In the laboratory, the soft magic light coated the silver-white precision instruments with a cold texture. Hermione pushed open the heavy alloy door, and his eyes fell on Pheobe who was busy in front of the operating table.
The air was filled with a faint herbal smell and an indescribable, oppressive fluctuation of primitive magic power. Pheobe was staring intently at the test tube in front of him, with his long pale golden hair tied back casually, showing an intellectual and rigorous sense of beauty.
"How far has the research progressed?" Hermione asked softly, approaching the analyzer that was constantly Blink glowing with arcane brilliance.
"I just completed the in-depth analysis of the Crimson Demon Clan's DNA." Pheobe did not raise his head, the precision tweezers in his hands were as steady as before, "Now my focus is on Aqua's 'blood of the goddess' and the original bloodline extracted from the succubus. I have to say that the ability to drag people into dreams of desire Abyss has given me great inspiration."
Earlier, Pheobe had successfully optimized her Veela bloodline to a higher level through the succubus summoned by <Key of Solomon>. But that was only a transformation based on low-level succubi, with a limited upper limit. In this different world where gods and demons coexist, higher-level bloodline data is opening the door to her.
"The analysis speed is much faster than I expected." Hermione looked at the complex spiral curve dancing on the screen and was slightly surprised.
"I was also surprised. After Wiz teleported me to the vicinity of Crimson Demon Village and successfully 'borrowed' the blood sample, there were almost no obstacles in the subsequent process." Pheobe laughed at himself, "Originally, I thought there would be some kind of plane rejection."
"This may confirm the 'Law Interference Theory' proposed by Ian." Hermione thought for a moment and took over.
In the Arcane Empire's highest research institution - Illumination Society, Ian·Bones once led the team to conduct in-depth research on the nature of blood and DNA.
As early as Old Era, the wizard gene has been discovered, but the problem that has troubled Wizarding World for centuries still exists: Why can't ordinary people (Muggles) be given magical powers through genetic modification? Although the bloodline Fusion technology continues to advance, the extremely low survival rate and uncontrollable mutations are always like a Sword of Damocles hanging over the researchers' heads.
At first, everyone thought this was due to the insufficient level of the Empire genetic engineering. However, with the exponential growth of technology, this research is still struggling, as if some mysterious will is locking this field.
So, Ian put forward the famous hypothesis: Law Interference Theory.
"Magic, because of its extremely high upper limit and the power to change the world, is regarded as a special gift by the universe." Hermione recalled Ian's discussion, "Except for blood inheritance, the universe does not allow the mass production of spellcasters through industrialized means. Any attempt to mass-produce wizards is a blatant violation of the essential laws of the operation of the universe. Therefore, Cosmic Will will interfere with, slow down or even completely block the research progress in this field.."
The only way to solve this problem is to cross planes, conduct research in another universe, and then bring the results back home.
"The only risk of this theory at present is that if the will of the local universe does not allow all people to become magical, then the research results brought back may be invalid." Hermione paused, a trace of fanaticism flashed in his eyes, "But Ian discovered that with each of our cross-dimensional expeditions, he will bring back other worlds. Law records. And Cosmic Will'Kronai' of the Empire is devouring these records, constantly replenishing and improving our local law library. This is also the reason why 'Gate of Truth' Alchemy can run perfectly in our world."
"In other words, as long as we complete the analysis at this station and return to the Empire, mass production of spellcasters will no longer be a dream?" Pheobe asked.
"There is no problem in theory. Everything will have to be tested after we go back. What about you? How is the progress of your project?"
Hermione sighed and shook his head, "Not ideal. I analyzed the connection between Adventurer Card and profession, bloodline and soul. This looks very similar to the 'Inherited Memory' we found in the advanced dragon bloodline. Skills are like instincts engraved in genes, which is why those indigenous people can use complex skills effortlessly."
"But I still can't understand the manufacturing principle of the card and the specific operation of the 'Level-Up System'. Even the card printing machine that was snatched back was clueless under the diagnosis of Morgana. We may have gone in the wrong direction."
"Where is Lily?" Pheobe asked.
"She is busy studying 'Divine Flame', which is the core of Divinity, and is currently stuck in a bottleneck." Hermione pinched his eyebrows, "As for Professor Snape... Although he can accurately refine skill upgrade potions through 'skills', he himself is very dissatisfied with this because he can't see through the underlying logic of the potion's effectiveness. To him, Potions refining without understanding the principle is simply an insult to the pharmacist.."
"There is no need to rush for success, we still have plenty of time in this world." Pheobe comforted.
"Indeed. In this case, we need to hold an all-staff meeting first to clarify the overall strategic goals in this world. After that, I have to catch an ancient dragon."
After a while, the four people gathered in the lounge. Snape was stirring the black tea expressionlessly, while Lily was recording something in his notebook.
"Everyone, do we want to establish a branch of 'Arcane Empire' in this plane?" Hermione asked straight to the point, "With the Empire's Golem Legion, Cleansweep can easily create this world."
"There is no point in conquering the land." Snape spoke coldly, with sharp eyes, "What we want are resources, especially those 'gods'. They can turn Faith Conversion into magic power, which is an extremely efficient energy pump. If they can be captured and analyzed, Ian's issue of 'the coexistence of magic power and Divine Power' can be completely completed."
"But if there is too much movement, Heaven Realm's gods will become alert." Lily analyzed, "The best plan now is to cooperate with the 'mentally retarded goddess' Aqua defeated the devil and sent her back to the Heaven Realm. Then he used her as Empire's 'Trojan horse' to penetrate and analyze the operating mechanism of the Heaven Realm from the inside.."
Just as the meeting was going on, Hermione suddenly fell into a state of trance, his eyes were out of focus, and he was staring at a point on Void. Everyone immediately fell silent, knowing that this was a sign that Hermione was entering deep thinking or touching some kind of inspiration.
A few minutes later, she took a deep breath, with a hint of trembling in her tone. "Have you ever thought... that the upgrade and skill point system in this world is actually based on 'Law of Causality'?"
"Causal Empowerment?" Lily keenly captured the core.
"That's right! In this plane, monsters, undead and Demons are defined as 'evil', while humans and gods are defined as 'good'. Every time an 'evil' target is killed, the individual will receive positive causal feedback. When these causes and effects accumulate to a certain extent, they will be embodied into experience points that strengthen physical fitness, or 'skill points' that can instantly instill knowledge."
Hermione spoke faster and faster, his eyes shining. "If we can create a kind of 'Arcane Spark' to replace the god's Divine Flame, then Arcanist can convert the cause and effect it generates - whether it is good or malicious - into spellcasting gains. By then, we will be able to cast the real 'Holy Spell'!"
"Arcane Spark..." Pheobe nodded approvingly, "If Ian were here, he would definitely like this name very much."
"Morgana, call up all the research files on 'Law of Causality'." Hermione ordered immediately.
Countless documents flashed across the screen like a waterfall in an instant. The Arcanists of the Empire had conducted in-depth research on karma and causation in the eastern India and Tibet regions, and Ian had also brought back related causation Divine Artifact on previous voyages. Although the current research is not yet systematic, it is enough to serve as a breakthrough.
Just when everyone was about to divide into groups and start researching, Snape took out several reagent bottles containing gray liquid from his arms and pushed them in front of everyone.
"This is the purified Potions." Snape's voice was still low. "Thanks to Aqua, that idiot's talent in 'purification' is simply the only one I have ever seen in my life. As the goddess of water and a high-level high priest, her purification efficiency of impurities is perfect."
"With these, we can hit 'Seventh Tier' within five years."
Everyone was shocked.
"So fast?"
"Under conventional means, even Pheobe's purification technique would take fifty years to achieve this effect. And an ordinary priest in this world would probably spend more than one hundred and fifty years." Snape showed a rare recognition of academic breakthroughs, "Aqua himself is the highest-level Purification Catalyst."
"It can be foreseen that when she is brought back to the Empire, those Potion Association old guys will pursue her like a madman." Pheobe chuckled.
"As long as Kazuma Satou is by her side, she won't be exploited too badly." Hermione commented, then stood up, "Okay, let's start taking action. Pheobe, what about you?"
"This world is my blessed land for bloodline research, and I plan to go out and collect more experimental specimens." Pheobe waved his hand, "By the way, I will visit Wiz again and convince her to join our laboratory."
Bang! Bang!
A heavy knock on the door suddenly sounded, interrupting everyone's follow-up plans. Pheobe walked towards the door in confusion. In this laboratory shrouded by an arcane barrier, who would come to visit at this time?