I, the Dark Lord, will definitely be a good principal!

Time: October 1997, 8.

Location: Angell's science and technology park.

The elderly scientist with gray hair stood before Angell, excitedly recounting their latest progress.

"In the long process of biological evolution, in order to adapt to the ever-changing environment, the body structure and function of organisms have gradually evolved."

"When organisms face complex survival challenges, relying solely on physical characteristics and instinctive reactions is insufficient to cope. As the nervous system continues to develop and become more complex, organisms begin to possess more advanced cognitive and information processing capabilities."

"In this process, a special information structure or energy field—the soul—gradually forms. It does not appear suddenly, but is gradually perfected through countless generations of evolution."

"Magic, as a special ability of the soul, has also been filtered and strengthened in the process of evolution."

"For example, individuals with stronger mental strength or a more acute ability to perceive the energy of their surroundings may have an advantage in finding food, avoiding danger, or attracting mates, and are therefore more likely to pass on these magical traits to their offspring."

"Over a long period of time, this magical ability has been developed more significantly in certain specific biological groups."

"From the perspective of modern scientific research on the brain, the brain is an extremely complex organ, composed of billions of neurons, which are interconnected and transmit information through complex networks."

"When the brain develops to a certain stage and the information exchange between neurons reaches a highly complex level, self-awareness arises. The soul can be regarded as an abstract concept of this higher consciousness phenomenon."

"The magic contained in the soul may be a manifestation of the brain's special information processing and energy regulation of itself and the surrounding environment through the soul."

"The brain can generate various bioelectric signals and neurotransmitters. These signals and substances not only transmit information inside the body, but may also interact subtly with the energy field in the surrounding environment."

“Some people may be born with special brain structures or neural functions that allow them to use this interaction more effectively and exhibit magical behaviors.”

"For example, wizards may have more developed areas of the brain used to process and control this special energy. By concentrating their minds and using specific thought patterns, they are able to guide this energy to produce magical effects, such as chanting spells to move objects or change their state."

“We have been trying to simulate this reaction. Last month, we used computers to simulate the biological evolution process, setting different environmental parameters and survival tasks, and letting virtual creatures evolve in it.”

“We will assign some initial ‘mental traits’ parameters to virtual creatures, such as their ability to perceive environmental energy and their information processing speed, and observe how these parameters affect the survival and reproduction of virtual creatures in the long-term evolution, and whether special abilities similar to ‘magic’ will gradually emerge and strengthen in the group.”

"This hypothesis has proven to be feasible. In the laboratory, we perform gene editing on certain organisms, attempting to alter genes related to the development of the nervous system and cognitive abilities, and observe whether these changes will enable the organisms to exhibit more advanced information processing capabilities or special adaptations to the environment, analogous to the generation of 'magic'."

Looking at the excited scientists, a smile appeared on Angor's lips. Their statement was similar to his guess: there were no organs in the body for storing magic power, and the magic power of wizards did indeed come from the soul.

Are there more?

"Brain-computer interface technology monitors neural activity signals in the brain and feeds these signals back to the subjects, allowing them to try to control their brain activity patterns through training to achieve specific goals, such as controlling the movement of external devices..."

At this point, a hint of hesitation appeared on the scientist's face.

"However, the current technology is not perfect, and the extent to which we can achieve it is limited. To achieve the level you described, it would probably take at least... ten years."

"The energy generated by nuclear power can be used to enhance the acquisition and transmission of brain signals in brain-computer interfaces. By utilizing high-performance signal amplifiers and transmission devices powered by nuclear energy, it is possible to more accurately capture weak neural signals in the brain and convert them into clearer and stronger electrical signals."

"It's similar to amplifying and clarifying the magical signals contained in the soul so that they can be better interpreted and utilized."

"If we could have more fissile materials like uranium-235, plutonium-239, and uranium-233..."

This was already a very conservative estimate. The old scientist rubbed his hands while sleeping, saying that although it was a report, he believed that Angell had already seen these materials. His main purpose in coming back this time was actually to obtain more research materials.

In his opinion, it would be quite good if it could be achieved within twenty years.

"ten years……"

Angel nodded: "Keep going. As long as you don't stagnate, you won't lack funds."

“Brain-computer interface research can continue, but biological experiments can be temporarily suspended. I need this technology to amplify the influence of wizarding magic on the outside world.”

"As for fissile materials... go find Angelus. You don't need to tell me about materials that can be found in the Muggle world."

……

Angor sat in his office reviewing the research records from the past month. After confirming that the captured scientists were in good mental condition thanks to the potion, he Apparated away from the science park.

This is indeed the focus of his development, but he really can't understand their formulas anymore.

So all he cares about is the result.

"To avoid being misled, further education is still necessary..."

With a silent sigh, Angell began to plan his reading list for the next six months.

Even if he doesn't participate in the research himself, he at least needs to be able to understand these things.

In the eyes of those scientists, Angell is probably just a scientific novice who can roughly understand what they are saying, but can't keep up with their train of thought at all.

He's much better than other wizards, but he's still in a category where communication is difficult.

Angor could learn healing magic through Legilimency, but that was because those spells were within his comprehension. Now… he couldn't understand them at all…

However, before going back to read, Angel had something else to do.