For some reason, Sophia had begun clinging to Murphy constantly.
Because of her transformation into a vampire, she had become extremely sleepy during the day. But her sleep quality was terrible; she woke up every so often, and whenever she woke, she looked for Murphy. He would keep her company and chat with her until she fell asleep again.
Watching this unfold, Professor Snape, who was preparing potions to restore the Empress's health nearby, could only swallow the lovey-dovey display through tears. After seeing it several times, he was practically full.
Thinking of his own miserable love life, Headmaster Snape immediately declared that he was returning to Hogwarts.
"A school cannot go a day without its headmaster in charge," he said with righteous conviction.
In truth, he simply could not remain in this place of public affection for another day!
After he left, Murphy confirmed that Sophia had no major problems and departed Arkaim as well.
Romance could wait for another time. Compared with that, the Holy Mother had caused him far too much trouble. He had to find a way to eliminate her.
Magic Research Institute.
Murphy found Hordan.
"How is the research into that high-level magic power progressing?" Murphy asked.
He had previously discovered quite a few traces of high-level magic power on things like Statues of Our Lady. After being rendered harmless, some of those samples had been sent to Hordan for analysis.
"This magic power has a very high energy level," Hordan said. "Its corresponding wavelength is very short, and it decays quickly. In fact, it does not exceed our previous understanding of the laws governing magic power. It is merely magic power with a higher frequency."
"Then do we have a way to raise low-frequency magic power to high frequency?" Murphy asked.
Higher-level magic power