Chapter 192: 'Research On The Basilisk”

Chapter 192: “Research On The Basilisk”

Salazar Slytherin obviously leaves this creature for his descendants. But why did he leave such a creature? And in terms of experience, he never explained the Basilisk at all.

Fortunately, that Basilisk looked docile. Even without using Parseltongue, it just communicated with Dave through their instincts and did not move. Sean continued wandering around the room. He remembered that Gormlaith had taught him another Parseltongue, which was used to open the treasure.

There are wooden tables everywhere in the room, the decoration here looks very simple, and Salazar doesn’t seem to be a person who is keen on decorating his interior.

There were still a few rusty cauldrons in the corner, and Sean stretched his head to take a look to find out that only a layer of black things remained inside. There are still many crystal bottles on the side, but the cork on it has been completely corroded, and the liquid inside has completely evaporated.

Sean rummaged through a few other rickety wooden shelves and found something. It was a thick piece of parchment with Salazar Slytherin’s handwriting on it.

“Research on the Habits and Communication of Basilisks”

The first line reads, “The natural reproduction of Basilisks.”

In today’s wizarding world, only a few descriptions of the Basilisks exist. From the information Sean knows, he only knows that this thing is hatched from a chicken egg and hatched beneath a toad.

Given how dangerous the Basilisk is, even dark wizards who try to hatch will often die because they don’t understand Parseltongue. As a result, this terrifying creature has gradually become a legend.

Salazar Slytherin records in detail how to hatch the Basilisk egg.

“A chicken with a lifespan of seven years lays eggs when the full moon shines in the sky and then puts them under the body of the toad, which would result in a typical basilisk.”

Sean calmed down and continued to check the content below.

“The Basilisk has three deadly attributes. Its powerful body, its venom, and its gaze. Its physical strength can be ignored as a large part of the body is to provide it with a strong body and high-level magic resistance. After testing it, the magic resistance is far superior to typical giant monsters and equal to Welsh green dragons.”

“The venom. The Basilisk’s venom seems to be inherited from the toad. The power of the venom is far superior to that of high-level toxins. A test subject on a giant monster showed that an ounce of venom could petrify the giant monster’s body system in minutes.”

“In addition, the Basilisk’s venom can be preserved for a long time. If it is stored in a dark and dry place, it is estimated that it can be preserved for more than ten years.”

“Note: The possibility of using Basilisk venom as a raw material for potion has not been tested.”

“The Gaze. Basilisk’s gaze does not belong to biological ability but is a magical property of the magical animal. Because of the danger of gaze, I can only communicate with Basilisk through Parseltongue and use animals to conduct some experiments.”

“The Basilisk must make direct contact with a creature and cannot have any obstruction in the process. If the Basilisk’s eyes are seen through a mirror or the surface of the water, they would at least be petrified.”

“The distance of the gaze will also affect the power. If the distance is too far and there is no obstruction, the creature will not die immediately.”

“At the same time, the will of the Basilisk will affect the power. Simply enough, if the Basilisk decides to look at the creature, it will exert its maximum power. If other creatures see the eyes of the Basilisk and the Basilisk does not have any intention of gazing at them, the power will be weakened. Although this had no much of a difference given that the effect is already strong enough.”

“As mentioned before, seeing the eyes of the Basilisk from a long distance will not kill you immediately, but the gaze of the Basilisk is like a spell that pulls your soul. The distance only prolongs the time pulling your soul. People who see the eyes directly will eventually die.”

“When you die, your soul will leave your body. At this moment, there is only one way to avoid it. Which is to look into the eyes of the Basilisk through a mirror, petrify yourself, and wait for you to be rescued.”

“There is no way of surviving looking directly into the eyes of a Basilisk at close range. Not a single creature had survived its direct contact so far.”