Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 125 The Madness of May

The conversation with Dumbledore went very smoothly.

Following Li Wei's line of thought, he immediately discussed with Li Wei how to encrypt the alchemical pistol as a whole.

Not only the core formation inside, but also the principles of the magic circuits within it—after discussion, they decided to use a somewhat extreme method.

The magic circuits and arrays are alchemically encrypted using a rare magical material. If any wizard attempts to uncover the secrets within, the entire alchemical pistol will initiate a self-destruct sequence.

Li Wei didn't know what Dumbledore had foreseen, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to discuss alchemy with Dumbledore, Levi also asked him some questions—after his previous conversation with Helena, he felt that his understanding of alchemy was somewhat flawed.

It's too materialistic and lacks consideration for the magical aspect.

"With your current magical skill and understanding of the soul, the effects you can achieve are far beyond your imagination."

Dumbledore then began to examine the alchemical pistol that Levy had made.

"This must be your first attempt at alchemy in many years? While the idea is brilliant, the technique is rather mediocre."

His tone was unusually blunt.

“Even an object created by a student who doesn’t know alchemy but simply uses their mind is more vibrant than your work.”

Li Wei understood Dumbledore's meaning—he hadn't incorporated his own ideas when creating the alchemical pistol.

Therefore, this work is merely a rigid object, completely inconsistent with the aesthetics of alchemy.

The works of a true alchemy master are always imbued with his strong personal will and possess effects beyond imagination.

For example, the Ravenclaw crown, or the Gryffindor sword.

Levi remembered that Hermione had made a little gadget before Christmas and even asked him for advice. Even the notebook she used to remind Harry to study had her own unique mark—and she knew absolutely nothing about alchemy.

"So—we need to view alchemy through the lens of magic? It's not just about creating a magical item, but about infusing it with our own will?"

Li Wei then took out the main unit of the problem-solving guide and handed it to Dumbledore.

"And this one?"

The other party took it, examined it carefully for a while, and nodded.

“I can see your progress and thinking in these two items—your ideas are evolving rapidly—this item seems to have undergone secondary modification?”

Li Wei nodded and shared all his thoughts on the production process.

"Just like I said before—at your current level, you don't even need to expend much effort to produce extremely powerful effects."

He handed the book to Li Wei and commented:
“Even by my strict standards, this is a mature alchemical artifact—because it has incorporated the master’s ideas.”

"But I think there was a coincidence in the creation of this item—I did imbue it with intelligence at the time, but I didn't have a clear goal in mind—"

Li Wei paused at this point.

The question he wanted to ask Dumbledore had already been answered by himself during the process of asking the question.

Therefore, he had no more questions.

Perhaps this is one of the meanings of communication.

"I understand."

Dumbledore nodded, and seeing that the matter was settled, he rose to take his leave. It seemed that quite a few interesting things had happened at the school while he was away, and he planned to take some time to find out more.

In early May, a truly explosive piece of news swept through Hogwarts, causing a huge stir.

Not only the young wizards, but even the professors were amazed.

Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Levi obtained a legendary item and offered it as a "bounty" for his students.

The legendary Ravenclaw crown, said to bestow wisdom upon humankind!

Now, it is displayed in the center of the main entrance of the hall, so that every wizard who passes by can see it.

Furthermore, Li Wei announced that at the end of the semester, the top student in theory and the top student in practice in each grade would be able to experience the crown!
He also gave the fourth graders an extra "favor"—the first group in each class to learn the formation could also experience the crown.

This news was like a depth charge, completely devastating Hogwarts.

This May is destined to be a crazy January.

Many students immediately set goals for themselves—to become the top student in their grade in theory and to spend countless hours in the library, not leaving until lights out every day—there were even rumors that some students would secretly study under their blankets with fluorescent lights after lights out.

After this news spread, all the young wizards expressed strong condemnation and contempt!
But later that night, not only were every Ravenclaw dormitory filled with fluorescent lights, but the other three houses also saw countless instances of lights being turned on in the middle of the night.

Hermione—are you alright?

Ron looked worriedly at Hermione, whose dark circles were so thick she looked like a panda.

"Why do you ask that? I'm perfectly fine!"

Hermione didn't even look up, her eyes fixed on the practice book in her hand, frantically working through the problems, her mouth unconsciously chewing like a hamster that had fallen asleep while eating.

"What is this? Is it a torture device you made for yourself?"

Ron watched as she produced a series of questions for people to answer, something like a book. He felt a mixture of curiosity and disgust—he had also been trying to do his best during this time.

However, he could neither theoretically beat Hermione nor surpass Harry in actual combat, so he was already somewhat desperate—since he couldn't learn it anyway, he might as well just take it slow at his own pace.

As far as Ron knew, there were quite a few people who openly shared his thoughts—but he didn't know what they thought in private.

“Harry, why don’t you try to talk to her? I think she’s really gone a bit crazy.”

Ron thought of his good brother Harry and was about to say something when he saw that Harry had already stood up straight.

"Harry—where are you going?"

“I’ve made eye contact with someone—I’ll go down the hallway and save me a seat.”

Harry checked the wand at his waist, then walked straight out, ignoring the half-eaten meal.

"Dude, this is the auditorium—!"

Harry didn't respond to him.

Ever since the news of the crown spread, the practical faction has been no longer satisfied with dueling only in the corridors—anytime, anywhere, as long as two wizards want to duel, as long as they make eye contact, they will tacitly find another place to fight.

Moreover, they no longer bother to cause trouble—if they were put in solitary confinement, they would be the ones wasting their time.

Clearly, Li Wei underestimated the allure of the crown to others.

The young wizards went mad from the very first day he displayed the crown.

(End of this chapter)