#85 - test

Bones asked Anduin to sit down for a while before continuing with his dinner. (吧书69新)

After Anduin found a seat, he began to examine the office's decor. With just one glance, he noticed a fully equipped runic workbench, which appeared more advanced than the one at Lily's house. There were three rows of crystal balls for testing alone.

Bones noticed Anduin staring at his runic workbench, as if he recognized it. He was a bit surprised, as this was equipment usually purchased only by scholars specializing in rune studies, and a set could cost thousands of Galleons.

"Do you recognize that workbench?" Bones asked.

"Yes, I stayed at Lily's house last Christmas, and they also have a runic workbench there. That's where I started learning Ancient Runes. Yours looks even more advanced than Lily's," Anduin said truthfully.

"I see. It seems your progress is faster than I imagined. So, how are you learning runes now?" Bones asked curiously.

"Right now, I'm using this." Anduin took out the runic panel from his mokeskin pouch. He always kept this valuable item safe with him after using it. In fact, he carried basically his entire fortune with him every day.

"Oh?" Bones raised his eyebrows, not expecting Anduin to have this. Although it wasn't as valuable as a workbench, it wasn't something you could buy just anywhere. A runic panel could cost several hundred Galleons.

"James and Lily gave it to me, along with a magical book containing runes. I've basically learned all the runes in it, and now I'm mainly studying planar runes, as well as trying to disassemble and combine runes," Anduin said with a smile.

Bones couldn't help but raise his evaluation of Anduin once again. This child was only in his second year. Usually, Ancient Runes weren't studied until the third year, but Anduin had already mastered so much knowledge before the third year? That shouldn't be possible, as there were many rigid requirements for learning and applying runes.

Bones pondered, certain guesses forming in his mind. He hastily finished his dinner, wiped his mouth haphazardly, and walked over to Anduin.

"Anduin, try to catch this." As Bones spoke, he opened his right hand, and a small, glowing ball appeared from his palm. With a gentle push, the small ball of light floated towards Anduin.

Upon seeing this, Anduin mobilized the magic within his body and reached out to grab it. The small ball of light was firmly grasped in his hand. Anduin could sense that the ball of light had no temperature, but the magic contained within was much stronger than a normal 'Lumos,' though its brightness wasn't as bright as Lumos. →

Therefore, Anduin couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh."

Seeing Anduin easily control the ball of light, Bones was greatly shocked. Hearing Anduin say "Huh," he asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with it?"

"Yes, when I sensed this ball of light, I found that it contained a lot of magic, but the brightness is lower than a normal Lumos," Anduin said honestly.

"You can sense the magic contained in a spell?" Bones asked with some disbelief.

Immediately afterward, Bones lit up another ball of light, which was much brighter than the previous one, and asked, "Feel this one."

Anduin followed his instructions, reached out, and grasped the ball of light. After carefully sensing it, he exclaimed in surprise, "This ball of light has a lower magic content than the previous one, but it's very bright. How is this done?"

How is this done? I want to ask you, how can you sense external magic so easily? It's basically impossible for anyone at this age to do that! Bones' expression remained calm, but a huge wave surged in his heart. He wondered, could this child not be human? Is he some other humanoid creature?

Anduin didn't know that he had been labeled as 'not human' again. He just found this magic-using technique very interesting. He kept juggling the balls of light in his hands and tried to invade the interior of the balls of light with his magic.

Soon, the brighter ball of light became unstable after being affected by external magic. It flickered for a moment before popping and extinguishing. The dimmer one lasted for a while before slowly fading.

So this technique can increase stability? Less magic but high brightness, short duration, and poor stability. More magic but low brightness, long duration, and strong stability, Anduin summarized in his mind.

Bones watched Anduin use his superb magic control to ravage the two balls of light he had created. Although he couldn't quite believe it, this little wizard's talent was much more exaggerated than Lily had said.

"Anduin, come and sit down, let's talk." Bones pointed to the table in front of his desk.

After Bones waited for both of them to sit down, he said softly, "Do you know why I had you catch those two balls of light just now?"

Anduin thought for a moment and replied, "You wanted to test my understanding of runes and magic, right? One ball of light injected more magic while reducing power consumption, which is to say, reducing brightness, but the stability is much stronger. The other is the opposite."

Bones was speechless. How could it be so complicated? Are you thinking too much? So he said to Anduin, "No, I just wanted to see if you could catch the ball of light. Only those with strong control over their own magic can easily hold the ball of light. Most underage wizards either crush the ball of light directly or can't catch it at all. I only readjusted the magic ratio and rune structure of the other one when you said you could sense the magic in it, so you could sense it. I didn't expect you to really be able to sense external magic."

Only then did Anduin realize something was wrong and said, "Is there something abnormal about my performance?"

That's too abnormal, Bones thought to himself, explaining, "Yes, I heard Professor Flitwick say that you joined his Charms Club. You should have heard that underage wizards have very poor magic stability and are not easy to control, right?"

Only then did Anduin remember his conversation with Professor Flitwick last year. It seemed like there was such a statement, so he nodded to Bones.

Bones also nodded and said, "That's right. Generally speaking, learning runes and spells requires strong magic control, because runes, especially experimental application runes, are very precise work. If the control is slightly poor, accidents can easily occur.

And many young wizards have difficulty fully controlling their magic when they are young due to physiological problems. Therefore, Ancient Runes are only offered as an elective course after the third year, because on the one hand, this course is very difficult, and on the other hand, underage wizards after the third year will have stronger control over their own magic. If a young wizard wants to try to study and research runes in depth, it is easier to get started than lower grade wizards."