Chapter 215: Catnip Cultivation Method

Ever since becoming Crookshanks's exclusive litter-scooper, its life had become very comfortable; in just a short time, it had gained two sizes and become a veritable fat cat.

And this fat cat was now squatting on the table, glaring angrily at this sinful transaction, its eyes filled with dissatisfaction and rage.

"Crookshanks, you still have plenty of catnip," Hermione said in a gentle tone to soothe her cat master.

But Crookshanks ignored the litter-scooper's soothing; it fixed its gaze on that detestable male human with a murderous look, hoping he would be sensible enough to hand over the catnip and seek my lord Crookshanks's lenient treatment.

Meanwhile, Allen Finis remained oblivious to Crookshanks's glare; he carefully put those two bags of catnip into his pocket, completely unaffected by Crookshanks.

The anger in Crookshanks's eyes grew even stronger; it decided to teach this ungrateful male human a lesson.

Then, under the surprised gazes of Hermione and Allen Finis, it jumped down from the table, making a dull "Thump!" sound, but because the floor was too slippery and its body too heavy, it collapsed onto the ground...

Seeing this ridiculous scene, Hermione and Allen Finis couldn't help but laugh out loud; they were both thoroughly amused.

Crookshanks got up from the ground somewhat awkwardly; Allen Finis's laughter made its anger flare even more. It suddenly charged at Allen Finis and then climbed up his trousers.

This cat is going to scratch this person's face! Crookshanks twisted its fat body and struggled to climb higher.

The next moment, it was restrained by Allen Finis...

Allen Finis had always wanted to pet the chubby Crookshanks, but Crookshanks never took a liking to him, and he wasn't keen on using force. He never expected that today it would actually come right to him.

Allen Finis grabbed Crookshanks and started petting it vigorously; Crookshanks's previously imposing momentum instantly vanished into thin air.

In the end, this matter concluded with Crookshanks tucking its tail and running back to the girls' dormitory...

Having obtained the catnip, Allen Finis used it the next day. He used his innate Transfiguration to grow cat ears, and then began his cultivation plan.

He used the Levitation Charm to suspend an open bag of catnip above his head, letting the scent of the catnip lure him faintly, while he found a book to read. Although reading this way wasn't very effective, wasting time was even worse.

By the end, Allen Finis wasn't clear exactly how much his willpower and the duration of his alertness had improved. A thought arose in his heart:

The taste of catnip is truly wonderful!

In the following days, Allen Finis maintained a frequency of using innate Transfiguration to grow cat ears twice a week, conducting intensive cultivation.

Reflecting on this, he thought: He must be the first person to use catnip for cultivation!

However, the results of such cultivation were quite significant; he found that he could endure longer and longer under the temptation of the catnip.

Indeed, at the next Transfiguration Club activity, he successfully endured for 65 minutes, a result that completely stunned everyone.

It seems the Catnip Cultivation Method really works!

Days passed one by one. The duration he could remain conscious while transformed into a panda grew longer and longer, but there was still some gap before Professor McGonagall would allow him to enter the next stage of learning.

The other club members' duration of remaining conscious also grew longer, with the longest being able to endure for half an hour.

Besides this matter, Allen Finis's other affairs were also progressing steadily.

Especially the matter of modifying the Basilisk's memories and increasing its loyalty.

Every day, he would find time to go to the abandoned girls' bathroom, then locate the Basilisk to modify its memories.

Although this frequent entry into the girls' bathroom affected his reputation at Hogwarts to some extent, for the sake of his magic research, he ignored it.

Thus, he gained the nickname "Lord of the Bathroom"...

Quantitative change will inevitably lead to qualitative change.

Finally, one day, Allen Finis felt he had modified enough of the Basilisk's memories.

By now, the Basilisk should be infinitely loyal and obedient to him.

He gave the Basilisk several commands, and the Basilisk executed them faithfully, without any compromise.

But Allen Finis was still a bit uneasy; this stage only proved he could command the Basilisk, not that he had completely controlled it.

This matter did not allow him to be careless, because a moment of negligence could cost him his life!

However, Professor McGonagall's temptation-based training method gave Allen Finis inspiration.

He still had several Acromantula corpses in his Poké Ball; these were from the previous school year when he hunted them, since he still could not leave the castle freely this year.

He discovered that the Poké Ball also had the function of preserving the freshness of magical creature corpses, which allowed these Acromantula corpses to be preserved until now.

He placed one of these Acromantula corpses before the Basilisk, then commanded the Basilisk not to eat this Acromantula corpse.

The Basilisk hadn't been fed for quite some time; the current Basilisk must be extremely hungry, and Acromantula was its favorite food.

Under these circumstances, the temptation of that Acromantula corpse to the Basilisk was infinite.

But the Basilisk was, after all, a beast, possessing powerful wild instincts within its body.

Allen Finis had recently truly experienced how difficult it is for a person to remain conscious under the assault of wild instincts.

As a human, he couldn't endure long under the assault of wild instincts; although the Basilisk possessed some intelligence, how long could it endure when driven by its nature?

Allen Finis was very pessimistic about this.

But the result of the experiment was contrary to Allen Finis's expectations.

When he went to check the results on the first day, he discovered the Basilisk hadn't touched the Acromantula corpse in front of it at all...

The Basilisk had actually endured for a whole day without eating the Acromantula corpse!

This endurance and willpower were far stronger than Allen Finis's; he knew that recently, after transforming into an animal, he could only endure for an hour and a half.

This made Allen Finis think the Acromantula corpse held no temptation for it at all, but immediately afterward, he observed the Basilisk constantly sniffing the scent of the Acromantula in the air, and its body occasionally twitching restlessly...

Snakes are cold-blooded animals; they rarely move when not hunting for food. It was clearly suppressing itself, and suppressing itself with great difficulty...

Moreover, it was faithfully executing another of Allen Finis's commands—no opening its eyes while he was present.

This was even more rare and precious.

Delighted, Allen Finis decided to extend the experiment; he wanted to observe where the Basilisk's limit lay...

Two days...

Three days...

Four days...

The Basilisk kept persisting, obeying Allen Finis's command and never touching the delicacy before it...

Until a week later, when the Acromantula corpse had rotted severely and the Basilisk had completely lost interest in that Acromantula corpse, Allen Finis finally ended the experiment.

After the experiment concluded, Allen immediately brought out all the stored corpses of the eight-eyed giant spiders and rewarded the basilisk with them, telling it this was a reward for its loyalty.

Allen knew deeply that loyalty is something that must be maintained regularly and cannot be constantly consumed.

Through this experiment, Allen clarified the basilisk's loyalty to him; the basilisk also won his trust, and he knew he had thoroughly controlled the basilisk...

Command means making others do what you want; control means making others not do what you don't want!

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