In the civilized world, killing is not an act that makes most people comfortable.
Regardless of whether the purpose of doing so is to satisfy one's hunger or profit, most people are usually only willing to face the delicacies that have been turned into dishes, and intentionally or unintentionally ignore those unavoidable prerequisites.
Because of this, the special profession of "butcher" was born in human society.
In a sense, "butcher" and "chef" can be said to be the two closest words. Even though there are still many differences between them, it is undeniable that all top chefs are absolutely excellent.
butcher.
There is no doubt that Elena, as the head chef of Hogwarts, is obviously a qualified chef.
"This pig must have been hung for a long time, and its skin is very dry, but this is actually a good thing..."
Elena calmly stretched out her right hand, and dozens of jet black metal flakes like cicada wings penetrated from the skin of the Yorkshire white pig behind her, floating and gathering in the air as if they were a layered flower.
black Rose.
Each black petal seemed to be alive, circling and shaking lightly... filled with an extremely dangerous aura.
After all, not everyone can calmly accept the sight of a creature suddenly decomposing into various pieces of flesh.
In order to prevent her little wings from having nightmares at night, and the Scamanders' failure to test their will, and of course, the more important reason was to avoid mixing the pork with each other, Elena did not choose to vibrate the knife when she put it away.
Therefore, the Yorkshire pig behind the girl does not seem to have changed much in appearance.
However, the pig's body suddenly split neatly into two halves in the next second, clearly telling everyone present that those dark metal flakes flying in the air like petals were not as useless as they seemed.
Harmful.
"As you can see, you can easily deal with this big guy by just using basic transformation skills."
Elena waved her wrist lightly, and the dark petals hovering in the air were swept up by an invisible wind, gathered at the girl's fingertips, and silently re-condensed into the small black petals.
cross.
"Compared to using saws, meat cleavers, and boning knives to go back and forth on these animals..."
Glancing at Newt who appeared at the door at some unknown time, Elena paused and continued casually.
"As wizards, I think we can definitely have some more elegant ways, don't you? Mr. Scamander."
Several months have passed since the hunt that took place in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.
The delicate silver cross that Benitez gave to Elena on Halloween has long been carefully hidden by the girl in a small pocket close to her body, as a lucky charm and a last resort weapon in an emergency.
However, after that encounter, Elena gradually began to realize her own shortcomings.
In addition to heavy blunt weapons, she also needs to master some more flexible and more penetrating attack methods.
Professor Snape's self-created "Shadowless Blade" spell is naturally Elena's first choice in magic.
However, Snape is obviously much more difficult to defeat than Elena imagined. After a whole school year, the half-blood prince still used the reason that it was too dangerous and would rather act as a tool occasionally than teach Elena this magic.
.
As for the legendary "Half-Blood Prince's Secret Book of Potions", Elena could not find it in the storage cabinet of the Potions Classroom - since a "Potions Classroom Theft" occurred at the beginning of the school year, the storage cabinet had been
It had been reorganized once by Severus Snape, and there was nothing left in it except some basic potion ingredients.
After hitting a wall continuously, Elena temporarily gave up her plan to obtain the "Shadowless Blade" directly from Snape.
If you think about it carefully, the release of "Shenfen Wuying" still requires a magic wand as a casting prop. Although it does have extremely good cutting and penetrating capabilities, it still relies too much on the traditional magic wand as a combat weapon.
As a wizard, it would be ridiculous if losing your wand meant that you were at the mercy of others.
The amplification effect of the ancient runes is too simple. Pure brute force improvement still has many limitations in terms of functionality and versatility. This is also the reason why the runes were gradually lost after the medieval magic era.
one of the reasons.
Rather than simply using magic, ancient wizards often chose to master a main weapon other than a wand.
For example, the "Gryffindor Sword" left by Godric Gryffindor was forged by goblins thousands of years ago. It is said to be indestructible, possess magical power and penetrating power...
Another example is...
"Hecate of the Extreme Night, the goblins of Gringotts spent more than three months creating an exclusive magic weapon for the supreme goblin queen. It is made of mysterious heterochromatic magic metal and has extremely strong magic malleability.
, is sharp enough to pierce the leather of most known creatures, and can be broken down into hundreds of small flying blades within a certain range..."
Elena shook the small cross with her fingers, and Douglas' introduction could not help but appear in her mind.
This cross was the finished product secretly given to her by Goblin Douglas when they were on the Quidditch pitch at noon today - this is why the "Lunch Escort" lineup is so luxurious, but the other members don't know it.
The name "Hecate of the Polar Night" comes from an extremely powerful goddess in ancient Greek legends.
She is the irresistible god of death, the invincible and unparalleled queen, the founder and administrator of hell, and the goddess of witchcraft, witches, spells and witches, the great goddess who controls the sky, the earth, and the sea.
Young unmarried goddess.
On the other hand, Hecate also distributes luck or misfortune as she pleases, and has unrestricted privileges...
There is no doubt that the goblins have shown admirable wisdom and an extremely strong desire to survive in how to serve the new queen. Even the picky Elena cannot admit that the goblins of Gringotts really make her very happy.
Goblins have extremely high attainments in the casting of magic weapons and magic armor.
Just as wizards never allow goblins to access the knowledge of the wand domain, goblins also hide the secrets of their own magic from wizards. People only know that weapons and armor made using goblin magic are almost indestructible.
The gold Galleons cast by Gringotts Wizarding Bank can be regarded as a typical elf creation.
Of course, as the new Lord of Gringotts and the first Goblin Queen ascend the throne, Elena may not be able to force the goblins to contribute the last secrets they need to survive, but it is still very convenient to get herself a small self-defense weapon.
simple.
In fact, transfiguration is just a way of stimulating and unfolding "Hecate of the Polar Night"...
Elena glanced at Newt Scamander, who looked a little solemn, and smiled with satisfaction.
Obviously, for this old man who is approaching a hundred years old, this unheard-of magic weapon and the unconstrained use of transformation bring no less deterrence and shock than the "rebellion" of the three-headed dog.
event.
All equal negotiations and cooperation need to be based on equal strength.
Compared with using external factors such as Grindelwald's power and the three-headed dog Lu Wei's flames to intimidate Newt, if one's own strength can pose a certain threat to Newt, in Elena's view, perhaps it is
The most fundamental and important point.
Judging from the current situation, the initial results have been achieved.
The next step is to relax the atmosphere a little and try to carry out the ice-breaking session of team cooperation and building.
"Well, dear Mr. Scamander."
Elena put away the cross in her hand, turned her head to look at Newt Scamander, and said with a sweet smile.
"Have you ever played with building blocks when you were a child? Or, have you ever dissected a non-magical Yorkshire pig? How about we cook this big guy together? Don't worry, you just need to follow my tips and sort everything.