Chapter 242: Ancient Potions (2)
The twelve warriors divided into three groups got their first task, a potion recipe written in ancient scripts, unlike any scripts that had been announced, this kind of writing was completely in the possession of the Zeeman wizards, and for the sake of the competition, they contributed strange words. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoEven the two young students of Wizard Zeman hadn't had time to learn this advanced script. The recipe for the same three potions, this is not a simple burp potion, and the complexity of its configuration is probably that a potion master like Snape will frown slightly after reading it!
The three parchments are also intricately processed, with various incantations on them, including a curse prohibiting intricate copying. The three groups of warriors returned to their respective stations excitedly with their own potion recipes. The first level set by Shaman Saiman is a puzzle for the twelve warriors.
Although Dumbledore had reminded that the purpose of the tournament was to improve the ability of the warriors, hoping that the warriors could rely on their own abilities to solve the difficulties independently, almost all the warriors chose to ask their mentors for advice that night.
The attitudes of the instructors also vary. Principal Lan of the Vermilion Bird School of Magic smiled and told Zhou Shang and Lina to try it first, but it really doesn't work, and then give a hint. Wizard Zeeman directly rejected a warrior's request and said, "Cody, you should learn from Dokru." If you don't develop the habit of independent thinking, you are destined to become a qualified shaman in the future. ”
Igor Karkarov, though he was interested in helping his students, did not know much about this kind of magic script, so he could only find a way to consult other friends first, and Madame Maxim took the same method, but Paul of Ilvermorny, confident that he could solve it, did not consult his mentor.
As a master of dozens of magical creature languages, Dumbledore is most likely to directly recognize this kind of magic script, but unfortunately the two Hogwarts warriors understand that the headmaster will not have any meaning, so they can only find their own way. Cedric Diggory consulted a number of prefects, each of whom could discern them, and Penelo Criwatt went directly to Elder Dora, hoping for help.
Penelo Crivat, who had become a warrior who had fulfilled his wish, thanked Elder Dora that night, "Elder, is this magic text inherited from the notes of wizards in ancient Egypt?" Penelope showed the parchment to Elder Dora. Elder Dora didn't take it.
"This parchment has complex spells on it, and in addition to the warriors, other wizards will trigger the curse, although there are no serious consequences, but it will make the content invisible to other wizards, and they cannot copy the recipe with copy spells. Elder Dora looked at it carefully, "It's a pity that this curse is mainly for wizards, and for elves, it doesn't have much effect. Out of an abundance of caution, I still don't touch it. These scripts are indeed ancient scripts passed down by the wizards of ancient Egypt, and even I can't decipher them. ”
Elder Dora and Penelope both looked at Xie An, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze at this time, and didn't seem to hear the conversation between the two at all.
"Andrew, do you know these ancient scripts?" asked Penelope.
Xie An came back to his senses and looked at Penelope blankly, Penelope showed the parchment in front of Xie An, Xie An glanced slightly, "I can't identify it, this kind of magic text seems to be more ancient than the magic text I studied, if it is the formula of the potion, you can only learn a little bit by guessing through the magic text that you already know." "Ancient magic scripts and magic patterns are not the same thing, the former can be considered as ancient cuneiform, while the latter, mostly complex magic patterns, to construct magic formations.
"Isn't it going to take a lot of effort to deduce the previous one?" said Penelope, a little anxious. Penelope's third group of four warriors tried to replicate the recipe with a copy spell and failed. As a student at Hogwarts, Penelope won the right to study on the first night. The other three warriors are also very aware of the mystery.
"Penello, according to the record of previous tournaments, every level of the tournament will allow all the warriors to play to their full strength, even beyond themselves to pass. In the last game, in the first level, there was a warrior who was seriously injured. Know that you are now competing for eternal glory. The wizard you play against is also the most gifted young wizard in the world, and if you still have a fluke mentality, I'm afraid you won't get anything. Elder Dora saw that Penelope was a little impetuous, and reminded directly.
Elder Dora's lesson really made Penelope sober up a lot, realizing that even if he relied on the help of the elders to obtain the qualification of a warrior, but if he wanted to achieve the ultimate honor, he had to make unexpected efforts.
"Don't worry, Penelope, Ravenclaw has never been afraid to use his brain, has he? Xie An encouraged. As the smartest of the four houses, Ravenclaw is very good at solving interesting magic puzzles.
Listening to Xie An's encouragement, Penelo's belief became even stronger, and he understood that he had no way out, and smiled at Xie An and Elder Dora, and Penelope left with the potion formula.
"Andrew, what do you have on your mind today?" asked Elder Dora as he watched Penelo Krivat leave.
"Elder, today Ravenclaw's ghost Helena warned me again, saying that there is a force gathering outside that will threaten Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" "In Xie An's understanding, Hogwarts magic is the soft belly of the wizarding world, and if the wizarding world is to be destroyed in the future, I am afraid that the first to be attacked is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. These little wizards in the school are not only the pillars of the future country, but also the hope against the destruction of the world. Once Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry falls, then the ensuing destruction is just around the corner.
This is already evidenced by Xie An's memories of the end times: after the young man converts his faith and no longer strives to improve, but indulges in pleasure, vanity comparisons, curses on the world, and utter decadence and despair, soon the whole world will lose its vitality, become drunk and die, and eventually fester.
This is also true in the wizarding world where the ability of a single entity is infinitely amplified, Voldemort, Gellert Grindelwald, and the Witch of Lefy, these powerful dark wizards, are all revenge of darkness on the light world.
Realizing this, Shea began to wonder what role Hogwarts magic would play in the future. In Shea's plan, establishing the rule of wizards requires a strong army, but at this point, Shea realized that he seemed to think of the role of Hogwarts too simply.
"Andrew, the situation outside is already very serious, even I, an old woman who doesn't go out much, know that Gellert Grindelwald is building a wizarding army in Europe, and the Death Eaters who lost Voldemort did not scatter, but persevered under the strong pressure of the Ministry of Magic. The Don's organization, we know even less, this mysterious organization of the Far East that suddenly appeared, seems to have mysterious powers, and their purpose is still unknown to wizards. Elder Dora poured Xie An a cup of tea and continued: "But these are not the most important, Andrew, the most important thing is still in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Andrew, these children are very simple, but their combat effectiveness is not weak at all, those sixth and seventh grade students can fight against the Aurors." Now Fudge cares so much about this tournament, it is precisely because he wants to keep these reserves firmly in his hands and plant seeds for the future against the wizarding army. ”
"Elder, I understand what you mean, but I'm also a little confused at the moment. Until I saw the higher powers of magic, I always believed that building an army of wizards was the only way to rule the wizarding world. But..."Xie An thought for a moment and continued, "In Azkaban, the Dementor King, the evil god Animagus, the Lord Voldemort being defeated by an unknown powerful wizard, and the Death Eater elite being captured by 'Don', all made my heart begin to have a stronger thirst for power. After saying this, Xie An already understood that the thirst for power had turned into an inextricable demon, and this desire might be combined with the doomsday picture in his mind, and eventually let himself be completely lost, called the new demon king without feelings.
Thinking of this, Xie An couldn't help but think of the biggest enemy of the Doomsday Free Army, the most terrifying Doomsday Messenger, the Monarch of Destruction, it is rumored that he has incredible power and can walk directly in the black hole, such a terrible life has been out of the category of human beings, and can be regarded as a god.
It was such a god-like being, who had no interest in salvation, and in his view, only suffering was a gift to the world and the cause of human progress.
Secretly vigilant in his heart, afraid that he would also become an emotionless destroyer, Xie An couldn't help but express his doubts to Elder Dora. The elder looked at Xie An kindly and said, "Child, everyone needs an anchor to prove the texture of life. All the confusion you have now is that you have forgotten where your anchor is, and you have forgotten your original purpose. There is no right or wrong in this world, there is no good or bad, a desolate planet, a beautiful star from afar, but as lifeless as hell when you look closely. It's important to know where you are and not worry about possible future pain. ”
Elder Dora's soft comfort made Xie An's restless heart slightly calm, thinking of his current situation, in fact, it couldn't be better, with the support of the elves, the power of Count Li available, and a demigod Queen Anne as a mentor, if it weren't for his excessive arrogance and setting too distant goals, he would not have fallen into such a depression at this time.
After thinking about it, Xie An breathed a sigh of relief and shrugged his shoulders, "Thank you, Elder, it seems that I am thinking too much." Now the important thing is to find out how Voldemort was defeated, and first find the hidden forces, don't you think?"
"It's really troubling to have such a potential enemy in the shadows, Andrew, do you have any clues?"
"Voldemort's return this time is too short. It didn't take long for him to be suspicious of Dumbledore after he took Professor Shekilo. During that time, the Li family's power was established again, and Quirrell's whereabouts were not too clear. In this way, up to the great battle of Little Hangleton, we don't actually know much about Voldemort. ”
After thinking about it, Xie An continued: "I've been thinking about this for the past few days, and I have come up with an idea, but I don't know if it will be useful. ”
"Although Voldemort is powerful, he is definitely not the strongest wizard, and it is not too surprising to be defeated this time. But if you have any way, say it first, and I can help you with the staff. ”
"I once stumbled upon a bizarre diary that was suspected to be Voldemort's Horcrux and had a soul-gathering effect. Now that this strange diary is still in my possession, I wonder if I can extract the soul fragments from it and use them as clues to investigate Voldemort's whereabouts. ”
Hearing the word Horcrux, Elder Dora frowned slightly, and only said after a while: "Horcrux is evil, if it is not used properly, it may backfire, or even take away. You're studying Horcruxes now, I'm afraid it's dangerous. "Horcruxes are nowhere near as powerful as clones in the Quidditch World Cup, but they are far more valuable than doppelgangers.
Among the doppelgangers, there is little or no soul power, but the Horcrux is a true split soul, containing real soul fragments. Xie An's idea is to track and locate Voldemort through Horcruxes, and even if witchcraft allows, try to curse Voldemort, once successful, he will inevitably be severely injured and even have a chance to control Voldemort, such a plan can be described as whimsical and very dangerous at the same time.
"Elder, I understand your concern, the battle between souls is indeed very dangerous, but recently I have obtained a part of the inheritance of the soul sect by coincidence, and this time I have such a plan, and this is also in mind. "The Crouch family's sectarian heritage, Barty Jr. has lent it to Shea, and Shea is very interested in it. With the help of Queen Anne, Xie An has begun to learn some of the magic of the Soul Sect.
"You've got the inheritance of the Soul Sect, this is so unexpected!" Elder Dora asked in surprise, knowing that it was not easy.
Xie Ann briefly talked about Barty Crouch II, but did not reveal any information about her as instructed by Empress Anne. "Once I've mastered the right soul magic, I'll be able to try to control my soul. But this is too dangerous after all, and there is a high chance of failure if you experiment with Voldemort's Horcrux from the beginning. ”
"Do you need some materials for your experiments?" said Elder Dora with a smile.
"Well, the soul of a small animal is too simple, and the soul of a wizard is probably a little difficult at the moment. Xie An nodded.
"Andrew, this is very dangerous, very dangerous, once it is discovered, even the Minister of Magic has no way to hide it. You know, the so-called three unforgivable spells are much gentler than this kind of soul experiment!" The smile on Elder Dora's face did not decrease, but his tone became cold.
Xie An smiled bitterly and said, "Elder, it's too late to say these things now, we have no way out, we can only continue to increase our strength, accumulate strength, and wait for the final decisive battle, isn't it?!"