great-warnovel Chapter 271 The Calm Amidst the Turmoil
Chapter 271 The Calm Amidst the Turmoil
Chapter 271 The Calm Amidst the Turmoil
By mid-October, the weather began to get cold.
Since the "Postwar Studies of Charms" moved to Hogwarts, the Ghost Owl Tower has been very busy.
Every day, manuscripts fly in from all over the world, waiting for these old wizards to review them.
However, when it was distributed to each individual, it wasn't much. They strolled around the school, reminiscing about their youth, and would occasionally audit classes taught by different professors, which put considerable pressure on all the young professors.
Even Flitwick had to debate with Ms. Goshak in class, but he was always at a disadvantage because the textbooks were written by her.
Hermione's Brightstone Magic class also couldn't escape being audited, and even Mr. Wolfling had to be helped over, trembling.
However, she is undoubtedly an expert in this field and is not afraid of being asked questions by others.
These old scholars have read her papers countless times, and each of them can now unleash shattered rock and heavenly magic. They are almost the fastest group of people in the world to study sapphire magic.
They were very interested in Hermione's newly taught Meteor Shower and Hymo Cannonball techniques, but these two were indeed very difficult. Only Miranda and Adbay mastered the lower-level Meteor Shower, the Gorilla Star, on the spot; the others were still a bit short.
As for the Hymo shells, they said they would have to go back and study them further.
But this was enough to shock Hermione. Both of these were high-level spells, and only those who had achieved considerable success on the path of magic could master them in the Borderlands.
These two truly deserve to be called masters of magical theory and spellcasting. They were able to quickly grasp the basics in just one lesson, which shows that genius is the same in any world.
Considering the need to strengthen the castle's combat capabilities, and with the old wizards still having the resources to develop more, Hermione simply taught them the various types of Brilliant Stones, such as Swift Stone, Large Stone, and Whirlwind Stone.
When the students join forces to cast spells, it will surely be a spectacular fireworks display.
After days of trekking, the castle has reached the vicinity of the original site of the highlands. However, from here on, the radiation levels of the land, which has been bombarded by nuclear bombs, are extremely high. The huge bomb craters and black scorched earth are still shocking to behold, even after so many years.
But this land does indeed contain magic. Even before getting close to the Forbidden Forest, some tenacious green vegetation is slowly covering the scorch marks, giving the illusion that the place is recovering.
But in reality, these plants, like the animals that live here, have become quite ferocious and aggressive. Even when crushed by the giant stone feet of the castle, they struggle and shake their roots, trying to pierce through the stone.
The members of the Order of the Phoenix no longer go out, as that would require a considerable amount of anti-radiation potion.
The castle plans to stop here first, use the sapphire core to clear the radiation in the vicinity, and then proceed steadily.
"We need to create a safe zone that is large enough, as this will affect the future movement of the castle and its residents."
Meanwhile, this also relates to Professor Lily's progress. She is walking along the Black Lake and is now approaching the high-radiation zone. If she doesn't clear the surrounding radiation, she won't be able to continue.
In order to more stably control radiation levels in the future, Hermione also plans to spread the current pyroxene crystal clusters after the city is built, so that the entire Hogsmeade can enjoy the benefits brought by pyroxene.
Here, you can already see the scene in the Black Lake: the mermaids who occasionally leap out of the water, riding huge horse-headed, fish-tailed sea monsters, and driving many Grindelhos, swaggering around in the water. If any birds dare to fly low and approach the water, they will be shot down with spears.
The mermaid population living in Scotland, known as the Selki, is a species of mermaid that is not considered particularly attractive, with iron-grey skin, dark green hair, and dull yellow eyes and teeth.
Now, due to unknown mutations, they are even larger in size, but also uglier, and their level of civilization has greatly decreased. They eat the animals they capture raw on the surface of the water, making a mess of blood everywhere.
But apart from the Black Lake area where you can see mermaids jumping, the rest of the area is unusually quiet.
The vast Forbidden Forest was so lush and abundant that it seemed out of place in a wasteland. Aside from the occasional soaring bird and the intermittent roars of unidentifiable animals, the forest showed no signs of danger. There were no giants or five-legged monsters to be found.
They all seemed to have hidden themselves away, and the centaurs were nowhere to be seen.
As for Hogsmeade, according to Tonks who returned from aerial reconnaissance, there was no trace of the Inferi there anymore; it had become a completely desolate village ruin.
"It's impossible for the genitals to move in groups on their own; someone must have gathered them up beforehand!" Moody said firmly.
"Clearly, the only ones with this ability, and who would be here at this time, are Voldemort's Death Eaters!"
"That means Greyback's Wolf King Army is also nearby!" McGonagall said seriously.
"They must be lurking somewhere right now, waiting for us to clean up the radiation before we move on!"
Werewolves are also afraid of radiation. Even if they have strong resistance, they cannot stay in high-radiation areas for long. However, everyone knows that Hogwarts has the ability to eliminate radiation, so they just need to wait for the castle to advance first.
"They'd better run into the Pied Piper of Malfoy first, and it would be best if they could have a fight," Tonks thought naively.
McGonagall and Moody, however, were more serious, because they knew that if these two groups met, they might not necessarily fight; instead, they might form an alliance, as the nobles had very low standards.
"But why don't they make a move now?" Bill tried to release some enchanted birds to fly out and scout the situation, but they died and turned to ashes after flying only a short distance.
"They're not sure." Lupin sniffed the air seriously; the faint scent of wolves made his hair stand on end.
"The biphasic monsters and werewolves alone are not enough to truly threaten Hogwarts."
"They're waiting for us to clean up the radiation and go back into that crater," Sirius said, pointing to the distant, perfectly circular shoreline of the lake.
"At that time, we will be unable to move and will be surrounded by enemies on all sides."
"Mermaids in the water, centaurs and monsters in the Forbidden Forest, the Pied Piper controlling the Amphibole, the On the ground coordinating with the Infernals, and on the other side, a combined force of werewolves and Death Eaters—I already know how they're going to arrange things," Moody said coldly.
"We must defend the castle to the death and not let a single one slip through."
Kingsley frowned. "That's really not good news. Can't we take the initiative and eliminate a portion of them first?"
Hermione seemed eager to go out and cause trouble for Greyback.
"Perhaps the centaurs and monsters in the Forbidden Forest have also sensed the werewolves' presence, which is why they've quieted down for the time being?"
"Let's wait for Lily's purification ritual first." McGonagall took a deep breath.
"If she succeeds, we'll have a safe body of water as our rear. Hogwarts' most powerful sapphire cannons will make them regret ever being our enemies!"