Chapter 1201 The Ship of Theseus (Part 1)

Almost everyone who comes to Paris will go to the Louvre. Tourists come from all over the world like sea water and disappear into the 60,000-square-meter exhibition hall like being absorbed by a sponge.

They walked around with the guide map until the sun turned to the west, their feet were sore from walking, and there were still many exhibition halls to explore.

However, the exhibition hall is only part of what the Louvre displays to the world. Behind the numerous palaces, there is an area of ​​more than 100,000 square meters open only to staff. Some people compare the Louvre to a huge piece of Gruyère cheese, with people watching everywhere.

There are windows that are beautiful but cannot be opened, and there is a basement that is not visible on the surface but does exist.

Countless pipes, cables, and water pipes are intertwined and criss-crossed, and many rooms are connected by corridors and tunnels extending in all directions, turning it into a maze.

If no one is carrying it, outsiders will not be able to reach the roof of the Louvre unless they follow the facade of the Louvre.

The landscape seen from here is completely different from that seen from the Eiffel Tower. This is also one of the "repertoires" of the Louvre. When Goncey and Severus followed Eugène through the complex

When the corridor came to the roof, I was shocked by what I saw. The glass pyramid courtyard in the distance was shrouded in a golden "cloud". The light from the glass pyramid illuminated the "cloud", and the "cloud"

There were countless people below. The water in the pool in the courtyard had overflowed, forming a "river". A boatman was holding his boat floating in the center of the river.

"What do you think?" Eugene asked Severus.

"It's like watching the Great Migration of African animals." Severus said. "That punter is the ferryman of the Styx?"

"He doesn't accept gold." Eugene said, "If you meet him one day, remember to bring silver coins."

After saying that, Ou Ren left.

"Do you still want to go back to sleep?" Severus asked Gong Saiyi.

"It's unbelievable." Gong Saiyi exclaimed, as if he couldn't bear to take his eyes back.

"Come here!" Ou Ren said to the two of them.

Severus walked over, and then he found an iron gate that could only allow one person to pass through.

He opened the door, but what was behind the door was not a passage, but pipes on the ceiling. There was a lapis lazuli crocodile sculpture lying among the black cables, glowing green like the stars in the sky.

Light.

"There's no place to stay down here." Gong Saiyi also came over, peering through the iron door like Severus.

"Start your performance, gentlemen." After speaking, Ou Ren stepped aside and stared here as if he was watching a good show.

"What do you want to do?" Gongsei asked Severus.

Severus took the cloak out of the lizard-skin pocket.

Death Eater flying seems to be very mysterious, but in fact its "key" is the flying cloak.

Magic seems magical, but once the key is told to the audience, it will lose its charm. After putting on the cloak, Severus turned into a black smoke, got into the iron window, and used the "Pharaoh's dagger" tied to the "

"The spear" picked up the lapis lazuli sculpture and then dropped it into the room.

This is a secret room in the Louvre, with a very strong Restoration style and very luxurious decoration.

The lapis lazuli crocodile sculpture is so lifelike that the scales on the crocodile's body are clearly visible, as if it were transformed into a living creature.

"Wait!" Gong Saiyi used his magic wand to turn into a rope ladder, tied one end of it to the roof, and then followed the rope ladder slowly and clumsily to the secret room.

"Strange, where is the entrance?" Gong Saiyi looked at the secret room. There was no door that seemed to be accessible, as if the iron door above his head was the only entrance.

"Maybe it will appear after destroying it." Severus said, staring at the sculpture placed on the round wooden table.

"So... do it?" Gong Saiyi asked.

Severus didn't move.

"What are you waiting for?"

"This place is like a fish tank," Severus said. "You want to drown in that stinking black water?"

Gong Saiyi opened his eyes wide.

"I can turn that wooden table into a boat, but if there is something in the water, how can we ensure that it will not be overturned by something in the water?"

"We can leave the same way we came in," Gong Saiyi said.

Severus shook his head, "Do you still remember those monsters we met just now? No matter which one they are, letting them appear in the world will bring huge harm. We have enough monsters to face now."

Gong Saiyi cursed angrily, and the two looked at the sculpture together, not knowing what to do.

"You seem to be in trouble."

The two of them suddenly heard another person speaking in French-like English.

They turned and looked over and saw a man wearing eighteenth-century clothing.

"Good evening, gentlemen, I am the curator of the Egyptian Pavilion at the Louvre, Jean-Francois Champollion." The man bowed to the two of them politely.

"Can you help us? Curator!" Gong Saiyi pointed at Ou Ren who was watching the fun above and said, "He obviously doesn't want to help."

"You were 41 years old when you died." Severus said to Champollion, "Prince Eugene was 42 years old when he died, and you both died of sudden diseases such as stroke and cerebral hemorrhage. Is this just a coincidence?"

"Do you think this is a curse from Pharaoh?" Champollion asked with a smile.

"You have all been to Egypt," Severus said.

"Many people in our time have been to Egypt. Your statement is too far-fetched." Champollion turned his attention to the sculpture after saying. "In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the deceased will get a new body after the trial.

, this kind of body is not flesh and blood, but made of lapis lazuli and gold. Lapis lazuli is a blessed material. The ancient Egyptians believed it had healing powers. Nobles would mix it into sesame oil for eyeliner.

It, to avoid eye diseases caused by wind and sand, why do you want to destroy a sculpture made of lapis lazuli?"

"We believe it is possessed by demons..."

"I don't think so."

"A Horcrux cannot be made just because the container is holy." Severus interrupted the argument between the two, "I know a wizard who made a Horcrux out of a crown representing wisdom."

"That's really evil." Champollion murmured.

"Can you tell us what to do next?" Gong Saiyi asked.

"About that Horcrux, how did you destroy it?" Champollion asked Severus.

"Fire Curse." Severus replied, "You want to burn down the Louvre?"

"No!" Champollion and Gongsei said together.

"Then you two, think about it carefully." Severus found a chair and sat down, then took out a box that was exactly the same as the Auror's from his pocket and began to rummage through the contents.

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"It seems your lover is in trouble." Hathor said while drinking.

Through the golden basin filled with clean water, Pomona saw Severus.

"He just tried to ask Eugène to come to my place to check on you, but Eugène refused. Do you know why?" Hathor asked.

"Because the British blocked the sea route, she couldn't receive Napoleon's letter to Josephine." Pomona said exhausted.

"He prefers to believe that it was foreigners who did it, and he doesn't want to believe that it was Bonaparte's relatives who did it." Hathor sighed. "Compared to men, women can't forgive Josephine. His sisters are behind him."

Mother said a lot of bad things about Josephine in front of her, which is why she did not attend the coronation day."

Pomona looked at Hathor.

"As long as they can ensure that the child is theirs, men of that era no longer worry about a woman's chastity." Hathor shrugged. "In Bonaparte's words, adultery can happen on any convenient sofa."

"But Napoleon's sisters are not necessarily any more noble than Josephine?" Pomona said displeasedly.

"Their husbands are not national heroes. Speaking of this, I remembered, what is that boy's name? By the way, Newt Scamander, he and his brother both love the same woman, right?" Hatto

I asked.

"After Theseus and Leta got engaged, Newt had little contact with them." Pomona said solemnly.

"Then what does he usually do?"

"Living in isolation and taking care of magical animals, Hufflepuff is very social, but occasionally there are a few weirdos in our college, not to mention that Newt later married another woman."

"What about Theseus?" Hathor asked.

"Why do you care?" Pomona said uncomfortably.

"Do you know what Bonaparte thinks of Theseus?" Hathor asked with an ambiguous smile.

"Theseus...you mean the Theseus in the myth?" Pomona asked.

"In Napoleon's time, Scamander's brother had not yet been born. Isn't it the Theseus in the myth or who is it?"

"I don't know, and I don't care what he thinks," Pomona said distractedly.

"He said, Theseus is a poor hero." Hathor suddenly grabbed Pomona's arm, and the latter remained as motionless as if she were petrified.

"Lend me your body." Hathor smiled sweetly at Pomona. "Don't worry, I won't do anything bad. I just want to dance."
Chapter completed!