The Periodic Table of Words at Hogwarts

“Bang, bang, bang, bang”!

The sound of the rails vibrating became louder and louder. Standing here, Newt seemed to feel that the earth was shaking.

"Chi Chi"!

The driver of the train stepped on the brake pedal, opened the piston of the gas cylinder, and the high-pressure gas spurted out rotated the cam, and then opened the brake shoes.

The braked wheels rubbed violently against the rails, and the two people standing next to the rails could even see the obvious sparks.

The military column finally stopped steadily next to the temporarily built platform.

It seems that diesel locomotives are indeed more suitable for the severe cold climate here than steam locomotives. If it were a steam locomotive, it is estimated that the train might have collapsed halfway.

East Asia has experienced a large-scale cold wave this winter. It is snowing all north of the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River line, and the precipitation in various places is 2 to 3 times that of previous years.

In places like Aihui and Suifenhe in northern China, the snow here can reach an adult's knees.

Newt Scamander couldn't help but sigh that it was a miracle that the train could still be dispatched in this weather.

But just as his eyes moved to the front of the car, Newt noticed something.

There seemed to be some complex patterns under the black anti-rust paint on the front of the car. These patterns were spread all over the entire front of the car. They seemed to be some kind of alchemical matrix, but they were not noticed by everyone because they were hidden underneath by the anti-rust paint.

Moreover, after a night of melee yesterday, the officers and soldiers of the anti-aircraft artillery division had not had time to clear the railway tracks, and Newt saw a stone the size of a watermelon lying across the railway tracks. For a moment, he even suspected that the car might be because of It overturned when it hit this stone.

As a result, something that shocked him happened. The train drove past without any hindrance, and the hard rock was directly crushed into pieces by the train.

Newt's expression turned cautious as he looked at the train.

When he was still studying at Hogwarts, Dumbledore once told him to always be wary of alchemical items.

Because alchemy always follows the principle of equivalent exchange, but you don’t know when you will hit the threshold of the transaction, and what price you will pay for it...

"Mr. Scamander, the general is on this train."

The major on the side reminded him.

"Oh well".

At this time, Newt had changed back into the suit he wore all year round, but put on a coat because the weather here was really too cold.

After nearly a hundred meters of braking, the heavily armed train finally stopped steadily next to the platform.

Countless soldiers who had been waiting on the platform for a long time immediately opened the car doors and took down huge green wooden boxes one after another from above.

This military column contained their ammunition and food supplies. Due to the heavy snowfall two days ago, this supply line was briefly interrupted for a week, and the rapid consumption of anti-aircraft ammunition on the front line greatly reduced the team's air defense mission. It created a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, today a fully loaded train finally delivered them much-needed supplies, and it also brought along brother troops to supplement their personnel.

In such severe cold conditions, non-combat attrition is very normal. Many soldiers of the anti-aircraft artillery division unfortunately suffered from frostbite, and several wounded soldiers were so serious that they needed to return to Suifenhe for surgery. situation.

This military column will unload all the supplies later and then transport the wounded back to Suifenhe.

"click".

The carriage door in front of Newt was slowly pushed open to both sides from the inside, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes as big as goose feathers immediately poured into the carriage.

However, the soldiers filing out didn't seem to care at all about the temperature outside, which was close to minus 30 degrees. They jumped out one by one, formed a team in front of the train, and then began to count.

"Report! 123 people from the Seventh Company were supposed to be present, but actually 123 people were present. Please give instructions!"

A lieutenant who had just jumped out of the car shouted:

"Enter"!

There were footsteps and a female voice in the dim carriage.

"Yes"!

The lieutenant trotted back to the line and stood at the front.

Mr. Scamander glanced at these neatly arranged soldiers and immediately discovered some clues.

These officers and soldiers are all wearing brand-new Type 81 automatic rifles, but the gun body has a very obvious golden pattern, and the folded bayonet under the muzzle seems to be made of Damascus steel, with layers of beautiful textures on it.

These firearms are all alchemical weapons!

Newt's mouth dropped open in surprise.

You know, the price of alchemy weapons is very expensive. Ordinary alchemy products are half as expensive as magic products. This is one of the reasons why alchemy items are rarely seen on the market in the magic world, because its cost is too high. Taller.

Alchemical weapons are completely banned by the Ministry of Magic in various countries, especially in the United Kingdom, where the public sale of alchemical weapons will result in being thrown into Azkaban and sentenced to 10 years in prison, if it is a black magic alchemy product. You can also get a kiss from a dementor.

On the black market, an ordinary knife engraved with sharp runes costs about 150 gold Galleons. Although there is always some water in the price of the black market, it can also prove that the price of alchemical weapons is very expensive, but It's not something ordinary people can afford.

And I heard that in addition to Mr. Nicolome who once made alchemical firearms, many other alchemist masters had tried to enchant firearms, but they all ended in failure.

That's because the gunpowder smoke produced when the firearm is fired will seriously affect the stability of the alchemical matrix. The sulfur-containing gas generated by the burning of gunpowder will corrode those expensive metals, eventually causing the matrix to be destroyed and fail.

Moreover, the speed of the bullet exiting the barrel is as high as 1 to 2 kilometers per hour. If you want to enchant the bullet, you have to wait until the moment it exits the barrel. No matter what kind of alchemical matrix, there is no way to enchant the bullet in an instant.

Mr. Nicoléme once successfully made an alchemical pistol by relying on his solid basic skills and extensive knowledge, and extended the life of the pistol to approximately 400 to 500 rounds of bullets.

However, the rare alchemical materials consumed by this pistol were enough to buy the Malfoy family manor, so after many attempts to improve it to no avail, Mr. Flamel gave up on the development of the alchemical pistol and devoted his limited energy to On to other projects.

But just today, Newt was horrified to see 120 people in front of him holding an alchemy rifle!

Since the rifle is larger, it requires more materials. Therefore, according to Mr. Flamel's calculations, the cost of an alchemy rifle should be about 1.5 times that of a pistol. .

If we go by Nicholas Flamel's quotation, the rifles in the hands of these people are enough to buy Gringotts Bank in the UK!

China is very wealthy, but it is definitely not so rich that it does not regard money as money.

Then there is only one possibility left.

China has mastered a certain alchemy technology, which can greatly reduce the cost of alchemy weapons, making it possible to reduce it to a small number of elite troops, or even to the level of widespread use in the entire army!

This is actually a very scary thing, but Newt, who has lived in the magical world for a long time, did not realize how big a storm these things can cause in the world. Now he is just lamenting the wealth of this ancient Eastern country, and... As for more than 100 people, it can be equipped with this alchemy rifle.

"Hello, Mr Scamander".

A figure wearing a Chinese military uniform jumped off the train quickly, walked quickly to Scamander, and stretched out his hand to him.

"Hello, Ms. Xu Lin."

Newt quickly took hold of the other person's hand, squeezed it gently and let go.

"China is very grateful for your help, Mr. Scamander. Your professional knowledge has effectively reduced our casualties. For this reason, China has decided to award you the International Friendship Medal after you arrive in Peiping. This is what China can give to foreign countries." The highest level of honor awarded by a human being."

The person standing opposite Newt was wearing a 87-style Shenzhou Army uniform, but in the temperature of nearly minus 30 degrees, he seemed not to feel the cold at all and was talking to Newt calmly.

This is a woman who looks to be in her 30s, with eyes as red as white snakes. Her white hair is tied into a ponytail, blowing in the back of her head with the strong wind.

The epaulettes on her shoulders proved her identity.

A gold star!

"It looks like the battle last night was fierce."

Xu Lin lowered her head and looked at a piece of dragon scale with a trace of flesh and blood buried in the snow under her feet, then bent down and picked it up curiously.

"This is the dragon scale of an adult Siberian black dragon. You see, this scale has lines similar to Damascus steel. Its physical resistance and magic resistance will make it very troublesome for wizards to deal with them."

Scamander seemed excited when he talked about his major.

"Really, although the scales of the Siberian black dragon are not as hard as the Ukrainian iron belly, they are the most precious thing among the scales of the fire dragon, because this thing can brew several precious magic potions - when you encounter The kind that can save one's life in an emergency, so the price of these scales on the British black market has reached the level of one galleon or two. China has added a lot of extra income this time."

Newt said excitedly.

"Yes, yes, this is China's fine tradition. After all, we have often done this kind of thing since the 50s - sending them back intact the cannonballs that have had their sugar coating removed."

Xu Lin stood there and said to Newt with a smile.

"Ah? Ms. Xu Lin, I think I don't quite understand what you mean"?

Newt scratched his head in confusion.

"Mr Scamander, I would like to ask you a question".

The smile on Xu Lin's face disappeared and was replaced by extreme seriousness.

"Have you ever thought about a question? Why are these fire dragons attacking the northern border of China like crazy? You know, even the man-eating Siberian black dragon will not choose to risk attacking big cities and occasionally destroy a few Small towns are their limit.”

"The Siberian plains are really too cold this year. These fire dragons may have lost their food source for the winter, so they had to move south in large numbers."

Newt thought for a moment, then frowned and replied.

"But Vladivostok, which is also located around Siberia, does not have that kind of alchemy circle, and the Siberian Ice Black Dragon is the smartest fire dragon species in the world. Why doesn't this thing that has never dared to attack the border of China not Why would you go around dozens of kilometers to attack a city where you don’t have to take any risks?”

Xu Lin then asked Newt.

This conversation made Newt frown, because he also knew that the Siberian black dragon had a very high IQ and was usually unable to do such a thing as attack the Muggle army's defense line.

unless......

"You mean, this thing is a conspiracy of some people? Those fire dragons were artificially driven to the northern border"?

After thinking carefully, Newt came to this surprising conclusion.

He simply couldn't believe that this was possible in the world, how could someone do such a vicious thing!

Once these man-eating fire dragons fly into Muggle cities, they will definitely cause heavy casualties.

Hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of people will die in pain because of this!

"Has Shenzhou found out who is behind this matter?"

Newt suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Xu Lin.

He didn't want to let go of this kind of scum. Maybe it would be a good choice to feed this thing to his own curled-winged demon?

Those cute little guys haven't had a taste of fresh brains for a long time.

"I'm sorry Mr. Scamander, according to our confidentiality regulations you have no right to know this matter, but I hereby assure you that those who dare to make small moves behind our backs will definitely receive our most sincere greetings"!

Xu Lin clenched her fists tightly.

Due to the sudden incident, the troops deployed by China on the northern border were actually not very sufficient. The invasion of the fire dragon caught them by surprise.

The rugged terrain on the northern border was not suitable for deploying anti-aircraft artillery, so the front line had to be constantly pulled back.

Behind this position is Aihui, an important town in China. If it fails, the city behind it is likely to turn into a hell on earth, and Harbin further behind is the capital of Longjiang Province. Once it is damaged in any way, the consequences will be It will all become unimaginable!

The person behind the scenes this time has completely angered Shenzhou. For this reason, Xu Lin even came to the front line in person, just to accompany the accompanying security personnel to investigate any clues here, so as to find out the inhumane person behind the scenes and shoot him as soon as possible. .

Of course, if it is handed over to the Mysterious Arts Association, the murderer will be sentenced to the highest level of death penalty in China - thunder punishment!

The purple-red lightning falling from the sky will completely burn his body and soul, leaving only a trace of consciousness, wandering in the world forever, not allowed to enter reincarnation, and enjoying the reward of slowly going crazy in the boundless silence.

This is what this scumbag deserves.