Chapter 379 Experimental Chamber

Chapter 379 Experimental Chamber
"Of course not. It's not that simple to be regarded as the most precious inheritance by Lord Gryffindor," Aslan said. "You know that the essence of life is matter, spirit and soul, right?"

Schelling nodded. He had discussed this topic with Aquila a long time ago. Matter refers to the body, spirit refers to the mind, and soul refers to the emotions.

"And the wizard adds two necessary qualities to the structure of life itself - magic derived from blood, and..." said Aslan.

"Power of personality," Xie Ling said with a flash of enlightenment in his eyes, "I understand. So, the meaning of the bravery passed down by Gryffindor is probably that it can enhance the personality of wizards."

"That's right," Aslan scratched his nose with his claws, obviously a little surprised by Sherin's answer. He put away any contempt for this boy who had just turned fifteen, and said, "As expected of you, you are the heir chosen by Gryffindor. You guessed it so quickly—"

Aslan seemed to be lost in recollection. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Among the four founders of Hogwarts, Lord Gryffindor didn't know as many spells as Ravenclaw, nor was he as physically strong as Hufflepuff, nor did he have the blood talent of a natural snake tongue master like Slytherin. Yet, he was regarded by wizards of that era as the strongest wizard among the four in actual combat. He only lost once in more than three hundred duels in his life. The reason for this is precisely this."

Aslan said in a tone full of reverence: "Lord Gryffindor possesses a strength of character that the other three founders do not possess. It is a will that is like a flame that never admits defeat and never gives up. The more desperate the situation, the more potential that can be unleashed beyond the normal level. He may not be the strongest, the fastest, or the one with the most means, but he is definitely the one who can fight to the end."

Xie Lin frowned and said, "But, I didn't feel anything after absorbing the Heart of Courage."

The moment he absorbed the Heart of Courage, he was already impatiently examining himself with the Divine Vision of Amaterasu. He did not notice any changes in himself - the so-called personality power is actually something similar to will and enlightenment. How can such an illusory thing be passed on through magical power?
Aslan smiled and said, "Heir of Gryffindor, you need to find the answer to this question yourself - I believe you can do it."

Xie Lin curled his lips. He had known that Aslan would give this answer. But he was not discouraged by this. The fun of magic lies in exploration. If the answer is not obtained by his own understanding, it would be too boring.

Strength of character… willpower…

A strong personality can resist the Imperius Curse. If we infer from this point...

Schelling had a vague idea in his mind, but he needed to do some experiments to prove his conjecture.

Leaving aside the thoughts on the spirit of bravery for now, Schelling brought the topic back to the time converter.

"Aquila, you just said that I already possess powers beyond ordinary wizards. Does that mean that I may be able to avoid or resolve the backlash of the power of time?" Xie Ling asked.

"Well, it's a technology similar to soul splitting, but it's not a permanent soul split like a Horcrux. Instead, it separates a wisp of consciousness and attaches it to an animal, plant, or even a corpse, and then controls the time converter to travel through time and space. If everything goes well, the separated consciousness can return to the body again... But doing so consumes a lot of magic power, and there is also the risk of damaging the fragile consciousness in the past time and space. Are you sure you want to do this?" Aquila said cautiously.

"Magic power is not a problem. Even if I am not strong enough, I still have the Philosopher's Stone," Xie Ling said confidently. "As for the risk, it is not a problem either. This time I travel through time and space only to observe this old house. I will not participate in any incidents."

"Have you decided what you want your spiritual consciousness to attach to?" Aquila asked.

Xie Ling smiled faintly and remained silent, but his eyes were on Aslan.

"What?" Aslan opened his mouth and scratched his head with his claws. "You want to attach yourself to me?" "Of course," Xie Lin said confidently. "You are a magical creature that has lived for a thousand years. It has been proven that you are immune to the erosion of time. Aquila still has to stay here to perform the magic ritual of separating the spirit. Who else can I choose if not you?"

"Ah..." Aslan said with a bitter face, "Well, it's my fault for swearing to follow you just now. I feel like I've been badly betrayed by Lord Gryffindor..."

“Hahahaha,” Aquila laughed with a bit of gloating as he looked at Aslan’s miserable state. At the same time, several feathers shot out from his body and landed on the ground, instantly transforming into a magic formation. He said, “Now that everything is ready, come on, stand in the center of the formation and activate your magic power to the maximum.”

……

"So that's what happened," Sherin sighed. He had just witnessed the decline of the Selwyn family's heritage as a bystander. It turned out that in the first wizarding war started by Voldemort, the wizard who held the key and the head of the family, Troveen, joined the Death Eaters together. But later he felt guilty because of excessive killing. He didn't want the power in his hands to fall into Voldemort's hands, so he chose to commit suicide and let the secret of the key be lost. Even Troveen could do nothing about it.

This is another tragic story of an unsung hero like Regulus Black.

Now is not the time to dwell on the past.

Xie Ling picked up the rotary phone and dialed a specific number on it. The rotary phone turned into a door key. With a whoosh, Xie Ling was pulled into a vortex by an invisible force and disappeared on the spot.

Xie Ling entered a rather large square secret room. The room should be built underground. There were no windows around it. Only the chandelier inlaid with green crystals on the ceiling reflected a faint green light. There was a creepy sense of oppression all around.

Judging from the bottles and jars on the wall and the instruments and test tubes on the U-shaped long table in the middle, this is an alchemy laboratory.

Bottles and jars contained various strange specimens and unknown liquids that looked like the organs of some creatures. A long table surrounded an old-fashioned execution platform that was stained with blood and looked hideous and terrifying.

This laboratory is completely different from the private laboratory in Schelling's suitcase space. The dim light, humid air and faint smell of decay make the atmosphere here gloomy and depressing, and its gloomy level is almost the same as Snape's Potions classroom.

With a crackling sound, Shanshan appeared in the laboratory with Sharfu through soul connection with Xie Ling.

Shanshan screamed, and then couldn't help covering her eyes, obviously frightened by what she saw.

"Where is this?" Sharfu did not show any fear. Instead, she looked around with interest and asked.

"This should be the place where the Selwyn family secretly conducts anatomical experiments..." said Sherin. The Ministry of Magic actually has regulations on the research of magic. This kind of cruel experiment involving the dissection of living things is almost certainly a violation of wizarding law. However, the Ministry of Magic tends to turn a blind eye when faced with the powerful pure-blood families who are the main taxpayers.

Shaylin knew this because the Malfoy family also had a similar secret laboratory, but the key was in Lucius's hands and he himself had never entered it.