The Admiral of Hogwarts

"Why don't you transfer your soul to those alchemical bodies?" After a day of answering questions, Hugo looked at the alchemy master, who was visibly older each day than the previous one, and asked in confusion.

"If I'm not mistaken, with your alchemy skills, you can completely do this. Then why are you still like this, like this—"

"You want to ask me why I am like this, letting my body gradually decay and head towards death, step by step. Right?" After hearing Hugo's question, Nicolas Flamel directly spoke out the question Hugo wanted to ask.

Hugo nodded and sat there quietly, waiting for the alchemy master's answer.

Because survival is the instinct of living beings, he really couldn't understand why Nicolas Flamel clearly had the technology to continue living, but gave up such a choice.

"You guessed right. If I wanted to, I have at least five methods that would allow me to live for at least another 600 years. But with my in-depth research on alchemy over the past century, I finally chose to give up this path."

After saying this, Nicolas Flamel showed a unique smile, like a child who had successfully played a prank, looking at the astonished Hugo, and then continued.

"Listen, child, I haven't said the following words to anyone, neither relatives nor friends, so I hope you can keep the contents of these words secret."

"Don't worry, apart from me and my ship girls, no one else will know the content of the following conversation." After hearing Nicolas Flamel's instructions, Hugo promised seriously.

"Of course, you can certainly tell your ship girl companions." After hearing Hugo's words, Nicolas Flamel smiled and shook his head. Then he began to talk about what he had discovered.

"I think you should know that whether it's magic, alchemy, or the like, they are just different means we use in the process of mastering magic. When we truly master magic, we will be able to make our wishes come true like gods."

"After I created the Philosopher's Stone at the age of 52, I felt for a long time that I had already mastered magic. But as I researched further, I realized that creating the Philosopher's Stone was only the first step."

"The first step?" Hugo widened his eyes and showed a surprised expression, because in his eyes, the Philosopher's Stone, or rather the Sorcerer's Stone, which could transform matter and reverse life and death, was already very powerful.

"That's right, the first step." Nicolas Flamel smiled. To him, Hugo had seemed too mature during this period. He filled himself like a machine every day, rarely showing this age-appropriate surprised expression.

"Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, the Philosopher's Stone does possess special power, even exceeding the limits of magic. But if you study these things more deeply, you will find that on the path to mastering magic, this is just the foundation of the foundation."

"So since I created the Philosopher's Stone, I started to devote most of my energy to further mastering magic. Fortunately, after more than 500 years, I finally figured out what the situation inside was like."

"After countless attempts over 500 years, I realized that wizards cannot truly master magic, because to do this, it is impossible to do it with the human body alone."

"So, that noseless guy—" Hearing Nicolas Flamel say this, Hugo immediately thought of Voldemort. Because Voldemort's changes to himself were very abnormal.

"Don't worry, I have ample magical defenses here. You can call Voldemort by name directly." After hearing Hugo's question, Nicolas Flamel showed an understanding expression.

"Although I don't want to admit it, I must say that Voldemort is indeed a genius. He may have gone further on this path than most people."

"I think this may be because he, like you, did not receive traditional wizarding education, so there are no restrictions in your minds that limit us."

Saying this, Nicolas Flamel shook his head.

"Fortunately, you are different from him. You have lived in an environment full of love since you were a child. So you are not as extreme as he was when he was young, and your views on various things are naturally different from his."

"Of course, Voldemort's changes to himself have also gone down a wrong path. Because he overly relied on the power of spells, but ignored the pursuit of the power itself."

"So you chose another path, right?" Hugo frowned. "But if that's the case, I find it hard to understand why you would choose death?"

"Hahaha, I did choose to face death, but this death is completely different from the death of ordinary people." Nicolas Flamel replied to Hugo with a smile. "For me, death is just the beginning of a new adventure."

"Just like I said just now, it is impossible to truly master the power of magic by relying on the human body. So I chose to constantly hone my soul, and finally master the deepest level of power in magic in the form of a soul."

"For wizards, we have another world after death. And relative to our current world, that world allows people to more easily access the truth of magic."

"And Voldemort's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone was just an inducement. Even if this didn't happen, I might have chosen to destroy the Philosopher's Stone within two or three years and wait to go to that world after death."

"So that's how it is!" Hugo nodded, and then asked another question that he hadn't been able to figure out before. "Then why do you think that I have also mastered such a path to truly mastering magic?"

Hugo knew very well the power he possessed. After all, Ancient God Admiral was not just a simple adjective, but represented some kind of powerful force close to the rules. But he was very curious as to how Nicolas Flamel saw this.

"A feeling, a wonderful feeling for fellow travelers." Nicolas Flamel smiled. "Although it sounds a little strange when I say this, and even sounds like I'm perfunctory, you know, my current state has a special perception of this kind of thing."

"For other people, it is difficult for them to see these characteristics in you and the places where your companions are completely different from ordinary people. But I have been on the path of pursuing the essence of magic for 500 years, so even a little clue will attract my attention."

"I understand." Hugo nodded, because since he met Nicolas Flamel, he had always been able to feel a different feeling from others on him, and now that he said this, he also realized the source of this feeling.

If he guessed correctly, this should be a special feeling generated when people of the same kind meet. Just like the ship girls had said to Hugo before, since he first accepted the avatar enhancement, he had actually begun to gradually become an Ancient God.

And the Ancient God transformation is not only reflected in his own power, but also in all aspects of him. For example, Nicolas Flamel can easily find traces of another path from his alchemy.

"And this is also the important reason why I invited you to stay here with me for a month." Nicolas Flamel looked at Hugo and said seriously.

"This is not only because of your companions, but most importantly, I hope to be able to provide some help to a later explorer who has not gone astray."