Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Draco couldn't help but nodded when he heard his father's analysis.

My father didn't know the mystery of this set of skills, although he signed a confidentiality agreement with the Lin family in the name of the family. Logically, my father should know some details.

But because the entire transaction was communicated between Draco and Lin Xia, Lucius did not ask about the details after learning about it, just in case, as he did not want to make things difficult for his son.

On the other hand, being completely ignorant is actually a form of protection for information.

Based on his own experience, my father believed that since the Lin family's training method had such a strong effect on the physical fitness of wizards, there must be another set of physical training methods to match it.

Only in this way can we improve our physical fitness to the strongest level and exert our best combat power.

Draco thought to himself: "Old people are always wise. Father's analysis makes sense. I can guess it just by guessing."

Draco himself knew that Lin Xia had another set of training methods.

But because his cultivation level was a bit low, Lin Xia never taught him how to improve himself.

What Draco didn't know was that after entering the foundation-building stage of practicing the martial arts, he could actually begin to gradually hone his body and develop a stronger fighting power.

If it were Lin Xia’s previous doomsday world, once he reached the foundation-building stage, he would already be a very strong fighter.

Because in the doomsday, every resource is in short supply, and it is not easy to cultivate to the foundation-building stage. It requires a miracle to do so.

But the wizarding world is different. The resources there are abundant.

Moreover, the practice of "Purple Gold Mysterious Records" can get people started so quickly, at the cost of damaging themselves in exchange for a rapid improvement in realm.

The accompanying method of polishing the body also comes at the cost of consuming one's own potential.

Although the wizarding world also faces many crises, it is not as severe as the previous doomsday world, where even the living environment cannot be guaranteed to be safe.

So Lin Xia thought there was no need for Draco to walk so fast.

He could try to consume resources instead of consuming himself, taking precious potions every day to build a good foundation and complete himself.

After he reaches the Xuandian realm, he will be able to absorb energy at a higher level, and then he can try to polish his body.

Now that the fighting skills had been learned, Lucius immediately asked his son to continue learning the family secrets.

The secrets here do not refer to the love and hatred of the successive patriarchs of the Malfoy family, or the gossip that people like to hear, but rather to the core business of the Malfoy family.

The real reason why the Malfoy family can stand firm in the wizarding world!

Led by his father, Draco came to an underground treasure trove that he had never been to before.

This place is hidden in the basement of the manor.

There are many basements in Malfoy Manor, each of which stores a lot of wealth accumulated by the patriarch over the years. Each item taken out can demonstrate the aristocratic background.

Draco was confirmed to be the heir of the Malfoy family when he was very young, and almost all the basements were open to him.

Two of them were locked, but Draco knew what was in them.

But the underground treasure house that his father brought him to was one he had never set foot in before.

The treasure vault is hidden in one of the basements, and you need to find a specific switch to reveal a door.

The entrance of the door is inlaid with a silver snake relief, and you need to use the Malfoy family heirloom snake ring to cut your fingertips and let the blood drip into the snake's pupils.

The snake pupil will automatically detect blood, and only after passing the blood authentication can the door be opened.

Lucius warned: “Remember, the blood should be dripped into the snake’s pupil, not put into the snake’s mouth.

Many people who don't know the reason will subconsciously drip blood into the snake's mouth, which will trigger the confidentiality mechanism of the underground treasure house and activate the switches hidden around it.

These switches are so brutal that almost anyone who accidentally enters them will die."

Lucius paused and said lightly, "I don't recommend you to test the power of these mechanisms."

The corners of Draco's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickly shook his head, "I will never open these mechanisms in my life."

When the blood was dripped into the snake's pupil, the snake's pupil immediately emitted a strange and eerie green light.

This reminded Draco of the common room of Slytherin College, which had many huge stone statues in the same style as the ones on the stone door.

No wonder other families that were on good terms with his family were surprised to hear that he was entering Hufflepuff House.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Malfoy family is a thorough Slytherin.

When he was very young, his father designated him as the heir to the Malfoy family.

If it was just another child or a bastard entering Hufflepuff, those families wouldn't be so surprised.

An heir of a noble family did not go to Slytherin but to Hufflepuff, which makes people wonder whether there has been a major change in the Malfoy family.

Shortly after he enrolled in school, his mother Narcissa revealed that Lucius had received many inquiry letters from other families for a month.

After Draco learned the news, he asked his mother, "What did my father say?"

Narcissa raised her head slightly and said in a tone that was so arrogant that it was almost indifferent:

"When the child grows up, he can choose any school he wants. As parents, what we need to do is to support him, not restrict him."

This sentence revealed a strong sense of confidence. No matter what choice the child made, the Malfoy family was confident that they could handle it for the child.

Just as Draco was thinking about something, a strange green light fell on Draco, and at the same time, the other snake pupil also shot out a green light and fell on Lucius.

Lucius then explained: "The underground treasure room can only accommodate three people at most, and those three people must be of the Malfoy family's bloodline. If one of them is not, then it will not be open."

Draco said, "But you are not blood-tested."

Lucius raised the corner of his mouth slightly, his expression seemed to be full of sarcasm and disdain.

"The snake pupils identify the bloodline of the Malfoy family, but it is not really through the method of dripping blood. It is more of a symbol of a ritual. Although the ritual is unnecessary, you must follow the rules it sets."

"It?" Draco heard something keenly.

Lucius said softly, "Well, 'it', this treasure house contains the most important and core things of the Malfoy family. It has been maintained by the family heads for generations. Some family heads suspect that the stone door may have developed some self-awareness."

After the stone door opened, Draco walked in, his pupils shrinking slightly.

This treasure house was surprisingly empty. In the large space, there were only three dragon leather trunks inlaid with emeralds suspended in the air, and the Malfoy family emblem was engraved on the surface of the trunks.

Lucius had been to the underground treasure house many times, but every time he saw it, he was shocked.

What was shocking was not the suitcase, but the things sealed in it.

Lucius said in an almost pious tone: "These three suitcases have been reinforced with the Traceless Extension Charm. They are suitcases on the outside, but they actually contain three worlds inside."

Draco was excited and kept stroking his wand.

My father opened the suitcase on the far left first, and just as he got closer, he felt a suction force.

The world spun around for a moment, and the next second, when he opened his eyes again, Draco saw a completely different world.

This was an extremely vast forest. The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and soil. The oxygen content was very high. Draco seemed to have walked into a primeval forest.

He felt that these trees were no less beautiful than the old trees already in Hogwarts!

But trees are only the most common resources in this area. They exist to maintain the air here. At a glance, Draco saw several precious plants.

He saw the mandrake planting area, the poisonous tentacle vine cultivation area, and a large sea of ​​moonlight flowers.

The most beautiful of them is the moonlight sea of ​​flowers. Under the blowing of the breeze and the shining of artificial light, the moonlight sea of ​​flowers emits a shimmering light, as if it is the broken sunlight reflected on the sea surface.

It's so dazzling that people's eyes are dazzled.

Lucius walked forward and kept introducing to Draco: "The cultivation of Mandrake was cultivated by the previous head of the family. At that time, several rare potions required Mandrake.

However, Mandrake itself is quite precious and is only in the hands of a few wizards. Even if they have the seeds, they don’t know how to cultivate it.

The previous owner of this patch of Mandrake grass first bought the seeds, secretly learned how to cultivate it, and then planted it in the secret realm. Now it has grown into a large area."

Draco watched carefully.

In his eyes, precious plants like mandrake are rather delicate and require constant care from wizards.

But in his impression, his father was very busy and had no time to grow grass.

At first glance, he figured out some clues.

In front of the Mandrake planting area, there are several human-shaped puppets standing with a magic stone placed on their chests.

Hearing the noise of them coming, the puppet actually turned its head, with a light flashing in its pupils, as if it was recognizing their identities.

After a few seconds, the puppet took the initiative to greet them.

"Dear heir of the Malfoy family, hello, welcome to the Mandrake planting area. Do you need me to introduce the maturity of this batch of Mandrakes to you?"

Lucius raised his head arrogantly, glanced at the mandrake critically, and then said, "No, just follow the instructions you set."

Puppet: "Yes, heir."

Lucius said: "These puppets are specially customized by the family and are placed in the secret realm to take care of plants.

The puppets are programmed with a complete set of plant cultivation programs, which are very intelligent. They will cultivate plants on their own and properly collect them and store them in warehouses when the plants are mature. "

Draco asked, "Will all these mandrakes be sold, or will they be kept for the family to make magical potions?"

Lucius: "Growing plants is different from making potions, although potions also have a complete set of processes and seem to be able to be operated mechanically.

However, the whole process of making potions requires the use of magic, which requires constant use of magic power. And puppets cannot control magic power very well, so families usually sell them. "

Lucius thought for a moment and said, "Hogwarts had previously signed a long-term contract with us to purchase a batch of mandrakes. Later, because your dean was very talented in herbology and was able to cultivate mandrakes on his own, he no longer had to buy from us.

But even if we don't sell them to Hogwarts, other magic schools also need these plants. I have already negotiated a long-term supply plan for Mandrake with several magic schools."

They came to the poisonous tentacle breeding area.

As the name suggests, this plant is one of the raw materials for many poisons.

The Malfoys would not openly sell poison, so the plant was usually traded on the black market.

They only provide medicinal herbs but not the corresponding poison potions, so even if they are caught by the Ministry of Magic, they have reasons to exonerate themselves.

Draco asked: "What is the purpose of this large sea of ​​moonlight flowers?"

Lucius said calmly, "Moonflowers can be used to make invisibility potions, but many wizards won't buy this kind of potion. Even if they do, they only keep it as a bottom-line treasure. The price of invisibility potions is not cheap."

Draco: "Isn't that difficult to sell?"

Lucius shook his head: "Look at the planting area of ​​this sea of ​​moonlight flowers, it is larger than that of mandrake and poisonous tentacle vines, how could it not sell well?
Selling it only as raw material would be a waste of its value, so the family has trained a specialized potion master to devote all their efforts to making invisibility potions.

The family doesn't sell it openly, but it's in great demand on the black market, especially among those notorious corrupt wizards. In order to save their magic power, they basically buy a lot of invisibility potions."

Draco hesitated and asked, "Does this count as aiding the enemy?"

Fallen wizards are basically infected people who have turned to the evil world. Wouldn't it increase their strength if they were sold invisibility potions?

Lucius glanced at Draco and made no comment on his values.

Although in the Malfoy family, interests are above everything else, as long as they can gain great benefits, they are willing to make a deal with the devil.

Lucius said calmly: "The sale of the invisibility potion has been approved by the Ministry of Magic, and we will report the sales trends of the invisibility potion to the Ministry of Magic on a regular basis.

When the sales of this kind of potion suddenly increase, it means that the Death Eaters are preparing for the next round of attacks. Before the incident in Hogsmeade Village, the family's invisibility potion was sold out once, and the Ministry of Magic had received the news long ago. "

Draco's eyes flickered slightly, and he once again understood the weight of the word "noble".

No wonder some officials in the Ministry of Magic always clamor to abolish the privileges of the nobility, but proposals in this regard have never been passed.

The tentacles of the nobility have extended to every corner of the wizarding world.

Nobility carries a lot of weight among both dark and white wizards.

Next, Draco saw many precious magical plants and couldn't help but marvel at the ecosystem here.

Each plant area is configured so harmoniously, which is the result of the hard work of generations of patriarchs.

However, the Malfoy family has not only one secret place like this, but two! (End of this chapter)