69novels Chapter 183 The Special Stone
Chapter 183 The Special Stone
It was after dinner when the owl came to deliver the message to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu took some bread from the kitchen cupboard, broke it into pieces, and fed it to the hardworking owl, Trigg.
After the snowy owl, which was growing larger and larger, had eaten its fill and flown away, Qin Yu opened the reply from Hogwarts in his attic room.
When he saw the black stone the size of an egg that had been attached to the letter, he was immediately taken aback.
This is a rock! A rock!
A thought immediately popped into his mind:
"Could it be that Old Deng has seen through my luck and is planning to entrust the magic stone to me? No, no, no, what merit do I, Qin, possess? How could I possibly be worthy of such a great responsibility... By the way, how many Galleons would this thing be worth if I sold it? Wouldn't that mean my dream of staying at home and living off a woman would come true ahead of schedule?"
However, it turns out that he was clearly overthinking things.
After reading the letter, Qin Yu realized that the stone was not the legendary magic stone, but something called the "Eye of Truth".
"...This was obtained when I was young, during my travels in the North, in a desolate ruin where the aurora was most beautiful. According to the inscriptions left in the ruins, I know its name is 'Eye of Truth,' and its function is to help the holder see the truth..."
Therefore, you still need to travel more to have extraordinary encounters and be able to find treasures as easily as Dumbledore!
However, I've already promised my wife—oops, I mean my sister—that I won't go out on dangerous adventures anymore.
That would be very difficult.
Dumbledore certainly had a purpose in giving away this stone.
The letter focused on answering Qin Yu's questions about "spiritual cultivation." First, it affirmed that his direction was correct, but it also pointed out that there were considerable risks involved. Because one thing was certain: all spiritual cultivation could potentially lead to mental problems.
This is a seemingly obvious truth, and many mental health problems are actually caused by an overactive or overly depressed mental state, making it impossible for people to distinguish between reality and illusion.
In the ordinary human world, or Muggles, the main method for treating mental illness is to take medication that suppresses mental activity.
The magical world, of course, has its own solutions, and that's why Dumbledore sent this stone called the "Eye of Truth".
"...Although its function is ostensibly to allow people to see the truth, in my experience, its true function is to increase the weight of 'truth' in the holder's mind, while weakening the weight of falsehood and delusion. Therefore, the most important thing is that you must have a heart that can distinguish truth from falsehood, so that this stone can help you increase the presence of truth and use truth to overwhelm illusion..."
It was a bit complicated, but after thinking about it carefully, Qin Yu understood—this thing was just an auxiliary tool, and he still needed to rely more on his willpower to distinguish between reality and illusion.
"Got it, the thing Old Deng gave me is a tranquilizer with very few side effects... He still thinks I'm mentally ill."
Despite his complaints, Qin Yu was still extremely grateful for Dumbledore's reply and the small stone that came with it.
Yes, it's warm and comforting.
He only asked a question, and the other party immediately gave a detailed explanation, along with a solution and items.
Old Deng was such a good man!
Qin Yu unilaterally gave Dumbledore a "good guy" card.
So now I'm facing a new problem: the direction I'm exploring is correct, but there are certain risks involved. Should I continue?
The answer is yes!
If it weren't for this trip to Diagon Alley, Qin Yu might have hesitated. However, now that he had made some discoveries, regardless of whether Swinton's fate was as Hermione guessed—possessed by a demon—it was hard to say that the old guy was safe.
He's a brother who's kowtowed to the ground, if I don't care about him, who will?
The main problem is, if we really died on the same day, month, and year, how many years would I be missing?
Qin Yu sighed inwardly, feeling helpless.
Therefore, in any case, it's always better to try to contact the other party and find out what's going on than to do nothing.
Having made up his mind, Qin Yu stopped thinking about it. His first step was to use the mental cultivation method he had figured out to "condense" his spirit so that he could communicate with the alchemical sword.
Holding the black stone carefully, Qin Yu felt a slight coolness in his hand, and this coolness was not just a physical sensation, but seemed to penetrate deep into his mental world.
"This is indeed a good thing... Did Dumbledore not say I had to return it? I, Old Qin, have done nothing to deserve this!"
Qin Yu was overjoyed, but he quickly stopped thinking about it and began his mental cultivation using this rare magical item.
As before, he entered a meditative state with practiced ease, and based on his experience from the day before yesterday, he infused his mind with a "self".
Thus, the light and shadow of the sky, the wind and rain, thunder and lightning, all originate from "my" heart.
Fortunately, the cool sensation from the "Eye of Truth" prevented his spirit from running rampant, gradually calming him down, turning his thunderous power into a gentle breeze and drizzle.
……
The next day, it was sunny and warm.
Hermione felt that Qin seemed a little different from yesterday.
Or rather, he was a little different in the two days before.
He was wiping his own drool on himself and holding her hand, talking about being a wife. It was a bit abnormal.
Today, it was as if he had returned to his usual serious demeanor, and Hermione was somewhat unaccustomed to it.
Of course, she didn't want to hear him say anything strange, nor did she want to say anything strange herself.
Thinking about what she had said in the bookstore yesterday, Hermione wished she could gag Qin or sew his mouth shut to prevent him from bringing it up again.
Fortunately, this guy seems quite serious today.
So, after her parents left, Hermione confidently put her pink socked feet on Qin's lap, while she lay on the sofa reading the books she had bought the day before.
Of course, those feet wouldn't stay still for long. They would wobble around from time to time, either because the owner of the feet was reading something interesting, or because the owner of the feet would poke someone's waist with their toes. That meant the owner of the feet was tired from reading and wanted to do something naughty to perk themselves up.
Qin Yu had the stone tucked in his pocket; his mind was as still as water, frighteningly calm.
Hmph, a mere little witch can't shake his resolve in the slightest!
"I'm so tired~ I'm going to rest for a while~"
As Hermione spoke, she yawned, pulled her feet back, turned her body upside down, and then slipped smoothly under Qin Yu's arm, pressing her upper body against his legs. Then, she wrapped her arms around his waist, pressed her face against him, and comfortably pretended to sleep.
Qin Yu clicked his tongue, sighed helplessly, and thought to himself, "Did this broken stone reach its limit so easily?"
Thinking of this, he put down the book, reached out and pinched the little girl's delicate nose as punishment for breaking her pure Dao heart.