Sword and Magic and Taxi

Nicolas Flamel, or Nicolas Flamel according to different translation habits, is a typical old French man. From the appearance, he looks like he is in his seventies. His hair is still black, but his mustache is all white. Deep wrinkles are etched on his face, especially the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which are curved and slightly upward, making him look like he is always smiling.

He appeared in front of everyone in a wheelchair, but he was not physically disabled and was even healthier than the average person. Zhao Mai can judge the general physical condition from the changes in the natural force passing through his body. If he closes his eyes and doesn't look at his appearance, Nicola Flamel will show characteristics like a man in his forties.

The wheelchair does not need to be pushed by humans. Two slender stone arms extend from the back of the chair, grabbing the wheels to generate power and control direction. Under the command of the old man, the wheelchair stopped next to the warm stove, and then the stone arm pulled the thin wool blanket from the side and covered his knees. He met two admirers in the living room, along with Barbara and Barbara's father and grandfather. As the youngest, Barbara played the role of a servant, serving tea for everyone, and then sat aside, maintaining a rare ladylike calmness.

Dumbledore went to the study when he came. Grindelwald approached Zhao Mai and almost whispered. I think you may have lowered the other party's expectations.

Are you sure it's me and not you?

Of course, I am more famous than you in Europe. Grindelwald smiled confidently.

Zhao Mai shook his head and did not continue his topic. After Barbara's reminder, Zhao Mai spent three days searching for the manor's protective array and found some clues. In the large house, many spells with teleportation properties were arranged, hidden in the paintings, statues, tapestries and ceiling decorations. As soon as it detects offensive magic, it will teleport and throw people to who knows where. Considering how general protective barriers work, it's likely that the attacker will be teleported away. After seeing Grindelwald's label, Zhao Mai was sure that he had known about the magical protection capabilities of Lemay Manor for a long time, so he was confident and enthusiastic about Zhao Mai as always, without even taking any precautions.

Both of them are young talents who will be written into history in the future. Nicolas Flamel's voice was smooth and his tone was beautiful, and he praised them first. I have been lucky enough to live for many years. I have some knowledge, but I am definitely not as smart as you. Since you are here, you must have questions to ask me, and most of them are related to the Philosopher's Stone.

Having said this, he stopped and looked at the two of them with bright eyes hidden behind the bridge of his aquiline nose. The meaning in that look was clear, asking the young man to ask questions. The Philosopher's Stone is a creation that Flamel is proud of. It is the pinnacle of alchemy and is not something for young wizards to learn from. The elderly will only respond in a targeted manner depending on the level of the young people's questions.

Are you sure you created the Philosopher's Stone out of thin air, without any reference or past experience? Grindelwald did not hesitate and asked directly: Why do the Resurrection Stone and the Philosopher's Stone both exist in the form of stones?

It seems that you are also one of the people looking for the holy artifact, and think that I may be holding the Resurrection Stone. Old Flamel shook his head: Unfortunately, I have always wanted to see the Resurrection Stone, but I have never had this It's an honor. Before I made the magic stone, I once had a strange dream. In the dream, I walked through a black passage full of stars and arrived at a place where the ground was covered with clouds. I saw gold houses, gemstone flowers and A river of mercury. An angel radiating holy light enlightened me and gave me a book containing many alchemical formulas. I have average qualifications and did not create the magic stone out of thin air. Instead, I created it after twenty-five years of practice. After working hard, I barely completed some of the experiments in the book, a red magic stone. The only thing I am proud of is that I was able to complete the alchemy of all the magic stones before dying, and this way I saved my life.

After the old man finished speaking, he moved his eyes to Zhao Mai, indicating that it was his turn to ask questions. Zhao Mai looked aside. Grindelwald's face looked a little disappointed, but also a little relieved. He could only guess that Grindelwald's target was the Resurrection Stone, never the Philosopher's Stone. I don't need eternal life. What I want to accomplish will definitely be completed before the end of my life, and the rest of my life will be a waste of time. Grindelwald smiled slightly, seeming to see through Zhao Mai's thoughts, so he said: I need to gain knowledge from my predecessors to make up for some lost spells. The Philosopher's Stone has no meaning to me, only the Resurrection Stone. Since Mr. Flamel doesn't know the whereabouts of the Resurrection Stone, I have no problem. The remaining The time is all yours.

He stood up and prepared to leave the room. Zhao Mai stopped him: Are you leaving now? There are still unresolved matters between you and me.

You are still so persistent? Grindelwald nodded, flicked his hair and said, Then I will wait for you outside the main entrance of the manor.

Oh, you can't leave yet. Mr. Flamel said: I am alive because of the magic stone, but also because of this thing, I am often harassed and annoyed. Therefore, the outside is now full of powerful spells. Come and protect me, and you will not be able to leave this room until I return to the castle safely.

In that case, I'll stay. Grindelwald nodded and returned to his seat.

I have two questions: Why is there only one magic stone? Could it be that this kind of thing cannot be made repeatedly? The other question is, what is the method of using the magic stone to refine the elixir of immortality?

After listening to Zhao Mai's words, Flamel laughed, his voice getting louder and louder. Two years ago, Dumbledore asked me the first question, and you were the second person to ask this question. Alchemy involves changing matter, but its most basic core is exchange. Energy exchanges energy, and matter exchanges Substance requires reciprocity. The only way for an alchemist to take advantage is to exchange for something that does not belong to him. I can exchange soil for coal, but I cannot create coal out of thin air.

But you can't make tricks like this when making the Philosopher's Stone. Only dead people will not die, so you need to kill yourself to make the Philosopher's Stone. Flamel made a shocking statement: Nature rejects immortals, but I have always lived well, then It's because I'm dead in the eyes of nature. It took me most of my life to finally understand a fact. There is a lot of knowledge in nature that can be learned, but nature itself has no will, only laws, and can be deceived and fooled. I am dead, Hence the Philosopher's Stone. And through the Philosopher's Stone as a medium, I can exchange my extra life for my next life, thus becoming immortal.

As for your second question, without the magic stone, the formula is completely useless. Why do you need to know?