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Chapter 270 Imitation and Initial Success
Chapter 270 Imitation and Initial Success
For the next two days, Karen practically lived in the Eagle's Nest. On her worktable lay parchment scrolls containing written and illustrated descriptions; the recorded Parsleyan magical fluctuations were repeatedly played back, analyzed, and compared. Using her Eye of Truth, Karen meticulously analyzed the energy composition, frequency variations, and traces of will embedded in each syllable.
He explained to his roommates that he was conducting in-depth research on the magical resonance phenomenon of an ancient magical language and planned to explain it in detail once the research was completed. Wesley and Fabian seemed to understand but expressed their support, while Ernesto vaguely guessed that it might be related to Harry's performance at the Duel Club, but he wisely did not ask any further questions and simply reminded Cullen to take a break.
Karen discovered that the biggest challenge in imitating Parsleyan was the vocalization itself. That hissing sound couldn't be achieved simply by mimicking airflow; it required a high degree of coordination between the throat muscles, magical flow, and even mental focus to produce a "true sound" that resonated with specific magical forces. It was like trying to get someone accustomed to playing the piano to suddenly imitate the timbre and vibrations of an ancient wind instrument they'd never heard before. However, having already mastered the principles of Parsleyan through his talent, Karen would find it easier to grasp than others.
He listened to the recording repeatedly, trying to imitate Harry's pronunciation. "Hiss—" "Shh—" "Hiss—" Various strange hissing sounds echoed in the Eagle's Nest. The first few attempts failed completely, producing only ordinary, slightly comical, leaky sounds, and the instruments did not respond.
But he did not lose heart. His "True Eye" ability allowed him to accurately observe the magical mobilization in his throat when he spoke, and compare and adjust it with Harry's energy flow patterns recorded in the annals.
"The frequency is too low—the resonance point needs to be moved forward—the timing of the magic injection needs to be advanced by a fraction of a second—" He adjusted as he tried again.
This time, the hissing sound he emitted seemed to have a different quality, and the air seemed to tremble slightly. On the workbench, the instrument monitoring magical fluctuations flickered extremely faintly, the pointer wobbled and then returned to its original position.
"There's a response!" Karen's spirits lifted. Although extremely faint, it proved that he was on the right track. He had detected that incredibly subtle ripple of magic, distinct from ordinary sound.
He became more focused, constantly making minor adjustments. Failure, adjustment, more failure, more adjustment—this process was tedious and mentally taxing, but for Karen, solving magical puzzles was the greatest pleasure.
Finally, after what seemed like the umpteenth attempt, he let out a short hiss, which triggered a clear, sharp buzzing sound!
On the main recorder on the worktable, a clear, sharp waveform appeared on the photosensitive crystal, although its amplitude was far less intense than Harry's, but its shape and characteristics were almost identical!
"I did it!" Karen clenched his fist, a huge sense of accomplishment welling up inside him. He had successfully replicated the characteristics of the Parseltongue's magical energy fluctuations! Although it was still very rough, he had mastered the core frequency and structure!
Without pausing, he struck while the iron was hot and began trying to imitate the other "vocabularies" and "intonations" that Harry had recorded. With the experience of his first success, the subsequent imitations became relatively smooth. With the cheat-like assistance of the "Eye of Truth," he quickly mastered the magical pronunciations of several simple Parsley "words," such as "stop," "attention," and "come here."
Of course, his Parseltongue still sounds stiff and rigid, lacking the innate fluency and natural charm of Harry's speech, and sounds more like machine-synthesized speech, but the magical qualities it contains are quite close.
It's time for a real-world test.
On Friday afternoon, he invited Harry over again. This time, he even brought a new, slightly more active grass snake.
"You learned it so quickly?" Harry's eyes widened in surprise when he heard Cullen's message asking him to come and verify his learning progress. Ron and Hermione also looked incredulous.
"It's just a preliminary imitation of a few simple syllable fluctuations," Karen said. "We still need to verify how effective it is."
He walked to the box containing the grass snake, took a deep breath, concentrated, and recalled the magical fluctuation pattern and vocal sensation corresponding to the command "Stop".
A slightly awkward but uniquely magical hissing sound came from Karen's mouth.
The grass snake in the box, which had been slowly crawling, suddenly stopped upon hearing the sound. It raised its head, a hint of confusion flashing in its small eyes. It shook its head from side to side, seemingly searching for the source of the sound and assessing the authority of the command. It didn't immediately stop completely, but it was clearly affected, becoming hesitant and reluctant to move forward.
"Merlin!" Ron exclaimed, "It—it seems to understand?!"
Hermione covered her mouth, her eyes wide, looking at Karen and then at the snake: "This—how is this possible? Only two days!"
"It sounds a little strange, but it's true!" Harry looked at Cullen with obvious shock.
Harry understood best the "feeling" of mastering this ability—it was almost instinctive, something he himself needed environmental assistance to use properly. And Cullen, through pure analysis and imitation, had touched the threshold in such a short time? Her learning ability was simply unbelievable. But at the same time, Harry felt a secret joy, pleased that he was no longer the only oddball with Parsley.
After confirming with Harry that his pronunciation was correct, Cullen ignored their shock and carefully noted the snake's reaction: "It has an effect, but it's weaker than the original Parseltongue. Perhaps my magical fluctuations lack some element of 'bloodline authority' or 'soul identification,' so it can only serve as interference and suggestion, not an absolute command."
But he didn't give up. He tried pronouncing "attention" and "come here" again.
The hissing sound of "Attention" made the grass snake noticeably more alert, causing it to arch its body slightly.
The command to "come here" had little effect; the grass snake only moved a little bit in his direction, and seemed more confused.
"It seems that the mimicry is far less effective for explicit movement commands that go against the user's will," Karen analyzed. "But it's quite effective for state-changing commands, such as 'stop' and 'attention.' This has far exceeded my expectations."
He put down his notebook, looked at the three still in shock, especially Harry, and gave a faint, triumphant smile: "It seems my theoretical model is basically correct. The core of Parseltongue is indeed that special frequency of magical fluctuations, not just the hissing sound we hear. Thank you very much for your help, Harry. Without your sample, I couldn't have done this."
Harry opened his mouth, then it took him a while to find his voice: "—You're amazing, Cullen. I—it took me so many years to figure out what this is, and you learned it in just two days—"
"It's just a clumsy imitation." Karen shook her head, quite clearly. "It's far from true mastery, especially lacking that—well—spiritual resonance. But it proves that it can be analyzed and understood, and that's enough. This is of great significance to my research."
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This successful experiment not only propelled Cullen forward on her path of magical research, but also once again impressed Harry, Ron, and Hermione. When they left the Eyrie, the way they looked at Cullen was no longer that of a person.