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While the rituals were going, one of Harry's fragment clones has spent a long time infiltrating one of the Chinese regions. Well a long time for him compared to how he usually operates.
He was currently mingling in a bar gathering information and contacts.
"Ahh, Senior Har Yi is really a man amounts men"
A woman in a qipao laughed gently "Brother Har Yi is a true gentleman"
Har Yi just raised his small ceramic cup all of them were drinking expensive huangjiu (Rice Wine). Har Yi was Harry, he was too lazy to make a proper fake identity so he just split his name.
When he first got here, he mingled, showed off his ' cultivation ' by beating up some thugs. In a very heroic manner of course. That impressed some rich young master and ladies. And it helped that Harry had money and was well dressed.
So he had been talking with the 'upper class' gathering information, ordinary people know who is strong and rich. But he needed more details. Who had the most treasure, who had the best 'formations and arrays' or ward schemes as they are called in the west.
" By the way, a cultivator from a little sect actually dared to challenge me, I didn't feel like moving that day, so I had my elder beat him up, made him kowtow and cripple his own cultivation. Hahahaha"
"Oh that happened to me too"
"Heh, so many stupid people in the world who don't know their place."
"People just don't see Mt. Tai"
'Oh my god! Wait he is dead... Michael! Anyone! Come Kill ME!!!' Harry was cringing on the inside questioning his intelligence for doing it the slow and steady infiltration route.
'I should just blow up their base and take what I need. But noo~, I had to play it smart so they lead me in their base first'
Harry laughed at their jokes and all of them continued to drink. After a while Harry noticed the alcohol was getting to them and he changes the conversation.
"Oh and I almost forgot, Brother Zhao, I wanted to ask if there were any prominent Formation Masters in this area"
His goal is for them to lead him to their homes and sects. So that he can see which ones are worth targeting. Anything relating to their Alchemy (Pills) Formation Arrays (Wards) and Artifacts (Enchanting) would be useful to him.
"You are interested in Formations Senior Har Yi?"
Harry just smiles "Of course, I have been studying it since I was young. I always find it funny when people attack me and I just stand still watching them tire themselves out. Truly not seeing Mt. Tai, attacking a Formation Semi-Master like myself"
The man next to Harry clapped him on the shoulder "Truly? What a coincidence. My Uncle is a Formation Master. I'm sure he would love to meet you and exchange some pointers"
Harry cupped his hands "Than I thank Brother Zhao in advance"
' If I don't get out of here fast, I'm going to lose my mind '
~ Flamel France
"That bastard really did it!?" Nicholas Flamel paced around his room. His wife Perenelle just sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Stop acting, I know you are secretly happy. We have another stone in reserve so we are fine there and you want to enjoy chasing him down. Since he removed the tracker he must also be quite skilled in Alchemy"
Nicholas stopped walking and frowned "Skilled yes, but not to my level. Since he did it today, the more logical conclusion is that he used a ritual to help him out. But the fact is that he succeeded when so many failed over the last few centuries."
"And why do you assume it's a he?" Perenelle said with a teasing smirk.
Nicholas waved his hand "Don't start with that, I know you just want to get a reaction form me. Besides most alchemist are men and we make more stupid bold decisions. He stole the stone right under Dumbledore's nose inside a very protected castle. Then hid it somewhere in plain sight and occasionally using it. Whoever he is I must admit he does have courage"
"So what will you do now that you can no longer track the stone?"
The old man just grinned as he rubbed his hands "The hunt begins. He will start using the stone more regularly to create the Elixir, most likely sell or give it to some people for influence or rare materials. If it's just money he can create as much gold as he wants with the Stone.
I do hope he improves his skills in alchemy, I have been so bored since there is nobody to compete with. Dumbledore is somewhat skilled in the art, but he lost all of his drive. I want to see some new and innovative ideas."
The woman just shook her head 'Men, they get so excited by just the thought of proving they are better to someone who is relatively equal to him. Whether it is through strength or intelligence. They crave a duel...
Then again woman do that to, the only difference is they compete in who is more beautiful'
"Ahh, I'm getting excited. I need to reach out to some people who owe me favors. i hope I don't have too wait too long for a proper meeting with our little thief"
~ Potter Manor. Three days later
Three days, that's how long the clone has been sleeping. The other clones still don't have whatever was gained from the ritual since the one that did it still hasn't woken up. That Harry cut the link so nobody else would suffer the backlash.
Once he wakes up and after they confirm that everything is fine, can the fuse back. But there has been some development during these three days.
The Manor gained a significant boost, this specific one puts all focus on improving all defenses places on the property. The Greenhouses got a growth increase meaning with the Pots and the secrets he got from Hufflepuff rare plants can be quickly grown there
The Vivariums got an increased chance of mutation and evolution. Harry was planning to make some horrific creatures there. To the confusion of everybody else when they asked him he only smiled and said 'Chimera Ant' like it had a secret meaning only he knew.
Astoria has been completely cured. Once she woke up Daphne and Ophelia hugged her and they all cried together for an hour. It was an immense relief to all of them.
Sirius was still bitching and moaning about how much it hurt so he has been laying in bed all this time. Same with Nymphadora.
While Ted and Andy rested until they were ready and went back to work like proper adults. Naturally of their own free will, they were going crazy just laying there and doing nothing. Even if they have to take it easy and not use magic for a while, moving around was better for them.
The wolf pack were partying in the city. After years they were back in civilization, going from city to city, seeing the sights, going to restaurants, bars and night clubs. Being normal people and being around people.
Harry let them do so, as it was a deserved break, they were now Mid Class fighters, a solid mental state would do wonders for their future growth. He invests in important workers, as in the future he is going to need a lot of them.
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"This feels so strange." Hope mumbled as she was drinking from a straw connected to a blood bag.
"How so?" Harry asked while Archive was active. Hope was in her gym clothes and was standing there while Harry ran diagnostics on her. A new addition to his repertoire is the Grimoire floating next to him. Along with a red Gem stuck on the cover of the book.
"It's like I'm having a good meal and a Pepper Upper potion at the same time." Hope said with a smile.
'So hearty meal and energized. Just like Vampires describe it, looks like a part of her Vampire heritage did awaken.'
"What about blood manipulation? Vampires are experts at Hemomancy."
Hope nodded as she took another sip "It did get much better, but I don't think it's still at the same level as an average vampire, I can work on it obviously, but the talent is still not the same"
'Well that tracks, Vampires have no choice but to rely on Blood Magic or Shadow Magic, so it's obvious why they are so much better at it. Learning mage craft is just a waste of time for them like it is for Devils. Unless you have a super brain and your name is Ajuka.
Looking at it this way really shows you how ridiculous that man is. Inside a highly competitive Devil Society where power, politics and bloodlines matter the most. The dude just locked himself in his room and said 'Let me read my books in peace', doing it for decades and centuries, even while fighting in a civil war. He basically studied so much that he became a Super Devil. '
"What about the new wolf transformation" Harry smiled and made a hologram of Hope's new form
'Still Noblesse werewolf huh? Did not expect that, I just wanted a balanced form for Hope, so that all three of her bloodlines mingle in such a way that they remain in control but are still strong.
But how does Magic know what's the best from? Did it take the knowledge from me and improve upon it? Since I was the one who drew the ritual circle. There is still a lot more I need to learn about.'
"Nooooo! Don't show that I'm naked there! It's embarrassing!" Hope ran and threw her hands in the illusion breaking it apart.
"Don't be so dramatic, all the important parts are conveniently covered by fur. Which I'm honestly surprised by that" He said with an eye twitch 'This is the boob world, boobs fly out at every fight involving a female. Something I find absurd, maybe the ritual took my opinions of this into account as well? I just have absolutely no idea'
Hope just facepalmed. Trying to talk to Harry about embarrassment or shame was useless. He wouldn't care one bit. "I can't turn into that, I tried it's very hard, most likely a form that needs a lot of practice and training to get"
Harry smiled "Well looks like you know what you have to do, that makes things much simpler. Just work hard and you will be able to do it someday. For now rest a bit, every clone fragment is busy running around and doing things"
"Okay I'll go play with Astoria, don't forget to take a break. We don't need every one of you collapsing too"
"I make no promises"
~ Next day
The Fragment Clone that did the ritual woke up. The moment he woke up he screamed once he remembered. Other clones immediately tied him up and used an overpowered Calming Charm.
"Haa. Haa. That sucked" the clone on the table was covered in cold sweat. " Definitely the most painful experience to date."
"It feels strange talking to myself like this, usually all of us are linked up, so we know what everybody thinks and their memories. But this is a first, a clone completely autonomous. Well erase the memories so we can sync up and then fuse back together"
The clone that did the ritual just chuckled. "The ritual worked, but there was some backlash"
The problem with the fragment clones is not the number. Harry can make a lot of clones that are just weak and can handle reading or researching. It's the memory overload that's the problem.
To make things more efficient each clones can use Accelerated thought process and Parallel Thoughts. Processing all of those memories in real time and giving feedback is quite difficult.
He could have just made more clones and not used Parallel Thoughts, but it would be a waste since he has to split a bit of his power just to create a clone. A smaller number but more utility was a better choice.
Before he could create 15 duplicates. Now with the ritual he can make 40. Normally it's only supposed to double his brains capabilities. Thanks to Salazar's research and being done on a Full Moon Samhain boosted the 30 clones he was originally expecting.
(A/N Too much? I think he needs a boost here )
" I instinctively used the Aincrad mental defense to protect myself, the ritual tore it apart."
Harry clone that was standing near the table scratched his head "Ahh that is going to be a pain to rebuild. Actually will it be broken after we fuse back? All of us have the working Aincrad only yours is broken."
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" "Whatever, if it breaks we will just fix it" "
The clone on the table erased the memories of the pain. Then they fused together, one by one all ten clones that were inside the Manor fused leaving only one.
"Hooo" Harry cracked his neck. 'It's been a while since I fused back, I have gotten a bit stronger, counting the other clones that are in other countries as well. Still low High Class, but still an improvement than before.
I need to send a few fragments went to fuse with other fragments that are out of the country. Then everyone will have the boost from the ritual. This insane processing power. Almost triple than what I had before. This will speed up my research by a lot.
After I get some spells working, it's time to jump some people. I'm short on money after all those rituals. Time to rob some people.'
~~~ A/N
What do you think? Do you think it needs to be changed? Harry's processing power was insane before all of this. Now its tripled. This will speed up a lot of projects.