Chapter 404: The Inheritor of Secrets
"Two years ago, when I made up my mind to destroy the Philosopher's Stone, I was looking for a suitable inheritor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Lemay's voice came intermittently, "There are too few wizards who meet my needs, I originally thought it would take a long time, even hundreds of years, so I prepared a lot of elixirs......"
At this point, Lemay paused.
He leaned over to look at Aven, his brown eyes shining in the dim candlelight around him, and the deep wrinkles on his face were all soothed.
"The inheritor who can inherit that book, in addition to having enough wisdom and talent, the most crucial point is that he also needs a magic stone. Lemay said, accentuating his tone, "A pure philosopher's stone that has not been modified in any way." This is the key to unlocking all the secrets and getting the treasures!"
"Like the one I have now?!" Evan asked rhetorically.
"Yes, my dear child, it is this piece that you have. Lemay held his breath and said intently, "I once obtained a philosopher's stone, but I foolishly used it to gain eternal life and wealth, I thought I would never have a chance to ...... again."
Evan fiddled with the pendant, feeling the power of the Philosopher's Stone inside.
Judging from what Lemay said, the real use of the Philosopher's Stone is not to obtain eternal life and wealth, but to obtain the key to the secret of the Book of Abraham.
Of course, the Philosopher's Stone he received from Gryffindor was also the key to unlocking the secret treasure left behind by the four creators of Hogwarts.
There seems to be a connection between the two things, or is it just a simple coincidence?!
Aven shook his head, he couldn't be sure, the Big Four, the ancient warlocks, the evil gods, alchemy, the prophet Abraham, the whole thing was getting more and more complicated.
The secrets inherited from ancient times have just revealed the tip of the iceberg and have not yet fully unfolded.
However, the sights that had been seen so far and the foreseeable future had overwhelmed Aven, and these things were beyond his imagination.
He couldn't help but think that perhaps he had been involved in the whole affair from the moment he had returned to Hogwarts a thousand years ago to meet the four founders.
Following this line of thought, Evan continued to think.
It stands to reason that with the strength and wisdom of the Big Four, even if they are the founders of Hogwarts, they should not worry about a dark wizard more than a thousand years later, or even leave a secret treasure or powerful weapon to protect Hogwarts and stop Voldemort.
Because he knew how terrible Voldemort was, Evan had always taken it for granted, but now that he thinks about it, isn't it too much of a fuss?!
Come to think of it, not to mention the other three, Salazar Slytherin alone was able to single-handedly suppress the evil god that Aven saw in the underground ruins.
It was quite possibly the most powerful and evil dark wizard ever created, the dastardly Helmpo himself, and dismantled its body.
The other Big Three, if not as good as Slytherin, are certainly not much the same.
How could a powerful wizard who could do this be afraid of Voldemort, worried about a Slytherin offspring, worried that Hogwarts would be destroyed by him.
The recent series of encounters also made Evan suspicious......
The secret treasure left behind by the Big Four was not used to defend against Voldemort, but to use this excuse to make him find the key to the treasure for other purposes.
The treasure may not be a weapon against Voldemort, but something related to ancient warlocks and evil gods......
Evan suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back, if that was the case, it would be terrible, he hoped it was all his own imagination.
Either way, he had to continue to search for the remaining Philosopher's Stone, or at least the half that had been taken by the Fallen Centaurs.
"A few days ago, Albus wrote me a letter in which he said that you may be the inheritor I have been looking for. "I was skeptical, but after seeing you, I can be sure that you are the inheritor I am looking for, and that you are fully qualified to continue exploring the mysteries of the book in my place. ā
"Just because of this Philosopher's Stone I have?" Evan was a little surprised, "Then it doesn't have to be me, as long as there is a Philosopher's Stone, anyone can ......"
"The Philosopher's Stone is indeed the most important, but it is not the most important thing, my child!" Lemay said with a smile, "The key is quality, both me and Albus are very satisfied with you, and we two old fellows rarely get it wrong." You know, we have to be careful when it comes to choosing the inheritor, that book contains more power than you can imagine, and if you have evil thoughts, it will be a disaster for the entire wizarding world and even the whole world. ā
Lemay took a few steps forward and came to a dark golden curtain.
He waved his wand slightly, and a click sounded behind the curtain.
Only then did Evan notice that in this inconspicuous corner, there was actually a hidden door, could it be that the Book of Abraham was placed inside?!
At Lemay's signal, he followed the other party in.
Passing through the narrow stone gate, the narrow passage made of huge stones went up, and the stairs were covered with a thick layer of dust because few people came.
The air in the corridor is slightly cloudy, and it is difficult to breathe.
But at the thought of being able to see the Book of Abraham, a magical book that only existed in legends, Evan was extremely excited and nervous at this time.
In the walls on both sides of the corridor, there are many strange-shaped stone statues.
They are housed in sunken niches in the walls, all of which are in the form of operatic classics.
Evan knew that Lemay was the most loyal opera lover, but he couldn't understand why he was visiting so many stone statues of song characters here.
Just when he was suspicious, Lemay suddenly stopped on the stairs.
"Here we are, this is it!" he said softly.
Following his gaze, Aven saw a statue of an old man in a robe, with wide-eyed eyes and a terrifying expression, and behind him there seemed to be a devil lying on his stomach!
He blinked so he could see better.
From this statue, he did not feel any magical breath.
But looking at Lemay's expression, it is obviously not simple, could it be that the Book of Abraham is hidden inside?!
"During the last transformation of Beauxbatons hundreds of years ago, I left this passage here, like most of the school's secret passages, without any magic here, so that no one would suspect it. "But in fact, this statue of Faust and the Devil is a portkey!" (To be continued.) )