Chapter 103: The Current Rules Governing the Protagonist

The current rules governing the protagonist’s talent transformation

Summarize the rules of the protagonist’s talent transformation up to Chapter 99.

Let me explain using the familiar gacha system from games.

The protagonist’s random transformation outcomes can be divided into three tiers:

R: Parts and organs of ordinary animals;

SR: Parts and organs of common magical creatures; these transformations may come with minor magical abilities;

SSR: Parts and organs of high-rank magical creatures, such as Lei Niao, Long Lin, or Feng Huang;

So far, all transformations are limited to partial body parts or organs; full-body transformation will only occur later, when he becomes an Animagus.

The rarer the random transformation outcome, the harder it is to obtain; the chance of drawing an SSR is still a mystery—refer to your gacha games, but there is no guaranteed pull.

There are additional rules:

1. The protagonist’s intense desire to transform can influence the outcome, turning a random result into a fixed one.

Emphasize: it must be an “intense” desire to transform—this prevents the protagonist from wasting opportunities randomly.

This ability to influence transformation outcomes has a cooldown; currently, it is one week. After influencing one outcome, the next six days’ results remain random.

2. Consuming corresponding magical materials can narrow the range of possible transformation outcomes;

For example, the potion Snape provided contains Lei Niao magical material, so the protagonist randomly obtains Lei Niao’s eye. This result is still random, but later, by using Rule 1, he ensures that every time he drinks the potion, he gets Lei Niao’s eye.

There was also the case where he transformed into a left paw and right hoof: first, he had a strong desire to transform his hands, but he simultaneously consumed both Long Lin venom and Unicorn hair—this caused that specific outcome.

The next day, he transformed into a Long Lin eye—a random result—because the venom in his body had not yet been fully consumed, limiting the transformation range to Long Lin, while Rule 1 was still on cooldown.

3. Ordinary talent transformation versus wand talent transformation;

Ordinary talent transformation is restricted to the head; wand talent transformation can affect any part of the body. The transformation result corresponds exactly to the body part: for example, ears can only become other animals’ ears, never a mouth.

Of course, these are only the current rules of the protagonist’s talent transformation; as the plot progresses, this ability will certainly evolve—this is merely a temporary summary.

Since I’m posting a standalone chapter, let me say more!

In the second book’s plot, the protagonist’s magical script programming will make breakthrough progress; after the breakthrough, he will be able to DIY the transformation results of spells.

So I’ve been thinking lately about what the protagonist’s first DIY result should be.

My initial consideration was how to make this DIY result more logical and scientific…

But yesterday, a passionate reader posted his thoughts in the comments section (author encourages everyone to check out this reader’s idea and give him a like), which gave me great inspiration.

After reading his idea, I instantly realized my thinking had been too conservative!

Logic and science are important, but they should never come first!

The top priority must always be coolness!

Coolness is always the most important goal of DIY!

I wonder if readers agree with me.

I suddenly realized that with my abilities, I could never make a DIY result perfectly logical and scientific—and this is a world of magic!

If so, why not open up my imagination more? Let science be science, and magic be magic.

This doesn’t mean the author will abandon efforts toward logic and science; after all, some degree of scientific plausibility enhances reader immersion—what can’t be explained? Leave it to magic!

Inspired by this reader, I’ve come up with many fun new ideas—so please, fellow readers, actively share your own ideas!

I’m just a writer; your imaginations are far bigger than mine!

Finally, I wish all readers a happy New Year in advance!