Chapter 554: The Dark Lord's Declaration for the New Century
Ivan waited in place with some curiosity.
A few minutes later, Althea came out of the room, still holding a book in her hand.
"This is what Gleason asked me to pass on to you a few days ago, I think it's pretty well written, if you have time, take the time to see if it's okay..."Althea handed the book to Ivan.
Grissom? Ivan thought about it, and had no impression of the name, only remembering that he had seen it on the list of personnel that Doggett had given him, and that he was one of his subordinates.
Ivan took it and looked at it, and the cover was engraved with the "Declaration of the New Century" in golden-red lines.
In the background is a painting, which looks like a hand-drawn style, outlining the scene with only black and white lines, and it can be vaguely seen that it is a small wizard surrounded by a group of people, standing in the center with his left hand raised high, doing something.
The pure black scenery around it left white lines extending from the man's left hand, which seemed to represent endless light... Several other wizards knelt at his feet as if they had been inspired to confess.
Ivan frowned, a little suspicious that the book was a cult brochure, but how did he feel that the scene was so familiar?
However, when he opened it in the middle and looked at it, Ivan realized that it seemed to be a philosophical book mixed with some religious thoughts.
[He was born to know and has great wisdom...]
[He is the only light in the darkness, and will lead us to prosperity...]
After a few lines, Ivan pursed his lips, he had never been interested in this kind of book, and even suspected that Gleason was a fanatic religious and planned to pull him into the church...
In view of the particular title and Althea's suggestion, Ivan closed it with his backhand and decided to take some time to read it when he returned.
If that's what he thinks, then he'll have to consider kicking Gleason out of Tumbledown Alley so he doesn't fool the other wizards.
"Mom, it's not early, I'm afraid I'll have to go back." Ivan put away the book, looked at the clock hanging on the wall, and spoke.
Aisya rubbed Ivan's hair a little reluctantly, but she didn't say anything to save it, just reminded Ivan not to forget to send her a letter regularly when she arrived at school.
"Of course... I'll remember! One month... Don't write once a week! Ivan replied with an oath.
"It would be strange if you could remember! How many times have you sent me letters in the past few years? And what you promised me every Christmas, when did you come back? ”
Althea reached out angrily and flicked Ivan's forehead, telling Ivan to write it down and hang it in a conspicuous place, otherwise he would definitely turn his head and forget it.
Ivan shrugged helplessly, how could he be blamed?
Every year at Hogwarts, there will be a lot of messy things to deal with, and around Christmas in the past two years, he is either starting to merge with the new bloodline, or he has been cheated by Dumbledore, and he is helping him sweep the tail, how can he come back?
And this year, Hogwarts is going to hold the Triwizard Tournament, and Voldemort is secretly planning the resurrection, whether Christmas can come back or not, Ivan has no idea, and he doesn't dare to give any guarantee at all, so he can only vaguely fool the past...
After bidding farewell to Althea, Ivan casts a teleportation and returns to Nick Lemay's mansion.
With such a long-distance spatial displacement twice a day, even if Ivan's mana reserves have exceeded that of ordinary adult wizards, it is still a little unbearable.
Fortunately, London is not too far from Paris, otherwise he would have to be squeezed dry!
Ivan shook his head, and walked all the way from the courtyard into the house, where a group of small alchemy creatures were whirring and screaming, and the strange green plants placed next to them shook without the wind, as if to welcome him home.
Ivan is not surprised, he has been familiar with the alchemy creatures and magic plants here for more than a month, and the relationship is very close.
"U-Ka-ka... What about teachers? Ivan looked left and right to see Nick Lemay, and then looked at the "little carrot heads".
The latter pointed him in the direction of the studio, and Ivan suddenly understood that it seemed that Nick Lemay was a little fascinated by the study, and did not come out for afternoon tea as usual.
"What the hell is the teacher studying..."Ivan looked at the closed door of the studio on the first floor, and secretly guessed.
He had thought that Nick Lemay was repairing the Deathly Hallows, the Resurrection Stone, during this time, but when he entered the studio yesterday to ask for advice, he unexpectedly saw the alchemist making a drawing.
Although Ivan only had time to look at it for a few moments, he looked away, but because he was so impressed, he clearly remembered that there was a strange device drawn on the drawing.
The thing was painted with a magic script that channeled magic, and in the center was a groove inlaid with a bright red irregular stone, exactly like the philosopher's stone he had ever seen.
Obviously, what Nick Lemay is concentrating on is related to the Philosopher's Stone, not the Resurrection Stone as he expected!
But if he remembered correctly, the Philosopher's Stone had already been destroyed, so what was the use of studying this?
Or is it... The destruction of the Philosopher's Stone is actually fake news?
Even if this was the case, Ivan found it somewhat strange.
Because Dumbledore had explicitly said that he would ask Nick Lemay to "fix" something, he would have guessed that it had something to do with the Resurrection Stone.
Nothing else corresponds at all.
Ivan touched his chin and suspected that Nick Lemay be working on multiple things at the same time, but after thinking about it, he thought it was unlikely.
Dumbledore was in a hurry, trying to shorten the time for "repair" as much as possible, and with the friendly relationship between the two, Nick Lemay should not be able to fish and study other topics to share his energy.
Alas... Never mind!
After thinking about it for a long time, Ivan had to shake his head and leave it behind, anyway, he couldn't control the affairs between these big guys.
After teasing the alchemy creatures and watering the strange greenery, Ivan went straight back to his room and opened the New Century Declaration with curiosity.
Turning the first page, Ivan was stunned when he saw the golden-red, magnified preface several times on it.
[We should measure the value of a wizard by his level of magic rather than his bloodline, which is nothing but the ignorant opinion...... This is the wizarding world, and magic is powerful! 】
"Wait, isn't that what I said? Why is it in this book? Ivan was very strange, and looked at the signature below, and sure enough, it was his own name.
That cover... Ivan suddenly thought of something, flipped back and looked at it, only to remember that it was the scene where he had killed Rhys Knott in the council hall more than a month ago.
"Won't it?" Seeing this, Ivan already had a bad feeling, and he hurriedly turned the pages of the book and continued to read a few pages, his expression unpredictable.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"What?!"
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