The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

He composed himself and began to try to expand the space.

Unfortunately, his current mastery of this spatial super magic seems to be limited; when he tries to expand the space, the tree-like structure pattern constructed by the runes immediately collapses.

The fist-sized hole in the stone gate gradually disappeared.

Scott remained silent and immediately began the next attempt.

And so Scott began practicing again and again, eating the food he carried with him when he was thirsty or hungry, and taking a nap by the campfire when he was sleepy.

Repetitive, mechanical practice is not the goal.

He simply wanted to further understand the meaning of those initial rune combinations through repeated attempts to open up new spaces.

Of course, even more important is the mastery of spatial magic.

Although the sun and moon were not visible, Scott did not lose track of time because he carried a mechanical watch that was unaffected by magic.

This repetitive practice continued for a full seven days.

During those seven days of focused concentration, his progress was extremely rapid.

By the seventh day, the passage he had carved out in the stone gate was large enough for a thin person to climb in.

But Scott himself was still a little short of getting in.

In order not to get stuck in the passage, he had to keep practicing.

But it wasn't without other gains.

As the passage he created expanded, he would always throw magic lamps into the doorway before the passage disappeared.

The number of magic lamps inside the door increased, gradually illuminating the entire space and allowing Scott to roughly see what the interior looked like.

The space inside the door was very large, and the most eye-catching thing was a huge stone tablet standing in the center. Scott could even vaguely see the characters engraved on the stone tablet.

However, since the stone tablet is a deep black color and the characters on it are so numerous and dense that he would have to enter the gate and get closer to see them if he wanted to see them clearly.

At Ravenclaw's suggestion, Scott first rested for a whole day and slept for more than ten hours.

Once he woke up and his mind was fully clear, he began to repeat the practice process again.

Perhaps because he had accumulated enough experience, this time he did not spend much time. Just a few hours later, he had cleared a passage large enough for himself to squat and enter the gate.

"You did it! Congratulations!" Helena said happily.

Scott nodded and smiled, saying, "It's better than I expected. At least I don't have to crawl in."

With that, he let Helena and Rimbaud go through the passage first, and then, before the passage disappeared, he grabbed Ravenclaw's picture frame and crawled inside.

Edgar stayed outside as instructed.

Upon entering the room, Scott rose and used an illumination spell to create countless orbs of light, completely illuminating the entire space.

Unfortunately, the stone chamber was bare, with nothing but the black stone tablet.

Scott walked up to the stone tablet and began to carefully read and analyze the runes engraved on it.

“Indeed, this place does contain the absolutely accurate attack magic ‘Gungnir,’” Ravenclaw said, “but only half of it.”

Having anticipated this, Scott was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleased.

He said, "If you master this half of the knowledge, you can already use that attack magic. The inescapable characteristic is not lost, but the power is somewhat insufficient, so it cannot be called super magic."

To be precise, the knowledge he had here was enough for him to learn the weakened version of "Gungnir".

The weakened version of "Gungnir" also possesses the characteristic of being unavoidable, but it is not indestructible.

In other words, it can be blocked by defensive magic or obstacles.

But just how destructive this weakened version is, he'll need to study it further after he learns it.

Looking at the last few lines of characters at the bottom of the stone tablet, Scott smiled helplessly and said, "It seems I have to learn this magic before I can leave."

The Ravenclaw in the painting nodded. "To get out of the gate from the inside, you can no longer use 'Yuktrasil'; you must completely destroy the gate."

“We also have to destroy the stone tablet,” Scott said, “because there’s a gift hidden inside.”

Rimbaud asked, "Does it have to be 'Gungnir' to destroy it? Perhaps other magic would work?"

Helena said, "I doubt they would leave such a loophole."

"I think so too."

Scott nodded first, then turned and walked toward the door.

"But we'll have to give it a try first."

"Torn apart!"

"Crushed to pieces!"

"Thunderous explosion!"

"The house collapsed and the ground subsided!"

With several loud booming sounds, the heavy stone gate remained unmoved, only some dust fell off.

Scott turned around and shrugged.

"It seems I have to learn 'Gungnir' first."

"Can half the knowledge really create far more destructive power than these few spells?"

Helena seemed somewhat incredulous.

"Or will the stone gate react with 'Gungnir', just like 'Yuktrashield' is used outside the gate?"

“It must be the latter,” Scott said. “If it were just an ordinary stone door, it would have been completely destroyed by my spell just now.”

As he spoke, he walked back to the black stone tablet.

Before he could begin his formal studies, he had to make a rubbing of the runes on the stone tablet.

After all, this stone tablet is going to be destroyed.

He took a piece of parchment from the lizard skin bag, enlarged it with a spell, completed the rubbing, and then reduced it back to its original size.

Of course, he also used a [magic mirror] to take "photos" and "videos" of it.

After that, he began a new round of learning.

"Gungnir" is not a single spell, but a complete attack system that can accommodate other magical elements.

Once mastered, he can use magic to create piercing attacks, or use various elements such as fire, water, earth, wind, and metal to create "spears" with elemental properties.

This will undoubtedly greatly enrich his attack methods.

This promising prospect inspired Scott to throw himself into his studies with great enthusiasm.

This time, it took him another ten days.

Fortunately, he had made thorough preparations for this trip, carrying enough food with him, and apart from him, his other companions did not need to eat.

In short, ten days later, Scott had gained a basic understanding of the weakened version of "Gungnir".

Of course, this is the initial version and does not include the parts that incorporate elements.

“But that’s enough,” Scott said. “We can learn the rest later.”

He wanted to leave this isolated place as soon as possible.

As he spoke, he walked to the front of the black stone tablet and raised his magic wand.

"Gungnir!"

Scott's magic coalesced into golden light.

The gold flashed by almost instantly.

"Click".

The sound of the black stone tablet being destroyed rang out.

If viewed in slow motion, the golden light first stretches out, then moves straight forward, piercing, penetrating, and disappearing—this is the entire process.

But all of this happened in a very short time, leaving no time to react.

"Click".

The black stone tablet that had been penetrated began to disintegrate on its own.

First, the cracks spread, and then it turned into a pile of black powder.

Scott stepped forward and dug out a golden treasure chest from the pile of powder.

The design of the treasure chest is very similar to that of the ones found in Odin's Temple.

He opened the treasure chest and found a roll of animal hide and a piece of jewelry.

However, the jewelry I received this time was not a necklace like the Eye of Odin, but a black ring.

The ring is wide, made of some unknown metal, and is inlaid with a blue teardrop-shaped gemstone.

To find out where the ring came from, Scott unrolled the animal hide.

"The ring is named 'Hevagemir,' after the world's first spring."

He told the others.

"The person who wears the ring can summon Ymir, the first Titan, to help in battle."

The Ravenclaw in the painting says, "That is to say, this ring may have a conjuration spell or a high-level transmutation spell."

Scott nodded, put away the animal hide scroll, compared the size of the ring, and finally put it on the index finger of his left hand.

"Go out and try it, you'll see."

As he spoke, he turned and raised his wand toward the door.

The golden light flashed and disappeared again.

The heavy stone door was penetrated and then collapsed.

Once the dust had settled, Scott and his team went outside.

Upon seeing Scott emerge, Edgar, who had been waiting outside, immediately flew out, letting out an excited cry.

“Let’s try that ring now!” Rimbaud suggested enthusiastically.