From Azkaban

"The magic is too active," Snape replied.

Reaching out to take the potion handed to him by Snape, Locke held it in front of his eyes and observed it with his own eyes. Sure enough, he found that the magic activity of the potion in the bottle was a little too active.

This is not a good thing. Being too active means being unstable. Locke developed these potions to draw patterns that connect to the external magic power. The first priority is naturally to be stable enough.

If the magic power of the potion is too active, it will easily collide with the magic power that constantly pours in from the outside, and eventually produce unpredictable bad results.

"It seems that we still need to continue to improve it. This thing is very important. It is related to many things in the future and it is the basis for no problems."

Having said that, Locke pondered for a few seconds, his eyes flickering, and quickly sat down to make a decision.

"Give the kids a few days off, and have Professor Slughorn come over as well."

Recently, Locke has made great progress in his research on weather spells, and the technology for connecting to external magic has also been analyzed by Locke.

But after completing the analysis, Locke discovered that the human body was still too fragile and the magic power of the outside world was too great.

If he followed his previous idea and simply drew the same magic trajectory on his body surface as the passive magic in his body, it would be absolutely impossible to withstand the huge amount of magic that continued to pour in from the outside world.

And after experiments, Locke discovered that the same thing happened above the core of the consciousness space, and even the alchemical materials could not withstand it.

It's not that all those materials are as fragile as the human body. Many alchemical materials themselves are not fragile. What is truly fragile is the magic power they carry.

Alchemy is the same as potions. Both materials and finished products require the use of various materials to combine and collide into new magical properties and bring new functions according to one's own ideas, so they need to be stable enough.

However, the vast and infinite magic power from the outside world can never be stable, so as long as the magic power continues to pour in, it will inevitably continue to impact the existing stability of alchemical items.

During this period, Locke kept trying and making mistakes in order to solve this problem, which led to the huge consumption of alchemical materials, which required Lucius to deliver them from Knockturn Alley regularly.

In order to solve this problem, Locke thought about it and finally came up with the magic potion. He planned to use the magic potion to build a buffer conversion layer, that is, to put on a layer of "magic pattern".

Originally, this technology was developed for Locke himself, the Skynet barrier, and the consciousness space core. Using it on the magic wand was just a by-product.

According to Locke's idea, if successful, the effect of the magic wand will no longer be just to release magic.

It will become a new type of passive magic. The extremely special technology will first outline it on the forearm bones or finger bones of the arm, and then place the magic pattern under the skin to connect to the external magic power. While replicating the original magic wand effect, it will also amplify the magic released according to its own level.

After all, passive magic is based on the strength of the user. The stronger the user, the stronger the passive magic.

The same goes for the amplification gained from connecting to the outside world. The more magic power you can use to leverage the outside world, the more magic power you can leverage.

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Slughorn arrived soon and began to study with Locke Snape. Ollivander, who was originally brought by Locke to visit, was also pulled in to work together.

Although Ollivander didn't understand potions, he understood wands. When it came to wands, he could always follow Locke's ideas to come up with new things, and many times, the new things he thought of could also benefit the improvement of potions.

The four of them worked on it for several hours, and just as the sun was about to set, the new potion was successfully improved.

"Perfect"

Looking at the potion in the bottle which was like a pool of stagnant water and whose magic was as calm as steel, Slughorn murmured with his messy hair.

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In Knockturn Alley, at the bottom of the Central Building, Lucius, who had not been home for several days, was standing outside the gate waiting with a group of new members.

Lucius stood at the front, looking at the end of the road with a serious expression, while the new members behind him were talking in low voices.

"Are you nervous?" A tall and strong member wearing a black suit, who did not look like a wizard, tilted his head and asked the other members beside him in a low voice.

"Of course I'm nervous. He's our great leader of the Round Table, Lord Kazir. I get so nervous when I think about meeting him in a while!"

"Yes, yes. When I think about meeting that legendary adult soon, I am both nervous and excited!"

The sound of chattering continued, and Lucius, who was standing in the front, naturally heard it, but he did not stop it.

He could understand the feelings of the new members behind him. After all, this was their first time to meet Lord Cazier, so it was normal for them to feel excited and agitated.

Volume 1: Chapter 97: The Magic Web

Just as Lucius was wondering why Locke came suddenly and whether the materials sent before were not good enough, a carriage suddenly appeared at the end of the road and was approaching at a very fast speed.

Lucius was immediately alerted when he saw his own carriage. He straightened his body and stomped the ground with his cane, making a slight sound.

"quiet"

Hearing Lucius' voice, many new members who were talking also saw the carriage approaching quickly, and stood up straight like Lucius.

The carriage quickly and steadily stopped in front of Lucius. The tightly closed carriage door opened automatically, and Locke bent down and got off the carriage.

"grown ups"

"Lord Kazir!"

As Locke stepped down from the carriage, Lucius was the first to bow and salute. Seeing this, the new members behind him did not even bother to look at Locke's appearance carefully, and quickly followed suit and bowed and saluted.

Seeing this, Locke did not put on airs and ignore everyone. Instead, he asked everyone to stand up and walked to Lucius to carefully look at these new members whom he had never seen before.

Locke did not look down on these new members. In his opinion, all the wizards who joined the Round Table were excellent, at least in terms of ideas.

He was busy before and didn't have time to see them, so this time he came just to see them.

"I'm sure you all already know my name from Lucius, but I still think I should give you a formal introduction of myself."

Locke's eyes swept across the faces of all the new members one by one. Looking at those faces that could not hide their excitement, Locke spoke with a smile.

"Everyone, I am Locke Kazier. I would like to express my belated thanks to you all. Thank you for your recognition of us, and thank you for your contributions to the magic world and the wizard race."

"I am very happy to have so many outstanding wizards like you join our team and to have so many outstanding companions like you."

"In the days ahead, I hope you will work with us to forge ahead and work together for our common ideals and goals."

Locke's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by every new member.

All the new members looked at Locke, who was smiling at the moment, and their bodies and minds were instantly filled with a huge sense of honor and recognition.

No one expected that Lord Cazier, the leader of the Round Table Council, would treat ordinary wizards like them so seriously and express his sincere gratitude to them.

In Locke's words, they are excellent wizards, they are not followers, but companions.

They are not dispensable, they are also an indispensable part of the force on the road ahead.

Just a few simple sentences, no fancy words, no lofty phrases advocating ideals and the future, and no passionate tone.

But just these few simple words touched the hearts of all the new members, making them more determined to follow Locke. Yes, no longer follow the Round Table Council, but follow Locke.

The reason for this effect, in addition to the bonus of Locke's identity, is mainly the sincerity exuded in his words. Listening to Locke's words, everyone can feel the genuine sincerity.

As the saying goes, sincerity is the eternal killer move, and when this killer move is combined with Locke's status and the ideal goals he promotes, it will become a sure win.

"It is our greatest honor to follow Lord Kazir and to be able to walk with you!"

The extremely strong new member clenched his fists and shouted loudly with an excited look on his face.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone immediately agreed with him and expressed their ideas at the same time.

Looking at the excited new members, Locke smiled and raised his right hand and pressed it down. Seeing Locke's gesture, all the new members shut their mouths.

"There's no need to be so excited. We still have a long way to go. Compared to these words, I hope that everyone will still be here when the future arrives. By then, your laughter of celebration will be the most pleasant words to me."

"For now, I have to ask you to continue working hard and accumulate strength for our future victory."

After saying this, Locke turned his head and looked at Lucius. Lucius received the signal and instantly understood what Locke meant. He took two steps forward and asked everyone to return to their posts.

After all the new members had left, Locke let Lucius enter the carriage and take out a box.

"Sir, what's in here?"

Lucius looked at the suitcase in his hand. He could not feel the weight on it. It was obvious that this was a suitcase that had been cast with the Traceless Stretching Charm.

"Magic Network Core"

After hearing Lucius' words, Locke did not hide anything and told him what was in the box.

That’s right, what’s in the box is the product of the iteration of consciousness space, the core of the magic network.

"Magic Network's main core?"

Locke's answer made Lucius tilt his head, but he didn't ask any more questions. He carried the box into the building with Locke and got on the disc elevator.

The elevator rose quickly and soon reached the top floor. Then Locke took Lucius to the core area on the top floor.

After arriving at the core area, Locke raised his hand and conjured up a square hut. He took Lucius in and expanded the space of the hut.

Now Locke is able to perform secondary expansion or cutting operations within the expanded space.

"Give me the box"

Lucius, who was standing nearby, hurried forward upon hearing this and put the box in Locke's hand.

"bang"

Locke put the box in his hand on the ground, waved his hand to open the box, and then raised his palm upwards.

"call!"

Following Locke's movement, a white torrent instantly rushed out from the open box. In just a blink of an eye, an extremely huge white prismatic crystal, which was estimated to be about 20 meters long, floated in the air and began to slowly rotate.

"Om~~~"

As the crystal began to rotate, a powerful wave of magical power spread from the crystal, and before Lucius could react, he found himself in the space of consciousness.

Apart from him, all other members with rings were also present.

The sudden change did not make Lucius nervous, because Locke was also in the consciousness space at this moment, and was right next to him.

"My lord, what happened?"

"Yes, sir. You summoned us suddenly. Is there something going on?"

The other members soon saw Locke and came over to ask questions. Locke was a little surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen when it was first implemented. But it was just right because he was going to gather everyone.

Locke raised his hand slightly and pressed down, and everyone immediately fell silent, waiting for Locke to speak.

"That's right. The consciousness space has been successfully upgraded. Now I name it "Magic Network". From now on, the Magic Network will no longer only be accessible with the ring. You can log in at any time as long as you are within the coverage area of ​​the Magic Network."

"As for how to log in, I will tell you later. I have now placed the main core of the magic network in the central building of Knockturn Alley. You should hurry back as soon as possible and get a secondary core of the magic network. Then you can log in to the magic network in your area. After that, you can grant permissions to any member you think is suitable."

"This will also help you and enhance your privacy and security."

At this point, Locke glanced at Arthur Weasley and Snape. Locke had already had the two of them test it and found that the magic network core could function normally in Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which would undoubtedly be a help to the two in their future endeavors.

"Okay, let me briefly talk about the functions and login methods of the first generation magic network."

ps: The update is a little late, mainly because my thoughts are a little messy. I sorted out my thoughts. I went astray before, but fortunately, I found it early.

Volume 1: Chapter 98 Eyes

Consciousness space... No, it should be called the deep magic network now. In the new iteration of the magic network, Locke buried the original consciousness space in the deep layer of the magic network, and only members of the Round Table Council can log in.

As for the surface layer, of course it was prepared by Locke for ordinary users of the magic network in the future. Unlike the deep layer, the effects of the magic network on the surface will be castrated a lot.

"The functions of this first generation of magic network are not complicated. In addition to the original functions, only four new functions have been added: accelerated protection, information retention, information transmission, and semi-login mode."

Locke stood in the center of the consciousness space, and while speaking, he raised his hand to operate. The next moment, a light screen appeared in front of all the members.

"Here is the information of the four functions, you can take a look."

"Like the first acceleration protection function, it solves the original drawbacks of thought acceleration. From now on, as long as the acceleration does not exceed eight times, you can use the acceleration of the magic network to do whatever you want. The time limit is two hours."

This is the current limit of the magic network. Locke will continue to iterate and upgrade it. If the number of subsequent users increases, it will also bring beneficial effects.

“The second one is information retention. With this function, you can leave the information you want to tell others in the space, so that when the other party enters the space, they can be reminded immediately.”

Locke demonstrated it himself, and as his mind moved, a full-length mirror appeared in front of him. He said something casually to the mirror and then dispersed it.

"This is how to use it. Just summon a full-length mirror and say what you want to leave in front of it. The message function will be automatically triggered. Finally, select the recipient's account at the end. The other party will be able to see your message immediately after logging in."

Watching Locke's demonstration, all the members felt very curious and started to imitate Locke.

Afterwards, Locke briefly explained the remaining two functions. Among them, information transmission, as the name suggests, can achieve real-time transmission of information, but it must be based on the premise that both parties are prepared.

As for the semi-login state, that is the foundation that Locke prepared for subsequent iterations. The function is very simple. After choosing this mode to log in to the magic network, the consciousness will no longer fully enter, but everything in the space will be displayed in your mind.

In this state, the user can concentrate on using the functions of the space, or stay logged in to do other things, or use the magic network while doing things.

If a member of the Round Table uses this function, he or she can get three times the thinking acceleration. This acceleration allows the user to think about problems, react, mobilize magic power and cast spells faster.

However, the use of this function requires more practice, because it only speeds up the thinking and magic power, while the body remains at the original speed, so the user needs to find a balance range by himself.

This function is equivalent to a super-castrated "Sian Westin". Although it is much worse than Locke's first-generation "Sian Westin", it is safe, harmless and has no consumption. It is an exclusive function of the Round Table Council.

"Okay, this is the current function of the magic network. Next is the login of the magic network. If you want to log in to the magic network, you need to use an account."

"That is the account I mentioned when I was talking about the information retention function. From now on, only people with an account can log in to the magic network. Similarly, as long as they have an account and are within the coverage area of ​​the magic network, they can log in to the magic network anytime and anywhere."

All the members nodded. They didn't know what an account was, but they could roughly understand its meaning. It should be something like an identity card. One must have this identity card to enter the magic network.