Chapter 366 Lion's Roar Armguard

"Well, strictly speaking, not yet. You still need to face one last test..." the lion-shaped shadow said slowly.

Tsk, Sherin knew that things would not be that simple - whether it was Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin, they all liked to arrange a bunch of weird serial tests. If one was not careful, he would miss the real test and reward.

"There is one more thing," the lion-shaped phantom said with an air of seniority, "You'd better not call me senior, it will make me look old - didn't that arrogant bird tell you that my name is Aslan, and everyone called me Lion King Aslan in the past."

The back of Xie Ling's neck suddenly felt hot, and Aquila appeared in the secret room by itself. It flapped its wings, landed on Xie Ling's left shoulder, and shouted angrily: "Stupid lion, don't call me a stupid bird in front of outsiders! I just disdain to use conspiracies and tricks, I'm not really stupid!"

Three black lines appeared on Xie Ling's forehead.

OK, it turns out that these two summoned beasts know each other, and have maintained contact and interaction for a thousand years - Aslan calls Aquila the stupid bird, and Aquila calls Aslan the stupid lion, which is in line with the image of the nerd of Ravenclaw and the reckless man of Gryffindor.

Xie Lin was not interested in listening to the two ancient magical creations bickering with each other. He spoke first, "Aquila, what happened just now? I tried to summon you but I couldn't get any response from you."

"That is an anti-summoning ban set by Gryffindor in advance. The purpose is to make his heir have fearless courage and dare to face danger alone." Aquila explained.

"This is more than just dangerous, it's deadly, okay? I dare say that if it were any other little wizard today, even a 7th grade student, it would be difficult to escape unscathed." Xie Ling said unhappily.

"That doesn't make sense. Isn't that just a weakened manticore?" Aquila said with some confusion. "I haven't heard of any changes to this test in the past thousand years. Of course, in the past hundred years, I have focused on collecting and updating the riddles in the Ravenclaw Tower dormitory, so that the kids have endless new riddles to guess. I don't know much about the situation here. Stupid lion, what's going on?"

Aslan scratched his head with his claws, also with a puzzled look on his face. "No, as far as I know, the test for the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets has not changed at all. It's just that since Hogwarts suddenly changed its gamekeeper seventy or eighty years ago, this new guy seems to get along well with the Manticore and often brings it some delicious food."

Xie Ling was stunned for a moment. He probably guessed what was going on. He asked, "Aslan, do you know what those so-called delicious foods are?"

Aslan licked his lips and said, "I know, there are so many delicious things... dragon meat jerky, Rim steak, sea snake gallbladder... in short, they are all precious and good things!"

"What!" Aquila screamed in disbelief, "You stupid lion! Don't you know that these are ingredients for powerful potions? They can greatly enhance the strength, size, vitality, and even lifespan of living things. Are you going to kill those students who accidentally break in by letting the manticore guarding the entrance eat these?"

After being scolded by Aquila, Asra realized that he had made a big mistake. He scratched his head with his claws again and said embarrassedly: "I really didn't know this. It was indeed my negligence - but doesn't this mean that we have welcomed such an excellent little wizard?"

"You!..." Aquila was about to continue to curse, but when he saw Aslan's listless and cowardly look, he snorted and said, "Forget it!"

Xie Lin smiled. He finally found the reason for the mutation of the Manticore. At the same time, he also understood that Hagrid knew the existence of this cave, so the death of the Manticore could not be hidden from him. But even if he knew, what would happen? Now he dared to confront Dumbledore, not to mention that as long as he didn't take out the Gryffindor heirloom, no one would know it was him.

Thinking of this, he calmed himself and said loudly: "Aslan, now please tell me, what is this secret room? What benefits will I get? What do I need to do?" "Candidate for Gryffindor inheritance, huhuhu..." Aslan stood up slowly with shining eyes. He cleared his throat and said solemnly: "As long as you pass the last test, you will be recognized as the official heir of Gryffindor. Just like Aquila, you will get my loyalty."

Xie Lin nodded, indicating that he understood. This meant that he would have to add another summoned beast. He then asked, "So what should I do specifically?"

Aslan pointed at the black gold arm guards on the altar with his claws and began to explain the origin of the arm guards. "This pair of arm guards is the precious arm guards that accompanied Lord Gryffindor in his conquests. It is called the Lion's Roar Arm Guards. Lord Gryffindor cherishes it as much as the Brave Sword."

"Before Lord Gryffindor passed away, he imprinted his fighting spirit and unyielding will on this pair of arm guards in some form. Only those who are recognized by him can wear them. You only need to wear them successfully, and they will belong to you from now on until your death..."

Schelling nodded to show that he understood. This was actually similar to the nature of Gryffindor's sword - in order to avoid the goblins' coveting of this thing, Gryffindor hid his sword in a hidden space. Only by showing the courage to gain his recognition could the sword be pulled out of the Sorting Hat. In this process, the Sorting Hat was equivalent to a portal to the hidden space.

The holder's ownership of the sword is not permanent. Once the holder loses it or dies, the sword will automatically disappear and return to the hidden space. The holder cannot give the sword to others, nor can it be passed on to future generations as a family heirloom.

Of course, what made Schelling a little curious was how profound Gryffindor's understanding of space magic was a thousand years ago, and how it compared to his own?

"What will happen if the wearing fails?" Sheelin asked. To be honest, Sheelin has always been very cautious about this kind of inheritance with an unclear screening mechanism. As a Slytherin who is good at conspiracy and self-preservation, Sheelin does not have much confidence that he can gain recognition for "courage".

Aslan sneered and said, "You are the first inheritor to arrive here in the past thousand years. How could I know this? However, I think that with Lord Gryffindor's character, even if you are from Slytherin House, which is not in harmony with him, he would not hurt a little wizard. At most, he would make you retreat."

Aquila held a different opinion. He said cautiously, "Sherin, don't underestimate Gryffindor's recklessness. He sometimes acts on impulse. It's possible that he might seal the terrible magic in when he gets excited..."

"Well, thank you for the reminder, Aquila," Sherin closed his eyes and said softly, "I saved myself the trouble."

Schelling's idea was roughly the same as Aquila's. Facing a wizard whom he had never met a thousand years ago, it was actually very difficult to guess his true intentions. In any case, he should be cautious. But the problem now was that if Schelling was too cautious, it would be difficult for him to be highly regarded for his "courage".

"However," Xie Lin's voice suddenly rose, and he said loudly: "I am a descendant of the Malfoy family and the heir of Slytherin, and I am not a coward. I am willing to prove here and now that no matter what test it is, I am not afraid of it!"

He suddenly opened his eyes, and a red light as sharp as a sword flashed in the secret room. The ancient rune representing the "holy fire" was running at high speed in his pupils. His red eyes seemed to be burning with raging fire. At this moment, his usually calm heart had been ignited by the challenge in front of him and became rare. Hot - only truly difficult challenges can truly hone oneself and allow oneself to make further progress on the long road of magic.

Gryffindor, I accept your test! (End of this chapter)