Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

Back in the Gryffindor common room, a group of young wizards gathered around Percy, eager to see his system data.

Name: Percy Weasley

Age: 16 years old / 6th Year

Status: Normal

House: Gryffindor

Wand: Ash, unicorn hair core, 12 inches

Current Points: 243/1000 [Level 1 Permissions Activated]

Exchange Rewards:

Redeemable Spells:

[Spiral Impact Curse] 220 points

[Cold Blade Unleashed] 300 points

[Fear Tremor] 320 points

[Lightning Strike Curse] 330 points

[Ice Mist] 350 points

[Explosive Lava] 500 points

Redeemable Potions:

[Shimmer Potion] 120 points

[Minor Constitution Potion 1/1] 250 points

[Minor Strength Potion 1/1] 250 points

[Minor Agility Potion 1/1] 250 points

[Baruffio's Brain Elixir] 500 points

Redeemable Items:

[Flashbang] 100 points (Consumable)

[Darkness Bomb] 120 points (Consumable)

[Shock Grenade] 120 points (Consumable)

[Amulet] 100 points per school year (Despair Town Specialty)

[Simple Lantern] 100 points per school year (Despair Town Specialty)

[Blessed Fire Axe] 150 points per school year (Despair Town Specialty)

[Radiant Flame-Shaped Sword] 300 points per school year (Despair Town Specialty)

[Halberd of Paradise] 1000 points per school year (Despair Town Specialty)

Other:

[Celestina Warbeck 1990 Album Record] 150 points

[1991 Protective Amulet] 200 points

[1990 Summer Special Magic Lamp] 260 points

[Basic Communicator] 200 points

[Basic Humanoid Target Dummy] 600 points

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[Personal Attributes]

Constitution: ★★★★★

Strength: ★★★★

Agility: ★★★★☆

Intelligence: ★★★★

Stamina: 100/100

Magic Power: 467 marks

[Casting Ability]

Transfiguration: Level 4

Disarming Charm: Level 3

Shattering Charm: Level 3

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"Wow..."

Looking at the dazzling list of rewards on the system screen, the young wizards couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What are these spells? I've never seen any of them before!" Hermione stared at the spell list at the top, her eyes shining with a thirst for knowledge.

"Forget the spells, those potions are super rare, okay? They even have Baruffio's Brain Elixir!" Ron was more concerned about the potions that could enhance his own abilities.

"What's Baruffio's Brain Elixir?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"I'm not exactly sure, but it's said to be a rare potion that can enhance the drinker's brainpower, maybe even directly increasing intelligence," Ron explained enthusiastically.

"That's right, that's what the potion books say," Hermione added. "But this potion is extremely difficult to make. Any slight mistake could turn the drinker into an idiot."

"But at least it has a specific recipe that we can make," Neville pointed to the attribute potions. "We've never even heard of these potions before."

"Yeah, what effects do those potions have, Percy?" Ron asked eagerly.

"You can click on each redeemable reward to view the description," Percy said, then clicked on the first one, [Minor Constitution Potion].

[Minor Constitution Potion]

If your Constitution attribute is below ★★★, taking this potion will increase your Constitution by ☆. Each wizard can only drink one, and more is ineffective.

"Good stuff! Are the other minor ones the same?" Harry asked excitedly after seeing the potion's description.

Percy then clicked on the remaining potions in turn, and found that they did indeed, as Harry had guessed, increase the corresponding attributes by ☆ for wizards below ★★★.

The [Shimmer Potion] at the top, although a relatively common potion, was still one of the more difficult to brew. It could increase the wizard's chanting speed, and was helpful for continuous spellcasting or using multi-spell techniques.

But after checking, everyone understood that, apart from Baruffio's Brain Elixir, the other potions in this category were basically only effective for lower-year students.

Then, they learned from Percy that if they wanted to get more advanced potions, they needed to increase their point permissions. Currently, it took 1000 points to upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2.

Fortunately, the points for upgrading permissions could be accumulated and would not be cleared after use.

Next, Percy showed everyone the detailed information of the redeemable spells.

[Spiral Impact Curse] is an advanced version of the Impact Curse, capable of simultaneously firing an attack spell with two or more impact bullets, depending on the caster's ability. →

[Cold Blade Unleashed] can launch an ice blade with a chill. Even if it is blocked by protective magic such as the Shield Charm, it can burst out with low-temperature chill, affecting the opponent's movements.

Enemies hit by the [Fear Tremor] curse will be affected by a continuous fear effect, similar to the experience in [Despair Town] when the fear value is high.

And [Ice Mist] is, as the name suggests, a magic that can release something similar to 'misty clouds', but with low temperature and continuous damage.

[Lightning Strike Curse] is even more simple and crude. After casting the spell, it can release a high-intensity lightning bolt to attack the enemy from above.

As for the [Explosive Lava], which has the highest point price, it is somewhat similar to a magic cannon, capable of firing a lava projectile along an arc. After the projectile lands or hits the target, it will explode like a bomb, making it an extremely powerful area-of-effect magic.

As for the redeemable items, apart from some consumable items similar to grenades, the rest were all specialties from [Despair Town].

Everyone was very clear about the effects of these equipment, and they were indeed very powerful items, but unfortunately, the usage period was only one school year instead of direct ownership.

And many of these items are only effective in [Despair Town].

In the other items section, there were all past years' products from Silver Shimmer Merchant, with hundreds of redeemable items of all sizes.

This made Harry couldn't help but speculate whether Andu was adding these specifically to clear out his inventory, couldn't he clear out these things even with blind boxes?

At the same time, everyone now understood that, except for the 'Other' section, all of these redeemable prizes were related to combat items and knowledge.

Even Hermione couldn't help but complain that Professor Wilson was really preparing to guide them towards becoming all-around warriors, and didn't even have a single life spell.

"Have you thought about what rewards you want to redeem?" Harry couldn't help but ask after inspecting the system panel.

"First of all, let's rule out those potions. They're not very useful to me, but they're more important to you."

Percy shook his head with a smile. His current attributes were close to or even surpassed many adult wizards, and his Transfiguration had reached level 4. Perhaps only Baruffio's Brain Elixir would have some effect on him, but he couldn't redeem it with his current points.

"So you prefer spells or equipment?" Hermione nodded, which coincided with her guess. Of course, if it were her, she might still prioritize redeeming attribute potions.

"After thinking about it, redeeming spells is more cost-effective," Percy said after a moment of deliberation. "Those equipment are either consumables or have a limited usage period. It feels like a waste to redeem them with precious points."

"Based on your current points, it seems you can only redeem the [Spiral Impact Curse]. Looking at its description, it's actually somewhat similar to an Impact Curse cast using 'multi-spell' techniques."

Hermione observed very carefully, seeing some clues from the spell description.

"It's originally an upgraded version of the Impact Curse," Ron muttered indifferently. "And if you don't redeem it, what else can you redeem? Are you going to save the points for later? Who knows if Percy can clear the dungeon next time. They had a very hard time this time."

"That's not right..." Neville suddenly interjected, "I think what Hermione means is not that the [Spiral Impact Curse] is bad, but that it's difficult for it to improve Percy's combat power in the short term. There's not much difference whether you redeem it or not."

"What do you guys mean?" Percy looked at the two with some hesitation. He had been excited about clearing [Despair Town] until now, and couldn't suppress the urge to redeem rewards, so he couldn't bear to hold back.

"I think you should redeem those equipment!" Hermione suggested after thinking for a while.

"What? Redeem equipment? But they only have a one-year usage period, and those equipment are all specialties from [Despair Town]. What's the use of redeeming them?"

Percy frowned in confusion, but in an instant, he seemed to realize something, and suddenly widened his eyes. "Do you mean that these equipment can be brought into [Despair Town] for the next dungeon challenge?"

"That's right, I think these equipment must be reusable when challenging the dungeon. Otherwise, it's difficult to explain why the professor would list the unique equipment in the dungeon as redeemable rewards."

Hermione had discovered the strange thing about the redemption list a long time ago. The items in the equipment column were not only very demanding in terms of usage conditions, but they were also all dungeon specialties.

And the redemption price was not lower than those potions and spells at all, which made them seem very useless in everyone's eyes. It seemed that they were not very useful except for pretending.

But what if these items can be brought back into the dungeon?

Then the result would be very different. The main reason why the [Despair Town] dungeon had been stuck for so long was the time and rhythm.

They didn't have much time to scavenge equipment to arm themselves. If they were well-prepared challengers, this dungeon was not as difficult as imagined.

Even the final mission in [Despair Town] is now much less intense than before, and there will be no more great demons like 'Doom'.

The overall combat intensity is actually similar to the second stage of merging the Exorcism Book, but the third and fourth stages are linked together, which makes it feel very oppressive.

So, if these redeemed equipment can be used in the dungeon, it can greatly shorten everyone's development time, and the intensity of the dungeon will be greatly reduced.

For example, the [Blessed Fire Axe] is actually a relatively difficult item to obtain in the early stages of the game, and can even be used all the way to the end.

But if everyone can have a fire axe as soon as they enter the dungeon, then clearing it will be too easy.

Percy was also awakened by Hermione at this time. "If the redeemed equipment can be brought into the dungeon, then the next clearance will definitely be much easier than now!"

"The efficiency of clearing the dungeon will be faster, and you will definitely get more points next time. Although these equipment seem very useless, they are actually the most valuable items in the redemption list. It can make you stronger and stronger when challenging the dungeon!"

Hermione clenched her fists excitedly, as if she had discovered some shocking secret.

"And, have you ever thought about..." Neville suddenly glanced at everyone meaningfully, "These redeemed equipment don't seem to have a special statement that they can't be lent to others."

"Hiss..."

After hearing Neville's words, everyone, including Percy, gasped.

"Could it be that this is the real benefit that the professor prepared for us?" Ron widened his eyes. "If this is true, doesn't everyone have hope of clearing the dungeon?"

"Don't mention it, there is really such a possibility, and maybe potions can also be transferred in addition to equipment. The professor also said before that only spells need to be kept secret, right?" The light in Hermione's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Percy! Bro!" Ron pounced on Percy excitedly. "Redeem an attribute potion for your brother, I'll listen to you no matter what you want me to do in the future."

"You're so disgusting, get off!" Percy broke free from Ron in disgust. "You're really embarrassed to say that. How can I redeem a potion for you the first time? At most, I can lend you the equipment I redeem."

Harry also patted Ron's shoulder to comfort him. "Don't worry, if Neville, Hermione, and I can successfully challenge the dungeon, we will definitely redeem potions for you and help you increase your attributes."

"No! I still want to rely on my own strength!" Ron also sobered up at this time. "If you guys help me with everything, then what's the use of this team needing me? Next, everyone should still use their points on equipment. Only if you are strong enough will it be easier to pass the dungeon!"

"Yes!" Percy nodded in satisfaction. "Being able to think like this proves that you are still rational. Actually, your attributes are only a little bit short, maybe they will increase in another ten days or half a month, so there's really no need to be so anxious."

Then Percy suddenly slapped his thigh. "That's right, I have to quickly tell Wood and the others about this. They shouldn't be anxious and end up redeeming a bunch of useless things!"

Thinking of this, Percy quickly took out a communicator from his arms and hurriedly sent a message to Penelope.

Seeing this, Harry also helped Percy contact Wood.

Since its introduction, almost every young wizard has had one of these magic communicators. After all, many parents want to be able to contact their children in a timely manner.

However, the professors at Hogwarts are very disgusted with students holding communicators all day, especially during class, just like teachers hate students not studying hard and always looking down at their phones.

Therefore, there was also a confiscation wave at the beginning of the school year. Many professors would immediately confiscate the communicator as soon as they found someone using it during class, or heard the sound of the communicator, especially Snape.

But after class, the communicator has become everyone's main way of communication.