Silan is currently only at the beginning of her understanding of Soul Magic, so she doesn't plan to learn anything too difficult this time.
After walking around the bookshelves and excluding the thickest tomes, Silan chose a thin book.
The title is "The Construction and Use of the Soul Eye".
While translating the previous book, Silan laid a solid foundation in Ancient Runes. Although he can't read it fluently yet, he can understand it in general.
Silan opened the cover and began reading the opening:
"If you feel the soul is too ethereal and elusive, it's because you haven't observed it closely enough."
Mediocre and foolish people are often short-sighted, regarding the Soul Domain as an elusive and forbidden existence. In reality, to capture the mystery of the soul, one must have a pair of discerning eyes.
"To master this field of knowledge, the eyes are indispensable; they allow you to perceive the flow of the soul and enter the realm of the divine..."
Silan glanced at the opening and discovered that the so-called "Soul Eye" was actually a Spells.
After use, it allows wizards to see the soul structure and flow of soul magic of a creature; the specific effect depends on the wizard's level of control over the Spells.
The opening also mentions that most of the subsequent Soul Magic is based on the premise of the Soul Eye.
After all, manipulating the soul requires extremely precise operation, unless one is reckless and aims to cause destruction, which naturally necessitates a thorough understanding of how the soul functions.
Otherwise, it can easily damage the soul.
Silan held the book page between two fingers, gently stroking it with her fingertips, thinking, "Perhaps the Soul Eye can be used in conjunction with the Wizard's Eye. Although they emphasize different aspects, 'A Brief Discussion of the Essence of the Soul' also mentions that even the soul is merely a way of operating magic..."
[Wizard's Eye] can see the flow of magic, but with Silan's current level, it's difficult for her to directly observe the soul.
The Soul Eye solves this problem perfectly.
By using the Soul Eye to peel back the veil covering a creature's soul, one can use the Wizard's Eye to see the flow of magic within it.
While the Soul Eye is an introductory Spells in Soul Magic, it is also the foundation of the entire magic system.
It is not only important, but also difficult to master.
If used in conjunction with the Wizard's Eye, one can observe the flow of magic within a soul without having to master the Soul Eye to a high level.
This greatly reduced the cost of Silan's practice.
"We can try it later..."
Having made up her mind, Silan read the book from beginning to end and memorized all the contents using her Photographic Memory.
After that, he only needs to practice translation.
After finishing these tasks, Silan left the library, preparing to return home. As she passed Tom's little house, she stopped and glanced inside.
"Good, baby-like sleep."
Silan nodded in satisfaction and walked out.
Tom, who had passed out in his little kennel, was stiff all over, occasionally twitching violently, and muttering in his sleep.
"Prewett... damn it..."
When Silan returned to Snape's office, a week had passed since her last visit.
When Silan saw her own dean again, she was startled.
Snape clearly hadn't rested for several days.
His face was extremely haggard, and his hair was matted together in clumps, but his spirits were strangely high, and his gaze remained as sharp as ever.
"Professor, have you not rested for several days?" Silan asked.
It's been about a week since you left last time.
Despite his gaunt appearance, Snape's voice was no different from usual, still deep and indifferent.
One week?
Was that pot of Wolfsbane Potion really that irritating?
Silan was startled, secretly guessing, "The professor has probably been using all sorts of energizing Potions to stay awake... but what could be driving him to such extremes?"
"None of these things matter. What matters is that my research has yielded new findings." Snape rubbed his temples with two fingers and stood up from his chair.
"A new discovery?"
Silan followed Snape into the workshop, a vague suspicion forming in her mind.
"That's right. You accidentally improved the quality of the Wolfsbane Potion last time, and I've been investigating what caused it ever since." Snape's robes swayed with his steps.
Reaching a wall in the workshop, Snape stopped, whirled around, and flicked his robes.
Silan then discovered that Snape had turned that wall into a blackboard, covered with densely packed Potions deductions, filling even the smallest corner.
Snape transformed a small glass bottle used for holding Potions into a long, thin pointer, pointed to the pile of derivations on the far left of the blackboard, and said:
"At first, I thought there was a problem with your final step. I tried to replicate it, but I failed."
Snape frowned and sighed, shifting his pointer to the right. "So I had to reverse-engineer and rearrange the entire process."
The pointer moved to the right side of the blackboard before stopping, where a simplified diagram of the Potions -making process was drawn.
When Snape taught in private, he wasn't as detailed and thorough as he was in class. The diagrams for making Potions were drawn according to his own habits.
If you weren't a student personally taught by Snape, you wouldn't understand what the step-by-step diagrams were saying.
Silan squinted and looked through the step-by-step diagram from beginning to end, and was surprised to find that Snape had almost completely recreated the entire process of making the Wolfsbane Potion.
Breaking down a system is never complicated; anyone can do it. But rebuilding a more perfect system is incredibly difficult.
"You mean, you redesigned the entire process of making the Wolfsbane Potion?" Silan asked, somewhat incredulously.
He was able to improve the quality of the Wolfsbane Potion by forcefully adding the attribute bonus of "[Potion Prodigy]".
Who knew Snape could actually improve Potions based on such a vague clue!
No, Professor, you're really good at this!
Looking at the concise and clear Potions- making process on the blackboard, Silan couldn't help but exclaim repeatedly, "Professor Snape, you truly are an unparalleled Potion Prodigy!"
"You don't need to tell me," Snape said with a rare genuine smile, praising, "But you're not bad either. If it weren't for the inspiration you gave me, I wouldn't have thought of it."
If Silan hadn't been there, Snape would probably have been smugly humming to himself right now.
"As expected of my student, working with me makes solving the Potions problem a piece of cake," Snape thought proudly.
Silan couldn't help but feel ashamed. "This really has nothing to do with me, Professor; it's entirely due to your own abilities..."
"So, why did you ask me to come here today?" Silan asked tentatively.
Snape held the pointer in his right hand and placed his left hand proudly on his hip. "Your task today is to test whether this new manufacturing process can be reliably reproduced. This will probably take some time. I also need to adjust the manufacturing steps based on the results."
"If I finish this, it will be enough for me to write a paper. I'll put your name on it then," Snape said.
"Thank you, Professor," Silan said sincerely.
Get a free Potions sequel!
"Take a look at the process first," Snape tapped the blackboard with his pointer. "Ask me any questions you have."
Silan nodded, carefully reviewed the production steps again, and asked questions directly about anything she didn't understand.
The two of them exchanged questions and answers quickly and efficiently, without any unnecessary words.
Silan quickly figured out all the production details.
Thanks to Snape's improvements, the production cost of the Wolfsbane Potion was greatly reduced, while its effectiveness was significantly enhanced.
Originally, it required seven consecutive days of consumption to take effect, but with the improved Wolfsbane Potion, it only needs to be taken on the Full Moon Night and the night before.
This reduces costs by approximately 70%.
This is simply an unparalleled advancement!
Silan had no doubt that if Snape's paper were published, it would cause a sensation throughout the academic world.
"You've memorized it all?" Snape asked.
Silan nodded.
"Then let's begin," Snape said.