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“Are you worried that your Chairman Levin will be snatched away by Ron Weasley?” Parvati said helplessly.
Parvati was extremely worried about this.
Levin was not only the president of her society, the Erudite Society, but also her idol. Although she had no hope of winning him over, she couldn't just stand by and watch him end up dating Ron.
That's why she approached Hermione, believing that only Hermione could stop it all. Hermione's nonchalant attitude was something Parvati found particularly unacceptable.
If she had a boyfriend like that, she would have cursed Ron long ago.
“Okay, okay, then I’ll be worried,” Hermione turned and shouted in Levin’s direction, “Levin—are you going to date Ron—”
"Of course not!" came the decisive reply from Ravenclaw's side.
“See, that’s it.” Hermione winked at Parvati and continued eating while reading her book.
What aphrodisiacs and stealing boyfriends? What a ridiculous joke.
……
“Did you hear that, Ron?” Levin finished his pancake in a few bites and turned to Ron. “Just ask me all your questions at once. Even Hermione is starting to worry.”
Hermione's question and Levin's attitude nearly drove Ron crazy. He asked, somewhat frantically, "But what about those rumors!?"
“You already know it’s a rumor, so what’s the point of believing it?” Levin said helplessly, quickly eating his dessert, preparing to return to the tower early that evening.
The experiment on the spirit of plants has reached a crucial stage. Tonight, he plans to conduct a practice of creating life, which requires timing based on the lunar phase. There's no time to waste with him.
Seeing Levin's clueless expression, Ron could only shout helplessly, "I don't know how to make love potions, and I have no intention of starting a love potion training class."
"Hmm, you don't know how to concoct love potions, and you don't intend to start a love potion training class..." Levin replied expressionlessly, "But that's none of my business. Can you let me go now?"
Levin's indifferent attitude made Ron feel even more powerless.
He finally realized that from the very beginning, his attempt to seek confirmation of the rumors from Levin was nothing short of asking for trouble.
As Levin left the auditorium, Ron also chose to leave, leaving the onlookers who had been waiting to see what would happen feeling disappointed.
It's a pity we didn't get to see Ron seduce Levin.
As for Ron's defense that he couldn't brew a love potion... please, this is the third time Ron has been caught between Harry and Krum.
Even if the first time was a rumor and the second time was a mistake, it's impossible for it to be a rumor three times in a row.
There's no smoke without fire; there must be something fishy going on here.
But considering Ron's complete lack of charm, even Eloise Midgen didn't fancy him.
So, besides using aphrodisiacs, what other possibilities could there be?
It can only be said that everyone has reached a clear consensus on this.
Ron won't be able to shake off these rumors anytime soon.
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Chapter 394 Enlightenment of the Spirit of Nature
After returning to the tower, Levin went directly to the enchanted forest outside the door.
The moon was already high in the sky, the perfect time to begin the ceremony.
He sat cross-legged in a clearing in the forest, focusing his mind on the [Enlightenment Technique].
[Enlightenment: A 5th-circle Druid spell that grants a tree or animal human-like consciousness. An enlightened tree possesses the ability to animate objects, moving its branches, roots, vines, etc., and it has human-like senses.]
In fact, with just the Enlightenment spell, Levin could turn a sentient tree into a tree-person.
But these tree-men were just ordinary tree-men, with no special abilities and a bark-like face; Levin didn't even consider them worthy of his attention.
That's why he thought of combining the methods of awakening heroic spirits to awaken the spirit of nature.
Unlike simple "enlightenment techniques,"
Since the method of awakening Heroic Spirits is to be used, the consciousness of the trees themselves cannot be awakened solely through [Enlightenment Technique].
Instead, it is about sensing nature broadly and awakening a natural consciousness within a certain scope.
So-called natural consciousness does indeed exist.
Because the way druids cast spells is similar to the priests' divine magic, except that priests rely on perception to connect with the gods, while druids use perception to connect with the natural consciousness.
Since natural consciousness exists, it is possible to elevate it to a higher spiritual level than that of tree-human beings.
If it were simply a matter of using the [Enlightenment] spell, Levin would only need to connect his consciousness to the plant that needed enlightenment.
But now, Levin has begun to embrace a sense of connection with nature, allowing his thoughts and consciousness to merge with the surrounding earth and plants.
After all, it was his first time using this kind of magic, and he originally thought it would be a very troublesome thing.
After all, this entire process is based on the deduction of [Enlightenment Art] and [Heroic Spirit Creation Ritual 19], and has no empirical evidence whatsoever.
Unexpectedly, the whole process went incredibly smoothly.
His consciousness had just begun to emanate according to the methods of enlightenment when he felt himself being pulled away by a tremendous force.
Countless voices surrounded me, whispering to me, seemingly telling their own stories.
Flowers and plants tell the story of life and growth.
The earth and stones tell a long story of time.
The reason why Druids have such a deep reverence for nature and life is because of this.
It is precisely because every blade of grass, every tree, every clod of earth, and every stone possesses life that…
This statement is not an exaggeration; it reflects the fact that the Druids truly listen.
However, their sounds are usually too faint and subtle for ordinary people to detect in their entire lives.
When using druidic powers, Levin only communicates with a single individual, asking them for help.
This was the first time he had ever resonated with such a vast natural consciousness.
After further contact, Levin finally understood why he was able to enter this state so easily.
That's entirely because he himself is the true master of this forest.
Every tree here was planted by his own hands, every blade of grass was sown by his own hands, every hill was built by his own hands, and every ravine was carved by his own hands.
The entire forest was cultivated by him, bit by bit.
It's not just animals that feel affection; even plants, trees, and rocks possess this same sentiment.
Therefore, when Levin began to open up all his senses and connect with all of nature, they rushed to respond to his call.
At that moment, he felt as if he were swimming in an ocean of life.
This feeling was so wonderful that Levin almost became addicted to it.
But he knew that now was not the time to let his guard down.
So Levin used the Soul Creation Technique.
[Soul Creation: 3rd Ring Conjuration Spell. When you cast this spell, you create a soul. It is merely a lifelike replica. You have a mental connection with the soul. The soul has no mind, but can mimic your actions or perform simple tasks.]
A third-circle spell certainly cannot create a true soul. In fact, the Soul Creation spell can only create fragments containing a soul framework but devoid of any spirituality or soul power.
Such a false soul is utterly inadequate for creating life.
But it doesn't matter, Levin has his own way of filling in the rest.
Levin obtained a large number of ordinary people's souls in Rwanda. Although the life forms created from these souls could not have real spellcasting abilities and seemed somewhat useless, they could still be used to extract soul power.
Levin poured a continuous stream of soul power into the false soul.
Following this, he extensively collected and compiled everything that the natural consciousness spoke of, according to the information gathering method of the [Heroic Spirit Creation Ritual].
These natural consciousnesses began to gather around the false soul as their core.
Due to his limited abilities, Levin could only gather the consciousness of the entire forest, not just those within a radius of a few hundred meters.
But that was enough; with spirituality and power, these false souls became true fragments of the soul.
But that's not enough.
In this way, Levin only obtained some soul fragments, which had no practical significance.
Levin then summoned a blank soul from the Soulstone, which had been emptied, a result of Cirira's work in Albania.
An empty soul contains nothing, which is precisely what allows it to be awakened by injecting soul fragments.
Soon, he felt a powerful new consciousness begin to descend upon him.
Because it was entirely Levin's creation, and the foundation of that creation stemmed from the forest that Levin himself cultivated,
The moment this newborn consciousness touched Levin, it expressed genuine warmth towards him.
Levin also felt a sense of familiarity with it, as if it shared the same origin as the natural atmosphere in the vicinity.
Soon, Levin sensed that this consciousness had autonomously chosen a vessel and descended upon a rose tree.
That was the best-growing and most vibrant tree in the vicinity.
Levin's ritual for awakening the spirit of nature, derived from combining the Enlightenment Technique and the Heroic Spirit Creation Ritual, generally consists of three steps:
The first step is to harmonize with nature, create the initial consciousness of the spirit of nature, and gain its initial recognition.
This is the most difficult step.
Because, in theory, these natural wills are usually very primitive, even surpassing those of wild beasts, as shy as a fawn.
If Levin was simply seeking simple help through Druid spells, that would be fine.
But it would be very troublesome for Levin to collect their spirituality.
They often hide and avoid being detected by a powerful external consciousness.
The only way is to gradually work on it, making it feel close and accepting, until it no longer resists you and is willing to connect with your soul.
This is often a slow and painstaking process, taking several hours, which is normal. Moreover, what Levin needs is not just the soul of a tree or a shrub, but to broadly touch and collect all the natural spirituality within a certain range.
Fortunately, he chose the forest he had cultivated himself, which completely saved him in this step.
That's not all; the second step is to fully enlighten it.