From Azkaban

Seeing this, Locke felt speechless. These guys had too poor imagination. They all had brooms, and they were all outdated models.

Everyone riding on the broomsticks had bright smiles on their faces, and they seemed to have regained their confidence.

"My Lord, this magic is truly amazing. It can actually achieve such a level. No wonder you warned me not to be overly addicted to it."

Feeling the magical touch under his crotch that was exactly the same as his own flesh, and the feeling of weightlessness that he didn't feel at all when he was floating in the air, Sirius was really in awe of Locke.

Such a magical and powerful magic was easily created in just a few days. It was like Merlin was reborn.

"You feel it, right? This is the true beauty of magic. This is the infinite possibilities and the road with no end in sight. This is what is truly valuable about magic, and this is the direction we should pursue."

Looking at Sirius who was excited in front of him, Locke smiled slightly. He was very happy that someone was gradually following his ideas.

"But with such a wonderful power in hand, what do wizards do? They are immersed in the achievements of their predecessors and do not make progress. They think they have done the best, but they don't know that their current achievements are just like fireflies on the road of magic."

The possibilities and upper limits of magic are constantly being refreshed here at Locke. Take the current consciousness space for example. When Locke was developing it, it was the same as when he developed the "Spring of Life" before. He tried to incorporate whatever he thought of.

And every time someone joined in, they achieved results, which led to the final development results once again exceeding Locke's expectations and achieving the current results.

Let me put it this way, if the effect displayed by this magic is applied to science, I don’t know how long it will take to achieve it through research and development.

However, such a universal power with infinite possibilities is full of limitations in the hands of wizards. It must be said that this is also a kind of skill and talent.

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Locke's words brought a hint of subtle embarrassment to Sirius' face, because he was the kind of wizard Locke had described before. Now thinking back, he realized that he was really a complete fool and troll.

"So Sirius, we need to make everyone understand this, accept this and work with us. Only in this way can the future I see change and we will be able to create a truly beautiful future."

"This is not just for us, but also for the wizard race and for our future generations."

"Someone has to do it, and the sooner the better, and the sooner the better is now."

Having said that, Locke stretched out his right hand and patted Sirius' shoulder twice.

"So let's work together, Sirius. As pioneers, our path will definitely not be easy, but when we made the choice, we were already prepared, weren't we?"

At this time, other people also came to Locke's side one after another, watching Locke communicating with Sirius quietly.

After Locke finished talking to Sirius, he turned around and looked at the people around him who had serious expressions and eyes that seemed to be burning with flames.

"Everyone, we are pioneers, only for a better tomorrow, for a brand new future."

"For a better tomorrow! For a brand new future!"

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The trial of the consciousness space did not last long. After staying there for another hour and making sure that there were no problems with the operation of the space and that it was even becoming more stable, Locke asked everyone to exit the space.

Locke, who exited the space, looked at everyone who still looked unsatisfied and felt that they still needed to be restrained, so he set a rule of no more than two hours a day except for necessary matters.

Locke will punish those who exceed the regulations. As for how Locke will monitor it... As the developer of this magic, this authority is not a problem at all.

After setting the rules, Locke stayed on the top floor for another two hours, discussing knowledge about weather spells with everyone.

The reason why the weather spell was discussed was that Locke had a sudden inspiration when he was developing the magic of consciousness space. He wanted to link the main consumption of consciousness space with the magic power of the outside world.

Due to the particularity of the consciousness space, if this idea can succeed, then after being linked to the equally infinite magic power of the outside world, the upper limit it can reach would be unimaginable.

However, this idea ultimately failed because Locke had not yet mastered the means to connect with the magic power of the outside world.

Locke was not discouraged by his failure, because he quickly found a solution.

And that direction is weather spell. Locke has been studying weather spell for some time and has gained something in this area.

Therefore, Locke also understood the principle of this magic, which is to use his own limited magic power to influence and leverage the infinite magic power in the external environment, so as to achieve the influence on a large range of celestial phenomena.

And isn't this basic principle related to what Locke wants? This is about prying, influencing, and guiding. What Locke wants is connection, prying, and absorption.

There are similarities between the two, so Locke concluded that as long as this point is solved, his idea will most likely succeed. By then, the magic of consciousness space will also usher in its first iteration.

Volume 1: Chapter 42 New Direction

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a month had passed. During this period, Locke's research on the weather spell was not smooth, mainly because he did not know much.

Whether it was the predecessor or Sirius and others, their research on meteorological spells could only be considered as beginner level.

There is no way. The magic of weather spell is too profound and obscure for most wizards, even those at the lowest level.

Compared to ordinary spells that have become simpler and more foolproof due to the emergence of standard spells, weather spells, which are magic that standard spells cannot simplify at all, naturally have an extremely high threshold.

Locke had anticipated such a situation, so even though he had decided to make weather spell the main magic he would study in the near future, he still didn't spend much time on it every day.

During the past half month, Locke's main focus was on his last passive magic "Sian Westin".

Originally according to Locke's estimation, the engraving of "Sian Westin" should be faster than the previous two passive magics.

But after actually starting, Locke spent nearly half a month before he finally successfully completed the engraving of "Sian Westin".

The reason why it takes so long is not only because the spine of the carrier of the inscription of "Sian Westin" is large, but also because the difficulty of "Sian Westin" is even greater than that of "Mana Shield" and "Speedy Healing".

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"Why not cut off the pain perception temporarily?"

In the cell that had expanded to the size of a square, Locke sat cross-legged on the ground that he had turned into a runway with his arms folded, seriously considering whether or not to give himself a magical anesthesia.

Locke has not forgotten the feeling when the "Rapid Healing" on his heart was connected to the magic last time. Now that it has come to the spine, Locke estimates that the feeling will not be much better. Although he is not afraid of pain, he is not an ascetic who will rush to suffer.

"Forget it. Pain is the best reminder. I am performing surgery on myself. I must feel the whole process. Only in this way can I be guaranteed."

After much deliberation, Locke decided not to block his perception for safety reasons.

Having made up his mind, Locke took a deep breath, and after getting ready, he moved his mind slightly and removed the isolation layer wrapped around his spine.

As the isolation layer was removed, the magic power that was originally blocked outside the spine began to quickly flow into the spine, pouring into the densely packed engraved tracks on the spine.

"drink!!!"

The moment the magic power was poured in, an indescribable pain swept through Locke's whole body.

It was not just severe pain, it also contained a strange itch that burst out from the bone marrow. The combination of the two made Locke bend his back and crawl on the ground with his eyes wide open and his whole body tense.

“Damn… that was so sloppy!”

With his teeth clenched, Locke's expression at this moment perfectly illustrates what it means to be hideous and grinning.

“Drink…ah…”

The sound, like the breathing of a demon, echoed in the cell and lasted for a full hour and a half.

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"Finally...it's finally over."

Locke lay on the track in a panic, sweat dripping from his face and forehead as he gasped, revealing the pain he had gone through in the past hour and a half.

If someone else had been in this state of mind, he would have been unable to bear it and committed suicide halfway through the hour and a half.

"Drink~~Drink~~"

After lying on the ground to relax for a while, Locke sat up straight and cast a "clean up" on himself to remove all the sweat on his body and prison uniform.

"The engraving of passive magic still needs to be improved. This is just the spine. If it moves to the brain..."

With his hands behind his waist, Locke sat on the track without any image, and he was determined to improve the passive magic process.

After all, no matter what kind of knowledge it is, the first element of dissemination is to lower the threshold, so Locke must also reduce the difficulty of engraving passive magic.

As the goal was determined, Locke continued to update and improve his plan in his mind, and in the latest iteration of the plan, the passive magic developed by him became an indispensable part of Locke's plan.

As for the passive magic being Locke's original trump card, Locke doesn't care about it. After all, isn't knowledge meant to be spread?

Knowledge that cannot be passed on and inherited is meaningless no matter how powerful it is, just like a flash in the pan.

Besides, what Locke wants to do is to integrate the collective wisdom. Naturally, he himself must be a part of the collective, and naturally his wisdom must be shared. Otherwise, if you integrate others but remain independent, what kind of thing is this?

What he pursues is the new scenery that is always ahead. Although the passive magic he has mastered now is good, Locke always believes that there will be better things ahead.

Of course, the dissemination is not random. Locke also makes judgments and choices based on the situation and will not do anything that will hurt himself.

"After we get out, the first thing we need to do is the weather spell. As long as we can handle the weather spell, not only can the iteration of consciousness space begin, but the iteration of passive magic can also keep up." Ling

Locke is never satisfied with what he knows and is always thinking about how to start new iterative development.

Well, thanks to the inspiration gained from consciousness space and weather spells, Locke has determined a new direction for passive magic in the past half month.

Since the magic of consciousness space can leverage the infinite magic power of the outside world through links, why can't passive magic do the same?

They are all the same passive magic. Since the consciousness space can jump from absorbing the limited magic power of the wizard to the infinite magic power of the outside world, passive magic must be able to do so as well.

However, considering that the main carrier of passive magic is the body, it naturally cannot be as direct and rough as the consciousness level. It requires more steps, just like the four passive magics on Locke.

Locke had already thought of the solution to this problem, just like the following three passive magics that use a certain part of the body as a carrier to engrave the operation trajectory.

Locke can completely follow this method and draw a trajectory on his body surface that is the same as the magic trajectory inside his body, which can serve as a buffer and transit while echoing and connecting with the trajectory inside the body.

In this way, the passive magic in the body can be used like the weather spell, using its own limited magic power to leverage the infinite magic power of the outside world, thereby amplifying the effect of the passive magic acting on itself.

This situation is very similar to the situation where one harnesses the power of heaven and earth to bless oneself and increase one's strength dramatically.

In any case, in Locke's vision, once this idea is realized, the effect of his passive magic will most likely be greatly enhanced, and the intensity will exceed the shackles brought by his own body and magic power limit.

In addition to this, Locke also took into account the situation where there is no passive magic in the body, and thought about developing a trajectory that simply forms a connection with external magic power.

In his imagination, that kind of engraving trajectory would allow the engraver to use the magic power in his own body to steadily leverage the magic power from the outside world for his own use, thereby increasing the amount of magic power he could control and use.

This kind of engraving will not increase the magic power in the user's body, but will only increase the magic power that the user can use.

In addition, it may be possible to achieve an effect similar to the weather spell, using the inscription on the body surface as a pure magic effect amplifier, and amplifying the power of magic to a limited extent based on one's own ability level.

Of course, these are just expected effects, and there is no conclusion yet on what the final result will be. The only thing Locke can be sure of is that this direction is feasible.

Volume 1: Chapter 43: Prelude to Departure

After the engraving of "Sian Westin" was completed, the first thing to do was naturally to try it out to determine whether it was operating normally and had real effects.

"According to the conclusions drawn during the previous magic development, in theory, the effect of 'Sian Westin' can be seven times as effective, but I have made some improvements recently, so the effect should be even stronger."

Standing on the runway that he had specially created using the art of transformation, Locke was moving his body methodically and doing warm-up exercises.

Thanks to the effect of the "Spring of Life", Locke's physical strength is now very good. However, no matter how good it is, he still needs to warm up before strenuous exercise to avoid problems in the middle that affect the test results.

"First, test the speed and high-speed movement after activating "Sian Westin" to see if we can achieve the effect of the original cyberpunk world. Then, test the effect of releasing magic. Finally, we will test the actual combat. This can be tested with the Aurors of Azkaban."

Thinking of actual combat, Locke's eyes flickered. He had been in Azkaban long enough. Now the Dementors had no effect on him, and he had also developed to his current limit in other aspects.

The knowledge needed in the future can only be acquired outside, so there is not much point in staying in Azkaban.

"It's really strange when you think about it. It feels like just a blink of an eye. I've actually been in Azkaban for so long. It's as if the time travel just happened a while ago."

More than half a year has passed since he traveled through time, but Locke feels as if not too long has passed. Perhaps it is because every day is so fulfilling.

"After traveling for so long, I am finally going to truly enter this new world. The magic world is really exciting."

After moving around on the track for a while and making sure his body was fully mobile, Locke got into position and slowly lowered his body, preparing to start running.

The moment he was ready, Locke activated "Sian Westin", and the next moment he felt a surge of energy suddenly burst out from his spine and spread throughout his body in an instant.

"Om~!"

A low roar sounded in Locke's mind, and along with it, the world in front of Locke suddenly slowed down.

Next to the runway, there was a pendulum clock that Locke had conjured up for comparison. When Locke turned around, he saw that the pendulum inside was swinging at a snail's pace, as if the slow-motion button had been pressed.

“This feeling…”

Looking at the pendulum that took two or three seconds to fall a little bit in his visual sense, Locke carefully felt what he was feeling at the moment.

Perhaps due to the accelerated thinking, Locke now feels as if his brain has been lubricated and the accelerator has been turned on. The same goes for his body. His body, which was originally much slower than magic, is now extremely light. A strange sense of power also appears in his body, making Locke feel extremely good.

"My current speed is..."

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Locke turned into an almost invisible afterimage and rushed forward dozens of meters on the track.

By the time Locke finished a lap and returned to the starting point, his mana shield had already unfolded, wrapping him completely.

"It's done. My magic version of "Sian Westin" has achieved the perfect effect I expected, and its growth potential far exceeds that of the original version."

"But I didn't expect that the deployment of the mana shield was based on my subjective perception. As expected, I am still far from comprehending the wonders of magic."

Just now, Locke, who was too excited, overlooked a very important point, that is, when objects move at high speeds, they will produce friction with the air, thereby generating high temperatures.

Locke forgot this, and by the time he reacted, the "mana shield" had already been passively deployed, taking on everything for him.

It was also because of this that Locke was surprised to find that even when he was under the acceleration of "Sian Westin", the deployment speed of the "mana shield" did not slow down at all, and it could still be considered to be deployed instantly.

Obviously, the speed at which his passive magic takes effect is not fixed. The lower limit is stable, but the upper limit depends entirely on his reaction speed.