Under the guidance of the ghost, Elwyn walked deeper into the castle.
Marcus introduced the history of this place to Iven as they walked. Ravenclaw Castle's internal structure and decorations were quite complex and luxurious, continuing the style of the exterior decoration.
Unlike the simple architectural layout of Hogwarts Castle, where one could see the central staircase that connected the corridors of each floor after entering the foyer, the interior of Ravenclaw Castle was like a maze. There were many doors, passages, and staircases that led to unknown places.
The corridors extended in all directions, all the way into the deep darkness.
The castle was very quiet, and even the air seemed to have a mysterious aura. Although many of the actual decorations were long gone, under the effect of magic, the phantoms of the past appeared in front of Elwyn one by one, recreating the glory of the castle in the past.
If one did not consider the blue magic light that appeared from time to time on these phantoms, they seemed to be no different from the real thing.
If there was any doubt that Elwyn had about the whole thing, it would be the magic that allowed ghosts and objects to reappear.
There was no doubt that Ravenclaw's Coronet had activated the magic, but Elwyn was not very clear about the principle behind it.
In his opinion, this magic was incredible.
Calling it an illusion was not entirely true. At least the ghosts had a physical body, and they could act according to their own thoughts. Most importantly, to complete a magic of this scale required a huge amount of magic. Where did this energy come from?
This was definitely not the power of the Coronet. Ravenclaw's Coronet did not have such strong magic.
Elwyn had been wondering, and the ghosts did not seem to know about this matter. It was not until he walked into Ravenclaw Castle that he felt the surrounding magic become more active. A powerful energy was attracting him from the center of the castle. That was the source of the entire magic.
Ravenclaw's Coronet only activated this magic, and the magic itself was on something in the center of the castle.
"Wait, Markus, this direction …" Elwyn sensed for a moment, pointed to a corridor and asked, "What's there?"
"That direction is the central tower. Master, the library is there!" Markus said, "Please go this way. This corridor doesn't lead directly to the central tower. There's a secret passage on the third floor of the banquet hall. Otherwise, we'll have to make a big detour to the west tower."
"Can't we just go through it?" Elwyn asked. He felt that the design of the castle was very strange.
It was really strange. There was clearly a simpler and more direct path, but they didn't want to use it. Why did they have to make it so complicated?
Most importantly, from Elwyn's point of view, there was no point in doing so.
"Yes, except for a few secret passages, there are only five towers that are connected to the central tower. We'll have to take a long detour to get there." Markus explained, "The original designer set up magic in the castle, so the internal structure of the castle is designed in the form of magic runes. Many passages are strictly restricted by magic. Every newcomer here can't figure out the direction, but if you live here for a long time, you'll be familiar with it …"
"Well, what kind of magic did the ancestors of the Ravenclaw family set up?"
"It's a powerful defensive spell. It's said to be able to resist intruders. I don't know what kind of magic it is, because it's only used when the Ravenclaw family is in danger." Markus said, "In fact, as far as I know, no one has ever used this magic. This may just be a rumor. You've seen it, when the family was really in danger, this so-called magic didn't play a role. The power of the Grim Reaper is not something that mortal magic can resist. "
"Well …" Elwyn nodded carelessly.
He felt that this magic was not as simple as Markus said.
Not to mention whether it was a defensive magic, it was amazing that it could make so many ghosts and past scenes reappear.
Elwyn was more interested in the central tower of the castle. Besides the library, what other secrets were there?
Under the guidance of the ghosts, Elwyn walked up the white marble stairs to the third floor of the banquet hall.
The entire side walls of the third floor were replaced by hollow hanging windows. From here one could see the castle's garden.
The garden was sandwiched between the outer layer of the castle and the main tower. Scattered among the withered grass were many different shaped statues.
Elwyn once again stopped. He gazed at the towering central tower, his gaze very quickly shifted to the statues in the garden.
These statues were all in the shape of indescribable monsters …
For example, the humanoid statue that resembled the Mythical Creature, Medusa, near the pavilion. The woman's hair was formed from countless snakes, and her body was twisted. It was unknown if it was originally like this or if it was due to the damage caused by the weathering of the rocks. It had eight arms and a body that resembled a snake's tail.
Elwyn had never seen such a strange creature before. It was like a failed product of black magic.
Although he had never seen it before, but looking at the statue, Elwyn felt an indescribable familiarity.
The image was not exactly the same. But he immediately thought that this was the evil god's creation he saw in the centaur temple. But those monsters were carved on the walls. The statues in front of him were more three-dimensional and vivid.
Were these statues the evil god's creation?
If that was the case, then things were getting more and more interesting.
"That is the central tower. Master, the Summit of the Stars ….. It looks majestic, doesn't it?" Markus thought Elwyn was looking at the central tower. He introduced with a proud tone. "The tower is over a thousand feet tall. It is the tallest structure I know. You definitely can't imagine standing there and overlooking the entire territory. Especially when you climb to the top, it is like standing among the stars ….."
"Yes, it is amazing." Elwyn nodded his head and praised insincerely. To people who were used to Muggle's towering buildings, the height of this tower was nothing. But considering that the tower was built a thousand years ago or even earlier, it was indeed a miraculous structure.
But Elwyn would not be shocked by this height. Of course, he would not refute Markus.
As a ghost from a thousand years ago, Markus's understanding and worldview were still stuck in the middle ages. Telling him about modern society would probably scare him.
Just like Hogwarts's magic history teacher, Professor Benz, he could not accept any modern things.
Anything or news that had nothing to do with the course he was teaching seemed to scare him.
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