Multiverse Skill System

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"Um... I'm not ready yet."

Hermione blushed and stammered.

"What's not ready? This is a new magic ring developed by our research institute. There's a small space inside, and the first prize is all in there. Just activate your magic to take it out. Hurry up and take it."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Hermione snatched the ring from Yi Shuihan's hand, her face flushed with shame and anger, and turned her head away, not wanting to look at Yi Shuihan.

When Yi Shuihan took out the ring, Hermione was undoubtedly thinking of a proposal, and most of the people present shared the same thought.

"Is it my fault? You think you could have taken all that stuff without using magic to store it?"

Yi Shuihan looked completely innocent.

"A magic ring!? There's a small space inside! Really? Is it some kind of spatial magic item? How difficult must it be to attach space to such a small ring?"

"The Multiverse Research Institute is truly impressive. They can even research and develop such magical items. Could it be that this newly developed product can be mass-produced? If so, it's another groundbreaking invention!"

"As expected of the Multiverse Research Institute, with its Reality Awakener Potion, then the Enhancer Potion, and now the Magic Ring, it's practically omnipotent. I really look forward to seeing what other great things they'll bring in the future."

Everyone around was amazed. As for such a practical magical item as a magic ring, as long as the price is right, every wizard would want to buy one, and it would be normal for everyone to have one.

"But shouldn't magic rings fall under the category of alchemy? Aren't all the people at the Multiverse Research Institute masters of potions?"

Some people have had this question, but they are destined to never get an answer.

This magic ring was supposedly developed by the Multiverse Research Institute, but it was actually a little gadget that Yi Shuihan made when he was bored, and the whole process took less than an hour.

There were similar spatial items in the magical world before, but none were as impressive as Yi Shuihan's magic ring. Even the smallest of those spatial items were not as small as the magic ring, and the smaller they were, the more expensive they were, making them unaffordable for ordinary wizards. The one that Yi Shuihan took out not only had a larger internal space than ordinary spatial items, but it was also very easy to make and could be mass-produced.

In other words, magic rings can be widely available and affordable for ordinary wizards. The days of wizards carrying suitcases will be over; they will only need to carry a magic ring, making things easy and convenient.

Of course, even magic rings are divided into different grades, with differences in the size of the internal space and the duration of use, but I won't go into details about those.

Because the prizes were all contained in magic rings, the people at the scene couldn't see the actual items, which was a bit of a disappointment, but also made them more rational.

Both are money, but if you have a million in cash and a card in front of you, the cash is undoubtedly more exciting, while the card feels much more mundane. The same principle applies now.

Perhaps because it was taken at Yishuihan, there were no unexpected incidents during the award ceremony. No one suddenly came out to say that it was unfair or anything, and the entire award ceremony went very smoothly.

After the competition ends, the six schools will have a month-long exchange program, and then each school will send students to other schools for temporary study. This is a way to bring the two schools closer together, but this is not what Yi Shuihan cares about.

After the match, Dumbledore relayed the Queen's message, and Harry's team of three had a brief meeting with the Queen and the British royal family on her behalf.

In the end, apart from the three bottles of the Awakener Potion and Enhancer Potion that Harry kept for their own use, the rest were all taken by the Queen. Of course, the Queen paid the price of three noble titles.

The Queen did want the longevity potion, but Harry and his two companions weren't fools and didn't give it to her. Harry even made a clever move, saying that the entire competition was thanks to Hermione, so the longevity potion should belong to Hermione. Hermione's relationship with Yi Shuihan dispelled the Queen's ulterior motives.

Chapter 582, Real Name Patrol

Yi Shuihan, who should have been absorbing the Time Stone in the secret chamber, suddenly appeared, not because he had finished absorbing the Time Stone, but for another reason.

"Something has gone wrong regarding the Time Stone."

The other piece, perhaps the only Time Stone in the world besides the one in Yi Shuihan's possession, is also the only thing that could make Yi Shuihan temporarily give up the pleasure of increasing his strength.

"What a waste, I actually have to take action myself."

Yi Shuihan was still somewhat annoyed that Fuji hadn't handled things well and that this had affected him, but considering the name Fuji had just mentioned, Yi Shuihan could roughly understand Fuji's situation.

Nicolas Flamel, a name that appears several times in Harry Potter, is the true creator of the Philosopher's Stone, an ancient monster said to have lived for hundreds of years, and a very mysterious being.

"The Time Stone is actually in his hands. But thinking about it, it makes sense. Only someone like him could possess the Time Stone! I wonder if there's any connection between the magic stone that can extend lifespan and the Time Stone."

It wasn't that Yi Shuihan was overthinking things; he had obtained both the Magic Stone and the Time Stone. The Magic Stone possessed immense vitality, while the Time Stone was composed of the power of time, so they seemed to have nothing to do with each other.

However, the Philosopher's Stone's ability to extend lifespan is essentially just gaining time. Could it be that Nicolas Flamel used some alchemical method to transform the power of time in the Time Stone into life force?

Originally disturbed during his seclusion, Yi Shuihan gradually felt less angry as his thoughts collided with each other.

"Interesting. Logically speaking, I should have gone to see someone like Nicolas Flamel long ago. Why is it that even though I know his importance and that meeting him would reveal many secrets of this world, I haven't gone to see him yet? Am I influenced by something?"

It was only at this moment that Yi Shuihan suddenly realized that his thinking was extremely inconsistent. Even while thinking like this, he felt a kind of reluctance to see him, or rather, an involuntary ignoring of Nicolas Flamel's emotions subtly influencing him. He could imagine that if some time had passed, he would probably have completely forgotten about Nicolas Flamel.

"If I hadn't discovered it, that would have been fine, but now that I have, do you think you can still influence me?"

Bai Yin's strength was no joke. Yi Shuihan only needed to be slightly serious to sever the inexplicable power affecting him, and then he no longer had that special feeling when thinking about Nicolas Flamel.

Just as Yi Shuihan was erasing this strange power, in a corner of the magical world, in a wooden house, an old man suddenly changed his expression and then unleashed an aura many times stronger than Dumbledore's or Voldemort at his peak.

The old man's imposing manner quickly subsided, but his originally cloudy eyes were now incredibly deep, as if he were an extremely learned sage.

The old man turned his gaze northward, towards Hogwarts, which was also the direction where Yi Shuihan was.

After a long while, the old man finally shifted his gaze, picked up a box with ancient incantations on it, and slowly opened it, revealing the time stone inside.

Needless to say, the old man's true identity is Nicolas Flamel, the creator of the Philosopher's Stone and the holder of the Time Stone.

"You're the only one I can't lose! But..."

Nicolas Flamel's hiding place is very secretive. Even his only friend in the wizarding world, Dumbledore, doesn't know it. Don't ask Yi Shuihan how he knows; he just asked Dumbledore directly.

Yi Shuihan was certain that Dumbledore hadn't lied to him and genuinely didn't know. He simply had a way to contact Nicolas Flamel and pass on the message, but whether Nicolas Flamel would reply was another matter.

In some ways, finding Nicolas Flamel was far more difficult than finding Voldemort's Horcruxes.

There are clues to finding Horcruxes, but there are absolutely no clues to finding Nicolas Flamel; he could exist anywhere in this world.

But are there really no clues? Not necessarily. Since Dumbledore and his group were able to pass messages to Nicolas Flamel, it means that there is still a connection between the two. As long as this connection is maintained, it is still possible to find Nicolas Flamel.

"Failed? He really is an old fox."

Yi Shuihan used Taoist techniques to track the aura and attempted to send a message to Nicolas Flamel. He had manipulated the message, but it failed. This meant that Nicolas Flamel had already sensed that someone was looking for him and had gone into hiding, choosing not to receive the message.

Yi Shuihan was not surprised by this. He had noticed it when he tried to erase the strange feeling, and he knew that doing so would upset Nicolas Flamel.

Ordinary methods are ineffective. For most wizards, the only option now is to search one place at a time using the most rudimentary method. However, it was completely different for Yi Shuihan.

"The 4000 cultivation points I got from the tournament can now be put to good use."

There aren't many skills for finding people in the system. As long as you have enough cultivation points, you can find Nicolas Flamel in no time.

"True Name Patrol, a skill that can find the other party's skills by knowing only their name, is only at the Silver level. However, it has the limitation that the other party must be more than 10 times stronger than the caster for it to be effective, so it can only reach this level."

Yi Shuihan quickly found a skill suitable for the current situation and spent 1000 points to exchange for a one-time use right to the True Name Patrol.

Although Nicolas Flamel is very strange, his strength is definitely no more than that of a Silver-level expert. As long as he is a local, his strength is definitely more than 10 times that of Yi Shuihan. Moreover, even if there is an accident, as long as he is a Silver-level expert and not above Silver 4-star, he will be discovered by Yi Shuihan, because Yi Shuihan's current strength has basically reached Silver 4-star, even though his level is only Silver 2-star.

That's right, upon arriving in this world, Yi Shuihan has already advanced to Silver Level Two, although he has only been at that level for a short time.

As the skill was activated, an aura suddenly appeared in Yi Shuihan's senses.

"Northern region, 2234 kilometers"

A fairly accurate number came to Yi Shuihan's mind, and Yi Shuihan understood that this was where Nicolas Flamel was located.

Each patrol lasts for 3 hours, so Yi Shuihan must hurry.

Leaving behind a clone to handle any unforeseen events, Yi Shuihan's main body embarked on a journey to find Nicolas Flamel, or rather, the Time Stone in his possession.

Chapter 583, Equivalent Exchange

More than 2 kilometers is not a long distance for Yi Shuihan. Even without going at full speed, Yi Shuihan arrived in just one hour.

His body was suspended in the air, and below him was a forest that didn't look like a place where anyone lived. However, in Yi Shuihan's eyes, it was a different scene. Below him was a seemingly simple hut, and an old man standing at the door of the hut, looking up and staring at him.

"You came!"

The two stared at each other for nearly 10 minutes, as if they were competing to see who had the better endurance. In the end, Yi Shuihan won, and the old man spoke first.

"coming."

He spoke casually, though he clearly wanted the Time Stone immediately, he acted as if he didn't care about anything.

"If you agree to one condition, I can give you the things."

As he spoke, Nicolas Flamel immediately took out the box containing the Time Stone.

This reaction caught Yi Shuihan off guard. He could see that Nicolas Flamel valued the Time Stone and clearly did not want to hand it over.

I was wondering what made Nicolas Flamel so decisive, since someone with Nicolas Flamel's strength shouldn't be able to see through his abilities.

Nicolas Flamel's strength was actually somewhat unexpected to Yi Shuihan. He was a Bronze 9-star, but not an ordinary Bronze 9-star. He was surrounded by the power of silver, but it was not pure silver. He must have been able to exert the power of silver with the help of something, but he had not reached that level himself.

"Could it be that he is a character similar to a Daoist?"

The most famous of the so-called Dao-mergers is Hongjun from the primordial world. After merging with the Dao, he became equivalent to the Heavenly Dao and could fully represent the will of the primordial world.

In some other worlds, such people may also appear by chance, but they are not aligned with the Dao of Heaven, but with the will of the world. Only in this way can they unleash the full potential of the world.

There are two possible outcomes after choosing to merge with the Dao: one is to be completely assimilated by the world's will, eventually becoming a mindless entity devoid of emotions, no longer oneself; the other is to completely control the world's will, becoming the master of the world and completely ruling over a realm.

Once someone becomes the ruler of the world, they can fully utilize all the power of the world. The strength they can unleash in their world's home arena far exceeds their own. It can be said that if Nicolas Flamel becomes the current ruler of the world, unless a heaven-defying Silver or Gold-ranking being comes, he will be invincible. Even Yi Shuihan might not be his match now.

Clearly, Nicolas Flamel is not the ruler of the world, and he has probably only recently begun to achieve the Dao.

"Say your terms."

Yi Shuihan was curious to hear what conditions Nicolas Flamel would propose.

“Help me get rid of…” Nicolas Flamel’s expression suddenly changed, his breathing became unstable, and his eyes flickered. It was clear that something had happened that Yi Shuihan did not know, which made him shut his mouth.

"Get rid of what? Is he still bound by something?" Suddenly recalling the strange situation that would occur whenever he thought of Nicolas Flamel, and coupled with his speculation about his identity, an answer that surprised even him vaguely surfaced in Yi Shuihan's mind.

In Yi Shuihan's view, if he hadn't appeared in this world, Nicolas Flamel might have been an invincible existence, and even the reincarnators wouldn't have been able to defeat him. It was obviously strange that such a person, despite his amazing reputation, would be willing to live in seclusion in such a place, leading a life isolated from the world. If Yi Shuihan hadn't met Nicolas Flamel, he would have thought he was a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune and liked to live in seclusion.

Now, Yi Shuihan can say with certainty that Nicolas Flamel is staying here for some special reason.

That look in his eyes was definitely not the kind that saw through everything.

"I hope that when the time is right, you can lend me a hand."

Nicolas Flamel's expression calmed down, and he spoke.

At the right time, what is the right time? Nicolas Flamel's condition was something that most people would never understand, but Yi Shuihan was no ordinary person. He vaguely guessed what Nicolas Flamel meant and immediately nodded in agreement.

It's just lending a hand, right? How much effort they actually put in will depend entirely on Yi Shuihan's own decision.

Yi Shuihan's agreement brought a smile to Nicolas Flamel's old face, and his gaze toward Yi Shuihan became more affectionate. Then, the box in his hand gently flew toward Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan took the box but did not open it for verification. Instead, he asked, "Could you tell me the relationship between the Time Stone and the Magic Stone?"

A look of surprise flashed across Nicolas Flamel's eyes, which Yi Shuihan noticed.

"So there really is a connection?"

"The Philosopher's Stone contains elements of the Time Stone."

"how did you do it?"

Yi Shuihan couldn't help but be curious, because he clearly noticed that Nicolas Flamel hadn't practiced the kind of magic that allowed him to touch the Time Stone. So how did he use the Time Stone?

Nicolas Flamel hesitated, seemingly considering whether he should tell Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan was not in a hurry and waited quietly for the other party's reply.

"Equivalent exchange?"

"what?"

It wasn't that Yi Shuihan hadn't heard clearly, but rather that the word Nicolas Flamel used surprised Yi Shuihan, involuntarily reminding him of alchemy from a certain world.

"Equivalent exchange is an ancient magic that can summon the Gate of Truth. Then I exchanged the Time Stone for the raw materials that can be used to make the Magic Stone."

Nicolas Flamel's next explanation completely shocked Yi Shuihan. This was getting more and more outrageous. The Gate of Truth had even appeared. Was he sure this was the world of Harry Potter and not the world of Fullmetal Alchemist?

Alchemy, the Gate of Truth, equivalent exchange, and the Philosopher's Stone corresponding to the Philosopher's Stone—it's getting more and more interesting.

"Could you show me how this magic is cast?"

Indeed, Yi Shuihan was interested in this equivalent exchange. If the magic was really as he thought, then he would definitely learn it.

Nicolas Flamel gave Yi Shuihan a deep look. He wasn't surprised by Yi Shuihan's request. After all, the magic was indeed amazing, and it would be strange if he wasn't curious.

Chapter 584, Mission Completed, World Transformed

Under Yi Shuihan's gaze, Nicolas Flamel took a few steps forward, squatted down, and drew a complex pattern on the ground. Upon closer inspection, the overall pattern was a circle, and inside the circle were various intricate incantations.

A few minutes later, Nicolas Flamel stopped what he was doing, went into his hut, and a moment later took out an object whose effect he did not know and placed it on the circle.

"Should we start?"

"Gate of Truth, in accordance with the covenant of the world's will, descend from that infinite void!"

A deep blue light appeared above the circle, and a door tens of meters high slowly emerged.

The gate, covered with countless runes, looks incredibly ancient and gives off a sense of fairness and justice.