Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 323 A Message

"Holy Mother..." Dumbledore frowned.

He was certainly not completely ignorant of this name.

He still has many people in the British wizarding community who can pass on information to him, including rumors of Muggle-born wizards witnessing "miracles." Similar rumors also circulate within the Magical Congress of the United States.

According to information from the Muggle community, this phenomenon is more common in the British and American Muggle world.

There are even rumors that the Soviet Union was the first place where this phenomenon occurred.

Although they were not entirely clear about the truth of the "Our Lady" incident, he and the other wizards realized that the "Our Lady" seemed to be Murphy's enemy.

It uses its followers to surround and suppress Murphy from all sides, and some of its strategies even coincide with Dumbledore's plan.

In dealing with Murphy, the other party seems to be an ally.

Colors gradually began to appear in the blank frame, as if countless stars were rushing from a very distant place, shattering on the canvas and filling it into a picture.

It was an image of the Virgin Mary, depicting a woman with downcast eyes and outstretched hands.

She didn't look at anyone, but rather seemed to be gazing at all living beings equally.

"Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald..." The statue of the Virgin Mary did not move, but her voice reached their ears, "I know your wishes. I will provide you with a message."

Grindelwald drew his wand. "Playing tricks? If you want to help, you'd better show yourself!"

"That cannot be accomplished," the Holy Mother said, her voice echoing through the ice walls, carrying a detached majesty. "Remember this message, and you will get what you desire."

"Bobek Island, Old Hale Rock White Cliffs. Murphy Darkholm will appear at Old Hale Rock White Cliffs within two days."

"How do you know?" Dumbledore questioned. "Who are you?"

"I am no one," the Virgin Mary said, and the colors on the frame quickly faded away; she was gone.

The cultist wearing the thorns on his head covered the picture frame with the black cloth again, then turned and left. He walked barefoot on the rough rocks in the mountains, his soles were cut in many places, but he seemed not to notice.

"Who is this guy?" Grindelwald, unaware of what was happening outside, asked, "Do you know him?"

"I've heard of it, but I don't know how it happened. However, I think its appearance must be related to that secret."

"I sensed something different...it seems..." Grindelwald said uncertainly.

Dumbledore nodded. "Its power level is very high, but the power itself isn't particularly strong. It's that cultist who's rather unusual..."

The cultist gave him a very dangerous aura, but he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

"It just said Murphy will go to Bourbek Island, is that believable?"

"I can't think of any reason why it would deceive us," Dumbledore said.

"Perfect timing. I was just about to ask you how to find Murphy, now that saves me the trouble," Grindelwald said. "Want to go?"

"You've just regained your magic, you'd better rest for a while..." Dumbledore said.

"Rest? No, I've rested long enough, Albus."

Soon, everyone had left, and on a tree branch in the distant mountains, a few crows spread their wings and flew away.

……

The Magic Research Institute.

Although the Soviet national laboratory is under construction and other laboratories in the UK have also begun to advance, the Magic Research Institute is still Murphy's magic research center, and he still comes here often.

"Professor, I have some ideas about transferring Horcruxes." Outside the library, Lucas found Murphy.

She was wearing a neutral white shirt and jeans, but thanks to her figure, she exuded a more urban woman vibe.

Tell me about it.

“I’m a bit special,” Lucas said. “In the process of creating the diary, Voldemort used many memory-weaving spells. These spells are similar to those used on those portraits.”

"After the diary was made into a Horcrux, these spells and the woven memories surrounded Voldemort's soul, and I was born. Therefore, compared to other Horcruxes, I have memories, the ability to think, and even emotions and logic, which are characteristics that other Horcruxes that only have fragments of the soul do not have."

"Normally, once a soul fragment is attached to a Horcrux, the Horcrux becomes like my body. Separating the two is like killing me. Ordinary methods cannot transfer them."

"But what if I were to create a Horcrux?" Lucas asked.

"If I kill someone using the method of making Horcruxes, and then use a spell to extract myself from the diary, and attach the fragment of my soul, which is my core, to other objects as the split-off part, I should be able to complete the transfer of my soul."

Murphy frowned; it sounded like he was exploiting a bug.

Are you sure it's safe to do this?

Lucas shook his head. "I'm not sure. But I understand Horcruxes better than before. I've discovered that making a Horcrux requires killing someone, so that the other person's soul can be used as a weapon to smash and cut one's own soul. If the method of 'smashing' is controlled well, perhaps the soul can be expelled entirely from the 'body' without being smashed or cut apart... Perhaps this is why some people fail to make Horcruxes—their souls are not prepared to be divided, and are either smashed or expelled from the body... Then, naturally, they die."

"Let's do more experiments," Murphy said. "I don't want you to die so easily."

"But...the experiment might kill people..." Lucas hesitated.

"Just kill those who deserve to die," Murphy said, without much qualms about it.

He has many enemies now, and it wouldn't be difficult to find some who deserve to die among them.

……

After leaving the library, Murphy found the project team responsible for the design and construction of "Magic Radar".

"The materials are almost ready. The fairies are a bit lazy, so production has decreased recently, but we should be able to gather all the materials within a month at the latest," said Bernard Manning, the project leader and radar expert.

"What about energy?" Murphy asked.

Radar naturally requires magic to emit magical fluctuations.

"For now, we still have to rely on manpower," Bernard said. "We've designed an energy array that allows two hundred wizards to transmit magic simultaneously. We'll use a magic modulator to uniformly tune and convert everyone's magic. However, there's a problem..."

"A wizard's magic is dynamic, and its frequency needs to be adjusted in real time. Purely mechanical methods of frequency adjustment have very poor precision, and sophisticated equipment such as computers cannot be used in such a magical environment..."

Murphy frowned. "So, we need a magic computer..."

Things seem to have come full circle again. The purpose of building the magic radar was to find the primordial substance in order to create the magic stone. The purpose of creating the magic stone was to generate stable magic power, which was then used to produce magic materials with stable performance. These magic materials were the prerequisite for the magic computer.

In other words, the magic computer needs the magic radar, but the magic radar also needs the magic computer...

However, there are temporary alternatives, such as using Murphy as a human-shaped magical computer to perform large-scale calculations and frequency adjustments using the mind network.

Alternatively, Lucas could have completed the Horcrux transfer technology and moved her physical body to a computer device.

Precision equipment may malfunction due to the "magical potential amplification effect," but magic will not damage the wizard's cellular processes and structure. This is because the wizard's consciousness governs the magic within their body, preventing it from destroying itself.

If Lucas were to move to some server or similar platform, he might be able to bypass the "stable magical materials" step and become a magical computer with artificial intelligence.

In any case, this issue can be addressed after the radar is built; at worst, Murphy can handle it himself.

The radar wouldn't be completed for at least a few months, and before that, he could still rely on manpower to conduct the original exploration.

……

After leaving the magic research institute, Murphy took out a map.

This is a map of the United Kingdom, with some areas circled in red.

The detection range of the Primal Manifestation Spell is too small, making a thorough search impractical. Murphy can only try some unusual areas with magical connotations.

After all, the so-called primordial substance should be something with an extremely high concentration of magic, which is likely to have a certain impact on the surrounding environment.

He usually does this in his spare time, just to try his luck, and he's not particularly persistent about it.

Looking at the crossed-out circles, Murphy pointed to the southern end of the map. "Is this Dorset County? Bourbek Island...?"

But at that moment, several messages from the Lightning Raven entered his mind.

"Looks like there will be some surprises this time."

(End of this chapter)