"No," Roger shook his head, denying Nicolas Flamel's assertion.
"No matter how scattered multi-threaded thinking becomes, as long as the different threads originate from me."
"Then the fluctuations in magic power will inevitably cause some subtle interference."
Nicolas Flamel's magical thinking was more focused on Alchemy, while Roger, in the process of exploring the Path to Immortality, had a deeper understanding of the essence of Mind Magic.
Especially after his exploration of the Pestering Mites, he gained a new perspective on the relationship between thought and magic.
"Then the one I envisioned..." Nicolas Flamel trailed off.
Roger knew what he wanted to say.
When Nicolas Flamel took over the design of the new version of the Second Brain from Roger, he had an idea.
Combination Magic.
In the early days, Wizards discovered that their growth had limits; no matter how hard they tried, the intensity of the magic they cast was very limited.
To overcome this constraint, they embarked on various attempts, and the three major schools of 'Modification, Ritual, and External Objects,' from which Roger drew much inspiration, were the culmination of these efforts.
Nicolas Flamel, who had forged the Philosopher's Stone, could be considered a leading figure in the school of External Objects, but he had also researched other directions.
After all, the method of breaking through human limits by creating various Magical Items was inextricably linked to Ritual.
His concept stemmed from the school of Ritual: if one person's strength is insufficient, gather the strength of ten thousand.
Decades ago, Nicolas Flamel gathered many Wizards and used a collective Finite Incantatem to stop Grindelwald's powerful Fiendfyre, which had nearly destroyed a city.
Although the strength of ten thousand people could be gathered through Ritual, there was one problem that was difficult to solve: the thinking of each person was very different, so the efficiency of gathering and utilizing this power was ridiculously low.
In the past, there had been no very effective solution to this problem. Magic was a peculiar thing; even with the Imperius Curse, one of the Three Unforgivable Curses, for forced control, it was difficult to eliminate these differences.
However, Roger's concept of multi-threaded thinking and its related technical foundation offered Nicolas Flamel another possibility.
Different thinking threads could cast different spells simultaneously, combining and amplifying each other.
To put it metaphorically, it was like assembling machinery with gears and levers, transforming electrical energy from a simple force into something capable of doing more and greater things.
Nicolas Flamel believed that if the combination was refined enough, it might even produce miraculous results.
But if Roger said it like this...
"This actually doesn't hinder anything. Although interference will occur, the overall direction of the magic power remains the same. As long as it's not an extremely egregious mistake, the thing you're worried about won't happen," Roger explained.
Nicolas Flamel shook his head. "But this still greatly reduces the fault tolerance of this method."
If it were just dozens of threads casting dozens of spells separately, it would indeed be nothing. But Nicolas Flamel's ideal was hundreds of thousands of threads, or even more exaggerated, reaching the level of complex magical reactions found in Muggle computer chips.
In such a scenario, this interference between magic powers would become a very fatal flaw.
Well, Nicolas Flamel was, after all, an Alchemist.
What he truly desired, in a sense, was to transform magic into a conceptual Alchemy Device.
But Roger's theory had poured cold water on his refined path.
This meant that if he wanted to make this path work, he would have to find a way to eliminate this interference.
This was undoubtedly not a simple matter.
...
"Why do I feel like the Professor's teaching state is a bit off today?"
"He was too tired yesterday."
After class, Roger answered Harry's question.
Nicolas Flamel was not one to procrastinate; when he realized a problem, he would immediately find a way to solve it.
The phenomenon of magic power interference was clearly very troublesome. He had unknowingly been thinking and experimenting in accelerated thought for too long, to the point where the feeling of fatigue was evident even during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
The other students were clearly not as sensitive as Harry; they did not notice the abnormality in Nicolas Flamel's teaching.
Most were still discussing popular topics within the school.
Yes, it was about the Chamber of Secrets.
Although Roger had held a press conference yesterday announcing that the virtual reality client would be available for public sale, causing a sensation among the enlightened individuals of the entire wizarding world.
But as students, they were not as concerned with political matters, and furthermore, Hogwarts had already completed the popularization of virtual reality internally, so everyone was already using it.
To them, it was like Africa completing its electrification... it was indeed impressive, but it didn't feel like it had a significant impact on them?
Or rather, until the impact reached them, they wouldn't have much thought about it.
Compared to yesterday's press conference, they were more interested in the Chamber of Secrets that Roger had found upon entering school.
According to the newspapers at noon, Headmaster Dumbledore's appeal process submitted to the Ministry of Magic had entered its final stage.
The Ministry of Magic's legal department would soon sentence the true culprit who had killed Hogwarts student Moaning Myrtle to death!
And clear Hagrid's name.
Although the overall trend had been almost decided, there were actually some scattered dissenting voices in the British wizarding world.
After all, that Basilisk was a relic of Slytherin!
While the wizarding world couldn't be said to have a single lineage spanning all time, it could be described as having a revolving door of rulers and steadfast pure-blood families.
As the founder of Britain's only formal magical academy for centuries, the influence of the four founders still lingered.
Even when Voldemort rose to power, he had to find a prestigious lineage to rally behind... many wizards placed importance on such things.
This faction wanted to stir up support to save the Basilisk, but they didn't dare oppose Dumbledore, who was at the height of his power in Britain. Moreover, they were unwilling to offend the group currently standing behind Dumbledore, led by Roger, Nicolas Flamel, and the Order of the Phoenix, among others.
Therefore, they could only try to use the media to spread public opinion and leverage it to their advantage, hoping to regain some ground.
This was why the matter of the Basilisk had recently become a hot topic at Hogwarts under extensive publicity.
Of course, it wasn't that Slytherin's name was truly that powerful, compelling everyone to act.
The name merely provided a reason for people to gather; in reality, there were other, far more complex reasons behind this matter.
...Not everyone was willing to see the 'rise' of Dumbledore and Roger!
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