The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Luna was delighted to receive the gift. Although Scott told her in the letter that Seleno was just a product of a transformation, she still regarded Seleno as her friend and busied herself building a castle suitable for it to live in.

After completing Sereno's creation, Scott felt more confident about creating the "summoned beast" he had planned.

But he didn't rush to take action.

Because he wanted to use better materials to make it.

In the past, when making Rimbaud, he used titanium alloy as the material.

Although this alloy is strong, it does not possess the property of being compatible with magic.

It was Scott who forcibly inscribed the magic circuit with his own blood, and with the help of that one-time use magic stone, that Rimbaud was able to be born safely.

His conception of four "summoned beasts"—wind, fire, water, and earth—that could play a greater role in battle differed from Rimbaud's.

In order to better utilize the power of the four elements, Scott needs some materials that are more compatible with magic and elements, since he doesn't have a one-time use magic stone.

This requires the use of the core technology of alchemy: the transformation of matter to synthesize and produce it.

Therefore, Scott devoted more of his enthusiasm to the alchemy course.

In addition to studying with Professor Durand in Durand's Alchemy Classroom, Scott also made several unsolicited visits to Russell's Alchemy Classroom to borrow books and seek advice from Professor Russell.

Because of an agreement with his Ravenclaw tutor, Professor Roselle would not refuse his request for instruction.

Although Ravenclaw mentors are not incapable of directly teaching Scott alchemy, Scott is not at a suitable stage to learn from this great mentor.

Aside from the differences between ancient and modern alchemy, the biggest problem is that Scott was not a true genius in alchemy, and the Ravenclaw instructors were not particularly good at teaching the basics.

Professor Russell might be the most suitable alchemy student for a Ravenclaw mentor.

Of course, Professor Russell also took the opportunity to exchange more advanced alchemical knowledge with his Ravenclaw mentor.

Both he and Scott got what they wanted and both were satisfied with their results.

With excellent learning conditions and sufficient practice, Scott's alchemy skills improved significantly in a short period of time.

Lucio also provided him with a lot of help during this process.

Unfortunately, due to his expensive alchemical experiments, Scott also spent almost all of the Galleons he had saved up over the years.

This left Scott, who had never lacked money, somewhat dumbfounded.

Because there are limits on the amount of Muggle currency that can be exchanged for Wizarding currency in Gringotts, Scott had to start thinking about ways to make money.

Chapter 473 The Second Round of the Competition Begins

Because he had spent all his Galleons in a short period of time without restraint, Scott had to suspend his alchemical experiments.

However, it was unrealistic to expect to earn enough Galleons in the short term to support his experiments. After some thought, Scott asked Lucio for advice on this issue.

“You’re going a bit too far, Scott,” Lucio retorted. “I’m always very careful when I’m doing alchemical experiments, and I’ve never wasted so many materials.”

Scott, however, didn't seem to care. "To make progress in a short period of time, this level of exertion is unavoidable. At least I don't think it's a waste."

He had already accumulated some experience during this period, and those Galleons weren't all wasted.

Lucio looked at him with dead fish eyes. "What you said makes a lot of sense, but very few people do it."

"So how did you manage to have a continuous financial support for your alchemy studies?" Scott asked him.

“Since I started learning alchemy, I no longer need my parents’ support and can support myself,” Lucio said proudly.

Scott asked, "How did you manage to sell alchemical items? Doesn't that take up a lot of your time?"

Lucio nodded. "You're right, that's why I rarely sell my work at school, unless someone comes to me with a Galleon to commission a custom piece."

He added, "Of course, even custom-made ones don't cost much; wealthy people will go directly to established alchemists."

As for his methods of making money...

“I usually make some magical items that sell well and consign them to Professor Roselle’s family business.”

Lucio told Scott.

"If you remember, I got a water-attribute magic rune circuit that can be used for skincare during the summer vacation. Anyway, my products are selling very well now, and the witches love them."

"..."

Scott remembered.

But Lucio had complained earlier, seemingly quite dissatisfied with his bargain hunting experience.

"What kind of look is that?" Lucio scoffed. "I'm not entirely satisfied, after all, that set of rune circuits has no other use besides making money."

As he spoke, his eyes darted around.

“I know what you want, Scott. You don’t actually have to do it yourself.”

Lucio leaned closer and patted Scott on the shoulder.

"If you want materials that are close to the four elements and magic, you can have them custom-made by me. For me, that's just the basics."

He said with a smile.

"The Galleons you spent could buy a lot more here."

Scott remained unmoved.

"As you said yourself, that's just the basics of alchemy. I think it's better to master it yourself so you don't have to buy it every time you need it."

Lucio replied, "So what? Isn't that the very purpose of our existence as alchemists?"

Scott glanced at him. "I'd better not be too greedy. You've already made enough money from me."

To save time, he had bought all the materials he used in his previous experiments from Lucio.

This guy must have made a profit from the price difference!

“I didn’t make any money off you, my friend,” Lucio cried out, “I gave it to you at cost price.”

Scott just stared at him without saying a word.

"Well, I only made a tiny bit of money."

Lucio extended his right hand, using his thumb and forefinger to indicate a very short distance.

"But I have prepared a gift for you."

He took a small wooden box out of his pocket and handed it to Scott.

"This is what you need. Don't say I made money off you. I even put my own money into it."

"is it?"

Scott raised an eyebrow, took the box, and opened it to take a look.

The box was divided into four compartments, each containing a piece of metal about the size of a knuckle.

The four pieces of metal were blue, red, green, and brown. Scott used his magical perception to detect them and found that they indeed contained the aura of the four elements: wind, fire, water, and earth, and were quite pure.

"Isn't it a little too small..."

Scott picked up the blue metal with wind properties and tossed it in his hand.

"You've seen my matches; the products of my transfiguration are huge."

"Are you kidding me!" Lucio said, annoyed. "These aren't cheap!"

Judging from his posture, it seemed he wanted to reach out and snatch it back.

"Ok."

Scott quickly put the metal into the wooden box, and then swiftly put the wooden box into the deformed lizard skin bag.

Thanks.

While Lucio certainly didn't lose any money, he might have actually spent most of the profits he earned from him.

This friendship was worth having.

"Just don't forget to exchange alchemical knowledge with me regularly," Lucio said.

“Me?” Scott pointed to himself.

“I know that,” Lucio smiled slyly. “You have a mysterious mentor, a master alchemist, otherwise why would Professor Roselle have given you so many favors?”

"So that's how it is."

Scott laughed.

As Professor Russell's closest apprentice, Lucio must have been aware of some things.

Knowing he couldn't communicate with Scott's mysterious mentor, he turned his attention to Scott himself.

But Scott didn't dislike Lucio's approach; at least he had clearly stated his thoughts.

"Communication? Of course, that's no problem."

He agreed.

After saying goodbye to Lucio, Scott returned to the Hogwarts tower.

With the gift from Lucio, he could temporarily put aside the matter of making money.

Although the four pieces of material Lucio gave him were indeed a bit small, since his magic power had increased, Scott's transfiguration had entered the final stage he envisioned—

The triple combination of transfiguration, ancient runes, and spells.

For him now, changing the size of his "summoned beast" only requires an expansion spell.

Of course, he had no intention of giving up his studies in alchemy.

He couldn't possibly have only four "summoned beasts," nor could he possibly buy materials from Lucio every time.

Back in his dorm room, Scott didn't rush to create the "summoned beast." Instead, he took out his notebook and began to further optimize the design of the "summoned beast."

His idea is to make more use of the nesting technique of magic rune circuits, that is, to use multiple magic rune circuits to increase the "skills" of "summoned beasts".

This technique was first implemented by Rimbaud.

Strictly speaking, Rimbaud has two "skills," which Scott named [Swift Flight] and [Stealth].

[Swift Flight] makes Rimbaud fly very fast, and [Stealth] makes him difficult to detect in the shadows.

Of course, because Scott's skill level was limited at the time, even after consuming a one-time magic stone, Rimbaud's only truly useful "skill" was [Swift Flight], while [Stealth] was not very effective.