[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic":3,"chapter-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-312":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1383386,1833,"Chapter 312: Appraising the mysterious object - Sealed Map! (II)","chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-312",312,"\u003Cp>Darcie wondered if it would be a good idea to just let her father handle this ominous object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas! As often happens to brilliant, but inexperienced minds, curiosity won over caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I know what is it,\" Garluk hissed to them, leaning over the table. \"But...\" he rubbed his fat fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie and Daphne were prepared to invest all their pocket money and recently gained reward money to earth out this object's origins today only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even before Garluk could turn his greed into words, Daphne took out another heavier pouch and put it on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 50 Galleons in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls noticed Garluk licking his lips as he counted the money, and they decided they didn't like this goblin one bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me,\" Garluk spat, throwing himself off the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie and Daphne shared a glance, and then looked down at the invisible House-elf, taking courage in his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were security measures placed in the shop against invisible cloaks and disillusionment charm, but they would only trigger if Dobby were to touch or pick an item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not something the girls needed to worry about, they knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they followed the goblin, their steps neither slow nor hurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garluk took the black-cloaked witches to the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls kept eying the strange, eye-catching jewels and other items on their way. There truly was a charm about this place, they reasoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This basement, however, wasn't their stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop owner put his small hand over an iron gate, and the settled dust over the heavy metallic door exploded with a puff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic pervaded their senses, the door opening with an ear-piercing screech in the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come,\" the goblin said, without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie saw a flight of stairs vanishing down into the darkness beyond the threshold. She looked at Daphne and found her friend rather shaken, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question had just surfaced in their minds when Dobby tugged at their cloaks as an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls nodded, held each other's hands, and descended into the unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a small room, smaller than her bathroom, Darcie observed. But the goblin was tiny, and the girls were pressed together, so all occupied space within the room without feeling congested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lamp was propped up against a wall, lighting the floor underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest was darker than shadows, and they could see not a hint of anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the goblin turned around and looked at them with a snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"300 Galleons,\" he hissed. \"I won't give a galleon over it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie was flabbergasted.What was this?! Why the sudden offer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn't understood Garluk's offhanded words in Gobbledegook, then she wouldn't have asked these questions to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now the goblin was remarking on the object's sinisterness, and now he was presenting a price. Did he truly want to buy it, or was there more to his actions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls didn't know what to do. So they went along with their original plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not for sale,\" Daphne said, rejecting the proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You?\" the goblin fumed and then sneered. \"You scoundrels! You think I won't tell the ministry about what you are up to? Heh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie was inexperienced but learned enough to recognize the pretenses when she saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead!\" she retaliated. \"Old fool! You think we don't know what you goblins are up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Do we?!Daphne thought, doubting Darcie's obvious false tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie knew nothing. But these were Goblins, a race always up to something, if the books and history amounted to anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Garluk's face paled. \"What... What do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humph!\" Darcie snorted, as practiced. \"Just appraise the item. If you want money, then just say it, but it's not for sale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garluk's color went from yellow to red, anger rising at the tip of his sharp teeth. Yet, the goblin held himself back and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard of these,\" he said, lifting the object in his gloved hands up to his face. \"It's an ancient way to seal maps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maps?!\" Daphne exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmgh!\" the goblin nodded in agreement, grunting through his nose. \"Maps are a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We know what maps are!\" Darcie cut in. She truly wanted to flick this goblin's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, so noisy!\" Garluk complained. \"Anyway, in olden times, wizards engraved maps on wood with magic, hiding some secrets within it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean like a Woodcut?\" Daphne prodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Garluk nodded. \"Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what a Woodcut is!\" Daphne almost fumed, losing her composure. \"It was I who brought up the word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Darcie's mouth twitched ruefully. N\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>either of the girls had been angered so much by anyone so far if they were to ignore the existence of Dolores Umbridge, who truly was an eyesore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch-tch!\" the goblin tsked. \"Truly lacking. Where was I? Yes. The maps were carved into the wood as Woodcuts using a specific magical procedure, and then they sealed the Woodcuts, preventing anyone from accessing its secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sealed how?\" Darcie inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They created a potion, infused a code word in it, and then applied it on the Woodcut,\" the goblin replied, his pointy mouth lifting into a hideous grin. \"To access the content of the Woodcut, one must speak the Code Word in its presence, and it must be in a specific language, as per the original creator's intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie instantly recalled Garluk's repetitively sayingOpenthree times, and she knew what this dishonest goblin was trying to do then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't help but frown as she thought of the consequences if the object would have reacted to those words spoken in Gobbledegook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was a major problem with what Garluk had told them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough, Daphne was wise enough to catch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No potion last for that long,\" she added. \"No matter how efficient a potion's effects are, with time, they vanish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garluk suddenly laughed. \"Not bad for a witch,\" he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's that supposed to mean?The girls thought, their eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is indeed the case,\" the Goblin continued. \"That's why a specific ingredient was used for these potions that have the property to lengthen their age. This also lets one distinguish between the real Woodcuts and the counterfeit ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean to say that this can be a counterfeit?\" Daphne asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's find out.\" Garluk spat the words, and then took a few steps back, vanishing into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned, there was an object in his right hand covered under a dark piece of cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie felt Dobby's fingers tighten over her cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the house-elf must have sensed something for him to act so. But both the time and place weren't in their favor for them to consult with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garluk put the Woodcut and the new object on the floor, and the lamp's light fell on them with an inauspicious glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Darcie asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin answered by taking off the piece of cloth with a jerk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a glass jar with a green-yellowish liquid within it. And in that liquid, two large tennis ball-like eyes were suspended, looking extremely alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the eyes blinked, and both girls stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their horrified gazes, the eyes looked at the Woodcut on the floor and trembled with unmatched fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was such a fit of anger in those pupils that the thick liquid within the jar boiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goblin hurried and covered the glass jar with the cloth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trembling stopped gradually, and Garluk rubbed away the sweat over his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the goblin smiled. \"It's real,\" he said, picking up the object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were those...\" Darcie asked, but she already knew the answer. No wonder Dobby was shaking so much, grabbing her cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eyes.\" Garluk sneered. \"Eyes are a pair of globular organs of sight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unprecedented amount of Magic churned around both girls, making the goblin let out a squeak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yi? Uncultured brats!\" Garluk cursed. \"Yes, those were a house-elf's eyes. Onlythatingredient used to brew this sealing potion could bring out such a reaction from those eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What ingredient?\" Daphne asked, her face heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garluk laughed vilely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bone Marrow,\" he hissed like a beast. \"Bone Marrow, extracted from an alive house-elf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls' eyes widened in horror, and that brought an end to their inquiries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Darcie and Daphne left the shop, both were quieter than they had been in their little lives so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they knew what this object was, and what they must do to know the mystery within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this knowledge of how these Woodcuts were created truly left them feeling quite empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN:Now you can accessOVER 15Chapters of Chaos and Orderahead of Webnovel on Patre0n (+ at least 60 montly Chapters). 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