Chapter 123 122: The Legacy of Hogwarts
It is obviously an underground palace.
The ground here seems to be covered with countless golden bricks.
They shine with dazzling light, and under the reflection of thousands of candles, they seem to give the huge skeleton in the middle a golden glow.
The bones of the giant dragon that covered the sky and the sun lay quietly.
The huge skeleton is like an ancient and majestic mountain range. Each section is so thick that it requires several people to hug it. It seems to be able to hold up the entire sky. Its oppressive momentum does not seem to diminish at all even after death. It didn't know how many years it had been dead, but its head, which was even bigger than the largest dragon today, was still raised high.
The empty eye sockets are like deep black holes, as if they are still staring at their past glory and glory.
“There really is a dragon in Hogwarts!”
The shocking picture came into view, making Ian’s mouth turn into an O shape. He immediately That reminds me of the school's motto. It seems that the school motto "Don't Disturb the Sleeping Dragon" really has its origin?
I didn’t expect that the little wizards were really fooled! I'm afraid even the professors at Hogwarts don't know this, otherwise they wouldn't tell the little wizards in a firm tone that there are no dragons at Hogwarts!
"This is more than just a dragon. The Hungarian tree peak is nothing more than a chicken compared to this one." Ian couldn't help but sigh while slowly getting closer.
His body is comparable to an ant in front of the dragon skeleton. It is difficult to even climb the toes of the dragon skeleton. It is difficult to imagine how huge the dragon was when it was alive.
"I'm afraid only Ultraman can compare with it, right?" Every bone of this giant dragon skeleton is staggeringly thick, as if it was forged from the hardest metal. They are intertwined to form a shocking skeleton, which still demonstrates the might and power of the dragon after it has been dead for countless years.
"Dang Dang~"
Ian took out a hammer and hit the keel and heard an extremely hard sound. As an alchemist, he actually carries some strange tools with him. Fairly reasonable.
"If I want to boil this thing into soup, I'm afraid I have to go straight to the fire?" Of course, Ian is still a potion scholar, so it is also extremely reasonable to have such an idea.
He was really shocked by the skeleton in the underground palace. Just one skeleton made him feel a suffocating pressure. God knows how powerful it would be when he was alive.
Even today's chicken-like giant dragons have extremely high magic resistance. It is conceivable that the magic resistance of the giant dragon in front of them must be much higher. It is difficult for Ian to imagine how this giant dragon was defeated, or how it was recovered and placed in this underground palace. Did he doubt that the wizards' magic could break through the defenses of this terrifying creature?
"The Big Four are still the Big Four... Where can I find this kind of dragon?" Ian took out his [Bone Crushing Ash Box] and placed it next to the toes of the dragon's skeleton.
This alchemical creation with sharp teeth started working immediately.
However.
“Crack~”
Just as Ian expected, the sharp teeth of the [Bone Crushing Ash Box] were directly shattered, not only unable to gnaw the dragon’s Not even a trace of the toe bones was left.
At least in terms of bone quality, the physical defense of the underground dragon is also full. The damaged [Bone Crushing Ash Box] seems to have been ruthlessly mocked by the bones of a corpse that has been dead for at least a thousand years.
"Perhaps it is the result of magical transformation and biological alchemy?" Ian was still speculating on the origin of the dragon. As soon as he climbed down from the dragon's toe bones, he found a line of words lit up on the ground.
Each character is about the size of a palm, which is actually quite eye-catching. However, Ian was obviously distracted by the mountains of bones and could not see them right away.
[The last dragon clan will rest here, and the era of the dragon clan will come to an end. 】
Thanks to the hard work and the knowledge brought by the system's help, Ian recognized the words written in runes, and also recognized that the beautiful handwriting most likely came from Raven. Ms. Crow.
"The Age of Dragons?"
Ian knew that he might have learned another secret that had not been recorded in the history of magic. He seemed to be able to feel the atmosphere of that era from the lines of Ravenclaw's words. .
The dragons soar in the sky and rule the earth. Every breath they take can cause the mountains and rivers to shake, and every roar they make can make everything tremble.
“Hiss, why is this smell so stringy!” Ian was somewhat thankful that Ms. Ravenclaw explained that the last dragon clan had disappeared. Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to sleep tonight, and he couldn’t help but think about it. Are there any mixed-race backgrounds, dragon-slaying schools, black kings and white kings in the world?
"Anyway, this ancient secret should be earlier than the era of Merlin." Ian stared at the words on the ground, becoming more and more convinced that this was Ravenclaw's writing style.
"I thought this was the secret room for men in Slytherin..." Ian was a little surprised by the ownership of the underground palace. He raised his head and looked around and then noticed the four directions of the underground palace. They all have stone statues about ten meters high. They seem to be embedded in the walls and almost blend into the surrounding walls.
The stone statues in each direction have slightly different details, showing the appearance and posture of the four giants, and the stone statues are engraved with exquisite relief patterns, corresponding to Hogwart. There are four houses among them - Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw.
Each relief is as new as if it had just been carved.
The stone statue representing Gryffindor is embossed with a majestic lion. Its fur is as lifelike as burning flames. The eyes of the stone statue are also extremely bright, as if staring at the unknown challenges ahead. , that brave and fearless momentum seemed to leap out from the relief.
The stone statue corresponding to Slytherin is carved with a winding snake. The scales on the snake's body are delicate and delicate, shining with a cold luster in the faint light. The eyes of the stone statue are like deep emeralds, revealing cunning and wisdom, as if they are planning something in the dark and are lifelike.
On the stone statue of Ravenclaw, there is an eagle spreading its wings and about to fly. The eagle's feathers are clearly defined, as if they are gently trembling in the wind. Its beak is as sharp as a sword. Its eyes reveal endless desire for knowledge and wisdom to see everything. The posture of the stone statue is also like what Ian has seen before. Ravenclaw himself is generally the same.
The stone statue representing Hufflepuff is carved with a docile badger. The image of the badger is naive, but it also exudes a persevering temperament. Its claws are firmly grasping the ground, as if it is guarding something. Its gentle and down-to-earth appearance is very consistent with the smiling expression on the face of the stone statue. .
"So, is this a secret room shared by the four giants, or is it a place built for a certain purpose?" Ian walked to the stone statue engraved with the Ravenclaw logo. He saw Ms. Ravenclaw's notes again, still located on the ground paved with gold in front of the stone statue.
[Piertotum Locomotor]
Ian read out the words shining on the ground. The wand in his hand trembled, as if some kind of shackles were broken, and then a strong burst of energy erupted. light.
The magic is boiling.
“Oops!”
Ian, who had been holding the wand, realized the problem. He quickly looked at his personal panel, and sure enough, a brand new magic appeared on his personal panel.
"Boom! Boom!!!!"
Before Ian could think of how to explain this to Snape, the underground palace began to shake violently. Once the spell is spoken, it is like a horn awakening a sleeping beast. In an instant, the syllables of the spell rippled through the underground palace, awakening the ancient power sleeping in the walls.
At first, there was just a slight tremor coming from the wall, and tiny stone chips fell down in the vibration, like a gentle rain of stones. Immediately afterwards, the stone statue representing Hufflepuff, engraved with a badger, began to make a dull roar, and its huge body seemed to be gradually awakening from a thousand-year slumber.
At the connection between the bottom of the stone statue and the wall, there are mysterious runes that shine with a golden color like streams of light. The light spreads along the outline of the stone statue, like the veins that give it life. As the light flows, the stone statue slowly lifts its heavy feet and actually breaks away from the wall!
The movements of the stone statue are unhurried and steady, like a loyal guard fulfilling his mission. The embossed badger seemed to have been injected with vitality of life. Its eyes shone with a gentle and firm light, and its originally naive appearance now gained a bit of seriousness and majesty.
"Boom~"
Every step of the stone statue more than ten meters high can make the ground tremble slightly. Only the skeleton of the dragon remains towering and motionless, and Ian feels like It was a bit unsteady as if there had been an earthquake.
“Is this the city-defending trump card left by the founders?”
Ian seemed to be dreaming back to the first time he saw Ultraman Tiga, and he looked up in shock at the standing The huge stone statue stood up, and the majestic magic fluctuations on it made him feel dumbfounded.
In the dark.
He felt that he had established some kind of connection with the stone statue. Of course, this connection cannot allow Ian to turn into light and enter the inside of the stone statue, becoming a huge ancient giant that is immediately colored.
“Raise your hand?”
Ian tried to give the order, and sure enough, the stone statue raised its hand according to his thoughts, and the golden light flowing on it seemed to be able to gather into a Some kind of magical attack.
It’s just that Ian doesn’t dare to try it deep underground. If he accidentally collapses the underground palace and is buried here, he who can’t disapparate will really have to go to the illusion and his friends. They are reunited.
"If it is really the trump card left by the Big Four, there should be a way to move them out, right?" Before Ian could figure out how to move the huge stone statue of Hufflepuff.
“Boom!”
There were violent vibrations and sounds again.
See.
The serpentine stone statue representing Slytherin also moved. The snake on its body seemed to be infused with soul, its winding body twisted on the stone statue, and its cold stone eyes flashed with a strange green light. The stone statue broke away from the wall and leaned forward, like a conspirator who had been lurking for a long time and finally waited for the opportunity to take action.
When it moved, the snake's body rubbed against the ground and made a hissing sound, as if it was whispering the ancient Slytherin secret language. The sound seemed particularly eerie in the silent underground palace.
Chilling.
The auras exuded by the two stone statues were completely different. As soon as they stood up, the area behind them was revealed - there was a stone passage behind both stone statues.
“Huh!?”
Ian was not the only one who was shocked.
There is also Snape who is who knows how many meters above.
In the dim office.
Snape felt that the magic he cast on Ian's wand failed. He immediately frowned and quickly took out the Marauder's Map he had captured to confirm Quirrell's location.
After seeing that Quirrell was already in the bedroom, Snape breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that no matter how bold Ian was, he would not go to the professor's dormitory to provoke him.
“This slick lazy guy!”
Perhaps because he felt that Ian couldn't bear it anymore, he used magic to clean the toilet. Snape did not get up, but just complained in a low voice and continued his experiment.
The potion was bubbling in the crucible, and he was trying to figure out whether he could bypass Ian's unlimited fire potion and prepare a substitute for the unlimited fire potion.
……
Ian does not have difficulty choosing.
He saw the two passages exposed after the stone statue stood up. After weighing it for a moment, he got behind the Slytherin statue. The long stone passage was much shabbier than the ancient underground palace. .
Ian, who had already broken the rules, immediately raised his wand and dispersed the darkness in the passage. Although this was a secret passage that was not leaking, it was more uncomfortable to walk than walking through a leaky passage.
Ian's lighting spell illuminated the environment in the passage. The walls of the passage were dark and dirty. They had not been cleaned for a long time, and there were broken bones of various small animals everywhere.
Moss grew on the bones covered with mold, and the mold seemed to be parasitizing the moss, making the entire passage stink. Ian felt that his stomach was constantly churning.
He quickly cast a head-soaking spell on himself so that he did not vomit out what he had eaten at night. Exploring along the way, Ian soon came to a platform connected by tunnels.
“Kakaka~”
He poked his head out of the open stone wall, and immediately saw the outline of a huge creature, lying motionless on the platform outside, as if it were a sculpture.
"Sure enough, what is connected here is the real secret room of Slytherin." The fluorescent light on Ian's wand illuminated the platform, and the green color of the huge snake skin was extremely conspicuous.
He was just coiled on the ground of the small platform, and there was a void inside. It was obviously the shed skin of Slytherin's basilisk, which was an extremely precious potion material.
Ian jumped from the stone wall to the platform, and immediately packed all the snake skins into his purse without hesitation, and then looked up at the deeper area ahead.
He knows.
Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and the Big Baby Basilisk are there.
"I discovered an even more amazing secret in Hogwarts today. The basilisk can only come back when I have free time." Ian weighed it before diving back into the passage behind the stone wall.
One night is not a lot of time, of course he needs to manage his time well. Still returning along the stinky path, Ian quickly returned to the spacious and atmospheric underground palace.
The two stone statues are still standing there with a link to Ian.
“Why didn’t the stone statues of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw stand up? I am obviously a Ravenclaw, and I have been recognized by Ms. Ravenclaw more than once!”
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Ian believed that there was the same passage behind the other two stone statues, but no matter how he tried to recite the spell he had just learned, the two stone statues still showed no intention of standing up. "Does this mean that cold women and hot-blooded men have a hard time conquering them?" Ian even manipulated the stone statues of Hufflepuff and Slytherin to pull out the stone statues of the other two founders from the wall. After a while, it still didn't matter. The stone statues of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were as if their butts were welded together.
Maybe the dragon can lift these two founders up?
That thing is much bigger than a stone statue more than ten meters high.
“The bones reappear!”
Ian raised his wand and turned around to release magic on the huge dragon skeleton in the middle of the underground palace. However, his operation only once again verified his view of magic resistance against prehistoric dragons.
"Crunch~"
The dragon's skeleton just shook violently, and Ian's magic could not successfully control it. This is not just a problem of the dragon's skeleton's magic resistance. It's also because of Ian's lack of magic power and magical strength.
"Is this the feeling of having an empty treasure mountain..." Ian continued to increase the magic output and tried several times, but the dragon's skeleton just did a trembling dance in place for a while.
Judging from the feedback from the magic failure, Ian feels that if he wants to control this bone dragon, even Dumbledore and Grindelwald will not be much better than him.
"At least I still have you."
Ian can only comfort himself with two large stone statues. Although riding on the shoulders of the big stone statue is not as cool as riding on the head of the bone dragon, it is still four The giant's stone statue has a certain portrait bonus.
The Quidditch final.
He wants to ride the stone statue of Slytherin to cheer for his college, which will surely greatly weaken the momentum and combat effectiveness of the Slytherin team.
How to put it this way, Ian doesn't actually like Quidditch that much, but he does like the extra points in the Academy Cup. He is motivated by anything that can prevent other colleges from gaining academy points.
And it can make an extremely impressive appearance. Who wouldn’t like to be amazed?
"I have to find a way to move you out. You should stand outside the castle and scare the young people. It is best to be able to "lose control" and trample Quirrell and Voldemort into hamburger patties. "Ian looked at the two huge stone statues under his control with some regret. After muttering, he gave up casting the dancing spell on the dragon bones.
The gold spread on the ground was also very attractive to him. He directly knocked on a brick and weighed it, with a slightly disappointed expression on his face.
"It's just gold-plated..."
Ian doesn't know whether this kind of bricks are for face-saving projects or anti-corruption treatment of dragon bones. He only knows that gold-plated bricks are not worthy of him. Destroying the integrity of ancient monuments.
"Don't damage my precious bone dragon because a brick is warped." Ian put the gold-plated brick back in place. Of course, he still had the idea of riding the bone dragon in mind.
Just because he can't ride it now doesn't mean he won't be able to ride it in the future. If it doesn't work, he can make the bone dragon into an alchemical creation. In the future, he will be able to find a suitable way to realize his dream!
"I have to take a look at the passage on Hufflepuff's side. If I guess correctly, it should lead to the Room of Requirement?" Ian let the two stone statues hug each other.
The link with the stone statue was then revoked.
He checked that there was nothing else that had been ignored in the underground palace, and then he ducked into the passage behind the Hufflepuff statue. This passage was much cleaner and tidier than the one before. Stepping inside, the first thing that catches the eye is the smooth and new walls of the secret passage. Some kind of special magic seems to have been cast on the walls.
Not a trace of dust or stain.
The ground under your feet is also amazingly clean, flat and smooth. You can feel a solidity with every step you take, without any debris or water to hinder your progress.
“The ancestors of Hufflepuff must pay more attention to details.”
Although it is also a secret passage made of stone, it is also not as magnificent as the underground palace, but no matter from the The air quality and the small candles that are constantly lit along the way are much more particular than those in Slytherin. Slytherin now makes Ian feel like a slovenly homebody who doesn't care about cleanliness.
"Softkitty, Warmkitty, Littleballoffur~"
Ian was in a happy mood after finding the big treasure.
He even hummed a ditty.
While walking, as Ian moved forward, every step he took echoed with slight, rhythmic footsteps, which seemed particularly clear in this quiet space.
A winding road.
After more than half an hour, Ian arrived at the end of the passage. In front of him was an obstacle with a metal frame structure. He pushed the obstacle gently and pushed it away.
As Ian expected, Hufflepuff's secret passage leads to Hufflepuff's Golden Room, which is the magical room now known as the Room of Requirement.
“Is it such a high position?”
The picture frame on the wall of the room was pushed open like a window. Ian’s head poked out from the secret passage, but he found that it was high The suspended picture frame is about three meters above the ground.
“The ladder is coming!”
Fortunately, there are not many tools in this room. Ian only needs to use a simple [Flying Curse] to obtain them. The ladder was set up and climbed all the way down.
"Click~"
The picture frame actually re-closed directly after Ian landed. It was not like the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets was always connected before. Fortunately, Ian did not continue to return to the underground palace through the passage behind the picture frame. He planned to study seriously how to transfer the huge stone statue and how to drive the dragon's skeleton.
No rush.
The treasure is there after all.
No one else knows except Ian.
"The four giants obviously don't know where the other people's secret cabins are, but they are sure that the other party has a secret cabin. It seems to be because of the underground palace that connects the four directions."
Ian looked up and recovered. In its original state, there is no unusual frame, and the portrait hanging above does not contain any portraits except for a candle.
“I still have a lot of time to explore, but I don’t know why the stone statues of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor can’t move. Is it because I haven’t found their secret rooms yet?”
Ian felt that his guess was very likely. After all, he already knew the location of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and Hufflepuff's Golden House before awakening the Hufflepuff and Slytherin stone statues. There may be some kind of magic on the stone statues in the underground palace that can detect whether the entrant has certain qualifications.
After all, the young portrait of Gryffindor said that he needs to find his secret room to gain recognition. Naturally, such a criterion may also exist for other founders.
"It's a pity that Ms. Ravenclaw didn't tell me her secret cabin last time." Ian put the wand back on his waist with some regret. Although he still had some memories of this unique adventure in his heart, he saw that the time on the wall was about to arrive. At dawn, he had to let himself return to the real predicament again.
"Clean the toilet..."
Taking out the dung-picker's outfit again, Ian was wondering whether to use magic to complete Snape's punishment. After all, he used Snape must have known about the wand.
If your efforts are not recognized by the leader, it would be better to be lazy and do your work half-heartedly. It would be even more uncomfortable if you wash the toilet by hand and work hard until Snape labels you as a violation.
“Clean up!”
"Clean it up!"
"Clean it up!"
......
Ian just analyzed the gains and losses in his mind and immediately decided on a path to take. At night, it took a short time to clean all the toilets in the castle - the labor force that can be used by magic is very efficient, and one person can simply match the efficiency of an entire cleaning company.
“Two guns may be easier to use than a magic wand, but the magic wand is the key to liberating productivity.” Ian, who threw away his dung-picking equipment, not only completed the task before dawn, but even took the time to return to the Room of Requirement. I took a hot bath, which was a habit, and also to wash away the Snape potion that magic might not be able to remove.
When he returned to the Ravenclaw lounge refreshed and ready to pick up his textbooks and go to have breakfast and go to class.
“Where did you go last night?”
The bronze eagle head actually took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Ian.
“Is this a question of opening the door?”
Ian seized the opportunity in the words of the bronze eagle.
"Of course not."
The voice of the bronze eagle head is still soft and cute.
"Then I'll wait here for the other little wizards to come out." Ian knew that the bronze eagle head would definitely make things difficult for him, so he didn't intend to give the bronze eagle head a chance to ask him questions.
"I'm just concerned about your mental health."
The bronze eagle tilted its head.
"I'm very healthy, and I found a big baby last night." Ian knew that although Bronze Eagle Head's character was stingy, he didn't like to spread gossip like the Fat Lady.
“Is the big treasure you are talking about that thing on your body?”
The bronze eagle head asked curiously.
Ian was a little stunned.
“What do you mean?”
He recalled carefully that he had not brought anything out from the underground palace, and even the clothes on his body had been changed into a new set of robes.
Just when Ian, who was a little unsure, took out his wallet and checked it.
“Come here and give me your hand.”
The bronze eagle head spoke again.
"I'm warning you, don't try to bite me." Ian put his hand in front of the bronze eagle head with some confusion. Although he was on guard, he was pecked hard by the bronze eagle head. Take a bite.
It's just too fast.
"I knew you..."
Ian, who frowned in pain, retracted his hand. He originally planned to transform into the Spray King on the spot, but just when he was about to start scolding the eagle, there was a lump in his throat. The sound suddenly stopped.
“Is this!?”
Ian was a little surprised to find that a green line the size of a table tennis ball gradually appeared on the back of his hand where he had been pecked by the bronze eagle head. texture.
The pattern was exactly the same as the relief on the faucet of the abandoned toilet on the second floor leading to the underground palace - it was a shimmering snake biting its own tail.
Ouroboros.
“Am I cursed by Slytherin?”
Ian frowned.
“No.”
The bronze eagle head opened softly again.
"You were chosen by Slytherin."
It corrected Ian.
(End of this chapter)