Harry Potter and the Old Ones

Chapter 165: Merlin's Travel Diary

"After entering the steppe on the eastern border of the Timurid Empire, in order to reduce trouble, I had to turn into a goshawk and flew about two ticks in the direction of the fourth star of the Big Dipper, crossing a wilderness and a forest of stones. After that, I saw the undulating mountains like a blue dragon from a distance..."

"...I stopped at a human gathering place closest to the mountains, which was an overgrown wilderness with only a tribe of no more than fifty people, and I fell on the edge of the tribe, pretending to be a distant place. Travelers, ask the herdsmen here if they have seen some merchants with strange long noses, turbans, thick robes and strange boots when they are grazing, and they will use a fragrant bird egg In exchange for lambs, ore, or custom made wool felts with strange patterns..."

"...Unfortunately, the herdsmen here have never met the Lengyuan residents. I had to ask them about the whereabouts of other tribes, and exchanged some gold coins for some water and cured mutton..."

"...I followed their directions and flew westward, and finally met the second tribe two days later, which was a little bigger than the previous tribe, but I still didn't gain anything, and neither did they. Having seen the Lengyuan residents I described, I had no choice but to continue westward..."

"Finally, while I was visiting the fourth tribe, the goddess of luck came to me—"

"...Perhaps I should call out 'Merlin's beard!' as the British wizards are now accustomed to..."

"...The herdsmen of this tribe don't seem to be very friendly. When I appeared on the edge of their tribe, they raised a sheep fork and torches to me, and even the women and children in the tribe threw stones and sheep dung like me. As if I were some kind of demon..."

"...I suddenly realized how much I was dressed like the Lengyuan residents I described..."

"...except that I don't have the weird long nose and the fragrant eggs, I'm almost exactly the same as the Lengyuan residents..."

"...In order to reduce their vigilance, I had to take off my turban and mask, revealing my Timurid face that had already been disguised by Transfiguration..."

"...Those herders seemed to be a little less wary, but they still didn't invite me to join their bonfire dinner. I had to stand in the wilderness, standing on the edge of the fire, and asked them if they had seen Lengyuan residents..."

"...The atmosphere seemed to be tense, and the men and women raised the sheep's forks, torches and sheep dung again..."

"...I had to take out a few gold coins and shiny gems, put them in a sheepskin bag, and push them over..."

"... A man at the head picked up the sheepskin bag, bit the gold coin with his teeth, looked at the gemstones under the firelight, discussed a few words with the people around him, waved to me, and motioned me to follow him. …”

"...In the process of chatting with him, I learned that his name is Abdul Alimu, the son of the chief of this tribe. Five days ago, they picked up a girl in the wilderness near the mountains in the east..."

"...The girl's name is Alina. She is the most beautiful girl in the Assat tribe. We often exchange wool with the Assat tribe for salt..."

"...That day was the agreed day to exchange salt, but when we arrived at the seat of the Assat tribe, we only saw Alina sitting in the middle of the empty tribe alone..."

"...all the felt huts and huts are intact, but they don't see a single person in the tribe except Alina..."

"...all the herders and livestock disappeared..."

"...Only Alina, who missed her meal while playing outside, stayed..."

"...The bonfire in the center of the tribe has been extinguished, and the food on it has been dried..."

"...The food and provisions of the villagers are still well in the barn..."

"... They went into the felt house again to check. There were no signs of turmoil here. Everything was in good condition. Many families still had a few bites of meals in their houses..."

"...It's like the people of the Ashat tribe were eating lunch, suddenly put down the utensils and food in their hands, drove the livestock, and walked outside the village under an unknown force..."

"...Abdul Alimu said that Alita saw the attackers..."

...playing late, she hid behind a huge rock and saw a tall and ugly demon-like creature walking in the front in the outfit I just described..."

"...And Alina's parents, brothers, clansmen, and livestock followed behind the demons like marionettes, and the air was filled with an unbearable stench..."

"...I know, I found what I was looking for..."

"...that must be the Lengyuan residents and their masters, the moon beast..."

"...I met that girl, Alina, I saw that picture in her memory, the picture that made her fall into an eternal nightmare..."

Speaking of this, "Gidero Lockhart" turned the parchment over, then picked up the teacup on his desk, took a sip of water, and continued to read:

"...I found the already empty tribe based on the girl's memory..."

"...Without the care of the herdsmen, this former human gathering place will soon turn into ruins. I believe that if I come a few days later, this place will definitely be occupied by barren sand and weeds, and the traces of human activities will be completely disappear……"

"...I restored the footprints of the Assat tribe herders and all the traces they left on the wilderness when they walked by using the Searching Charm..."

"...I followed the footprints and traces all the way to the east, and it took me three days to come to a forest covered with green pine. From there, the footprints of the Ashat tribe herdsmen set foot on a sheep intestines path up the mountain... "

"...I followed the footprints through the sheep intestines to the mountains..."

"...After walking for another day, I have entered a half-mountain area of ​​ice and snow..."

"...After going around a huge rock that bulged like a unicorn's horn..."

"...I saw a small ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ vertical downward cave..."

"...All footprints have disappeared in front of this cave."

Gilderoy Lockhart put down the parchment in his hand and pushed it to Judy Wilson, an archaeologist sitting opposite.

"Excellent story," said Judy Wilson, taking the parchment and examining it carefully—

"This should be part of a fantasy travelogue of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries..." Judy said, "Fantasy novels of that era are really rare... No, this should be the first non-religious mythological fantasy novel in Britain... Do you want us to study the development and setting of British fantasy during the Timurid Empire?"

"No, I want you to help me find that cave based on the information on this piece of paper, using your knowledge of geography, archaeology, and computing—" Tiera said.

? ? ? ——

At that moment, Tiera saw that three big question marks appeared in everyone's mind——

"Excuseme?"

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