บท 5: Chapter 5: Sequence 9 [Sleepless]
The dilapidated wooden door made a screeching sound, almost as if it might shatter at any moment.
Behind the wooden door was a small compartment where Qin Feng had been living for the past week.
The room's walls were made of thick, rough rock. A simple ventilation magic prevented the air from becoming too humid and stale.
There was a hard board bed with a layer of fabric that barely functioned as a mattress. A tattered pillow, taken from who knows where, had accompanied Qin Feng for several days and nights.
Beside the bed was a wooden table and chair, on which the effects of time were clearly visible to the naked eye.
However, a sophisticated-looking potion instrument was placed on the table. The dim light from the candles reflected on it, making the originally dark compartment much brighter.
On the side, a dark brown suitcase leaned against the table. This was Qin Feng's only personal belonging. The suitcase, which had been fortified by John using a Traceless Extension Charm, contained all of Qin Feng's personal belongings. Even the set of instruments that resembled chemical apparatuses was usually stored in it.
Unlike the magic potion creations of this world, which required cauldrons and other tools, the Beyonder Potion in Qin Feng's mind resembled the preparation of chemical elements. As such, he had spent a lot of time designing and modifying the instruments before arriving at this finished product.
"Tempus."
Qin Feng took out his wand, and a string of silver flame trails suddenly appeared and showed the current time.
"Hm…, 10:30, there is still plenty of time."
Qin Feng nodded slightly, waved his hand to disperse the trace of flame, got on the bed and sat cross-legged. He then waved his wand and whispered another spell that he had invented…
"Spiritual Protection."
As soon as the word fell, a wave of invisible ripple spread slowly from Qin Feng towards the stone walls in all directions including the ceiling and the floor.
In a flash, the small compartment seemed to be isolated from the world, giving the already quiet environment another sense of detachment, unstained by dust.
The spell was derived by Qin Feng from a preparation for ritual magic "Spiritual Wall" in his mind, omitting the required silver dagger and actions required to isolate the external environment.
Although it did not have the function of magical defense like "Protego Totalum" and "Protego", it had an excellent blocking effect in terms of spirituality.
After looking around and ensuring that everything was alright, Qin Feng closed his eyes and entered meditation to restore his spirituality and magical power to full power.
"Hu…"
A few hours later, Qin Feng exhaled turbid air and opened his green eyes that were shining with divine light, as though a dusty raw gemstone whose true nature was suddenly revealed.
After rechecking the "Spiritual Protection", Qin Feng finally sat in front of the previously laid out potion tools, took out his wand and summoned one by one the materials for the Beyonder Potion from his suitcase.
A long time ago, Qin Feng had started to intentionally or unintentionally collect these materials from John.
However, in the name of researching material characteristics, he deliberately messed up the order, including other materials that were not used in order to confuse the vision and avoid possible risk of leakage of the potion formula.
This made it impossible for John to have any doubt, as time went by, he just paid attention when Qin Feng took some materials and then ignored it.
"Pure Water 100ml, Acromantula Venom 10ml, Belladonna Essence 7 drops… Moonstone 50gr Ground Into Powder, add 9gr Scarab Powder, stir clockwise 13 times at a constant speed…"
Qin Feng paid close attention to his hands' movements; his mind was highly focused.
Thanks to his experience in making traditional potions, his every movement was smooth and precise with a certain aesthetic, as if he had done it hundreds or thousands of times.
After a while, his spirit suddenly moved, Qin Feng immediately realized that the potion had been completed and immediately performed the finishing touch.
The Beyonder potion in the test tube in Qin Feng hands followed his movements and seemed to have crossed a certain threshold and began to change, exuding a burst of spirituality.
This potion, "Sleepless", finally showed a thick and flowing ink color. As long as you stare at it, the rich spirituality would give ordinary people the illusion of being in a deep night.
From time to time a dense spiritual mist would rise from the surface of the potion, exuding a quiet and distant fragrance, just like being immersed in a peaceful and unforgettable dream.
Staring at this bottle of extraordinary potion, Qin Feng stimulated his spirituality to the greatest extent and swallowed the potion without hesitation.
As the potion entered his mouth, there was no taste. As it entered the throat, Qin Feng was reminded of a milkshake he drank in his previous life.
As the magic potion entered his stomach, Qin Feng felt that his spirituality was rapidly growing and expanding, it seemed like it was going out of control.
At the same time, those complicated death memories in Qin Feng's memories were stimulated by the potion and he started to re-experienced and understand them from a different perspective, and tried to generate all kinds of crazy emotions, distorting his reasons.
However, thanks to his previous tempering, Qin Feng's spirituality was beyond imagination, he quickly regained control of the new vigorous power.
Here's a revised version of the passage:
As for Galan's Cave, nestled deep within Qin Feng's soul, it devoured all emotions, whether positive or negative, much like the mouth of the mythical beast Tao Tie. Only "Despair", which he had once escaped, remained to resonate in his soul. However, Qin Feng controlled it with his utmost rationality.
Slowly, the awakened Beyonder began to be reined in by Qin Feng and could no longer stir up any rebellion.
From now onwards, a new Sequence 9 Beyonder was born.
Gently massaging his temple, Qin Feng restrained his wandering spirituality while accepting the new knowledge inherited from the potion…
//
"[Sequence 9: Sleepless]
Beyonder ability:
Excellent vision, uninterrupted even in total darkness.
Only three to four hours of rest were required daily; the deeper into the night it went, the more energetic one became.
Basic attributes such as strength, agility, intelligence, and wisdom have exceeded the norm, making one more keenly aware of unknown dangers and existences hidden in the darkness.
//
While analyzing the knowledge in his mind, Qin Feng also began to verify them through actual physical feedback, as he familiarized himself with the new power.
"Bang!"
He punched the wall with all his strength, a muffled sound of thunder echoed in the room, no change was observed on the wall, but Qin Feng looked thoughtfully at his fist that did not have any trace of harm.
"Indeed, although I have not acquired any specialized Beyonder ability like a "Divination", as a compensation, my physical capabilities have been improved beyond imagination. Based on my previous life evaluation, am I going to change profession from a mage to a warrior?"
However, Qin Feng quickly corrected his thoughts, as he had discovered the change in his magical power.
"The volume had increased by 20%, the speed of growth had nearly doubled, the potential can be converted to actual strength faster."
"Oh, right."
Suddenly, Qin Feng remembered something, using a wand he summoned a floor length mirror from the suitcase and carefully observed his changes.
"Sure enough, growth in magical power and body are complementary to each other."
Looking at the taller figure in the mirror, Qin Feng finally had this conclusion.
The increase in magical power from the repeated magical riot had coerced Qin Feng's body to accelerate into maturity.
Now, in the eyes of others, he no longer looked like a five-year-old child, but a boy of nearly 10 years old.
Qin Feng originally thought that this situation was similar to life overdraft, but later, after a series of research by John, he discovered that it was more like a transformation of vitality.
"Sequence 9…"
Qin Feng pondered for a while, according to what he had heard and observed, he had a rough guess on the strength division of the entire wizard class.
"Sequence 9 probably corresponds to a normal adult wizard, Sequence 8 should correspond to elite Death Eaters like John and elite aurors from the Ministry Of Magic. The combat power of professors such as Snape should be around Sequence 7, or perhaps Nicholas Flamel who had not fought for a long time may be on this level. An alchemist like Flamel should be at the top of Sequence 7, right? As for Voldemort and Dumbledore… I think it should be on Sequence 6, just a difference of being a weaker or stronger Sequence 6."
However, Qin Feng also understood, classification based on combat power was inappropriate. For example, Nicholas Flamel's miraculous alchemy definitely stood at Sequence 6.
However, under the current circumstances where survival was top priority, Qin Feng decided to continue to use this standard for the time being.
"Other wizards may not possess the ability to judge the strength of others, but I have the method of Spiritual Vision, which can be considered a trick.."
While Qin Feng was still sorting out his thoughts, an invisible fluctuation appeared, which allowed Qin Feng to feel the signal from the Spiritual Wall.
With a "bang", the door of the hidden room was reopened, followed by the sound of two footsteps.
One belongs to John, while the other was from a stranger, should be the one John referred to as "Distinguished Guest".
"Protection Released."
A wave of wand, Qin Feng cancelled the seal on the wall, while using "Tempus" to check the time.
"23:00"
"Has it been so late?"
Qin Feng glanced at himself in the mirror, and the peculiarity on his face quickly dissipated and his eyes began to look as dull as before.
It was also at this moment, John's hoarse and gloomy voice reached Qin Feng's compartment.
"Come out."
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