Chapter 57 Testing
There is a reason why the five brothers formed a group.
Their various performances have one thing in common, that is, the words and deeds of the five people all appear crazy, naive and stupid.
It is easy to be driven by small interests, bully the weak and fear the strong, give in quickly, and seem to be heartless and brainless.
In short, he doesn't look like a serious genius with fifth-level qualifications at all.
Link didn't underestimate them because of this.
It's okay for a person to behave stupidly. Maybe his family's origin was not in good condition and he developed such a character since he was a child.
It's okay for two people to act stupid, there is such a coincidence.
But it is unlikely that five people would act stupid together, unless one of them is pretending to be stupid.
From beginning to end, it was always the same person who had direct verbal communication with Link.
This shows what?
This shows that there is a clear division of labor or seating ranking among the five people.
A truly stupid person will not recognize his elder brother easily. Once he recognizes his elder brother, he will recognize him to the end and be devoted to him.
Whatever the elder brother says, it is what it is.
Even if I have any opinions in my heart, I will only express them privately.
When Link first came into contact with the five brothers, he discovered that the one who spoke out was not the real boss.
After all, the real boss usually tells the truth, so why would he ask for the opinion of his younger brother when something happens?
Therefore, Link reasonably guessed that the five people just huddled together to keep warm for one reason or another.
There is no big brother or no big brother, everyone is the big brother and has equal status.
We discuss things together, and we share our guns with the outside world.
However, when he criticized Link externally, he was lectured and threatened.
It wouldn't be a big deal if things ended there.
Just don’t have too much contact in the future.
Can't afford to offend but can afford to hide.
However, under the threat of Link, the five brothers tricked Rivers Francis into using magic stones.
Now the yellow mud fell off my crotch, it was either shit or shit.
Now not only has the incident happened, but someone has also reported that he is close to Link.
The president of the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association" must do something to emphasize his authority when one of his vice-presidents and one of his core members ended up in confinement and died.
The five brothers were unlucky enough to hit the muzzle of a gun and received a heavy beating.
This undoubtedly brings great disgrace to the five gentlemen.
With the way the five brothers behave on a daily basis, they can do some shocking things.
For example, when you find Link, you will call him Big Brother, and then wave the flag and encourage the new Big Brother to regain his position.
Based on many factors, Link judged that this was multiple temptations from multiple parties.
The first is the president of the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association".
Since Link entered school, he has been keeping a low profile and immersed himself in studying.
Even though he was threatened and intimidated by Rivers and Enrique, he did not respond with retaliation.
This calm lasted for several weeks.
Suddenly, one day, the president was informed that something had happened to his right-hand men, Vice President Rivers and key player Enrique, at the instigation of Link.
The two had internal strife, quarrels, and fights.
One was imprisoned by the academy, and the subsequent punishment is unknown;
the other was burned to the point of being crippled, and will never recover from serious injuries.
Not long after, the burned-to-crime revenge failed and was killed by Link instead.
There is no reason why the president should not be suspicious.
He may wonder whether Link has secretly joined the rival organization of the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association", or whether Link will forcefully enter the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association" to compete for power...
In short, no matter what the president suspects, he needs to test it to see if he can find out Link's mind.
In this way, the guild leader can decide the strategy against Link, whether to fight, pull, or just ignore it.
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relationships.
Followed by five dear friends.
Faced with them several times, Link's performance was very strong. He was the third member of this new generation to report for promotion to the academy, and his results were extremely good.
Unlike the guy who was the first to report the news of promotion to the academy, he later became so flattered by everyone's adulation that he didn't even make it into the top twenty in the midterm exam.
The five brothers originally held the banner of the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association" and had very good qualifications, so they lived a very comfortable life.
Now that he has received a beating from the president, there is no hope of continuing to promote the "New Blood Mutual Aid Association".
No matter how highly qualified they are, they still have potential.
If potential is not realized, it will always be potential, and it is not strength.
Relying on his current strength, he is not enough to dominate the new blood of the same generation. There are no taboos and he can do whatever he wants.
Therefore, under the reminder of a caring person, the five brothers thought of pulling Link's flag.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Link is also a ruthless person.
Not only can he trick people, but he also dares to kill people.
Finally, it was the thoughtful person who gave the five brothers advice.
This person hides his head and shows his tail, and behaves strangely.
There had been no measures taken against Link before, but after the test results were announced, he was ready to take advantage of Link.
Instigating five brothers to defect to Link definitely harbors evil intentions.
Regardless of whether Link agrees to accept these five brothers as his younger brothers, the other party's goal has been achieved.
Link guessed that the other party was deliberately setting him up as a target so that more new blood would focus on him.
As for the follow-up, there will definitely be one.
Link thought for a while and felt that it would be more appropriate not to lose control of his position and to stop quietly.
Let him be strong and let him be strong, and the breeze blows on the hills.
He can be crossed by others, and the bright moon shines on the river.
As long as Link is steady and self-possessed and doesn't make any mistakes, the opponent will most likely make another move if he fails to do so.
The more the opponent does, the more flaws are exposed.
At that time, Link will be able to follow the clues and find out the person behind the scenes who may have targeted him because of the competition between the two districts.
"That's it."
Link clapped his hands and thought about the matter of the five brothers coming to "take refuge", and no longer dwelled on it.
He went straight into the study and took out all the notes he had taken since he entered school.
After sifting through them, Link picked out all the content about runes, witchcraft models, long-term maintenance witchcraft models, and pseudo-natal witchcraft.
Link benefited greatly from the actual combat training, which was not only reflected in the improvement of his proficiency in pseudo-natal witchcraft.
It also made Link think about how to further develop the application of pseudo-natal witchcraft in daily life, academic research, and combat.
He had a vaguer idea.
This idea came about in a flash of inspiration, perhaps because of Filius Flitwick's talent in Charms.
That is, can one or more pseudo-natal witchcraft be nested just before the normal casting is completed to achieve the effect of "double casting" or even "multiple casting".
Take Water Shield as an example.
What Link practiced today was "continuous casting", one water shield after another, continuously.
What I haven't practiced yet is "parallel casting", where several water shields surround each other at the same time to protect the whole body.
And "double casting" means one water shield is embedded in another water shield to increase the instantaneous defense strength.
This idea is worth exploring.
Thanks for the tip from book friend Xianyu Xinsheng, thank you!
(End of chapter)