Chapter 91: Qualitative Change, Today's the Day!

Seeing the two platinum lights brighten one after another, Ciel's heart couldn't help but surge with joy. He knew that in the system's rating, each tier represented a qualitative change compared to the previous one. And the further along, the more obvious this qualitative change became. The change from Epic to Legendary is dozens of times more significant than from Black Iron to Bronze! A single tier difference is like heaven and earth. Gold to Platinum can be said to be a watershed. The ability after advancement will be a whole lot stronger than before. The increase might be more intense than the sum of all previous promotions! At this moment, Ciel gripped his wand. He couldn't wait to experience the changes in his first Platinum-Tier spell—the Lumos Charm. "Lumos!" A spell he had practiced countless times. But never before had Ciel felt so intimate with the Lumos Charm. It was almost as if their blood had merged. He felt he could hear the "breathing" and "heartbeat" of the spell. In Ciel's perception, the Lumos Charm was as if placed under a microscope. He knew every subtle fluctuation like the back of his hand. Very easily, he could make the Lumos Charm reach a level he couldn't before. For example, with a thought, the glowing light instantly entered the invisible light range. The frequency in the infrared spectrum began to advance by leaps and bounds. In the blink of an eye, Ciel's Lumos Charm's "infrared limit" had more than doubled compared to before! Ciel used this frequency of light to illuminate the Piranha Algae tank. The Piranha Algae went wild inside, as if they had seen some supreme delicacy. The serrations on their algae leaves even scraped against the tank wall, making a harsh creaking sound. The reward orb floating above the Piranha Algae also grew noticeably faster than before. The joy in Ciel's eyes intensified. This meant that the harvest time for Piranha Algae could be moved up again. Before the Christmas holidays, he could harvest these dozen or so tanks of Piranha Algae! In the future, the harvest cycle for Piranha Algae could also be further shortened. Just for this, the promotion of the Lumos Charm was already well worth it. But this was still only part of the change after the promotion. Feeling the "breathing" of the Lumos Charm's magic from the tip of his wand, Ciel could feel that the spell seemed not to be a single light source, but rather countless light particles stimulated by magic. These magically stimulated light particles were like miniature Lumos Charms, each with its own frequency. At the microscopic level, they were actually all different. But countless such light particles, at the macroscopic level, formed a single Lumos Charm. The spell was the macroscopic expression of these countless microscopic magic light particles integrated together. This made an idea surface in Ciel's mind. "Can I then continue to manipulate these microscopic light particles? And even adjust their frequencies, just like I do with the Lumos Charm and Frequency Charm? If I adjust their frequencies to be completely identical, what kind of effect will the Lumos Charm produce?" Once the idea was born, Ciel began to experiment. He tried hard to control the microscopic light particles within the Lumos Charm. However, it was clear that delving into such a subtle level required extremely high magical perception. If it weren't for the qualitative change in Ciel's Lumos Charm mastery, which could compensate for some of these requirements, it would probably be impossible to achieve. And now, even though his forehead was covered in sweat in a short time, he could only synchronize the frequency of a small portion of the light particles for a brief moment. However, in that instant, the Lumos Charm at the tip of Ciel's wand suddenly shrank in size. But its brightness suddenly soared several times. Even the Lumos Charm, which could originally illuminate an entire area, became concentrated, and a faint beam of light could be seen piercing the air. After a moment, as Ciel's control waned, the abnormal state of the Lumos Charm also disappeared. But this still left Ciel's heart unable to calm for a long time. "Lasers in the Muggle world are the product of countless light particles with identical excitation frequencies. They have extremely strong penetrating power and highly concentrated energy. When I felt the particle nature of the Lumos Charm, I was inspired by lasers, which led to this idea. I didn't expect it to actually seem feasible." The beam of light that pierced the air just now far exceeded the brightness and illumination limits of the Lumos Charm. Of course, now it might just be equivalent to a high-brightness flashlight. But what if Ciel continued to manipulate it more deeply? Perhaps one day, this spell would also have properties similar to a laser. And don't forget, the Lumos Charm actually had a deterrent effect on dark creatures. It was just that this effect was too weak, so people usually didn't care. But what if it were concentrated like this? "Perhaps, there will be some surprising performances." Ciel's face showed anticipation as he stored this idea in his mind. However, he was in no hurry to implement it. After all, this idea was clearly very difficult. His current magical perception was far from sufficient. He would try again when he had the chance in the future. For now, it was better to focus on more practical matters. At this time, the sourness in Ciel's eyes finally faded completely. This also marked the completion of the transformation brought by the Night Vision ability. With some anticipation, Ciel walked into a darkroom in the greenhouse. The next moment, he was startled himself. Compared to the previous Gold-Tier Night Vision, it was indeed much clearer. Others probably wouldn't believe it, but Ciel's vision in the dark was even better than in the daytime. With a casual glance, the details before him were crystal clear, like an eagle's eye! He nodded with satisfaction. Now that he had a good relationship with Hagrid, this treasure trove of the Forbidden Forest was now open to him. It was said that there were many rare magical plants inside. Some even Professor Sprout didn't have in her collection. If one day Ciel were to enter the Forbidden Forest, this Night Vision ability could make the threats of dark creatures nowhere to hide. Just then, Ciel also noticed some strange things in his vision. Those were... some colorful specks of light! Ciel frowned. There were no fireflies in the greenhouse, so why were there such strange specks of light? Could this be a new characteristic of Night Vision after its qualitative change? Ciel traced the source of these specks of light. Soon, he found that some of these specks came from the soil of the greenhouse. Some came from the walls of the greenhouse. More came from the various magical plants planted in this darkroom. This led Ciel to a guess. "Could it be that these specks of light of different colors are actually magic of different properties? After Night Vision advanced to Platinum Tier, it allows me to visually see small amounts of magic in a dark environment!" He focused his gaze on a magical plant in the dark. Indeed, he could see specks of light emanating from it. Some parts emanated more. Some parts emanated much less. And in some parts, there was no light emanation at all. Ciel took a breath. "The part with more light emanation is in a normal state. The sparsely lit part is already unhealthy. As for the part with no light emanation, it is completely withered. In other words, I can now use vision to assist in judging the state of magical plants. In a way, this indirectly enhances my magical perception." Ciel's heartbeat began to slowly accelerate. "The assistance brought by Platinum-Tier Night Vision... plus the enhancement from Underwater Enhancement... my Magical Perception Enhancement, which is already not far from Gold Tier, might actually be comparable to Gold Tier. The Soil-Loosening Charm has also advanced to Gold Tier. All the conditions for planting the Guardian Tree in the soil... are they all gathered?" A fervent look suddenly appeared in Ciel's eyes. He carefully took out the Guardian Tree seed that had been sealed in the potion, maintaining its germination state. A certain feeling of conviction surged in his heart. "Today's the day!" [Chapter Complete] *** Want more? Check out my Patreon for: ✓ Advanced chapters of all my stories ✓ Exclusive novels & fanfics ✓ Early access content [email protected]/meowthtl ???? Community Goal: 500 Power Stones unlocks a bonus chapter! Thanks for reading and supporting the story!