Special Containment Object-017 series?
Oh, right, she vaguely remembered mentioning it in the “Dumbledore” letter.
Eileen's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded thoughtfully. As expected, for this kind of almost non-human long-lived wizard, a simple clash of good and evil, or a change in the world, was unlikely to move him.
“Of course, I haven’t forgotten about this.”
In fact, what she said just now was more of an explanation to the other wizards present, using Flamel's question as a pretext.
As for what could truly arouse the interest of an immortal existence like Nicolas Flamel, it was clearly those rare materials that bordered on forbidden magic, and, moreover, materials that the old wizard had never possessed in his long life.
However, as luck would have it, Eileen happened to have such a batch of "dark magic treasures" on hand.
“We can talk about the International Confederation of Wizards later. Whether peaceful evolution is successful or not, at least we must first solve the shackles that are currently restricting the development of magical civilization. The biggest problem in the magical world now is the development of magical energy, as well as the establishment of artificial intelligence and magical networks. And regarding these two points, we now have excellent research goals.”
Nicolas Flamel raised his eyebrows, instantly perking up.
The integration of the magical and non-magical worlds was too distant and grand, and the games of finance and politics were not Nicolas Flamel's forte, but alchemy was a field he had spent hundreds of years in.
Compared to a vast plan that could subvert the entire magical world, he was actually more concerned about this.
“So, what exactly is this new research material you’re talking about?” Flamel asked.
“We found Horcruxes.”
“That’s it?”
Disappointment appeared on Nicolas Flamel's face.
He had originally thought he would hear a different answer, but what Eileen was talking about was nothing more than the extremely dangerous and insane evil magic that he had abandoned hundreds of years ago when he was exploring the path to immortality.
Horcruxes can tear a person's soul apart, sealing part of the soul away. In a sense, it is indeed soul immortality.
In this way, even if the body is destroyed, one will not die, and can still remain in the world in some strange way. But the soul should remain complete and flawless, and splitting it is an evil act against nature.
That is also why even dark wizards are unwilling to create Horcruxes—they would rather face death head-on.
Nicolas Flamel shook his head, sighing helplessly.
“Alright, I haven't actually researched Horcruxes yet, so something is better than nothing. It’s indeed not easy to find a complete Horcrux in the magical world. It’s just that in subsequent experiments, it seems we need to be more cautious…”
“More cautious? Why?”
Eileen blinked her eyes and asked softly with an innocent expression.
“There are at least a dozen Horcruxes. If we accidentally break one, we can just replace it, right?”
A dozen?!
A thick comical expression appeared on Nicolas Flamel’s face, and he looked at Eileen with a strange expression as if to say, "Do you take me for a three-hundred-year-old child?" Tearing a fragment from one's own soul to create a Horcrux was already a very crazy thing, how could it sound like Galleons are casually found on the side of the road?
Not to mention that Horcruxes are not some dark magic that can be easily cast with mere ruthlessness.
This is the most cutting-edge forbidden dark magic that has disappeared from the world for nearly a thousand years! Unless it is a particularly powerful dark wizard, the magic power of an ordinary wizard is simply not enough to generate magical fluctuations strong enough to tear the soul.
Could it be…
In the decades he has been in seclusion, have a dozen crazy dark wizards unknowingly been born in the world?
“Tom Riddle, or rather Voldemort, you should have heard of this name. This is the dark wizard who wreaked havoc in the British magical world not long after Grindelwald's downfall more than a decade ago. According to our judgment, he should have created a large number of Horcruxes.”
“By chance, we happened to master several Horcruxes, and if there are no accidents, there may be more.”
“So, what does that represent? The consumption of alchemical experiments is not…”
Flamel shook his head, but before he could finish speaking, the old wizard suddenly paused.
Looking at the bright red Philosopher's Stone in his hand, a terrifying and crazy idea suddenly popped into Nicolas Flamel’s mind. An immortal soul plus an infinitely reshaping body, isn't that an infinite…
At the same time, Eileen finally couldn't restrain her emotions, and an excited expression appeared on her face.
This was the main reason he invited Nicolas Flamel! If there is any wizard in this world who can make Voldemort's Horcruxes less dangerous, then Nicolas Flamel, who has mastered the immortality of the body, is definitely one of them.
In the original story, Voldemort’s resurrection ritual was actually not complicated, and even Peter Pettigrew could lead it to completion.
Therefore, in theory, a certain "tool wizard" Mr. can dedicate his life, body, and soul infinitely for the development of academic affairs in magical civilization, and the reason is even more just and bright—to destroy Horcruxes.
Studying the upper limit of Horcrux tolerance is just the beginning; Eileen's plan is very distant.
In the coming decades, with the support of binary computer technology, mankind will enter the information age, and Eileen wants to allow the magical world to replace that traditional technology and become the initiator of the future transformation of human society.
Energy, materials, and algorithms are the three major factors restricting subsequent technological innovation.
Among these, the magical world is most likely to see technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence—even in Hogwarts, there are already non-human magical existences that are taking shape and tireless.
If these attempts can be successful, she can at least ensure that the magical world has a technological monopoly in the next hundred years.
The magical world itself does not possess key technologies, or lacks irreplaceable social value. The highly exclusive mysterious magic power will only form a barrier, and by penetrating some basic industries, magic can become slightly less distant and terrifying, subtly entering everyone's life and completing the most gentle evolution.
Before that, the first thing Eileen needs to do is to integrate the resources and wizards under her command to form a trustworthy "White-Haired Little Ball Team" that is different from the Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards.
Undoubtedly, no matter from what perspective, Voldemort is obviously the most suitable target as a common enemy.
Just like the initiation certificate in ancient China, working together to deal with dangerous Horcruxes is the easiest way to enhance the cooperation and sense of belonging of the team around her, and it is also the most consistent with everyone's ideas.
The hidden benefits of this even outweigh the technology itself.
Her layout is quite vast and will take an extremely long time to complete bit by bit. Tonight is just the first step taken by "Magic-Guided Civilization," and no one cares whether Voldemort's Horcruxes will be treated unfairly as a result.
Destroying Horcruxes and studying the nature of Horcruxes is inherently the light of justice.
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Resuming updates...slowly recovering my state——
I feel like what I've written during this period has a bit of a strange taste. I've been working hard to adjust and think about what went wrong and how to fix it in the past few days...