The gravity on the moon is only one-sixth of Earth's, making walking on the moon a peculiar sensation; a light step could send you floating quite a distance.
Grabbing a handful of sun-baked lunar soil, unimpeded by any atmosphere, Roger raised his wand.
As a magical light flashed, Harry saw Roger's expression turn somewhat disappointed.
In Roger's past life, when it came to myths and legends about the moon, it was usually about Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit.
Although Taoist mythology had more moon-related elements, for most ordinary people, the story of Chang'e flying to the moon was the most widely known.
Just now, as Roger had said on the Dream Weaver, he had wanted to use Conceptual Creation, a type of Dimensional Magic, to create a magical creature called a 'Moon Rabbit,' similar to German folklore.
Why not Chang'e? If Roger had the ability to create Chang'e, then everyone on Earth would have a copy of the Three-Dimensional Law in their hands by now.
Yet, even after Roger had lowered his requirements by several notches, he still couldn't successfully create the Moon Rabbit.
The reason wasn't that Roger's magical strength was insufficient to create a Moon Rabbit.
It was...
"It seems my premonition was correct; insufficient emotional intensity cannot give birth to magical creatures," Roger said. What Roger wanted to create wasn't the mythical pounding medicine Jade Rabbit, but simply a rabbit that could survive on the moon.
It shouldn't have been too difficult, but as Roger cast the spell, he realized that while people had a widespread recognition of Moon Rabbits, that recognition and yearning were far from the constantly escalating conflict between the people of East and West Germany.
Conceptual Creation wasn't creating something from nothing; besides Roger's magical guidance, the thoughts and feelings of the masses were also crucial.
This level of 'thought and feeling' was insufficient to, under his guidance, add a new species to this world that could reproduce on its own.
However, Roger's spellcasting wasn't entirely without results.
"Harry." Roger's words traveled directly into Harry's mind, using his gaze as a medium, transmitted through thought.
"What is it?" The skillful application of Legilimency and Occlumency allowed Harry to communicate with Roger in the same way in the vacuum of space where sound couldn't travel.
As Harry did this, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: couldn't this be used for cheating on exams? A glance and everything would be fine.
However, this thought quickly vanished. Wizards who could master these two types of magic were already exceptionally talented; they wouldn't need to cheat on mere Hogwarts exams.
Besides, the invigilators weren't just for show.
"You know about werewolves, right?"
"Of course." Harry not only knew but also had a rather in-depth understanding.
In Defense Against the Dark Arts, topics related to werewolves were taught to older students.
But Harry had previewed the material.
When Snape had shared all his past with Harry, facing everything openly, it naturally included... the Shrieking Shack incident! That was the day that marked a turning point in Snape's fate.
It was a full moon that day, and Lupin, a friend of Harry's father, transformed into a werewolf and nearly killed Snape. It was James Potter's appearance that saved Snape's life, and it was this incident that changed Lily's perception of James, as she hadn't been particularly fond of him before.
Harry had investigated the backgrounds of his father's close friends, and it was during that time he learned about werewolves.
In this world, werewolves weren't an independent race in the traditional sense. In Harry's opinion, they were more like 'infected individuals'; their infected state was transforming into a mindless werewolf from their original race during a full moon.
"Roger, if you were to send werewolves to the moon to live there permanently, would they remain werewolves forever, or would they never be troubled by lycanthropy and become normal people?" Before Roger could elaborate on what he wanted to say, Harry first voiced a sudden doubt that occurred to him.
After all, one couldn't see a 'full moon' on the moon.
The few boring days on the rocket had indeed had some effect on Harry; his thinking was quite expansive now, and he felt an urge to delve deeper into everything he saw.
It couldn't be helped. There was a gap between his and Roger's magical attainments. Roger could perform all sorts of magical experiments freely, but Harry didn't even dare to practice magic, fearing that if something went wrong, he might damage the rocket beneath his feet and cause trouble for Roger.
After a moment of thought, Roger answered Harry's question: "They would likely live as normal people."
"In my opinion, werewolves are a kind of 'magical illness'; when the invisible ritual between heaven and earth is activated and magical energy changes, they begin to go mad."
"And on the moon, on one hand, they cannot witness the full moon, and on the other hand, they are no longer on Earth, meaning they are removed from the ritual site."
"However, I can't be entirely certain, as this is just speculation. The moon also has its peculiarities. Your question still requires practical experience to find the truth," Roger replied rigorously.
Things involving complex changes in magical energy were unlike mathematics; under limited conditions, there would always be a precise answer. Magical energy itself was mysterious, and even for the current Roger, he knew very little about its essence.
It was precisely because of this unpredictability of magical energy that Roger sought to achieve his path through the Three-Dimensional Law by taking a roundabout route.
"I see." Harry nodded thoughtfully, seemingly lost in his own thoughts.
"Since you know about werewolves, I won't introduce them further," Roger said, bringing the conversation back on track.
"After failing to create the Moon Rabbit with my magic just now, I discovered something interesting. I think... I can create werewolves."
Fear was a more powerful mental force than knowledge of myths, and coupled with the reality of werewolf attacks, such intense fear converging was enough to influence the present.
"...Huh?" Harry was taken aback.
"But doesn't this world already have werewolves?" Harry directly voiced his confusion.
Roger hadn't kept many things from Harry, including the general principles of Conceptual Creation.
"Yes, because in the realm of the mystical, they have already occupied their 'position.' The collective consciousness flows towards them, which is why I couldn't directly create them."
"What I mean is, if I were to 'clear out' all the werewolves that currently exist in this world, I could use the method of Conceptual Creation to re-create a 'new type of werewolf'."
"Completely different from the current werewolves; I can customize everything about the new werewolves!" In other words, as long as Roger wanted to and had the strength, he could redefine werewolves.
With the application of Conceptual Creation, all werewolves born in this world from this point onward could automatically become the overpowered beings like those in Hellsing.
Roger realized that his Dimensional Magic, Conceptual Creation, wasn't as simple as he had thought; its potential went far beyond guiding thoughts and creating new species.
Magic is this kind of thing, mysterious and difficult to comprehend; even its creators sometimes cannot fully grasp all of its secrets.
Magic is more like creating a 'tool port.' As for what this port can do, it requires those who come later to explore it bit by bit.
"This isn't just about werewolves." Roger looked back, gazing at the azure planet.
Currently, a large number of magical creatures born from various human thoughts and desires live on Earth.
For example, Redcaps, female ghosts, and so on.
Roger raised his wand and pointed it vaguely at Earth.
"This means that as long as I'm willing to act, those magical creatures born from thought can be eradicated by me from their very roots, never to appear again."
"And at the same time, it means that under Conceptual Creation, I can modify the entire food chain system of the wizarding world." The wand, vaguely pointing at Earth, swayed slightly as Roger began to make new adjustments to some of his future plans.
This was one of the two greatest gains Roger obtained through his attempt to create the Jade Rabbit.
As for the other intelligence gain.
It resolved the question Roger had encountered on the Dream Weaver.
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