[Given that this is the host’s first time encountering “Magic Loan”, the minimum interest rate will be applied.] [Task modification in progress] [Loan Task: Master Transfiguration perfectly] Seeing the new task content, Lucien breathed a sigh of relief; this at least looked like it had a chance of being completed.
“System, what is the standard for perfect mastery?” [Learn and master existing Transfiguration knowledge, be able to apply it proficiently, and develop new directions for Transfiguration.] Hearing the system’s explanation, Lucien fell into deep thought.
Mastering all relevant knowledge, and also applying it proficiently.
But the key is still developing new directions…
In other words, it’s asking me to innovate?
Transfiguration itself is a crucial part of magic; to truly master it perfectly would certainly require a great deal of time and energy—one year…
Lucien’s eyes flickered; he believed this loan task was not impossible to complete.
Because the strongest among Loki’s magic talents is: Transfiguration (SSS)!
The system’s classification for magic talent levels is: E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS.
Among them, S-rank means a genius who transcends the mundane; possessing talent at this level is enough to pioneer in the corresponding field and leave a significant mark in history.
Then what about SSS-rank?
In the system’s evaluation, it already belongs to the realm of gods!
Lucien received the reward in advance; after obtaining such talent, he would be unrivaled in learning Transfiguration.
[Do you accept the ‘Loki’s Mask’ loan?] “Accept.” Lucien did not hesitate; anyway, if the loan task failed, it would just mean the reward would be taken back.
He was going to learn various types of magic anyway, so if he could possess Loki’s magic talent, it would naturally be of great help.
A half-real, half-illusory mask suddenly appeared in front of Lucien.
It was black-green overall, and the hollows at the eye sockets and mouth were constantly changing positions.
The mask’s shape was also continuously changing, sometimes conforming to a human face, sometimes transforming into a beast’s face…
[Evaluation: A constant form is the limitation of mortals; for Loki, change is the only reality.] Just as Lucien looked up, “Loki’s Mask” already covered his handsome face.
The mask softened into a pool of black-green liquid, covering Lucien’s nose and mouth, then spreading to his hairline, and finally completely enveloping Lucien’s head.
However, Lucien did not feel like he was suffocating; waves of invisible fluctuations emanated from his body, echoing throughout the bedroom.
After a few minutes of silence— “Buzz—” “Gurgle—” The bed, tables, chairs, and tea sets in the room began to tremble; some wooden items began to turn into steel or rock, and biological features like feathers and scales even appeared on the surfaces of the original objects.
— In the living room downstairs, Mrs.
Penelope was sipping exquisite afternoon tea, occasionally turning the pages of the book in her hand.
“I’ve really been influenced by little Lucien; I feel uncomfortable if I don’t read some books every day.” A tabby cat walked up to Penelope with elegant steps.
Penelope thought it was a stray cat that had sneaked into the house and was about to call the servant to chase it away.
But she saw the tabby cat’s figure flicker—it actually turned into a lady wearing dark green robes and square glasses.
“Hello, I am Minerva McGonagall, a Professor at Hogwarts.
May I ask where Lucien Greenwood is?” Penelope’s red lips parted slightly, her right hand holding a pastry frozen in mid-air.
Did she just see a cat turn into a woman?
But after hearing the word Hogwarts, Penelope immediately reacted and quickly composed her expression and demeanor.
“Hello, Ms.
McGonagall, I am Penelope Greenwood, Lucien’s aunt; the child is upstairs…” Before Penelope could finish, Professor McGonagall’s eyes narrowed; she sensed an obvious anomaly upstairs.
“Excuse me.” McGonagall interrupted Penelope and walked directly up the stairs without further explanation.
Seeing the other person’s hurried actions, Penelope thought of Lucien upstairs and got up to follow.
Without needing guidance, Professor McGonagall arrived at the source of the magical anomaly: Lucien’s room.
The surface of the original wooden door was covered with large patches of iron-black metal, while the remaining parts presented the texture of grayish-white rock and yellow sand.
She twisted the doorknob, only to find that the door did not budge.
“Transfiguration spell?” McGonagall whispered to herself, while drawing her wand and pointing it at the door panel.
“Restoration spell.” The luster of the metal and rock quickly faded away, revealing the original wooden door.
Opening the door, the scene inside the room appeared before Professor McGonagall and Penelope; a look of undisguised shock flashed across the latter’s face.
The originally tidy and elegant room had changed drastically; the soft quilt had turned into a pile of grass and flowers, some table legs and chair legs had grown fur and were running happily around the room, and books were opening and closing while gliding in mid-air…
There were even some creatures resembling wolves and snakes coiled in the corners of the room; their forms were extremely unstable, shifting between different species, making it impossible to tell their original state.
Sensing the movement of the door opening, those living things all turned their eyes toward the two ladies at the doorway.
Seeing this, Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and the restoration spell accurately hit every target.
Whether they were dead objects or living things, or even those strange half-dead, half-alive things, they all returned to their original states after being hit by the restoration spell.
Various pieces of furniture were scattered on the floor, as if the anomaly just now was just an illusion.
Lucien was floating in the center of the room, his eyes tightly closed, and the black-green mask on his face had long since disappeared.
Seeing the boy safe and sound, Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief.
Logically speaking, a young wizard who had received a Hogwarts magic letter should have already experienced a magical outburst.
That is when a young wizard first awakens their magic and comes into contact with the existence of magic; it can also, to a certain extent, reflect the magic they are good at and their corresponding talent.
But Lucien before her eyes…
Professor McGonagall couldn’t understand why Lucien would still have such a violent magical outburst, but one thing was certain: this boy’s talent in Transfiguration!
Having taught at Hogwarts for decades and being a master in the field of Transfiguration, Minerva McGonagall keenly sensed Lucien’s extraordinary nature.
Unconsciously, Lucien had actually completed the transformation of objects, the conversion of objects into living things, and the transformation between different species…
Many young wizards at Hogwarts are unable to master these even after four or five years of systematic study of Transfiguration!
The look in Professor McGonagall’s eyes as she looked at Lucien became bright, just like seeing a gemstone that was unpolished but already revealing its luster.
“Such talent…” Under the gaze of Professor McGonagall and Mrs.
Penelope, Lucien slowly landed on the ground.
His dark golden hair was slightly messy; Lucien opened his eyes, and in his originally deep black pupils, there was now a hint of green, and the overall color had become dark green.
Lucien looked toward the doorway.
He saw that the older cat-lady was looking at him with eyes full of kindness and expectation.
“Hello, Lucien.”