"But you still found the ancestor."
Luke gave a timely compliment. To be honest, he had no idea what kind of character Slytherin was. Based on his previous performance, Slytherin seemed to be relatively indifferent. But judging from the current situation, Slytherin should not lack care for his descendants.
People are complex. No matter how powerful Slytherin is, he is still a human being.
"It's just a coincidence. It took me a lot of effort to find her, but more importantly, I was lucky." Slytherin was not proud, and the expression on his face was more dull and a little nostalgic. Apparently what happened back then left a deep impression on him. And it made him feel a lot.
However, seeing that Slytherin had no intention of elaborating on the matter, Luke stopped asking any more questions.
"What are the abilities of the Gorgon?"
Luke's face was full of inquiry. To be honest, if he gets this information and comes up with relevant evidence, he can become a well-known scholar of magical animals almost instantly with just one paper. Although this is not his ambition, he can never have too many cards.
"It's basically the same as in the legend. It has strong magic resistance. Although I don't know if something will happen if it is hit by the Death Curse, but the Soul Seizing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse are difficult to take effect for the former, while the latter is like giving her Tickle them. Physical means are more practical to deal with them."
"In addition, there is the petrified eye. This thing is a little weaker than the eye of the basilisk and will not kill people directly. But you can control whether it is turned on or off. And when it is turned on at maximum strength, , there is no such thing as saving people. From this perspective, this ability is much more magical than the ability of the Basilisk."
Petrification from the inside out does not simply immobilize a person, but completely turns the person into a stone. Naturally, it is impossible to change back. It is said that it is petrified, but in fact it means killing people.
"Of course, there is also poison. Those snakes on her hair are all poisonous snakes, and they are extremely poisonous. Even if it is a giant dragon, if it does not receive timely treatment, the adult dragon will fall into a considerable degree of weakness, and at least be bitten. It will rot wherever it goes and the baby dragons will die.”
"There are only three main abilities. In terms of magic resistance, the slightly stronger magical animals will not be weak. It's just a difference in degree. The power of the latter two is also limited by their low defense against physical damage. To balance it out. Overall, the Gorgon may not be much more powerful than a dragon."
The information given by Slytherin can be said to be quite detailed. Luke nodded, and he was even more sure that, even if Doris was not always a standard Gorgon, at least she was closely related to the Gorgon.
"Are they viviparous or oviparous?" Luke continued to ask.
"Oviparous, after birth, they are in the form of snakes in their childhood. During the subsequent growth process, they will return to the state of eggs and undergo a metamorphosis, and then they will become the familiar image of the Gorgon."
After Slytherin finished speaking, he glanced at Luke: "What, do you have anything related to the Gorgon?"
"I might have a Gorgon." Luke scratched his head in embarrassment.
Slytherin's dull expression also stiffened for a moment. He looked at his descendant up and down, and for a moment he was a little confused about this kid's whereabouts.
Luke smiled and stopped asking about this matter. As long as he passed the test, he would naturally be able to get all the information. Of course, it doesn't matter if he fails, he can still choose to take it away.
"Tell me about the test, ancestors. What kind of test is it?"
Luke suppressed the smile on his face and asked with some seriousness. He was very interested in Slytherin's legacy. At the same time, he also believed that Slytherin would not teach his legacy so easily. Being tested is inevitable.
Seeing the serious look on his face, Slytherin nodded with satisfaction. It's not that he doesn't like lively people, but if the children of the Gaunt family can't be rational and calm, then he is really will be very disappointed.
"I don't know what the content is. This is a test left by the original body, and no one else has been able to enter the secret room for so many years..."
When Slytherin's missing body said this, the expression on his face also showed some helplessness.
After hearing this, Luke also hesitated: "But, ancestors, why didn't anyone come to the lower secret room? In my impression, the location of the secret room is included in the family records. Logically speaking, there should be several secret rooms over the years. Someone from the Gaunt family who can come down."
Slytherin glanced at Luke, and then said: "Do you think people from the Gaunt family can pass the screening over there?"
Luke was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had probably passed the initial selection invisibly, and then came the bloodline test...
"Even if you are not my descendant, as long as you can enter the lower secret chamber, I will give you a chance. This is the rule under the main body. As long as you are talented enough, you can inherit the secret chamber. However, if you are not from the Gaunt family, It’s just a matter of swearing some oaths and restraints.”
Slytherin's thoughts body easily said a piece of news that made Luke feel both unexpected and reasonable.
After the initial shock, Luke also felt that this approach was very consistent with the image of Slytherin in the family records. The theory of talent only and the theory of results only have certain care for future generations, but correspondingly, if you really have no ability, you will give up without hesitation.
The best proof is that for so many years, no one from the Gunter family has been able to enter the lower chamber.
"What exactly is this standard for evaluating talent?"
Luke was a little confused. In fact, the simplest question was that he had never felt the existence of any test. So when was the assessment of his talent determined?
"Magic power, magic quality and age."
Slytherin's body of thoughts was not hidden either. He said bluntly: "The standard is the original body of the same age. Your current state is similar to the original body back then, maybe a little higher."
"hiss--"
Even Luke now couldn't help but take a breath after all. He really felt that it was ridiculously difficult to get the tickets to the secret room. That is, if he hadn't taken a gamble during the summer vacation and boosted his magic power. Now it is impossible for him to enter the lower secret room... This requirement is really too high. Ridiculously high.
"No one over 17 years old can enter the secret room. Moreover, the spell of this test is very hidden and basically impossible to be seen. At the same time, it is also very difficult to break it."
Slytherin further explained: "In other words, only students who meet the requirements, or those whose strength exceeds the original body when they left Hogwarts, can enter the lower chamber."
To be honest, Luke was numb after hearing this condition.
More than Slytherin at that time.
If you want to enter through normal means, then go beyond Slytherin of the same age. If you want to enter through abnormal means, then you will surpass Slytherin who later matured.
No matter how you hear this, it feels outrageous.
"Okay, let's not talk so much." Slytherin's thoughts suddenly became a little impetuous, "I still have something to study. Do you want to accept this test? I tell you, unless you pass this test, Otherwise, after you leave today, you will never be able to enter the secret room again."
"That man of mine is going to be put to the test!"
Luke was not a fool and knew that such an opportunity could not be missed. It's okay if he didn't come over at that time. Now that he has come over, he will definitely not let it go easily.
"Then...start."
The light on Slytherin's missing body suddenly brightened. Luke couldn't help but closed his eyes tightly, but even so, he still felt a sting. The feeling was like someone suddenly throwing a flash-pop in a dark cave, which was a little hard to accept for a while.
"Holy shit..."
He exclaimed, but there was no other movement after that.
Seeing Luke's body falling to the ground with a thud, Slytherin's missing body breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I haven't talked to anyone in so many years. I'm really not used to talking to people all of a sudden..."
After saying that, he returned to the research table where he sat at the beginning.
Unlike other research platforms, this research platform is very empty. There are neither experimental equipment nor experimental results. There was only a small bottle on the huge experimental table. There seems to be nothing in the bottle. But if you look carefully, you can see a red hair.
Slytherin's missing body picked up a piece of paper and lay on the experimental table to write and draw.
But after a moment, he suddenly became angry and smashed the quill in his hand on the experimental table.
"Damn it! Do you need to be so defensive about your clones?!"
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the other side.
Luke felt a sharp ringing sound in his ears. Different from ordinary tinnitus, the sound in his ears made him feel some discomfort.
I opened my eyes hard, but found it difficult to do so. After finally opening it, I found that everything I saw was very blurry, and even felt like a double image.
"No, a test is a test. We can't conduct a surprise attack like this."
Luke patted his head to cheer himself up a little. But it had little effect, and he felt a little dizzy.
So he simply lay down on the ground again, fumbled and took out the wand in his hand, and added a lot of trap magic and protective magic around himself.
After a long time, he finally felt that his condition was much better. Opening his eyes again, he saw the scene in front of him.
Nothing special, it still looks like a laboratory.
The surrounding decoration is simple but beautiful enough. Although it looks like a place for magic experiments, it is not the kind of laboratory for people who know nothing about art.
"Have you seen enough?"
A low and cold voice suddenly sounded behind Luke.
Luke, who had already sat up, jumped up almost instantly and looked behind him warily.
He had deployed a lot of magic just now, but none of it worked. He didn't even feel that there was someone behind him.
And when he saw the person's appearance clearly, he fell into doubt again.
"Ancestor?"
he asked tentatively.
The man in front of him was wearing a dark green wizard robe and looked dirty. There is no magic hat on his head, and he has black hair. The oil in his hair feels like he can cook a fish and chips with just a handful of it. His face was haggard, and even had a feeling of being withered.
The whole person seems to be in a much worse state than Slytherin's missing body.
"People from the Gaunt family? It seems they are not all trash."
The Slytherin here looked Luke up and down and then made a cold evaluation.
"Since you're here, then follow me. If you want to get the things I left at Hogwarts, come and work."
Slytherin's tone is quite bad, unlike the Missing Body. It seems cold, but in fact there is a lot of warmth. This Slytherin here could even be considered indifferent.
Luke himself is a character who respects me as much as I respect you. He frowned, not satisfied with the attitude of the Slytherin in front of him, of course, what concerned him even more. There seems to be a big gap between Slytherin during the test and the missing body Slytherin left in the secret room.
Slytherin didn't pay attention to Luke who was in a daze or the dissatisfaction on his face, but walked to the only test stand in the laboratory.
There were footsteps behind him, and he didn't need to look back to know that Luke was following him.
Of course Luke had to follow. After all, he didn't come here just to show off his temper. In other words, the current Slytherin's attitude was what he expected Slytherin to have towards him.
No matter how close everyone's blood connection is. Two people who have never met before are definitely not close. Even when someone takes the initiative to get close to you, it can make people feel disgusted.
What's more, there is an unknown number of generations between Slytherin and Luke. Slytherin is, of course, Luke's ancestor. But a father takes care of his son, a grandfather takes care of existence, a great-grandfather takes care of his great-grandson...and then what?
Even if Emperor Gaozu was alive, would he really care about his great-great-grandson?
Even now I still care. What about people like Luke and Slytherin?
It would be nice to maintain a certain level of friendliness between each other.
Slytherin's steps were fast, not too hasty, but his speed was very fast. Looking back again, he urged when he saw Luke walking at his own pace.
"Come here, your task is to help me with this experiment last night!"
