Chapter 246 Accident and Necessity (continued)
“Isn’t that why you made the bet with Katrina last time?” Isobel looked at Albert with an increasingly weird expression, completely confused as to what the guy in front of her wanted to do?
“Ah, you guessed it right!” Albert said, pretending to be surprised. Of course, this kind of poor performance cannot be hidden from Isobel's eyes.
The latter said nothing, but looked at Albert calmly, as if to say to him: You go on, I'm watching from the side.
"Ahem, okay. Actually, I'm just pursuing Katrina. It's just that your sister is too stubborn, and she won't give up easily if she doesn't win once." Albert made up another reason casually.
By the way, it seems a bit... exciting to say in front of other people's sisters that they are going to chase her sister. Well, Albert really wanted to see what kind of reaction Isobel would have.
Isobel's expression was very complicated. She didn't have the expected anger or other too intense emotional reactions. She just said quietly: "I don't mind if you go after Katrina. However, it's still too early for Katrina." It’s too early to tell!”
“Why?” Albert couldn’t help but blurted out.
Of course, I’m not asking why it’s too early, but I’m asking why Isobel would actually agree and seem to agree with her chasing her sister. This is... too strange. At least, in Albert's eyes, it was too strange.
Children know nothing about love.
If a kid of twelve or thirteen years old wanted to pursue his sister, Albert would have to beat the **** out of him.
"Because Katrina's mentality is not mature enough." Isobel looked up at Albert and answered the question head-on, "Your mentality is mature enough, but Katrina is not mature enough, which is not good for you. Let’s talk about love now.”
“As for why I agreed?” Isobel looked at Albert. She sometimes felt that this guy had very different thinking.
“Why?” Albert was a little curious about the reason.
“After all, you are the best student in Hogwarts school, bar none.” Isobel’s words were a direct recognition of Albert’s talent and ability.
Actually, he was right. Albert was indeed the most outstanding student in the entire academy. After all, no one had a cheat like him.
“Ahem, I was just joking.” The expression on Albert’s face was a bit stiff, and he smiled awkwardly at the other party.
“I know, I can see it.” Isobel nodded, not angry because of it, but found it interesting.
Since you know this, why do you still say such things? Is this a hint to me that you agree with me to pursue your sister?
Albert suddenly had a strange feeling: It turns out that his three views have not been completely assimilated with this world!
Still retains the ideas of the previous generation, no wonder it sometimes makes him look a little out of place.
"But, ten galleons, you are very generous!" Isobel sighed softly and said, "Thank you for that. I haven't seen Katrina so happy for a long time."
"Knowledge is always precious, and to a certain extent, I am not at a disadvantage!" Albert raised his hand and shook the notes that recorded the eagle ring riddles. "One day I will collect the eagle ring riddles. If you compile it into a book, you can earn not just ten galleons but a hundred galleons, and you will definitely be able to get your money back."
Isobel felt more and more that Albert's thinking was strange, but his idea was not wrong. Knowledge is valuable, and it can indeed be done, but many people don't think about it.
"Go on, I'll wait for you here. After entering the secret room later, I will tell you what I found." Isobel brought the topic back again, and pulled a chair to the side, looking at Albert quietly. Knock on the door and answer the riddle of the eagle ring.
To be honest, the remaining riddles are not difficult, at least not for Albert. It’s like answering the questions. The faster you go, the more you learn. In less than half an hour, Albert has finished answering the rest of the riddles. The next riddle. After he confirmed on the mission panel that he had completed "Greedy Predator", his mood suddenly became happier. However, Albert did not rush to receive the mission reward. Instead, he opened the door of the secret room and met Ize who had been waiting beside him. Go in with Bell.
"What secret did you discover?" Albert walked to the wall, reached out and brushed the ancient magic text on the wall, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"What about you? What did you find?" Isobel did not answer immediately, but asked aloud.
“You say it first, and then I’ll say it.” Albert made a gesture of please say something.
"Well, you know Ravenclaw's Eagle Ring Riddle." Isobel walked to Albert's side, stared at the ancient magic text on the wall, and said softly: "We need to answer the Eagle Ring Riddle before we can enter. "
Albert raised his eyebrows, but still listened quietly to Isobel's continued words.
"Just like the first threshold outside," Isobel looked sideways at Albert and continued: "If you get the answer wrong, you have to wait for others to answer it correctly, so that you can learn knowledge. This is LaVine Crow.”
"Learn knowledge? So, do you think Ravenclaw hopes that the latecomers who enter the Chamber of Secrets will learn knowledge?" Albert immediately grasped the key, not because of the hint given by Isobel, but because Albert had also thought about it This issue.
"Yes, you are really smart. You figured it out right away. This is what I discovered." Isobel nodded and asked, "Where is your discovery?"
"Ancient magic script. Perhaps Ravenclaw hopes that we can master the correct use of ancient magic script." Albert brushed the words on the wall between his fingers and said to himself, "It is said that runes are A kind of magical writing, however, this is obviously beyond the scope of our understanding of runes."
The secret room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
“Is Professor Smith really coming to Hogwarts to find Ravenclaw’s Chamber of Secrets?” Albert broke the silence again and raised his doubts to Isobel.
“Why do you have such an idea?” Isobel was a little surprised and looked Albert up and down.
"I don't know, it's just an intuition. Although Professor Smith showed enough curiosity about Ravenclaw's secret room, but..." Albert frowned and said, "I don't think Professor Smith took the risk in Hog for this matter." There should be other reasons for Watts to teach.”
“You think I know something inside?”
“Yes, I think you should know a lot of things.”
“You want to know?” Isobel did not deny it, but asked. She indeed knew something.
“Yeah.” Albert nodded.
“Well, it doesn’t hurt to tell you, since this matter is related to you anyway.”
“Is it related to me?”
"It should be said that it is related to an inheritance of the Smith family, or it is not necessarily the Smith family. Anyway, it is a matter of inheritance." Isobel seemed unhappy when talking about this matter.
"I think you may have misunderstood. I am a Muggle wizard and come from a Muggle family." Albert reminded kindly.
"Muggle wizard? No, I don't think you are just a pure Muggle wizard," Isobel shook her head and denied it, and was very sure of her own judgment, "Professor Brod and Uncle Mog McDougal Help will not be given to you just because you are a genius."
"Why do you say that..." Albert was very surprised. Although he actually thought this was a bit strange, Professor Broad obviously had the idea of cultivating himself.
"Because of your situation, I have also experienced it. To a certain extent, you are the replica of me. Don't get me wrong, I mean something." Isobel's face became even more gloomy, and Albert Talking about some childhood memories, "Since my father died, Professor Brod, Uncle Mog, and other friends of my father have taken good care of me and my family. Thanks to their help, I It was a pretty good childhood with Katrina.”
“I have been considered a genius since I was very young.” The girl’s tone was slightly sarcastic as she continued, “Before I was considered a genius, they were not so enthusiastic.”
“You hate them?”
"No, it's not annoying. I'm actually very grateful to them. Thanks to their help, I had a pretty happy childhood." Isobel shook his head and said: "Later, my situation was similar to yours now. They seemed to be Trying your best to cultivate me is like cultivating a..."
“Heir?”
"Yes, heir." Isobel did not deny it, but nodded and continued, "At first, I didn't pay much attention to these things, I just felt a little strange. Later, I looked through my father's diary..."
"As far as I know, my father and Professor Rowena Smith had similar experiences." Isobel turned her head to prevent Albert from meeting her eyes, "Now you have met again, you Why do you think this is?”
"My situation is similar to yours?" Albert said without thinking: "Because I am also a genius?"
"Not only that, although you are also a genius, it is definitely not for this reason." Isobel shook his head and said: "They still have no spare capacity to help you achieve further achievements."
“So, you must be related to the Smith family by blood?”
“I am a Muggle wizard.” Albert reminded with a half-smile.
Damn, I guessed it right!
Albert could feel his heart beating a few beats faster.
This guy is really not simple!
"Oh!" Albert pretended that he didn't know anything, responded noncommittally, shook his head and said, "What else?"
“There is no free love in the world.” Isobel reminded.
"That's true. By the way, you seem to know a lot of things?" Albert looked at Isobel again and frowned deeply, "But I don't think they will tell you these things, that is, Say, all the things you said were conjectured by yourself, or derived from certain places, but I think the former is more likely. I won’t think about how you did it, but why did you do it? Tell me? As you said, there is no free love in the world. Are you going to use me? Or what do you want me to do for you? "
Isobel fell into a brief silence after hearing this, seeming to be hesitating whether to let Albert know more.
Albert used this free time to glance at the new tasks. Although he had already guessed some things, what exactly was going on with this heir.
An ancient secret.
You seem to be involved in something, which involves an ancient family. You have become a candidate for the heir inexplicably. It is necessary to find out what is going on.
Reward: 2000 experience, Isobel McDougal's favorability +10.
Albert stared at the mission panel, feeling a little surprised. Did he not expect that his favorability level would increase?
"Tell me what you know, if you need me to do anything." Albert made a gesture of invitation towards the girl.
"Actually, I don't know much about it. I only know that it is for a certain heir's quota. To be more precise, it should be a competition for a certain surname. But I don't know the specific situation because this matter is too secretive and there is almost no Men know these things.”
"Heir, last name?" Albert raised his eyebrows. He naturally knew that he was related to the Smith family, but he didn't expect that this matter would actually fall on him.
“Every Smith has that chance? Or, does everyone with that pedigree have that chance?”
"Probably not. I feel that the quota should be selected. As far as I know, my sister Katrina was not selected." Isobel shook his head and said.
"She is so pitiful?" Albert curled his lips and asked curiously, "How can you be sure?"
"She has not had much contact with Professor Brod and Uncle Mog, nor has she been introduced to other famous wizards." Isobel continued: "Our situations are similar. Of course, it is undeniable that you are better than me in some aspects. More genius.”
“Do you care about this?” Albert asked.
"No." Isobel didn't lie. She actually didn't care much about becoming the so-called heir.
"Your father was also one of the candidates for the heir?" Albert thought of Professor Smith's Boggart and had some bad premonitions.
“Well, I think so.” Isobel said in a low voice.
“Do you think I am one of them, and you are looking for an ally?” Albert thought he had guessed the answer, and the possibility was very high. “By the way, what benefits can I gain?”
“You should be able to inherit a large amount of galleons.” Isobel said without thinking, “Old families are usually very wealthy.”
"Do you think I am someone who is short of Galleons? Even if I am short of Galleons, don't you think I can't earn Galleons? Why should I fight for that ridiculous inheritance right?" Albert said impatiently Duan said, "To be honest, I'm quite disgusted with being involved in any family disputes. What's more, I have nothing to do with the Smith family. And, even if it is related, are you prepared to give up the inheritance rights to me?"
Isobel fell into a brief silence, and then nodded towards Albert.
“Honestly, I am quite disgusted with this matter.” Isobel did not hide her disgust and continued: “My sister and mother are more important than these **** inheritance rights.”
“Why don’t you just give up?” Albert asked.
"Don't you think this is funny?" Isobel's expression became even weirder. "Do you expect me to tell Uncle Mog directly about this matter? What do you think he will think? Just pretend you don't know anything. , that is the wisest choice.”
“Okay, you’re right.” Albert nodded to admit it.
“But, the inheritance you are talking about has something to do with Ravenclaw’s Chamber of Secrets?”
"I don't know." Isobel shook his head and said, "I'm still looking for a way to solve it, but I'm still blocked here. Tell me what you discovered!"
“Well, you think I was lying just now?” Albert asked.
“At least not completely telling the truth.” Isobel said.
"Well, according to what you said before, Ravenclaw prefers people to take the initiative to learn, just like the Eagle Ring Riddle. Although some people can get the answer with their own wisdom, they are only a minority, and most people still have to learn. ." Albert's finger crossed the line on the wall that said "Extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of mankind."
"Those who want to pass here and get the treasure from Ravenclaw's secret room need to master what Ravenclaw wants us to master in this secret room...the ancient runes!"
“So, you didn’t lie, you just hid some secrets.”
"No, it's just that you didn't notice it yourself, or you noticed it but didn't want to admit it. You should also have discovered when studying the ancient magic script that the ancient magic script is just an ancient writing." Albert reached out and brushed it. "You need to know how to really use them before you can pass the level set by Ravenclaw and enter the next level. However, when we find out that we have truly mastered it, it means that we have gained The treasure left by Ravenclaw, this is very Ravenclaw, isn't it?"
“Knowledge is sometimes a kind of wealth.” Isobel suddenly smiled, smiling happily.
"Yes, this is very Ravenclaw, and it also echoes the saying that extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of mankind." She said softly, "Are you going to tell Professor Smith about this?"
"Why not? But I don't think he can open the hidden secret room. Maybe he can go to Principal Dumbledore for help, but what's the use? If he opens it, he will only enter the next secret room. He will still Nothing was found." Albert curled his lips and said, "Of course, maybe in the secret room, we can find some legacy left by Ravenclaw, such as the missing crown."
"Ravenclaw's diadem? I don't think you would place your wisdom on that thing!"
"I'm just talking casually! In other words, Professor Smith is a bit pitiful. The treasure in the secret room that he expected turned out to be like this."
Albert shrugged his shoulders and didn't pay much attention to this matter. Is Professor Smith pitiful?
Who knows!
“You might be the next one to open the secret room.” Isobel couldn’t help but sigh, leaning on the wall. After all, Albert's level of ancient magic writing far surpassed theirs, and although she was good at learning it, she was actually just getting started.
The two chatted about trivial matters for a while, and Isobel suddenly said, "It's ten o'clock. Professor Smith should be here soon."
“Is he coming here?” Albert asked, frowning.
"Yes, we made an appointment yesterday, so you can stay and study the ancient magic texts." Isobel seemed to be in a good mood: "When he comes, tell him your previous guesses! "
"okay!"
About ten minutes later, other noises were heard outside the secret room. The door was opened from the outside. Professor Smith walked in. His eyes fell on Albert, as if he was a little surprised that the other person was here.
“You’re here too, that’s just right...” Professor Smith greeted Albert with a smile.
"Professor Smith, Isobel and I just discussed..." Albert interrupted hastily, and immediately told Professor Smith about his and Isobel's guesses.
After a long silence, Professor Smith sighed deeply and said bitterly: "What you said is very possible. This explains why this is the case here."
Perhaps, I shouldn’t tell him. Most of the time, the truth is crueler than lies.
Professor Smith took several deep breaths, suppressed his emotions, reached out and patted Albert on the shoulder and said: "You are the only one among us who can open the secret room. I hope you can work harder and wait. After you officially turn it on, just remember to let me know. After you have paid so much, I don’t want to be left in the dark in the end. That would be too cruel.”
After saying that, Professor Smith turned around and left. His back was bleak, and he looked as if he had aged several years all of a sudden.
I originally wanted to send them together, but there was a power outage yesterday and there was no other way.
(End of this chapter)