Perpetual Motion Machine-Budget Version

Inside Smith Castle, the deep basement was completely silent.

Unlike Ryan, who, being a time traveler, had an astonishing voyeuristic desire for the original characters, Penelope didn't have much curiosity.

Kate, who was always eager to gossip, wasn't particularly interested in what Dumbledore and the others were going to talk about afterward, since she already knew about it.

The result was that shortly after watching Harry summon the Nether Dragon, Kate and Penelope went to the study to read.

Meanwhile, Ryan, alone in the basement, watched the video while marveling at how useful Peter Pettigrew was.

As a member of the Smith, a castle-owning family in the Wizarding World, they have always had a strong sense of security.

Ryan knew all too well how useful the magic hidden in the house he lived in was.

For wizards, even the strongest fortress and most treacherous fortifications can be breached with a simple Transfiguration Spell.

However, if a house harbors magic, especially magic that can General Counter-Spell common spells, it means that as long as its structure is physically solid, it is an insurmountable fortress for wizards.

With that thought in mind, Ryan turned off the projector and walked out of the basement.

Peter Pettigrew's human soul, still trapped in the box, remains in a state of chaos.

Diligently under the control of the Lord God, they used Magic Imbuement every brick of the castle, adding to the defense of Smith Castle.

If it were the original Smith Castle, there would be no need for Peter Pettigrew's pitiful magic.

The original Smith Castle had long been repaired and maintained by generations of Smith to the point where it could not be improved.

Every piece of land, every brick and stone, is imbued with a hidden magic.

But the illusions outside, the newly built castle, are not like the original castle.

Although Ryan could easily restore the external Smith Castle to its original state by expending his least valuable magic while the real Smith Castle remained intact.

It can be said that even if it is bombed by nuclear weapons a thousand times, Ryan can still restore it to its former state.

But it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality

Having gotten used to living in a villa, it becomes difficult to tolerate the large, single-level apartment that one once thought was luxurious.

The same goes for Ryan.

Although the outside Smith Castle is identical in appearance to the real Smith Castle hidden in another dimension, Ryan, who has excellent perception, can sense the difference.

It's like being naked in the street.

At that moment, Ryan was hesitating whether to divide time and accomplish in a second the feat that generations of Smith had accomplished over thousands of years—to permeate every corner of Smith Castle with magic.

However, he gave up.

After all, although time in the outside world is only a second, he will actually experience so many different worlds.

Then, he discovered something he had long overlooked.

As the soul of a wizard, Peter Pettigrew is really useful!

The core of the main god resides in the real Smith Castle.

Peter Pettigrew's soul is essentially the core of the outer castle, allowing the new castle to quickly acquire magical traces with continuous output from a wizard.

As long as the main rat, Scabbers, is still alive, his wizarding part of his soul will not lose its magic like an ordinary ghost.

Ghosts lose their magic because, without a physical body, their source of magic is entirely used to resist death, achieving the immortality of their souls before they die.

At the cost of losing most of their senses, they remain in the world in a projection-like state.

After Peter Pettigrew exhausts his soul by overexerting himself, he can recover to his original state by relying on the existence of his physical body, the rat Scabbers, and the magical magnetic field.

This is based on the same principle as Voldemort's immortality thanks to his Horcrux.

Voldemort's purpose is to achieve immortality, while Peter Pettigrew's is to restore his magical powers.

This is the perpetual motion machine – the poor man's version.

All that's needed is the soul of a wizard, while his physical body remains alive.

In the restaurant on the second floor of the castle, Ryan sipped his black tea and marveled at his great invention.

Peter Pettigrew is destined to live forever as a mouse.

To help him find meaning in life.

So he wouldn't live a life of mediocrity. Ryan generously made the decision for him—to become a perpetual motion machine.

This is much better than being a mouse.

Of course, this wasn't a true perpetual motion machine. When the mouse, Scabbers, died of old age, the perpetual motion machine was also rendered useless.

"Ryan, what did Harry Potter and the others say next?" Kate suddenly asked, sneaking up behind Ryan.

Sure enough, Kate escaped from the study.

Kate enjoys reading.

But unlike Penelope, she couldn't sit still.

She prefers to practice by waving her wand while reading.

But with Penelope around, she could only sit and watch obediently.

"Snort!"

"Why don't you call me little brat anymore?" Ryan opened his arms.

The next second, the sound of bat wings flapping rang out.

Kate disappeared from behind Ryan, leaving only a blood-red magical aura.

She appeared on Ryan's lap, curled up in his arms.

She nuzzled Ryan's chin with her head in a fawning manner.

"Nothing was said after that?"

"We just talked about the old Grindelwald."

"Ron screamed again—because of Grindelwald's return."

"You can imagine what will happen next: Harry and the others will definitely ask questions like, 'Is Grindelwald in danger now that he's escaped?'"

Dumbledore easily stabilized the situation, implying in his words that Grindelwald was also one of them.

"He also informed Grindelwald that he now has Durmstrang under his control." Ryan stroked Kate's hair, lowered his head, took a deep breath, and squinted as he spoke.

"Then—if Voldemort is resurrected, will you take action?" Kate asked after a moment's hesitation.

She was a student at Hogwarts and grew up in Britain.

If war breaks out, some people or things she knows might be affected.

If Ryan were only as strong as Voldemort, Kate wouldn't be asking this question.

She was also worried that Ryan might get hurt.

But Ryan was already powerful enough to easily defeat Voldemort, so after thinking for a moment, Kate asked the question she had already considered.

"No, but there won't be any casualties either." Ryan was a little surprised, but he answered immediately.

He looked at Kate and said, "I promise."

As time went by, he became increasingly confident in his chances of winning against Bleach.

If Bleach still has consciousness, then he did not format his personality as he had imagined.

After he formally intervenes and destroys the Prophecy that Bleach was concerned about, Bleach will "see" him.

He didn't want to face Him so soon.

Moreover, if He truly developed mechanized thinking, then the Afterlife, which already covers the entire Earth, would also be Ryan's territory.

The soul in the Afterlife.

He will also meet the Smith of all generations, as well as Ryan's biological parents, once again.

For some reason, Ryan felt a little uneasy thinking about this.

He didn't know how to face them.