The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

"How do you say it?" Erwin responded.

Of course he remembered that Riddle told him when he first met Angela that he thought there was something wrong with this woman.

But I couldn't explain why at the time, but it seems that I have come to my senses now.

"Her soul," Riddle said firmly, "has no fresh and delicate feeling at all, like a piece of cheese that has been left out for a long time and has lost most of its moisture."

"Huh? The soul can also be described as fresh and delicate? Are you sure it's not the body?" Erwin felt that it was a bit outrageous.

At this time, he had finished his conversation with Angela, sat on Ogg's big flying carpet, and the group set off, with the griffon, flying carpet, and broom flying into the sky together.

Going to that copper mine was not a decision that was made immediately. Such a large area is soaked in the power of blood, which means that there is a high probability that there will be a source. It may be a magical animal or an item. As long as it is found That's a huge benefit.

Erwin's question seemed to make Riddle a little unhappy, "You actually think I would be interested in a stupid female human?"

"You retain the memories before the age of sixteen. Is it possible that classmate Tom was never affected by male hormones during his adolescence?"

"No." Riddle answered simply. He had learned a lot of scientific concepts from Erwin before, so he knew what hormones were.

"If you say no, then there won't be." Erwin was stunned.

The Dark Lord in his early childhood was quite concerned about face, and seemed to have a bit of misogyny and sexual shame.

"Okay, back to the topic, you haven't told me what the so-called 'freshness of the soul' is?"

"In my state, my perception of the soul is very keen." Riddle said: "The perception of a soul that has been born for more than ten years and a soul that has existed for decades is completely different. The soul itself will also Aging, of course, is not the same thing as physical aging.”

"Interesting, does it mean that the soul of a newly born life form is like a new thing that just left the factory? It must have traces of use after being used for a long time." Erwin quickly understood.

"almost."

"So in your perception, Angela's soul does not have the freshness that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl should have? Then tell me, how long has it been since her soul left the factory?"

"Maybe hundreds of years." Riddle said calmly.

"How much?" Erwin's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and at the same time he subconsciously glanced at Angela who was riding the griffin.

The eldest sister from France didn't notice his gaze, her blond ponytail flying in the air.

This is not a world where cats and dogs can easily live for thousands of years. A few hundred years is already outrageous. Although Melanie, a vampire, is two to three hundred years old, she spends four-fifths of her time sleeping, so her age is meaningless. Therefore, Erwin has never really come into contact with people who can be described as hundreds of years old. , there is only one Nico Flamel.

"Are you sure?" Erwin couldn't help but confirm again.

"Of course." Riddle said lightly: "The reason why I couldn't make a judgment at first was because there were no traces of magical transformation in her soul, which made me think that I felt wrong. But now there is a possibility, that is, she is not human."

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Erwin did not question this judgment. There was no need for Riddle to lie to him about something that did not involve the interests of both parties.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Angela's speech and behavior are consistent with the characteristics of a young girl, and her body seems to have no traces of magical transformation. Is it possible that her body is occupied by another soul?"

Taking possession of one's body should be a very common thing.

"Impossible," Riddle denied directly. "In that case, the distortion of the soul would be very serious, and there is no way I wouldn't be able to detect it."

"That would be interesting..." Erwin narrowed his eyes slightly.

Sure enough, after leaving Hogwarts, no one in the wizarding world is trustworthy.

Riddle talked about the concept of soul decay, which was very interesting. Although Erwin didn't know the specific description before, he was vaguely aware of some clues.

Master Flamel's elixir cannot keep youth forever, and before he died, he told Erwin that one of the main reasons why he chose to accept death calmly was that the medicine was no longer of much use to him.

Magic is magical, so magical that it is almost pure idealism. As long as the magic power is enough, all your wishes will come true. It should not be difficult to extend your life. In theory, all cells in the body can be constantly renewed to maintain metabolism, that is The so-called eternal youth.

But in this magical world, there is nothing that can be called an old monster.

When British wizards encounter something particularly surprising, they will habitually sigh "Merlin's beard." Merlin is recognized as the strongest wizard in the history of British magic. He was born around 500 AD, that is to say As long as he works hard to live for 1500 years, he will now be the living ancestor of all wizards in the world.

But he left behind only legends.

Not just Merlin, it seemed that all the wizards in the past, no matter how talented or shocking they were, eventually became words in the history books.

Including the four founders of Hogwarts.

Dumbledore, recognized as the strongest wizard in the UK and the most respected elder in the British wizarding community, is only in his early one hundred years old.

This is a phenomenon worthy of further study...

At this time, the flying carpet suddenly shook violently, and Erwin almost fell.

His first reaction was to suggest that Ogg optimize this thing, such as adding a hardening effect to the flying carpet itself and adding foldable guardrails. Then he found that it was not the flying carpet itself that was the problem, but that they were attacked.

A huge gray shadow came from diagonally below and exploded as it approached the flying carpet, forming a thick and sticky spider web.

Erwin reacted quickly, turning sideways and rolling to the back half of the flying carpet, as did Virginio.

But Big Ogg couldn't avoid it. His head and face were covered by spider webs, and even the front half of the flying carpet was deformed and rolled up.

Then the flying carpet lost control and the three began to free fall.

At the same time, two more green liquid masses flew toward them at high speed. They seemed to be strongly acidic or toxic at first glance. They seemed to be locked by some air defense cluster.

The broomstick flying in front made a beautiful maneuver, and Viktor Krum flicked his wand to create a red light, scattering a liquid ball.

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As expected of a world champion, his accuracy is excellent.

The second red light flew in and solved another liquid mass, completing the precise interception in less than two seconds.

Ogg fell like an iron weight, but suddenly his falling speed slowed down sharply, and griffons with beautiful feathers flew past him.

Everyone is the elite in their respective schools, responded quickly, and made very correct responses.

Angela, who was on the back of the gryphon, followed the same example and once again used the slow-falling spell on Virginio. The floating spell should not be used at this time, because floating in the sky would make him a living target.

She was just about to give Erwin a blessing, but suddenly she found that she couldn't find her target and the other party was gone.

As soon as Erwin fell off the flying carpet, he used phantom reflexively.

The target is the ground directly below, clearly visible.

Then he appeared directly at the target location. In just over a month, his proficiency in this magic reached the level of proficiency. This was mainly due to Novin's bloodline and Erwin's amazing understanding ability.

Use magic texts to deconstruct magic spells, and the learning efficiency will become extremely amazing.

As for the sudden teleportation from mid-air to the ground, where did the inertia and gravitational potential energy go? It can only be said that Sir Newton has no control over magic. The iron laws of physics such as conservation of kinetic energy, conservation of momentum, etc. are all little girls who can be played with at will by magic.

Erwin's figure immediately disappeared as soon as he landed on the ground. The Disappearance Curse, the Concealment Curse, the Silent Curse, and the Anti-Detection Curse were combined into the four stealth spells. Using them at the same time can achieve the standard stealth effect, optical invisibility, and leaving no smell. and footprints.

Erwin had used it so many times that it was just like eating and drinking. He had already mastered this when other children were still learning to fly Garden Leviosa.

Then he saw a spider that was about the size of a medium-sized bus. It was completely black and had red markings on its furry body. It was pointing its plump tail toward the sky. It must have launched the spider web that brought down the flying carpet.

Erwin did not take action immediately, but quietly walked around. Sure enough, he found two more emerald green giant spiders that were almost integrated with the forest. They were the makers of the two balls of acid.

The firepower and accuracy of this air defense group are quite good.

Ogg and Virginio landed on the ground at this time. Ogg was still wrapped in sticky spider webs. The giant black spider roared towards them and rushed towards them with its eight legs at extremely fast speeds.

The two emerald green spiders also spit out acid balls again.

The situation seems to be critical. In this case, the health of Ogg and Virginio seems to be only a little. If they are hit without protection, they will directly lose their combat effectiveness.

At this time, Virginio raised his wand and yelled, it should be a spell, but it was in Spanish, and Erwin didn't understand it.

Invisible ripples emerged on Ogg's body, spreading from the inside out, blocking the acid mass, making the black giant spider temporarily unable to move forward, and at the same time completely shattering the spider web on Ogg's body.

This is...sound wave? Erwin narrowed his eyes slightly.

Since magic is spiritual, it is not surprising to express it in any form.

"Interesting magic." Riddle also made a rare positive comment.

Ogg broke free. The black wizard from Africa did not take out his club-like wand. His skin began to turn red, and his already tall body began to expand rapidly, with thick limbs, hard skin, and sharp corners...

In one breath, he transformed into a huge rhinoceros with flame-shaped patterns on its limbs. It was even larger than a spider the size of a medium-sized bus.

Erwin was startled, and he could feel Riddle startled too.

No wonder Ogg said before that his nickname was "Fire Rhinoceros"... He is really a real person...

Is this how African wizards fight?

Sure enough, only by going abroad can you gain more knowledge!

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