"My turn!"
"I summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Burst Stream of Destruction!"
When it comes to dueling, it's all about card games, of course! Although Roger could also write some magic into virtual reality in a spell-casting format, that kind of thing doesn't involve complex mental shifts. It's purely about reaction speed, just like close-quarters combat, and it's not very interesting.
Roger, with his accelerated thinking, had no interest in competing with a centenarian in that.
He'd rather play some entertainment games together.
Currently, Roger had few games implanted in the virtual reality: one for reaction speed, Fruit Ninja; one for strategic command on a city scale, Red Alert; a simplified version of Card King; a battle royale version of Multiplayer Wizard Duel; and a large library for those with learning needs.
He'd catered to various aspects a little.
Although Roger had considered adding some games with grander worlds, the workload would be too immense, something he couldn't possibly complete alone in a few days.
After more than ten minutes, Roger's life points hit zero, and he sighed, "As expected, it's still not enough."
Considering it was Dumbledore's first time playing, after a brief explanation of the rules, Roger chose an ordinary deck and then selected the unnerfed Tearlaments for Dumbledore.
It turned out that even with better play, an ordinary deck was still too much of a struggle against a "cheater."
It wasn't just Card King; Dumbledore went on to try all the other games.
Compared to the games, he personally preferred the grand library.
"How was it? Pretty good, right?" Roger asked with a smile after the experience.
Dumbledore recalled everything he had just experienced and summarized, "A technology with infinite potential, and if it can be successfully implemented, it might solve a few of my problems."
Roger knew what problems he was referring to; the two had chatted about recent events while experiencing the games.
Everything else had gone smoothly when Dumbledore was trying to change Muggle Studies from an elective to a required course.
There were no issues with the Muggle Studies professor or the progress made by the board of governors, but they encountered some resistance from the students.
The reason elective courses are electives is that people's time is limited, and they can't take too many courses. Even someone as academically gifted as Hermione, after using a Time-Turner to take all courses, was completely exhausted and had to give up on some she didn't like as much. It was even more so for ordinary people.
Making Muggle Studies a required course had a significant impact on students' course selections.
However, with Roger's thought acceleration technology, some purely academic content could be taught through online courses, which resolved Dumbledore's predicament.
"In that case, let's not delay. We should go."
It had been agreed beforehand that if Roger's technology had no issues, Dumbledore would accompany Roger to the Ministry of Magic to complete the relevant procedures.
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This was Roger's second time visiting the Ministry of Magic headquarters in London. The last time he came, he was a prisoner. He never expected that in the blink of an eye, he would become the so-called 'hope' of the British wizarding world. Truly, life is unpredictable.
Entering the Ministry's main hall, there was a row of gilded fireplaces for the Floo Network on both sides. Wizards in various attire shuttled through them; some wore modern suits, some traditional wizarding robes, and some wore clothes that looked old and rustic, with a style reminiscent of Hagrid.
And at the front of the hall was a statue of a Centaur, Goblins, House-elves, and other non-human magical intelligent races looking up at a wizard casting a spell.
Looking at the statue, Roger suddenly realized something he had overlooked.
In this world, humans were not the only intelligent species. Besides Muggles and wizards, there were other highly intelligent beings. Some creatures, like Goblins, had even directly confronted wizards before.
In this new era where everyone's power was upgrading, wouldn't new racial wars emerge?
Roger held no prejudice against other intelligent races. To Roger, who could rearrange matter, appearance, gender, skin color, and race were all superficial illusions.
They were things he could change at any time if he wished.
Only the heart was the sole criterion for distinguishing between them.
And undoubtedly, the thought processes and cultures of other races differed significantly from humans.
From a human perspective, Roger did not want human civilization to be violently destroyed and replaced by other existences.
But he also had no interest in committing genocide.
Thinking of this, Roger couldn't help but turn his gaze to Dumbledore beside him.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I recall there was a 'rebellion' incident with the Goblins, but later wizards and Goblins reached a coexistence?"
Hearing Roger speak, Dumbledore turned his head and looked at Roger with confusion, not understanding why he was suddenly discussing this.
But in the next second, Dumbledore seemed to realize something, and his eyes sharpened slightly. "What did you see?"
In the eyes of others, Roger was just a young wizard with great potential. However, Dumbledore was one of the very few people in this world who truly understood how outrageously Roger had grown.
Combined with what he was currently researching and his identity as a Seer, it was hard not to make some connections.
Roger shook his head helplessly. "I've said it before, I can't see the future completely. I only see a facet of the future. I am a Seer, not omniscient. Don't take everything I say as prophecy."
He had mentioned this aspect of himself many times in daily conversations, but others only took it as the humility of a Seer. Who didn't know that people who engage in prophecy loved to play the game of 'making the illusory real and the real illusory'?
Even though Roger always presented himself with sincerity, it couldn't change people's ingrained prejudices.
He had originally intended to discuss with Dumbledore the issue of whether to take preventive measures against other intelligent races in the future.
But at this moment, he suddenly lost interest.
He disliked ineffective communication where his intentions were twisted.
The Seer's identity and abilities brought Roger many conveniences, but not all of them.
For starters, people often took his casual remarks as prophecies, which was a frequent source of frustration for Roger.
Did he really have to go back to his old ways, spewing some eloquent, mystical nonsense for everyone's comfort?
"Don't worry about my question, I was just asking casually," Roger continued.
But the more Roger acted this way, the more Dumbledore felt there was something amiss.
He understood Roger's personality, but Roger wasn't entirely without secrets. For instance, when they traveled the Pacific together, Dumbledore had asked Roger why he always seemed so urgent.
Dumbledore had thought about Roger's answer afterward and felt increasingly that something was off; it was as if he were hiding something important.
And now, that same feeling had returned.
Dumbledore looked up ahead, also noticing the statue.
The Goblin Rebellion, alien races, Roger's mention of people on the other side of the stars possibly knowing magic, and his persistent urgency…
A flood of information reassembled in Dumbledore's mind.
Dumbledore couldn't help but look up at the constantly flowing, shimmering golden runes on the ceiling of the Ministry of Magic's main hall.
'Won't there come a day when something truly falls from the sky?!' Dumbledore thought with a heavy heart.
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