stonecrandall Chapter 88 Guardian Deity and Explosive Curse
Chapter 88 Guardian Deity and Explosive Curse
Chapter 89 Guardian Deity and Explosive Curse (Seeking first subscription and monthly votes)
Actively negating most of the staff core's abilities, leaving only the most unique one, was a possibility that Xilun considered after leaving Knockover Alley.
At that time, in order to understand the principle behind the "overload" property, he read many books on wands and found Zygmunt Bach's views on wands in the book "The Amazing Combination of Wands and Potions".
In the book, he applies his perspective as a potion master to the wand, believing that the wand core can also be "selected".
Just like when brewing a potion, you need to process some ingredients beforehand, such as removing the skin of wrinkled figs and squeezing the juice out of sleep beans.
Lionfish bones should be smoked over a fire beforehand.
These operations are all aimed at weakening or highlighting certain aspects of the material, making the potion more perfect.
If that's the case, why not weaken some of the wand core's function to make the wand more perfect?
Zygmunt Bach raised this point, but nobody paid attention, including himself.
For centuries, people have thought that Bucky deliberately created a nonsensical topic to get the girl's attention.
The more comprehensive the wand core, the more perfect the wand; there is no such thing as weakening the wand core.
Until Xilun turned that page.
Because among the things that Zygmunt Bachello listed that could weaken the core of the staff, there just happened to be dragon bloodwood.
Then he suddenly realized that Zygmunt Bach's ideas were exactly the same as his own.
Wasn't that the Dragonblood Wood wand from before just like that? It abandoned everything else, leaving only the Killing Curse.
The reason might be that Voldemort liked the Killing Curse. If the core of the staff were replaced with the Heartstring, would only the Fire Curse remain?
Of course, if such a wand really existed, it would definitely not sell, because no one would use only the fire charm.
But what if there were ten, twenty, or fifty different wands? That was Siron's idea. He temporarily named these wands "directional wands," meaning wands that are fixed to use a single spell.
Then he contacted his grandfather, Garrick, and ordered a batch of dragon bloodwood from the Fire Dragon Reserve in Garrick's name, saving a considerable amount of money.
Xiren, carrying the Dragonblood Wood, went upstairs excitedly. Garrick Ollivander watched his retreating figure, hesitant to speak.
He seemed to have guessed what Siren was planning, but he couldn't understand why Siren would create such a "flawed wand." In fact, he saw it as heresy and a desecration of the wand.
But whenever he tried to warn Siron against doing so, the wand with the unicorn core would appear in his mind with light steps, and then casually push back what he was about to say.
What could be more unconventional than using an entire unicorn as the core of a staff?
It seems there aren't any more.
Garrick Ollivander shook his head, finally watching Siren disappear at the end of the stairs.
"He might not succeed," Garrick thought, because the characteristics of the wand core were only theoretical, and there was currently no evidence to prove that the Dragon Heartstring Wand was necessarily suitable for fire magic; it was just that the probability was higher.
In addition, not all healers at St. Mungo's use unicorn tail hair.
A crisp ringing sound interrupted his thoughts.
A guest entered, followed by Professor Flitwick; he was clearly a freshman who had come to buy a wand.
"It's just a guess!" Garrick said softly, turning his gaze away from the stairs.
In the days leading up to the start of the school term, Siron spent most of his time working with the dragon bloodwood. Fred and George would occasionally come to Diagon Alley to ask him for tips on making wands.
It's not a real magic wand; it's a new joke prop they came up with. It looks exactly like a magic wand, but if someone tries to use it to cast a spell, the wand will turn into a rubber toy.
To make their work more authentic and less easily recognizable, the two sought out Xilun.
Siren sold them a bottle of pine oil for five Galleons. After soaking it briefly, the fake wand's appearance underwent a dramatic transformation.
Although there are still flaws, most wizards should be unable to tell the difference.
To express their gratitude, they invited Siron to visit the Burrow, but Siron declined, as he was now focused on the Dragon Bloodwood.
The process was much more difficult than he had imagined, and several long-absent wand explosions occurred along the way.
To be fair, dragon bloodwood is more powerful than cherry wood. Every few days, people in Diagon Alley can watch a thrilling "fireworks display" through the windows on the second floor of Ollivander's Wand Shop.
If neighbors came to inquire about the situation, Garrick Ollivander would tell them, "It's alright, it's alright. Siron is protected by the Ironclad Charm and is unharmed."
"boom!"
Before he could finish speaking, another booming sound came from above, and wisps of dust were shaken out from the cracks in the ceiling.
It fell on Garrick and Florin Fosco's heads.
Florin Fosco was utterly shocked, but Garrick acted as if nothing had happened, calmly waving his wand to clean away the dust.
In fact, this was already considered a small number. He still remembered the first explosion of this magnitude that occurred upstairs half a month ago, when the dust that was shaken down was like rain.
The ceiling has long been shaken clean.
Meanwhile, on the second floor.
Xiren looked at the table with a hole blown in it and released the giant magic wand from his hand with lingering fear.
Fortunately, he didn't give the wand to Hagrid so quickly, and fortunately, he had Garrick use it to cast the Armor Charm beforehand.
[Slowness]: Records the first spell cast by the wizard. After that, no matter what spell is recited or what gestures are used, all magic will be converted into the first recorded spell.
Now, as long as Siren holds this wand, he can protect himself in a very short time and use the Ironclad Charm to offset the damage from the explosion.
It was tough on Garrick; after using the troll wand once, he was completely lost for several days.
But that doesn't matter. Garrick is an excellent, veteran wand maker, and he can adjust himself just like when he first learned that Siron could make a wand from the heart nerves of the Red Hat.
Xilun picked up the silver mane and skillfully swung it.
"Restored to its original condition!"
The shattered tables and windows were restored to their original state.
Xilun looked at the irreparable pieces of wood and sighed slightly. This was the last piece of dragon blood wood left on the staff.
Although the process was dangerous, it was nothing compared to the rewards.
Siren opened the shapeshifting lizard skin bag beside him and took out five magic wands.
[Dragon Bloodwood, Unicorn Tail Hair, 11 inches]
[Status: Imbalanced]
[Special Feature: Spell effectiveness -70%; Water Cleansing Spell +35%]
Siren has already tested it, and these two characteristics are independent. The Water Spell is not affected by the spell's weakening effect and is the only spell that is unaffected.
Dragon Bloodwood, Red Cap Heart Nerve, 12 1/3 inches
[Special Feature: Spell effectiveness -70%; Tear Spell +30%]
[—Eight-Eyed Giant Spider Legs—Binding Spell +40%]
Upon seeing this, Xiren almost burst out laughing. What does 40% mean? Even if your Binding Charm can only barely bind a rabbit, as long as you know how to use it, you can immediately reach the Auror standard after obtaining this wand.
The grade was directly upgraded from A (pass) to 0 (excellent).
If an Auror were to use it, he might be able to rival Dumbledore—well, provided Dumbledore doesn't use the Elder Wand.
Xilun still doesn't know what that legendary magic wand looks like or what special abilities it has.
Oh, there are two left.
If seeing the Binding Spell Wand almost made you laugh, then these two will make you almost laugh.
Dragon Bloodwood, Unicorn Tail Hair, 10 1/2 inches
[Status: Imbalanced]
【Special Feature: Spell Effect -70%; Guardian Charm +25%】
[Dragon Bloodwood, Dragon Heartstring, 13 inches]
[Status: Imbalanced]
[Special Feature: Spell effectiveness -70%; Explosive Spell +25%]
A 25% positive bonus isn't much, it could even be considered the lowest among these five wands, but looking at the golden names of the Patronus Charm and the Blast Charm changes everything.
The Patronus Charm, a recognized high-level spell, is the only way to ward off Dementors and is one of the abilities that Aurors must master.
Explosion Charm: One of the most powerful offensive spells that ordinary wizards can learn, and also the spell that excites Siron the most.
The moment I saw it, all the previous explosions suddenly seemed interesting.
More importantly, it is not a one-time use item.
So it seems that the Overload likely originated from Voldemort's soul. Of course, it could also be because the Dragonblood Wood wasn't old enough, since Xilun hasn't encountered it again.
However, this is just right. As long as Siron can learn the Explosion Charm, he can keep using this wand, which perfectly makes up for his current lack of offensive spells.