When Roger first approached Professor McGonagall to verify his path to Eternal Life, he had shared some of his ideas.
Professor McGonagall knew Roger intended to modify his own body.
However, modifying other parts of the body was entirely different from modifying the brain! In Professor McGonagall's estimation, even if Roger's body modifications went wrong, St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries could save him. As for modifying his brain, that was something she thought would happen much later.
The more important the organ, the later it should be modified. By then, Roger should have grown into a powerful wizard he could trust.
Professor McGonagall had lent Roger "Bloodline Magic and Transfiguration - Speculations for the Future Era," and she had read it herself, so she didn't object to Roger's chosen path.
But now, starting brain modifications in his first year? That was too soon! And besides...
"This modification of yours, it has nothing to do with Eternal Life, does it?" Professor McGonagall read the written report Roger had provided.
Many issues were troublesome to explain purely through speech, so before visiting Professor McGonagall, Roger had organized his planned experimental ideas into a document and written them down.
Roger shook his head. "Actually, it does have some connection."
"Although I am a Seer, I am not omniscient. I know my own limitations."
"Professor, let's do a simple math problem."
"Suppose a wizard takes 1 unit of time to learn a spell, and his lifespan is 100 units, then the number of spells he can learn in his lifetime can be easily calculated."
"Next, let's complicate this. How much time does it take for him to absorb the knowledge from a magic book? After he establishes his own knowledge system, what is the weighting factor for his learning efficiency? How much time in his life will he spend on other events..."
"As long as we know how high a wizard's talent is and refine the algorithm, we can roughly calculate the highest level of achievement a wizard could possibly attain in an ideal state with normal growth."
Roger had only spoken this far, and the intelligent Minerva McGonagall could already guess what Roger was about to say.
"You think..."
Roger nodded and continued, "After I truly began researching Eternal Life, I made some rough calculations. If I consistently pursued low-risk magical experiments and grew normally, the probability of me developing my own Eternal Life technology before I turn 90 is very high. But it's not 100%. This isn't a lottery; it's about the continuation of my life! Even a 1% failure rate would be glaring to me!"
"And this is just insignificant Eternal Life; it hasn't even touched the edge of Eternal Life!"
Therefore, Roger chose abnormal growth.
He chose the path of high risk and high reward.
He chose the path that could increase his talent base.
"Why have you suddenly become so impatient? You can't get fat by eating just one meal; you said that yourself." Professor McGonagall roughly understood Roger's thoughts, but there were still things she couldn't comprehend.
It was human nature to want to make changes and increase the chances of success after truly delving into magical research and seeing one's own future.
But there was no need to go so big right from the start!
Not knowing the specific extent of Roger's Seer abilities, Professor McGonagall looked at Roger with confusion.
"You can't get fat by eating just one meal means I won't rush for success blindly when I know something is impossible and make mistakes. It doesn't mean I'll hesitate due to fear of failure when there's a chance for progress."
Roger thought for a moment and said, "Professor, do you know what the world looks like through the eyes of a Seer?"
"Hmm?"
"I can see many future possibilities, some good, some bad. There are significant conflicts between different wizarding communities, like an unlit powder keg, ready to be detonated by a spark called 'Demon King' at any moment. Our world is developing at high speed, and the collision between Muggle and wizard civilizations could happen at any time."
"Moreover, although wizards are people who use magic, we don't understand the essence of magic itself, which is a huge problem in itself."
"Also, do you remember what I said, Professor? The world is vast. There are nearly 400 billion star systems in the galaxy, and nearly 2 trillion galaxies like our Milky Way in the universe. According to Muggle scientists, there are most likely other life forms beyond the heavens. Then... will 'they' beyond the stars also know magic?"
What Roger said was not a lie, nor was it unfounded worry.
Although these were not prophecies he made with his Seer magical abilities, they were obtained by Roger through another kind of 'Seer' method.
After all, until he transmigrated, Harry Potter's related sequels were still being released, though Roger hadn't paid much attention.
Logically, Voldemort was defeated, and the world was at peace. What were all those sequels, including movies, novels, stage plays, and games, about? Would new villains appear besides Voldemort? Logically, a new villain shouldn't be weaker than Voldemort, right?
Theoretically, the appearance of the 'enemies' Roger mentioned was not entirely impossible! "'Accidents' won't give me any special treatment just because of my age," Roger said.
Ever since he was shot seven times in the Middle East, Roger had abandoned the arrogance of thinking he was some chosen one.
Seeing Professor McGonagall hesitate, Roger didn't try to persuade her further. Instead, he said, "Professor, if you're really in a difficult position, then let's just drop this matter."
"Brain modification is just one idea for me to become stronger. I don't only have this one path."
Before, he hadn't had this idea. Now that the desire to 'enhance talent' had been ignited, Roger, having lived in the information explosion era, had too many strange paths to becoming stronger in his mind. Trying them all would take decades.
Brain modification was simply the most likely option among them, given his own short lifespan.
If the shortest path wasn't feasible, Roger had many backup routes and didn't need to be stubborn about it; he could simply switch.
The current so-called shortest path was calculated based on the existing technology he possessed. Perhaps other future paths would actually have more potential?
"..." Looking at Roger's carefree smile, Professor McGonagall was speechless for a long time.
"...Roger."
"Yes, what is it?"
"I will help you with the Undetectable Extension Charm."
Professor McGonagall then added, "However, I still think direct brain modification is too risky... Do you know about Muggle computers?"
"Huh?" Roger didn't know why Professor McGonagall suddenly brought this up.
"In the documents you gave me, you wrote that you've mastered a certain level of technology to control nerve cells. If you remove the need for increased Mental Power and focus solely on supplementing your memory and multi-threaded thinking needs, why not try this direction?" Professor McGonagall's lips curved into a slight smile.
Professor McGonagall had also read all the books she lent to Roger! Would attaching a computer chip to one's arm and linking it to the nervous system have a similar effect to the brain modification Roger envisioned? She might not have Roger's talent or his future insight, but the concept of brain-computer interfaces had existed since 1991.
How could a true master of magic have no ideas about how to become stronger?! With those theoretical works left by predecessors, and modern magic replacing ancient magic, it had long been evident that wizards had never stopped trying to become stronger over the millennia. It was just that, often, their ideas couldn't be realized.
After all, not everyone could foresee danger like Roger, or conduct 800 magical experiments with a 99.99% mortality rate in a single day, making research progress as rapid as a rocket.
Every bit of innovation from an ordinary wizard was difficult and slow.
"But the computers of this era..." Roger frowned slightly. Knowing more about Muggle technology, he felt it wasn't that simple.
"If Muggle computers can't fully meet the demand, why don't you look into the marvelous field of Alchemy?"
Alchemy was a course that Hogwarts students were only eligible to take in their sixth year, involving extremely advanced magical knowledge.
Not only was it difficult, but there were also numerous knowledge barriers monopolized by various families, magical factories, and special organizations.
This was a field Roger had never ventured into.
And Professor McGonagall intended to lead Roger into this entirely new 'world' next!
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