Chapter 137 Books in the Secret Room
Looking at the entrance separated from the mouth of the huge statue, Wright did not walk in rashly.
Instead, he added several layers of defense with great caution before slowly walking into the dark passage.
This place was completely different from what Wright had imagined. Not long after walking, he saw a passage that led to an unknown destination.
There was a huge stone cave next to it. Wright just glanced at the passage and walked straight to the cave next to it.
This cave is very spacious, yet very cold and damp. It is a nest tailor-made for the basilisk.
As we walked in, we saw many animal remains on the ground and dozens of snake skins against the wall.
Wright, excited to see the prey, roughly examined the snake skins and found that they were well preserved.
It is probably nourished by the naturally overflowing vitality and magic power of the basilisk.
Without much hesitation, Wright quickly put away the snake skin that could serve as raw material.
These snake skins can not only be used to mix potions, but also to create magic runes, and have many uses.
If you make them all into runes and there happens to be an alchemical item.
If this item could carry all the magic runes made from these snake skins, it would definitely be terrifyingly powerful.
After searching the entire cave, Wright did not find any other resources.
However, deep in the cave, he found a square entrance that looked like a gate.
What’s more important is that there is no sign of any basilisk activity in front of the cave entrance.
When Wright walked in cautiously, the lights on the surrounding walls suddenly lit up, illuminating the dark room.
Seeing the lights lit up around him, Wright guessed that it must have been arranged by Voldemort when he was young. After all, he was still very particular about life.
Following the light and looking around, I found that this place was just like the common room in the college, with almost identical decorations.
What caught Wright's attention in the room was the huge bookshelf against the wall, each row of which was filled to the brim.
"The Origin of Horcruxes", "An Overview of Life and Death", "Mad Helbo", "Spirit is not the Soul"...
There are not only these named books, but also various unnamed notes.
Seeing these books, Wright smiled excitedly, but instead of reaching out to touch them, he summoned the light bird.
As soon as the order was given, a ball of light floated out from his arms, turned into a small bird of light, and flew towards the bookshelf.
Use your own characteristics to check the books on the bookshelf to see if there is any hidden black magic.
Looking at its dim light and slow movements, Wright knew that it had not recovered yet and had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle.
Not long after, the light bird sent a message: 'No magical reaction was found.'
Then, it turned into a ball of light again and slowly floated back into Wright's arms.
After placing the light bird in his arms, Wright felt relieved and quickly walked towards the bookshelf.
Looking at the books on the bookshelf, Wright slowly reached out and took out "Mad Herpo", a book about the creator of Horcruxes and basilisks.
After setting an alarm for myself, I found an empty sofa to sit on and started reading.
"Since ancient times, rituals have evolved in various strange ways as time has changed."
"But there is one thing that has not changed even with the passage of time: flesh and blood with life."
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"You can use flesh and blood to replace all ritual materials."
"Drip drip drip!"
The set alarm clock wakes up Wright who is immersed in books.
After stopping the alarm, Wright looked at the book with a few pages left to read, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
"As expected of the name "Mad Herpo", it directly uses the flesh and blood of life to replace all the elements required for all rituals."
"It's really too brutal! But it's very strong. Theoretically, as long as there is enough living flesh and blood, it can do anything."
Knowing that he had gained a lot, without thinking too much, Wright directly loaded all the books on the bookshelf into the space equipment.
After finishing the work, check every corner of the room carefully to make sure nothing is missed.
He walked out of the cave and explored the dark passage.
Walking forward, Wright soon reached the end of the passage, where there was only a deep pool.
The water in the pond was completely dark, with no light reflected at all.
Wright squatted down, put his hand into the water, felt the waves of the water, and whispered:
"The Black Lake? It seems that the basilisk either sleeps or hunts through here!"
Staring at the black pool, Wright thought for a moment and gave up the idea of continuing exploration.
He simply closed his eyes and planned to use Apparition to leave.
I didn't go directly to the statue because I was afraid that the violent fluctuations of magic power in the secret room would interfere with the 'Apparition'.
Now that I'm here, I don't have to worry about interference from magic!
When Wright cast his magic, he unexpectedly discovered that the space here was very solid.
Unconvinced, Wright tried a few more times, and after realizing that he really couldn't break through with his current strength, he muttered:
"No wonder Old Deng took the second time to pick me up. It turns out that Fox can't attract too many people here."
Shaking his head gently, Wright twisted his body and turned into an owl, flying back.
Without any surprise, Wright quickly flew to the entrance.
As the owl hissed like a snake, the circular sink in the abandoned bathroom on the second floor opened again.
Flying out of the pipe, he flew straight back to the dormitory!
After the Chamber of Secrets incident, Hogwarts has been peaceful.
June soon arrived, and during this time Wright steadily digested the books he got from the secret room.
During this time, the Weasley twins occasionally came to pester him and asked how he could become so strong.
Ron begged her to help tutor Ginny in her first-year courses.
After all, she had just entered the school when she was attacked by Tom and had been lying down almost until the end of the school year. Now she was a little behind schedule.
Malfoy didn't know what was going on. He didn't cause any trouble during this period, which was unusual. He looked very troubled.
When Ron saw him like this, he started to tease him behind his back.
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"The mind is the sum of memories and experiences! It is not the soul, the soul is unconscious!"
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"But the spirit is rich with personal imprints. If a person's experiences and memories are deleted."
"If I replace the memories and experiences of another person, would that be considered a rebirth in some sense?"
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After closing the book "Spirit is Not Soul" obtained from the secret room, Wright rubbed his eyes, let out a sigh, and murmured:
"After reading this book, I finally understand why. Tom could have just devoured the basilisk and resurrected."
"But he insisted on getting three people to perform the ritual for him. So that's how it is!"
After talking to himself, Wright looked at the book with complicated eyes:
"Voldemort did not resurrect, but gave all his memories and experiences to the basilisk!"
"The one I'm fighting is the basilisk with Tom's memories and experiences, not Tom Riddle!"
"No wonder its transformation skills are so strong and it still has snake scales all over its body. It turns out that its aesthetics are different from humans'."
