Archdruid of Hogwarts
Chapter 39 Circus
The location where Ernie and his party are currently located seems to be an underground wine cellar.
"But why is there a fireplace in the wine cellar?" Justin was puzzled.
"A refuge for wealthy people." Hannah said, pointing to the old, thick, rough but still-looking oak door with iron hoops, and added: "That should be a secret escape route."
"Oh!" Although Justin was born in the ordinary world, he came from an ordinary family after all.
Hannah, on the other hand, is a pureblood. Even though she is down and out, she has the knowledge inheritance similar to that of a powerful person. She knows more about this kind of family backhand.
Sure enough, not long after, Justin discovered the remains of a wooden bed and a low stool in the corner.
Ernie distributed the dried meat to everyone, and said: "It's still delicious, go to the ever-changing wardrobe over there to change clothes, two people at a time."
For this adventure, the little wizards had rehearsed in advance and knew the function of the delicious wind snake.
The wardrobe is a new addition.
Behind this adventure, there is a makeshift logistics team serving, including two extraordinary beings, both of whom are controlled by the power of money.
The two of them changed their clothes and the four of them waited. Hermione took the opportunity to ask Ernie: "Can I learn that 'Bright Moon in the Sky'..."
"Illumination spell." Ernie explained, and said: "Of course, it's the same old rules."
"it is good."
After a while, Hermione went to change clothes, and Hannah came close to Ernie: "I want to be an excellent manager, whether it is a mansion or any other industry. What do you think?"
"A very good idea."
Hannah pouted and said in a coquettish tone: "I don't want to hear this."
"Well, if you succeed in your studies, the MacMillan family can at least provide you with a long-term employment. A smart and capable industrial manager is very important."
Butler is a very respectable job in European aristocratic circles.
The heirs of powerful nobles who do not have inheritance rights can be considered as stewards for other nobles, which is considered a good ending.
It was even more honorable than being a clergyman.
Especially if you reach the level of Ah Fu and Mr. Wayne, even other powerful people will treat them with extremely high courtesy.
Hannah's family education made it easy for her to understand what Ernie meant, but she still couldn't help but ask: "Can we see each other more often because of this?"
"almost everyday."
"Is this an agreement?" Hannah looked into Ernie's eyes, obviously nervous.
"Forget it." Ernie answered firmly.
Hannah smiled happily...
A quarter of an hour later, Ernie frowned and looked at Harry and Ron, saying nothing.
Harry asked guiltily: "What's wrong?"
Ernie asked: "Have you two taken a look at the fashion magazine I gave you two?"
Ron took the blame and defended: "It's my fault. George and Fred took the magazine away."
Ernie said: "Taking responsibility is not the focus, solving the problem is. I hope that if there is a similar situation again, we will notify you as soon as possible and solve the problem first."
As he said that, he looked at Hermione, Hannah, and Justin, "I have defined the concept of a team, right?"
"Yes, we are a team, we help each other, we are proactive and dedicated."
"Justin, help Harry and Ron change."...
With Justin's help, Harry and Ron finally dressed up like young people going out for sightseeing nowadays. A casual sports style.
The group set off, walked through the twists and turns of the secret passage, opened the rusty iron gate, and finally turned over a well-sealed secret door, entered the manor's flood control culvert, and then came to the park.
Taking advantage of the time, I met the contact person in a corner of the park. Ernie took the initiative to strike up a conversation. He said a few code words and exchanged the banknotes torn in half diagonally, confirming that they were what they were looking for (waiting for).
The next step is to follow the arrangement of this professional guide and take a seven-passenger commercial vehicle to the city.
This is the western edge of Newport, and Adventureland is located to the north and east of the city.
Have lunch first.
It's already past 13 o'clock, which is a bit late.
However, even though all six of them were very hungry, the taste of the meal still did not satisfy everyone.
Ernie was the first to speak: "This is not the most expensive restaurant in Newport, but it is definitely the best. I asked someone to inquire about it in advance. As you can see, at this time, it is still almost full."
Hermione said: "I can already understand why the French always laugh at our diet."
“I was thinking about how to avoid being anorexic during the break at the end of the school year,” Justin said.
Ron said: "Maybe before the big holiday, order enough vacuum-packed meat buns from Ernie, and then use that Muggle-made microwave artifact to turn on a small stove for yourself every day."
Harry joked: "Then you have to prevent the aroma of the food from being smelled by other brothers and sisters in the family, otherwise you may not be able to eat a few meals."
Ron scratched his head: "This is really a problem."
Hannah: "I plan to learn a few tricks from Ernie, the simplest kind, and then bring back some of the 'Thirteen Incenses' that Ernie mentioned."
Ernie listened to the people's comments getting more and more outrageous, and quickly persuaded the meal, "Come on! At least this seafood soup is good and fresh enough."
The little wizards rolled their eyes. Newport is a port city and it would be a joke if it couldn't even make seafood soup...
In the afternoon, the six people went around like ordinary tourists under the guidance of a guide.
Of course, it is actually very purposeful.
For example, the exquisite tourist brochure in your hand is meant to be compared with the actual scene, so that everyone can have a clear understanding of the main facilities and streets.
In addition, it is also a way to eliminate tension and get along with each other. After all, we are acting as adults.
For an eleven or twelve-year-old wizard, this is somewhat difficult. As smart as Hermione is, she can't help but be a bit pretentious.
But there are no real stupid people in this small group, so they adapt through substitution. Once the tension is gone, they quickly start to perform well.
In the middle of the afternoon, a group of people came to the ancient Roman fortress of Kalien on a low mountain. Qian's ability is omnipotent. He can open up alone and go straight to the top. This is all arranged in advance.
The visibility was very good at this time. Ernie pointed to the amusement park on the other side of the river a few hundred meters away, next to a forest, and said to Hermione and others: "Did you see that? That's our adventure place."
This circus is fake. The investigation team started from an operational perspective and discovered loopholes.
In the mortal world, the circus has become a product abandoned by the times. If it wants to survive, it not only needs to reform itself, but also needs to innovate its programs. It also needs to be labeled as a cultural heritage, with the government subsidizing part of the expenses.
This circus has no such operation at all. Rather than saying it is stupid, it is better to say that it cannot withstand investigation at all.
Look at those facilities. With these outdated gadgets, if it weren't for the Halloween celebration, they would be exposed within a week. "
Justin chimed in: “This is a direct jump to the circus amusement park.”
Ernie nodded: "Yes, we have no chance to meet the Smiling Man and the Disappointed Man. That is the daily activity of the Mystic Circus."
"Daily activities?" Hermione and the others expressed confusion.
Ernie explained: "It was only through analyzing the reports submitted by private investigators that I figured out the concept and interactive relationship between the Smiling Man and the Disappointed Man."
Seeing that everyone was interested in continuing to listen, he continued to explain further: "Nine mortal detectives, six professional wizards, visited victims ranging from homeless people to white-collar middle-class people, and there were a total of 9 related reports. .Drawed several conclusions:
1. They have all been casted "Forget All", but there are at least two casters, one is experienced and skillful, and the other is raw and rough.
2. All victims have had strong desires, mainly focusing on concepts such as 'making money' and 'owning a home'.
3. There has been a transaction.
For example: someone is broke and living on the street, desperate to make money and have a loving home again. However, objective conditions did not allow it and it suffered repeated setbacks.
At this time, the smiling guest took advantage of the opportunity and entered.
The specific details of the transaction were washed away by "forgetfulness" and cannot be recalled, but the general process can still be deduced.
The smiling guest said that he could help eliminate worries and would also give the other person a sum of money. The only condition is that the person must be willing.
This person is already at the lowest point in his life and feels that there is nothing worthy of the other party's plot. Why not give it a try?
After the contract was established, Smiley Guest kept his word and indeed eliminated the man's troubles and gave him several hundred pounds.
The problem is that this man lost his ideal of making money and regaining a warm home, and became a muddling bastard. He soon contracted the problem of alcoholism and was willing to be a tramp.
Of course, this man's desire has not completely disappeared. But by the time he once again longed for a normal life, bad habits had already formed, and alcohol and a bad life of hungry and full meals destroyed his body...
This is a disappointed person, who has lost his desire and hope, and lives in confusion. "
Harry sighed: "How pitiful."
Hermione asked: "Although it's a bit unbelievable, did the Smiley Guest deceive their desires? Is this considered an emotional energy robbery? And it's a specific type of emotional energy."
Ernie gave a thumbs up and said, "That's the point. Obviously, it's not just us who have discovered the connection between emotions and spell casting. We also have the support of unplugged technology to collect specific emotions extensively and perform some magic operations. .”
"What kind of magic operation?" Justin couldn't help but ask.
"Not sure yet, just some guesses. Following the type of emotions, I think creation is a more reasonable possibility."
The little wizards all frowned and started thinking along Ernie's train of thought.
Hermione, who was still a top student, her eyes lit up: "The essence of money is wealth, and wealth as defined by humans is found and created. There is also the desire for a warm home. First of all, you must have a home of your own. Home is This existence is creation.
In other words, Smiling Guest collects these emotions and combines them with some magical magical equipment to produce some objects that can be regarded as wealth. "
Hannah did not dare to show weakness and added: "These objects must be unusual, otherwise according to the creation ability of the mortal world, there is no need for Smiley Guest to go to a lot of trouble."
Hannah is a careful girl. After she discovered that Ernie never called ordinary people as 'Muggles', but called mortals, mortals, she worked hard to correct her habit and stopped calling him that way.
On the contrary, both Justin and Harry were a little careless and didn't care much about such details. Under the subtle influence of other young wizards, they would also call them Muggles.
It's just that because Ernie interacts with him frequently, he is also used to terms such as 'mortal', unlike other young wizards, as if not talking about Muggles is not enough to highlight his identity as a wizard.
Ernie made the final addition at this time: "Since the Smiling Man and the Disappointed Man are also part of this dark fairy tale, let's briefly connect it. The circus amusement park is the intersection of normal people and Lilliputians. The straw clown is the medium, and the Little People are The human kingdom is the ultimate goal of the bad wizard.
Then, the logic became clear. The daily activities of Smiley Guests were to collect emotional energy and then build a Lilliputian country.
The circus amusement park, on the other hand, plunders the population and takes people to be enslaved in Lilliput.
Halloween is a great opportunity. Everyone wears weird makeup. Even if there is something strange, ordinary people don't take it seriously. Instead, they think the cosplayers are very good.
Moreover, the most lively part of Halloween is the celebration and parade on the eve of the festival, which is suitable for robbing people.
For example, with our current identity, it is difficult for tourists from other places or even foreign countries to discover in time. Even if they are discovered, it is difficult to check. It is easy to miss the most important golden 48 hours for case detection. "
The little wizards suddenly realized, and soon after, Harry and Ron, who had a strong sense of justice, became excited, and Justin also shouted about killing demons and defending the law.
Hannah, on the other hand, has a sweet and gentle look that says, "I listen to Ernie."
Hermione looked at the three Harrys like little adults, holding her forehead helplessly, as if to say: It's hard to be reassured by such a pig teammate!
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