The optimization ability of the White Hat shows its value more with increasingly difficult Magic Patterns.
"Anyway, it’s a Mysterious Object. Although the Black Hat is powerful, the White Hat has its own merits." Feng paused, "After discussing the White Hat, now let’s talk about the Black Hat."
Angel’s ears perked up.
The White Hat is already so powerful, what effect will the Black Hat have?
Feng whetted Angel’s appetite, but his first words left Angel stunned: "Unfortunately, I’ve never crowned a Magic Pattern with the Black Hat."
"It’s not that I’m unwilling, it’s that I cannot..." At this point, Feng’s expression was slightly awkward.
After listening to Feng’s explanation, Angel understood that Feng’s inability actually meant he hadn’t met the prerequisite for the Black Hat’s appearance.
To have the shadow throw out a Black Hat, there is a necessary prerequisite: the depicted Magic Pattern must be flawless.
The White Hat can optimize flaws. However, for the Black Hat to appear, the Magic Pattern itself must be flawless.
It’s impossible for both colored hats to appear simultaneously. This means, once your Magic Pattern has flaws, the White Hat will inevitably appear.
If the Magic Pattern is flawless, there’s a certain chance the Black Hat will appear.
"That’s right, even if you depict a flawless Magic Pattern, the Black Hat doesn’t appear 100% of the time, but rather has a chance to appear." Feng paused, "I have an old friend named Rekton, from the same Rubik’s Cube as I am, albeit he is an Alchemist."
"Rubik’s Cube? Didn’t you say earlier that you were at the Temple of the Oracle?" Angel mumbled.
"Don’t interrupt." Feng chided but still offered an explanation, "It’s not conflicting; I’m just working at the Temple of the Oracle, it doesn’t mean I’m its member."
"Anyway, although Rekton is not an Enchantment Alchemist, he knows some Alchemy Magic Patterns, so I asked him to help me test the powers of the Mysterious Magic Pattern."
"I am not proficient in Magic Patterns, hence never had the shadow throw out a Black Hat, but Rekton managed to do it."
"Based on Rekton’s testing, I summarized two prerequisites for the appearance of a Black Hat."
"First, as you already know, the Magic Pattern must be flawless."
"Second, the more complex the Magic Pattern, the higher the chance of the Black Hat appearing. In Rekton’s tests, single Magic Patterns never resulted in a Black Hat. However, when he depicted a Magical Energy Array, the Black Hat appeared. That was the only time I saw the Black Hat since obtaining the Mysterious Magic Pattern."
Angel was stunned, "Only once?"
Feng had Rekton test it, so did Rekton also manage to test the Black Hat only once?—Although Angel wasn’t familiar with Rekton’s Alchemy skills, being mentioned by Feng meant they were definitely not lacking.
"Yes, only once, because once the Black Hat appeared, I could clearly see Rekton was tempted by my Mysterious Magic Pattern, possibly thinking about running off with it. So I left quickly with the Mysterious Magic Pattern..."
Angel: "..."
He thought the chance of the Black Hat appearing was so low that it only appeared once in so many years. Turns out it was out of fear of it being stolen.
Though speechless, this also shows that the effect of the Black Hat must be incredible.
Otherwise, the Alchemist named Rekton wouldn’t think about possession even in Feng’s presence.
Feng ran swiftly, which indirectly proves he clearly understands the value of the Black Hat.
"Are there only these two prerequisites?" Angel suppressed his desire to joke and asked.
Feng: "I only summarized these two because the sample size is too small. You can summarize it yourself in the future, as now the ’Mad Hat’s coronation’ is yours."
Angel then asked about the specific effects of the Black Hat.
Feng’s response was rather vague: "I can only say, it’s absolutely revolutionary."
Seeing Angel still puzzled, Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let me give an example, have you ever seen a pool of water suddenly turn into a pool of magma?"
Feng asked hoping for Angel to say "no," but Angel hesitated not a bit before nodding, "Yes."
Feng: "..."
Angel: "I know a Wizard who has the talent for water transmutation, she can not only turn water into magma but also into a pool of oil."
Originally, Feng thought Angel was contradicting him, but hearing this explanation, he understood: "So it’s water transmutation, that’s quite rare."
"Let me give another example: have you ever seen a pool of water suddenly turn into a Knight’s sword?"
This time, Angel finally shook his head.
"The situation with the Black Hat is similar to this example. When the Black Hat appears, the crowned Magic Pattern fundamentally changes. It’s a nearly revolutionary transmutation."
After hearing Feng’s examples, Angel seemed to have grasped something, but upon deep thinking, it felt as if it was shrouded in a layer of mist, ambiguous.
He pondered for a moment and thought to himself, "If I can’t figure it out, then I’ll just try it directly."
With that thought, Angel directly took out a piece of parchment treated with special potion from his bracelet, along with an engraving pen.
Seeing Angel’s actions, Feng naturally understood his intention.
"You can give the White Hat a try, but as for the Black Hat, it’s basically impossible to attempt it now." Feng: "I haven’t calculated the probability of the Black Hat appearing, but it’s definitely not high. Rekton also succeeded only after dozens of attempts."
Angel took Feng’s words to heart but still didn’t intend to stop experimenting.
An overwhelming curiosity made him unwilling to halt. After all, it’s just a trial; if it doesn’t appear, so be it.