Multiverse Skill System

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"It's gone, it's actually gone."

This fact seems to have dealt Voldemort a heavy blow.

Voldemort had already given up on getting the Philosopher's Stone from Yi Shuihan, since their strengths were far too different and he couldn't think of any way to get it from Yi Shuihan.

However, Voldemort later passed the potion test and successfully joined the research institute. His mind started to wander again. In his opinion, since Yi Shuihan was willing to take him in as the former Dark Lord, he must not care about his past identity. If he sincerely wanted to exchange for the Philosopher's Stone, he would definitely have a certain success rate. But when he made up his mind and took out his ultimate spell, he was told that the Philosopher's Stone was gone.

"If you can make progress in crafting magic that can grant ordinary people magical abilities, I can consider helping you to resurrect. Crafting a body is quite simple for me."

Indeed, in this strange world, even ghosts can survive at Hogwarts, and magic can resurrect people quite often, which shows that this world does not strictly regulate this area. Therefore, as long as Yi Shuihan can create a body that fits Voldemort, Voldemort can be resurrected directly.

For Yi Shuihan, whether Voldemort was dead or alive was unimportant, so what he said was naturally true. He didn't mind resurrecting Voldemort, provided that Voldemort could demonstrate his value.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Voldemort was somewhat excited, and the soul in the air trembled. This was the first time Yi Shuihan had expressed that he did not mind his resurrection. Although he had vaguely felt this way before, he could not be sure.

Voldemort was slightly confused about Yi Shuihan's so-called body refinement, because there was no such thing as body refinement in magic. However, since Yi Shuihan had spoken, he naturally did not believe that a strong person like Yi Shuihan would lie in this situation, since there was no need for it.

Voldemort, who originally just wanted to join the research institute as a protector, suddenly became interested in his job.

"While the split soul has given you multiple chances to be resurrected, it also has its drawbacks, doesn't it? I think you should have felt it too; your emotions, at times, aren't they a bit out of control?"

Voldemort fell silent. He knew Yi Shuihan was right. Nothing in the world is perfect. If it weren't for the temptation of having more chances to be resurrected, he wouldn't have chosen to be obsessed with Horcruxes.

In fact, his life started to go downhill when he began making Horcruxes. Why did he make Horcruxes?

The answer is naturally to leave a way out, hoping to make a comeback after failure. This kind of thinking is generally not wrong. However, he did not consider that after using the Soul Weapon, although he could make a comeback, he could never reach the peak of his strength if he could not even guarantee the integrity of his soul. How could he surpass himself and achieve success?

"This problem isn't unsolvable. As long as you give up the Soul Weapon and merge your soul with the Soul Weapon, you might even surpass your previous strength and become stronger when you are resurrected!"

"If the soul is split and then reunited, some of the soul's original essence will be lost, and it will never be able to return to its original perfection."

Voldemort's voice was somewhat forlorn. He didn't know if he had done the right thing back then. Splitting his soul allowed him to be resurrected now, but if he had split it, he might have succeeded by now. The reason why the curse on Harry was able to defeat him was because his soul was incomplete.

Chapter 559, New Developments

"Who said it can't be restored to perfection?"

Yi Shuihan asked a question in return.

"Could it be..."

Voldemort, having grasped the meaning behind Yi Shuihan's words, became excited.

In fact, Voldemort had some regrets after the Horcruxes were separated, and he also discovered the flaw of an incomplete soul. Not only were his emotions affected, but his thinking ability and magical power also deteriorated.

Because the separation and fusion of souls still produce side effects, Voldemort can only go down this dark path. Now that Yi Shuihan says there is a way to restore perfect souls after fusion, it naturally makes Voldemort very interested.

“That’s right. Although I don’t know if magic can do it, it can be done using another method. As long as you can provide what I need, everything will be fine.”

The answer was given with absolute certainty, which made Voldemort even more excited.

"I will definitely work hard to develop a magic potion that will allow ordinary people to possess magic powers."

As he spoke to Yi Shuihan, or perhaps to himself, Voldemort's soul re-entered Professor Quirrell's body. Professor Quirrell bowed deeply to Yi Shuihan and then departed.

"Hopefully there will be a surprise!"

Looking at Qi Luo's retreating figure, Yi Shuihan thought to himself.

After that, Yi Shuihan devoted himself to the research of magic potions. This was the most basic prerequisite for completing the mission. As for the method of giving the Queen magic power, there was no possibility of success. When he helped someone gain magic power, there were more than one person born, so it was almost impossible to meet the requirements of the mission.

Before they knew it, Harry's second year of school had begun.

"Speaking of which, Hogwarts would have been even more lively this year if it weren't for me. Compared to the Philosopher's Stone in the first year, the Basilisk in the second year caused much more panic among the students."

The Basilisk no longer exists at Hogwarts, and Voldemort had long since retrieved his Horcrux, so he had no intention of causing trouble.

Speaking of the basilisk, it now lives openly in the research institute, becoming a unique sight.

The basilisk looks extremely terrifying, and its strength matches its size. Its terrifying venom and ability to petrify people with a single glance make it a force to be reckoned with.

Even Voldemort, who hadn't yet regained his peak strength, might not have been able to defeat the Basilisk. Harry's ability to kill this over a thousand-year-old Basilisk in the original story was truly a case of the protagonist's halo kicking in and the plot demanding it.

Such a serpentine monster should theoretically inspire fear even if one knows it won't harm people, but at the research institute, nothing seemed amiss. All the researchers felt no fear towards it, only pity.

Why? Because of the Dark Phoenix, a phoenix that can outwit the snake monster.

Indeed, the existence of the Dark Phoenix is ​​now common knowledge, which is partly due to Yi Shuihan's lack of concealment.

The serpent monster has replaced Meowya and is now the victim of Mingfeng's daily antics. Meowya is delighted with this, thinking, "Better to die than to die myself."

"How exactly can one succeed?"

Before Yi Shuihan lay a very ancient magic book, the very book from Dumbledore's collection, the one that recorded the magic of communication with As.

After Voldemort sought out Yi Shuihan to make a deal, Dumbledore also made a deal with Yi Shuihan. In exchange for this spellbook, Dumbledore received a guarantee concerning Voldemort: if Voldemort were to commit evil again, Yi Shuihan must stop him.

As a result, Yi Shuihan agreed to this small request, and he even gave Voldemort a special warning for it.

To be honest, Yi Shuihan was quite surprised by what was in this magic book at first. Unlike the magic taught at Hogwarts School, none of the spells in this book were simple; each one was a profound spell comparable to the Animagus level.

If that were all, Yi Shuihan wouldn't be surprised. What truly surprised him was that it contained magic completely different from the current world's magic system; it was more like the world's combat magic.

This discovery made Yi Shuihan realize that perhaps a thousand years ago, the magical world of this world was even more brilliant.

With the help of this magic book, Yi Shuihan's magical strength improved by leaps and bounds, reaching approximately the level of Bronze 7 stars in terms of strength.

"Director, we've made a breakthrough."

The sudden shout made Yi Shuihan look up and look at the person who came in surprise. It was Wayne, the potions master who was the first to hand in his paper in both the first and second rounds of the test. Now he was the number two person in the research institute. In terms of potions, he was the institute's authority besides Yi Shuihan. Even Snape could not compare to him.

"Director, we have made a new discovery."

Wayne ran excitedly to Yi Shuihan, his eyes bloodshot, clearly from working for a long time without rest.

"Don't rush, sit down and have some tea."

Although Yi Shuihan was quite excited and wanted to know what the so-called new discovery was, he was able to restrain himself and decided to let Wayne catch his breath first, as Wayne looked as if he might die at any moment.

Yi Shuihan's voice had a calming effect, which calmed Wayne down. He slowly sat down in front of Yi Shuihan, picked up the tea that Yi Shuihan had taken out from his personal space, and drank it.

The tea that Yi Shuihan could bring out was naturally extraordinary. Although it wasn't dragon blood tea, its value was actually superior because it had the effect of permanently enhancing mental strength. Of course, this only applied to those below the silver level. For Yi Shuihan, it was merely thirst-quenching water, but for Wayne, it could likely elevate his mental strength by one level.

After drinking a cup of tea, Wayne's complexion improved visibly, and he looked radiant and energetic, showing no signs of his previous fatigue.

"call!"

"Feeling better?"

"I feel much better. I've never felt this good before."

"Then let's talk about your new discovery."

"It wasn't me who discovered it, but rather we all discovered it together."

"Okay, it wasn't you who discovered it alone, it was all of you."

Yi Shuihan appreciated Wayne's attitude of not taking credit and accepting things as they are.

"We discovered that diluting the blue blood and then mixing it with the vines and the wind-reducing fruit in a certain proportion can greatly reduce the magical impact of the blue blood. Although we haven't conducted human experiments, theoretically, there is an 80% chance that ordinary people can withstand this impact."

Chapter 560, Awakener's Potion

"Eighty percent?"

"That's good, the success rate is already quite high. But if we continue our research, we can increase the success rate even further."

“We need some volunteers. We’ll make 100 copies first, and I’ll go to the Muggle world and bring 100 volunteers with me.”

Yi Shuihan immediately made the decision. As for the volunteers he mentioned, his idea was naturally the criminals in prisons. Of course, considering the high probability of success, these criminals should preferably be the kind who had committed crimes but whose circumstances were excusable.

Before setting off, Yi Shuihan personally inspected the new product Wayne had mentioned and found that it matched his description perfectly. If nothing unexpected happened, this problem that had plagued the magic world for thousands of years would be solved as a result.

Since the main ingredient is Godzilla's blood, Godzilla will probably have to bleed a lot in the future. Fortunately, this new product only requires diluted blood to work, not a high concentration. Otherwise, with so many people in the world, Godzilla might not be able to handle it.

Upon arriving at the Han Palace again, Yi Shuihan was quickly summoned by the Empress. After explaining his purpose, the Empress readily agreed to Yi Shuihan's suggestion and immediately provided 500 volunteers.

That's right, it wasn't the 100 people Yi Shuihan wanted, but 500. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been unwilling to bring more, the Empress would have said that there could be even more, even 1 people wouldn't be a problem.

Yi Shuihan even realized that these people were probably not just ordinary prison criminals. Could it be such a coincidence that all the criminals were as physically capable as special forces soldiers?

However, Yi Shuihan didn't care about their specific identities, whether they were real criminals or elite soldiers trained by the Empress. Naturally, if the Empress said they were criminals, then he would just say, "Take them as real criminals."

Multiverse Research Institute

Five hundred volunteers stood in a line in the square, each holding a vial of medicine.

"Now, please drink the medicine in your hands. No matter what happens, please stay calm. We will do our best to help you."

Besides the volunteers, all the researchers were present in the square, and even the professors from Hogwarts who had heard the news came. They didn't want to miss such a historic moment.

The volunteers drank the medicine one after another. Immediately, a faint blue light emanated from their bodies. Most of them looked unwell, as if they were enduring pain, but the pain was not beyond their limits and was still within their tolerable range.

"Are all Muggles this strong-willed?"

Beside Yi Shuihan, Dumbledore asked with some surprise. He could see that the pain these volunteers were in was beyond what ordinary people could endure. Hogwarts students would definitely scream in agony under such pain.

"They are special cases; they have undergone special training to be able to do this."

Yi Shuihan offered an explanation, which earned him a bewildered look from Dumbledore, as if he were asking if criminals needed to undergo such training.

With a helpless shrug, Yi Shuihan couldn't very well tell Dumbledore that these people were actually elite soldiers, not criminals. From a moral standpoint, experimenting on soldiers was completely different from experimenting on criminals, even if the experiment had a high success rate.

"boom"

The first volunteer collapsed to the ground, seemingly unconscious, but even so, his body was still glowing with blue light.

After the first one, the second one followed. Before long, nearly half of the 500 people were lying on the ground, but fortunately, none of them were in mortal danger.

"Did you make it?"

"It seems so!"

Half an hour later, only 13 people were still standing. By this time, the strange phenomena on all the volunteers had disappeared, and the effects of the drug had worn off.

After examination, the results of the experiment were encouraging; all of them possessed something they had previously said they didn't have: magic.

The amount of magic power varies, seemingly depending on how long one can remain conscious under the influence of the potion. The longer one remains conscious, the more magic power one gains; conversely, the shorter the duration, the less magic power one gains.

The 13 who successfully persevered to the end possessed magical abilities nearly indistinguishable from those of adult wizards, while the others generally only had magical abilities at the level of a newcomer to Hogwarts.

Another thing is that it seems that everyone only experiences the effect the first time they drink the potion, so unfortunately, those volunteers who only have the level of magic power of a Hogwarts new student may only be able to maintain this level for their entire lives if nothing unexpected happens. But compared to the Squibs, they are not bad, are they?

While it's not perfect, it's a good start. The most fundamental problem has been solved, allowing ordinary people to possess magic without any danger.

However, considering that most ordinary people will not be at the same level as these soldiers, this potion still needs to be improved before it can be fully launched. After all, if ordinary people can only maintain it for a short time, they will have magic power, but if they cannot cast a single spell, there is not much difference between them and having no magic power at all, so it is meaningless.

"To alleviate the pain, could we consider adding some anesthetic drugs to it?"

"I'm afraid that won't work. We've already tested it, and this medicine can't have any other medicinal ingredients added to it. Otherwise, the medicine will lose its original effect."

"Then why don't we just give the user painkillers before they use the medication?"

"Good idea, but I don't think it will be very effective."

"..."

Inside the research institute, discussions on how to improve the drug continued, bringing them closer and closer to its ultimate success. To this end, Yi Shuihan brought several hundred volunteers again, but this time the volunteers were real ordinary criminals, not the enhanced versions from before.

Months later, on the streets of New York

"Please line up in an orderly manner to receive the Awakener Potion. Don't worry, there are plenty of potions available, and everyone will receive one."

"Awakener Potion, a potion that grants 100% magical power to ordinary people, the greatest invention in the history of the magic world, developed by the Multiverse Research Institute."

Chapter 561, Three Versions

"While you are receiving your medication, please also listen to the following precautions: First, please do not take any other medications while taking the Awakener's Potion. It is best to take it on an empty stomach for 5 hours beforehand. Second, there may be some adverse reactions during the course of treatment. Please remain calm if you experience dizziness, mild nausea, or mild pain. These are all normal phenomena. Third, pregnant women should not take the Awakener's Potion. Fourth..."

Beside the queue, a wizard dressed in a wizard's robe was using amplification magic to explain the precautions. Not only that, he waved his wand from time to time, making those who wanted to cut in line obediently queue at the back.

"It seems that quite a few people still don't believe in the Awakener's Potion, but once this group experiences the effects, no one will doubt its efficacy anymore!"

"You can't blame those Muggles. My first reaction was disbelief too. How could such a miraculous potion exist?"

"That mysterious Easterner really did it. The Awakener Potion. I'm so glad I'm living in this era to have seen so many wizards born in my lifetime."

Two wizards in charge of security were chatting idly, their conversation revolving around Yi Shuihan.

With the advent of the Awakener Potion, Yi Shuihan's reputation has completely surpassed that of Dumbledore and Voldemort, and he has been recorded in the annals of magic, with his existence mentioned in many newly published books.

The Awakener Potion comes in three versions: a regular version, a special version, and a deluxe version. The regular version is the one that is currently being distributed for free on the streets.

For ordinary people, taking this product will only cause mild discomfort. Even a 3-year-old child will not be in any danger. Of course, there will always be exceptions, and some common side effects may occur. However, the probability of it being life-threatening is lower than winning the lottery.

Of course, since it's the standard version, it's definitely not as good as the other two. This is reflected in its effects. It doesn't require willpower, so after taking it, the magic power a person can have is only the minimum standard magic power of a Hogwarts graduate. Their magic power is less than that of most pure wizards. If a standard wizard has 60 points of magic power, they only have 50.