Chapter 333 The Secret of the Library

The next morning, Ryan rushed to the library alone. After handing Professor Dumbledore's signed note to Mrs Pince, he was surprised to learn that he could not take the books out.

You can't take it out, you can only watch it at the designated location. Why is this? Ryan asked inexplicably. I also borrowed books from the forbidden area before, but there are not so many rules and regulations.

Because the books that Professor Dumbledore has approved for you to read are beyond the scope of students, some of these books are themselves a source of danger, while others have flaws in one way or another, such as the carrier of books that have become very fragile for too long. In this case, you can only read in a designated place to ensure safety, and the safety here is not only for the book, but also for the person reading the book.

After speaking, Mrs. Pince looked up and down Ryan, Since Professor Dumbledore agrees with you to enter that book storage site, then he should believe that you are qualified enough to see the precious books stored in it. But I still need to warn You, if you destroy any of the books in it, I'll kick you out immediately. Even if Professor Dumbledore comes.

Okay, come with me. After giving a warning and making sure Lane listened carefully, Mrs. Pince took Lane towards the forbidden book area. Surprisingly, they did not stop by the bookshelves in the forbidden area. Instead, he walked along the corridor in the bookshelf to the depths of the forbidden area, until he stopped in front of a wall.

This is? This is where the real important books are stored. You wouldn't think that there would be any danger or important books in the so-called forbidden area where the lower grade students could sneak in during their night walks. There.

Ryan finally knew why Harry was able to enter the forbidden area when he was in the first grade, because the forbidden area was not a particularly important location at all. This also explains the reason why Hogwarts, a thousand-year-old famous school, has such a low level of alertness in the place where important books are placed when the wizarding world places so much importance on knowledge.

This wall has a vivid relief of a baboon holding a crescent moon. In traditional esotericism, this image is a symbol of the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth. And I don't know if it was an illusion, Ryan felt that the baboon's hair was slightly bent, and the place on the top of his head looked a little cooler.

Does it imply cleverness? Ryan suddenly had a very strange idea, and he began to worry about his hairline. But Mrs. Pince didn't notice that Ryan was thinking wildly. She placed the note on the free hand of the baboon relief, and the relief moved as soon as the note was placed on her hand.

The bas-relief baboon held up the note in his hand, and then faced the moon in the other hand. At this time, Ryan discovered that the moon was carved with a moonstone and placed on it.

The moon carved from the moonstone suddenly released a silver moonlight, even in the daytime, it could be seen clearly. Under the moonlight, Professor Dumbledore's signature on the parchment also glowed with gold and silver moonlight.

After the inspection, the baboon returned to its original shape. Mrs. Pince took the note and handed it to Ryan, then grabbed a branch on the relief and pulled it hard.

The branch made of stone was pulled like a rubber. The branch returned to its original shape when Mrs Pince let go. Then there was a clicking sound, and a wall on the edge of the relief began to move upwards. In the end, a hole the size of a normal door was revealed.

Okay, follow me and don't touch anything. Mrs. Pince instructed and walked directly to the big hole exposed in the wall, while Ryan followed closely.

This is a very tall room, the main body is a kind of gray, very rough stone, which looks unremarkable. But Ryan immediately recognized that this is a very good magic stone, which can resist magic attacks and is extremely expensive outside. Listen to Fred say that in the wizarding world only the top family can build their own treasure room with various materials.

At first glance, the entire space of the whole house is made of this material.

Entering from the small doorway, Ryan, who stepped on the rough slate floor, felt as if he had entered the kingdom of giants. A large number of bookshelves with a height of one or two floors stand like hills, and there are exquisite bronze escalators and platforms beside them.

Herbs, magical creatures, enchantments, history— Various books were placed in different areas according to categories. There are not only paper books on the bookshelves, but also books written on wood chips, papyrus scrolls, and even at the bottom of several bookshelves Lane saw large slates carved with various characters.

It's magnificent! Ryan couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice, he never knew there was such a place in Hogwarts before.

It's been there since the school was founded. There was a hint of excitement and pride in Mrs. Pince's voice. The Big Four kept the books and materials they collected here, and in the next thousand years, Hogwarts will receive here the very important or dangerous materials collected by the school that are not suitable to be placed outside. Open to students or professors who have the Headmaster's approval. And anyone who enters this house makes a magical pact with Hogwarts itself, not to reveal anything in it to anyone else.

Ryan nodded, which could explain why he hadn't heard of this before.

Okay, put your hand on it. There needs to be a magic certification here. If you feel that the magic in your body is stimulated, don't resist. The two people came to the center of the room at this time. In the center of the library is an open space with a stone platform carved from white marble.

After placing his hand on the top of the stone platform and inlaid with a whole sunstone slab larger than his palm, Ryan felt as if something swept across his palm, giving him a numb feeling. And this kind of thing also carries magic when it scans, which makes Ryan's body's magic conditioned reflex to give feedback.

Maybe magic and science will come to the same destination in the end. Ryan thought, because this stone platform reminded him of the palmprint recognition system seen in science fiction movies.

You can put your hand down. Your magic power fluctuations have been recorded. When you come next time, just put your hand in the hand of the baboon relief to open the door. Also, your license is limited to alchemy. Therefore, you will only be able to open the door in the future. If you can move in these areas, there will be magical barriers blocking you when you move in other areas. If you force a breakthrough, it will trigger a warning. At the same time, no one can spend more than six hours in this house every day. After that, they will be blocked by the magic inside. Pop out. Finally, I wish you the knowledge you want in it. After speaking, Mrs. Pins left neatly. Leave Ryan alone here.

It's time to start work. Ryan said to himself and walked to the alchemy area. Even though the alchemy he had mastered before was very esoteric, the rules would be different between different worlds.

So if you want to exert full power in this world, then learning the alchemy of this world is a good way. At least it's much better than trying to find it out on your own.