great-warnovel Chapter 470 The Tree of Elders
Chapter 470 The Tree of Elders
Chapter 470 The Tree of Elders
"You've never seen my lord use a wand, have you?" Rozier explained in a good mood.
"For him, even the invincible Elder Wand seemed somewhat superfluous."
Even though the boat wasn't fast, it only took them a dozen minutes to reach the other side.
"After defeating Dumbledore, his power continued to expand endlessly, while the Elder Wand that helped him defeat his powerful enemies became a useless burden, neither useful nor worth discarding."
The group disembarked and walked through the ruins that had been dilapidated for fifty years.
Occasionally, one can see shamans from the Malacce Party here, who control the scale of the Fiendfire to prevent it from getting out of control.
There are even wizards from outside the city who try their luck in the ruins of the city. As long as they are not close to the Seine, they will not be driven away.
"So our Lord planted the Elder Wand in the ruins of old Paris, right in the heart of what was once Père Lachaise Cemetery."
Hermione was a little stunned. The most powerful Elder Wand had just planted a seed like that?
"If I understand correctly, German-speaking wizards also believe in planting their own wands only after death, right?" she puffed out her cheeks, speaking in a sarcastic and ironic tone.
That's the Elder Wand, the most powerful artifact in the world, bar none.
She was even hoping to borrow it from the old man to play with.
Rozier smiled with considerable pride, his eyes seemingly shining with the image of someone he admired.
"He has transcended life and death, unlike Tom Riddle, who is a clown."
The old woman turned to Hermione and said, "Even before you planted Dumbledore's sacred oak, and even much earlier, Durmstrang students were already using wands made from elderberry that grew from the Deathly Hallows."
"Even with standard wands, our Fiery Blaze army is always invincible because of the superior materials used in their creations."
"Elderwood, combined with different cane cores, is suitable for everyone!"
Hermione finally understood why Mikhail was so bored that he decided to defect.
This thing really doesn't require much technical skill. It's just filling different cores into the same material. There's no spark of inspiration, no compatibility of properties. Anyway, there will always be students who can adapt to different properties, so you can just do it however you want.
The first week's task was to fill 9-13 inch elder wands with dragon heartstrings.
The second week's task was to fill 9-13 inch elderflower wands with Thestral tail hair.
The third week's task was to fill 9-13 inch elderflower wands with horse-shaped kaleidoscope hair.
Some simple puzzle games that require absolutely no technical skill.
There is no need for superb staff-making skills; an apprentice who has received two months of training can do it all well.
"So, their wand selection is simply choosing the right length and core from a bunch of elder wands?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, this can save us all a lot of time."
Rozier led them through half of the old town to the burning Père Lachaise Cemetery, one of the starting points of Grindelwald's arson.
A wall of fire formed a circle, blocking the view so that no outside wizard could cross the line.
"Aside from entering from underground, only authorized personnel can pass through here."
The old woman gave a brief explanation, then walked to the raging black flames. With a wave of her hands, a corridor of flames large enough for two people to walk side by side automatically formed.
Looking in from outside the corridor, a tall, old tree, resembling a withered tree, stands in the center of the cemetery.
It had few leaves, only dark branches, but it didn't look like it was dead.
It seems that it grew into this shape only under the constant, fierce heat of the surrounding environment.
A solemn and desolate sense of death emanated from the tree. Although it was not as tall and towering as the Sacred Oak with its newly formed runes, it faintly conveyed a feeling similar to the deathly veil of the stone archway.
However, it was harmless, and Hermione saw a few members of the Mughal Party dressed in black robes looking around the tree for suitable branches to prune.
"May I get a closer look?" the witch asked Rozier for his opinion.
"You have almost more power here than I do, why are you asking me?" the old lady said with a hint of jealousy.
Seeing that she didn't stop her, Hermione walked confidently to the tree and reached out a hand to touch its rough, black bark.
Legend has it that the Elder Wand was made by Death using elderwood and Thestral feathers, and whoever wields it will become invincible.
Hermione initially did not believe in the existence of Death, and she once thought that the Three Deathly Hallows were merely the recollections of the Peverell brothers.
But as the Curtain of Death inflicts damage on Dumbledore, and the fact that the ancient peoples seem to have actually worshipped a certain god of death, she is forced to become skeptical of his existence.
"The Elder Wand, the Death Wand, the Staff of Fate—what if this wand bearing these names truly is the work of Death?"
There are many wand makers who replicate the Old Man's wand with the same length, shape, wood, and core, but none of them possess the same power as the original.
Those who are chosen as masters by it will possess invincible magical power in duels.
"If the Deathly Hallows really came from the hands of Death, can my third eye trace back to his existence?" Hermione suddenly had this thought pop into her head.
Before, Harry had the Invisibility Cloak, a family heirloom, on hand. Although it was one of the Deathly Hallows, Hermione hadn't paid much attention to it. Moreover, she was too weak at the time, and even if she had such an idea, she might have caused a big problem by "looking directly at God."
But things are different now. With a complete new Great Rune and half of an Order Great Rune, she can be considered a high-ranking demigod in the borderlands.
At this level, the danger of revisiting the Deathly Hallows would be much smaller.
Without hesitation, she acted on her thoughts. With the tree that the Elder Wand had transformed into as a direct medium, her long-dormant Heavenly Eye, without any hindrance, traced back to its original owner generation after generation.
The scene resembles a black-and-white, weathered sand painting, with storm-like shadows swirling in the field of vision, forming phantom-like figures that shout and cast spells, causing one massacre after another. But even after countless generations, the most powerful is still Grindelwald.
From Rozier's and the others' perspective, Hermione's eyes suddenly flashed with a strong blue light, and she was frozen in place as if by a petrification spell.
However, no one dared to disturb her until, after a long while, the witch suddenly came to her senses.
She sighed regretfully: "I still haven't seen Death—"
The vision of the Heavenly Eye is not a clear Muggle videotape; it always contains many metaphors and symbols.
The message delivered to Hermione only described the essence of the Deathly Hallows—the Great Rune of Death that had been dismantled!
Yes, tracing back to the earliest era of the Peverell brothers, these three powerful wizards joined forces to create the Great Rune of Death for this world on the banks of a river that always drowned travelers.
But they did not claim that power for themselves, or rather, they were unaware of the existence of the Great Rune.
They divided that power into three parts, each keeping one.
The Resurrection Stone—the authority that governs the fate of all living beings.
The invisibility cloak—a shadow of death that is everywhere.
The Elder Wand propels the power that brings about the end.
If you can collect all three Deathly Hallows, you can recreate the Great Rune of Death!