Chapter 508: Take control of your own life and death
The scene you see inside the door is completely different from what you just saw when you first entered the house.
That door led the two to the real residence of the Lemay couple.
"It's amazing!" Albert muttered in a low voice.
"It's just a simple trick, Mr. Anderson. Nicol appeared in front of Albert without warning, smiling and leading the two into the hall.
Albert still remembers the furnishings of the house as it is when he first met Nicol.
"A magical teleportation technique, or does it fold the space?"
Albert was curious as to how Nicol had managed to do it, and he hadn't felt any discomfort when he had walked through that door, so it was most likely just the same as the house last time.
It reminded him of the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts, which was also a magical room.
"No, not teleportation. I'm just hiding it here. Nicol looked sideways out the window and explained, "There is actually a house here, and if you enter through the main entrance, you will enter another house, and to enter here, you need to use a special way. ”
"The silver card?"
"Yes, that's actually a password. Nicol explained, "This place is protected by the Loyalty Charm, and as long as you don't get out of the window, no one will be able to notice your presence, and what others will see from the outside is only the sight of another house." ”
"That house-elf is the gatekeeper?"
"In a way, that's true. Nicol nodded, "I know you're curious about this, but that's just that you don't have this part of the knowledge at the moment, and when you do, you'll find that it's just some simple tricks!"
"If I can, I hope to learn this from you. Albert said eagerly.
"Perhaps, we should sit down and have a drink. Nicol looked at Albert, "Then, talk about it slowly." ”
"Milk tea, right!"
Perenal placed a cup of brewed milk tea in front of Albert.
Albert picked up the teacup, smelled the fragrance of milk tea, took a sip of milk tea, and said softly, "I haven't drunk such a delicious milk tea for a long time." ”
"Those things should arrive in France tomorrow. Sierra looked at the greatest alchemist of all time in front of her, and looked like she was speechless.
"What's wrong?" asked Nicol.
"I heard you're planning to give up the Philosopher's Stone?" Serra asked with a complicated expression, "Is this true?"
"Yes, it's true, I'm going to destroy the Philosopher's Stone. ”
"What a pity!" said Serra, with a hint of disgrace in her tone.
"No regrets, Serra. Perenal placed a cup of black tea in front of Serra and said calmly, "We've lived too long, we can finally rest!"
"The meaning of life is death. Albert said softly: "It's a torture to live too long, to watch the people, things and things you know gradually disappear!"
"Mr. Anderson saw it very thoroughly. Nicol had a smile on his face, "It's just a little lacking in the vitality that a young man should have." ”
"I definitely wish I could live longer, wait until I'm tired, and then die. Albert said earnestly.
"Do you have your own life and death in your hands?" Nicol looked at Perenal and suddenly laughed, "That feeling is really good, very good. ”
Serra took a sip of black tea and fell into a brief memory.
At the beginning, when he was introduced by his teacher to meet Mr. and Mrs. Lemay, he was not as open as Albert at that time.
Later, he continued to exchange letters with Mr. and Mrs. Lemay, and often visited them to ask them for advice.
He has gradually gained some attainments in alchemy.
At the age of thirty-five, he finally took over his current job completely.
For Serra, Nicol and his wife were friends and teachers, and the fact that they were about to leave was a sentimental sight for him.
He couldn't help but complain a little bit about Dumbledore.
Nicol's abandonment of the Philosopher's Stone must have something to do with him.
"Don't worry, Serra, we're not going to die yet. Perenal comforted softly, "We're still stockpiling elixir, enough for us to live another five or six years to take care of all the aftermath." ”
"Five or six years, maybe you can live longer. Sierra proposed, "If your knowledge and wisdom were to disappear like this, it would be a loss for the entire wizarding world. ”
"Five or six years is enough time for us to teach Mr. Anderson most of what he has learned. Nicol comforted softly. He actually understood the importance of those people in the inheritance of knowledge, and Nicol was happy to help Albert.
"I can teach you a lot of things, but I am afraid that I can't help you, divination and prophecy require talent, and if you don't have this talent, no matter how much effort you put in, it will be difficult to master it. Nicol reminded.
"Don't worry. ”
Albert nodded and said he could understand, "I'm also a bit talented in divination, and I'm already able to predict some clues about the future. ”
"Can you prophesy?"
Undenied, Nicol summoned his own crystal ball for Albert to try to prophesy.
"Predict the outcome of tomorrow's International Wizarding Chess Tournament!" Serra smiled and suggested, "Maybe, you'll see yourself crowned!"
"I guess that's a bit difficult. ”
Albert began to focus his attention on the crystal ball, which was far better than his own, and the fog in the crystal ball began to dissipate, revealing a picture of a hand holding the Wizard's chess championship trophy aloft.
"Well, if you don't want to make tomorrow's wizarding game boring, don't try to peek into the end. Nicol reached out to wipe the view from the crystal ball, "Knowing the future that has been doomed will make you bored with what happens next. ”
"Hmm. ”
Albert agrees with Nicol that if he knew he had failed, would he continue to participate in this wizarding chess game?
I'm afraid not!
If you know you're going to win a race, you lose the excitement you feel when you win the event.
After a hearty lunch at Mr. and Mrs. Lemay, Albert stuffed two brick-thick books that Nicol had handed him into a shapeshifting lizard skin bag, and followed Serra out of the small town of Nicolas to the streets of the Wizards in the capital, Paris.
They will stay there for the night and wait for tomorrow's international wizarding chess tournament.
As the recommender of the champion, Albert can directly participate in the 32-16 knockout round without going through selection, but while enjoying the convenience, there are some disadvantages, if he loses too badly in the game, those reporters may not be merciful.