Chapter 185 The Patriarch's Ring
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 185 The Patriarch's Ring
"Tsk tsk," Armand's expression changed slightly, he put away his contemptuous expression a little bit, and said with a slightly dignified expression, "It seems that you have doubts in your heart, and you are prepared to come here tonight, right?"
"Hmph, even so," he snorted twice, his voice suddenly turned cold, "Aren't you too confident in yourself? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?"
"Draco must have known that at the moment I chose the warrior of the Triwizard Tournament, he had no chance..." Schelling's tone was a bit heavy, "That is to say, the ideological competition between our brothers is over. Based on my understanding of my father's character, no matter how much he supports the supremacy of pure blood, he is unlikely to do things that will damage the interests of the family. So—"
"It's time for me to figure out what your goals and motives are. According to what I know about Draco, the so-called supremacy of pure blood and family glory will not be the reason for our brothers to fight. There must be a deeper reason behind it. In order to understand this..." Xie Lin said lightly: "I think it is worth taking the risk."
"Besides," Xie Lin showed a confident smile, "I don't think that a real strong person can be honed by spending all day in books, or studying magic in hiding all day—"
"You are very strong, I can feel it," Xie Lin said in a firm and steady tone, with unprecedented fighting intent in his eyes, "But, you haven't even held a magic wand yet, so don't you really think that I'm an ant that you can control?"
"Interesting..." Armand slowly raised his left hand, "I saw in your eyes the will to fight to the death, and you actually came here with the will to die... You see, you use me as a sharpening stone to hone yourself...Are you using the pressure of a powerful enemy to push your limit? It's really scary for young people."
"To reward your courage and your strategy, let me show you this." Armand's left index finger slowly emerged from the void a ring engraved with the black dragon logo. Schelling was no stranger to this ring. This was the ring that Lucius wore in the past. It was the proof of the identity of the Malfoy family's head, and it was called the "Patriarch's Ring" in the family!
"So that's how it is..." Xie Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and he figured out many key points in an instant.
For example, during his first magic riot, he saw black energy on Lucius, but the rest of the family did not. At that time, he thought it was because of the black magic mark. After all, Narcissa and Kakaro also knew black magic, but they did not have these abnormalities.
Thinking about it now, Snape, who also bears the Dark Mark, doesn't seem to have these abnormalities, and he has been ignoring this small detail.If it is said that this black energy comes from the ring of the Patriarch, then everything makes sense.
Another example is why his father and Draco's attitude towards him suddenly changed. He has always been a little puzzled. Does a dispute of ideas require Draco to practice black magic to enhance his strength?Given Draco's current age and temperament, wouldn't such a move be a bit extreme?
"So, Draco has been appointed by his father as the next head of the family, no wonder...hehe..." Xie Lin smiled a little bit bitterly, his mood at the moment was mixed, "They also underestimate me, how can my vision and ambition be limited by a mere family...Family, family, and family..."
In all fairness, Schelling had never coveted the position of Patriarch. In his opinion, as the eldest son, Draco, according to the consistent historical tradition of pure-blood families, unless Draco was removed for committing some intolerable mistakes, the Patriarch should have fallen into Draco's hands.
And with Xie Lin's own personality, he probably doesn't like to be a person in power, and he has to think about the interests, development, and survival of the family every day.
The Malfoy family may have the inheritance of their ancestors, which is enough to keep the family prosperous for another century or two, but sooner or later, these wealth will be exhausted, not to mention that the money of a pure-blood family is endless. Didn't you read that in the original book, Lucius was not even willing to buy a Firebolt for his only son?
As the head of the family, if he wants to lead the family to continue to prosper, he must have vision, leadership, and long-term planning and execution capabilities. This is not a question of whether Xie Lin can do it, but that he does not want to take on such responsibilities and live such a life.
You can receive passive income from well-invested properties every day, sleep until you wake up naturally, travel and take risks in your spare time, study magic at home, or cultivate some hobbies to pass the time, and live a shameless life with a few girls. Isn’t it good?
"If father just wants Draco to inherit the position of Patriarch, he can tell me directly, and there is no need to hide it from me, because I have no interest in it..." Xie Lin's voice gradually became colder, "It's you—"
"How courageous!" Xie Lin's eyes also began to sharpen, "You actually dare to reveal the location of your lodging Horcrux in front of me, do you really look down on me so much?"
The horcrux is the container where Armand's remnant soul resides. As long as the horcrux is destroyed, no matter how powerful he is, he can only be scattered. How arrogant is it to casually expose the existence and location of the horcrux like Armand!
Armand ignored Schelling's words. He seemed to be energizing the Patriarch's ring with all his strength. The black light flickered on the ring, as if there were black electric lightning arcs attached to it. The electric tongue splashed and sizzled. Every time the ring flickered, the black energy on Armand's body would become more intense. Schelling knew that this was the Horcrux trying to absorb Draco's vitality to bring him closer to the state after resurrection.
The principle of the Horcrux is to seal part of the caster's remnant soul in a magic container through an evil ritual, so that the caster's soul can be anchored in the present world. Even if the caster's physical body encounters death, the soul can still escape the harvest of the "ghost of death" in the form of a remnant soul, so as to avoid being forcibly sent to the ghost world and the world of the dead.
Making a horcrux is a very evil and difficult process. There are very few wizards who can do this throughout the ages, and even if most wizards really make a horcrux, they will only make one, because splitting the soul more than once will make the soul extremely unstable and distort a person's appearance, character, and reason. Simply put, it will lose part of humanity.Those who split more than once like Voldemort can't be called "people" anymore.
Assuming that Armand only made one Horcrux, after his physical death, it is most likely that his soul will be forcibly transferred directly into the preset Horcrux, instead of wandering in the wild mountains and forests in the form of a remnant soul like Voldemort.
The easiest way for a remnant soul who has lost its body to be revived is to seduce a person who has been in contact with Horcruxes for a long time. By deceiving and bewitching, the person will open up his mind and guard, and then take the opportunity to enter the person's mind, slowly erode the person's soul without the person knowing it, and finally seize control of the person's body in one fell swoop, just like what Tom Riddle did to Ginny in the second grade.
Thinking of this, Schelling also had to complain about Lucius' stupidity. He was already an adult when he became the head of the family, and he had also experienced the baptism of the first wizard war. In addition, he himself had practiced black magic, so he might have enough strength and willpower to resist the erosion of Horcruxes, but Draco, who was only 14 years old, was far from him in any aspect at this time. Draco obviously did not have this strength, nor did he have enough mind.
From Schelling's point of view, Draco is still just a kid to some extent. Can things like horcruxes be played with by children casually?
unless--
Lucius had no idea it was a Horcrux!He thought it was just a token of the identity of the head of the family!At best, it is a magical artifact that can assist in learning black magic and increase the fit with the power of black magic!
A bright light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, he seemed to have figured out a very important thing, and this matter may be the key to the success or failure of tonight!
Regarding how the protagonist figured out the relationship between Walpurgis and Black Sin Square, Chapter 85 "Body Formation" has been revised.
(End of this chapter)
"Tsk tsk," Armand's expression changed slightly, he put away his contemptuous expression a little bit, and said with a slightly dignified expression, "It seems that you have doubts in your heart, and you are prepared to come here tonight, right?"
"Hmph, even so," he snorted twice, his voice suddenly turned cold, "Aren't you too confident in yourself? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?"
"Draco must have known that at the moment I chose the warrior of the Triwizard Tournament, he had no chance..." Schelling's tone was a bit heavy, "That is to say, the ideological competition between our brothers is over. Based on my understanding of my father's character, no matter how much he supports the supremacy of pure blood, he is unlikely to do things that will damage the interests of the family. So—"
"It's time for me to figure out what your goals and motives are. According to what I know about Draco, the so-called supremacy of pure blood and family glory will not be the reason for our brothers to fight. There must be a deeper reason behind it. In order to understand this..." Xie Lin said lightly: "I think it is worth taking the risk."
"Besides," Xie Lin showed a confident smile, "I don't think that a real strong person can be honed by spending all day in books, or studying magic in hiding all day—"
"You are very strong, I can feel it," Xie Lin said in a firm and steady tone, with unprecedented fighting intent in his eyes, "But, you haven't even held a magic wand yet, so don't you really think that I'm an ant that you can control?"
"Interesting..." Armand slowly raised his left hand, "I saw in your eyes the will to fight to the death, and you actually came here with the will to die... You see, you use me as a sharpening stone to hone yourself...Are you using the pressure of a powerful enemy to push your limit? It's really scary for young people."
"To reward your courage and your strategy, let me show you this." Armand's left index finger slowly emerged from the void a ring engraved with the black dragon logo. Schelling was no stranger to this ring. This was the ring that Lucius wore in the past. It was the proof of the identity of the Malfoy family's head, and it was called the "Patriarch's Ring" in the family!
"So that's how it is..." Xie Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and he figured out many key points in an instant.
For example, during his first magic riot, he saw black energy on Lucius, but the rest of the family did not. At that time, he thought it was because of the black magic mark. After all, Narcissa and Kakaro also knew black magic, but they did not have these abnormalities.
Thinking about it now, Snape, who also bears the Dark Mark, doesn't seem to have these abnormalities, and he has been ignoring this small detail.If it is said that this black energy comes from the ring of the Patriarch, then everything makes sense.
Another example is why his father and Draco's attitude towards him suddenly changed. He has always been a little puzzled. Does a dispute of ideas require Draco to practice black magic to enhance his strength?Given Draco's current age and temperament, wouldn't such a move be a bit extreme?
"So, Draco has been appointed by his father as the next head of the family, no wonder...hehe..." Xie Lin smiled a little bit bitterly, his mood at the moment was mixed, "They also underestimate me, how can my vision and ambition be limited by a mere family...Family, family, and family..."
In all fairness, Schelling had never coveted the position of Patriarch. In his opinion, as the eldest son, Draco, according to the consistent historical tradition of pure-blood families, unless Draco was removed for committing some intolerable mistakes, the Patriarch should have fallen into Draco's hands.
And with Xie Lin's own personality, he probably doesn't like to be a person in power, and he has to think about the interests, development, and survival of the family every day.
The Malfoy family may have the inheritance of their ancestors, which is enough to keep the family prosperous for another century or two, but sooner or later, these wealth will be exhausted, not to mention that the money of a pure-blood family is endless. Didn't you read that in the original book, Lucius was not even willing to buy a Firebolt for his only son?
As the head of the family, if he wants to lead the family to continue to prosper, he must have vision, leadership, and long-term planning and execution capabilities. This is not a question of whether Xie Lin can do it, but that he does not want to take on such responsibilities and live such a life.
You can receive passive income from well-invested properties every day, sleep until you wake up naturally, travel and take risks in your spare time, study magic at home, or cultivate some hobbies to pass the time, and live a shameless life with a few girls. Isn’t it good?
"If father just wants Draco to inherit the position of Patriarch, he can tell me directly, and there is no need to hide it from me, because I have no interest in it..." Xie Lin's voice gradually became colder, "It's you—"
"How courageous!" Xie Lin's eyes also began to sharpen, "You actually dare to reveal the location of your lodging Horcrux in front of me, do you really look down on me so much?"
The horcrux is the container where Armand's remnant soul resides. As long as the horcrux is destroyed, no matter how powerful he is, he can only be scattered. How arrogant is it to casually expose the existence and location of the horcrux like Armand!
Armand ignored Schelling's words. He seemed to be energizing the Patriarch's ring with all his strength. The black light flickered on the ring, as if there were black electric lightning arcs attached to it. The electric tongue splashed and sizzled. Every time the ring flickered, the black energy on Armand's body would become more intense. Schelling knew that this was the Horcrux trying to absorb Draco's vitality to bring him closer to the state after resurrection.
The principle of the Horcrux is to seal part of the caster's remnant soul in a magic container through an evil ritual, so that the caster's soul can be anchored in the present world. Even if the caster's physical body encounters death, the soul can still escape the harvest of the "ghost of death" in the form of a remnant soul, so as to avoid being forcibly sent to the ghost world and the world of the dead.
Making a horcrux is a very evil and difficult process. There are very few wizards who can do this throughout the ages, and even if most wizards really make a horcrux, they will only make one, because splitting the soul more than once will make the soul extremely unstable and distort a person's appearance, character, and reason. Simply put, it will lose part of humanity.Those who split more than once like Voldemort can't be called "people" anymore.
Assuming that Armand only made one Horcrux, after his physical death, it is most likely that his soul will be forcibly transferred directly into the preset Horcrux, instead of wandering in the wild mountains and forests in the form of a remnant soul like Voldemort.
The easiest way for a remnant soul who has lost its body to be revived is to seduce a person who has been in contact with Horcruxes for a long time. By deceiving and bewitching, the person will open up his mind and guard, and then take the opportunity to enter the person's mind, slowly erode the person's soul without the person knowing it, and finally seize control of the person's body in one fell swoop, just like what Tom Riddle did to Ginny in the second grade.
Thinking of this, Schelling also had to complain about Lucius' stupidity. He was already an adult when he became the head of the family, and he had also experienced the baptism of the first wizard war. In addition, he himself had practiced black magic, so he might have enough strength and willpower to resist the erosion of Horcruxes, but Draco, who was only 14 years old, was far from him in any aspect at this time. Draco obviously did not have this strength, nor did he have enough mind.
From Schelling's point of view, Draco is still just a kid to some extent. Can things like horcruxes be played with by children casually?
unless--
Lucius had no idea it was a Horcrux!He thought it was just a token of the identity of the head of the family!At best, it is a magical artifact that can assist in learning black magic and increase the fit with the power of black magic!
A bright light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, he seemed to have figured out a very important thing, and this matter may be the key to the success or failure of tonight!
Regarding how the protagonist figured out the relationship between Walpurgis and Black Sin Square, Chapter 85 "Body Formation" has been revised.
(End of this chapter)
