With a low command in Charles’s mind, Deep Blue’s notification immediately sounded.
“Please specify the desired direction of deduction.”
Charles had already thought this through.
His most basic requirements for Apparition were simple:
The activation speed needed to be as fast as possible.
The distance and destination had to be precise.
The stability needed to be high.
And under no circumstances could he end up in a situation where his escape route was blocked and he was unable to run.
“Use the goblin version of Apparition as the foundation for the deduction.”
“And increase the activation speed a little further.”
The moment Charles gave his instructions, Deep Blue began operating.
Ten thousand Deduction Points were deducted.
At the same time, countless pieces of knowledge regarding Apparition surged into Charles’s mind.
Just like when he had previously deduced his other spells, it was as though countless versions of Charles from parallel worlds had spent day and night researching Apparition.
With the system’s assistance, every trace of spatial fluctuation during Professor McGonagall’s and Bash’s Apparition was analyzed layer by layer.
Gradually, Charles seemed to develop a vague perception of the so-called “passages” themselves.
Whether it was the passage used by wizards for Apparition or the passage used by goblins and house-elves, Charles could now sense both.
The former was filled with traces of wizarding magic.
It could practically be called the magical world’s “high-speed railway.”
It was an enormous magical engineering project and could be considered one of the greatest achievements of magic.
Whether it was the wizard who first proposed the theory or those who were responsible for constructing it, they should all have been figures whose names would go down in magical history.
As for the passage used by goblins and house-elves, it radiated a magnificent and primordial aura.
It seemed ancient beyond imagination, as though the passage itself had existed forever.
The passage remained completely unmoved by the changing of eras or the passing of time.
The moment Charles sensed it, he finally understood why goblins continued to look down on wizards even after being defeated by them, proudly considering themselves a more noble magical race than wizards.
It was actually quite understandable.
Whenever someone mentioned the fleet of the British Empire, even a beggar living in the slums of London would probably raise his head proudly.
The goblins who could sense that ancient magic were probably the same way.
Very soon, the reason wizards were unable to use the goblin passage was also revealed through the deduction.
The answer was actually quite simple.
Aside from the fact that ninety-nine percent of wizards were completely incapable of sensing the passage, the remaining one percent faced another problem:
Magical authentication.
Unless one possessed the unique magical signature of goblins or house-elves, it was equivalent to not possessing a “ticket” for the passage.
Even if someone could sense it, they would still be unable to use it.
The vast majority of wizards had no way to solve this problem.
Wizards like Dumbledore and Voldemort, who were highly skilled in Transfiguration, could naturally use various methods to magically transform themselves and acquire some characteristics of goblins.
But obviously, even a Dark wizard like Voldemort, who was willing to turn himself into something barely recognizable as human in his pursuit of power, would rather make his face resemble a snake than have anything to do with goblins or house-elves. The source of this chapter is g.com.
As for Dumbledore, there was even less need to mention him.
But none of this was a problem for Charles, who possessed Deep Blue.
With enough Deduction Points, anything could be solved.
A moment later, the deduction provided Charles with a method of disguising his own magical signature and forging the “ticket,” allowing him to freely switch between the two passages.
Deep Blue’s notification sounded again.
“Initial deduction of Apparition complete.”
“The host has obtained Complete Apparition, allowing simultaneous use of both the wizard and goblin passages for Apparition.”
“Because both passages can be used for positioning, the maximum distance of Apparition will be greater than when using either passage individually, while positioning accuracy will also be significantly improved.”
“At the same time, Complete Apparition has eliminated the drawback of the wizard version requiring the user to spin in place before activation, greatly increasing activation speed.”
“However, because the user must first disguise their magical signature as that of a goblin, a spell is required to activate the technique.”
“The host may freely choose this spell.”
Hearing Deep Blue’s notification, Charles took a deep breath.
He could simultaneously use both the wizard and goblin passages for Apparition?
Then his requirements for distance and accuracy had been completely fulfilled.
At the very least, he wouldn’t end up suffering from the same embarrassing misplacement incidents that Harry Potter and the others had experienced in the original story.
The only slight disappointment was that although he no longer needed to spin in place, he still had to recite a spell.
He couldn’t simply snap his fingers like a goblin or house-elf and activate it instantly.
But that shouldn’t slow him down by much.
And besides…
A strange light appeared in Charles’s eyes.
A spell that he could choose himself to activate Apparition?
Perhaps this was actually better than simply snapping his fingers.
After all, when someone snapped their fingers, there was no intimidation whatsoever.
Anyone with half a brain would immediately realize that the person was preparing to Apparate and escape.
But if Charles recited an extremely intimidating spell, his enemy would instinctively become cautious.
How could they possibly expect that after shouting such a terrifying spell, Charles was actually planning to run away?
The more Charles thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.
His slight disappointment completely disappeared.
“So what kind of spell should I choose for Apparition?”
“One that will make every enemy instinctively become cautious the moment they hear it…”
A moment later, Charles settled on the spell that the entire magical world regarded as an Unforgivable Curse.
The spell that even Dumbledore had to be careful not to get hit by.
“Avada Kedavra!”
“That’ll be my activation spell for Apparition!”
A faint smile curled up at the corners of Charles’s mouth.
He could already imagine it.
His formidable opponent would immediately tense up and prepare to defend against the terrifying spell…
Only to discover that Charles had already disappeared.
He wondered just how wonderful the enemy’s expression would be.
“Besides, I’m definitely only going to use Apparition when I’m trying to escape from a powerful enemy.”
“With how quickly I’m growing, as long as I successfully escape, I’ll just keep getting stronger for a while.”
“By the time I come back, that enemy is guaranteed to be dead.”
“If every time I use Apparition, my enemy is destined to die eventually, then what’s wrong with calling Apparition the Killing Curse?”
“It makes perfect sense!”
With the completion of his Apparition deduction, Charles’s sense of security increased dramatically.
Now, his offensive abilities included the Laser Charm and Eternal Blazing Sun.
His control abilities included the Flash Charm, Banishing Charm, and Dustless Domain.
And now he had this freshly created “Killing Curse” as well.
He could fight.
He could run.
He finally had a reliable means of protecting himself in the magical world.
Even if he encountered another vicious Dark wizard like Dark, even if he couldn’t defeat the opponent, he could still combine Dustless Domain with his “Killing Curse” and escape without any problem.
All of this had happened in Charles’s mind within the span of only a few moments.
Professor McGonagall had absolutely no idea that during this brief period, Charles had already developed an Apparition technique that was nearly equal to—or even superior to—the goblin version.
He had even created his own version of the “Killing Curse.”
She looked toward Charles and said,
“Come on, Charles.”
“Next, we’re going to choose a wand for you.”
As she said this, a strange look appeared in Professor McGonagall’s eyes.
When Dumbledore had asked her to guide Charles, the information had been passed along extremely hurriedly.
But even then, Dumbledore had specifically mentioned that Charles possessed an exceptionally powerful magical talent.
He might even possess greater talent than Dumbledore himself had possessed at Charles’s age.
Dumbledore had specifically instructed Professor McGonagall to pay close attention to what kind of wand Charles would be matched with.
Professor McGonagall was deeply curious about this.
Greater talent than Dumbledore had possessed back then?
Was this child Charles really that extraordinarily talented?
Then what kind of wand would choose him?
Holly?
Yew?
Apple?
Or perhaps…
Elder?
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