Two days passed in a flash, and Ivan successfully mastered the alchemy circle that guided magic before Hogwarts started, but the practice of enchanting magic did not go so smoothly, and to this day he still can't enchant an item in a second.

However, making the Philosopher's Stone is not a matter of time and a half, so Ivan's mentality is very open, and it is a big deal to practice more in school.

On September 1st, the first day of school, Ivan got up early in the morning, took his suitcase that he had packed in advance, and hurried downstairs.

Perhaps because of the separation, today's breakfast was extraordinarily rich, filling the entire table, and the hard-working alchemy creatures were busy, and after seeing Ivan coming, they enthusiastically put together and pushed away a chair for him.

It was the first time for Ivan to be so warmly entertained, and he looked at Nicol Lemay in surprise, but the latter didn't say anything, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his finger to point to the meal in front of him.

Ivan also laughed, didn't think much about it, picked up the knife and fork in front of him and feasted on it, and Nicol Lemay also accompanied Ivan to eat a little.

About fifteen minutes later, seeing that the departure time was approaching, Ivan, who had eaten and drunk, put down the dishes, turned his head to look at Nicol Lemay, who had a white beard, and said solemnly.

"Teacher, thank you very much for your guidance during this time, and I will come back to see you next summer."

Ivan knew that for an alchemist like Nicol Lemay, material rewards didn't mean much, and the only thing he could do was to be with him more.

However, after he finished speaking, Nicol Lemay shook his head. "You're the most gifted student I've ever met, Hals, and I've learned all the lessons I've prepared for you in just a month and a half, and I don't think there's anything I need to teach you anymore......"

"Don't say that, teacher, my alchemy is just getting started, and there's still a lot to learn from you......" Ivan hurriedly responded.

The more he learned about alchemy, the more Ivan understood how profound alchemy was.

With his current level of seventh-level alchemy, he was just qualified to access the most advanced alchemy knowledge, and it would take at least ten or eight years to understand it thoroughly.

This is still based on the guidance of teachers and the help of the system.

So now suddenly hearing Nicol Lemay say this, Ivan's heart is very worried, and even faintly uneasy.

"Don't be presumptuous, with your current level of alchemy, you can afford to be an alchemy master, and you need to find your own way forward, no one can help you......" Nicol Lemay's face was still calm, and he replied slowly.

Ivan was eager to say something, but was interrupted by Nicol Lemay again. "Do you remember that question you asked me the other day?"

Issue?

Ivan recalled, and then remembered that he had curiously asked Nicol Lemay a few days ago why he had destroyed the Philosopher's Stone that he had worked so hard to make, but he had not received an answer to it.

"Now I can answer you...... That's because I don't need that Philosopher's Stone anymore! Nicol Lemay said very freely.

Don't need it? Ivan looked at the alchemy master in front of him unexpectedly, a little incomprehensible.

If it were him, unless he was about to die, he would never have given up such a precious treasure.

Wait a minute...... Die?

Ivan suddenly realized something.

"You're right, Hals, everything has a limit, the power of the Philosopher's Stone can make people immortal, but it is not immortal......" Nicol Lemay nodded, revealing the answer directly.

That is to say...... You're about to ......" Ivan stammered speechless, or that he didn't want to say the result.

"Speaking of which, I should have met death a long time ago, but I used the power of the Philosopher's Stone to delay this result for more than five hundred years...... Enough is enough! Nicol Lemay said with emotion, with a faint smile on his face, and he couldn't see half of the fear of death.

From the moment he used the Philosopher's Stone to make the Potion of Immorality, he had never stopped drinking the Elixir of Immorality, and at the same time, his resistance to the potion had become stronger and stronger.

At first, he only needed to drink a bottle of potion every three years to maintain his physical function, but recently his resistance has become so strong that he has to drink potions regularly every few days, and his health is not as good as before.

Although Nicol Lemay could technically survive for a few years, the anti-aging effect of the potion was completely ineffective for his wife, who had been with him for more than 600 years, and it was pointless to leave him alone for a longer time.

Because of this, he lent the Philosopher's Stone to Dumbledore so that he could deal with the mysterious man, and completely destroyed the Philosopher's Stone that he had worked so hard to make afterwards.

After all, the last reason to keep him alive was gone, and if it weren't for Ivan's appearance that gave Nicol Lemay the idea of raising a worthy heir, he would have stopped taking potions and buried with his wife a long time ago.

Now, Nicol Lemay is very sure that this talented and hard-working little wizard in front of him will definitely surpass himself in the future, and even hope to explore the end of alchemy.

And he fulfilled his last wish, and he could finally accept death calmly......

Suddenly learning that Nicol Lemay's death was approaching, Ivan's heart seemed to be blocked, and his eyes became a little foggy.

He had only been here for less than half a year, but he had already fallen in love with this hideaway from the hustle and bustle, and he had long regarded Nicol Lemay as his elder......

I had been studying hard for ten days and nights, even if I wanted to master the method of making the Philosopher's Stone as soon as possible, but I didn't want to disappoint the other party......

"There's nothing to be afraid of death, Hals, it's a part of life, it's a long peace and calm, it's something that everyone has to go through......" Nicol Lemay comforted the depressed Ivan, and then took out two thick books and handed them over.

Ivan subconsciously took it and looked at it, the two books were "The Book of Jewish Abraham" and "The Book of Hieroglyphs".

"The first book, which I got by accident in my early years, contains a lot of advanced alchemical knowledge, and it took me 21 years to decipher it, and to study it deeply to produce a philosopher......'s stone," Nicol Lemay muttered, looking at the Jewish Book of Abraham with a hint of memory, and was stunned for a moment before reawakening.

Then, he introduced Ivan to the Book of Hieroglyphs, which was his usual manuscript for recording magic scripts and alchemy circles, which should be of some help to Ivan......

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