"It's unbelievable that a guy like you is... one of the legendary executives?!"
The corners of Quirinus Chilo's eyes twitched, and he tried to lower his voice so as not to attract the attention of the people around him.
It is not difficult to understand his surprise. After all, Gilderoy Lockhart's title is not simple. He is a demon executor who can influence the direction of the civilized world quietly alongside a group of legendary wizards.
In a magical world where strength is valued, there is no such thing as seniority or nepotism.
According to the "Fairy Queen" Elena Kaslana, any Archon of "Destiny" has the "power" to subvert the world, which is one of the reasons why they can be in that position.
.
There is no doubt that Grindelwald, Dumbledore, Nico Flamel, Newt Scamander...
Almost the moment he saw the list of new professors at Hogwarts this semester, Quirinas Quirrell guessed most of the legendary wizards involved in this camp - just as the Fairy Queen said
, these famous wizards gather together, even a little chat and casual attempts are enough to cause huge waves in the world.
but……
Quirinus Quirrell looked suspiciously at the wizard next to him with a bright smile and beautiful curly hair.
Compared with those calm and dangerous "devil kings", this carefree novelist looks more like a star in the spotlight of non-magic, and there is no clue that he has any "power" that is enough to harm the world.
As a student at Hogwarts at the same time, Quirrell knew that Lockhart's magical ability in school was not very impressive.
"Huh? Quirinus, do you think there's anything wrong with this? Can't I be one of the executive officers? The real Hogwarts and the wizarding world are much more dangerous than you imagine. For example, look at the sky?
"
"Eh...um...is there anything in the sky?"
Quirinus Quirrell frowned, raised his head and looked at the sky.
"I'm very sorry. I didn't see any danger. The way you changed the topic was so abrupt."
The weather was the same as last night, gray and cloudy, and it seemed like it might rain at any time.
Other than that, it looked the same as the scenery he had seen at Hogwarts in the past ten years. There was nothing unusual about it. If it weren't for Gilderoy Lockhart's bluffing title, he wouldn't even bother.
Look up and look carefully.
"That's right, this is one of the answers. Your eyes will deceive you, your ears will deceive you, your experience will deceive you... The world you perceive is not necessarily the real world - if
I said, is there a city in the sky made of steel? At this moment, well, right here...the shadow covers most of the black lake."
Gilderoy Lockhart shook his fingers, his white teeth gleaming.
"Do you know? In order to complete her, hundreds of wizards and I lived in the distant ice and snow for more than half a year - and the most surprising thing is that for such a magnificent treasure, no wizard has ever praised her name. It is very strange.
,Right?"
"what are you saying……"
Quirinus didn't know what he was talking about. He was about to express doubts when Lockhart continued.
"I have never been so proud. As a wizard, I watched such a magnificent sky city that condensed the power of magic and science from a cold steel toy to the greatest art of this era. Of course, I know you are not
You know what I'm talking about, but one day, when you look up, you'll understand it all."
"Well - so, Professor Lockhart, you could be more direct -"
"Unfortunately, this does not make sense to you."
"Why?"
"Because at this time, you don't have the authority to know all of this."
Gilderoy Lockhart glanced at Quirrell, grinned, and spoke softly with a smile.
"With insufficient permissions, you are not even qualified to read and memorize these materials. Of course, I believe that with your intelligence, you can quickly find the answer yourself - whether it is inference or permission enhancement."
"Permissions? Memory...qualifications?"
Quirinus Quirrell nodded thoughtfully, took out a silver metal badge from his pocket and rubbed it.
[Hogwarts-C-level Professor-Quirinus Quirrell]
Since he has lost his magic power, Quirrell doesn't have many ways to detect this badge, but if you look closely, it seems to be an ordinary metal badge. There is nothing strange about it except for his name.
Even the shallow marks he carved on the edge yesterday were still clearly visible, and they did not automatically recover like the golden galleons.
"So, Mr. Lockhart, how can I increase my authority?"
"It's very simple. Complete the tasks assigned by the eldest lady as much as possible. If you can find your unique and irreplaceable value in the process, that would be great. As for the first step..."
Gilderoy Lockhart winked at Quirrell affectionately and opened the door in front of them.
This is a hall with plenty of space, with smooth stone walls with light brown veins on both sides. A dozen thick stone pillars carved with countless regular magic inscriptions are scattered in the hall, supporting the ceiling above.
Just like Hogwarts, each pillar is inlaid with magic torches, so there is quite a lot of light.
The only difference is that the space inside is not larger than it looks from the outside.
Perhaps in the non-magical world, this is a very common thing, but when it appears in the magical world, especially next to Hogwarts, it becomes a bit incredible - you know, even Hogsmeade Village
The cafe where the little wizards go on dates has also been slightly expanded using magic.
What surprised Quirinus Quirrell even more was that this hall was filled with various electronic instruments.
Dozens of foreigners dressed like the violent woman that day were fiddling with the instruments, communicating quickly in a rapid Russian tongue, and recording and writing something on the writing pads in their hands.
This is simply an impossible situation at Hogwarts!
The area around Hogwarts is filled with strong magical magnetic fields, which can cause strong interference to electronic devices. Therefore, Muggle electronic instruments and equipment cannot be used at Hogwarts. This is a well-known fact - and from these strange things in front of us,
Judging from the behavior of foreigners and the scrapped instruments piled in the corner, they obviously understand this.
"No, this is our mission for the next period of time..."
Lockhart waved his hand casually towards the hall and said in a relaxed tone.
"As you can see, as one of the academic representatives on the magic side, we will assist these researchers in setting up a laboratory at Hogwarts - a scientific laboratory that can make those iron things run normally and have stable numerical values.
"
"That's impossible! Unless we tear down Hogwarts!"
Quirinus Quirrell shook his head with a strange expression and answered without thinking.
"Or we can modify them all into magic-driven devices, like magic radios and magic ovens. Otherwise, even Professor Dumbledore will not be able to make Muggle devices effective within Hogwarts."
"Well, you're right..."
Gilderoy Lockhart shrugged his shoulders, skillfully took off his robe and hung it on a hanger nearby.
"To be precise, it is really difficult for Professor Dumbledore, or the power of the wizarding world, to do this - even if it is to modify electronic equipment into magical equipment, the premise must be based on our understanding of its true results.
.But with the help of these top scientific researchers from the non-magical world, it is not as difficult as you think..."
"But--"
"Hey, Povna, Kliyev, our new guy is here!"
Lockhart did not continue to explain, but turned around, smiled and said hello to several former Soviet scholars who were walking towards them not far away, and pointed at the somewhat confused young wizard next to him.
We introduced it enthusiastically.
"Quirinus, Quirinus Quirrell, a top student in the 1981 class of Hogwarts, one of the official professors. He was once the Muggle Studies professor and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts - he was
His foundation in magic theory is much more solid than mine. Who will he follow to help first? My personal suggestion is that you can chat with him first."
"Well, I know this gentleman's name. So, are you really a wizard?"
Arkhipovna raised her eyebrows, looked Quirrell up and down curiously, and extended her hand generously.
"Let's get to know each other again, Arkhipovna, former senior researcher at the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics. I'm really sorry for yesterday. If you can, please help me solve the problem of magic energy supply during this time. Kliyev
, anyway, your ternary computer must be based on functional stability, right?"
"Landau...Institute of Theoretical Physics?"
Quirrell repeated confusedly, besides the research institute, what else did it mean.
"That's right, the Landau Institute - in my opinion, this is the top physics sanctuary of human civilization."
After looking at the puzzled young wizard, Arkhipovna proudly puffed up her chest and spoke softly.
"Let's put it this way, it is roughly similar to the status of your Hogwarts in the magical world. Of course, we do not teach students, we are purely academic research, and the topic I am currently responsible for is mainly magnetic energy analysis. In a practical sense...
…”
Arkhipovna gave a thumbs up and gestured towards the pile of instruments behind her.
"Our mission is to bring those babies back to life, and find a way to run faster, more stably, and more accurately than before - in a way that science can understand, not in the superficial form of a manual workshop.
"
The wizarding world is not without Muggle industrial products.
From cameras and watches to cars, trains, and ships. With the development of the industrial revolution and the impact of the modernization process on the world of human civilization, wizards naturally cannot completely disconnect from this world.
However, they adopted a rather idealistic and strange method.
The simplest example may be the principle of wizard radio - those so-called "radio devices" are not started by electricity, but are driven by magic. They are more like strange black box products deduced from the results.
In the processing of the magical world, the production process of a magic radio is roughly as follows:
First, purchase a radio from Muggles, then cast magic on it so that it can receive the "magic signal" sent by the magic radio station, and finally wave the wand to let it "learn" how to emit sounds.
Regarding the detailed principles in this regard, Elena has some unconfirmed guesses.
This is like the different difficulties of transfiguration when transforming matter. If the difficulty of turning a tree stump into a wooden table is elementary, then turning it into a stone table is obviously more complicated, and turning it into a charlatan
It’s even more complicated…
So by analogy, the most demanding thing is to create something completely new out of thin air.
After several months of attempts, Elena, Dumbledore and other representatives of the magic side, as well as Arkhipovna and other researchers from the former Soviet Union quickly realized one thing - if it is not solved
When it comes to energy issues, all cooperation and integration are just superficial imitations, or splicing and assembly like building blocks.
The most intuitive example is that the wizard may be able to make a computer start normally within Hogwarts, but it cannot give it the correct algorithm, computing power, or even the most basic code and data stream.
The solution is quite simple...
Or, let a wizard gradually understand the knowledge behind electronic components - this is why Gilderoy Lockhart has been making up for lessons during this time. His skilled memory magic can help him speed up this process.
promote.
The other method is to use a Muggle perspective, supplemented by magical knowledge, to reversely decipher part of the black box theory about the magical world and the formation of magic - then Quirinus Quirrell, who has temporarily lost his magic power, is undoubtedly the most powerful person.