Chapter 346: Real Problems
Dumbledore was willing to help Zhao Mai get the qualification to stay in Hogwarts, in exchange for him to complete the paper "Research on Merlin and the Original Curse" with Zhao Mai. There is nothing wrong with this, Zhao Mai will naturally agree, and the two shook hands.
"Can I take this stone book back and read it?"
"Oh, the words on it are quite old, can you understand?" Dumbledore's eyes flashed, trying to see Zhao Mai through.
"My good friend Tolkien is a language genius, he is a professor in ancient English." Zhao Mai said calmly: "Don't you mind if I'll show it to him, do you?"
"Take it and keep it safe." Dumbledore smiled: "Don't forget to go to the library as soon as possible. Mrs. Frant has always had a bad temper. I don't want her to pull her ears to ask for expired books."
Zhao Mai agreed and smiled, carrying a heavy book to the dormitory. On the way, he remembered that he had something he forgot to ask, it was related to the potion exam.
But it’s nothing to think about it. Anyway, he can refine potions according to the stupid and cumbersome method in the book, so there is no problem to pass. He has already revealed many different things than ordinary people, so there is no need to go too far on this unique road.
Hearing Dumbledore's guarantee to Zhao Mai, although Zhao Mai repeatedly said Dumbledore just said to give it a try, and did not guarantee anything Tolkien was sincerely happy for him. "Your curse level is definitely not a problem! The potion is also powerful enough, it seems that you are stable!"
"I'm not as optimistic as you, but what I heard today is indeed good news." Zhao Mai put the book "The Origin of Magic" on the desktop: "Come and help me see what is written in this book?"
"Ah?" Tolkien just glanced at the ancient English text on it and couldn't pull it out: "Where did you find this thing? Such a large amount of text is enough for me to write a paper!"
"I borrowed this from Professor Dumbledore. I think you may be interested. You can copy two copies, but you still have to return the original book. I am not in a hurry. Just tell me when you have finished decoding it."
"You are so nice to me! I just need some interesting extracurricular reading materials to change my mind," Tolkien said with a smile.
Zhao Mai just used Tolkien as a cover, and never thought of using this kind of work as an extracurricular reading material for brain replacement. However, he still smiled friendly and accepted Tolkien's thanks generously.
With the help of full language knowledge, he took the time to read the entire book. In addition to what Dumbledore said, the whole book records the deeds of the earliest wizards, which are even more dreamy than many fantasy novels. It is said that Merlin can make the entire sea fly to the sky and pull the moon to the ground. These stories seriously reduce the credibility of the book. Tolkien commented that this is just a collection of stories. Therefore, the focus of the two people's learning is still on curses and potions, and they practice day and night.
However, one of the information provided by Dumbledore is very inspiring to Zhao Mai: the spell summarized by Merlin is actually the root of the druid spell. Since it is a summary and evolution, there must be a context to follow. Tolkien is a linguist. He proposed to find rules from chanting mantras. "Many words of mantras are meaningful, and many words are not very different from each other in ancient and modern times, such as removing your weapons and falling asleep, and splitting the roots of words and pronunciations..."
"It's not easy for me to use English. Don't force me to study your graduate school again, okay? How can I understand what you said?" Zhao Mai said, covering his forehead.
"Well, I mean, extending from ancient English to modern times is a line, what if it's the reverse? I can make the language older and maybe I can make something come together." Tolkien seemed very excited: "All spells are language in the final analysis, whether it's Germanic, Celtic or anything else, all are the power of language!"
Zhao Mai's heart suddenly broke out: Is the power of oath the same?
"Okay, are you going to create a spell? As long as you can do it, I will help you experiment." Zhao Mai never stifles his friends' enthusiasm, but he also wants to remind him: "Don't spend too much time on this, you still need to take the exam after all!"
"Don't worry." Tolkien replied confidently. At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door sounded.
"Have you seen Fidel Ruth?" The knocker was "the enthusiastic Elebera", the married lady from Norway, with two children with wizard talent.
"Fedel? The Spaniard with two bent beards and goatee?" Tolkien shook his head: "I didn't see him in class today. Actually, yesterday morning was the last time I saw him. What happened?"
"He is missing, has reported to the school, and the ghosts are looking for him. I hope God will bless him with peace."
"This is the fifth accident, right?" Zhao Mai recalled. Since he was attacked by a spell for some reason by a spell, he has been paying attention to the surrounding situation. Toman from Ireland was smashed by a fallen sculpture and sent home for recuperation; Popov from the Netherlands has been mentally weak for a long time and has been suggested to drop out of school; Gallach fell down during a flight last week and is still on the hospital bed; Johnston from Liverpool was admitted to the hospital due to severe diarrhea and appendicitis, and he didn't know when he would come out.
Although everyone's situation is different, all these things happen to the cram school, which makes people nervous and doubtful. In fact, the cram school is not young anymore, at least much older than the actual school students, relatively more mature and more careful. In theory, so many "accidents" should not have happened.
"It's not just the fifth one." Elbera said in a low voice: "Do you still remember the French and Germans who duel on the playground? They were denied serious mistakes for violating school rules and their test scores would be deducted. It is said that the principal was going to fire them directly."
"Then why wasn't it fired?"
"Professor Dumbledore said good things for them." Ms. Ellebera's cheeks shook and she suppressed her smile. "And the reason is that the spell level of the two men was too poor, and they were described as "witnessing randomly with sticks" and could not be defined as a magic duel, so she fell lightly."
It is impossible for people with too poor curse to release the correct dizzy spell. Zhao Mai can already confirm that someone is making trouble behind these things, and their goal is very clear, which is their group of cram students.
"I think everyone should pay special attention to safety at this time, don't act alone, and don't go out alone." Zhao Mai reminded: "There are still two months left to take the exam, but don't have any trouble at this time."
"Well, you two, and you three, you three should be careful." Ms. Elbera smiled at them: "Okay, I'll go and inform and ask others below. It's so tiring to climb your top floor once, and you're so tiring."
The door closed, and crisp footsteps came from the steps. Suddenly, "Who!?" After a shout, there was a rumbling sound. Zhao Mai rushed out with a quick step, but no one was found.
Chapter completed!