I, Hogwarts Second Week

(Under revision)

The elevator slowly descended, and the light around them gradually dimmed.

At this time, the floor tiles under their feet lit up.

The complex patterns on the surface - similar to the common family emblems in Europe - the fairies also have their own emblems, carved on the floor tiles.

Light rose from these patterns.

Like a magic circle.

This magic circle passed through their bodies and finally floated above their heads, becoming a fixed light source to help them dispel the darkness.

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The Elf Kingdom is deeper than everyone imagined.

The elevator descended for more than a minute, and there were still rock walls around.

Owen could feel that the speed of this elevator was actually very fast. At least much faster than ordinary elevators.

In this minute, it felt like they had descended at least more than a thousand feet. (More than 300 meters)

But it was still not the bottom.

About thirty seconds later.

Suddenly, the darkness in front of Owen's eyes seemed to be cut off. Extremely rich colors rose from the soles of his feet.

"Oh my god-"

"This-"

"Oh--not bad."

Hermione, Koyatel and Owen couldn't help but say.

In front of them was a huge canyon--no--no, it should be a huge cave.

The name of the cave is inappropriate, because it is really too big.

The city that stretches as far as the eye can see, and the dome is shining like stars.

It is so beautiful. It seems that the city grows in the Milky Way and walks with the sun and the moon.

Who can imagine that there is a city like another world under this ground.

"Welcome to the fairy kingdom." Gonuk said with great pride.

"Click--" the elevator landed.

Everyone entered a courtyard.

This is a very open place, it may be a square or something. After all, there is an entrance and exit behind them, just like a station, the waiting room must be built bigger.

Gonuk walked in front and led them.

The other fairy did not follow.

At the end of the courtyard, everyone walked down a straight, narrow staircase. On both sides of the staircase, towering walls stood like guardians. Their surfaces were covered with intricate carvings, and every line was delicate and subtle, as if it was a perfect fusion of nature and the craftsman's heart.

The starlight from the dome can only pass through the gap where this staircase is located.

This may be the gate of the fairy kingdom, although Owen did not see the gate.

It must be said that the aesthetic attainments of the fairies in architecture are amazing.

Whether it is the complex patterns on the walls on both sides or the stars in the distance, because the passage goes from narrow to wide, it finally opens up like stepping into a fairyland. This aesthetic design really amazed Owen.

From the small to the big, to develop such an amazing aesthetic art, then first of all, this civilization must have a long history and stable politics, as well as abundant material wealth. Those countries with hundreds of years of history cannot build such a building even if they rack their brains.

As the footsteps go deeper, the stairs gradually become wider, until they finally open up, as if crossing the boundaries of time and space and stepping into a brand new world.

The Milky Way suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes, bringing them great shock.

The Milky Way above the dome is like a fairyland.

Endless purple light sprinkled on the city. This purple is not a single color, but is formed by countless subtle lights. They interweave and dance in the air, like the most precious galaxy silk cloth, making people feel as if they are in the vast universe, and like walking in a dreamy purple sea of ​​flowers.

At this time, there is still a bridge away from the city.

A canal bridge.

The canal bridge is also a typical classical approach. The most prominent feature is the use of a classical column structure with a heavy bottom and a light top. This huge structure composed of columns is divided into three sections. The so-called heavy bottom and light top means that along the three-section architectural form, it can be clearly found that the bottom column is much thicker than the upper part, and it decreases step by step from bottom to top, and the top column is a double column approach.

This shape is a bit like the combination of the facade of the ancient Roman Colosseum and the ancient Roman aqueduct.

The top of the bridge is built in the same Corinthian style as the facade of the ancient Roman Colosseum.

Such buildings are very common in southern France and Italy, because it is the most dazzling architectural style in the peak period of ancient Rome.

Walk through the bridge and listen to the rushing underground river passing under the bridge.

If you don't look up and vaguely see some stalactites similar to karst caves, no one would have thought that they were thousands of feet underground at this moment.

"It's hard to imagine." Hermione exclaimed.

"Such an architectural miracle, I think only magic can do it."

Owen nodded, she was right.

With the current power of Muggles, it is difficult to carve out such a space thousands of feet underground and build a large city.

Maybe some big countries can do it with their whole country's strength, but the cost is too high.

Only magic can create such a miracle, just like the city around the Canadian God-granted Tower.

Thinking of this, Owen suddenly realized that perhaps the wizards of the past could easily build such a glorious city, but their history was interrupted because of resisting the outer gods. Many techniques and spells have been lost, so it is so weak now.

Did the goblins escape, or did they not lose as much as the wizards?

Walk across the canal bridge.

Large blocks of buildings broke into their sight. From near to far, the style of urban architecture became more and more modern.

The latest buildings in the distance already have the style of the European seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Gornuk led everyone to the most eye-catching building in the city.

It is a bit like a chapel, with the same style as Hogwarts, the same Gothic architecture, and spiers with vertical elements can be seen everywhere, giving people a strong sense of extreme religious sanctity that leads to ascension and closeness to heaven.

As they walked forward, Koyatel suddenly said: "It's a little strange."

"What's wrong?" Hermione looked away from the Milky Way on the dome and fell on the girl.

"We've been walking for so long - why haven't we seen a single goblin?"

"This-" Hermione also reacted.

The city in front of her looked like it could accommodate 100,000 people. Due to the elf's size, it could be even more.

But so far, they haven't seen a single goblin.

This gave her a hint of conspiracy.

Then she decisively took out her wand.

"No - no - please don't be nervous!" Gornuk shouted loudly to attract everyone's attention. "There is no conspiracy. We are inviting you to solve some troubles."

"What exactly is the trouble?" Owen said coldly.

It's not like they haven't asked questions like this on the carriage.

But this goblin just wouldn't let go. He hesitated and said that he would know everything after meeting the king.

Owen didn't care. The purpose of his visit this time was for the ancient magic power. Solving the goblin's troubles is only a secondary problem - he is here to be a robber anyway, no matter whether he has any conspiracy or not.

"Right away - right away." Gornuk pointed to the huge chapel-like building in front of him. "His Majesty is already waiting for you in the royal court. His Majesty will answer some questions for you."

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"Is there any conspiracy here?" Hermione approached Owen carefully and whispered.

"Whatever conspiracy." Owen said, "Didn't you secretly take Shilok with you? The goblin's magic can't bind it. It's easy to leave."

"By the way, Sirius, didn't you notice anything unusual last time you came here?"

“No—” Sirius also moved his eyes away from those magnificent buildings, “The last time I stayed was very short, and I left in less than a few dozen minutes.

But there were some goblins on the roadside last time, and I saw dozens of them. I don’t know why this time——”

"Do you think the goblin will join the mysterious man and ambush us?"

It is quite normal for Owen to be suspicious like this. The Goblin Brotherhood was originally in cahoots with the [Purifiers], and later the [Purgers] joined the Death Eaters. Part of the Goblin Brotherhood also joined the Death Eaters.

The relationship between the Goblin Kingdom and the Goblin Brotherhood looks like the relationship between the government and the rebels. The two sides should be incompatible, but no one is sure that they will never collude.

"Probably not." Sirius thought for a moment and then whispered: "As far as I know, the current members of the Goblin Brotherhood are not much higher than the house elves among the Death Eaters. They may even defect. This The possibility of choosing to join is too small.”

"Yeah--" Owen nodded.

This is also his view all along.

Previously, in the Brazilian Divine Grant Tower, Coatl and Ron saw the members of the Goblin Brotherhood with their own eyes. They could only do some chores, such as escorting Muggles. There were no goblins in the core area. .

If these goblins are like this, how can other goblins join in?

But you must be on guard.

Owen whispered something in Hermione's ear.

Let her release Sirocco from the pet bag in advance.

Then he took out his wand and held it in his hand just in case something unexpected happened.

Ten minutes later, the royal court was close at hand.

Stepping up the stairs, everyone stepped into the interior with an exaggerated ceiling.

In the towering building, three crystal lamps hang down to bring light.

The crystal floor tiles beneath your feet reflect dazzling light.

"Your Majesty—" Gornuk stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

Everyone looked up and saw an old goblin wearing a robe and a crown of various gemstones sitting on the golden throne.

"Yeah-" Hermione exclaimed.

With just one glance, Owen understood why the goblin was looking for him.

He immediately put his wand away.

"That's—" Koatl said, frowning.

"Forge, horn?" Sirius immediately found the key knowledge from his memory.

"So this is the trouble the goblin is in?"

The corners of Owen's mouth raised slightly.

The old goblin on the throne was covered with branch-like horns all over his body, with the largest number on his head. The horn growing out of his right temple was bent, and it stabbed at his right eye.

He was blind in one eye.

It is estimated that the horn will be inserted into his head in a short time.

"hehe--"

Grandma said before that the goblin found Rochelle Magic Hospital for the Disabled, then the hospital contacted her, and finally found herself.

So it is obvious that these goblins are acting like this because they are infected with a disease like [Bad Omen].

"Humanity--"

While Owen was thinking wildly, the goblin on the throne spoke in a hoarse voice.

He was very weak and his life was short.

"No need to say more." Owen was not surprised by the goblin king's fluent English. If he dared to speak in goblin language, he would have turned around and left.

"I'm just curious. How did you and your tribe get infected with [Bad Omen]?"

It's not difficult to infer from Sirius' words that when he came a few years ago, a large number of goblins in the kingdom had already been infected with [Bad Omen].

And now, just by looking at it with the naked eye, the [Bad Omen] of the goblin king in front of him seems to be different from the [Son of Bad Omen] created by the Outer Gods.

In short, the goblin's body is cleaner, except for those horns, there is nothing else.

There is no black and gray flames, stench and corrupt pus on the [Son of Bad Omen].

"."

The goblin king was silent.

He didn't speak for more than ten seconds.

It was obvious that this question touched on the secrets of their tribe.

Koyatel watched from the side, and after seeing the horns on the goblins, he felt secretly happy. As smart as she was, she knew that this was definitely a very difficult disease. It might be related to ancient magic, and only Owen, the heir, could cure it.

This made her very happy, and she was happy to see the goblins suffer.

But while she was happy, she also had doubts in her heart.

So he came to Hermione carefully and whispered, "Those horns. I heard before that it seems that many people, including wizards and Muggles, were infected after the Italian naval battle. But this one seems to be different - one of his eyes was blinded by the horns, why not cut it off?"

"Because it will be more terrifying after cutting it off." Hermione explained on the side: "I have read some research materials of Professor Victor. The horns on the body of the [Son of Evil Omen] cannot be cut off. First of all, those horns have become part of the human body, with nerves and blood vessels. Cutting the horns is like cutting off a hand or a foot, which will bring great pain. Secondly, the blood will flow out of the cut surface, and more and smaller horns like granulations will grow at a very fast speed. Moreover, these horns originally grab the soul and nutrition of the human body for a living. In this way, people will soon die of weakness. Eventually, they will become monsters similar to the corpse of the corpse. This is also a kind of [Son of Evil Omen], but it is weaker than normal."

"I see." Koyatel nodded.

"But you are right. This goblin king is very different from the Son of Evil Omen. According to the research report of Rosier Hospital for Magical Injuries and Disabilities, people infected with the Evil Omen will lose consciousness very quickly because the Evil Omen will devour the human soul. So almost no one can survive for more than two days. But this goblin is very strange. His horns have grown to the point where they can blind his eyes, but he can still maintain a clear mind. At least he can still talk to us."