The liquid in the cauldron was tumbling and gurgling, and white steam had already covered the ceiling.

Standing in front of the material preparation table not far away, Maca used a gleaming silver knife to gently slice the rhizome of a certain plant, each knife as precise as if it had been measured beforehand.

After a few moments, when he heard the boiling sound in the cauldron gradually stop, he immediately waved his hand at the sliced rhizomes that were piled up at his hand. In the next second, a certain amount of flakes automatically flew into the mouth of the crucible.

"Uhhh

With a sound like the quenching of iron and a large amount of steam coming out, the gurgling boiling sound came out of the crucible again.

Yes, Maca seems to be preparing some kind of potion, but no one knows exactly what he's going to do.

And it was at this moment that there was a knock on the door of the potions preparation room.

"Maca, Uncle Blois said you were here...... In fact, I have a very important thing I would like to discuss with you, I wonder if you have time? ”

"Come in!"

The gate was behind Maca, but he didn't look back, just raised his hand and hooked his finger slightly behind his back as he opened his mouth in response.

And then, the door opened.

"By the way, remember to close the door when you come in, and then take a pair of masks on the shelf next to the door and put it on yourself - if you fall down from poisoning, don't blame me for not warning you first."

"Poisonous?"

Listening to the chaotic movement behind her, Maca couldn't help but shake her head slightly as she cut through the materials.

It was only when he breathed a sigh of relief and silence again that he saw a chubby figure come down the aisle beside him, glancing cautiously over the cauldron.

"Maca, what are you cooking?"

"You don't care about what you cook, it's useless if you know it anyway." Maca didn't raise her head and said, "Just say it!" Noah, I went and asked Mr. Blois what he wanted to 'discuss' when he came to me? ”

The fat man saw that Maca had something to say, and seemed to be very busy, so he scratched his head and looked away from the steaming crucible.

"Uh," he said after a moment's hesitation as he watched Maca slice by slice, "I mean, I maybe...... Possible...... It would be able to help Miss Lovegood who had a magical imbalance. ”

"But you also have to pay a price."

Maca's hand didn't stop moving, as if she had expected Noah to talk about it. And this, obviously, also surprised Noah.

"You...... How do you know? He said in amazement, and then, as if remembering something, hesitated, "Just what I mentioned in the parlor earlier?" ”

Noah naturally remembers that he did say something about the inheritance he had received. However, he didn't go into too much detail, because a lot of the content was only superficial to the extent that he didn't seem to understand.

But of course, Noah didn't know that among the three people sitting next to him at the time, two of them had the ability to perceive magic. As for the rough embryo of the Philosopher's Stone in his body, it had been exposed to the eyes of Maca and Mr. Blois from the beginning.

And more importantly......

"I've done some research on the Philosopher's Stone," Maca said casually, "and it's just a Philosopher's Stone that has long since been destroyed and has lost its original properties, but at least it was once intact and ...... It's the Philosopher's Stone that has been truly 'finished'. ”

"Finished Philosopher's Stone? Oh, is it Mr. Nicol Lemay's piece? When Noah heard this, his eyes lit up involuntarily, "Can you, can you let me see?" ”

"Well, it's not mine...... And, of course, not with me. "You've probably heard that Nicol Lemay destroyed his Philosopher's Stone—not many people know about it!" ”

"Oh yes, I heard from my dad." Noah shrugged his shoulders and said, "He also said that this was a rumor that Dumbledore and Mr. Lemay had put together to make 'some people' completely cut off their intention to take it." ”

Hearing Noah say this, Maca took a break from the work in her hand, and then put the silver knife on the side of the desk with a "click".

"Your father is right, but ...... I guess that's just one of the reasons, right? He picked up a cotton cloth and wiped his hands, "To be honest, I don't know much about alchemy, so I never figured out how the Philosopher's Stone works before, but now I finally know something-"

As she spoke, Maca suddenly threw down the cotton cloth she had wiped her hands and turned around and pointed at Noah's chest.

"The Philosopher's Stone is indeed a 'miraculous', it can convert base metals into gold, and it can also refine the elixir of life. However, although it cannot be said to be a 'poison' in itself, it is harmful to the human body, right? ”

"Uh-"

Noah looked at Maca, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded honestly.

But Maca continued:

But that's not all! I don't know how to convert other metals into gold, but the refining of the so-called 'elixir' probably has to be carried out in the human body. The Philosopher's Stone can form a special cycle with the source of magic power in the human body, and use it to refine the impurities of the human body and transform the matter and energy that supplies the human body with new life - I dare not say whether this principle is correct or not, because the latter sentence is also pure speculation, but the first sentence must be correct. ”

At this point, Maca turned to Noah's chest...... To be exact, it was the location of his heart, and then he calmly said:

"After all, that's the best proof of that."

Maca's meaning is actually very clear - since the Philosopher's Stone is harmful to the human body, and refining the elixir must be carried out in the human body. Then when the user of the Philosopher's Stone tries to extend his lifespan, the Philosopher's Stone will inevitably affect his body.

Even Maca doesn't quite know exactly what the so-called "harmful" is, but it's certainly not a good thing anyway!

After listening to Maca's call, Noah, who was already hesitating, looked obviously more hesitant.

"Yes, you're right," he nodded after a long time, "or, at least, from what I know about the Philosopher's Stone, you're not right at all—the Philosopher's Stone is probably not as wonderful as the legend describes. ”

But after saying this, Noah suddenly turned to say:

"But, at least, it is very likely that it will help Miss Lovegood to cure her magical imbalance. And, perhaps more importantly, I am still only a 'rough embryo'. ”