Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 66 24. Merlin. Magic

Merlin didn't know if official wizards had a way to check a person's mind quietly.

But Merlin didn't want to take risks, especially when he was only one step away from what he wanted.

What's more, Merlin learned a very important concept in the course of the Secret Service Academy.

To deceive is to deceive, and to conceal is to conceal.

These are two completely different concepts.

A good agent must learn to turn a true story into a true lie without any deceit mixed in.

like now...

"I wanted to refuse, but the demon didn't give me a chance to refuse. I could only watch my fingers press on the contract that I couldn't understand at all. After that, I was in a fight caused by me I saved little Hermione and her mother by accident, and then encountered some things, and met people like you."

"He helped me selflessly, and he also warned me that if I want to survive, I must find wizards who have researched black magic."

Merlin took off the shell pendant around his neck and handed it to Arthur Weasley, who took it in his hand and examined it carefully.After a while, Arthur said to Merlin:

"A very exquisite water elemental magic creation, it only has the effect of purification magic... It seems that it helped you through the most difficult time?"

"Yes, I might have died long ago without this thing."

Merlin said bluntly:

"I've been relying on it to stave off dark doom for the past few years and it works great. But now, this thing is about to lose its effectiveness too."

He stretched out his fingers, and after losing the suppression of the shell pendant, the dark smoke floating between his fingers became more and more noisy. It was like a living creature, screaming and wanting to pounce on all the surrounding existence.

Arthur took out a black wand from his arms with a look of disgust, clusters of golden sparks danced on the top of the wand, accompanied by an inarticulate incantation, the golden flame hit the escaping smoke like a fist, Forcibly pressed it back into Merlin's body.

"It does look a lot like Shadow of Darkness."

Mr Arthur said:

"No wonder little girl Hermione asked me about the Obscure a few days ago, but this is not the shadow of darkness, Merlin, it has nothing to do with Obscure, it is a sign that the magical power that has lost control is in chaos .It was born in darkness, and its nature is also biased towards darkness. It will destroy, corrode, and even assimilate instinctively."

"boom"

Arthur took out an old wooden box from his handbag, put the box by Merlin's hand, and said:

"This is the magic textbook I used back then, including Hogwarts elementary textbooks and some necessary tutorial books. It's a little worn out, but not damaged. You can use it now."

The good-natured magician stared at Merlin, and said:

"Please note, Merlin, I am not trying to help you. Like other wizards, I hate all life related to demons and devils. I just sensed the crisis. Once the magic power in your body is completely out of control, you will be in a paralyzed state." The melon world has caused a real disaster, and as the writer of the "Muggle Protection Act", it is necessary for me to prevent this possible disaster in advance... So, if someone asks the source of this set of books..."

Merlin nodded. He took a deep breath, put his hand on the wooden box, touched the slightly rough box, and said to Mr. Arthur:

"I understand, Mr Arthur."

"You saved my life, no matter what, I will not expose you, please believe me."

"Well, if the wise little Hermione is willing to believe in you, then I am willing to give you a chance."

Arthur knocked on the table, and said to Merlin in distress:

"What's more, I can't help my stupid young son and my wife... Adolescent teenagers always have such problems. They promise to others, but the promise is beyond their ability. If they can't solve the trouble by themselves, they can only let Poor father out."

"I'll give you 2 years... well, let's say 3 years, I'll give you 3 years."

Mr. Arthur looked at his pocket watch and said to Merlin:

"At the beginning of the summer vacation in 1995, I will take back this set of textbooks from you. This thing releases magic, and it cannot be copied by a Muggle, let alone copied, so you must imprint the knowledge in your mind as much as possible. inside."

Arthur rose, adjusted himself, and said:

"I also look forward to seeing that the person standing in front of me in three years' time will be a qualified junior wizard."

"Oh, by the way, if possible, Merlin, you need to prepare yourself a magic wand, which is a necessary item for young wizards or even full-time wizards to cast spells."

"You can buy it in London's Diagon Alley, the famous Ollivander's wand shop, or you can go to the more dangerous Knockturn Alley to buy it... People like you with blood on your hands may be more suitable for Knockturn Alley .”

Mr. Arthur seriously exhorted:

"You find the Leaky Cauldron first, I put the map in the book. Go to the back door of the bar, count three bricks above the trash can, then count two bricks across the line, and tap three times with your wand. Oh, by the way, you don't have a wand yet, then Just use something else with magic..."

Having said that, Mr. Arthur smiled and said:

"Many people think that Diagon Alley can only be opened with a magic wand. That is just a tradition used by old wizards to deceive young wizards. In fact, anything with magic power can open it."

"I hope you will use your power carefully, and don't become a dark wizard. I don't want to see your name on the most wanted list of the Ministry of Magic. Most importantly, don't let it go to great lengths, even at the expense of making mistakes. Let your little Hermione down!"

Arthur chuckled, waved to Merlin, and said:

"Little Hermione has a group of friends with great potential. Believe me, if you let her down, someone will teach you a lesson for me."

"Thank you, Mr. Arthur. I will never forget your help. If you need it, Mr. Arthur, I will do my best to help you and your friends."

Merlin thanked the official wizard again, and he handed over his contact information to the wizard in front of him, saying:

"Just dial this number, no matter where I am, I will come right away."

Arthur looked down at the string of numbers. He didn't think he would be in trouble and needed Merlin's help, but a qualified gentleman would not refuse someone's sincere thanks.

He put away the note, waved his wand in front of Merlin, and threw a ball of light at Kit, the bartender who had witnessed all this, before turning and leaving.

Watching Mr. Arthur leave the Prancing Horse Bar, Merlin clenched the wooden box in his hand as if keeping the best treasure, and put the box in his backpack. He glanced behind him with a dull expression on his face. With the dazed bartender, he shook his head, put a piece of money under the wine glass, picked up the sleepy Crookshanks, turned and left here.

After Merlin left, the bartender Kit, who was cast by Mr. Arthur, seemed to wake up from a dream.He looked blankly at the empty bar, but completely forgot everything that happened just now.

He put away the banknotes in front of him, scratched his scalp with some headaches, and then started to wipe the bar counter as before.

Merlin returned to his hotel in Brighton later that day.

He poured Crookshanks a bag of carefully selected cat food, then walked into the room, closed the door, placed the wooden box on the bed in a pilgrimage gesture, and opened it.

Inside the box was a worn-out book, not a printed product, it looked more like a handwritten tome.

There is a thick cover, which should be made of some kind of fur, and there are many broken gaps and some weird stains on the cover.It seemed to be used by many people, but Merlin didn't care.

He knew that the unremarkable, even somewhat sloppy book in front of him represented mysterious knowledge.

It is life-saving knowledge.

He took the book out of the box. He originally thought that there was only one book in this small box, but after taking out one, there was another one. After stacking almost 20 books, the wooden box was really empty.

Only then did Merlin know why Arthur had to give him 3 years to memorize this knowledge.

Because there are so many...

Even if you just casually browse through these dictionaries, large and small, it would probably take a week.If you want to study hard, 3 years is not enough at all.

After all, Merlin is a novice, and for magic, it is estimated that relying solely on rote memorization is definitely not enough.

He picked up a copy of "Basic Defense Against Dark Arts", and turned to the first page, and was dazzled by the numerous special symbols in front of him.

Although it is still written in the form of letters, it is obvious that the language used by wizards is very different from modern English. It is somewhat like the writing style of Shakespeare's era. It is not only obscure, but also has many special terms that are not clear.

Laymen don't talk about learning at all, they can't even understand it.

Merlin sighed in disappointment, he knew it would not be so easy.Any kind of power will never come so easily.

"Learn the basics first."

Merlin rummaged through those dictionaries, and finally found a book labeled Enlightenment Readings. On the title page of the book was a phoenix flying in flames, and the name of this book was also very interesting.

"Where are the magical creatures?"

After Merlin read the name, he felt that he was not reading a magic book, but rather a fantasy novel written by wizards.He put the other books in that mysterious wooden box, and put the box in his backpack.

He lay on the bed and opened the book.

"Fantastic creatures are a part of magic, perhaps the most important part leading to the origin of magic. Any wizard should understand them and treat them well." - Newt Scamander, polymath of magical animals, Sir Merlin The regiment's second-level magician."

This is the message of this book, which seems to be the advice of a great wizard.

Turning to the first page, a picture of a strange animal appeared on the page in front of Merlin's eyes.

This picture is very strange, it is not fixed and rigid, it is moving, just like a short movie engraved in a book.Accompanying Merlin to read those materials, the picture looks like a little tree-like creature, which is constantly moving, even jumping.

Appears alive.

"Well, the means of magic."

Merlin turned to the next page with great interest. It was another new magical animal, and the author also thoughtfully noted some explanations of technical terms at the bottom of the information.

This should be for young wizards who have just entered school to arouse their interest in magic.

What a brilliant educational tool.

This Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book is both educational and entertaining. Merlin read it at midnight without knowing it. He didn't realize it until Crookshanks jumped on the bed with a dissatisfied face and asked Merlin for supper. , I have been watching it for almost 4 hours.

Merlin reached out and touched Crookshanks' head, then put the book aside, got up and prepared a small amount of food for the kitten, he didn't want the fat cat to gain weight again.

After returning to the room, Merlin didn't continue to read the book. He picked up another introductory textbook and found the information he wanted.

"Generally speaking, to a wizard, a wand is like the relationship between a long sword and a soldier. Using a suitable wand can make the magic in the wizard run more smoothly, and different wands will also have different effects on different magic. Amplification. According to Mr. Ollivander I, the famous master wandmaker, the wand chooses the master, not the master chooses the wand."

"But young wizards need to pay attention to that although the wand is very useful when casting spells, a qualified wizard should also have the ability to release magic power without a wand. Although doing so will make the magic effect Descending, and putting more pressure on the body, but...casting spells without a wand, as an emergency, is something wizards must master."

"That is to say..."

Merlin blinked, he looked at his hands emitting dark magic power:

"In theory, can I use magic now?"

Thinking of this, Merlin excitedly opened the real magic book again. It was a magic book called "Standard Spells. Elementary", compiled by the wizard Miranda Goshak. It was full of elementary, the simplest spells. of magic spells.

But 30 minutes later, Merlin lay back on the bed with a tired face.

He tried a dozen spells, but none worked.He rubbed his sore forehead vigorously, and said softly:

"This thing is more troublesome than calculus. The flow of magic power has no rules at all. Without the assistance of a magic wand, spells can't form a magic power model at all... Are all official wizards monsters?"

"Forget it, go to sleep first."

Merlin closed his eyes. For the first time in the long time since he was forced to accept the devil's contract, he slept so peacefully and peacefully.

hope...

Hope is already in his hands, like a light that illuminates a dark path.

future...

There is no need to be afraid anymore.

(End of this chapter)