Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 693 Wish Coins

"Mr. Tyella," Selvi Sears, a recent Hogwarts intern, addressed him, "We've recently received intelligence that Voldemort seems intent on interfering in this year's International Magical Federation presidential election. Should we go to Bhutan to stake it out?"

"The International Magic Federation?" Tiera smiled dismissively. "Just a bunch of losers' alliance. What's so scary about losers sticking together for warmth?"

“But,” Selvie Sears seemed to want to say something, but ultimately stopped herself.

Selvie Sears enrolled at Hogwarts in 1989, only two years ahead of Tyrell. It can be said that she witnessed Tyrell's entire growth at Hogwarts.

From the clever little tagalong who followed Harry around in first year, to the poor little guy who was petrified in second year, to the master of prophecy in third year, to the most powerful Triwizard Tournament contestant in fourth year, and then his powerful comeback in fifth and sixth year.

It can be said that Selvie Sears witnessed the entire process of Tierra's rise to power.

It was a rise even more impossible than Voldemort's, like a meteor suddenly appearing or an underwater volcano erupting after years of dormancy, carrying irresistible power and utterly destroying the old order of the entire magical world.

Although Voldemort was a nightmare that had haunted Selvie Sears since childhood, the things Tierra did and the magic she cast after returning from the dead were far more terrifying than any nightmare—

Nightmares, though nightmares, at least follow logic. But Tiera's magic seems to defy logic; it's simply... simply... cutting fingernails is like—

Like an evil god!
“I’m glad you call me an evil god in your heart, but,” Tiera said with a smile, “it’s not a good habit to slack off at work.”

“Mr. Titi Tierra,” Selvie Sears said nervously, her face flushing. “I’m so sorry…you…you…”

“A simple little spell, the ‘spying’ spell,” Tiera explained with a smile. “It’s a spell I learned in first grade. It allows me to read the thoughts of people I make physical or eye contact with. Brain Defense can easily block this spell.”

“I’m very sorry, Senior Sister. I didn’t mean to spy on your thoughts. It’s just that after I became a divine being, my dimension was elevated, allowing me to easily access everyone’s material, spiritual, and mental dimensions, like someone standing atop a mountain,” Tierra said apologetically. “That’s why I let you join the intelligence department as an intern. Although you didn’t participate in Dumbledore’s Army training, you have a natural talent for Occlumency. You could say you’re a natural Occlumency user. Even though Hogwarts didn’t systematically teach Occlumency when you were there, you can still instinctively hide your true thoughts. That’s a rare talent. Of course, this only happens when you’re focused. Just now, when you weren’t focused, I was able to hear your ‘thoughts.’”

“Yes, Mr. Tierra,” Selvie Sears said somewhat flustered.

"But since Voldemort has been your nightmare since childhood," Tierra paused before continuing, "how about this, let's issue a recruitment notice to the entire British Magical Union. Say that anyone who can provide information or clues about Voldemort's current whereabouts or help expose his conspiracies will receive a generous reward. A definite piece of information will earn fifty wish coins, and a vague but directional clue will earn fifteen wish coins. Anyway, that's the gist of it. Senior, you're a good writer, help me polish it and publish it."

“Yes, Mr. Tierra,” Selvie Sears said excitedly. Wish Coins—

Also known as wish coins or new Galleons, these are new currencies issued by Tiera within the British Empire. The obverse features a profile of Tiera drawn in the unique linear script of the Shagai insectoid race, while the reverse depicts Tiera's existing powers, "time," "space," "life," "death," and two-dimensional creations.

According to the official pricing of the British Magical Union, one Wish Coin is equal to one hundred Galleons, but its actual value is far greater than one hundred Galleons.

Attacking a wishing coin with magic imbued with powerful emotions, dark magic, or a guardian charm has a 3% chance of summoning Tiera, the Phoenix, or one of Nyarlathotep's avatars.

Tiera's original design for these coins was that, in the event of a powerful dark magic attack, the coins could utilize that power, along with surrounding unclaimed matter, to create a Tiera clone, and, depending on the circumstances, grant the coin's owner one wish.

However, for some reason, when Tiera was testing the functions of the first batch of experimental coins, there was always a certain probability that a passage to a certain avatar would be opened. The most outrageous time was when it opened a passage to the empty Chaos Throne. Tiera was so frightened that she immediately destroyed the coins, along with the entire time and space of the laboratory.

Therefore, Tiera had to settle for second best by adjusting the Shagai insectoid line script that made up her portrait, replacing some of the line script with ordinary lines, thus greatly reducing the probability of summoning herself or Nyarlathotep's clone after being attacked by dark magic.

Of course, this feature was not explicitly mentioned when the Wish Coins were issued. Instead, it was advised to avoid letting the coins come into contact with black magic or black magic materials to prevent accidents that could endanger personal safety, such as explosions.

In addition, these wish coins can be used as substitutes for certain ritual or magical items in some large-scale ceremonies or specific magical rituals.

For example, in divination, divination coins can be added to molten brass to create a bronze mirror that functions like a crystal ball, assisting in divination and recording prophecies.

Alternatively, in some alchemical bio-active transmutation arrays, wish coins can be used to replace fifty milliliters of the elixir of immortality.

Or, to take it to an extreme, when crafting Horcruxes, the object whose soul is split by the Killing Curse can be replaced with an elixir of immortality soaked in Wishing Coins—

Of course, there is a 3% chance of summoning Tiera, or a clone of Nyarlathotep.

(End of this chapter)