Like Slytherin's Chamber.
This is Helga Hufflepuff's legacy in the ancient castle. Over the years, people have given it many different names, and its original history gradually got buried in the dust—until someone unintentionally stirred a gentle breeze, allowing the past to resurface in the human world once again.
Ian still doesn't know the reason the Room of Requirement was created back then, but that doesn't prevent him from glimpsing the mysteries of this chamber through its unfettered display.
[Ancient Alchemy Skill Level +4]
[Ancient Alchemy Skill Level +3]
[Ancient Alchemy Skill Level +5]
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Complex and mysterious runes flicker in the faint light.
Intricate alchemy formulas and magic runes swirl slowly in the air, each symbol embodying profound wisdom and power, connecting together to construct a path to the hall of knowledge.
The inscription formulas scattered across the room's every corner join together to form a magnificent tapestry in the field of alchemy, leaving countless alchemists in awe.
Ian feels the same. Among the flickering inscriptions, he seems to glimpse Helga Hufflepuff's figure from a millennium ago, as she meticulously inscribed her accumulated knowledge in a room that should have been utterly ordinary.
This is not just Helga Hufflepuff's Golden House; it's also a treasure she's left for future generations.
Many profound pieces of magical knowledge are engraved here to create an alchemical marvel like the Room of Requirement, some of which involve magic that is now strictly controlled.
[Traceless Stretching Charm (Level 0) 32/50]
Without a sound.
As Ian comprehends and learns, his personal panel undergoes another minor change—this magic won't be found in standard textbooks, as it's controlled by the wizarding world's noble families through legal means.
Traceless Stretching Charm.
A treasure in the space domain.
In any world, powers related to space and time are undoubtedly top-tier strengths. Perhaps the noble families do not want too many to learn such magic; it's not just to monopolize the sales channels of luggage and family tents.
Some profound things should only belong to them, the elites, to showcase their uniqueness, allowing them to feel the family's glory.
"Grateful to the ancestors, grateful to the founders, grateful to Hogwarts~" Ian sits cross-legged among countless magic runes and alchemy formulas, striving to absorb the shining knowledge like observing the stars.
[Transformation Technique Skill Level +3]
[Ancient Alchemy Skill Level +5]
[Traceless Stretching Charm Skill Level +3]
[Illusionary Body Spell (Level 0) 4/50]
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This is a more intuitive form of learning than books, like dismantling a complex instrument into countless small parts, allowing those with the relevant foundation to understand the underlying principles.
For an entire afternoon, Ian soaks himself in the Room of Requirement. Had he not promised the little wizards to conduct a mini-class tonight teaching the Color-changing Lighting Spell, as a young professor he can't afford to neglect his duties like Headmaster Dumbledore, he might have spent the whole night in the Room of Requirement.
"This place will undoubtedly accelerate my mastery of Teacher Morgan's alchemy assignments." Before leaving the Room of Requirement, Ian reluctantly looks back at the exposed magic runes and structural formulas step by step.
The knowledge here clearly isn't something that can be learned in a few weeks or months; even with Ian's strong comprehension and learning abilities, completing it within a year remains uncertain—actually, one can understand this; after all, this Golden House is Helga Hufflepuff's masterpiece.
"Does that Professor Arthur King really think anyone can understand the Room of Requirement in a year?" Ian isn't very familiar with characters scarcely mentioned in the original work, let alone someone who's never appeared. He can only speculate that the person might have been a disciple of Alchemy Master Nicolas Flamel.
Reflecting on what he learned in the Room of Requirement, Ian returns to the Ravenclaw Common Room where the mischievous bird at the entrance is attempting to challenge a little witch Ian is acquainted with.
Qiu Zhang is definitely one of the outstanding ones among the Ravenclaw little wizards, but when faced with a course she's never encountered, she can only knock her head against the bronze eagle head in frustration.
Unfortunately.
When it comes to advanced mathematical problems, knocking your head won't yield the answers—Ian's arrival becomes Qiu Zhang's savior, and the bronze eagle reluctantly opens the door for them both.
"You can even solve problems like these; is there anything you can't do?" Qiu Zhang's attitude towards Ian, like most first-year little wizards, has already started moving towards admiration.
"Actually, I'm forced to learn, really, just don't let me catch who taught the door these things, or I'll make sure they know I'm not easily bullied!" Ian loudly curses himself in righteous indignation, evidently to avoid arousing suspicion from the clever little wizards.
Currently in Ravenclaw, there are rumors circulating about a "mysterious evil person", and even some senior wizards have created some "torture instruments" just waiting to catch the culprit who led the bronze eagle astray. Ian has seen those things, and this is why he hasn't dared to think about turning himself in for a reward.