Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Unprecedented Natural Magic!
Chapter 23: Unprecedented Natural Magic!
"Red oak wood, with a blood-stained Qilin scale, nine inches long! I've tried it with many potential owners, but it always rejected them. This little thing is extremely picky," Ollivander said.
Noticing Chu Yang's strange gaze, the experienced Ollivander quickly explained, "Believe me, the scale wasn't forcibly taken. Hurting a Qilin, a sacred magical creature, would result in a curse!"
Only then did Chu Yang retract his scrutinizing look.
He took the wand box from Ollivander and drew out the wand.
"Be gentle this time!" Ollivander urgently reminded him, "Please don't overturn my counter again!"
"Don't worry, I'll be very careful this time!" Chu Yang nodded heavily, cautiously waving the wand.
Immediately, the entire wand shop began to shake violently!
Ollivander and Sprout looked around in terror, fearing the shop might collapse.
The beams, pillars, and even the doorframe—everything made of wood—seemed to come to life, growing wildly and expanding uncontrollably, even affecting the surrounding shops.
The trees revived, green vines and plants stretched out, and buds bloomed, quickly turning into a sea of vibrant flowers.
Dead wood transformed in an instant into centuries-old timber, teeming with vitality.
The crazy scene drew people from both sides of the street, and gasps of amazement arose from the crowd.
Sprout's eyes widened. As a professor of herbology, she found it hard to comprehend what was happening before her. "That immense natural magic just now... was it from Chu Yang?"
At this moment, the red oak wand, with the Qilin scale as its core, was radiating a warm red light, enveloping Chu Yang. This was a sign that the wand had chosen its master.
Ollivander stared at the scene in disbelief. He had only tried this wand as a last resort, never expecting it to actually work.
Looking at the mess his magic had caused in the shop, Chu Yang could only manage a wry smile. "I'll compensate you for all the damages, Mr. Ollivander."
"No, no, child!" Ollivander stroked the wildly growing trees in his shop, his eyes shining. "These trees contain immense vitality. They are top-tier materials for making wands. Just these alone are more than enough."
He pointed to the shop next door, which had been damaged by the growing trees, and smiled, "It's even enough to cover their losses!"
Chu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he held up the wand and asked, "How much for this wand?"
Ollivander smiled, "This wand has paid for itself. You can take it. If it ever breaks, bring it back, and I'll fix it for free."
Overjoyed, Chu Yang nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Ollivander."
Sprout, standing nearby, hurried over to Chu Yang. She looked him up and down with disbelief in her eyes. The intensity of the magic he'd just displayed surpassed that of most adult wizards, yet it had come from an eleven-year-old boy.
But that wasn't even the most important part!
What shook Sprout the most was the staggering life force she had sensed within Chu Yang's magic—a life force so intense, it made the natural world feel vividly alive.
Even the herb garden she carefully tended couldn't give her this feeling.
Chu Yang himself was equally startled!
He had expected his magic to be a bit stronger than that of an average wizard, given that he had cheats, but he hadn't anticipated his magic would manifest such peculiar traits.
After some thought, the only explanation he could think of was the Wood Release (Mokuton) he'd inherited from the Naruto version of himself!
Each person's constitution affects their magic, and a Bloodline Limit, being deeply ingrained in one's bloodline, would likely have a significant impact on magical power.
Looking at it now, this seemed like the only plausible explanation.
Sprout, observing Chu Yang's bewildered expression, had many questions but found them hard to voice.
He's just a child—what could he possibly know?
I'll ask Dumbledore when we get back to school!
As the crowd outside the shop grew larger, Sprout quickly shielded Chu Yang and hurriedly led him out of Ollivander's.
In the crowd, a little girl watched Chu Yang leave, her eyes full of curiosity. It wasn't until the adult next to her reminded her that she reluctantly turned away.
Sprout took Chu Yang back to the Leaky Cauldron in a hurry.
She was eager to inform Dumbledore about Chu Yang's uniqueness.
"Chu Yang, I'm sorry, but I must leave immediately. Here's your train ticket and some living expenses—make sure to keep them safe!"
"I've already paid for your stay here, so you can live here until school starts. Just remember to catch the train by 11 o'clock on September 1st."
Sprout placed a train ticket and a bag of Galleons into Chu Yang's hands, then, unable to wait any longer, used Apparition, disappearing before Chu Yang could even say a word.
"Professor Sprout sure is impatient," Chu Yang muttered helplessly. He looked down at the ticket in his hand. "King's Cross Station, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters... What a familiar name."
"Good thing I know how to get there, or it would've been a hassle." Crossing through the platform was an iconic scene from Harry Potter, and Chu Yang remembered it clearly.
After Sprout left, Chu Yang visited Gringotts.
He wanted to exchange the pounds he'd gotten from the thugs for Galleons.
However, he soon found out that there was a limit to how many Galleons could be exchanged for pounds.
Thinking he was about to strike it rich, Chu Yang could only exchange 200 Galleons, leaving him disappointed.
"So, robbing thugs isn't all that profitable. I should switch my targets to dark wizards," Chu Yang thought, his eyes gleaming with danger. After this big misunderstanding, his mood was ruined.
After a long day out, Chu Yang returned to his room, too tired to move.
Sitting on his bed, he picked up one of the books he had just purchased and began reading.
He would spend the time before the start of school buried in these books.
The first one he chose was A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot.
It was the best book for someone unfamiliar with the magical world to get to know it.
Thanks to the shared talents from his alternate selves, Chu Yang had an exceptional memory. While not quite photographic, reading something two or three times was enough for him to fully memorize and understand it.
Some people can memorize quickly but not necessarily comprehend what they've read.
But once Chu Yang memorized something, he could almost always fully grasp it.
Being able to quickly memorize and understand written knowledge was an incredibly satisfying experience, one far more pleasurable than any other sensation that stimulates the brain!