Chapter 1162: Honesty
Alan raised his eyes to look at Dumbledore, and the two eyes did not shift, and Alan's fingers tapped lightly on the arm of the chair a few times, just when Dumbledore looked disappointed when he found that his suspicion had been confirmed.
"Albus, I'll show you something. Alan smiled at Dumbledore and reached into his pocket, "It took thousands of years to make, and it's a very important treasure for me and Rowena. ”
Hearing Allen's intimate address to Ravenclaw, Dumbledore didn't move a trace of his beard except for his eyes narrowing, and the figure with a curved nose fell quietly to the ground, and he calmly watched Allen's movements.
Allen's pale and slender palm spread out in front of Dumbledore, and a blood-red stone with an irregular shape appeared in his palm—and Eren generously displayed the Philosopher's Stone in front of Dumbledore.
"I didn't think the Philosopher's Stone was such a wonderful thing... Alan, you know for sure that it doesn't do people any good, and in what way does the increased lifespan manifest itself..."Dumbledore's calm posture was broken, but it didn't explode immediately, he just looked more confused, "I originally thought that death was just another great adventure for people with a very clear mind... But Ms. Ravenclaw told us at the time that she was fighting against death... So you make the Philosopher's Stone?"
"I guess we're being honest enough now, so I don't need to avoid using the meditation basin that isn't easy to fake, but it will get our heads wet, right?
He then took a deep breath and spat out the visions he had seen since his descent into the underworld, as well as what the Muggle invaders had done to England in 1066, showing some to Dumbledore.
"For the greater good, I did make use of some Muggles... But these people were originally historical... Well, although this history itself has my active involvement, they are destined to die in history, so instead of letting them suffer this in the underworld..."Eren lowered his eyes and clenched the philosopher's stone in his palm, "I know what you want to say, Albus, I really don't have the power to judge these invaders and think they live and die, but I don't have a way to make everything work perfectly... I can't get everybody to like me, I can only wait until they get tired of hating me or getting tired of living..."
"If that's the case... It is indeed more beneficial for the wizarding community to keep it mysterious and legendary than the true face of the Grim Reaper, so as to avoid panic for now... Muggles—" Dumbledore muttered, and then seemed to weigh his lines, and for a moment he couldn't decide what attitude to take in this kind of thing, "I heard your hints and warnings, and I knew that your relationship with Miss Ravenclaw seemed closer than I had thought...... But I'm no match for you, even if you don't count Lady Ravenclaw, but are you sure what she's telling you the truth? It also looks very dangerous..."
"We are indeed fighting against death. Alan didn't say much but emphasized, "As you once said, it is not his ability that determines a person's fate, but his choice. ”
"So I'm not going to rush to make a choice this time, especially if I don't know and can't confirm it... It's not easy for an older person like me to change my mindset, but at least this time I'll try not to judge things with my preconceived notions as habitually as I used to... I will try my best to investigate and reconcile these matters, so that we can make a conclusion later. Dumbledore asked calmly, but with a surprising look in his eyes supplied, "As for the last question... What do you think of the International Confederation of Wizards' secrecy laws?"
"Albus, my attitude towards secrecy is not important, and it can even be said that the attitude of wizards is not important..."Allen's voice was much softer, and after a moment of hesitation, he took out a stack of materials and triangular discs from the drawer and put them in front of Dumbledore, "If you have a wizarding TV installed in your house, you can go back and take a look, Muggle technology is similar to their magic now, but their progress in the past hundred years has been much faster than ours... The computer network recently invented by Muggles is like a giant spider web that spreads all over the world, connecting Muggles all over the world... It allows people from all over the world to communicate and share information at any time, and they can access information about what is happening in various places without leaving their homes... I've done research, I've done divination, and in a few years, the news video and audio that happens anywhere will be uploaded to the Internet and known to Muggles all over the world... And we won't be able to get so many Thunderbirds and Winged Demons in a short period of time..." (Author's note: For some reason, the actual wizarding world is not at risk of any exposure after the end of Haqi's nineteenth year. )
"Wealth and life... For those of you who own the Philosopher's Stone, you already have... Naturally, these things of yours lately are not for money, which doesn't do us much..."Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked through his crescent-shaped glasses, and Alan looked very seriously, "And now the wizarding world is in a lot of turmoil... You're actively seeking cooperation with Muggles—" he paused, "that is, if this model goes smoothly... Seeing the benefits that come out of it, which can be easily emulated even without the Nucleus and the Floating City, do you want other countries to participate in this model of cooperation that has more ties to Muggles?"
"My philosophy and that 'good friend' of yours are similar, but the essence is different... Albus, I also have two 'good friends', and they're both Muggles... Their family is currently living in the Floating City. Alan slowly leaned back in his chair, "I already have the Floating City, and at its current scale, it can hold all the wizards in the British wizarding world, and I can continue to expand it." Allen's voice looked proud, "Not only can it float in the sky, but it can also allow us to live normally at the bottom of the sea after the shield is opened, and after being cast with the unmarkable and Muggle expulsion charm, I am not worried that Muggles will find out about its existence, but I can't completely let wizards all over the world be so closed, and it is also very inhumane for Muggles and half-blood wizards to tear apart their other half through further laws..."
"Thank you very much for your candour, but you know that any of your messages are enough for anyone to digest for a while. Dumbledore took his glass of Coke and drank it down along with the news, then he stood up and took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, "Except for Death, it looks like I'm going to have to live in the Muggle world for a while..."
And today, Dumbledore's relatively open-minded and neutral attitude also made Alan seem a little happy, he saw that Dumbledore was about to leave and hurriedly stopped him, "Please wait, Albus..."
"Alan?" Dumbledore had just turned halfway when he paused in surprise.
"I've received information from my informants that Tom will be going to Newmengard to look for the Elder Wand... He seems to have gotten the news of the Deathly Hallows, but he just found out that this wand had been in the hands of your old friend..."Alan said as he pulled out the wand he was working on from his belt, "I have a gift for your old friend, the elderberry staff, and the Thestrals' tail feathers as the core... I was going to send it over anonymously to explain the situation, but I think you'd be willing to wait a few minutes for me to finish it and piggyback on it?" Before Dumbledore could react, Alan shouted into the mark on his arm, "Call Helena for me and ask her to bring the wand I was working on on the table to the Headmaster's office." ”
Dumbledore's blue eyes stared at the wand in Alan's hand through the crescent-shaped glasses, and the ten fingertips of his slender fingers were a little angry together, and after a few clicks, he finally sighed helplessly: "Is it because of that legend - the person who owns three deathly hallows is the master of the Grim Reaper? This shows that your behavior can still maintain the bottom line. Dumbledore smiled wryly, "It's just that your bad taste makes it impossible for Harry and I to eat marzipans now..."
"If the Reaper's problems are resolved and they are not damaged, I will try to get back what belongs to you and Harry. After all, it's more monumental than useful, isn't it?" Thinking of the embarrassed appearance of the old man in front of him in the stone cave, Alan bit the tip of his tongue and didn't let himself laugh, but feeling the anger in the old man in front of him that did not match his age, he took a deep breath and said with a straight face, "If I can make you happy about this... Albus, Rowena and I were not just curious... In addition to Voldemort's original poison in the basin, I also tried the laxatives you took..."
Memories of that night flashed through Dumbledore's mind at Allen's reminder - Allen was not looking good, and he and the little girl in Ravenclaw looked like they had eaten the wrong thing... He jerked his eyes up at Alan, who had just said that he and Rowena were taking it together?!!!
But before the question could be heard, Helena and her cheerful voices suddenly emerged from the mirror on the wall, "Dad! ”
Then, under the mischievous smile of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the former Headmaster of Hogwarts and the former ghost of Ravenclaw House spotted each other, and Helena, who had always had no expression, couldn't help but open her lips slightly in surprise - Helena didn't think much about it, she thought that since her father let her bring things over in a ghostly state, then there would be no outsiders in the headmaster's office.