444 Lily Street.
Night.
Cro was sitting cross-legged on the bed, excitedly checking the number of treasure chests he had.
Bronze Treasure Chest: 4!
Silver Treasure Chest: 3!
Gold Treasure Chest: 13!
Diamond Treasure Chest: 2!
He had hit the jackpot!
"This wizarding world really is a treasure box paradise!"
"Come on, let's see if I can skyrocket from here!"
"System, let's start by opening the bronze chests to warm up."
Cro rubbed his hands in excitement.
[Congratulations to the host for opening a bronze chest and receiving: Child-Rearing Manual!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a bronze chest and receiving: £1,000!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a bronze chest and receiving: A Set of Tooth Cleaners!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a bronze chest and receiving: £1,000!]
Child-Rearing Manual: Want to raise a genius daughter? Then study the Child-Rearing Manual!
Tooth Cleaner: Tools for cleaning teeth. Take care of your teeth!
Cro expressionlessly tossed the Child-Rearing Manual out the window.
He had thought it was something else, but it turned out to be something like this.
What a waste of his anticipation!
If only the word for "Child" was replaced with "Master," he might have jumped in excitement.
...
"I had expected the items from these chests to be trash, but I didn't think they'd be this bad."
"Oh well, something is better than nothing. Now for the main event!"
"Let's go! Pikachu! Silver Treasure Chest, open!"
Cro's excitement didn't fade one bit, in fact, it grew stronger.
If the trash comes first, the good stuff comes later!
It's like pulling a hundred times before hitting the jackpot.
No matter how much trash comes out, once you get what you want, the excitement is real.
[Congratulations to the host for opening a silver chest and receiving: Basic Herbology Knowledge!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a silver chest and receiving: Basic Wand-Making Knowledge!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a silver chest and receiving: Basic Care of Magical Creatures Knowledge!]
Basic Herbology Knowledge: You now have the same level of herbology knowledge as a second-year student.
Basic Wand-Making Knowledge: You now have the theoretical knowledge of a wand-making apprentice and can craft subpar wands.
Basic Care of Magical Creatures Knowledge: You now know how to care for magical creatures, such as how to feed an owl until it becomes a chubby round bird.
Cro raised an eyebrow.
"I thought owls already looked like that. What do you think, Eve? Do you want to become a chubby round bird?"
Eve, who was in the cage and looking quite energetic: ...
She silently turned her head and once again faced her back towards Cro.
Cro chuckled and shook his head.
"Three silver chests, three different knowledge rewards. Although not very useful, it's still better than nothing."
Cro rubbed his hands expectantly.
"System, open the gold chests next!"
[Ten treasure chests can be combined into a higher-level chest. It has been detected that the host possesses thirteen gold chests.]
[Would the host like to combine ten gold chests into one diamond chest?]
Cro frowned and sat up, trying hard to recall the system's manual in his mind.
"Isn't your manual incomplete? Why didn't I know you had this function?"
"If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have wasted the bronze and silver chests!"
Cro complained for a bit, but the system remained silent.
"Let's open three gold chests first and see what comes out before deciding!"
Cro rolled his eyes in exasperation.
The system had tricked him multiple times already.
He was used to it.
[Congratulations to the host for opening a gold chest and receiving: Expelliarmus!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a gold chest and receiving: Intermediate Transfiguration Talent!]
[Congratulations to the host for opening a gold chest and receiving: Basic Alchemy Talent!]
Expelliarmus Lv1: When cast, the opponent's wand will fly into your hand and become loyal to you.
Intermediate Transfiguration Talent: You will find it easier to master transfiguration-related talents, including but not limited to Animagus!
Basic Alchemy Talent: You can now transmute stone into gold and craft various weapons!
Cro's lips curled slightly.
"One spell and two talents. The transfiguration must be from Professor McGonagall, and the alchemy... from Dumbledore?"
"Thinking about it, it makes sense. Professor McGonagall must have told him about me, piquing his curiosity, which is why I got this gold chest."
Cro shook his head with slight regret.
"It's just a pity that all the talents from the gold chests are basic or intermediate, not even a single advanced one. And the spell is just Expelliarmus, which isn't even lethal."
"Looks like I'll have to gamble on the diamond chest. Voldemort's contributed gold chests are in there as well. If I combine them, who knows if I'll get one of the three Unforgivable Curses?"
Cro frowned in thought.
"Lucius and Lockhart both know the three Unforgivable Curses, which means the probability of getting those spells from the chest is three out of ten?"
"The rest of the chances are probably other spells or various talents. But since it's a diamond chest, even if it's a spell, it shouldn't be too bad."
"Bet big or go home! System, combine!!"
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