Regulus of Hogwarts: Lord of the Stars

Regulus went down to the second basement level, to the small, private training room where he practiced Fiendfire during the Easter holidays.

He pulled a book from his pocket, "Advanced Brain Occupation Techniques: Mind Structure and Defense Strategies," which he had found in his home library.

He needs mental splitting techniques.

He wanted to try to divide his consciousness into two independent parts, each responsible for a Fiery Bird, so that they would not interfere with each other.

There are relevant techniques involved in brain occlusion surgery.

Advanced brain-blocking techniques can be used not only to defend against external intrusions, but also to construct mental mazes, create false memories, and segment areas of consciousness.

Regulus previously focused solely on defense during practice, but now he needs to shift his focus to splitting the game.

He opened the book and found the chapter on the consciousness partition.

The principle is not complicated. Imagine your mind as a large hall with multiple rooms inside.

Normally, all thoughts flow and mingle in the hall.

The purpose of partitioning consciousness is to lock each room, so that specific thoughts can only operate in specific rooms and not collude with each other.

But it's easier said than done.

Regulus sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

First, enter a state of star trail meditation. The fourth and a half stars of Orion will light up in your consciousness, with a stable light.

Star trail meditation itself does not directly provide the ability to split the mind, but it can enhance mental stability and make consciousness easier to shape.

Following the method in the book, he built the first room in the Hall of Mind.

The walls are virtual, constructed with willpower.

He imagined the outline of the room, the thickness of the walls, and the material of the door.

It's easy to imagine, and the room quickly takes shape, but it lacks functionality; a sudden burst of thought and the walls crumble.

He tried repeatedly, investing his will and spirit to bring the wall to life.

Two hours later, the first room stabilized.

He started building the second one, this time faster, taking an hour to complete.

Then comes the connection: establishing a channel between the two rooms so that the main consciousness can switch its focus at any time, while maintaining the independence of the rooms.

This step is the most difficult.

If the passageway is too wide, the thoughts in the two rooms will mix; if it's too narrow, there will be a delay when switching between them.

He tried seventeen times before finding the balance point.

When I opened my eyes, there was a little sweat on my forehead. With a slight thought, the sweat disappeared.

If the room had a physical form, it would be purely constructed from spiritual energy, causing depletion and mental exhaustion, but it succeeded.

Half an hour later, he regained his composure and raised his hand, palm up.

An orange-red flame ignited and quickly shaped into a fiery bird.

The little bird stood in his palm, tilted its head, and made a preening motion.

Although it was controlled by Regulus, the sense of control was more refined than before, and this part of his consciousness was isolated in the first room.

Separate entrance, dedicated to a specific purpose.

He then activated the second room.

The moment my consciousness split, it felt strange, like watching two images at the same time.

One image shows a fiery bird in the palm of the right hand, while the other image is blank, waiting to be filled in.

He focused the blank image on his left hand.

A second flame ignited in the palm of his left hand.

Fiery began to take shape: wings, tail feathers, and head.

The second Fiery Bird took shape and stood in the palm of the left hand.

The two birds looked at each other, tilting their heads to examine each other. Regulus felt that the two images were overlapping, but they did not interfere with each other.

They did not devour each other, their temperatures did not soar, they did not spread violently, and their forms remained stable.

He made the bird in his right hand fly up and hover in the air, while the bird in his left hand remained in his palm, making a pecking motion.

The two actions are performed simultaneously without affecting each other.

Successful.

Regulus maintained this state for fifteen minutes, then withdrew.

The two birds went out, the isolation in the consciousness room was lifted, and the flow of thought resumed.

During his break, he let his mind wander, thinking that the mental segmentation technique should not only be applicable to Li Huo.

Spatial magic can also be used to maintain spatial warp and spatial anchor points, which is essentially multitasking.

The defenses of Occlumency can also benefit by hiding real memories in the deep chambers and placing false information in the surface chambers to confuse intruders.

Alternatively, information can be weaponized and placed in a room, allowing people to enter and investigate. Without doing anything, the target will be attacked from the level of consciousness.

You could also hide something else in the room, maybe even some soul magic.

After all, soul and consciousness sound like a perfect match.

He rested for half an hour and then continued practicing.

For the next three days, he spent six hours each day in the training room.

The number of Fiery Birds increased from two to three, and the number of consciousness rooms also increased to three.

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This is all I can do for now, but it's enough.

By the afternoon of the third day, the three fiery birds were able to fly freely in the training room, chasing each other and occasionally chirping, completely under his control.

Regulus was satisfied with the results.

While these are exercises, the small size of the Fiery Blaze also has its advantages: it is stealthy, agile, and suitable for surprise attacks or precise maneuvers.

For example, you could have a Fiercefire Bird stealthily fly into a room and suddenly transform into a ferocious beast next to the target, or have multiple birds attack different targets simultaneously for precision targeting.

Moreover, the splitting practice improved his overall control, and the Fiery Blaze was gradually tamed in his hands, making it usable against enemies or in other scenarios.

In the evening, Regulus left the private training room to take a look at the main training room.

Sirius Black is fighting Gerald Hawke, and the scene is quite impressive.

Sirius casts spells while moving, using Obstacle Spells to block movement, Disarm Spells for offense, and occasionally Weakness Spells for interference.

Hawke defended with the Ironclad Charm and countered with a simple Knockback Charm. His movements were slow, but he always managed to time his attacks perfectly to the point where Sirius was in trouble.

Regulus immediately realized that Hawke was feeding him moves.

He was guiding Sirius to familiarize himself with the rhythm of battle, the connection of spells, and the feeling of casting spells while moving.

Each counterattack was executed with just the right amount of force, enough to force Sirius to react, but never actually hitting him.

The training is going well; Sirius is definitely making progress.

His spells were more powerful than they had been three days ago, the intervals between casting spells were shorter, and he had learned to move.

There are also a few less common but useful spells, which Hawk taught them, such as the Adhesive Spell that makes the ground sticky, and the Fog Spell that blurs the opponent's vision.

A sense of combat awareness was also beginning to emerge.

He began to consciously use his environment, hiding behind wooden dummy targets as cover, using knockback spells to overturn equipment racks to create obstacles, and even trying to use transfiguration to conjure ropes to trip people.

Although it was unsuccessful.

This is the advantage of pure-blood families; children from ordinary wizarding families don't have this kind of resource.

They can't afford to hire former Aurors as private tutors, can't afford fully equipped training rooms, and certainly can't have a family library to provide extracurricular knowledge.

It's even more difficult for Muggle-born individuals; they have to learn everything from scratch, and they have to figure out many things that are common knowledge for purebloods on their own.

Talent is important, but resources are even more important.

Sirius Black has the Black family's talent, and now that he's using the Black family's resources, as long as he's willing to practice, his progress will be much faster than when he was in school.

Regulus watched for a while, then turned and left.

The study was right next to the training room, separated only by a door. Orion was reading documents behind the desk.

"Father," Regulus called softly.

Orion looked up: "Finished practicing?"

"Yes, I'd like to go to the herb garden in Cornwall tomorrow and stay for a few days."

Orion nodded: "Okay, I'll let them know. Do you need someone to come along?"

"No need, I'll go myself," Regulus shook his head.

"be safe."

Orion gave a casual remark, then his gaze fell on Regulus's shoulder.

There, at some point, a small orange-red bird, only the size of a sparrow, had landed. Its body was delicately outlined, its wings folded, and it was tilting its head, looking at the furnishings in the study.

Orion stared at it for a few seconds, not recognizing it: "What's this?"

"Fiercefire," Regulus replied briefly, and the little bird echoed in agreement.

Orion raised an eyebrow.

He recognized Li Huo, but he had never seen him so quiet.

This little bird even looks kind of cute if you ignore the fact that it is a cursed fire.

"You've got this much control?" Orion tried to keep his tone steady, but leaned forward against the edge of the table.

"Still practicing."

The little bird on Regulus's shoulder flew up, circled around the study, and landed back on his shoulder, hissing.

Orion took a quiet breath, then nodded without asking any further questions.

All he needed to know was that Regulus could tame Fiendfire.

With such precise control, its power in actual use will be considerable.

As for the specifics, those attacked by it will likely be pleasantly surprised.

"Go ahead." Orion waved his hand. "Remember to eat on time. The house-elves at the herb garden don't cook very well. Tell them in advance what you want to eat and have them prepare it."

"Understood, Father." Regulus nodded slightly, finding it rather novel to hear his father say this.

He left the study and returned to his room.

He pushed open the bedroom door, and the Fiery Bird flew off his shoulder, circled the room once, and finally landed on the bedpost, folding its wings and closing its eyes like a real bird.

Regulus took off his outer robe, hung it up, and lay down on the bed.

I'm going to the herb garden tomorrow.

Hopefully, the mandrake won't disappoint him.