In the days that followed, Scott spent the rest of her time at home researching a few gadgets she had picked up from the Zugara Moody thrift store, in addition to continuing her Ravenclaw tutor's lessons and completing her assignments.

Unfortunately, although these gadgets look undamaged and only a little dilapidated, they have all been damaged to a certain extent and have lost their original magical utility.

Scott could only roughly judge their role, but he was not sure of it.

Aside from the extraordinarily small one, Scott didn't have a ring that could fit on his fingers.

After careful perceiving, Scott consulted some more information and found that this ring was not uncommon, and was a magical item used by some wizarding families to protect young wizards.

Its name is [Babysitter's Ring], and it is usually used by wizarding families who don't want to trust house-elves.

It does not contain powerful magic, and its only purpose is to provide soft protection if a young wizard bumps or accidentally injures himself.

And the reason why this ring is so small is because it is usually worn by children.

After checking it out, Scott put down the ring and continued to explore the other three things.

Mirrors, brass scales, sailors' astrolabe.

It's just that because he didn't learn alchemy very deeply, and more often he could only rely on his superior magic perception to detect, so the progress was not too smooth.

Alchemy is an extraordinarily complex magical skill and a comprehensive magical discipline.

This subject will involve knowledge of various other magical disciplines.

If you want to learn alchemy well, you must be proficient in ancient magic texts, and the magic circuit that produces magical effects from the combination of complex and changeable ancient magic texts is the core of alchemy's magical effects.

In addition to this, an alchemist also needs to have a deep understanding of the disciplines of potions, herbs, magical beasts, spells, etc., because mastering this knowledge is a prerequisite for an alchemist to be able to successfully refine magical items.

Even if a wizard is quite proficient in ancient magic and has learned how to engrave an effective magic script, if he does not know how to mix and match various magical animals or minerals, herbs and other materials, and does not know how to use potions and magic spells to process these precious materials, then he will definitely not be able to complete a successful alchemy work.

However, due to the fact that there is too much knowledge involved and too complex, this leads to a variety of techniques used by different alchemists to perform alchemy, and there is no unified standard.

Just like these old items that Scott bought on a whim, they obviously didn't come from the same alchemist.

If Scott wants to smoothly disassemble and dissect their composition, and decipher the magic circuits in them, then he must not only understand these different alchemy techniques, but also need to be extremely careful.

Brute-force cracking is not advisable, even if it is done using traditional alchemy techniques, if you are not careful, it will cause the magic circuit in the magic item to completely collapse.

Scott didn't turn to the Ravenclaw mentor for help, but this time the mentor didn't provide him with direct help as much as he had before.

"It's the holidays and I've adjusted your study schedule. So you have time to try and hack them yourself, my apprentice, go ahead and try it, and hopefully you can have some fun and progress from it. ”

Scott, of course, agreed, and was eager to try.

Although he didn't have a major in alchemy, fortunately, Scott had his "cheating" method - magic perception.

Ever since Scott's magical perception awakened in his first year at Hogwarts, this natural ability has been strongly enhanced by his effective training and the natural growth of his physical development.

Not only the range of perception has expanded, but also the perception of subtle magic has become more sensitive and refined.

Scott's method of cracking magic items is simple, which is to use magic perception to carefully perceive the magical properties contained in magic items, so as to infer the composition of magic circuits.

Different ancient scripts also exhibit different qualities in perception, which gives Scott some convenience.

However, since many magic texts are not limited to the same expression, the magic texts that make up the magic text circuit also need to be extremely precisely combined, which undoubtedly adds a lot of trouble to Scott.

Although Scott is not short of opportunities to learn the magic circuit, whether it is a Ravenclaw tutor or [knowledge bank] can meet his learning needs, this kind of cracking itself is also a kind of learning and exercise, so he also enjoys it.

As the guru said, he can have fun and progress from it.

Lucio, who was in contact with Scott almost every day on [The Book of Prometheus], was doing the same thing, even more so than Scott.

He doesn't have a "cheating" method like Scott, and can only crack it through conventional methods, which makes his progress in cracking it not fast.

And Bill, since Scott's elevation in [Knowledge Bank's], he and Bill no longer have to communicate through normal letters, which has made their correspondence a little more frequent.

Since Bill has been very generous in sharing a lot of valuable information he has found in his work in Egypt, Scott has also reciprocated by sharing his progress in Transfiguration.

Bill was very happy and excited about this, after all, he had written such a paper in the first place.

Scott's progress has made his conjecture no longer theoretically almost impossible, which he says has given him a lot of encouragement and confidence.

It's just a pity that he doesn't seem to have the strange talent for Transfiguration like Scott, and although Scott explains in detail the theories he has practiced, Bill can't restore them in practice.

But Bill wasn't discouraged and decided to help Scott more.

［…… It's a miraculous talent, and you should be proud of it.

It's a study that interests me, and while I can't use it myself, I would be honored if I could help you theoretically...... ］

As the eldest of the Weasley family, Bill was a very good wizard.

And he was genuine, friendly, open-minded, and knowledgeable, making him a great friend.

Scott is also very honored by this.

Of course, in addition to these in Scott's summer vacation routine, there is also an indispensable ritual, which is the Animagus preparation ceremony, which is carried out in earnest every day at sunrise and sunset.

As time passed, he had gradually felt the subtle second heartbeat in his body begin to ring.

Everything was ready, he just had to wait for a storm that belonged to the Scottish Highlands to come.

On this day, Scott was writing a paper in his study when Amilia's voice came from downstairs.

"Scott, your phone!"

"Okay, Mom."

Scott got up and ran downstairs to take the phone from Amilia.

After a period of time together, Emilia no longer tries to change Scott's holiday life.

Of course, there is also the credit of Michael's persuasion.

Michael is well aware of Scott's situation and believes that the most important thing for him at this stage is to improve his strength.

"Scott!"

It was Roger's voice.

"Hey, Roger, is Milton in the paper?"

Scott made a joke.

"How do you know?" Roger blurted out.

"What?" Scott was a little dumbfounded, "Merlin knows, I'm just kidding, what's going on?" ”

Roger laughed, "But you guessed right, brother. Milton was in the newspaper. In addition to the local Viennese newspapers, British newspapers are also included. ”

Listening to his laughter, Scott relaxed.

Since Roger was smiling so happily, it seemed that nothing bad was happening on Milton's side.

"Let me guess." Scott said, "Is there a famous musician who discovered Milton's talent and was amazed by it? ”

"Oh, you guessed it again!" Roger sighed.

"It's true...... Scott didn't know what to say, "It's not surprising with Milton's talent, but it sounds magical......"

"But that's the way it is! Milton played his original cello piece in the streets, conquering a famous musician passing by in one fell swoop, and he was dug up! ”

Roger was clearly excited.

"Milton's talent as a composer and his virtuosity as a cello fascination was so fascinating that there were even people willing to give him a recital. The news has reached the UK, and after many newspapers reported today, he may have become a well-known musical prodigy in the UK! ”

"So our wizarding friend has become a Muggle celebrity?" Scott still felt a little magical.

"That's right, that's it!" Roger exclaimed, "I think a lot of my classmates who live in the Muggle world have seen today's newspaper, oh, they won't be mistaken, the newspaper has Milton's picture on it!" ”

Roger vented his excitement and ended up leaving the phone number of Milton's current residence.

"Milton called me and he wanted us to go to his recital! Oh, I've given him your phone number, I think he'll call you soon, it's a pity that Eddie's kid has already gone to the United States......"

Hanging up Roger's phone, which had become a chatter, Scott finally digested what he was talking about.

However, he was also happy for Milton.

Scott was well aware that Milton's love for music went far beyond magic.

For Milton, becoming a world-renowned musician and virtuoso is more in line with his dream than becoming a powerful wizard.

He was ready to go to his first concert in Milton.

That afternoon, Scott received a call from Milton.

"Congratulations, musical prodigy from the UK."

The first thing Scott did when he picked up the phone was to congratulate him.

"Oh Scott, thank you, this trip was so fantastic for me."

Milton's voice was mixed with obvious excitement and a hint of confidence.

As a roommate who gets along day and night, Scott realizes that this is something he has never had.

It was like a seedling that had been suppressed under a stone and finally broke through the barrier and completely unfolded.

Milton on the other end of the line couldn't wait to start talking about this magical musical journey.

Scott listened quietly and didn't bother with his sharing.

After waiting for Milton to finish, Scott congratulated again and promised to support his recital.

"Oh, it's just a small recital, not too formal." Milton was a little embarrassed, "I'm just a newcomer, after all. ”

"But that must be your starting point." Scott gave another word of encouragement.

"Thank you."

Milton doesn't know how many words of thank you he has to say.

"I didn't want to be like that, I mean, I didn't want to be famous like that, but I haven't found my mom yet. You know, and then I thought, if I could be famous, maybe she would see me in the newspapers. ”

"Absolutely." Scott said.

At the same time, he also understood why Milton suddenly responded to the trend and became more high-profile.

"I don't know where she is now, maybe not in Austria, not in England." "But I think if I keep working hard and get more fame, wherever she is, one day, I'll let her see me in the papers." ”

At this moment, Scott sensed a real transformation in Milton.

Not the kind of change that came with losing his musical talent because of the deal with Medea, but because of natural growth.

He became confident and determined, with his own goals and ideals, as well as the motivation to struggle.

Scott teased in his heart, the title of "British Daiyu" may really disappear.

With this in mind, Scott once again devoted himself to his research.

A day later, Lucio shared his progress on [The Book of Prometheus].

[Scott, you can't imagine that.]

I've managed to crack the silver bracelet that is about to break, the one you perceive water and light.

Due to the rarity of the water and light attribute magic circuits, I had high expectations for it.

But unfortunately, it disappointed me so much.

I didn't think it was just for beauty.

Water, the water that keeps the skin hydrated.

Light, a radiant light.

At the moment when I successfully cracked it, I felt a little hopeless...... ］

"Poof......

Seeing Lucio's "letter" and the listless handwriting in the "letter", Scott laughed out loud very unkindly.

It has to be said that this kind of thing should be common, but Lucio expects too much from that bracelet.

After laughing, he began to give Lucio ideas.

[You shouldn't despair, my friend.]

I think you can make a lot of money, after all, there are many witches and wizards who love beauty.

Especially our peers, who tend to be enthusiastic about the love game of chasing me...... ］

Lucio wasn't happy about Scott's idea.

After all, he is not short of money, only knowledge.

After thinking about it, Scott made a deal with Lucio.

He used the [Nanny Ring] he cracked to trade this set of magic circuits into his own hands.

While Lucio didn't want to make money with beauty bracelets, Scott felt it was a business opportunity.

If he gave the Weasley twins and Eddie this set of magic circuits, they would surely earn him more gold gallons.