Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 318: Uninterrupted Forbidden Book Area

After returning to his office, Lin Xia did not start the experiment immediately, but was thinking about what Hillion said.

"Magical creatures are highly resistant to the evil god's whispers," Lin Xia opened his magic book and wrote down these words.

She always felt that this was very crucial information.

She had almost completed the development of the audio version of the talisman and only needed to perfect the final steps, which would take less than a day.

But there is still a week before school starts. Lin Xia thought about it and decided to leave the Researchers Association immediately after the experiment is completed and go out to hide.

After this thought came to her mind, the nervousness in her heart disappeared. Eastern sorcerers believed in metaphysics and believed that one thought could lead to enlightenment.

So Lin Xia believed metaphysically that this approach was the best approach.

Now that it has been confirmed, the remaining days cannot be wasted.

She temporarily stopped her experiments and decided to spend the rest of her time exploring the Researchers' Association.

The first step is to use your permission to read banned books and read banned books in the association.

The Researchers Association can also use the Hogwarts Outstanding Student Key. After submitting an application to read banned books, Lin Xia quickly received a reply that it was approved.

Because she is young and still a student, every time she applies to read banned books, she can get relevant subsidies for pollution-eliminating items, such as the "Leaves of Awakening".

In Romania, every time Lin Xia entered the forbidden book area, he would receive a "Newbie Gift Pack for Resisting the Evil God's Whisper" sent by an owl.

Anything that might be related to the evil god's whispers would be handled more favorably. Lin Xia's application was generally approved on the same day, and he would receive a package from the owl postman the next day.

But this time at the Researchers Association, the next day after the application was approved, Lin Xia still received nothing.

This made her a little confused.

She thought for a while, then logged into the Alchemist Guild's secret key and posted a message asking for help.

There are still too few outstanding students in Hogwarts, and they are limited to staying in school. Once they graduate, the secret key will be taken back.

Students have limited access to information, and their sources of information are not as wide as the Alchemist Association's.

[Mysterious Person A: Help, I applied for permission to read banned books in the Researchers Association. I used to get some subsidies when I applied, and they usually arrived the next day. Why haven't I received any from the Association? ]

Alchemy Apprentice Xiao Murphy: [Researchers Association... Boss, are you kidding me? How can an owl get into that place? ? ]
Great Alchemist Li Luo: [Do you have any misunderstandings about the owl's abilities?]
I want to be a great alchemist. Yamane Kirikawa: [Are you a formal member of the Researchers' Association? Recently, I heard that the association has a new member, a young man with outstanding talent, and an excellent student at Hogwarts.

The subsidy for reading banned books you mentioned is only given to underage students. Since you can get the subsidy and you are in the Researchers Association, haha, you can't be Lin Xia himself, right?
If you are me, I am willing to answer your question. First, Owl cannot enter the Researchers Association and cannot be delivered at all. They do not accept any express delivery.

Second, in the Researchers Association, there is no need to use the magic item that can block the evil god's whispers. If you really enter the forbidden book area there, you will know.]
There were also some messages from members of the Alchemist Association with strange names, but their statements were similar to the previous ones. Some of them didn’t even know about the Researchers Association.

Lin Xia thought of Xillion's special reminder to her to go to the banned books area.

So, are there really that many differences in the Restricted Books section of the Researchers Association?

With this idea in mind, that afternoon, Lin Xia followed the guidance of the secret key and came to the entrance to the forbidden book area of ​​the Researchers Association.

The entrance is also a door.

The door had various spiral patterns, which were combined to form patterns. When she looked at the door, the patterns on the door seemed to rotate with her.

In addition, the door exudes an ancient and old atmosphere.

Lin Xia had seen many doors before, but had no impression of this door.

Obviously, this door is usually hidden and will only appear in front of the researcher after obtaining permission to unlock it.

Lin Xia walked in calmly.

After she entered the restricted book area, Pun, who was doing research in his own laboratory, received some kind of reminder and immediately looked up.

"She went in." Pun said to the empty air.

Will-o'-the-wisp fires emerged from the sky one after another, each one flashing a different color of light, each representing a will and possessing a different soul.

These will-o'-the-wisps either laughed or watched the show or said cheerfully:
"Is it a pity? You wanted her to continue doing experiments, but you didn't expect her experiments to end so quickly and she started to explore the secrets of the Researchers Association."

"After entering the restricted area and learning how powerful the Researchers Association is, I'm afraid you will be even more reluctant to leave."

"The more you know, the less likely you are to be tempted. Skeleton Pun, your wishful thinking is going to fail, hahaha!"

Pu En turned the page calmly. "It's a pity that she can't come to study my topic, but the Researchers Association will also gain a powerful general. I am so happy."

If Lin Xia joins in, with her completely resistant physique... his experiment will definitely make rapid progress, and maybe it can be completed this year!
Pity.

Pun thought with some regret.
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In the restricted area.

Lin Xia had a different feeling.

What comes into view are rows of bookshelves. The gap in the aisle in the middle is very small, only enough for one person to pass through, as if the arranger had tried hard to carve out more space to put more books.

There are rows of books even on the walls, ceiling, and occasionally on the ground where people walk.

The nose was filled with the scent of various books, which was the smell Lin Xia often smelled when she visited old-fashioned bookstores.

Lin Xia looked around silently for a moment and took a tentative step forward.

After making sure there was no danger, she began to look for a book, but remained alert.

This banned books area is so abnormal!
She had been to many restricted book sections, but only this one felt normal. It was full of books, and the books did not transform into any other appearance.

However, this kind of normality becomes abnormal in the banned books area.

Lin Xia remained alert and silently operated "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Records: The Crucible". After a while, he had a weak connection with many banned books.

She gradually walked towards the book that attracted her most, but stopped halfway.

“This book…”

Lin Xia stared at the book with patterns of stars and moons in front of her, suddenly stopped and remained silent for a long time.

This book also attracted her, but it was not the most valuable one in the forbidden area, nor was it the most compatible with her soul.

And judging from the cover, this should be a book about magic arrays.

Based on her experience in entering and exiting the forbidden book area, under the guidance of the skills, the forbidden books that can attract her are the most suitable and valuable.

only……

Lin Xia suddenly thought of something.

Would it be a good thing to find the most valuable banned book in the Researchers Association?

Until now, she has not sensed any evil god's whispers, and the forbidden book area here seems to have been purified by some kind of power.

In Hogwarts, even in a chaotic place like the Restricted Area, Professor McGonagall and the Dean could monitor her movements through the crystal ball.

I'm afraid some people in the Researchers Association can do the same.

Thinking of this, Lin Xia did not go any further inside, but picked up the forbidden book in front of her and started reading. At the same time.

Through some means, some researchers who were secretly observing Lin Xia all withdrew their gazes from the crystal ball.

"I have read this forbidden book. It is just an ordinary book about magic words and ancient magic language."

"I thought this witch had some unspeakable secrets, but this is it?"

"That's not right... She should be able to find more valuable books in the restricted area. I sense an unusual aura from her."

One of the researchers rolled his eyes. "Come on, everyone knows that your group's predictions are the least reliable. Your intuition is only correct once out of ten. You must have guessed wrong this time!"

This group of researchers have been observing Lin Xia since she left the office, wanting to see what is different about her.

But even after entering the restricted books area, Lin Xia still performed very mediocrely, which disappointed the other researchers.

I thought I could find a secret, but it turns out the secret itself is very ordinary.

"Forget it, you guys just observe quietly. I'm leaving first. There's another experiment waiting for me to do."

"Me too, I'll go first!"

"Pun, what do you think?"

Suddenly, a researcher who also wanted to leave turned around and looked at Skeleton Punn. Punn was carefully observing Lin Xia in the crystal ball and said without raising his head:

"I'll stay."

The researcher was a little surprised: "Do you really want to bring Lin Xia over to work for you?"

Puen's magnetic voice sounded: "She is very talented. If she can't work for me, I hope she can grow up as soon as possible so that she can communicate with me."

The researcher thought about it and sat back in his seat.

"Then I'll watch it too. After all, I'd rather have someone like us than one more helper."

Their value is far beyond that of ordinary helpers.
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same moment.

Fudge from the Ministry of Magic also took action again.

Since the nobles didn't come over on their own initiative, Fudge decided to take the initiative and go to their homes one by one to ask!

The Foreign Affairs Department has been idle and he has no say in the affairs of the Auror Department.

Fudge looked around and found that only the work of the Noble Anti-Corruption Investigation Department could allow him to improve his performance.

Therefore, he attached great importance to this operation and specially asked the Aurors for three skilled Aurors to protect his safety.

If the nobles had used some dirty tricks to frame him, they would not have been so bold with the Aurors around.

The head of the Auror Department saw an application on the desk and raised his eyebrows. He asked an Auror:
"You have been secretly observing Fudge recently. Is he doing his job well?"

The Auror said, "Yes, and he has come up with many ways to make trouble and contributed some ideas for reform. He seems to understand his mission very well and tries his best to provoke the nobles."

The director pondered for a while and said, "We are going to the noble's territory tomorrow. How can three Aurors be enough?
In this way, I will give him 10, at least it will save face and let others know that our Auror Department is really going to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Not knowing what he was thinking of, he sighed and said, "Last year, the Auror Department wasn't so busy. This year, paranormal phenomena have appeared all over the UK. They are all new phenomena that I have never heard of before."

His secretary couldn't help nodding.

"Yes, in the past, when the Aurors in the Auror Department went out on missions, half of them would be left in the office. But this year, once they went out, there were basically no people left. Everyone was busy as hell."

The director's expression became serious, and he said solemnly, "It is time to propose the 'Auror Recruitment' plan to the Minister. The current manpower of the Auror Department is not enough to deal with two large risks at the same time."

On Fudge's side, after receiving the director's reply, he rubbed his hands excitedly.

He immediately said to Umbridge: "I applied to the director for three Aurors, but the director directly assigned me 10. Does he think highly of me?"

Umbridge wore pink clothes, carried a pink backpack, and even her wand was inlaid with a pink rhinestone.

Without thinking, she praised loudly, "Yes, we value you so much that we will assign you more manpower! If you handle this matter well, you will definitely be transferred to the Auror Department!"

Fudge was certain.

After coming to the Department of Foreign Affairs, he missed his previous days in the Department of Weapons and Logistics Support.

But a logistics department is far inferior to the Auror Department, which is the most powerful and violent law enforcement agency in the Ministry of Magic!

If I could get a high-ranking position in the Aurors Department, wouldn't it be just a matter of saying a word when I want to change weapons suppliers?

The more Fudge thought about it, the more excited he became.

Only Umbridge felt a little uneasy.

She thought to herself: The Auror Department has always been short-staffed. Previously, the Foreign Affairs Department wanted to go to a particularly dangerous place to solicit sponsorship, and it even applied for help from the Auror Department, but they ignored it.

This time, not only was there no jam, but we also received 10 extra people...

Could it be that even the Aurors felt that Fudge would be in danger on this trip, so so many people were needed to keep the peace?

Umbridge shuddered and didn't dare to think about it any further.

The next day, the weather was fine.

Facing the scorching sun, Fudge came to a nobleman's manor and rang his doorbell.

Behind him, 10 Aurors in uniform standing solemnly, their wands tucked at their waists, ready to pick up their weapons with a flick of their hands.

Against the backdrop of the Aurors' aura, there was a solemn look on everyone's face.

It doesn't look like he's here to ask questions, but rather to cause trouble!

After much deliberation, the noble decided not to leave Fudge outside and asked the house-elf to open the door.

The door was opened, and Fudge noticed that the side of the door facing outwards was just ordinary in style, but the materials used on the side facing inwards were all gold, gems, and mithril!
This made Fudge very jealous.

He walked in, turned around, and found that neither Umbridge nor the Aurors had entered.

Fudge nodded at them, motioning them to follow.

Umbridge hesitated for a moment and followed him in, but the ten Aurors still stood there motionless.

One of the Aurors said, "We are only responsible for your safety, not your review. You have to conduct the review yourself."

Fudge's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Who knows if these nobles will beat me up during the interrogation? Then how are you going to protect me?"

The Auror who spoke first grinned and said, "It's just a minor fight, you can handle it yourself. If you are seriously injured or killed by a noble——"

The Auror sneered: "There's no need for this nobleman to continue!"

(End of this chapter)