#96 - Section 96
Spells: Killing Curse (10), Cruciatus Curse (10), Imperius Curse (10), Fiendfyre (10), Fire Shield (10), Gube Lai Immortal Fire (10), Fiendfyre Shield (10), Fire God Opens the Way (10), Occlumency (9), Legilimency (7), Mjolnir (10), Gungnir (10), Shield Charm (9), Undetectable Extension Charm (7), Energy Drain (9), Shadow Sneak (6), Pack of Wolves (8), Raven Storm (6), Apparition (6), Transfiguration (8), Potions (6), Alchemy (7), Ultimate Flash (5)...
Besides the improvements on the panel, the increase in magic power and physical fitness is considerable. At the same time, I feel that my control over flames has been further improved, and the efficiency of converting magic power into flames has also increased.
It is estimated that it is related to the unique organ in the fire dragon's body, which can convert magic power into flames and spew them out.
《I'm Not Going to Be Human Anymore》
Human abilities have limits. I learned one thing from my short life: the more you play with schemes, the more you will find that human abilities are limited, unless you transcend humanity.
Achievement Goal: Obtain a fundamental change (1/1)
Achievement Reward: Bloodline Ascension
Immediately, Ethan claimed the reward. Instantly, he felt as if his whole body had been thrown into a hot spring, with some heat, but very comfortable, and the soreness in his body was also fading away.
The whole process lasted about ten minutes before Ethan opened his eyes.
The moment he stood up again, he felt extremely refreshed.
In terms of improvement, there is an additional Dragon Transformation skill on the panel.
Just based on Ethan's feelings, magic power and physical fitness have been greatly improved on the previous basis.
Without magic, Ethan felt he could tear down giants and trolls, plus the 《Determination》 talent, his magic resistance was probably higher than a proper fire dragon.
He is definitely qualified to compete for the title of the world's strongest magical creature.
Other changes are not yet noticeable at the moment. The bloodline is still Dragon Vein Wizard, and this has not changed.
Unleashing the Dragon Transformation ability, during this process, the body has a kind of itching sensation, and magic power and physical fitness climb again.
A layer of fine black scales began to adhere to the arm. With a "tearing" sound, the wizard robe directly shattered, and two dark black dragon wings stretched out from it.
Until the itching sensation disappeared, Ethan's hands turned into sharp dragon claws, but he was still standing on two feet. Everywhere Ethan could see on his body was covered with fine dragon scales.
0 Seeking Flowers
Dragon transformation represents the dragon-human form, rather than turning into a dragon.
Flapping his wings, Ethan flew across like a black meteor, punching the experimental magic target, directly smashing it apart.
The improvement is indeed great, plus these dark black dragon scales, the defense bonus is estimated to be even greater.
The only drawback is that his hands have become dragon claws, and it is not easy to hold the wand, but the problem is not too big, Ethan can still do wandless magic.
After dispelling the dragon transformation state, Ethan walked towards the door. Cassandra and the others were still waiting outside.
"Ethan, are you okay?"
The moment the door opened, the girls began to grope Ethan's body.
After all, the wizard robe was tattered, and there might be some damage to the body.
What if something was missing, or something was added, what would happen?
"I'm fine, really!"
Stopping the girls' groping hands, Ethan directly pulled them in.
"I feel like you've grown taller!"
After grabbing the groping hand, Penelope stood next to Ethan and gestured.
She had this feeling when they first met.
"Really?"
That's a good thing!
"Yeah, about this much taller!"
Penelope gestured in front of Ethan, about two centimeters.
Ethan really wanted to remind her that if this was exposed, it was likely to lose the market in a certain country.
But thinking about it, forget it, what kind of market does that country have in the wizarding world?
Returning to the rest area, everyone sat on the sofa. Nagini wanted to stick to him, but Hermione grabbed her and forcibly pressed her next to her.
"Ethan, what happened just now?"
The half hour of waiting outside just now was really nerve-wracking. If they weren't worried about affecting Ethan, they would have come in to see what was going on.
"Similar to a magic power outburst, it can be considered a second development. The discomfort in the body is caused by the drastic increase in physical fitness and magic power in a short period of time."
"I see!"
Cassandra nodded knowingly. They understood when he said it was a magic power outburst, after all, they had experienced it personally.
"Ethan, what ability did you get?"
Ethan had told them before that taking the Blood of Magical Creatures potion was likely to grant one or more abilities of that magical creature.
"It's just magic power, magic resistance, physical fitness, and a little bit of enhanced control over flames. Besides that, there's nothing else. After all, the fire dragon doesn't have any other abilities."
The fire dragon's strength relies on its physical fitness, the advantage of flight, and the ability to breathe fire.
Using its blood improves hard power. The stronger you are, the greater the improvement.
When it comes to functionality, other magical creatures are naturally the first choice for those who are not strong enough, such as the Basilisk's petrification and the Venomous Doxy's poisonous gas.
"By the way, you can also choose what kind of Blood of Magical Creatures potion you need, and I can make it for you."
Ethan had tried it, and the effect was good, and it wouldn't bring any changes to the body, so naturally he could give one to his own people.
In terms of materials, there's no big problem, but collecting magical creatures probably has to wait until summer vacation.
Hearing Ethan's words, the girls instantly started discussing.
[Thank you to boss 西游 玄奘 for the monthly ticket, thank you boss! At]
Chapter 127: Fleecing the Sheep
Saturday noon.
After lunch, Ethan and his party walked towards the dueling arena.
Today is the round of eight to four, the competition for first and second year students.
The first year competition in the morning was also over. From start to finish, it took less than an hour.
Instead, the previous betting took a lot of time.
There were no such things in the previous games. It only started this morning.
Overseeing all of this was Ludo Bagman, who had set up a betting station right outside the arena. Each house had an upper-year student assisting him, responsible for recording bets, collecting money, and maintaining order.
When Ludo Bagman arrived, Ethan had already anticipated this.
After all, in the original story, Ludo Bagman appeared twice, and both times it was related to gambling, and both times he lost terribly. He was the kind of player who was terrible but addicted.
“I bet 500 Galleons on Ethan Yeadrian to win.”
Just as he approached the arena, he saw a Slytherin squeezing through the crowd at the betting station in the distance, slamming the Galleons onto the table.
“Why don't you consider someone else? Ethan Yeadrian has the lowest odds. Look at Ernie Macmillan, he's at 5 to 1.”
Ludo Bagman wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was only April, and the temperature in the Scottish Highlands wasn't high. Why was he sweating so profusely?
“Just bet on Ethan Yeadrian. Are you even running this thing properly? If not, just shut it down!”
Holt Avery looked arrogant. He was one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families, why should he give anyone face?
Ernie Macmillan, although also a pure-blood and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, was clearly unlikely to advance to the next round, and his performance wasn't even as good as that fool Weasley.
Betting on him? That would be insane.
Conversely, betting on Ethan Yeadrian was a sure win. Even if the odds were low, it was still money.
“Alright, Paul, register his bet.”
Ludo could only force a smile. If he didn't accept the bet now, he wouldn't be able to continue later.
This betting pool directly went to the quarter-finals, with no match schedule. Everything depended on judgment and luck, and the odds for each of the eight people were different.
He wondered why, even though he had lowered Ethan's odds so much and the odds for the others were so high, these gambling addicts didn't know to take a gamble!
The odds were all arranged by Ludo based on their performance in the matches during this period. Given Ethan's reputation as a genius and the performance he had shown these days, Ludo had already given him enough face.
Odds of 1:1.05.
The purpose was to prevent everyone from betting on Ethan Yeadrian. It was best to exclude him and let these young wizards become gambling addicts.
This meant that betting 100 Galleons on Ethan would only yield 105 Galleons if he won, with 100 being the original stake. This was almost unheard of in gambling.
When he first announced this, Ludo was prepared to be confronted and have his stall overturned. After all, even he, who had been in the gambling world for decades, had never seen such outrageous odds. He figured the young wizards of Hogwarts would find it hard to accept.
But who knew that instead of overturning the stall, everyone was betting on Ethan Yeadrian to win! It was outrageous!
The situation was fine in the morning with the first-year matches, but it turned out like this in the afternoon. That son of a bitch Lockhart didn't explain it clearly to him. If he had known, he would have lowered the odds even further. Anyway, no matter how low they were, these young wizards would accept it.
“Ethan Yeadrian, one thousand Galleons!”
The little rich girl Daphne Greengrass walked over closely, and Ludo's legs went weak as soon as she spoke. That was another fifty Galleons gone.
Daphne was eliminated in the previous round by Cassandra, which was a rare instance of an internal house match.
“Ethan, aren't you going to place a bet?”
Fred, George, and Cedric saw Ethan from afar and walked over, their faces beaming with smiles.
“Smiling so happily, did you find money?”
“More or less!”
Fred gestured with his mouth towards Ludo's betting station. Opening a betting pool for the second-year matches was practically giving away money.
Unless they could get Ethan to throw the match.
Otherwise, no matter how low the odds, they would lose money.
And for the young wizards, apart from the very few who wanted to take a gamble, most people sought stability.
“How much did you bet?”
Ethan looked at the three curiously, seeing them smile so radiantly, he guessed it wasn't a small amount.
Fred and George weren't the poor saps they were when school started. Although the Baruffio's Brain Elixir was also being sold outside, the sales within Hogwarts hadn't stopped, and the price was still the same.
For the young wizards, it was naturally more convenient to buy it inside the school, which allowed the twins to earn quite a bit.
There were also Pygmy Puffs, which were quite popular among the young witches. They were cute and could be kept in their pockets. When they were angry, they could squeeze them a few times to vent, and the little things wouldn't get angry. They were also popular for a while, earning them a fortune.
Originally, Hermione and Cho Chang also wanted to get one, but Ethan told them that these things liked to use their tongues to burrow into your nostrils and eat your boogers while you were sleeping, so they gave up on the idea.
“We both bet two hundred Galleons, and Cedric bet more, three hundred.”
A profit of ten Galleons per person was quite a lot.
Before they met Ethan, they had been studying at Hogwarts for two years and were doing some Hogsmeade village reselling business, and they hadn't saved up ten Galleons.
“You play this too?”
Ethan looked at Cedric with surprise. He was the good student in Ethan's mind!
He didn't expect him to gamble too.
“Why not? We just saw Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick placing bets.”
Fred nodded, confirming Cedric's statement.
“Actually, this is normal. At the Quidditch World Cup last year, I also saw Professor McGonagall betting on the games.”
Alright, it seemed the wizarding world was full of gamblers, and even the professors in the school were participating.
No wonder the betting station was set up so openly.
“Then I'll go place a bet too. By the way, can the contestants bet?”
Ethan, who was about to walk over, stopped. It certainly wouldn't work in the Muggle world. Doing it secretly was fine, but you couldn't show it. Ethan hadn't participated in the wizarding world, so he didn't know the rules.
“Of course not for you, but you can have someone else place the bet for you.”
Fred looked at Ethan like he was an idiot.
“Then I'll go find Penelope.”
