Dark Hour/7:00.

Damian Kellaser's living room.

The scene in the dark room presents a depressing atmosphere. The entire room is dimly lit, and the walls are made of obsidian bricks, emitting a cold glimmer.

There are several ancient stone statues placed around them, all of which are entangled snake spirits. The snake eyes are hollow and sharp, as if they are monitoring everything in the room.

There is a set of dark red bookshelves in the corner of the dark room. All kinds of rare magic books are densely arranged on the bookshelves, and the covers of some of the ancient books have turned yellow.

The red-robed wizard Damian was controlled and sat on the red velvet chair in the center of the room, his posture was upright and stiff, his hands were placed neatly on his knees, and his eyes were looking forward blankly, like an abandoned puppet.

Beside the desk, Xia Xiu looked leisurely and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. The Snake Eyes Scroll was spread out on the table, and clear footprint symbols appeared on the surface of the scroll - these marks symbolized the positions of the tutors in each school with different totems.

Xia Xiu's eyes were calm and focused as he examined these marks one by one:

——Scroll of Snake Spirit——

Ivan Sorensen | Tutor of the Fang Sect

Mira Castel | Tutor of the Fang Faction

Sophia Romano|Senior Tutor of the Venomous Fang Sect

Philippe Kellaser|Head of Spell Protection

Damian Kellasel|Super Mentor of the Serpent Faction|

Alex Kelasel|Serpent Faction Defense Mentor|

Isabelle Kellasel|Serpent Faction Combat Instructor|

Adrian Fearn|Mysterious Scales Mentor

Leah Keizer|Senior Mentor of the Mysterious Scales Sect

…………

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Xia Xiu looked at each name carefully and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he already knew these people by heart.

The totem and location of each mentor clearly appear on the scroll, and even their faction and responsibilities are clearly marked.

His eyes were solemn and casual, as if he was choosing the next chess piece.

Satis, the old craftsman on the side, couldn't help but glance at those precious magic books, with unconcealable joy and desire in his eyes.

Even in a crisis-ridden situation, he was still deeply attracted by these books. From time to time, he quietly stretched out his fingers and gently touched the edges of these volumes, with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes.

soon.

Xia Xiu withdrew his gaze from the Snake Spirit Scroll. He closed the scroll and placed it beside the table, as if he had just completed some research, casually and relaxedly.

His eyes slowly swept across the room, finally stopping on Damian.

The red-robed wizard was sitting stiffly on the aristocratic red chair, his hands obediently placed on his knees, his eyes empty and dull, like an unconscious puppet.

The old craftsman Satis stood aside, with a hint of awe and contemplation in his eyes. He retracted his attention from the bookshelf and turned to Xia Xiu.

He bowed his head slightly, his face full of respect, and asked in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, do you have any new instructions?"

Xia Xiu smiled slightly when he heard the sound, glanced at the scroll leisurely, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a regular low sound.

He smiled calmly and said:

"Caleb Wigner, that purple-robed wizard did a big job for me. With this Snake Spirit Scroll, the next thing will save a lot of effort."

His hand caressed the scroll, and his eyes passed over the marks on it. There was a bit of speculation in his eyes, and he seemed to be extremely satisfied with the information on it.

"Serpentis College seems to have been firmly controlled by Aurors in various core areas and management powers. It is really locked up tightly by them."

Xia Xiu turned his head slightly, his eyes fell on the old craftsman's face, and he said calmly, as if waiting for the other party's feedback.

Satis nodded slightly and stared deeply at the marks of names and footprints on the scroll, his face solemn and thoughtful.

After pondering for a moment, he finally whispered back:

"That's true. Through infiltration and control, the Kailasher family has established a strict ruling system with blood superiority and family glory as its core.

Their clansmen occupy important positions and key areas in the academy. With blood superiority as the cornerstone, secret room control, teaching influence, social isolation, and even their presence in taboo experiments - the Kailasel family relies on this to continue to consolidate.

to maintain their absolute status.”

"In the academy, they not only control magic resources and teaching, but also carefully cultivate a social culture where pure-blood wizards are supreme.

The academy has gradually become the continuation of their family and an important base to showcase their pure-blood glory. Mixed-blood wizards? Under this system, the chance of even touching the core is slim."

The corners of Xia Xiu's mouth raised slightly, which was profound and meaningful.

"So, no one thought about resisting?"

The old craftsman trembled slightly after hearing this. He seemed to have something to say, but in the end he just lowered his head and remained silent. The hesitation on his face was self-evident.

Just when the old craftsman was about to speak, Xia Xiu seemed to have seen through everything. He waved his hand lightly, looked away from the scroll, and stared into the void.

His tone was calm but apologetic.

"Well, what I just said may not be based on the actual situation of the Ring of Nagas and the Hundred Layer World. The starting point is indeed too natural and does not conform to the world situation."

Xia Xiu gently raised his right hand, and a small flame suddenly ignited on the tip of his slender index finger. It lit up with a warm halo, but there was an intimidating force that could not be underestimated.

He gently blew on the flames on his fingertips, and his words revealed a certain certainty that he had glimpsed some truth:

"Actually, I discovered a core problem when I came here - the control of the crystal wall system and the extraordinary power within the world by the rulers of this world has reached an almost pathological level."

His words were like sharp blades, piercing the heart of the old craftsman accurately and directly. The latter's expression instantly stiffened and his breathing became slightly rapid.

Xia Xiu fiddled with the flames casually with his fingers, but his eyes were as cold as a blade.

"I can clearly perceive that the flow of EVE particles throughout the hundred-layer world is like an invisible but huge and fine energy network, tightly covering every corner of the world and even across planes.

Once a magic caster touches this network, it will cause energy fluctuations, and the network ensures the controllability and so-called 'safety' of magic."

"As for this network," Xia Xiu's eyes were deep and his words were slow but guided, "it is actually divided into two parts: the surface layer and the deep layer."

He moved his fingers slightly, and flames hovered on his fingertips, as if some hidden power was in his hands. He continued:

"The surface network is okay. It is a structured and stable energy circulation system. Spellcasters can cast spells through the surface network and can do so with the help of simple spiritual spells or talismans - each wizard is a node, and each wizard is a node.

A spell is a fixed module."

"It can almost be regarded as a lower-level alternative to the pedigree network. It is convenient, safe and makes people feel at ease with the status quo."

He looked at the old craftsman with an unconcealable contempt in his eyes:

"And because more nodes are needed, the number of wizards in the circle must be kept at a certain number, which together form a dynamic structure of the magic network.

This structure requires a certain number of nodes to maintain the stability of the network, especially in the surface area of ​​the Magic Network.

This setting allows non-family members (such as Muggles and half-blood wizards) to serve as basic nodes to support the operation and smoothness of the network, but their permissions are limited to the surface network."

His tone suddenly became serious, and his eyes were like a piercing light.

His deep voice carried inexplicable pressure.

The flame danced slightly on Xia Xiu's fingertips, like a glimmer of light but with scorching power, reflecting his side face particularly sharply.

A formula made of flames appeared in the air:

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【N=(P?(M E))/C】

[N = Minimum number of nodes required for surface magic network]

[P = average number of active spells in the plane (i.e. number of spells cast over time)]

[M = spell complexity coefficient (the more complex spells, the higher the demand for nodes)]

[E = Energy density requirement, which is the average of the required energy levels. The Auror family can control the strength of the surface ley line by adjusting this value]

[C = Node capacity coefficient, the output energy capacity of each node (caster); the difference in energy carrying between mixed-blood and pure-blood wizards]

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The glimmer of light illuminated the pale face of the old craftsman, like a faint flame in the dark night, completely igniting the secret fear in the other person's heart.

"This, this, this..."

The old craftsman looked at this formula without concealing his fear. He looked at the blond young man in front of him.

At this moment, he truly felt fear from the bottom of his heart - not because of absolute power, but because of this specific person.

The fear of Hugh Abraham and the talent he displayed that could overturn the world.

What did he see? He saw a demon king revealing the rules of the wizarding world.

"You understand, Satis." Xia Xiu looked at the old craftsman with a gentle smile.

Satis' pale face revealed a bitter smile:

"I have never been closer to the truth."

Yes, he understands.

An indescribable chill gripped his heart, as if someone was analyzing the truth hidden in the surface magic network in front of him word by word.

The Auror family encourages more people to learn magic in order to ensure that the Magic Network has enough "spellcasters" to support the magic network of the plane.

It can be seen from the "Node Number Formula" that to maintain the smoothness and stability of the magic network, a minimum number of spellcasters (i.e. "nodes") is needed, just like the power grid requires more power supply stations and the data network requires more servers.
To be continued...