Chapter 286

292. Chapter 292: It's a bit big, bear with it!

"Surprised?"

Garden, pavilion, a pair of dogs (×)...

A pair of immortal lovers sat opposite each other in the pavilion, with Dean Forrest standing outside the pavilion showing a little helplessness.

Great Sage Ruivo looked with a smile at Lin Ke, who had triggered his life-bound wizardry "Battle Armor" and turned on defense mode before he had even steadied his body, and teased him.

"Very surprised!"

Figuring out the environment, Lin Ke immediately put away his battle armor and replied seriously, "I didn't expect you to summon me in this form; it really troubles you too much."

"Hehe..."

Great Sage Sosi raised her right hand and covered her mouth to giggle, "You were complained about, look at how capable you are, always doing things without people's consent. Showing off that your level is high and your strength is strong, right?"

Great Sage Ruivo's eyelids twitched, as if there was something he wanted to say.

Dean Forrest spoke in time, changed the subject, and asked: "Lin Ke, do you have something to find me for?"

As he spoke, he gestured to the encrypted cross-boundary communicator he was holding.

Last time, Dean Forrest personally took Lin Ke and Mo Li to handle the advanced study procedures, and before leaving, he actually gave his cross-boundary contact information to the two.

It was just that so much time had passed, and today was the first time Lin Ke had taken the initiative to contact him this way.

It just so happened that he came to report to his grandparents about the recent movements of Mesopotamia University and Shadow City, as well as the progress of lobbying the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance.

Discovering that it was Lin Ke Grand who was encrypted-contacting Forrest, Great Sage Ruivo suddenly became interested and, without even asking for Forrest's opinion, directly summoned Lin Ke over.

This action was very displeasing to the person involved, and also very Great Sage Ruivo.

As the only granddaughter, Lisandra Diomande grew up by the side of the two Great Sages, but her personality, speech, and actions were very much like Great Sage Ruivo.

On the contrary, Forrest Diomande, who had been raised freely since childhood, was very much like Great Sage Sosi.

It could only be said that the two had their own inheritances.

"There is indeed a relatively important matter to report to you."

Lin Ke didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the two matters of "Construct" and 4th-Ring Wizardry truthfully in front of the two Great Sages.

Anyway, it was to seek protection; whether it was accepting Dean Forrest's protection or accepting the two Great Sages' protection, there was no difference.

As for the worry of leaking his own secrets and being sliced for research, that had long since vanished.

With Great Sage Ruivo's identity, status, level, strength, and domineering style of conduct.

If he really wanted to deal with Lin Ke, with Lin Ke's current strength, there was absolutely no room for resistance at all.

Just like this time, he was summoned here from outside the experimental building, and during the process, he couldn't even trigger his life-bound wizardry.

It was only the moment he landed that his life-bound wizardry responded with a delay, and he finally managed to put on his armor.

Moreover, telling Dean Forrest alone and telling Dean Forrest in front of the two Great Sages was of the same nature.

The two Great Sages would be able to know when they should know.

After listening to Lin Ke's narration, before Forrest could react, Great Sage Sosi intervened first.

"Stand still, don't resist, don't move around."

She prompted first, then raised her right index finger and pointed it from afar at Lin Ke's forehead.

Only to see a ray of brilliance shoot out from her finger, which was as white and round as a scallion root, and with lightning speed, it went directly into Lin Ke's brow, triggering bursts of clear light.

These clear lights were very thorough, without any mixed colors.

"There are no traces of cognition being tampered with, and it's not wild imagination either."

Great Sage Sosi acted with great discretion and did not take the opportunity to invade Lin Ke's consciousness sea to explore everything.

She only checked Lin Ke's mental state to determine the truthfulness of what Lin Ke said.

With Great Sage Sosi's check, it could be considered as side-corroborating Lin Ke's statement.

Great Sage Ruivo laughed loudly at this time: "Kid, your luck is very good, you can encounter any good thing. I'm almost jealous of you!"

"I dare not compare myself with the Great Sage."

Lin Ke hurriedly said a few humble words, not daring to let his tail stick up.

"Put the matter of the so-called 'Construct' aside for now; report it to me specifically later."

Forrest finally thought it through and said in a deep voice, "Regarding the fact that you can learn 4th-Ring Wizardry now, who else knows?"

"I just came out from Sage Celine's side, and it was she who suggested that I report directly to you."

Lin Ke answered truthfully, but also weighed his words, leaning as much as possible toward Sage Celine.

"Celine, then it's fine."

Hearing this, Forrest did not expand deeply on the point of Sage Celine.

He thought for a moment, then looked at Great Sage Sosi and requested, "Grandmother, do you think we should cover this matter up to avoid being detected by other organizations?"

"Hmm, okay."

Great Sage Sosi granted Forrest's request, but she didn't seem to do anything.

A moment later, only hearing Great Sage Sosi say confidently: "Alright. Now, unless it's a 9th-level Great Sage or a Saint, no one can know about this through prophecy, perception, exploration, or similar methods."

Hearing this sentence, waves suddenly rose in Lin Ke's heart.

Great Sage Sosi has already completed her promotion and become an 8th-level wizard?

When browsing major forums a few days ago, Lin Ke still saw posts discussing when the batch of supplies that the Supreme Council promised to allocate to Riverside Academy would actually be allocated.

Many people in the comment section expressed their feelings, saying how long it had been, why was the Supreme Council so slow in doing things, wasn't this delaying Great Sage Sosi's promotion.

There were also some people who suspected whether some organizations that didn't want to see two 8th-level Great Sages appear in Riverside Academy, such as the Tower of Great Sage Michelle, were secretly obstructing it.

All kinds of discussions were heated.

As a result, without anyone knowing, Great Sage Sosi had actually quietly completed the feat of being promoted to an 8th-level wizard.

The confidentiality work was done extremely well, and not a single bit of wind was leaked.

In other words, Riverside Academy now possessed two 8th-level Great Sages.

And they were a husband-and-wife team that could combine their efforts through secret methods to burst out with combat power of an even higher level.

This truly possessed the strength to challenge the supreme status of the Tower of Great Sage Michelle in the Michelle District.

He didn't know where the high-level resources that the Academy had always been lacking came from.

"Just know it in your heart, don't tell anyone, understand?"

How could the slight changes in the expression between Lin Ke's brows escape the eyes of the two Great Sages.

Even if he operated the "Brain Seal Technique" with all his might, it wouldn't play much of a role.

Being expressionless and disguising memories and emotions could deceive ordinary wizards, but not those wise people who possessed the insight into the essence.

Great Sage Ruivo saw that Lin Ke was slightly wrong and immediately gave a warning.

"Understood."

Lin Ke nodded forcefully and promised solemnly, "I will definitely keep my mouth shut and never leak it."

"Alright, what a big deal, if you say it, you say it; it's not like it can't see the light. Don't scare the child!"

Great Sage Sosi glared at Great Sage Ruivo reproachfully, "How old are you, still threatening a child, aren't you ashamed?"

This scene was slightly incongruous.

Both Great Sages had youthful appearances.

Great Sage Ruivo's temperament was slightly more majestic and heavy.

Great Sage Sosi was filled with a youthful and beautiful aura.

From the outside, there was not much difference from Lin Ke, but the content of their speech...

Lin Ke didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

Old-fashioned?

Not like it.

Relying on age to bully others?

Even less so.

Finally, he could only use the word "doing as one pleases" to barely describe it.

"Go, go, you all go."

Great Sage Ruivo was reproached by Great Sage Sosi, but his reaction was to urge Lin Ke and Dean Forrest to leave, and he even complained, "With you here, whatever I say or do will not be right! Sure enough, love will shift."

Before the words had even fallen, Great Sage Sosi had already directly extended her right thumb, index, and middle fingers, very precisely pinching the soft flesh on Great Sage Ruivo's waist.

Dean Forrest didn't let Lin Ke continue watching, placed a hand on Lin Ke's shoulder, and instantly left the garden.

This way of teleporting, reflected on the screen, was as if the traces of existence of the two people had been quickly erased by an eraser.

It appeared very abrupt.

In Lin Ke's perception, less than a second had passed.

Yet the two had crossed a large space, from the garden to an office whose distance was unknown.

Judging from the layout of the office, it seemed that they had returned to the native Wizard World, the Dean's Office in the Advanced Academy Administrative Building of Riverside Academy.

However, Lin Ke's perception told him that he was still in the Academy Headquarters World at this moment.

Case solved!

Dean Forrest was a lazy person, even too lazy to change the layout of his office.

"Sit."

Pointing to the chair opposite, Dean Forrest greeted, then ordered, "Show me all the materials on 'Construct'."

Lin Ke took out his portable smart brain, used the brain-machine link method to quickly organize the "Construct" knowledge system and the "Construct" project materials, and then handed the smart brain to Dean Forrest.

"I'll take a look first, you wait a moment. By the way, if there is good new tea, you can brew a pot first, and I'll taste it later."

Dean Forrest took the portable smart brain and gave instructions without any politeness.

What else could Lin Ke say?

He could only shout "Flandre" in his heart, unsealing the "Pu'er Tea" fermented by special means, as well as the carefully selected "Dried Tangerine Peel."

There was no need to cover it up; Lin Ke directly took out the tea set, Pu'er, dried tangerine peel, and the most sweet mountain spring water from the real "Small World," and began to boil water and brew tea.

Pu'er and dried tangerine peel are a very classic old partner.

The water boiled, rolled a few times, and the rich fragrance immediately permeated, causing Dean Forrest to take a deep breath and sniff it carefully.

When the tea soup was brewed to just the right temperature, Dean Forrest directly put down the smart brain and turned to seriously taste the tea.

Materials could be read at any time, but if the tea soup with just the right temperature was missed, it would be difficult to recover.

"Hmm, not bad, very good, very good."

Dean Forrest slowly drank a cup of golden and bright tea soup, nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly opened his mouth like a lion, "I don't want much, 5 pounds of each, is that okay?"

"This..."

Lin Ke gritted his teeth and made a look of barely agreeing, "Alright then."

In fact, Lin Ke's agreement was indeed very reluctant.

He had only made 10 pounds of Pu'er tea and 8 pounds of good dried tangerine peel in total. Being scraped by Dean Forrest like this, it was suddenly more than half gone.

Lin Ke had originally prepared to set this Pu'er and dried tangerine peel as the treasure of the high-end tea club that Mo Li was preparing to open in the North District.

This was top-notch tea that could stir the taste buds and thoughts of a 6th-level Sage!

The price of a cup of tea soup had to be at least 100 standard 2nd-level magic stones, and not one less.

"I won't take your tea for nothing."

Dean Forrest saw Lin Ke's heartache that he didn't hide at all, snorted, and then said, "I know it's not easy for you to make tea, I'll give you some compensation, that's fine, right?"

"Hehe... thank you for your care, Dean."

Lin Ke's skin had already been tempered, and he immediately climbed up the pole, "I wonder what good things the Dean intends to give me?"

Dean Forrest was too lazy to pay attention to such a thick-skinned Lin Ke, put down the tea cup, and continued to read the materials on "Construct."

Lin Ke didn't continue to ask for it; if he did that, it would be not knowing the importance, and it would appear not pleasing, but annoying.

After a long while, Dean Forrest put down the smart brain again, looked fixedly at Lin Ke, and didn't speak for a long time.

"Dean, is there any problem?"

Lin Ke was stared at until he felt a bit hairy, even though he knew that Dean Forrest had no opinion of him, he was still worried.

No matter how kind and easy to talk to Dean Forrest was, he was still a top-notch 6th-level Sage, and his eyes carried a power of their own.

A faint deterrence that made people's hair stand on end would inadvertently be applied to the person being watched through his gaze.

Lin Ke could still hold on for the time being, but there was no need to hold on hard.

"I think this 'Construct' of yours is very good, quite promising. Maybe it can really let you create a brand-new wizard school."

Dean Forrest tapped the table with his fingers and said in a deep voice, "Since the first phase of the experiment has already been conducted at Paro's place, then there's no need to change the experimental site; continue to do it in the Fairy World. In addition, what was mentioned in the materials about verifying the possibility of 3rd-level wizards mastering Sage-level combat power in a short time through 'Construct', prepare for it first, but don't rush to do it. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood."

Lin Ke completely agreed with Dean Forrest's instructions, and then followed the topic and asked, "Since I need to prepare first, then... where should I obtain the 4th-Ring Wizardry needed to design the set?"

The "Academic Credit" exchange page of the Academy Headquarters could actually exchange for a few of the most conventional 4th-Ring Wizardries.

After studying for more than four months, the "papers" Lin Ke published in the Academy's internal journals were in the tens.

He had received "Academic Credits" and patents in pharmacology and alchemy until his hands were soft.

Lin Ke had the capital and could completely rely on the "Academic Credits" he had accumulated to exchange for those few most conventional 4th-Ring Wizardries.

However, the top boss of his own faction was sitting opposite him; if he didn't take the opportunity to ask for some benefits now, when would he ask?

Crying poor, asking for money, it's a fine tradition, it must be inherited.

"What kind do you want as a reference?"

Dean Forrest saw through Lin Ke's little thoughts but didn't point them out, just said along the way, "Give me a relatively precise range, and I will arrange it properly."

"Universal Gravitation Domain, preferably involving rules regarding gravity and repulsion."

Lin Ke directly stated his needs.

He had sensed a trace of the rules of the Universal Gravitation Domain and also had the inspiration to create a 4th-Ring Wizardry of his own.

Being able to have a reference was, of course, even better.

"Force field type? Okay, wait for news."

Dean Forrest was thoughtful, muttered to himself, agreed immediately, and then said, "After Paro gets the data from the actual combat test, hand a copy of the analysis report to me as soon as possible."

"Understood."

Lin Ke replied, "I will also send the subsequent second and even third phase plans for you to look over first."

"Okay."

Dean Forrest nodded.

"Construct," this school with great potential, hmm... now it can be called a school; after all, many inheritances of small wizard organizations are not as excellent as the current "Construct" system.

It was worth Forrest taking time out of his busy schedule to continue paying attention.

At this time, after the business was finished, he continued to taste the tea.

After five brews, the tea became bland, Lin Ke didn't stay any longer, stood up, and said goodbye.

Lin Ke left 5 pounds of Pu'er and 5 pounds of dried tangerine peel, and took away a 3rd-Ring Wizard Tool that he couldn't use but was very suitable for Mo Li.

This was the compensation given by Dean Forrest.

He played a little trick and deliberately annoyed Lin Ke.

Let you be thick-skinned!

Let you ask for it to his face!

"Did things go smoothly?"

Returning to the villa, Mo Li came up to meet him and asked with concern.

Previously, they had only said goodbye in a hurry, and Lin Ke didn't say much, but Mo Li also knew that he had encountered an urgent matter.

That was why she asked this as soon as they met.

"It's okay, there were some twists and turns, but everything has been solved properly."

Lin Ke said while following Mo Li toward the restaurant, "Some things are not suitable to tell you; if I don't say it, don't ask."

"Okay."

Mo Li didn't get angry because of this, and even pulled out a chair for Lin Ke; after Lin Ke sat down, she sat opposite him, "Let's eat, we'll talk about anything later."

In a harmonious atmosphere, the two had a beautiful dinner.

Since the classic pairing of Pu'er and dried tangerine peel had already been unsealed, Lin Ke simply brewed another pot after the meal.

After savoring the new tea, Lin Ke picked the parts he could talk about, such as the latest progress of "Construct," the content of his chat with Sage Celine, and the content of his chat with Dean Forrest, and told Mo Li.

Mo Li listened quietly to Lin Ke's narration, without meaning to express her opinion on the business, but just reminded: "Don't you send some of this good new tea to your Sister Celine?"

"Hmm..."

Lin Ke was silent for a moment, not knowing if Mo Li was making a sincere suggestion or being sarcastic.

A moment later, Lin Ke realized that this could be both a sincere suggestion and sarcasm; they didn't conflict!

"By the way, I got a good thing from Dean Forrest, which is very suitable for you to use."

Lin Ke chose to change the subject relatively stiffly and took out a 3rd-Ring Wizard Tool that had already been miniaturized from the "Small World."

Dean Forrest knew Mo Li's situation and needs very well.

This time, the 3rd-Ring Wizard Tool handed to Mo Li through Lin Ke's hands was exactly the "Beast Cage" that was most popular among Northern Beast-Taming Wizards now.

The beasts tamed by Beast-Taming Wizards are divided into three types: companion spirit beasts, contract spirit beasts, and raised spirit beasts.

Companion spirit beasts can reside in the consciousness sea of the Beast-Taming Wizard for a long time, their life state is extremely special, and they do not need extra living space.

Contract spirit beasts and raised spirit beasts both need extra living space.

Otherwise, they cannot be carried in large quantities, which extremely affects the combat power of the Beast-Taming Wizard.

The "Beast Cage" is exactly a large-scale space storage wizard tool specially developed by Northern Beast-Taming Wizards that can store living things.

On the West Coast, if you want to buy an ordinary 1st-Ring or 2nd-Ring wizard tool level "Beast Cage," you have to order it through the Academy's channels, just like Lin Ke bought the Zerg evolution radiation source last time.

Not to mention the 3rd-Ring wizard tool level "Beast Cage" in front of Mo Li.

"Ah! I was just worrying about having nowhere to carry spirit beasts in the future."

After seeing it clearly, Mo Li let out an exclamation.

After studying for more than four months, it was not just Lin Ke who made progress.

On the path of a Beast-Taming Wizard, although the journey was difficult, with the "God-Eater Insect" cub as a super high starting point, Mo Li still walked a long distance.

She had already learned various means of contracting and raising spirit beasts, but she just hadn't found a suitable spirit beast to raise or contract.

Looking at the "Beast Cage," Lin Ke remembered one thing.

He took out his portable smart brain and sent a special application to the Academy, preparing to take Mo Li out of the boundary for a trip.

After getting permission, Lin Ke immediately pulled Mo Li's hand: "Let's go, I'll take you to see something."

"What thing?"

Mo Li held Lin Ke's right hand back tightly, fingers intertwined, and asked with a smile, "You didn't prepare any surprise for me, did you?"

Facing Mo Li's eyes full of anticipation, Lin Ke felt truly guilty and didn't dare to nod, let alone tell the truth.

He had been busy flying during this period; where would he have the heart to specially prepare a surprise.

Thinking about it, Lin Ke could only say: "You'll know when you go and see with me."

As he spoke, Lin Ke exhorted: "Don't resist, it might be a bit uncomfortable when you first enter, but you'll be fine after adapting for a while."

"Mm-hmm."

Mo Li noticed the slight unnaturalness in Lin Ke's expression but didn't make a fuss about it.

It's rare to be muddled.

When two people are together, there's no need to make every matter clear.

A feeling of space-time detachment, stronger than using a cross-boundary portal, landed on Mo Li.

Soon, the detachment feeling ended, and Mo Li found that she had arrived at the "Small World" whose environment she had heard Flandre describe in detail.

Just as she was thinking of Flandre, Flandre appeared.

"Greetings, Master and Mistress!"

Flandre's eyes narrowed into slits, and she greeted sweetly.

"Greetings, Master and Mistress!"

The tiny fire elemental spirit Cornelia floated in the air, tilted her little head, and learned from Flandre to greet.

"Hello, Flandre. Hello, Cornelia."

Mo Li gave a warm response to the two girls, one big and one small.

"Flandre, continue to take Cornelia to play."

Lin Ke spoke at this time, destroying the interaction between the three girls in a way that spoiled the scenery.

With a thought, before Mo Li could react, he used the "World Lord" authority to take Mo Li to the deep underground of the active volcano.

"Look, this is the spirit beast I found for you."

Pointing to the giant fire salamander that was lazily lying in the magma and sleeping soundly, Lin Ke said with a smile.

At this moment, Lin Ke seemed to be possessed by a fish pond owner, actually smiling with the corner of his mouth crooked.

Mo Li looked at the tiny "Beast Cage" in her hand, and then looked at the giant fire salamander, which was a huge long cylinder.

One was so big, one was so small, how could it fit?