Multiverse Skill System

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Knowing that Professor Snape was about to target Harry Potter again, the other students all pretended to study diligently like obedient children, afraid of being implicated. Of course, there were exceptions, such as some academic geniuses like Hermione.

After being ignored several times when she raised her hand to answer questions in Harry Potter's films, Hermione learned her lesson and could only look helplessly at Harry Potter's grim face.

To be honest, if Harry Potter had studied hard, he could have answered Snape's questions. Even if he hadn't reached Hermione's level, he could have answered them if he had read the books and expanded his knowledge a little. Unfortunately, Harry was led astray by Ron and developed into a complete academic failure, so naturally he couldn't answer them.

Harry stammered for a long time, unable to speak. At this moment, Snape chuckled and said, "It seems our Mr. Potter can't answer. The great Potter is not as good as an ordinary person when it comes to potions. Gryffindor, no..."

Just as Harry was about to lose points, a knock on the door drew Snape's attention.

Snape was initially angry and wanted to see who was bothering him, but when he saw Yi Shuihan's face, his anger immediately disappeared. No way, he dared not be negligent towards Yi Shuihan, who was even more powerful than Voldemort.

There wasn't even time to punish Harry; he hurriedly told him to study on his own first and then left the classroom.

"Who was that person just now? Professor Snape doesn't have such a good temper."

"I saw that mysterious Easterner at the freshman party. Professor Dumbledore was very polite to him at the time."

"I also saw him in the library. He had a Nightshade Cat, which looked very mysterious."

The classroom became noisy as soon as Snape left, but most of the conversation revolved around Yi Shuihan's identity.

"saved!"

Harry sat down in his seat with a sigh of relief; he had been under immense pressure just moments before.

Harry's affection for Yi Shuihan, who saved him, increased again, something Yi Shuihan was unaware of.

"You mean you want to brew the potion yourself?"

Snape gave him a "you're kidding me" look. Others might not know, but Snape knew very well that although the person in front of him was incredibly powerful, he was a complete novice in magic. He had only acquired magic power yesterday. For him to make a potion that even he had to be careful to refine was simply a pipe dream. Snape did not believe that Yi Shuihan could succeed.

“That’s right,” Yi Shuihan could roughly see Snape’s thoughts. “I know I definitely can’t succeed in refining it right now, so I hope you can observe me while you refine it, and then try it when I think the time is right. You have to trust my learning ability.”

Yi Shuihan's words calmed Snape down slightly. He pondered for a moment and said, "Did Professor Dumbledore agree to this? He was the one who provided the potion."

"If you're concerned about materials, you don't need to worry. As long as the items can be obtained with Galleons, they're not a problem for me, and Dumbledore will definitely agree to my request."

His extravagant wealth stunned Snape for a moment.

Chapter 526, Paid? Let's start with a year's subscription.

In the end, Snape agreed to Yi Shuihan's request and told him the time and place where he would be making the potion, and asked Yi Shuihan to come find him then.

After parting ways with Snape, Yi Shuihan immediately went to find Dumbledore, using similar rhetoric to obtain his consent for alchemy. At the same time, he took the opportunity to request permission to enter the Room of Requirement.

How did you find out about the Room of Requirement?

When Yi Shuihan mentioned the Room of Requirement, Dumbledore was quite shocked.

"I saw it in a book, a history book about Hogwarts, and it mentioned such a place. What? Don't tell me it doesn't exist."

Are these things mentioned in history books?

"Of course, I saw it anyway."

“Generally speaking, no one is allowed to go to the Room of Requirement. You are an exception, but in exchange, I hope you can pay a small usage fee. It doesn’t have to be much, just 1 Galleon per visit.”

When the topic of payment came up, Dumbledore blushed slightly, not because he was greedy, but because he suddenly realized that if Yi Shuihan were to join in alchemy, the material costs he would have to pay would be enormous, and his savings might soon turn him into a pauper.

"Payment?" Yi Shuihan was indeed taken aback by Dumbledore's words, but after thinking it through, he found it quite amusing.

"Here you go, take a year's subscription first, keep the change."

With a wave of his hand, Yi Shuihan conjured up a massive pile of Galleons on the ground. The thousands of Galleons looked like a small mountain of gold, which even impressed Dumbledore.

"His spatial abilities, without any magical fluctuations, his cultivation system is truly fascinating." After Yi Shuihan left, Dumbledore muttered to himself, looking at the pile of Galleons on the ground, showing great interest in Yi Shuihan's cultivation system.

It was still early, so Yi Shuihan found the Room of Requirement as Dumbledore had told him. He indulged himself to his heart's content, and then, seeing that it was almost time, he headed to the potion-making location Snape had mentioned.

Upon entering the alchemy room, a strong medicinal smell filled the air, making Yi Shuihan feel an urge to sneeze for a moment.

After touching his slightly uncomfortable nose, Yi Shuihan began to examine the alchemy room.

The room wasn't big, only about 10 square meters. In the middle was a huge table with many tools on it, most of which Yi Shuihan could only recognize with his current knowledge.

When Yi Shuihan arrived, Snape was already busy. He appeared unusually serious and was completely absorbed in alchemy. Yi Shuihan could even sense that Snape had not noticed his arrival.

"As expected of someone with such high achievements in this field, his dedication is unmatched by ordinary people." Yi Shuihan thought to himself, praising him inwardly. He didn't disturb Snape and quietly watched Snape's alchemy this time.

Five minutes later, with a crisp sound and a burst of green smoke, a red potion appeared in a test tube, and the potion-making process was complete.

"...slap...slap...slap..."

When Yi Shuihan's applause rang out, Snape realized that Yi Shuihan had arrived.

"Professor Snape's achievements in potions are truly admirable. I look forward to learning from him in the future."

Snape was often praised for his potions skills, and should have been immune by now. However, when he heard Yi Shuihan's words, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. After all, the speaker was Yi Shuihan, a great master, and the effect was naturally different from others.

With a restrained, not-so-pleasant smile, Snape began to explain to Yi Shuihan the precautions to take when refining medicine, demonstrating as he spoke, quite seriously.

To be honest, after hearing this, Yi Shuihan realized that there was so much to learn about alchemy. Some things he had never thought of before were actually very important in alchemy, which benefited him greatly.

After explaining the precautions, Snape began to concoct the potion. This time, the potion he concocted was exactly the one that Yi Shuihan had mentioned needing. Because Yi Shuihan was nearby, Snape wasn't fully focused on it. While concocting the potion, he also talked about what might happen during the process and how to deal with it.

However, Snape spoke less and less, his movements became gentler and gentler, until finally he fell completely silent and entered a state of self-forgetfulness.

Seeing this, Yi Shuihan could only carefully record Snape's alchemy process, and then use it as a reference when he was making his own medicine.

Snape then concocted potions eight times, succeeding five times, but he seemed quite satisfied with his results.

"You can start with the simplest drug extraction exercises."

Snape began to instruct Yi Shuihan.

Although Yi Shuihan was a novice, his skill level was high and his control was strong. He grasped many things quickly, and his ability to extract medicine in just a few sessions was comparable to Snape's, which greatly shocked Snape.

Yi Shuihan didn't refine any potions that day, but instead focused on building a foundation. However, he progressed quickly. According to Snape, after a few more visits, Yi Shuihan would probably be able to start trying to refine potions.

Snape was full of praise for Yi Shuihan's talent in alchemy, saying that he had never seen such a genius as Yi Shuihan, and that Yi Shuihan would surpass him sooner or later, and that it wouldn't be long.

With constant consumption of potions and magical practice, Yi Shuihan made rapid progress in magic. What these new students had to learn in a year, he could often learn in just a few days. So, Yi Shuihan's magical level quickly surpassed that of a student and reached the level of an adult wizard.

Although this so-called adult wizard level magical strength is only equivalent to about Black Iron 5 stars in the system, it is incomparable to Yi Shuihan's true strength.

Another cause for celebration is that Yi Shuihan finally succeeded in refining the potion, thus escaping the predicament of needing Snape to refine potions, which can be described as a great achievement.

In the Hogwarts banquet hall, while everyone was enjoying a delicious meal, Professor Quirrell rushed in, shouting in a panic.

"A troll! There's a troll in the basement! There's a troll in the basement! Got it?"

Seeing Professor Quirrell unconscious on the ground, Yi Shuihan narrowed his eyes, and then abruptly disappeared from the spot.

Chapter 527, Experimenting with Magic on a Giant

Regardless of the reactions of the others, Yi Shuihan found Hermione in the women's restroom immediately. When Yi Shuihan appeared, Hermione was still crying, her eyes were red, and her pretty face was a little smudged.

"You...you're here."

Hermione was startled by Yi Shuihan's sudden appearance, and her tears stopped. She stared at Yi Shuihan blankly.

You should know, this is the women's restroom!

"Uh!"

Feeling a little embarrassed by such an innocent gaze, Yi Shuihan finally found an excuse when he sensed the giant monster not far away: "Professor Quirrell said there's a giant monster in the basement, so I came to check it out. You should hide first; the giant monster is not far away."

“Trolls? How could there be such creatures in a school? They are dangerous creatures that even adult wizards have to be careful of. It is said that trolls live in…” Hermione couldn’t help but show off her knowledge when she mentioned trolls.

However, her voice stopped abruptly the next moment, and she looked at the distance with her mouth slightly open.

"what!"

With a scream, Hermione rushed behind Yi Shuihan, grabbing onto his arm, her face filled with terror.

The troll was enormous, its head almost touching the ceiling. It was bald, carried a large club, and emitted a foul stench that made people reluctant to approach it. For Hermione, it was indeed a formidable threat.

In stark contrast to Hermione, Yi Shuihan seemed quite excited upon seeing the troll, looking at it with the same eyes one would use to examine an experimental subject.

Yi Shuihan did not take out a wand, nor did he have one. However, perhaps due to his special nature, he could still cast spells even without a wand, which initially gave Yi Shuihan a pleasant surprise.

When Hermione spotted the troll, the troll also spotted Hermione and Yi Shuihan at the same time, and immediately raised its club to smash them.

"Except your weapons!"

Yi Shuihan pointed at the giant monster, and the giant club in the monster's hand involuntarily flew out and towards Yi Shuihan.

"Torn apart."

The giant club exploded in mid-air, sending debris flying everywhere, but it would strangely change direction whenever it reached Yi Shuihan's direction.

The giant seemed not to understand what was happening, staring blankly at Yi Shuihan, then at its own hands.

"Let's try the Transformation!"

Another beam of red light struck the troll, and to Hermione's astonishment, the troll's enormous form slowly shrank until it transformed completely into a small white sheep, which even looked rather cute.

"Mee ye"

The little lamb shrieked and tried to run away, but at that moment Yi Shuihan made another move.

And so, a transformation spectacle unfolded before Hermione's eyes: the sheep became a little turtle, then a little rabbit, a little pig, a little cat, a penguin, and finally settled on being a monkey.

You can give it a try too!

A series of changes had completely extinguished the giant's will to resist, and it no longer even had the desire to escape. The monkey stood there blankly, as if it had lost its soul.

"Can I...can I too?"

Hermione's fear of trolls has vanished, and she's somewhat tempted by Yi Shuihan's suggestion.

"Of course? You'll find that trolls aren't actually that scary. Come on, I'll be watching from the sidelines!"

Encouraged by Yi Shuihan, Hermione brandished her wand.

"Yugadimulle Vioosa"

Quite coincidentally, they chose the same spell used to defeat the giant in the original story.

The monkey, now transformed into a giant, slowly floated in the air, then frantically began to move its arms and legs, making monkey cries at the same time.

Seeing how easily the troll was manipulated by her, Hermione smiled. Seemingly to get revenge for the troll scaring her earlier, she mischievously made the monkey bounce up and down, giving it a roller coaster ride.

"boom!"

When the giant landed again, it was completely unconscious.

"My God! This is..."

Harry and Ron finally arrived, only to be startled by the scene before them.

"Hermione, are you alright? Professor Quirrell said the troll is in the basement."

Hermione understood why Harry and Ron had come here after hearing Harry's words, and felt a little grateful to them. However, because Yi Shuihan had come first and saved her, her gratitude towards Harry and Ron was not as deep as in the original story.

"What on earth happened here? Could it have been this monkey?!"

As Ron spoke, he nudged the troll that had transformed into a monkey with his foot.

"You're right, this is actually a troll, just transformed into a monkey by shapeshifting. Yi is really amazing."

Hermione turned and looked at Yi Shuihan with admiration.

"Is it really a troll?"

Ron didn't believe Hermione's words and asked hesitantly.

"Please move aside, it will be restored soon."

Before Yi Shuihan could continue, Ron and Harry quickly moved away from the monkey that had undergone a drastic change. In just a few breaths, the monkey reverted to its monstrous form, its enormous body a visual spectacle.

"My God! What on earth happened here?"

Professor McGonagall and her group arrived late, with Professor Quirrell, who was supposed to be unconscious, following behind her.

“I think it’s pretty obvious. I found the troll and defeated it. As for the three little guys, well, I get along well with them. Let them see the world.”

Yi Shuihan spoke first, which moved Hermione, who was originally about to admit her mistake, once again.

Professor McGonagall gave Yi Shuihan a deep look. She didn't believe his story, but she didn't pursue the matter further. She simply nodded and then instructed others to handle the aftermath, which was a way of giving Yi Shuihan face.

The troll incident ended so simply, but the real events were already underway; Voldemort was eager to obtain the Philosopher's Stone and resurrect himself.

From Professor Quirrell, Yi Shuihan could sense that Voldemort's shattered soul was so weak, barely stronger than an adult wizard. This was ironic for the Dark Lord who had once ruled the entire British wizarding world. For someone as powerful as him, this feeling of weakness was enough to make him lose his composure and wisdom, and turn him into a madman.

"Hermione, you want to learn magic from me?"

Yi Shuihan looked at the young woman who had come to his door in surprise; this matter caught him somewhat off guard.