The changes were also part of the Path of the Mind, a truth Roger naturally understood.
The reason he pursued his so-called 'true self' was essentially to lay an unchangeable cornerstone for future mental transformations.
However, Nicolas Flamel offered a different perspective.
He had said a lot before, but in summary, his content was very simple.
Nicolas Flamel believed Roger's 'sequence' was wrong.
He shouldn't seek his true self first and then change.
Instead, change should come first, and the true self should be sought within that change! By anchoring a small part of the self with time and space, and then refining the self with temporal reflections, Nicolas Flamel saw it as a child going to college before attending elementary school.
To be honest, Roger didn't know if Nicolas Flamel's theory was correct.
But practice is the sole criterion for testing truth, and his own plan had indeed encountered some problems during its implementation.
So, until he could think of a better solution, Roger didn't mind trying the possibility Nicolas Flamel offered.
...Even so, tracing further back into the past was actually a very difficult problem for Roger.
The biggest issue was this:
Roger was not from this world!
This meant that if he wanted to trace his entire origin, he would have to traverse worlds! And Roger had clearly not reached that level yet.
This was like his previous Path to Immortality, becoming a dead end that blocked him from both directions.
"This is so difficult," Roger sighed softly, unable to help but lament.
As a transmigrator, Roger gazed at the starry sky, recalling various aspects of his past life, and suddenly felt an indescribable emotion.
If only he could find direction in his path like in some stories he'd seen, where fighting and treasure hunting led the way. Then he wouldn't be so troubled now.
But then again, those 'seniors' who were constantly fighting and killing might actually envy his current peaceful life and call him ungrateful.
If they truly existed, hahahahaha.
Just as Roger was contemplating every event in his past life, slowly tracing his way back, a voice sounded beside him.
"Roger."
Turning his head, he saw it was Principal Dumbledore.
"Principal, why are you here?"
"Hogwarts prohibits nighttime wandering," Dumbledore chuckled lightly.
Of course, this was just a jest between acquaintances. Given Roger's current situation, most school rules didn't really apply to him.
"...Sorry, I was feeling a bit agitated." Even so, Roger offered a slight apology.
Although Roger had the right and ability to do certain things, breaking Hogwarts' rules would also be a form of harm to the school itself.
"The Path to Immortality is much more difficult than I imagined."
Strictly speaking, in the months since the summer holiday began until now, all of Roger's efforts hadn't even gotten him to the entrance of the Path to Immortality.
He had been repeatedly pacing near the threshold of the main gate. After finally entering and taking a few steps, he discovered the path had problems, and now he was back to square one, wandering outside the gate again.
He didn't know when he would be able to enter the gate next time, and once inside, he didn't know if the path he would embark on would be the right one.
The Path to Eternal Life had many practitioners throughout history, which could have provided Roger with a collection of trial-and-error experiences. Now that this advantage was gone, Roger found himself struggling.
Roger now more concretely understood the feelings of those talented wizards of ancient times who, no matter how brilliant, found it difficult to break through their limitations and advance further.
"It's rare to hear you complain," Dumbledore said with a smile.
He still remembered how determined and spirited Roger had been the previous academic year.
When the brilliance of nuclear fusion rose over the Pacific, it seemed as if the entire world would dance at his fingertips.
But at this moment, Dumbledore saw a hint of dejection in Roger.
"I'm only human," Roger always felt that others around him had some kind of misunderstanding about him.
"I make mistakes, and naturally, I get discouraged."
"But..."
"I won't give up."
"No matter how many setbacks or failures I experience, as long as I'm alive, I will keep fighting," Roger said in a very calm tone.
Fighting against death, fighting against himself.
There were no five decays of heaven and man here, no lifespan limits, no heavenly tribulations, and no stages to clear for achievements.
On the surface, there was no external pressure.
Only when the footsteps of death caught up would everything become apparent.
But by then, it would be too late for anything.
This battle was destined to be long, even somewhat tedious.
But this tediousness was also part of the enemy.
The unseen enemy is the most terrifying.
Just like when I was a Muggle in my previous life, it felt like there was always so much time to waste.
If I hadn't transmigrated, my life would probably have been forever frozen in my youth, all returning to nothing.
Lost in thought, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Roger's mind.
Wait, senior transmigrators...
Recalling the books he'd read in his previous life, Roger suddenly understood. All the experiences connected! "Headmaster Dumbledore."
"What is it?" Feeling Roger's serious gaze, Dumbledore felt a slight sense of foreboding.
Dumbledore wasn't a Seer, but everyone had some degree of intuition.
"My future plans might need to change." Roger and Dumbledore were allies, so Roger would inform him of any major changes.
Dumbledore frowned. "What do you mean?"
"My original plan was to gradually achieve my milestones for Eternal Life."
"Eternal Life, immortality, invincibility, indestructibility, and the subsequent Paths."
"Then, by elevating my life's status, I would drive the growth of my power."
"Once my power grew to a certain extent, I would begin to interfere with the world and enter a new cycle of growth." Roger first explained his original plan.
After speaking, Roger paused and continued, "But now, I've realized that with my talents, I'm afraid I won't be able to elevate my life's status purely through my own research."
The smooth progress on the Path to Immortality had given Roger a slight illusion, but now that illusion was corrected, and Roger began to face his limits more squarely.
"So, I need to change things."
"I think I'll elevate my power first, and then seek to transcend my life's level in reverse."
Roger's inspiration came from Nicolas Flamel.
Yes.
The order.
Roger's order was wrong! Not just the order between the true self and change in his pursuit of an immortal mind.
Even the order of methods to achieve immortality was wrong.
It wasn't just immortality; even Roger's achieved Eternal Life had the wrong order in its conceptualization!
It was just that, during the process of achieving Eternal Life, Roger's thought process was wrong, but his practical steps were correct!
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