MM Racing Chapter 197 A Belated Realization
Chapter 197 A Belated Realization
Chapter 197 A Belated Realization
"What a show-off!"
Without the groundwork laid in the first sentence, Furong would only think that the person who said such a thing was either a madman or a saint.
The former is 90% likely.
But after that first sentence, she felt that Ryan was deliberately teasing her.
Ryan was helpless. In this world, to be honest, nobody believes you. Both sentences and both reasons are true, and they are complementary truths.
"As the assistant professor of the history of magic at the Magical Academy, Fleur, you should also attend Vice Dean Quirrell's inaugural address."
"And you?"
"I don't hold any official position at the Magic Academy. I do have an open alchemy class in Beauxbatons tomorrow morning, so I'm going back to pack my things."
"Okay, dear professor, see you tomorrow."
Furong left and went to the first floor.
Ryan didn't react to these words at all. He thought this might be the romance of the romantic place, since Fleur often called him "darling".
Not only Furong, but many students and professors called him "darling," including quite a few male students.
If he didn't know France, he would have thought he was in a familiar place.
It can only be said that the French are too passionate and fiery, which is a bit hard for this kind of English gentleman with an Eastern core to accept.
He returned to his professor's cabin in Beauxbatons, sat on the sofa by the balcony, and quietly looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows.
His hesitant expression was reflected in the glass; he was thinking about the Squib and the Muggle.
Since duds possess their own source of magic, once a metal that easily conducts magic appears, and corresponding magic circuits and magic beads are inscribed within the metal to assist in casting spells, magic can be conducted.
This is also the foundation of his success. If previous alchemy masters had been able to obtain this substance, magic gold, they would have been able to develop all sorts of new uses for it.
"If alchemy can be used to create mana sources by utilizing the properties of magical creatures, then can I use magical metals to create large-scale mana storage devices?"
"In this way, as long as magic storage devices are constructed on a large scale and linked to the spellcasting tools of wizards in the future using magical means, the spellcasting abilities of wizards will far exceed their own level. As long as they have sufficient authority, they can mobilize thousands of times more stored magic to cast spells. At the same time, it also gives ordinary people an opportunity—"
The magic storage device is Ryan's idea. Unlike magic sources made through alchemy, it cannot automatically absorb free magic from the outside world to replenish its energy.
The magic storage device can be seen as a large battery for magic, capable of holding more magic than a magic source.
It's like having an array of artificial batteries in the factory area and a portable, small, automatically rechargeable battery.
Logically speaking, the latter is more technically advanced, but magic is irrational. Ryan simply built upon the foundations laid by his predecessors and utilized the information they left behind to achieve the latter.
However, he had no reference materials for the former. This put him in a difficult position.
The current research subjects are Hogwarts and Beauxbatons Castle.
The various castles in the magical world all possess magical power to varying degrees, especially those in areas where many wizards gather, such as schools in different parts of the magical world.
These buildings can be seen as a kind of magical storage prototype, which can give him some inspiration.
The reason it's called a rough draft is simply because Ryan didn't know where to start.
Take Hogwarts Castle for example; the magical energy within it is millions of times greater than that of any individual wizard.
Ryan could even assert that even if he could create a simulated storage device, he would not be able to figure out how to store such a vast amount of magic power within a century.
Because the school castle is made entirely of powerful flying bricks, it lacks universal applicability as a general reference, such as the four founders who established Hogwarts.
What level are the four giants at?
Those were four legends, and it was because of their names that that period of magical history shone so brightly! It was also because of them that the academy era of the wizarding world was ushered in.
From then on, no young wizards had to worry about uncontrolled magic or the anxiety of having nowhere to learn. The advanced academy system abandoned the traditional master-apprentice system, and a wealth of magical culture took root and flourished, sparking intense innovation.
This led to the prosperity of the magical world.
What level is Ryan at now?
Compared to the four giants, it's just a nobody.
Could he build a castle like Hogwarts?
It can't be built.
What he needs to do now is simple: extract the key spells from the spells his predecessors used to build the castle, and then find a way to use them on his own magic storage device.
"This inspiration comes from the fact that when Doro and I used our Hogwarts privileges, we were able to summon more magic than we expected. So Dumbledore is invincible at Hogwarts—by the way, in the original timeline, it seems that Headmaster Dumbledore died at the school?"
Ryan frowned. With Hogwarts and the Elder Wand, Dumbledore, to put it simply, would require at least four or five wizards of equal caliber to be confident of challenging him.
In the original timeline, there seemed to be only one big boss, Voldemort, and no one else.
"Could it be that the final step in the savior-making plan is for the principal to quit?"
Reflecting on Dumbledore's behavior, Lane felt that this idea was very much like Dumbledore's.
This very Dumbledore-esque idea is not only reflected in the Savior Development Plan.
Even Ryan himself realized that while it might be impossible to completely eradicate the curse, Dumbledore definitely had the means and authority to render the curse Voldemort left in Defense Against the Dark Arts harmless within a few years.
But Dumbledore pretended to be an old man with dementia and let me grow wildly, and then this year I successfully became a great wizard—Lane carefully recalled the course of the past year.
Since Dumbledore changed his attitude, he has been very accommodating to Dumbledore's every whim, giving him whatever he wants and allowing him to learn whatever he desires. He even explained in detail which abilities wizards should focus on developing at different stages, providing a systematic and comprehensive analysis of magic on both the mental and material levels.
This level of generosity is enough to make Voldemort eat a ton of lemons in one go.
It's definitely more of a preference than simply giving Gryffindor extra house points.
Of course, it's also possible that Ravenclaws held the belief that excess House points shouldn't pollute the Gem Hourglass; the more points Dumbledore added, the more times the Ravenclaws would break the rules.
But all things considered, this was clearly Dumbledore's plan to quickly promote the next flag bearer and leave me in a position shrouded in curses—he even suspected that even if Quirrell was fine, Dumbledore might find a reason to dismiss Quirrell, or make Quirrell co-professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts with him, one teaching the first, second, and third years, and the other teaching the fourth, fifth, and sixth years.
That's a complete swindler!
"I can't outsmart him, I can't outsmart him"—Ryan felt from the bottom of his heart that if he hadn't chosen to treat people with sincerity, laid out what he wanted to do in the open, and stormed into the headmaster's office to say that he wanted to take over as headmaster and change the magical world.
Instead, he chose to outsmart Dumbledore from the start, and the result is that he has now been betrayed by Dumbledore, and has to give Dumbledore a lot of money and thank him.
"So if I'm not mistaken—Defense Against the Dark Arts will definitely be recruiting new students next year. I reckon they'll assign me an alchemy class or Muggle research, and then give me a nominal position, legitimately granting me some permanent Hogwarts privileges—"
"So, Dumbledore must think I won't be able to figure it out this year! That's impossible! Even if the first year is about to end, even if all the ideas I know now fail to prove, I will definitely be able to figure it out in the first year!"
Ryan pulled out his communicator: "Teacher, help me!"