#190 - Family ethics drama

However, original magic runes are different, they are somewhat similar to the relationship between ordinary flame runes and Fiendfyre. Read

It is said that the magic rune structure of Fiendfyre is a type of ancient flame rune, and it was directly translated into a spell for use with almost no optimization, which is why the Fiendfyre curse is so violent and difficult to control.

"Could this rune also be like that?" Anduin looked at the constantly intertwined and flickering magical light, his heart becoming more and more excited.

No! Now is not the time for testing, I must be fully prepared before conducting research, Anduin suppressed the eagerness in his heart, and then constantly adjusted his emotions.

After taking several deep breaths, he finally regained his composure.

Then Anduin continued to check the various spells recorded in the magic book.

And as he continued to delve deeper into this magic book...

He discovered that the most deadly thing about this magic book was not actually the spells on it. You should know that many spells can be learned even without this magic book, but...

The truly deadly thing is actually the usage records on it!

"Dragon Pox Curse." Anduin suddenly read out the name of a curse on the magic book, then looked at Yulia with a smile.

Hearing this name, Yulia couldn't help but tremble all over, as if someone had discovered a great secret.

"The last time it was used was in 1968. I remember that the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic, Nobby Leach, seemed to have died of Dragon Pox in that year," Anduin said knowingly.

"What do you mean? That has nothing to do with us. Don't make baseless accusations!" Yulia seemed to have been caught on the raw, and denied it vehemently before Anduin could even say more.

Heh, what's the difference between this and a confession without being pressed? Yulia's reaction further confirmed Anduin's guess.

"Later, your father, Abraxas Malfoy, also died from accidentally contracting Dragon Pox. Speaking of which, did you marry into the Travers family that year? Thorfinn Rowle and I are the same age, both born in 1969, so you should have already been in the Travers family in 1968, right?" Anduin continued to state slowly.

Yulia swallowed, as if recalling some unbearable past, her eyes gradually becoming unfocused.

"So let's make a hypothesis. You, already married into the Travers family, lent the magic book to your father and used the curse on it to murder the Minister for Magic. As a result, your father also contracted the curse due to improper use. In other words, you indirectly killed your own father. Does Lucius know about this?" Anduin began to reason in front of Yulia with a blank expression.

"Shut up!" Yulia's eyes turned red, her face became distorted, and she stared at Anduin fiercely, as if she wanted to swallow him alive. She had completely lost the elegance and composure that belonged to a pureblood.

"Oh, okay, okay, why are you so excited? I didn't say I was going to expose you. I'm just someone who likes to listen to stories, especially stories that combine crime, conspiracy, and family ethics..."

"Enough, you've already pushed us so hard, aren't you satisfied yet? Do you have to rub salt in our wounds now?" Yulia gasped for breath, her voice gradually becoming hysterical.

"Miserable? You talk as if you're the victims. Murdering others and then killing yourselves, that can only be described as foolish."

"And if you want to talk about miserable, go tell the McKinnon family who were killed by Thorfinn. Perhaps their spirits in heaven would only shout 'Serves you right!'" Anduin looked coldly at Yulia, who had lost her mind, showing no mercy.

"Have you mocked us enough? Anyway, you can't copy this magic book. Once you've mocked us enough, take your copied books and get out!!" Yulia roared angrily.

Why does Yulia feel like every moment is like a year when she faces this boy named Anduin? She's been pushed to the point of breaking down after only two encounters. Is this person her nemesis?

"Oh? Are you so sure that I can't copy this magic book?" Anduin looked at Yulia with a sneer.

"Anduin, I have to admit, you are indeed remarkable. You were actually able to find this treasure, and I didn't expect you to actually be able to break the opening seal on it. Letting you find this treasure and peek into its secrets is my greatest mistake.

"But don't even think about copying it. The essence of the magic book is not an ordinary book at all, but an alchemical treasure. I don't want to waste any more time on you, take the other books and get out!" Yulia gasped for breath, her emotions agitated.

In Yulia's opinion, what she was most worried about was Anduin finding these secrets in the magic book, secrets related to the Travers and Malfoy families.

If these secrets were leaked, it would not only affect the reputation of the two families and attract the Ministry of Magic's investigation, but also make her and her father a laughing stock in everyone's eyes.

But Anduin didn't care about Yulia's thoughts at all. What he was best at was turning the impossible into the possible. It's just solving a problem, let me show you how we do it.

Then Anduin began to study the magic book, occasionally hitting it a few times with the Blunt Force Hammer, following the rune patterns on it to deduce the overall spell structure.

"This is? Stacking multi-layered rune structures and then forming a complete magic power circulation array?"

"This magic book gives independent functional units to the runes, strengthening their stability, using this as a layer of runes, and connecting multiple layers of runes to each other to form a perfect multi-functional rune system."

"This is more stable and efficient than piecing together magic runes with various functions on a single rune, and it will be more energy-saving, with very little spilled magic power. No wonder I can't detect magic fluctuations, they are all recycled by themselves."

"It seems that the value of this magic book itself is higher than the spells collected in it!"

After studying the magic book in detail, Anduin finally came to a conclusion. The main reason was that he found the runes on it were dense, and many rune nodes were not connected to each other, but they could coexist harmoniously, which allowed him to summarize the key of multi-layered runes.

Then the next two key points are, first, to find out how many layers of runes there are in this magic book, and second, to find the real connecting nodes between each layer of runes, otherwise it will be impossible to complete the replication.

With an idea, Anduin immediately went full speed ahead and began to study it carefully, while also writing and drawing on parchment from time to time.