Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 548: Resurrection of Victor (Thanks to Burning Soldier for the Reward)
The power Mike has gained is extremely special.

On the surface, Mike's ability is limited to the cursed fire, but in fact, the cursed fire can be divided into two powers, fire and curse.

Just like now, the cursed flame in Mike's hand that exuded a terrifying and ominous aura slowly split into two smaller flames under the control of his mental power.

One of them was pitch black, and while burning it was also emitting endless malice to the surroundings.

The other one was translucent. As soon as it appeared, the temperature around Mike began to rise sharply. Even the air around the flame was distorted by the heat!
This ability to be separated allows Mike to use both powers to fight at the same time, making his fighting style more diverse, rather than relying solely on the damage caused by the burning of the cursed flame.

The ordinary flame among them made Mike's already proficient fire spell even more handy and powerful.

This is a great thing, because a single cursed flame has many properties that ordinary flames do not have, so many of Mike's techniques for manipulating flames to attack are not directly applied to it. This means that Mike must redevelop a set of combat methods with the cursed flame as the core in order to maximize its power.

But now, this problem has been solved perfectly.

On the other hand, the separated curse power can also shine in other places.

You must know that the curse power that Mike obtained is the most advanced original power, and the so-called black magic is actually just various manifestations of the curse power.

Now that Mike has obtained the essential power of black magic, he will not need to chant spells or use a wand to cast any black magic from now on, because he can directly control the curse power to launch attack spells according to his ideas.

And because the level of the curse power is too high, the effect of the black magic released by Mike will be qualitatively improved compared to before!
Of course, the above is just one of the benefits Mike got from his promotion to Legend this time. In fact, the enhancements he got after being promoted to Legend are far more than that.

For example, after being promoted to legend, Mike's magic power and mental power increased dozens of times, reaching an extremely exaggerated level.

The increase in magic power was relatively ordinary, after all, it was just a simple increase in the power of spells and sustained combat capabilities, but mental strength was different.

After his mental power surged, Mike's ability to predict danger has reached an outrageous level. Although he is still not as good as those legendary prophets, he can easily predict most of the upcoming dangers. This has greatly increased his combat ability, and due to the surge in mental power, Mike's ability to control spells has also been greatly improved.

If he uses the magic compression technique now, he can even compress it directly to the tenth level!

Just think about it, if ten killing curses were cast together, the power would be enough to scare someone to death!
Thinking of this, the smile on Mike's face became brighter, and then he stood up and went to the spell training ground to begin experimenting with his own abilities.

For a while, bursts of explosions began to be heard from the magic training ground. The sound was so loud and the power was so great that even the entire Masonic secret realm began to tremble slightly.

This huge commotion naturally attracted the attention of the Freemasons and others.

Benjamin raised his head vigilantly and looked towards the source of the sound. After confirming that the noise was made by Mike, he shook his head and continued to carry the messy wreckage of Victor towards Victor's alchemy laboratory.

The situation was similar for everyone else. Although they were all very curious about how powerful Mike had gained after becoming a legend, they now had more important things to do.

Among them, Soraka and her medical team were busy in the infirmary. There were many Los Santos wizards injured in this battle. They must receive treatment immediately, otherwise they would likely suffer permanent sequelae or even die.

Penelope changed her clothes and went back to Los Santos Corporation, directing the employees of Los Santos Corporation to start editing the content of tomorrow's newspaper. You know, this incident has caused a great stir, and it is a good opportunity for them to expand their influence.

As for Benjamin, his task was even more important.

He carried Victor's body into the laboratory, put him on the ground panting, and then picked up a book with the word "instruction manual" written on the cover on the test bench and started reading it.

Although it was called an instruction manual, the book itself was ten centimeters thick. It was even more terrifying than a simplified dictionary, and Benjamin frowned as he read it.

After scratching his head and looking at it for nearly half an hour, he put down the instruction manual hesitantly, and carefully opened the carbonized breastplate on Victor's chest according to the operating procedures in the manual. He pulled out a strange chip that was somewhat similar to the internal body of an FC game cartridge from a pile of electronic components.

Then he quickly opened the instruction manual and searched through it for a long time. Then he held the chip in both hands and solemnly inserted it into the slot in the center of the test bench.

The moment the chip was inserted into the slot, the slot that was originally turned outward retracted into the test bench.

Then a slight fan sound came from the test bench, and a bright blue light bloomed on the desktop.

Benjamin was startled by this sudden change. He retreated to the door with his wand raised, and the blue light continued to condense and finally formed a translucent human figure.

"Victor! You're alive again!?"

Looking at the familiar figure, Benjamin couldn't help but exclaimed.

Victor, who was standing above the test bench, gave Benjamin a very humane look and said slowly:

"I never died. I just entered standby mode because my body was severely damaged."

"oh oh!"

Upon hearing this, Benjamin made two "oh" sounds with a confused look on his face. With his current level of knowledge of Muggle technology and alchemy, he couldn't understand what Victor's current situation was, but this didn't stop him from being happy for Victor.

Benjamin reacted and shook his head quickly, saying in a surprised tone:
"At least you're not dead, right? Mike will be so happy if he hears this news!"

As soon as Benjamin finished speaking, Mike appeared from the door. He looked at Benjamin with excitement and was about to ask a question when he saw Victor floating above the test bench.

An expression of joy flashed across Mike's face, only to be replaced by deep guilt.

Benjamin couldn't tell what Victor's current appearance meant, but he knew it.

Victor had clearly mechanized himself completely, even his memories were transplanted into the computer. From the outside, Victor was still alive, after all, this computer stored all of Victor's memories, and all the words and actions of the programs created from it would be exactly the same as Victor's.

But there are souls in this world!
Having lost his soul, the Victor who now appears in front of Mike is at best just an AI program with the appearance of Victor. As for the real Victor, he might have died long ago when he completely transformed himself into a machine.

"Victor..." Mike looked into Victor's shadow's eyes and said seriously, "I'm sorry!"

Benjamin's face was immediately filled with confusion upon hearing this, while Victor smiled and shook his head.
"The human body is too fragile. It has always been my ideal to completely turn it into a machine. I am an adult. I am willing to do this and I know how terrible the consequences will be. I am willing to bear such consequences. That's enough. In fact, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have done it a long time ago. So you don't have to apologize to me, Mike.

And I am in very good condition now. After becoming a mechanical life, my ability to control machines has been further enhanced, which will be of great benefit to my subsequent research! Look!"

As he spoke, Victor pointed his finger lightly, and a machine in the corner of the laboratory started to operate. Several robotic arms flew up and down on a processing table shaped like a lathe. With a crackling sound and sparks flying, a black robotic arm and a long sword with a cold glow appeared in front of Mike and Benjamin.

"According to my memory, Franklin's left arm and Arthur's sword seem to be broken, right? It happens that I can provide them with replacements. I can assure you that this arm will definitely be more useful than the original one. I have added a lot of new functions to it, and I think Franklin will like it. The same goes for this nano sword. Its strength and sharpness are far superior to Arthur's original broken sword, and it can also activate high-speed vibration cutting capabilities, with amazing lethality. The only drawback is that it needs to be charged. Originally, this sword should have been given to Arthur before the battle, but unfortunately, he thought that this nano sword was too complicated and not as simple and easy to use as his broken sword. He really doesn't know the goods!"

Listening to Victor's nagging, Mike and Benjamin were speechless.

However, the things that Victor said really sounded like something Arthur would do. After all, that guy had been following his master in the wilderness of North America since he was a child, and he had basically never taken a proper class. When it comes to his understanding of alchemy and Muggle technology, he probably doesn't know as much as Benjamin, a wizard who left the Muggle world when he was a child.

The reason why he is unwilling to use the nano sword is probably because he does not understand it.

Victor then began to introduce other items in the laboratory to Mike and Benjamin. Although Victor was usually taciturn, he turned into a chatterbox when talking about alchemical prostheses and kept talking.

The guilt and sadness in Mike's heart gradually dissipated during this constant communication.

Victor was right, complete mechanization was his own wish, and it was cruel to impose one's will on him like Mike did.

Victor is living a happy life now.

This also reminded Mike of an ancient Eastern saying.

you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish.

While the three were still chatting, Zhou Hong's small figure suddenly appeared at the door. After seeing the scene in the laboratory, he was stunned at first, and then said in surprise:

"Victor? You're not dead?"

"Oh, of course he's not dead!"

Victor replied unhappily, looking very annoyed that everyone had to ask him this question.

"That's great!" Zhou Hong didn't care at all when Victor rolled his eyes. He shouted excitedly, and then said as if he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I'm here to remind you that the party to celebrate Mike's return is about to begin. You should hurry over."

As soon as these words came out, a trace of disappointment flashed across Victor's face.

He is not in a good condition to attend such a banquet.

Mike clearly sensed Victor's emotional changes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said:

"Victor, you come too."

"But now I..."

"Okay, come here when I tell you to!" Benjamin pretended to be impatient and said, "If it's inconvenient for you to move now, I can just help you move the entire test bench over! Anyway, it's easy for me to dismantle this thing!"

Victor raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:
"But... according to my previous memory, it seemed that you spent almost an hour just to install the chip on the test bench? And that was with the instruction manual."

“Uh! Did you see everything? I thought you had turned off your phone.” Benjamin blushed, but soon stiffened his neck and said, “It was just an accident!”

After saying that, Benjamin and Victor looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Looking at the two of them, Mike smiled and shook his head, pointing to the mechanical arm and nano sword in the corner and said:

"Okay, Victor, stop making excuses and let's go together. As for these two things, you should personally give them to Franklin and Arthur as gifts."

Victor, who was still laughing, froze instantly. He remained silent for a long time before finally whispering:

"OK then."

Upon hearing this, a joyful atmosphere immediately spread throughout the laboratory.

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The banquet in the Masonic Secret Realm was still in the preparation stage, but the banquet in Hogwarts had already begun.

As reinforcements invited by Benjamin to go to the Ministry of Magic to rescue Mike, the Los Santos Group gave them a lot of rewards, including the most practical gold galleons and internship opportunities in the Los Santos Group, as well as a large amount of food and wine.

This allows the students of Hogwarts to finally hold a grand banquet to declare their status as winners!
I am very sorry. I have not visited the author's backstage for a while due to work problems. I just saw the reward from Burning Soldier today, so I have not thanked him or added more chapters. To express my apology, I will add 4000 words today.

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