Hogwarts: Becoming a god from reselling fresh food

Nicoléme was still sitting next to Perenal's body as dull as when he left.

But at this time, he had used magic to move Perenal to the bed, and he was sitting on the edge of the bed.

He looked at Quirrell, who was clutching beside Murphy, and he didn't seem to be very interested. He didn't answer Murphy's words, but turned back to look at his wife, "Looking at her like this, I would think she is still Living, just like these past hundred years, watching her sleeping, I would have thought she was dead."

"Sometimes, I feel that life is just like this, just barely maintaining movement and thinking. We only eat a very small amount of food every day, and we gradually lose some sense of taste and smell. It is difficult for our bodies to retain nutrients. The bones have become fragile and the muscles have atrophied. It is only through magic that we can move around with this mummy-like body."

"Death is really close to us. We have been friends with it for many years. It has been so long that even the instinctive fear, sadness and regret have slowly dissipated."

"We have long been prepared to die," Nicoléme said, "but seeing her leave first will still make us sad."

"No one in this world knows who she is, what she has done, her beauty, her kind and soft character, her wisdom that shines like jewels, and those happy times we spent together will last forever. It’s lost and no one will remember it.”

"My mind is too old. Just like this body, it is difficult to have strong emotions about any kind of things. I cannot be angry, and it is difficult to be happy for what you do."

"But I should thank you for doing this for Perenal, even though she may not need it anymore."

Murphy looked at the despairing old man and felt a little confused for a moment, "Don't you care about anything? Where is the Sorcerer's Stone? Since you don't care about anything, why did you give the Sorcerer's Stone to Dumbledore?" ?”

"Ah, the Philosopher's Stone." Flamel's eyes finally regained some sparkle, "If there is anything I am proud of in my long life, it is the Philosopher's Stone."

"But in fact, that's just because I'm lucky. It's a miracle that's hard to replicate and requires God-given opportunities."

"But yes, I still care about the Philosopher's Stone, and I don't want my own greatest work to be used for an evil cause."

"So, what about the knowledge about alchemy?" Murphy asked, "You should be the most powerful alchemist in the world. Don't you want to keep your unique insights on alchemy? Or are you also the kind of person who knows how to do it? Someone who is complacent about having one truth to himself?”

Flamel's eyes looked over. He seemed to have withdrawn from his own world for the first time and took the person in front of him seriously, "What do you want, young man?"

"Your knowledge, your wealth, all your inheritance," Murphy said, "rather than being thrown into the pile of old papers and moldy in the vaults of Gringotts, it would be better for me to play a greater role."

"You are very ambitious." Flamel looked at him. "You are not even willing to hide it. You are so energetic. Perenal will definitely like you. We have no children. She has always liked young people very much. Sometimes when she sees you Only with such a person can I realize that I may just not be dead, but not truly alive.”

"All our property will be donated to the French Ministry of Magic, the British Ministry of Magic, Beauxbatons and Hogwarts..." Flamel said, "We have lived in these two countries for a long time, if you want these , I’m sorry, this is something Perenal and I have already agreed on, and I won’t change it.”

Murphy curled his lips, "It doesn't matter, the property is just incidental. Maybe you are rich with alchemy, but believe me, I may be richer than you."

Nicoléme looked at him in surprise, "Then what you want is my knowledge and the Philosopher's Stone."

"In fact, most of my knowledge has been disclosed one after another over the years, and I have stopped conducting research for many years. If what you want is those past notes and thoughts... mine You can take these books and notes. Originally I wanted to leave them to Dumbledore, but he is too busy and has little time to study alchemy. If anyone can inherit this knowledge, I would be happy to see it. .”

"But I think what you want most is probably the Philosopher's Stone, right?"

"Not bad." Murphy said, not intending to hide it.

"What do you want to do with it?" Flamel asked.

"This question... it's a long story." Murphy said, but he still explained, "Initially, I wanted to get the Philosopher's Stone because I had a disease and my cells were dividing too fast. My body is aging rapidly, and I must need the elixir of life to maintain my life. However, this has become less urgent due to some new research developments. Although the elixir of life is still the most convenient solution, it is also It’s not irreplaceable.”

"However, in addition to the direct effect of the elixir, I am also interested in its mechanism of delaying aging. From your situation, it is not cell repair, but more like a form of maintenance, which is different from what I am currently doing. The anti-aging research directions are different, and if we study them in depth, we may be able to achieve an overlapping and strengthening effect."

"To be honest, I want to live forever, but not to live forever like a zombie like you. I also want to be truly immortal and keep my body in peak condition forever, otherwise the meaning of immortality will be meaningless. With immortality like yours , maybe it’s not all fun?”

"I haven't experienced the joy of life for a long time," Flamel smiled. "It's such an ambitious idea, just like when I was young. Is there any more?"

"Is it true that the magic stone's ability to turn stone into gold is real?" Murphy asked.

"Through some rituals, the magic stone can indeed turn some base metals into gold, and the saying that turning stones into gold is not wrong." Flamel affirmed.

"This is also where I think the greatest value of the Philosopher's Stone lies." Murphy said, "A thing that can carry out material conversion has an unimaginable physical value. It consumes a lot of energy in the process of making the impossible possible. Energy is a huge amount that can be quantified, and studying the Philosopher's Stone will definitely elevate my understanding of magic to a whole new level."

"So, you want the Philosopher's Stone because of its academic value?" Flamel asked with a slightly strange expression.

"Yes." Murphy admitted, "But the elixir is also very useful to me."

"I understand." Flamel nodded, "I see your determination to win the Philosopher's Stone. So, if I don't agree to hand over the Philosopher's Stone to you, what will you do?"

"..."

"What do you think?"