Chapter 208 Kryptonian Warrior Lockhart

After once again swindling five hundred galleons from Lockhart, Ivan became extremely busy in the next few days.

Apart from attending daily classes and continuing to query the strange characters given by the system, I spent the rest of my time in the Room of Requirement studying new magic text arrangement formulas.

A protective ring that instantly casts the Iron Armor Charm alone would certainly not be able to meet Lockhart's needs.

Fortunately, although time was tight, funds were extremely abundant, allowing Ivan to experiment and make mistakes as much as he wanted, and put various ideas in his mind into action without worrying about the loss of materials.

In just a few days, Ivan's alchemy improved by leaps and bounds again.

The sound of increasing proficiency sounded in Ivan's mind every once in a while.

In addition, another good news is about the magic trick workshop,

The house war between Gryffindor and Slytherin a few days ago actually served as an advertisement for George and Fred's joke products.

So for a while, their dung eggs, skipping candies, boom fireworks, and automatic quills were extremely popular. George and Fred were so busy all day long that they couldn't stop, and even discussed with Ivan about expanding manpower.

"Recruit some people to help? That would be good!" Ivan thought about it and did not refute their proposal.

Things like shit eggs and skipping candies are just simple magic gadgets, and they are not difficult to make.

As long as the method is told, a senior wizard can easily make it.

In addition, there are many students in Hogwarts, which are easy to pass by. At the end of the school year, it only costs a few gold galleons, which is much cheaper than modifying a corresponding magic machine.

As for the production methods being leaked and being copied, the three of them didn't care at all. As long as they protected some high-end knowledge, it would be impossible for ordinary people to compete with them for business.

Furthermore, for a joke store, the most important thing is to be able to continuously launch creative new products to maintain novelty.

At this point, few people can compare with George and Fred.

After discussing with the two about manpower expansion, Ivan bluntly said that he was currently conducting research on some magic props, so he might not be able to help them.

George and Fred were very curious. Ivan did not reveal much information, but only said that they would know about it in the first half of the month.

Two weeks passed by in an instant,

Staying in the Room of Requirement, Ivan looked at the gloves, cloak, and rings in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief. He finally completed these things before the agreed time.

[Ding, after a period of practice, your alchemy proficiency has improved, currently level 4 (2710/4000)]

Looking at the long proficiency progress bar of alchemy, Ivan only felt his scalp numb, and he didn't know when he would be able to upgrade alchemy to level seven and make the magic stone.

However, although alchemy has not been upgraded, the magic formulas studied these days are real.

"It just looks a bit too cheap." Ivan muttered to himself as he touched his chin and looked at the three unremarkable magic items in front of him.

This really doesn't look like something that costs 2,000 galleons.

Thinking of this, Ivan continued to make changes.

For example, a layer of gold paint is plated on the surface of the ring, and a large sapphire is added in the middle.

Although this does not improve the effect of the item, at least it looks more valuable, right?

Ivan nodded with satisfaction, and then modified the cloak again, making it a sexy golden red, and also added some fancy patterns on the surface of the gloves.

After getting all this done, Ivan took these things to find Lockhart.

After entering Lockhart's office, Ivan discovered that the other party was writing something on the paper with a quill pen.

Ivan took a closer look and read out the title on the parchment.

"Duel Club?"

"Yes, it's the Dueling Club!" Lockhart threw away his quill, blew on the ink that had not yet dried, and said proudly.

"I finally convinced Dumbledore, an old cunning guy, to give me a platform to show my strength. No, I mean the opportunity to teach you."

Lockhart changed his words in time, then turned to look at Ivan, eagerly and with a hint of expectation. "Hals, are all the things you made for me finished?"

"Of course." Ivan nodded and threw a golden ring to Lockhart.

"Yes, it suits my temperament very well!" Lockhart put the ring on his hand, looked at the bright red cloak and the gloves with colorful patterns, and said with satisfaction.

"What are these things for?" Lockhart looked at Ivan.

"The disarming spell, the armor spell, and the petrification spell were solidified on the ring, cloak, and gloves respectively." Ivan explained, and then added.

"You only need to input magic power to release it, saving you the trouble of reciting a spell."

Lockhart suddenly felt his eyes light up. In that case, if he disguised himself well enough, wouldn't he be able to tell others that he had high-end spell-free casting skills?

Lockhart tried to point his wand at a porcelain bottle in the distance. A gray-white magic light flashed through, and the surface of the porcelain bottle instantly solidified and petrified, turning into a strange gray.

This is exactly the effect of the petrification spell

Seeing this scene, Lockhart felt excited for a long time.

In recent years, he has not been able to freely release a magic for a long time.

Every time, due to unknown reasons, the effect of the magic would deviate from what he expected, and the Oblivion Curse he often used would become stronger and stronger.

This strange situation also left Lockhart scratching his head. He even asked some professionals, but they could not give an accurate answer. They could only guess that it was due to his increasing neglect of magic practice.

Lockhart didn't believe it. There were so many people who neglected their magic practice, but he was the only one who would have such a strange situation.

And it was impossible for Lockhart to increase the time he spent practicing magic;

He is very busy all day long. Not only does he need to reply to fans' letters, but he also has to constantly collect adventure stories, publish books, and maintain his popularity. How can he have this time?

Now these magic props made by Ivan are undoubtedly the perfect solution to his problem of being unable to release magic.

"But why only three spells?" Lockhart smacked his lips and said with some disappointment.

He felt that as a Defense Against the Dark Arts master, he did not need to use dozens or hundreds of magic spells in the upcoming duel club, which always felt like it would be detrimental to his style.

(PS: Thanks to dsf23dd for the reward! However, since Angel has not prepared to save the manuscript in advance, I will start adding more updates tomorrow)

Thanks to book friend dsf23dd for the 100,000 starting coins! Thanks to book friend Strange Knight for the 100 starting coins.