Hogwarts Card System Chapter 234

Chapter 233 Slime and August’s Otherworld Knowledge

“Goo-goo-goo-goo-goo-goo-loo~”

Inside a transparent, round-bellied flask, a pale green, jelly-like object, about the size of a baby’s fist, trembled slightly, emitting faint gurgling sounds.

It had two small, pea-sized eyes, and that was it—just a piece of jelly with a pair of pea-sized eyes.

But it had emotions, though very faint, as shallow as some lower creatures.

Yet, Ted still sensed its mental fluctuations.

It had a soul, consciousness, and spirit; it was alive!

I succeeded!

“Huh? I did it! Ah ha ha ha! I did it!” Ted held the flask, laughing uproariously.

Twelve experiments! Finally, he had successfully created a living slime!

“Hahahahaha!” Ted laughed enough, then looked at the flask in his hand again.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

Why had the “jelly” in the flask melted into a thick soup?

“Holy cow! What’s going on? Dead?!” Ted was bewildered.

How did it die?

Could there still be a problem with my technique?

It shouldn’t be!

“Pack!”

“Great master, I am here~” Pack shook his body and crawled over.

“Replay everything that just happened!”

Ted wanted to see how this newborn slime died.

How could it just die without even a greeting? So rude!

Pack’s crystal body projected the scene onto the wall like a projector.

Ted watched it repeatedly. It seemed that while he was laughing loudly, the slime in the bottle began to tremble violently, then suddenly twitched, and started to slowly “melt.”

“What on earth happened? Was it subjected to an invisible attack?” Ted couldn’t understand.

Pack, from the side, spoke, “Congratulations, master, congratulations! It was the great master’s evil laughter that scared the tiny slime to death!”

Ted: “I’m gonna…”

After a series of experiments, Ted finally confirmed that the slime was indeed scared to death by his laughter.

It wasn’t that his laughter was particularly terrifying, but rather that this newborn, weak slime was incredibly timid.

Not only sudden laughter or loud noises, but even a beam of strong light could scare it to death!

A slightly higher or lower temperature would also kill it!

Ted: I’m gonna…

What could he do about the slime he created himself? Just bear with it.

Besides, slimes could grow. If fed more food, they would grow quickly and become much braver.

The next day, the slime died again.

After some examination, it was finally discovered that it had been killed by unintentionally contaminated Aspergillus!

This slime couldn’t even beat a mushroom, let alone a mere clump of fungi!

[Slime · Squishy]

Level 1

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Note: It will die if it’s too cold, it will die if it’s too hot, it will die if it’s hungry, it might die if it’s too full! It might even die from an upset stomach. It’s too fragile, not even some bacteria or fungi are its match!

Fortunately, after Ted adjusted the feeding formula, the newborn slime quickly gained antibiotic effects—yes, simply feeding it antibiotics!

Ted: I’m such a genius!

By the third day, Ted’s slime had already grown to the size of a human head. Although it certainly had no combat power, normal survival was no longer an issue.

Now, Squishy the slime followed Pack everywhere, as clingy as a puppy.

And it would also be teased by Ansu.

It dared not approach Brother Chicken, who was arrogant, ill-tempered, and prone to collapsing, but it had a good relationship with Little Brother Mouse.

However, it couldn’t speak, which was good, lest it suddenly call him “Big Brother”~

Although the beginning was a bit bumpy, Ted was very confident in raising slimes.

Not only had he created a slime, but he had also created life!

An extremely weak soul was brewing.

This was even more valuable than modifying those large magical creatures.

In addition, this series of experiments also gave Ted some other inspirations.

Mainly, while studying the research materials left by Professor Quirrell and Slytherin, he suddenly had an “epiphany” and many ideas.

These past few days, Ted had been acquiring some magical creatures. He planned to test his hypotheses and “cultivate” some magical creatures he needed.

…

“Ding~ Talent [Otherworld Knowledge (Gold)] triggered, discovered [‘Healer Hero’ Job Guide (Green)].”

[‘Healer Hero’ Job Guide (Green)], records how to become a “Healer Hero” and its important abilities. Requires 260 experience to exchange.

Seeing the August Otherworld Knowledge, green quality, Ted couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

“Knowledge worth 260 experience points, not very powerful. But… what is a Healer Hero? Sounds quite suitable for Neville.”

Ted exchanged for it.

As expected, the amount of knowledge was very small.

With Ted’s current Mind Mage level, he could absorb and digest knowledge very quickly. It only took him about a minute to completely scan this new knowledge…

“Wait!” Ted’s eyes widened.

What, what was going on?

This damn hero’s ability was—body fluids?!

No, to be precise, it was gaining magic power through body fluid exchange?

And it could heal injuries, even mental or spiritual ones?

This was a healing pervert, wasn’t it?!

Too abnormal!

I need to learn from this critically…

The new otherworld knowledge didn’t take up too much of Ted’s time, after all, he wasn’t some pervert…

After all, this ability couldn’t be mastered in a short time, so he should focus on the projects at hand.

Looking at the pot-bellied Crup in front of him, and another equally pot-bellied Kneazle next to it, Ted stroked their heads and nodded contentedly.

You’ve worked hard!

Very successful!

As for whether they would turn out as he had set, he would have to wait until they were born to find out.

This time, it wasn’t a modification like Brother Chicken, but a modulation! It was modulating from the fertilized egg stage, creating new species!

A week later, the newborn puppies and kittens were already strong enough to run around.

Ted contacted his friends through the “Communicator.”

“Neville, the pet I promised you is ready. Come and pick it up.”

“Hermione, I got a kitten for you. When are you coming to pick it up?”

Ted’s plan was to create Pokémon by modifying magical creatures!

So far, this plan was going smoothly.

Now, this black and white, scampering, wide-eyed little puppy was a cross between a Crup and a Border Collie.

During the gestation period, Ted had cast magic on the Crup mother, consuming a lot of wind and fire elemental magical materials…

According to Ted’s plan, he was going to “create” a new magical creature—Pokémon: Arcanine.

So far, everything seemed to be going well.

As for how much magic power it would inherit and what abilities it would possess, that would depend on luck.

Thanks to the help of Sirius and Mr. Arthur Weasley, and of course, Ted’s improved status, he managed to get the cat and dog mothers.

Otherwise, he really couldn’t have handled it.

Any wizard who wanted to apply to keep a Crup had to complete a simple test before being issued a license by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Crup owners were legally obliged to remove the Crup’s peculiar forked tail with a painless Severing Charm when the Crup was six to eight weeks old, to prevent it from attracting Muggle attention.

Ted also used his connections to get this Crup, and then through Lupin’s connections, found a purebred Border Collie from Muggle nobility…

As for the female Kneazle, Ted bought it from a pet store.

Compared to the Crup, the Kneazle was much simpler.

A Kneazle is a magical creature that resembles a cat.

It has spotted fur, unusually large ears, and a lion-like tail with a tuft at the end.

Once a Kneazle takes a liking to a wizard, it becomes an excellent pet.

Kneazles are very intelligent, prefer to be independent, and are somewhat aggressive.

They also have an uncanny ability to notice suspicious and untrustworthy people.

If a Kneazle’s owner gets lost, it can lead them safely home.

In terms of Eastern philosophy, it means it can determine direction and discern good from evil.

The Ministry of Magic classifies purebred Kneazles as “XXX” because they can sometimes be aggressive towards humans.

Kneazles can have up to eight kittens in a litter and can interbreed with ordinary cats.

Kneazle whiskers can be used as wand cores, but their magical power is not very strong.

Because the Kneazle’s magic power was not very strong, Ted chose a Niffler as the male parent!

Nifflers are used as guards by the French Ministry of Magic and have the ability to multiply when attacked. The more they are attacked, the more they multiply~

To get a pair, Ted spent eighty Galleons on connections. He even went to France!

And when casting spells, Ted also added whiskers from a Leopard Cat.

In the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, there was a Leopard Cat. Hagrid had a good relationship with it. Ted exchanged a one-meter long bluefin tuna for two whiskers, hoping it would help the newborns.

(End of this chapter)