Hogwarts Card System Chapter 096

Chapter 96: The Joy of Harvest

Professor Quirrell was actually a pity. If he could calm down and settle for a few years, he would definitely be able to create some powerful modified creatures.

The problem was that Voldemort obviously didn’t give him a chance, and he didn’t think much of Quirrell’s research at all.

The second card Professor Quirrell dropped depicted a noseless face shrouded in a large amount of black smoke.

Isn’t that Voldemort? Why is he so weak now?

[Dark Arts Research (Blue)]

Spell Card

Upon use, gain a small amount of Voldemort’s knowledge and research on the Dark Arts.

+lv 3 Dark Arts

Uses: 1/1.

Note: Cannot exceed Dark Arts lv 6.

Note: Studying Dark Arts is risky, use this card with caution.

Look, look!

Just a small amount of Voldemort’s research was already comparable to Professor Quirrell’s twenty years of dedicated study.

No wonder Voldemort looked down on Quirrell’s creations.

No, Ted actually thought wrong.

After using [Professor Quirrell’s Magical Bloodline Modification Research (Blue)], Ted learned how Professor Quirrell embarked on the somewhat unconventional path of magical bloodline modification.

In terms of magical bloodline and magical creature modification alone, Professor Quirrell could be considered a minor genius.

Unfortunately, his decisions went awry, or rather, he started on the wrong path from the very beginning.

In fact, all of this was predetermined many years ago.

When Quirrell was a student, he discovered a document about magical bloodlines in a cabinet next to an ugly wizard statue in a storage room within the Room of Requirement, and that’s when it was all set in motion.

That’s right, the research material that first piqued Quirrell’s interest in magical bloodlines was left by Voldemort in the Room of Requirement before he graduated.

As a result, when he later encountered a bottleneck, Quirrell decided to try his luck and look for Voldemort in Albania, ultimately becoming a big failure~

And what was on the head of that ugly wizard statue, could it be Ravenclaw’s Diadem?

Forget it, Horcruxes are not something I can touch right now!

After using [Dark Arts Research (Blue)], Ted became even more certain of this.

Just from the tiny bit of Voldemort’s Dark Arts research obtained from the card, Ted had already discovered dozens, even hundreds, of terrifying dangers.

If there was even a slight oversight in studying the Dark Arts, even Voldemort wouldn’t be alive today.

It was truly like licking blood off a knife!

What’s more, Horcruxes are the pinnacle of Dark Arts, a terrifying magic involving the soul!

It’s better to leave the diadem there for now and see what happens later!

After using the two cards, Ted’s Bloodline Modification reached lv 2, Magical Creatures reached lv 4, and Dark Arts even reached lv 5, which was already on par with his magic level without external bonuses!

No wonder so many people pursued Dark Arts; does it level up this fast?

It’s kind of awesome!

These two cards carried a lot of memories and experiences related to experiments, which could be described as quite evil and bloody!

Quirrell’s experiments were mostly on magical creatures, but Voldemort’s memories contained experiments on humans using Dark Arts!

That feeling was a bit like watching “Men Behind the Sun”…

If Ted hadn’t mastered his mind well, he might not have been able to sleep for many nights afterward.

It was clear that this path was not easy.

Finally, the highlight of tonight’s harvest—the reward for the quest [Can I Touch Your Philosopher’s Stone? (Red)]!

Tonight alone, Ted gained a huge amount of experience points.

1200 experience points rewarded by [Can I Touch Your Philosopher’s Stone? (Red)], plus 300 experience from [Obstacle Course (Blue)], plus 200 experience from [Third Floor Corridor on the Right, Right? (Green)].

Plus 2500 experience from the three trolls, plus 210 experience from the three-headed dog, plus 1500 experience points from Professor Voldemort-Quirrell.

In terms of experience points alone, I gained nearly six thousand points in this wave!

That’s equivalent to more than half a semester’s worth of gains.

It really is true that murder and arson bring wealth!

In addition, the quest also directly rewarded +lv 1 Alchemy, which he didn’t know the use of yet.

Ted had only read about alchemy in books and had never encountered it; Hogwarts didn’t teach this subject.

He heard that the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in France taught it, as Nicolas Flamel was French.

And Egypt, one of the birthplaces of alchemy, also highly valued alchemy.

Finally, there was a red card rewarded by the quest.

The card depicted a dark red small stone, like a pendant, tied with a thin string.

There was also a blue magical mark on the small stone.

[Pseudo-Philosopher’s Stone (Red)]

Item Card

Equip: +lv 2 Magic Power

Equip: +lv 1 Alchemy

Equip: + 2 Constitution

Equip: + 2 Spirit

Equip: Significantly increases health and magic regeneration speed.

Use: Can permanently transmute up to 100 grams of base metal into gold each month.

Note: This is merely a high-quality replica of a great alchemical product.

Ted’s first reaction was: I’ll never be short of money again~~~

And + 2 Constitution, + 2 Spirit, directly adding 4 important attributes.

Also +lv 2 Magic Power. This is the truly amazing part!

Ted discovered that this was also an equipable item, a necklace, to be worn around the neck.

Ted carefully put on this special necklace, and then felt his magic power instantly explode.

“Thump, thump, thump~” The items in the dormitory began to vibrate.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

“Earthquake? Earthquake!”

“Run!”

His roommates were immediately woken up by the loud noise.

Seeing Anthony about to run out the door, Ted quickly soothed them: “It’s nothing, it’s just an illusion, you’re dreaming~ Good~ Sleep~ Go to sleep quickly~ Sleep~ Good babies~”

He quickly used his psychic ability to calm his startled roommates and make them go back to sleep.

Every time magic power leveled up, it would cause a phenomenon similar to a magic power surge.

It’s just that Ted’s magic power level was already quite high, and this time, with a sudden +lv 2, the surge was a bit intense.

Magic Power lv 5 + 1 wand + 2 Philosopher’s Stone = lv 8. What kind of concept is that?

It’s a level that only the most outstanding heirs of the oldest magical families can reach in their prime!

It’s a level that most wizards will never be able to reach in their lifetime!

Ted dared to say that Voldemort was far inferior to him in his first year; he probably only reached this level in his fifth or sixth year.

Of course, if he took off the necklace and wand, Ted’s magic power level would revert to its original state.

As for the significantly increased health regeneration effect, Ted didn’t know how it worked yet, but the magic regeneration speed was simply ten times faster, that feeling of directly sensing magic power rapidly recovering~

Whoo-hoo~ From now on, magic power should be enough!

…

At this moment, Dumbledore was observing the traces Ted left behind during his challenge, especially the charred remains of the exploding troll, which made him thoughtful.

Dumbledore knew about Voldemort’s divisive tactics, but he couldn’t help but overthink.

The third-generation Dark Lord? Was he going to cultivate two generations of Dark Lords?

The next morning, his roommates were still complaining:

Anthony Goldstein: “I had a nightmare last night!”

Terry Boot: “What a coincidence? I had a nightmare too!”

Michael Corner: “I dreamed of an earthquake!”

Anthony Goldstein: “I dreamed of an earthquake too!!!”

The three looked at each other in shock.

Ted explained, “You three had the same dream. Stop talking, let’s go eat, eating is important!”

At breakfast, the students had already heard rumors.

After all, you can’t expect a group of Gryffindors to be low-key; that goes against their lion nature~

So, many students in the Great Hall vaguely knew some insider information about last night’s challenge.

During breakfast, a large crowd surrounded Ted and his friends, eagerly waiting for them to reveal some inside stories.

At this moment, Ron was about to transform into Hogwarts’ famous chatterbox.

“Do you know?” He slapped his thigh, “This leg of mine is a bit inconvenient today, you all saw it, right? This is an injury I sustained while fighting the mysterious person!”

Jerry speared a piece of cheese: “Didn’t you just trip and sprain your ankle?”

The people around burst into low laughter, and Ron’s face flushed slightly: “That was also an ankle sprain from tripping while fighting the mysterious person! Do you still want to hear it?”

Everyone quickly apologized. Today, they had to continue Ron’s story!

They urged Ron to update quickly, unable to sleep at night!

It’s Labor Day, wishing everyone a happy Labor Day.

There will always be a time for holidays that fit this day~

(End of chapter)