Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 390 Time Magic

The Department of Mysteries actually contains more than twelve rooms; some doors lead to even more intricate passageways. Researchers have discovered that the entire Department of Mysteries comprises 42 distinct rooms, each involving various mysterious energies.

They almost all correspond to certain concepts, such as death, love, and time. These purely conceptual magical energies are nowhere to be found elsewhere and have unparalleled research value.

Starting two years ago, Murphy has been continuously adding laboratories here to conduct corresponding research on each type of energy.

He established several secondary research projects related to his concepts in each energy laboratory. For example, the Death Research Group not only experimented with the forces behind the arches and curtains of the Death Hall, but also conducted cross-disciplinary research on various things such as ghosts, Horcruxes, the spirit world, Obscurus, and portraits.

Currently, researchers are basically convinced that the veil connects to the "spirit world," but the veil is a one-way passage. Things can be sent in, but they cannot be taken out. Anything thrown in will lose its "physical form" after reaching the boundary of the veil, as if it has been swallowed by the veil.

They are trying to find a substance that can exist in both the mortal world and the spirit world, in order to establish a two-way channel between the two worlds and obtain information from the spirit world.

In the Brain Hall, researchers used brain-nourishing green solutions to develop a method that allows the brain to survive outside the body.

They discovered that monkey brains immersed in a green solution would grow "mind tentacles." These tentacles could directly enable the brain to perceive its surroundings, could also be used for movement, and could absorb "mind magic" through the green solution to maintain its survival.

The brain, after growing thought tentacles, can even be implanted into other bodies, just like a plug-and-play device.

Researchers believe these green solutions may be an excellent reservoir of mental magic, and they hold promise for playing a significant role in research on various neurological diseases and in the field of brain-computer interfaces.

It was also because of the existence of the Brain Hall that Muggle researchers were able to conduct direct research on living, complete brains for the first time. Two eccentric scientists, Funes Bachmann and Omid Abbott, have established a model of the topological structure of the brain's neural network by performing various chemical or biological staining on those living brains, and hope to use this to explain the operation of thought processes from a neural perspective.

Murphy was very interested in this because this model would be useful for developing deep learning algorithms that are closer to human thought patterns and for improving the computing power of his supercomputer Horcrux.

It can also enhance his knowledge of "thinking" and "mind", improve the effectiveness of his use of various mind-based magic, and even strengthen the Seed of Mind.

The Last Time Hall is the most popular place in all the research, where the miracles of time magic have captivated countless Muggle scientists.

Among these scientists, physicists are the most numerous, including a whole dozen Nobel Prize-winning physicists.

Unfortunately, the secrets of the Time Hall are too profound. Even with so many big shots gathered together, they cannot give a complete explanation for the existence of this time magic.

When Murphy talked to them, they all had a clear sense of bewilderment on their faces, as if to say, "Logically speaking, the Earth should have been blown up long ago, so why am I still alive?"

But not understanding doesn't mean it can't be used.

After realizing that the Time Converter actually borrowed energy from the Time Hall for its power, Murphy asked the researchers to follow suit and create another time-related device: the Time Accelerator.

As the name suggests, this device allows users to enter an extremely fast time flow, moving at a speed several times, or even tens or hundreds of times faster than outside time.

In this situation, from the user's perspective, it's as if the world has been paused.

He originally thought the project would be extremely difficult, but the result was incredibly smooth, and the researchers completed it in just two years.

"This is the time accelerator." A gray-haired researcher handed Murphy a pocket watch. "It's been tested and is now ready for your delivery."

"Its working principle is actually very simple; we've just weakened the time-conversion function of the time converter," the Muggle researchers said, pointing to a button on the pocket watch. "Just press this button, and you can stop time."

"It's actually just a more sophisticated time converter, with a pointer speed of one-thousandth. Apart from some minor issues with precision control technology, there are almost no bottlenecks in its production. It's incredibly simple. To be honest, after we finished making it, everyone thought they were crazy."

"The initial samples could only enter a 5x time stream. Later, we created an accelerator that could enter a 10x time stream, which was incredible. It was like entering another world where all the rules of the world seemed to lose their meaning for you."

"We were all very excited at first and played a lot of pranks with it, but after more than a month, nobody dared to touch it anymore. We were afraid we would go crazy."

"After that terrible freedom comes a terrifying nothingness. This is absolutely not a power that a human being should possess; it forces us to confront the insignificance and meaninglessness of our own existence."

"And this is the final version that allows you to enter a hundredfold time flow. Press this button, and one second will feel like more than a minute to you. You can even see the movement of a bullet as clearly as watching a bird. You won't be able to hear most sounds, because normal sound frequencies will be reduced to the infrasound range for you."

"You'll enter a static world. You'll see scenes straight out of science fiction movies. But believe me, you'll get tired of it very quickly."

Indeed, the spectacle of time standing still is incredibly awe-inspiring the first time you experience it, but after trying it a few times, Murphy put it away.

Given his current abilities and status, he really couldn't think of any other place besides combat where he would need to use this thing.

Should I pause time to shop for free at the supermarket? Or should I try to strip a girl naked in a race against time?

He can do all that without stopping time.

However, this thing is still unparalleled in its help in battle.

Moreover, if a time accelerator can do it, can other functions be realized?

Once the idea came to him, he immediately started tinkering in the lab. Based on the time converter and time accelerator, he created a universal "time magic box" in just two days without much effort.

By carrying this Time Box, Murphy can unleash several powerful time spells, such as time stop, time reversal, and time loop.

The principle is extremely simple; it is simply a matter of using magic to give instructions to several time devices in the magic box.

It's like using magic instead of your fingers to turn the hands of the time converter.

It has absolutely no technical sophistication, but its powerful functionality is truly astonishing.

(End of this chapter)