One Month Later

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.

Over the past month, Li Wei's Alchemy had advanced by leaps and bounds. Nicolas Flamel's guidance had made up for the final weakness in Li Wei's Alchemy.

That was a systematic Alchemy inheritance, transforming Li Wei from an Alchemy genius into an Alchemy master!

Hermione, studying under Madam Perenelle, had also gained a great deal.

Compared with the broad, universal education at Hogwarts, Madam Perenelle's one-on-one instruction had elevated Hermione's knowledge in every respect and made up for her shortcomings in actual combat.

The old woman, who was over six hundred years old, used all kinds of magical Constructs to cultivate Hermione's practical combat experience!

Three days before the start of term, Li Wei and Hermione woke up and emerged from their respective rooms, only to discover that the entire Flamel Estate had undergone unprecedented changes.

The various alchemical devices throughout the estate, along with the mountain of magical books in the library—enough to rival even the Hogwarts library—had all been packed into boxes of varying sizes and labeled accordingly.

When Li Wei and Hermione saw the names written on those labels, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in their hearts. Could Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle be preparing to distribute their inheritance already?

Other than distributing one's estate before death, they could not think of any reason why the Flamels would be doing this.

The Philosopher's Stone had already been destroyed. Once the last of the Elixir of Life had been drained, the Flamels would begin their countdown to death. Li Wei and Hermione had known this ever since they first arrived!

But when that day truly came, when the two kind old people were truly about to die, neither Hermione nor Li Wei was willing to