"Who won just now?" Lockhart couldn't help but ask on the way back to the castle with Dumbledore after sending off the uninvited guests, "It seems that your last wave of outbursts seems to have completely broken the advantage that the other party began to build?"

Dumbledore used hundreds of spells in the duel, although the opponent blocked them all, and only used a few spells to reach a tie with him, it seems to be very chic, but in the victory or defeat is not to see who uses fewer spells, and being able to cast such a large number of spells in the same period of time is Dumbledore's ability rather than a reason to admit defeat.

"If you try hard, the result is not clear. Theoretically, if I can break the opponent's defenses with a burst of bursts, or even as long as I can interrupt the opponent's spell casting, I win. Dumbledore didn't intend to hide it, "But if it's just a fight, I think I'm losing, the other party is all on my own strength, but I use foreign ......"

The exciting battle between the top wizards of the East and the West just now, although it was short, still attracted almost all the students of the school to watch from far and near. At this time, many students surrounded Dumbledore with adoration, and only this level of collision could you see how strong their headmaster really was...... An exotic wizard who has defeated the most powerful wizard recognized by the Ministry of Magic and then tied with the Headmaster of Hogwarts!

"With the help of a foreign object," Professor McGonagall asked, strangely for some reason. "You mean a wand? It's not a foreign object. ”

Dumbledore shook his head, no longer explaining. However, Lockhart guessed that Dumbledore's foreign object was referring to the Elder Wand he used, the legendary weapon of the Grim Reaper.

"How do you think who lost? Speaking of foreign objects, that wizard also used a weapon that none of us know, maybe it was an artifact or something!" Tonks, who was sent to Hogsmeade by the Ministry of Magic to protect the students, also watched the battle, and she couldn't tell who was losing or who was winning.

After Dumbledore stepped up a few steps, he suddenly turned around and looked at the hundreds of students following him, and made a very important decision.

"Since my classmates are so fortunate to be able to see a foreign wizard from thousands of miles away and cooperate with me in a point-to-point wizard duel, I don't think you should just treat it as an after-dinner conversation. Dumbledore gave himself a loud voice again, "and you should see something deeper." ”

All the students pricked up their ears, and even the professors looked at Dumbledore with some expectation, could it be that this British No. 1 White Wizard wanted to teach everyone combat skills?

"You can think of this as an open class, but the knowledge of this class is not found in any book. Dumbledore sternly said, "Most of them are my own thoughts, but I have more than a hundred years of life experience, and I can guarantee that these ideas, if not wrong, will not be too outrageous." ”

There was a commotion in everyone, and then quickly quieted down.

"The power of wizards comes from magic! There is no doubt about it, it is well known that wizards of pure blood have some advantages in the amount of magic power over ordinary wizards, but this does not determine the victory or defeat of the battle!" Dumbledore's opening words caused a commotion among the Slytherin students, but he immediately continued, "Gildero, as a professor of defense, you must understand the factors that determine the outcome of a battle?"

"Of course, what determines the outcome of the battle is also spell proficiency and power, people's reaction speed, and combat skills. It's been a long time since Lockhart has felt like a student being asked a question by a teacher, "Only when none of the above can tell the winner or loser, it depends on the staying power, that is, the amount of magic." ”

Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction, "Your defense professor summed it up well, kids! If it weren't for his graduation, I would have given Ravenclaw ten points." ”

There was a slight laugh.

"Spell proficiency, combat skills or something, I can't help you here, this has to be handed over to your Charms and Defense Classes to teach, and of course, your own practice. Dumbledore smiled and continued, "But what determines the power of a spell?"

"Mana output speed!, and magic affinity!" Dumbledore didn't teach students for many years, so he didn't sell it, and directly announced the answer.

"Mana output speed, as the name suggests, is the amount of mana you can use in a short period of time, and it is said to be affected by the mana power, which can also be said to be affected by bloodline. Dumbledore threw out the topic of argument again, "But I think that this effect is very small, and the upper limit of the mana output speed is only affected by the strength of the mana, through the diligent training of the day after tomorrow, the ** can get stronger and stronger, and the mana output speed can be increased until it reaches the upper limit of the mana flow speed that the ** can bear." ”

Lockhart and some of the teachers nodded in agreement, to their level of being, which was far beyond the average wizard, of course, it could be seen that Dumbledore's statement was right, in fact, the mana output was too fast, and it might make the hand holding the wand painful, or even useless. In this world where there is no significant way to increase the strength of **, the mana output speed of all wizards who often fight is about the same, but I don't know if Voldemort's newly acquired ** has an advantage in this regard.

The students who looked up at Dumbledore at the bottom of the stairs had a look of abrupt realization, and Lockhart even saw Hermione pull out a notebook and write down something.

"Actually, the total amount of mana, you can also say bloodline, plays the smallest role in battle...... Because it's rare to have a battle where both sides have exhausted their magic and haven't decided the winner. Dumbledore continued, "Of course it's good to have more mana, but if a battle ends when you're knocked down or all your enemies are knocked out, the portion of your mana that you haven't used up is theoretically useless...... Of course, just theory. People are always greedy, just like me, I have never used up my magic in my life, but I still wish my mana could be stronger. ”

"And the magic affinity, this thing is more mysterious...... Just listen to it, I don't know how to improve the magic affinity of wizards. Dumbledore began to get to the point, "When we use spells, we actually use the magic in our body to direct the magic outside our body, so that these magic powers can work together to complete the spells we want to cast, which is in the books. ”

That's right, this is the knowledge in the first-grade textbook, and in the first chapter, most people have an impression.

"Most wizards, when casting spells, almost always use a point of mana in their body, driving a little more than a point of mana outside of the body, so as to use a spell that is about twice the power of the mana they consume, a wand can amplify this multiplier, and a better wand can let you release a spell that is five or six times more powerful than your own mana. Creatures with a high affinity for mana, such as extinct elves, can do this almost without a wand. ”

After the students below stopped arguing, Dumbledore continued to explain: "Magical affinity can also affect the speed at which the mana in the body recovers, but this is relatively indifferent, and anyone will be full of mana after sleeping overnight. And the elves' close relatives, the house-elves, are almost inexhaustible in their magic power if they don't fight fiercely, and that's because of their high magic affinity. ”

"And I think I lost the duel just now......" explained a lot, and Dumbledore finally had to answer everyone's most curious question, "It's because, in the battle just now, my total mana was far more than the opponent's, and I thought my weapons were far better than the opponent's, but I ended a draw with the opponent when the mana consumed several times that of the opponent......"

"But the total amount of mana is also a part of strength!" Immediately, some Slytherin students below were dissatisfied.

"That's right, the total amount of mana is part of the strength!" Dumbledore immediately agreed, "but the point is that in the battle just now, I used more than a quarter of the total amount of mana, and although the opponent's total mana was less than mine, he only consumed less than a quarter...... In other words, if I don't break his defense by thunder and defeat him immediately, I will definitely lose. ”

"But you must have some thunderbolt tricks, don't you?"

"Yes, kid, but I can't promise to knock them out right away, and it's just a scuffle!"

Lockhart frowned, as a professor of defense, he was almost instinctive, he thought more and more deeply than those students: "Mr. Headmaster, you mean that the other party uses far less magic than you to stalemate in the battle?

"yes, I can't figure it out...... In the battle, he used almost a little magic power, just to drive all the magic elements in that small area, and I used spells a little hard, I don't know how this was done, maybe the Chinese blood doomed them to have less magic but a high magic affinity? Maybe it has something to do with the way they learn magic?" Dumbledore also explained to Lockhart in a low voice, " I reckon that he was casting the first thunder spell almost with a dozen points of mana, until I forced him to move - and that was impossible. I discussed this with Ollivander the wand maker in my early years, and we agreed that there was a limit to the help of external objects, and that no weapon could do it. ”

"So, kids. Dumbledore said loudly again, "There are many factors that determine the strength of a wizard, but almost all of them are determined by the training of the day after tomorrow.

With that, Dumbledore turned and walked towards the Headmaster's office.

"Great speech, Mr. Headmaster, but can you tell me how to improve the mana affinity of the human body," Lockhart quickly caught up with Dumbledore, "at least, your mana affinity is much higher than mine, how did you do that?" ”

"I don't know, Gildero......" Dumbledore said helplessly, "I confess, I'm taller than you now, and taller than I was when I was younger, but I didn't do anything...... Maybe it's because the magic affinity increases as I get older, or the more I fight with spells? ”

"The more magic is used, the more affinity is improved, I personally feel the most reliable......" Lockhart continued to follow Dumbledore, he needed a way to improve his strength now, "But if it's just that simple, it doesn't make sense that the wizards in the past can't find out, and this statement is clearly marked as unverifiable in some classics......"

"Gidero, all I can say is that I don't know. Dumbledore explained apologetically, he could understand Lockhart's eagerness to build up his strength right now, "Maybe you can ask the Chinese wizard, although I wouldn't tell you if I were him, but you can try." ”

"Okay, I'll give it a try. Lockhart made up his mind to ask the reason for the high affinity of the Chinese wizard's magic power, if he could also induce a small piece of magic between heaven and earth with a wave of his hand like that, it would have to be so windy!

(Continuing with the public chapter, by the way, ask for recommendation votes on Monday...... ）