Chapter 217 215. Blood Curse Orc
Jon took Neville and the three of them back to the tower with a stack of books about ancient runes.
He did not immediately tell Sir Stoke the meaning of the rune on the slate, after all, he learned the meaning of the content from Nick, and Nick's existence could not be disclosed, so he could only pretend to look it up Bring these magic text books to the tower.
Sir Stoke didn't let him work directly on the top of the tower. The scenery there is certainly better, but now it's almost Christmas, and the air is too cold. A warm room with a fireplace is more comfortable.
Bringing Jon to his private study, Sir Stoke took out the rune rubbings rubbed from the stone slab on the top of the tower, so as to make it easier for him to compare.
Jon pretended to flip through the magic documents casually, but the corner of his eye was on the books in this study.
Just looking at the titles of the books, one can find that most of these books are tomes related to astronomy, not only written by wizards, but also many books that are obviously published by Muggle publishing houses.
This jazz does have an extraordinary interest in astronomy. He has shown this since he first met Jon, and it seems that he is not lying.
But when Jon was about to look back and pretend to have discovered it by accident, at the far corner of the bookshelf, he saw some books that were completely different from other astronomy-related books.
These books were grouped together, and the book covers also looked older, obviously not the works of modern wizards.
What attracted Jon was the title of one of the books.
"Research and Exploration on the Curse of the Blood Curse orcs"
Jon's change at this time was finally noticed by Sir Stoke. He followed his gaze and saw the ancient books on the bookshelf.
"My grandfather's grandfather used to be the vice president of a magic hospital in France. His main research direction in his life was related to blood curse orcs. This is an extremely partial and terrible curse that has been used since ancient times. There is no way to relieve or treat them, and my ancestor only left these materials, if you are interested, you can read them at any time during the time you stay in the tower."
Sir Stoke said generously.
Jon withdrew his gaze from those books. He just had some impression of the curse of the blood-cursed orc. In the original book, the big snake Nagini, which was made into a Horcrux by Voldemort later, is the final form of the blood-cursed orc.
As for the curse itself, such as the blood curse orc, Jon has no interest.
"Thank you for your generosity, Sir, let's go back to our initial topic. I have found some clues about the content of the rune left on that stone slab."
Jon looked at Sir Stoke, and there was a surprised expression on his face.
"Is there a result so soon? I thought it would take at least a while."
"This is actually a matter of luck or not. Our luck is obviously not bad. From the book I read at the beginning, I found the same content as these runes on the slate."
Jon recounted the information he got from Nick to Sir Stoke.
"This slab should be a lock."
"Lock?"
The smile on Jazz's face gradually faded, and his brows were tightly wrinkled.
Jon nodded and said.
"Yes, the rune engraved on the stone slab is actually a kind of magic for sealing. It protects the slate from being easily opened, so as to prevent people from discovering what is hidden under it."
As Jon narrated, Sir Stoke's face became more and more gloomy.
He obviously couldn't accept such a thing.
I built most of the tower with my own hands and lived in it for decades, but it was quietly hidden under the nose, and he didn't know it at all.
Jon saw the change in Jazz's face, and he asked seriously.
"Can you be sure, it wasn't you or someone else in the tower who arranged this stone slab?"
Sir Stoke said decisively.
"I don't know any runes at all. In this tower, besides me, there is only Rabiel who has been taking care of my daily life. It is even more impossible."
Jon stroked his beard and said in thought.
"If you're sure it's not you, it's only possible that someone slipped in without your knowledge."
"Professor Johnson." Sir Stoke suddenly looked at Jon seriously, "Can you... unlock the rune on this slate?"
There was a request in his words, as if he couldn't accept that there would be something hidden in his home that he didn't know about.
Jon told the truth.
"I told you before, Sir, I'm not a master of runes. If the ancient runes professor who worked with me in school came over, I might be able to solve it, but my understanding of runes Just out of interest, there is really no way to unravel this stone slab from the rune level."
Hearing Jon's words, Sir Stoke had a frustrated expression on his face at first, but in the last sentence, he obviously heard some different meanings.
"There is no way from the rune level...you mean..."
Jon said very frankly.
"Rages are indeed not my strong point, but I have some other tricks that can solve these magic runes. However, this method will destroy the runes on the stone slab and eliminate the magic power attached to it ..."
"I don't mind, Professor Johnson! It would be even better if you could erase the magic on this slate." Sir Stoke said, "I just want to know who hid such a thing in my house and what his purpose is. What is it again?"
Jon certainly wasn't surprised by his decision.
Then the two left the study and returned to the top of the tower where the cold wind was blowing.
On the way, Jon quietly put the ring that was originally worn around his neck back on his finger. When he returned to the stone slab, he lightly touched the first rune on the first row with the finger that was wearing the ring. .
The rune flickered for a moment, and then the magic power originally attached to it was transferred to the second gemstone inlaid on the ring.
For Jon, there is no limit to the storage of magic power attached to magic items. Unlike using a general solution to absorb magic power from the enemy's spells, you can only find someone whose magic power is equal to or weaker than yourself. The magic power attached lacks the control of the will, and the ring is much easier to absorb.
(end of this chapter)