Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 201 The Black Wizard Before Christ

Cabnara still couldn't understand Nico's praise.

Wizards' magic doesn't advance through archaeology.

As wizarding society continues to evolve, and as individuals and organizations make continuous progress in the development of magic, spells, alchemy, and potions, the magical techniques mastered by modern wizards are bound to be more advanced, refined, and suitable than those of ancient wizards.

The most typical example of a spell is the unlocking spell.

Ancient wizards used even more brutal unlocking spells, the incantation being "Open Sesame." Such magic almost directly destroyed the door, completely lacking any ability to conceal or sneak in.

Later, an even more sophisticated unlocking spell—[Gate Open]—was created.

However, just like opening a door directly damages the door, leaving the door wide open will also damage the lock. In most cases, it will leave a smoking hole in the keyhole.

It was eventually invented in Africa and spread to all parts of the world. The modern lock-picking spell, "Alaho Opens," which is commonly used by wizards, is much more convenient and lightweight. It can meet the requirements for unlocking without damaging the lock.

That's why Cabnara couldn't understand why Nico was so excited. In the ancient wizarding ruins, apart from those old artifacts that might be worth a few dollars if sold to some pure-blooded nobles, most of the other things were basically worthless.

Nico wasn't surprised by Cabunara's lack of understanding; most people simply couldn't comprehend what the ancient alchemical symbols hidden in the mural meant to an alchemist.

Although alchemy has been constantly improving, this technique of using magic to drive the exchange of matter was completely different in the hands of wizards before Christ and after Christ.

These discoveries may not revolutionize modern alchemy, but they can help most alchemists broaden their horizons and draw inferences from these ancient symbols.

Furthermore, these alchemical symbols may very well hold the secret to unlocking the silver whistle that Severus obtained deeper within.

Therefore, Nico didn't care whether Cabunara understood or not; he had already begun preparing to record and decipher the information here.

Seeing his expression, Cabunara urged him on somewhat.

“Mr. Williams, why don’t we go inside first? Another gentleman and I have made a lot of discoveries there. He also took something from it, but he hasn’t left the forest yet and promised to share any discoveries he makes about that thing with us.”

"Although he's not willing to reveal his identity yet, he's such an easy person to get along with. If I tell him the reason, he'll definitely be willing to send over that silver whistle."

Before Cabunara could finish speaking, Nico waved his hand.

"You mean Severus Snape?"

Upon hearing the name, Blake, who had been lying listlessly on the ground, widened his eyes like copper bells.

Cabnera was initially surprised that Nico had actually said that name, but then she was taken aback by Blake's reaction.

Nico turned and patted Blake on the head, signaling him to lie down again, while continuing to speak to Cabunara.

"While you're at it, could you go and tell Severus that I've made some progress on the matter you asked me to help with, and I'll go see him in a couple of days at most?"

Cabunara was somewhat confused, but he could tell that Nico was already engrossed in his work. After a moment's hesitation, out of politeness, he didn't disturb him, but instead asked in a low voice, "Can your research here help us figure out who created this underground ruin?"

Upon hearing this question, Nico, who had already pulled out a series of small tools and was ready to work hard on the mural in front of him, looked up again.

He met Cabunara's eyes and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"In a place like Albania, with ruins built before Christ that have nurtured a snake king that has lived for who knows how many years, all these clues combined, I thought you should have had results by now."

Cabona's breathing gradually froze. He stared wide-eyed at Nico in shock, his pupils, which had initially appeared somewhat bewildered, now completely constricted.

"You mean..."

"Ah, it's nothing serious. Although there are many legends that he may still be alive, living to this day, I know for sure that he died long ago, just in the 10th century AD. So there's no need to be so worried. The various accidents that have happened here definitely have nothing to do with him. Rather, it's someone else who has used what he left behind to carry out some bad plans."

After saying this, Nico ignored Cabunara and focused on studying the alchemical symbols on the mural in front of him.

Cabunara stood there stunned for a moment, then hurriedly left from underground, clearly needing to report Nico's words to someone above.

If the owner of this ruin was indeed the infamous dark wizard from before Christ, then the Fountain of Good Fortune hidden in the Logara Forest must also have some serious problems.

Blake, who had been held down and lying on the ground, finally couldn't help but stand up.

"You're going to stay here for two more days! Snape and Harry are right here in front of us! And you're making me wait here with you for two whole days!!"

He didn't care at all who the dark wizard Nico and Cabona were talking about was; he only cared about when he could find the person he was looking for.

“You and Severus have a conflict, don’t you?” Nicole said softly.

"So what!" the radio on Blake's collar yelled.

"I want you to have a calm and peaceful conversation, and also to change his impression of you. This has nothing to do with who was right or wrong in your past conflicts. You and I will work together here to decipher these ancient alchemical runes, and then we will go to him to offer him our help. You will also have a part in this, and he will thank you."

Nico had clearly thought everything through quite thoroughly, but Blake didn't see it that way.

"How could someone like him possibly thank me for something like this! This is the biggest joke I've ever heard in my life!"

Nico simply shook his head at Black's sneer and mockery. He took off his robe, waved his wand, and a long, almost endless scroll of parchment flew out of his suitcase.

He planned to first make rubbings of the alchemical symbols on the stone wall.

At that moment, Blake's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the pocket in Nico's robe.

(End of this chapter)