Chapter 256: Eternal Life?
Luke didn't understand why such an important test could turn into an experiment.
No matter how important this experiment is, no matter how terrible it is, it is still a success. The main responsibilities and tasks will not be held on him. The psychological burden will not be so heavy.
If you give very little but you can get a lot, then the danger of the matter itself is invisible giving.
Luke looked around, and he really didn't see any other hints of passing the test. Keeping up with Slytherin, then, was the only thing he could do.
"What are you still grinding on? Are you waiting for me to invite you?"
Slytherin's tone was a little impatient, and he began to urge again.
"I'll come right here." Luke no longer hesitated, or rather, he knew very well, that there was no point in hesitating. However, there should be no less vigilance. After all, he didn't know how dangerous this test really was. But I don't think it will kill him.
By the time Luke walked to the test bench, Slytherin had already started moving. He gave some of the information in his hand to Luke, and said, "Hurry up and read it, come and help me after reading it."
Luke didn't rush to look at the information in his hand, but first focused on Slytherin's experiment.
Just one glance, he frowned tightly.
Lying on the bench was a monkey. A very, very ordinary monkey with no traces of magic flowing on its body, and it is clear that this monkey is not some magical animal.
Of course, such an experiment is not worth mentioning, but it looks a little strange when combined with the surrounding experimental equipment. In addition to normal surgical supplies such as knives, scissors, needles, and threads, Slytherin also prepared many things that were commonly used in magical experiments. Obviously, here, for this monkey's transformation experiment, I'm afraid it's definitely not a simple matter.
So Luke turned his head to look at the research materials in his hand. Just by looking at his eyes, his breathing couldn't help but become heavy. He looked up at Slytherin, a little shocked.
"You're going to transform Muggles into wizards?!"
Luke felt like the old guy in front of him was a madman. It's not that no one has thought about this kind of thing, but as long as you think about the consequences of this experiment and the cost of completing it, basically no one is interested in this research.
Even putting aside the inevitable human experiments, there are still ways to minimize such losses. But even the relationship between half-blood wizards, Muggle wizards, and pure-blood wizards is a tense situation, if you add a group of guys who are not wizards in the first place, but have been transformed into wizards......
It's better not to do it.
It's not that Luke doesn't want to complete a transformation and reconcile the wizarding and non-wizarding worlds. However, such an approach would put the wizards in a situation where they were already numerically inferior, and once again did not have an overwhelming advantage in individual strength.
In this way, the decline and even the demise of the wizards is imminent. Humans are the most aggressive creatures in the world. Wizards and Muggles are still human beings.
Luke admits that if the perspective is elevated to all wizards and the wizards are treated as a whole, then if Slytherin's experiment is successful, the wizards will be greatly strengthened.
But such a high angle, Luke thinks he can't do it, and he doesn't think other people can accept it.
It's not that he treats others as himself, but this kind of thing is really unrealistic.
The ass decides the head, and if such a thing happened to Luke in his previous life, then he would definitely raise his hands and feet in favor. After all, this is giving yourself another avenue to rise. But now, he certainly doesn't think so.
In addition to those fights and almost visible strife, there is one most important question.
"It's not like I want order."
Luke looked at the information in his hand, let out a long sigh of relief, and said secretly in his heart. He never denied his meanness. Even if the order he wants is completed, it is impossible to achieve the so-called equality of all people.
He'll give some people room to rise, but that's his own people.
"That's right, turning Muggles into wizards, don't you think it's a very interesting subject?"
Slytherin saw that Luke didn't seem to be cooperating, but the impatience on his face disappeared. He looked at Luke playfully, with an inexplicable smile in his eyes.
Luke looked at his expression, and for a moment he was a little unsure of what he was thinking. Ever since he entered the space, he had been pushed by Slytherin. The initiative is not in their own hands at all.
"I don't think so, although you find the research process interesting. But if this research is not successful, it is fine, and if it does, then it will open Pandora's box." Luke's tone was a little heavy, obviously quite serious.
"And......" Luke said frankly, "it's not the order I want. I hate that my plans are disrupted. If your research is successful, then it will not be disrupted by the plan, but the entire plan will be scrapped. Not only do I need to make a new plan for improvement, but I also need to get rid of some of my own people who might be hindering me, and ......."
"And more importantly, in this way, the person behind this great upheaval has changed from you to me, right?"
Slytherin looked at Luke with a slightly mocking expression. He knew very well what virtue his descendants would be. The talent is generally good, and the ambition of each one is not small.
"No, that's not the point."
To his surprise, Luke denied his speculation with an acknowledgement. This made him a little strange, but he couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart.
"The point is...... A lot of people are going to die. A lot of people." Luke's face was serious, "I can accept the labor pain, but I don't accept the blood and bones. If I can do this at a smaller cost, then I definitely don't want to do the same thing at such a large cost."
"It's not the same thing." Slytherin scolded, "How can you make a real change in the wizarding world by tinkering with the original system?!"
"But a change that is too costly is hard to accept, it will cause a bigger backlash, and then pay a far more price than expected, such a change is definitely not a good thing!" Luke didn't intend to change his position at all, he didn't speak loudly, but his tone was quite firm.
After saying this, Slytherin and Luke fell silent for a moment, neither of them spoke again, just looked at each other quietly, with no emotion on their faces.
"You're still alive?"
Finally, Luke asked.
Of course, if such an interrogation takes place in the outside world, it will inevitably cause an uproar. Is Salazar Slytherin still alive? It's a fantasy. Of course, those who have access to this level know that there is no way to keep Slytherin alive until now. But each comes at a great cost.
"I don't know."
Slytherin gave an angry answer that surprised Luke even more.
Whether it was or was dead, Luke had imagined such an answer, but this sincere "I don't know" really gagged all the drafts that Luke had typed in advance.
"What did you say?"
Luke was stunned. The calm expression on his face also rippled slightly.
"I say...... I, no, know, ......."
The expression on Slytherin's face was also a little stiff, "I'm a clone left over from my Body. Through bloodline replication, I have the same body as my body. But I know very well that my soul is not complete, and that even if I leave this space, my soul will dissipate."
As he spoke, he looked at Luke, "Didn't you notice? Your current state is not an entity. Your consciousness is connected to this lab. And on that basis, you can enter this lab and talk to me."
"What is that test?"
Luke was even more confused, he was now inexplicably with the self-proclaimed Si in front of him
The Tellin clones quarreled, and from the very beginning, something was wrong with the test. You say it's going to test Luke's research skills.
Let's not mention who tested this kind of thing, just now that the other party has not used this to force Luke to cooperate with the experiment, it can be seen that this is not what should be tested.
And if it is to test Luke's temperament, that is, his future revenge, then it is basically a success now. After all, Luke had already spoken out what was in his heart. But Slytherin's clone broke the defense on its own.
This is a simple quarrel, not a test of one side on top.
Also, it can be seen that this doppelganger seems to have a lot of dissatisfaction with the ontology. Luke couldn't guess where this frustration was coming from, but he thought that something really wasn't quite right.
From the very beginning, this test, this secret room, there were all kinds of things that were wrong.
Especially...... According to this doppelganger...... Is it really possible that Slytherin didn't die?
Thinking of this, Luke couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart. If Slytherin hadn't died, then for so many years, he had been in the shadows of the wizarding world, watching a group of people intrigue?
The expression on his face, is it smiling? Or angry?
"When the main body left me, it didn't leave any information. I'm a split soul, with only a fraction of my memory. There is no requirement for a trial."
Slytherin looked at the young man in front of him who gave people a familiar feeling, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, and responded seriously, "I don't know what the main body is thinking, but he told me when he left me that someone would understand."
"Now, you come and tell me. Do you understand? Do you understand him?"
Luke was speechless for a long time in the face of such questioning.
There was a moment of silence in the laboratory. Slytherin's doppelganger gradually returned to normal during this time.
He knew that it was the mindful body that managed the space. The mind of that mindful body was still stagnant when it was created, and his mind could not be active, and even if he had a good research idea, he would never be able to find any way. Because he's locked up.
But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Even after so many years, the mental state of the Sinian body is still intact, and it can even be kind and harmonious to the future generations who have been separated from him for an unknown number of generations. But he's different, his mind isn't locked in. He's really trapped here for so many years.
Even, even if he wanted to get out, he couldn't do it. After so many years, his mentality has long changed.
Finally saw Luke, he really wanted to ask this young man who looked very similar to the original, why? As part of the test, what is he going to test?
Luke was silent, but he had already figured out a lot.
The body of the mind, the soul of the split, the shell of the bloodline replication. In the words of science fiction in the previous life, there is no upload personality with independent learning ability. Upload personality with independent learning ability. and clones.
It's very difficult to accomplish such a thing in a technological way.
It's not much easier in a magical way. At a time when the vast majority of wizards are now trapped by simple spells, essential magical research and spell development have become the interest of a few. It's not that ancient wizards are stronger than modern wizards. It's that there is a big gap in creativity and innovation.
Slytherin undoubtedly relied on soul magic, bloodline magic, and memory magic to accomplish both, and all of them were able to achieve "immortality" to some extent.
That's what Slytherin wanted to show Luke.
It's really possible that he's still alive......
See the fucking ghosts! This is not the world of Harry Potter he remembers! Didn't you say a fairy tale about the sub-supply? so
A living legend has several meanings???
Luke finally looked up after a long silence. And this time, when he looked up, he saw something he hadn't seen before.
In the corner of this lab, there is also a small table.
And on this table, there is a letter. There is also a quill in an inkwell.
Slytherin's doppelganger looked over to where Luke's gaze had landed. Then his face instantly fell.
Now, how can he not be clear. I am not the host of the test at all, I am the prop of the test......
"Damn, what the hell are you trying to do?"
The Slytherin Soul cursed under his breath.
Luke's expression didn't change, and he just walked up silently. The Slytherin's distractions followed him closely. I don't want to be left behind.
He also wanted to see what the test really was. Is it to destroy him?
And when Luke stepped forward, the first thing he saw was ......
"You're finally here. Luke Gaunt."