Chapter 175 New Laboratory
"I heard that you have read all the books they sent?"
In the basement of Malfoy Manor, Comrade Lao Fu sat at one end of the long table and spoke softly.In front of him was a perfectly cooked steak, which had just been cut into a small piece and had not yet been eaten.
"I've finished reading it," Ike replied after taking a mouthful of risotto, wiping his mouth with a napkin.
"What a strong energy." Comrade Lao Fu said calmly, and it was unclear whether it was a compliment or something else. "Do you understand?"
"Yeah." Ike nodded.
These collections of books from pure-blood families will still be of great help to Ike, but with his current level of magic, it is not difficult.At least, they didn't give Ike much inspiration to find a way to advance to LV7 with magic spells.
"I heard about what you did in the second event of the competition. For you who can already use sea control skills, those help are indeed very limited." Comrade Lao Fu put down the knife and fork in his hand, and a pair of red Looking at Ike, "But you have to know, little Ike, knowledge can be cheap or expensive."
"Are you ready to discover the true meaning of magic?"
"I'm ready." Ike's eyes were blazing, full of desire for knowledge. That hot and strong emotion made Comrade Lao Fu nodded with satisfaction.
"Don't be anxious, little Ike, you will get what you want. The Dark Lord will never treat those who have helped him badly." Comrade Lao Fu said pointedly, picked up the knife and fork again, Enjoy the food carefully prepared by Malfoy in front of you.
"Okay, teacher."
Ike was not in a hurry. He was convinced that Comrade Lao Fu needed him now.
As long as he is valuable, he will definitely get what he wants...
Under normal circumstances, Ike would not dine with Comrade Lao Fu, but today was a special occasion.After finishing eating, Ike bowed slightly to Comrade Lao Fu, and left the basement that was basically dedicated to Comrade Lao Fu.
Going up the stairs, Lucius, Crabbe, Goyle and Wormtail were standing outside the door, nodding to them, Lucius and the others immediately bowed slightly.
Within the Death Eaters, Ike's status is special.
There is an essential difference between students and servants. With the support of Comrade Lao Fu, Death Eaters like Lucius would not dare to show any disrespect.
Everyone can see how kind Comrade Lao Fu is to Ike.
"Mr. Malfoy, I have something to ask you for help." Ike stopped and Lucius quickly asked, "Little master, what can I ask of you?"
"I want a quiet room to do some magic experiments, something remote, preferably in a manor but not in this castle." Ike said, "You also know the dangers of magic experiments..."
"No problem, this is a very simple matter." Lucius said.
"Thank you, Mr. Malfoy. If it is convenient, please prepare a cauldron, quill, carving knife and some magic materials for me. Common ones will be fine."
"Okay, I'll let you know when I'm ready."
Lucius was very efficient. Early the next morning, he took Ike to a small tiled house near the woods in the north of the manor.When you open the door and come in, it's obvious that it has been tidied up.There are cabinets and shelves on the four walls, filled with all kinds of magic materials, whether they are potions or alchemy, except for a few extremely rare ones, they are basically all there.
"Thank you, Mr. Malfoy." Ike said calmly. Lucius quickly bowed in return, but did not get up immediately.
"There is one thing I hope you can agree to."
"You say."
"I want Draco to come over and be your assistant before school starts..."
Ike looked at the somewhat humble Lucius and nodded in agreement.He knew very well what Lucius had in mind, and he didn't reveal it or refuse it. After all, no matter how you looked at it, there was no harm in Draco being stronger.
But obviously, Draco himself didn't think much about it.
Ever since Comrade Lao Fu and Ike moved into Malfoy Manor, Draco's life has been very difficult.Apart from being unable to be as casual as before, Draco actually lived in fear every moment of every day.
Even though he always used "Comrade Lao Fu" to scare Harry at school, no one would want to live with such a dangerous person day and night.
"Wolfsbane potion, you know." While selecting potion ingredients from the cabinet shelf, Ike said casually to Draco, who was standing next to him and competing with him.
"I know." Draco's mood was not very high. Ike could tell that, but he ignored it. Instead, he ordered in an almost commanding tone, "Then what are you waiting for? Help me prepare the materials until the start of school. You have to make at least one portion yourself."
"This...is impossible..."
"Nothing is impossible, Draco." Ike thrust a list into Malfoy's arms, stared into Draco's eyes, and said in a very serious tone, "Now, it's impossible for you to be like before. …”
Draco was silent for a long time, then finally nodded and helped Ike prepare the potion ingredients according to the materials on the list.Ike didn't pay much attention, and went directly to the crucible with the one he had just found, lit the fire with a movement of his fingers, and began to brew the wolfsbane potion.
"Remember Lupine? When he was in third grade, Snape would brew a Wolfsbane potion for him every month." Ike said casually while putting potion ingredients into the crucible rhythmically, "It's actually not difficult, just very tedious. As Snape said in Potions class, this is a precise, rigorous, and beautiful process that leaves no room for mistakes..."
Draco stood aside and watched quietly as Ike put materials into the crucible one after another like a machine that would never make mistakes. The whole process lasted for more than an hour without any lag. .
They watched like this for four full hours, Draco said nothing and just watched, until Ike finally closed the lid of the cauldron.
"Do you know when it will be ready?" Ike asked.
"I know, it's on the list you gave me," Draco replied.
"Then, the job of opening the lid will be left to you." Ike said, "Then you can start trying..."
Giving up the position of the potion workbench to Draco, Ike came to the other side of the room, picked up a carving knife and a piece of obsidian, sat on a chair and began to carefully carve magic words on it.
In terms of potions, before getting a new potion formula, Ike actually had little room for improvement.Indeed, he could try to invent a new potion, but this would be completely thankless and not in line with current needs.On the contrary, in terms of ancient runes and ancient magic, because of the pure-blood family's collection of books, Ike had some new ideas that he wanted to try.
For example, building a bridge between ancient magic and modern magic...