Chapter 167 The Sorcerer's Stone and the Story of the Past
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
"So how much do you know about the story between me and Jess?"
A small table with some snacks, desserts, savory and fruit.There was still a cup of steaming hot, rich and mellow black tea by Luke's hand.
The snacks were made by Ms. Perenal, and the black tea... Although the husband and wife basically don't eat or drink, Nico's black tea is said to be a drink, and it is more like a collection.And the quality of something that could become Nico's collectible...
Luke sniffed the smell of the black tea, and frowned slightly. With Nico's gentle and kind smile, Luke took a sip of the black tea.
Familiar taste, familiar taste.
"This is the tea that Jess gave me back then, saying that your family grew it yourself."
"There used to be a tea garden at home, but it needed to be maintained by magic, and then it was gradually abandoned."
Luke put down his teacup. He had been drinking this tea for years.
"However, there are tea leaves preserved in a special way at home, so I didn't take care of them and restart them."
Luke drank too much of this kind of tea, and he took it for granted. No matter how good the quality was, Luke couldn't say any compliments.
Nico glanced at Luke, and the smile on his face softened a little.
Luke knew that he had passed the first round of temptation by himself.
Nicol wouldn't suspect that Dumbledore had brought a fake Gaunt, but that didn't mean he'd trust Luke blindly.This kind of temptation, which is almost on the surface, is full of willfulness and casualness of an old man, but it does not lose some sincerity and nostalgia.Of course, the premise of the latter is naturally that Luke is a member of the real Gunter family.
It had to be the team that really Jess Gaunt was on.
"I have read all the diaries left by the ancestor of Jess, and understand the story of the two of you from his perspective. Of course, I know that this is definitely not comprehensive."
Luke couldn't understand the people in his family any more. Even this kind of diary for his descendants must have used a lot of spring and autumn brushwork.There must be some inappropriate details in it, and there is even boasting.People in the Gunter family don't need to pretend in front of their own people.
In fact, he didn't have much interest in learning the story of the year from Nico.Memory is like a river bed containing gold dust, and time is like a rushing stream.Time washes away those sands, leaving only bright gold.
Nearly 600 years have passed since the past in Niko's mind.Luke couldn't even imagine how the good parts of those memories would be beautified.
If you want to use the words of two people to outline a past event, that is pure nonsense. At least you must follow the principle of the tripartite to have a more objective restoration of this matter.
It's a pity that there are no more 600-year-old people in the world except Nico and Perenal.
"Jess' diary..."
Luke saw the nostalgic look on Nico's face.He even showed a smile involuntarily, with a voice and smile that was still in front of his eyes.
Luke didn't feel moved, but really felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Nico quickly restrained himself. Although he was headstrong, he still did not forget the basic manners.
"I remember keeping a diary seems to be a tradition in your family too."
"Yes, it's a weird tradition, but when to start writing, it depends on the individual. Ancestor Jess started writing from a young age, and other ancestors will be less."
Only Jess Gunter kept almost everything about himself in his diary.One by one the other ancestors wrote various things in other records.
Except for a small amount of running accounts, most of the diaries of other ancestors are catalog indexes and the like, which are used for you to find what you are looking for in other materials.Only Jess Gaunt babbled a lot in his diary.It can only be said that Jess Gunter can be regarded as one of the outliers of the Gunter family.
"Can you tell me something about me in his diary? I'm curious, what kind of story he sees me in his eyes and what he wants to tell future generations."
Nicole has a sincere face, and Luke can understand this mood. Many people are curious about what others think of themselves, but not everyone is able to take out their old friend's diary and take a look. Chance.
Of course, Luke would not be generous enough to show Nicole the entire diary of Jess Gunter, because there are still many secrets about the Gunter family in that thing.
So he silently took out a stack of papers from his belt, put them on the table, and pushed them in front of Nico.
"There will always be something wrong with my retelling, you'd better see for yourself. I can use the reputation of the Gunter family to assure you of the authenticity of these words."
"Then there's really no need for it. I trust you." Nico said following Luke's words while picking up the stack of papers.
When he speaks, he always speaks slowly, and rarely speaks so eagerly.Obviously, when facing such things, even the state of mind that has been honed for more than 600 years is still shaken.
There are lessons learned from Dumbledore.Now Luke will not think that these old people who are already well-known in the wizarding world will not lose their composure and expose their weak side no matter what challenges they face.
It's the time when people don't have emotions that don't fluctuate. As long as the mood swings are large enough, then gaffes, and even lapses in advance and retreat are possible.Old guys are human too, especially when they're around Luke.
With mixed feelings, Nico read Luke's diary word by word, sometimes smiling, sometimes feeling sad.
Luke watched his reaction and shook his head, then got up and looked around in this small and simply decorated room.
In fact, there is nothing to see, except for some alchemy tools with strange shapes and unknown uses, the most in this room are books.
The walls on all sides are huge bookshelves on all sides.There are so many books here, in addition to paper books, there are parchment and even papyrus.Luke simply scanned and found many lonely books that he had only heard of in a few words in the family's research notes.
Needless to say, the preciousness of these things.Knowledge may not be immediately transformed into power, but it can indeed lead to a higher foundation.
And when Luke walked near the desk, he found a large piece of paper shining brightly on the desk, and on it, there were dense words and some moving pictures.
Luke didn't pay attention to it at first, but just passed by in a hurry, but the next second, he turned his head and looked at the blueprint again, with a serious expression on his face.
The pattern of the strangely shaped stone painted in red is not the pattern of the Philosopher's Stone.
Luke started reading from the first word, and took a step back after reading a few lines.
His brows were also tightly frowned, and he turned his head to look at Nicole Flamel who was sitting at a small table not far away.
Nicole Flamel is still reading those pages of the diary, and the number is quite satisfactory, but Nicole Flamel can't help reading it over and over again, and he can forcibly read a page three or four times.
But it just feels like he has an interesting feeling about every page.
Luke watched his movements, fell silent for a moment, then let out a breath, walked towards the desk, and looked at the paper.
This is how to refine the Philosopher's Stone...
Still brought Nico's own notes and the production method of the precautions he found out.This thing is far more valuable than a simple Sorcerer's Stone.
Would such a thing really be careless and undefended on the table?Luke didn't think so.This can be seen from the fact that Nicole only left himself in the study, and asked Perenal to take Dumbledore to restore the 'Sorcerer's Stone'.
If the law is not taught to the six ears, if the Tao is not taught, it is not a person.Although this sentence is not found in Taoist scriptures, there is considerable truth in it.
And why choose such a weird teaching method?
Luke roughly had a guess.
Legend has it that Nicole Flamel learned the true meaning of alchemy only after he obtained a document called "The Book of Jewish Abraham", and practiced it as one of the sweetest fruits on the giant tree of alchemy, the "Sorcerer's Stone". ".
And does this "Book of Jewish Abraham" really exist in the form of a book?Luke wasn't sure at first, but now he doesn't think so.
Otherwise, why use such a method to teach the refining method of the Philosopher's Stone?
Luke had almost no foundation in alchemy. The weird symbols and incomprehensible terms on the paper made Luke feel like his temples were swollen.
But today, even if he memorized it by rote, he had to memorize it...
But it was really difficult. Although Luke was a time traveler, his memory in his two lifetimes was not so good.The reason why I am quite familiar with the plot, even after traveling through so many years, is still very familiar, it is naturally because I recalled it carefully when I remembered it back then, and then I reviewed it every day for several years.
Of course, every review leaves no evidence.Burn those written things naturally.
All in all, it's hard work, not talent.
It would be a bit too embarrassing for Luke to memorize such a large piece of paper in a short period of time, including the text and the pictures.
And the hidden magic power rippling on this piece of paper is obviously also cast some kind of spell to prevent copying.Luke is very familiar with it, because his family's books basically have magic to prevent copying, except for things like diaries.
He closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead.Luke felt a deep strain.
It's like a person who has not learned English well, and now it is too difficult to follow a British person to learn Arabic in English.
But while rubbing, Luke's hand suddenly paused, and he opened his eyes, looking deeply at the paper.
Luke turned his head, looked at Nico with a smile on his face, then turned around directly, rolled up the entire blueprint, and then seemed to put it in his belt, but actually put it away. into their own system space.
[In other words, currently the best app for reading and listening to books, Yeguo Reading, install the latest version of .yeguoyuedu. 】
Done.There is no need to memorize this.
A relieved smile appeared on Luke's face.And Nicole Flamel, who was watching Luke's movements from the corner of his eye, couldn't help but laugh.
"This little guy really has the demeanor of his ancestors."
After seeing that Luke finally got the things in his hands, he finally looked at these diaries that he had never read before with peace of mind.
"Jess, the black history you tried so hard to cover up all those years ago is still in my hands."
Nicole Flamel gently touched the diary in his hand, with a happy smile on his face that he hadn't shown for many years.
……
"This is not the Philosopher's Stone."
Perenal just glanced at the powder that Dumbledore took out, then shook his head and said with a smile.
There was no surprise on Dumbledore's face either.No matter how much Luke denied it along the way, he always believed that the Philosopher's Stone was on Luke's body.
Or at least in the hands of someone he trusted.Instead of having turned into these powders.
Perenal picked up a little red powder with his fingers, rubbed it between his fingers, then nodded and said: "It's a good meeting gift, this level of magic gem powder itself is enough valuable alchemy material."
Whether it is a magic gem or a magic stone, it must be more valuable if it is complete.If these magic gem powders were to be exchanged, they would not be able to exchange for magic gemstones of the same size, not even half of them.
This kind of business is a bit too loss-making, so even the old couple will buy magic gemstones of this level and grind them into powder for use when necessary.
The package that Luke gave now is not a small amount, enough for the two of them for a long time.
"As for the sword you mentioned... I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but if you really want to perfect the Sorcerer's Stone and the sword, or a near-perfect cycle, it will not be as simple as that blacksmith thought. They …there may be opportunities for another generation or two of development.”
"So his idea is more realistic. The magic stone powder can indeed be used."
Dumbledore looked at Perenal, who was chattering in front of him with a smile on his face, looking a little confused.Of course he knew the reason for this kind of thing.But he really couldn't figure out why this happened.
"Perenal, can you tell me why, are you so happy about Luke's arrival? Just because he is a descendant of an old friend hundreds of years ago?"
In front of the old man in front of him, Dumbledore couldn't even put on airs of his elders, not even his family of the same generation.
When he was young, he regarded Perenal as his grandmother.Now I can't change it even if I want to.
"Wrong, Dumbledore." Hearing this completely unexpected question, Perenal said with a smile, "Lu is a direct descendant of Jess, that is to say, he is not a descendant of our old man, but descendants of our benefactor."
"Also, although we have had many friends, it was Jess who accompanied us through the years we were supposed to live."
"What's more, we promised in front of Jess that we will definitely take care of his offspring. And he also entrusted one of his offspring to us."
Dumbledore's face gradually changed.
"You have no idea how excited we were when we heard that the kid named Luke Gaunt finally showed up!"
Perenal said with a smile.
A small table with some snacks, desserts, savory and fruit.There was still a cup of steaming hot, rich and mellow black tea by Luke's hand.
The snacks were made by Ms. Perenal, and the black tea... Although the husband and wife basically don't eat or drink, Nico's black tea is said to be a drink, and it is more like a collection.And the quality of something that could become Nico's collectible...
Luke sniffed the smell of the black tea, and frowned slightly. With Nico's gentle and kind smile, Luke took a sip of the black tea.
Familiar taste, familiar taste.
"This is the tea that Jess gave me back then, saying that your family grew it yourself."
"There used to be a tea garden at home, but it needed to be maintained by magic, and then it was gradually abandoned."
Luke put down his teacup. He had been drinking this tea for years.
"However, there are tea leaves preserved in a special way at home, so I didn't take care of them and restart them."
Luke drank too much of this kind of tea, and he took it for granted. No matter how good the quality was, Luke couldn't say any compliments.
Nico glanced at Luke, and the smile on his face softened a little.
Luke knew that he had passed the first round of temptation by himself.
Nicol wouldn't suspect that Dumbledore had brought a fake Gaunt, but that didn't mean he'd trust Luke blindly.This kind of temptation, which is almost on the surface, is full of willfulness and casualness of an old man, but it does not lose some sincerity and nostalgia.Of course, the premise of the latter is naturally that Luke is a member of the real Gunter family.
It had to be the team that really Jess Gaunt was on.
"I have read all the diaries left by the ancestor of Jess, and understand the story of the two of you from his perspective. Of course, I know that this is definitely not comprehensive."
Luke couldn't understand the people in his family any more. Even this kind of diary for his descendants must have used a lot of spring and autumn brushwork.There must be some inappropriate details in it, and there is even boasting.People in the Gunter family don't need to pretend in front of their own people.
In fact, he didn't have much interest in learning the story of the year from Nico.Memory is like a river bed containing gold dust, and time is like a rushing stream.Time washes away those sands, leaving only bright gold.
Nearly 600 years have passed since the past in Niko's mind.Luke couldn't even imagine how the good parts of those memories would be beautified.
If you want to use the words of two people to outline a past event, that is pure nonsense. At least you must follow the principle of the tripartite to have a more objective restoration of this matter.
It's a pity that there are no more 600-year-old people in the world except Nico and Perenal.
"Jess' diary..."
Luke saw the nostalgic look on Nico's face.He even showed a smile involuntarily, with a voice and smile that was still in front of his eyes.
Luke didn't feel moved, but really felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Nico quickly restrained himself. Although he was headstrong, he still did not forget the basic manners.
"I remember keeping a diary seems to be a tradition in your family too."
"Yes, it's a weird tradition, but when to start writing, it depends on the individual. Ancestor Jess started writing from a young age, and other ancestors will be less."
Only Jess Gunter kept almost everything about himself in his diary.One by one the other ancestors wrote various things in other records.
Except for a small amount of running accounts, most of the diaries of other ancestors are catalog indexes and the like, which are used for you to find what you are looking for in other materials.Only Jess Gaunt babbled a lot in his diary.It can only be said that Jess Gunter can be regarded as one of the outliers of the Gunter family.
"Can you tell me something about me in his diary? I'm curious, what kind of story he sees me in his eyes and what he wants to tell future generations."
Nicole has a sincere face, and Luke can understand this mood. Many people are curious about what others think of themselves, but not everyone is able to take out their old friend's diary and take a look. Chance.
Of course, Luke would not be generous enough to show Nicole the entire diary of Jess Gunter, because there are still many secrets about the Gunter family in that thing.
So he silently took out a stack of papers from his belt, put them on the table, and pushed them in front of Nico.
"There will always be something wrong with my retelling, you'd better see for yourself. I can use the reputation of the Gunter family to assure you of the authenticity of these words."
"Then there's really no need for it. I trust you." Nico said following Luke's words while picking up the stack of papers.
When he speaks, he always speaks slowly, and rarely speaks so eagerly.Obviously, when facing such things, even the state of mind that has been honed for more than 600 years is still shaken.
There are lessons learned from Dumbledore.Now Luke will not think that these old people who are already well-known in the wizarding world will not lose their composure and expose their weak side no matter what challenges they face.
It's the time when people don't have emotions that don't fluctuate. As long as the mood swings are large enough, then gaffes, and even lapses in advance and retreat are possible.Old guys are human too, especially when they're around Luke.
With mixed feelings, Nico read Luke's diary word by word, sometimes smiling, sometimes feeling sad.
Luke watched his reaction and shook his head, then got up and looked around in this small and simply decorated room.
In fact, there is nothing to see, except for some alchemy tools with strange shapes and unknown uses, the most in this room are books.
The walls on all sides are huge bookshelves on all sides.There are so many books here, in addition to paper books, there are parchment and even papyrus.Luke simply scanned and found many lonely books that he had only heard of in a few words in the family's research notes.
Needless to say, the preciousness of these things.Knowledge may not be immediately transformed into power, but it can indeed lead to a higher foundation.
And when Luke walked near the desk, he found a large piece of paper shining brightly on the desk, and on it, there were dense words and some moving pictures.
Luke didn't pay attention to it at first, but just passed by in a hurry, but the next second, he turned his head and looked at the blueprint again, with a serious expression on his face.
The pattern of the strangely shaped stone painted in red is not the pattern of the Philosopher's Stone.
Luke started reading from the first word, and took a step back after reading a few lines.
His brows were also tightly frowned, and he turned his head to look at Nicole Flamel who was sitting at a small table not far away.
Nicole Flamel is still reading those pages of the diary, and the number is quite satisfactory, but Nicole Flamel can't help reading it over and over again, and he can forcibly read a page three or four times.
But it just feels like he has an interesting feeling about every page.
Luke watched his movements, fell silent for a moment, then let out a breath, walked towards the desk, and looked at the paper.
This is how to refine the Philosopher's Stone...
Still brought Nico's own notes and the production method of the precautions he found out.This thing is far more valuable than a simple Sorcerer's Stone.
Would such a thing really be careless and undefended on the table?Luke didn't think so.This can be seen from the fact that Nicole only left himself in the study, and asked Perenal to take Dumbledore to restore the 'Sorcerer's Stone'.
If the law is not taught to the six ears, if the Tao is not taught, it is not a person.Although this sentence is not found in Taoist scriptures, there is considerable truth in it.
And why choose such a weird teaching method?
Luke roughly had a guess.
Legend has it that Nicole Flamel learned the true meaning of alchemy only after he obtained a document called "The Book of Jewish Abraham", and practiced it as one of the sweetest fruits on the giant tree of alchemy, the "Sorcerer's Stone". ".
And does this "Book of Jewish Abraham" really exist in the form of a book?Luke wasn't sure at first, but now he doesn't think so.
Otherwise, why use such a method to teach the refining method of the Philosopher's Stone?
Luke had almost no foundation in alchemy. The weird symbols and incomprehensible terms on the paper made Luke feel like his temples were swollen.
But today, even if he memorized it by rote, he had to memorize it...
But it was really difficult. Although Luke was a time traveler, his memory in his two lifetimes was not so good.The reason why I am quite familiar with the plot, even after traveling through so many years, is still very familiar, it is naturally because I recalled it carefully when I remembered it back then, and then I reviewed it every day for several years.
Of course, every review leaves no evidence.Burn those written things naturally.
All in all, it's hard work, not talent.
It would be a bit too embarrassing for Luke to memorize such a large piece of paper in a short period of time, including the text and the pictures.
And the hidden magic power rippling on this piece of paper is obviously also cast some kind of spell to prevent copying.Luke is very familiar with it, because his family's books basically have magic to prevent copying, except for things like diaries.
He closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead.Luke felt a deep strain.
It's like a person who has not learned English well, and now it is too difficult to follow a British person to learn Arabic in English.
But while rubbing, Luke's hand suddenly paused, and he opened his eyes, looking deeply at the paper.
Luke turned his head, looked at Nico with a smile on his face, then turned around directly, rolled up the entire blueprint, and then seemed to put it in his belt, but actually put it away. into their own system space.
[In other words, currently the best app for reading and listening to books, Yeguo Reading, install the latest version of .yeguoyuedu. 】
Done.There is no need to memorize this.
A relieved smile appeared on Luke's face.And Nicole Flamel, who was watching Luke's movements from the corner of his eye, couldn't help but laugh.
"This little guy really has the demeanor of his ancestors."
After seeing that Luke finally got the things in his hands, he finally looked at these diaries that he had never read before with peace of mind.
"Jess, the black history you tried so hard to cover up all those years ago is still in my hands."
Nicole Flamel gently touched the diary in his hand, with a happy smile on his face that he hadn't shown for many years.
……
"This is not the Philosopher's Stone."
Perenal just glanced at the powder that Dumbledore took out, then shook his head and said with a smile.
There was no surprise on Dumbledore's face either.No matter how much Luke denied it along the way, he always believed that the Philosopher's Stone was on Luke's body.
Or at least in the hands of someone he trusted.Instead of having turned into these powders.
Perenal picked up a little red powder with his fingers, rubbed it between his fingers, then nodded and said: "It's a good meeting gift, this level of magic gem powder itself is enough valuable alchemy material."
Whether it is a magic gem or a magic stone, it must be more valuable if it is complete.If these magic gem powders were to be exchanged, they would not be able to exchange for magic gemstones of the same size, not even half of them.
This kind of business is a bit too loss-making, so even the old couple will buy magic gemstones of this level and grind them into powder for use when necessary.
The package that Luke gave now is not a small amount, enough for the two of them for a long time.
"As for the sword you mentioned... I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but if you really want to perfect the Sorcerer's Stone and the sword, or a near-perfect cycle, it will not be as simple as that blacksmith thought. They …there may be opportunities for another generation or two of development.”
"So his idea is more realistic. The magic stone powder can indeed be used."
Dumbledore looked at Perenal, who was chattering in front of him with a smile on his face, looking a little confused.Of course he knew the reason for this kind of thing.But he really couldn't figure out why this happened.
"Perenal, can you tell me why, are you so happy about Luke's arrival? Just because he is a descendant of an old friend hundreds of years ago?"
In front of the old man in front of him, Dumbledore couldn't even put on airs of his elders, not even his family of the same generation.
When he was young, he regarded Perenal as his grandmother.Now I can't change it even if I want to.
"Wrong, Dumbledore." Hearing this completely unexpected question, Perenal said with a smile, "Lu is a direct descendant of Jess, that is to say, he is not a descendant of our old man, but descendants of our benefactor."
"Also, although we have had many friends, it was Jess who accompanied us through the years we were supposed to live."
"What's more, we promised in front of Jess that we will definitely take care of his offspring. And he also entrusted one of his offspring to us."
Dumbledore's face gradually changed.
"You have no idea how excited we were when we heard that the kid named Luke Gaunt finally showed up!"
Perenal said with a smile.
