Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Mount Olympus in the morning

The thin mist is like a layer of the whitest and most delicate veil, covering the entire mountain top.

The wind was very cold in the morning. The moist water vapor from the Aegean Sea was blown by the wind, then blocked by the towering mountains and turned into circles of clouds and mist.

Zhang Xiao stood on a huge rock on the top of the mountain. The sky was still dark, with only a faint hint of white on the distant horizon.

The sky is covered with stars, like a piece of black gauze decorated with sequins, shining brightly.

Circles of light spread out from around Zhang Xiao's body like ripples, and after being rendered by the clouds, they became more beautiful and mysterious.

He looks like an immortal. If seen by ordinary people, they would probably think that there is a god living on the top of Mount Olympus.

After a while, the light slowly dissipated and Zhang Xiao frowned.

It wasn't like the various detection magics that flew far away, but it was really like what those wizards had felt before, there was nothing.

That’s right, Dumbledore has also been here. If it were so easy to detect, Uncle Dumbledore would have discovered it long ago.

Although the younger version of Dumbledore was not as powerful as he is now, he was undoubtedly the best wizard in the world.

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and slowly closed his eyes.

Gradually, the clouds and mist slowly gathered around, and everything around him became clearer. He seemed to have disappeared from this world and become one with nature.

Then he opened his eyes, and a bright golden light flashed in his eyes.

After calming his mind, Zhang Xiao used his Dharma Eye to the fullest extent.

He looked towards the horizon, and at that moment the first ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness, and the clouds in the distance were dyed golden.

The Dharma Eye and the Demonic Eye are completely different. At this moment, Zhang Xiao's vision is extremely clear, as if someone has removed the fog that has been blocking his eyes.

When you see through illusions, what you see is the truth; this is the Dharma Eye.

A smile slowly emerged on Zhang Xiao's face, because in the distant sky, there was a magnificent palace hanging high above the clouds, where the gods lived.

The palace was filled with brilliant light, and one could vaguely see the garden fountain, huge statues, and magical light surrounding it, but it was impossible to tell what kind of magic it was.

No wonder the wizards couldn’t find it no matter how hard they looked. Even Dumbledore couldn’t discover the location of the palace.

Because the distance is too far!

Magic can't detect that far.

These gods of ancient Greece are really good at it. No matter how powerful the magic is, it will always leave traces, and as long as there are traces, people will always find a way to crack it.

The solution to this problem is so simple, just move their residence further away.

Just move to a distance where magic cannot detect it, and then use magic to hide your residence in the sky.

So fucking clever!

Zhang Xiao's body suddenly disappeared, and then appeared in mid-air, but the magical palace complex in the sky was still in the distant horizon.

Phase magic? It's rare.

Pinching his chin, circles of light waves began to radiate from around Zhang Xiao's body.

The eyes that were originally tinged with golden light suddenly lost their golden light and were replaced by a faint blue light, which gradually transformed the originally dark brown pupils into a blue as the sea.

The magic that originally existed only as light suddenly became clearer. Just by looking at them, he naturally understood the meaning of the caster when he cast the magic.

Zhang Xiao carefully looked at the various lights in the air that looked like musical strings, and he couldn't count how many strings were floating up and down in the air.

He looked up in shock at the magic in the sky. Is this the world as seen by Dumbledore?

But how to 'open the door' with so many?

Or continue to smash it open with a sledgehammer?

No, what if I open the door violently and break the magic that maintains the entire "Kingdom of God".

Then it would be bad if the entire kingdom of God fell to the human world.

Hmm. After thinking for a while, he directly took out the phoenix's tail feathers and whispered: "Fox!"

The feather in his hand suddenly lit up, and after a while, a ball of blazing flame condensed in front of him, accompanied by a clear cry.

Fox flapped its wings, and countless sparks flew out and flickered along with the movement of its wings, which was extremely dreamy.

It tilted its head and stared at Zhang Xiao with its golden eyes, somewhat dissatisfied.

'Sleeping, what's the matter?'

With just a glance, Zhang Xiao extracted the above information. He stretched out his hand and a note flew out, with a line of words written on it.

"Hey, isn't it true that the fastest way to contact the professor is through you?"

Looking at Fox's still unfriendly gaze, Zhang Xiao calmly took out a scroll from his Qiankun bag.

It unfolds in a flash.

The image above clearly shows Senior Qingluan perched on a tree, combing his feathers leisurely.

This painting was created by my mother, who was well versed in the art of talismans and also liked painting. She would often paint and then ask her son and husband to praise her.

Sure enough, when Fox saw the painting, his eyes widened, his golden eyes became round, and his jade-like beak opened.

Its saliva was almost dripping out, and it stretched out its beak to grab it.

But Zhang Xiao was faster. He just flipped his hand and rolled it up again and held it in his hand.

Humph, little bastard, can’t I control you?

Looking at Fox's angry eyes, Zhang Xiao coughed lightly twice.

"As usual, if you send the letter 10 times, I will give you the painting. What? Are you not convinced?"

Zhang Xiao glanced at it and took out several scrolls like a magic trick:

"I still have the picture of Senior Qingluan spreading his wings and the picture of Senior Qingluan picking fruits. With this look in your eyes, do you want nothing more from the future?"

Fox shook his head frantically, as if he had been given an injection of chicken blood. He was full of energy and immediately disappeared with the note in his mouth.

After a while, it appeared in front of Zhang Xiao again, with a white cloth strip on its claws.

Could it be that Fox grabbed old man Deng's clothes and forced him to reply quickly?

Zhang Xiao took the note from Dumbledore. The old man was very happy that he could find the sacred mountain, but he was also shocked that the ancient Greek gods had kept it secret for so many years using such a simple method.

In the end, I felt very sorry that I couldn't come, because the International Confederation of Wizards had to hold a very urgent meeting to discuss the pursuit plan after the chaos in the church.

He wished Zhang Xiao could solve the mystery of the sacred mountain as soon as possible, and gave some undoubtedly useful experience from his own perspective.

For example, Dumbledore speculated that the method of entering the sacred mountain is likely to be similar to the secret realm set up by Voldemort in the Gaunt house, and that certain conditions must be met to enter.

So he suggested that Zhang Xiao find this condition and enter through normal means, otherwise it would likely lead to unpredictable consequences.

And this condition is very likely related to ancient Greek rituals. If we start with grand festival ceremonies, we may gain something.

Zhang Xiao nodded continuously as he watched. It turned out that the experienced ones were the most experienced. They could give practical suggestions based on just one or two pieces of information.

He put the note away, but saw Fox still tilting his head, looking at him with sharp eyes.

"What's wrong, Fox?"

But Fox opened his mouth, and the flames gradually gathered, forming a small number '2' in the air.

I mean, twice already.

Zhang Xiao laughed dumbly and put the note away:

"Okay, okay, even if it's twice!"

Only then did Fox feel satisfied and turned into a ball of flame and disappeared again.

Zhang Xiao was walking leisurely on the streets of Athens wearing a T-shirt with Che Guevara's portrait printed on it, paired with loose shorts and flip-flops.

Although these T-shirts with portraits printed on them have been around since 1965, they have only recently become popular.

At this time, the sun had risen high and the sun was shining brightly. We walked through the ancient stone-paved streets and arrived at the market in Athens.

The market is bustling with people, and the stalls are full of various kinds of goods, from brightly colored fruits to exquisite handicrafts, which are dazzling.

The vendors' cries of hawking were heard one after another, and Zhang Xiao couldn't help but buy one when he passed by a dessert shop called "Solo Gelato".

He held the mango-flavored ice cream in his hand, feeling the sweet and sour milky aroma melting in his mouth, and he felt his whole body relax.

Squinting my eyes and looking up, the Acropolis of Athens is shining in the sun, and the ancient Parthenon stands high up, as if telling stories of the past thousands of years.

In a corner of the market, a street performer was playing melodious music. His music sounded particularly clear and pleasant amid the hustle and bustle of the market.

Zhang Xiao thought about it, walked forward, and threw down a larger banknote. The performer hurriedly nodded and smiled to express his gratitude.

He simply stopped and listened to the folk song he composed playing on the guitar, which was basically a sad story about an ancient Greek god falling in love with a mortal.

After the song was over and the ice cream was almost finished, the handsome young man who performed the song wiped his sweat and once again sincerely thanked Zhang Xiao for his generosity.

"You're welcome. Your song is very nice. By the way, did you look up any information when you wrote the lyrics?"

The young man nodded, took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Zhang Xiao, then unscrewed the bottle cap and said with a smile:

"Of course, I sat in the library for a long time. In fact, I wrote more than 20 songs for this and prepared to release an album called "Forever Promised by the Gods"

Zhang Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up. The reason why he stopped and stayed was because the song was about Greek mythology. Generally speaking, when creating related content, he would consult a lot of information.

There aren't many pure fabrications, so I asked tentatively.

I didn't expect it to be true.

"Album? Is it finished yet?"

Zhang Xiao gave a thumbs up gesture. These street performers often sing their own original songs to promote their album CDs. They would go to the recording studio at their own expense and burn hundreds of CDs.

Once someone thinks it's good, they will buy the CD and listen to other songs.

The main source of income comes from tips and selling CDs, which is quite similar to the online writers of later generations.

The young man immediately took out a CD from his bag and stuffed it into Zhang Xiao's hand:

"This is for you! Thank you for liking my songs, this is the best recognition." The young man looked at the banknote that was enough to buy ten CDs, and thought from the bottom of his heart that if he didn't really like it, he would never give so much money.

"Thank you so much—" Zhang Xiao took a look at the CD, which was beautifully packaged, and asked naturally, "I'm very interested in Greek mythology. You also study it. Can I ask you some questions?"

"Of course, I dare say I am an expert now, haha, just kidding, but my teacher is an expert. If your question is difficult to answer, I will ask my teacher for help!"

The young man agreed immediately and was almost patting his chest.

"In ancient Greece, what rituals or celebrations were related to the gods? Not just one god, but all the gods."

“Rituals or celebrations have something to do with the gods?” The young man scratched his head, looking a little confused: “This question is a bit troublesome.

A lot of the information I read is about the love legends, celebrations or rituals of the gods. I'm afraid this is really difficult for me. Wait a minute, I'll call the teacher to check it out."

He looked around for a while, then ran to the phone booth. After a while, he came over with a somewhat regretful expression:

"My mentor said that there were so many ceremonies and celebrations that I couldn't even describe them all over the phone. People's lives at that time revolved around God.

So everything can be related to God.”

Zhang Xiao was stunned, but he didn't expect such an answer. While he was thinking, he heard the young man continue to say:

"Well, if you really want to know, I can take you to see my mentor. He is currently doing research and is preparing to write a systematic article about ancient Greece and the gods."

Can this be done?

Zhang Xiao readily agreed and decided to repay this young man well. Enthusiastic and kind people must be rewarded!

Lucius has considerable influence in the British entertainment industry and must be vigorously cultivated!

When he followed the young man to a beautiful campus, he realized that this young man named Thales was actually a student of the University of Athens.

The University of Athens is the second best university in Greece. Its full name is National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. It is also the oldest and most influential university in Athens.

With 150 years of history, archaeology is one of the strongest subjects here.

Zhang Xiao looked at the campus filled with Greek-style architecture and thought it was very unique. From time to time, students would walk briskly past him with books in their hands.

The campus was lush and green, and very beautiful. Thales kept introducing the characteristics of the University of Athens to him, and his words showed great pride in his school.

"This little building ahead is here. My teacher is a very wise man."

Thales led him to an office inside the small building, and after entering, he saw a messy scene.

Various documents were scattered around, and a man with slightly gray hair was sitting at the desk, looking at something intently.

"It's a bit confusing," Thales said in a low voice, then he shouted, "Professor! I brought a guest here. He wants to ask you some questions about ancient Greek celebrations!"

The gray-haired man raised his head in confusion, and after just one look, he asked with great interest, "Are you Chinese?"

Zhang Xiao was a little surprised and said: "Yes, how did you know?"

The professor stood up and warmly invited Zhang Xiao to sit down: "I like Chinese culture very much. It is a culture that is as profound and philosophical as Greek culture.

It was just a guess, but I didn't expect to be right.

By the way, my name is Stelios Vervidakis, currently an associate professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of the University of Athens. Anyone who likes Greek culture is welcome to communicate with me. ”

Zhang Xiao extended his hand and shook his hand, and said politely, "My last name is Zhang, Zhang Xiao."

Professor Vilvedakis seemed to have discovered something interesting again, and said in surprise: "Zhang, I know this last name. There is no need to be modest when introducing yourself, because this is the last name of your god!"

Just from this, Zhang Xiao knew that this professor really liked Chinese culture, otherwise this little knowledge could not be understood by just a superficial glance.

After sitting down, Zhang Xiao asked directly:

"Professor, I want to know what rituals or celebrations in ancient Greece were related to the gods. For example, according to legend, the gods would give rewards, or go to the Temple of Olympus to meet the gods?"

After hearing these words, Vilvedakis fell into deep thought. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and waved to Thales who was watching the fun, asking him to go out first.

Under Zhang Xiao's puzzled gaze, he moved closer and asked mysteriously in a low voice:

"Zhang, are you a wizard?"

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