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Chapter 240: Niccolme
Chapter 240: Niccolme
As Kyle fell, a fragment of the stone spun twice in mid-air before being caught by a hand.
Kyle pocketed the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone and looked up to assess his surroundings.
After learning about the use of the Portkey, Kyle had envisioned various outcomes. He thought he would land in front of a grand estate or near a wizarding village...
After all, reclusive Elder Wizards like Newt preferred such methods, setting up their homes in remote, secluded forests.
But Kyle never imagined he would appear on a bustling Muggle street...
He looked at the large restaurant sign before him with surprise.
There were many pedestrians passing by, but none seemed to notice Kyle's sudden appearance. They walked by with their usual expressions, as if he had always been there.
The sound of car horns filled the air, and Kyle looked further ahead.
To the left, he could vaguely see a towering spire...
"Paris?" Kyle furrowed his brows, now having a general idea of his location.
Knowing that his destination was not Devonshire but France, Kyle quickly recovered from his brief surprise.
After all, he was a legendary wizard who had lived for over six hundred years, so his thoughts were different from others. Even if he had set up home in a monkey mountain in a zoo, he wouldn't find it strange.
Now, the most important thing was to find the person first.
Kyle pondered for a moment.
The Portkey was likely created by Niccolme or Dumbledore, so the landing point should be accurate. And Niccolme wouldn't be in the shops on either side of the street, so...
"Loyal Oath Bond?"
Kyle reached into his pocket and took out the envelope Dumbledore had given him. He quickly opened it and pulled out a blank piece of parchment.
Although the parchment was blank, Kyle heard a clear whisper as he opened it.
It was a number.
"51!"
...
Suddenly, the parchment caught fire and fell to the ground.
Just as Kyle looked up, a delicate wooden door with gilded patterns appeared between the restaurant and the record shop in front of him... Then, light blue walls and sparkling windows also emerged.
It looked like an extra house had suddenly inflated, pushing aside the things on both sides.
Kyle smacked his lips as the waiters in the restaurant continued chatting leisurely, and the melodious music in the record shop kept playing without pause. Clearly, no one inside noticed anything.
Kyle quickly approached and frowned at the newly appeared door.
There was no handle on the door, only a small indentation as if something had been smashed into it, but it didn't look like a keyhole.
Kyle drew his wand...
As expected, the unlocking spell had no effect.
"Is this a test?
But Dumbledore didn't mention anything about this..."
Just as Kyle was hesitating about what to do next, the gilded patterns on the door began to twist and intertwine, gradually forming a golden script.
"A rushing river lies ahead.
The song of the magic flute has destroyed the bridge to the other side.
To continue your journey, you must find four missing branches...
One was picked up by a knight and taken to the village;
One was carried away by a butterfly and picked up by a wife;
One witnessed the vows of a wedding... One was brandished over people's heads...
Go and find them...
Or you can also entrust your treasure to the mermaids by the shore, and they will help you continue on your way.
Kyle squinted his eyes as he looked at the golden script.
The content wasn’t hard to understand.
The bridge must refer to this door, meaning that to open it, he needed to find four key things... and the lines below were the clues to find them.
Kyle raised an eyebrow thoughtfully, quickly identifying the most crucial parts of each sentence.
Magic Flutes... Knight, village... Butterfly, wife...
If he rearranged them a bit, they would become:
Magic Flutes, Village Knight, Butterfly Woman...
And these were all famous opera names. Although he hadn’t figured out the last two yet, they were likely also related to operas.
“Is this telling me to find clues at the opera house?”
Kyle didn’t move but instead looked at the last paragraph.
The meaning of this sentence was also clear... if he didn’t want to search, he could pay to pass.
But the money here definitely wasn’t Galleons.
Kyle noticed that right below this sentence was a shallow indentation. He seemed to have an epiphanya took out the magic stone fragment from his pocket.
The size and shape of the fragment perfectly matched the indentation on the door. Without a doubt, this was the so-called “treasure.”
“Nicolai Lem didn’t plan to reclaim the Philosopher’s Stone?”
Kyle was a bit surprised.
Judging from the context, it seemed that as long as he could find the clues related to the four operas, he could keep this precious fragment of the Philosopher’s Stone.
On one side, he could spend some time searching for clues, on the other side, he had the fragment of the Philosopher’s Stone... there was no need to think twice.
Kyle raised his hand and decisively pressed the fragment into the indentation.
The Philosopher’s Stone could indeed drive countless people mad, but a destroyed Philosopher’s Stone was utterly useless.
It was like a broken chopsticks into dozens of pieces or a Lego piece, something completely useless, neither enjoyable nor worth discarding.
If it had any real value, it wouldn’t have been used as a doorKey.
Oh right, if he sold it in Diagon Alley, it would fetch a considerable amount of Galleons.
With the Philosopher’s Stone as a selling Point, many Pureblood families would be willing to pay handsomely for it.
Thinking about this, Kyle winced a bit as he lifted his hand to try to Remove theFragment.
But at that moment, the fragment had Already been firmly embedded into the Indentation.
...
The door slowly vanished, and the room expanded, quickly taking over the entire street.
In what seemed like ablinkKyleThe shops became elegant pillars, and all the People disappeared.
Kyle found himself in a grand hall, with warm yellow marble underfoot and a sky blue ceiling and walls that constantly changed.
There were also many obscuregoldenSymbols on the walls, perhaps to EnhanceTheMystery or for aDifferent purpose.
“Ah, Olympus, you lost!”
A familiar voice came from the side,
“I told you, the first one to enter would definitely be this child... Hurry up, give me two Galleons.”
(End of Chapter)
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