Chapter 52: The Lost Crown
Ravenclaw's Tiara...... Of course Rove has seen it, and he has not only seen it, but he has also touched and worn it with his own hands.
Even, the tiara was lying quietly in his box at this moment.
Therefore, when he heard the hidden librarian suddenly talk about the crown, Rove suddenly became vigilant, and he didn't know if she said it casually or knew something, so he deliberately mentioned it in front of him.
Rove, who has always been cautious, immediately uses the magic of the dream tapir to "surge in memory" and construct false memories in his mind to resist the prying eyes of possible dementors.
While playing with his wand, he stared directly at the black mist in front of him, and said without changing his face:
"I've heard of the Ravenclaw tiara, but never seen one, and is said to have been missing for a thousand years."
"More than a thousand years." In the black mist, the old man's voice sounded leisurely.
"Actually, the crown has been missing for 10,000 years, but in these 10,000 years, it has appeared briefly for more than ten years, and then disappeared again with the death of Ravenclaw."
"Ten thousand years?" Rove frowned. "What do you mean?"
The witch in the black mist, instead of answering immediately, raised her arm and pointed to the bookshelf and asked:
"This Tower of Babel contains a large number of books left by ancient wizards, as well as various magic books written by wizards, centaurs, giants, and goblins for nearly 10,000 years."
"How long do you think it will take for an average wizard to learn them?"
Rove looked up, and after a long time, he said softly:
"This tower is thousands of meters high, and the books it contains, let alone a Hogwarts, even the libraries of all the schools of witchcraft combined, are unmatched.
"For ordinary people, simply flipping through these books without seeking much understanding is a huge project that is difficult to complete in a lifetime, let alone study."
The witch in the black fog smiled slightly:
"You're right, for many ancient wizards, too."
"Even if they use the elixir of life, they can have a long life, and they can read these books, but they can't learn those advanced knowledge."
"Without it...... Intelligence can't keep up! β
"So, the crown was made by the ancient wizards." The witch said in a hoarse voice:
"It activates the brain and dramatically improves intelligence, memory, insight, creativity...... Let the wearer have the wisest mind. β
The witch's old and hoarse voice was full of yearning.
"With the help of the crown, knowledge that was previously difficult to understand will become extremely simple; Difficult problems that could not be solved in the past can be easily answered. β
"The books in this tower are impossible for ordinary people to learn in a lifetime, but with a crown, they may be able to master it in just a few years."
Rove was a little shocked. "So exaggerated?"
He had worn the Ravenclaw crown, but it didn't have any intelligence effect, and although Hufflepuff told him that only Ravenclaw knew how to use it, the young man's heart still couldn't help but despise the crown.
But now listening to the words of this librarian, the ability of this crown is too rebellious!
"That tiara is even more exaggerated than I said." The witch smiled slightly:
"It can be said to be the culmination and pinnacle of ancient wizard civilization, and it is also praised by ancient wizards as the 'crown of magic'."
"But it's a pity...... "The witch's words were full of regret." Before the apocalypse, the crown was stolen. β
"Stole?" Rove asked, "Who stole it?" β
The witch in the black mist stared at the young man, she narrowed a pair of golden eyes, and said slowly, "Our ancestors, human beings! β
Hearing this answer, Rove raised his brow slightly. "How did you know it was stolen by humans?"
"The builder and caretaker of this Tower of Babel is named Andal, and he is a giant who discovers that his crown is missing one morning." Said the witch.
Andal was suspected by his master, an ancient sorcerer, of stealing the crown and was ready to be hanged.
Before dying, a human with a crown in his hand appeared and saved Andal from death. β
"Andal?" When Rove heard the name, he couldn't help but say, "Is it Andal I, the founder of the Giant City?" β
After the apocalyptic apocalypse 10,000 years ago, wizards, centaurs, elves, and giants were freed and began to inhabit and multiply around the world.
England once had a brilliant kingdom of giants, and built a luxurious royal capital, the Giant City.
According to the history of magic, the founder was called Andal, the giant.
"That's right, it's him." The woman nodded, "He built that giant city in Anglia back then. β
"Angloa?"
"It was called 10,000 years ago." "They now call it Englandβthe ruins of the Upper Barnton Giant," said the witch. β
Rove's face was expressionless, but his heart was already overturned.
The Giant City has been lost for thousands of years, so its exact location has never been known, and in the mouth of the historians of magic, there is no conclusive conclusion.
But last year, under the leadership of Corvinus Gaunt, Rove learned that the Giants were deep underground at the ruins of the Upper Barnton Giants near his home's fertile grounds.
Such a secret thing was revealed by the librarian hiding in the black fog in front of him.
"How do you know these things?" Rove couldn't help asking.
"It's written, though it's just a few words." The woman said, raising her arm, and a book flew over the shelf.
It was a heavy book, covered in faded leather, and when opened, there were tattered, yellowed pages densely covered with words.
"The author of this book is named Ziste, and he was a healer of Andal I." The woman knocked on the book and said:
"When Andal went mad, he told many secrets, and Ziste wrote them down, among them about the theft of the crown."
"Crazy?" Rove was stunned.
"Yes." The witch nodded, "After the apocalypse, humans, giants, goblins, and centaurs formed an alliance to fight the ancient wizards who were still alive.
In the end, the giant armed with a weapon killed the ancient wizard, and that giant was Andar I. β
"At that time, the blood of the ancient wizard was splattered on him...... caused a curse, and it wasn't long before he went mad and died. β
Rov listened to the woman's words, and suddenly remembered the tragic scene he saw in the Winter Palace of the Giant City last summer:
A pile of giant bones, lying on the dead floor, looked as if it had been dead for thousands of years.
Corvinus Gaunt analyzed that these giants were killed by the last king, Andar VI.
He tricked the giants into the Winter Palace, locked the gates, and made them kill each other, and finally Andal VI died here.
At the time, Corvinus Gaunt mentioned that it was the bloodline curse of the ancient wizards, causing the giants to be cruel and cannibalistic by nature.
Rov was already somewhat convinced when he heard the librarian say the same thing, and he thought for a moment, and continued to ask:
"Who is the human who stole the crown, is there any record in the book?"
"Nope." The woman in the black mist shook her head and said, "No one knows who he is, he seems to have appeared out of thin air." β
"Anyway, the crown was missing from then until a thousand years ago, when Rowena Ravenclaw appeared in the Tower of Babel."
"With the tiara, she began to read the books left by the ancient wizards." The woman said in a hoarse voice:
"She reads as fast as you do, so my great-great-grandmother decided that it was the crown that disappeared 10,000 years ago."
"You know a lot." Rove stared at the black mist and asked, "Who are you?" β
"I said it...... I'm a librarian. The woman laughed.
"Librarian, do you need to hide your head like this?" Rove sneered.
"I'm so ugly." The woman smiled more and more happily. "I'm afraid of scaring His Majesty."
"Since you call me Your Majesty." The corners of Rove's mouth curled, "I command you...... Show your true colors. β
The woman said respectfully in an old voice, "Of course...... As you wish. β
The words fell, and the black fog slowly dissipated.
Rove looked at the witch in front of him, and was shocked for a moment, his mouth opened wide, and he couldn't say a word.
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(End of chapter)