Hogwarts: Wizards Supreme

After hearing Leonard's words, Brian thought for a moment and said, "What are the specific requirements?"

Leonard replied sternly: "The Department of Mysteries is actually a place responsible for research on some mysterious things... phenomena that are mysterious and difficult to understand even for magic."

"All researchers are actually a group of seekers who pursue knowledge and explore mysteries. However, because what we study is very special and has certain dangers and controversies to the outside world, we are required to keep a close eye on all research content when facing the outside world. Silence."

"Do you want to keep the research content confidential?" Brian nodded and said, "That's no problem."

"Then, you can become one of us. This is the document approved by the director." Leonard handed the information in his hand to Brian.

"Director of the Department of Mysteries, Elijah Hilton..." Brian glanced at the signature. This was the first time he knew the name of the new director since he had killed the previous director of the Department of Mysteries. The director of the Department of Mysteries was always rarely known.

"If you think about it, you can sign the document first." Leonard said primly.

Brian signed his name and handed a document to Leonard. Leonard nodded and said: "This is just a formality, a document to be submitted to the Ministry of Magic... Next, follow me."

Brian followed Leonard back into the corridor and walked towards the rotunda where he came in. Crocker followed, returning to his office halfway.

Leonard's back was straight, his whole figure was like a precise and rigid machine, and he led Brian back into the dark rotunda.

The wall rumbled and spun again, and Leonard stood upright, waiting for the wall to stop spinning.

"This is the rotunda. It was originally just a bad idea of ​​the builder." Leonard said without any fluctuations in his voice. "More than a year ago, a group of people broke into the Department of Mysteries and killed the then director... … Since then, we have transformed the rotunda to serve as the first line of defense against outsiders.”

Leonard pointed at the black doors and said indifferently: "Once you come in, the door you came from will automatically close, and the wall will rotate to change the position of the door... At the same time, we have put a magic spell on these twelve doors to make them Can't be marked by anything..."

Leonard's voice seemed choppy amid the rumble, but Brian could hear it clearly.

The wall stopped spinning, and Leonard walked straight to one of the black doors and gently pushed it open.

"When you become a silent person, you will be recognized here and you can easily tell what is behind each door..." As he said that, he walked into the room, and Brian followed.

The door behind him closed with a bang, and in front of him was a wide hall, like a huge library. Surrounded by countless books, there is no end in sight. The circular ceiling is dotted with the boundless starry sky, and the endless starlight converges into a dazzling sea of ​​stars, full of mystery.

"This is..." Brian opened his mouth.

"This is the Hall of Silence, which represents secrets." Leonard didn't mean to explain in depth. He walked straight forward. There were a few books on a small desk in front of him.

He opened one of the books with "Keeping Secrets" written on the cover and said, "Leave your name on it and you will become a member of the Silent People."

"Is this about keeping a secret?" Brian mused.

Leonard raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Yes, the Hall of Silence hides endless secrets and can also be kept secret... This is why we are called Silent People."

Brian approached this ancient-looking book and gently placed his hand on it. He immediately understood the meaning of "keeping secrets", which was a relatively broad oath, and the requirement was only that he should not disclose research secrets to the outside world.

Brian quickly flipped through the front and found many, many names. All the silent people he knew or didn't know had left their names on it. Brian picked up the pen on the table and wrote his name in the blank space of the page.

In Brian's perception, there seemed to be something attached to him, but it seemed like there was nothing.

Leonard stepped forward and checked the name Brian had written, his brows relaxed, and he looked at Brian as if he were looking at the same kind of person.

"Sign the oath of silence and you will not be able to reveal the secrets here to outsiders." Leonard said, "Then you become one of us." He stretched out his hand to Brian.

Brian reached out and shook his hand, silently looking around this seemingly endless hall.

"You are still an intern, but you are already a silent person. You can come here at any time and conduct the research you want." Leonard said, "There are people here all day long, and there are always some people who devote themselves to research without sleep or food. Please don’t disturb others at will.”

"After you graduate, you can choose to work directly in the Department of Mysteries. At that time, you will need to abide by the Ministry of Magic's time schedule and complete a certain amount of Ministry of Magic research tasks in order to receive your monthly staff salary."

The corners of Leonard's mouth seemed to curl up slightly, as if it were an illusion: "After all, we are also part of the Ministry of Magic. We continue to receive financial support from the Ministry of Magic, and we need to make returns. Usually, we will give the by-products of our respective research Leave it to the Ministry of Magic, such as some self-created or improved spells, potion formulas, etc."

"As for the real research results, they are kept in this silent hall and cannot be announced to the outside world." Leonard said, "That may cause great impact and confusion."

Brian nodded and looked at the densely packed books around him. It seemed that these were all research materials accumulated by the Department of Mysteries over hundreds of years.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to join the Department of Mysteries after graduation. The oath of secrecy will not have any impact on you. It just allows you to keep secrets." Leonard said, "As long as you don't want to reveal secrets... Of course, You can't reveal it either, and you will be kept silent if you want to do it in any way, whether it's with your mouth or your hands..."

"What exactly is here..." Brian looked up at the starry sky above his head. He intuitively felt that these stars were the biggest mystery.

"It seems you have discovered it." Leonard raised the corners of his mouth stiffly, looking at the stars above his head, "This hall was discovered in a lost city on the seabed. Researchers hundreds of years ago worked hard to find it. The whole thing was sent to the Department of Mysteries."

"It is a place where we study 'secrets', and all information placed in it will have a secrecy effect and can easily support various oaths of secrecy... At the same time, we believe that it contains all the secrets in the world."

"All the secrets?" Brian opened his eyes wide.

"Yes, it's in those stars." Leonard looked up at the starry sky. "These stars are endless. When you look up at one of the stars for three minutes, you will establish a mysterious connection with it. You can read The records in it...each star is like a catalog, and the content is very huge."

"There are names recorded in it. As far as we know from our research, the names of all intelligent creatures since ancient times are in it..." Leonard said, "Each name represents a book, recording your life from birth to death. The secret of everything... is everything.”

Brian took a breath and felt shocked for the first time. Doesn’t this mean that you can know countless secrets in the world just by looking inside?

"Unfortunately, only the person with the corresponding name can see the corresponding content." Leonard squeezed out a smile, "In other words, in the endless stars, you have to find your own name before you can see it. To the secret…”

"There is no shortcut, you can only find them one by one. It's like finding an ordinary grain of sand in the desert," Leonard shook his head regretfully, "It's almost impossible."

Brian twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at the countless stars. What year and month would he find?

"In the past few hundred years, many researchers have spent time in it, but found nothing." Leonard said, "In the past few hundred years, we have only been lucky enough to succeed once..."

"What's the result?" Brian couldn't help but hold his breath.

"After seeing it, that person collapsed and committed suicide after returning home." Leonard said indifferently, "It is not a beautiful thing to know all your secrets. Sometimes ignorance is happier."

"So, from then on, our use of this place was limited to the 'secret' power, but we called it the 'Hall of Silence' instead of the 'Hall of Secrets'."

Brian nodded slowly, looking at the endless starry sky above his head, his black eyes as deep and bright as the starry sky.

"The secret...or should I say, the truth?" Brian thought to himself. He thought of "Death," where all truth is said to lie.

"So is there some kind of connection here?" he thought, "or the manifestation of rules?"