From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 362 Golden Dragon Body
Gold dragons are powerful and nearly omnipotent creatures, possessing power beyond all other creatures, and they are the most powerful and majestic metallic dragons. Gold dragons are usually intelligent and graceful, and hate evil very much. They often spontaneously enforce justice, often appearing in the form of humans and animals...

——《The Book of Dragons》

When Ivy used the Nine Rings spell to transform himself into an old golden dragon, the first thing he sensed was not the golden dragon's terrifying power, but its fanatical love for gold and gems.

Fortunately, Ivy had no shortage of these two things. The gold and gems he brought back from Smaug's lair far exceeded the amount of treasure in the lair of an ordinary old golden dragon. Even ordinary ancient dragons were not richer than Ivy. Moreover, he could also create the Philosopher's Stone, which allowed him to continue to grow his wealth at a rate of 10,000 gold coins per day.

The giant golden dragon turned around in the dim underground cave and lay down comfortably with its scales pressed against the bed of gold coins. It now had a chance to admire its new form.

The scales of the old golden dragon were indeed like golden coins, showing a dazzling metallic color. The muscles all over its body were knotted, and clear lines could be seen even under the coverage of scales. The wide wing membranes were like sails, which were now folded neatly at the sides of the body.

Ivy stretched out his claws and scratched his chin. There were many catfish-like fleshy tentacles there, which looked like beards. Together with the slanted and upward eyes, they made up a face like that of an old wise man.

The golden dragon rubbed its sharp claws, sparks appeared, and then the moisture in the air began to gather, and a smooth water mirror appeared in front of Ivy.

He saw that his eyes were now emitting a light like molten gold. The pupils of an old golden dragon would begin to fade until they merged with the eyeballs, like a pond of liquid gold.

This golden dragon body not only doubled his strength and physique, but also gave him many additional feats and spell-like abilities. As a creature that can cast spells naturally, a golden dragon can not only cast spells like a warlock, but also has magic resistance that can be continuously improved with age.

Ivy flexed his muscles, causing the gold coins beneath him to clatter. He sighed with satisfaction, and a few sparks flew out of his nose, preparing to carry out his next plan.

The giant petri dish was just completed today, and the nutrient solution was put into it as required. The clone created by cloning will be an embryo at first, and will gradually complete its development in the process of constantly absorbing the nutrient solution. And under the preservation of magic, there is no need to worry about the nutrient solution deteriorating during the development cycle. When the nutrient solution is completely transformed into the flesh and blood of the clone, the cloning is officially completed.

As long as the caster is not dead, the clone in the petri dish will remain inactive until the petri dish is broken or the cloning technique is triggered.

Ivy took out the Beast Bite Sword. This elven curved sword that could be used with both hands was more like a toothpick to him now, and a sharp one at that.

After the blade of the Beast Bite Sword was equipped with the Ghost Strike Technique, Ivy grabbed a fleshy tentacle on his chin and cut it off with the blade, just like shaving with a knife.

The casting materials of cloning include one cubic inch of the target's flesh and blood. This material obviously cannot be exempted, otherwise who knows what kind of clone will be produced.

Ivy is now a giant old golden dragon, and it is obviously inappropriate to use the human size standard to require him, so he chose to get a slightly larger piece of flesh and blood. Maybe it can reduce the development time of the cloned embryo.

The cloning technique was performed very smoothly.

Just like the cloning technique used for Phoenix Spark before, the clone of the Golden Dragon also started from an egg. However, the clone embryo did not have an eggshell, but a ball of yolk that had begun to develop.

After 480 days of continuous cultivation, Ivy will be able to obtain an extremely powerful new body.

The duration of the shape change has also expired. Ivy, who has returned to his original form, tapped the giant petri dish in front of him with his fingers, happily added multiple protective magics to it, and then sealed up the dragon's cave deeper in the underground laboratory.

It was not easy to find a hidden place in Strixhaven, so Ivy planned to continue using the laboratory approved by the school. As long as the protective measures were taken, there was no need to worry about intrusion.

Although the Planeswalker's spark teleportation is indeed a threat, it is impossible for every Planeswalker to be as familiar with the underground structure of Strixhaven as Kemina, and no one would want to teleport themselves into a pile of unbreathable mud.

Therefore, in conclusion, Ivy believes that the underground dragon cave he opened up is relatively safe and concealed.

After leaving the underground laboratory, Ivy prepared to go find Ogeta, or some other dean, to formally submit a request to study the Strixhaven Magic Vortex up close.

Under the interference of layers of magic in Maodian Pavilion, Ivy always felt a sense of disharmony in perceiving this powerful source of magic. Moreover, Ogeta had promised Ivy before that Strijhaven would not hesitate to provide him with any knowledge, and the content about Strijhaven's magic vortex was obviously included.

----

"You want to study the Strijhaven magic vortex?" Ogota frowned very visibly, which made her, who was often buried in various scrolls and piles of old papers, look even older. In fact, with the help of magic, Ogota's face looked unusually young, but the experience and wisdom gained from age were something that could transcend appearance.

Ivy nodded, not surprised by the embarrassment on Ogeta's face.

If this magic university has a heart, then Strixhaven Magic Vortex is the most worthy one. The Maodian Pavilion above it is the brain, the central campus is the torso, the five other colleges are the limbs, and the professors and students living in it are the cell tissues of Strixhaven.

Although Strixhaven has accepted Ivy and is prepared to treat him as one of their own, for someone who has just been enrolled for less than a year, it is still a bit too sensitive to study the most core part right away.

Ogeta shook her head: "I can't give you this permission." "You said that Strixhaven would provide me with all the knowledge." Ivy was determined to obtain Strixhaven's Magic Vortex, but at least he had to do a complete set of superficial work before trying to break in illegally.

"I did say that," Ogeta stood up from behind his desk. Today, the Dean of Order was in the Dean's Office at Hengjian College instead of the Student Center at Maodian Pavilion. "And this promise has not changed until now. 'I can't' means that I am not qualified. I am only one of the ten deans of Strixhaven. This permission cannot be given by me alone."

"So you need a meeting?" Ivy confirmed.

"Perhaps many meetings, and they must be inter-departmental meetings attended by at least seven deans." Ogeta rubbed his forehead. "Even if your application is rejected by the inter-departmental meeting, it does not mean the end. The Holy Decree believes that you are very important... This means that you at least have the opportunity to continue applying... And every time you apply, we will hold an inter-departmental meeting... I suddenly understand why Nasari hates inter-departmental meetings... I hope your application can be approved in one go."

Ogeta sighed: "Your application should be processed by the five founding dragons..."

Ivy watched her complain without saying a word, with an elegant smile on his face, and didn't seem to be bothered by the cumbersome procedures.

"I can see your determination. Even if the inter-faculty meeting does not approve it, you will probably take action on your own." Ogeta waved her hand, and a piece of paper flew out from the scroll rack behind her and was spread flat in front of Ivy.

"Application form," Ogeta explained, "many important issues will be submitted to the inter-departmental meeting in this way, and then the deans will make the decision."

Ivy looked down at the paper with the magic watermark of the Star of Strixhaven, and tapped the table with his fingers. An elegant, shiny feather pen jumped out of the air, and then danced quickly on the application form.

"Quill pen?" Ogeta smiled. "This taste is indeed suitable for a great wizard like you."

As a wizard who often deals with ancient objects, Ogota's office is filled with scrolls and ancient books. In order to unify the overall style, she also chooses to use a feather pen that looks quite old, rather than a more fashionable fountain pen or pencil. Therefore, after seeing Ivy's wizard pen, it is hard not to have a good impression of it.

"If you just want to visit the magic vortex below Maodian Pavilion, I can certainly make the decision, but you said research..." Ogeta further explained Ivy's application, "I think at least one dean will accompany you throughout the research process as supervision and control."

Ivy watched the gorgeous feather pen complete its mission, jumped slightly into the air, and disappeared into the air again. He looked up and said to Ogeta, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. This is my job as the dean." Ogeta shook her head and then asked eagerly, "I heard from Kemina that you are very good at ancient research? You can even trace back to a certain period of time?"

"It's just a trivial trick, completely relying on the special space-time structure of Strixhaven." Ivy answered modestly.

"Don't lie to me. I'm the Dean of Order at Hengjian Academy. I'm sure it's not easy," Ogeta smiled. "Many second-year students are still worried about their first soul puppet instructor! Not everyone can master the ancient art and create new things on it two months after entering school. You should record this spell. It can be regarded as your final evaluation!"

"I am happy to share knowledge with others, especially with the Strijheimers who open their doors to me." Ivy took out a scroll from the Grimoire of Destruction. He has always had the habit of organizing what he has learned, but few people can directly see his magic notes.

It is worth mentioning that in the private library of the Room of Requirement, the manuscripts that occupy the most space are always about black magic and necromancy, but now elemental magic is also catching up.

"Can I open it and take a look?" Ogeta held the scroll. "Have you named it?"

"Of course." Ivy extended his hand and invited her to open it. "I haven't thought about the name yet. Maybe I can ask the Dean of Order to give it one?"

"Oh? Me? What an honor!" Ogeta unfolded the scroll and was almost immediately attracted by the spell configuration described in it. "...Although it looks complicated, the main idea is very clear...Efficient and concise, and all unnecessary parts have been deleted...You are indeed a magical genius, Ivy. Those prodigies and geniuses who entered school in previous years are not worth mentioning in front of you...You also used blue mana! No wonder...This is undoubtedly a cross-school spell! I really doubt whether my professors can learn it..."

"As for the name," Ogeta put away the scroll and Ivy's application form, "I think we should call it Doom's Apparition."

"It's simple and clear. It uses the same idea as my spell configuration. I have no objection." Ivy had no objection. After all, there was no such thing as mages stealing research results.

"This spell will definitely be very useful in the ruins of Zantafa!" Ogeta said happily, "How far back have you been able to use it to trace back images?"

"Uh... ten minutes ago?" The powerful effect of Apparition was entirely based on Aquavivo's special space-time structure. Ivy had long been certain that this spell would be difficult to take effect in other time and space, so he didn't spend much energy on it, and naturally didn't test its limits.

"Its potential is obviously more than that." Ogeta shook her head. "If it can last for two hundred years, it will be of great use. If its spell structure can be further expanded, it may become another required spell in Hengjian Academy. In any case, Strixhaven will remember your contribution."

"Then the inter-faculty meeting..." Ivy said in a tentative tone.

"Before next Monday, that's the time I can guarantee." Ogeta gave a time that Ivy couldn't refuse. It was obvious that Ivy could still wait for half a week.

"But before that, you still need to take the students to the ruins of Seidun." Ogeda said, "The Dragon Guard captured a man named Oriko in the wasteland fortress where Mogaso's magic sphere was found, and he gave this information. There used to be an ancient battlefield there, and Mogaso's spells require a lot of black mana as a trigger. The unwilling souls hovering there will become the fuel for Mogaso's spells. As long as you stop him, Hengjian Academy's archaeological operation on the ruins of Seidun can begin. In previous years, there were often archaeological plans around there, but the undead wandering there were still too dangerous for the students, so they were all rejected by the academy. I hope we can find something valuable enough there."

(End of this chapter)