Sulking Spider and Bewildered Hermes

Compared with the violent twitching and kicking of Salamander with eight legs, this time it was much gentler.

Bowtruckle is a natural thing, a plant thing, not so overbearing, and you are polite when you come in.

After the seed entered Magic Channel, it was not besieged by Baruk's body Magic Power like Salamander was. It was just pushed slightly and gave way to the side.

A thin green-white shimmer appeared near the eight eyes, coming out from under the carapace. Following the light, it swam outward, crawled across the carapace inch by inch, flowed around the eight eyes, and dispersed into a hazy halo.

The halo was unstable, flashing on and off several times. When it lit up, the amber eyes underneath could be seen. When it dimmed, it retracted into the carapace, as if something was breathing gently under the water.

Regulus Press your left hand on the back armor, release Natural Magic Power and seep in.

That time Salamander, Natural Magic Power was placed hard between the fire and the spider, acting as a buffer. Both Magic Power were strong, so they had to be rubbed slowly and for a while before they were willing to give in to each other.

This time it's different. Magic Power and Natural Magic Power of Bowtruckle are naturally from the same source. They both face outwards and are paths of connection and affinity. One talks to vegetation, and the other talks to all life.

As soon as Natural Magic Power entered, it had not yet touched the seed of Bowtruckle. It first hit the outward tendency it spread out, and then flowed along that tendency to wrap up the new module.

Not only did he cushion them to prevent them from fighting, but he also passed words from both sides back and forth, directly building a bridge for the two sides.

The Magic Power of Bowtruckle flows to the visual branch of Baruk through Natural Magic Power, and the Magic Power of Baruk also flows to the new module through Natural Magic Power. The two Magic Power that were originally unknown met in the middle of the bridge, and then flowed back to their respective circuits along the same bridge.

The two of us hit it off immediately, there was no violence, and there was almost no rejection.

The new module has taken root in Magic Circuit of Baruk.

After calming down, the bluish-white shimmer near the eight eyes gradually shrank, and finally shrank into dense white dots, scattered around the eight amber eyes. Pure white, inconspicuous, usually just a shallow layer, you have to get closer to see it.

Regulus took his hand back and looked at it.

Salamander was passive that time, Magic Power connected it, and when Baruk encountered fire, it automatically activated Fire Affinity. There was no need to learn it, let alone teach it. It is no longer afraid of things it was born to be afraid of, it's that simple.

This time it is active. Although Magic Power is connected, it has to figure out how to use it.

Baruk obviously felt that there was something extra on his body. He tilted his big head and turned his eight eyes around, as if he was looking for where the new thing was hidden. He tried to reach it, but failed, and tried again, but still failed.

It was a little anxious, its chelicerae clicked twice, and its eight legs moved restlessly on the velvet cushion.

Regulus didn't rush it.

Being able to use your instincts smoothly, but practicing new skills are two different things.

Baruk tried a few more times, closing a few eyes, opening them again, and turning his head in different directions.

I don't know how many times, the white spots around its eight eyes suddenly lit up, and the pure white halo suddenly became a little brighter, shining through the carapace, covering the eight amber eyes.

Its body stiffened and its eight legs became completely still, as if it was also frightened by the light.

Then it stopped. It felt something, but it was not in the nest, but outside the depression.

The nest is surrounded by cobwebs and rocks, with no vegetation. To see the results, you have to get out.

Regulus patted Baruk's back. "Let's go out and try."

Baruk got up, flying on its eight legs very fast, and rushed to the entrance of the nest first, and looked around the depression. Aragog and the spider group were still lying far away outside.

Then it spread its long legs and crawled out of the depression, Regulus followed, and Hermes also followed.

He watched the entire process in his lair, extracted, reproduced, rewritten, Spellcasting, and buffered.

He couldn't understand the operations on Magic Power, but he saw the results. Baruk had white spots around his eyes.

He now wants to know what these white dots can do.

Outside the depression, the canopy of Forbidden Forest trees closed overhead, not a trace of light coming through.

About an hour or two has passed since entering the lair, Regulus estimated the time in his mind.

He glanced at the surrounding trees and confirmed his location.

Aragog saw Regulus coming out and wanted to step forward. Just as he pushed his body forward, Regulus glanced in its direction and Aragog stopped.

It lay back down again, no longer looking towards Regulus, and chased Baruk with its eight eyes from the edge of the depression to the forest glade. It saw a change, there was something more around Baruk's eyes, a light white color, and a slight light.

It's different from before entering the lair, it's changed again.

This heir is different again.

Baruk ignored Aragog and climbed straight out of the depression to a place with trees a little further away. Aragog also followed.

After leaving the depression, Baruk stopped in a clearing in the forest and stood in front of an old tree. Its eight legs were dug into the soft rotten leaves, and the spider's head was slightly raised.

It was the first time that it really felt the things around it, and it couldn't help but froze.

The white spots around the eight eyes suddenly lit up, and the pure white halo spread out in circles, which was particularly conspicuous among the dark red bristles.

".. trees.. speak"

Its voice was intermittent, with the surprise of encountering a new world.

It calmed down, its eight legs motionless, and the whole spider headed in the direction of those trees.

The white spots are getting brighter and brighter, and the halo of light flows out along the eight eyes, reaching around them one by one, reaching them and touching them.

The roots of the trees in the entire forest are intertwined under the soil, their branches and leaves are rubbing in the wind, and each tree is exuding something very light and vague.

Alive, standing, growing upward.

It never knew that this forest was alive, and it never knew that those trees standing silently were whispering something. It listened intently, and the surprise in its eight eyes became more and more intense.

Then, the surprise froze little by little.

Its chelicerae slowly hung down, and its half-swung front legs stopped in the air before falling back to the ground.

The spider's head was lowered, and the white spots around its eight eyes were still bright, but the light no longer spread outwards, but was retracted and introverted.

It heard something else, and the trees around it didn't like it.

".. trees.. don't like... spiders."

Baruk turned around and looked at Regulus. His rough voice was full of grievance and wilting. His chelicerae were completely closed and attached to his chin. Then he turned back to look at the trees. His eight legs were still stuck in the rotten leaves, motionless.

Regulus looked at the aggrieved Baruk and raised the corners of his mouth.

Trees really don't like spiders. Acromantula is an invasive species in Forbidden Forest. This is no surprise.

They build webs to occupy territory, hunt and destroy, build nests among tree roots, and wrap tree trunks with spider silk.

Trees have longer memories than any living thing, and they remember that this thing is not what should be here.

Baruk This was the first time he heard about the forest where he had grown up all his life. He eagerly moved forward to talk to someone, but the first sentence he heard was that the transformation had been successful, and the effect was even more direct than expected.

But after connecting to Magic Power, you just open the window. Whether the things outside the window recognize it is another matter.

The first step in getting a plant to stand with you is to hear the other person's voice, even if the other person says to get out.

Whether the set of natural feedback can be tested on Baruk in the future depends on whether this spider can slowly change the grass and trees in this forest. Baruk, this important proposition depends on you.

He stepped forward, reached out and patted Baruk's big head. He softened his voice and coaxed it, "You are different. They don't know you are a spider. When you two get familiar with it, they won't hate you anymore."

Baruk raised the spider's head, and all eight amber eyes looked at him, aggrievedly. "Really?"

Regulus nodded, his face full of affirmation. "Really."

It asked again, ".Baruk. What a good spider?"

Regulus was amused by it and raised the corner of his mouth. "What a spider."

Baruk was immediately coaxed.

It opened its chelicerae again, making a series of clicking sounds, its eight legs bumped on the spot, and its front legs raised.

"Baruk.. What a spider! Regulus.. What a spider!"

It became happy, but couldn't help turning its head to look at the trees, its halo brightened, and it made up its mind to do good things with them.

Hermes watched from the side from beginning to end.

He can understand the result. Regulus modified Baruk and gave it one more ability. This is easy to understand.

A spider, first not afraid of fire, now has glowing white dots around its eyes and can talk to trees.

Change it once and it will look the same.

But he doesn't understand the means.

Now he was staring at Baruk, and the white spots around his eight eyes lit up again.

The dark red bristles, the russet lines at the joints, and the scaly cuticle on the carapace now have these white spots, making it look less and less like a Acromantula.

There was an uncontrollable lust in his eyes.

Then he looked at Regulus and said directly, "I want this too."

Regulus turned his head to look at him, frowning slightly.

This set of methods, the source book <Transfiguration: Beyond Form>, is meant for human use.

Everything written in the book is Human Transfiguration, but when used on Baruk, it is actually used in a negative way.

Hermes is a human being, a wizard, and a force bearer that he wants to support. It is not impossible for him to use it.

But what this guy asked for was for him to come too.

It's either "Regulus, teach me this", "How is this done", "I want to learn", or "I want this too". The difference is here.

Hermes is very talented and has a direct desire for power. If he wants it, he will chase after him. This is his strength.

But his thoughts about power have always been about getting stronger, not about understanding.

Let him practice Magic Manipulation. He practices because Regulus asks him to practice. As for himself, he doesn't want to understand what is going on with Magic Manipulation. Let him practice Legilimency. He also practices and follows the three steps. He does what Regulus says and never asks why. He obeys and executes without thinking about it.

Now that I see this method, a wizard who wants to move up the ladder should normally think of teaching me this skill.

Once you learn it, it belongs to you, you can use it in the future, and you can also use it for others.

Hermes is thinking, change it for me too.

What he wants is the result, not the means.

Baruk is a spider and can only passively accept transformation. Hermes is not a spider.

But when he opened his mouth, he put himself in the same position as a spider.

Not satisfied.

"Do you want to learn," Regulus looked at him, his tone was harsh and merciless. "Or do you want to be transformed by me?"

After asking, he ignored Hermes and turned around to see Baruk.

Hermes was stunned in place, his brows furrowed.

Want to learn? Want to be transformed?

What he wants is to become stronger. Baruk has become stronger, and he also wants to become stronger. What is the difference?

This is what he wanted in the past. If Regulus can be taught, just teach him. If he can't be taught, just ignore him. This has always been the case.

Why is this the reaction this time?

He didn't figure it out right away.

But Regulus put the words down and ignored them.

He had to figure it out on his own.

He never liked to think about this.

But when asked by Regulus, he had to think about it even if he didn't think about it.

If you want to learn, you have to learn and practice by yourself. Just like practicing Dark Arts by yourself, you have to recite the mantra by yourself, adjust Magic Power by yourself, and you have to deal with it if you make a mistake in practice.

If you want to be transformed, you need to let others do it. You don't have to think about anything, don't have to bear anything, and just lie there and wait for the results.

So, Regulus is not rejecting him?