Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 443 Speculation (Part 2)

"Hehehe, of course I remember!"

The tall oak tree looked on with a look of reminiscence, "I thought a formal wizard had invaded. You little wizard, you look really scary when you get angry."

Yaro was slightly embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and cautiously said:

"At that time... I actually activated a set of contracted magical artifacts. That set of magical artifacts used the power of the abyss. Could it be that these ghostly orchids were tainted with some abyssal magic because of this?"

Trust is a two-way street; lies can only be exchanged for lies, while sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.

Grandma Oak's attitude deserves more sincerity.

"Contracted magical artifact?"

Granny Oak murmured repeatedly, then suddenly remembered something, "Could you wait a moment? I need to examine these ghost orchids carefully; I think I overlooked some details just now."

“Of course, thank you for your help.” Yaro naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Or perhaps, Yaro also hoped to learn from Granny Oak why the ghostly orchid had connected with his consciousness.

After receiving a positive reply from Yaro, numerous branches once again drooped down from the tall oak tree, like a gigantic Guanyin with a thousand arms, each branch grasping a ghost orchid.

The lush green grass and trees around them swayed without wind, accompanied by a rustling sound, and the accumulated rainwater dripped down, and in a moment it was as if a torrential downpour had started again.

At the same time, the few remaining green leaves on the top of the oak tree withered instantly, and a surge of rich natural magic quickly enveloped the thirty-six Ghost Orchids.

The emerald green of nature releases a soft glow, like thirty-six green moons hanging on a tall oak tree.

Grandma Oak explained:

"Natural magic has a strong affinity and control over the plant's body, which is why natural magic can accelerate the ripening of plants and control them."

Now, I'm using this property of natural magic to break through the Ghost Orchid's body defenses, planting some of my tiny branches into its body, and letting these branches actively merge with the Ghost Orchid.

In this way, it won't have a negative impact on them, but during this fusion process, I can use the 'Forest Detection' trick to perceive the specific condition of these ghostly orchid bodies.

This method... is truly ingenious!

Yaro used a 'water-drawing spell' on his body to draw out the moisture from his clothes, while asking curiously:

"Grandma Oak, can you teach me this magic?"

This is an excellent experimental aid spell. If one could learn this spell, it could greatly improve the efficiency of biological experiments.

Grandma Oak, controlling the thirty-six orbs of light with ease, replied:

"No, little wizard Yarrow, this isn't a spell. It's a little trick that combines my plant body, natural magic properties, and various wood-based magic. Your animal bodies are very different from plants, so it's impossible for you to learn it."

For example, you animals can't just pull out a hair and grow a new body, right?
Many plant species can sprout roots and shoots from a single leaf, which is why I can perceive the condition of a plant by looking at its tiny branches.

I think perhaps it's precisely because animals and plants have different physical conditions that my method only works on plants and not on animals.

Upon hearing Grandma Oak's answer, Yaro suddenly thought of something that seemed obvious but was actually quite magical.

—Plants don't have a nervous system, so why can the oak tree move like a person and even speak freely?
Yaro naturally knew that although plants do not have a nervous system, they can respond to the outside world by means of chemical changes within their cells. However, this level of response is far inferior to that of animals with a nervous system.

"Could it be that the tree spirit still has a brain inside its body?"

This idea was quickly rejected by Yarrow.

He once chopped down a demon tree alive, and even cut it up, loaded it onto a truck, and sold it for magic stones. He has some understanding of tree spirits... at least the physical structure of demon trees.

"The demon tree I destroyed before had no brain in its body. Even its so-called facial features were actually just some wooden lumps. Its eyes were two hollow tree cavities. The so-called 'opening its eyes' was actually just gathering some magic power into the two cavities."

"At least after the tree spirits died, their bodies didn't look much different from ordinary trees."

Looking into Granny Oak's clear, bright eyes, Yaro had a vague idea...

Perhaps it contains a kind of knowledge that is very important to me!

—The pathways through which magic operates in plant bodies and even humanoid bodies, and the knowledge of how to control the normal functioning of the body using these pathways!

In simple, easy-to-understand terms: a meridian diagram!

Of course, Yaro had no idea what the tree spirits and fairies' bodies were like; it was all just speculation.

If it were simply a matter of material activation, like the stone spirit 'Pipit' in the academy, then the so-called 'meridian diagram' would naturally be impossible.

"It feels like there's treasure everywhere, like I can pick up gold just by bending down? But I already have so much to do, I can't keep up!"

Finding monsters to make money, preparing to harvest 3 skill points, collecting magical plants rich in vitality, training "Blood Frenzy"... these are all things I can't put down.

There are also various materials collected in the past that have not yet been dissected and studied, such as the bodies of werewolves and the body tissues of bloodline apprentices... We need to analyze the tissue structure of extraordinary creatures to see if we can find a direction for physical enhancement.

Further research could focus on finding suitable cotton to produce nitrocellulose, using higher-powered microscopes to observe the microscopic structure of organisms, calculating whether the ground is a sphere and its specific size, and determining the acceleration due to gravity, all in order to create more sophisticated machinery.

Yaro felt like a rat that had fallen into a granary. Everything was good, and he wanted everything he saw. Unfortunately, he couldn't be in two places at once and could only deal with things in order of urgency.

"We can only study the meridian diagram after we catch the Pokémon. Let's put it aside for now and just write it down."

……

"Yaro?"

"Hey?"

Yaro collected his thoughts and looked up, only to see that a ball of light in mid-air had dimmed, revealing the true form of the ghostly orchid.

"Grandma Oak, what's wrong?" Yaro asked, puzzled.

"Is it really you?" Granny Oak's voice came again, and one of the orbs of light floating in mid-air dimmed once more.

“Yes, it wasn’t me…” Yaro’s words were cut short as his pupils contracted sharply. Granny Oak’s voice didn’t come from directly in front of him, but rather resounded in his heart!
"Alright, no need to check anymore, I understand what happened." The giant oak tree said, gently putting the Ghost Orchid down.

"Could you... please explain it to me?" Yaro asked respectfully.

"You've already signed a contract with these ghostly orchids, and they've become your magical pets... It's truly a miracle. Normally, it's impossible for such low-level magical plants to be contracted as magical pets, and it's also impossible for a normal person to contract so many magical pets," the oak tree exclaimed, as if it had witnessed something extraordinary.

"A magical pet?"

Yaro turned to look at the ghostly orchids again, but apart from the vague connection in his mind, the ghostly orchids seemed to have nothing to do with magical pets at all.

"Yes, magical pets."

Grandma Oak affirmed, then asked, "Little Wizard Yarrow, do you know anything about magical pets?"

"I don't know," Yaro replied honestly.

Although Teacher Gemma was his mother's magical pet, Yaro had never intended to raise a magical pet because he had too many secrets of his own, and naturally had no knowledge of the relevant information.

"Do you know what kinds of creatures wizards usually keep as magical pets?"

"A crow? An owl? A cat?"

"A cat?" Granny Oak seemed somewhat surprised.

"Um, I have a relative whose pet is a cat."

Well, the cat was added by Yaro himself. Based on what he had seen in the academy, most wizards or wizarding apprentices basically used birds as their magical pets.

"Okay, using a cat is normal."

Grandma Oak didn't dwell on it too much and explained directly:
“A close friend from my past once told me that, generally speaking, a wizard will only take on one official magical pet at most, and most of the time they will only choose birds that are not physically strong.”

"If given the chance, shouldn't it be better to be as strong as possible?" Yaro asked doubtfully.

Grandma Oak explained:
"Because your summoned creature is the other side of your mind, and many people have had self-destructive thoughts. It's easy for an individual to overcome, but it's not so easy for a summoned creature. Most wizards are physically weak, and if their closest summoned creature suddenly attacks, the stronger the creature, the more dangerous it is for them..."

Yaro thought of the 'Thirty-Seven Yan Yun Riders'... Yes, especially Da Niu, who tricked him into rushing into the Ghost Orchid Forest.

Grandma Oak was still saying:
"...Moreover, magical pets can also construct their own independent magic pools. The stronger the master, the stronger they can become. The master also has control over the magic pools and doesn't have to worry about being devoured by the magical pets."

"An independent magic pool?" Yaro's eyes lit up. "If I have thirty-six magical pets, can I create thirty-six independent magic pools?"

“Your situation… is somewhat special, and I can’t guarantee anything,” Granny Oak said hesitantly.

Seeing that Yaro was puzzled, the old oak tree added:
"The reason why independent magic pools can be established is that the magical pets signed by wizards are basically independent life forms. They have their own brains, but they are not fully developed and must rely on their masters to think completely."

For example, birds, fish, mice, snakes...cats.

Well, not many people use cats because cats are very independent; they can even fight with their own tails. This unique way of thinking might even influence their owners.

A cat weighing ten pounds has nine pounds of rebellious streak.

Yaro understood what Granny Oak meant.

To build an independent magic pool, a magical pet must first have a 'brain', even if its 'brain' has some problems.

Do you have Ghost Orchid?

No!

"...Under normal circumstances, low-level magical plants like Ghost Orchids could never be contracted as magical pets, nor could they create independent magical pools."

Hearing the old oak tree's summary, Yaro also recalled the situation at that time.

Among them, the remnants of the dead should have contributed, the Abyss Contract Technique should have contributed, the accumulated negative emotions should have contributed, the Ghost Orchid Powder should have contributed... and even the system may have contributed.

Otherwise, why would the system, which had been stuck for over ten years, finally react and issue a task worth 3 skill points?
This situation is impossible to replicate.

Putting everything else aside, how can we make the system freeze for another ten years or so, and then exert force in the same way again?
Aside from system issues, everything else was a series of coincidences... well, a series of coincidences that resulted in a huge pile of useless trash.

Yaro asked in a deep voice, "Grandma Oak, even if they can't cultivate their own magic pools, could they at least gain some level of thinking ability?"

If we could restore the situation of the 'Thirty-Seven Riders of Yanyun' back in the Ghost Orchid Garden, we could also achieve Yaro's original plan.

“Little Wizard Yarrow, here comes the second reason—you have too many of these.”

Granny Oak reminded her, "Do you remember what I said before? Generally speaking, a wizard will only take on one official magical pet."

What other secrets are hidden within?

“Indeed,” Granny Oak glanced at the ghostly orchid in front of her, “Since magical pets have advantages, they naturally also have disadvantages.”

"First of all, just as you just felt, if a magical pet falls into the hands of the enemy, there are many ways to directly connect to your mind space. If the methods are even more bizarre, they can even use this channel to launch a direct attack on you."

“Normal magical pets possess a magical pool and have some ability to resist, or at least some power to commit suicide.”

"Secondly, a magical pet cannot be raised into a completely independent individual. Once its mind matures, it will interfere with your thinking. It may even become an enemy that fully understands your thoughts, while you know nothing about it."

"This is also why most wizards don't send their magical pets out for extended periods of time."

"Third, a magical pet's mind is ultimately dependent on its master. Signing a magical pet on its own will affect its thinking speed and also reduce the speed at which mental energy recovers."

Hearing this, Yaro asked again, "Grandma Oak, since magical pets reduce the speed of thought and the speed of mental energy recovery, why do so many people still want to sign contracts with magical pets?"

Grandma Oak said, "Because it can completely separate negative emotions and memories that one cannot bear, reducing the burden on the mind and allowing one to move forward lightly."

“Little wizard Yarrow, but think about it. When others are separated even once, it affects their thinking speed. If all thirty-six of your magical pets had the ability to think…”

One god leading thirty-six pits?

What kind of operation can make it work?
(End of this chapter)