Subsequently, Andrew Tuke introduced the advantages of the transformation approach.
First of all, transformation itself is more versatile than other magic. Ordinary spells and potions usually have only one fixed effect, but transformation is very comprehensive. For example, if you transform into an eagle, you will have all the abilities of an eagle, including its highly observant eyes and flying ability, and sometimes it can even be used to evade enemy tracking.
As a functional magic, transformation has a wide range of application scenarios, and its effect sometimes depends on the user's imagination, so it is very cost-effective.
Secondly, Andrew believes that for wizards to become gods, or to become omniscient and omnipotent, it is obviously impossible to rely on the weak bodies of today's wizards, which are almost the same as ordinary Muggles.
Any dangerous spell or explosive potion may cause the wizard to die suddenly at any time.
At the same time, most of the magic spells and potions are temporary. If you want to permanently enhance your physical fitness, strengthen its defense, attack power, etc., which involves changing yourself, it is difficult to do without the support of transformation.
Third, if this approach is constructed with the Animagus as the core, perhaps the advantages of Animagus transformation can be retained: no preparation required, the ability to cast spells without a wand, and a very short casting time, etc., which will provide more advantages when dealing with some unexpected situations.
Fourth, compared to the more elusive spells, the development of transfiguration will be assisted by the accumulation of biochemical technology in the Muggle world. Its basic logic can still be roughly understood, and it will not become a black box.
Taken together, this may be the most down-to-earth and feasible approach at present.
"According to my estimation, the transformation path can actually be divided into four stages," Andrew imagined. "The first stage is the biological stage."
"At this stage, the wizard can transform into any living creature, and through local deformation or special functions..."
"This stage can actually be divided into animal transformation, magical creature transformation, plant transformation, and even microbial transformation, etc., which may have a certain order. Through local deformation, functional specialization, functional combination, etc., it reaches the final state of the biological stage: fantasy biological transformation."
"The wizard can transform into any creature he imagines, including but not limited to a nine-headed fire dragon, a three-headed six-armed demon, etc."
"The second stage is the non-biological stage."
"Transfiguration can transform living things into non-living things. With a real titanium body, it can even transform into various Muggle technological creations at will, thus possessing various technological capabilities such as jet flight, laser eyes, hydraulic hammers, and even reaching the level of handling nuclear bombs with hands and mechanical ascension."
"The third stage is the element stage."
"Based on our current understanding of physics, all matter is actually vibrating particles. The reason why we can feel the existence of matter is because of the interaction between particles."
"Most of what we perceive about matter is the effect of electromagnetic force. In other words, the object does not actually exist. It is actually the movement of countless particles in the field."
"When the wizard can change into anything at will..."
"When a wizard exists in a solid state, he enters this stage. The wizard can change the form of his own material, combine various particles at will, and switch between various material states at will. It can be a stone, a sword, or a mountain; when it exists in the liquid state, it can be a basin of water, a drop of mercury, or a river of magma; when it exists in the gaseous state, it can be a gust of wind or a jar of gas, or it can be a wisp of nerve gas; it can also exist in the plasma state, and it can become fire, lightning, or aurora."
"It can even go to the fifth state and become like a white dwarf star. Matter cannot be damaged by anything in the world, and its mere existence can destroy everything in the world."
"Maybe, in the end, it can become a substance like a neutron star. We don't know. This is already known to us. It's a blind spot."
"If reaching the extreme of matter is not the end, perhaps only the fourth stage: the void stage is the final end."
"The wizard at that time was no longer matter, no longer energy, or even no longer a field. He is the quantum fluctuation of the vacuum, he is the sea of Dirac, he is the wave function, he is destiny."
"At that time, he may be called omniscient and omnipotent."
...
"Your idea is very interesting." After the speech, Murphy approached Andrew Tuke.
"Actually, I'm not sure yet..." Once Andrew stepped back to maintain social distance, he became nervous again. "Thank you for your compliment."
Murphy smiled and didn't take it seriously. "I want you to form a Transformation Path Research Group, what do you think?"
"Really?" Andrew was extremely excited. "Of course I do!"
"You can choose anyone from among the researchers," Murphy said. "Let me know what equipment or materials you need, and I will try my best to satisfy you. Do you have any general research plan?"
"Yes! Of course! I have been thinking about it for a long time! First of all, our core is Animagus, but the time required for Animagus transformation is too long, and we have to take into account other aspects at the same time. I am going to start with the transformation of werewolves and vampires, because this is also a permanent change, and at the same time it can also add some magical properties to the shapeshifter, which is of great reference value. It would be great if we could get some vampire blood or werewolf body tissue..."
Andrew spoke very quickly for a while and suddenly realized that his boss was still standing in front of him, looking somewhat stunned.
"I'm sorry, Director, I can't control myself when I get excited..."
"This shows your passion," Murphy said. "Andrew, you are a genius. I will prepare what you need, and Laura will help you build your team. Then you can start testing your hypotheses!"
...
The idea of the transformation path made Murphy so excited that when he saw Patrick, the smile on his face still did not fade away.
"What, something good happened?"
It had been difficult for Patrick to see his boss recently, but now the umbrella company had hundreds of employees, and it had been running very smoothly under his leadership. Did Murphy's presence affect everyone? Not significantly.
"Yeah, it's good news," Murphy said.
"What a coincidence, I also have good news to tell you."
(End of chapter)