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Chapter 214 Arcane Sword 3.0
Christmas morning, in the tower,
Levin was woken up by Aiwu.
Early in the morning, it left Levin's bed and plunged into the pile of gifts, sticking its butt out, wagging its tail, and tearing at the Christmas gift wrappings with its paws.
As the most popular little dragon in the entire Hogwarts (as she calls herself), Aiwu received many Christmas gifts, dozens in total, most of which were various snacks, as well as some strange little gadgets.
For example, a dragon uses a chew stick
Levin glanced at the sender's name and saw that it was from Hagrid.
This half-giant still harbors a grudge about the incident two years ago when his pet dragon, Norber, was given away.
The fact that Levin now has a baby dragon that will never grow up has almost made up for his original dream.
Therefore, Hagrid has always been incredibly kind to Aiou, preparing a huge amount of snacks for her every time they meet, including his very sticky fudge and rock-crusted biscuits that are so hard they'll break your teeth.
It was within Levin's expectations that he would now be giving Aiwu teething sticks.
In addition to the gifts from the wizard, there were also gifts from Ai Wu's special friends.
For example, Fox and Larry.
As the two most intelligent magical creatures on campus, Aiwu and Fox have a good relationship, at least much better than their master.
Fox's gift was a tail feather, which came with Dumbledore's Christmas present to Levin.
As for Larry, she brought a small basket of fresh mulberries, which she picked herself and carried into the tower early in the morning.
Levin confiscated the feathers as a Christmas gift from Aiwu.
As for the mulberries... by the time Levin saw them, only a few leaves remained.
If the little guy hadn't had a mouth full of blackish-purple, he might not have even known about this.
Levin's gift to Aiwo was a blue tassel woven from unicorn hair, which could be used to decorate her tail.
The tassels are enchanted with various illusion magic spells. When waved, they not only make a pleasant sound but also leave a blue afterimage, making them look very cool, which is perfect for the playful and active Ai Wu.
“Great, Levin, I’ve always wanted a tassel like this.”
Aiwu cheered after receiving Levin's gift.
She couldn't wait to attach the tassel to her tail, then skipped and hopped out of the room to show it off to Larry.
Levin naturally received more gifts than Aiwu.
This year in particular, he also founded the "Society of Knowledge," and many of the young wizards under his command gave him Christmas gifts.
Levin unwrapped a whole bunch of chocolates and greeting cards from the little witches, as usual, and set them all aside.
Since it's something that goes in the mouth, it would be terrible if someone mixed in some kind of love potion or other magical substance.
This is not just Levin being overly pessimistic; similar poisoning incidents have occurred many times in Hogwarts' history, to the point that professors have to repeatedly remind students to be careful every Christmas.
Friends who know Levin often choose to give him books, or alchemy and potion ingredients.
They knew that Levin could never have too many of these kinds of gifts.
The Weasley twins' gift was a jar of experimental diarrhea candy.
This was a prank they were trying to create, but it wasn't entirely successful because they couldn't completely mask the strong smell of the potion.
After all, no one would eat candy that smells bad; there's obviously something wrong with that.
Levin finally understood. The twins sent him this as a Christmas gift, but in reality, they were looking for ways to improve the situation.
That's some serious money-grabbing!
Luna's gift was an invitation to a party hosted by her father at Lovegood House during the holidays.
Zhang Qiu gave him a red scarf, which she had knitted herself.
For a month leading up to Christmas, she spent every day at the library studying the magic of knitting, and finally managed to finish a knitted sweater before Christmas.
Although Levin doesn't need much warmth, this piece is knitted exquisitely enough to make a great accessory.
Hermione's gift was quite interesting: a copy of the Wizengamor Charter, complete with the magical mark of the Hogwarts Library.
But according to her letter, her Christmas gift should be a book on British and Irish Quidditch teams.
Based on the information he had previously obtained from Onyxia, Levin had already guessed what was going on.
It's likely that the little witch was so busy with work that she sent the wrong book.
He could already picture Mrs. Pince's expression when Hermione returned a copy of "Quidditch Teams of England and Ireland" to the library.
Of all the gifts, Levin hated Dumbledore's most: a copy of "The Hairy Heart: A Must-Read for Wizards Who Dare Not Do Wrong."
This book, which topped the bestseller list, aims to help wizards avoid having a "hairy heart," that is, becoming a cold-hearted and heartless wizard.
It seems the old bee is still bothered by the matter of the forbidden book section.
If it weren't for the gift Fox gave to Aiwu, Levin would have refused to accept his letter.
As for Cirella, Tonks, Jaina, and their close friends, they did not send Christmas gifts.
They've decided to spend Christmas together this year.
After inspecting the gifts, Levin hastily ate some of the leftovers from last night, and then plunged back into the alchemy workshop in the basement.
What lay before him now were Levin's and Ciri's two arcane swords, a large pile of goblin silver, and a few feathers of Aiwu.
In fact, Levin had always wanted to further modify Arcane Sword 2.0, giving it not only the abilities of an enchanted sword but also the functions of a wand. Furthermore, he planned to imbue Arcane Sword with a transformation spell, allowing it to switch between sword and wand forms.
But he has always faced a problem.
The arcane sword is primarily made of metal, while the wand is made of wood; the two are vastly different and difficult to combine.
It wasn't until this semester that he learned about the uses of Fairy Silver from a book.
Fairy silver refers to a magical metal forged and made by fairies using fairy magic; in fact, it is the same thing as mithril in many worlds.
Although this material is metallic, it possesses remarkably strong magical adaptability.
Adding it to the Arcane Sword not only greatly enhances its enchanting capabilities but also grants it wand compatibility.
So at the beginning of the semester, he kept trying to find ways to obtain some fairy silver.
But the fairies kept their secret products very well hidden, and Levin had never been able to get too many of them…
He even considered melting down the Gryffindor sword in the headmaster's office.
Until recently, Onyxia bought 10kg of fairy silver from a pureblood family.
Now, he can finally begin to forge his planned Arcane Sword 3.0.
With a wave of his wand, Levin ignited the furnace in the workshop, and amidst the leaping flames, the large chunk of goblin silver floated into the furnace on its own.
Fairy Silver was melted and deformed by the scorching furnace, slowly turning into a liquid that flowed gently in the fire.
Next, Levin placed the two arcane swords on the furnace and, through alchemy, slowly replaced the original metallic components of the arcane swords with fairy silver.
During this process, Levin cut a hole in the hilt of the Arcane Sword, dug out a long, thin hole, and put Aiwu's feather inside.
This is the material used as the core of a magic wand.
As a carnival dragon, Aiwu is a natural arcane spellcaster, with magical adaptability far exceeding that of ordinary magical creatures.
Using its feathers as the core of the staff will naturally produce a better effect than traditional materials such as phoenix feathers, unicorn tail hairs, and dragon heartstrings.
Furthermore, as a creature of Elysium, the Carnival Dragon can also harness the magic of nature.
At the same time, it has an innate ability to stir up other people's emotions and make them happy.
Therefore, its feathers, used as the core of the staff, not only increase arcane spellcasting ability but also enhance Levin's druidic spells and psychic abilities.
It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
After completing the replacement of the fairy silver, Levin cast [Transformation] on the Arcane Sword.
It was guided to slowly transform into the shape of a wand, roughly the length from Levin's wrist to his elbow.
Then, fine magic patterns are engraved on its surface.
These runes can increase the caster's level when the user casts a spell, thus enhancing the overall effect of the spell.
Unlike the wooden wands of this world, in order to protect the wand from damage and ensure the smooth flow of magic, wands can only rely on the inherent properties of the material and cannot undergo further enchanting.
Unlike wood, mithril not only ensures the smooth flow of Levin's magic within the wand, but also eliminates concerns about damage to the wand itself. This is because it is crafted through a process of refinement.
Finally, Levin pulled out the Philosopher's Stone, drawing upon the power of this wondrous artifact to permanently solidify the transformation spell on the two arcane swords.
In fact, he could have used the power of [Transformation of Everything] itself to make this change permanent.
However, this could potentially interfere with the other functions of the Arcane Sword due to the power of the transformation spell itself.
It would be better to sacrifice the Philosopher's Stone and use the power of the artifact to permanently solidify the shapeshifting effect from the outside.
With that, Arcane Blade 3.0 was completed.
Under normal circumstances, it would be a beautiful mithril wand, not only superior to Levin's original wand, but also without any trace, so there would be no need to worry about being tracked by the Ministry of Magic.
And when necessary, it can transform from a small magic wand into a sharp longsword at any time.
Not only is it convenient, but you can also freely use two-handed sword techniques when wielding the sword without worrying about spellcasting issues.
This allows you to cast spells and attack simultaneously.
Chapter 215 The Cane and Christmas Gifts
Arcane Sword 3.0 is complete.
Watching the ornate and exquisite wand in his hand, constantly shifting between the wand and the longsword,
Levin became more and more satisfied with what he saw.
Is this the equipment he wanted?
He examined his new wand for a moment, and suddenly had an idea: he wanted to customize a special container for it.
Normally, the wand is stored in a container. Whenever you want to use it, no matter how urgent the situation, you can simply raise your hand and the wand will appear in your hand. You don't have to worry about frantically searching for the wand.
In addition, he also had to link the wand to the container with a chain so that he wouldn't have to worry about the wand being lost due to the Disarming Charm or anything else.
To meet the above conditions, this container equipment should ideally be a wristband or similar hand accessory.