Chapter 82: Merlin's Jewel
Charon is indeed great, and it is not only its talent that Allen admires, but also its character. According to the records, Hercules accidentally injured his teacher Charon during a chase of centaur bandits, using the invincible arrow given by his teacher back then.
The arrow passed through the body of a centaur bandit and struck Caron in the throat behind. Charon was immortal, but Hercules' arrows were soaked in the poisonous blood of the hydra Hüdra, and Charon felt pain and torment more than death.
At that time, Prometheus was being tied up by Zeus on the Caucasus Mountain for stealing the heavenly fire for human use, and one day, Hercules came here in search of Hesperides.
He saw the eagle pecking at Prometheus' liver, and then he took out his bow and arrow, and shot the eagle down next to Prometheus's liver.
Then he loosened the chains, freed Prometheus, and took him away from the cliff. But in order to satisfy Zeus's conditions, Hercules left the half-man, half-horse Kattaurus of the tribe of Caron on the cliff as a stand-in.
Although Charon could ask for eternal life, he was willing to give his life in order to save Prometheus and suffer from the venom of the hydra.
Charon decided to exchange himself with Prometheus, freeing Prometheus from his pain and giving up his own eternal life, freeing both parties.
Alan had also seen the pattern on the stone wall of the Inheritance Shrine, and Charon could have lived forever, but it seemed to foresee his own death before he was hit by the arrow, and specially designed and built this intricate fortress as a place of inheritance for the centaurs, and stored his treasures here.
Only its immediate descendants have the means to step into this dark room. You must know that Voldemort wants to gain eternal life even if he splits his soul, and Charon obviously has the opportunity to live forever, but he is willing to give up in order to save Prometheus, this kind of wise and decisive choice, the courage to sacrifice himself and the spirit of perfecting others, is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Therefore, Allen, who knew the deeds of Charon, was in awe. Matilda looked into Alan's eyes, and in Alan's eyes, there was a lot of admiration, and this sincerity was natural and unpretentious.
Matilda smiled, her smile full of pride and pride in being a descendant of Charon. Matilda said no more, raised her two front legs, and under Alan's astonished gaze, she kept tapping on the stone platform in front of her, as if a top pianist was playing a piano.
As the last note of it was played, the stone platform sank to the ground, and a stone pillar slowly rose in front of Alan and Matilda.
After the pillar stopped rising, Matilda uttered a strange and short syllable, which was not beast language, and Alan could not know its meaning exactly, but from the stone drawer that moved and popped out of the stone pillar, Alan guessed what it meant, it should be
"Open. And the brilliant blue gem in the drawer made Alan no longer have the heart to explore the meaning of that syllable, and his heart was occupied by this Merlin's gem.
"Now, it's yours!" Matilda motioned for Alan to take out the gem. Although he was sure that Matilda could not harm herself, the cautious Alan still quietly transformed the Miaomiao wizard robe into an invisible glove, wrapped his hand, and took the blue Merlin gem out of the stone box.
Placing the gem in the palm of his hand and examining it carefully, Alan found that it was not a dark blue, but a shallow sea color or pale sky blue, and the faint blue light that occasionally flashed on the surface of the gem seemed to tell Alan about its extraordinary origin and mysterious history.
Although the magic of this gem is not yet known, Alan has fallen in love with it. Even if you don't know its origin or its magic, just by virtue of its brilliant appearance, it is enough to conclude that it is worth a lot of money and is a complete treasure.
Perhaps the color blue has a magical appeal to wizards, who in ancient times ranked blue gemstones at the top of all gemstones, believing that they could explain mysteries and predict the future.
This makes sense, when he held the moon gem in the palm of his hand, although Alan also thought it was precious, he was by no means as cherished and obsessed as he is now.
"Well, Alan, you can always admire this beautiful gem. After a busy night, it's time to enjoy the starry sky!" Matilda euphemistically said that it was time to get out of here.
Alan was so clever and clever that he immediately understood what Matilda meant. He carefully tucked Merlin's gem into his sleeve, actually into the system's storage compartment, and followed Matilda out of the dark room.
The moment they stepped out, the wall of nothingness returned to its original state. Back outside, the sky is full of stars, the faint fragrance of flowers, and the melodious chirping of insects...... Everything seemed so comfortable and nice, and Allen's mood was extremely good.
This trip was worthwhile, gaining the friendship of the centaurs, seeing the magical gift of the centaurs, and most importantly, getting the jewel of Merlin, which Alan couldn't put down.
When saying goodbye to Matilda, Alan rejects Matilda's offer to send him out of the Forbidden Forest, not wanting to alarm the horses who are immersed in the mysteries of the stars.
After making sure that no one was following, Alan hid himself and ran quickly towards the Ravenclaw Tower.
By the time Alan returned to his comfortable bed, the first rays of the sun had already shone into the world, and the east was white, and although it was already dawn, Hogwarts was still quiet.
The breeze gently blew the curtain in front of the window, piercing through Alan's curtain and soothing his excited nerves and restless heart.
Alan thought he would lose sleep with excitement, but after kissing Merlin's jewel, he quickly fell asleep in such a quiet environment.
For the next two days, Alan was in a good mood, and although the exam was over, he still maintained a regular schedule.
Being able to study Merlin's gems every day during morning workouts and before going to bed has become Alan's most enjoyable time.
Until this day, Hermione and Ron rushed to the library and told Alan that Harry had woken up, and they had been in and talked to Harry for about fifteen minutes with Madam Pomfrey's permission at Harry's begging!
Alan had no intention of disturbing Harry's rest. What Harry needed now was to recuperate, not to analyze with Alan what happened to the Philosopher's Stone and why Voldemort wanted to kill Harry.
However, Alan made a trip to the school hospital and asked Madam Pomfrey to give Harry the berries he had gotten from Gaia.
Apparently, Madam Pomfrey greatly appreciated his way of visiting.
"Fresh berries, delicious and nutritious, eat them and Harry will recover quickly. Madam Pomfrey smiled and hung the basket full of fruit on her arm, and turned and walked into Harry's hospital room