Daily News: The Prophet of Hogwarts

Chapter 292 Quirrell felt like he was being manipulated.

"The more questions you ask, the better your teaching skills are demonstrated! Don't be discouraged, don't give up. There's always more work to be done!"

Ryan skillfully pulled out an energy potion from his ring and tossed it to Quirrell.

"What is this?"

"I've improved the formula for this energy potion. You could also call it the 'ox and horse potion.'" Ryan lied through his teeth, claiming to have improved the formula, but in reality, he had simply increased the potion's concentration to make its energy-boosting effects even more potent, essentially turning it from a human potion for oxen and horses.

"Is that so? Then I'll try it." Quirrell had no doubts, unscrewed the potion, and gulped down two mouthfuls.

When Quirrell first drank it, he only noticed that the energy potion Ryan had taken out was thicker than the energy potions he had seen on the market.

Two seconds later, he found that the drug was working much faster than normal.

Moreover, the medicine is very effective, instantly filling people with energy.

But this is only just begun to take effect! And he has already finished the entire bottle!

"What have you improved?" he exclaimed in alarm. He estimated that after drinking this potion, he would maintain his energy for up to two days: "Even if my body doesn't rest, my mind will still feel exhausted after downing this bottle!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, resting and sleeping are unnecessary. If you want to achieve something, you have to know how to work hard." Ryan shared his own experience with drugs: "To succeed, you have to know how to work hard. To know how to work hard, you have to sleep less. To sleep less, you have to take drugs. My 'cow and horse potion' comes in two types: one works on the body, and the other works on the mind."

As he spoke, he took out another bottle of potion, this one red in color, containing some mysterious solid components: "An improved version of the Joyful Potion, which I've also renamed the Ox and Horse Potion. Want to try it?"

"What's the use of this?" Quirrell was very cautious as it was his first time trying drugs.

"It can relax the mind." In reality, it is a potion that is three times concentrated. The reason it is only three times concentrated is because Ryan has verified that if the concentration is too high, exceeding ten times the normal concentration, it will cause slight damage to the wizard's mind.

After all, there is no such thing as sealing away in the wizarding world, and a pharmacist with sound values ​​should adhere to their moral principles.

Therefore, after developing this animal medicine, Ryan did not announce it to the public. When revising the classification of potions, he even went to Professor Snape and Professor Slughorn, hoping that they would label one of the herbs in the Potion of Joy as a dangerous substance—this herb was the source of mental damage.

Under normal circumstances, herbs are harmless, but ignoring dosage is simply irresponsible.

Seeing Ryan's confident words, and thinking that he had already drunk one bottle and would not be able to sleep for two days even if he didn't drink this one, Quirrell downed the bottle of red potion in one gulp.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

Quirrell let out a ghostly scream. Once the potion's concentration increased, its effects would change hundreds or even thousands of times. The original Pleasure Potion, when concentrated, would only bring temporary pleasure, but Ryan slightly altered the formula, adding Tranquilizing Herbs.

This modification would give the potion a calming and soothing effect, and a large dose, swallowed in one gulp, would be enough to keep Quirrell feeling mentally refreshed for two days.

However, the fatigue will only be partially relieved by the medication, and the remaining fatigue will be postponed until two days later.

Ryan once took drugs for five or six days in a row while wandering around the restricted section of the library at night. The price he paid was that on the seventh day, he lay in bed for a whole day and night, sleeping like a log, which led his roommates to mistakenly believe that he was wandering around at night every day, which led to his sudden death.

Ryan strained to keep his facial muscles engaged: "Senior Quirrell, what we're about to do is something truly monumental! No one has ever included a Squib in the ranks of wizards before, but we did it! So you absolutely have to hang in there! Let me know if you run out of medicine!"

Quirrell felt as if he had eaten a big, round pancake, but he had no proof.

He felt as if he had boarded a pirate ship, but he couldn't find any evidence, because everyone would think that the dean of the first Magic Gold Wizard Academy would become a great figure who would go down in history, a blessing that many people would rather die for.

The simple wizarding world has no idea what PUA or involution is.

Ryan thus successfully corrupted a grown wizard with lofty ideals.

After convincing Quirrell, Ryan went downstairs and chatted with the magic wizards for a while, taking a lesson on the process of enchanting magic.

"Enchanting is essentially the process of permanently imprinting the effects of a spell onto the object we want to enchant. This requires two basic elements: first, the ability to cast magic; and second, mastering at least one method of imprinting spells. The method of imprinting spells that I've prepared for you is a simplified version of the alchemy ritual."

Ryan chose to use the reverse method of mind control to implant a simplified alchemy ritual matrix diagram into the minds of the students attending the class: "This alchemy matrix diagram can be activated as long as you gather the materials and guide it with a spell."

The alchemical materials were arranged in mid-air to form a large alchemical matrix, making it clearly visible to all the learning wizards.

Even many adult wizards who were serving as temporary professors at the Magician Academy rushed over as soon as they heard that Ryan was giving a lecture there.

Bright silver moonstone, redstone, belly bird feathers—a series of the most common alchemical materials were floated on the nodes of the matrix.

Ryan specially changed to a magic wand he had borrowed from a student. The student's wand was only engraved with three spells: Levitation, Summoning, and Clear Spring.

Therefore, he activated the Clear Spring spell on his wand, using water as a medium to trigger the matrix.

At the same time, the Levitation Charm was cast as the object of imprinting, and the Alchemy Fire instantly ignited with golden light. The surge solidified the effect of the Levitation Charm onto a carpet placed in the center of the Alchemy Matrix.

"This is the manufacturing process of a simple flying carpet, the kind that's normally exported. It has a long lifespan, and its flying effect can last for several years or even more than a decade. A simple flying carpet made by laminating only lasts for a maximum of one year, but fortunately, it's more cost-effective."

Ryan showed the flying carpet to everyone.

Everyone was amazed. Even the cheapest flying carpet costs more than 100 Galleons, but to craft an enchanted flying carpet, the materials cost a whopping six Sickles.

They also knew that even if Ryan personally used the enchantment, the flying carpet could only have a one-year effect. If they wanted to craft such an item, the effect would likely be shorter, perhaps only a few months.

Even so, it's still much more cost-effective than spending a lot of Galleons.

Especially after they learn this skill, they become the creators, and as long as the Ministry of Magic doesn't interfere, they can gain a completely new source of income!

The magic wizards were excited, seeing a glimmer of hope for wealth and prosperity.

It's not limited to just flying carpets. Any spell can be imprinted and turned into disposable weapons, scrolls, or talismans!