Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 317 Secret
"This is definitely a provocation by the Ministry of Magic against the nobility!"

One of the nobles said angrily.

The nobleman was holding an ancient bronze cup produced in the last century, which was filled with life-giving fountain water. He was wearing knight armor and looked so excited that he seemed as if he could draw the sword hanging at his waist in the next second!

The other nobles also wore knight armor and said in unison:

"If we tolerate it this time, I don't know how the Ministry of Magic will push it further next time."

"I have a nephew who works in the Auror Department. He said that the Ministry of Magic is very keen on cleaning out the nobility. This is definitely Dumbledore's will!"

"I don't understand. Ever since Dumbledore became the Minister of Magic, we have tolerated him time and again, but why does Dumbledore keep forcing us again and again?"

There are more than a dozen nobles here, only a few of them are wearing wizard robes, and most of the nobles are dressed as if they can go to the battlefield at any time.

They didn't mind going to war with the Ministry.

To protect your own interests!
Lucius took off his hood, and his long platinum hair stood out among the nobles. He was one of the few who came wearing a wizard hat.

He also received inquiries from the Ministry of Magic, but he also did not go.

But he wasn't worried at all that the Ministry of Magic would close down their family.

Lucius glanced around and said, "Noble Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, I think everyone is clear about the purpose of establishing this department, which is to investigate the anti-corruption of the nobility.

If you are all innocent and have not evaded taxes, the Ministry of Magic will not do anything to you no matter how much it investigates."

Another noble who was also wearing wizard robes said in a deep voice: "Lucius, your idea is too good. The Ministry of Magic must be testing us to see how much we can tolerate."

Lucius nodded reservedly, “The Ministry has always looked down on the nobility, jealous of our privileges and wealth accumulated over generations, but this time the focus is on fighting corruption.

If we have done nothing wrong, even if the Ministry of Magic investigates, they can't do anything to us. The "Nobility Rights Protection Act" has not been repealed, and we nobles are still superior to other nobles."

A nobleman wearing a knight's armor suddenly said: "You work for the Ministry of Magic, have many sources of information, and are deeply rooted in the Ministry of Magic. Naturally, you will speak in the Ministry's favor."

The other nobles seemed to be awakened and asked, "Yes, Lucius, what exactly does the Ministry of Magic want to do?"

Lucius said calmly: "I haven't received much information. As you know, this is a department that investigates and fights corruption.

As long as you all follow the rules and don't have any extra gray income, the Ministry of Magic will naturally not cause trouble for you.

If the Ministry of Magic wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, the Malfoy family will unreservedly offer a portion of their strength and stand on the side of the nobles!"

After saying this, he slowly stretched out his hand and looked at the magic watch on his wrist.

"It's getting late. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

Lucius's departure seemed to be a signal, and other nobles left one after another, until only five nobles remained.

The expressions on these nobles' faces were conflicted and they felt guilty.

But those who dare to participate in that kind of business are all brave, so they don’t really express their inner thoughts.

Now is far from the time to complain!
"What should I do? The Ministry of Magic suddenly set up this Anti-Corruption Investigation Department. Did they notice something?"

"Impossible!" another noble retorted, "We have been very careful. I didn't even tell my wife and children!"

Other nobles also said: "Yes, I did everything myself!"

Suddenly, a noble said, "Our sales channel is Gringotts. Could something have gone wrong there?"

The noble's words made the only noble wearing wizard robes at the scene think deeply, and he said in a deep voice:
"I will focus on observing Gringotts in the next few days. The Aurors Department must have made some moves recently, so they found out some things. It seems that I should go back."

The noble who was speaking was the second in command of the Aurors Department of the Ministry of Magic. His name was: Rufus Elli.

In the past few months, he went to Europe to track down a black wizard organization and seized a batch of rare objects from the evil world. He just returned to the UK to launder these rare objects.

I didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

Hearing what Ali said, the other nobles couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Among all the nobles, Eric has the highest position in the Ministry of Magic. Even Lucius is not as powerful as him.
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Association of Researchers.

Lin Xia was immersed in the ocean of knowledge. When she was hungry, she would eat the food she brought with her. She would sleep directly in the laboratory and continue to do experiments after waking up...

This repeated for three days before she decided to leave the laboratory.

The ancient demon language is very complicated, but for Lin Xia now, it is not difficult to understand.

After all, no matter how complicated it is, there is a limit.

There are no infinite permutations and combinations between the ancient magic words, and Lin Xia does not need to create new ancient magic spells, so it is not difficult for her to learn.

At least she thought it was not as difficult as magic runes.

Of course, this is also because she has only been exposed to the basic ancient magic language. If she were to be exposed to more advanced ones, she would be finished.

The current level is just right.

Study one a day. After studying three ancient magic languages, Lin Xia already knew how to finalize the framework of the audio version of the talisman.

So she decided to come out of the office and take a look.

After all, the school term was approaching, and she didn't have much time left in the Researchers Association.

Each researcher in the Research Association has a separate office space, and after leaving the office, many doors will appear.

Lin Xia was cautious and did not step in. Instead, she asked the magic spirit where the restaurant was. Following the magic spirit's guidance, she entered a door filled with the aroma of food.

Lin Xia's sudden appearance made the bustling restaurant suddenly quiet.

All the researchers stared at her, using various analytical magics to try to learn her secrets.

But there is no doubt that everyone returned empty-handed!

Lin Xia felt something was wrong and subconsciously activated the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Records: The Furnace". The protection mechanism was activated and all invasions of the evil god's whispers were blocked.

Suddenly, she frowned.

The evil god's whispers?

Why is it that when these people cast spells, they are accompanied by the muttering of evil gods?

A wizard guessed something from Lin Xia's expression and came over to say hello.

"Hello, Lin Xia, my name is Xilien, and I became a formal researcher last month."

Lin Xia looked over and saw that this wizard had a head like an octopus, but the body was that of a human wizard.

She said calmly, "Hello, Hillion."

Seeing her nonchalant look, Xi Lien couldn't help but get excited:
"Lin Xia, I was right about you. You are a real researcher, which is why you were actively accepted by the Researchers Association. You are different from me and other researchers."

Lin Xia: “Different?”

Hillion said with a grin, the tentacles on his head fluttering and dancing. "You haven't given up your human appearance. I think this is the perfect body shape God gave us.

After giving up my human body, I regretted it very much. I should have held on a little longer.

Look at other wizards. Which one is complete? Even if they are complete, it is only a fake completeness. Only you!"

Xillian turned his head again, staring at Lin Xia with his little eyes.

"You are the most complete one. I can feel that your body is more perfect than other wizards. If the Creator also divides us into different levels when shaping us, you are definitely better than any of us!"

Hillion was thrilled.

But this excitement caused trouble to Lin Xia.

She could feel that many wizards were secretly watching her and Cillian.

When Xi Lien was about to continue, Lin Xia interrupted and said, "I'm hungry. Aren't you hungry?"

Hillion: “I’m hungry.”

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Let's go have a meal first."

You just need to sit in your seat, tap the table lightly with your magic wand, say what you want to eat, and it will appear.

Lin Xia originally wanted to order some Western food.

But this way of ordering food appealed to her, so she suddenly had an idea and ordered: "Spicy roasted pigeon, four-happiness meatballs, Kung Pao chicken, and fried shrimp with fresh lily bulbs."

The desktop was silent for a few seconds, and it froze for more than a few moments.

Xilien's eyes flickered as he watched the scene with great curiosity.

To be honest, he couldn't even understand what Lin Xia was saying.

But the magic spirit of the Researchers Association is indeed omnipotent. It not only heard it, but also did it.

Looking at those strange oriental delicacies, Xilien had an urge to taste them.

Wizards are extremely curious creatures!
But Lin Xia didn't invite him, so Xillion could only watch.

Lin Xia ate heartily and even burped after he was full, which made Xillion stunned.

This is really edible!

Xilien said: "Lin Xia, are you curious why when we use magic spells, there are always evil gods mumbling?"

Lin Xia nodded immediately, "Even if you don't tell me, I will ask about it."

Xilien sighed, "When you become stronger, you will understand that when wizards become powerful enough, they will be haunted by the evil god's whispers.

These whispers will be accompanied by spells, which will not only disturb yourself, but also the wizards who are fighting against you. "

Lin Xia frowned: "But when Headmaster Dumbledore used the spell, I didn't feel anything at all."

The eight-clawed tentacles on Xilien's head waved out two.

“There are two reasons. One is that you are wizards who have just come into contact with the magical world. You are not sensitive to the evil god’s whispers. Your energy is too low, so the evil god’s whispers are unwilling to find you.

The second reason is that a wizard of Dumbledore's level can completely block out the evil god's whispers when using spells, using a very sophisticated blocking method. "

He changed the subject and said, "Of course, any high-level wizard can block out the evil god's whispers.

For example, the professors in your college will definitely use advanced spells, which are also accompanied by the evil god's whispering, but you can't feel it at all. They just use relevant shielding methods.

There are many shielding methods, but each one consumes a lot of energy.

The higher the level of the spell, the more difficult it is to block out the evil god's whispers, and the greater the price you have to pay."

At this point, Hillion sincerely praised the magical creatures.

"But magical creatures are not contaminated. They use magic and will not produce evil whispers at all. They have a high resistance to evil whispers. They are too perfect!"

Lin Xia's eyes flashed thoughtfully.

"So I see that many wizards have parts of magical creatures transplanted into their bodies. Do they want to use this to block out the interference of the evil god's whispers?"

Hillion said with satisfaction: “Yes, your brain works really fast, which makes me miss the smart time when I was a human brain.

I always feel that the octopus brain cells I replaced are not enough, maybe I need to use the Pensieve in advance to preserve my memory. "

He was talking to himself, his tentacles fluttering again.

"Maybe I can get a smarter brain instead of the Pensieve. The octopus is still too bad."

Lin Xia: "I have another question. After transplanting the organs of magical creatures, will I be completely immune to the evil god's whispering?"

Xilien shook his head and said, "How is it possible? If there was no interference at all, how could the evil god's whispers appear when they cast detection magic on you?
It just weakens the evil god's whispers and makes them easier to block. But if you don't care about anything, you don't have to block it. As long as it doesn't affect you, why do you need to care about other people's lives?"

Lin Xia's eyes flashed slightly.

She suddenly felt that this Researchers Association was not necessarily a lawful good camp. Could it be a neutral chaotic camp? Or an evil chaotic camp?
wrong.

If it was evil and chaotic, the professor and the others wouldn't have let her join.

Sure enough, the next second, Hillion said: "But as researchers, they dare not do too much. They are just testing you in small quantities. They have no ill will towards you.

If they had any bad intentions, you would have fainted. They were just interested in your completely resistant constitution, so they tried to test you."

Lin Xia: "I thought few people would know about my physique."

Xi Lien said vaguely: "If we investigate carefully, we can find out the answer."

He changed the subject and said, "Lin Xia, I invite you to visit my office so we can talk in more depth."

Cillian tried to make his octopus face look affable.

Lin Xia blinked and said, “I really want to go, Xilien, but my research project is about to be completed, so I have to go and finish it first.

Besides, I will be starting school soon, so I may not be able to come to the Researchers Association after school starts."

Hillion shook his head again: "Well... your concerns are correct. Hogwarts is a very evil place. It won't let a bunch of crazy researchers like us join it.

Forget it, this matter is not very important. I wish you good luck in your research! "

Lin Xia thought for a while and said, "Xi Lien, thank you for your reminder. When I finish my research on this topic, if the demon spirit settles the research points for me, I will transfer 1 point to you."

Xilien’s tentacles waved faster, “Lin Xia, you are a generous researcher, I love dealing with people like you the most.

If you have time, you can read the banned books in the association. The Researchers Association also has the authority to use banned books. "

After saying goodbye to Xilien, Lin Xia returned to her office according to the guidance of the magic spirit.

(End of this chapter)