons, as well as large numbers of mid-level demons.

It directly crippled the command system of the Abyssal Demon Army.

Seeing the Main Force First Regiment act so "cowardly," firing a single shot and then leaving,

The commander of the Abyssal Demon Army flew into a rage, jumping and shouting, yet could do nothing about it.

Without capturing the Annihilation Fortress, whose defensive strength and offensive power are generally terrifying, the Abyssal Demon Army could never advance the front line at all.

So-called siege is merely a backup option when strong assaults fail.

If they truly had that strength, given the nature of the Abyssal Demons, they would have launched a strong assault long ago.

Do they still need to slowly besiege, waiting for reinforcements from the Abyss World to arrive?

Witnessing the Main Force First Regiment's achievements, the Paro Sage's mood improved considerably.

He suddenly realized that when in a bad mood, fighting demons is an excellent way to vent frustration.

From now on, this method must be promoted and expanded!

Eat, sleep, fight demons.

Native Wizard World.

Riverside Academy Lakeside Villa, study.

Lin Ke concluded his exchange with the Paro Sage and did not immediately set out to find Celine Wizard.

He pondered for a long while, organized his wording, thought out his response, and then set out.

He drove straight to Celine Wizard's North District Villa.

"Anything the matter?"

Seeing Lin Ke, who had come uninvited, Celine Wizard was quite surprised.

Now is not the scheduled meeting time, she had not sent an invitation, and Lin Ke had not even given prior notice.

It must be an urgent matter, otherwise he would not have come straight to the door like this.

Lin Ke glanced around, then carefully sensed once more, confirming that only Celine Wizard was in the villa, before beginning preparations for soundproofing and anti-eavesdropping.

The Wizard Tool was directly discarded by Lin Ke.

Lin Ke used the True Spirit Wizard's witchcraft "Mind Domain," combined with the Elemental Wizard's "Silent."

Two Rank 1 Ring witchcrafts, perfected in level, after being empowered by the "Small World" Source Power, both reached the strength of Rank 3 Ring witchcrafts.

He created an area that isolated all air vibrations, prohibited sound transmission, and simultaneously prevented mental power probing and perception.

But these were merely a diversion.

Lin Ke's true method for preventing information leakage adopted an extremely primitive means of information transmission:

Small paper notes.

Heh-heh! Unexpected, right?

Most wizards have grown accustomed to the convenience of witchcraft and Wizard Tools, easily overlooking the many methods they frequently used when they were ordinary mortals.

Lin Ke did not overlook them; on the contrary, he placed great importance on them.

At this moment, taking out a "small paper note," the effect was quite good.

Celine Wizard took the small paper note, lightly touched it, and immediately discovered the special treatment on the note.

A special fluorescent agent had been applied to it.

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To clearly discern the invisible characters, one needs to cover the eyes with a specific thickness of water-system magic power from outside.

Seeing Lin Ke's precautions so stringent, Celine Wizard grew even more attentive.

Besides these measures, he also cast witchcraft to construct a region preventing espionage.

Only then did he focus his attention to examine the content on the paper note.

The text is brief, but the information content is substantial.

After reading it, Celine Wizard's heart surged, his breathing grew heavy, and justice stirred within.

His emotions were so stirred that he could not calm himself for a long time.

"Really?"

Gripping the paper note tightly, Celine Wizard stared into Lin Ke's eyes, his lips slightly trembling.

"Really!"

No sound, but you can still read lips, right.

Lin Ke also responded silently.

Selinn Wushi's eyes instantly flashed with sparkling light.

That was the bright sunshine after the dark clouds dispersed, the hope multiplied after the mountains and rivers seemed to block the way.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming her emotions, Selinn Wushi directly destroyed the note, then lifted the anti-spying zone.

Lin Ke likewise withdrew two witchcraft techniques.

"You sit for a while."

Selinn Wushi commanded the smart butler to serve Lin Ke a cup of green tea, then she directly went upstairs.

After a long period of adjustment, Selinn Wushi finally returned to the state she was in before reading the note.

Calm, strong, composed, but upon closer look, one would notice the worry hidden in her eyes.

No need for many words; after Lin Ke made contact with Sage Paro, he must have communicated.

In that case, strict vigilance is still needed to prevent leaks—what is there to prove?

To prove that now is not the time for a grand announcement, to tell everyone that when they find a way to support the Paro Sage Legion,

it still needs to be done quietly.

Therefore, Selinn Wushi feels she needs to properly manage her own state.

So that Sage Paro and Lin Ke, among those on guard, will not notice anything "off" from her.

Returning to the first-floor living room, Selinn Wushi said to Lin Ke: "I already know your purpose; you may go back first—I will handle everything properly."

"Hmm."

Lin Ke finished the green tea that Selinn Wushi had specially processed, which tasted unusual, and left neatly.

"I guess I'm just destined to toil."

On the way to the Grande Potion Shop by car, realizing he had been rushing all day, Lin Ke couldn't help but complain to himself.

"Ah!!!"

After a long sigh, he didn't want it to be like this either.

All that can be said is that Mo Li's sudden premonition is forcing Lin Ke into a frantic pace, striving to finish what he wants to do in the near future as soon as possible.

To avoid a real mutation disrupting important matters and wasting time.

The "Phantom Coupe" parked directly beside the Grande Potion Shop.

After entering the shop, Lin Ke headed straight to the underground biochemical laboratory.

After spending some time, he completed the preparations for using the new-generation "Fairy" Potion and "Empowerment" Potion.

Lin Ke sent a message to Lynn, who recently rose in the Benevolent Brother Group, telling him he could execute the plan anytime.

At the level of an ordinary Level 1 Wizard, Lynn is already quite skilled as a pharmacist, and also has some expertise in human biochemistry.

In charge of the usage plan for the "Fairy" Potion and "Empowerment" Potion, his ability is sufficient, more than enough, and he won't make mistakes.

If Lin Ke weren't worried about these two potions leaking, he wouldn't have kept their formulas and production methods undisclosed within the "Do Whatever Is Free" group, nor stored the finished products even after production in the "Small World."

Actually, Lin Ke doesn't need to specially make this trip.

"Do Whatever Is Free" can independently advance the plan to increase the radiation range and depth in the West District.

Thinking this through, Lin Ke simply organized all the formulas and production methods of the potions sold at the Grande Potion Shop, including the "One-Minded" Potion, forming a super-large encrypted document, which he shared in the internal forum of "Do Whatever Is Free."

The decryption method for the document is known to every member of "Do Whatever Is Free," and they have all signed the secrecy contract, so it won't be leaked.

Afterwards, Lin Ke drafted another plan for potion research and iteration for the next six months, also posted in the internal forum of "Do Whatever Is Free."

As long as the content of the document and files is fully understood, the Grande Potion Shop's operations will basically not encounter major problems for at least the next year.

After finishing these, Lin Ke seriously considered whether there were any oversights.

Mo Li has been sent to the Cultivation Secret Realm, the Grande Potion Shop's operations are properly arranged, and "Do Whatever Is Free" has matured and can operate independently.

Hmm... the matter of Christina and her daughter still needs further follow-up.

Think of it, then do it.

Lin Ke retrieved all the data and materials on Christina and her daughter, reviewed them from start to finish to deepen his impression, then made the video call to contact Christina.

The call connected quickly; the smart brain screen showed Christina's youthful and beautiful face, radiating maternal radiance, and the adorable baby in her arms.

"How have you been lately? Still okay?"

Observing Christina's face, which had improved significantly, even her snake pupils were subtly turning toward the human pupil shape, Lin Ke judged that the effect of the semi-finished "Reversal" Potion was still not bad.

"Pretty good, thank you."

Christina slightly parted her red lips and spoke in reply.

Her voice was still a bit hoarse, but not like before, when it sounded like two rusty iron plates grinding against each other.

Her tongue was also gradually detaching from the snake-like shape, turning toward a better direction.

"Is the potion still enough? I'll send you another batch later."

Lin Ke said casually, "Remember to pack and send me your mother and daughter's daily test data from this period."

"Thank you, I've already sent it to you, including the blood samples."

Christina felt genuine gratitude toward Lin Ke, this fellow townsman with whom she actually doesn't have a deep relationship.

Regardless of whether Lin Ke's help comes from genuine intent or a desire to conduct research,

the final result is that it brought sufficient and positive changes to her and her daughter.

"Mmm..."

Lin Ke pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you seen what Mo Li gave you?"

When blocking the Mesopotamia University team at the entrance of the beast-fighting arena, Mo Li took advantage of the chaos, had Flandre help, and secretly delivered the diary to Christina.

"I have seen it."

Christina's eyes showed a trace of sorrow.

Jimny visited Shadow City both before and after Chris's death, and he sought out Christina each time.

He even gave Christina all the magic stones he had painstakingly accumulated.

The magic stones Jimny gave played a major role in helping her survive the initial stage after biochemical modification, when her life force demand was extremely high.

Christina cared deeply about Jimny's death.

But as a wizard of Shadow City, she could not even investigate the cause of Jimny's death.

If she did, she would be killed by the wizards of the Flame and Metal Trading Company, and Shadow City would not back her up.

She could only keep this matter buried in her heart.

Christina did not know how Lin Ke obtained that diary, but after reading it, she confirmed the cause of Jimny's death.

It was being tortured to death by Vina Mussolini, the team leader of the Flame and Metal Trading Company and a Three-Point Wizard.

Jimny had once complained to her, saying he had been targeted by a female demon and did not know how long he could hold out.

This grudge shall be noted first!

When the opportunity arises later, I will surely take revenge!

Let that female demon taste the torment herself.

Speaking of tormenting people, Shadow City claims Michelle District is second—who dares to call themselves first?

Lin Ke watched Christina's expression change, thought for a moment, and said: "You first take care of yourself and your daughter; don't overthink other matters."

"Understood, thank you."

Christina was very receptive to advice, nodding in agreement.

"Just like that, contact me directly if anything comes up."

After saying that, Lin Ke ended the video call.

Reflecting on the entire day's experiences, Lin Ke suddenly realized he seemed to be arranging his own aftermath.

Damn it, how inauspicious!

Pah!