Chapter 269: Magic Wand Regulation Act, Giant Panda Mother and Daughter
Before there were any countries in this land, the coastal areas were colonies of several countries. Apart from the natives, the Europeans who could come here were basically exiled criminals, even wizards.
They were either criminals or people who had offended someone and were running here to escape disaster; in short, it was a mixed crowd.
As the number of immigrants increased, British immigrants gathered together to promote Protestantism, and the number of Protestant Puritans expanded rapidly.
This was followed by hatred against witches.
The worst incident was the Second Salem Case in 1693.
A pastor's daughter contracted a strange disease, which was believed to be a witch's curse.
This triggered a large-scale witch hunt, and eventually nineteen people died from hanging and one was crushed to death by a stone.
This is not simply due to ignorance, but rather someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes.
The Purger is a concept that does not exist in other regions, but is a product unique to North America.
Many of the most notorious magic mercenaries in Europe were driven to this land. Some of them lived an ordinary life in hiding, while others came to paradise and let themselves go. They did everything they could to make money and even regarded their fellow wizards as commodities.
In order to make money, the Scourers would disguise Muggles as wizards and hand them over to the church. They were involved in the Second Salem case.
Later, the Magical Congress was established, and it took nearly a hundred years of fighting with the Scourers to basically destroy this organization, but there were still some that slipped through the net.
From then on, these people officially broke with the wizarding world, calling themselves the Scourers, and extremely hated wizards.
Their descendants, whether they are Muggles or people with magical talents, will be indoctrinated with the concept that wizards must be eliminated. Their power is not magic, but the power of judgment given by God to fight against magic.
It is because of the existence of this group of people that the North American wizarding community was so completely isolated from the Muggle world, and the situation has only improved in recent years.
Tina was also affected this time by the Purger.
Sam Picquery, the recently appointed Director of the Legislative Department, proposed a bill that, in order to prevent the infiltration of wizards by the Purgers, every wizard's wand must be registered and tested at the Magic Congress, and any illegal spells used will be detected immediately.
It sounds similar to the traces of the British Ministry of Magic, but it is more strict, not only targeting underage wizards, but even adults are monitored.
Such a radical strategy naturally encountered opposition from many people. Tina was one of them, and she was the one who argued the most fiercely with Sam Picquery. In addition, she was not alone, and there were many Auror disciples standing behind her, so the bill was shelved.
Naturally, she was retaliated against afterwards. Using her age as an excuse, people assigned Tina trivial matters and clerical work every day. With Tina's hot temper, she naturally couldn't stand this kind of grievance and directly resigned.
Newt finished his speech and sighed: "Retirement is good, but at this age, if you still get involved in a dangerous struggle, if anything goes wrong, it will be difficult to get out of it unscathed."
Newt is just dull and not good at communicating with others, and he doesn't care about the evil in people's hearts.
But this doesn't mean that he doesn't understand anything. On the contrary, Newt's mind is very clear and he sees things better than anyone else. Dumbledore was able to persuade him purely out of Newt's own will, which is similar to the overt conspiracy Tom is using now.
"Pikkuri..." Tom repeated the surname: "Descendant of Seraphina Pickuri"?
Seraphina Picquery was the female president who captured Grindelwald. This action earned her huge political prestige, and she was re-elected for nearly 20 years before retiring.
Newt nodded slightly. "Sam Picquery is her nephew."
"Passed down from generation to generation..." Tom sighed.
Newt advised, "There's no right or wrong in this matter. Both sides have different positions and reasons. I'll take Tina out for a walk sometime. It's already quite late for her to officially retire. Do you still want her to go back to work?"
"What a coincidence." Tom smiled brightly. "I don't really know right from wrong. If Aunt Tina wanted to resign, I wouldn't have cared, but this is no different. She was forced out."
Before he went to Hogwarts, when he was still attending an ordinary school, Tom understood one thing: when you are the eldest, you have to protect your shortcomings. No matter who is right or wrong, the most important thing is to express your attitude and turn your attitude into action.
"You...ah, let's not talk about this for now. I finally brought the panda back to you, and you don't want to keep it anymore?"
Newt could only change the subject and ask Tina to persuade Tom again when they got back. He had no doubt that Tom had the ability to make those people pay a painful lesson. Not to mention Tom, just the Usagi in the sky was enough.
Tom also understood that Newt was trying to change the subject, so he followed up with, "Of course, I've been waiting for a long time."
Newt took out a small box, one big and one small, and two cute little guys rolled out from the exit, making people smile.
"Or two?" said Tom, in mock surprise.
Newt looked at him suspiciously. "Why do I feel like... you're not surprised at all that there are two pandas?"
He hadn't told me before that he would bring back two pandas this time, just to give Tom a surprise. Yes, Tom was really surprised now, but why did it look a little fake?
"Who said that? I'm so happy."
Without waiting for Newt's answer, Tom took out the tender bamboo shoots he had prepared in advance and tried to get close to the pandas. Before the two chubby pandas could figure out where they were, they saw the bamboo shoots and twisted their bodies and came over.
Tom found that the power of time really couldn't be used too often. He had seen the scene of Newt coming back today and the two pandas as early as last night. He must have been very happy at that time, but this second excitement could only be pretended.
Just seeing some fragments of the future will make many things become boring. No wonder many omniscient and omnipotent beings have become ruthless monsters. There is really nothing that can arouse their emotions.
Pandas seem to be born to be masters. When they first arrive in an unfamiliar environment, they show no alertness or fear and immediately adapt to their new owners.
Tom also knew about the situation of these two animals. They were discovered by researchers in the wild. The younger one is two years old and the older one is nine years old. They are a mother and daughter.
He just picked the names right away: Tuantuan for the mother and Ququ for the daughter.
It perfectly fits the theme of Huxia-style dumpling making and American-style hamburger eating for a happy reunion.
The reason why Newt took almost a month to come back was that he followed the researchers to learn how to take better care of the pandas.
Only after he passed the test did they hand the pandas over to Newt with confidence and let him teach Tom.
Only after getting his approval could he take the pandas away.
This is because of Uncle Newt's reputation. No one else would have received this treatment.
Newt would naturally fulfill the promise he made to others. In order to distract Tom from thinking about Tina's resignation, Newt kept teaching Tom the key points of taking care of pandas in the next few days.
Pandas are very precious, and there are many things to pay attention to. Tom studied them very seriously and wrote down almost everything Newt said in his notebook, and read it over from the beginning every night.
Tom does a very good job in this regard. Although he may be arrogant sometimes, he will never pretend to know something he does not, nor will he easily question the experience and knowledge of the pioneers.
This is also one of the reasons why Newt and Nico like him very much. There is no shortage of geniuses, but most geniuses become proud and complacent because their talents far exceed others. They become paranoid and stubborn and refuse to listen to other people's suggestions.
This is not a problem at all with Tom.
After all, every time he wanted to float, he would be slapped awake by Andros's Gundam and could not float at all.
Of course, Tom did not forget the requirements of the trial mission.
He had been testing Tuantuan's appetite during this period.
It was much larger than expected.
He could eat 35 kilograms of bamboo shoots a day, and even more with meat, because it took much more time and effort to chew bamboo shoots than meat.
Eating so much might not be the limit. He just felt sleepy after eating. He put the food aside and went to sleep. Tom was speechless.
Regardless of whether he wins in the end, he has to spend the whole day eating.
Massachusetts, in a luxurious manor.
The first thing the current head of the family, Andrew Worley, did after returning from a business trip was to call his daughter Cassandra to the living room.
Andrew Worley was forty years old this year, at the prime of his life. Under his and his father's leadership, the Worley family had completely leapt into the top tier of North American pure-blood families, and his aura was intimidating without even being angry.
Whether at home or in public, the image is extremely strong.
In the past, Cassandra was always filled with fear every time she saw her father, but today, when she saw Andrew sitting in the main seat with a cold brow, she did not have too many emotional fluctuations in her heart, but was very calm.
Is she getting carried away, or is her father's authority weakening?
"Cassie (nickname), I'm very disappointed with your performance. Even my partners know about Ilvermorny's embarrassing incident at Hogwarts. The whole family is ashamed because of you."
"Andrew, this isn't just about Cassie and the other ten." Cassandra's mother, Chloe, spoke up for her daughter.
Andrew's eagle-like eyes swept over and said, "I don't care about others. I only know that Cassie was severely humiliated by that Riddle, and it brought shame to our family.
"I brought this upon myself. My skills are inferior to his." Cassandra remained calm, unconcerned with Andrew's anger. "That's the truth. Even if you're angry, it won't change the gap in strength."
"What's more, it was you who provided the wrong information, Father. Didn't you say that Riddle was just a figurehead, a puppet pushed out by Dumbledore?"
"Anyway, I'm no match for the 'Puppet'."
"How dare you contradict me?"
Andrew looked at his daughter in surprise. Cassandra had never spoken to him in such a tone and rebuttal since she was a child.
The girl bowed slightly. "If the truth is that I contradicted you, then I'm sorry. It's my fault."
Cassandra's attitude made Andrew feel that his authority was being challenged. He practically shouted, "The fact is, you lost to him! And you're still making excuses!"
"Even Frank doesn't dare to provoke Riddle, what can a student like me do?"
Cassandra looked at her father strangely. "Since you think it's shameful, then I admit it.
However, I really don't have the ability to wash away the shame for our family now.
You can go and cause trouble for Riddle yourself."
"Let him come to North America! See if I can take care of him!"
Back in the bedroom, Cassandra fell on the soft big bed and sighed.
The appearance of Tom made her realize that her father, who used to be extremely authoritative, was just an ordinary wizard. The real top wizards all had a kind of temperament that she couldn't explain, but she could clearly feel it.
When Tom and Dumbledore stand together, it's easy to feel that they are the same kind of people, but when they are mixed with others, they stand out from the crowd.
"Didn't that b*****d say he was coming to North America? It's already July, why is there still no news?"
Holding the pillow, the girl murmured softly.
At this moment, an owl flew in through the open window with a letter tied to its leg.
Seeing the gold-stamped signature on the envelope, the girl's eyes lit up and her eyebrows flew up. She quickly took out some bread crumbs to reward the messenger and couldn't wait to open the envelope herself:
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live? Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, I will wait for you at the Costa Cafe across from the Woolworth Building. --Tom Riddle."
[Note: Remember to bring money, bring all the money you have. ]
Chapter 270 Cassandra: I Want to Support a Man!
Although she didn't understand what Tom was talking about, Cassandra still arrived at the appointment half an hour early, but the person she was waiting for didn't show up until the exact time.
"Do you have money?" Tom asked expectantly as he sat down and went straight to the point.
Cassandra looked at him strangely: "Are you short of money?"
"I'm desperate." Tom nodded sincerely. "I've suddenly realized the power of money, so my biggest goal this holiday is to make money. [Will you be my financial sponsor?]
Financial sponsor?
The corners of the girl's mouth curled up unconsciously. She liked this name very much, but she still said reservedly, "As for Greengrass, their family is not short of money."
"I want to make money, not ask for it." Tom waved his hand. "Forget it. Let's find a quiet place to talk later. How are you doing recently?"
"Thanks to you, I just had a fight with my father yesterday."
Cassandra laughed at herself and didn't hide the ugly things in her family. She told Tom what happened yesterday.
Tom was impressed by Andrew's courage. "Your dad... is truly ignorant and fearless, just like you were back then."
Just from this point, Tom was sure that Cassandra was his biological daughter. If Andrew were in front of him now, he would definitely give him the same meal as Cassandra, and press him into the wall so that he couldn't get out.
The girl said angrily, "Can you please stop bringing this up?"
Although she could face Tom calmly, it didn't mean she had forgotten that dark history. This guy didn't treat her as a girl at all and tortured her to death.
"Okay, okay, I won't mention it, but what do you think? How about I go over to your house and take a look?"
Cassandra shook her head. "If you want to be imprisoned by MACUSA, go ahead. Minor wizards entering North America are not allowed to use magic."
"Your father is so shameless, won't he report me to the Magic Congress?"
"This is not shameless, this is reasonable use of the rules."
"Then next time you trick him out of the country, I'll beat him up for you. It'll only cost 5,000 Galleons."
Cassandra...she is really sure that Tom is short of money now, and she actually started to encourage her to make a big fuss, asking for 5,000 for 900.
The girl said helplessly, "I have 30,000 Galleons in Gringotts. If you need it urgently, I'll lend it to you. Don't think about targeting my dad."
"A little rich woman." Tom's eyes lit up. She thought it was good enough for Cassandra to save 18,000 Galleons, but she didn't expect it to be much more than he expected.
At this moment, he really wanted to call Daphne over to teach her a lesson. How could she, a young lady, save so much money? [How could Bing Mo Ni's small treasury be practically empty?]
"Walk."
Tom didn't even drink his coffee, and walked out with Cassandra in his arms, full of fighting spirit.
"Where are you going?"
"Let me show you my big baby.
In Manhattan's Central Park, Tom chose a dense forest and cast a Muggle-Repelling Charm to ensure that no one would disturb them as they started the fire display.
"This is a protective necklace. It not only protects against powerful spells, but also allows you to Apparate and escape danger. Is three thousand Galleons too much?"
"Not expensive." Cassandra shook her head honestly. She had seen a necklace that only allowed Apparition sold for three thousand Galleons. Tom's price was very reasonable.
"This is a flame ring.
Using magic power to activate it can unleash blazing flames and thunderous explosions.
I'll demonstrate it to you...
The magic pattern circuits inside have a lifespan.
Each spell originally lasted ten times, but now it only lasts nine.
I'll sell it to you for eight hundred.
Is it quality?"
Cassandra almost rushed to put the ring on her hand, stretched out her slender fingers and shook it: "It's not expensive, I want it."
"This is the seal of purity. Wearing it not only keeps you clean at all times, but also gives you a refreshing fragrance. What scent do you like?"
"lilac!"
"Um... I don't have this in stock, so I'll give you lavender."
"Yayuki."
....
Cassandra was almost stunned by Tom's endless supply of alchemical items, including defensive life-saving items, offensive spells, and many other strange and bizarre gadgets.
She found almost everything hard to refuse, except the (cdbh) X-ray glasses, which were too vulgar. She also asked Tom not to wear glasses when he was with her.
Tom said the road was completely flat and there was nothing to see.
Before she knew it, Cassandra had spent 15,000 Galleons.
But the highlight has just come out. Tom has started selling modified spells. The simplest modified Stunning Spell costs 1,000 Galleons, Shattering Spell 3,000 Galleons, and Reinforced Armor Spell 3,000 Galleons...
Tom looked at the girl with pity: "Miss Worley, you have no money.
Cassandra nodded dazedly.
She had no money...For the first time, the girl felt her poverty.
"Do you have any more powerful spells?"
"certainly."
Tom showed a devilish smile, took out his wand and pointed it at the sky.
A blue light shot straight into the sky, so fast that no one noticed it.
Three or five seconds later, a strong wind suddenly blew in Manhattan, which was originally clear, and the dark clouds gathered and rubbed against each other, making rumbling thunder.
"Crack!"
Lightning bolts as thick as buckets struck the lightning rod of a distant building, one after another, and it took more than ten strikes before stopping.
"receive!"
Tom turned his wand lightly, and the dark clouds quickly dissipated as if nothing had happened.
Cassandra was stunned.
Is this great power to control celestial phenomena really something a wizard can do?
"Want to learn?"
Tom came behind Cassandra without knowing when. They were very close to each other, and the hot breath he exhaled hit the girl's cheek.
"This is a variation of the weather spell. Although you won't be able to reach my level after learning it, it's definitely much stronger than that lovely dark cloud you had before."
Possessing the blood of Thunderbird, controlling celestial phenomena has become an instinct for Tom. Coincidentally, Cassandra's favorite spell is also a weather spell.
This money...is what he deserves.
The girl's breathing became rapid.
She is a competitive person at heart, and it is impossible for her to resist such temptation.
"How much?"
"It's up to you." Tom shrugged. "I trust you won't cheat me. Give me whatever you think it's worth."
The good thing about proud people is that they are not thick-skinned enough and cannot lower themselves. The more Tom said this, the more Cassandra felt that it was wrong for him to lead Ben.
If it were Snape, he would definitely drop a Knut to say that was enough.
As expected, hearing Tom say that he believed in her, Cassandra's delicate chin lifted slightly uncontrollably. "Then you wait a little longer. I need to raise money."
"No problem, I'll only be in North America until the end of the month, so you better hurry up.
The two of them arrived at Gringotts, and under the goblin's distressed gaze, Cassandra took out all the galleons in her small treasury and gave them to Tom, then rushed back to Massachusetts directly through the fireplace in Gringotts.
Tom also went upstairs. Today was the seventh day, the last date agreed upon with Farmer.
Farmul had already made preparations. When Tom arrived, he warmly invited him to a conference room. Soon, several more fairies came in one after another. Farmul introduced them.
The power structure of Gringotts is very strange.
The lower levels are very vague.
The messenger who opens the door has the same status as the guard goblin who is in charge of the key to the precious vault.
Basically, there are only a few managers in Gringotts in each country who are obviously higher than others.
At the higher level, there are regional managers. For example, Famul is responsible for the entire European region, and the managers of other regions such as North America, South America, East and West Asia belong to the second Kang management area.
The real top level belongs to the Gringotts Board of Directors, which is composed of seven goblins. Everyone has the same say, and when there are disagreements, decisions are made based on the number of votes.
This time, Famul invited three directors and two regional heads, all of whom seemed to be from his faction.
Tom was actually full of expectations, hoping that these goblins would take advantage of his young age and have evil intentions. Then he could fight back in self-defense and just take a few hundred thousand as compensation. The system would not accuse him of extortion.
But unfortunately, these guys turned out to be serious people. They had no intention of taking action at all. They just wanted to gain greater benefits through negotiation and normal business means.
Tom had no choice but to become a serious businessman again.
The negotiations lasted from noon to evening. Tom first demonstrated the machine and cards, using them nearly fifty times without any problems. "The goblins also believed in the stability of the product.
As for promotion, both Tom and Fairy believed that even if they charged merchants a one percent handling fee, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Currency conversion has always been a headache for merchants. The exchange rates between the three currencies are prime numbers, and making change every time is a headache.
Tom still remembers the first time he went to Hogwarts and bought snacks on the bus. Daphne took five minutes to pick out the items, and the salesperson took fifteen minutes to give him the change.
No wonder the British would spend 14 million pounds to buy the multiplication table in the future and make it a compulsory subject for primary school graduation, which requires passing.
Passed the multiplication table and graduated from primary school.
This is a combination of words that is really difficult for Oriental people to understand, but the reality is so magical. If you master this table, you will be a top math student in a Muggle elementary school.
"Fifty percent!" Farmer's face flushed red, his big nose twisted in anger: "We can only give 50% at most! But the contract can be signed for twenty years, Mr. Riddle, please don't push your luck!"
"Sorry, I'm just pushing the envelope."
Tom laughed contemptuously. "You should have had someone try to crack it these days, right? Don't deny it. You know your reputation as fairies. Why are you sitting here negotiating, and why am I pushing you further?"
"Isn't it just that you can't crack my technology? A five-year or twenty-year contract makes no difference to me. You must use my card at all times."
Famul and the other goblins looked unhappy.
What Tom said was too direct and harsh, and they had no way of refutating it.
Gringotts had recently recruited its most elite curse breakers and experienced alchemists, who had stared at a card and studied it for days and nights, but they couldn't even crack the most superficial protection mechanism.
One alchemy master bluntly stated that even if there were a large number of bank cards available for experimentation, it would still take them at least several years to crack the technology and imitate them, but the manpower and material resources involved would definitely not be a small amount.
This negotiation was unfair from the beginning. Gringotts didn't know how eager Tom was to make money, but Tom had a firm grasp on their lifeblood and had the monopoly power.
"Sixty percent..." The oldest goblin sighed sensibly, "This is the final bottom line. If Mr. Riddle doesn't agree, we will pretend that this invention never existed."
Tom thought for a moment and nodded, "You'll need to spend money to buy the bank cards and equipment. I'll sell them at cost."
The goblin asked, "How much does it cost?"
"A bank card is five Sickles, the card reader is ten Galleons, and I'll configure Gringotts' central processor just for you, free of charge."
Several goblins gathered together and whispered for a long time, and finally agreed.
At the same time, Cassandra also returned home and found that her father was not there.
He quickly found his mother who was reading in the back garden.
"Mom, can you give me some money?"
In front of her mother, Cassandra became an ordinary little girl, holding Chloe's hand and acting coquettishly.
"How much?" Chloe asked casually, thinking her daughter needed some pocket money.
"fifty thousand.
Snap!
The magazine fell to the ground. Chloe looked at her in surprise: "Baby, you mean the fifth term?"
"Yes, you heard it right.
Chloe was confused: "What do you want so much money for?"
Cassandra suddenly thought of Tom's handsome face and blurted out uncontrollably: "Support a man!"
The atmosphere in the room was deathly silent...
Chapter 271 System Update Completed, Shocking New Features
Late at night, Tom was escorted out of Gringotts headquarters with a smile on his face by several goblins whose laughter was uglier than crying.
"This kid is so clever!"
It was not until the young man's back had disappeared for a long time that a goblin spoke angrily.
The profit sharing has been finalized, and there are still many details that need to be negotiated.
As a result, Tom had thought of everything carefully. Every time his handling fee was recorded separately, the goblins had no authority to change it. Moreover, it had to be settled once a week and the money was stored in his vault at Gringotts.
This makes many little ideas useless.
"Okay, Erlu."
The oldest goblin director spoke gravely, "Put aside your complaints. We didn't lose unfairly this time. Riddle defeated us purely in the realm of business. What right do you have to complain?"
"On the contrary, you should learn from him and use Riddle's methods to deal with those damn Ministry of Magic. Wouldn't that make more money?"
Countless rebellions have been launched throughout history. Why are the goblins of Lingge able to control the economic lifeline of the wizarding world?
First of all, goblins are greedy for money, and the goblins working in Gringotts are the most greedy. Just seeing gold can make their blood boil. The rebellions in history have nothing to do with them. Ambitions that can be satisfied with money are really insignificant.
Secondly, these goblins have business acumen and know how to make money. There is no tax system in the wizarding world. The funding sources of the Ministry of Magic in various countries are very complicated, but the bulk of it comes from the "protection fee" paid by the local Gringotts every year.
Satisfy the Ministry of Magic's appetite, and the rest is yours.
Therefore, the relationship between Gringotts and the Ministry of Magic is a combination of cooperation and bargaining. Compared to the small share of profits, if they can give less to the Ministry of Magic, the money can be easily earned back.
After hearing the goblin director's advice, the anger of the other goblins also subsided.
A goblin suggested, "The No-Maj's achievements in finance have far exceeded our imagination. I suggest sending someone to secretly study the No-Maj financial system."
"It's difficult." Another goblin immediately retorted: "You all know how closely the wizards monitor us. Without the Confusion Spell, we can't possibly infiltrate the No-Maj community.
"Then spend money to bribe a few wizards. There are many poor wizards."
"But it's not safe enough. Most poor people's magic isn't very good. If we're exposed, we're trapped."
"How can you accomplish great things if you only think ahead and behind?"
Tom didn't know that his actions strengthened the goblins' determination to learn from Muggles, but even if he knew, he wouldn't be present.
If necessary, Aurors would immediately descend upon Gringotts, engage in friendly and lively practical exchanges, and then leave with generous rewards.
This was not only his idea, but also the idea of most people in the Ministry of Magic.
"You look so happy today. Did you get things done?" Furong couldn't suppress the smile on Tom's face when he came back, and she guessed the result immediately.
"Yeah, it went very smoothly."
Tom gently hugged the girl and said, "You can just wait to become a rich wife in the future."
"Disgusting, all saliva."
Although Furong said this, she didn't push the boy away. Instead, she kissed his cheek and whispered, "Want to have a drink to celebrate tonight?"
Tom shook his head and stroked his long hair. "Tomorrow, I'm a little tired today. I plan to take a bath and go to bed early."
Tom had not forgotten that the system upgrade would be completed later. It had been seven whole days since he had used the study space. His study addiction was about to get worse.
I don't know what was upgraded this time, and why it took so long.
Fleur was very understanding and hugged Tom again before returning to her bedroom.
Late at night, Tom had been staring at the upgrade countdown on the system panel since half an hour ago, to see if this thing would be launched early.
The result is half an hour of your life wasted.
Until the last second, the system interface suddenly went dark, as if the computer was restarting, and it lit up again after two or three seconds, which scared him.
The interface didn't change at all, but an update note popped up. Tom was startled and read it carefully.
[Thank you for your patience, the Xueba system has been upgraded to version 1.1. The following is the updated content:]
[1. Accept the host's proposal. The scope of private tutor recruitment will exclude the contemporary scope. The host's subconscious evaluation will partially affect the recruitment results.]
[2.
Learning space upgrade.
The initial version of the learning space has a realism of 98.9%, which is still slightly different from reality.
After the update, the realism of the learning space will be increased to 99.99%, providing the host with a more realistic learning environment and avoiding errors.]
[3.
Learning Space Function Expansion.
In order to allow the host to allocate real-world time more freely, after this update, the Learning Space will add a time flow adjustment function.
Time is money.
Every time the time flow speed is doubled, one credit is consumed per minute.
It is detected that the host has the 'Power of Time' talent.
The current maximum time flow speed is 2 (+1) times.
Note: Under accelerated time conditions, the host and teacher's souls will not age or consume faster, so please feel free to use.
[4. It was detected that the host used the 'Extraordinary' mode many times and gave positive comments. After this update, the Extraordinary mode will be upgraded and the new mode 'Mind Leap' will be officially launched.
In this mode, the host's logical thinking and information integration abilities will be greatly enhanced, and there is a chance of triggering the "Talented Aura" effect, which allows the host's intuition to transcend the influence of reality and choose the most correct path of improvement.
The new and old modes will coexist, and the consumption of the extraordinary mode remains unchanged [the consumption of the thinking leap mode is five mu credits per year and ten minutes.]
[5. After this update, each private teacher will receive a salary settlement opportunity once their recognition reaches 100% (click to view compatibility). Subsequent version updates will unlock more ways to obtain settlement opportunities, so stay tuned.]
Tom browsed, quickly digesting each update.
The first one is the simplest. His will can partially influence the teacher's selection results, and there is no need to worry about drawing Dumbledore in and reuniting with old friends.
The second and third points can be combined and are all changes to the learning space.
First of all, the improvement in realism is definitely good news.
It reminds Tom of the simulated universe in a certain big boss's world.
In the virtual world, one can even materialize and practice laws.
I wonder what the effect will be if the realism is close to 100%.
Time acceleration is also very useful for him. It allows him to spend less time studying in the learning space and focus more on the real world, earning credits and achievement points, and then submitting them to the department.
The more I code, the more it sounds like... Isn't this just working for the system?
However, the 'Power of Time' talent given by Lao Ge actually had an unexpected surprise, increasing the acceleration from double to triple.
Article 4...Another money-eating beast is born. Tom already has a huge amount of credits, so he doesn't feel bad about using the extraordinary mode anymore. He uses it every two days.
But now he had a 'mind leap', and the consumption had become five times the original amount. His more than 10,000 credits suddenly lost their value and seemed shabby instead. It was like he had returned to the time when he had just obtained the system, and it took a long time to use it once.
But how can you say you don't need this? Although it is expensive, the system's functions are always worth your money. The functions of these 500 points are definitely extraordinary.
Time accelerated...thoughts leaped...the system was telling him blatantly to earn more credits quickly and not to give up.
The last one was about the benefits for Andros, Grindelwald, and Ariana. Tom casually clicked on it to view the details, and after a glance, his eyes suddenly widened.
Tom recovered from his shock and went into the study space.
It was still a space surrounded by white fog. The size had not changed, and all the furnishings were the same as before the update, but it was much more real, so much so that Tom didn't realize that he had actually entered it with his consciousness.
Ninety-nine point ninety percent realism, perhaps this is the real world.
The two old men and Ariana were also summoned. Except for Grindelwald's soul, which was kicked out of the learning space until seven days had passed in real time, the other two were in a frozen state, and their consciousness was still stuck at the moment after Ariana's victory.
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Just as he recovered, the study space instilled a lot of information into him, and he fell silent for a while.
Ariana was the first to come to her senses, her eyes wide with surprise. "Tom... is this... is this true?"
Tom nodded. "My talent is real. I can draw your soul in, so I won't lie to you."
After saying this, he looked at Andros and Grindelwald, who remained silent. "This is beyond my control. It evolved suddenly. The choice is entirely up to you. I won't offer any advice, nor will I get angry or angry because of your choice."
"I won't use this as a threat. We've been together for so long, and everyone knows my character. Although I don't treat outsiders very well, I have no complaints with my own people.
"But I have to make something clear. If you agree, you must help me after you get out. My interests come first. Only when I'm well can everyone else be well."
The salary given to employees by the system this time is an opportunity to choose.
If accepted, he would become Tom's subordinate soul. Tom would spend one thousand achievement points and five thousand credits, and the private teacher's soul would be able to leave the space and appear in the world.
The conditions are that you cannot reveal the existence of the learning space, you cannot reveal Tom's secrets, you must obey Tom's orders, and you cannot do anything that harms Tom.
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To put it nicely, the conditions are signing a confidentiality agreement and a labor contract. To put it bluntly, it means becoming a slave.
There is also a characteristic of saying whether something is good or bad.
As subordinate souls, they can only survive if Tom is alive, and if Tom dies, the subordinate souls will be destroyed.
If Tom lives long, they too can live forever.
Since Grindelwald is not dead, his terms are special, and his soul and body will be restored to their peak state as compensation.
As the kings of the century, except for Voldemort and a few outliers, life and death are not that important to them. Dignity is more important.
So even if everyone refuses, Tom won't be surprised or angry.
Ariana spoke first: "Tom, I choose to be your subordinate soul.
For Ariana, being able to live a new life is a great thing, why wouldn't she agree?
As for the constraints imposed by the learning space, they did not exist for her at all, and without them she would not violate any of the rules.
After saying that, she left her soul imprint on the message sent from the learning space. Tom also received a reminder that as long as he paid the achievement points and credits, he could manifest Ariana's soul in the world at any time.
However, the system also gave a warning. Due to the laws of the world, the soul will be quickly consumed if it is exposed to the real world.
You must find support to stay for a long time.
Those in Hogwarts are ghosts, not souls. The way and nature of their existence are different.
Tom rubbed Ariana's head lovingly and said, "Give me some more time. I will help you to regain your energy (achievement points) after I summon a new teacher. I will definitely help you recover.
Alive. "
The girl smiled sweetly and shook her head: "I'm not in a hurry."
Tom didn't believe Ariana.
A young girl died unexpectedly before she could enjoy the beauty of the world. How could she not want to truly touch this world? Ariana said this just to avoid putting pressure on him.
"I will definitely make you a body that is exactly like you," Tom promised.
He found that Mr. Ke's notes were a treasure. There were a lot of related experiments in them, and there were also several ways to create a body. He had disdained it before, but now he had to.
Read it word for word.
Ariana blushed prettily.
Actually...it's not necessary to make it exactly the same. It's okay to rub some places a little harder.
After all, she was only thirteen when she died, so she would definitely continue to grow!
Just as Ariana was thinking about whether she should quietly tell Tom about her request, the boy suddenly looked up and looked at Andros in shock.
"Andros, your heart.
Chapter 272: Not Enough Credits, Cassandra: I Want to Make Money!
"Hahahaha! What's so surprising about this?"
The sturdy man laughed heartily, just like when he first met Tom, radiating positivity.
"Tom, don't overestimate me, and don't underestimate yourself."
"You have infinite possibilities. No one can predict where you will go in the future. Perhaps you will be the future God of Magic?"
"How many years will I accompany you in this space? A hundred years, two hundred years, or even ten thousand years?"
Andros excitedly waved his fist. "In that case, instead of being stuck here, why not completely revive? I've been following you for so long, I've long been curious about the world today. As for those rules?"
"Don't I know what kind of person you are?"
"Maybe you're not a good person in the traditional sense, but you're absolutely honest with your own people. So, what should I worry about? What difference does it make whether this contract is signed or not?"
"When I'm resurrected, I'll use my Patronus to smash anyone who dares to stand in your way!"
That's right, Andros also agreed to the system's conditions and became Tom's subordinate soul.
So decisive that even Tom was shocked.
After hearing his explanation, Tom was helpless: "Even if that's the case, you should have taken more time to think about it, right?"
"What if one day you regret and blame me for your impulsiveness today? Wouldn't that hurt our relationship?"
Andros shook his head unhappily. "Seventy-five-seven," he said. "I, Andros, have never regretted my choice, and I certainly won't take my anger out on you."
"By the way, Tom, you have to take good care of my body. I don't want to die from being stuffed to death again."
Andros died young, leaving behind no offspring. This was because his magic power was too strong, exceeding the limits of his body's endurance.
God gave him a magical power comparable to that of a legend, but also gave him a 'weak' body of a king of the century. This can be considered a kind of jealousy of talent.
"Well, I'll study it carefully after I'm done with this busy period.
"Your trial is important." Andros knew what Tom had been busy with recently and nodded slightly.
"D..."
Grindelwald sighed and said, "I really envy your decisiveness, Andros. If I died, perhaps I would make the same choice as you.
"But I'm living a miserable life now, and I really don't have the courage like you."
"Sorry Tom, I need some time to think about it.
Andros and Ariana were resurrected from the dead, Grindelwald was alive and well, and even more unruly, unwilling to be put in shackles.
Even Tom, who held the reins, had his approval.
Tom also understood and waved his hand: "Old Ge, I have said that I will respect whatever you choose. There is no rush. You can think about it slowly. Even if you die, can you still agree to it?
Grindelwald's face darkened, but what Tom said was true. Even after his death, his soul would remain in the study space.
Thinking about it this way...it's better to agree to it, so that you can use it sooner rather than later.
Restoring his soul and body to their prime was a great temptation for him.
However, Grindelwald did not give an immediate answer, lying in his chair and weighing the pros and cons.
Tom began to familiarize himself with the new functions of the space.
First of all, time is accelerated. No matter whether it is accelerated twice or three times, he will not feel anything after his entire consciousness enters the space. But if part of his consciousness remains in the outside world, he will feel confused.
Double is tolerable, but triple is obvious and affects efficiency.
Tom also bravely experienced the 500-point, 10-minute "Thinking Leap" event.
The space was upgraded, and the unique magical fluctuations in Kel'Thuzad's notes were fully realized. Tom also went into the meditation room.
Once the thought leap mode was activated, his brain instantly became active countless times, and those memories and inspirations that had been forgotten in the corner emerged one after another, constantly merging and colliding, generating new insights.
If the extraordinary mode is a car getting on the highway, then the thinking leap mode is an airplane leaving the runway and flying into the sky.
Ten minutes later, he had written down two full pages of notes and experiences, which had greatly advanced the research on flesh and blood magic. He would soon hand it over to Grindelwald for experimental verification.
"It's expensive for a reason..." Tom sighed.
He hadn't triggered the 'Talent Aura' effect just now. This kind of accidental event was too dependent on luck. Without sufficient points, he didn't dare to rashly exchange the number of times for the probability.
In the future, we need to consider the reasonable distribution of points. Under normal circumstances, use the extraordinary mode to speed up the learning progress, and save the leap of thinking for the critical moment.
In terms of priority, the most important one at the moment is undoubtedly flesh and blood magic, which is needed for blood fusion and creating a physical body.
Looking at the few credits on the panel, Tom gritted his teeth, turned on the extraordinary mode again and started working hard.
For the next period of time, Tom worked almost non-stop, and his points were consumed as rapidly as water.
At night, I increase the space-time flow rate to three times the maximum. When I encounter a bottleneck, I turn on the extraordinary mode, focusing on not wasting time.
I spend the morning with Furong and the afternoon with Tuantuanyuan to build intimacy.
After he had learned almost all the knowledge about taking care of pandas, Newt rarely appeared in front of Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan so as not to delay Tom's progress.
The intimacy between these two little ones is quite easy to cultivate. Just feed them enough every day, give them a massage, and let them hum comfortably. Basically, they will meet the trial requirements and start the competition this summer.
Occasionally, Tom would take the time to teach Cassandra. As expected of a wealthy woman, she readily gave him 50,000 Galleons as tuition. This money must have been asked from her family. No one knew what Cassandra's reason was for asking for money, and she actually gave so much money to a child.
Tom didn't know that after Cassandra said the wrong thing that day, she almost committed suicide to prove that it was just a slip of the tongue, but in the end... Chloe still didn't believe it completely, but still gave the money to Cassandra.
It wasn't until recently that I discovered my daughter's rapid progress that I finally believed it.
The Ivermecta would confiscate students' wands during holidays, but this method of prohibiting minors from casting spells during holidays was useless for pure-bloods, who could circumvent supervision by simply taking an elder's wand.
The two of them tacitly concealed Tom's presence in New York from Andro. Cassandra was really afraid that the two would start fighting, and then her father would unethically report them to the Magic Congress.
Chloe had the same thought, but she thought more. She knew Cassandra's personality best since she was a child. No matter what she said, her personality was exactly the same as her father's.
Now she has changed so much and become a normal girl. It is all due to the influence of Riddle. It is good for the two to have more contact. At least her daughter has a friend.
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"If you have any questions later, please write to me. Keep this. In a month or two, you'll know what it's for."
In Manhattan Central Park, Cassandra, who had just finished a fight with Tom, was sweating profusely.
Before she could recover, Tom took out a note and put it in her hand. The girl didn't read it, but looked up at him suddenly: "You want to leave? Didn't you say you would stay until the end?"
"I mean, I'll be staying in North America until the end of July," Tom corrected. "I'm going to the Arizona Reservation for the next few days, so I won't have time to be your sparring partner."
Cassandra frowned. She had just experienced the pleasure of rapid progress, and the teacher was about to leave.
But she had no reason to change Tom's schedule. They had agreed that Tom would take time to give her guidance during their stay in New York.
"Remember to write me back."
The girl put the note away listlessly and walked out of the park step by step, feeling very bad.
Did she give too little money?
If she had more money, could she 'rent' Riddle more of his time, not only using him as a sparring partner and teacher, but also... doing whatever she wanted with him?
Cassandra, who had always regarded money as dirt, suddenly realized the power of Garen...
An idea suddenly popped up in my mind.
I want to make money!
Before returning to Newt's house, Tom went to Gringotts again and handed over the first batch of 5,000 bank cards and 100 card machines to Farmer.
Still according to the original plan, starting from the UK, gradually promoting it to the European continent, but the number is still not enough, especially the card readers, which can only meet the needs of scattered businesses in Diagon Alley and around London.
This amount naturally could not satisfy the goblins who were eager to promote the business, but Tom also made a promise that he would hand over another 30,000 bank cards and 2,000 machines before September, and would provide the same number or even more every month thereafter.
He recently developed several alchemical puppets that could complete most of the production work. He only needed to use his special mental power and anti-piracy traps at the end. "It has entered the stage of automated production.
There are only a few million wizards in the world at most, and considering the time required for promotion, its production capacity is sufficient.
The fairy also made the same judgment, and in order to trick Tom, he signed a gambling agreement with him.
If Tom fails to deliver the agreed amount of equipment on time next month, the profit sharing will become 50-50. If he can deliver on time, the price of bank cards and credit card machines purchased by the fairy will increase by 5%.
Anyway, I don't believe that his production capacity can increase so much in a month.
"Tom, when are we leaving?"
Early in the morning, Furong, who had already dressed up and changed into a light blue satin dress, came to the restaurant on the first floor.
"Let's go after breakfast." After taking a sip of milk, Tom opened today's North American edition of the Daily Prophet and was suddenly stunned.
British Ministry of Magic Staff Wins Huge Prize
There was a photo in the newspaper showing the nine Weasley family members standing in front of a huge pyramid and waving at him vigorously.
Ginny told Tom this news a few days ago, but he only saw it in the newspaper today.
The Weasley family is really interesting. Although their family life is very difficult, they received a windfall of 700 Galleons and spent it all on traveling without hesitation.
In the photo, Ronald has a bright smile and there is no mouse on his shoulder, but an owl instead.
Ginny said that 3.5 was the compensation given to Ronald by Sirius Black. After receiving the owl, he immediately forgot about his mouse.
"What are you reading?" Seeing Tom reading the newspaper seriously, the little head leaned over.
"Do you want to travel to Egypt?"
"Not bad. I heard there's a lot of gold in the pyramid. You know I've been going crazy with poverty lately."
"That's all a scam. The pure gold was stolen long ago, leaving only the original ore with a lot of impurities and fake gold. My dad bought a piece as a souvenir last time, but he turned out to be made in the East. He was so angry."
"Forget it then. I'm afraid you'll get tanned if you go."
While chatting and laughing, Tom threw the newspaper aside. He was just happy about the easy time in the next semester.
Peter Pettigrew's grave is probably starting to grow weeds by now, and Sirius Black has been released. "There's no reason for the Ministry of Magic to send Dementors to Hogwarts.
He had never come into contact with this thing and was not afraid of it, but just like a normal person encountering dog shit, of course he would stay as far away from it as possible. Why would he provoke it?
But Tom didn't know...
Azkaban.
Lockhart clutched the newspaper tightly. It was a month old newspaper. Because of the attack on Peter Pettigrew, the Ministry of Magic had recently sent discarded newspapers to the prisoners to entertain them.
"The youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, 'absolute genius' Tom Riddle!"
Chapter 273: Towards the Clouds, The Ninth Trial
The reason why Lockhart was so popular in the wizarding world was not only because he was a good writer and could package seemingly ordinary adventure stories into exciting ones.
That rather handsome face, in contrast to other sloppy wizards, and his carefully designed and maintained personal image also fascinated many witches.
But now Lockhart has completely lost his former dashing and unrestrained demeanor. His carefully groomed golden curly hair is tangled together, and his dirty prison uniform is covered in grease. It is unclear whether it is him, his clothes, or both that are emitting a pungent odor.
Lockhart stared at the newspaper, muttering Riddle's name over and over until it nearly fried his brain.
Why.....Why!
Everything he had was ruined by Tom Riddle. He went from being a famous writer to a notorious liar. Not only was he imprisoned in Azkaban, but all the money he had earned was lost.
Riddle, who beat up the professor, received no punishment and even received the Order of Merlin, a title he never dared to dream of.
Comparing the two, Lockhart wanted to stick his wand into the nostrils of the smiling boy in the newspaper.
What on earth had he done wrong? He just wanted to buy a pet, not rob it. Why did he have to be tortured to death?
Suddenly, the noisy cell became quiet.
Faint cries could be heard from a distance, and the temperature dropped. The cries became more and more frequent and louder. Lockhart quickly held his breath and cleared his mind.
Lockhart knew it was the Dementors coming.
For the prisoners, this is a ward round, but for the Dementors, it is a meal.
Even though he had prepared in advance, when several soul monsters floated past his cell, Lockhart still felt his soul frozen and his hands and feet cold.
The scene of being hung up and humiliated and beaten by Riddle, and the memory of being put on trial and disgraced, were hitting his brain like crazy, and he wanted to faint.
It was not until the Dementors left this level of prison that Luhart lay on the ground gasping for breath.
All the happiness has disappeared, and life seems to have no meaning. It is better to be a walking corpse.
"No... I want revenge... I want Riddle to experience the pain I've experienced..."
Lockhart raised his still trembling palm and placed it on his temple. Soon, wisps of silver mist were drawn out.
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Thunderbird Sanctuary, Arizona.
"Woo-! Guys, I'm back!"
Going deep into the ptarmigan reserve and arriving near the canyon where the ptarmigans live, Tom completely let himself go and soared into the sky with lightning on his body.
Then there were the cries of thousands of birds, and the whole sky was covered with dark clouds. One after another, thick bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the thunderbirds that soared into the sky in pursuit of Tom.
Furong looked up at the young man dancing with Lei Ting, her eyes full of admiration.
Beautiful women love heroes. This is a universal rule in any era and any country.
Tom perfectly fits the image of a hero in Fleur's eyes. Both his appearance and abilities are completely on a different level from most wizards in the world, and his personality makes her love and hate him.
You never have to worry about being bored when you are with Tom. He always brings surprises. Sometimes you want to give yourself to him, but sometimes you are so angry that you want to bite him.
But whenever I recall it later, I can't help but smile knowingly, my heart is completely moved by him.
In the sky, Tom flew with the thunderbirds for a long time before landing in front of Furong with two little thunderbirds.
He rubbed the two birds' heads angrily with a smile on his face. "Furong, let me introduce you. This is Xander, and this is Maggie. The last time Uncle Newt brought me to the reserve, it was these two stupid birds that lost to me."
"Chirp———!"
The two little thunderbirds nudged Tom in dissatisfaction. What is a bird? They were just in a bad state at that time. Now...
Well, now it's really not comparable.
Seeing that Fleur was eager to touch it, Tom pulled her over and placed his hand on the softest feathers on the ptarmigan's neck. Maggie also cooperated by lowering her head slightly to allow Fleur to touch it more easily.
As a distant relative of the Phoenix, the Thunderbird is much more arrogant, but it is too lazy to pay attention to humans, so its danger level is not ranked as 5X.
But if anyone else tries to touch their weakest point, they will definitely be struck by lightning. Before, Tom relied on Newt to quickly establish a close relationship with the Thunderbirds, but now he himself is the relationship.
Furong also likes this kind of magical animal with high appearance.
The pure white and gold feathers symbolize the nobility of the thunderbird.
However, the mixed-blooded veela blood in her body has some resistance to it.
There is nothing she can do about it.
Lower magical animals will be suppressed when facing higher magical animals.
This is also the reason why Furong performed poorly in the fire dragon level.
Tom was now consciously helping her eliminate this instinctive reaction. He took the girl's hand, and the two of them fell on Maggie's back. "Come on, let's set up camp in the mountains for a few days and have a good time."
After saying that, the two little thunderbirds flew to the highest mountain peak with loud cries.
Near the nest of Frank, the king of thunderbirds, Tom set up a tent. It looked simple from the outside, but the area inside was comparable to that of a large flat and it had all kinds of home facilities.
Under the starlight, the two enjoyed an alternative candlelight dinner.
During these few days in Arizona, Tom completely let go of everything, not thinking about the trial tasks and magic, nor thinking about other annoying things.
Every day I would go sightseeing with Furong, or go to Thunderbird to experience the customs and culture of Arizona, and buy commemorative gifts for relatives and friends.
And on the last day, there was an unexpected gain. The seventh trial palace emitted a faint light, proving that his favorability with Tuantuan and Yuanyuan was full and they could compete.
Tom had to postpone his return to New York for a day.
Prepare enough food and call the two little ones over to show off together.
This was actually just a formality. Tom had already mastered the method of quickly converting food into energy. No matter how much he ate, he could digest it quickly. However, at the end of the meal, he felt a little numb in his cheeks.
After a full day and a half, Tuantuan said he would not eat anything at all, and fell into a deep sleep in his nest. The seventh trial was thus completed.
After receiving the reward, the Yin-Yang talent took effect immediately, and Tom quickly felt the benefits.
His current situation is that white magic is far stronger than black magic.
After obtaining the talent, learning black magic is almost like having divine help, just like continuously turning on the extraordinary mode.
He is making progress every minute and every second.
It won't be long before he can catch up with white magic and achieve a relatively balanced state.
The emergence of the ninth trial completely solved Tom's worries.
[Ninth Trial: Phoenix!]
[Trial Content: The Phoenixes in this world are extremely skilled at Disapparation. Please have a global Disapparation competition with an adult Phoenix. The starting point is the North Pole and the end point is the South Pole. The first one to complete the return trip wins.
Note: No drugs are allowed to assist, and the opponent must go all out.
[Trial Reward: The host has been detected to have Thunderbird bloodline. The original reward was Phoenix bloodline. After completing the trial, it can be fused and sublimated to obtain the ancient Phoenix bloodline.]
[Ancient Phoenix Bloodline: Divine creature, the king of flames, reborn from the ashes, purifies all negative effects on oneself, ignores black magic erosion, immune to curses (same magic power)
Having hooked up with Fox for so long, Tom is very clear about what abilities Phoenix possesses.
This last one was the temptation that really touched his heart.
If he ignored the side effects of black magic, he could just ignore everything and study black magic crazily to raise his upper limit, and then quickly catch up with white magic through the Yin-Yang talent.
Isn't this just like stepping on your right foot with your left foot, and then someone lifts you up to the sky?
As for the content of this competition, I still need to study it more when I get back. I don't know how strong the Phantom Gang is under the full history of Fox.
That afternoon, Tom and Fleur returned to New York.
In the evening, Jacob and Queenie also came and practiced for the two of them.
Queenie kept holding Fleur's hand and talking about something.
She really liked Fleur and taught her best Legilimency to the girl.
It happened that because of her Veela bloodline, she also had a good talent for mental magic.
The two of them had an unspoken master-disciple relationship, and Furong also maintained respect and closeness towards the old lady.
After dinner, while the women were chatting, Tom called Newt to the back garden and told him about the new trial mission.
"Put this aside for now." The old man looked at Tom strangely: "You said you beat the panda at eating?"
Newt knew the requirements of Tom's last trial mission, which was not only to tame the panda, but also to see who could eat more.
"What's so difficult about this?"
Tom thought Newt was making a fuss and explained, "I created a magic that can quickly digest food and increase the activity of magic.
"This magic is actually quite suitable for you. Digestion problems are common as you age."
Newt nodded: "Teach me later. When I was younger, I could eat a lot, but now I can't. I can just eat anything and I'll be full."
This magic is actually most suitable for Daphne. With the combination of the weight loss potion and the digestion magic, she can eat as much as she wants and keep her mouth busy all day long.
"A..."
After the small talk, Newt went into thought: "I don't know much about the Phoenix because the samples are so rare, but from what I have learned, the Phoenix is indeed far superior to wizards and house-elves in terms of Apparition. It will not be easy for you to win.
"The longest distance I know of was once Dumbledore used Fawkes to travel directly from Hogwarts to Versailles, which was definitely over a thousand kilometers.
"That's not the key point. If I Apparate over long distances, I need to slow down after landing each time. But Phoenix doesn't need that. They can move continuously over large areas."
Tom nodded. He could mobilize all his magic power to Apparate a thousand kilometers, but as Newt said, after Apparate with all his strength, his brain would be in a semi-dizzy state, and he would not be able to concentrate on the next destination.
Mu didn't know how long he would need to rest before he could recover, and he had never tried to limit the time.
"Take your time." Newt patted Tom's shoulder. "You've overcome so many difficulties. I believe you will succeed this time too."
Newt watched Tom take every step of the way, and Tom completed many challenges that he thought were impossible.
"You have great confidence in me."
Tom smiled, his face also showing no sadness. He had developed a sense of confidence in the past few years.
The two did not stay outside for too long, and turned back to the house to join Tina and the others in chatting.
Of course, he had not forgotten Picqueri's grudge against Tina, but he had not had the right opportunity to take action recently. The most important thing was that it was not appropriate for him to take action himself.
He has asked Rouse to inquire about the situation (genealogy) and address of the Picquery family, so he can die at any time.