Multiverse Skill System

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"He's the Minister of Magic I was talking about."

Hermione's expression told Yi Shuihan that she didn't believe it, because it was too exaggerated. That was the Minister of Magic! How could he speak as if he were trying to curry favor with Yi Shuihan? This was a profound upheaval in her mind regarding the Ministry of Magic, the most official organization in the magical world. The Minister of Magic was equivalent to a leader in the Muggle world. Why would he be so ingratiating to Yi Shuihan?

"You'll know in a few days whether he really is the Minister of Magic. Okay, you can go tell Hagrid not to worry."

Yi Shuihan didn't care whether Hermione believed it now or not. Even if she didn't believe it now, she believed that in a few days, faced with the undeniable reality, she would have no choice but to believe it.

After seeing Hermione off, Yi Shuihan had a good night's rest. The next day, he took Godzilla's blood to Professor Snape. It would be a waste not to make use of Snape, a master of potions.

Upon seeing the blue blood that Yi Shuihan had taken out, Snape was clearly very interested, especially when he heard that the blue blood could produce the same effect as potions. His interest was greatly aroused, and he hoped to obtain some for research. Yi Shuihan naturally agreed, as he had brought back quite a lot of blue blood, also for research purposes.

While Yi Shuihan and Snape were busy researching the blue blood, the entire wizarding world became abuzz with a news item published in the Daily Prophet.

"A potion research institute is about to be established, recruiting researchers with a monthly salary of 1000 gold gallons and protection provided. Who exactly is this guy named Yi Shuihan?"

"Judging from the name, he should be from the East. Is this really true? He's so rich, with a monthly salary of 1000 Galleons. My god, my salary is only 20 Galleons."

"It should be true. The Daily Prophet wouldn't publish fake news. And did you notice that it says on it that the Ministry of Magic commissioned the Daily Prophet to publish it? This Easterner must have some connection with the Ministry of Magic."

Ordinary people were all talking about this, but since it didn't really concern them—after all, potion masters were a minority—they didn't take it too seriously and just treated it as something to talk about after dinner.

But another event truly shook the entire British magical community.

"Minister of Magic Fudge has announced that the existence of the wizarding world will be made public on New York Day, and that he is already in talks with British leaders about this matter."

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire magical world.

The wizarding world and the Muggle world have been separated for hundreds of years. Now, the existence of the wizarding world is suddenly to be revealed on New York Day, leaving all the wizards who were unaware of the inside story dumbfounded.

In the current magical world, most people still don't want the Muggle world to know about them. They have a special sense of superiority over Muggles and don't want Muggles to know about their existence.

In no time, countless wizards who opposed the openness of the wizarding world jointly petitioned the Ministry of Magic, causing a great uproar. Many people believed that under such great pressure, the matter would definitely be dropped, and even Fudge, the Minister of Magic, would be dismissed.

However, things turned out quite the opposite. This time, the Ministry of Magic took a very firm stance, clearly supporting Fudge and showing no influence whatsoever from these ordinary wizards.

As time passed, some inside information was gradually revealed from the Ministry of Magic, and all wizards in the magical world were almost silenced.

The existence of Godzilla, the agreement reached between Yi Shuihan and the Ministry of Magic—all of this was no longer a secret, shifting people's attention to this mysterious Easterner, Yi Shuihan.

"The mysterious man is still alive and has openly appeared at the Ministry of Magic. Moreover, he seems to be quite respectful in front of this mysterious Easterner. Is he afraid of this mysterious Easterner?!"

"This mysterious Easterner's power is enough to destroy the entire magical world by himself? That's impossible! Have the people in the Ministry of Magic gone mad? Spreading such rumors."

"Even the mysterious figure needs to be tested along with others to join the research institute? Merlin, am I dreaming?"

"This is the biggest joke I've ever heard in my life. How could one person be that powerful?"

Most wizards are skeptical of these facts, and the majority are disbelievers.

As the center of all the storms, Hogwarts, with Yi Shuihan present, finally welcomed many wizards, all of whom wanted to see if Yi Shuihan was as powerful as rumored.

Chapter 548, Becoming a Father Unexpectedly?

These wizards who came to Hogwarts were not ordinary wizards; they were elites from various industries and representatives of ancient families. Only when they gathered together could Hogwarts open its doors wide for them.

These people originally thought that once they arrived at Hogwarts, they could find Yi Shuihan immediately and then determine whether Yi Shuihan was really as powerful as rumored.

However, they were turned away; Yi Shuihan said he was in the research phase and would not see visitors.

Even if others said that, it wouldn't make a difference. These wizards have plenty of ways to pressure Hogwarts into taking them to meet people. But Yi Shuihan is completely different.

Therefore, Dumbledore personally stepped in and became Yi Shuihan's gatekeeper. With even Dumbledore acting as the gatekeeper, the wizards were silenced. After all, even if they were to unite completely, they could not ignore the greatest wizard of their time.

It must be said that Dumbledore's actions greatly surprised these wizards, making them even more convinced of the news from the Ministry of Magic. After all, not everyone is worth Dumbledore doing this for.

These wizards did not leave because of this. After all, Yi Shuihan could not stay in the laboratory forever. As long as Yi Shuihan came out, they could still see him.

This wait lasted for three whole days. On the fourth day, because the research was not going very well, the first thing Yi Shuihan saw when he came out of his private alchemy room was Dumbledore, followed by a large group of wizards dressed in different styles not far away.

"Is he Yi Shuihan?"

"No way? He's really that young."

"He doesn't look that strong!"

The wizards looked at Yi Shuihan and were surprised by his youth. Although they had learned some information about him in the past few days, they were still shocked when they actually saw him.

Yi Shuihan roughly knew who these people were, but he ignored them and walked straight to his room, leaving the group of wizards who had expected Yi Shuihan to talk to them looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Wait, I am a potion master. I have something I would like to ask you, sir. How often does your potion research institute recruit? Don't you have a specific date?"

The wizard who shouted was about 30 years old, with a burly build and a full beard. He looked strong and powerful, making it hard to believe that he was well-versed in potions.

However, upon hearing this, Yi Shuihan suddenly stopped in his tracks, because he suddenly realized that it seemed really necessary to set a date, and the location of the research institute also needed to be considered.

"It will begin at 9 a.m. on the 3rd. As for the location, it will be right at the entrance of Hogwarts." Yi Shuihan slowly began to speak. "Professor Dumbledore, I don't think you'll mind if I take up a spot."

“Of course!” Dumbledore replied, though he was also a little puzzled as to why Yi Shuihan had mentioned the entrance to Hogwarts instead of the interior.

"If you want to know my capabilities, then come and see in three days! To reassure my employees, I'll give you a little demonstration."

After uttering those words, Yi Shuihan turned and left again.

Back in his room, Yi Shuihan first told Fudge about confirming the time and place, asking him to publish it in the Daily Prophet. Then he began another thing he should have done long ago.

"You should come out now."

Yi Shuihan took out the magic stone and the egg with phoenix blood. As soon as they appeared, they began to react violently. The light emitted by the magic stone was so bright that Yi Shuihan wanted to close his eyes for a moment.

It seems that because it had already absorbed some magic stones, its life force had recovered considerably, and this time the absorption speed was much faster than last time.

The Philosopher's Stone shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely merging into the egg.

Yi Shuihan watched this scene with anticipation, not feeling anything amiss that the magic stone was being absorbed, even though the magic stone was extremely precious and could be used to refine elixirs of immortality.

Finally, the magic stone completely disappeared from Yi Shuihan's sight, and at this moment, the surface of the egg began to flash with a black light.

"This aura... it gives me a feeling of destruction. Shouldn't a phoenix be full of vitality?" Yi Shuihan wondered, but there was no use thinking about it now.

A snapping sound rang out abruptly, and then, to Yi Shuihan's somewhat astonished gaze, the egg exploded. Yes, it exploded, and the sound was quite loud.

"Something's not right with this script! Could it be because the bloodline is too high, and the way of appearing is different?"

The thought flashed through Yi Shuihan's mind, and then he saw a creature that was entirely black and resembled the phoenix Fox hovering in front of him.

"Since you're all black, I'll leave you, Black Phoenix, to me."

Yi Shuihan immediately named the unknown creature in front of him and then began to sense its state as a black phoenix.

"Good heavens, it was born with the strength of Bronze, and not even the initial stage. If it grows up, it is very likely to become Silver. I just don't know if it can become Gold. The Phoenix bloodline is indeed extraordinary."

"Daddy!"

"Who's speaking?"

Suddenly hearing a soft, childlike voice, Yi Shuihan was startled.

"Are you calling me?"

"Daddy! Daddy!"

Finally finding the source of the sound, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but smile wryly. It turned out to be the newly born black phoenix in front of him.

What on earth is this "father" thing? Am I suddenly a father?

For a moment, I couldn't accept the fact that I had become a father.

Black Phoenix didn't care whether Yi Shuihan accepted it or not, and immediately flew towards Yi Shuihan, calling him "Father" incessantly, making Yi Shuihan feel a bit overwhelmed.

"Don't call me father, call me master."

"Daddy?"

"Fine, you don't have to call me master, but calling me brother is fine too, right?"

"Daddy!"

"..."

Faced with Hei Feng, who only knew one sentence from beginning to end, Yi Shuihan could only give in and temporarily became Hei Feng's father.

Black Phoenix was only born recently. Although it had a powerful bloodline and considerable strength, it was still a newborn and soon fell asleep.

"Meow! Come here."

Yi Shuihan called out to Miaoya, who had been hiding in the corner.

"From now on, you'll be in charge of taking care of it, understand? Nod if you understand."

Chapter 549, Underwater Research Institute

Miaoya glanced cautiously at the black phoenix in Yi Shuihan's arms, then shook its head vigorously. The black phoenix's bloodline was too high-level; just standing in front of it made it feel very oppressed.

"Are you very afraid of it?"

Yi Shuihan noticed the fear in Miaoya's eyes and frowned as he asked.

Meow nodded vigorously when it heard its master's question, looking at Yi Shuihan expectantly, hoping that Yi Shuihan would give up its request to take care of Black Phoenix.

"It seems you need to work on your courage. Since you're so afraid of it, you should take on the responsibility of caring for it even more. I'm doing this for your own good. As long as you can ignore its bloodline pressure, you won't be intimidated when facing similar beings in the future."

Yi Shuihan spoke with a smile, but in Miaoya's eyes, that smile was so treacherous.

"Bad master?"

"Ok?"

Yi Shuihan's expression suddenly froze, and he looked at Miaoya in surprise. Although the voice came from his mind and it was the first time he had heard it, he instantly recognized the source of the voice.

What's going on today? Strange things are happening one after another, even the cat can talk now.

When did you learn this skill?

However, Miaoya did not answer the question, as if the previous sound was just an illusion. Yi Shuihan could see the confusion in Miaoya's eyes and realized that it was probably a lucky coincidence that Miaoya had used that method to communicate for the first time.

"Okay, if you can say you refuse to take care of it like you did before, I won't let you take care of it."

Having done it once, the second time was naturally much easier. Considering that Meow had only used mental communication because she didn't want to take care of Black Phoenix, Yi Shuihan decided to put more pressure on her.

Clearly, it worked. Meow kept trying, hoping to find the feeling she had just experienced, and finally, a series of intermittent sounds appeared in Yi Shuihan's mind.

"Meow...meow...no...don't...take care of...it!"

"I can't hear you clearly."

She put her hand to her ear as if listening, but Meow's words were clearly in her mind, not something she could hear with her ears.

"Meow, don't take care of it!"

Meow finally managed to speak and successfully mastered a skill that shouldn't have been its ability.

"In that case, I won't let you take care of it. You just need to keep an eye on it from time to time. How does that sound?"

"No need to take care of it, just watch it, hmm, meow, I understand."

Meow nodded happily, but didn't notice that its situation hadn't actually changed. Looking at Black Phoenix, was there much difference in how it was being cared for?

Well, actually, this isn't difficult at all. Yi Shuihan just wanted Miaoya and Hei Feng to get along. If we're talking about taking care of each other, Hei Feng's strength is far superior to Miaoya's at the moment, so it's hard to say who will take care of whom.

The birth of Hei Feng greatly improved Yi Shuihan's mood, and he never stopped smiling.

The birth of Black Phoenix went unnoticed at Hogwarts, but it wasn't entirely without cause. The moment Black Phoenix was born, all the magical creatures at Hogwarts froze for several seconds, seemingly startled. This naturally attracted attention, especially after investigation revealed that even the creatures of the Forbidden Forest exhibited the same behavior, making the situation even more concerning.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore immediately thought of Yi Shuihan. Although he had no evidence, he believed that Yi Shuihan was involved. After questioning Yi Shuihan, who did not deny it, the storm gradually subsided.

These past few days, Yi Shuihan has been quite busy, much like you. He's been working hard to establish a decent research institute.

Others only saw Yi Shuihan making various strange movements on the lake outside Hogwarts, and even occasionally diving into the lake, not knowing exactly what he was doing. They were unaware that Yi Shuihan was using the power of another system to build his own research institute.

"I originally wanted to set up a sky research institute, but this underwater research institute is actually not bad either."

In just three days, Yi Shuihan built his own research institute underwater from scratch, something that probably no one would believe if told.

This underwater research institute is almost as big as Hogwarts, and its defenses far surpass those of Hogwarts. Even Dumbledore would find it impossible to break through its defenses. It can be said to be the safest place in the world, far safer than Azkaban.

Staying in Yi Shuihan's research institute, even if it's bombed, you can rest easy. Unless the Earth is destroyed, the research institute will not be in danger.

To build this research institute, Yi Shuihan actually spent a considerable amount of money. Not to mention the various materials, he even spent nearly a hundred immortal stones, which were very scarce for him.

Don't underestimate these nearly one hundred immortal stones; their energy is enough to create a silver-level artifact. That's why the research institute's defenses are so strong.

With the research institute in place, Yi Shuihan simply moved there. Except for going to the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts, he stayed in his own territory. He was even considering setting up a Room of Requirement in his research institute, but he had to start recruiting staff soon, so he hadn't implemented it yet.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and on this day, nearly a hundred Potions Masters arrived at the gates of Hogwarts to take their tests.

Yi Shuihan was initially puzzled as to why there were so few people, but after Dumbledore's reminder, he realized that these people were actually more than half of the Potions Masters in the entire wizarding world.

After all, the magical world is different from the Muggle world, with an extremely small population. Among this small population, only a small number of wizards specialize in potions, which is why there are only so many potion masters.