Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Early the next morning.

The twins received two letters of recommendation from Professor McGonagall.

One letter of recommendation was from McGonagall, and the other was naturally from Professor Snape.

After receiving the recommendation letter, they immediately sent the compiled paper materials to the location of the journal "Potions" via owl.

Don't ask why we're using an owl.

Because the journal "Potions" notes that it only accepts letters sent by owls and does not accept letters sent by other means.

Brave cat, mission accomplished!
After sending the letter, the Weasley twins breathed a sigh of relief, relieved of a great worry.

What happens to the [Inspiration and Creativity] potion after that is beyond their control.

Instead of pondering the [Inspiration and Cleverness] potion, the twins focused all their energy on developing the Ghostly Candy.

Lin Xia told them that if they could find the key materials, she would put both of their names on the first author list.

With this work, coupled with their own main research and development project, the "Inspiration and Creativity" potion, they are highly likely to pass the school's test for outstanding research students this semester.

If it weren't for this work, or if the "Ghostly Candy" couldn't be developed this semester, then next semester, the twins could still get outstanding student status in the school's research category thanks to the "Inspiration and Creativity" potion.

It's only a matter of time.

Schools typically select outstanding students at the very beginning of the new semester.

Every new semester, outstanding students are selected.

Only those who are exceptionally outstanding will be allowed to break the rules and receive an award for excellence during the semester.

So far, it seems that only Lin Xia has received this special treatment.

George and Fred said they also wanted to give it a shot.

Therefore, the two of them have been very enthusiastic about research and development recently.

Even Hermione, who disliked them, had to admit that these two were working so hard to develop the key ingredients for the Ghostly Candy that they neglected to eat or sleep, even calculating during class.

Hermione was very skeptical; could they really figure it out by just carrying around a broken crystal ball all day?

During this period of calm at school, Lin Xia did not continue testing the key ingredients of the candy, but instead turned to studying a bottle of medicine.

The idea behind this potion is that it can stimulate a leap in the bloodline level of organisms.

The inspiration for this potion came from her observation of the blood pulse in the White Fairy's body, which led her to successfully find the node of her own blood pulse and gain a deeper understanding of blood. Therefore, she decided to develop this potion.

Before developing this potion, she had already chosen a name for it—

Evolution Agent Type 1.

If she gains a better understanding of bloodlines in the future, she might even develop Type 2, Type 3, or even higher.

Her current abilities can only stimulate the bloodlines of ordinary creatures, causing them to undergo boiling changes; she cannot interfere with the evolution of magical creatures.

However, Lin Xia thought that if she never gave up exploring the bloodline within her, one day she would also embark on the path of intervening in the awakening and evolution of the bloodlines of magical creatures.

Time flies, and the next weekend is just around the corner.

Recently, a message has been circulating among the top students that they have not found the relevant artifact for a week, and the school seems to be dissatisfied with this.

Some professors believed that high-achieving students were inefficient and suggested in a faculty meeting that alternative methods be used to find the oddities instead of having high-achieving students patrol.

Therefore, the channel through which outstanding students can obtain high scores by patrolling is very likely to be gone.

This has made the top students a bit listless during patrols lately.

They really couldn't bear to give up such an easy way to earn points.

It's important to know that the points earned by outstanding students are very valuable. They can be exchanged for many precious resources on badges, and these resources would only become more valuable if they were placed in the outside world.

The Forbidden Forest behind Hogwarts produces many valuable resources every year, which are generally only supplied to the professors within the school and are rarely distributed to outsiders.

Behind some outstanding students stand numerous families, some of whom rely on these students to bring back valuable resources in return for the years of nurturing they have received.

Cedric made a point of mentioning this to Lin Xia during his patrol today.

A rare look of worry crossed his face; it was because so many outstanding students had been coming to him for help lately!

Fearing the loss of this easy way to earn points, many top students have started a crazy grind, quickly gaining points through continuous patrols.

However, the number of patrol slots is limited each day. The school stipulates how many people can patrol, and some people must be allowed to rest well so that they can take over the patrol the next day.

Therefore, the school has set up a detailed patrol schedule to ensure that everyone can conserve their energy.

However, while scheduling is one thing, it cannot be done entirely according to the schedule.

After all, everyone has their share of misfortunes, like headaches and fevers.

Sometimes, they may not be in good enough condition to participate in high-intensity tasks such as patrols.

This also makes scheduling feasible.

The school delegated some of the scheduling authority to the class leaders, allowing each college's class leader to determine the patrol times for outstanding students.

Hogwarts was quiet tonight; they didn't sense any strange fluctuations.

Cedric happened to be Lin Xia's partner tonight, and he whispered about it to her.

"Many people have come to me wanting to increase their patrol hours, and some have even tried to bribe me to schedule their patrols for the time slots after midnight."

Some people I'm on good terms with told me they made this request because their families pressured them to, and it really bothers me.

Lin Xia replied in a low voice, "What do you plan to do?"

“I don’t know either,” he muttered. “No matter what I do, it will make others feel it’s unfair.”

Lin Xia thought for a moment and then made a suggestion.

"How about this: since those people have privately approached you to discuss increasing patrol time and want to be scheduled for later hours, you can call them together and let them discuss and choose a time that satisfies them all."

Cedric was taken aback. "This works?"

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Why not? Some people are acting out of selfishness, while others are acting out of family requirements."

Since everyone has a reason, let those with reasons fight it out; whoever wins will gain the greater benefit.

She thought for a moment and then said, "However, this message needs to be spread. It can't just be those who want to gain benefits fighting for it. You also need to inform those who have never asked you to fight for it. If they want to fight for it, they should gather together and fight."

Cedric hesitated for a moment and said, "Is this a good idea? My thought is, if they haven't come to me, does that mean they don't have this need?"

Lin Xia shook her head: "Money can move people's hearts. How could they not have a need for it? They don't. They came to you because they believe in your character and that you won't be swayed by those people."

There may also be those who have absolutely no need for it.

The meager rewards from the school are far less than what she could earn by developing a somewhat interesting product, which would also bring her a large number of points from the school.

Furthermore, the exchange system for researchers differs from that for combat personnel. Researchers have access to more rare magical plants, while combat personnel gain access to more weapons and powerful magical knowledge.

Even if there are potions available for exchange, they are mostly used to increase magic power.

Both treasure troves are incredibly valuable, making it impossible to compare them. However, the researchers' treasure trove is likely to contain more rare and exotic plants.

At the same time, the magical potions that enhance combat effectiveness needed by the combatants also need to be prepared by the school's professors.

There are some rare magical plants that the professor will not buy; instead, he will have them find them on their own.

Many of the magical plants that combatants exchanged from the school's treasury also ended up in the professor's pocket.

After going through all the hardships the combatants endured to obtain, the items were ultimately returned to the school.

Because this business was so lucrative, Lin Xia had even considered taking orders for potions from some of her classmates.

She only needs to collect some points and keep the unused precious magical plants for herself.

It is said that Snape amassed a fortune in secret by virtue of his outstanding combat skills, which allowed him to always take on side jobs and earn money without ever worrying about running out of magical plants.

Cedric was initially interested in Lin Xia's idea, but after hearing what she said next, he hesitated again.

His brows were furrowed, and his handsome features looked like two wriggling worms.

Lin Xia couldn't help but take a few more glances.

This expression is truly rare. Cedric's public image is always one of elegance and composure; he's never shown such inner turmoil.

He said, "Since those students trust me so much, how can I not betray their trust?"

He paused, then quickly said, "Forget it, let me think about it some more. We'll find a solution eventually. At worst, we can just drag it out!"

The rumors circulating privately are just rumors; nothing has been verified. Perhaps the school doesn't actually have that need, and they're just overthinking it, causing panic.

Lin Xia agreed, saying, "I also think this rumor is unreliable."

In her view, Hogwarts is not relaxed at all; it's just outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.

The students didn't notice anything amiss, but the professor always completed his tasks meticulously.

You can tell the school's attitude from the professor's attitude.

However, there's no need to tell Cedric these things.

He's smart; he'll find a solution.

Before the rumors of disbanding the patrols could be dispelled, the school released some encouraging news.

The knowledge-based puzzle game has finally begun its large-scale closed beta test!
However, only one thousand access codes were released for the first batch of internal testing!

The deans of the four academies announced the news in the common lounge.

Professor McGonagall announced it again in the large auditorium where everyone was having lunch.

She deliberately tapped her wine glass, and a crisp tinkling sound echoed throughout the auditorium, instantly silencing the noisy hall.

The young wizards put down their knives and forks, stopped their discussion, and looked up at the professor directly in front of them.

"quiet!"

She didn't make any movement, but her voice rang in the little wizard's ears, like a deafening roar.

Even using isolation magic couldn't stop the professor's volume.

Lin Xia raised an eyebrow and looked around with interest. How come she had never noticed the special environment of the auditorium before?

She was just thinking about something when she noticed Professor McGonagall's actions, so she set up a silent isolation spell in advance, but the professor's voice still rang in her mind.

The auditorium must have a special magic rune array. Once the goblet is struck, the magic rune array is activated, rendering any blocking magic ineffective.

"I believe everyone has already heard from the various deans that Hogwarts is recruiting beta testers for its new knowledge-based puzzle game, and the first batch will release 1000 beta test qualifications."

The school will select eligible applicants from among the young wizards who apply and issue the first batch of qualifications.

She paused, then said meaningfully, "I suggest you all sign up. The first batch of participants will each receive a special pair of glasses."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these special glasses will not be taken back; they may become a weapon that accompanies you throughout your lives.

"Weapons?" Some of the young wizards were quite interested in this idea.

"Isn't that just a pair of glasses? How could it become a weapon?"

"Did the professor slip up? Can glasses really be used as a weapon?"

Ron and Harry were also discussing this issue.

Ron thought the alchemy glasses were special, but they were clearly only good for using in knowledge-based puzzle games.

Since it's a game, students will be interested at first, but once they realize it's just a game to help with learning, they may lose interest.

Harry, however, thought, "Perhaps these glasses really can be used, otherwise the professor wouldn't have called them weapons for no reason."

“It’s a weapon,” Lin Xia said calmly.

"Continuously learning knowledge, continuously growing, and becoming stronger through knowledge—that is a weapon, a weapon to arm yourself with knowledge."

With endless knowledge, one only needs a fulcrum to move the entire wizarding world.

Aren't all our inventions the result of accumulating small pieces of knowledge over time? Knowledge is the ladder of civilization's progress; the more knowledge we acquire, the more powerful we become.

Hermione agreed, saying, "Yes, that's what I think too."

After Professor McGonagall finished delivering this message, she left the Great Hall, and the young wizards became completely interested in the so-called "knowledge puzzle game."

As Lin Xia walked down the corridor, she could hear the young wizards along the way discussing it.

"I'm not going to sign up. The name of this game is obviously related to studying."

I've always been a bad student. Just listening to the professor's lectures every day is already difficult enough to keep up with; I don't want to spend any more time studying, I'm afraid I'll overwhelm myself.

A young wizard said with certainty.

I thought my friends would agree, but instead they were all discussing the game and saying they would definitely sign up.

"I got some information from Senior Weasley, and they said this game is an invention that could revolutionize the entire wizarding world!"
If you're among the first to participate in the closed beta, you'll receive an unparalleled pair of glasses. Senior George specifically emphasized that those glasses are very likely worth 1000 Galleons.

"Wow!" the little wizard exclaimed in surprise.

1000 Galleons!
If you can qualify, you can sell these glasses for a huge sum of money, even if you don't use them yourself.

The student who had previously vowed not to participate immediately changed his mind:

"I didn't go there for the knowledge-based puzzle games; I went there for those special glasses. I felt I would be the lucky one!"

Lin Xia watched this scene with amusement, while Draco beside her remarked:
"The senior students weren't involved in the development of this game; they just overheard us mentioning it. How could they possibly sell that information?" (End of Chapter)