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Chapter 258: Brand New Magic
🕑 Added 2025-07-23 04:25:33 +0000 UTCSince the release of this chat software, Noah had been observing its performance for a week before gradually stopping.
The background data showed that its operation and development were excellent.
Many magicians thought Noah was being merciful by charging only ten silver coins for the software, and even Noah himself believed the price was too low.
After the software performed well in the British magic world, it quickly caught the attention of other magic ministries. Some even sent special envoys to negotiate.
The Ministry of Magic in Europe, due to its proximity, even made a direct visit.
Noah had no reason to refuse this, but due to the software's control system terminal issues, it couldn’t cover all the magic ministries worldwide.
This left some with regrets, but Noah wasn’t overly concerned.
Now, Noah could be considered one of the wealthiest people in the magical world, as the software quickly became a money-making machine after Noah discovered a similar company in his past life.
Under Noah's guidance, advertisements for various magic shops began appearing on the platform.
More and more magicians turned to electronic transactions, eliminating the need to carry gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and copper Knuts.
Noah’s encouragement even led many restaurants to join in, and soon the term "takeout" became popular in the magical world.
Yes, many magicians proficient in Apparition had joined the ranks of delivering takeouts while having fun.
Of course, their salaries were very high, so ordinary shops dared not employ them. Instead, they preferred to use the Floo Network, which allowed them to appear from a chimney.
However, traveling through chimneys wasn’t exactly pleasant.
Who knew which chimney was the dirtiest? The takeaway could end up unrecognizable due to the accumulated soot.
Nevertheless, this new delivery method became increasingly popular, especially for those with busy work schedules.
After these profitable projects, Noah negotiated again with the Gulin Pavilion.
After confirming that WeChat could take a 5% commission from each transaction, Noah no longer paid much attention to the software’s development.
Instead, he focused his energy on research, only sending a message every week.
It must be said that with Charles' assistance, Noah’s research on dragons accelerated drastically.
This made Noah sadly realize that his research abilities were nowhere near as good as those of these professionals.
However, Noah didn’t feel too discouraged. In his eyes, he was more of a combatant than a scientist.
Although Noah had read countless books as a combatant, these were primarily about how to use and master various magics, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different creatures.
“It seems we’re really going to succeed,” Charles said with a smile, looking at the data running on the computer and the pictures that had been integrated.
After joining Noah’s research team for a few years, Charles finally saw signs of success.
“It seems so,” Noah touched his chin, excitement building up. “But it’s still hard to say until we see the results.”
Noah had been researching this from the beginning of the new millennium. At 27 years old now, he had spent seven years on this project.
The biggest issue for Noah, however, was that he had been stuck at the sixth and ninth levels for seven years.
Sometimes, he regretted acquiring Carol’s mutant bloodline and especially regretted wasting the power of the Time Gem.
While Noah’s mindset was still positive, as many magicians had been stuck for even longer, his frustration grew.
Having had a smooth journey for so long, Noah found this stagnation difficult to accept. Fortunately, though, while stuck, his magical and mental power had continued to improve.
Noah also discovered that when his body couldn’t contain so much power, the magic and mental energy began to purify itself.
This purification made his abilities more resilient and powerful. However, Noah, accustomed to constant breakthroughs, found it difficult to accept this “normal” mode.
But it didn’t matter. Noah had come up with a new plan and was already testing it.
Though he wasn’t sure if it would work, it was certainly better than doing nothing.
Noah wasn’t Carol, who had the vast power of the Space Gem, nor was he Thor, who had mastered superior physical training.
Though Noah had explored these avenues, it wasn’t quite the same.
“Never mind. Let’s try it first. Even if we fail, I can always ask the teacher for help from Asgard,” Noah muttered to himself, shaking his head to dismiss his self-doubt.
A sixth-tier, ninth-level peak magician was nearly unbeatable on Earth, so long as they didn’t act recklessly.
Of course, that was true for now. The future was uncertain. He wasn’t like Captain America or Tony Stark, lucky enough to survive even in the face of Thanos.
Thor, who had been somewhat unlucky, nearly died—if not for the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Had Thor not met them, he likely would have shared the same fate as Loki, who was strangled to death on the spot. Both would have had their bodies drift through the cosmos, lost to history.
“Are you ready, Noah?” Charles asked, seeing Noah lost in thought. “Also, are you really not going to find a test subject?”
“Find a test subject?” Noah shook his head. “That would turn it into a live experiment. I’m not a dark wizard, let alone an evil magician. Even volunteers would be at risk.”
“Okay,” Charles nodded. He didn’t want that outcome. “So, how are your safeguards?”
“My teacher will come soon,” Noah smiled. “Without safeguards, I’d be useless.”
Since the release of WeChat, Kamar-Taj had created a huge chat group where all the magicians of Kamar-Taj were included.
The group was constantly buzzing with activity. Eventually, many magicians realized it wasn’t ideal, so they created smaller groups for more focused discussions.
Noah himself had several small groups, like one for the brothers and another for the students he mentored.
However, when something important came up, it was discussed in the main group. Noah originally intended to speak privately with the Ancient One about his experiment.
But later, he realized that this magic could have a major impact on the Kamar-Taj Magic Award, so he shared it in the main group instead.
The result was that all the magicians of Kamar-Taj became aware of it, sparking intense discussions.
Almost all of them asked Noah to record a video and share it. Some even wanted to come and watch in person.
The Ancient One Mage naturally paid close attention to the matter. She immediately said she would come in person to provide protection for Noah.
This alleviated Noah’s concerns. As for the video, he didn’t mind recording it, but he declined to watch it.
After all, everyone was busy, and there was no need to waste time on it. It wasn’t that Noah was afraid of embarrassment.
“Are you ready, Noah?” A voice suddenly interrupted Noah’s thoughts.
Turning around, a light golden halo appeared beside Noah, and a figure walked out of it. When the others saw the figure, they immediately became respectful—it was the Ancient One Mage.
“Almost ready, Teacher,” Noah nodded, now fully prepared and just waiting for the Ancient One Mage to arrive.
“Oh? Evan, Kate, and Lance are here too?” The Ancient One Mage glanced around, then looked at Noah. “Are you confident?”
“It’s okay,” Noah said, scratching his head. “If it doesn’t work, I’ll probably have to ask you to send me to Asgard.”
“No problem,” Ancient One smiled. “But I have a feeling you will succeed.”
Will it succeed?
Noah shook his head, hoping it would.
If the magic succeeded but there was no feedback from his body, it would still be considered a failure.
But for now, Noah didn’t have to worry too much. With the support of Ancient One and the system, he felt more at ease.
“Thank you, Teacher. Let’s begin,” Noah said with a deep breath, looking at Ancient One earnestly.
“Go ahead,” Ancient One nodded. Then a golden glow emanated from her hands, and the entire space shattered like glass.
Soon, everything returned to the starting point, as if time itself was flowing backward. Noah stepped out of the temple as soon as Ancient One finished.
This was the Mirror Space. Noah had planned to conduct the experiment there.
However, Noah couldn’t use his own Mirror Space as the subject of his magic. If he passed out due to the overwhelming power during the transformation, the Mirror Space would break.
The resulting fall of a fainted dragon into the normal world would be nothing short of catastrophic.
“Noah, come on!”
When they reached the street, Evan and his friends cheered Noah on.
As one of the few people allowed to watch, Evan and his colleagues, who were also involved in the research, had come along to support him.
“Thank you, everyone,” Noah nodded, taking a deep breath.
He then took a test tube of blood from his space bag and began channeling magic into it.
