If I can't find the sneaky fellow, I won't be able to sleep peacefully at night. Now, Ian suspects that the person who slipped the note into his robe might be in an invisible state.
Like an Invisibility Cloak or an Illusionary Body Spell, the Magic World has all sorts of bizarre methods to make people invisible. If that's the case, it's reasonable that Ian hasn't found a suspect.
The people he encountered today who might be suspicious have barely interacted with him closely. Even Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort, didn't get near him.
"It's hard to say. I remember there's a lost magic called Wizard's Hand that can create an invisible third hand..." Ian has prepared everything he needs.
Soon, as the crackling sound began, he started experimenting with the help of a Dementor. The mindless Dementor mainly handled handing him things and feeding him snacks.
"Grind this thing a bit finer for me."
Honestly.
Luckily, Ian studied [Ancient Alchemy], otherwise, trying to get started would surely face some setbacks and unfamiliarity, as his alchemy technique tends to use Ancient Magic Rune to create Alchemy Creations, which is quite similar to the framework on the Resurrection Stone.
Indeed, the runes on the Resurrection Stone can also be regarded as a kind of Magic Rune, but it differs from Rune Language and other Ancient Magic Rune, belonging to the "alchemy language" exclusive to the creation of the Three Sacred Artifacts of Death.
It can be tentatively called the Death Magic Rune.
Like Ancient Runes, it is a language with magic power, but this language is stronger than Ancient Runes. Its essence should be a manifestation of the God of Death's magic power.
While Ancient Runes are the ancient wizards' exploration and summary of magic and nature. It's also a manifestation of power, so both have a few similar applications.
Modern alchemy is quite different.
Modern alchemy evolved from the now more popular Magic Curse studies. It inherits some traits of Ancient Magic Rune and, like spells, has become much simpler and has changed considerably.
"Each has its advantages and disadvantages."
Ian's evaluation is very objective.
The alchemy works made by [Ancient Alchemy], can actually be called [Magic Rune Creation]; its internal magic circuits are entirely constructed by linking one Magic Rune after another.
As for the mainstream [Modern Alchemy] creations, they emphasize overlaying different [Enchantments], combining various [Enchantments] to produce special functions.
It no longer uses magic language as the main component, structurally making it quite different from Ian's [Ancient Alchemy], like two different branches under the same major. This also makes it difficult for alchemists learning [Modern Alchemy] to quickly handle replicating the Resurrection Stone.
Of course, the stability and difficulty of [Modern Alchemy] are definitely far superior to [Ancient Alchemy], otherwise it wouldn't have replaced [Ancient Alchemy] over time.
"The Magic Wand Shop can be filled with various magic wands, thanks to the efficiency of modern alchemy." Ian is well aware of this era's transformation, essentially similar to the process of industrialization.
In many aspects, [Modern Alchemy] is indeed more suitable. It abandons some possibilities of [Ancient Alchemy], focusing more on lowering the threshold and success rate of alchemical creations.
"The excellent development of Modern Alchemy is probably also related to the stringent material requirements of Ancient Alchemy." Ian looked at the invaluable materials on his desk.
If he wasn't guarding a Room of Requirement and living next to the Forbidden Forest where he could zero-dollar purchase, he would need to spend huge amounts of money just to gather these experimental materials—this is with Ian having the extraordinary trait of [Super Limit Alchemy] allowing him to find some substitutes; otherwise, some materials would be difficult to purchase even if he wanted to.
Just like the materials for magic potions.
Alchemy materials are also becoming extinct.
If Ian's knowledge is correct.
The master of [Modern Alchemy] is actually the famous French master Nicolas Flamel. This master has also achieved outstanding accomplishments in [Ancient Alchemy], yet he has actively participated in the development and perfection of [Modern Alchemy] for most of his life.
This indicates.
[Modern Alchemy] is indeed more suitable for today's wizards in certain aspects. Of course, Ian believes that Nicolas Flamel must have used [Ancient Alchemy] to create the Magic Stone.
Many times, things that [Ancient Alchemy] can complete, [Modern Alchemy] does not have replacement methods for; it relies heavily on established [Enchantment] skills.
Wanting to use [Enchantment] to stitch together and perform various [Enchantment] combinations is easy, but creating new [Enchantment] effects requires delving back into the scope of [Ancient Alchemy].
"Wanting to research the Magic Stone might still rely on the noseless one." Ian carefully integrated the materials into the Resurrection Stone prototype, his rune-inscription speed can only be described as tortoise-like.
Each inch of progress takes a long time, even inscribing just a small section of rune on the prototype roughly estimated, takes at least a few days.