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In the blink of an eye!
The day that William Li and Hermione had agreed upon finally arrived.
This morning!
"Boom!"
Hermione knocked on William Li's door.
The next second!
"Creak!"
The door opened immediately!
Just moments earlier, William Li had spotted Hermione approaching his house from his second-floor window.
So, he had gone downstairs early and waited at the door. When he heard the knock, he opened the door straight away.
At this time!
With a slightly arrogant expression, Hermione declared, "Are you ready? Today, I'm going to show you what a real gap looks like!"
"Really? Let's see who comes out on top," William Li responded, pretending to look at her with disdain.
His tone and expression made Hermione furious.
However, remembering the competition ahead, she held back her urge to respond.
It's not too late to say something after she wins.
After all, she had lost before. No matter how much she talked now, it would seem like empty bravado. Only when she won could she stand tall and speak with confidence!
Then William Li continued, "Alright, follow me."
He led the way upstairs.
Seeing this, Hermione followed without hesitation.
——
Half an hour later!
"How could this be!?"
Staring at the two sheets of paper in front of her—one showing ninety points and the other one hundred points—Hermione looked utterly incredulous.
She had lost!
She had lost again!
After each of them had asked ten questions, Hermione was behind William Li by one question—a difference of ten points.
This was hard for her to accept.
After all, over the past few days, she had been studying day and night just to beat William Li!
However, seeing Hermione's reaction, William Li did not seize the opportunity to mock or attack her.
Instead, he looked at the two sheets of paper and frowned, showing a serious expression as he said, "I didn't expect that in such a short period, you'd learn almost all the third-grade content. You were just a little bit behind."
William Li understood Hermione well. She was smart and fiercely competitive.
With people like her, ridiculing them only motivated them to work harder.
But!
After all, Hermione was only six years old!
A six-year-old doesn't have the same stable mindset as an adult.
He had already taunted and challenged her once during their first meeting. There was no need to push her again. If he kept using taunts and blows to provoke her, he might push her too far, leading to a mental breakdown and a complete loss of confidence.
Once she lost her confidence, she wouldn't work hard anymore. Where would William Li find such a high-quality tool to help him accumulate value?
So!
William Li chose his words carefully.
His tone and serious expression conveyed respect for Hermione, making her feel that William Li took her seriously. It also implied that she was only slightly behind him, and with just a little more effort, she could surpass him.
With that thought, Hermione would only be encouraged to work harder.
And that was precisely what happened!
Upon hearing William Li's words, Hermione's initial expression of shock and disbelief began to fade.
Yes!
Although she hadn't surpassed William Li, she had almost caught up.
All she needed was to work harder, and she would be able to surpass him!
With that thought in mind, she looked at William Li, gritted her teeth, and said with determination, "Next time, I will definitely beat you!"
After that, she turned around and left without looking back.
After a while!
Farming value +1
Seeing the farming value increase on his system panel, William Li couldn't help but smile. "Sure enough, tools need regular maintenance to stay effective."
——
"By the way, the farming value from the last couple of days has reached over 600 points. I can upgrade magic theory again!"
After Hermione left, William Li returned to his room and suddenly thought of this.
Immediately!
He opened the panel without hesitation and allocated 400 farming points to magic theory.
The next second!
Magic Theory upgraded to [Magic Theory (LV2-0/800)].
At the same time!
A large influx of information entered William Li's mind.
The manifestation of magical power, the functioning of magic factors, the detailed mechanisms of magic factors—William Li now had an incredibly deep understanding of magic and magic factors.
Almost immediately!
Two potential directions for increasing his magic power came to mind.
First, based on how the original witches gained their abilities in ancient times, he could use body parts or the blood of magical creatures to increase the magic factors in his body.
As the magic factor increased, he would be able to absorb more energy from the air, converting it into greater magical power.
Of course, integrating magical creature body parts or blood directly into one's body could lead to an almost certain death rate.
To mitigate that, he could develop a potion that would reduce the chance of death or make the integration process smoother.
Second!
He could enhance the efficiency of the magic factor's energy absorption and conversion process.
Magic factors in different individuals varied in efficiency when it came to absorbing and converting energy.
In some people, magic factors were more efficient, while in others, less so.
Although the difference was subtle, over time—especially as a wizard aged—the difference in their magic power would become evident.
Additionally, this efficiency was not fixed.
Frequent use and depletion of magic could increase the efficiency of the magic factor, while long periods of inactivity could cause it to decrease.
Therefore, he could use this as a basis to develop skills aimed at increasing efficiency.
"Both research directions could potentially enhance magic power. The first one might be easier, after all, as the original witches gained power through this method, there's some precedent to refer to."
"The second one, however, doesn't have any precedent, making it more challenging to research in that direction," William Li murmured to himself after analyzing both options.
However!
After further thought, he chose the second path.
Why?
It was simple.
Though the first option had a reference point, making it easier, what about the follow-up?
After successfully integrating the magical components, and increasing the magic factor, then what?
Would increasing the magic factor just once be enough?
If this were solely the Harry Potter world, perhaps it would be sufficient. However, this wasn't just Harry Potter's world; it also included the Marvel universe!
In a world with such high-risk factors, to survive and achieve his goals, he needed more than just a bit of magical power—he needed limitless magic. He could already foresee that one integration wouldn't suffice.
Therefore, if he opted for multiple integrations in the future, conflicts between the integrated parts could arise. Plus, would new potions be needed for each transplant? These were all potential issues.
Moreover!
He wasn't keen on having extra organs or blood in his body that didn't belong to him.
That would make him feel as though he had been invaded.
Even though the second approach was more challenging, more complicated, and without any precedent, he had the system!
No matter how hard or troublesome, he could always upgrade and improve by adding farming points.
Furthermore, since the second approach involved skill development, once the skills were established, he could upgrade them using the system and achieve everything he wanted.
"However, if I choose to research in this direction, it's better to wait a few days. With my current proficiency in magic mechanics, it could take several years to figure it out on my own, and I probably wouldn't get anywhere."
"I'll wait a few more days. Once I have enough farming value, I'll upgrade magic mechanics further, and that will at least halve the time needed!" William Li thought to himself.