Chapter 169: The Genius Wizarding World

Sean was becoming more familiar with Hogwarts Castle day by day.

Even if he closed his eyes, he could walk to the dungeon safely.

The glass cabinets filled with materials were like Sean's warehouse; he could now even remember the placement of most potion materials.

The notebook used to record potion practice had already been filled, which forced Sean to place Master Liba Xiu Bolachi's note between the pages of another notebook.

Sometimes Sean would feel that the inheritance of knowledge in the wizarding world was not continuous.

Harry's potion level improved by leaps and bounds after obtaining the Half-Blood Prince's notes, even surpassing the diligently studying Xiang Hemin in some aspects;

Sean was the same; with Master Liba Xiu Bolachi's improved ritual combined with the will-guiding technique, Sean could even make 'Skilled' level Swelling Solution at the very beginning.

And according to common sense, an ordinary wizard would need to study diligently for at least a year or two to reach this height.

This exposed a significant problem: in some, or even many aspects, magic was not necessarily developing continuously.

In general, the wizarding world was certainly progressing; the uses of dragon blood were discovered by Headmaster Buliduo in this century, and the Wolfsbane Potion was clearly a magical breakthrough.

In terms of alchemy, the twins Fred and George behind had many whimsical ideas invented and realized.

And flying brooms were also clearly becoming more advanced and faster.

Besides this, the magical world was constantly absorbing Muggle technology. For example, the Knight Bus, steam trains, cameras, newspapers, and wizard radio. These were clearly superior to the Middle Ages.

But to say that the progress was great, that wasn't the case.

Headmaster Buliduo's discovery of the twelve uses of dragon blood was one of the greatest research achievements of this century,

Professor Sineipu already belonged to the innovation faction, but he only discovered some research on pressing juice faster with a silver knife and stirring counter-clockwise to make it better immediately.

In addition, Sean found that the magical world had lacked the creation and update of spells for a long time. The only self-created spell behavior he had seen in modern times was Professor Sineipu's Sectumsempra in his memory.

Another fact was that Sean was surprised to find that Hogwarts textbooks hadn't been updated for forty years.

The textbooks Sean used were exactly the same as those Professor Sineipu used forty years ago, which meant that for these forty years or even longer, wizards' knowledge had basically not been updated, which was unimaginable in the Muggle world.

Everything above only made Sean realize one thing.

That was that breakthroughs in magical branches always existed on a wizard of extraordinary talent, such as Headmaster Buliduo, such as Professor Sineipu, such as Professor Marcus Maige.

This seemed to be universal in the history of the wizarding world; for example, Master Liba Xiu Bolachi's discovery was enough to push the progress of the entire potion system forward by a hundred years.

Therefore, how to find these wizards of extraordinary talent and understand the reformative achievements they made had vaguely become a necessary path for magical learning.

Fortunately, Hogwarts had ready-made professors.

Professor Sineipu was a contemporary potion master, and his potion attainments even allowed him to modify the content in "Advanced Potion Making";

Professor Fuliwei was a former dueling champion, and his spell theory and practical combat ability were absolutely among the top in the wizarding world;

Professor Marcus Maige was one of the only seven recorded Animagi, and the deep knowledge stored in Transfiguration was enough for Sean to learn for seven years.

Outside of Hogwarts, where else could Sean find so many powerful wizards willing to teach knowledge?

Not to mention if he could stay at school during the summer vacation, he could almost have one-on-one guidance with all the professors.

After all, the professors were too busy when working at Hogwarts and rarely had free time.

For example, Professor Sineipu, Sean could often see him sneering while grading homework, while staring at himself brewing potions in the gloom.

The steaming vapor of the cauldron pulled Sean back to reality.

He was still preparing the Swelling Solution; last time he had already reached the 'Skilled' level with the help of the improved ritual.

A few days ago, he also read a passage from "Magical Drafts and Potions":

【Careful use of Swelling Solution is clearly necessary. A witch named Loria accidentally splashed it on herself while watering plants with Swelling Solution. For six full days, her neck was big and thick, as if a Quaffle were hanging there.

Fortunately, her mother—a witch who had just come into contact with potions—timely brewed a pot of Swelling Solution for her, which pacified her and calmed her pain】

Useful information was always hidden in the secret corners of books,

and Sean guessed that pacifying and calming were likely the key emotions.

The jumping flames cast Sean's face in flickering light and shadow.

He held his breath and carefully sprinkled the last spoonful of galangal powder into the pot—the deep purple potion instantly surged with orange bubbles, emitting a spicy and warm scent.

He recalled the steps in the notes, interspersing the improved ritual step by step while brewing the potion.

Material processing, heat control, stirring technique, brewing time...

His technique was always precise and scientific; every brewing was absorbing the experience of the previous one, and he would never make the same mistake.

Professor Sineipu watched the young wizard from the corner where spiders spun webs, watching his focused face and constantly recording notes, occasionally making guidance with a sneer.

Not long after.

Sean felt the familiar focus and emotion brought by the improved ritual again. He silently adjusted himself, imagining himself as that wizard who urgently needed Swelling Solution to pacify and calm someone else's pain.

Under the influence of this emotion, the potion fusion guided by will underwent a huge change.

Professor Sineipu appeared in front of Sean in an instant, his eyes staring fixedly at the pot of potion:

"If your troll-like brain still has any wisdom, you would know what the consequences of unauthorized ritual improvement would be!"

He was furious, already gripping his wand, not daring to stop paying attention to the young wizard for a moment.

Idiot! Arrogant! Hopeless!

His heart was roaring, but he ultimately didn't dare to interrupt easily, instead frowning and suppressing his anger while guarding on the side.

Sean heard nothing. With the help of the improved ritual and the will-guiding method, he seemed to have truly used some kind of ritual to turn himself into that wizard.

His magic surged into the steaming cauldron along with his emotions. In that boiling potion, he actually felt the wonder of the potion—it was helping the wizard overcome difficulties and solve troubles.

He gradually understood what Professor Sineipu said in the first class:

"I don't expect you to truly comprehend the wonder of the cauldron simmering with white smoke and emitting bursts of fragrance. You won't truly understand the liquid flowing into people's blood vessels, the miraculous magic that makes people's hearts sway and their will blur... I can teach you how to increase your reputation, brew glory, and even prevent death."

Everything Professor Sineipu said was the truth. ===== CHAPTER 170 =====