Chapter 940 The Return of the Dead

Click...

With a slight sound, the claws used to fix the crystal on the disk were loosened, and the Resurrection Stone floated in the air under the pull of magic power, slowly turning three times.

Ivan hesitated for a moment, then gently pressed the human bone wand against his temple, pulled out a few memories, and then held the resurrection stone in his palm.

The next moment, several familiar figures appeared in front of Ivan.

Albus Dumbledore, Nico Flamel, Orlando Hals...these people all had extremely gentle smiles on their faces. Their figures were different from the ghosts Ivan had seen before, but they were more inclined to To a living entity.

It was as if the power of the Resurrection Stone allowed them to transcend life and death and return to the world of the living again.

"Hals... It seems that you have used the alchemy knowledge I taught you to create a magic stone of your own..." Nico Flamel glanced at the alchemical decoration on Ivan's right hand and said with great satisfaction. .

"I'm sorry, teacher, I failed to protect your cemetery." A slightly apologetic look appeared on Ivan's face.

"No, you have done a good enough job. When I brought the Resurrection Stone into the cemetery, I expected that something similar would happen..." Nico Flamel shook his head and said with relief, and then looked back Dumbledore said jokingly. "If you really need to find someone to blame, you should blame Albus..."

Ivan also turned his head and looked over.

"You can't blame me. After all, I didn't let him break into your tomb." Dumbledore's face showed a look of helplessness, and then he changed his voice, looked at Ivan, and asked. "How is Grindelwald doing now?"

"Thanks to you, he successfully escaped from Nurmengard Prison and is now preparing to cause even greater chaos." Ivan raised his eyebrows and explained.

"So he doesn't intend to keep his promise..." Dumbledore murmured to himself, but he didn't seem surprised.

"What exactly is your agreement? Professor?" Ivan asked curiously.

"I need his help to complete the final layout. In exchange, I will remove all restrictions on Grindelwald so that he can live more comfortably for the rest of his life..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"Is it just that? Nothing else?" Ivan frowned and asked again.

Dumbledore just smiled and didn't answer.

Ivan wanted to continue asking, but Orlando walked up slowly from the side. He stretched out his right hand tremblingly as if he wanted to touch Ivan's head, but when he made contact, it went right through.

Obviously, the Resurrection Stone did not give them a physical form, and their bodies were still illusory, but on the surface they looked like normal people.

Orlando probably realized this, and took his hand back in disappointment, and asked sadly. "Ivan, my child, I'm sorry. I'm not a good father. I haven't been able to take good care of you these years. How are you doing?"

"Not bad, I'm living a good life, and so is my mother..." Ivan replied calmly.

"Yes, you are much better than I thought... and you have become a disciple of Master Nico Flamel. So Asia has taught you well, but... this is nothing like what I know. Her." Orlando said half-jokingly, and then asked with interest about Ivan's experiences over the years.

Ivan tried his best to tell what was convenient for him to say. Dumbledore stood quietly beside him, just listening without interrupting Ivan's words.

Time passed unknowingly, and when Ivan was talking a little dry, he suddenly realized that the sky outside had darkened, which meant that he had been in the room for four or five hours.

"What's the matter, Ivan?" Orlando asked in confusion when he saw Ivan suddenly stunned.

"No, it's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something." Ivan shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to look at Nico Flamel. "Teacher, my alchemy has entered a bottleneck period. Can you teach me some new knowledge?"

"You haven't finished reading the two books I gave you, right? Hals? Learning is certainly a good thing, but you must remember to bite off more than you can chew..." Nico Flamel replied calmly.

"What I want to ask is the question in that book, the conjecture about the efficiency of magic conversion..." Ivan asked relentlessly.

"You need to explore this yourself. You can't become a true alchemist by always relying on others for answers." Nico Flamel replied with a smile.

Ivan looked at Nico Flamel for a long time, and finally sighed quietly, waving his wand to take back the previously separated memories.

As the forgotten memories were retrieved, the three figures in front of them changed slightly, especially Orlando, who seemed to be a completely different person. The image was quickly moving closer to the appearance in his memory, but Orlando himself was not. Unconsciously, there was still a faint smile on his face.

Seeing this scene, Ivan was no longer nostalgic. Amid the pleas from Orlando and others, he slowly let go of the Resurrection Stone, and the three figures gradually disappeared into the air.

"It's a pity... this is false after all." Ivan stared at the rhombus crystal suspended in mid-air with a very complicated mood.

The Resurrection Stone cannot truly resurrect the dead. What is really embodied is the appearance of the deceased in the subconscious.

It was precisely to confirm this that before activating the Resurrection Stone, he stripped out the relevant memories of Orlando's image to confirm his guess.

The result was consistent with Ivan's pre-expectation. What finally materialized from the Resurrection Stone was the image that best suited Orlando in his fantasy, so the other person's appearance would only change after retrieving his memory.

However, after experiencing it personally, Ivan also understood why so many people have fallen under the power of the Resurrection Stone. This is because the illusions that have been manifested not only have the same appearance as the deceased, but also their behavior and speech are very consistent with their memories. They even accuse each other jokingly.

If Ivan hadn't been on guard, he might have thought that he had really summoned the souls of Orlando and others from the underworld.

In fact, Ivan did hope that the Resurrection Stone would have such power, so after activating the Resurrection Stone, he did not immediately retrieve the memory, but wanted to confirm this through communication, even if there was only a slight possibility. .

However, the final result still disappointed Ivan.

Although the illusions were well disguised and could even be said to be perfect, everything was in line with his subconscious imagination. For a moment, Ivan almost took it seriously, but there was only one thing that could not be created out of thin air, that It’s knowledge…

(PS: Chapter 2 will be posted later)