Chapter 75 Soul Magic, don’t you think you are too extreme? ! (Two in one) Ciel's eyes widened as he looked at these hints. "Soul magic?!" He came to Azkaban to find the Dementors with the simple intention of enhancing the power of the Holy Spell and getting some deduction points. He never expected to have such an unexpected surprise. The magic in the Harry Potter world is varied, but the magic involving the soul is extremely extraordinary without exception. The most famous one among them is naturally the Horcrux. Split your soul into pieces and entrust them to an object. As long as the Horcrux is indestructible, you will be immortal. Even someone as powerful as Dumbledore, who wielded the Elder Wand, was unable to do anything to Voldemort because of this. In addition, the magic on the Resurrection Stone also involves the soul realm. It can be said that no magic related to the soul is simple.
Even the soul-sucking that Dementors use to feed makes wizards shudder. There is no way to save the people whose souls are sucked away, and even Phoenix Tears are helpless. Charles had never expected that in the process of devouring Dementors, he would actually gain soul-related materials and abilities. Looking at the soul-absorbing ability that could be deduced, Charles was indeed a little jealous. In the original book, this ability never seems to work in the hands of the Dementors. After all, it is quite troublesome and slow to activate. But if Charles were to perform a few more deductions, I believe the soul-absorbing ability would become much more flexible and faster. By then, the true power of this ability will be revealed. After all, soul absorption ignores protective spells, just like the Dementor's Kiss, which cannot be blocked by protective spells such as the Shield Charm! This is different from the magic-breaking effects of Ciel's Night's Edge Curse and Lightless Sun Curse. It directly ignores all the enemy's magical defenses! If the soul is extracted unexpectedly, even Dumbledore might fall! But after feeling jealous, Charles temporarily suppressed the urge to accumulate points in his soul absorption ability. After all, his fighting skills are already quite sufficient, and his strength in wizard form is enough to defeat most of the professors at Hogwarts. If he uses the Animagus form and unleashes an Ancient Dragon Roar, the destructive power will definitely be at the top level. On this basis, one more soul absorption is not enough to bring about any qualitative change in Charles' strength. Moreover, even if relevant materials are available, the first deduction of soul absorption will cost 300,000 points. It is conceivable that subsequent deductions will inevitably cost an astonishing amount. Instead of spending so many points on soul absorption which was not enough to bring about a qualitative change in Ciel's strength, it would be better to improve his Animagus transformation or deduce a few more dragon language magics. Maybe his strength would increase even more. As for soul-related magic, it will not be too late to invest in this area after collecting more materials in the field of soul magic and further reducing the consumption of deduction points. As for where to find such materials, Charles already had an idea in his mind. "Horcruxes are the representatives of the field of soul splitting magic. If I can get one, Deep Blue will naturally be able to obtain more soul magic materials from it." "If it is Voldemort's Horcrux, its value will be even higher, because it may be one of the few examples in the history of magic where a soul has split multiple times." "The locket is a little hard to find, Nagini is also hard to find, and the diary will have to be found at the Malfoys' house."
"As for the Hufflepuff cup, it is in Bella Lestrange's vault at Gringotts. I just killed Bella Lestrange, so it's relatively easy to open the vault." "But Gringotts was just robbed once, so it must be the most heavily guarded place now. It would be troublesome to go there at this time." "Not to mention Harry Potter. Dumbledore is always watching his actions. I don't want to get into trouble." After some calculations, Ciel decided that the easiest items to obtain were the Resurrection Stone Ring and the Ravenclaw's Crown. One is in the Gaunt family mansion, and the other is in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts. However, the protective magic attached to the Resurrection Stone Ring is the most powerful among the Horcruxes. Even Dumbledore was defeated by it due to his carelessness, and it even doomed his death. Charles was still a little wary of this and didn't intend to touch it until he was sure. Therefore, his target was still set on the Ravenclaw crown. "After I go to Hogwarts, I have to find a chance to go into the Room of Requirement and get the tiara." "I don't know if the crown is good or not, or how many points it can provide. It shouldn't be stained with hair oil or something, right?" Thoughts flashed through Charles' mind. Then his attention returned to the Dementors in Azkaban. During the time when he was concentrating on thinking, the number of Dementors that were continuously devoured increased again, much more than before. Densely packed figures in black cloaks wandered in the thick gray fog. The air was so cold it was almost freezing. If there were other wizards here, they would probably be frightened to death. Even if you have trained your patronus, you probably won't be able to drive away Dementors of this density. But Charles frowned. The number of Dementors has increased a lot, but the drug lords and their men that Charles had captured before, there are hundreds of them in total. When a person is just captured and has not yet been absorbed by the Dementors, the emotions of happiness and hope that can be generated are the greatest. Coupled with the hope of obtaining magic, the joy and hope exuded by these drug lords have not completely dissipated until now. Logically speaking, the number of Dementors should be able to increase further. But the Dementors all stopped reproducing at the same time. During the period that Charles observed, their number did not increase at all. At first, Charles thought that the Dementors had not learned their lesson and had started to play tricks. But soon, Charles discovered that things were not as he thought. He asked the newly elected Dementor leader why they did not continue to reproduce. The answer given by the Dementor leader made Charles frown and a look of confusion appeared on his face. "Fear?" "You mean, the Dementors' instincts tell you that they can't continue to reproduce now. This number is the limit. Otherwise, more and more Dementors will attract some terrible things."
"What on earth is that terrible thing?" Ciel asked the Dementor leader, but the leader couldn't say anything and could only express himself in halting English. "I don't know either. This feeling of fear seems to be an instinct that has been flowing in the blood of Dementors since ancient times." "Just like humans are afraid of snakes, that is the nature passed down from ancient times." "Our fear is even stronger, just like facing an irresistible natural enemy. Once there are too many of them, they will be alarmed..." "Fear is preventing us from increasing our numbers. We cannot fight this instinct." Charles' brows furrowed even more. The ancient fear that runs in the Dementors' blood? Ancient times again? Including this time, Charles has heard words related to ancient times more than once in reality. The goblins mentioned the ancient space passage that has existed since ancient times, and Dark kept talking about the Ancients and the Great Old Ones. Now the Dementors also mentioned the ancient times. What was there in that era? With these questions in mind, Ciel looked at the group of Dementors in front of him whose numbers had stopped growing, and his expression gradually sank. The breeding of Dementors was related to the infinite growth of his sacred spells and could also provide him with a large number of deduction points. If we can only maintain the current scale, there is no doubt that the speed at which Shire acquires resources will be greatly reduced. After all, according to Charles' observation, although the reproduction of Dementors does not require pregnancy and childbirth, a Dementor cannot split continuously in a short period of time. Newly born Dementors also need some time to grow before they can split into new individuals. The limited population size will naturally reduce the production of Dementors. According to Charles's estimation, if he stayed at this scale, he would be able to get about a million points by coming to Azkaban to harvest once a month. Although it was already a very generous income, it was not enough compared to the bottomless demand for deduction points from Charles. Currently, Ciel can barely make ends meet by relying on the inventory, the extra money he can get after going to Hogwarts, and even the points he will get from demolishing the Dragon's Blood Sea in the future. However, if the problem of the limit on the number of Dementors is not solved, the speed at which Charles' strength increases will inevitably be restricted. Charles' expression darkened. "Let's find some research materials. Maybe we can get some explanations." The next moment, he left Azkaban and appeared in Diagon Alley. Charles walked into Bloomingdale's Bookstore. Of course the staff there knew this big customer and came over to serve him attentively. "Mr. Charles, what kind of book do you need?" Charles said. "I want books on breeding magical creatures." Hearing this, the clerk was a little surprised, but his good professionalism made him smile and say without any hesitation. "No problem. Breeding magical creatures is an advanced subject. There is a lot of information. Our bookstore has a complete collection of information."
"Whether it's owl breeding, toad breeding, or other rarer magical animals, we have information here." "What kind of breeding do you need?" Charles said. "Do you have any information on breeding Dementors?" The clerk had a big smile on his face and was about to nod his head, but from the next moment, his expression gradually became stiff. "Sorry, my ears may not be working well recently, so I didn't hear you clearly." "You, what do you want to breed?" Charles repeated. "Raising Dementors, are there any reference books on this?" After hearing Ciel's request, the clerk showed an expression as if he didn't know what to say. "You, why do you keep Dementors?" Charles said as a matter of course. "Because Dementors are cute." "Don't you think the sound of them gurgling is cute?" "Also, Dementors are full of treasures. Apart from other things, the black cloaks they carry are also valuable if they can be recycled and reused." The clerk's three views were almost shattered. There are people in the wizarding world who actually think Dementors are fucking cute? Even if someone says that the Acromantula is cute, it is more normal than saying that the Dementors are cute! The clerk looked at Charles with concern. "Mr. Charles, are you okay?" "Do you want us to send you to the psychiatric department of St. Mungo's Hospital?" Ciel sighed. It seems that ordinary bookstores like Flourish and Blotts do not have high-end information related to Dementor breeding. But what about other more common information? Then, Ciel continued to ask the clerk about other books on the breeding of magical animals. "Do you have any books on basilisk breeding, three-headed dog breeding, etc.?" When the clerk heard the names of these magical animals, his expression began to change again, and then a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes, and he glanced around a few times. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping nearby, he spoke to Charles. "Mr. Ciel, all the magical creature information you asked about is contraband." "If I didn't know that you were our big customer, I would have suspected that you were a sting operation sent by the Ministry of Magic."
"To tell you the truth, we really don't have these books, and the nearby bookstores don't have them either, but I can show you a way to hopefully find this knowledge..." After leaving Flourish and Blotts, Charles did not rush back to the Leaky Cauldron, but went to Knockturn Alley again. Some things cannot be asked through formal channels, but they may not be impossible to obtain through informal channels. The dark wizards in Knockturn Alley turned green when they saw Charles enter again. He can come in several times in a few days. Even the dark wizards are not as diligent as Ciel in coming here! Why is this damn little wizard here again? ! They were slightly relieved only when they heard Charles say that he came here just to ask some questions and that he was not going to rob or bleed. As long as they can get rid of this evil star as soon as possible, they can reveal any news. However, after Charles repeated the question he had just asked in Flourish and Blotts, the dark wizards fell silent, with a look of horror in their eyes. Breeding Dementors? Breeding basilisks? What kind of crazy operation is this! Even a dark wizard could not do such a thing! Compared to these two things, the three-headed dog is much more normal! After being shocked, the dark wizards shook their heads, saying that they had no information on this matter. In response, Charles sighed, but he wasn't too disappointed. Then he asked the dark wizards another question. "Then do you have any information or products on soul magic?" "For example, Horcruxes, and the immortality of the soul, the separation of the soul, the fusion of the soul, the distortion of the soul..." "Any information will do. You are dark wizards, so this should be relevant to your major, right?" The dark wizards looked at each other, and each of us showed a look of shame. Charles shook his head in dissatisfaction. "No, why don't you know anything?" "It's fine if you can't raise dangerous creatures, but as a dark wizard, you can't even play with souls?" "Are you really incompetent as a dark wizard?" After a while, an old black wizard said with a bitter look on his face and trembling. "Lord Ciel, you really think too highly of us in such a high-end field." "If we knew this, would we still be able to make a living in Knockturn Alley and be terrified by your robbing?" "Besides, this is all about Horcruxes, immortality of the soul, soul separation and so on. Although I don't understand them, they all feel quite evil and sound scary." "Don't you think you're being too extreme for this at your age?" (End of this chapter)