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Chapter 238: Bald Heads Are All Scary Guys
🕑 Added 2025-07-13 06:22:29 +0000 UTCAfter hearing the news from Dumbledore, Noah felt completely relieved.
Although Noah had made this guess based on his experience from his previous life and had personally gone to the Mutant Academy to observe for a few days, he had only given Professor Dumbledore his hypothesis.
But guesses are always just that—guesses. Nothing is certain until it’s put into practice. Fortunately, the performance of these mutants had exceeded Noah’s expectations. They had even begun to stop paying attention to whether they were mutants at all. They almost instinctively thought of themselves as natural magicians!
The gap between magicians and ordinary people lies in the fact that magicians have supernatural powers, while ordinary people do not. Mutants gain their powers through mutation, but no matter how you look at it, they are naturally endowed with powers. It seems that they had reason to think of themselves as magicians.
However, as they integrate, there are also certain issues that have given Dumbledore a headache. One of these issues is the frequent question of why the magical world didn’t integrate them earlier. Initially, Dumbledore had not paid much attention to it.
But when Dumbledore realized how powerful the bald man named Charles had become in just one year, he had to offer some explanations.
"Damn it, it’s not my fault that the magical world didn’t integrate with them. The entire magical world has been debating their situation because the Ministry of Magic doesn’t know whether their abilities should be classified as magic or something else entirely," Dumbledore complained. "We also need to consider their feelings. If they don’t want to integrate, it would be a waste of effort. They’re not exorcists."
Faced with Dumbledore’s complaints, Noah could only smile bitterly. This problem was indeed complicated. The Ministry of Magic had its own considerations, and the mutants had their own ideas. The most challenging aspect was that they couldn’t sit down and negotiate openly and sincerely. After all, the magical world was hidden—it couldn’t just come out and announce everything to the public.
"What will you do in the end? And what level is Charles at now?" Noah asked curiously, scratching his head.
"What else can we do? We’ll show them the history and emphasize that the magical world has its own set of problems," Dumbledore explained. "Fortunately, their leaders, Charles and Eric, are both reasonable, so the situation hasn’t deteriorated. As for Charles, he’s now a fourth-level magician!"
Professor Dumbledore spread his hands, and Noah was a little stunned.
There were no issues with the treatment of mutants. Eric had always been suppressed by Charles, and as long as Charles made a decision, Eric had no room to resist.
Charles’s magical level surprised Noah. To reach the fourth level in just two years? Was this guy even human?
However, Noah quickly dismissed this thought because he felt that Charles seemed less like a human and more like a force of nature.
Although Noah had reached the third level in his second year of practicing magic, there was one thing to note—Noah’s mental power had grown steadily over time. Charles, however, had a natural mental power that was terrifying. At his current age, even if Charles hadn’t deliberately trained his mental power, it had already reached a level that many high-level magicians could hardly attain.
Noah didn’t understand how Charles gathered his magic power, though. He had never revealed any method for improving magical power. Even if a mutant could enter the Mage Alliance, such information would never be made public due to certain oaths.
"How did he do it?" Noah asked, intrigued.
"Simple magic practice, repeated consistently, and that’s how he improved his magical power!" Dumbledore replied, incredulous. "Damn it, isn’t this the method you stayed with? Did you teach him?"
Noah was a little dazed. Was this really possible?
After leaving Hogwarts, Noah had indeed shared the method of continuously practicing magic to improve magical power with Dumbledore. But Noah hadn’t expected them to announce the entire method publicly. Even now, Hogwarts only held daily magic training classes.
The only explanation left was that Charles’s magical talent was off the charts! Even if he didn’t meet the criteria of a traditional magician when he was born, this didn’t negate his magical potential. Charles’s situation should be similar to Doctor Strange’s, right?
Noah didn’t know how to evaluate him. It was hard to say whether Charles was just fiddling around with small magic every day out of boredom or if he was deliberately doing so to reach this level. Either way, he had now reached the fourth level of magic!
Sighing, Noah shook his head helplessly. "I’m not generous enough to explain it that way. I can only say that his luck is too good, or his qualifications are exceptional. Of course, it could also be that he’s just too lucky."
"I agree with the last explanation," Dumbledore said with a wry smile. "As for the first two, I prefer to believe the second one."
What the two of them said left Arthur a little confused, but Ron understood immediately. To be honest, Ron was also surprised. He had seen the bald man several times, but he hadn’t expected the kindly-looking guy to be such a terrifying magician. This news was indeed shocking.
Noah could only sigh, muttering, "Gold can shine anywhere." He decisively changed the subject.
He didn’t want to dwell on his own frustration. The future of mutants had clearly changed for the better.
"By the way, what’s the situation in the magical world now?" Noah asked after a moment of thought. "I just got back, and you’re here too. To be honest, there haven’t been any idiots causing trouble in the past few years, right?"
"Not bad, everything is stable. I think I can retire in a few years," Dumbledore replied, his mood lifting when the topic turned to the magical world. "With Lucius Malfoy’s help, we’ve dealt with a lot of troublemakers. Some people can’t be completely eradicated, but they can’t cause any significant disturbances."
The British Ministry of Magic had indeed been stable in recent years. After several years of sorting things out, the pure-blood nobles had basically been consigned to the garbage dump of history.
With Lucius Malfoy’s help, the ultimate traitor, they had captured batches of fanatical pure-bloods. Even those who hadn’t been caught were slowly eroded by Dumbledore’s influence.
It had to be said that much of this development was thanks to the Mage Union that Noah had founded.
The Mage Union now had many members, and each one of them was highly skilled. Although they were unlucky and couldn’t enter Kamar-Taj, they had proven their worth by staying in the magical world and developing there. With excellent character and solid magical skills, they quickly rose through the ranks and took up very important positions.
Moreover, in the past few years, their performance had been excellent, and with Dumbledore’s trust, their positions had advanced rapidly. As long as there were exceptional individuals who chose to leave the exam route and join the Ministry of Magic, those who had previously held the positions would move forward.
This had caused some criticism, with people saying that Dumbledore’s over-trust in young people wasn’t a good thing. However, the members of the Mage Alliance had proven their worth with their actions.
Take Ron, for example. He once led a team to take down a group of dark wizards when even experienced old Aurors had failed. This achievement alone made Dumbledore and the Mage Alliance proud.
Although Ron now looked slightly disfigured, he was calm, wise, and a far cry from the foolish young man he used to be.
There was another thing that made Noah feel reassured—the relationship between the members of the Mage Alliance was still strong. Apart from Noah, they often held gatherings, and Evan and the others frequently returned to participate, making sure to keep in touch.
Though they didn’t harbor any ill feelings because Noah couldn’t attend, they all understood that Noah was likely very busy. Evan would never expose such a statement, so no one ever blamed Noah. On the contrary, they all held Noah in high regard, which made Noah feel a little embarrassed.
"Speaking of which, since you’re back, don’t you plan to invite them to a gathering?" Dumbledore asked, clearly sensing Noah’s emotions and teasing him.
"Of course, I’ll even bring back those guys studying in Kamar-Taj."
Noah nodded. Since he’d been wrong, he intended to make up for it. He never thought he would be above making mistakes.
After that, Noah and Dumbledore continued their conversation, discussing various matters.
For example, the development of information infrastructure in the British magical world had progressed far more quickly than Noah had expected. Now, the entire magical world could make calls everywhere, and wireless networks were accessible almost everywhere.
Noah hadn’t anticipated this. He had proposed this idea two years ago, thinking it would take about five years to complete. But to his surprise, it had been finished in less than two years!
"This is very convenient, and it allows them to learn more, so why not do it?" Dumbledore answered with a smile.
"But, aren’t you worried that magicians might be exposed to harmful information? Or that they might learn something completely unrelated to magic?" Noah asked, tapping his chin in thought.
"So we hired Jean Grey to manage these things," Dumbledore replied. "I must say, she’s done an excellent job. Everything that can be consulted is carefully selected and won’t affect us. Also, our network is fully shielded from outside interference."
Noah was impressed. It seemed that the magical world had evolved far beyond what he had imagined. These mutants not only made the lives of magicians more convenient but also protected the world from external disruptions. That was truly remarkable.
"By the way, I’ve been planning my research for the last two years," Noah added. "Since the mutants have integrated so well, why should I go to New York to find Pickham? I can just find Charles!"
