Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 128 19. Meet again in London 【51100】

The meeting with the half-demon Daemon was not pleasant, and the real son of Satan did not feel comfortable.

Merlin could feel that under Daemon's calm and stable appearance, there was also a slightly crazy and evil soul hidden.

But the good news is that Damon is really like the legendary devil, he respects the promise very much, and he quickly took over the trouble about the devil badge.

According to Zha Kang's news, in just 5 days, all the cultists related to the Pentagram in New York disappeared as if they had disappeared out of thin air.This saved Merlin a lot.

In the following period of time, he took Melinda and Coulson to deal with all kinds of troubles caused by strange and supernatural phenomena in New York City and the surrounding areas.

Such as disturbed ghosts, flesh-hungry ghouls, some daring vampires, and those werewolves who can't control their wildness on a full moon night.

It's all little troubles.

After Melinda and Coulson overcame their fear of aliens and eliminated stereotypes, these two outstanding newcomers grew up at an extremely fast rate.Relying on the Holy Silver Bullet in their hands and some exorcism charms made by Merlin, after a few months, the two of them were able to deal with some troubles by themselves.

This also made Merlin feel relieved, and began to let the two newcomers act on their own.

Seeing that the time was approaching June, Merlin asked Nick Fury for leave. He wanted to hurry up and try to master more magic knowledge and spells.

The summer vacation of the little wizards in 1995 was approaching, and that was also the date agreed by Merlin and Mr. Arthur Weasley to return the magic textbooks.

Merlin didn't want to take the risk of offending an official of the British Ministry of Magic and hide these magic books in violation of the contract, so in the last month, he hardly ever went out, and except for the necessary rest time every day, he devoted himself to those magic textbooks superior.

This almost autistic life lasted until July 7st.

London, Heathrow Airport, 9 o'clock in the morning.

Merlin in a gray suit dragged a suitcase, yawning as he walked out of the crowded airport.The dark circles under his glasses are obvious, which means that he has hardly had a good rest in this period of time.

He stood on the side of the road, looking at the cloudy weather overhead, and then waved over a taxi and headed straight for the Leaky Cauldron.

When Merlin arrived at the Leaky Cauldron, Mr. Arthur was already waiting for him in the bar.

The official from the Ministry of Magic was sitting at a table on the edge of this dilapidated and dimly lit small bar full of medieval style. Beside him, there was a kid who was very familiar to Merlin.

"Merlin!"

Hermione, who was drinking juice, saw Merlin, and she waved her arms happily towards Merlin.

This former little girl has really grown up. I haven't seen her for more than 2 years. She has suddenly grown in size, and her childish face is full of vigor that young children should have.

She is a 15-year-old girl. She no longer always wears black witch robes, but puts on a white slack shirt and jeans, which sets off her beautiful figure and also replaces her once fluffy hair. It was combed more smoothly, and light makeup was painted on the face.

This made Merlin almost not recognize her, but the beating joy in those big eyes made Merlin couldn't help but smile.

He walked up to Hermione and Mr. Arthur, pulled out a stool, sat next to them, and waved to the bartender for two more cocktails.

Merlin noticed that Mr. Arthur had been drinking wine with his head down. It had been two years since he had seen him, and the mild-mannered gentleman's hair was getting thinner and thinner.

And judging from his slightly sad expression, he should have something on his mind.

"Here are the books, Mr. Arthur."

Merlin opened the suitcase, took out the quaint wooden box, and placed it on the table in front of Mr. Arthur.

He pushed the wooden box towards Arthur, and said:

"Now return to the original owner."

"Oh, good, good."

Mr. Arthur seemed to have been awakened. He looked at Merlin and then at the wooden box in hand. He smiled awkwardly at Merlin, and then put the wooden box back into his worn-out leather bag.

"I thank you very much, Mr. Arthur."

Merlin took out another item from the suitcase and put it in Arthur's hand.

"So I brought you a gift too."

"Ok?"

Arthur picked up the note with some doubts. It was the address of a warehouse near the London airport. He looked at Merlin suspiciously, and the latter shrugged at him:

"I put a newest business computer and a lot of CDs in the warehouse, which store a lot of knowledge about the technology system you are interested in that I can collect."

Merlin chuckled and said:

"There is also a detailed instruction manual, so you don't have to worry about not being able to use it."

"Oh, computer?"

Only then did Mr. Arthur's expression become lively, and he did not refuse Merlin's return gift.

He put the note into his purse, and he said to Merlin:

"I saw it once at a Muggle friend's house, that kind of square iron box, which seemed to live in a mechanical elf, like the magical dolls made by ancient wizards with their own consciousness , It's really amazing."

"I've always wanted to study that stuff. These products from the Muggle world are really fascinating. I have to thank you, Merlin. I really like this gift."

The thin-haired middle-aged man laughed, reached out and patted Merlin's shoulder, and said:

"But we can talk about the gift later. What I'm more interested in is, Merlin, did this set of books help you?"

"of course."

Merlin nodded, and he said seriously:

"Not only did it help me, it saved my life."

He looked at Hermione, who was drinking juice beside him, and said:

"You two's selfless help, I will remember forever. Of course, the magical spells described in these books also fascinate me very, very much."

Having said that, Merlin suddenly remembered something, he turned to look at Arthur, and he asked:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Arthur, I've been wondering about one thing. The textbooks you gave me are Hogwarts school textbooks from grades 1 to 7. This knowledge can help young wizards become official wizards, but what about after that? How should I start my magic learning after becoming a formal wizard?"

Merlin asked:

"Is it still learned through a specific magic book? Or, the more ancient way, word of mouth? Or find a mentor and learn one-on-one?"

"I can answer that question for you, Merlin."

Hermione raised her hand suddenly and caught Merlin's eyes. The big girl drank the juice that seemed to last forever, and said to Merlin:

"After the little wizards pass the examination in the academy, they will become real official wizards."

"Official wizards don't have a learning mode like a college. Just like you adults need to find a job, formal wizards will often find a job in the wizarding world first, and then buy some powerful wizards' books, notes, and Or take some private lessons from great wizards to further improve your magic power."

"What's more, if an official wizard joins the Ministry of Magic, according to the number of years he has served the Ministry of Magic, he can read the books collected by the Ministry of Magic in the library of the Ministry of Magic, and recruit more complex magic spells from them. Learn."

Mr Arthur added:

"The more advanced the magic spell, the longer it takes to study. At present, the number of spells in the wizarding world has exceeded 2, and new magic is developed every year, so no matter how powerful the wizard is , and it is impossible to learn all these magics."

"Is that so?"

Merlin suddenly realized, but then, a new problem appeared again.

He looked at Mr. Arthur and asked softly:

"Then where can I buy the books of those great wizards? I didn't find such books at Lihen Bookstore last time."

"Hard to buy, Merlin."

Mr. Arthur shook his head and explained to Merlin:

"The rules of the wizarding world are different from the rules of the Muggles. When a formal wizard is looking for a job, in addition to the monthly salary, he will also pay attention to the knowledge he can learn. That is to say, the spells and magic skills of these formal wizards , are monopolized by various forces.”

"Unless you are lucky enough to find some lost books, you can only learn more precious knowledge by joining certain forces."

"The Ministry of Magic monitors and controls the wizarding world justifiably by monopolizing a large amount of knowledge, so many official wizards who have just graduated will choose to join the Ministry of Magic."

Merlin's face suddenly became ugly.But Hermione noticed another thing, her big eyes blinked, looked at Merlin, and after a few minutes, she suddenly asked:

"Merlin, why do you ask these questions? Have you finished reading the seventh grade textbook?"

"Well, I just finished watching it the day before yesterday."

Merlin nodded and said:

"But I just read it and didn't learn it. In fact, the most complicated spells I can cast now are nothing more than concealment spells and protection spells. No matter how complicated the spells are, I'm a little bit powerless."

"Concealment spell!"

Hermione let out a sharp scream, making everyone around her look over.

This made the girl realize that she had made a slip of the tongue, she hurriedly lowered her head, and whispered to Merlin:

"Are you sure? That's a 5th grade spell! You only learned it for 3 years, and you still learned it by yourself!"

"Yes, that's a fifth-grade spell."

Merlin touched his chin and said to Hermione:

"It's very difficult and complicated. It took me more than a month of practice to master it. To be honest, its difficulty is almost ten times that of the intermediate transformation spell."

"I do not believe!"

Hermione looked disbelieving, she pursed her lips, and said to Merlin:

"You must be bragging."

"Merlin."

Mr. Arthur picked up the burning candle on the table and put it in front of Merlin. He looked at Merlin and said:

"Use the Transfiguration Charm to change it to the most refined level you can manipulate now. Let me see your magic manipulation level."

It was like a tutor testing a student's ability. Merlin looked around and saw that there were a lot of people around. In this case, it was not suitable to use the strange-looking Lola.

So Merlin simply stretched out his hands and wrapped the candle.

He closed his eyes and silently recited the Transfiguration Curse. The magic power flowing in his body was mobilized, and with the movement of Merlin's fingers, the shape and nature of the candle changed little by little.

Transformation spell, this is a basic spell that young wizards can learn in the first grade, and it is also a very unscientific spell.

It can transform one object into another out of thin air, such as turning a feather into a living spider.

Through the method of magic power, it can temporarily realize the transformation of physical properties that are almost impossible to achieve on the physical level, turning stone into gold and glass into diamonds, all of which are achievable.

But in essence, the transformation spell is just a deception. According to the level of wizards' manipulation of magic power, the precision and duration of the transformation spell will vary.

Arthur and Hermione stared at Merlin's clasped hands. After 3 minutes, Merlin, who had sweat on his forehead, let out a sigh of relief. He opened his eyes and opened his hands.

A deep roar emanated from Merlin's palm.

The ordinary candle before was transformed by Merlin into a fist-sized little orangutan covered with brown and black mane.

It was as if KONG had been shrunk dozens of times, but it was alive, and even every mane looked extremely real.

After Merlin let go of his hands, the little orangutan swung his fists at Hermione, slapped his chest, and let out fierce roars.

But anything scary scaled down can look pretty darn cute.

Hermione was immediately amused by the little orangutan. She stretched out her finger and flicked the miniature version of KONG on the forehead, making the little orangutan roll in a circle.

It got up from the ground, shook its head in a humane way, then let out an angry roar, and jumped towards Hermione.

The weak magic power that Merlin left on the little orangutan dissipated at this moment, and the orangutan that jumped into the air quickly turned back to the original candle, drew a trajectory in the air, and fell to Hermione's feet.

"That's the best I can do."

Merlin took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said to Mr. Arthur:

"To control the degree of precision, there is no way to prolong the deformation time, which means that I still need a period of continuous practice."

"it is ready."

Mr. Arthur shook his head, and said:

"It seems that I underestimated your talent, Merlin. When I was your age, I could hardly turn a candle into a copper whistle. You can ask little Hermione, she learned the Transfiguration Charm 2 years ago, But she can't turn candles into living things now..."

Hermione nodded vigorously, and there was unconcealed admiration for Merlin in those big eyes.

Like a little girl.

"You are really good, Merlin. This is already in the category of intermediate-level transfiguration. Maybe after you practice for a while, you will be able to master advanced transfiguration."

Mr. Arthur also stood up at this moment, he seemed to have made up his mind, he said to Merlin:

"Come with me, let's go home and talk in detail."

The thin-haired middle-aged man winked at Merlin, and said:

"The Weasley family is also a family of pure-blood wizards, and we also have a collection of books by great wizards. If you can do me a favor, Merlin."

"I can consider sending you a few books."

(End of this chapter)