After returning from Tony, Chen Yu once again immersed himself in intense studies.

Through a learning method that involved squeezing in study time whenever possible, Chen Yu finally gained a basic understanding of Images of Ikonn.

Although he could only create one clone for now.

This skill could now be leveled up through the system.

However, after learning Images of Ikonn, Chen Yu discovered both good news and bad news.

The good news was that the clone created by Images of Ikonn could indeed, as Chen Yu had hoped, be used to level up other skills.

The bad news was that this clone didn't really listen to him.

Or rather, the clone created through Images of Ikonn had the same experiences and personality as the original body.

This meant that the clone would possess the same thoughts, emotions, and behaviors as the original body.

If the original body wanted to slack off, the clone also wanted to slack off.

Things the original body was unwilling to do, the clone was equally unwilling to do.

Although all of the clone's experiences and memories would return to the original body after the clone dissipated.

He couldn't exploit the clone's labor and leisurely reap benefits without effort.

If he wanted to rest and have the clone complete his homework for him.

The created clone would just lie there like a salted fish, unwilling to follow the main body's arrangements.

Even if the main body forcefully commanded the clone, the clone would only pretend to work and continue to slack off.

It would even argue with the main body, claiming that a clone's life was also a life.

Over-exploiting the clone's labor would eventually lead to being hung from a lamppost by other clones.

However, if he was truly too busy, the created clone would actively help.

It would help him complete one task, while he completed another.

At least, the daily quests he hadn't had time to do recently were all secretly completed by the clone.

Chen Yu could rely on his clone, five-line quill operation, and taking photos of knowledge points to be memorized, among other cheating methods, to complete the large amount of homework assigned by the professors.

But Harry, Ron, and Hermione were genuinely busy for half the day.

However, ever since they learned about Hagrid illegally raising a dragon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione became even more agitated.

Now, in addition to worrying about the magic homework assigned by the professors, they also had to worry about whether Hagrid's acquisition of the dragon egg would be discovered by others.

Ron and Harry showed signs of nervous breakdown, often unable to sleep at night due to the stress of homework, but for them to attend classes normally the next day, Chen Yu would use a Sleeping Charm to help them fall asleep.

While dealing with an enormous amount of homework, Hermione also had to help Ron and Harry create detailed study plans, which truly drove them almost insane.

Hermione's mental state was much better than Ron's and Harry's, it was just that her normally bushy hair now had even less time to be managed, making it appear even bushier.

In an environment where every day felt like a year, time passed little by little, until one morning, as the four of them were eating breakfast in the Great Hall, Harry's owl flew in through a ventilation shaft, carrying a note.

The note only had four words written on it: "About to hatch."

Seeing these four words, Harry's spirits lifted.

He took the note and showed it to Chen Yu, Ron, and Hermione.

Ron excitedly urged, "How about we skip Herbology class this morning? Professor Sprout is very kind anyway, she probably wouldn't mind. Or we could go find Fred and George and buy some Skiving Snackboxes; if we eat them, we can openly skip class."

Harry also tried to persuade Hermione, "We can catch up on the Herbology knowledge later, but how many times in our lives do we get to see a Little Dragon hatch? If I miss this, I'll regret it for the rest of my life!"

Hermione still firmly objected, "No, we have to attend class as usual. If skipping class arouses suspicion, and if a Slytherin student discovers what Hagrid is doing, Hagrid will be in more trouble than us..."

Ron shrugged dismissively and continued to argue, "What are the chances of something so coincidental..."

Ron wanted to continue arguing, but Chen Yu interrupted him.

"Stop talking!" Chen Yu gestured with his eyes at their surroundings. "Are you sure you want to discuss that issue in this place? Didn't you see the Slytherin students coming here for breakfast?"

Harry lowered his voice and warned, "I know, I know, don't say anything! I saw Malfoy coming!"

Ron and Hermione immediately buried their heads in their food, watching warily as Malfoy, with his cronies, walked past Harry with an arrogant swagger.

Malfoy saw the annoying Harry sitting with Chen Yu, snorted, and walked away.

Harry was somewhat unsure if Malfoy had heard anything, but his mind was full of fantasies about the Little Dragon hatching, and he quickly put Malfoy out of his thoughts.

The four of them went to the Greenhouse for Herbology class.

This class was still about teaching the Little Wizards about Guardian Trees and how to loosen the soil around them.

Harry found this purely theoretical class boring and prayed for it to end quickly so he could go to Hagrid's hut to witness the Little Dragon's birth.

Chen Yu and Hermione took out their notebooks and diligently took notes, and when it came to the practical part, they took small shovels and earnestly loosened the soil around a Guardian Tree.

"Guardian Trees are magical rowan trees that emit a magical aura that dark creatures dislike."

"When you encounter an attack from a dark creature in the wild, you can touch a Guardian Tree to be protected from its attack."

"When you are turning the soil, you must be careful not to damage the Guardian Tree's roots. These are its important organs, relying on them to absorb nutrients and water..."

Professor Sprout simultaneously explained knowledge about Guardian Trees and warned the mischievous Little Wizards not to use too much force when turning the soil, so as not to damage the Guardian Tree's roots.

As soon as the castle's dismissal bell rang, Harry, Ron, and Hermione immediately dropped their small shovels and rushed towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Chen Yu also wanted to follow them but was called back by Professor Sprout.

"Little Wizard Chen Yu, how has the Biting Cabbage been growing lately?"

Chen Yu recalled the state of the Biting Cabbage in his dormitory these past few days and felt it wasn't as vibrant as before, looking a bit wilted.

"Even though I water it on time every day and give it sunlight, its condition hasn't been very good lately. Its leaves are a bit yellow, and it's not as vibrant as before. Is it sick?"

"I knew this would happen. Many Little Wizards think that just watering magical plants is enough to meet their needs. You know that humans can't live long on just water, and it's the same for plants. Drinking water and getting sunlight isn't enough for magical plants to grow. Here's a bag of fertilizer with a small amount of dragon dung added. You can go back and fertilize your Biting Cabbage."

She handed Chen Yu a small bag of fertilizer made from dragon dung, telling Chen Yu to use it on the Biting Cabbage when he returned.

"Dragon dung can be made into fertilizer?"

"Of course, dragons are treasures from head to toe, and dragon dung is no exception. It's a very high-quality fertilizer raw material, very nutritious. But be careful, dragon dung is not suitable for magical plant seedlings; it can easily cause nutrient overdose and 'burn' the plants to death. However, this bag of fertilizer only has a very small amount of dragon dung added, so you don't need to worry about that problem. And Biting Cabbage isn't a purely 'vegetarian' magical plant. You can occasionally get some raw meat slices from the kitchen to feed it. This will ensure the Biting Cabbage gets balanced nutrition and grows strong."

Chen Yu thought about the slightly wilted Biting Cabbage recently; besides watering it and giving it sunlight, he hadn't seemed to do anything else.

It appeared he had indeed starved the Biting Cabbage.

Chen Yu trusted Professor Sprout's professionalism. Since Professor Sprout said so, he naturally planned to fertilize the Biting Cabbage after returning to the Gryffindor common room, following her instructions.

For now, seeing the Little Dragon hatch was more important.

As for the Senzu Beans?

Cultivating Senzu Beans itself was a long-term process; what results could there be in a short time? Asking Professor Sprout now would also be pointless.

So Chen Yu quickly walked out of the Greenhouse, put the dragon dung fertilizer into his Serenitea Pot, and then hurried towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

He jogged along, not seeing Hermione or the others, and couldn't help but complain softly.

"Those three disloyal ones, they didn't even wait for me."