After studying until late at night, Aaron finally got a glimpse of a way to transform the Golden Snitch from alchemy.
According to the theory of alchemy, metal has its own special 'activity', so as long as the Golden Snitch's own activity is awakened, it will become an organism-like existence and a container that can carry thoughts.
Of course, once its activity is awakened, it means that the metal making up the Golden Snitch will change all the time - this change may be very drastic.
Aaron's understanding of alchemy is limited and he does not have the ability to control and utilize these changes, so he must 'introduce' Runas into it as quickly as possible after the metal activity is awakened.
As for how to 'import', Aaron already has a corresponding plan - thought projection.
Just as he can 'project' his thoughts onto the wardrobe to create a thinking object, Aaron can also 'project' Runas into the Golden Snitch, thereby removing Runas from the mansion. The purpose of 'moving away'.
Of course, the move here is not really a move. Runas still exists in the mansion, and the one in the Golden Snitch is just a backup and a clone of it.
In computer terms, 'projection' is equivalent to 'copying'. Looking at Runas as an artificial intelligence, Aaron is equivalent to copying its data and code and then transferring it to another computer. run.
However, the world of magic lacks rigor, so errors are likely to occur during this 'copying' process, making it impossible to completely 'project' Runas onto the Golden Snitch.
What Aaron has to do is to avoid such mistakes as much as possible.
In the next few days, Aaron checked various magic materials day and night. Casting spells throughout the mansion to arrange a complete magical ritual, this ritual can help him transfer Runas' thought body to the maximum extent.
In this process, Runas helped him a lot. If he encountered any difficulties in arranging the magic ritual, he asked Runas——
Just tell it what kind of magic effect you want to achieve, and it can find the corresponding spell for Aaron.
At the same time, Aaron did not forget to use the alchemy knowledge he had just learned to make some modifications to the Golden Snitch.
He first installed some mechanisms on the Snitch to ensure that it would have a certain resistance when encountering danger - this was not easy. He had already dismantled three of them just to understand its internal structure. Golden Snitch.
In addition, there is a small space inside the Golden Snitch that can only be opened by someone who comes into contact with it for the first time. Aaron cast an invisible stretching spell on the small space so that it could be used as a warehouse to store some supplies for himself.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a week has passed.
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August 10, Custer's old house.
Everything was ready, Aaron stood in the cleared hall, holding a modified Golden Snitch in his hand.
This is the last Golden Snitch left in his hand. The other nine have become his tuition for learning alchemy. If he fails this time, he will have to make another trip to Diagon Alley.
Aaron first took three deep breaths in a row to calm down his nervous mood - even though he is a top student, he also has areas where he is not good at, and this is the case with magic.
If you look at it purely from a theoretical perspective, Aaron's spell learning is pretty good. But when it comes to application, it is often easy to make mistakes, and there are even cases where you bite your tongue when you recite the incantation too fast.
After adjusting his condition to the best, Aaron raised his wand to the Golden Snitch and read quickly and clearly:
"Wake up quickly!"
"Aetherial accretion!"
"Elemental reaction!"
Three spells in a row, long and complicated, but Aaron completed it surprisingly well:
The golden snitch buzzed and trembled for a few times, and then a cluster of transparent silver strands of light appeared on the end of Aaron's staff. The strands of light were connected to the golden snitch, and a burst of sparks flashed.
Finally, firefly-like light spots appeared in the surrounding air, and they all disappeared into the golden snitch. After everything was completed, the snitch was quiet for a moment. Aaron used the wand to test it. In an instant, the snitch seemed to wake up suddenly——
It spun in Aaron's hand. Protrusions surged out of its spherical body, surging like some kind of fluid substance.
Now, any discerning person can see that the Snitch has undergone extraordinary changes:
It was originally brilliant gold, but now it has completely changed its appearance - from bright to dark, and then gradually changed to other colors, copper red, silver white, chrome gray... In the blink of an eye, the snitch seemed to change There are dozens of different materials.
Aaron knew that the opportunity was too late. He had already activated the metal activity of the Golden Snitch. If he waited a little longer, he would not be sure what it would turn into. So he quickly raised his wand and pointed it at the roof.
Before casting the spell, he did not forget to ask:
"Runas, are you ready?"
"Always ready, sir."
After getting a definite answer, Aaron concentrated his attention. The spell he had placed in the mansion seemed to be echoing him at this time, glowing with a faint glimmer.
He shouted: "Veravito (transformation spell)!"
There was a strange vibration. Aaron cast a deformation spell on the mansion, and a strong and dazzling light appeared everywhere in the mansion. The vibration seemed to shake out something hidden deep in the mansion, but it surged from all around. What was blown up was not dust, but streams of golden smoke.
Aaron did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly raised the wand high. The smoke floating everywhere seemed to be drawn by some kind of pull, and all rushed towards the wand in Aaron's hand.
Then, Aaron pointed the wand at the golden snitch, as if setting up a channel between the wand and the snitch. The smoke that gathered on the wand rushed towards the Golden Snitch, like a gentle golden river.
As the smoke merged in, the Golden Snitch gradually calmed down. The color of its surface no longer changed, but gradually turned back to a bright golden color.
Aaron kept doing this for half an hour. Only after no more smoke came out of the mansion did Aaron put down his wand.
He stared intently, the last bit of smoke disappeared into the body of the Golden Snitch, and at that moment——
There was a loud "boom".
A huge shock wave came, shattering a Renaissance oil painting on the wall. The mansion seemed unable to withstand such a heavy blow. Cracks appeared on the ceiling, and smoke and dust fell.
Aaron was unprepared and was knocked to the ground. He only felt a tight pain in his chest, blood and blood surged up, and he was very uncomfortable. Fortunately, Aaron's physique was excellent and he slowly recovered after lying on the ground for a while.
He stood up and slowly spread his palms among the dust - from the beginning to the end, he never let go of the Golden Snitch.
At this moment, it was lying quietly in Aaron's palm, still the same as before, as if nothing had changed.
But suddenly, the Golden Snitch opened its two transparent wings and flew up gracefully and slowly - a normal Golden Snitch would never fly like this.
In the middle of its spherical body, an eye opened.
Aaron looked at it and asked tentatively:
"Runas?"
"Sir, I'm here."
Two identical voices sounded in the mansion at the same time.
