novelhk Chapter 52 The Feedback of Reputation and the Guardian
Chapter 52 The Feedback of Reputation and the Guardian
When Vaughn opened his eyes in the morning, he felt a heavy weight on his chest, and he could hardly breathe.
He pulled back the covers and saw Guoguocha's huge cat head resting on his chest, its eyes half-closed contentedly, its fur soft and warm.
"Good morning, you naughty boy, you're sleeping in my bed again."
"Meow!"
Guoguocha whined and rubbed against him affectionately.
After playing with the big cat for a while, when Vaughn got up, the sunlight had already shone into the Black Lake. His dormitory was located on a relatively high level, only about ten meters above the lake.
You can see beams of weak sunlight shining through the ice on the lake, creating hazy ripples underwater.
Vaughn went to bed very late last night, not because the fight with Voldemort was too exciting and caused him insomnia, but because he was recalling his brief encounter with Voldemort in order to determine the current state of the Socket Man.
The final conclusion was that it was worse than he had originally anticipated.
"Without unicorn blood, Voldemort is likely to rely on absorbing Quirrell's life force to maintain his existence, which is why Voldemort couldn't wait to act when Quirrell cried for help yesterday."
"He was afraid... afraid of losing his last loyal servant, afraid that his resurrection plan would fall apart..."
Although the figure from last night was twisted and terrifying, brimming with magical power, and the killing curse was breathtaking, Vaughn, through later recollections, still saw through its outward strength masking its inner weakness.
When Voldemort cast the Killing Curse, he didn't even have the strength to replace Quirrell's armor curse, which led to Vaughn's piercing through him with a single, powerful strike.
When Dumbledore was about to arrive, Voldemort didn't dare to waste a single second.
"The once mighty Dark Lord, feared by countless people, has now fallen so low... Fate!"
With a sigh of relief, Vaughn finished washing up and, instead of leaving the bathroom, directly called out the system panel.
Today is Halloween, November 1st, which is the day to settle last month's reputation points.
[Host: Vaughn Weasley]
[Magic Scale: 444 (500 for a typical adult wizard)]
【天赋：魔咒学7、黑魔法6、变形术8、魔药学10、草药学6、占卜学2 (满值为10)】
【魔咒：大脑封闭术LV5(MAX)……铁甲咒LV4(0/16)、缴械咒LV3(2/8)、粉碎咒LV1（0/4）、幻身咒LV1（1/4）、消失咒LV0（2/3）、守护神咒LV0（0/4）、神锋无影LV1（0/6）……】
[Potions: Ecstasy, etc.]
[Reputation Points: 6]
Seeing the numbers on his magic scale, Vaughn grimaced; it was a bit ominous.
Ignoring the vast array of spells and potions he possessed, Vaughn focused his attention on reputation points.
"6 points... Did it increase by 1 point last month?"
Vaughn wasn't sure what caused it, but it was probably unrelated to his reputation in potions. He hadn't released any new potions for two months since starting school, and the frequency of brewing and selling potions every two weeks had to be reduced due to his studies. Fortunately, the reduction in product output wouldn't affect the spread of his reputation.
"Is it because I joined the Slytherin Quidditch team, or because of killing the troll last night? Or both?"
Unfortunately, the method for calculating reputation cannot be quantified, and the system does not display the details.
After a moment of doubt, Vaughn stopped thinking about it and looked at the points he had accumulated. He then spent 4 points to raise the Guardian Charm to LV1 (0/8).
Spend 1 point to upgrade Vanishing Charm to LV1 (0/6).
There's 1 point left untouched; we'll deal with it after next month's settlement.
The reason I didn't allocate reputation points to Scarpin's Reveal Spell this time is because at LV3, this spell requires 32 points to max out.
Investing 6 points is a drop in the ocean. Anyway, the LV3 Scarpin Reveal Charm is enough. It will also be used frequently in potion research later. You can use this to increase your points by practicing spells.
As for why I used Patronus Charm and Vanish Charm...
These two spells are really too difficult. More than a month ago, Vaughn had been frustrated by them when practicing his spells.
The Guardian Charm requires pure, positive emotions; it requires recalling beautiful memories and immersing oneself in those beautiful moments.
Its requirements seem simple, but they are actually very difficult to meet.
Firstly, pure emotions are a threshold, because people will have distracting thoughts, which will affect the formation of the guardian spirit.
Of course, this was not an obstacle for Vaughn. His self-control was strong enough that he could easily block out distractions and focus on a particular emotion.
What frustrated him at the time was his positive emotions.
Positivity is a rather broad concept, so in the magical world, most people practice Patronus Charms by fueling themselves with intense feelings of happiness.
That's the problem.
Vaughn is a time traveler. In his previous life, he was already an adult, and the grind of society had long since turned him into a pile of numb rotten slag.
If you ask him to complain about his mortgage, car loan, and the pressures of life, he could rant for two days and two nights. But if you ask him to recall happy times from the past... he has nothing to say except for exhaustion and sighs.
It's not that there are no happy things, but the pressures of adulthood diminish happiness, making it insufficient for him to summon his guardian angel!
Therefore, the efficiency of this spell practice was very low. After several days without any increase of 1 point, Vaughn temporarily put it aside.
Looking at the Guardian Charm that had been upgraded to level 1, Vaughn took out his wand and chanted:
"Protect the Gods!"
The difficulty of practicing a month ago was gone. As the incantation was uttered, happy memories that had been lost in the depths of my memory and faded by time resurfaced one by one.
Those are all scenes from my childhood.
Sitting on his father's shoulders, nestled in his mother's arms, running wildly with his classmates in the sunset, confessing his love to the girl he loved for the first time...
They surged up from the depths of memory, becoming clear and vivid from their hazy state.
The joy, warmth, attachment, and passion buried by the dust of time... all rushed to my heart at once.
It seemed to have touched something. Memories of this life after transmigrating, from childhood to adulthood, were like pages turning in the wind, revealing scene after scene in my mind: Arthur, Molly, Ginny... My first trip to Diagon Alley, my first encounter with magic, my first pet in both lives...
The past life and the present life resonate with each other at this moment.
These memories and emotions, intertwined with magic, flow through the body, through the wand, and finally converge at the tip of the wand into an illusory white light and mist.
The light mist flowed, fell, and extended, then suddenly expanded!
A white light bloomed—
A soft, ethereal sound emanated from the light, which swirled with the mist. The next moment, a translucent, blue-white Maine Coon cat, trailing a long tail, leaped and twirled in the air.
It eventually landed on the ground.
Meow--
It looked up at Vaughn and let out a soft cry. Vaughn looked down at it and suddenly felt a cool sensation on his cheek.
He raised his hand and touched it; his fingertips were glistening.
It's tears...