Inspiration can be rather unreasonable sometimes. When you try to grasp it, you can't even find a shadow, but when you relax, it comes to you.
Roger was currently flipping through books in the Room of Requirement, where he usually conducted his magical experiments.
These were books Professor McGonagall had lent him. As the private collection personally selected by the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, these books were theoretical cornerstones that Professor McGonagall, with a certain hope for the future, had lent to the Seer. Each one was a precious gem, and each had influenced Roger's worldview of magic to a greater or lesser extent.
And this one was rather special.
"The Connection Between Soul and Brain" was a rare modern work among the many books.
The author was not a specific wizard; the author was listed as the "Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic."
If Roger remembered correctly, the Department of Mysteries had a "Department of Brains" internally, and this should be the research outcome from there.
Besides the aforementioned points, this book had two peculiar aspects.
One was that, compared to a complete, unified work, this book was more like a collection of various internal publications.
The other was that large portions of the text were blacked out in a ███ format.
This wasn't done by Professor McGonagall; it was printed that way.
It was likely due to the confidentiality clauses within the Department of Mysteries.
However, even with this, the remaining publicly available content in the book still held considerable value.
Originally, Roger had been interested in the research theories related to wizards' mental power, specifically the idea that, based on whether thought itself possessed the ability to harm others, "wizards' mental power, even without the enhancement of magic, inherently possesses the ability to influence certain aspects of the real world."
But now, he discovered that this book contained much other highly valuable content.
For instance, the compilers of this book had clearly absorbed a lot of modern Muggle medical knowledge and had explored the functions of different areas of the brain within the human body.
When it came to medicine, wizards' healers were far superior to Muggle doctors in their methods. The additional benefits brought by various Potions alone were enough for the Muggle medical community to pursue for a long time.
So, the progress of these wizards was also gratifying. Although they hadn't unlocked all the mysteries of the brain, their depth of knowledge was at least a generation ahead of Muggle brain science.
If he combined the knowledge about the brain from "The Connection Between Soul and Brain" with the "Brain Transfiguration Theory" envisioned and designed by an old wizard in his later years, who used "Body Part Transfiguration" for longevity, as described in "Bloodline Magic and Transfiguration - Speculations for the Future Era."
And then added his own developed Magical Neuron Technology...
"This experiment is very dangerous... even the slightest mistake could be fatal," Roger murmured softly.
If something went wrong with the limbs or organs, St. Mungo's could still save them. But if something went wrong with the brain, there would be no time to save them! Roger had been at Hogwarts for some time now. During this period, he had not only found the path he wanted to walk but had also begun his practice and growth.
In this process, he had also gained a rough understanding of where his abilities stood in the magical world.
A person's abilities are diverse, much like a game character's status panel. Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not.
What Roger excelled at was taking others' knowledge, logically dissecting and digesting it, and making it his own, all thanks to his sound values and logical thinking.
His mental power was very strong, far exceeding almost all young wizards, and even surpassing some professors who taught easy courses. However, due to his deficiencies in spells and casting, his combat power had not yet reached the level that his mental power strength should warrant.
Roger, who already possessed his own theoretical cognitive system of magic, had a certain capability for magical research. In Roger's judgment, it was probably not inferior to Snape during his Half-Blood Prince phase, placing him in the upper echelons of the wizarding world, but not among the truly top-tier talents that appear once in a century.
The reason Roger's magical research could progress by leaps and bounds was purely because his Seer ability, the precognition of danger, was extremely useful in the field of magical research.
In terms of casting, he had a higher talent for conceptual spells like Transfiguration. For emotional spells like Dark Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts, he was rather average. He had poor compatibility with spells and curses that leaned more towards imaginative casting, such as the Fiendfyre Curse.
What he wasn't good at was memory. He often studied in the library with Hermione Granger. Although they didn't communicate, Roger noticed that Hermione could recite books from memory shortly after reading them, whereas he had to write dense annotated notes, like those Harry had seen, to record the thoughts that flashed through his mind before he could memorize the knowledge he intended to retain.
In terms of thought speed, he had no advantage over other wizards. He learned things quickly not because his brain truly processed information faster than others, but because he had already formed his own learning logic and had good fine control over his mental power.
Overall, if the Seer power were excluded, Roger had the potential to become a wizard on Voldemort's level, but to advance further to the next tier, his potential was somewhat lacking, and it would depend on opportunities.
And even if Roger could be one or even three tiers stronger than Voldemort, he was still... far from Eternal Life.
Thinking of this, Roger overcame his hesitation! To covet one's own safety when undertaking great endeavors, and to forget one's life for trivial gains – such people are not worthy of the fruit of Eternal Life!
So what if the experiment was dangerous? What growth path of a powerful individual has not been fraught with life-or-death trials?
Retreating will not make one stronger.
To achieve extraordinary accomplishments, one must undertake extraordinary endeavors! He would do it.
"I need to learn the Undetectable Extension Charm... I remember that thing is regulated by the Ministry, right?" After making up his mind, Roger took action.
In his previous life, Roger had watched a work called "A Certain Magical Index."
In it, there was a power system where the stronger a person's computational power, the stronger their combat power.
At that time, when Roger was modifying Harry to enhance his talents, his thoughts drifted to whether there was anything that could also upgrade his own potential. Then, he unexpectedly thought of that work.
In the Index, some people, to increase their strength, linked their minds with others, enhancing their computational power through a collective will.
Others used external brains as large as houses to increase their computational power. Roger didn't know how they achieved it or how such technology could be implemented.
But with his Magical Neuron Technology, he couldn't create external brains using others' minds, but enhancing his own was potentially achievable! For example, what if he placed an Undetectable Extension Charm inside his skull and then proliferated his brain...
Absolute memory, multitasking, a tens-of-times increase in thought speed, and even whether mental power might also strengthen with the significant growth of the brain – these were all things that could be researched.
Of course.
Although Roger had made the decision that "no matter how dangerous an experiment is, if the potential gains are worthwhile, then it must be done," it didn't mean he would blindly shut himself away and work in isolation.
Roger wouldn't be so arrogant as to believe he was the most knowledgeable person about magic.
Moreover, some of Roger's ideas needed to be communicated with the Ministry.
So...
"Professor McGonagall, help me!" Roger once again knocked on the door of Deputy Headmistress Professor McGonagall's office.
When in doubt, call for backup! "Hmm?" Professor McGonagall, who was pondering a problem that was giving her a headache, looked over in confusion.
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