Because they had not seen Voldemort for a long time, Ryan and the others were extremely nervous. Under such extremely stressful circumstances, Dumbledore would often leave Hogwarts and go to the front lines in London to avoid the danger.
Once the front line was attacked by Voldemort, the losses were too great when no one could withstand Voldemort.
Also because of Voldemort's threat, Ryan and Hermione were often away from the manor during this period. They chose to spend most of their time on the floating fortress, ready to reinforce various locations at any time.
In this tense state, the time came to May. At noon on the first day of May, Hermione walked into the Core Magic Tower for observation with a plate of salmon sandwiches and a pot of black tea on a silver tray.
room.
After the stone door slid open, Hermione saw Ryan standing on a three-story stone platform in the center of the observation room. On this platform, a crystal ball larger than a human head was quietly suspended in front of him.
Purple ripples spread out one after another.
The moment the ripples touched the wall, one after another translucent pictures began to appear on the wall. Hermione recognized that some of these pictures were from downtown London, some were from near Hogsmeade, and some were from near Hogsmeade.
There were a lot of pictures from places she didn't even recognize.
"Have you had lunch?" After finding Hermione coming in with a dinner plate, Ryan waved his wand gently, and the crystal ball immediately slowly fell down and landed on a white stone platform engraved with runes.
"It's really troublesome for you to bring it here."
"It's okay," Hermione smiled and tapped the wall with her wand. Soon, three stone slabs, one tall and two short, protruded directly from the wall. It just formed a simple tabletop and two seats facing each other, and then she
He put down the plate in his hand, picked up a sandwich, and handed a piece to Ryan who had just walked out of the observation room door.
After taking a bite of the sandwich in her hand, Hermione raised her head and asked Ryan, who was sitting opposite her and drinking black tea, "How was the result of your investigation today? Did you find any major changes compared to the previous few days?"
"There are indeed many things that are different from the past few days." Ryan nodded after putting down the cup of black tea. "For example, the activity of all Death Eaters in urban London has dropped to an extremely low level, and even yesterday it was
Abandoned Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley. I saw Hogsmeade Ministry of Magic personnel had reoccupied these areas this morning."
"What about Gringotts?" Hermione asked a key question, "Has the Ministry of Magic taken over Gringotts this time? I hope they will not allow Gringotts to provide wealth to those Death Eaters like before."
"They have completely blocked Gringotts now." Ryan said what he saw before, "But maybe because of insufficient manpower, they did not enter Gringotts, but directly blocked Gringotts. But you don't have to worry.
Goblins, they have a series of complex underground tunnel systems under the bank, and there are even places dedicated to growing mushrooms and cultivating certain plants, which can allow them to live for a long time."
"To us, after this war is over, Gringotts, which has been deprived of its coinage and monopoly power, will just be an ordinary bank. This kind of medieval-style bank will definitely not be a match for modern banks."
"As for the risk of goblin rebellion after depriving so many rights, this possibility no longer exists after they surrender to Voldemort. For all intelligent creatures in this world, as long as they kneel once, they will be free for the rest of the time.
I will continue to kneel down out of habit."
"That is to say, all the Death Eaters in London are now hiding in the underground space of the Ministry of Magic, preparing to fight a final battle with us." Hermione raised her head and stared at Ryan.
"Yes, the final battle will definitely be bloody." Ryan nodded. "Because according to the investigation by the wizards in Diagon Alley yesterday, the Death Eaters plundered their stores before retreating to the Ministry of Magic.
With a large amount of supplies, it seems that they intend to fight a real defensive battle in the Ministry of Magic, rather than collapse like now."
"To be honest, a place like the Ministry of Magic is indeed suitable for a defensive battle." Hermione said after taking a bite of the sandwich, "There are only a few entrances and exits and a complicated underground environment. If I lead a group of ragtag people, I will
We must choose that place to defend. At least we can avoid the embarrassing situation of everyone running away after another war begins."
"You're right." Ryan frowned at this point. "But I haven't locked the location of the mysterious man so far, even though I have spread my heart trees almost all over the UK, and at the same time controlled many animals to monitor them 24 hours a day.
This land makes me very uneasy."
"How is it possible that there are no traces at all?" Hermione frowned. "I can understand it if the mysterious man is alone, but he also brings with him a large number of Death Eaters and a large amount of supplies and wealth. So much.
It’s impossible for people to disappear inexplicably.”
"From the information we received from Principal Dumbledore, we can confirm that neither the mysterious man nor his men have left the UK. But we haven't found the specific location yet." Ryan shrugged. "We all agree that they are probably in the UK.
There are some very well-hidden secret bases within the area that we don’t know about, and he and his lackeys are currently preparing to launch a large-scale attack plan in the base.”
"This - it's very possible!" Hermione said slowly as she picked up the tea cup, "Just like our floating fortress, no one else knows about it except the two of us, like the mysterious man.
It is normal for a dark wizard who has been wreaking havoc on one side for decades to have a secret base that belongs only to him."
"So this is the reason why I haven't found him yet." Ryan, who had already finished his sandwich, spread his hands and said. "It is difficult to find such a deliberately disguised location in an area as large as the British Isles.
"
"But I'm also prepared for the worst." Ryan said and lightly stamped his foot, and the ground immediately became transparent. Through the ground, Hermione saw one after another puppets who had formed themselves into ellipsoids.
Rows of people were waiting there quietly. "Now we have stockpiled 3,000 puppets, and I plan to prepare 10,000 to ensure that we always have a mobile force on hand that can withstand it at any time."
"I think 3,000 puppets may not be enough." Hermione expressed her opinion. "It would be better to have more of these consumables. If there are only 3,000 puppets, I'm worried that they may not be enough."
"Don't worry, I've thought of this too." Ryan waved his hand, and a warehouse projection immediately appeared in the sky. Inside, there were densely packed armed steam robots as tall as two people. In addition to steam machine guns, they were also equipped with
A large number of sleeping magical plants. "These purely mechanical creations are not affected by magic, and after being strengthened by my alchemy, they also have a certain degree of defense against magic attacks."
"Although these machines are indeed not as useful as those puppets and are easily destroyed by magic, I have prepared 6,000 of them in the folding space under the floating fortress. When the war really breaks out, they will be mixed with those magic puppets.
The situation can buy us enough time and cover."
"That's good, as long as you are well prepared." Hermione rubbed her temples. Voldemort's inability to hide recently has put a lot of pressure on everyone, so after hearing that Ryan was fully prepared, she
His expression looked much more relaxed.
Just after the two of them finished eating, they were about to take a rest, when suddenly a buzzer sounded in the corridor.
"Someone is looking for us at the gate of the manor. Who could it be?" Looking at the reminder rune floating in the air, Hermione felt a little strange. "Who would come here to visit us at this time?"