Luke was very surprised when he accidentally transformed Tharzog into a firebird.
The Firebird perfectly combines the magical operations of the dragon and the giant eagle, and with the runes representing fire as the core, it forms a new, complete and smooth magic circulation system. It not only has the size of a giant eagle, but also the ability of a dragon to breathe fire.
Of course, because Tharzog's own magic power is not high, the overall strength of the transformed firebird is still not as good as that of the giant eagle.
The flames that were ejected were just magic fire that was slightly stronger than ordinary flames and could not be compared with the dragon flames of a giant dragon.
But Luke was still very happy and satisfied.
He looked at the firebird in front of him and thought that he had created a new creature.
After turning into a firebird, orc is no longer an orc. Its magic cycle has undergone a qualitative change. It can be said that it is now a firebird with the soul of an orc.
In the following time, Luke immersed himself in the study of the firebird.
He has great ambitions and is not satisfied with just owning a fire-breathing Animagus.
His ultimate goal is to evolve Animagus into a Phoenix!
The phoenix is known as the immortal bird and can be reborn again and again. In a sense, it can be said to be immortal.
If he could possess the Phoenix Animagus, perhaps he could also possess the Phoenix's immortality.
As time passed, and Luke lived with elves such as Arwen, he felt more and more that time was running out.
Although wizards are also a long-lived race, the more powerful the wizard's magic is, the longer he lives.
But they are not an immortal race after all, and they don't even live as long as the Dunedain.
For example, even though Aragorn was already in his eighties or nineties at the beginning of the War of the Ring, he still maintained the appearance of a man in his thirties.
But if Luke lived to that time, he would probably be an old man.
So Luke prepared two ways to achieve immortality.
One is to let the Animagus evolve into a phoenix, thereby gaining the phoenix's ability to achieve immortality and rebirth.
Another way is to create the Philosopher's Stone, which can lead to immortality.
The idea of evolving the Animagus into a phoenix was a vague idea that Luke had after meeting Beorn and possessing the bird Animagus.
After all, isn't there a saying that goes "a sparrow becomes a phoenix"? They're all birds, so an owl shouldn't be any different, right?
The only difficulty was that there was no such creature as the Phoenix in Middle-earth, so there was no reference at all.
Luke's idea of evolving the Animagus into a phoenix was like a castle in the air and there was no way to do it.
With this thought in mind, Luke summoned the copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them he'd signed up for at Granite Sea, flipping through the catalog to find the page about the phoenix. Newt Scamander, a master of Magizoology, had compiled Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a truly encyclopedic collection of magical beasts from around the world.
Newt Scamander's introduction to the phoenix is also very detailed. For this, he expressed his gratitude to Dumbledore at the beginning of the book, thanking him for lending him the phoenix Fawkes for research for a period of time.
There is also a dynamic portrait of the phoenix Fox in the book. It is a very gorgeous big bird with luxurious golden-red feathers, long tail feathers, golden beak and claws, and black eyes.
Luke looked at the phoenix in the portrait, his eyes full of longing.
After reading the whole article, I found that Scamander's research on the phoenix focused more on introducing the phoenix's living habits and abilities, and did not conduct in-depth research on the structure of the phoenix itself.
The only thing that Luke gained was that the book gave a somewhat reliable guess about the origin of the phoenix: the phoenix was born in flames and was a spirit conceived by flames.
This sentence was not Newt Scamander's guess, but came from Dumbledore.
Although it was just a sentence, it gave Luke a sense of direction.
Dumbledore was one of the few great wizards who had a phoenix as a pet, and his family had a mysterious connection with the phoenix, so his words were naturally not aimless.
So Luke plans to explore the mysteries of fire and phoenix in his next research, and then apply them to the firebird.
If he could create a phoenix in Middle-earth, there would be hope for his Animagus evolution.
As for the understanding of flame, besides having ,he could think of no one else except Gandalf, who had the Ring of Fire.
When in trouble, look for teammates. Since he has joined the White Council, Due naturally seeks help from Gandalf.
And he thought Gandalf would also be interested in creating a phoenix.
So after staying in the laboratory for nearly half a year, Luke finally left the tower again.
As soon as he came out, the first thing he did was to meet the village chief Larry.
But now he should be called Mayor Larry.
After more than a year or nearly two years of development, the village of Hogsmeade at the foot of the mountain has grown into a town with a population of nearly 10,000.
And every day more people come to Hogsmeade, hoping to join Hogsmeade and become residents here.
As the mayor, Larry would go up the mountain regularly to report the situation down the mountain to Luke.
Although Luke was conducting magic experiments most of the time and had no time to meet him.
But Larry insisted on going up the mountain regularly, and recorded all recent affairs, including taxes and residents received, in a book and sent it to the castle for Luke to review.
"Luke, what brings you here this time?" Luke met him and asked in the reception room.
Luke's face was filled with unconcealable joy. He couldn't wait to say, "My lord, I have some great news! Do you remember Mayor Lach from Bree? He came to Hogsmeade to see me not long ago!"
"He originally wanted to come and see you, but you were busy at the time, so he didn't come to disturb you."
"Oh? What's the matter with him coming to see me?" Luke asked curiously.
He remembered the mayor of Bree, Lach, who was a man full of desire for power, status and money.
However, there are countless such people in Middle-earth, so no one pays much attention to them.
Luke couldn't help but say, "Sir, Lach said that Bree is willing to pledge allegiance to you and become one of your towns, accepting your rule"
Luke was very surprised when he heard this.
Bree Town wants to join me? Are you kidding?
"Did the mayor say that? Did he agree to it? Can he represent the opinions of the entire town?" Luke asked doubtfully.
As far as he knew, the mayor was very eager for power. As the mayor of Bree, he had the final say and power in Bree. Would he be willing to have someone above him?
"Of course he doesn't want to!" he said with a playful smile on his face, his tone full of gloating, "But if he doesn't do this, then he can forget about becoming mayor."
Luke looked at his expression and raised an eyebrow: "What did you do?"
Larry wasn't surprised Luke had guessed it. He chuckled and said, "I simply persuaded the residents of Bree to move to Hogsmeade. After all, not only are taxes low here, but we also have vast tracts of fertile land to share. And with you here, my lord, no one dares to infringe upon your domain."
"So how many residents of Bree moved to Hogsmeade?" Luke, not expecting Luke to cut off the source of his trouble, immediately intrigued him. "Only half," Larry said regretfully. "More could have come, but old Lach realized it, closed the city gates, and used a bunch of sweet talk to convince the remaining residents to stay."
Luke's mouth twitched. Half of the residents had been poached, and he still looked regretful.
He could already imagine how furious and furious the mayor of Bree would be when he found out.
After all, if there are no people left, how can someone be the mayor?
Be a commander without troops?
"Since there are still half of the residents, why do you still want to rely on me?" Luke asked again.
Larry's face was filled with a hint of pride and cunning.
"I asked the residents of Bree who moved to Hogsmeade to write letters to their relatives and neighbors in Bree, telling them about your power, justice, and kindness, the grandeur and beauty of your castle, the happiness and peace of Hogsmeade, and how lucky and honored it is to be your subjects... Then Lach could no longer suppress the residents of Bree. After all, who could refuse to become your subjects?"
"So the residents of Bree have strongly requested that Bree accept your rule and become your subjects, so that they can enjoy the same treatment as the residents of Hogsmeade."
"And if Lach doesn't want to lose his position as mayor, he has to actively request to accept your rule."
Luke looked at Luke with admiration.
I didn't expect you Larry, to be are such a scheming person.
If Bree's mayor, Lach, knew about this, he would probably curse Larry to death.
Luke originally had no intention of annexing Bree, but now that the other party offered it to him, he naturally would not refuse.
So with Luke nodding in agreement, Mayor Luch of Bree and the town representatives soon came to Weathertop Castle again with land inventories, tax books, etc.
In the hall, with everyone's witness, the mayor and representatives presented land registers, tax books, resident registers, etc., formally pledging allegiance to Luke. Thus, Bree became the second town under Luke's rule.
As for the mayor, Luke still let Lach take the position.
There is a real shortage of management talent. Although Mayor Lach is greedy for power, he can at least manage Bree well.
Anyway, with him suppressing him and Larry, who is a tough guy, supervising him, there is no need to worry about Lach having any other thoughts.
When Lach heard that Luke asked him to continue to serve as the mayor of Bree, he was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his loyalty to Luke.
At the same time, he really had no other thoughts and just wanted to try his best to please Luke and let him continue to serve as mayor.
And work hard to replace Larry's position and become the first person under the lord.
Don't think he doesn't know that the problems in Bree these days are all caused by his old rival Larry.
Although they are now colleagues, he vowed to crush his old rival Larry and never think of being superior to him.
While Hogsmeade was close to the Lord, Bree was the intersection of both the East-West and North-South thoroughfares, offering excellent transportation. Lucky vowed to develop Bree even better than Hogsmeade, so that the Lord would see his talent!
Luke, who was above, saw the eye-to-eye quarrel between Mayor Bree and the Mayor of Hogsmeade below, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
As long as it is not a conspiracy and is just normal competition between them, Luke will not interfere.