Chapter 369: Fava Bean 2
The fava bean Phil wanted was a simple little thing. With Wade's current Alchemy skills, he could make it in the blink of an eye.
He took out a tin bean, and with a gentle tap of his Wand, it transformed into a green fava bean, identical in shape and color. A faint shimmer passed over its surface, making the bean look like jelly.
Connection Charm, Heating Charm, Solidification Charm... A few basic spells were cast, and it became exactly like the fava bean he had given Zoe before.
Wade placed the fava bean on the table, ready to go to sleep, but once in bed, he tossed and turned, unable to rest.
It was like an art student, immersed in painting for twenty years, constantly exposed to world-class artworks from ancient times to the present. Upon returning from advanced studies, however, they were only asked to draw a simple stick-figure mushroom.
It's not that I can't draw it, but I can do so much better.
Wade sat up abruptly from his bed, picked up the fava bean, and examined it in the moonlight.
It was small and exquisite, plump and round, with a slight indentation in the middle and a nail-like crown at one end.
This shape seemed somewhat familiar.
Wade scrutinized it for a moment, then had an epiphany—Didn't it look just like a pair of wireless earbuds he used to wear in his previous life?
In an instant, it was as if a lightning bolt flashed through his mind, illuminating his thoughts with a single spark. Inspiration surged forth like a spring, irrepressible.
Wade even forgot to sit down. He stared at the fava bean in his hand, his eyes unfocused, as various ideas flashed through his mind. Countless magical runes and spells danced and combined in the world of his thoughts.
A piece of parchment could only hold a limited amount of magic, but a metal fava bean was different.
The House-elf cleaning that day was Phil. Seeing Wade lost in thought, holding the fava bean, he didn't dare disturb him. He quietly tidied up the trash and dirty clothes in the room, then took a rag and tiptoed to wipe the wardrobe.
Soon after, Hobby and Zoe also arrived—
It wasn't that three House-elves were needed to clean one dormitory. It was just that they all liked to come here to work. If Wade happened to still be awake, he would chat with them for a bit, which would make them happy all day.
The three little ones worked in perfect coordination. They polished the already clean furnishings until they gleamed, ensuring not a speck of dust remained even in the corners.
As they were tidying the carpet, they suddenly felt the room brighten intensely—
Wade tapped the fava bean with his Wand, and the bean magnified several hundred times.
It floated in the air, separating layer by layer under the spell's effect. The metal flakes unfolded like pages of a book, resembling a blooming peony, with magical light flowing ceaselessly over them.
The Red Cap Golem squatting in the corner was startled by the suddenly enlarged fava bean. It jumped up, clutching its wooden stick, body slightly hunched, watching alertly.
Then, it realized that Wade was causing the commotion, so it lowered its stick and curiously approached to take a closer look.
Its master gently waved his Wand, as if conducting a graceful symphony.
Countless intricate silver patterns intertwined and wound around each other, forming complex yet harmonious designs on the metal flakes.
One, two, three... Each metal flake was eventually inscribed with a different pattern. Silver light flowed, reflecting off each other, forming a brilliant magical aura.
The light reflected in the person's eyes, making them seem to glow, appearing mysterious and ethereal.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment. The glowing object and the person seemed to be in another world.
Wade had once envied Dumbledore's powerful control over magic. In Dumbledore's hands, magic was like clay that could be molded and shaped at will.
He didn't know that, at this very moment, in the eyes of the House-elves and the Golem, he was equally powerful, mysterious, and unattainable.
After a flash of light, the patterns gradually dimmed and disappeared as if swallowed by book pages.
The metal flakes folded back in sequence, finally forming a gigantic fava bean. The bean then shrunk under the spell's influence, becoming smaller than an ordinary fava bean, small enough to easily fit into an ear.
Phil stared blankly at the scene. The thought that such a thing might be for him made him feel like he was suffocating.
Wade tucked the fava bean into his hand, turned around, and smiled brightly at them.
"—Guess what this little thing can do?" he said.
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"Waterproofing Charm, Fire Charm, Scouring Charm—these spells are like the strawberries and figs adorning a cake. They primarily provide protection."
In the Alchemy professor's office, soft music played from a magical radio. Wade sat at the desk, fiddling with the fava bean in his hand, introducing his new creation to Professor Murray.
"The core is still the Connection Charm."
"However, previously, I used this spell to make hidden ink in parchment display the same text or images. This time, I'm using the Connection Charm to pull metal coils."
"The coils vibrate the adjacent paper cone, which then transmits sound. I tested it a few times with some friends last night. Currently, the sound quality is a bit distorted, but it's not a significant issue."
Professor Murray picked up the fava bean, put on his glasses, and examined it carefully for a moment, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"You always surprise me, child," Professor Murray said. "I assume its functions aren't limited to just these?"
"Yes, I added a Color-Changing Charm and a Tracking Charm. Also a Defensive Charm, which allows the wearer to resist some minor Dark Curses."
Wade continued, "Then I thought, why can't it be smarter? Inject a bit of thought into it, so it can provide more flexible services to its owner, like a Golem, such as reminding them of time or schedules."
"Of course, there's also an Anti-Detection Charm, an Anti-Interference Charm, and a Disappearance Charm hidden in the shell. If anyone tries to forcibly decipher its principles, it will immediately vanish completely from its location."
"But after the work was completed, during the testing phase, I found some new problems."
"Firstly, its range of use isn't as good as the Book of Friends. It works fine in Britain, but the signal becomes very poor in France, and it's completely unresponsive in Italy. I don't understand why the same Connection Charm would have such a significant difference."
The one who helped test it, of course, was Ralph.
The House-elf ran for over an hour, helping Wade test the effective range of the Communication Fava Bean. It turned out to be about eight to nine hundred kilometers in a straight line.
While that distance sounded impressive, it fell far short of Wade's expectations.
For example, the continental United States is four thousand five hundred kilometers long from east to west and two thousand seven hundred kilometers wide from north to south. The bean's communication range wouldn't even cover half of that.
More importantly, even using his other vision, he couldn't see any parts that needed modification.
To cram all the desired effects into the tiny bean, he had already optimized every spell and runic inscription to the absolute limit.
After a long period of contemplation, Professor Murray said, "Wade, perhaps your problem is that you're striving too much for perfection. Why not try a subtractive approach?"
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