Chapter 260: 266. Chapter 266: I Will Let You Know What Cruelty Is

266. Chapter 266: I Will Let You Know What Cruelty Is

Just tasted a honey date.

Before the taste was even savored enough, he got hit with a stick.

But this way, at least it was slightly better than hitting with a stick first and then giving a date.

And it was just a light tap, without humiliation.

Therefore, Lin Ke didn't hold an excessive (actually didn't dare) grudge against Ruivo Great Sage.

Similarly, Lin Ke wasn't overly grateful to Sosi Great Sage.

He was, however, very attentive to Sosi Great Sage's point about having too high an inspiration.

Intuition and precognition... according to Sosi Great Sage's statement... having too high an inspiration is a double-edged sword.

It can intuit abnormalities and predict good or bad fortune, but it can also be utilized by others.

Or like last time when he was in a situation without any precognition, his cognition was tampered with by Lisandra;

Or like this time when Ruivo Great Sage deliberately targeted him, releasing pressure, making him unable to move.

"It seems that during our advanced studies, we have to add a small goal."

Lin Ke broke the silence and said gloomily, "At least we must achieve the degree of being able to send and receive freely, so as not to have such a situation happen again."

"Hmm."

After leaving the garden, Molly had actually been soothing the frightened silkworm baby in her sea of consciousness.

Through the sharing of the silkworm baby, Molly glimpsed a few memory fragments hidden in the "God-Eater Insect" bloodline.

It should have been something that happened during the period when the Wizard World united with the Abyss World and the Undead World to attack the Zerg World.

A lineup of ten full-grown "God-Eater Insects," enough to easily kill a Main God head-on, ambushed two Level 7 Great Sages who were one rank weaker than the Main God.

After a fierce battle, six full-grown "God-Eater Insects" died on the spot, three were captured alive, and only one saw the situation was bad and slipped away early, saving its life.

The silkworm baby was the descendant of this full-grown "God-Eater Insect" that slipped away.

Those two Level 7 Great Sages were exactly the youthful and beautiful Ruivo Great Sage and Sosi Great Sage in the garden.

The figures of the two Great Sages had already been carved into the bloodline memory by the "God-Eater Insect."

Therefore, Molly could feel the terror of the two Great Sages more intuitively than Lin Ke.

The terror recognized by the "God-Eater Insect," to a wizard, meant the level was high enough and the strength was strong enough.

Sosi Great Sage, with such high strength, looked at problems from a high vantage point, which was of course deeper and more accurate than her and Lin Ke.

Listen to advice, eat your fill.

Learn, must learn!

Reaching a consensus, the two didn't chat anymore.

Molly took tea leaves from her necklace pendant, went to the smart kitchen to brew two cups of green tea herself, and took out the prepared snacks to plate.

Sipping tea, eating snacks, looking at each other with tacit understanding, and smiling knowingly.

The rest of the afternoon passed in a rhythm of stealing half a day of leisure from a busy life.

It could be considered using this leisure to slowly release the fear that still remained.

By nightfall, neither of them was in the mood for dinner, so they each chose a room and prepared to rest.

After saying goodnight to each other, Lin Ke took out the Zerg Mother Nest seed he got from Dean Forrest and gave it to Molly.

"Where did you get this?"

Molly didn't take the black seed, which looked like a honeycomb, that Lin Ke handed over casually, seriously at first.

After it was in her hand, the silkworm baby in her sea of consciousness issued an urgent demand; Molly then looked at it seriously, recognized the Zerg Mother Nest seed, and immediately exclaimed loudly.

"Given by the Dean."

Lin Ke replied lightly.

"Is that so."

Molly obviously had psychological preparation long ago for the Dean being able to discover that she possessed the "God-Eater Insect" cub.

She hatched the "God-Eater Insect" cub in the official wizard-level cultivation secret realm of the academy;

And she also received guidance from a mysterious existence in the academy, which turned misfortune into a blessing, switched to being a Beast-Taming Wizard, and let the "God-Eater Insect" cub become her companion spirit beast.

It was normal for the Dean to know about this matter; it would be abnormal if he didn't.

Therefore, Molly didn't mind using the two major traits and other abilities shared by the "God-Eater Insect" cub in the Advanced Academy.

She just didn't want too many people to know about this matter.

She didn't have the intention of forcing secrecy.

"Rest early."

Feeling the urging of the "God-Eater Insect," Molly left a sentence and slammed the door in Lin Ke's face.

"Fickle!"

Silently complaining, Lin Ke turned and returned to his room.

After routine deep meditation, he rested peacefully, recharging his energy for the advanced study life starting tomorrow.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Lin Ke and Molly walked out of their rooms almost at the same time.

After a simple breakfast, satisfying their taste needs, the two left the villa and walked toward the teaching campus.

The Academy Headquarters was a habitable planet, about the size of the moon in Lin Ke's previous life.

On the habitable planet, besides the Diomand family created by Ruivo Great Sage and Sosi Great Sage, there were no fewer than 20 big families.

These families had one thing in common, which was that they all had more than one Level 6 Great Sage to support the family's facade.

In the Wizard World native world, the upper limit of those families on the West Coast was the Lionel family, which had one Level 5 Great Sage.

The Lionel family wanted to conquer the Tree Spirit World so much because they wanted to fully assist this Level 5 Great Sage in promoting, so as to realize the family's class leap and move into the Academy Headquarters.

Therefore, the teaching campus occupied a very small area relative to the entire Academy Headquarters.

Discussing the area size alone, however, it was equivalent to the sum of the primary academy and advanced academy in the native world.

After all, the students on the teaching campus were not only advanced-study wizards from the native world but also advanced-study wizards from various families in the headquarters.

Besides advanced-study wizards, there were also some wizards who, for various reasons, were stationed in the campus.

These had nothing to do with Lin Ke for the time being.

The curriculum setting for advanced studies was different from both the primary academy and the advanced academy.

Courses were divided into three types:

First, public elective courses.

As long as you were interested in or proficient in a subject, you could choose it.

For example, Lin Ke was relatively proficient in biochemistry and pharmacy, so he could choose relevant courses to listen and learn.

For example, Lin Ke's newly upgraded "Alchemy Mastery" talent, combined with the "Material Mastery" talent, was enough to support Lin Ke in becoming a decent alchemist, so he could choose relevant courses.

There was no threshold, no high requirements; if you chose it, you could learn it.

Second, advanced improvement courses.

This type of course was not something you could listen to just by choosing; it required an exam.

Only after confirming that you possessed a certain foundation and met the learning requirements could you listen and learn.

Third, mentor private tutoring courses.

This type was the most special; you must first have a mentor who was willing to accept you as a student.

Analogous to the university education system of Lin Ke's previous life, it was equivalent to the relationship between a graduate mentor and a graduate student.

Logically speaking, Lin Ke and Molly were newcomers, didn't know many people, and hadn't attended a single day of class, so it was impossible for any mentor to take a fancy to them and accept them as students.

However, just as the two came to the First Teaching Building, browsed the course schedule, and prepared to choose courses, the portable smart brain sent a notification:

【Sage Celine's Pharmacy Research Group sincerely invites Lin Ke Grand and Molly Kidman to join.

If you are interested, please report to the research group experimental building before 11:30 AM.

The address is as follows: (Map)】

"This?"

Lin Ke had learned from Molly that Wizard Celine had already promoted to a Sage.

But regarding this matter of the pharmacy research group, he was completely unaware.

Molly explained faintly: "While you were eloping and having fun outside, Wizard Celine had just completed her promotion and received an invitation from the Academy Headquarters. Besides Sage Celine herself, the research group has 29 spots, with basic salary and benefits provided by the academy."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Ke finally understood the origin of the invitation notification.

The academy was still very generous in its investment in education.

Like Lin Ke, entering the primary academy had magic stone subsidy benefits (only received twice);

Entering the advanced academy for further studies had housing subsidy benefits and magic stone subsidy benefits.

Now entering the Academy Headquarters for advanced studies, when handling procedures yesterday, he was also told about relevant benefits.

It was just that this time, the benefit changed from magic stones to "academic credits."

Hmm...

Thinking of "academic credits," Lin Ke found that he seemed to have not published papers for quite a long time to earn "academic credits" to consult materials and literature.

This time for advanced studies, all aspects of ability—wizardry, wizard tools, pharmacy, alchemy, strategy, tactics, etc. —needed to be improved.

The required "academic credits" were not enough with the little subsidy given by the academy.

"Going to start the life of doing experiments and publishing papers again."

While checking the public elective courses and advanced improvement courses he liked on the public office smart brain, Lin Ke sighed.

"Hehehe..."

Hearing this, Molly laughed happily. He didn't know what she was laughing at.

Perhaps it was thinking that she could finally return to the days in the first year of the primary academy when there were only two people.

Although it was a bit boring, no one disturbed them, and no one else intervened.

After selecting the courses, they couldn't attend class immediately.

There was a buffer time.

They had to wait for Lin Ke and Molly's identities to be "networked," and all teachers obtained the past data of the two, before they could enter the classroom.

Generally speaking, one day was enough.

"Let's go, go take a look at the laboratory."

Time couldn't be wasted; Lin Ke took out the remaining number plate and shook it at Molly.

"Then let's go."

As long as she could act with Lin Ke, Molly didn't care.

So the two, according to the address marked on the number plate, under the guidance of the smart brain map, came to the experimental building area.

This area, at a rough glance, had as many as 30 experimental buildings of different scales.

The laboratory Dean Forrest gifted to Lin Ke was in a five-story experimental building in the northeast corner, located on the top floor, occupying half the floor.

"Lin Ke, Molly?"

Just after coming out of the elevator, the two met an acquaintance.

Lanny Taylor looked at the two, very surprised, shouted, and then immediately asked: "You guys are?"

Molly didn't make a sound.

Lin Ke answered: "Came to the headquarters for advanced studies; haven't started class yet, came to take a look at the laboratory first."

"Advanced studies?"

Hearing Lin Ke's words, Lanny was even more surprised, doubting for a moment if she had heard wrong.

For the unreasonable Lin Ke, being able to promote to a Level 2 Wizard in such a short time, Lanny could accept it.

But Molly Kidman, actually being able to promote before her, this was something Lanny couldn't believe.

After the last competition ended, Lanny felt that she had enlightened, and her cultivation progress had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Now she had reached the limit of the mental power quantity of a Level 1 Wizard and was trying to liquefy mental power to take the first step of promoting to a Level 2 Wizard.

She originally thought her speed was fast enough.

Didn't expect Molly Kidman to be faster than her.

If Lanny remembered correctly, Molly Kidman's wizard aptitude should be Third-Rank Middle.

How on earth did she do it?

At this moment, Lanny began to doubt wizard aptitude.

"Lanny, who are you talking to?"

Sandra's voice came from the corner, and the person appeared immediately after.

"You guys?"

Seeing Lin Ke and Molly appear here, Sandra was also quite surprised at first, then her expression became somewhat complicated.

After a moment of silence, Sandra asked Lin Ke: "My third uncle gave you that laboratory?"

"Hmm."

Lin Ke took out the number plate to indicate.

"Use it well, don't waste it."

Sandra took a deep breath, returned to calm, and said, "That is the laboratory my third uncle used when he was young; it has been sealed for many, many years. I begged for a long time, but I couldn't beg for it."

"Emmm..."

Lin Ke organized his wording and replied, "I hope I won't disappoint Dean Forrest."

Sandra didn't say anything about Lin Ke's answer.

Hesitating for a while, she asked: "I plan to reorganize a micro legion in the near future to explore that Zerg world again; are you interested?"

"When?"

If Molly hadn't become a Beast-Taming Wizard, if Molly's companion spirit beast wasn't the "God-Eater Insect," Lin Ke wouldn't have thought about creating extra complications.

Advanced studies meant studying well and focusing on improvement.

Doing too many extracurricular activities might cause distraction.

"Two months later."

Sandra said, "Wizards like you who come from the native world for advanced studies need to complete one extracurricular practice every two months. I'll operate it then, and your first extracurricular practice will be to explore that Zerg world."

"Can do, notify us in advance then."

Hearing that there was such a good thing, Lin Ke agreed immediately.

The two "ifs" from before, and the reluctance to create extra complications, were all thrown to the back of his mind.

"Hmm, you guys go ahead, I have things to do too."

Sandra left this sentence, took Lanny, and brushed past Lin Ke and Molly, entering the elevator.

The moment the elevator door was about to close, Sandra suddenly reminded: "If anyone invites you to join any club, don't agree."

As the words fell, the elevator door closed.

"What does she mean by this?"

Molly asked, her mood inexplicably somewhat irritable.

Recalling Wizard Celine's reminder and combining it with Sandra's words, Lin Ke understood some things.

Perhaps, in the eyes of those big family children, wizards like Lin Ke and Molly who came from the native world for advanced studies were the best targets for recruitment.

Treat them to a meal, behead them, and accept them as dogs.

This routine is applicable everywhere.

However, Lin Ke wasn't worried about these.

As long as the news was well-informed, those big family children would definitely know that Lin Ke and Molly were brought by Dean Forrest himself to handle advanced study procedures.

In other words, Lin Ke and Molly were people in Dean Forrest's pocket.

Not to mention, Lin Ke even used the laboratory that Dean Forrest had sealed for many years.

If one carefully savors the relationship, savoring the true flavor, absolutely no one would find trouble for the two.

"It's fine, don't worry about these."

Lin Ke used the number plate to unseal the laboratory and walked inside first, "Let's take a look at the laboratory first."

"Hmm."

Molly followed closely behind.

Strolling around casually, taking a rough look, Lin Ke only had one exclamation.

As expected of the laboratory Dean Forrest used when he was young!

Even though it had been sealed for many years and not used, the facilities and equipment inside were all the latest models.

This style, in one word, rich!

Molly also looked with eyes glowing, her hands itching.

Looking like she wanted to start research and experiments immediately.

Fortunately, the two remembered Wizard Celine's invitation and didn't indulge too much, leaving in time.

Arriving before 11:30 AM at the nearby station of Sage Celine's Pharmacy Research Group.

A three-story experimental building.

Sariya, Ella, and Tina had already arrived.

Everyone was an old acquaintance, greeted each other, and soon became familiar.

Not long after, Sage Celine also arrived, bringing two people with her.

Lin Ke knew both of these people and was quite surprised by their appearance.

One was Renee Clarke, and one was Loken.

Lin Ke didn't know much about Renee's attainments in pharmacy.

But Loken, just by his identity as a Body Refining Wizard, was destined not to be very proficient in pharmacy.

So, what did this bootlicker rely on to become a member of the pharmacy research group?

As an experimental material?

"Alright, the people are temporarily complete."

Sage Celine took the crowd, each with their own thoughts, to a small conference room on the first floor and started the first formal meeting of the pharmacy research group.

Without much nonsense, she entered the main topic.

"Since it's a research group, it must both teach and research.

I am responsible for teaching, grasping the research direction, and coordinating the research progress.

You are responsible for specific research.

The first major topic is the optimization and innovation of combat potions for Body Refining Wizards."

Lin Ke didn't guess wrong; Loken was indeed an experimental material.

He instantly became interested. ===== CHAPTER 261 =====