The four newly added specialties were basically all focused on accelerating the learning of magic skills.
Looking at it from a long-term perspective, this was the most cost-effective type of specialty. The earlier one learned them, the greater the returns one would harvest!
Therefore, the acceleration rate of Snape's various skills was now different, among which the most outstanding ones were undoubtedly Herbology and Potions, which were far ahead of the others.
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Herbology/Potions Learning Speed x 3.3 (Ingenuity + Photographic Memory), Innovation Speed x 3
Charms Learning Speed x 2.1 (Charms Specialization + Spell Genius + Photographic Memory)
Dark Arts Learning Speed x 2.6 (Dark Instincts + Spell Genius + Photographic Memory), Innovation Speed x 2
Transfiguration/Ancient Runes Learning Speed x 1.6 (Spell Genius + Photographic Memory)
Astronomy Learning Speed x 1.3 (Photographic Memory)
Obviously.
Even before he had truly utilized the Replication System, Snape could already be called a veritable genius.
But now that he had just unleashed a part of the Replication System's capabilities, his talents in various aspects had received a considerable boost, far surpassing other little wizards who could only develop wildly on their own!
And this was under the circumstance that he hadn't yet been able to harvest experience on a large scale.
Once he developed his own minor hex and spread it throughout Hogwarts, Snape would inevitably usher in a qualitative leap even greater than this moment!
He had said that within three years, he would allow Lily to be openly by his side again.
This was not the raving of a madman.
Even if the price of doing so was to officially declare war on all the pure-blood factions within Slytherin, clearly stating that he would not stand on the side of the Death Eaters they represented.
But by then, even Snape himself could hardly imagine to what extent he would have developed!
Only one thing was certain.
That is, as long as he was given a few years to develop and pass the most important and fragile early period, in the near future, Snape would inevitably possess the power to say "no" to Lucius. Facing most enemies among the Death Eaters, he would have ample confidence to deal with them!
Joy permeated his heart. Snape thoroughly enjoyed the purest pleasure brought by becoming stronger at this moment.
After allowing himself to be immersed in it for a few minutes—
Snape raised his wand, aimed at the specially made dummy more than ten meters away, and began his concentrated spellcasting, as he had done day after day for the past dozens of days.
Talent can be changed, but there are no shortcuts to hard work.
If he didn't transform this extraordinary talent brought by the Replication System into true foundation, even if he exchanged for a hundred Red specialties, Snape's strength wouldn't change at all!
"Obliviate!"
Wisps of realization naturally emerged from the bottom of his heart.
Every movement, every change in the incantation was clear in his chest, gradually settling into Snape's unique understanding of this spell accumulated over time.
Finally, after releasing it for who knows how many times, the Charms skill in the system panel quietly jumped from LV4 to LV5!
Feeling something in his heart.
Snape looked at the system. Following Herbology, he once again welcomed the long-lost "Choose One of Two Traits"!
[Eternal Calm Mind: Calmness is your unbreakable code; reason is your indestructible blade!
No matter what critical situation you face, your brain can always maintain a minimum level of calm thinking. This also makes your spellcasting stable and powerful like a machine. All Spell Power +25%!]
[Emotional Casting: Rather than casting spells in a monotonous manner, you rely on and trust your instincts that are as keen as a beast!
The emotions in your heart can be more clearly reflected in the spells you release. The more intense and firm they are, the more obvious the amplification your spells will receive. All Spell Power +0%~50%!]
Without hesitating for too long.
Snape quickly chose Eternal Calm Mind as his trait reward this time.
Compared to the unstable Emotional Casting, Snape, who could think rationally at all times, still preferred a stable and controllable buff to increase spell power.
In an instant, countless realizations spewed out uncontrollably like a volcanic eruption.
It made Snape understand in a trance how to use his calm thinking to amplify the power of every spell, eliminate unstable factors, and put an end to all mistakes!
Rubbing the handle of his wand for a moment.
When Snape finished with this realization, the Obliviate he released again finally met his demanding requirements, allowing him to satisfactorily check off a planned task recorded in his notebook.
But this wasn't over yet.
Snape himself didn't expect that perhaps the diligent accumulation during this period combined with the replicated specialties had achieved an effect where one plus one was greater than two.
After finishing today's Charms training and turning to study the Dark Arts, only about half an hour later, Snape once again received the news that his Dark Arts skill had advanced from LV4 to LV5!
The familiar "Choose One of Two Traits."
[Stoic Mind: Dark Arts is a dangerous double-edged sword!
You have walked a considerable distance on the path of Dark Arts. Because of this, you gradually discover that all Dark Arts will erode the user's mind over time, making people extreme and narrow-minded. To avoid being affected similarly, you would rather sacrifice part of the Dark Arts' might to build a high wall for your mind.
Immune to Dark Arts Mind Erosion!]
[Hell's Ball: Dark Arts is a grand carnival feast!
You have walked a considerable distance on the path of Dark Arts. Because of this, you gradually discover that all Dark Arts will erode the user's mind over time, making people extreme and narrow-minded. But you don't care about this, even willing to pay a higher price in exchange for blessings from the darkness!
Dark Arts Mind Erosion Doubled, Dark Arts Power +50%!]
There was nothing to say.
Snape decisively chose Stoic Mind. In fact, if the trait reward this time hadn't happened to be this, he would have had to deploy corresponding strategies before long anyway.
But obviously, the effect of Stoic Mind was more outstanding, which also allowed Snape to permanently eliminate all similar hidden dangers from studying Dark Arts in the future.
In his view, that Hell's Ball trait was nothing more than arsenic coated in honey.
A 50% increase in Dark Arts power seemed tempting, even 20% better than the benefits brought by Professor Flitwick's Gold specialty: "Berserker" in terms of Dark Arts!
But as his exploration of the Dark Arts deepened in the future—
The price to be paid would also become increasingly terrifying with the passage of time, until it wouldn't be surprising if he unknowingly became unrecognizable as another person!
Snape, who had foreseen the risks in advance, naturally kept it at arm's length. Even without Stoic Mind, he would absolutely not have chosen Hell's Ball to abandon himself to despair!
Walking out of the Room of Requirement with satisfaction, today was arguably the day with the biggest harvest since Snape enrolled.
After lunch.
With a chirping Lily by his side, Snape stood in front of the Room of Requirement again, silently chanting in his heart:
I need a room for growing plants!
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