Because wands, spells, and gestures don't matter, they're just some means to help with spellcasting! It's the magic that matters, or—" Ivan muttered to himself.

After Nick Lemay's spell casting demonstration just now, he already understood the meaning of the other party's words, but after years of materialist education, his conclusion was stuck in his mouth and he couldn't say it for a long time.

"Magic is the heart! It's the embodiment of a wizard's idea, his will..."Nick Lemay replied as he looked at the pigeon flying into the sky.

"Influencing the material world with spirit?" Ivan listened to the answer, and although he had just thought of it, it was still a little difficult to accept.

Such idealistic remarks, if he had said it openly in his previous life, he would have been ridiculed and criticized.

However, Ivan also knew that he was a wizard now, and this was the wizarding world, and there was a lot of evidence to prove it!

"Hmm... Mental influence substances? Nick muttered the phrase and thought it was amusing, it was a bit of a Muggle argument, but it was very apt.

"Hah! So to speak! Magic is amazing because it makes people's wishes come true! Nick walked slowly back to the wooden table, looked at Ivan, and said in an emotional tone.

It took Ivan a long time before he slowly exhaled.

"It's really... It's incredible! ”

He felt like he was entering the wizarding world for the first time, and the mystery of magic was slowly unfolding in front of him...

At the same time, Nick Lemay's words also solved a question that had been bothering him, that is, why the little wizard would subconsciously use all kinds of magical abilities when his magic power exploded.

Now Ivan understands, because the active magic power will manifest all kinds of thoughts in the little wizard's mind when it erupts, and this huge power is not something that a small wizard can control, so it may get out of control and cause some damage!

Ivan, who has experienced the explosion of magic power many times, knows this very well that the sudden increase in magic power is not at all obedient and difficult to use.

It is only in protected mode that he can easily control his magic power and cast spells almost at will within a certain range.

Thinking of this, Ivan asked curiously.

"Mr. Lemay, since wizards can cast spells without any assistance, what is the use of learning spells and gestures? Is it to give us more control over our magic? ”

The three steps of spellcasting, which are compulsory for almost every wizard, obviously play an important role.

Combined with what Nick just said, Ivan believes that it is likely that most wizards are unable to control their magic powers, so they need some steps to guide them.

Ivan told his speculation, but Nick shook his head and laughed that it wasn't accurate enough.

The spell-casting steps that have been painstakingly studied, summarized, and popularized by the entire wizarding world for thousands of years are not just that, but have their own uses!

The wand directs the magic to make it easier to cast, and the gestures and spells make the magic work more accurate!

"Without these spell-casting steps, most wizards in the wizarding world would probably not be able to wield their powers. Freedom to cast... Although it is easy to say that all wishes come true, I am afraid that there is not a single wizard who can really do this! Nick sighed faintly.

"Can't even you and Professor Dumbledore?" Ivan couldn't help but be a little surprised, in his opinion, Nick Lemay and Dumbledore were already very close to this state, and the two of them could easily cast magic even without a wand or chanting spells.

"Of course not, we're still far from it!" Nick Lemay admits this very frankly, "If anyone can completely control magic, it is God!" ”

God? Ivan pursed his lips, thinking that Nick Lemay was also exaggerating, but on second thought, if anyone could make their wishes come true, wouldn't that be God?

"What about alchemy, Monsieur Lemay? You haven't told me what alchemy is—" Ivan quickly remembered the point of this conversation, and hurriedly asked.

"Alchemy, like magic, is ultimately a way to harness magic!" Nick explained.

In ancient times, spellcasters found it difficult to directly control magic, and most people couldn't do it, so they tried to use magic through various external factors.

Among them, the three main schools are magic that relies on wands, spells, and gestures to control the precise output of magic, potions that extract essence from magic materials to make magic potions, and alchemy, which uses magic to arrange and transform magic.

However, after thousands of years of development, the three major factions are not completely separated, and there is a lot of integration between them.

For example, some high-level potions require the use of a wand in the fusion process, and some magic can also enchant items to achieve an effect similar to alchemy.

"Each of these three factions has its own strengths, and they are all using magic to achieve their own ends." Nick Lemay concludes.

Hearing this, Ivan was immediately plunged into a huge shock, his understanding of magic, potions, and alchemy had never been as thorough as today!

Ivan looked at the old man in front of him, who was over six hundred years old, impressed by the knowledge and wisdom of the other party, and at the same time very grateful.

He had never seen this kind of secret knowledge in books, and if it weren't for Nick Lemay to explain it for him, he would probably only be half-guessed, and he didn't know how many detours he would have to take in the future.

If Ivan had no idea how to raise the sixth-level magic to the seventh-level before, then now he already had some ideas.

"Sir, you told me about the ultimate form of magic just now, but what about alchemy?" Ivan couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and couldn't help but ask.

"The end point of these three factions is not really different, the difference is only in the means to the end." Nick Lemay explains.

After a pause, Nick Lemay looked a little hesitant again, unsure if it would be a good thing to tell Ivan now.

However, he quickly thought that even if he didn't say it, this clever little wizard would guess it soon, so he shook his head and said word by word.

"Alchemy naturally has a way to the end, and that is alchemy creation... Philosopher's Stone! ”

"Philosopher's Stone?!" Ivan looked at Nick Lemay with a surprised face, a little incredulous.

He had gotten the Philosopher's Stone himself, but Dumbledore took it when he was unconscious.

Ivan couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous, and more distressed, he didn't expect the end of alchemy to be so close to him...

(PS: A more, please forgive me, today I want to set the baldness that I want to think...) ）