Unlike the surrounding desolate islands, this magical island somewhere in the Shetland Islands is obviously much more prosperous.
Although the original natural ecology is still maintained on the periphery of the island, the area spread out from the Hyperion's dock is a luxury entertainment area that can be called a miniature Las Vegas, with casinos, restaurants, nightclubs, and light bars.
, Game Hall... Different from the chaotic architectural planning of Diagon Alley, this "entertainment paradise" carefully planned and built by Gringotts almost represents the top entertainment method in the world today.
Even the legendary Las Vegas cannot compare with this place - after all, there is magic here.
In fact, most people who know the island prefer it by another name.
"Capital of Succubus——"
Elena walked through the quiet granite streets of the city and softly introduced Hermione, Luna, and Hannah.
The sparse sunlight shines through the clouds, projecting beams of light in the sky. The air after the rain exudes the refreshing fragrance of flowers and plants. After a whole night of carnival, most places are still sleeping, except for the entrance.
The magical lights and shadows are still flickering and spinning.
Hermione, Hannah, and Luna looked around curiously. The whole city was so silent that it seemed as if they were asleep, but they seemed to be hiding.
When they passed a certain fork in the road, they clearly heard the voices of many foreign women talking in low voices, as well as the rustling sound like a school owl shed, but when they turned around, there was nothing.
Seeing it - Luna tried hard to resist the urge to get closer to find out, and continued to follow Elena. She knew that the most important thing they should do at this moment was to leave as soon as possible.
Out of their sight, dozens of Ukrainian women stood cautiously next to the wall, holding unsent envelopes.
The two wizards held their wands and looked at them expressionlessly, waiting for the signal to end the alert.
As the newly promoted reserve Major Arcana, the names, appearances, and whereabouts of Hermione, Hannah, and Luna are all among the top secrets. Not to mention, there is also an official Grand Archana among them.
Members of Arcana, the real masters of this island.
"Mr. Magician, can we go and send the letter?"
A woman with a flaxen ponytail asked cautiously.
In her hand, she held a thick parchment envelope, in which she had saved two months of savings and letters from home.
After a long wait, she finally got the news from the reviewer that the review had been approved.
"Is that adult here again? Will the Owl Post Office be open today?"
"So, let me say it for the last time," a relatively young wizard said, "this is the magical world, and there are many things that you should not be exposed to and should not understand. If you still want to stay and work here, then
Just don’t ask curious questions. Of course, you are not prisoners imprisoned here. When the martial law ends, you can live a normal life as before. Okay, keep quiet - and don’t make any crooked ideas at the same time, Charming
You understand the rules of the Demon City, right?"
"But, Donnie, martial law was in effect for a long time last time." The woman with a flaxen ponytail was a little anxious.
"Christina," the young wizard frowned and said seriously, "this is the capital of succubi. Everyone knows what the most important law of this city is. Do you want me to be on your confidentiality level?"
Will it be lowered by one level? Don’t ask any more questions.”
"Okay, Donnie, you've talked a bit too much today—"
The older wizard glanced at Donnie, frowned slightly, and said coldly.
"You can spend your time how you want after get off work, but now we are on a mission. Spells are much more efficient than explanations."
"But we're not goblins, are we - take the best path, not the shortest path."
Donnie shrugged, waving the wand in his hand absently, and did not continue to argue.
This is the philosophy of the old-school wizards, even if it is not in line with the Tianming Group's suggestions... As a newcomer who has just joined the Tianming Group, he can only restrain his behavior and try not to use trouble-free magic spells to solve problems, but try
Communicate and understand first.
If he hadn't been here to perform the mission together, perhaps his partner would have cleared the place with a few stun spells.
Even in the city of succubi with strict laws and regulations, when wizards perform tasks, the frequency of using magic spells is only lower than "outside".
"Don't be too clever with your word games, you little boy."
The older wizard glanced at the women with hot bodies and beautiful faces not far away, and snorted softly.
"You are a wizard, one of the top three in the Destiny Group this year. Perhaps in the eyes of those big shots you are a rising star with unlimited potential, but I must remind you -" He grabbed Donnie's collar and moved his face towards the young man.
In front of him, the yellow teeth in his mouth were bared dangerously, "From my past experience, new stars rarely survive to the end. It's not that they are not good enough, but that you are too weak and indecisive -"
"As your operations commander, I don't want to receive an order to execute you one day, do you understand?"
The old wizard let go of his right hand and glanced contemptuously at the panicked women not far away.
As the old wizard's eyes slowly swept across, Kristina and others shrank back after subconsciously finishing.
"People are different, kid," the old man said coldly, "Maybe you think they are beautiful, considerate, and hot, but you have to understand that that is just their job content. Even if you want to find someone
Muggles play love games, at least don’t go to these dirty bitches—"
Snapped.
At this moment, the old man suddenly raised his hand and raised his wand.
The wand in Donnie's hand flew high into the sky and flew far over their heads.
A red swelling mark was forming on the young wizard's wrist. Judging from the expression on his face as he breathed in the cold air, he obviously felt uncomfortable.
"——You just wanted to cast a silence spell on me? You little boy?"
The old wizard narrowed his eyes, shook his head contemptuously, and slowly retracted the wand in his hand.
"Be smart next time. If this is war time, you are already a corpse. You should remember the rules of the Tianming Group, right? If the first party to attack loses, the punishment will be double - of course, you can also try
Go and convince the committee. After all, you haven't even had time to say that magic sentence. If there is a next time, you'd better apply for separation and recuperation yourself to avoid my action."
"The silent spell, I was able to cast it silently in the fifth grade." He rubbed his wrist and said with a wry smile.
"I think so." The old wizard said contemptuously, "After all, you are also a top student, and your test scores should be good. Have you never been in love?"
"We broke up after graduation because of some... family reasons."
Downey silently picked up his wand, obviously not wanting to discuss these issues.
"What a pity," the old wizard said and curled his lips, "Now, give me a reason that satisfies me? Is this your current girlfriend?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the pale Christina not far away with a strange expression, with a playful look on his face.
"No," Donnie shook his head, "but her father died in Pripyat, and she still has two younger brothers to raise."
"Wizard?"
"Muggle."
"Oh, that's really pitiful." The old wizard said indifferently, "Cheap, disgusting sympathy, I mean, you guy. Do you plan to be a savior? Then your salary may be far different——
There are too many Muggles like this in this city."
"Or do you want to...not pay?"
The old wizard turned his head, looked at the Muggle women who were trying to keep calm, and sneered.
"Let me give you a suggestion, don't think about falling in love, think about why you are here?"
"Can--"
Downey opened his mouth feebly, about to say something.
At this moment, a voice came from their headsets - [Alert in Area C lifted, Area A, Area B maintained]
"Okay, you can go and send the letter. Don't take Central Avenue when you go back."
The old wizard waved his hand and said without any emotion. His eyes stayed on the young wizard who was hesitant to speak for a few seconds.
"Thanks to you, our duty today ends here. Let's go to the solitary room to receive the punishment - you are the maintainer of order here. You must understand who you should protect. Without them, there would be no one."
Do you understand all this? You idiot."
As the alert was lifted, the Ukrainian women breathed a sigh of relief and ran past them as if running away, heading towards the Owl Post Office next to them.
The woman with a flaxen ponytail named Kristina walked at the end of the crowd. She glanced at the two wizards uneasily and moved her lips as if she wanted to say something. In the end, she said nothing and bowed.
After bending down, she blended into her companions.
"Sorry, I will report to the committee truthfully. Even if I am demoted to a D-class member, I asked for it myself."
Donnie watched Kristina and others disappear into the Owl Post Office and sighed helplessly.
"But if there is a next time, I will try my best to win - this is basic respect."
"Oh, let's go to the next life, little boy."
The old wizard shook his head in disdain. He was simply fed up with these naive, stupid little guys.
If it weren't for the request of the eldest lady and Grindelwald, he wouldn't be doing such boring work here.
But, then again -
The old wizard subconsciously glanced in the direction of the main road not far away.
That man didn't seem to be so good at playing back then. Why did he suddenly become so powerful after living in seclusion in Nurmengard for decades? It almost made them, the old subordinates, think that Grindelwald had had his soul taken away by someone, or maybe
In fact, I have been wandering around these years.
After all, there are so many games that "adults love to play", they can't be made by young ladies, right?
…………
At the same time, on the other side.
The episode that happened in the alley did not affect Elena and the others at all.
The only thing Luna, Hannah, and Hermione know is that for safety and confidentiality reasons, there will be full martial law wherever they go.
No other members who are not authorized can see the traces of their coming and going here. This is also the first time they have experienced the privileges of the Major Arcana level.
As for the uses of the surrounding buildings and industries, Elena also frankly introduced them to them.
Anyway, as the reserve Major Arcana, they already have authority. Instead of being secretive and letting them think this is some big secret, it is better to take a few menstrual classes openly. Girls around the age of twelve are supposed to
Learn some relevant knowledge.
Therefore, when they arrived at the end of the trip, even Luna, who had always been calm, had a light pink color on her cheeks.
"We're here, Black Gate." Elena said.
There is a straight avenue from the Hyperion's bridge exit to the end point.
Ahead was a tall, snow-white castle, with two goblins in dark red armor standing on both sides of the shiny bronze door.
Different from ordinary goblins, these two goblins are almost as burly as half a Hagrid. Their skin is extremely dark, and there seems to be a burning smell of sulfur lingering around them. In their hands, they hold a giant weapon stained with black and red traces.
sickle.
"Black Leopard! Have they rebelled from the Ministry of Magic?!"
Before Elena could speak, Luna said in surprise, looking at the two guards.
"Black...what?" Hannah blinked.
"Cornelly Fudge's secret army, they are fire goblins," Luna said, her bulging eyes widening, and she said seriously, "When they are angry, they will turn into monsters covered in fire and run across the earth.
And pass by, burning everything in the way——"
"They can't be some secret Ministry of Magic army, Luna."
Hermione shrugged and analyzed calmly, "Besides, rather than rebelling, you might as well say that Elena secretly manipulated the Ministry of Magic."
"Well, Luna, as a senior in the Major Arcana, I have to say something from an objective perspective."
Elena coughed lightly, her expression was sincere and serious, she looked into Luna's eyes and said softly.
"Perhaps Mr. [Hermit] has told you many secrets before, but they are not completely accurate - you have to understand this, he has to keep a subtle distance between you and the truth of the world, and at the same time
Try my best to make you understand... some white lies and some small hints are inevitable. This is the so-called generation gap and the helplessness of adults. Unlike me, I will only feel sad——"
"Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Her Majesty the Queen!"
At this moment, the two Black Leopards hammered the armor on their chests and knelt down on one knee.
As an outlier among fairies, Black Leopard possesses power that far exceeds that of ordinary fairies at the cost of intelligence and cunning.
However, this does not mean that they will have intellectual disabilities, they are at least equivalent to normal human levels.
Especially after being taught by several goblin supervisors and elders, they have understood the preferences of the new Queen - for example, when Her Majesty the Queen arrives, if conditions permit, they must get down on one knee and say hello loudly, and must not bend.
Lower your head or pretend not to see it.
but……
Elena raised her eyebrows and twitched the corners of her mouth.
Forget it, it seems that today is not a good day for romance.
"Welcome to the Dark Portal—"
Elena stood at the door, glanced at the closed bronze door, and nodded slightly.
The two Black Leopards stood up, stood respectfully on both sides, and worked together to push open the closed bronze door.
As the bronze door slowly opened, a constantly rotating, bright and charming black nebula appeared in front of them.
"This is the only entrance to the other world. Valkyria's research and development base is just behind this door... Don't resist, put your hands in those swirling nebulae, it will automatically resonate with your licensing qualifications and guide you.