Chapter 257 Academic exchanges
“Mr. Anderson came to the party for the first time, so he probably didn’t know…”
“No, no, Mr. Anderson also brought his own results!” Sierra Harris smiled mysteriously at everyone, raised her finger and pointed to Albert’s right wrist, where there was a delicate wooden bracelet.
Harry Heath had just discovered Albert's protective bracelet. After all, he was an expert in the field of alchemy. He could guess what it was at a glance.
“Mr. Anderson, could you lend it to us?” Harry Heath asked.
“Oh, you are talking about this thing!”
Albert was stunned for a moment, then took off the version 2.0 protective bracelet on his right hand and handed it to Sera Harrichs beside him, with still a little confusion on his face.
“It’s a very practical thing.” Harris looked up and down and couldn’t help but sigh, “I couldn’t make something like this at your age.”
“A very British magic item.”
Adolf, the old wizard who previously said that Albert was a genius, took the protective bracelet version 2.0 from Harry Heath, looked at it carefully and commented.
"This is not something profound, and the effect probably won't last too long. It's almost the same as an ordinary amulet." Another French wizard glanced at version 2.0 of the protective bracelet and thought what these two guys said was too nonsense. .
“Haha, Claude, you made a mistake!” Sera Harris couldn’t help but joked: “Next time, remember to change your glasses.”
"Is there any problem?" Claude was slightly dissatisfied. He thought his evaluation was very fair. Although it was indeed amazing that Anderson could make such a thing at that age, this thing is only at that level and there is nothing to brag about. .
"Mr. Anderson is good at ancient magic texts. He is really admirable in this regard." Adolf pointed at the protective bracelet, looked at Albert, and asked curiously, "Why not use yew? I feel that yew is more It’s suitable for ancient magic texts.”
“This is just a test piece,” Albert explained.
"Well, I suggest you try yew wood. It goes well with ancient magic texts." Adolf said gently, "Your name is Albert Anderson, right? I am Adolf Fournier, and I have some experience with magic items. Research, if you are interested in this aspect, you can take the time to write to me.”
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Fournier. I am really interested in making magic items." Albert smiled and shook hands with the other person.
“He is indeed a very powerful little guy?” Adolf sighed in his heart, and was about to go back and look for Albert’s previously published papers.
Claude couldn't help but be startled. He and Adolf had known each other for decades, and he naturally understood that the other person was not someone who would brag about others at will. He knew that there might be something on the wooden bracelet that he had not discovered.
To be honest, Claude's level in ancient magic writing was average. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but blush. He quickly picked up the tea cup and took a sip to hide the embarrassment on his face.
"I remember that Mr. Anderson seemed to be mentioned in Mr. McDoug's new book about ancient magic texts a while ago." Nelson glanced at Claude next door and nodded towards Albert with a smile. He said, "To this day, I still haven't understood half of that book. Maybe, we can take some time to communicate. Also, your idea is good. You can consider mass-producing it and selling it to those in the Ministry of Magic who have risky jobs. I think they will really like your amulet."
The middle-aged wizard's English is a bit strange, which may be related to the fact that he is a Dane. He is also good at ancient runes and alchemy.
After all, runes come from Norse mythology.
Claude became even more embarrassed.
“Speaking of which, what kind of wood is this? It doesn’t seem to be a pineapple tree.” Someone finally couldn’t stand it anymore and changed the subject to Claude.
“That’s mandrake root. It is said that dried mandrake root has the effect of protecting and expelling black magic creatures.” The person who started to explain was Gobalot, who was the best at potions here.
Everyone couldn't help but glance at Albert. They didn't expect that there were so many tricks in this simple thing.
“Well, this little wooden bracelet really surprised us.” Claude coughed lightly and admitted that he had made a mistake just now.
Actually, if Claude simply admitted it, no one would make fun of him. After all, everyone will encounter this kind of thing, and it is still in a field that they are not very good at.
The subject of ancient magic texts is quite weird. If you want to truly understand it, you need to have a certain level, otherwise you can only see the surface.
Harry Heath motioned to Albert to get up and explain the protective bracelet. Albert talked about the magic text problem on the 2.0 version of the protective bracelet. At least half of the people present could not understand it.
Nelson was very enthusiastic about the topic of magic text with Albert, completely ignoring the others. l
"Then, it's my turn next." Harrys smiled and took out a glass bottle, which contained a black powder that was so dark that it seemed to swallow up all light.
"I call it dark powder. This is a very special powder. It is a magic substance extracted from the ore from Peru mixed with some plant fruit powder. Its characteristic is that it is opaque."
Sela Harris poured some black powder from the glass bottle, raised his wand and waved it lightly to prevent the small patch of darkness in front of him from spreading around.
"I remember that this thing was discovered in Peru. It must have the properties of a certain mineral." Another old wizard frowned.
"What you said is correct. However, there is no progress in Peru for the time being. I have already researched its manufacturing process. However, I haven't found any use for this thing yet." Serra Harichs After thinking for a while, he added, "If creating a darkness counts."
Yelon Balder lit his wand and pierced it into the black fog, only to find that the light from the magic tip could not shine through the darkness.
“Ordinary luminous spells and flames cannot penetrate this darkness. It’s strange. Maybe it can be used to resist spells caused by light.”
“Muggles have a smoke bomb used when escaping.” Albert reminded, “You can use it to make something like that. It must be very practical, but I don’t know how much it will cost.”
“Not expensive, but not cheap either.”
“That’s very expensive, so I’m afraid it’s not practical.” Albert frowned.
“The extraction process technology needs to be improved, and the price will drop significantly.” Serra Harichs thought for a while and said.
“By the way, will this thing blow away in the wind?” Professor Broad asked coldly.
“No.” Sera Harris shook his head. “Although it is a kind of powder, once it spreads, it is more like magic. However, its effect will gradually dissipate over time and usually does not last too long.”
"We can always find a use for it." Gerber Smith comforted him. "Of course, Mr. Anderson has provided the first use for the dark powder."
After that, Serra Harris mentioned the extraction process of this thing. To be honest, it's a bit complicated, at least for Albert, and it will definitely be a losing proposition if it doesn't survive on a large scale.
(End of this chapter)