Looking at these prompts, Charle's eyes widened.
"Soul magic?!"
He came to Azkaban to find Dementors, his intention was simply to enhance the power of the Holy Spell and incidentally get some deduction points. He really didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.
The magic in the Harry Potter world is bizarre and varied, but magic involving the soul is without exception extremely extraordinary.
The most famous among these is naturally the Horcrux.
Splitting one's soul into fragments and entrusting them to an object, as long as the Horcrux is not destroyed, one will live forever.
Even Dumbledore, who held the Elder Wand, was helpless against Voldemort because of this.
In addition, the magic on the Resurrection Stone also involves the soul domain.
It can be said that no magic related to the soul is simple.
Even the Soul Extraction that Dementors use to feed themselves makes wizards turn pale at the mention of it. Those whose souls are extracted can never be saved, and even Phoenix Tears are powerless.
Charle didn't expect that the process of devouring Dementors would yield soul-related materials and abilities.
Looking at the Soul Extraction ability available for deduction, Charle was indeed a little envious.
In the original work, this ability seemed to never work when used by Dementors, after all, it was indeed a bit troublesome and slow to activate.
But if Charle were to perform a few deductions, he believed the Soul Extraction ability would become much more flexible and faster.
At that time, the true power of this ability would also be revealed.
After all, Soul Extraction ignores protective spells, just like the Dementor's Kiss, protective spells like the Shield Charm simply can't block it!
This is different from the spell-breaking effect of Charle's Night Edge Spell and Sunless Sun Spell; it directly ignores all of the enemy's magical defenses!
If a Soul Extraction is used unexpectedly, even Dumbledore might stumble!
However, after the initial envy, Charle temporarily suppressed the urge to put points into the Soul Extraction ability.
After all, his current combat methods were already quite sufficient, and his strength in wizard form was enough to defeat most Hogwarts professors.
If he used his Accio form, one Ancient Dragon Roar would definitely be at the top tier of destructive power.
On this basis, adding a Soul Extraction was not enough to cause a qualitative change in Charle's strength.
Moreover, even with the relevant materials, the first deduction of Soul Extraction would cost 300,000 points, so it is conceivable that subsequent deductions would be astonishingly expensive.
Instead of spending so many points on Soul Extraction, which is not enough to qualitatively change Charle's strength, it would be better to further improve Accio transformation, or deduce a few more dragon language spells, which might lead to even greater strength growth.
As for soul-related magic, it would not be too late to invest in this area after collecting more materials in the field of soul magic and further reducing the consumption of deduction points.
As for where to find such materials, Charle already had a clue in his mind.
"Horcruxes, as representatives of the soul-splitting magic domain, if I can get one, Deep Blue will naturally be able to obtain more soul magic materials from it."
"If it's Voldemort's Horcrux, the value will be even higher, because this may be one of the few examples of multiple soul splits in the history of magic."
"The Locket is a bit troublesome to find, Nagini is also hard to find, and the Diary has to be found at Malfoy's house."
"As for Hufflepuff's Cup, it's in Bellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts. I just killed Bellatrix Lestrange, so opening this vault should be relatively simple."
"However, Gringotts has just been robbed once, so it must be the time when the defenses are most stringent. It would be very troublesome to go there now."
"Not to mention Harry Potter, Dumbledore is constantly watching his every move, and I don't want to cause trouble."
Charle calculated that the easiest ones to get were the Resurrection Stone Ring and Ravenclaw's Diadem.
One of these is in the Gaunt Family Home, and the other is in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts.
However, the protective magic attached to the Resurrection Stone Ring is the most ferocious among the Horcruxes. Even Dumbledore was caught off guard and suffered a setback, which even determined his death.
Charle was still a little wary of this and did not plan to touch it before he was sure.
Therefore, his target was still locked on Ravenclaw's Diadem.
"After going to Hogwarts, I have to find an opportunity to enter the Room of Requirement and get the Diadem."
"I wonder if the Diadem is delicious and how many points it can provide. There shouldn't be any hair oil or anything on it, right?"
Thoughts flickered in Charle's mind.
Then, his attention returned to the Dementors in Azkaban.
During the time he was concentrating and thinking, the number of Dementors that had been continuously devoured had increased again, even exceeding the previous number by a lot.
Dense figures in black cloaks wandered in the gray thick fog.
The air was so cold it was almost freezing.
If there were other wizards here, they would probably be scared to death.
Even if they had mastered the Patronus Charm, in the face of this density of Dementors, they probably wouldn't be able to dispel them.
But Charle frowned.
The number of Dementors had increased significantly, but the drug dealers and their subordinates that Charle had captured earlier totaled hundreds.
When they were first captured and had not been absorbed by the Dementors, the happiness and hope they could generate were the most abundant.
Coupled with the hope of gaining magic, the happiness and hope emanating from these drug dealers had not completely dissipated even now.
Logically speaking, the number of Dementors should have been able to increase further.
However, the Dementors had unanimously stopped reproducing. During the time Charle observed them, their numbers hadn't increased by even one.
At first, Charle thought the Dementors were slacking off and trying to be lazy.
But soon, Charle realized things weren't as he had imagined.
He asked the newly appointed Dementor leader why they weren't continuing to reproduce. The leader's answer made Charle frown, a look of confusion appearing on his face.
"Fear?"
"You mean, the Dementors' instincts tell you that you can't continue reproducing now, that this number is the limit, otherwise more and more Dementors will attract something terrifying."
"What exactly is that terrifying thing?"
Charle pressed the Dementor leader, but the leader couldn't explain, only stammering in English.
"I don't know either. This feeling of fear is like an instinct that has flowed in our bloodline since the ancient times when Dementors were born."
"Just like humans are afraid of snakes, that's a nature passed down from ancient times."
"Our fear is even stronger, like facing an irresistible natural predator. Once our numbers are too large, it will alarm them..."
"Fear is stopping us from increasing our numbers. We cannot resist this instinct."
Charle's brows furrowed even tighter.
Fear flowing in the Dementors' bloodline from ancient times?
Ancient times again?
Including this time, Charle had heard terms related to the ancient era more than once in reality.
The ancient spatial passage mentioned by the goblins that had existed since ancient times, the Ancient Ones and Great Old Ones that Dak kept talking about, and now the Dementors also mentioned the ancient era.
What exactly was in that era?
With these questions in mind, Charle looked at the Dementor population whose numbers had stopped growing, his expression gradually sinking.
Dementor farming was related to the infinite growth of his Holy Spell and could also provide him with a large amount of deduction points.
If he could only maintain the current scale, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce Charle's resource acquisition speed.
After all, as Charle observed, although Dementors didn't need gestation and childbirth to reproduce, a single Dementor couldn't split continuously in a short period.
Newborn Dementors also needed some time to grow before they could split into new individuals.
With the population size limited, the Dementor output would naturally decrease.
According to Charle's estimation, if it remained at this scale, he could probably get a million points by harvesting once a month in Azkaban.
Although this was already a very generous income, compared to Charle's seemingly bottomless need for deduction points, it was stretched thin.
Currently, Charle could barely make ends meet with his existing stock, plus the extra income he could get after going to Hogwarts, and even considering the points he would get from dismantling the Dragon Blood Sea in the future.
But if the problem of the Dementor population limit was not solved, Charle's speed of strength improvement would inevitably be restricted.
Charle's expression sank.
"Let's find some research materials. Perhaps I can get some explanations."
The next moment, he left Azkaban and appeared in Diagon Alley.
Charle walked into Flourish and Blotts. The staff at Flourish and Blotts naturally recognized this big customer and quickly came over to serve him eagerly.
"Mr. Charle, what kind of books do you need?"
Charle said.
"I want books on magical creature farming."
Hearing this, although the staff was a little surprised, their good professional quality made them smile and say without hesitation.
"No problem, magical creature farming is a profound subject, there is a lot of information, and our bookstore is very well-stocked."
"Whether it's owl farming, toad farming, or other rarer magical creatures, we have information here."
"What kind of farming information do you need?"
Charle said.
"Do you have information on farming Dementors?"
The staff member was smiling broadly, about to nod repeatedly, but in the next moment, the expression on their face gradually stiffened.
"Excuse me, perhaps my hearing hasn't been very good lately, I didn't hear clearly."
"You, what did you say you want to farm?"
Charle repeated.
"Farming Dementors, do you have any reference books on that?"
After hearing Charle's request clearly, the staff member showed an expression that seemed to say they didn't know what to say.
"You, what are you farming Dementors for?"
Charle said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Because Dementors are cute."
"Don't you think their cackling sounds are adorable?"
"Also, Dementors are treasures all over. Leaving aside everything else, just their black cloaks alone, if recycled and reused, would be worth a considerable amount."
The store clerk's worldview was on the verge of shattering.
Someone in the magical world actually thought Dementors were cute?
Even saying that Acromantulas were cute would be more normal than saying Dementors were cute!
The clerk looked at Charle with a concerned expression.
"Mr. Charle, are you alright?"
"Should we send you to the psychiatric ward at St. Mungo's Hospital for a check-up?"
Charle sighed.
It seemed that ordinary bookstores like Flourish and Blotts really didn't have high-level information related to Dementor breeding.
But what about more common information?
Next, Charle continued to ask the clerk about books on breeding other magical creatures.
"Do you have books on Basilisk breeding, Three-Headed Dog breeding, and the like?"
When the clerk heard the names of these magical creatures, his expression changed again, and then a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes as he glanced around.
After confirming that no one was eavesdropping nearby, he said to Charle.
"Mr. Charle, the information on these magical creatures you're asking about are all prohibited items."
"If I didn't know you were our major customer, I'd suspect you were sent by the Ministry of Magic for a sting operation."
"To be honest, we really don't have these books, and neither do the nearby bookstores, but I can point you in a direction where you might find this knowledge..."
After leaving Flourish and Blotts, Charle didn't rush back to the Leaky Cauldron but went to Knockturn Alley again.
Some things couldn't be found through official channels, but that didn't necessarily mean they couldn't be obtained through unofficial channels.
When the dark wizards in Knockturn Alley saw Charle enter again, their faces truly turned green.
Coming in several times in just a few days, even dark wizards weren't as frequent visitors as Charle!
Why was this accursed little wizard here again?!
It wasn't until they heard Charle say that he was just here to ask about something this time, neither robbing nor drawing blood, that they slightly relaxed.
As long as they could send this jinx away early, they would reveal any information.
However, after Charle repeated the questions he had asked at Flourish and Blotts earlier, the dark wizards also fell silent, and looks of horror appeared in their eyes.
Breeding Dementors?
Breeding Basilisks?
What kind of insane operations were these?!
Even dark wizards wouldn't do such things!
Compared to these two things, Three-Headed Dogs were much more normal!
After the horror, the dark wizards shook their heads one after another, indicating that they didn't have information in this area either.
Charle sighed at this, not too disappointed.
Immediately after, he asked the dark wizards another question.
"Then do you have any information or products related to soul magic?"
"For example, Horcruxes, and soul immortality, soul extraction, soul fusion, soul distortion..."
"Any kind of information is fine. You're dark wizards, this should be right up your alley, right?"
The dark wizards looked at each other, and one by one, they showed ashamed expressions.
Charle shook his head in dissatisfaction.
"No, why don't you guys know anything?"
"It's one thing if you don't know how to breed dangerous creatures, but as dark wizards, you don't even know your old trade of playing with souls?"
"You guys are really incompetent dark wizards, aren't you?"
After a long while, an old dark wizard finally spoke with a bitter expression, trembling.
"Lord Charle, you think too highly of us in such a high-level field."
"If we understood this, would we still be making a living in Knockturn Alley, and would we still be so intimidated after being robbed by you?"
"And there's Horcruxes, soul immortality, soul extraction, and so on. Although I don't understand it, it all feels quite evil and sounds quite scary."
"Don't you think you're being too extreme at your age to be involved in this?"
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