Circuit Repair, Loan Repayment

Within the Forbidden Forest bathed in moonlight.

The little Qilin landed gently amidst a pale yellow Auspicious Cloud, and the jade plate beside it landed steadily on Lucien's workbench.

"Master, is this alright?"

Upon hearing this, Lucien glanced at the jade plate.

On the surface of the silvery-white blood, small blue spots, remarkably uniform in size, had appeared, slowly swaying within the blood.

"Yes, very good."

Lucien tapped his wand lightly, weighing five hundred milliliters of blood—not too much, not too little—and then sent it flying into the cauldron.

Following the recipe requirements, Lucien precisely dispensed each portion of the processed material.

Picking up the Sorcerer's Stone, Lucien took several deep breaths.

I had previously practiced potion-making with the Sorcerer's Stone under Dumbledore's supervision, but it was incomplete.

Glancing in the direction of the little Unicorn, the Eye of Magic Sight noticed that the opponent's Magic Circuit had dimmed even further.

The normal procedure wouldn't be fast enough, so we'll have to use Sorcerer's Stone.

Sometimes, the Sorcerer's Stone is floated above the cauldron, transforming the falling moonlight into a pale red glow that shines into the solution;

Sometimes the Sorcerer's Stone is thrown directly into the crucible, left to swirl in the solution for a specific time, and then removed promptly.

Sometimes, the Sorcerer's Stone is placed in a flame to change the nature and color of the flame...

Lucien was meticulously refining the Moon Soul Water.

Despite the urgency, the procedure was flawless.

I've already saved myself time with the Sorcerer's Stone, so I can't go any faster. If the steps in making a potion go wrong, the potion's effectiveness will be greatly reduced, which is the least of my worries. It could even be a complete waste or turn a good medicine into poison.

Time slipped away, bit by bit...

[Ding, Qilin (annual loan) has been repaid]

Hearing the notification tone, Lucien breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The Qilin (Annual Loan) loan task is to brew a potion using Sorcerer's Stone.

There are no specific requirements regarding the type of potion, but it must be successfully concocted.

"It's done!"

Lucien looked at the blue-white transparent liquid in the crucible, checked it again, and confirmed that it was exactly the same as the recipe description.

Lucien poured the Moon Soul Water into a medicine bottle and quickly walked to Newt's side.

Newt is doing his best to take care of Selenia and her child. Selenia is doing well; after all, she is a mature Unicorn and, with the help of many factors, she has stabilized. Now, all that's left is to completely remove the complex toxins from her body.

Although Dumbledore's potion-making process was diverse and intricate, it was nearing completion.

But the little Unicorn's condition worsened, and its already weak cries became intermittent.

"Mr. Scamander, let me do it."

Lucien gently took the little Unicorn from Newt's arms.

Sensing the already low body temperature, Lucien did not hesitate and fed the Moon Soul Water into the little Unicorn's mouth.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Lucien gently patted the little Unicorn's trembling body, trying to soothe its fear and pain.

The effects of the Moon Soul Water must have kicked in; the little Unicorn's body stopped trembling, and its previously rapid and irregular breathing gradually became steady.

It worked; it had both calming and soothing effects.

The vortexes in Lucien's eyes spun faster as he carefully observed the little Unicorn's Magic Circuit.

Yes, the circuit is now fixed.

The next step...

Lucien raised his wand, the tip pointing towards the little Unicorn's back near its waist.

That's where the break in the Magic Circuit is most obvious.

"Hiss--"

A soft groan tinged with pain reached Lucien's ears, and he turned to look at Selenia.

Selenia struggled to raise her neck and stand up, which caused many of her wounds to reopen, dripping silvery-white blood.

Newt tried to calm Selenia down and tell her not to move around and aggravate her wound, but to no avail.

Finally, Selenia struggled to her feet, gazing at Lucien, gazing at her child.

Lucien saw a very human pleading and anxiety in those eyes, so he gently comforted them:

"It's alright, the baby will be fine."

This time, without the need for Liuguang's translation, Selenia seemed to understand Lucien's meaning immediately. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, but she still stood quietly to the side.

Just as Lucien was about to take action and proceed with the next step of the Magic Weaving.

Dumbledore had finished making all the necessary potions and came to Selenia's side. He gave Lucien a deep look.

He gave Newt a portion of the potion and explained how to use it.

Seeing that Dumbledore and Newt were treating Selenia and curing her poison, Lucien no longer needed to worry about that side.

Lucien raised his silver-black wand, and strands of magic as thick as hair extended from its tip.

The second step of the Magic Weaving is usually to destroy the Magic Circuit of the Magical Creatures, but Lucien doesn't need to do that. He only needs to repair the little Unicorn's Magic Circuit.

The next step is to disguise one's magic as part of the circuit.

Perhaps this could provide considerable assistance in my attempts at Magical Creature Transfiguration; since I can imitate and disguise myself, maybe I can too...

create.

Lucien adjusted his magic again, causing the already hair-thin magic threads to split at the ends, becoming even finer and more intricate.

Dumbledore, noticing this, twitched his beard, surprised by Lucien's progress, yet finding it strangely reasonable; it seemed that nothing the young man accomplished was surprising anymore...

Lucien directed his magic threads to penetrate the little Unicorn's skin, weaving through the muscle fibers, until they reached the vicinity of the fixed Magic Circuit.

Transfiguration...

The Unicorn's Magic Circuit is a closed circle in its normal state, with magic flowing continuously within it.

However, the little Unicorn's Magic Circuit were broken and dimmed, like a string that had been violently snapped.

The magic that flows through the circuit cannot all enter the subsequent circuits; most of the magic can only slowly dissipate.

Lucien held his breath and focused all his attention on the magic threads.

"Simulate... disguise..."

This might seem like a fantasy to an ordinary wizard.

But Lucien's extraordinary talent for Transfiguration was on full display at this moment.

Following the methods of Magic Weaving, they first manipulated a magical thread, beginning the extreme Transfiguration at the microscopic level.

Lucien's magic twisted and restructured in a wondrous way at the ends of the threads, causing subtle changes.

It gradually simulates the unique, pure, and sacred fluctuations of Unicorn magic.

This is extremely difficult, like threading a needle in a storm, requiring unimaginable precision and control.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Lucien's forehead, and his arms trembled slightly from focus.

The Transfiguration magic thread, like a makeshift chain, was carefully placed at the two ends of the broken circuit.

A wisp of Unicorn magic flowed tentatively and slowly along the chain, like a babbling brook.

The instant the magic successfully enters the other end of the circuit.

A look of joy flashed in Lucien's eyes.

Feasible!

Next, Lucien began to simulate the Transfiguration of more magic threads.

More chains were attached to both ends of the loop, gradually forming a small riverbed.

The dissipated magic within the little Unicorn slowly flowed through this "unfamiliar" riverbed.

Under Lucien's continued guidance and shaping, the flow of magic gradually grew stronger.

Even more remarkably, the little Unicorn's own vitality seemed to be awakened by this flow, nourished and strengthened along the newly dredged "riverbed".

"Liuguang, give me one more drop of blood."

Hearing its master's call, Liuguang did not hesitate. The wound on its waist and abdomen had long since healed. So it gently bit the tip of its tongue, letting a drop of golden-red blood be carried by Auspicious Cloud to Lucien's eyes.

Lucien drew a strand of blood from the drop of Qilin blood; the golden-red thread entered the wound on the little Unicorn's back.

In an instant, Lucien "saw" a Magic Circuit, as slender as a newly sprouted vine, taking shape in its place, faintly yet firmly shimmering with pure light.

As he slowly withdrew his magic threads, Lucien breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the nascent circuit remained intact.

continue.

After making slight adjustments, Lucien began repairing damage to other parts of the Magic Circuit.

This was much faster, firstly because the damage was less severe than before, and secondly because Lucien had become more skilled.

As the moonlight shifted, Lucien's magic continued to wane, nearing its end.

[Ding, the Circuit Expansion Stele (monthly loan) has been repaid]

[Congratulations, host, for witnessing a truly memorable birth of life.]