Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 222 Being an Astronaut
"Get off the Earth!"
Sir Stoker's voice became slightly more excited.
"They created a mechanical structure called a rocket. Through the power generated by the combustion of objects, they broke free from the constraints of the ground and flew upwards until they completely flew out of the ground and went to the starry sky that wizards have always admired but no one has ever been able to reach!"
It was obvious that Neville and Ron were learning about this for the first time. They didn't understand the previous discussion about philosophy between Jon and Sir Stoke, but they could understand what the Sir meant by what he was saying now.
"Are they going to other stars?" Ron asked, staring.
"They've got people who have landed on the moon, and they've created machines that have even reached Mars."
Sir Stocker said this with his eyes shining. He looked as if he couldn't wait to leave the wizarding family and join the Muggle astronauts to become an astronaut.
"But no wizard in the magic world has ever had such an idea, so scholars studying astronomy have always used the telescope on the ground to observe."
Jon said in relief.
"Magic provides convenience to wizards, but it also restricts some of their thoughts. This is not a question of whether wizards want it or not."
"I have always felt that it has been so long, and the main theme of the wizarding world is still centered around disputes over bloodline and status. This is shameful."
Sir Stoker said mercilessly.
"The secrets of magic should not be limited to this. This innate ability of ours should not be wasted on how to kill our own kind, but on seeking progress and exploring this world, not just the ground we are on, but the truth of everything."
From the time he met this knight until now, the impression he left on Jon was more like a cynical scholar than a noble wizard.
Such people are extremely rare in the wizarding world, because magic is the foundation of wizards, and the main content studied by most wizard scholars is related to spells, transfiguration, potions, or magical animals and herbs. Few people focus on the so-called truth of the world.
In fact, it is also because wizards can influence matter through their own will, which leads to their lack of interest in matter and lack of motivation to explore it.
And Sir Stoker is obviously the "weirdo" among wizards.
He was obviously born into a wizarding family, but he was more like a Muggle scientist who first studied natural sciences and then became a monk and came into contact with magic.
After chatting with Sir Stocker for a while about Muggle philosophy and scientific development at the dinner table, Labill took Jon, Neville and the others to the tower to take a nap in the place prepared for them.
After being brought to the place, the elf Rabil did not stay for long. The tower was so big and it was responsible for a lot of work, so it did not have time to follow Jon and the others all the time.
After he left, Jon gathered Neville and the other four people to his room. He first checked the room from top to bottom to make sure there were no movable portraits or other means of surveillance and eavesdropping. He asked seriously.
"What did you find this morning?"
Before lunch, the girls who explored the lower part of the tower had already exchanged their findings with the boys who explored the upper part, so Neville shook his head and said.
"We basically walked through all the floors of this tower, but didn't find anything special. If we have to say something strange, it's that there are a lot of black cats in this tower. We encountered no less than seven in total."
Jon rubbed his chin in thought.
"Did the black cats show anything special?"
Ron shook his head.
"No, these cats are just like ordinary cats, except that they don't meow very often and often stare at people silently in the corner, which is a bit scary. There is nothing special about them."
Hermione looked hesitant, but finally spoke.
"When Luna and I went down to the lobby on the first floor again, we suspected that there were actually floors under the sea. Just as we were trying to find a passage, the house-elf suddenly came over. We asked him about it, and he told us that the part of the tower under the sea water was solid, with no floors, and people couldn't get in."
Jon frowned slightly at Hermione's words.
"Did the elf show any reaction when he found out that you were looking for the passage below?"
Luna replied.
"No, he doesn't look like he's lying or trying to stop us on purpose."
Luna's feeling should be accurate, but despite what she said, Hermione's guess still made Jon suspicious.
They are now in the deep of the Norwegian Sea. The average depth of this sea area is more than 1,500 meters. If the tower wants to take root on the seabed, a long part of it must be hidden in the sea water.
Thinking, Jon looked up and said to Li.
"Now you say you will go back to the ship to explain some things on my behalf, and then go back to find Nick and ask him to help dive into the sea and take a look underwater to see what the part of the tower under the sea looks like."
Li nodded solemnly, then he left the room.
Neville said tentatively.
"Actually, I don't think this knight looks like a bad person, and I feel like he actually..."
"A little naive?" Jon finished what Neville didn't say.
"right."
"This knight is definitely a bit naive. We have only known each other for less than a day since we visited him yesterday evening, but he has already talked to us so much."
Jon said.
"Based on the favorable impression he just expressed on Muggles, if I were a wizard who insisted on pure-blood theory, I might have come into conflict with him."
Neville looked a little guilty.
"He trusts us so much, and we are still doing these little tricks in his house. Isn't it not good?"
Jon patted his shoulder.
"I understand your thoughts, Neville, but it is precisely because the sergeant is so kind to us that we should find out what the problem is with this tower. This is not only helping us, but also helping him."
He was trying to comfort Neville, but in fact, Jon also had an inexplicable doubt in his heart.
So far, the information they had discovered since arriving at the tower had been simple, but equally straightforward and useful.
It seems that as long as the stone slab on the top of the tower is uncovered, the answer left by Voldemort on the tower can be obtained.
But the more this happens, the more it feels like something is wrong.
Did the dark devil really go to so much ?
