"Nonsense."
Link replied directly without changing his expression, "If you don't believe the rumors, don't spread them."
If he didn't do it, he just didn't do it.
I feel confident and don’t feel guilty at all.
If the dream-stealing witchcraft had been used, if something unexpected had happened, he would not have dared to respond directly.
"Hehehe..."
Jasmine sneered.
But I believed Link's words in my heart.
In fact, she has always known that Link's heart is harder to contain, and there is no male-female affection between Link and Iris.
But between men and women, after getting along for a long time, there will be things that were not there before.
It's hard to say.
Therefore, no matter what the reason, Jasmine had to express her presence.
The two of them still didn't know the basics of each other, but they also developed an extraordinary tacit understanding.
After a brief conversation, they suddenly stopped talking and just looked at each other in silence.
In the end, Jasmine was the first to break the silence, ending the confrontation, and asked with concern: "You're not hurt, are you?" "
No, you're fine."
Link also cooperated, stood up, stretched out his hands to both sides, and turned around in front of the screen.
Let Jasmine see more clearly, so as to further determine the physical condition and dispel worries.
Then, Link asked, "How are you doing lately? How have you gained from practicing in the Secret Realm?"
After hearing this, Jasmine fell into silence.
Those pains that I have suffered in the secret realm of practice still hurt when I recall them casually.
Silkworm baby chirped a few times and apologized to Jasmine.
"It's none of your business."
Jasmine raised her hand to take down the silkworm baby, stroked it a few times, and comforted softly.
When Silkworm Baby no longer felt guilty and relaxed, Jasmine took Silkworm Baby back into the sea of consciousness.
"Is this?"
Link witnessed the whole scene and was curious.
Before he sent Jasmine to the secret realm of cultivation, he had never heard Jasmine say that she planned to keep a pet.
"We'll talk about it when you come back."
Jasmine did not answer Link's question directly.
Even if this cross-border communication is encrypted, who can guarantee that it will not be eavesdropped?
The baby silkworms of the "God-Eating Insect" are not suitable for excessive exposure yet.
As a trump card, the effect will be better.
"Yeah."
Link agreed, pondered for a while, and made a promise, "I will go back as soon as the portal is built." "
Don't rush, I'm not in a hurry."
Jasmine said with a very calm expression on her face. There really didn't seem to be any rush.
However, a pair of small hands behind his back had been twisted into a ball.
Who else would have suddenly heard that his lover had "eloped" with another woman not long after suffering the pain, and his mood would have been impossible to calm down.
Especially during the "elopement" process, they encountered extremely fatal crises.
For more than a month, even if Jasmine didn't shed tears, she still spent her time in fear.
If it weren't for the precognitive characteristics shared by the "God-Eating Insect" cubs to her, Jasmine had the intuition that Link was still alive.
Jasmine might have collapsed a long time ago.
Now we are out of danger and completely safe.
Zhila, zhila.
The encrypted cross-border communicator suddenly made noise.
There is no portal for transfer, and only emergency communication channels are used. The quality of cross-border communication is very worrying.
"Let's do this for now, and we'll talk about it when we get back."
Jasmine was considerate and considerate, and took the initiative to hang up the call.
Link breathed a sigh of relief and put away the communicator.
Then he said to Flandre, who appeared automatically early in the morning, with her little hands on her hips, urging Link to contact her master and his wife like a supervisor, "Are you satisfied now?" "
Humph."
Flandre did not answer directly. Just lift your chin.
Then, without waiting for Link to make a move, she returned to the "small world" that had stabilized.
The task of post-disaster reconstruction is very arduous. Link, the world leader, can only sit back and enjoy the fruits, while Flandre, the "world spirit", can only work harder.
Link was sighing, and when he finally calmed down, a visitor came to visit.
"Please come in."
He came to the reception area and welcomed Paro Sage in. The two sat across from each other.
After a while, Sage Paro said: "The portal will be built tomorrow. When will you return to the homeland?" "
Tomorrow then."
Link suddenly understood and knew that Sage Paro had something he needed to do.
"Yes."
Sage Paro just nodded and did not continue.
"Is there anything you need me to do?"
Link immediately asked proactively and handed him a step up.
"Yes."
Sage Paro nodded again, hesitated for a moment, then took out a small box from his arms and placed it on the table, "Help me give this box to Serin." The box was long
. It's strip-shaped and about the same size as a pen gift box.
From the perspective of perception, it doesn't look like a space storage witchcraft.
The stuff inside won't be big.
"No problem, it will be delivered."
Link immediately put away the long box, made a promise, and asked, "Is there anything you need me to convey on your behalf?"
He could tell that something must have happened between Sage Paro and Wizard Serin.
As a result, Sage Paro is acting like this, rather confused.
"Well..."
Sage Paro pondered for a while, then waved his hand to deploy anti-eavesdropping witchcraft, and then asked seriously, "If a man, for safety reasons, never responds directly to a woman. Suddenly one day, this woman For some unknown reason, I have completely cut off my connections, resources, and industry with this man. I will still accept the man’s communication requests, but I am no longer as cordial as before. What is going on?" Link listened
. After that, he bit his lower lip tightly and used his "Occlumency" with all his strength to control his emotions.
He is not a professional psychological counselor. If he didn't do this, he would definitely laugh.
After hearing what Sage Paro said, is it still unclear what happened?
I don’t know why Sage Paro thought of asking his opinion.
Does he look like an emotional expert?
Link did not respond directly, but asked: "How does Sage Paro feel about Wizard Serin?" "
I'm not talking about Serin and I."
Sage Paro subconsciously denied it and emphasized. , "This man, to be honest, loves this woman very much. But the actual conditions do not allow the man and the woman to be together for a long time, otherwise the probability of the two of them having an accident together will be very high." "That's it.
"
Link After thinking about it carefully, he said, "Perhaps Sage Paro should ask Wizard Serin what she wants, instead of thinking that the decision he made is the best for Wizard Serin. Many times, women They are willing to accompany men through hardships and are not afraid of danger. What they think more about is that since they love each other, they should always be together." "Is
this so?"
Sage Paro said thoughtfully, then emphasized , "It's not about me and Serin!"
Link bit his lower lip again.
There is no such shop after passing this village.
Next time I want to see Paro Sage in such a dilemma, I probably won’t have the chance.
After adjusting his mentality, Sage Paro changed the topic and asked: "What are your plans after returning to your homeland? After the time and space turbulence and the opening of the channel, you and Iris are now hotly discussed in the entire wizarding world. After you return, , it is better to keep a low profile to avoid accidents."
Link answered his plan calmly: "I am going to study at the academy headquarters for two years."
"Study? It is a good choice."
Sage Paro agreed very much with Link's plan.
The academy headquarters has two great sages, four sixth-level sages, and six legions of sages stationed there. It is the safest place among the many spheres of influence of the entire Reversos Academy.
Not to mention the eighth-level great sage Michelle, even the ninth-level great sage Tudor couldn't do it in a short while if he wanted to capture the academy headquarters.
In less than ten or eight years, it is estimated that even the interstellar defense line will not be able to break through.
After agreeing, Sage Paro, who was obviously absent-minded, reacted: "Have you been promoted to a second-level wizard?" "
Yes."
Link took the initiative to release the mental pressure belonging to a second-level wizard. After being struck by lightning, "Small World" completed its fourth evolution, helping Link to complete the liquefaction of his mental power, and also gave Link another feedback, allowing him to better control his mental power.
Therefore, after Sage Paro entered the tent, he did not find the mental fluctuations that would inevitably occur for a newly promoted wizard.
It wasn't until Link took the initiative to reveal himself that he learned that Link had been promoted to a second-level wizard.
"So fast? Only a few years ago?"
Sage Paro felt a little incredible about Link's promotion.
In four years, in less than five years, he went from a commoner who knew nothing to a second-level wizard.
It's still the kind of extraordinary second-level wizard whose combat power exceeds the standard, and may be able to face the third-level wizard head-on!
It's simply outrageous.
Recalling that I was also hailed as a super genius, it took me nearly eight years to complete this journey.
Sure enough, this is a major change that has not happened in thousands of years. Promotion at all levels is not as difficult as before.
Sage Paro suddenly stared closely into Link's eyes and said seriously: "After you go back, don't do anything else and go directly to Dean Forrester. Do you understand?" "Understood."
Link
solemnly agreed. Come down, "Go directly to Dean Forest when you get back."
"Yes."
Sage Paro stood up and walked out, "I will say hello to Dean in advance." He
stood up and walked to the door curtain to see Sage Paro off. Leaving, Link sat back on the cushions, pondering.
Apparently, Sage Paro thought of something and just told him to find Dean Forester when he went back.
This was because he was worried that after his promotion to a second-level wizard was exposed, some people or forces would take Link away by force regardless of their shame.
Then seize the opportunity on the parallel universe passage.
"The tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop."
Link sighed with emotion. He just wanted to grow up in peace, why is it so difficult?
The day passed quickly.
The portal is built.
The first batch to pass through the portal, transfer through the camp at the back of the desolate world, and return to the wizarding world were the wounded and dead bodies of the Paro Sage Legion.
In the battle with the abyss demon army, the servants and goblin troops of the Paro Sage Legion suffered heavy casualties and could almost be said to have been disabled.
The servant soldiers were no longer useful and were sent back to their respective worlds. The goblin troops were disbanded on the spot after receiving their rewards.
As for wizards, 13 first-level wizards died unfortunately.
This was after the battle entered the strangling stage. A space battleship with a maximum crew capacity of 15 was hit by a level 4 shadow demon with a shadow blade that could cut space, breaking its engine and losing power.
Then it was swarmed by countless middle and low-level demons and completely destroyed.
The legion's rescue was late, and in the end only the captain, deputy captain, and two second-level wizards were rescued, and the bodies of 13 first-level wizards were collected.
This is the only permanent attrition of the Paro Sage Legion since its expedition, and it is also the largest attrition.
13 first-level wizards fought against a level 6 rock demon, a level 5 fire demon, a level 5 shadow demon, and millions of mid-level and low-level abyss demons. This battle loss ratio and this result are amazing.
However, the Paro Sage Legion consumed countless magic stones and materials, directly wiping out all the decades of accumulation of the Paro Sage.
The second batch of people who passed through the portal were Link, Asander and Renee Clark.
"Goodbye."
At the cross-border portal, Link said goodbye to Asander and Renee, and drove a Level 1 backup vehicle to the lakeside villa.
This time, Link notified Jasmine in advance.
I don’t want to be bitten again.
It doesn't hurt though.
But Link has no masochistic tendencies.
"Back?"
"Back!"
After returning to the villa and getting out of the car, there were two extremely bland dialogues.
"Drink tea and eat some snacks."
Jasmine turned and walked towards the restaurant, saying as she walked, "I made it myself, I hope it's not bad." "
Really? Then I have to taste it."
Link's eyes widened. Light, looking forward to it.
On the restaurant table, tableware and refreshments have been carefully placed.
"Sit."
Jasmine took the initiative to open a chair for Link, very considerate and virtuous.
"So polite?"
Link was flattered, his heart suddenly lifted, and he sat on the chair "tremblingly."
"Let's eat and try my handiwork."
Jasmine sat across from Link, laid out her napkin, said this, and then started eating her share of tea.
"Hmm..."
Link glanced at the two different refreshments in front of him. The butler Hamid opened the lid and revealed two different refreshments, and was speechless.
The tea on the left is brown sugar Shikamaru milk tea, and the snacks are puffs and tiramisu; the
tea on the right is green tea, and the snacks are glutinous rice balls with fillings.
The tea set on the left is Iris’ favorite.
The tea and snack combination on the right. Tea is Link's favorite, and snacks have another meaning.
Link once joked to Jasmine, saying that she was like this glutinous rice dumpling, with a smooth and pure appearance, but after biting it open, her heart was filled with darkness.
Obviously, is this a snack?
This is the fucking Hongmen Banquet!
If Link had chosen the tea set on the left, would he have been stabbed today?
A woman who plays petty temperament is really self-taught and her rank is terrifyingly high.
Link glanced at the tea snacks on his left and pretended to complain: "Why did you prepare such sweet tea snacks for me? You know I never like these." After saying that, Link took a sip of green tea and ate it again
. A piping hot glutinous rice dumpling: "These are the ones that suit me best."
The desire to survive was immediately overflowing.
"Really?"
Jasmine asked with a smile on her lips, "I thought you were tired of eating it and wanted to change it to a different taste. Or..." She
deliberately prolonged her tone and said in a sinister tone: "Or two I want to eat them all, so I switch between them. When I get tired of one flavor, I switch to another flavor and take turns. When I get tired of them all, I find new flavors to eat. Men are all like this, they like the new and hate the old! It’s normal. Yes, no need to hide it, I can accept it."
"There is no such thing."
Lin Ke emphasized righteously, "I have never forgotten my original intention and always adhered to my preferences."
"Humph."
Jasmine smiled and snorted, "You pass."
He waved his hand to Hamid to take down the brown sugar deer ball milk tea and make bubbles. Fu and Tiramisu, Jasmine chose to let Link go.
This made Link breathe a sigh of relief.
I finally got through it, and it was even more tiring than a fight.
Jasmine made a surprise attack at this time and said abruptly: "I have been promoted to the second level wizard. I need you to help me do something together."
When Link heard this, he was not surprised, but his brows furrowed tightly: "What happened?"
Jasmine called out the "God-Eating Insect" cub and pointed at the silkworm baby that was as smooth as white jade: "This is my companion spirit beast, the 'God-Eating Insect', the natural enemy of the gods in the world of gods. It was created by the royal family of the former insect world. Species."
After a pause, Jasmine said: "The 'Bone Worm' is the degraded 'God-Eating Worm'." "Is
that so?"
Link asked thoughtfully, "How do you know this?"
As the owner of the "Bone Worm", Wizard Serin obviously doesn't know this.
Otherwise, we would never develop a plan to improve the wizard's qualifications based on the "bone worm".
On the contrary, Jasmine was clear about these things. Apparently something happened that Link didn't know about.
Just listen to Jasmine say quietly: "Thankfully you sent me to the secret realm of practice, otherwise I don't know how I died."
If it had not entered the secret realm of practice, the "God-Eating Insect" would indeed not have broken out of its shell so early.
But there will always be a day when enough magic is absorbed and born.
At that time, there will be no top level six sage who is sitting around waiting for death and likes to have fun to help.
Link instantly recalled the unknown help he had received in the secret realm of practice.
My mood instantly became extremely complicated.
After so many things, Link has understood a truth.
Although the wizarding world does not believe in fate, fate is real.
To gain something, you must give something.
Both he and Jasmine accepted help from an unknown high-level being, and they would have to pay an equal "reward" or pay an equal "price" at some point in the future.
All the gifts given by fate have their prices secretly marked.
I just hope the price isn't too high.
Otherwise...(End of chapter)