The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

The first attempt, unsurprisingly, failed.

Rizz wiped the rain off his face, not in a hurry to start a second time.

He stood there for a moment, pondering, and adjusted his breathing rhythm.

For the next hour, Ryze tried again and again, only to fail again and again.

It is indeed not an easy thing to think in that almost instinctive state.

Ronan and Ferranze stood quietly to the side, neither urging the young wizard nor urging him on. They simply observed him patiently.

They all wanted to know if Ryze could master the basics of astrology tonight.

The rain was getting heavier, and Ryze was completely soaked.

Finally, after more than an hour, Ryze seemed to have found his rhythm.

He no longer tried to "suppress" his thoughts, but instead tried to use his mind to follow his instincts.

At first, he found it difficult to do this, but as his breathing slowed, his thoughts gradually became blurred.

The cold rain was no longer a disturbance, but rather a guide.

The next moment, Ryze's gaze froze completely.

In his perception, the world around him began to undergo a wondrous reorganization, and the trajectory of the falling raindrops became slow and clear.

He looked up, and although the sky was still covered with dark clouds, he could still "see" the starlight above the clouds, and these lights gradually became clearer in his eyes.

“I see it, it’s over there,” Rizz pointed to a corner of the sky where the moon, obscured by dark clouds, was located.

“He did it,” Ronan said softly, a hint of surprise in his voice. “In a conscious state, he found his rhythm and incorporated his own thoughts.”

Ferranze nodded slightly, his eyes full of approval.

Although it only lasted half a minute before Ryze couldn't maintain that state and had to come out, his mind had already remembered the feeling while he was still conscious.

Moreover, after exiting that state, Ryze did not feel as tired as before; on the contrary, he felt his mind was still very clear.

The rapid thinking that had kept his mind racing for a moment briefly achieved a wonderful synchronization with the rhythm of the world. Instead of affecting his perception of the world, it helped him to process the information he was receiving more quickly.

It was only because the information was too overwhelming that he found it difficult to adapt to this somewhat unique feeling, which is why he withdrew from that wondrous state.

“Excellent, Ryze,” Ferranze stepped forward. “You successfully thought in that state, and although it was short, you have indeed made your way into astrology.”

"From now on, you will no longer be limited to simply gazing at the stars; you will also be qualified to understand the language of the world."

With Ference's approval, Ryze's special crow mission was finally completed with four hours left before the end of the month, bringing his total crow collection for the quarter to 76.

Ronan also came over. His attitude wasn't as direct as Ferran's, but he still nodded slightly to Ryze: "You've accomplished in just three nights what would take us centaurs half a year. I hope you won't waste your talent in the future."

Rizzo looked at Ronan.

Ronan said softly, "The celestial phenomena are very chaotic right now, and shadows are growing behind the clouds... With your talent, if you can maintain this focus, perhaps you can find the root of the world's changes sooner than we can, and see those things that are destined to be..."

“Ronan, you’re too impatient,” Ferranze interrupted him, walking over to Ryze and gently patting him on the shoulder.

"He's only eleven years old. In the human world, he's still just a child, like a young pony in our tribe that hasn't learned to run yet... Those heavy topics are still too far away for him."

Ferrenze didn't let Ronan continue, but looked at Reiz and smiled gently: "Don't worry about it, Ronan is always so serious. Just take it one step at your own pace, Reiz... Astrology is to help you see the path under your feet, not to make you carry the entire sky."

Chapter 176: You Can't Touch It

Ronan and Feralas belonged to a more moderate faction within the centaur tribe, a fact Rizzo had heard from Hagrid.

Even Bane, who was somewhat rude in trying to see through Ryze's fate when he first saw him, actually belonged to this faction. After all, they at least managed to maintain the principle of not actively harming the wizard pony.

According to Hagrid, the centaurs in the tribe who were opposed to humans even tried to attack Dumbledore, who had just become the principal and was visiting the centaur tribe.

Of course, the attacks of those hardline centaurs were stopped by the other centaurs, but this also shows the terrible relationship between centaurs and humans.

Now, centaurs who dislike humans are usually assigned to patrol the other side of the Forbidden Forest to prevent them from encountering Hogwarts students there.

Of course, these moderates can't be called very moderate either. For example, although Bane can exchange a few words with Hagrid, his tone of voice isn't very pleasant, and his words are full of arrogance towards wizards.

Ronan didn't really trust humans either; he just spoke in a nicer tone.

Ryze could also sense that Ronan had extended the invitation to him simply out of appreciation for his talent, recognizing his extraordinary divination abilities that surpassed those of centaurs.

Now that his talent has been revealed, Ronan naturally wants him to continue on this "right path".

In comparison, Feralz was indeed the most special one among the centaurs. Ryze could sense that Feralz treated centaurs and humans equally, and it was thanks to Feralz's help yesterday that he was able to grasp the trick so quickly.

Now, Fernando is also taking the initiative to interrupt Ronan and let him proceed at his own pace.

Ryze felt the warmth of the thick hand on his shoulder, and looking at Ferencer, who was negotiating with Ronan in front of him, he also bowed to the two centaurs.

"I will not waste this talent, and I am very grateful for your guidance."

Ryze didn't say anything more. After all, breaking through destiny was too absurd for centaurs, and saying it would only have the opposite effect.

After carefully observing Ferran and Ryze for a while, Ronan nodded slightly: "Indeed, I was too hasty. Restoring order to the starry sky is not something that can be accomplished in a short time."

He looked at Ryze, his tone softening, and began to give instructions on things to pay attention to after getting started with astrology.

“It’s still early tonight,” Ronan pointed to the sky. “Now that you’ve found that feeling, try to maintain it and capture as much useful information as possible in that state.”

That concludes this topic.

Over the next few hours, under the guidance of the two centaurs, Rizzi repeatedly entered that ethereal state and observed the corresponding things as they instructed.

This kind of practice is not easy, but Ryze is indeed growing rapidly through these practices.

Ferencer didn't stop the practice until 11:30 p.m.

When Rizzi left the Forbidden Forest and returned to Ravenclaw Tower, it was almost dawn.

Rizzi rested in the deserted common room, waiting for the settlement.

As the clock struck twelve, the settlement screen flashed through his mind, and Ryze still chose the Prismatic Talent.

Then, three prisms of light appeared before his eyes for the first time in a long time.

[Draw your sword: Your swordsmanship talent increases, you acquire a mysterious sword, and you receive attribute boosts while wielding the sword.]

[Cerberus: Gain the keystone runes of Blades and Assault, and you can now summon a Cerberus to fight for you.]

[You Can't Touch It: When you are in mortal danger, you are immune to all damage for 2 seconds]

Looking at the three Prismatic Talents before him, Ryze couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Another day without curse runes.

It seems that the time for him to become the King of Curses will have to be delayed for a while longer.

The three prismatic runes in front of him were completely useless against Liangjian.

Although Liangjian added a lot of attributes and even gave him a killing sword, not to mention that he now has a hard time stacking the killing sword's effects, the attack power bonus of this talent is completely wasted.

We can't just let him give up magic and switch to swordsmanship now.

The second Cerberus is better.

Both Blade Flurry and Power Attack directly enhance his combat power, giving him extremely high burst damage at the beginning of a battle. After Power Attack is triggered, the subsequent damage will not be low either.

He can even summon a three-headed dog from Hell to fight under his command. Even Snape couldn't withstand his attacks when he was careless. This is the strength of a level XXXXX creature.

However, after thinking for a moment, Ryze turned his attention to the third option.

You can't touch it.

This talent offers no offensive bonuses or powerful summons.

It has only one effect: providing 2 seconds of damage immunity.

Ryze's gaze lingered on the rune for a long time.

In the Wizarding World, the most intractable threat is none other than the Avada Kedavra curse.

Other spells can be countered by counter-spells, and if someone is affected, there is still time to treat them.

It cannot be countered by any defensive spell, and anyone who is hit by it will die instantly.

Although powerful wizards could find ways to use other pre-prepared creatures to help defend themselves, the threat of Avada Kedavra in a sudden ambush was simply too great.

With this 2-second immunity, even if the Death Curse hits him head-on, it won't take his life.

This is also why Ryze hesitated before facing the spirit magic and the mad scientist.

The Yods are virtually immortal, so Avada Kedavra would likely only return them to their spawn point, rather than actually killing them.

If it had been easier to obtain Yordle form, Ryze might have chosen monster magic.

Now, the more direct protective rune, "You Can't Touch It," appeared in front of him.

Although it only lasts for 2 seconds, Ryze examined it carefully and found that the rune is passively triggered, requiring only one day to recharge after being triggered once.

It's equivalent to being invincible once a day.

Even those sneak attacks that even Ai Li didn't have time to react to gave him two seconds to react.

Two seconds is enough to change a lot of the battle situation.

"In terms of protection, there probably isn't a better capability than this, right?"

Ryze pondered this.

The attack can be carried out slowly, but he only has one life.

So he reached out and pointed to the prismatic light that represented "you can't touch it".

Chapter 177: The Unicorn's Fate

Time flies.

A month had passed when the weather at Hogwarts began to warm up and the curse within Rhett began to subside.

Apart from Quirrell's complexion getting worse, Reese's life at Hogwarts hasn't changed much in the past month.

It's clear that Quirrell is about to give up and go hunting unicorns in the Forbidden Forest.

Late Saturday night, Ritz, as usual, avoided everyone's attention and entered the Forbidden Forest.

This was an agreement he made with Ferrenze after he had mastered the basics of astrology: to travel to the vicinity of the centaur territory once a week to learn the subsequent aspects of astrology from Ferrenze.

The location was no longer limited to the observatory. After all, with the arrival of spring, other young ponies began to appear around the observatory to train. In order to avoid conflicts between those young ponies and Ritz, Ritz, who had already entered the path, naturally had to go to other places to train.

Fortunately, the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts is large enough, and there are many suitable places for stargazing outside the centaur settlement, so Rhett has not encountered any other centaurs in the Forbidden Forest so far.

During a break in practice, Ryze looked at the dark woods in the distance and suddenly said, "Ferencer, the one in the castle is probably nearing his limit."

Looking up at the starry sky, Ference lowered his head and looked at Ryze.

"You mean the person parasitized by the shadow?"

There isn't much to hide between two excellent fortune tellers.

Although astrology primarily observes overall changes in the world, it can also sense where these changes will first occur.

They had long foreseen the dangers that would befall the Forbidden Forest, which is why they began setting up multiple traps around the centaur tribe starting in the latter half of last year, in order to prevent the "shadow in the castle" from affecting the centaur's survival.

Over the past month, Ryze and Frenzer have talked a lot about divination.

They had naturally discussed the possibility of Voldemort, barely clinging to life, returning to Hogwarts by inhabiting someone's body.

All of this was part of Dumbledore's test of Harry's love magic and the connection between Harry and Voldemort, which they both discussed.

However, the centaur didn't quite understand the man's identity.

To the centaurs, it was nothing more than a decaying shadow. They could feel the Forbidden Forest trembling at the approach of that being, but they could not pinpoint its exact face.

Unlike Rizz, he has to spend two class periods a week in close proximity to Quirrell.

In that classroom filled with the smell of garlic, Reese could clearly feel Quirrell's life force rapidly slipping away.

If no supplies are replenished, Quirrell probably won't last more than a month.

“He’s about to make his move. To survive, he’ll definitely target those innocent lives,” Ryze said softly. “And it will happen in the next few days.”

Ferrenze stared silently into the distance.

Then he sighed softly.

"The stars have already indicated that pure souls will be tainted by the shadows; it is an inevitable sacrifice."

Even if Quirrell didn't drink the blood of unicorns, he would still seek out more ways to prolong his own life.

If you try to stop him at this point, Quirrell, who has gone mad, will only cause more trouble and might even harm the students in the castle.