Late at night, by the rocks beside the black lake, two mermaids were standing on the sand, their tails tapping the ground uneasily and fearfully.
"Hiss--" A long letter stretched out from the side. The red letter was almost as big as the red carpet and could completely wrap the mermaid in it.
"Sir! Sir!" the two mermaids screamed.
Of course, to other people's ears, this would sound like a harsh mermaid singing.
But for Sean, who has the skill [Beast Whisperer], mermaids are very convenient for communication with magical animals with high IQs - he didn't realize it before, and it wasn't until he "invited" the mermaid today that he discovered that beast whisperers are very useful to each other.
Mermaid singing also works.
Sean, who was sitting on the head of the basilisk, played with the wand in his hand and asked casually: "I didn't plan to do anything to you?"
What are you not going to do to us?!
The two mermaids didn't even dare to raise their heads, but they actually wanted to question the boy in front of them, "What are you not going to do? Do you mean two huge monsters will drive us out from the bottom of the lake?"
But these words could only be kept in his heart. Merkus, the leader of the mermaids, did not dare to make any rebuttal - it was obvious that this boy gave all the mermaids a good first impression, and he had a feeling that he wanted the fish to get close to him.
However, he is completely different from the kind-hearted Dumbledore.
"Sir..." She made a weak sound.
Sean looked down and didn't feel any pity - the female fish looked similar to the male fish, or perhaps it would be more accurate to call her a yaksha.
"Your Excellency, Chief, I just need you to tell me the information you know."
"Tell me everything you know, please ask." Mercus said quickly, she was really scared now.
"I heard from Mr. Bagman that you will tell Professor Dumbledore about the situation at the bottom of the lake - that is to say, your eyes are all over the Black Lake?" Sean asked.
Mercus nodded hurriedly: "Yes, our Black Lake community should be the largest mermaid community in England. Mr. Dumbledore can speak mermaid language, and we have reached a trading relationship with him - as for the spy, we have domesticated him
Most of the Grindylow in the Black Lake, and we were able to interact with some large fish.”
Sean snapped his fingers: "This is easy to handle - that day, you should keep an eye on all the warriors who entered the Black Lake, right? Tell me the whereabouts of all of them, and don't leave anything behind."
Merkus recalled it for a moment, and then recounted what his people saw that day, checking with his guards from time to time.
After a while, Sean frowned.
According to Mercus' recollection, the mermaids' surveillance could not cover the entire process, but most of the warriors' movements could be detected by them.
As expected by Sean, all three people in Nurmengard were under surveillance, but Hugo was attacked when passing through the water plant area. The mermaids did not find the attacker, so they knocked Hugo unconscious.
The situation was reported to the people on the shore.
When Hugo was attacked, there were a total of five people missing. The three Durmstrang men temporarily disappeared from the sight of the mermaids. The two female contestants from Beauxbatons except Fleur also temporarily disappeared.
No one noticed.
When their team was attacked, Durmstrang's Reinhard Nott and Krum had just joined together. The remaining man's whereabouts were unknown for the time being, while Beauxbatons' people were still on their way to join together.
But according to the descriptions of large fish, traces of the three Beauxbatons have appeared in other places.
The other teams had basically converged at this time.
In other words, there was only one person whose traces were missing in both attacks, and that was Leon Schneider of Durmstrang, a seventh grader with black hair and a gloomy face.
Looking at the frowning Sean, Merkus thought that he was not satisfied with his memories, and explained with some stuttering: "Sir, we are just mermaids... We can't completely control the situation at the bottom of the Black Lake, we are just news
A little more informed than other creatures... We couldn't detect the specific identity of the person who attacked you that day..."
Sean raised his head, snapped his fingers, and a huge wooden box appeared in front of Merkus' eyes.
The familiar and pleasant smell suddenly penetrated the nostrils of the mermaids. Merkus wiped his uncontrollable saliva. That was malt whiskey! And it was brewed from pure wheat!
Mermaids' favorite human creation.
The giant snake of the basilisk stretched out and pushed the wooden box in front of Merkus.
"I won't let people... the same goes for mermaids. I won't let mermaids work in vain..." Sean smiled.
It seems that this gentleman is very satisfied! Merkus's eyes lit up, and she greedily put the fish tail on the wooden box, rubbed her hands and smiled flatteringly: "You are such an impassioned gentleman! Even better than the greatest man.
A hundred times more merciful!”
Not having time to correct the other party's wording mistakes, Sean continued: "This is my return gift... I understand the situation. I hope you will communicate with all your tribesmen again when you go back to see if there is anything left behind.
place."
"Of course, of course!" Mercus nodded quickly.
After saying that, Sean patted the basilisk on the head, and his huge body started to move, preparing to leave the lake.
"Go slowly, sir! I wish you a good mood on this beautiful night!" Mercus said quickly.
But the terrifying figure just swam out a few meters and stopped again. Merkus panicked, wouldn't this gentleman change his mind?
"By the way, there is one thing I forgot to mention. Regarding the bone mountain at the bottom of the lake, please help me investigate." Sean turned around and asked.
That's it... Merkus breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, sir, no problem, sir."
"See you next time. If things go well, there will still be things."
Leaving behind a word, Sean's figure gradually disappeared into the night.
After confirming that the opponent had left, Merkus, the mermaid leader, breathed a sigh of relief. Without him, the pressure of the two giant beasts was too strong, and these were not fire dragons in the sky. The mermaids could avoid the crisis by hiding under the water.
Those two giant beasts, especially the Selma Lake Monster, are simply the natural enemies of their mermaids. Merkus has no doubt that as long as the other party is willing, the mermaid tribe at the bottom of the Black Lake will be completely destroyed in one night.
"Chief?" the guard beside her asked softly.
"What are you looking at!" Merkus regained his former majesty, "Take this box of pure whiskey to my palace!"
"Yes!" The mermaid guard lifted the wooden box vigorously, and then asked hesitantly, "Mr. Dumbledore said that if there is a situation at the bottom of the lake, it is best to inform him. Do you want to send a clan member to inform him?"
Mercus thought for a moment and finally shook his head: "Forget it..."
The mermaid guard nodded: "Yes, that person is much more dangerous than Mr. Dumbledore..."
Mercus also sighed: "Mr. Dumbledore is a kind man, he will not do anything to us, but that man is completely different from Mr. Dumbledore... Speaking of which, it is not the same as when Mr. Dumbledore sat down.
The old man next to me looks very similar."
"What about tonight?"
"It's rotten in the stomach...and we didn't break the agreement with Professor Dumbledore," Merkus patted the sand with his fish tail, "This happened on the shore, not at the bottom of the Black Lake."
The guard was overjoyed: "As expected of you, leader!"
"Of course," Mercus shook his tail proudly, "move the things and go back!"
"yes!"
…
Inside Durmstrang's ship, the warm fireplace made a crackling sound. Karkaroff sat on a velvet armchair. In front of him stood the three warriors of the Goblet of Fire.
"Viktor, Reinhardt," Karkaroff showed his yellow teeth, "I have made preparations for the third game. In another month at most, the accurate project will come to us.
In hand."
"Schneider——" When he looked at the other person, his tone was not so cordial, and he still called the other person's last name, "When the time comes, you have to cooperate with the two of them. We have only one goal, and that is the final victory.
victory!"
In the shadows, Leon Schneider did not speak, but nodded silently.
Reinhard Nott moved his neck impatiently, making a crackling sound like burning firewood. He said dissatisfiedly: "I just want to know if this final competition event can be a direct confrontation with the opponent's wizard.
"
Karkaroff condoned Reinhard's rude behavior. He said almost dotingly: "Don't worry, my child, you will get this opportunity."
"That's good, leave that Wallop to me." Reinhard said with a grin.
Krum frowned: "We are here for the Goblet of Fire, not for the fight. Reinhardt, you are too malicious towards Wallop."
Reinhard didn't give in at all: "So what? I've seen that boy unhappy for a long time. Huh, during the summer recruitment, he targeted our Durmstrang everywhere. This time in the Goblet of Fire, I must give him
He left a profound lesson."
"This is a team competition, not an individual battle!"
"Are you scared, Krum?" Reinhard made a mocking voice.
Krum was obviously used to this man's rude behavior. He just frowned in disgust: "Watch your words."
"Have you forgotten your mind on your Quidditch pitch? We are Durmstrang, not those little sheep at Hogwarts."
"Okay, okay, don't argue." Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was getting more and more tense, Karkaroff stepped forward to smooth things over.
After some mediation, the two snorted, but finally stopped arguing.
"By the way, sir," Reinhard seemed to have remembered something, "Can that thing be used in the game?"
Karkaroff pondered for a while, and finally frowned and said: "It shouldn't be a big problem... In the last game, even Dumbledore couldn't see what was going on in the arena... You should pay attention when the time comes. It's necessary."
when……"
There was a dangerous light in his eyes, and he wiped his fingers on the front of his neck.
Reinhard showed a smile: "Don't worry, sir..."
Krum frowned and said nothing, while Leon Schneider in the shadow slowly raised his head.
When they walked out of Karkaroff's office, Leon Schneider returned to his room alone.
After locking the door, a string of mist-like black particles hovered in his palm.
"I can't see the situation..." He showed a sinister smile.
…
"Is there a curse blocking it?" Sean asked.
Bird Snake Nadja nodded.
"It's normal. Durmstrang is one of the old and famous schools. Come back first."
After putting the bird and snake back into his robe, Sean looked at the big ship docked at the dock in the distance.
He had just let the smaller bird snake try to sneak into Durmstrang's ship to check the situation. However, there were many defensive spells on the ship. If Nadja forced her way in, the spell would trigger an alarm.
After talking to the mermaid, Sean still focused his suspicion on Durmstrang. This school had unclear connections with the returnees, and Leon Schneider was also the biggest suspect.
I originally wanted Najia to sneak in and check out the situation, but since it was blocked by the curse, I had to find other ways.
If possible, it would be best to directly trouble Durmstrang in the last event, but Sean didn't like the current situation of being spied on and attacked but could only wait.
Moreover, it is never too late for any gentleman to seek revenge after ten years. He, Sean Wallop, believes that every enemy must be repaid.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As long as he finds out whether the guy who attacked his group that day was actually Leon Schneider, it doesn’t matter who you are as a contestant, if you dare to stop me, I will even get stuck
Love will praise you together.
This is no longer a matter of competition between players in the game. The other party knows what Daisy is really afraid of, and the other party has connections with the Returners - which means that they are already Sean's enemies.
In the darkness of the night, Sean looked at Durmstrang's big ship with evil intentions - should he just set it on fire?
However, now was not a good time after all, and the magic ship was not ready at all. After thinking twice, Sean still walked towards the castle.
He has to plan it.
…
Hugo woke up on the third day after being admitted to the hospital. After learning the news, Sean rushed to the infirmary immediately.
"how do you feel?"
Hugo was still a little unconscious in the hospital bed. He rubbed his head: "Sean?"
"It's broken, it's stupid!" Patricia exclaimed.
"Mrs. Pomfrey said Hugo has no problem now, but I think he may still be in need of a good meal." Ian Tetch analyzed it calmly.
Sean shook his head. Hugo's state was very much like being under some kind of hypnotic spell, and even somewhat similar to being under the Imperius Curse, but neither he nor the other professors noticed the aura of black magic.
However, as long as you wake up from this kind of curse, it will take a while to return to consciousness.
Sure enough, after a while, Hugo finally became energetic.
"There's something wrong with that guy who attacked me." Hugo said on the hospital bed while devouring his burger.