Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Little Basilisk
Luke stared at the extra 'Transfiguration' in the skill bar for a while.
There were a thousand thoughts in my head, but there was not a single thread that could be lifted.
Is there anything special about Transfiguration? Why did it pop up today? Is there anything special about the Transfiguration technique I practiced today?
One question after another came up, but Luke had only guesses, no exact answers.
But he remembered that the basilisk was about to hatch. Now is not the time to think about these things.
So he quickly took out the basilisk egg from the system's warehouse.
Then he took out another rooster.
This is something he prepared before school started. After all, he had known for a long time that the basilisk would hatch in school, so how could he not prepare something in advance. Fortunately, the system space can store living things, although if it is a magical beast, it seems that it can only store eggs and other things.
And the creatures that are included in the space are not in a state of time and nowhere. This chicken, Luke also takes out a little bit to feed it from time to time.
The that was taken out was alive and looked very energetic. It stared at the basilisk egg with burning eyes, and seemed curious about the thing.
Luke looked at the thing as well.
The eggshell appears to be covered with light white scales, dotted with purple highlights.
The overall look is much smaller than a dragon egg. I don't want to be very big.
That's one of the reasons why Luke chose to hatch here. If he really is a big guy, his preferred location must be the Forbidden Forest.
As time approached. Luke could feel that emotional dust was beginning to appear around the egg.
So he concentrated and brought himself a special pair of glasses by the way. The purpose of this spectacle is to isolate the effects of some magic that is activated by the eyes.
Then Luke placed a mirror in front of him. He looked in the mirror, looking through the mirror and his eyes, as the basilisk egg hatched. At the same time, he waved his wand, and his mind controlled the flow of magic.
"Out of body! (Imperio! )”
Then the rooster visibly flickered, and then stiffened.
Luke doesn't have much aversion to the three unforgivable curses.
Especially after he got 'emotional control'. If he wants to kill intent, then he directly controls his killing intent to surge. If you want to be in control, turn up your desire to control.
And...... He feels that these skills given by the system are relatively less invested in feelings and emotions.
This was the conclusion he had come from observing the emotional contrast between his own practice of the Fire Charm and Taylor's use of the Fire Charm.
When he taught Hermione some of the regular spells, he also chose how to use magic that he had learned from the system. It does seem that there is room for practical operation.
I don't know what the difference is between this magic. It looks like it's worth looking into.
With that in mind, Luke heard the crunch of Kacha Kacha.
One glance at the egg. Sure enough, cracks had begun to appear in the eggshells.
Luke took a deep breath and focused, ready to control the at any moment.
The eggshell cracked, and the purple highlights on it became brighter and brighter. Luke seemed to faintly hear the sound of his heart beating.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Luke even feels that the magic flow of the entire Room of Requirement is speeding up, as if he is wary of the imminent birth of the basilisk.
The short wait is not long, but every second that passes makes the tension even higher.
Aside from the creator of the basilisk, 'Hellbo the Mean', Slytherin is probably the wizard with the deepest knowledge of the basilisk. And the Gaunt family inherited this part of the research results.
Newborn basilisks are not as dangerous as adult basilisks. This is reflected in the fact that as long as it does not look directly into its eyes, it cannot even petrify others, and at most it can only make people think sluggishly.
This will last about a week. It varies slightly depending on the individual. Differences in the quality of the food fed afterwards, as well as the quality of the living environment, will also have an impact on this time.
Of course, snake eyes will have different effects depending on what they work for. Giants and the like can even ignore the gaze of the newborn basilisk.
As for why this data is derived, and how to achieve this degree of accuracy...... That's hard to say.
Luke doesn't dwell on these past things. Because there is no point.
Little by little, the eggshell shattered, and finally, with a 'kacha' sound, a small snake broke the eggshell and poked its head out of the top of the egg. When she pokes her head to the left, the eggshell is unbalanced and deflects directly to the left. The moment her head touched the ground, she quickly pulled her body out of the eggshell, then glanced around, saw Luke's figure, and then swam towards Luke without hesitation.
Luke saw her, it was a thin little snake, about the thickness of a finger, relatively long, and now it looked like it was about fifty centimeters.
The body is dark green with bright purple accents. There is a light purple fine line above the eyes, like long eyebrows.
Luke was surprised, and honestly, he hadn't seen a portrait of a basilisk. The portraits in the family are very realistic. The juvenile basilisk, although small, is not much different from the adult basilisk.
It's nothing more than an adult male basilisk with a bright red feather growing out of his head.
But the little basilisk in front of him is completely different. Adjectives like hideous, terrifying, and ferocious can't be used on her.
What is used on her should be cute, elegant, and gentle.
Luke laughed, is this really a basilisk?
The little snake swam towards Luke as if it had seen a loved one, and then quickly coiled up Luke's arm.
She looked at Luke with very affectionate eyes, leaning her head out and rubbing it against Luke's head.
Luke was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he couldn't understand why this little thing was so affectionate to him. There was no defense at all. Even if it is explained by the theory at first sight, it is not scientific.
Luke couldn't help but reach out and try to get the little thing off his face first.
Basilisk is venomous, and the venom of a newborn basilisk can easily poison a human cub that is still underage.
Unfortunately, Luke is such a human cub.
And whether the little basilisk can control itself is still difficult to say. According to the test logs, the individual variation of this thing is very different. Some basilisks have a bit of brains, and some basilisks don't.
Of course, the latter is in the vast majority.
Although Luke doesn't think his basilisk falls into the latter category, he should be careful.
And the moment his fingertips touched the little basilisk, a new panel appeared in front of his eyes.
Luke was quickly drawn to the panel.
[Name: To be named.]
Race: Basilisk (Snake King)
Gender: Female
Traits: Poisonous, Snake Eyes, Self-Control, Intelligent Creature, Special Form
Notes: This is a special basilisk, she is very intelligent, and she has a natural crush on you because she was born from your magical power. And absolute loyalty. She has free control over her snake eyes, and you don't have to worry about her eyes hurting you. But be sure to be careful of her venom. If you don't want to lose your life. She has a big future ahead of her. It will also bring you enough surprises in the future. Please choose the cultivation method that you think is most appropriate. But remember. Your choices determine your future. 】
[Please name your pet as soon as possible.] 】
Luke read the system introduction in detail, and quickly reflected in his mind what this misty thing meant.
"Venom's ability is stronger than that of a normal basilisk, it can freely control its snake eye ability, has a high enough intelligence, and can further 'evolve' ......"
Luke's face was strange.
"Basilisk, do you really deserve to be compared to her?"
Luke didn't know what to say, but overall, it was an enhanced version of the basilisk, and it wasn't even a little stronger. It can only be said that it is worthy of being a pet produced by the system. There is nothing to say about the high quality.
Luke gently touched the little basilisk, thought deeply for a moment, and then smiled.
"I'll call you Toris."
'To be named' on the system panel has been changed to the word 'Toris'.
The baby basilisk seemed to like the name, so she got straight into Luke's arms and circled Luke's neck a few times.
Luke didn't stop either. He has the fullest trust in the system. So the system says that Toris is absolutely loyal to Luke, then Luke doesn't doubt it at all.
"Come down."
He said in snake language.
Toris tilted her head and looked at her master with some puzzlement.
Luke looked at her innocent expression, stunned for a moment, then exhaled and said softly, "Come to your pocket first, you can't let others see you for the time being." ”
Toris spat out the letter, and then seemingly reluctantly plunged headlong into the pocket of Luke's arms.
Luke couldn't help but smile as he watched the little guy's movements.
But only for a moment. Brought the manipulated chicken back into the space. Its mission has also been accomplished. Another day, Luke can use it as Doris's food, or give it to Hagrid. He raised a flock of chickens.
Of course, it mainly depends on Doris's appetite.
After retrieving the eggshell, along with all the crumbs, Luke was ready to push open the door and go out.
But to his surprise, this push door.
The door didn't move......
Luke looked up and looked around, the room was still the same room it was, not even the furnishings had changed. But at the moment when Luke pushed the door. He felt it, the flow of magic in this room, changed.
What was originally a cycle has become a convergence in one direction.
A lot of magic gathered in the depths of the room. In that corner, a door appeared at some point.
It was an ornate stone door, decorated with golden feathers around the perimeter, and the doorknob that could be twisted, and it was a raven that flapped its wings and took off.
The whole door appears naturally, and the presence is abrupt.
It's almost the words "Please come in" written on the door.
Toris poked her head out of Luke's pocket again. She felt a strange flow of magic.
But before she could see it, Luke's head was pressed back with his index finger.
"Nasty!"
Doris's childish voice rang out in her pocket.
At first, Luke thought that the little guy couldn't speak yet, but now it seems that the little guy just hasn't spoken.
But that's not a big deal either.
Luke stood silently, staring at the door, motionless.
There is no sense of moving forward.
And the door didn't change more, and the door behind Luke still wouldn't open.
This person seems to be more energetic. None of them intend to regress.
So in the room of responsiveness, there was a kind of confrontational silence.
But just because they're silent doesn't mean that other people are also silent.
In the Ravenclaw lounge, Mrs. Gray, who had been as usual with a melancholy face and a quiet daze, stood up as if she had been startled by something.
Some of the eaglets who were reading in the break room were taken aback by her reaction. Then he looked at her with a strange expression.
"Lady Gray, has something happened?"
Ravenclaw's prefect, Penelope stepped forward and asked.
Mrs. Grey just stood there dumbfounded, with a stunned expression on her face, and paid no attention to Penelope's meaning.
But Penelope watched her lips quiver.
It seems that a little sound was heard.
"Mother, Mother......"
But in the end, not a complete word was revealed.
Then, she seemed to finally come to her senses, and after glancing at Penelope, her expression gradually returned to calm.
"I'm all right, Miss Crivat."
With that, she floated up and flew through the ceiling, where she went.
The Ravenclaw students watched their ghosts leave strangely, looking at each other for a moment, but not knowing what to say. But after a few moments, they were still immersed in their books.
Compared with the whereabouts of their ghosts, they are still more concerned about the fact that they don't see the knowledge points in their books.
So in the blink of an eye, the Ravenclaw lounge soon returned to tranquility.
Only a few of the senior students, who had always had a good relationship with Mrs. Gray, were still worried about what had happened to Mrs. Gray.
There was a lot of noise in the principal's office.
The portraits of the previous principals are like rushing to a big gathering, and they say indignantly, you say yours, he says his, it looks like a mess.
Dumbledore sat alone in his chair, his face still calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Dumbledore, aren't you curious?"
I don't know which headmaster suddenly brought the conversation to Dumbledore.
"Every one of us knows the mystery of this school, and we all have some of the authority to this school. But it was never completely subordinate to the headmaster. Just help the principal within the principal's authority. ”
"Don't you want to know how to get the rest of the permissions?"