Mastering Thunder from Hogwarts

"This is too abnormal. Is the magic power of the Philosopher's Stone infinite?" Anduin rubbed the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, his heart filled with shock and doubt.

The qualities displayed by the Philosopher's Stone were completely beyond Anduin's imagination. Although he was in a magical world, his inner cognition was still biased towards science.

At least he knew what the law of conservation of energy was, and at least the magic in the wizarding world followed this law in the past, but the Sorcerer's Stone made him begin to doubt this.

Is there really such a thing as something out of nothing in this world?

Staring at the magic stone in front of him, Anduin pondered for a long time. To be honest, he wanted to open it now to see what was hidden inside.

But reason finally stopped him. Since this phenomenon cannot be explained, let's not worry about it for now.

After making up his mind, Anduin started other tests. The Philosopher's Stone had indirectly proved that it might have unlimited energy. The next thing to determine was the magic power output limit of the Philosopher's Stone.

Anduin picked up the magic stone and placed it on a solid metal table next to it, with an extremely complex inscription carved in the center of the table.

This console is connected to the magic source that maintains the operation of the entire manor. Usually Anduin will use it when he comes to the magic infusion process during experiments. Compared with using his own magic power, the magic power output by the magic circle is more stable.

Of course, this magic circle can stably output magic power, and naturally it can also absorb magic power in reverse.

Normally in the manor in Godric's Hollow, the magic power mainly comes from the core energy-absorbing array, and it can also be connected to the energy system of the ranch in Anduin's suitcase. As long as the suitcase is placed in a fixed location, such as this

When you use this workbench, you can recharge the manor.

In fact, in Anduin's case, in addition to the magic source that is reversed and converted by electricity at the Silver Flash Trading Company factory in Diagon Alley, the ranch in his suitcase space is the largest source of magic power.

Because there are hundreds of magical animals living there, and the discrete magic power they release every day supports the operation of the ranch and manor.

Therefore, he did not deploy another electrical energy conversion circle in his home. Even though the manor was connected to the power grid of the Muggle world, the high power consumption was too eye-catching. After all, there is still a Muggle restaurant over there in Diagon Alley.

The trading house serves as a cover.

After starting up the console, Anduin began to carefully observe the magic flow of the magic stone and carefully record various data.

At the same time, constantly adjust the console array to gradually increase the power until it reaches the extreme.

"The magic power output of the magic stone can be maintained at a maximum of 30 ticks per second. If 2000 ticks of magic power are used as a benchmark, it will take 1 minute and 6 seconds to replenish it."

"From this aspect, the magic stone's performance is not particularly outrageous, but even when applied in combat, it is very good."

Anduin nodded secretly in his mind. He was an absolute pragmatist. Although he could not understand the operating rules of the Sorcerer's Stone at present, he quickly began to imagine the application direction of the Sorcerer's Stone in his mind.

Even if you don't understand the principle, it might be good to think about how to use it.

Anduin then conducted a series of experiments on the Philosopher's Stone, and during the bloodline identification test, the Philosopher's Stone, which had always been extremely stable, finally showed some abnormalities.

Anduin's bloodline identification circle can detect whether an item has traces of bloodline magic, and if so, it can also roughly indicate its bloodline affiliation.

At this time, the magic stone was lying quietly in the center of the magic circle, and as the magic circle was activated, wisps of faint blood gradually evaporated from the magic stone, which proved that the magic stone did have traces of blood magic.

Then Anduin gently brushed the blood in the air with his hand, and then used his magic perception ability to carefully discern the mystery within it.

"This aura..." Anduin seemed to notice something, with a hint of astonishment in his eyes.

"Why does the aura revealed on the magic stone smell like it was made from blood? The elixir I collected from the silver spear has a similar feeling."

"But the refining method of the elixir is to extract life extracts from living things through blood refining rituals. Could it be that the method of making this magic stone is similar to it?"

"Could it be that..." Anduin suddenly had a terrible thought in his heart.

Perhaps the elixir and the magic stone come from the same source, and even the product of the life-refining ritual in the elixir is an incomplete magic stone!

This speculation is not impossible. You must know that the life extract extracted through the refining of life itself has the function of extending life span.

And the magic stone could have made the elixir of life!

"Perhaps the life-refining ritual used to make the magic stone is genuine, and what the Rune Snake got was just a castrated version, or a semi-finished product. That's why the elixir produced has so many side effects."

"But the Philosopher's Stone is the work of Nick Flamel. Could it be that the elixir was also a product invented by him?" The thoughts swirling in Anduin's mind gradually became clearer. He might have discovered something extraordinary.

"Oh my god, just making the elixir requires a lot of life, and the product can only last for 3 months."

"Then how many lives would have to be sacrificed to create a magic stone that is so powerful and can produce pure magic power almost out of thin air?"

Thinking of this, Anduin suddenly developed a deep fear of Nico Flamel, whom he had never met before. If his guess was correct, this old man who had lived for more than six hundred years might not be as friendly as he thought.

"No, this is just a guess. Before there is more evidence, we can't draw a conclusion. After all, Nico Flamel is the Tarzan Beidou in the wizarding world. He also contributed in the first wizarding war. From his past

Judging from his behavior, he doesn’t seem to have ulterior motives.”

"And for something as valuable as the Philosopher's Stone, he was able to entrust it to Dumbledore for safekeeping and even lent it to me. This behavior does not seem to be malicious."

"But what if all of this is fake, and he actually deceived everyone?" Anduin secretly speculated about the alchemy master.

After all, there is a certain connection between the creation of the magic stone and the refinement of life. This is an indisputable fact.

After thinking about it, Anduin felt that he still had to look for some more evidence to convince himself. If Nick Flamel was really a guy with blood on his hands, then he would have to be careful.

Thinking of this, Anduin immediately carefully put away the magic stone and walked straight into his library.

According to Nick Flamel's own statement, he is now over 600 years old. Even if there is a false report, the error should not exceed a hundred years.

Then the time when the Magic Stone was made should be roughly 500-700 years ago.

Anduin now wants to check the history of the wizarding world during this period. If he wants to make such a powerful item as the magic stone at once, it will definitely cause the death of a large number of creatures in a short period of time.

During that period of more than two hundred years, it is impossible for such a large number of biological deaths to be covered up. As long as you investigate carefully, you may be able to find some clues.

After arriving at the library, Anduin quickly went to the historical book storage area, and then focused on rummaging through the major events that occurred during that time period.

But after reading dozens of history books, Anduin discovered that there were no major accidents or disasters during that period, and there were no large numbers of magical animals dying.

The only one that could barely catch up was the goblin rebellion that appeared in the wizarding world in the 16th century.

Although the goblin rebellion in history is often described as "bloody and thrilling", Anduin knew that the casualties in that incident were not very large, or that not as many people died as imagined.

After all, to obtain a treasure like the Philosopher's Stone, the life energy required cannot be supplied by dozens or hundreds of people.

"Is my guess wrong?" Anduin frowned inexplicably, and then suddenly an idea flashed, "I'm such an idiot. The population of the wizarding world and the number of magical animals are so low. I don't even know how to make life."

This kind of thing should not happen in the wizarding world. If you want to make the magic stone, killing a country's wizards and magical animals is not enough."

He patted his head in self-reproach, and then he immediately began to look through the history books of the Muggle world. Fortunately, the former Rune Snake was a very idle guy, and the types of books he collected were extremely diverse, and there were also many books about the Muggle world.

, and Anduin, who inherited the other party's library, can now be regarded as taking advantage of this.

After a little browsing, Anduin quickly found the suspicious points, or in other words, there were indeed a lot of suspicious phenomena.

As Muggle humans are relatively fragile creatures, large numbers of casualties will occur every once in a while due to various disasters.

During those two hundred years, there were two main well-known large-scale disasters in Europe, namely the rain disaster and the Black Death.

One of the rain disasters was actually the Little Ice Age that occurred once in 500 years. In the early 14th century, Europeans began to experience unprecedented continuous rainy seasons and subsequent floods.

This resulted in the destruction of a large amount of farmland, which prevented grains from maturing and sowing in the fall. It still rained the next spring and still could not sow.

Therefore, during that time, Europe, especially in France and Germany, experienced a serious famine. About 1.5 million to 3 million people died in a few years. It was considered an extremely serious disaster.

And another disaster, the Black Death, was even more terrifying!

The so-called Black Death is actually plague, a virus that is prevalent among rodents but can be transmitted to humans through rat fleas.

Plague is highly contagious, has a short onset time, and a very high case fatality rate. Because the bodies of patients are purple-black after death, it is also called the "Black Death."

During the period estimated by Anduin, the Black Death suddenly appeared, killing 25 million people in just six years.

This was almost one-third of the total population of Europe at that time!

Comparing these two large-scale disasters that swept Europe, Anduin finally focused on the Black Death.

Anduin didn't know exactly how much life energy was needed to make the magic stone, nor how wide the coverage of the life-making ritual was.

However, in his imagination, if he wanted to make a magic stone, he would probably need to use a huge amount of life energy to refine it, and it would be best if the energy carrier was concentrated and the time was short enough.

In those two disasters, the rains lasted on and off for ten years before causing a large number of human deaths, and the distribution of people was relatively scattered.

In comparison, the Black Death was quite terrifying. This virus not only came and went quickly, but was also basically concentrated in densely populated urban areas.

In 6 years, 25 million people died, which equals more than 4 million per year. Even if the life-refining ceremony lasted only one or two years, it could still collect a terrifying amount of life energy.

Not to mention that this disaster killed not only humans, but also many livestock.

And from a wizard's perspective, the spread of the Black Death six hundred years ago did have a slightly strange aura to it.

Although the plague has appeared many times over the past few hundred years, there was only one plague that was so concentrated and covered such a wide area.

They came too suddenly, and disappeared very strangely at the same time. The viruses with such a high fatality rate and such fast spread suddenly appeared almost overnight, which left the Muggle humans at the time completely unprepared and waited.

After the death toll reaches a certain number, they suddenly disappear almost overnight.

This is simply like a planned massacre!

If even the death toll was carefully controlled, then this result would be even more frightening.

"If it were me, could I prepare a similar virus?" Anduin muttered to himself, then shook his head in frustration.

Viruses fall under the category of potions and curses and black magic, and are not a research direction he is good at. Maybe he should ask Snape.

Unfortunately, it is too far away from those days, and not many samples and information have been preserved. It is impossible to verify whether the Black Death was a natural virus, or some kind of cursed magic or unique potion.

"Is this a massacre carefully planned and carried out by Nico Flamel, or is it just a life-making ritual that happened to be completed during the spread of the virus?"

Anduin had roughly determined that the birth of the Philosopher's Stone was related to the Black Death plague, but he still couldn't determine that it was the work of Nico Flamel.

After all, those are 25 million living people!

Would anyone really kill people like ants just to make an alchemy tool?

Anyway, Anduin couldn't do it if he asked himself. Although he was not a good person, he had done a lot of human experiments and killed countless people.

But he at least has some bottom line and will not attack unarmed civilians who have not provoked him.

And if the other party is really an executioner with bloody hands, how should Anduin deal with himself? Is he expected to become a messenger of justice and bring justice to those innocent victims?

Not to mention whether Anduin can defeat this man who has been alive for as long as the Niven snake, the plague has passed too long, and all the truth has been buried for more than 600 years.

It's clean, he may not be able to do anything now.

"I hope I'm overthinking it." Anduin shook his head helplessly, temporarily suppressing all the doubts in his mind.

Before he had officially met Nicolas Flamel, Anduin did not dare to openly slander a legendary alchemist master, not to mention that the alchemist master was also a close friend of Dumbledore. He still trusted the principal's vision.

Yes, would the other party really be friends with a butcher?

After taking a deep breath, Anduin put the materials in his hands back on the bookshelf, and then slowly left the library. Instead of worrying about the unknown events hundreds of years ago, it was better to focus on the work at hand now.