Edward thought for a moment, then said, half joking and half serious:
"My greatest gain was probably my increase in strength. If Voldemort appeared in front of me now, I think I'd have the confidence to defeat him."
"Oh? That really is good news!"
Dumbledore smiled. "In fact, after taking the potion, I also discovered that this otherworldly power was even more wondrous than I'd imagined."
"You're already a Mystery Pryer?"
"That's right."
Dumbledore nodded with a smile. "Although Mystery Pryer didn't grant me particularly powerful abilities, it gave me the ability to delve further into the nature of magic. It even allowed me to make some progress in my long-stalled research into ancient magic."
At that, Edward took a sheet of paper and two bags of ingredients from the Leather Pouch and placed them on the desk. "These are the formulas and ingredients for Sequence 8 Melee Scholar and Sequence 7 Warlock. Once you've digested the Mystery Pryer potion, you can use them to advance."
He had bought all of these from Bernadette just before leaving, though she had charged him this time, since she also needed to buy these low-level ingredients from the sailors under her command.
Edward hesitated before saying:
"Professor, if I wanted to teach more people how to use the power of these potions, who do you think would be suitable?"
Chapter 192: Choosing potions
Dumbledore looked slightly surprised. "Hmm?"
"The Sequence I've most recently advanced to requires me to act by teaching new knowledge and abilities, and its ability lets me receive benefits in return from the knowledge and abilities I teach."
"I see."
A gleam flashed through Dumbledore's eyes. Stroking his beard, he considered it. "I think... we could start within Hogwarts. Minerva, Flitwick, Snape, and Sprout are all trustworthy. Then there are