After a full week of being alone in the Room of Requirement, Harley left the place one night.

However, instead of returning to the Gryffindor common room, Harley headed straight for the Black Lagoon.

By this time, it was already March, and the weather was becoming clearer.

This also made Harry's plan a lot smoother, after all, the stars came out much more often.

According to Harley's deduction and divination, a few days will be the most brilliant moment for the starlight, which is the best time to observe the magical black tree.

Before that, Harley has to go to the merfolk village and the unicorn colony.

At this time, in the dead of night, many intelligent creatures are sleeping in their dreams, but the black lake is full of life.

The large squid, which roam in the daytime, are alive and well, joining forces in groups to hunt all kinds of fish, and occasionally spook out a few Grindy Lowe.

There would also be a small fight between the two sides for food, but they soon separated from each other.

Harley didn't alarm them, and didn't even use a "curse shapeshift" on herself to turn into a golden mermaid.

This time, Hallie's chosen diving method was a thermal insulation potion, a waterproof potion, and an underwater breathing agent.

Although this method slows down Harley's progress, it ensures that there will be no major movement and will not attract too much attention.

With Harley's care, she made her way to the merfolk village.

There are also two large Grindillos tethered to the door of the merfolk village, like the pets of the wizards' wardrobes.

However, Harley had already used stealth at this time, and she could use the ability of an assassin to restrain her aura.

So the two Grindillo didn't notice anything, and they were still staring stupidly at the aquatic plants floating in front of them.

Along the way, most of the mermaids were also asleep at this time, allowing Harley to easily arrive at the mermaid square.

The square was deserted, except for the mermaid statue.

The bright moonlight pierced through the water and reflected on the mermaid statue, reflecting a strange light.

The statue was unusual, and Hallie discovered something special about it during her second project.

If she wasn't mistaken, the statue contained a strong aura of battle and the Dusk Realm.

But these two powers are not emanating from the statue itself, they come from another source, so they are not Harley's goal.

Hallie swam all the way to the tail of the mermaid statue as she found in the second event.

The scales here are neatly arranged and there are no gaps. The lines on the scales are also very clear, showing the skill of the carver.

But Hallie wasn't here to admire the scales.

She stood in front of an anomalous floor tile, a long-lost green glow rising in her eyes.

Streams of magic were poured into the ground along the floor tiles, but they were forced to stop when they encountered an even more powerful aura.

But that's enough, and Harley has learned about the special magic attached to the floor tiles.

She tapped lightly on the ground and whispered a spell.

The floor tiles vanished in an instant, as if they had never existed, revealing the stairs below.

Harley swam up the stairs and the ground closed again.

At the same time, a chilling scene suddenly occurred in the square.

The mermaid statue's eyes suddenly came to life, and they stared in the direction of the floor tiles, not knowing what they were thinking.

After a moment, the eyes slowly closed again.

When it reopened, the merfolk statue's eyes reverted to their previous dead objects.

However, the indescribable special meaning that Harley had felt was even stronger.

…………

Below the Mermaid Plaza, Harley didn't know that such an exciting scene had just happened.

At this time, she was heading downstream along the narrow road.

This is not an easy task, after all, the further down you go, the greater the inexplicable pressure.

At the same time, in the depths of this long and narrow road, there was a faint sound of rushing water.

When Hallie descended the last step and looked ahead, there was a rushing river in front of her.

Yes, in the underground filled with the water of the lake, another river in the water has appeared. The water of the river and the lake are distinct and do not merge with each other.

The river doesn't know where it came from or where it's going.

And the faint smell of death emanating from the river proves to Harley that this river is not ordinary.

Harley strode forward and stood on the edge of the river.

The water of the river is so clear that you can't see how deep it is.

At the bottom of the river there is a thin gray-white mist, from which the breath of death is revealed.

These faint gray-white mist are obvious, but they give the impression of being absent and substantial.

Somehow, Harley inexplicably remembered a word that Seven Lights had told herself:

"River of Eternal Darkness."

"No wonder the statue exudes the power of the realm of battle and twilight, no wonder Professor Dumbledore was able to comprehend a certain amount of death through the merfolk relics, the trident on the statue, and life through Fawkes's nirvana reversal."

Hallie frowned slightly, but then stretched out again, and couldn't help but sigh,

"It turns out that the river here has been slightly eroded by the power of the River of Eternal Darkness and transmitted to the top."

"It makes sense to say that the statue has always been above the river, and it's normal for it to be eroded to a certain extent."

"The trident in the statue's hand is also very suitable for the warrior path in a sense, and it can naturally gather more power and become a holy relic."

Harley stretched out her hands, one of which was wearing the ring containing the Resurrection Stone on her left hand, and the Cloak of Invisibility in her right hand.

Once, when she first obtained the invisibility cloak, the invisibility cloak gave Harley a bad premonition.

And now, this feeling has become even stronger.

The Cloak of Invisibility in the Deathly Hallows, as if stimulated, the silver on its surface became shinier and brighter.

At the same time, it has finally begun to show its secrets, to show its unusual places.

The aura of the rich dark path emanated, and a powerful but silent corrosive force spread wantonly.

At this time, the invisibility cloak is no longer an ordinary garment that can only make the wearer invisible, but seems to have become a garment that can "hide" the wearer's existence.

Hallie can be sure that anyone who wears this dress will be locked by the concept of "invisibility", and can even be transformed into invisibility.

Previously, this dress was still in a semi-sealed state, and when it did not bloom with its own brilliance, it could be permanently invisible.

And when the dress completely brushed off the surface of the dust and washed away the lead, it finally fully bloomed its own light.

And it's definitely more than that, but Harley hasn't had time to explore it yet.

However, Harley also vaguely felt the extremely powerful negative effects attached to the invisibility cloak.

At least if the garment is worn for too long, there is a good chance that the wearer will be permanently "hidden" and never be able to appear in this world again.

On the other side, the resurrection stone on the ring also bloomed with its own brilliance, and the cracks on it slowly recovered.

At the same time, Harley faintly heard the ring's call to the undead, as if to summon the return of corpses and souls.

This garment is similar to the Cloak of Invisibility, and is supposed to be an extraordinary item from the path of death, and it is also the magical item that best matches the name of the Deathly Hallows.

"It's really shocking, the so-called Deathly Hallows is actually a magical item corresponding to the three pathways sequence two held by the Eternal Darkness, the Singularity of All Things, and the Oneness of Time and Space."

"The Cloak of Invisibility corresponds to the Servant of the Hidden Secret of the Night Pathway Sequence II, and the Resurrection Stone corresponds to the Death Archon of the Death Pathway Sequence 2."

"It seems that the Elder Wand should be an extraordinary item corresponding to the Warrior Path Sequence 2 Glory, no wonder it can make the wielder so strong."

"At the same time, only those who have won and have glory can become the master of this wand, holding it."

Harley couldn't help but sigh, she already had a picture in her mind—

Professor Dumbledore was in possession of a Deathly Hallows and had visited the shrines of the Merfolk, Centaurs, and Unicorns.

Moreover, all three locations should have some connection to the River of Eternal Darkness, so the holder-related items can draw a certain amount of power.

No wonder Professor Dumbledore would refer to it as the key, probably because he found nothing when he went to those places alone.

"Wait, which key did Professor Dumbledore have?" Harley suddenly remembered,

"This cloak of invisibility is my family heirloom, Professor Dumbledore probably didn't borrow it at the time;"

"The Resurrection Stone has always been in the hands of the Gaunt family, and according to the memory fragments I once saw, Senior Riddle was a Horcrux made of the ring he snatched from his uncle later, so it can also be ruled out;"

"Elder Wand ......"

Harry's thoughts paused slightly, and Professor Dumbledore didn't seem to mention when he got the Elder Wand.

However, according to Professor Dumbledore, the wand has been spread in extremely bloody ways throughout the history of magic.

So it's unlikely that Professor Dumbledore would have gotten the wand at a young age, since he probably hadn't been exposed to much bloodshed when he was younger.

Besides, even if Professor Dumbledore had the Elder Wand or the Cloak of Invisibility at that point in time, it would be useless, after all, the extraordinary item that best fits the realm of death is the Resurrection Stone.

"It doesn't have to be a Deathly Hallows, after all, Professor Dumbledore didn't say there were only three keys."

"At the very least, other high-level extraordinary items in the Death Path, Warrior Path, or Night Path should be able to hook up to the River of Eternal Darkness."

"It seems that Professor Dumbledore has other items related to the path of death, and that item is the key he used at the time."

"Professor Dumbledore judged purely by the name of the item, so he thought that the Deathly Hallows was also the key, so he said that I have at least two keys."

Harley shook her head, no longer pondering, instead focusing on the extraordinary object in her hand.

With the infusion of magic, the two extraordinary items seem to be gradually activating.

At the same time, about two-thirds of the gray-white mist at the bottom of the river began to rise slowly.

But that scared Harley, she didn't want to be exposed to the gray mist.

If this is the power of Calamity City, Harley can also try to get in touch with it for the time being.

But this is the power of the River of Eternal Darkness, and it is the essentia that does not match the path of a simple witch for the time being.

Although Harley wants to become a pseudo-fourth pillar, she always keeps in mind the knowledge that Seven Lights introduced to her.

If she doesn't become a scourge of destruction and the root cause, she will never take the initiative to contact the River of Eternal Darkness and the uniqueness of the three paths of darkness, death, and warrior.

For her own safety, Harley had to stop injecting magic and hang the Cloak of Invisibility with spider silk first.

Then, the power of the demigod level erupted and firmly wrapped the resurrection stone ring in Harry's hand.

Although the Resurrection Stone Ring corresponds to the extraordinary properties of the Death Archon in the second sequence of the Death Path, it has only just awakened and is powerless to resist.

After briefly isolating the Resurrection Stone Ring, Harley hung it up from the silk and re-picked up the Cloak of Invisibility from the silk.

The mana is re-energized and injected into the Cloak of Invisibility alone.

Sure enough, just as Harley had guessed, another third of the gray-white mist became less active and fell silent.

The remaining gray-white mist, which corresponds to the power of the night path, continues to slowly float upward, and the target is the invisibility cloak in Harley's hand.

Harley took great care to keep herself out of contact with the gray-white mist, and incorporated it all into her invisibility cloak.

The gray-white mist in the river seems to be a lot, but in fact it is extremely thin and the total amount is very small.

Soon, the gray-white mist that floated up was swallowed up by the invisibility cloak, and there was no more mist floating up below.

"It seems that the connection between this place and the River of Eternal Darkness is not close enough, so the replenishment of these gray-white mist is slow."

Harley was quick to make a judgment,

"But this amount of mist is not enough, I still need more breath from the River of Eternal Darkness to separate the extraordinary characteristics of the Sequence III Dread Bishop in my body."

"It seems that it is impossible to avoid a trip to the unicorn colony and centaur village in a few days."

Putting aside her distractions, Harley took care of the Cloak of Invisibility and then took the Resurrection Stone Ring off.

In line with the principle of not coming for nothing, Harley is ready to take away the breath of the River of Eternal Darkness that is associated with death here.

I won't need it now, but what if I use it in the future?

After this toss, the night has almost passed.

Only a third of the gray-white mist in the depths of the river remained, and it was all related to the warrior path.

After all, Harley didn't have the Elder Wand in her hand right now, and there was no carrier to store the gray-white mist.

Seeing that the mechanical watch on his wrist had come to four o'clock in the morning, and the work on his hand was all completed.

Harley glanced at the river in front of her and turned away without hesitation.

She quickly swam out of the corridor along the path she had come from, and re-knocked on the floor tiles.

After making sure that the merfolk hadn't gotten up yet, Harley quietly walked through the alley again, quickly disappearing outside the merfolk village.

The moment Harley stepped out of the mermaid village, the statue's eyes came to life again.

This time, the "statue" moved bigger than before, and a golden figure detached from the statue and blended directly into the floor without any obstacles.

A moment later, the statue stood where Harley had been standing and let out a small chuckle of unknown meaning:

"Oh, fourth."

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(ps. Regarding the Deathly Hallows, how about this setting?) I expected that someone would ask why the Elder Wand corresponded to the Glory One in the second sequence of the Warrior Path, after all, the Warrior Path has nothing to do with spellcasting. ）

(hmm...... This place is mainly to make up for the content of the pillars later, and besides, except for the point of casting spells, the situation where the Elder Wand only follows the victor is in a sense, isn't it a sign of following glory? ）

(Besides, when crafting an Extraordinary item, you can mix in other Extraordinary traits.) I think the Elder Wand has some extraordinary properties related to spell-casting, and it's barely in the past. ）

(End of chapter)