Multiverse Skill System

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Mrs. Pince looked at Yi Shuihan with a scrutinizing gaze. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been not wearing a school uniform and hadn't been taken on a tour by Dumbledore yesterday, Mrs. Pince probably wouldn't have been so polite and would have simply kicked him out.

"I'm looking for a magic book that teaches people how to generate magic. Do you know where I can find one?"

Yi Shuihan also realized that his behavior was a bit silly. He should have asked for advice from professionals when looking for books in the library!

"A book that can create magic? Are you sure you're not kidding? I've never heard of such a book, at least not here."

Mrs. Pines was quite surprised, not expecting that Yi Shuihan would actually be looking for books on this subject. Anyone in the magical world knows that magic is innate. If someone is born without magical talent, they cannot become a magician and can only be a Muggle. This is something that some pure-blood families are proud of, because their descendants will almost always have magical talent, unlike those who are not pure-bloods, whose descendants may have no magical talent at all.

"Is that so? That's a real shame!"

Yi Shuihan could tell that Mrs. Pings was not lying, and therefore felt genuinely regretful.

"Perhaps I should talk to Dumbledore."

Having suddenly had this idea, Yi Shuihan did just that and went straight to the principal's office, intending to hear the opinion of our greatest white wizard of our time.

Chapter 518, Methods to Grant One Magical Power

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Please come in."

Dumbledore's voice rang out, and then the door opened automatically. After Yi Shuihan entered, it closed automatically again. The intelligent door effect achieved through magic looked quite high-end.

As soon as you enter, Yi Shuihan is drawn to the little creature not far away—the Phoenix Fox, a very beautiful and spiritual divine bird.

Yi Shuihan knew that this phoenix was not the phoenix from Eastern mythology in his memory. The phoenix in Eastern mythology was a divine beast, an existence as powerful as the dragon. Even an ordinary phoenix should be stronger than him.

Clearly, what appears to be a phoenix is ​​less a true phoenix and more a variant with phoenix blood, possessing some of the characteristics of a phoenix, but far less powerful than a real phoenix.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Dumbledore looked at Fawkes with great affection, showing that he liked Fawkes very much.

"Indeed, at least I'm captivated by it."

Yi Shuihan agreed, and Fox seemed to understand Yi Shuihan's praise, barking at Yi Shuihan in a very pleasant voice.

"Fox rarely greets people, so it seems it likes you a lot, and anyone it likes can't be a bad person."

When Dumbledore said this, Yi Shuihan could sense that the other party seemed to have increased his level of trust in him.

"There's a saying in the East: 'No one visits the Three Treasures Hall without a reason.' I don't know if it's appropriate to use it in this context."

"You also study Eastern culture, Professor Dumbledore!"

"Of course, I have also been to the ancient and magical East."

There was a sense of longing in Dumbledore's eyes.

"Here's the thing, I want to learn magic, but I don't have magical energy, so I want to know if there's any way for me to have magical energy."

Yi Shuihan stated his purpose very frankly.

"What!?"

Dumbledore was also taken aback by Yi Shuihan's words. Just yesterday, he had seen Yi Shuihan walking on the lake. How could he believe that such a person suddenly said he had no magic?

"So what were you like yesterday...?"

"I possess an energy different from magic. In the East, this energy is called spiritual energy. All things in heaven and earth possess spiritual energy, and my cultivation is to continuously strengthen my spiritual energy."

As he spoke, Yi Shuihan gathered a spiritual energy ball in his palm so that Dumbledore could feel it directly.

Dumbledore's expression turned very serious as he stared at the white orb of light in Yi Shuihan's palm, remaining silent for a long time.

"What amazing energy! It's different from magic; it's peaceful, calming, and full of vitality."

As expected of Dumbledore, he easily discerned the characteristics of spiritual energy.

Yi Shuihan casually dispersed his spiritual energy, and Dumbledore, who had witnessed this, showed an expression of amazement. Yi Shuihan's strength could be seen from this level of control.

"Do you really want to possess magic? That might conflict with the spiritual energy within you."

Dumbledore asked.

Pay attention to the meaning behind Dumbledore's words: this is about how some people can go from having no magic to having magic!

"I can give it a try, and if it really doesn't work, I'll give up then."

Yi Shuihan was very confident that he could suppress the energy conflict even if it occurred, so he naturally wanted to give it a try.

Dumbledore slowly began, “There are two ways to give magic to someone who has no magic. One is to continuously take potions with a large amount of magic until your body adapts and automatically generates magic. This method requires a strong body; otherwise, you will die from the rampage of magic in your body before you can adapt. This method is somewhat dangerous, and in principle, I do not recommend anyone to do it. However, you are slightly different; you are very strong, so you can give it a try.”

"As for the second method, it is to find a magical item with powerful magic and share magic with it. This method has a high success rate, but the only drawback is that it requires a very high quality magical item."

Yi Shuihan immediately ruled out the second method, since he didn't have any magical items, and such items would become a limitation on his magic, which was not what he wanted.

If you've already eliminated one of the two options, then only one choice remains, and the answer is obvious.

"What kind of potion do I need? Are these potions easy to obtain?"

"I can help you with the potions, but in exchange, I'd like you to look after Harry for a while. What do you think?"

"How long is 'a period of time'? Too long won't do. I can only guarantee that as long as I'm at Hogwarts, Harry will be safe."

"make a deal!"

Harry should have been fine under normal circumstances. Yi Shuihan knew that Dumbledore was just in case, so he readily agreed. Of course, since he had agreed, he would definitely keep his word. If anything unexpected happened, Yi Shuihan would definitely step in.

Because preparing for the potion would take some time, Yi Shuihan started doing other things these past few days, namely buying books. He made a special trip to Diagon Alley and went on a book spree, buying everything he thought he might read and then putting it into his personal space.

As for the fact that buying books costs money, Yi Shuihan said that money is just a number and there's no need to worry about it.

Besides books, Yi Shuihan also bought a lot of magical items, such as flying brooms, even though they were definitely useless to him, he bought them as souvenirs.

"Yes, a pet shop. Indeed, I need a pet too."

Having just left a magic jewelry shop, Yi Shuihan saw a magic pet shop not far away and immediately decided to go check it out.

There were hardly any customers in the magic shop at the moment. Yi Shuihan only saw a female shop assistant who looked about 27 or 8 years old and had an ordinary appearance, busy at work.

"We have guests! We have guests!"

As soon as Yi Shuihan entered, a stone sculpture that looked somewhat like a parrot cried out loudly.

Hello! Is there anything I can help you with?

"Hello, I need a pet. Do you have any good recommendations?"

"Do you like owls? They're reliable messengers, and many wizards have them! If you do, what do you think of this chinchilla with dragon blood? And this Welsh hound..."

Chapter 519, Mythical Pet Egg

The female shop assistant was enthusiastically promoting her product, and once she started talking, she seemed unable to stop. Yi Shuihan couldn't help but sigh, realizing that there was a reason why salespeople still existed in both ordinary and special worlds. As long as there were transactions, there would always be such people.

Even if the female shop assistant says so much, Yi Shuihan might not necessarily buy anything, but it will definitely leave a certain impression. Next time, if he really wants to buy something, this will definitely be the first place he thinks of.

"what is that?"

Yi Shuihan suddenly pointed to a corner not far away, where there were about a dozen sealed small boxes. The inside of the boxes could not be seen, but the prices were marked on the outside.

The female shop assistant was slightly taken aback, then realized what she meant and smiled, saying, "Those are all pet eggs. Some customers have special requests and want to raise pets from the very beginning of hatching, so we also provide pet eggs. However, since some pets are not oviparous, we can't do that for them."

"If you purchase a pet egg, we will provide sales services and guide you until you successfully hatch a pet. If it cannot be hatched, the pet egg can be returned at half price, provided that the pet egg is still alive."

"I see." Yi Shuihan showed obvious interest. Hatching a pet with his own hands was a great experience for him. This novel experience might be helpful to him. With more experience, the path of cultivation would naturally become smoother.

Sometimes, things that are completely unrelated to spiritual practice may unexpectedly help one's spiritual practice at a certain moment.

Witnessing the birth of a new life with one's own eyes, especially being personally involved in it, was an experience that truly moved Yi Shuihan.

"If we're talking about hatching, it would be best if there were dragon or phoenix eggs among the pet eggs here, but that's obviously impossible." Yi Shuihan had just had this thought when he suddenly froze, because he felt a sudden fluctuation. Although it was only for a moment, he was completely certain that the fluctuation came from that group of pet eggs.

Yi Shuihan was very familiar with this fluctuation; it was similar to the aura of Phoenix Fawkes that he had encountered in Dumbledore's office, but the aura here seemed even purer.

"Could it be that we really hit the jackpot?!"

Without making a sound, they began searching among the pet eggs and quickly locked onto their target.

"So that's how it is. Two pet eggs. One should be the actual item for sale in this shop, and the other one is probably unknown even to them. They probably mistook it for an unknown rock!"

What others see as stones is actually the most precious treasure here!

At this moment, Yi Shuihan also discovered that these boxes containing pet eggs were actually not small. Using spatial extension magic, the space inside the boxes was much larger than it appeared from the outside. Moreover, perhaps because the incubation conditions for various creatures were different, the contents of these boxes were also different.

For example, the Australian tail cat contains not only its eggs but also a lot of white jade stones, because the scent of the white jade stones can help the eggs hatch.

"Could you show me that?"

Yi Shuihan pointed directly to his target box. As for beating around the bush and not wanting others to discover his true intentions to avoid problems later, Yi Shuihan felt it was completely unnecessary. Besides, only he could discover this magical pet egg.

"So the customer likes Dutch Nightshade cats?"

The female shop assistant followed Yi Shuihan's hand and saw the box, on which was written the types of creatures inside.

"What the heck is Night Cat?"

Because his attention had been focused on the other side, Yi Shuihan realized what the real product was.

A fleeting hint of embarrassment crossed his face, because a fragment of the female shop assistant's introduction of the pets flashed through his memory: people who liked Night Cats were generally magicians with rather eccentric personalities.

However, since things had come to this point, Yi Shuihan didn't bother to explain anything. He calmly nodded, which was considered an admission of the female shop assistant's statement.

"That'll be 300 Galleons in total. If you want pet food, we also have a special kind for Night Cat. It's very cheap, and 30 Galleons will last you a year."

The female shop assistant expertly stated the price, and Yi Shuihan glanced at the price tag, which seemed to have been discounted slightly.

To be honest, 300 Galleons is quite expensive among these pets, but for Yi Shuihan, it's nothing special. As the saying goes, he's not short of money.

He paid the bill readily and bought some cat food. Seeing how generous Yi Shuihan was, the female shop assistant enthusiastically explained the precautions for hatching Nightshade Cats to him, and even gave him a free book on raising Nightshade Cats.

After leaving Diagon Alley, Yi Shuihan returned to Hogwarts and his room as quickly as possible.

Upon opening the box, Yi Shuihan's attention completely bypassed the Night Cat's egg, and his hand accurately picked up a slightly black stone next to it.

The stone was about the size of a fist, and it had a peculiar coolness to the touch, but that was about it.

The reason no one realized it was a pet egg was because its life force was far too weak; even an ordinary ant emitted a stronger life force.

"It shouldn't fail to hatch, right? And how exactly does it hatch?"

Suddenly realizing that he had no idea how to hatch this creature that might contain phoenix blood, Yi Shuihan was dumbfounded.

"When it comes to magical creatures, Hagrid is probably the most knowledgeable person at Hogwarts! Maybe I should go and learn from him and acquire a related skill, that would be perfect."

"click"

Just then, a faint sound interrupted Yi Shuihan's thoughts. Yi Shuihan looked closely and saw that the Night Cat's pet egg had developed a crack, and it was obviously about to hatch.

"Wow, that was fast! I wasn't prepared at all!"

The sudden turn of events caught Yi Shuihan off guard, leaving him feeling somewhat cheated. One of his goals was to learn how to hatch pets, and he hadn't even put in any effort yet, but the matter was already nearing its end.

Chapter 520, Nightfall Meow Meow

However, no matter what Yi Shuihan was thinking, the egg was going to break and our Ye Ming Miao was going to come out, which was an unchangeable fact. We couldn't possibly communicate with the unborn Ye Ming Miao and ask it to come out later!

The frustration was short-lived. Soon, Yi Shuihan was looking at Ye Mingmiao's egg with anticipation, witnessing the birth of a new life, which was quite interesting to him.

The cracks on the eggshell increased, with new cracks appearing almost every second. An egg that was originally intact was covered with dense black lines like a spider web in just a short time.

Even through the shell, Yi Shuihan could feel its desire to be born, and he subconsciously tensed up, his eyes filled with encouragement. That was all he could do.

"Keep going! Give it your all, and the beauty of the world awaits you."

Finally, a crisp sound, clearer than before, rang out, and a tiny head finally emerged from the shell.

Night Cat's head was a deep blue color, and its shape was similar to that of an ordinary cat, but it appeared more noble and mysterious. Its skin seemed to have a flowing light effect, which was constantly changing. Yi Shuihan fell in love with this little guy who had not yet opened his eyes at first sight.

"Am I really a strange person in the eyes of ordinary people?"

Recalling the female shop assistant's description of Ye Mingmiao, Yi Shuihan's emotions fluctuated.

In the blink of an eye, Little Night Cat had completely hatched. The newborn looked very small, about the size of two palms, and emitted a faint magical fluctuation.

In order not to frighten our little guy, Yi Shuihan slowed down his movements as much as possible and approached it with both hands with extreme care, wanting to place it on his palms to observe it up close.

Just as Yi Shuihan's hand was a few centimeters away from the little guy, the little guy's eyes suddenly opened.

Their eyes met, and a look of shock flashed in Yi Shuihan's eyes. What beautiful eyes! The same deep blue as its radiation, the pupils seemed to be burning with flames. Most importantly, there was that pure innocence of someone who had just opened their eyes and knew nothing about the world.

I felt healed, as if my soul had been cleansed.

The little guy stared blankly at Yi Shuihan without flinching; it was adorable.

Yi Shuihan paused slightly, then carefully approached again, this time even slower than before, taking tens of seconds to cover a distance of just a few centimeters.