Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 230 Is a Belief the Magic?

To Murphy's surprise, Qin Yeli arrived in Bryansk without any trouble, as if the Soviet magical world had not discovered anything.

Soon after, Soviet official media reported on the earthquake and forest fire in the Bryansk forest, stating that the railway to Bryansk needed repairs, but made no mention of Qinyeli's special train.

These reports were quickly overshadowed by other things, and the "accident" in the Bryansk forest was immediately forgotten.

Murphy instinctively sensed that there must be some hidden reason behind this, but the magical community in the Soviet Union was extremely restrained, leaving him completely baffled.

However, it was ultimately a good thing. He handed over the affairs of the Su Kingdom to Little Barty and the others again, and went to the Magic Research Institute first.

He first had a physical examination, and as expected, the transformation during the battle had worsened his physical condition. Several small primary cysts were found in his abdomen, arms, and chest. However, the doctor only recommended conservative radiotherapy, which would cause less damage to his body.

"CAR-T therapy is no longer suitable for you. Most of the lymphocytes extracted from your blood are already close to their division limit, and it will be difficult to find enough T cells to clone. If we force it, it will be equivalent to prematurely depleting the last remaining active part of your immune system... Once most of your immune cells reach their lifespan limit, your immune system will collapse directly, and the consequences will be even more serious."

Murphy was prepared for this and ultimately accepted the advice.

Is Avada Kedavra powerful enough to scatter ancestral graves with a single shot?

It was earned by risking my life.

The enormous negative effects brought about by the rapid increase in strength were not something he actively chose, but it could be said to be a result of his personality.

He has nothing to regret; if given the chance, he would probably do the same thing again.

After a brief treatment, Murphy met with Rahim Selwyn, the current head of the Auror office.

"How's the Gringotts robbery going?" Murphy asked.

"This... we're still looking for clues." Rahim was a little confused as to why his master was so concerned about this case. However, he had put in a lot of effort to work on the case in order to cooperate with Murphy, but apart from knowing that the vault belonged to Dumbledore, he didn't have any more leads.

Since Dumbledore was unwilling to reveal what was in his vault, they really had no way of getting the information out of him.

"Alright, I'll give you a lead," Murphy said. "The item that was almost lost from the vault belongs to Nicolas Flamel. He's probably gone into hiding for some reason, and I need you to find him. Do this as discreetly as possible, but don't be afraid to get caught. Just investigate under the guise of a crime investigation."

It's too dangerous to place all his hopes on the Philosopher's Stone. What he needs anyway is the elixir of immortality. If he can find Nicolas Flamel, getting the elixir from him will be just as good.

Besides, switching to the vampire or Horcrux route is something I should seriously consider. Although both of these routes have significant side effects, they are better than dying.

As for the Philosopher's Stone, Murphy suddenly had an idea.

Why can't we just ask Dumbledore for a loan?

As soon as the thought popped into his head, Murphy realized that he was getting a little carried away.

Perhaps it was because of his battle with Alexei that Murphy gained a more comprehensive understanding of his own strength, and he suddenly realized that he was not afraid of Dumbledore.

No matter how strong Dumbledore is, in the original story, a single ordinary Avada Kedavra spell could take him down.

Why can't my Star Destroyer be used?

Even if the illness worsens again after the transformation, as long as Dumbledore is killed and the Philosopher's Stone is stolen, there will be as many elixirs of immortality as there are.

Although Murphy had a general feeling that he should be very strong right after the transformation, and maybe even able to fight Dumbledore.

But only after he had truly verified his own strength did he gain a real sense of confidence.

If all else fails, we can just flip the table.

Previously, he worried that speaking directly would expose his purpose, arouse more suspicion, and cause unnecessary trouble in obtaining the magic stone.

But now that I think about it, from the moment I entered the school, Dumbledore couldn't possibly not have suspected my motives.

I had long suspected him.

Whether I bring it up or not makes no difference.

Since he can already bear the worst consequences, why should he be so cautious and not even dare to ask a question?

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After resting for a few days, Murphy returned to Hogwarts.

He had only been gone for less than a week, and since he hadn't missed any classes, no one questioned him about where he had gone.

Upon returning, he first completed the paper entitled "Some Arguments on the Guiding Role of the Mind World in Magic," which he submitted to the wizarding academic journal, "Magic Weekly."

Contrary to his expectations that the article would generate a huge response, it was rejected outright.

Editor's comment: "Nonsense, utterly nonsensical, lacking even the most basic understanding of the fundamental principles of magic, completely worthless. I don't want to see this garbage again."

Murphy was so angry that he almost called Barty Crouch to have the Magic Weekly magazine office burned down.

Finally, I managed to suppress my anger and looked up some past issues of the weekly magazine. I found that most of the articles were similar to things like "Several uses of the incisor growth charm for treating tooth decay" and "A feasible analysis of the dancing charm for solving the problem of wizards being single." After reading several magazines, the only one that could be considered academic was a study on the habits of the golden thief.

What is all this?

Isn't there anyone in the magical world who is curious about the nature of magic?

"I've heard that taking a walk after a meal helps with digestion, and I happen to have some questions about magic that I'd like to ask you."

One day at lunchtime, Murphy ran into the rarely seen headmaster and invited him to take a walk by the lake.

Dumbledore is indeed very busy. He also holds the position of "President of the International Wizarding Federation," which means he seems to have to handle a lot of international wizarding affairs and is constantly flying around to different places.

He was quite surprised by Murphy's sudden invitation, as the two had not spoken privately since their last conversation about the Sorting System.

But he readily agreed nonetheless.

It's already December, and the air is quite cold, but thankfully the weather is sunny and the sun feels warm on my face.

The two walked for a while by the black lake, which had begun to freeze over, chatting about recent teaching progress, changes in the students, and so on.

"Professor, what are the fundamental principles of magic?" Murphy asked.

"Hmm, that's a very profound question..." Dumbledore pondered for a moment. "I don't know of any fundamental principles of magic, nor have I seen any research suggesting their existence. In fact, our magic really does seem omnipotent, doesn't it?"

"But if I had to say, perhaps it would be to believe."

"As long as you believe in it, sincerely and without reservation, magic will always bring you miracles."

"Believe?" Murphy asked, taken aback.

Isn't this your own "spiritual path"?

He handed over his paper, saying, "These are some of my recent thoughts on the nature of magic, and I would like to ask you to take a look."

"Oh?" Dumbledore was somewhat surprised, but he still took the paper and began to read it carefully.

After a while, he raised his head. "Fantastic, brilliant! This paper is incredibly creative; it could even systematize much of our magic, instead of leaving it as a chaotic mess."

"Amazing! I should recommend this to Magic Weekly! They should award you a Merlin Medal."

Murphy looked at Dumbledore. "Actually, I submitted it, and they replied that the paper was worthless and rubbish."

(End of this chapter)