"So how much do you know about the story between Jess and I?" There was a small table with some snacks, desserts, salty snacks and fruits on it.
There was also a cup of steaming, fragrant and fragrant black tea in Luke's hand. The snacks were made by Ms. Perenal, and this black tea... Although the couple basically didn't eat or drink, Nico's black tea was more like a collectible than a drink.
And the quality of something that can become Nico's collection... Luke sniffed the black tea, his brows moved slightly, and with Nico's gentle and kind smile, Luke took a sip of the black tea.
Familiar taste, familiar taste.
"This is the tea that Jess gave me back then. He said it was grown by your family."
"I did have a tea garden at home, but it needed magic to maintain it, and then it was gradually abandoned." Luke put down the tea cup. He had been drinking this kind of tea for many years.
"But I still have tea leaves preserved with special techniques at home, so I didn't take care of them or restart them." Luke drank too much of this kind of tea and was used to it. No matter how good the quality was, he couldn't let Luke say it. What a compliment.
Nico glanced at Luke and his smile softened a little. Luke knew that he had passed the first round of temptation.
Nico would not suspect that Dumbledore had brought a fake member of the Gaunt family, but this did not mean that he would blindly trust Luke.
This kind of temptation, which is almost on the surface, is full of the willfulness and randomness of an old man, but it does not lose a bit of sincerity and nostalgia.
Of course, the premise of the latter is that Luke is a real member of the Gaunt family. It has to be the team that Jace Gunter belongs to.
"I have read all the diaries left by Jace's ancestor, and I understand the story of the two of you from his perspective. Of course, I know that this is definitely not comprehensive." Luke couldn't understand the people in his family any better. Even this kind of diary left to one's descendants must have used a lot of Spring and Autumn writing techniques.
There must be a certain amount of detail and inappropriateness in it, and there may even be some self-promotion. People from the Gunter family don't have to pretend in front of their own people.
In fact, he was not very interested in learning the story of that year from Nico. Memory is like a riverbed containing gold, and time is like a rushing stream.
Time washes away the sand, leaving only the bright gold. The past events in Nico's mind have passed nearly six hundred years.
Luke couldn't even imagine how the good parts of those memories would be embellished. Trying to outline a past event using the words of two people is sheer nonsense. At the very least, the tripartite principle must be followed in order to have a more objective restoration of this matter.
It is a pity that there are no more people in the world who are over 600 years old except Nico and Perenal.
"Jace's diary..." Luke saw a look of nostalgia on Nico's face. He even showed a smile involuntarily, as if his voice, appearance, and smile were still in front of his eyes.
Luke didn't feel touched at all, but felt a little embarrassed sincerely. Fortunately, Nico quickly restrained himself. Although he was willful, he still did not forget basic courtesy.
"I remember that keeping a diary seems to be a tradition in your family."
"Yes, it's a weird tradition, but when you start writing, it depends purely on the individual. Ancestor Jace started writing when he was young, and other ancestors will have less." Only Jace Gunter wrote almost everything about himself. Put it all in the diary.
The other ancestors wrote various things in other records one by one. Except for a small number of running accounts, most of the diaries of other ancestors are like directory indexes, which are used for you to find what you are looking for in other materials.
Only Jess Gunter rambles on about a lot of stuff in his diary. It can only be said that Jace Gunter is one of the outliers in the Gunter family.
"Can you tell me about me in his diary? I'm very curious about how he sees me and what kind of story he wants to tell future generations." Nico looked sincere and felt like this Luke could understand that many people would be curious about what they would look like in the eyes of others, but not everyone had the opportunity to take out their old friend's diary and take a look.
Of course, Luke would not generously show Nico the entire diary of Jace Gunter, because there were many secrets about the Gunter family in that thing.
So he silently took out a pile of paper from his belt, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Nico.
"There will always be something wrong with my retelling. You'd better check it out for yourself. I can use the reputation of the Gaunt family to guarantee the authenticity of these words."
"Then there's really no need. I believe you." Nico followed Luke's words and said while picking up the pile of paper.
He always spoke slowly and slowly, rarely speaking so eagerly. Obviously when faced with such a thing, even the state of mind that has been tempered for more than six hundred years is still shaken.
There are lessons learned from Dumbledore's mistakes. Luke now doesn't think that these old people who are already famous in the wizarding world will not lose their composure and expose their weak side no matter what kind of challenges they face.
This is when people have no mood fluctuations. As long as the mood swings are large enough, losing control or even being at a loss of position may occur.
The old guys are also human beings, especially when they are in front of Luke.
With mixed emotions, Nico read the diary Luke brought word for word, sometimes smiling, sometimes feeling sad.
Luke shook his head at his reaction, then stood up and looked around in this small, simply decorated room.
In fact, there is nothing interesting to see. Apart from some alchemy equipment with strange shapes and unknown uses, the most common thing in this room is books.
The four walls are four huge bookshelves. There are a vast number of books here, including paper books, parchment, and even papyrus.
Luke scanned briefly and found many orphan books that he had only heard about in a few words in the family's research notes.
It goes without saying that these things are precious. Knowledge may not be immediately transformed into power, but it can indeed lead people to a higher level.
When Luke walked near the desk, he found a large piece of paper clearly lying on the desk, with dense text on it and some moving pictures.
Luke didn't pay attention at first, just passing by in a hurry, but the next second, he turned his head and looked at the drawing again, and the expression on his face became solemn.
That red-colored, strange-shaped stone is the picture of the Magic Stone. Luke started reading from the first word and took a sudden step back after reading only a few lines.
His brows also furrowed tightly, and he turned to look at Nico Flamel sitting at the small table not far away.
Nico Flamel is still reading those few pages of the diary. The number is quite satisfactory, but Nico Flamel cannot bear to read it over and over again. He can forcefully read a page three or four times.
But it just feels like he is very interesting on every page. Luke watched his movements and was silent for a moment. Then he let out a breath, walked openly towards the desk, and looked at the paper.
This is the refining method of the magic stone... or it is made with Nico's own notes and the precautions he found out.
This thing is far more valuable than a simple magic stone. Would such a thing really be placed on the table carelessly and without any defense?
Luke doesn't think so. This can be seen from the fact that Nico left himself alone in the study and asked Perenal to take Dumbledore to repair the 'Philosopher's Stone'.
If the Dharma is not transmitted to the six ears, the Tao is not transmitted to the human beings. Although this sentence is not found in the Taoist Canon, it still makes sense.
And why did you choose such a weird teaching method? Luke made a general guess. Legend has it that Nicol Flamel learned the true meaning of alchemy after receiving a document called "The Jewish Book of Abraham" and practiced alchemy, one of the sweetest fruits on this giant tree.
"Magic stone". And does this "Jewish Book of Abraham" really exist in the form of a book?
Luke wasn't sure at first, but now he doesn't think so. Otherwise, why use such a technique to teach the refining method of the magic stone?
Luke had almost no foundation in alchemy. The weird symbols and unintelligible terms on the paper made Luke feel like his temples were swollen.
But today, even if he just memorized it by rote, he had to memorize it... But it was really difficult. Although Luke was a time traveler, his memory had never been as good as this in his two lifetimes.
The reason why I am quite familiar with the plot and still know it well even after traveling so many years is naturally because I carefully recalled it while I remembered it back then, and then reviewed it every day for several years.
Of course, every review leaves no evidence. Naturally, burn those things you have written.
All in all, it's drudgery, not talent. It would be a bit too difficult for Luke to memorize such a large piece of paper, including the text and motion pictures, in such a short period of time.
And the obscure magic power rippling on this piece of paper is obviously a spell that prevents copying.
Luke was familiar with it, because his books, except for things like diaries, basically had magic to prevent copying.
He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows. Luke felt deeply strained. It's like a person who hasn't learned English well and now has to learn Arabic in English from a British person. It's too difficult.
But as he was rubbing it, Luke's hand suddenly paused. He opened his eyes and looked deeply at the paper.
Luke turned his head and looked at Nico, who had a smile on his face. Then he turned back and rolled up a whole sheet of drawings. Then he seemed to put it into his belt, but actually put it away. Entered into his own system space.
Done. No need to carry it anymore. A relieved smile appeared on Luke's face. Nico Flamel, who was observing Luke's movements with his peripheral vision from behind, burst into laughter.
"This little guy really has the style of his ancestors." After seeing Luke finally get the things, he finally felt at ease and looked at these diaries that he had never seen before.
"Jace, those dark histories that you tried so hard to cover up ended up in my hands after all." Nico Flamel gently touched the diary in his hand, with a look of happiness on his face that had not been shown for many years. smile.
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"This is not the Philosopher's Stone." Perenal just glanced at the powder Dumbledore took out, shook his head and said with a smile.
There was no hint of surprise on Dumbledore's face. No matter how much Luke denied it, he always believed that the Philosopher's Stone was in Luke's body.
Or at least in the hands of someone he trusted. Rather than have turned into these powders. Perenal picked up a little red powder with his fingers, rubbed it between his fingers, then nodded and said: "It's a good meeting gift. This level of magic gem powder itself is a valuable enough alchemy material." No matter what. Whether it is a magic gem or a magic stone, the complete value must be higher.
If you want to exchange these magic gem powders, you cannot exchange them for magic gems of the same volume, or even half of them.
This kind of business is too loss-making, so even the old couple would only buy magic gems of this level and grind them into powder for use when necessary.
The package Luke gave now is not a small amount, enough for the two of them to use for a long time.
"As for the sword you are talking about... I have never seen it with my own eyes, but if you want to make the magic stone and the sword perfect or almost perfect, it will not be as simple as the blacksmith thought. They … There may be opportunities for development in another generation or two.”
"So his idea is quite practical. The Philosopher's Stone powder can indeed be used." Dumbledore looked at Perenal who was chattering in front of him with a smile on his face, looking a little confused.
Of course he knew the reason for this. But he really couldn't figure out why this was happening.
"Perenal, can you tell me why you are so happy about Luke's arrival? Is it just because he is a descendant of an old friend from hundreds of years ago?" Dumbledore said nothing in front of the old man in front of him. Even the older generations of the family cannot show off the airs of their elders.
When he was young, he looked upon Perenal as his grandma. I can't change it now even if I want to.
"That's wrong, Dumbledore." Hearing this completely unexpected question, Perenal said with a smile,
"Luke is a direct descendant of Jesse. In other words, he is not a descendant of our old friend, but a descendant of our benefactor."
"And, although we have had many friends, the one who stayed with us through the years we were supposed to live was Jace."
"What's more, we promised in front of Jace that we would take care of his descendants. And he also entrusted us with a descendant." Dumbledore's expression gradually changed.
"You have no idea how excited we were when we heard that the kid named Luke Gunter finally showed up!" Perenal said with a smile.
