Although Salazar had set up a magic array to slow down the corrosion of these objects, the magic array had been used for thousands of years.
The magic stones that maintained the operation of the magic array had lost their magic power. Naturally, it was impossible for these objects to maintain their original appearance!
If one had the mentality of looking for treasures, they would have been disappointed to see this place!
Allen believed that Salazar had spent a lot of effort to build such a secret room not just to store these things.
He patiently continued to explore.
At the innermost end of the hall, there were several spiral stairs spiraling up.
Interestingly, the stairs were divided into two parts: one part was like the winding slides in a children's playground, and the other part was a normal staircase for humans to walk on.
Obviously, the slide like passage was prepared for the basilisk.
After confirming that there was nothing worth lingering in the hall on the first floor, Allen climbed the wide stairs and went up.
Here, Allen hoped to find something useful.
This was a wider circular space. A thick layer of dust had accumulated on the tiled floor. In the middle of the space, there was a strange, thin, and large lower half of a skeleton.
Judging from its slanted foot bones, it was an extinct animal similar to the earth sloth.
Its skull and upper body bones were buried in the thick layer of dust next to it.
Some black things that looked like burnt cloth were scattered around. Allen immediately recognized that they were the remains of rotten books.
These books had long been broken into pieces, and the mottled ink made it difficult to distinguish what was recorded in them.
Allen gently brushed away the scattered books. When the dust settled, a polished stone table appeared in front of Allen.
It was lying on the ground, and there were some well-preserved stone boxes on it.
Just as Allen was about to open the boxes, a majestic voice suddenly sounded, "After a thousand years, someone finally found this place!"
Allen was shocked, and his heart was in his throat. Who was it?
"I'm here, above your head!" The owner of the voice seemed to have guessed Allen's thoughts.
Allen turned around. Behind the huge skeleton, there was a painting floating in the air.
In a situation where everything was decaying and decaying, not only was this painting perfectly preserved for thousands of years, it was even able to float in the air!
The painting showed a handsome man in the prime of his life. His facial features were very three-dimensional, as if they had been chiseled by a knife.
He frowned slightly, his expression firm and dignified.
The color of the painting was a simple dark green. It was completely different from the colorful oil paintings that the adepts were used to.
"It was drawn with the ink of the arrow stone." The man in the picture seemed to have guessed Allen's thoughts and explained directly.
Allen hurriedly checked his brain seal technique. There were no flaws!
"I don't know how to read your mind, but your expression has revealed your thoughts!"
This was the smartest drawing that Allen had ever seen!
However, the arrow stone! By chance, Allen had seen its information before.
The arrow stone was an ancient creature that had gone extinct millions of years ago and turned into a fossil.
To have such a precious fossil, and to have extravagantly used a large amount of the arrow stone's ink to create a painting, Slytherin's wealth could be seen at a glance!
However, the wealth belonged to Slytherin. There was only desolation as far as the eye could see!
There was dust everywhere, and everywhere was a dilapidated scene.
"I'm sorry, but you've come too late! There used to be a large amount of precious documents and rare herbs here. Now, they've all become scrap! "Slytherin said coldly.
Allen thought for a moment and decided without hesitation. "All of this has something to do with you, right? Salazar? Professor Slytherin! "
"Ha, you're very sharp! In order to maintain the integrity of this painting, I had to use a large amount of magic energy to maintain it. It was all worth it. "Salazar replied without any trace of politeness.
"I'm sure," Allen thought to himself, "Salazar is definitely the most narcissistic of the four founders!"
In order to protect his own painting, he was willing to let countless treasures be annihilated!
"Let me remind you that in a situation like mine, it's very difficult to restrain yourself. Moreover, I don't need to care about what you're thinking now." Salazar's voice revealed a trace of disdain.
However, Allen did not care. After all, Salazar could only be framed in the painting and could not go anywhere.
Salazar observed Allen with an extremely sharp gaze, as if he was carefully studying him from head to toe.
"You're not a Slytherin?" Salazar was somewhat disappointed.
"But I'm a Hogwarts through and through!" Allen was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Back then, we completely parted ways because of some differences. Now, it seems that there's no harm in giving it a try. After all, there's not much time left! "
Salazar seemed to be immersed in the memories of the past, saying something that Allen could not understand.
Allen waited patiently, with an impeccable gentle smile on his face.
"The reason why I'm using all my magic to maintain the painting is that I need to give some guidance to the little Magus who has the ability to find this place."
Salazar actually walked out of the painting, although it was only a faint shadow!
"Are you sure that there's a little Magus who can walk in here alive?" Allen blurted out.
Salazar cast a sidelong glance at Allen. "Could it be that I'm mistaken, and you're a ghost?"
Allen was unexpectedly speechless.
"Open this stone box, and you'll get the answer." Salazar walked to the stone table and pointed at the stone box that Allen had just wanted to open but had not had the time to do so.
Allen did not waste any time and directly opened the stone box.
In an instant, brilliant divine light shot out from the stone box.
After Allen adapted to the bright light, he was surprised to find that it was a green gem!
The appearance of this gem was more or less the same as the Merlin gem in Allen's hand.
No! It should be said that apart from the color, there was almost no difference.
The Merlin gem in Allen's hand was blue in color, but this one was green in color!
The green light it emitted was awe-inspiring. Needless to say, one could see that this rare treasure was extraordinary.
However, what did it have to do with Merlin's gem? Why were they so similar?
"Once, there was a descendant of mine who came to the secret chamber. However, through the Basilisk, I found out that he was not a pure-blooded! Although he spoke in the Basilisk language, he did not meet my requirements. Therefore, he could only open the outer secret chamber. "
Salazar seemed to be very satisfied to see Allen remain calm in front of the gem, and explained with great interest.
"In you, I see all the characteristics that the four of us want! Intelligence, courage, honesty, and ambition! They should be satisfied with my choice. "
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