Chapter 185 I have no money, so I can only slay the dragon! Hope of curing madness
Chapter 185 I have no money, so I can only slay the dragon! Hope of curing madness
At this moment, in Rhine's hand, specks of merit objects with golden light of merit emerged.
Some had the color of ancient and unextinguishable bronze, some had the silvery-white color like the Milky Way flowing from the Nine Heavens, and some emitted a sacred aura of brilliant gold.
These were all extracted from the resources that Voldemort had sent over during this period.
It could be said that Voldemort made a great contribution to Rhine's Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array flag!
In addition, it is worth mentioning that, relying on the spiritual feedback brought by refining these merit objects, Rhine's cultivation has become different from what it was a month ago.
The most obvious difference is that the Yuan Sea in his body has expanded to a certain area, and it is even enough to store all kinds of things that Rhine usually uses.
銆怶riting this, I hope readers remember our domain name Taiwan Novel Network 鈫?饾敱 饾敶 饾敤 饾敒 饾敨 . 饾敔 饾敩 饾敧 銆?,"For example, at this moment, the Abi Hell Scenery Sword is floating and sinking in the Yuan Sea, being washed by the power of the Yuan Sea.
The Qingyun Zijing Crown is also radiating spiritual light in the Yuan Sea, and it seems that the golden light is even stronger than before.
This is the benefit of putting magic weapons into the Yuan Sea. The power of the Yuan Sea is transformed by the purest spiritual energy. If it is not a quasi-sage mighty figure above the Daluo Golden Immortal, there is no ability to condense the spiritual energy to this point.
Rhine also got this kind of good fortune by luck in the last talent fusion.
Previously, the Yuan Sea was still weak, and many wonderful uses were not reflected, but at this moment, with the advancement of cultivation, it gradually manifested.
This storage of magic weapons for nurturing is one of them.
Over time, the power and spirituality of the magic weapon can continue to grow, saving a lot of precious materials.
When the Yuan Sea grows to a certain level in the future, it can even absorb living beings into the Yuan Sea to reproduce and live.
After all, quasi-sage mighty figures have the ability to open up a world, and even create life.
For example, the Styx Ancestor can form a world of its own in the Sea of Blood and create the Asura clan.
Taoist Randeng, with the help of the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls obtained from the Conferred Gods Tribulation, can even create twenty-four heavens, laying the foundation for the future of Buddhism and becoming one of the ancient Buddhas with the highest status in Buddhism.
Of course, Rhine is still far from this level. At present, it can only be said that his Yuan Sea has this potential.
But if it continues like this, one day, it may not be a delusion to form a world of its own in the Yuan Sea.
At this time, Rhine's gaze fell on those merit objects, and his eyes showed a look of satisfaction.
During this period of time, they have been nurtured in the Yuan Sea, and now the quality of each one is three points higher than when they were refined before.
In this way, the quality of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array flag will naturally rise.
Even if it is definitely not comparable to the array flags in the Lich War that consumed massive amounts of resources and were controlled by great demons, its power is enough for Rhine to support a world in the magic world.
"However, now, there is still the last material missing, which is the material used to refine the flag."
"Even if the grade of the material can be improved with merit, at least it must be dragon skin to be suitable, and it must be fresh, intact dragon skin that has not been peeled off for a long time, and the required quantity is not small."
"Calculating it, the dragon skin of three or five dragons may not be enough."
Rhine frowned.
Dragon skin is not a common material in the magic world, and the price is extremely high.
Not to mention multiple pieces of complete, freshly peeled dragon skin.
If Rhine were to get it himself, relying on his current connections, it wouldn't be impossible to get it.
It's just that it would take a lot of connections, and it would be quite troublesome, and it's hard to say when it would be enough.
In this way, the special channels that Rhine has mastered are still useful.
Immediately, Rhine picked up a pen, and the aura of charm around him was much stronger than a month ago, and wrote a line on a piece of stationery.
鈥?鈥?,"At the same time, in Quirrell's office, Quirrell was making a miserable sound.
"What the hell is going on!"
"It's been more than a month, and Christmas is almost here, but there's been no progress in getting the Philosopher's Stone. Every day after get off work, I go to the Forbidden Forest to mine."
"Mining is fine, but at least keep some for yourself, right? You really don't leave me a piece of gold, you hand it all over to Rhine?!"
"That's fine, ah, my old savings that I've saved for so many years, and the treasure you said you hid back then to prepare for the war, are all handed over? I'm having trouble eating now, I want to go to the Forbidden Forest to eat shit again!"
Quirrell became more and more angry as he spoke.
"You said I, Quirrell, would suffer a little, and it would be over soon?"
"Damn it, I suffered for the first time, and then I kept suffering? How could there be such a thing in this world!"
"Voldemort! Give me an explanation, otherwise I'm going to die anyway. Instead of being exhausted like this every day, I might as well change to a more pleasant way to die!"
Voldemort frowned at this time, without caring about Quirrell's offensive words, but his eyes showed a look of contemplation.
"That's not right."
"I did something wrong."
"I shouldn't have been mining all the time. That's not right, it's very wrong."
Quirrell was stunned for a moment, and his tone softened.
"Master, have you finally realized that something is wrong?"
"Do you know how strange you have been this month? You are just like those silly Slytherin students who chat with stationery every day, no, you are even more obsessed than them."
"Are you finally awake?"
"Or are you paralyzing Rhine this month to make him relax his vigilance, so are we going to get the Philosopher's Stone now?"
Quirrell's eyes were full of longing.
If Voldemort was extremely eager for the Philosopher's Stone before, then now, his desire for the Philosopher's Stone is even above Voldemort.
Without the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort can at least linger on and seek a chance to make a comeback.
But if he, Quirrell, can't get the Philosopher's Stone, then he can only be named as the namer of Quirrell's Curse Syndrome and be "famous forever" in the history of magic.
This is not the ending he wants!
"I have been perfecting the plan every day this month."
"I already have three top strategies, five middle strategies, and twelve bottom strategies, all of which lead to the Philosopher's Stone."
"Master, let's do it quickly, or should we take advantage of Christmas?!"
Voldemort shook his head and said to himself.
"Christmas is not possible."
Quirrell was stunned for a moment, and became more and more anxious.
"But there are fewer people in the school during Christmas, and many students and professors will leave the school."
"I heard that Dumbledore will not be at school for the holidays this year. This is an excellent opportunity."
"Master, how can this opportunity be missed?"
Voldemort said as a matter of course.
"During Christmas, of course, we have to prepare Christmas gifts for Rhine first."
"Alas, I shouldn't have been mining in the Forbidden Forest all the time before. Now that the mines in the Forbidden Forest are almost finished, we have no money. What should we do?"
"What Christmas gift should I give Rhine?"
"Should we rob money from Gringotts?"
Voldemort fell into deep thought.
Quirrell fell into despair.
TMD, how did I end up with such a master?!
At this moment, a line of words appeared on the stationery on Voldemort's desk.
"I really like dragon skin. If I could receive a few pieces of freshly peeled dragon skin as a gift for Christmas, it would definitely be the most unforgettable Christmas gift I have ever received."
"Alas, but will anyone give it to me? It's very difficult, right? This request is too harsh."
"Which powerful wizard, strong enough to slay a dragon, would give such a precious gift to a weak little wizard like me?"
A bewitching aura emerged along with the words.
In a daze, Voldemort seemed to see his younger self.
During his first Christmas at Hogwarts, the other Slytherin students received many exquisite gifts, most of them bejeweled, luxurious beyond compare.
Although he pretended to be disdainful, it would be a lie to say there wasn't a hint of longing in his heart.
His later craving for treasures of special value partly originated from here.
But even with so many treasures, it was difficult to fill the envy, jealousy, and vague sense of inferiority he felt back then.
Now, under the influence of the Path of Bewitchment, Voldemort almost completely saw Rhine as his younger self.
And even Dumbledore admitted that the only person Voldemort truly cherished in this world was himself!
At this moment, flames erupted in Voldemort's eyes.
"Quirrell, pack up, we're preparing to make a move."
Quirrell was instantly teary-eyed.
"Master?"
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"By Merlin, you've finally listened to reason for once."
"Move, immediately, right away!"
Voldemort nodded in satisfaction.
"Then hurry up and pack your luggage."
Quirrell was once again in a daze.
"Luggage鈥"
"Where are we going?"
Voldemort clenched his wand tightly.
"Romania."
"To slay a dragon!"
鈥?,"On Rhine's system screen, lines of text appeared.
[The Daobao Taoist incarnation, due to the previous backlash from the Peach Blossom Miasma, coupled with the collapse of his own Dao heart and the proliferation of inner demons, has mistakenly identified you as his younger self]
[The end of the year is approaching in the Jade Void Palace, and it is cold in the Kunlun Mountains, even the immortals and gods can feel the chill]
[To spare you from the cold and to have a good New Year in the Jade Void Palace, the Daobao Taoist is going to the West to hunt濡栧吔, to take their skins and forge armor for you]
[Please note, Host, the Daobao Taoist is, after all, a quasi-sage. Even with a collapsed Dao heart and the proliferation of inner demons, he will eventually recover]
[When that time comes, recalling today's encounter, his hatred for the Host will surpass the level of endless life-and-death struggle, rising to the extermination of your entire race!]
Rhine glanced at it, a hint of a smile appearing on his lips.
He had just mentioned wanting dragon skin, and Voldemort was already preparing to set off?
This efficiency is high, really high!
As for the system's final reminder, Rhine had gradually begun to feel it.
Over the past month, Rhine had used the Path of Bewitchment on Voldemort almost every few days.
The Path of Bewitchment from the Primordial World was so domineering that even the weak could unexpectedly bewitch the strong.
Moreover, Rhine's level was now far beyond Voldemort's. If it were someone else, under the Path of Bewitchment, their minds would probably be permanently altered, turning them into Rhine's slaves.
However, Voldemort's twisted and shattered soul greatly discounted the effectiveness of the Path of Bewitchment on him, and his resistance was constantly increasing.
If Rhine's demands had not been inherently harmless to Voldemort, merely asking him to help collect resources, Voldemort would not have resisted so intensely.
Otherwise, if Rhine had asked Voldemort to reveal the location of his Horcruxes, or to directly leave Quirrell's body and abandon his hopes of a comeback, Voldemort would probably have awakened from the influence of the Path of Bewitchment under the threat of life and death.
Even so, the time for Voldemort to fully awaken should not be too far off.
It was conceivable that when Voldemort woke up and recalled this memory, his hatred for Rhine would be so intense that all the rivers and seas could not wash it away!
However, Rhine didn't care about that.
Currently, Voldemort's threat to him was already small.
Once the dragon skin was obtained and the Zhou Tian Star Array flag was refined, let alone one Voldemort, even ten or twenty would be reduced to dust with a wave of the flag, unless Voldemort could break through the limits of wizards!
Rather than worrying about Voldemort's increasingly insane hatred in the future, Rhine was more concerned about something else at the moment.
"Christmas is coming, this festival is the most important. Even the Dursleys, who disliked Harry so much in the original story, had to send Harry gifts on this day."
"Sending gifts well might continue to improve relationships."
Just as Rhine was walking in the corridor, pondering what Christmas gifts to give to the people he knew.
Neville's voice rang in Rhine's ears.
Rhine paused for a moment.
"Neville?"
"Is something the matter?"
Neville looked expectant, stuttering a bit.
"It's like this, Rhine, I was wondering if you're free during Christmas."
"Grandma wrote me a letter saying that she would very much like my friends, if you don't plan to go home, to come and be guests at the Longbottom family."
"Especially you, Grandma really wants to thank you in person for your help."
Neville took a deep breath and said again.
"Also, if you don't mind, could you come with me to St. Mungo's Hospital?"
Neville's eyes flickered with crystalline tears.
"I鈥?I really want my parents to hear that I've made friends, that I'm doing well at Hogwarts."
"I don't know if they can really hear it, but what if鈥?"
"Of course, if you're busy, then鈥"
Rhine stopped in his tracks, a complex look in his eyes.
Neville's parents were still alive, but they had long been driven mad by the Cruciatus Curse and could only stay in St. Mungo's Hospital for the rest of their lives.
And the reason why Neville was so clumsy and forgetful early on was precisely because he had witnessed the cruel scene of his parents being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse when he was a child. Therefore, for his sake, the Longbottom family had to use the Obliviate Charm to erase his memory.
But this memory was so profound that while the Obliviate Charm erased it, it also made Neville so clumsy.
It wasn't until the later stages of the original story that Neville showed his late-blooming qualities.
In a sense, Neville's background was even more tragic than Harry's.
At least Harry, in the original story, had seen his parents in the Pensieve, and had seen his parents' souls several times with the Priori Incantatem and the Resurrection Stone, had conversations with them, and heard them call his name.
But Neville had never had such an opportunity.
At this moment, Rhine's gaze suddenly fell on the system screen.
There was a talent that he hadn't used much since he obtained it.
[Profound Understanding of the Path of Medicine]!
This talent enabled Rhine to have a unique talent in healing and saving lives.
But since obtaining it, Rhine had had few opportunities to use it.
After all, he himself rarely got injured, and Harry, Hermione, and the others hadn't been injured much either. At most, they suffered some damage in the obstacle course game, and healing spells were enough to cure them, so Rhine didn't need to bother any further.
But the situation of Neville's parents had clearly exceeded the scope of healing magic in the magical world.
But what if Rhine used Profound Understanding of the Path of Medicine?
A light flashed in Rhine's eyes.
"Perhaps, there is hope."
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