Chapter 459: Chapter 122: Truly Hardcore to the End_2
This is similar in nature to competitions like the Olympiad and “Challenge Cup” in his previous life.
On the surface, it’s about the abilities of the contestants; in essence, it’s about the quality of education in the academies.
Thinking about this, it clears up the logic.
At this point, Wizard Cody emphasized, “You must take this matter seriously. By all accounts, you are the fastest-promoted apprentice in the academy in recent centuries. Your subsequent performance has also been very good. Regardless of your intention or how strongly you feel about it, the academy will send you to compete. Rather than being passively integrated into other teams, it’s better to form your own team.”
“Team?”
Link focused on a key point and asked, “Could it be that this competition also divides into individual and team competitions?”
“Of course.”
Wizard Cody nodded, affirming Link’s question, “Great power resides in the individual, and in the wizard’s battle across the heavens, it depends on both the individual and the team. It’s a very normal setting.”
After saying all this, Wizard Cody walked back towards his vehicle.
As the head of the academy’s law enforcement, there was naturally much more news he could learn in advance.
However, this was all he could reveal in advance.
Speaking any further, the old undead of the academy would start making trouble for him.
The flowers in the greenhouse can’t withstand the ravages of wind and rain.
Too mild an environment, could not breed the tough “hand” that the old undead want.
Link could understand Wizard Cody’s concerns and did not inquire further about the matter, getting into his “Phantom Coupe” and leaving the West District.
The two parted ways halfway, one returning to the academy office, the other going back to the Grande Potion Shop.
Soon, Link arrived at his own shop, which was already open for business.
Today was full of surprises.
Just as he entered the front hall, a familiar face appeared in front of Link.
“What’s up?”
Looking at Mina Havcheck, whose face showed a struggle and hesitation, Link asked while signaling her to go to the guest area.
Sitting down on the soft chair, Link signaled a guide to bring two cups of special guest tea, then said, “Since you’ve already come, just say what’s on your mind. No need to beat around the bush.”
Jasmine once mentioned that she had asked Mina to do some things, and the results were quite good.
She complimented Mina as a born good hand at dealing with information, but always makes the wrong choices and takes the wrong path.
Link surmised that Mina suddenly sought him out today probably because she had made a new choice and wanted to rectify past mistakes.
Indeed, after taking a deep breath, Mina’s voice-trembled slightly, “I want to follow you.”
“What do you mean? Be clear.”
Link sipped the green tea, tasting its fragrance and bitterness followed by a sweet aftertaste in his mouth and replied lightly.
Mina let go of her tension, took the first step, and regained her composure.
She picked up the increasingly popular milk tea sold in the Grande Potion Shop, which was also spreading in sales in the South and West Districts of Ravensmouth City, and took a sip.
She calmly said, “I want to work for you. I’ve observed that you still lack a competent hand in the field of intelligence, neither Jasmine nor Betty can handle it. As long as you’re willing to accept me, I can surely improve ‘Do Whatever You Like’s intelligence channels.”
Link pondered for a moment, then asked, “Give me a reason to keep you, as well as the treatment you want.”
Mina perked up, realizing there was hope, and immediately said, “The reason is that I’ve found out something that’s soon going to be detrimental to you, and ‘Do Whatever You Like’ doesn’t have any news about it yet. As for treatment, it’s simple, I’ll take whatever others are taking.”
Pausing briefly, Mina emphasized, “And, you’re not allowed to interfere with my personal life in any way!”
Link finished the green tea and laid down a sentence, “In principle, I agree. But for the specifics, you go talk to Jasmine, she’s in charge of ‘Do Whatever You Like’.”
In this sentence, Link deliberately used “Do Whatever You Like” as the subject, not himself.
Implicit in this was to let Mina know that he personally didn’t need Mina’s services.
Mina should rather become a member of “Do Whatever You Like” and then contribute to the organization and herself.
The difference here is significant.
“Okay, no problem!”
Mina suddenly stood up, her voice quite loud.
This attracted the attention of a few customers in the sparse shop.
Link didn’t care about this little loss of composure and walked into the stairwell, heading up to the second-floor laboratory.
Mina sighed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn’t nag about it.
Immediately, she left the Grande Potion Shop with a joyful heart and returned to the Senior Division to find Jasmine.
It’s been a long time since she had interacted with Link Grande. The sudden contact today, the pressure felt, was getting bigger each time.
Boarding the tram, Mina’s mood became a bit urgent, thinking about finding Jasmine quickly to finalize things.
A man dressed exceedingly sharp from the West District’s bottom layer reached out to Mina.
As if a bit disgusted by the smell of the sharp guy, Mina raised her hand to cover her nose.
The sharp guy seemed to be hurt by Mina’s action, quickly passing by Mina to a quiet corner.
As they passed each other, a soybean-sized paper ball appeared in Mina’s faux-covered hand.
The speed was so fast that the naked eye couldn’t catch it.
One would need to film it with a high-speed camera and play back frame by frame to see the trajectory of the paper ball.
This was one of the intelligence channels Mina had further established after her promotion to First Level Wizard.