Chapter 248: Ancient Potions (8)
In the second half of the night in early summer, the moon went down, and there was no wind at all, but it made people feel a little cold. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The pores on the info arm also seem to have a very sharp feeling, which makes people feel a lot sleepy. The sky of the Forbidden Forest is divided by twisted branches, but the background is still pure dark blue, and it seems to be the skin of a giant. The occasional star in the middle is not at all what you see in the divination class, Scorpio can't see the bright star on her head, Cygnus's neck is broken, and in short, the stars are also divided into separate areas by a tree, and become their own kingdoms.
Under the deep blue sky, I slept on everything except for the things of the night tour. The tranquility that appeared in eternity seemed to come out of the forbidden forest in the second half of the night.
Lina's wand glowed a faint red, a ball of flame, and the heat emitted made Penelo Cryvate feel better. Lina's wand was bone-white, reflecting off the reddish flames, as if it had just been pulled out of an animal's body. Only a teardrop-sized bead at the tip of the wand swayed slightly in the blood-red flames.
The wand of the Suzaku School of Magic is somewhat different from the wand of continental Europe. In terms of heritage, Ilvermorny in the Americas is inextricably linked to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Europe. However, the Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is closer to the Shaman of the Seman Wizard.
For a long time, the Far East did not have an independent wizarding lineage like Europe, and although mystical forces have always ruled the country, magic in the strict sense has never appeared in this country. It wasn't until that legendary voyage in 1405, and with the advent of the Age of Discovery, that Muggles on the southern coast of the Far East began to come into contact with so-called magic from other countries.
At the beginning, this kind of power was small, and compared to the Sword Immortal and Wu Dao, it was different from the superpowers, and it was difficult to spread in the Far East. But Muggles in the Far East are inherently tolerant and adaptable. With the convenience of the method, some sorcerer seeds gradually spread in the southern part of the Far East.
In the next few hundred years, the wizard's inheritance has not grown, on the one hand, because the mysterious power in the Far East is too strong, and any external force that wants to invade will inevitably be assimilated instead, and on the other hand, because in the country of origin of magic, magic has also begun to decline rapidly.
This situation lasted until the middle of the seventeenth century, when the struggle between the mystical powers of the Far Eastern continent intensified, and the losers had to withdraw from the struggle for hegemony on the mainland and retreat to the many islands of the South China Sea to recuperate in seclusion. Some of these powers have occasionally found shamanic witchcraft among fishermen in the South Sea. The hopeless powers of the counterattack had no choice but to use their talents to study this bizarre and easily spreading sorcery.
Under these circumstances, the seeds of magic began to take root in the true sense of the word on the islands of the South China Sea in the Far East. The Suzaku School of Magic was established under such circumstances.
The overseas islands, since ancient times, have received little attention from mainland rulers. After several generations of unremitting research, the great powers of the losers finally completely fused shamanic witchcraft and several other supernatural techniques to create the Suzaku Heritage.
Compared to the students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, not everyone at Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry uses a wand. Even if you use a wand, you may use an alienated wand like Lina.
Lina's wand is made of whale bone and topped with mermaid teardrops, and this wand, known as the "Shark", was inherited by Lina from the last legendary wizard, and with this wand, it can unleash extremely powerful guardian spells.
"Vera, are you sure the vampire bats will appear?" Paul looked closely at the trap not far away, and there was no movement until now.
"I also laid it out according to what was written in the book. There should be no problem. Vera, who had been waiting for most of the night, was also a little unsure. The vampire bat is a small magical creature that is terrifyingly evil and vicious, but also highly poisonous and extremely fast. When it hunts, it will fly quickly, inject toxins into the prey, and then leave temporarily, and wait for the prey to die, and then eat a full meal while the prey's blood has not yet coagulated.
"Maybe it's because it's too cold, it's not summer yet, and it's not time for vampire bats to come out yet. Lina said. The glimmer of light emitted by the wand in her hand is not visible to the wizards outside, and this lighting magic has the same effect as the glorious hand, which is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms period.
"So what to do, the vampire bat's toxin is one of the materials of the ancient potion, and it seems to be the four main materials, if we can't get it, we won't be able to complete the task. Vera said anxiously.
"Don't worry, don't we have another chance to ask for help, if it really doesn't work, we can ask for help from the mentor. Paul said nonchalantly.
"Hmph, there are thirty-two kinds of ancient potion recipes that have been translated, and we have only found ten, and the other twenty-two are generally unknown what they are, so use this opportunity now, unless we are lucky enough to explode, otherwise we will definitely fail." Vera said unceremoniously.
"So what do you say?"
"We can't catch vampire bats today, we continue tomorrow, we still have a little time. I've heard that the two groups aren't going well right now. It's a big deal that everyone fails together. You know, we are in a competitive relationship, and whoever uses the hole cards first is the most dangerous. ”
Penelo Criwatt frowned slightly. Although the competition between the world's top magic schools was originally aimed at promoting communication and harmony, as the competition gradually improved, sparks began to spark between the arrogant geniuses, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.
Ilvermorny's two warriors are on the same team again, and they seem to have some more advantages invisibly. In this situation, Vera's insistence on wanting to win has become an elusive goal.
But compared to Vera's confidence, Penelope Crivat is more cautious. The other two teams consisted of two disciples of Wizard Zeeman, who were slightly quicker to translate, a week before Penelo Crivat's group had translated all the recipes.
Then the warriors realized how important the reminder of the tall and burly Madame Maxim was at that time, and even the most knowledgeable warriors could not recognize half of the translated potions materials, and many of them had never even been heard of. Looking at the method of potion configuration, it basically needs to be boiled for a week, and all kinds of techniques and skills are unheard of, such requirements have completely exceeded the level of ordinary potions masters, and it can be said that it is the difficulty of the challenge of magic masters.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half of the time has passed, and at this time, even the materials for the potion have not been gathered, and if you count the time reserved for the failure to start over, the three teams will hardly have much time.
Under such circumstances, the pressure on the team that finally translated the potion formula was unprecedented. Vera has forced Paul to participate in the four-person discussion several times, and Penelo Crivat has also consulted Elder Dora many times, but the elves are indeed inferior to wizards in potions, and Elder Dora can only help. Lina also contributed a few good common senses, and in this case, she was able to make up enough ten kinds of medicinal materials, which was still two-thirds away, which showed the huge dilemma faced by the third group.
"Vera, the situation we are facing now is indeed very urgent. I have a suggestion, do you think it's okay?" said Penelo Crivat, after a moment's thought.
"What advice?" Vera became the default captain of the team due to her outgoing personality, and when she heard Penelo Criwatt's suggestion, she hurriedly asked.
"We've only gathered enough ten medicinal herbs now, and although the other two groups aren't much better, it's still too optimistic to think that three groups won't be able to complete the task at the same time. In this case, we have to gather enough herbs and prepare potions. There are still twenty-two kinds of medicinal materials left, and the four of us each copy five of them and look for them separately, so it's better than four people finding one medicinal herb together, what do you think?"
Vera's eyes lit up, the idea was simple, but it seemed to work, "You're right, Penelope, why didn't I think of catching a vampire bat, as long as it falls into a trap, one person is enough, and we have four more people, it's too wasteful." So let's start now, starting tomorrow, and go our separate ways. Vera said excitedly.
"But there are five for one person, only twenty, and there are still two left, what should I do?" asked Lina.
"It's okay, these two will be treated as public, pick out the two that seem to be the most difficult, in addition to the five each, we will be responsible for these two by the way. ”
"That's right, I look at that mist turning spirit grass, soul lamp wood, just as a public one, I haven't heard of either. Paul said.
Seeing that the other three all agreed, Vera took out the ancient potion recipe and began to distribute it. The remaining twenty-two potions all look very unfamiliar, and considering that the Zeeman wizard is from Africa, it is believed that most of these potions should also come from Africa. In such a situation, no matter who gets that one, it will not be easy. In this case, Vera divided the materials that needed to be found into four parts in order from top to bottom, and each person was responsible for five and two of the public.
After assigning the task, the sky was already bright, but the four people who had gained nothing all night were not disappointed, but they all looked at the list they were assigned and studied it carefully. I've seen it before, but after separating it like this, it seems to be easier to find.
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In London, Shea and Queen Anne were studying a huge piece of parchment covered with lines, some of which were twisting and changing, as if many earthworms were crawling around.
"Gringotts' underground vault has such a structure, and I've never noticed it before. Queen Anne said with some surprise.
"This map shouldn't be fake, goblins are naturally greedy, and I paid enough gold to buy this map. Under the magic test, there is no problem. "Since it is for the sake of greater strength, Xie An can't stop.
In order to control the soul fragments in Voldemort's Horcruxes, and then threaten to control Voldemort's body, finding the soul altar necessary for casting spells from Gringotts has become something that Xie An must do now.
After a few brief observations, it was found that the underground passage of Gringotts seemed to have the same properties as the corridors and stairs of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and there were strange changes with each other, rather than the same floor, which gave Xie An a headache.
The current known inheritance notes of the Soul Sect did not indicate which vault the altar was in, and Xie An found that the digital mark on the vault also seemed to appear from time to time, in this case, the only way to quickly find the target was to buy the inner ghost.
It has been hundreds of years since the goblins mastered the economic lifeblood of wizards, during which countless powerful dark wizards have tried to find loopholes in Gringotts and achieve the goal of getting rich overnight. In the end, Gringotts laughed and finally came to what is still known as the safest place in the wizarding world. The bloody lessons are indescribable.
"A hundred breads raise a hundred goblins, and goblins are not monolithic. In particular, the elves who could not serve Gringotts had long been very dissatisfied with their kind who were high up and lying in the golden galleons. After a little investigation, we found a goblin who had been expelled from Gringotts, which was exactly what we needed. ”
"It's a pity that his position is not high, at most he can only get this inspection map, if we can get the list map, we can save a lot of effort. ”
"Alright, Andrew, things are going too well, but it's not normal. With this picture, we can dive into Gringotts together tonight and see what's going on!" said Queen Anne.
"Your Excellency, you have to go too, I think I'll go alone, and in case of an accident, you can rescue me. ”
"Andrew, I never thought of robbing Gringotts' vaults. Such an interesting thing, how can you go alone. Queen Anne said with a smile on her face.
Xie An shrugged helplessly, and saw a small dragon head marked on the map, "Do you think the goblins of Gringotts will know the information of the Soul Altar?"
"I don't think so. You know, knowing too many secrets is the reason for death. Some places have dragon guards, I think it's all about the safety of Gringotts, and it doesn't really do much. ”
"Why don't we start with the vaults guarded by this dragon tonight, and see what is in these vaults that Gringotts needs to arrange for dragons to guard?"
"These vaults should be the vaults of several pure-blood families in wizarding Britain. Judging from the inheritance notes of the Soul Sect, it seems that the few pure-blood families that have prospered recently, except for the Black family, which is known as the purest family, the Gaunt family, which has declined, and the two families in Godric's Valley, there is no inheritance of the Soul Sect. If it is in the inheritance family of the Soul Sect, it will definitely be recorded in the notes. There is only speculation in the notes, and I think the altar is most likely lost in that unknown vault. ”