great-warnovel Chapter 146 Become King
Chapter 146 Become King
Chapter 146 Become King
A refreshing breeze brushed against their cheeks, and Harry and his two companions looked bewildered as they pushed open the heavy door.
The view is of a tranquil and peaceful gentle slope, with lush vegetation covering every inch of the bare ground.
"Welcome to Nymgford, your first trial ground." Hermione, dressed as a Finger Witch, seemed to have grown much taller, her slender figure making her look more like an adult.
She stood smiling in the spot where the white-masked Van Lei had originally been, providing initial guidance to the three newcomers.
"Hermione! What happened to you?!" Ron asked in shock.
"This is just an avatar I constructed from memories, not the real me. The meaning of 'my' existence..."
"It's just for teaching and guiding you through your trials," the adult Hermione smiled.
"Nimgrfford—does that mean the graveyard of limbs?" Harry frowned.
"Why does such a beautiful place have such a terrifying name?"
"But Hermione, you can actually imagine such a scene? It's amazing. I thought that someone who grew up on the frozen ground would only know how to build ice fields."
Hermione the Finger Witch didn't answer their unnecessary questions; she pointed to the open woodland and rolling hills in the distance.
"On this peaceful and tranquil land, countless dangers lurk: crazed soldiers, terrifying mountain demons..."
Sea creatures that have come ashore, and the darkness lurking in the tomb.
"You need to work together to eliminate the threats in this beautiful wilderness, but be careful, you will get no help except your own wands and magic. Potions, alchemical artifacts, or powerful allies are not available. You can only rely on yourselves and your partners."
"Here, your injuries will not worsen, but the pain will remain. When you die, you will be thrown out and returned to the real world. If you come back in, everything will start over. Golden Blessing Points that can save your adventure progress are extremely rare, so please be very careful."
Hermione the Finger Witch's figure gradually faded, slowly turning into bubbles and disappearing: "Finally, even though the guidance has long since shattered, I wish you all to become the King of ————."
Harry and the others didn't hear the last name clearly, but that didn't matter. For the boys, knowing that it was a great adventure was enough.
In fact, Hermione, as the Finger Witch, should have followed them all the way and used the runes she collected to enhance their power after they killed the monsters.
But since her memory magic skills weren't good enough, she didn't have any extra help, such as the Holy Grail, Dettol, ashes, or even weapons and equipment. They could only rely on their own magic to solve all the problems.
Fortunately, this world is only a faint echo of memories, and Hermione can freely control the strength of the enemies.
While Harry and his friends lacked the means to repair themselves, they possessed far more magic than the Faded Ones initially had, and had countless opportunities to try, without any cost.
The three of them looked at each other.
Which way do we go?
Looking into the distance, there was a vast world before me without any clues, and the golden blessing point that Hermione had mentioned was nowhere to be seen.
"There seems to be a church up there?" Harry had the best eyesight; he spotted the remaining walls peeking out from behind the lush trees.
"Let's go try our luck then."
"It doesn't look that dangerous," Ron said with great interest.
Animagus is a very dangerous form of magic, and Hermione has always held it in deep awe. It wasn't until recently, after she had almost finished reading Percy's textbook, that she felt confident enough to delve deeper into its study.
The raiders' research provided a fairly detailed account of all the steps involved in human transformation.
However, unlike Professor McGonagall, James and his team studied Animagus after the war, when dust clouds obscured the sky. This was a crucial step in the transformation of the human body, making it impossible for the medicine to be exposed to moonlight. This also included subsequent thunderstorms. While the wasteland could experience acid rain and radioactive dust, normal lightning and rain were extremely rare.
Therefore, the raiders innovatively improved the Animagus process, although Professor McGonagall believed that...
It was very reckless and irrational, but it must be admitted that it was indeed because of their improvements that Hogwarts was able to teach this magic more safely in the future.
Lupin believed that the moon held a unique significance in transfiguration. The transformation of werewolves, and even the bloodlust of vampires, were amplified on the night of a full moon. Wizards, when practicing transfiguration, must have needed the moon's participation for the same reason during the first and most important activation of their own transformation.
They believed it was not irreplaceable, and James made countless attempts to find a way to replace Moonlight, but progress was slow.
During this time, Sirius even considered using Lupin's werewolf hair as a substitute, but Lupin was afraid of turning all his good brothers into werewolves, so he strongly opposed the idea.
Finally, James came up with a solution. Inspired by the experiments of Muggle scientists, he used Transfiguration to create a sufficiently strong hot air balloon. He then sent one of Sirius's two-way mirrors above the dust cloud, while the other was suspended from the ceiling of the Room of Requirement. As a result, they obtained a ray of real moonlight, which was not even affected by the weather, unlike the previous wizards who had to start all over again if they were unlucky enough to have a cloudy day.
However, because Hogwarts is always moving, the changes in the moon are even more difficult to calculate. Fortunately, Lupin's astronomy class was good enough that he could deduce and calculate the night of the full moon at Hogwarts' location simply by using the calendar, without even looking at the sky.
Moreover, Hermione suspected that Lupin didn't need to learn anything; even on a full moon night when the werewolf couldn't see the moon, he would still feel the urge to transform.
Besides moonlight, they also used burning the tail feathers of thunderbirds to represent the stormy weather with thunder and lightning.
The four Gryffindors got together and were incredibly audacious. Even many years later, when McGonagall learned of their reckless attempt, she was stunned and exclaimed that it was Merlin's blessing that they had survived to graduation.
It's worth noting that among the graduates a few years ahead of them, there was a senior who tried Animagus...
It suffered a devastating and irreversible deformation.
In Hermione's view, the Animagus and the Dragon Feast ceremony at the Borderlands were similar, yet completely different.
Dragon feasting is a ritual that is almost blasphemous. Of course, it seems that the ancient dragons do not mind other races trying it. Users bathe in dragon blood and devour dragon hearts with a mindset of awe, longing and transcendence, and turn the power of the dragon into their own.
After completing the ritual, the user will be able to transform into a part of the dragon's limbs to attack or unleash its breath.
But all of this comes at a price. Although the temporary changes are reversible, in the process of repeatedly and brutally devouring dragon hearts, they will gradually transform into sorrowful earth dragons, forever becoming beasts that can only graze on the earth and devour clods of earth and lava.
Of course, there is another hypothesis: the Dragon Feast is a ritual used by the ancient dragons to select suitable candidates. Those who truly admire the power of the ancient dragons and have firm faith will be transformed into noble ancient dragons in the Dragon Feast, mastering the power of lightning and breath.
Hermione didn't know which version was correct. It seemed the truth was hidden in the legendary Shadowlands, a place sealed away by Queen Marika and long since a legend, which she had never visited in her lifetime.
The Faded Ones of Kings did not focus on this path, merely gathering the various powers of the ancient dragons through Dragon Feast, and then did not continue.
There are dragons in this world, but they are weak, and can only be considered wild beasts, perhaps even weaker than the dragons in the borderlands. Powerful wizards can easily subdue them. Ron's second brother, Charlie, raises dragons under Mount Vesuvius; they have become breeding animals for wizards.
However, many young wizards still like dragons, such as Draco, whose notebooks are covered with dragon stickers.
Hermione considered modifying the dragon-feeding ritual, imbuing the performers with a strong and unwavering commitment to a certain belief.
If one consumes the dragon heart of this world on the altar, can one gain the ability to transform into a fire dragon without going through the Animagus?
However, that's still too far off, and she can't possibly experiment on herself. She should first honestly follow in the footsteps of the previous raiders and replicate their methods.