Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 461 A Spell Casting Experience as Exhilarating as a Surge of Diarrhea

The wizards' excitement was a different story in the eyes of the children of the gods.

They experienced none of the fluctuations, exchanges, or feelings.

A group of divine children could only watch in bewilderment as the wizards danced wildly, and it took them a while to realize that the magic network seemed to have been formed.

Those wizards did seem to be casting spells, something that, given their weak magical abilities, would have previously required at least half a day of divine intervention to accomplish.

But the wizards were strengthened by the magic network, so why couldn't they, who could also use magic?

Wasn't it supposed to be that the magic network could also enhance the power of divine children and even gods?

"That guy really is a fraud!" one of the gods shouted.

Even those who had previously had great faith in Murphy were now hesitant. Could it be that everything he said before was a lie? Was this so-called magic network only usable by wizards?

If that's the case, then the magic network is far too useless. What good would it do for a group of powerful wizards? In fact, it would only make them harder to control.

Seeing that Murphy was about to fill the hole, and it seemed that the construction of the magic network was complete, the divine children could no longer remain silent. Immediately, some rushed forward and questioned Murphy, "Wait, Divine Child Merlin! Is it over already?"

The one who came was a centaur dressed in golden armor, named Gro. It is said that his father was a centaur of the ancient Greek Taukenros tribe. Later, he somehow came to Britain, ruled the centaurs on the British Isles, and became a god.

Gros was rather impatient, and Cú Chulainn initially wanted to stop him, but after some consideration, he ultimately let him rush forward.

"Yes, the construction of the magic network is complete," Murphy said. "Within its coverage area, using magic will become very simple."

"But why don't I feel anything?" Gro questioned. "Didn't you say the magic network could also enhance our power?"

"Of course," Murphy said without changing his expression. "The magic network can enhance the power of any magic user."

"but……"

"However, there is a prerequisite: the power of the magic network is not generated out of thin air. If you need to use it, you need to pay a portion of your own magic power as a price."

"What?" Gro's eyes widened. "Why didn't you mention this before? And did these wizards pay some kind of price?"

"Of course, the magic that powers the Magic Network, and the magic they invest in the ritual, are the price they pay. The Magic Network is now connected to them," Murphy said. "It is because they have invested that they receive a return, only the return is much greater than their investment."

"You mean, if we want to use the magic network, we also need to expend some power first?" On the other side, Cú Chulainn also came to Murphy's side.

"I think I told you before that building the magic network requires a lot of polar magic power. This is the initial energy source for the magic network to start, and it is also the basic material. The magic network needs this polar magic power as a foundation to function. But none of you wanted to listen to my explanation, so I had to hand over the work to the wizards. When they asked you for magic power, you were unwilling to cooperate. So I had to settle for second best and use the wizards' power to complete the magic network."

"The foundation of the magic network was built upon the polar magic of wizards, who were the initial investors in the magic network and shared its power according to their share."

"This is determined by the operating rules of the magic network. If you want to use the magic network, you must contribute your own magic power to it in order to receive feedback from the magic network. The more magic power you contribute, the greater the feedback you will receive."

"Don't worry, the magic network has already been activated. The subsequent injection of magic power won't be as complicated as the beginning; it will only require one incantation."

Murphy patiently guided him.

Come on, you retail investors, let's invest!

I can only lock you in if you invest.

Cú Chulainn hesitated for a moment, then decided to give it a try. "What should I do? What's the incantation?"

It's just some magic power. Compared to wizards, the children of gods possess immense magic power, so putting a little into the magic network to try it out is not a problem.

"It's very simple, the incantation is Registered Member."

Cú Chulainn was baffled by the strange incantation, but he still obediently recited it.

Suddenly, a strange feeling enveloped him, as if some extremely lofty and elusive thing was communicating with him.

In fact, the magic network is reading Cú Chulainn's magical characteristics and registering an account and creating a file for him on the magic network.

Aside from the wizards who participated in the construction of the magic network, a magic profile is created for everyone before they use it. It's not just this one special registration spell that creates the profile; rather, the profile is automatically created the first time a magic network user uses any of Murphy's standard spells.

The data entry was completed quickly, and the next moment, Cú Chulainn felt as if a passage had opened for him in the void, and he was about to draw upon his own magic power.

This is the recharge portal.

Unlike the future complete version of the magic network, which possesses almost inexhaustible magic power, the magic network at this time only contains some polar divine power that Murphy initially invested, which he obtained from Ragnarok. Although the total amount is considerable, it is ultimately limited.

Therefore, for the sustainable development of MagicNet, Murphy must make MagicNet self-sufficient, and the method is simple—paid use.

The magic network can help users adjust their magic power, making it easier and more efficient to release magic. Its magic power usage efficiency is nearly a hundred times higher than that of ordinary gods. In other words, users can produce more than a hundred times the effect of the past by investing one unit of magic power.

Its efficacy far exceeds that of modern wizards and gods.

To avoid waste, Murphy collected 80% of the magic power users put into the magic network, and then generously used the remaining 20% ​​to realize the users' magic—this is consistent with the Nibelungen Ring that tricked the Aesir gods.

Even so, users still feel that their magic has been enhanced by twenty times.

This is the productivity boost brought about by the magic network. Murphy takes 80% of the magic power invested by users, which seems like a lot, but who can blame him when he has mastered the core magic technology? As long as others fail to master this magic technology, they can only be harvested by Murphy.

After all, a 20-fold profit return is already quite impressive for users.

At this moment, Cú Chulainn, who had just recharged his magic into the magic network, also felt that feedback. It was as if a magnificent door had opened a crack for him, and surging, vast magical energy roared and rolled behind that door. He felt as if he were touching a corner of something great, and he could use this creation to unleash power far beyond his imagination.

He tried to lift the spear, and suddenly, a blazing flame gathered between the spear shafts. As the surging divine power within him poured in, the destructive power within that flame rapidly increased, and waves of heat rolled around him. Even his own beard and hair began to curl under the terrifying heat.

He stared in astonishment at the terrifying burst of flames he had created, and instinctively pointed his spear into the distance.

With a loud "boom!", as if a giant dragon roared in his ear, the ball of flame shot out, even causing him to take half a step back due to the impact.

Then he saw the ball of blazing light trace a slight arc in the air and strike a distant mountain peak. After a violent flash, accompanied by a deafening rumble, half of the mountain collapsed.

Cú Chulainn remained frozen in place, gun in hand, deeply shaken.

This was not only due to the terrifying power of the burst of flames, but also because it was the first time he had used his power so freely and unrestrainedly.

The children of the gods possess immense power, but aside from some unique abilities, they lack proper means of using magic. The spears in their hands are practically the only fighting method Cú Chulainn can employ.

They knew magic was good, but using it felt terrible. Lacking the skills to mobilize and use magic, they spent a lot of magical energy to create magic that was only good for performance. It felt like a constipated person who had a lot of stuff in their stomach but couldn't pass a fart.

But at this moment, with the help of the magic network, he was able to unleash a powerful spell so smoothly for the first time.

The feeling of having divine power at your beck and call, where you don't need to consider any technology or methods, but simply rely on your intuition and imagination to accomplish everything for you, is truly wonderful.

The process was so smooth and natural, and the result was even more perfect than imagined. He couldn't even feel the existence of the magic net in it, as if he himself had mobilized the entire world to achieve this miracle.

This was truly a liberating and exhilarating spellcasting experience!

(End of this chapter)