Chapter 408: The Emerald Tablet

"To learn more about alchemy later, I suggest you go to Egypt." Flamel continued, "The magicians there collected a piece of stone called the Emerald tablet, which records the knowledge of alchemy collected by the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. It may help you understand this book more."

In fact, all the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were powerful ancient sorcerers.

They were prominent during their lifetime, having absolute reign over ancient Egypt. With the help of sacrifices, they led several slaves to build huge temples and mausoleums.

After their death, they also tried to resurrect with Necromancy magic to achieve immortality.

In this context, alchemy also originated in ancient Egypt. It was the most direct product of the Pharaohs' exploration of immortality.

Ivan had heard of the Emerald Tablet before.

In many documents of ancient magic, he saw records related to this Tablet.

As early as 1350 BC, this legendary Tablet was found by several adventurers in a secret chamber under the pyramid of the pharaoh Hermes in ancient Egypt.

It had been preserved and inherited in the world of Egyptian magicians since its creation.

This Tablet is recognized as the earliest literature on alchemy, and the most direct evidence that ancient sorcerers ever existed. It is of extraordinary value and significance.

In the Middle Ages, all alchemists had a transcript of the Emerald records hanging in their workshops, which was the definitive guide they needed.

Among the materials currently available, the Emerald Tablet is known to include 13 proverbs related to alchemy, which are recognized as the basis of alchemy.

Its author is said to be the god Thoth.

Thoth was the god of wisdom and learning in Egyptian mythology, in charge of the moon and the underworld.

Although in Muggle history he was considered an ancient god of Egypt, in the wizarding world, Thoth was an ancient sorcerer who existed in early human history and was very powerful. His strength and status were not inferior to those of the prophet Abraham.

In addition to the creation of the "Emerald Tablet", he was also the author of the legendary Egyptian classic of mysterious magic "The Book of the Dead".

This book records many black magic spells, all related to the terrible necromancy.

In legend, those who could understand the magic recorded in this book could actually obtain eternal life, have an immortal body and become living gods.

Of course, the original of this legendary book of magic has long been submerged in the torrent of history.

The actual "Book of the Dead" is only a fragment, which was later excavated by sorcerers from the tombs of the high priests of Thebes in the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

Even so, this book remains the most profound book of black magic.

Even many of the black magic archetypes documented in "Secrets of the Darkest Art" and the basic knowledge involved in the process of refining Horcruxes are also from the "Book of the Dead".

This was enough to see the value of these two legendary books of magic.

"I will write a letter for the Egyptian Ministry of Magic to allow you to consult the "Emerald Tablet", from which you will surely get more than you think." Flamel said, "The inscriptions on that Tablet are also ancient magic words. Before that, you have to master enough magic words."

Most of the books of magic handed down in antiquity are recorded in ancient magic texts. To study them, it is necessary to learn the ancient magic texts well.

Flamel was currently the world's most proficient teacher of ancient magic writing, and this added value to the opportunity to learn from him.

Ivan must appreciate it; he expected to learn all of Flamel's knowledge in a month.

But he knew he couldn't, but at least he could write as much as he could.

"We should go; Albus should also have finished the dessert I made him." Flamel said, "You can put them in this bag and take them with you."

He unwrapped the gray cloth bag around his waist and handed it to Ivan.

Ivan put the two magic books in it. This special cloth was transformed by Flamel with alchemy and the Undetectable Extension Charm, and it had plenty of room.

In addition, it also had some protection magic, and would not be lost or stolen from the owner.

That was exactly what Ivan needed. He had been trying to learn the Undetectable Extension Charm, but this magic was very problematic. He had tried many times without success.

When Ivan entered Flamel's office, he saw Dumbledore sitting at a round table not far from the stove.

With a cup of steaming coffee in his hand, he smiled at Flamel and Ivan as if he knew everything.

His blue eyes stopped on Ivan. He didn't ask if he had been successful or what had taken them so long.

"Nicholas, thank you for the cake, it was truly delicious!" Dumbledore stood up, smiled and said, "You must have seen Ivan's Philosopher's Stone, what do you think of it?"

"No doubt, that Philosopher's Stone has a very strong, very pure energy, its texture is much better than the previous one." Flamel also poured a cup of coffee. "As long as the rest is found and the Philosopher's Stone restores its integrity, you can use its power to break Ivan's curse, there is no problem."

"Very well, the problem now is the whereabouts of the rest!" Dumbledore said calmly, "I already have clues. And when I was looking for the tracks of the centaurs to find the Philosopher's Stone, I also got some very interesting information. It looks like we're not going to be alone for the rest of the journey."

Ivan narrowed his eyes. Dumbledore seemed to have something to say.

Where on earth was the Philosopher's Stone taken by the fallen centaurs, and what kind of interest could it cause Dumbledore?

"Albus, according to the previous agreement, I was hoping Ivan could stay for the next month." Flamel said slowly, "This is already the least amount of time it could take. If it's less, I don't have enough security to let him understand all the ancient magic texts he should know."

"No problem, I just need to confirm the clues!" Dumbledore nodded his head. "I'll talk to Maxime about this. Although Ivan and his students had done some unsavory actions tonight, I think for you and me, I would still allow Ivan to stay at Beauxbatons during the summer vacations."

Hearing Dumbledore's reminder, Ivan thought about what happened tonight.

He was a little embarrassed. As an outsider from another school, he made a big fuss at Beauxbatons on the first day and escaped to safety. This was totally unheard of before!

Fortunately, summer vacation was ahead of them. Otherwise, he would have to face the Beauxbatons students, and have more trouble with Gabrielle.