High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 376: Chapter 45: Problems arise from subtleties_1

”There are many different ways a wizard can achieve the transformation of life forms.”

”Transformation potions, transformation spells, transformation talismans, and so forth... these methods all lead to the same goal, but even with the same transformation spell, different wizards have different results.”

”Powerful wizards can completely transform into another life form, such as Mr. Zhang in the Book Mountain Library... while the vast majority of ordinary wizards, after transforming, will always unnaturally reveal this or that characteristic.”

”Like those who wear black glasses, the transformation will leave a circle of black patterns around the eyes; the ones with overweight body shapes, after transformation, still show an unusual posture... ”

Stopping his explanation here, Professor Yi posed a question to Zheng Qing:

”Do you know the Impossible Triangle rule?”

”The Impossible Triangle?” Zheng Qing repeated this slightly familiar term, scratching his head, his face quickly revealing a touch of excitement: ”You mean Mendel’s Paradox? I know that...”

A few weeks ago, after a kitten was killed by the lakeside of Bell Lake, Zheng Qing had looked up information related to secondary murder in the library, indirectly understanding the related content of this rule.

This is a famous basic rule in the realm of transformation magic.

”Very good!” Professor Yi interrupted the young wizard’s explanation, nodding in satisfaction: ”This way, I don’t have to explain in detail to you... it can save us a lot of time.”

Zheng Qing immediately shut his mouth.

”A wizard cannot simultaneously achieve free transformation of species, independence of will, and maintain the stability of magic power.” The professor repeated the contents of Mendel’s Paradox, his eyes fixed on the young wizard in front of him: ”Among them, the independence of will is crucial, it is an important criterion for judging whether a wizard can maintain his self. The reason why I let you understand the notebook on your own before announcing the treatment plan is that the notebook carries a powerful magic.”

”It can leave a deep imprint in your soul, anchoring your self-awareness... if you can’t truly understand the content of the notes, we can only help you lose your magic power through external force to ensure the stability of self-awareness... which will bring many unnecessary risks.”

Zheng Qing felt the hair all over his body stand on end quietly.

The idea of his soul being tampered with in silence is frightening.

Cold sweat seeped from his pores, causing him to shiver repeatedly.

”But,” his voice was hoarse, sounding somewhat dry: ”I did not feel anything special just now, the magic that affected my soul...”

He did not continue on.

While it seemed inappropriate to have mysteriously taken some magic, it seemed equally inappropriate to blame the professor who was treating him for it.

”I thought the soul was a very private realm.” The young wizard finally expressed his opinion in a very restrained tone.

”Rest assured, this magic, certified by the Wizard Alliance’s SCL organization, is classified under the safety spell list... any registered grade wizard has the right to use the listed magic on any other wizard within the Wizard Alliance’s jurisdiction.” Professor Yi immediately understood Zheng Qing’s unease and dissatisfaction and patiently explained: ”As for you not feeling anything special... this is a very normal situation. One characteristic of a safety spell is that it will not cause any adverse effects to the recipient.”

”Then how do you determine if that spell has not failed?” Zheng Qing couldn’t help but ask.

”The question I just asked, you gave a very perfect explanation.” Professor Yi laughed, his fingers tapping his temple, saying: ”If you haven’t understood the content of the notes, you can’t trigger the guarding curse, and therefore can’t answer my question correctly.”

Zheng Qing opened his mouth, but ultimately closed it somewhat unwillingly.

For the first time, he felt a bit of fear towards the wizarding world and a desire to become stronger.

A weak wizard, in this world, can’t even assure the secrecy of his own soul.

It’s a terrifying thought.

Both professors in the office seemed not to notice the young wizard’s dramatic psychological change.

Old Yao was still sitting quietly in the corner as if his task for today was to witness Professor Yi’s explanation of the treatment plan to Zheng Qing. However, the faint snoring sound from the mist enveloping him made one doubt the current state of the Dean of Jiu You College.

Professor Yi pulled out a slender branch from the drawer, his fingers lightly brushing over it.

”Books,” his fingers paused slightly, murmuring: ”are the gateway to the palace of knowledge.”

The transparent glass showcases on the bookshelves opened one after another, several elves flew in from somewhere, dove into the bookcases, dragging heavy magic books, and landed them in front of the professor.

A few magic books precariously stood up, yet obediently collapsed on the table under the professor’s gaze, pretending to be a dead book.

”You need to thoroughly understand the principles of Transformation Magic within a year.” Professor Yi lifted his finger slightly, and the magic books on the table stacked neatly, slowly floating up, gently falling into the young wizard’s arms.

Zheng Qing was almost taken down by these heavy books.

He noticed at the top of the stack was a book titled ”Life Structure - Detailed Explanation of the Body Structure of 100 Typical Creatures.” The hardcover could hardly hide the terrifying reality of several hundred pages.

Just by his estimate, there were over ten books in his hands.

”The...the entire stack?!” Zheng Qing barely balanced his body, stuttered, ”In a year? Understand all of it? Just to learn this one spell?”

”Yes, understand it all within a year... that way I can start officially teaching you Transformation Magic in the first semester of your sophomore year.” To Professor Yi, this didn’t seem like a big deal, his tone was very calm:

”Transformation is not just a spell. If subdivided, it is a niche magic field, most wizards only touch upon this deep knowledge at the registered level. Because of your special circumstances, the school can make exceptions to provide you with relevant training in advance... I have set a generous amount of time so you can fully understand the concepts in the book...”

”Generous?!” Zheng Qing groaned weakly, almost bursting into tears, ”I don’t even have so many books for all my courses... Isn’t a year’s time a bit short...”

”Short?” Professor Yi frowned, displeased, ”This is a matter of your life and death, don’t you have a sense of urgency to race against time?”

”No, I didn’t mean that.” Zheng Qing quickly shook his head, denying immediately: ”I meant, can’t we first master a simpler transformation spell? What if I have headaches again within this year...”

”Transformation is a very serious matter, we absolutely can’t face it with a casual or complacent attitude.” It was apparent that Professor Yi was somewhat dissatisfied with the young wizard’s attitude. He frowned at Zheng Qing’s subsequent question: ”As for within this year... since you have been alive and well for eighteen years, holding on for another year or half a year should not be a problem, right?”

Should not be a problem...

Problem...

Right...

Zheng Qing went dark before his eyes, almost passing out.

Stern yet irresponsible.

This contradiction was seamlessly linked together by Professor Yi in one sentence.

The young student, funded by the public, was speechless for a moment.