Magical Studies at Hogwarts

The beginning of a vacation is always leisurely.

There is no homework during the summer vacation at Hogwarts, and the little wizards can enjoy the happy life of the holiday.It was rare for Ike to relax and not think about those troublesome problems.

Of course, it was only three days.On the fourth day after returning to Santa Maria, Ike devoted himself to the study of the Philosopher's Stone.

The Philosopher's Stone can be said to be the highest product of alchemy, even though it has existed for who knows how many years, it still remains so.In fact, not even Nico Flamel himself was able to create another one, something he claimed for centuries.

As for whether it is true or false, only he himself knows.

It is impossible to understand the mystery of the Sorcerer's Stone with Ike's current knowledge of alchemy, but this does not prevent him from using the Sorcerer's Stone.The two most well-known uses are the Midas touch and the elixir of life.

The latter is Nico Flamel's secret, but the former can be tested.

The method is also very simple and completely fool-proof.

Prepare the metal to be converted, such as an iron rod, and then stick the magic stone on the iron rod. Imagine the look of gold in your heart, slowly inject your own magic power into the magic stone, and then you can see the iron rod changing from the metal rod to the iron rod. The point where the magic stone came into contact slowly turned into a golden stick.

It's simple and quick, but it consumes a lot of magic power.Turning a half-meter-long iron rod into a golden rod made Ike feel the emptiness in his body.

But in terms of income, it is still very considerable.

In addition, the magic stone itself is an alchemical product with magical power, which can replenish the consumed magic power of the wizard.However, these magic powers cannot remain in the wizard's body forever and need to be consumed within a certain period of time, otherwise they will have adverse effects on the wizard, including but not limited to aging, weakness, magic backlash, and death.

The result of Ike's experiment is that there are many more gold products in the room, and the gold is very shiny and beautiful.

The wizard turns stone into gold - without magic - draws magic from the Philosopher's Stone - turns stone into gold, to a certain extent, and, given enough time, can turn the entire earth into gold.

Of course, this is impossible. The magic stone has a limit. If the magic power in it is excessively consumed, a wizard will be required to replenish it.

"In other words, this is equivalent to a power bank?"

Ike was spinning a gold pen in his left hand and playing with the magic stone in his right hand. He already had the most basic understanding in his heart.

As for the elixir of life, Ike didn't think about it at all.Even if there is a formula, he cannot brew a potion of this difficulty now.

Moreover, Ike only had just over a month of research time. Whether it was converting gold products or exploring the secret of immortality, it was better to use the magic stone to study alchemy.

Knowledge is eternal.

There are no alchemy classes at Hogwarts, but there are many related books in the library.Before leaving school, Ike borrowed some alchemy books, such as "Mysterious Alchemy", "Precision, Control, Change", "Medieval Alchemy Directory", "Alchemy: From Beginner to Master", "Comprehensive Method of Making Simple Alchemical Products", etc. , and even obtained the "Hermetic Document" from the forbidden book area.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as one fully understands these books, one can become the best alchemist in the world.However, it is a pity that the "Hermetic Document" is entirely written in ancient magic script. Most of the magic script has not been deciphered, and only a small part can be truly understood.

It’s too hard to aim too high. “The Hermetic Document” only gives Ike a goal, but he still has to start from the basics.

Just like this, as we entered July, Ike also had a basic understanding of alchemy.To a certain extent, alchemy is the "science" of the magical world, a rigorous subject.

To make an alchemy product, any one of the raw materials, magic texts, and magic circle will almost fail, especially for the alchemy formula handed down from ancient times.

Broadly speaking, alchemy can be divided into two categories: impartation and transformation.The former is represented by various alchemical gadgets and puppets. Through alchemy, an ordinary object has magical properties and can move according to established rules or act according to the wizard's will; the latter completely transforms one thing into another thing. , like turning stone into gold.

There are two things in common between the two: magic text and magic circle.

"It seems that I will study ancient magic texts next semester." Ike secretly made a plan.

Magic runes are the key to confer magical properties. The simplest alchemy items often only need to be engraved with a specific runes to be successful.For example, if you engrave a cup with magic characters that represent "sturdiness", you can get a cup that cannot be broken.Magic arrays are more commonly used in complex alchemical products. For example, the refining of puppets requires a transformation array.

Compared with the magic text, the magic circle is a bit more complicated. The main reason is that this part of the content is not covered much in basic books, but it is in the "Hermetic Document". All you need to do is memorize the lines of the magic circle. But if you don't understand the magic text, you don't know what each magic circle does.

Ike didn't dare to try it, who knew what would happen.

In the second week of July, Ike started trying to make some simple alchemical products, such as cups that couldn't be broken, pens that kept sticking out, and notebooks that couldn't be torn.

That's right, Ike can only give an item the "sturdiness" attribute, but he can't do anything else yet.

With half a month left, Ike finally focused his research on the magic stone.

With a certain knowledge of alchemy, you will have a different feeling when looking at the Philosopher's Stone.

This magical stone was engraved with dense magic words. Ike could only recognize a few dozen of them from it, and this was just a drop in the ocean.

These magic words are all written with the blood of a magical creature. Because there are too many and too dense, it looks red.Ike guessed that it might be the blood of the phoenix. After all, the phoenix is ​​a kind of existence that can continuously reach nirvana. It may be the key to the magic stone's ability to refine the elixir of immortality.

Of course, it may also be a mixture of the blood of multiple magical creatures. Only Nico Flamel knows the secret.

In addition to the magic words, magic circles were also engraved on the flat part of the magic stone. Ike counted them several times, and there were thirteen in total.These thirteen magic arrays and magic texts make up the surface of the magic stone. As for what substance its main body is, Ike can only distinguish mercury and gold from it, and the rest cannot be recognized at all.

The Philosopher's Stone is worthy of its status as the ceiling of contemporary alchemy. Even if only a small part of the knowledge contained in it is understood, Ike's alchemy level has been greatly improved, and he has a deeper understanding of the combination of multiple magic texts. understand.

On July 29, Ike finally completed another alchemy item: a small wooden cart that could run on the ground by itself.

It is about the size of a palm, runs very fast and silently.