Casting spells

While the two boys were having a heated discussion about how to make themselves stronger, Zhang Cheng, who was far away in Malfoy Manor, finally received his dream Christmas gift, the magic wand that originally belonged to Draco.

Through hypnosis and suggestion, he obtained a small piece of the Dark Lord's soul without any effort.

Carefully taking out this piece of ectoplasm emitting gray light and putting it into the container, he immediately started complicated tests and experiments.

After about ten hours, a secret about the rules of death was finally revealed gradually.

"Unbelievable! It's simply unbelievable! Is this the true face of death? The essence of making Horcruxes is actually stealing!" Zhang Cheng murmured to himself while staring at the constantly surging energy inside the ectoplasm.

You know, this is completely different from what you expected before!

He originally thought that Voldemort's creation of Horcruxes should be very similar to the cloning technique of high-level wizards in Faerun, but in fact it has nothing to do with cloning at all.It is to tear off all kinds of strong emotions in the subjective consciousness and part of the soul, and integrate them into the death rules covering the whole world, forming an independent individual that is very similar to itself, but completely different.

To put it simply, it is to cheat the rules of death and steal life from the world of the living to sustain itself. Only a true lunatic would choose to obtain eternal life in this way.

Chapter 736 What is Death

"Supreme authority, tell me, what do you think death is?" Zhang Cheng stared at the soul fragments in the container that had been broken down into countless fine particles and asked.

"According to the definition of human medicine, when the brain's electrical signal activity disappears, it means death. But from a magical point of view, as long as a creature's soul exists, he is still alive. Dear master, death is never an absolute meaning It is not an above-mentioned definition, but a relative definition. It is not the objective reality that determines death, but the cognition and understanding of death in the general environment." Shen Qi expressed his views in a calm manner.

It has to be said that as a weapon with independent thinking ability, its intelligence level is not less than that of the most intelligent human beings to some extent.

On the contrary, since there are no various prejudices, it often has a more impartial observation angle and can provide some very good suggestions.

Zhang Cheng is obviously very aware of this, so he often asks some questions.

On the one hand, it is used as a reference, and on the other hand, it is also cultivating the complexity of the thinking of the supreme authority, so that it can evolve towards a higher level of logical thinking.

I saw that he released a large amount of arcane energy casually, reorganized the scattered particles into small pieces, and said noncommittally: "Maybe you are right, death is not an absolute concept, it is just a kind of understanding and cognition. Relative definition. But you overlooked one point, that is, all worlds, including the entire universe, have an absolute system, which determines whether a living body is alive or dead."

"Oh? You mean the rules of death?" The supreme authority revealed strong curiosity in anticipation.

"That's right! The rules of death! A powerful force that can never be controlled by any mortal or god! A thing that transcends everything and is above everything. Even those gods of death in the age of mythology only absorbed a part of the rules of death. A small amount of authority. Think about it, is there any god of death who can make a planet die or run rampant? No, they can't do it, all they can do is establish a death kingdom to accommodate the souls of mortals..."

When he said these words, Zhang Cheng's eyes flickered with chilling madness.

Yes!

Through the fragments of Voldemort's Horcrux, he has glimpsed a glimpse of the truth behind the secret of death.

Compared with the ubiquitous rules of death, the god of death, the Lich King, hell, and heaven are all but insignificant dust in the entire huge death system.

From the moment the entire universe was born, death followed like an invisible ghost. Even the universe itself could not escape the fate of final extinction, let alone the life existing in the universe.

But there are always some guys who can perceive the existence of the rules of death, and twist it in a certain environment, turning it into a force that they can control. They are either gods of death in myths and legends, or some extremely powerful individuals .

"You also want to gain the power of the rules of death?" Supreme authority is indeed an artifact created by Zhang Cheng himself, and he saw through the master's ambitions at once.

"Hehe! Such a powerful rule, who would not spy on it? Don't forget, it is the only power we know so far that can kill the Creator." Zhang Cheng responded meaningfully.

"Then what about the power of creation? Are you going to give up?" The Supreme Authority continued to ask in an uncertain tone.

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head with a quick smile: "No, why did you give up? Have you forgotten that I am a very greedy person, and I will never let go of anything of value. Knowing the strength of the enemy is also a wise choice. The most important thing is that the improvement of the power of creation can cover up my real cards."

"Understood! So when are you going to talk to this wizard who calls himself Voldemort? I believe that some of the knowledge in his mind will be very useful to you."

"What's the rush! Our dear Lord, the Dark Lord, doesn't even have a fixed form right now, and is busy avoiding the enemy's pursuit. Wait for another two years, and he will naturally appear in front of us in two years."

With the last word blurted out, Zhang Cheng extinguished the lights in the basement of Malfoy Manor with a big wave of his hand, and disappeared without a trace through teleportation magic.

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At the same time, after Christmas, Lucius is brandishing the large amount of gold he just acquired, buying all kinds of properties recklessly, whether it is Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley, a large number of shops have become properties under his name, The name of the Malfoy family has become even more prominent. Even the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic must maintain a certain degree of respect for them when they are performing tasks, otherwise the roaring and tsunami of public opinion can immediately crush a person.

As a saying goes, most of the pain and choice difficulties in this world are caused by poverty.

All of this won't be a problem once you have more money than you can spend.

Of course, not everyone will be bought by money. For example, Arthur Weasley will not accept this kind of trick. Not long ago, he even personally led a team to search the Malfoy family's manor, trying to catch the other party's possession of black magic Evidence of items.

Lucius felt deeply humiliated and disgusted by this, and was sitting alone in the living room, holding his cane tightly, thinking about how to teach the other party an impressive lesson.

But before he could come up with a good solution, he suddenly saw Zhang Cheng appearing out of nowhere, and hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Good afternoon, sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Ah, good afternoon, my friend. Thank you for your kindness. I don't need any help right now. By the way, how is your plan going?" Zhang Cheng sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, picked it up and took a sip. Small mouth, staring at each other with great interest.

"It's going well! In a few days, I will be able to send Dumbledore's half-giant servants into Azkaban, and then wait for the situation to deteriorate further, and mobilize the board of directors to drive out that damned old guy. At that time, everyone who has been loyal to His people, without exception, will be liquidated, especially the Weasley family." Lucius explained with a grim face.

"Open the Chamber of Secrets by spreading relics from the Dark Lord's student days, create panic and chaos, and let the current headmaster take responsibility? I have to say that your idea is good, but you can only deal with ordinary people, like Albus Dumbledore A guy like Lido with his own strength will not be defeated so easily. Don't forget, the magic world has always been a place where strength speaks. Unless someone can stand up and defeat him, he is the uncrowned king. Even if magic The bureaucrats of the Ministry will not easily offend the most powerful wizard in existence."

"what do you mean……"

"My sense is that as long as Dumbledore is willing to make some kind of compromise, no one will take a huge risk to provoke him. After all, the difference between the white wizard and the black wizard is likely to be just an emotional difference." Out of control, do you dare to imagine the scene where Dumbledore gave up the bottom line and started killing?"

Chapter 737 The Fate of the Betrayer

British intellectual historian John Emerick Edward Dahlberg-Lord Acton once expounded a point of view in his book "Liberty and Power": "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Therefore, with the acceleration of the progress and development of human civilization, when building a new social system, politicians in countless countries have referred to this point of view, strictly restricting the rights of various government departments, and preventing people in certain important positions from gaining power. Excessively large, leading to serious corruption and abuse of power.

As with power, so with strength.

Especially for wizards with powerful power, what can they rely on to restrain them?

The answer is simple, that is the moral bottom line they set for themselves.

Take Albus Dumbledore as an example, if he hadn't forced himself to obey the law, would there be a second person in the entire British wizarding world who could restrict him?

obviously!

No!

In the same way, Voldemort did not set a bottom line for himself, so he almost effortlessly destroyed the rule of the British Ministry of Magic and almost established a new order.

Lucius, who was good at making money, hadn't realized this before, but under Zhang Cheng's reminder, he immediately found that the whole plan was full of loopholes, and he frowned and asked tentatively: "Then how do you think we can really get rid of Dumbledore?" ?He has been sitting in the position of headmaster of Hogwarts for too long, and has already posed a huge threat to us school board members, so many people think that Hogwarts belongs to Dumbledore."

"Hahahaha! Isn't this simple? What is Dumbledore's weakness? Or what is the moral bottom line he drew for himself?" Zhang Cheng laughed and asked.

"Weakness?" Lucius couldn't help but frowned and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Cheng immediately put down his teacup, and explained softly: "That's right! Weaknesses! Haven't you discovered what makes Dumbledore maintain his respected status? Apart from power itself, there are only two One of them is that he is the headmaster of Hogwarts, and all parents are eager to have the most powerful white wizard to protect the safety of their children. The other point is that he is willing to obey law and order like a normal person. Simple In other words, Dumbledore will never be able to compete with the system established now, otherwise he will lose the support of the people and become a dark wizard called everyone shouting and beating."

"That's how it works!" Lucius had a bewildered expression on his face. "In that case, I should give up working directly in the school and shift my focus to the Ministry of Magic."

"Yes! As long as you master the Ministry of Magic, you are equivalent to mastering the system and laws. Coupled with the subtle influence of newspapers and public opinion, even Dumbledore will be afraid. At that time, you will naturally be qualified to follow He negotiated face to face and regained the rights that should belong to the board of directors." Zhang Cheng expressed his views meaningfully.

As a veteran who has experienced countless intrigues and struggles, his political IQ has long been higher than that of most politicians, and it is almost effortless to dig a few holes for an old fox like Albus Dumbledore.