Variables Caused by Heroic Spirits

Harry coughed and looked at Draco Malfoy beside him.

Wow! Draco saw it!

"Cedric Diggory?" Draco asked curiously, craning his neck. "A descendant of the first knights, just like you, and even inherited your ancestor's name? Why are you looking at me? Just click 'agree'."

Harry suddenly realized he had overreacted. He hadn't been having an affair. No, this was 'Draco,' not even Draco, let alone Draco.

"Then wait for me to come back."

After checking the "agree" box, Harry stepped through the portal.

"Ariana!"

"What's wrong with you?"

"You?"

Harry, his two friends, and Harry all reacted differently to Ariana appearing alongside Phoebe.

Harry was surprised that Ariana could enter the Virtual Universe.

Krum was surprised that Ariana had made it into the Cosmic Selection Competition.

Cedric was surprised by his discovery: within the personal space of the Cosmic Selection Competition, he could see information about people who visited his space, and Phoebe and Ariana were actually regarded as the same person by the selection tournament's system.

With a thought, his consciousness returned to his physical body, soul, and inner world.

Riddle, flipping through a book in the Wools Orphanage, looked up.

"Hello, everyone." Tom Riddle appeared beside Cedric.

("Wow!" Ron exclaimed in shock. "You hid it so well. I only just found out that your Heroic Spirits has awakened too.")

Next up is Lily Evans, the Prewett Brothers.

Then, they exchanged some information that wasn't considered private and could be found online, and then left in a hurry.

("Why are they in such a hurry? It's like something's chasing them and time is of the essence," Ron said, puzzled.)

(However, he was more vaguely dissatisfied, dissatisfied that Harry had met with that 'Draco' again so soon and returned to his side.)

("How can you be so lacking in foresight?" Ginny clicked her tongue twice. "Now that Heroic Spirits are counted as one person, and can even enter the personal space of the selection tournament, it's obvious that the planned tactics and designed mechs will have to change.")

(Upon hearing this, Ron was initially somewhat unconvinced, but the actions of the four Champion quickly proved him right.)

Harry chose to call for backup.

After dealing with Draco's request to design his own light armor, Harry quickly exited his personal space in the selection competition, brought up the operation interface, clicked on his friend's avatar, and started dialing.

It's worth mentioning that while waiting for the connection to be established, he also called up Lily.

On the screen, Basil appeared, flipping through a book in the S.P.E.W. Library. He looked up impatiently, "What's wrong? It's a mech—"

(Hermione's gaze towards Basil on the screen was filled with both admiration and kindness.)

(The worship stems from his face, which resembles Basil's, and his achievements in this world—the inventor of the most advanced Nuclear Reactor, the "Sun Furnace.")

(The kindness stemmed from the fact that this Basil was, in terms of lineage, her descendant.)

His gaze lingered on Lily. "That face... Lily Evans?"

His voice began to rise, and he became interested.

"Are you a descendant of the Dursley?"

(Dumbledore, remembering the timid yet brave little girl who had written to him years ago. "Petunia would be very happy.")

Basil's words suddenly reminded Harry of something: now that everyone has become New Human of wizard, what if his aunt's family, who hates magic the most, also have magic?

However, there was one thing he had a lot of doubts about: could a big, fat guy like Dudley, with his bad personality, really find a partner and have children?

He suddenly felt an urgent urge to search for the Dursley and to find traces of the Dursley family in this world.

Then he appeared before them.

Dudley may be dead, but what about Dudley son or daughter?

"I am not Petunia's descendant," Lily said, seeing her son suddenly pause. "To be precise, I am a part of Harry. Perhaps because of the name inheritance, Daniel also inherited the charm of Lily Evans' Love Charm from Harry, and because of the Nuclear Reactor, I recently took shape."

("If it were Harry, or his descendants, they wouldn't call Petunia Dursley Petunia, it would be too intimate," Dumbledore said.)

("Have we been exposed?" Professor McGonagall asked worriedly.)

("Not necessarily. It's been almost 200 years since our time. Those who knew Harry are long gone." Dumbledore shook his head. "Besides, this can also be interpreted as inheriting the Love Charm along with Lily Evans' consciousness.")

Harry, regaining his senses, nodded in agreement and brought up the hidden nicknames and numbers floating above his head.

This strongly suggests that the two individuals shared a single account and were considered one person by the Virtual Universe.

"It's not uncommon for such high-level powers to possess self-awareness." Basil narrowed his eyes. "Like the Obscurus, some Force Masters cultivate it as an additional weapon."

"Such knights' light armor is usually equipped with external weapons."

"You must have come to see me today because of this, right?"

"The original design of the light armor needs to be modified."

"Yes." Harry nodded. "What kind of external weaponry would be suitable for me? A levitation beam cannon, armor, or a lightsaber-type weapon that uses the Force as its blade? Or perhaps I could directly control two suits of light armor?"

"Controlling two light armors?" Basil took a sip of black tea. "This is not a good choice. I have inspected your Nuclear Reactor. Even without modifications, it is already excellent based on the quality of your Wisdom Force and the depth of your Force application technology over the years."

"If you control two light armors, your excellence will be halved."

"Sharing a single energy pipeline and externally arming the magic array is a better option."

"As for the type, long-range light cannons consume too much Force. Your Force application skills are already excellent, so you don't need such fancy weapons as light cannons."

"Armor, you can consider it. The Love Charm you inherited was formed from a mother's selfless protection of her son. This might be more suitable."

"As for 'cold weapons,' these external armaments that conserve energy, we have them whenever we can."

"If you choose armor, I recommend Shueisha's [Galaxy Sand]. It's a popular product among students majoring in light armor. It's very tough, has excellent Force conductivity, and the shield it forms when gathered together is extremely strong. The sand's design can also easily dissipate kinetic energy. If you pre-program the algorithm using Light Brain, this sand can automatically protect you and can also condense into weapons for attack."

"If you see a suit of light armor carrying a gourd, it's usually equipped with [Galaxy Sand]."

"However, that's not entirely accurate. Students majoring in mecha modification usually prefer to buy ready-made products to DIY, so the maintenance device for [Galaxy Sand] may not be the original gourd shape, and it may be directly added into the gaps of the mecha structure."

"If you choose 'cold weapons,' you can choose according to your personal preferences, but I prefer lightsabers. After all, they are not true cold weapons. The blade formed by the Force is a double-edged sword, which is more suitable than a knife, as well as other weapons such as spears and halberds that are not designed with blades as their main feature."

"Aren't there any lightsabers recommended?" Harry asked, puzzled.

Basil shook his head. "Lightsabers are perfect for knights. Any lightsaber that makes it into the Cosmic Selection Competition is good. The only one I can recommend is one with fancy features if you're planning to have the lady next to you wield it."

"The sword shatters into rows of petal-shaped blades; the sword can extend; the sword can emit sound waves."

"Let this lady use those fancy functions to assist you, while you focus on using the sword itself to attack."

"You mean even if I choose armor, I should still choose a lightsaber?" Harry asked.

Basil nodded. "Of course, lightsabers are an external weapon that doesn't consume much energy. They are superior to the melee attacks of the melee armor itself, and they are also lightweight. There are quite a few knights who have pre-drilled holes for more than a dozen lightsabers in their melee armor."

Phoebe chose to search.

However, it's not on public search engines.

Instead, they are found on various professional forums.

I searched for posts from various knowledgeable people.

Soon, a post titled 'How to configure a light armor for schizophrenia' caught her attention.

Click to view.

"As we all know, schizophrenia, an old-fashioned disease, has gradually become an advantage in the Star Era where everyone is extraordinary."

"This means that your mech can be equipped with all sorts of Transfiguration golems."

"During the battle, your heavy breastplate suddenly transforms into a large bird that sprays light bullets at the opponent's face. Even if it misses, it can still harass the opponent and keep them busy, because they have to face two or more enemies."

"A bionic robot?" Phoebe's eyes lit up; she thought of a phoenix.

Both she and Ariana can now transform into phoenixes, even more phoenix-like than phoenixes themselves.

Wouldn't it be perfect to Transfiguration wings and mount the armor on a light armor?

Without a second thought, Krum chose the wrong option that Basil had suggested—the Twin Armor.

We are currently experimenting with assembling the light armor using high-speed components and materials.

(However, no viewer felt that Krum made the wrong choice.)

(Because during these past few months, Krum had shown his second Force Furnace on screen.)

(Just as the extra physical body copied by his Magic Immortal Artifact also possesses the [Magical Circuit] that Krum exchanged, the extra physical body also possesses the [Force Furnace], an external organ bound to his soul.)

(Therefore, this means that the two light armors are not a burden for Krum.)

(This actually allows him to better utilize his mobility.)

Cedric's approach was much simpler and more direct.

He directly entered the data of his light armor.

Let Riddle modify his own light armor, using the finished light armor and parts from the selection competition, to create a new one based on his own needs.

(Cedric here undoubtedly becomes the only negative example in the eyes of the audience.)

(Because he didn't have two Force Furnace like Krum.)

(Even though Riddle has his own independent source of magic, it should be no less powerful than the Force Furnace when powered by the [Magic Immortal Artifact].)

(But this only applies when competing against the native inhabitants of this world; if it were to compete against fellow Champion like Harry, then...)

Riddle had directly downloaded the Phantom Beast Knight Luna Lovegood's light armor [Paradise Lost], stepped out of the training portal.

"Diggory, is it a mistake for me to control a light armor independently like this?"

The most unique feature of Paradise Lost is its magic circle design, a vortex formed by the factors of countless fictional Magical Creatures, a chaotic and disordered combination that is almost impossible for normal people to use.

The light armor itself is fused with these factors, so the Magical Creatures released by the knight using Force are also part of the light armor.

Even if these Magical Creatures are killed, they will not be truly destroyed as long as they return to the magic circle of the light armor.

This means that if you can't bypass the attacks of these Magical Creatures with bizarre, fairytale-like, and illogical abilities to reach the mech itself, you can't defeat the knight piloting the [Paradise Lost].

Therefore, in every Cosmic Selection Competition, there are contestants who want to directly choose [Paradise Lost].

However, just like other advanced mechs that are highly personalized, such as the [Dragon God] which amplifies too much Force, causing the knight to self-destruct and turn into fireworks as soon as he puts on the suit.

Only a knight like Luna, who is eccentric and firmly believes in the existence of these fictional creatures, and who controls the light armor through her emotions, can properly operate [Paradise Lost].

Even with Light Brain computing, those endless, ever-regenerating Magical Creatures with bizarre abilities are still very difficult to completely control.

More often than not, the manipulator is killed before the opponent is defeated.

But now, a new knight has appeared who can control it.

But Riddle was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Could it be because Paradise Lost is too difficult to control? Even if you delegate the control of those Phantom Beasts to us, the bestial personalities that control the [True Form] derived from the [Path], there are still too many of those Phantom Beasts?" Cedric asked.

Among the high-end light armors I found online, [Paradise Lost] is the most suitable for Riddle.

Riddle shook his head. "That's not the reason. Although these Phantom Beasts are numerous, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, and have strange and difficult-to-use abilities with no discernible pattern, they can still be controlled normally as long as they are left to instinct and guided by intuition."

"It's not that it's discordant."

"It's not a clash between the light armor and the knight."

"Our [path] has already molded us into shapeless clay, so even if the light armor is personalized, we can still fit into it."

"This is an energy disharmony."

"The magic of the fairy, who is only a hair's breadth away from the [Ultimate Liberation], is indeed very powerful."

(Basil was speechless. It wasn't just a hair's breadth away; he had almost reached the [Ultimate Liberation], which meant he had entered the realm of Martial Soul True Body, that is, the [True Form] of a wizard, was too powerful and was being obscured.)

"Perhaps more powerful than most of the New Human in this world who possess the [Force Furnace]."

"But the magic of fairies is more suitable for creating miracles and all kinds of magical phenomena."

"Instead of driving the light armor."

"The Force refined by the Force Furnace is not a type of power; it is more like an intermediate state between magic and magic power, leaning more towards magic."

"When I activate the light armor, it's like I need to reprocess magic before using it."

"In this situation, it's as if there's an invisible barrier between me and it."

"So?" Diggory asked.

"So," Riddle waved his hand, his light armor transforming into countless 0s and 1s, forming individual components, "We might as well adopt the magic circle [Chaos Nest] from [Paradise Lost] and some of its design, but instead of creating a light armor, we'll connect it to your light armor as an external armor."