great-warnovel Chapter 449 Deconstructing the Magic Experiment
Chapter 449 Deconstructing the Magic Experiment
Chapter 449 Deconstructing the Magic Experiment
The three of them gradually left the black market and continued their journey through the intricate tunnels.
"Found it!" The tracking spell stopped, and a tall, thin figure carrying a box could be seen in the distance.
Grindelwald cast an Illusion Charm to become invisible: "Follow him."
Hermione, still not satisfied, added another spell: Vanish into nothingness.
Adam also activated stealth mode, with soft pads appearing under his feet, his skin becoming optically invisible, and even his body temperature being suppressed.
They occasionally encountered hurried pedestrians, but clearly fewer and fewer people walked by as they went.
"For a long time, vampires have been rooted in human society. According to internal data, before the nuclear war began, in addition to the contact between the magic ministries of various countries and Muggle governments, vampires had long been parasitic within Muggle civilization."
The tracking process was tedious, so Adam began to recite the information he had collected, but thanks to the magic, only Grindelwald and Hermione could hear it.
"Like werewolves, vampires, who are not accepted by magical society, often obtain food from Muggle towns and are happy to turn ordinary people into vampires."
"Many nobles and members of the ruling class voluntarily undergo transformation in order to prolong their lives, which is one of the reasons why the Ministries of Magic in various countries have never been able to effectively control vampires."
Grindelwald sneered again: "The Ministry of Magic's 'Guidelines for the Treatment of Non-Wizards as Half-Humans' is like farts; it has never been able to effectively control these dark races."
"Just like the 'Secrecy Law,' it's nothing but self-deceiving waste paper."
Adam didn't respond, but continued, "After the nuclear war, the damage to vampires was no less than that to humans. Although the dust cloud blocked the sunlight, the ubiquitous nuclear radiation also had the property of burning vampires."
"Their most important food—blood—is also mostly contaminated by nuclear radiation. The contaminated blood becomes scalding hot and difficult to swallow. Even if they force themselves to drink it, they will spontaneously combust and die after a period of bioaccumulation."
Hermione exclaimed in surprise, "They still haven't wiped them out?"
Adam shook his head: "Vampires also have magic. They don't know how they did it, but after a large number of people died and new humans gradually emerged, a new generation of vampires called 'Daywalkers' appeared."
"They are not afraid of sunlight, prefer the blood of people who have been exposed to severe radiation, fly faster, are stronger, but seem to have become weaker in magic, and are more like a new kind of werewolf."
Grindelwald frowned as well: "The Daywalker was a legend among vampires in previous eras."
"We've heard very little about vampires in the magical world these past few years. I thought they'd completely disappeared. But Hermione, while stepping across the uneven ground of the tunnel, said, 'They no longer fear sunlight, have longer lifespans, stronger physiques, and can even cast spells. The only price is the need to regularly consume blood. For the Muggle elites, this is hardly a side effect. No wonder they're so keen on conversion.'"
She looked at Grindelwald: "Who are we tracking? What kind of show are you looking for? Is it also related to vampires?"
The old man nodded with his hands behind his back: "I did find a vampire lair here, but that's not the point."
"A group of dubious 'wizards' are planning to attack the lair."
The witch frowned: "Something seems plausible, but it's not?"
The old man looked at the oblivious figure ahead, then at Adam: "Perhaps you can give us some explanation?"
They had reached the end of the tunnel. Further ahead, it seemed to be a private area belonging to some faction, with barbed wire and booby traps set at the entrance, and signs prohibiting entry hanging below.
The person carrying the box, shrouded in a black robe, looked around warily, then skillfully climbed over the wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Normally, areas belonging to a certain faction would have armed guards and patrols, but this place seemed quiet, with no other security measures except for the obvious appearance of a trap.
"Experiment 116." Adam finally uttered the name he had been keeping hidden.
Also known as the "Psychological Reshaping and Scientific Magic Deconstruction Experiment".
"Let's talk as we go." Grindelwald snapped his fingers again, and an invisible wind lifted the three of them. The Disillusionment Charm activated their invisibility, and they flew into the cave without any hindrance.
"The Center for Scientific Magic and Psychological Research, established in 1956 under the direction of the Supreme Soviet, built an experimental base in the Warsaw underground."
"Through the capture and trafficking of wizarding children, as well as 'fallen' individuals supplied from within the Soviet Union, scientists attempted to analyze magic from the perspectives of psychology and neuroscience."
"Deconstruction magic," Hermione murmured the term.
It's impossible to say that Muggles have no interest in magic. Although they are against magic, if given the chance, who wouldn't want to easily manipulate water, fire, wind, and clouds with a wand?
Within the Soviet Union, experiments were secretly being conducted to dissect the truth of magic using science. This served both the needs of those in power and could be used to combat the mysticism of the magical society.
Adam continued his narration fluently, turning his neck with wonder as he experienced the marvelous way of flying.
"My father was briefly involved in this project, but he quickly realized that research on artificial intelligence and polymers had nothing in common with deconstruction magic, so he withdrew."
The three flew over the dark, trap-filled area, where artificial traces gradually appeared on the surrounding walls. Grindelwald skillfully used a lockpicking charm to open an iron door, and they filed in, where they also saw the person who had just disappeared.
"How exactly is it deconstructed? Human anatomy?" Hermione asked, frowning.
Adam shook his head: "Perhaps there were such cases in the early stages, but soon, scientists discovered them in the few magic textbooks that had slipped through the cracks..."
Realizing that a more psychological approach should be taken.
"They gathered a large number of psychologists, religious and mythologists, and education experts to try to induce the magical potential of those wizard children through hypnosis and cognitive rewriting."
"I see," Grindelwald said softly.
"No wonder it seemed so ambiguous; it turns out it's a wizard trained by Muggles—"
Magic is the outward manifestation of determination. Through hypnosis and early cognitive education, it is possible to give children who originally have magical potential alternative spellcasting methods, but that is obviously different from those who have formal training.
"It's a waste of time. They've only produced another batch of primitive indigenous wizards," Grindelwald shook his head.
Just as when humans first came into contact with magic, they clumsily used their power, relying on imagination and speculation to give this power an image and a source, which is the origin of religion.
But none of these can truly explain what magic is or how ordinary people can possess it.
"So, this project was halted last year," Adam said.
"Decades of investment have not yielded the results the higher-ups wanted, only producing some strange wizard children."
Hermione asked疑惑地问道, "Then why did Sechenov want us to come here?"
A failed project that has been discontinued, and it seems to have nothing to do with the Wish Cup.
But Adam couldn't answer the question. He didn't even know about the Cup of Fulfillment. The footage Sechenov left behind was destroyed after being played once, and he had no memory of it.
"We'll find out if we keep chasing after them."
The old man spoke calmly, and before they knew it, they had flown to a rather deep place, where no trace of the cave could be seen.
Instead, it resembled the interior of a gloomy Muggle building.
The gray cement walls were painted with waist-high green paint, and iron gates lined both sides, making it look like the interior of the Volgograd fortress.
Through the small glass windows on the iron gate, you can see that some rooms are set up like classrooms, some like laboratories, and some like operating rooms.
"It looks like it's been abandoned for a long time, but there are new traces." Hermione examined the footprints on the ground.
Besides the person who just walked in, there were many messy traces, as if the dust had been deliberately swept away to make it unnoticeable.