Chatty Hollywood

After the bright light flashed, the shadow of Jack the Ripper was no longer in the room.

Charlize was about to ask a question when she heard Charlotte sigh and say,

"Let him escape!"

——Did you escape? ?

The girl was a little surprised.

She had seen Lot deal with many ghosts, but none of them had ever escaped——

"It seems that Jack the Ripper is really cunning!"

"That's right, you said it."

Cromwell in black clothes and armor also came over.

"This guy is so good at hiding and escaping!"

"Actually, since Jack the Ripper stopped the murders surrounding the 'Hogwarts' studio, we suspected that this guy had visited our studio to check it out."

Charlotte explained,

"In that case, it would be best for him to retreat. But if he chooses to continue causing trouble, then the premiere is the most likely time."

"So you set multiple traps in advance? You and... Lord Cromwell?"

Although she had heard from Charlotte about the other party and had also met River Phoenix, who was also the Headless Horseman, Charlize was still a little instinctively afraid when she saw Cromwell's current appearance.

——After all, although he is also a headless horseman, Ruifan's strength is completely incomparable to Cromwell's.

There is nothing Charlotte can do about Charlize's fear.

——Not to mention the ghosts like Alexis and River who have contracted with him.

Most ordinary ghosts rely on human emotions such as fear as their source of energy. "Scary" can be said to be an instinct engraved in their bones.

He didn't think Cromwell could curb his instinct.

He had no choice but to hold Charlize's hand and shake it to comfort the girl, and then explained,

"Actually, we set traps just in case.

However, the real trap is not the magic circles in this room - after all, if Jack can sneak in to check, he will naturally be able to discover these magic circles. "

"The real trap is the Philosopher's Stone? Or the Philosopher's Stone!?"

After thinking about the process just now, Charlize, who was familiar with Charlotte's style of doing things, suddenly realized,

"Is it because you set the magic circle as a trap inside the magic stone, so Jack the Ripper didn't notice it?"

"It's true that I didn't notice it, but it's not because I set the magic circle inside the magic stone."

Charlotte shook her head and said,

"With Jack the Ripper's level of magic, you can't fool him like this!"

"That--"

"Didn't you notice that he was still unwilling to touch the magic stone?"

Charlotte pointed at Cromwell who was silent on the side,

"The trap I set on the Magic Stone is a conceptual trap based on the concept of the Philosopher's Stone. It is not supported by any magic circle."

"Conceptual trap!? No magic circle support."

Charlize was a little confused. This seemed to conflict with the magic knowledge she had learned from Charlotte before.

"Without the support of a magic circle, how can we set up a magic trap on an unconscious dead thing?"

"Because this is not a dead thing!"

Charlotte explained,

"The Philosopher's Stone is actually the Philosopher's Stone. The Philosopher's Stone is a legend that has been circulating for a long time in the history of Western alchemy, just like the ether that has been used by scientists several times and used in scientific hypotheses - one of these legends Objects, in essence, are imaginary objects formed by the collective consciousness of everyone.”

"Although such a philosopher's stone has no consciousness, it is not a purely dead thing - it is more like a collection of concepts, and concepts can further supplement definitions."

"Supplementary definition!?"

Charlize understood somewhat,

"Didn't you add some strange settings to the Philosopher's Stone, no, the Philosopher's Stone?"

"Well, I added one more thing."

Charlotte nodded,

"The Philosopher's Stone can absorb the power of ghosts and monsters that come into contact with it, converting it into a source of power that turns stones into gold and makes people immortal."

"..."

--I see!

Charlize understood immediately——

No wonder Charlotte said this was a conceptual trap and there was no need to set up a magic circle at all;

No wonder Jack the Ripper couldn't detect it in advance;

No wonder the opponent automatically fell into a trap as soon as he touched the magic stone;

No wonder Cromwell, as the Headless Horseman, was obviously powerful, but he just didn't dare to touch the Philosopher's Stone!

"It's all a matter of the Sorcerer's Stone! This is really full of traps in Charlotte's style!"

Charlize sighed in his heart, but suddenly thought of another question——

"But how come the concept you added like this can simply take effect? ​​According to the magic concept you told me, generally anything that can develop from concept to magic effect requires a long history and word of mouth, right?"

——If anyone could come up with a concept and turn it into a spell, then Leonardo da Vinci would have become the King of Kings long ago, right?

The girl complained secretly.

And Charlotte shrugged,

"Normally, that's true, but Sally, don't forget the creator's privileges!"

"——In my movie, no matter how I set it, as long as it does not conflict with the real situation, and the audience is willing to believe it, it will definitely be like this - even if it is only in the world of the movie."

"And the setting I added to the Philosopher's Stone just explains the energy source of the Philosopher's Stone's magical power - in this era when most people believe in the conservation of energy, this setting is actually quite a bit... Meaning..."

"Is this still possible!?"

This time, let alone Charlize, even Cromwell, who had been listening silently, was stunned.

——Although the trap for Jack the Ripper was actually planned by him and Charlotte together, most of the design work was completed by Charlotte, who was proficient in magic.

More often than not, Cromwell only provided help and surveillance to prevent Charlotte from dealing with Jack the Ripper, while also trapping him along the way.

——After all, it was the first time for the two of them to cooperate, so there wasn’t much trust between them.

Therefore, Cromwell only knew that contact with the magic stone was dangerous, but he did not know the source of the danger.

And now after listening to it——

"The pen is mightier than the sword!"

In the mind of the Protector, the famous saying of French Cardinal Richelieu flashed across his mind:

"Charlotte Booth may be more cunning than Jack the Ripper!"

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Little did Charlotte know that Cromwell had given him a "more cunning" comment.

While explaining to Charlize, he pointed the wand in his hand at the Philosopher's Stone that was still floating in the air after being thrown away by Jack the Ripper.

"It's time to complete the final seal on Xu Fu!"

As he spoke, he took out another gun with a shining golden head. It was the Gun of Longinus that he had used to seal Xu Fu before.

The next moment, the Philosopher's Stone floated towards the Spear of Longinus in Charlotte's hand...