Chapter 1 Unknown

Whether it was due to a malfunction or the complete absence of traps, Fang Senyan encountered no dangers along the way. After proceeding for several hundred meters, another enormous stone door appeared before him. The door was engraved with grand and epic ancient historical war patterns, clearly depicting the glory of the kingdom's founding and the vicissitudes of its destruction. In the center of the door, the same mysterious and ancient Hebrew characters were inscribed. If Phil were still alive, he would have recognized their meaning:

The Gate of Wisdom.

Fang Senyan approached the massive door to examine it when he suddenly felt his foot slip, as if he had stepped on something. He immediately became alert, only to realize that the stone slab beneath his feet was sliding toward the gate at high speed! It felt like a conveyor belt. This unexpected event was completely outside his expectations, and his perception hadn't warned him. As a result, Fang Senyan could only watch helplessly as he crashed toward the gate. Just as he was about to collide, the gate suddenly rumbled open, scattering accumulated sand and gravel, pulling Fang Senyan inside.

Fang Senyan fell from a height with a crash, quickly adopting a protective posture, bracing his head and bending at the waist. However, it seemed this was not a trap, but simply a means of transporting him here. As Fang Senyan stood up and surveyed his surroundings, he sighed deeply.

A deep sigh.

Beneath his feet was a square of white, at least 3x3 meters in size. The white was surrounded by black, creating a visually striking contrast. Before him stood a row of large white statues that looked quite familiar, precisely the statue soldiers he had encountered earlier, as well as a king, queen, bishop, and knight! These were all neatly arranged before him!

Fang Senyan now found himself within a giant chessboard!

This was the final stage of the Metal Digestion System—

The bloody... Magic Chess Trial!

Fang Senyan tried to use his abilities, but discovered that this place was covered by a powerful arcane disturbance, rendering him powerless. He attempted to move forward but was blocked by an invisible barrier in the center of the chessboard. The weapons of the opposing chess pieces appeared to be protected by magic, gleaming with cold light and stained with blackened blood. Fang Senyan then looked at the base of the chessboard on both sides and saw piles of bones.

Clearly, only by winning against the opponent ahead could one qualify to continue. Even more terrifying, Fang Senyan's side had no chess pieces, meaning living people had to enter the positions of the chess pieces, using their lives and flesh to play this game—those who could reach this point must have experienced countless hardships and be filled with ambition. However, to win this game inevitably meant that someone would die, that someone would be abandoned as a pawn!

Therefore, this magic chess game was not only a contest against the combat statues but also against the craftsmen who designed this mechanism thousands of years ago, and even against the companions who had braved life and death to journey here with you!

Considering the difficulties he was about to face, Fang Senyan felt completely uncertain. Besides a wry smile, he could only smile wryly. However, if despair was the only option, it wasn't entirely the case. As the saying goes, even the most careful plans have oversights. The craftsmen who designed this mechanism probably never imagined that a freak could withstand the terrifying metal storm unleashed by the key in the second trial. The arcane barrier here had been operating for five thousand years. If Fang Senyan could lure the group of crazy magic keys from the second trial over, their terrifying attack speed and ability to ignore all defenses might be able to destroy the barrier.

With this thought, Fang Senyan became excited and began to climb back to the high ground behind the chessboard. There, a clear passage marked "Exit" was visible. It seemed the designers of the mechanism didn't intend to be completely ruthless, only hoping that intruders would retreat when faced with difficulties. However, as he climbed onto the high platform and looked back, he suddenly had an idea. Less than thirty meters behind the opposing magic chess pieces, there was a small room. The room was empty except for a plain stone platform, on which rested a roughly tied thick canvas money bag. Behind the money bag was likely the main entrance for the goblins, emitting bursts of strange light from time to time.

Without a doubt! Combining the plot from the movie, the characteristics of this item closely matched the Philosopher's Stone that Hagrid obtained back then. It should be the Philosopher's Stone, the object of their arduous journey. At this point, Fang Senyan was far enough away from the chessboard that the arcane disturbance was no longer effective. To verify the stone's identity, he simply activated his Insight ability.

Due to the distance, Fang Senyan's Insight ability failed repeatedly, finally succeeding on the eighth try! However, when the Nightmare Imprint's notification appeared, he felt like vomiting blood:

Philosopher's Stone
Also known as: Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone
Item Rarity: Mid-Tier Legendary Main Plot Item
Item Usage Effect: ??????? (Your intelligence is insufficient to understand the stone's secrets)
Item Usage Requirement: Intelligence 40 or higher.
Item Trait: Non-transferable after acquisition. This item is a main plot item of the Harry Potter magical world. You have not gained recognition and cannot bring it into your world.
Note: I swear I won't tell you that Harry Potter resisted its temptation simply because he was too young.

"I, I..." Fang Senyan's vision went dark, and he almost cursed aloud:

"A usage requirement of 40 intelligence, or needing to gain recognition to bring it into my world! Recognition from whom? Most likely Dumbledore! Then what's the point of risking my life to get it? It even blocks the path of giving it away to curry favor with plot characters! The Metal Mentor probably meets the

usage requirements, but how can I manage it alone?"

Fang Senyan sighed loudly as he walked forward, still intending to lure the group of crazy flying magic keys over. Even if he couldn't use it, he could hide it somewhere and find a way to deal with it when he entered this world again. But at that moment, a huge sense of danger came from ahead! Fang Senyan knew something was wrong and quickly rolled away. A gust of wind rushed past his face, and with a loud crash, the stone wall ahead exploded, sending rubble flying everywhere. Amidst the dust, a three-meter-tall white magic statue, holding a spear and riding a horse, charged out at an indescribable speed. It was a knight from the international magic chess game.

Fortunately, his perception had warned him in advance, and Fang Senyan had managed to avoid the most powerful thrust of the lance! However, his calf was trampled by the horse's hoof, causing him excruciating pain! Fang Senyan's vision went dark. He cursed himself for praising the craftsmen who built this exit passage for their benevolence and righteousness, unaware that they had set up such a deadly trap at this moment!

Fang Senyan seized the opportunity when the knight needed time to turn his horse and ran forward as fast as he could, limping along. However, the sound of the horse's hooves, like the drumbeats of death, grew closer again. The passage was straight, offering no place to hide! The knight's attack was obviously terrifyingly high. Fang Senyan didn't dare to be arrogant, even with thirty-one points of constitution. In desperation, Fang Senyan saw the broken hole that the knight had previously smashed through the wall on the left. Not caring about anything else, he threw himself into it.

A gust of wind immediately swept past behind him, clearly the knight charging past again. Feeling the ground trembling slightly beneath his feet, Fang Senyan dared not slacken in the slightest. He felt goosebumps rising on his back. Seeing that there seemed to be more space ahead of the hole, he punched and kicked, creating a gap and squeezing through. However, in his haste, he suddenly felt his outstretched leg dangling in the air. He quickly couldn't help but lean his head down to look. At the sight, he gasped!

It turned out that below was an abyss. Through the faint light emanating from the surrounding rocks, he could see that the corridor he was in was a narrow, closed arched bridge, spanning thousands of feet across the cliff faces like a rainbow from the sky! And one of his feet was suspended in that endless void.

Just as Fang Senyan was about to turn around and look for another way out, the ground rumbled again! He turned his head and saw the white magic statue knight mercilessly spurring his horse, holding his spear and charging towards him at high speed!

"You..." Fang Senyan's pupils constricted. In this emergency, he only had time to dodge the vital parts of his chest before being directly struck by the knight head-on. The tip of the lance undoubtedly hit Fang Senyan's chest. The immense pain caused Fang Senyan's vision to black out, and he lost consciousness. How could the wall behind him withstand such force? It immediately shattered into pieces, splashing backward with a crash!

The shattered and scattered rock walls, Fang Senyan's face twisted in pain, the blood he vomited, the knight statue's wooden and expressionless face, and the deep darkness and the rocky passage like a rainbow from the sky, all became exceptionally clear at this moment. Time seemed to freeze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, rapidly resuming its flow.

With a loud crash, the cold-blooded, killing machine-like magic statue knight, the shattered brick walls, and the unconscious Fang Senyan all fell together into the endless abyss below!