Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

The emergence of technology is often not isolated.

Like the space race during the Cold War, it seemed like a huge amount of money and resources were being poured into a cosmic dream with no short-term returns.

Other than a battle of wills, it seemed meaningless.

But in reality, in order to solve the problems in aerospace, a large number of technologies were spurred, and these technologies laid a solid foundation for the high-tech development path of superpowers.

Technologies developed for goal A can often be used for BCDE as well.

This is also true for Roger.

In order to solve his own shortcomings, Roger developed the Second Brain and various biological modification technologies.

If these things are superimposed with the newly developed dimensional magic, they can bloom new flowers.

That is, the "Second Reality" that Roger is now presenting to Dumbledore.

"The International Statute of Secrecy won't allow this thing." This was Dumbledore's first thought after reading Roger's plan.

In the book, Roger described a technology, the latest version of the Second Brain's absolute memory, thought acceleration, plus the combination of the Pensieve and the Dimensional Medium, which can completely realize the virtual reality technology in Muggle science fiction works to a certain extent.

When he first realized the existence of Alaya magic, Roger once shared some of his visions with Professor McGonagall, that is, using film, animation, games and other cultural and entertainment industries to influence the thoughts of all beings to accelerate the research of magic.

But Professor McGonagall believes that this is very difficult. First, wizards who don't even understand what Muggle life is like are going to engage in cultural and entertainment activities. Isn't that a joke? Second, what Muggles like may not be helpful to magical research. It's too difficult to guide.

But if virtual reality can be completed, the above problems are no longer problems.

Not to mention the nearly 100% realism of "The Matrix", even the level of "Sword Art Online" is enough.

Roger set the background of virtual reality as the 'magical world', and the content is a 1:1 replica of wizard's magic. If there is any need for Alaya magic, just issue a version announcement and solve everything.

This is just the most basic application.

Again, technology is not isolated. Once the Second Reality is built, it will have too many uses.

Not to mention the distant future, just like the game between the Trisolarans and the Earthlings in "The Three-Body Problem", letting the Muggle civilization harbor some unrealistic fantasies about the wizarding civilization, I don't know how much possible conflict can be eliminated invisibly.

"The International Statute of Secrecy? I don't think that thing will last for a few years." In Roger's view, with the development of the times, the wizarding civilization and the Muggle civilization will inevitably converge. It is not a bad thing to be prepared in advance.

Before the emergence of dimensional magic, Roger's power limit was the same as that of other wizards, with a limit to development.

But after the emergence of dimensional magic, not only Roger, but all the top wizards who were originally trapped by the "invisible barrier" have the possibility to continue to move forward.

The era of truly attributing great power to oneself is coming.

At that time, the International Statute of Secrecy is just like the so-called superhero registration act in Marvel. It can only restrict Iron Man and Captain America, but for cosmic-level powerhouses, it's just a joke.

"Not only the International Statute of Secrecy, but if you really want to popularize this thing, you also have to consider the difficulties in materials and magic." Dumbledore was not very optimistic.

If it is only used in a small range, he thinks it is feasible.

But global popularization...

With the current output of alchemical materials, it is simply impossible. Not to mention billions of people, even millions of people, the wizarding world cannot supply alchemical materials.

Unless...

"Take your time, I'm not saying that it has to be done all at once. I know that's not realistic. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's start with a small-scale pilot project. If the effect is good, I will try to convert it into Muggle technology."

The biggest difference between Roger's magic and traditional wizard's magic is that he tries to know what it is and "also knows why it is".

Just like the nerve modification surgery he did for Harry, if Muggle technology is strong enough to regenerate, high-precision re-connection, and directional proliferation of nerves, then Roger's things can be technologized.

"But what benefit is there to you?" Dumbledore was a little puzzled.

After spending more than half a year together, Dumbledore can be said to know Roger quite well. Although he is kind to the people around him, he is not someone who cares about the so-called overall interests of the world.

He only cares about the things around him.

He promotes dimensional magic not for the development of civilization, but for his own path to immortality. He helps others not for morality and nobility, but because he promised and he thinks he owes a favor. He likes an environment with a relatively happy atmosphere.

The starting point of everything is 'I'.

Although Roger has now achieved material immortality, he still cherishes time very much and will not waste time doing meaningless things.

The Second Reality has many benefits for both the wizarding civilization and the Muggle civilization.

But for Roger, it doesn't seem to be so beneficial. Alaya magic has a great effect on ordinary people, but Roger already has the Three-Dimensional Theory. In a sense, the effects of the two are very overlapping.

As for bridging the differences between civilizations, that is not what Roger, a little wizard who lacks the desire to rule, desires.

If he were facing other wizards, Dumbledore wouldn't speak so bluntly, but when chatting with Roger, there is no need to consider being roundabout. Just say all the doubts in your heart directly.

"Because the next step in my immortality requires this thing." Roger, as always, had no secrets and said his true thoughts.

As he spoke, Roger turned the page of the book to the beginning, and his fingertip swiped over a word,

"Thought Acceleration".

I want to explore the mysteries of cognitive aging. Practice is the only way to test the truth. I can't complete everything by wishful thinking. I need a lot of real data from different people."

"There is an ancient legend that one day in heaven is one year on earth."

"My thought acceleration technology, coupled with virtual reality, can allow a person to experience a hundred years of life in one year."

Dumbledore frowned: "This is very dangerous!"

His voice became a little stern.

Thinking belongs to a high-risk research field. Treating Second Reality experiencers as guinea pigs, this - — -" ·

Dumbledore was worried that Roger would become unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, just like those dark wizards.

"I won't force anyone, but when there are more people, there will always be someone willing to try." Roger replied very naturally.

Whether it is the Muggle world or the wizarding world, there are always some people whose lives are short for various reasons.

If they have a few months left to live, accept Roger's agreement, and choose a higher thought acceleration than ordinary experiencers, then they can live for decades more in the virtual world!

There is great terror between life and death.

Roger believes that there will be many people willing to accept it.

"But - — — ." Dumbledore always felt that there was something wrong here, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Roger saw Dumbledore's entanglement and said very considerately: "It's normal to feel uneasy about unfamiliar things. I will make 30 prototypes recently, and we can experiment slowly."

"The matter of thought acceleration can be slowed down. Let's start with normal virtual reality step by step. If something goes wrong, we can deal with it then."

"Your Phoenix Fire, plus my modification technology, can drag people back even if they are burned to ashes, so don't worry too much."

"How about it?"