Hogwarts Collector, I cast a spell with the Eye of God - Chapter 90
This is a magnificent room, majestic and magnificent, almost comparable to a church.
If the Hogwarts library is the place with the most books, then the room where Ye Ting is now can undoubtedly be called the most luxurious library in the world.
This is not an exaggeration.
The entire building is more than ten meters high. After entering the gate, a spacious foyer comes into view. The marble floor is as smooth as a mirror, and on the plaster walls, countless gold leaves shine under the light, like autumn woods, shining with golden light.
Through the foyer, an arched corridor leads to a more vast space-that is the library hall.
The scene here is like a reproduction of the French court, with classics and grandeur intertwined, showing an unparalleled style.
The ceiling, which is as high as 75 feet, is particularly vast, and the colored glass skylight and the aluminum foil-decorated beams complement each other.
After all, in that era, aluminum products were regarded as a metal more precious than gold, and both the Muggle world and the magic world were eager to buy it.
In the center of the room, a huge octagonal wooden table occupies a dominant position. That is Nico’s workshop.
In front of the desk, eight pairs of statues are lined up. They are all sculptures of ancient Greek gods.
The goddess of wisdom Minerva holds the torch of wisdom; the goddess of justice Themis holds a scale, symbolizing fair judgment. There are also the goddess of victory, the god of love, and so on. They all have their own expressions and are lifelike.
However, the most amazing thing is that these statues are all alive.
It is well known that wizards have the ability to give life to matter.
However, when there is no supervision, this power often causes big trouble.
And the larger the object being animated, the more flexible it is after activation, and the more difficult it is to cast magic.
The size of these statues in front of him, and the degree of lifelikeness of”850″… are enough to reflect Nico’s level.
“Haha, these are all my works when I was young.”
Nicolas Flamel waved his hand gently, and the statue of Venus in the center returned gracefully to her throne.”She is not smart enough, and Perenelle has never liked her very much.”
Ye Ting nodded in agreement. He could fully understand this craze for figurines.
In fact, in his previous life, he had also fantasized about the idea that if he had a rat charm, he could make all the figurines at home come alive.
Of course, if Ye Ting were to choose the material himself, he would definitely not choose limestone.
After all, if silicone material is used, perhaps the unique charm of Venus can be more perfectly displayed.
“”Hmph!”
Perenelle snorted in dissatisfaction.
As Nicolas Flamel’s wife who had been with him for more than 600 years, she did not further expose the matter, but turned her gaze to Ye Ting:”Well, I’ll go prepare dinner. Ye Ting, what do you want to eat?”
Now that he has come to France, Ye Ting certainly wants to taste some authentic French food.
After deciding on the dinner menu, Perenelle left first.
Nicolas Flamel winked at Ye Ting slyly, with a playful smile on his lips:”Don’t mind, Ye Ting, who didn’t have some romantic affairs when they were young? Perenelle just can’t forget some old things.”
He changed the subject and asked:”Do you want to know why Perenelle dislikes Venus so much?”
“Is it possible?”Ye Ting’s mouth was one step faster than his brain.
Nico sighed and recalled:”Three hundred years ago, when I was studying sculpture art, I tried to give objects life. But to be honest, those animated objects, although they can move, lack real vitality. How can things without vitality exude real charm? Even goddess statues like Venus are no exception.”
“You are worthy of it.”Ye Ting gave a thumbs up sincerely.
I don’t know whether he was praising Nico’s views or his spirit of exploration.
Nico’s ideas are indeed unique, but there may be some deviations in his appreciation of art.
“Speaking of that resurrection attempt, it really makes me laugh and cry.”
Nico shrugged helplessly, with a bitter smile on his face,”Perenal had a big fight with me about that matter, and I’m still brooding over it… Well, let’s not talk about it. But you, young man, I’m curious, how did you manage to be so hot with three or four girls at the same time?”
Ye Ting rolled his eyes, muttering to himself why the old man was talking back to this topic again
“So, have you chosen who?”
“What to choose?”
“What else can I choose? Of course, those girls!” Nico said with a wink,”I can tell at a glance that you are the same type as I was when I was young. So, have you made your choice? Or do you want to play around a bit and make a decision when you are older?”
“Mr. Flamel, please be careful with your words.”Ye Ting couldn’t help but hold his forehead with his hand,”In fact, they are all my good friends, and we are still young, we should not be bound by these worldly views.”
“Only children need to answer multiple-choice questions.”Nico smiled nonchalantly,”Or do you plan to take them all?”
Ye Ting was speechless for a moment. Damn it, what he said made so much sense, and he couldn’t even refute it.
“But then again, you are much better than that old guy Albus. Back then, I wanted to introduce the previous headmaster of Beauxbatons to him, but the old guy refused. Humph, what a waste of my good intentions, damn British people……”Nicolas Flamel patted Ye Ting on the shoulder.
Hearing this, Ye Ting felt that Nicolas’ words seemed to have a deeper meaning.
However, as an eleven-year-old wizard, he could only pretend not to know.
Otherwise, he couldn’t suddenly say the name of a previous Dark Lord.
Nicolas Flamel was indeed a very talkative person, and his relatively young body seemed to have injected him with endless vitality, and he talked endlessly.
The two spent the whole afternoon discussing each other.
Ye Ting and him chatted like this for the whole afternoon.
The topics of the two were wild and unconstrained, from the little thoughts of girls, to the profound alchemy, to the feasibility of magical AI, and whether life energy exists.
Ye Ting deeply admired Nicolas’s knowledge accumulation of more than 600 years, but he admired Nicolas even more for being able to remember things from 600 years ago.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but express his contempt for Dumbledore’s reliance on the Pensieve.
Nicole was even more shocking. He joked,”Maybe old man Albus has developed Alzheimer’s disease and can only rely on the Pensieve to recall. It would be fun if he forgot to put the memory in the Pensieve into his head one morning.”
In the next few days, this room became the place where Ye Ting stayed most often.
The Paradise typewriter was left here by him, constantly copying the knowledge here.
And Ye Ting himself, under Nicole’s guidance, made up for the alchemy of this world.
After all, Lisa was not specialized in alchemy, and Sugar was just an alchemy apprentice with some talent.
This led to the fact that although Ye Ting was very talented, he was not a real alchemy master.
He still had a lot to learn.
Of course, with his level, it was enough to crush all the little wizards in Hogwarts.
But the alchemy knowledge that Nicole could learn here was not at the level that ordinary little wizards could understand.
During this time, Ye Ting absorbed a huge amount of knowledge from Nicole.
This old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life has traveled all over the world and has a wide range of knowledge that is amazing. In the field of alchemy, he has reached the state of returning to nature.
Therefore, every time he has a high-level conclusion, Ye Ting always feels that he has gained a lot and has a deeper understanding of alchemy.
The most important thing is that Nico’s huge study is full of small gadgets he made casually.
These finished products are of no use to Nico, but they are very valuable to Ye Ting.
He can disassemble and study these works at will, and then try to make them himself.
This luxurious way of learning is probably only Ye Ting can enjoy.
After all, who would be willing to disassemble precious alchemical items one by one just to satisfy the desire to learn?
However, Ye Ting can be so luxurious.
Not only did he disassemble them, but he also disassembled them with relish, absorbing the essence of alchemy from them.
This bold practical operation has rapidly improved his alchemical skills.
As for Nico, he also praised Ye Ting’s learning talent.
He had never seen such a genius before. No matter how obscure the alchemy theory was, he could learn it almost immediately after reading it once. He would never forget what he had learned and could use it freely after a little practice. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
Such talent and comprehension made Nico feel ashamed.
According to Nico, if Ye Ting could continue his studies here for a few more years, he would probably have nothing to teach him.
In Nico’s eyes, Ye Ting already had the potential to inherit his legacy.
His expectations for Ye Ting were so high that he was even willing to share and discuss with him the method of making the Philosopher’s Stone.
“You said you gave the Philosopher’s Stone to Dumbledore. Aren’t you worried that losing the Philosopher’s Stone would affect your lifespan?” Talking about the Philosopher’s Stone, Ye Ting was very curious about why Nico made such a choice.
“You are a caring boy. However, I have prepared enough elixir of life, enough for me to live for hundreds of years. This world is just beginning to become interesting. Nicolas Flamel rolled his eyes slightly.
“You ask this, are you planning to betray your teacher and ancestors?”
“Insulting the teacher and destroying the ancestors?” Ye Ting was stunned for a moment, then laughed,”So you are planning to take me as your apprentice?”
“Humph, this knowledge is to be passed down anyway, it has no value if it is kept in one’s own hands………”
Nico yawned and said lazily,”The threshold of alchemy is too high, and most people can’t learn it at all. If Albus was willing, he should have become my disciple.”
At this point, Nico’s eyes flashed with regret,”It’s a pity that he is also a young man bound by emotions.”
He stretched and continued:”I’m not Albus. Who would think about death in a normal mental state? I have lived for more than 600 years, but I still haven’t seen enough of this world.”
At this point, the two chose to remain silent tacitly and didn’t say anything more.
Master and apprentice are just talk.
Ye Ting doesn’t intend to treat someone as a master, and Nico doesn’t think he can treat a smart person like Ye Ting as an apprentice.[]
After living for six hundred years, he has come to terms with it. Their friendship does not need these red tapes to maintain it.
“So, can the Philosopher’s Stone no longer be created?”Ye Ting became more and more curious.
Nico smiled mysteriously and began to be a riddler,”If you really understand the production process of the Philosopher’s Stone, I’m afraid you won’t have such doubts.”
“The Making of the Philosopher’s Stone……”Ye Ting muttered to himself and fell into deep thought.
So how was the Philosopher’s Stone made?
From the surface, the Philosopher’s Stone has two abilities: turning lead into gold, turning iron into silver, and making the Elixir of Life.
Turning stone into gold is essentially changing the atomic structure, which undoubtedly involves the rearrangement and combination of atomic sequences and changes in the microscopic world.
To change the essence of matter, huge energy is needed to break the chemical bonds of matter and even interfere with the strong and weak nuclear forces between atomic nuclei.
This may be the original mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone.
As for the Elixir of Life…
Is it a small-scale material renovation, plus a large amount of ATP supplementation?
Or, to understand it in a more magical way, that is, the flow and granting of life energy.
Can a mere Philosopher’s Stone really inject endless vitality into wizards?
If not, then according to the law of equivalent exchange, where does the vitality contained in the Elixir of Life come from?
The life of Nicolas Flamel flashed through Ye Ting’s mind. If Nicolas really made the Philosopher’s Stone, it must have been sometime between his birth and the age of 150.
What happened in France at that time?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to my mind.
“”I understand!!”Ye Ting shouted with sudden realization,”It’s the Black Death and the Hundred Years’ War!”
He recalled the calamity that lasted for a hundred years, and countless lives disappeared in that catastrophe.
People with normal conscience cannot actively cause a large number of killings to create the Philosopher’s Stone.
But what if it is passive? This is easy to be accepted.
Perhaps Nicolas Flamel took advantage of this and took the opportunity to absorb a lot of vitality.
Of course, it is not easy to draw 3.8 power from a corpse openly.
Once discovered, it is easy to be regarded as a dark wizard.
But Nico has this condition.
Think about what the elf butler said-this manor came from the gift of Charles V, in recognition of Nico’s help to France in the Hundred Years’ War.
In this case, it means that Nico did intervene in the Hundred Years’ War and also has a certain status with the King of France. In this way, he will have a chance to do something.
“You guessed it right.”Nico nodded, confirming Ye Ting’s guess.
“Magic is not just about taking things, Ye Ting, you should keep this in mind.”
“So, the Philosopher’s Stone can actually be replenished, right?” Ye Ting said helplessly,”Are you sure this method hasn’t been leaked out?”
Nico shrugged calmly,”So what if it gets out?”
“Actually, people are wrong about one thing. I am not the only one who made the Philosopher’s Stone. Paracelsus also succeeded. But since then, no one has ever possessed the Philosopher’s Stone. After all, not every talented wizard can encounter a suitable… era.”
Hearing this, Ye Ting couldn’t help but roll his eyes and secretly complain in his heart.
Nico obviously thought too well of the Muggles.
In fact, there is no need for a specific era. There is an environment suitable for refining the Philosopher’s Stone in almost every period.
After all, humans have never lacked the means and willingness to kill each other.
Not to mention the distant past, just say the Uganda massacre that shocked the world a few years later. The bloodiness and cruelty are still vivid in people’s minds even decades later.
In Africa, South America, the Middle East and other places, various organized killings are taking place all the time. Why do we need to wait for a specific time?
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