Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 172: Level up!

Before going to find Lockhart, Ted had one very important thing to do.

That's an upgrade!
"Hermione, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to get something from the dormitory. I'll be back soon."

Hermione nodded, and Ted walked out of the main tower quickly...

Ted has accumulated a lot of experience and could have leveled up long ago.

But he never upgraded, and although he often used the excuse of "let's wait and see, there will be a lot of alien knowledge to learn next month" to convince himself, he knew that it was not the case.

The reason why he didn't choose to upgrade his profession or increase the level of spells when he gained experience, but instead kept hoarding them, was because he was afraid.

That's right, fear.

Although experience is rare, it is easier to come by than studying magic day after day.

The power that comes so easily seems too frivolous.

Last summer he upgraded his psychic level directly to level 4, which made it impossible for him to control his surging psychic energy, so he started to worry.

Worrying whether I can really control this easily gained power.

As a psychic, it is normal for him to have such thoughts.

Eastern philosophy always emphasizes the state of mind, believing that the state of mind must be able to control power, otherwise it will eventually get out of control.

Ted has always been worried about this, worried that the feeling of increased power with a thought would make him addicted and he would not be able to distinguish between true strength and weakness.

That feeling of being invincible, maybe I will take it seriously...

So in the past year, he has been deliberately ignoring upgrades, honing his magic bit by bit, strengthening his control over magic power and mastery of magic, transforming spells from Azeroth and the DND world, and delving into alchemy.

He deliberately slowed himself down.

But now, strength is needed.

He was about to face the half-resurrected young versions of Voldemort and the Basilisk, so he couldn't be careless.

This is not like last year, when Dumbledore had written the script and there was a backup plan.

This year's game is for real and we must go all out.

In fact, during the holidays, Ted struggled for several days about whether to intervene in this battle.

If you want to take shortcuts, there are actually many ways to deal with the diary and the basilisk.

The easiest way is to find a way to reveal it to Professor McGonagall.

Even if Dumbledore had doubts about him, Professor McGonagall definitely trusted him.

But after thinking it over again and again, Ted asked himself - can he keep avoiding it?
The answer is – No!
Voldemort will definitely be resurrected. He has so many Horcruxes that no one can kill them all unless he is resurrected. He will be resurrected one day, and there will be a final battle.

Moreover, the bugbear that I encountered at the end of the holiday causing chaos in Diagon Alley also reminded me that the world has changed!
These changes may not be any safer than Voldemort.

When fighting is unavoidable, running away is not an option.

In the end, Ted convinced himself that he had to fight and win with all his might!

Because this is just the beginning...just treat it as a test!

Now, strength is needed.

Ted focused on the fact that there were 34854 experience points in his experience pool.

Thanks to that group of eight-eyed spiders. It feels like there are still dozens of them. Why don’t I find a chance to get some more?
To upgrade the wizard profession to level 5, 15000 experience points are needed, and to upgrade to level 6, 21000 experience points are needed. After the reduction by the talent [God of Learning (Purple)], the total experience points is 32400.

Finding an empty bathroom, Ted hid in a cubicle.

"Upgrade the wizard profession!"

"Upgrade the wizard profession!"

The experience in the experience pool was consumed like water, and Ted's wizard profession was upgraded twice to level 6.

Gained 2 attribute points and 2 skill points. +1 agility to make up for the shortcomings. Now the agility is 5 points, which is equivalent to the nerve reflex speed of an adult male, so it won't be a drag.

+1 Spirit, continue to strengthen the advantage, the spirit reaches 15 points, three times that of ordinary people and about twice that of normal wizards.

Strengthening spiritual attributes can strengthen control over magic and increase the power of spells.

+1 level magic power, Ted's magic power surged again, even spraying out from his body, blowing up the entire compartment in an instant.

His whole body floated in the air, and the azure light kept flickering, which lasted for more than ten seconds before gradually subsiding.

The naked magic power is level 6, and with the blessing of the magic wand and the pseudo-philosopher's stone, it has reached level 9!
In other words, in terms of magical power, he has reached the same level as Snape.

Snape's magical power is the highest among the headmasters. In the school, or in the whole of Great Britain, no one is better than him except Dumbledore.

This may not only be due to his noble bloodline, but also because he used black magic and potions to strengthen himself when he was young. This is why he reached the peak of magic power before the age of forty.

And now, Ted is not even in the third grade yet, but with the help of the system and equipment, he has reached it.

Ted could feel that the power of the magic wand had reached its limit.

As his magic power continued to increase, the magic wand's blessing would disappear. Its level could no longer enhance Ted.

The fake Philosopher's Stone can still continue to strengthen for a while...

What Ted didn't expect was that the naked magic level reached level 6, which actually increased the magic resistance by 1 level!
It's now magic resistance level 3!

He had tried it last year. If Jerry, who had magic power level 2, spell level 2 and magic level 2, used the barrier spell on himself, he would be able to take it and be immune to the magic effect.

Although it may not be successful every time, if you can survive seven or eight times out of ten, the chance is already very high.

However, if Hermione, who is stronger and has a higher magic level, comes, she will be completely unable to stop it, and at most the effect can be reduced.

Now that Ted's magic resistance has reached level 3, can he block level 3 magic?
I will study this later...

Another skill is that Ted upgraded his spells. The spells are level 5 without any equipment, and level 6 with the blessing of the magic wand.

Although he couldn't compare with masters like Professor Flitwick, even among the elite Aurors, there were not many who could reach level 6 spells.

Previously, because the spell learning level was only 4, the magic was limited, and the level of each magic was basically no higher than 4 (the spells blessed by the wand +1, only the spell effect is counted). Now you can improve quickly again.

But what I didn’t expect was that the level 5 spell also had extra benefits.

Ted has a new skill, magic penetration level 1!
This attribute corresponds to magic resistance, which means that your magic can ignore level 1 magic resistance.

In other words, if the magic resistance is level 5 and your own magic is also level 5, there is a high probability that the opponent will be able to withstand it.

But now with level 1 magic penetration, the opponent in front of me is equivalent to level 4 magic resistance, and I can’t resist it at all!
This attribute is so important!

After all, many magical creatures in the magic world have ridiculously high magic resistance...

Ted looked at his experience pool and magic, and used up the last 2400 experience points. He upgraded his Eye Disease Curse and Divine Sharpness to level 5.

The Eye Disease Spell is pretty good. If Ted has enough time, he can practice it himself.

But the Shadowless Divine Strike is an advanced magic, and it is really difficult to upgrade.

Now Ted has to cast the spell with all his strength four or five times at the target to increase his proficiency by 1 point. A conservative estimate is that he needs to cast the spell three thousand times to level up!
This is not like playing a game where you just keep your hand on a button and keep pressing it. He used all his strength to release the Shadowless Divine Strike, but after a dozen or twenty times, Ted felt his energy was scattered and his temples were aching.

As expected of high-level black magic, this thing is too much of a burden!
These two spells will be the main means of output in the next battle. The level is too low, and Ted is worried that it will not have enough effect on the basilisk.

Now you have to use experience points to upgrade.

Fortunately, the talent [Student Master (Purple)] also has the effect of -20% of the experience points required for magic upgrades. Otherwise, it would not be enough.

Very good, all the experience accumulated for half a year has been wasted. When the wind blows away the eggshell, the money is gone and the people are at peace.

Ted waved his hand and cast a wandless and silent repair spell. The debris and bricks on the ground automatically flew back to their original positions, repairing the damage to the bathroom cubicle. The scene was quite spectacular~
He straightened his clothes, walked out quietly, and found Hermione.

"Ted, you back?"

"Well, let's go find Lockhart."

(End of this chapter)