As Vizette descended the steps, the fog of the map in his mind gradually dissipated.
With a soft click, the iron gate in the distance slowly opened, revealing an empty room inside.
This room was probably used as a warehouse, but it appeared to be cleaned regularly, as there wasn't much dust around, except for a small patch of cobwebs hanging in the corners of the walls.
The walls were lined with shelves, each displaying a massive barrel of wine.
Looking around, it would take at least two classrooms combined to match the size of this room.
There were also many armored dummies placed around the shelves. The armor was full of dents and pits, as if it had been the result of some kind of magical experiment.
There were stacks of books scattered on the ground. Vizette picked up one of them with some delight, but a strange feeling immediately came over him.
He felt as if he were touching not a book, but a person.
Even without any warmth or pulse, he would still have this strange feeling in his mind.
Not only that, he also felt a buzzing sound, as if the books were talking and whispering in his ear.
Vizette used his magic eye to scan the books on the ground and discovered that they all contained some kind of magic.
For some reason, he could only see a very blurry mass through these books, and he couldn't even call it a magic circuit.
Filled with doubt, he tossed the book forward and used a levitation spell to flip through it, only to find that there wasn't a single word in it, just like the blank notebook he had just bought.
"Is every book like this?"
Vizette frowned slightly, gripped his wand tightly, and suddenly raised it. The books in the room flew up and hovered around him like birds.
He maintained his magic eye, scanning through one blank book after another, until he finally found a page in the gap between the pages.
Observing with his magic eye, he discovered that the page contained a great deal of ancient magical power, which emitted a familiar silver-blue light.
Having identified his target, he continued waving his wand, leaving only that one page and placing all the blank books in a corner.
Vizette held the thin pages of the book; compared to the eerie feel of those other books, these pages were clearly much more normal.
This page was made of the scales of some kind of snake, and the front was painted with a white skull that looked extremely realistic.
In the bottom right corner of the book, there was a familiar signature, from Serena Pendragon.
This certainly seemed to be her work, imbued with a certain indescribable sense of ritual.
Below the skull was a message: Simple and easy to learn, allowing you to easily master the Imperius Curse.
The Imperius Curse was one of the three Unforgivable Curses.
The Ministry of Magic called it "extremely cruel dark magic," and according to magical law, anyone who used any of the Unforgivable Curses on a person would be sent to Azkaban for life imprisonment.
However, the Imperius Curse was relatively concealed. During the period when Voldemort's power was at its peak, many wizards took advantage of this characteristic, claiming that they were controlled by Voldemort and that all their actions were not their own will.
Both its stealthy nature and the reputation of the Unforgivable Curse piqued Vizette's curiosity, making him want to know how the Imperius Curse was cast.
Based on his understanding of dark magic, the more powerful the dark magic, the more magical knowledge it required as a foundation in order to fully interpret its power.
Serena Pendragon, however, began with "simple and easy to learn," which further piqued Vizette's curiosity.
Vizette turned the pages and saw the rest of the text left by Serena Pendragon.
"To cast the Unforgivable Curse, it is crucial that the caster possesses sufficient resolve!"
"If the caster becomes soft-hearted, the consequences could be very dangerous. At best, it might just render the Unforgivable Curse ineffective, but in the worst case, it could backfire on the caster."
"Of course, I have never been affected by the Unforgivable Curse, so I cannot describe what the 'backlash' is like..."
"Alright, now that we've covered the necessary conditions, we can begin the teaching session. First, please memorize the incantation—'Imperio'."
"Next, choose the way you like to wave your wand, then find a living creature and chant the spell... Congratulations, you have learned the Imperius Curse!"
The spellcasting process was unbelievably simple.
It did not require the coordination of syllables or tones, nor did it require spell-casting gestures.
Perhaps the only key point was that you couldn't be soft-hearted; you had to be firm enough when casting the Imperius Curse.
"Perhaps that's why they're called 'Unforgivable Curses'? Compared to those extremely difficult-to-master dark magic spells, Imperius Curses are far too simple and brutal."
"Im…perio…Imperio…Imperio!" Vizette read the words left by Serena Pendragon again, chanting the spell as he memorized it.
He looked around and then at the spider web in the corner, intending to use it as the target of the Imperius Curse.
"Imperio!"
Vizette raised his wand high, pointing it at the spider that was now hanging upside down in its web.
A strange sensation arose from the tip of the wand, quickly traveling through the wand shaft and then spreading to the fingertips, palm, and arm...
Finally, it all converged into a tingling, warm current that flowed into his mind.
A thought popped into Vizette's head: he felt he could control the spider.
He gently waved his wand, drawing a perfect circle in the air.
The spider's movements were as stiff as a marionette's. It followed the silk back to the web and began to circle in the same perfect circle, following the wand's trajectory.
After dispelling the Imperius Curse, Vizette looked at the panicked spider and frowned slightly.
He truly hadn't expected that the Imperius Curse would be so simple and easy to learn.
To complete the Imperius Curse, all that was needed was a short incantation and a determination to control a person.
The Imperius Curse was vastly different from the dark magic he had mastered last school year.
If one had to make an analogy, it would be like the difference between a boxer and a gunman in a past life;
Boxers often needed long-term training to develop superb fighting skills and a strong enough physique;
As long as the gunman knew how to pull the trigger and ensured he had enough ammunition, he could easily take down the boxer.
It didn't seem like something on the level of power.
Nevertheless, Vizette still managed to glean some unique insights from this spellcasting experience.
First, there was the Imperius Curse itself. This spell could easily control a soul through the incantation "Imperio."
The process was extremely simple; the practitioner did not need to understand the soul, only to be able to recite the incantation.
Secondly, regarding the casting process of the Imperius Curse, the caster had a great deal of room for maneuver and could give extremely detailed commands.
Commands such as "move 0.5 millimeters to the left" would be executed by the spider as long as Vizette was willing to give them.
The process of manipulation was also quite wondrous; it was as if Vizette became the spider's soul, issuing commands to the spider's body…
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