bioinnovel Chapter 98: Four Deductions of the Brain Occupation Technique! The Deep Blue Source? The Magic Neckl
Chapter 98: Four Deductions of the Brain Occupation Technique! The Deep Blue Source? The Magic Neckl
Chapter 98 Four Deductions of the Brain Closure Technique! The Deep Blue Source? The Magic Necklace!
As Charles called out, the messages that had been overlooked during the intense battle resurfaced in the deep blue.
The dark magic, the Unseen Blade, the Upside-Down Bell, the Crucifixion, and all the dark magic materials that Shire learned from Snape in the countless cycles of reincarnation after casting the Mirror of Reincarnation spell on him, are truly dazzling.
After all, Snape was a Potions Master and the Headmaster of Slytherin. Whether it was magic obtained through potion exchanges or from the nobles associated with Slytherin, his knowledge was extensive.
These materials alone will allow Ciel to save countless points in his deductions regarding dark magic.
In addition, Snape's knowledge of potions was also fully acquired by Ciel and turned into material for Deep Blue.
With this accumulation, Ciel could easily complete four or even five deductions in potion-making, and his potion-making skills could rival or even surpass Snape's in a short period of time.
In this way, Ciel can prepare most of the potions himself, maximizing the magical power of various magical materials, instead of simply consuming them raw, which is quite wasteful.
As for the atavistic drug that increases the bloodline concentration of Cerberus Luvius, it would be much easier for Ciel to research it.
At the same time, Ciel also gained immensely in terms of mental strength and mental-related magic.
The mental battle with Snape not only provided Shire with a wealth of advanced materials on Occlumency and Legilimency, but also significantly reduced the points he needed for mental magic deduction.
Even his mental strength increased significantly during the battle.
According to the theory that Professor Flitwick told Shire, the power of a spell is largely linked to mental strength.
Therefore, the increase in mental strength has conservatively increased the power of Ciel's spells by more than 30%!
This is all under the premise that Charles did not continue to deduce the brain-closure technique.
Currently, Shire's Occlumency technique has only been tested twice on the Hogwarts Express. If it is tested three or even four times, it will likely greatly enhance his mental strength and even produce more characteristics such as faster thinking and improved memory.
After taking stock of all his gains in his mind, Charles couldn't contain his excitement.
"We've made a killing!"
The harvest was so plentiful that even Charles was a little worried.
It seems we're running out of deduction points again!
Which aspect should we improve first?
After a moment's hesitation, Charles made his decision.
Magical power and mental strength are the two factors that determine the power of magic.
The former, Ciel, has already experienced it and can improve through feedback from the magical Animagus.
This requires the blood of powerful, ancient magical creatures, such as the Cerberus he sought, which required a primal potion to achieve.
Potions studies involve not only deducing potion recipes but also collecting medicinal herbs and brewing potions. There are too many things to do in one day or two.
However, mental strength can be enhanced through brain-closure techniques.
Therefore, Ciel's primary choice is to continue to develop the brain-closure technique.
"Deep Blue, the Occupy Central surgery has been rehearsed three or four times!"
As Charles whispered in his mind, Deep Blue deducted nearly 200,000 points.
At the same time, more knowledge about brain occlusion surgery came into being.
In his first simulation of the brain-sealing technique, Xia Er reached a state where his brain was sealed off from distractions, akin to a meditative state.
In this state, the negative effects of his adult soul and spirit are erased, and magic exerts even greater power.
The second deduction revealed that the Brain Sealing Technique gave rise to the Memory Palace, which visualized the process of knowledge as spirit and knowledge enhancing spirit, giving Xia Er a cultivation method that could continuously improve his mental strength.
At this moment, the third deduction is derived once again on the memory palace.
During the third simulation, Charles felt that his control over his mental world was becoming stronger and stronger.
He walked through the spiritual world, through the deep palace of memories, feeling as if he were walking in reality.
With a wave of his hand, the mithril wand was in his grasp.
Immediately afterwards, Charles unleashed a spell, identical to the one he had cast in reality.
As his thoughts raced, images of everyone he had fought or witnessed flashed before Ciel's eyes.
With a single thought, he could recreate the scene of that day when he looted and ransacked the alley.
That day, I and those dark wizards from Knockturn Alley appeared in the mental world, repeating the actions of that day.
Looking back at the skill he had displayed, Charles realized that it still had many flaws in his current perspective.
Whether it's the control of the battle rhythm, or the precision, speed, and power of the transformation spell, it's far inferior to what it is now.
Then, the battle with Snape flashed before his eyes again.
He could even analyze the battle from both his own perspective and Snape's, as if it had become some kind of virtual game, and Ciel was the administrator with the highest authority.
At that moment, a deep blue notification sounded in Xia Er's ear.
"The third simulation of the brain-sealing technique is complete. The host has gained the ability to simulate mental states."
"The host can simulate things and magic that you have come into contact with or have some understanding of in the mental world. This ability can be used to simulate various aspects such as combat, spell development, and potion making."
"The clearer the host's understanding of these things or magic, the better the simulation effect will be."
"At the same time, the more relevant knowledge stored in the memory palace and the higher the level of that knowledge, the closer the simulation will be to reality."
"If the knowledge is already stored in the memory palace, it can be simulated 100% completely."
A look of surprise appeared in Charles's eyes.
If used properly, this ability can definitely play a huge role.
For example, when facing a powerful enemy, you can use the intelligence you have gathered beforehand to simulate a battle and get a clear understanding of the enemy's habits before fighting them in real life.
In this way, we can definitely seize the initiative.
Furthermore, if you only have a rare material but need to prepare an extremely important potion, you can use simulation abilities to maximize the success rate.
Even in the development of spells, this ability can greatly increase efficiency.
After the initial surprise, a strange, indescribable feeling arose in Charles's heart.
The third iteration of the brain-blocking procedure feels strangely familiar.
Soon, this feeling became stronger after four simulations of the brain occlusion procedure.
Because Deep Blue clearly indicated that the result of the four brain-closure exercises was precisely—knowledge deduction!
"Based on the memory palace and mental simulation, the host can use the knowledge deduction function to make subsequent deductions on existing knowledge in the mental world."
"This action will consume the host's mental energy. The more complex the knowledge being deduced, the higher the level, and the more scarce the materials, the more mental energy will be consumed."
"If helpful materials are collected during the deduction process, the mental energy required for the deduction will be reduced."
Upon seeing this, Ciel's pupils contracted slightly.
He finally understood the source of this sense of déjà vu.
Simulation, deduction...
Isn't this similar to the functionality of Deep Blue?
The brain-sealing technique after the third and fourth simulations is almost a severely weakened version of Deep Blue?!
"Or is it possible that my Infinite Deduction System—Deep Blue—is a form of brain shut-off surgery resulting from an infinite number of deductions?!"
This idea came to Charles's mind.
He couldn't help but ask Deep Blue a question.
"Deep Blue, what's your connection to Occlumency?"
"How were you born?"
A mechanical voice immediately responded.
"Please obtain more information about the history of the magic world and the nature of magic before the system will have the authority to answer the corresponding questions."
This reply made Charles's eyes gleam even more strangely.
It's not about admitting or denying, but about gaining more material about the history of the magical world and the nature of magic.
As for the history of the magical world, he had already stored the entire "History of Magic" in his memory palace.
Why would Deep Blue need to obtain information about the history of the magical world?
That is to say, the history recorded in "The History of Magic" is not comprehensive, and even has huge omissions. It does not touch on the true history of the magical world, which is why Deep Blue gave such a hint.
So, which part of history is it that even "The History of Magic" has never touched upon?
In Xia Er's mind, he subconsciously recalled all the bits and pieces of information he had come across about the so-called ancient times and prehistoric era.
My first encounter with the magical world was through Darkseid's almost manic praise of the so-called Ancients and the Great Old Ones, and his pursuit of their whereabouts.
He also confidently told Charles that the age of the Old Ones would surely return.
In the dream of R'lyeh, the Shire did indeed see the magnificent and eerie city and hear the low murmurs emanating from the temple in the city's center.
Then, in Gringotts, when they encountered Apparition, the goblins proudly proclaimed that the ancient-sounding spatial passage they used for Apparition was a gift from ancient gods.
Next, there's the existence of the Dragon's Blood Sea in Romania, which also mentions words like ancient and ancient.
Charles took a deep breath.
"If this is only one side of the story, then it could be a coincidence."
"But what I'm seeing now suggests that there was probably an ancient, long-lost history in the magical world a long time ago."
"Judging from Deep Blue's mention that I need to obtain more material about the nature of magic, that history is probably related to the source of wizards' magic and the nature of spellcasting. The question that Professor Flitwick mentioned to me, which he sought to answer—where does the magic of spells actually come from—may also be related to this."
"The magical world is a very complex place, and even the Deep Blue system has some hidden secrets behind it..."
After pondering for a moment, still without any clue, Charles shook his head.
"Forget it, without any clues or materials, thinking about it is pointless."
"Since I'm not at the level where I need to access this kind of information yet, I should focus on improving my own abilities first."
"Putting everything else aside, if we could just pull that being from the Dragon's Blood Sea in Romania out of its coffin, we should be able to get a lot of information."
"Or if I could freely enter and exit the dream world of R'lyeh, perhaps I could also obtain the most direct historical truth from it."
The thought of R'lyeh stirred something within Charles.
He had previously thought that his inability to freely enter and exit the dream world of R'lyeh might be because he wasn't insane enough, not as insane as Dark.
If one could become that insane, perhaps one could enter that state on their own.
This kind of change involving the mental level is related to the Occupational Therapy.
Now that I've simulated my brain-blocking technique four times, and can even simulate spells in the mental world, could I simulate Dark's manic mental state?
Then, Charles began to experiment.
In his mental world, the figure of Dark appeared, its tentacles dancing and emanating a chilling and ominous aura.
"I did it! I did it!"
Dak's frantic shouts echoed through the deep palace of memory.
Then, Charles switched to Dark's perspective, trying to experience Dark's madness.
But soon, after a few attempts, Charles chose to give up.
The madness he could sense seemed superficial, lacking something.
There's a sense that the actor is trying to portray a mental illness, but compared to a real mental patient, it's still not crazy enough.
Charles guessed that, on the one hand, his brain-sealing technique might not be advanced enough to simulate that kind of madness.
On the other hand, it's possible that I've never experienced that kind of madness from a first-person perspective, but only seen it from an observer's point of view, so naturally I don't understand the essence of that madness enough.
The former is relatively easy to solve; just accumulate enough points to continue deducing the brain shut-off technique.
Alternatively, continuing to fill the memory palace with knowledge and increasing mental strength should also enhance the effect of mental simulation.
But the latter is troublesome.
Dark has retreated into the dream world of R'lyeh and won't come out, so he probably won't give Dark another chance to pull himself in.
Where can I experience Dark's madness from a first-person perspective?
Charles frowned, then relaxed.
Well, let's take it one step at a time. Improving our strength is the most important thing first.
With improved capabilities, why worry about not finding relevant information?
After the fourth brain-sealing surgery, Ciel's mental strength had increased significantly compared to before, and the power of the spell continued to rise.
Furthermore, the newly acquired mental simulation and knowledge deduction abilities greatly contribute to the improvement of his overall strength.
Although with its current strength, it is not enough to help Sharl continue to deduce spells such as the Sunless Sun, the Holy Kingdom, and the Supreme God, let alone the magic Animagus and the dragon language magic in the form of an ancient dragon.
However, these two abilities are more than enough to deal with the vast majority of ordinary spells.
When Ciel has nothing to do, he can practice and deduce those ordinary spells in the mental world.
With his current mental strength, even an ordinary spell can unleash considerable power, which can be used as a supplementary means.
Furthermore, if you can gain some insights during the process of self-deduction, you can save a lot of deduction points if you decide to use Deep Blue to do higher-level deductions in the future.
Furthermore, this knowledge of magic spells can also be added to the memory palace to help Ciel continue to improve his mental strength.
Although this process is not as immediately effective as the one derived from Deep Blue, the cumulative effect can be quite substantial.
Charles closed his eyes, immersing himself in the simulation and deduction of the mental world.
……
Meanwhile, outside the turbulent Hogwarts, in a village in the wilderness of northern Scotland.
The only bar in the village was small and dimly lit.
In September, northern Scotland isn't exactly freezing, but a biting wind still blows outside the window at night.
The wind that slipped in through the window cracks howled mournfully, as if ghosts were hiding in the wind.
The shadows of the trees outside, cast by the dim lamplight, looked like menacing hands reaching out to grab at living beings.
Inside the bar, several wizards dressed in black robes sat around a table, each with a greedy look on their face.
They were the unfortunate souls who were used as "bait" on the day the Shire robbed Knockturn Alley. After being robbed of everything by the Shire, they were also beaten up by other dark wizards and owed Gringotts a debt. Forced to come to the wilderness of northern Scotland in search of the legendary fang necklace, they had no choice but to search for it.
After excavating dozens of ancient tombs, they actually found it.
Now, an exquisite necklace is placed on the table in front of them.
The necklace is made of an unknown magical metal, and the craftsmanship is indiscernible, but at first glance it is exquisite and has an eerie, cold, and chilling beauty.
The main body of the necklace consists of several fangs made of the same material.
The fangs were extremely strange in shape. They had investigated and found that they were neither from any ordinary creature nor from any magical animal.
However, the wizards did not pay any attention to this, believing it to be just some kind of artistic embellishment.
After seeing this necklace, who would care about the origin of those fangs?
It is so exquisite that one longs to possess it forever.
Just looking at it gives one a sense of satisfaction from the heart, a kind of morbid fanaticism.
The group stared at Xiang Lian without blinking for a long time, almost forgetting everything else.
The bar owner looked at the strange group of people and nervously took two steps toward them, wanting to ask if they wanted more drinks or some food.
Just a few steps later, as his eyes darted between the figures of several wizards and caught sight of the necklace on the table, the bar owner dropped the tray in his hands with a clatter to the ground.
The sound of the tray falling to the ground jolted the leading wizard awake, as if he had just woken from a dream.
But his companions, including the bar owner, seemed oblivious, continuing to stare intently at the necklace, their greed and fervor growing increasingly morbid.
An ominous premonition arose in the wizard's heart.
The scene of digging out the necklace flashed through his mind.
Inside the ornate coffin, the deceased, now reduced to bones, clutched the chain tightly in his hand.
Its canines protrude, and its skeletal face reveals a ferocious smile.
When the necklace was unearthed, from the far distance of the wilderness, came the howling of what seemed to be some kind of wolf or large hunting dog.
At that time, they all seemed to be possessed by a demon.
They pried open the tomb owner's hand, took the necklace, and fled in a panic, unaware of what had happened in the process.
By the time I had memories, I had already arrived here.
As he thought about these things, the wizard's heart was already overflowing with panic.
The next moment, the howl of a hunting dog came from the open field outside the village.
The howl was much closer now than the one heard when the grave was dug up.
The wizard could no longer suppress the inexplicable fear in his heart and instinctively tried to Apparate away.
But just as he was trying to Apparate, he felt incredibly close to the wolf's howl, and could even feel the stench coming from behind him, as well as the extreme greed, madness, and hunger that he could sense without even seeing it with his own eyes.
If he hadn't immediately stopped Apparition, he felt he would have been torn to shreds in an instant.
Without daring to delay for even a moment, the wizard, nearly driven mad with fear, burst through the bar door and fled in a frenzy.
In the instant he attempted Apparition, he sensed Hogwarts, which wasn't far away.
We'll be safe once we get to Hogwarts!
Hogwarts has Dumbledore, the White Lord, and so many great professors.
No matter what it is, they can handle it.
and also……
A figure flashed through the wizard's mind, and along with fear came a sense of confidence.
That little devil, no, the guardian of justice and nemesis of dark wizards, Lord Ciel Evans, is now also studying at Hogwarts.
Considering that I once gave him a unicorn horn, a dragon's heart, and octopus venom, even if those professors and Headmaster Dumbledore don't help, if I go and beg him, maybe he will take action for me!
He fled until the next morning, not daring to stop for a moment, as if something unseen was watching him intently from behind.
He didn't feel any sense of security until the sun broke through the chilly morning mist of northern Scotland.
Whatever it is, whether it's a curse or a creature of dark magic, sunlight will always have some restraint on it, right?
Even though he was exhausted, he couldn't help but rest under a tree for a while.
His eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.
A bizarre and fantastical dream enveloped him.
In the dream, there was a dark city whose location was unknown, seemingly standing in the void.
All the buildings in the city defy human architectural principles; they hardly resemble human dwellings, their angles distorted yet seemingly governed by inherent laws.
In the heart of the city, a spiraling tower stands tall, from which faint whispers emanate.
A fear of facing the greatness of the unknown invaded his heart, causing him to cower in his dreams.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes.
He slept as if he hadn't slept at all; fear and panic never left him.
The city, the spiraling tower, the strange angles made him dizzy, as if he could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality, and he vaguely saw some strange scene before his eyes.
Just then, he felt something cold on his neck.
After instinctively reaching out to touch it, the wizard felt a chill run down his spine, and a wave of extreme fear washed over him.
The magical fang necklace hung around his neck.
He seemed to hear the howl of a hunting dog again.
The howl was getting closer and closer to him.
(End of this chapter)