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The Slytherin locket I just absorbed was made when he was in his twenties. The memories inside are a great help to me, and each absorption replenishes my soul, making me more human.

"By the way, go and catch a Death Eater on the run, one with a prominent identity, but difficult to exonerate, forcing them to flee."

Seeing Little Tom about to leave, Ethan gave another instruction.

Ethan had originally thought of several ways to enter Gringotts, one of which was using a Runespoor to get in.

Although the Apparition of a Runespoor is random, that's for the untrained ones in the wild. Some wizards train them to achieve fixed-point Apparition.

Ethan had initially considered relying on this method to enter, and it was the optimal choice.

When the time comes, all that's needed is a special potion specifically for the vault doors, and they can be broken open, plundering all the wealth inside.

Unfortunately, after asking the goblins, this idea fell through, leaving only backup options.

No spatial means can enter, so I can only enter through the front door with a legitimate identity, but not my own.

The best choice is naturally to borrow the identity of a first-level vault owner.

Although such people are easy to find, Sirius Black is definitely one of them. The Malfoy and Yaxley families would also work, but there's no need to deceive people, and I'd need to obtain a token of trust.

It's not like there aren't other options. Back then, half of the pure-blood families joined the Death Eaters. Some were caught and sent to Azkaban, like the Lestranges.

Some relied on connections and money, and because they weren't so loyal to Voldemort, they chose to abandon their Death Eater identity and then exonerate themselves, like the Malfoys.

There are also some who were either too loyal to Voldemort, unwilling to abandon their Death Eater identity, or whose misdeeds were too concrete to exonerate, so they are still on the run, living a life of hiding. This group is not small.

After all, with magic, as long as you're not too stupid or too upright, hiding isn't that difficult.

As for how to find them, that's up to Little Tom.

The Death Eaters, even when he was still at school, were already taking shape. After graduation, they were officially formed. Little Tom, who has absorbed many Horcruxes, couldn't possibly not know some of the ins and outs.

Having Little Tom find them is definitely the most suitable thing to do.

Anyway, the leader gives the order, and the lackey runs his legs off. Isn't that what Ethan revived him for?

"I understand!"

Little Tom immediately agreed.

There's no difficulty at all. He knows the magic to find his Death Eaters.

The only trouble is that he might have to make a few extra trips.

After all, it can only determine the location, but not the identity of the Death Eater at that location.

For Hufflepuff's cup, a little extra trouble is fine.

"As for speed, be as fast as possible. Start acting after the Quidditch World Cup is over."

Ethan added, wanting to resolve it this summer vacation, rather than dragging it to the next break.

Moreover, after the summer vacation, if the plot doesn't deviate, it will be the Triwizard Tournament.

At that time, I don't know if there will be other things. Plus, Voldemort may still be resurrected at that moment, so it's best to resolve things as much as possible first.

Anyway, Little Tom isn't going to watch the Quidditch World Cup, he has plenty of time.

After Little Tom left, Ethan turned his attention to the Slytherin locket.

Based on the experience with Ravenclaw's diadem and the Resurrection Stone, as long as I touch it, I can complete the achievement.

The former granted wisdom enhancement, and the latter granted the ancient magic Helheim.

Holding the Slytherin locket firmly in his hand, sure enough, the prompt came.

[Collector - Slytherin's Relic]

The gem twinkles, like the stars in the dark night. Dark magic ripples quietly in the box. It has witnessed honor, and it has weathered storms. The dust of time cannot hide the glory of the past.

Achievement Goal: Obtain the precious item Slytherin's Locket (1/1)

Achievement Reward: Elixir of Youth Recipe

A potion recipe?

Collecting Ravenclaw's diadem rewarded wisdom enhancement, and now the Slytherin locket is a potion recipe.

I remember when I entered the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, the reward was the recipe for Magic Blood. Collecting things is still related to the original owner's identity!

It's just the Elixir of Youth, I've never even heard of it.

The Philosopher's Stone can create the Elixir of Life, which can maintain life indefinitely, but the body's decay is inevitable.

There's also the Fountain of Youth. In this world, there are also legends of the Fountain of Youth, which are quite widespread, and Ethan knows some of them.

After accepting the Elixir of Youth recipe, Ethan realized that the Elixir of Youth has nothing to do with the Elixir of Life or the Fountain of Youth.

It's not very useful for Ethan, but for women, it's definitely a supreme treasure.

Besides using it for Cassandra and others, the only other purpose is to sell it for Galleons, and its money-making ability is absolutely terrifying.

After all, Ethan knows how profitable those cosmetics are. Even the beauty potions in the wizarding world are expensive.

Those witches without many Galleons can't afford such potions at all.

The effect of the Elixir of Youth is far superior to these. It has only one effect: to freeze one's appearance at the moment of consumption.

Although life is constantly passing and the body will age, the appearance will not change in any way.

If taken continuously, even if you are eighty years old and your body is decaying, you will still look like a twenty-year-old maiden.

Whether it's hair or skin condition, everything visible to the eye is that of a twenty-year-old.

As long as you don't speak, don't stand up and move, and don't reveal any flaws, then you are a twenty-year-old maiden.

But this potion must be taken once a year.

Otherwise, after a year, your appearance will age a little each day, and within a month, you will age back to your original appearance.

Moreover, once aged, taking magic potions will not reverse the effects; it can only maintain the appearance after aging.

This is like harvesting chives once a year!

Furthermore, Ethan has reviewed the recipe and found it challenging, but not excessively so.

It requires three months of brewing, and the materials are relatively precious.

The uses of dragon blood are increasing again. Besides that, it also requires unicorn horn, Occamy eggshells, and the rest are common ingredients.

Chapter 220: Resurrecting the Vile Herpo

In his home in Godric's Hollow, Ethan and the Vile Herpo were standing in the potion-making room.

Beside them was a huge cauldron, the potion inside constantly churning and emitting a dense green mist.

Moreover, the entire potion room was filled with a pungent, fishy odor.

"I guarantee that this improved version of my potion is absolutely foolproof. Combined with the magic and life force contained within these spirits, plus a fragment of the Philosopher's Stone as a catalyst, it will definitely resurrect me."

The Vile Herpo was currently assuring Ethan.

This pot of potion was his latest creation, a significant modification of the composite spell Ethan had used to resurrect Little Tom.

The brewing time was also extended from seven days to nine days.

"Are you sure?"

Looking at the potion, Ethan felt that something was off.

Ethan only provided some suggestions; the specific implementation was all Herpo's own thinking and refinement.

The materials needed for this potion were also provided by Ethan after Herpo gave him the list.

"I'm sure, there's definitely no problem with this."

The Vile Herpo's aged face showed a strange excitement and agitation.

Although this composite spell had not been tested or experimented with, he had full confidence in it.

Just like when he invented the Horcrux dark magic.

There were no tests or experiments back then either; he directly started working on his own soul.

"Since you're so confident, let's begin."

After examining the potion that felt wrong again, Ethan finally nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll go in!"

Hearing Ethan's agreement, the Vile Herpo became impatient.

He jumped directly into the boiling green liquid in front of Ethan. 600

The moment he entered, he disappeared completely, as if directly melted into the cauldron.

Ethan didn't find this strange; that was indeed what happened, his soul scattered into the potion in the cauldron.

According to the previous agreement with Herpo, the Philosopher's Stone would be added first.

This was mainly to activate the activity within the potion.

Three crimson gems the size of soybeans appeared in Ethan's hand. These were the ones Ethan had discarded when making wands because he thought they were too small.

He threw them directly into the pot of green liquid. At the moment of contact, a crimson mist rose directly, and even the potion inside turned red.

The last time Little Tom was resurrected, the father's bones, the servant's flesh, and the enemy's blood were added in sequence. Each time one of them was added, the color of the potion would change differently.

Seeing such a change now, Ethan wasn't too surprised.

He took out a basilisk, which was hatched by the Vile Herpo some time ago.

It was growing rapidly, and soon it was over three meters long and as thick as a bowl.

Now it was under a Stunning Spell and had no ability to resist.

Ethan directly used a Levitation Charm to move it above the cauldron.

Then he straightened it and slowly placed it into the cauldron, starting from the tail.

When the Vile Herpo entered the cauldron earlier, no liquid overflowed, because the Vile Herpo looked like a physical entity, but was actually an aggregate of soul, life force, and magic.

He had a weightless, false body, so naturally he wouldn't affect the potion in the cauldron.

But now this snake weighed dozens of pounds, but after being thrown into the cauldron, there was no reaction at all.

The potion didn't rise, the color didn't change, and there wasn't even a trace of the snake's remains inside.

It was as if what was just thrown in was just a ball of air.

Only the last step was left, and Ethan couldn't stop at this point.

Dozens of earth elemental spirits appeared in the potion-making room, crowding it to the brim.

Then, one after another, the earth elemental spirits were extinguished by Ethan, leaving only pure magic and life force before being thrown into the cauldron.

As the earth elemental spirits were thrown in a certain amount, a crimson flame ignited above the cauldron.

And as Ethan threw in more earth elemental spirits, the flame became more and more intense.

It was as if Ethan was throwing in firewood.

Even though the flame was about to rush to the ceiling, Ethan didn't stop the action of throwing them in.

Before long, these dozens of earth elemental spirits had been consumed.

But it didn't matter, Ethan had a lot more of these things. They were all bought from outside at bargain prices.

He wouldn't feel the slightest bit of heartache no matter how he used them.

Opening Nibelungen, the potion-making room was once again filled with earth elemental spirits.

Still throwing them into the crimson flame, just as the earth elemental spirits were about to be consumed, the crimson flame directly wrapped the entire cauldron in it.

The table below also turned into ashes in an instant, but the flame did not fall, but floated in mid-air, which was the position it had just been in, and continued to burn.

Ethan didn't stop the action of continuing to feed them for such an anomaly.

After all, the magic and life force in the earth elemental spirits were too little.

After throwing in a hundred and a few, it satisfied the crimson flame's appetite.

Seeing it begin to change and wriggle, Ethan stopped the pace of feeding.