Chương 84: 84. Talent Jumps, Potion Exchange Competition
When Hermione found out that Wayne would meet Newt, she gave him the copy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" that she had purchased, To get Newt's signature.
Of course, Wayne wouldn't refuse such a small favor.
During this period, Wayne and Newt exchanged one letter per week.
The two mostly talked about magical animals, and Wayne asked numerous questions about raising phoenixes and unicorns.
Newt was also very interested. It was rare for a student to raise a unicorn, and he didn't even have one in his collection.
As time passed, the old man and the young man seemed to become close friends.
In the room where Wayne received requests, he closed his eyes and rested.
At first glance, it looked like he was asleep, but he was practicing meditation.
After studying for a while, Wayne discovered that meditation was highly effective.
His mind became sharper, leading to improved dynamic perception, and his thinking became more agile, making it easier to enter a state of concentration.
Whether he was learning magic, or delving into alchemy and potions, he could improve his learning efficiency.
It was like turning on a full-speed accelerator.
Following the requirements of the secret method, Wayne emptied his mind and entered an ethereal state. His mind seemed separate from his body. Suddenly, a cool feeling spread throughout his body and merged.
Wayne felt more energetic and his thoughts became clearer.
"I've finally been promoted to a higher level," Wayne said with satisfaction.
The golden skills rewarded by the system were indeed difficult to cultivate. It had taken a long time for his proficiency in dynamic perception and meditation to reach a high level.
He didn't know how much longer it would take to reach the mastery level.
But the results were obvious. With the upgrade in meditation, his talent had also experienced some changes.
[Host: Wayne Lawrence
Magic Power: SS+
Charm: SS
Defense against Dark Arts (White Magic): SSS
Black Magic: S+
Transfiguration: SS
Potion: SS
Alchemy: SS
Ability: Memory Palace, Innate Holy Spirit, Wandless Spellcasting, Lord Thunder Lord's Decree, Divine Animal Affinity, Elemental Affinity, Master Inspiration, Mana Flow Thread.
Comprehensive evaluation: SS+, the legend is one step away from you.]
The improvement of meditation has led to a jump in the transformation talent, becoming SS, and the minus sign of the magic talent has also been removed.
Even the black magic talent has been upgraded by a small level.
The only pity is that in the eyes of the system, his comprehensive evaluation still does not reach the SSS level.
This is too difficult.
He could not imagine what kind of monsters those who truly reached the SSS level in the system score were.
In terms of points, apart from the five thousand points he got from his Slytherin friends, he hasn't caused much trouble recently.
In other words, Snape deducts points and he gains daily points from night tours, but he hasn't saved up to 100 draws yet.
Doing it every day will only annoy the professors and Dumbledore, and the other little badgers will also have no peace.
So he planned to lay low for a while.
As for earning points and rewards for major events, let's wait until next semester.
Improving strength is important, but Wayne also doesn't want to make himself hated by students and teachers.
Not counting when he was in elementary school, all naughty kids at that age had such qualities, and it didn't make any difference whether he got into trouble or not.
He used to be a child, but now he is a teenager.
We are mature!
After standing up and stretching, Wayne walked out of the Room of Requirement.
He hadn't slept for another night, and he hadn't drunk the uplifting potion yet, but he was still in good spirits.
With meditation, two or three hours of sleep a day is enough.
Wayne simplified the meditation technique and prepared it as a Christmas gift for Hermione and Cho.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to give away the original version, but he was afraid that if they got the full version, they wouldn't even be able to get started, thus wasting their time.
Um?
Wayne, who was walking downstairs, suddenly stopped and his expression became a little subtle.
At the edge of the stairs, the blond senior was looking at him with a smile.
"Good morning, senior."
Wayne stepped forward and said hello, but he was cursing in his heart.
Is there something going on with Penelope? Why does he always run into her every time he comes out from the Room of Requirement after staying up all night?
"Where have you been?" Penelope looked at the boy playfully.
"I woke up too early in the morning and was bored wandering around." Wayne laughed. His relationship with Penelope was not close enough to be able to talk about the Room of Requirement. This senior is also a smart person. She was just teasing Wayne a moment ago without really intending to go any deeper.
On the way to the auditorium, Penelope mentioned something that Wayne had said last time.
"What do you think, senior?" he asked.
Putting her blond hair behind her ears, Penelope whispered:
"Although the Celia store is doing well in terms of business, the products are still too limited."
"Many students don't spend much money on school supplies and maps, especially maps. One or two per dorm room is enough."
Wayne nodded, indicating for her to continue.
He was aware of these issues as well. His own business had declined significantly in the past month.
It didn't matter whether it was money or not, the main thing was to earn points.
Penelope continued: "With your skills, it shouldn't be a problem to imitate some of the products from Zuko's Joke Shop. Just choose a few items that are popular among young wizards."
"As long as the price is lower, or even the same, we can have good sales."
"It might not seem like the profit is high, but these items are all consumable, and the long-term benefits would be considerable."
Wayne shook his head slightly: "You're right, but I don't have much energy to focus on this."
Penelope bit her lip lightly, "What if I can do it?"
"I have also studied the products from Zuko's Joke Shop. I don't know everything, but I understand the principles behind some of them, and they aren't too difficult."
"Then why don't senior sell them herself?" Wayne asked.
"Because I want to run for prefect and student union president, so I can't openly do these businesses," Penelope explained, looking embarrassed.
"But I need money... so..."
Wayne discovered that this senior student was also very ambitious.
He remembered that Penelope and Percy only dated for a year and then broke up. After graduation, there was no news about them.
There are rumors that she died during the Third Wizarding War because she was from a Muggle family and was persecuted by Death Eaters.
Now that I think about it, perhaps Penelope fell in love with Percy because of his Weasley family status.
Don't pay attention to Malfoy's disparagement of Weasley, it's just pure blood shame.
But Mr. Weasley is quite popular in the Ministry of Magic, and the Weasley family is also a force that cannot be ignored in the magical world.
Wayne saw through these little tricks but had no objection.
Why should we deny a person who works hard to climb up but has a bottom line?
"Since senior is interested, I will introduce you to chat with Fred and the others," Wayne agreed. "But you still need to discuss the specific details, so I won't pay too much attention to them."
Now, apart from personally taking care of the big business that defrauded Slytherin, the Others were responsible for the rest.
When Penelope heard Wayne agree, she smiled again.
With Wayne's promise, there is a high probability that the cooperation between the two parties will be achieved.
She was about to say something else when she heard shouting from behind.
"Penelope!"
A red-haired boy caught up with them, showing off the prefect badge on his robe like a peacock in full bloom.
Penelope smile faded a lot. "Weasley, please call me Ms.Clearwater. You and I are not that familiar yet."
Percy's expression froze, and he reluctantly said, "Sorry, Ms.Clearwater. I just thought it was a coincidence. I was just thinking about talking to you about preparations for running for prefect, and I saw you."
"Thank you, but I have confidence in myself," Penelope politely thanked him before saying to Wayne, "Wayne, let's go. I still have some questions to ask you."
Wayne glanced at Percy and left with Penelope without saying hello.
He didn't like this Weasley either.
This person is so pretentious that he has to act like a prefect when talking to anyone.
Seeing the two of them walking away, talking and laughing, Percy's face was filled with uncertainty.
As Christmas approaches, the little wizards' thoughts go wild.
This is the only long holiday between the two semesters, lasting three weeks.
Most people are going home for the holidays and will not come back until a week after New Year's Day. Cedric sent Wayne an invitation, hoping Wayne could come to his home as a guest. However, Wayne couldn't find the time, so he had to postpone the visit to the summer vacation.
He didn't publicize his visit to Newt, considering the overwhelming number of Newt fans in Hufflepuff.
Once word got out, Wayne knew there would be no peace for the next few days.
On the last Tuesday before the holiday, Wayne arrived at Snape's office promptly at eight o'clock.
This was their final Potions class as agreed upon. After Christmas, their arrangement would end.
When Wayne walked through the door, Snape finally felt a sense of relief. Wayne had been quite draining.
"I don't know when this kid..." Snape muttered.
But ever since the fight with Slytherin, something had shifted in Wayne. His brain felt enlightened, and his learning progress had been speeding up day by day.
No matter how challenging the topics were, Wayne could explain them concisely, and he rarely made the same mistake twice.
If it weren't for Snape's decades of experience and unique skills, he probably wouldn't have been able to continue teaching this kid past December.
Luckily, today marked their final class.
As Snape considered his newfound freedom, he felt a twinge of excitement.
Wayne noticed the expensive materials next to the crucible and raised an eyebrow.
"You've spent a lot today, Professor."
Wayne searched his mind for a potion that could use these ingredients but couldn't find a match.
It must have been developed by Snape himself.
"What kind of potion do you think it will be?" Snape tested Wayne without being clear.
"Rose essential oil, narcissus, dragon horns, dragon blood, fairy wings, Lethe River water..." Wayne rubbed his chin and contemplated the effects of these ingredients, deducing them in his mind.
"There's also Acromantula venom and rune snake eggs, you'll have to find substitutes for those." Snape reminded him.
"Mean" Wayne muttered. Ever since Snape found out he had a large amount of Acromantula venom, he had to pay for it out of his pocket whenever he needed to use it.
"It seems..." Wayne hesitated, "It's related to magic and healing."
He wasn't bothered by it...
Snape sighed and summoned a blackboard to display the complex instructions for the potion-making process.
This time, it consisted of three whole pieces, filled with densely written instructions, making for an incredibly complicated process.
Just looking at it would make anyone dizzy.
"Potential potion..." Wayne read every word, his eyes growing brighter.
"That's right!" Snape acknowledged.
"This is a magical potion I successfully made after three years of research, and it can unlock a wizard's potential."
He was proud of the potential potion and couldn't resist boasting:
"There's one truth in the wizarding world: a wizard's magic power can only naturally grow over time."
"But I don't believe it. The Potential Potion stands as the best evidence to refute that!"
"Once you drink this potion, your magic power will be developed ahead of schedule. The specific effects will vary depending on the individual's talent and the quality of the potion."
"But there's no doubt that this is a groundbreaking achievement!"
"Amazing." Wayne sincerely praised. Breaking ironclad rules like this is truly something to be proud of.
Then he cheekily asked, "Professor, do you have a finished potion? I want to experience the effects."
Snape looked at him in disgust. "Three bottles of Phoenix Tears, in exchange for one."
"Then I'd better make it myself." Wayne wouldn't be tricked.
He carefully reviewed the process, making sure to remember all the details.
"It'll take about two weeks..."
The more advanced the potion, the longer it usually takes. Just like the Luck Potion, which takes half a year.
Advanced potion masters can shorten the time, but it's still quite lengthy.
For now, all Wayne can do is process some of the ingredients. The formula for the potion is what's truly valuable.
About an hour later, Wayne suddenly asked:
"How many bottles did you give Harry?"Snape replied subconsciously, "It won't have any effect after one bottle..." After he said that, his face became extremely gloomy.
"How do you know?" Wayne continued to handle the rune snake eggs without raising his head. "Didn't you help him recite the rhetorical question during the last Quidditch match?"
"I don't understand what you're talking about." Snape realized this kid was too smart and chose to change the subject.
"There's something I wanted to tell you. Have you ever heard of the Potion Exchange Competition?"
"Oh?" Wayne was interested. "Didn't the competition stop very early?"
He had read about the Potion Exchange Competition. It was an ancient competition that started in the fifteenth century and wasn't held again until Grindelwald's rally in Europe.
Now it's starting up again.
"Recently, several schools have expressed interest in restarting the competitions." Snape provided some details. "Dumbledore asked for my opinion yesterday. I told him I would only agree if you chose to participate."
"It would be a shame if other idiots participated."
"We have to restore the glory of Hogwarts," Wayne said plausibly. "Of course, I won't miss the opportunity to win honor for the school. When is the competition?"
Showing your good side will give you more confidence when you get into trouble in the future.
If he wins the Potion Exchange Competition, even if he accidentally blows up half the school, will Dumbledore forgive him?
"It's still early. Many aspects of the work need to be coordinated, and it will be next year at the earliest," Snape said calmly. "Since you agree, then I'll tell Dumbledore."
Where Wayne couldn't see him, Snape smiled.
As long as Lawrence wins the championship, then he, the professor, will also become famous.
Who wouldn't want to show off?
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