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"To blend magic into fixed objects... this is alchemy, without a doubt."
"I think you must have read the book 'Magical Products: Change and Fusion'."
Kyle nodded: "I found it by accident in the school library."
"That is indeed a good alchemy book." Nico said, "Although some of its viewpoints are somewhat contrary to mainstream alchemy, it is still good for beginners."
Nico rubbed the bracelet gently and continued, "It's rare that your foundation is also very good. Even I can only find some insignificant flaws.
It seems that you are very interested in alchemy."
Kyle nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
You must be interested at this time. You can't say that you learned alchemy just to study Horcruxes.
Kyle doesn't want to go to Nurmengard for further studies.
Moreover, as the creator of the Philosopher's Stone, Nicolas Flamel's achievements in alchemy are simply unimaginable to others.
Even if he just taught him a few tricks on a whim, it would be an immeasurable asset to Kyle.
"That's great, come with me." Nico returned the bracelet to Kyle and took him to a circular room.
There was no furniture here except for a few tables, and the rest was filled with books.
The number is staggering.
Rows of huge bookshelves are neatly stacked on top of each other, extending from the ground all the way up, as if there is no end.
Nicolas Flamel pointed to the bookshelves and said, "There are quite a few books on alchemy here, as well as notes from earlier years. If you are interested, you can always take a look."
Kyle looked up at the towering book tower and asked in disbelief, "Is all this related to alchemy?"
"Of course not, only a small part."
Nico casually pulled out a faded copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard from the bookshelf next to him.
"If you want to see other ones, you can find them here, whatever you like."
"It's like opening a library at home..." Kyle muttered softly.
"Not really. It's just my personal library."
Nico put the book in his hand back on the shelf. "All the books I collected in the early years are placed here. At first there were only a few bookshelves, but then more and more, and slowly it became like this."
Is this just from the early years?
Kyle smacked his lips. Even if it was just these things in front of him, there were already more than in the Hogwarts library...
However, Nico seemed anxious to go back to listen to the opera, so he didn't explain much. He just said a few simple words and left in small steps.
Before leaving, he called the house-elf over.
"Tata knows the location of every book. You can ask it if you want to find anything...if it's here."
……
The door was closed again, leaving Kyle and Tata staring at each other.
After a moment, Kyle asked doubtfully, "Do you know where these books are?"
"Of course, distinguished guest." Tata said proudly, "As a qualified house elf, I must be able to find what the master needs at any time. Although it is difficult, Tata still did it."
"Can you help me find 'One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi'?" Kyle asked tentatively.
"Snapped!"
Tata snapped his fingers, and a thick book appeared on the table next to him.
"I also need "Magic Products: Change and Fusion"
"Snapped!"
Another snap of fingers.
This book, which was stored in the restricted area of Hogwarts, also appeared on the table.
Kyle walked over and took a quick look. The content was exactly the same as what he had seen before.
"What about 'Let the Blood Boil'?" Kyle narrowed his eyes thoughtfully and said again.
"Snapped!"
It was still the familiar snap of fingers, but this time, nothing appeared on the table.
"Please forgive me, distinguished guest!"
Tata quickly bent down, his long nose almost touching the ground.
“You can’t see that book!”
"I can't see it..." Kyle frowned and said, "Isn't it gone?"
"It's on the twenty-third floor, row ninety-seven on the left."
Tata said accurately, “But you can’t see it, so Tata can’t bring it to you.”
Kyle suddenly realized that there should be a so-called banned books area here.
But he didn't care too much about it, although for a moment, he did think about looking for the book "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Black Magic" that he had been longing for.
But thinking of Nicolas Flamel's relationship with Dumbledore, this idea was quickly dispelled.
Anyway, he had already learned the process of making Horcruxes from Voldemort, so there was no need to take the risk.
"It's okay, Tata, I don't really want to read that book." Kyle calmed down and said, "Can you help me find Nico's notes? I only need the basics, the sooner the better."
Tata stood up again.
With a series of "crackling" sounds like firecrackers, the table was soon piled with various well-preserved notebooks, parchments and slates.
But when Kyle opened them with great anticipation, he found that he couldn't understand them at all. He couldn't even recognize all the symbols that appeared in them.
How to say it, Nicolas Flamel seemed to have suddenly become enlightened and skipped directly from the second grade of elementary school to a graduate student.
And the blank parts in the middle are exactly what Kyle needs most.
"Is there an earlier one?" Kyle asked with a frown.
Tata shook his head.
There was no other choice, so Kyle changed his idea and asked Tata to bring the books that Nico had written before.
This time, there was finally something he could understand.
The Alchemical Principle of Exchange
This is an alchemy textbook that Nicolas Flamel wrote a long time ago specifically for Beauxbatons, and it is just right.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 246 Blue Crystal Fragments
In Nico's private library, Kyle, as usual, sat at the table, quietly flipping through a book on alchemy in his hand.
The house-elf Tata stood quietly by and brought Kyle a glass of freshly made lemonade when he finished reading the last page.
"Thank you."
Kyle finished his lemonade and breathed a sigh of relief.
It has been a month since he came here. During this period, he almost lived in this library. Sometimes, even Tata brought him meals.
Although Nicolas Flamel did not teach him any knowledge about alchemy, he recommended a number of books suitable for beginners, which also benefited Kyle a lot and made a qualitative leap in his alchemy level.
This visible progress made Kyle extremely satisfied.
Unfortunately, today is the day I leave.
Kyle reluctantly handed the book in his hand to Tata and walked out of the library alone.
In the hall, Nicolas Flamel was still enjoying an opera performance from his memory.
When Kyle came over, the band had just finished playing the last syllable.
"I was just wondering when you would come out."
Nico put away his memories and slowly stood up from the beach chair, "Perenel has urged us several times. We have to go back."
Perenelle is Nicole's wife, but she prefers to stay in Devonshire and take care of the plants in the garden, so she did not come to Paris this time.
"Are we leaving now?" Kyle asked.
"No hurry." Nico said with a smile: "Before that, I need to check if you are lazy."
"Well then... Professor Nico."
Kyle pulled a folded piece of parchment from his pocket and unfolded it in front of Nico.
The parchment had detailed markings on every room here, and Kyle's name was written on the location in the hall.
"Is this a map?" Nico said with interest.
"Yes." Kyle said, "The original version of the map was drawn by Tata. I studied the trajectory magic of the flying spell and some other interesting things, and finally made this."
Kyle took out his wand and pointed it at the map, then whispered:
"The library!"
On the parchment, a clear dotted line appeared between Kyle's name and the library.
Nico's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything, just moved his fingers slightly.
In an instant, the hall seemed to come alive, and the corridor behind Kyle began to slowly close, and soon it closed together and turned into a wall.
Not only that, even other places such as doors and windows also disappeared, and the hall suddenly became an enclosed space with no exit.
Nico looked at the parchment again.
The location of the room on the map also changed, but strangely, the dotted line connecting Kyle and the library still existed, it just changed direction.
The dotted line turned a corner before the corridor and disappeared into a wall on the left.
"It looks like your work has failed."
Nico looked up at Kyle, pointed in the direction of the dotted line and said with a smile: "There is no exit there."