The snake head was inconspicuous, and it was not the only one. It looked like an exquisite ornament.
There were no traces of magic on it, either. What really gave it away were the faint scratches beneath it.
Without the Dharma Eye's exceptional clarity, they would have been very difficult to spot.
Zhang Xiao walked up to the ornament. The silver snake head gleamed in the lamplight, exquisitely crafted with an open mouth and sharp fangs.
Even its eyes were set with two tiny emeralds, making it look remarkably lifelike.
Before Tom had lost his mind, he really had possessed both brains and social intelligence.
Anyone who could enter this place had to be an extraordinary wizard of immense power. If they could break through the magic outside, putting more magic on the snake head obviously would not stop them.
Instead, he had taken the opposite approach, choosing a mechanism only Muggles would use. It was all about thinking in reverse.
Zhang Xiao bent over to examine the marks beneath the snake head, silently considering them. Judging from the scratches, he probably had to press down on it and slide it downward.
He reached out and tried wiggling the snake head. As expected, it did not budge.
He clicked his tongue softly, but did not take it too seriously. He had confirmed where the mechanism was, but there was probably a sequence to unlocking it. It should not be complicated, for a very simple reason.
Nobody wanted to secure their own front door with a sixteen-character password containing uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols.
Something like 789123 or 741852 was much more likely.
Judging from the Diary's entries, Voldemort had conducted experiments quite frequently, so this mechanism must have seen regular use.
Zhang Xiao's gaze swept back and forth over