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Chapter 588 Alchemy must be learned from the Philosopher's Stone

To Andrew's surprise, although Mr. LeMay sounded like he was joking, he was extremely serious throughout the process.

Whether it was asking him to read the entire contract word by word or summoning witnesses to the contract, there was no sloppiness at all - in any case, the contract ceremony witnessed by both Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall was no small scene.

Even though Andrew could see these two when he punched in every day, in fact, after leaving Hogwarts, most wizards couldn't even enter the scenes where the two of them were involved - at least only expert-level meetings could invite one of the headmasters.

"So, you've made your decision, Nico?"

Dumbledore looked around Andrew's laboratory with a smile, and said with a relaxed tone, "I thought it would take some time."

"It's not that difficult. Besides, learning and mastering are two different things. Albus, you haven't really completed your work yet."

Mr. Flamel shook his head and looked at Dumbledore, "Are you sure you don't plan to see the future of the wizarding world?"

There was a brief silence.

It was the first time that Andrew saw a thoughtful expression on Dumbledore's face, as if the Dumbledore who used to be able to handle everything with ease was suddenly in some kind of dilemma.

"Maybe. I'm also curious about what Hogwarts will be like in the future."

Dumbledore gave a polite smile and said, "Now is not the time to consider this matter."

Andrew saw the principal shaking his head slightly, and said with some urgency, "Well, now that the contract has been checked and the witnesses are present, I think we can truly carry out our ceremony."

It was obvious that Dumbledore did not want to discuss the future in detail, but Andrew was clearly not qualified to care about this issue. He turned to Professor McGonagall for help, hoping to get some help from the professor.

But unfortunately, no, Professor McGonagall obviously didn't know that much, and there was also confusion in her eyes.

"Well, as you wish, Albus, I also think it's time to get started," Mr. Flamel said nothing more, he turned to look at Andrew, "So, are you ready, Taylor?"

"I am ready, Mr. Flamel."

Andrew nodded. At this point, he knew clearly what to do.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't be too blind in the pursuit of it. Wizards pursue knowledge itself, and the same is true for alchemy. Don't regard it as the end of alchemy, otherwise one day you will feel that it has become a burden to yourself."

Mr. Flamel stared into Andrew's eyes and spoke very seriously.

"Well, here we go, Taylor, put your hand on the contract!"

Monsieur Flamel exclaimed.

As Andrew placed his left hand on the contract, Mr. Flamel's wand touched his left hand.

A tongue of fire shot out from Mr. Flamel's wand, locking Andrew's left hand to the contract.

Next, it was Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall's turn. They drew their wands at the same time, and with a light tap, the chain of fire began to devour the contract.

Then, the parchment with the contract written on it burned in Andrew's hand, turned into a puff of black smoke, and finally disappeared.

"The effect of the contract is very strong... very strong. It feels like a force of the same nature as a curse..." Andrew sighed as he felt the power of the contract that had just been hidden. But this time he still didn't dare to explore it - there was a chance of death when studying time travel with a time converter, but there was a high chance of death when studying this thing.

But not signing is definitely not an option. Judging from the conversation just now, I'm afraid Dumbledore has also signed such an agreement. As for Mr. Flamel, he was almost condemned by the entire wizarding world because of this.

"The contract is over, Nico."

Dumbledore nodded, "Then Minerva and I will not disturb your lesson."

"Okay, Albus, thank you for your witness."

Mr. Flamel nodded slightly, then opened the door and saw the two principals off, then closed the laboratory door tightly and opened the alchemy laboratory inside.

"Come on, Taylor, I'll show you the biggest secret of alchemy right now."

He said this and led the way in.

Although this matter had been confirmed long ago, Andrew still felt a pang in his heart when Mr. Flamel said it himself.

He couldn't even say that he had mastered the ultimate spell of Transfiguration - he still didn't dare to touch the most dangerous and powerful magical Transfiguration. He could only explore on another path of rules. Although it was hard to say which was better, he was still lacking half of his power.

"Tyler, tell me, how is this world?"

Mr. Flamel opened nothing, but just stared at Andrew.

“As below, so above; as above, so below.”

Andrew decisively responded with the original text of the Emerald Record - he had gradually gotten used to looking at some things from an alchemical perspective, but he was not yet proficient in it.

"Yes, the same as above and below," Mr. Flamel nodded. "Taiyi, that's what the Egyptian wizards called them. In fact, here, this name has changed too much."

"The Philosopher's Stone represents the power of transformation and circulation. It is not without consumption that it transforms steel into gold. In fact, I have read some records of Muggles. Although they do not understand alchemy and are not aware of the power of magic, according to some materials I have read, they also have the power to transform iron into gold after paying a certain price."

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"This hasn't even been tested in practice yet. The idea of ​​mercury making gold is still just a theory."

All I can say is that Mr. Flamel is worthy of being at the top of the wizarding world in terms of transformation, and this can be considered a prophecy.

"Because of the lack of magic and rituals, they need too much assistance, Taylor," Mr. Flamel shook his head. "In fact, it's not difficult. Do you remember that sentence?"

"The sun is the father, the moon is the mother, conceived by the wind, nurtured by the earth?"

"Yes, that's right," Mr. Flamel nodded, "but these are all general terms in the alchemical sense. However, if you look at it from a Muggle perspective, it doesn't matter. They have been trying to control the power of the sun."

"They used various theories and Muggle rituals to restrain that power, and the good news is that they seem to be making some progress."

Mr. Flamel nodded gently, "But the sun is there, and there is more than one. I don't know if there are any magical rituals on it, or if there is any magic, but as far as Muggle research is concerned, all the rituals and constraints they perform do not exist there, but the sun is still there."

(End of this chapter)