Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

While Lin Xia was reading forbidden books, Professor McGonagall would occasionally use fragments of her soul to observe her.

On the very first day, she discovered Lin Xia's extraordinary nature through the fragments of her soul.

She is almost unaffected by the ravings of evil gods!

It seems I've already read more than three banned books; that's incredibly fast.

How did she do it?
Aren't you afraid of having a mental breakdown from reading so many banned books in the restricted book section?

Professor McGonagall felt a deep sense of unease because of Lin Xia's crazy behavior.

She originally observed patients only once a day, but she decisively changed it to observing them three times a day.

Once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the evening.

As soon as she sensed something was wrong, she would immediately use the soul fragment to unleash the hidden magic and bring her out.

At the same time, she also wrote a report to the Ministry of Magic.

Tell them to prepare as many magical items as possible that can resist and clear away the evil god's ramblings, even if they have strong side effects.

She was genuinely worried that Lin Xia would be corrupted by the evil god's whispers, thus falling into darkness and becoming a black wizard, embarking on a path of no return.

Lin Xia, whom Professor McGonagall was worried about, had actually read more than a dozen books on mysticism.

Because of the special nature of banned books, once opened, knowledge could be quickly transmitted into her mind, saving her several years or even more than a decade of study time.

It was as if there was a transmitter that directly transmitted this knowledge into her mind.

It gave her the feeling that even though she had only learned it for a few seconds, it felt like she had been using it for decades.

Under these special circumstances, as long as her brain can process these messages, she will keep reading.

Her body, and even her soul, were so eager for the knowledge of the magical world!
Upon entering the forbidden book area, it was like a whale returning to the sea, beginning her journey of absorption.

Professor McGonagall's concerns had no effect on Lin Xia.

On the contrary, under these special circumstances, she felt that the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Record" was operating more and more smoothly.

She hadn't absorbed so much energy in a long time, let alone absorbed it freely and unrestrainedly.

In the restricted book area, she didn't have to worry about the area being depleted of energy by her absorption.

There's no need to worry about causing a huge commotion or it becoming known to the outside world.

Surprisingly, Lin Xia felt a sense of freedom even in the restricted book section.

A kind of freedom that is not bound.

It seemed that this kind of environment was the most suitable for her to grow up in.

Because she allowed herself to absorb the nutrients freely, McGonagall, who had to observe her three times a day, became even more apprehensive.

If it weren't for the fact that the space in the forbidden book area seemed very stable through the soul fragments, and that Lin Xia didn't appear to have any problems, she might have already wanted to stop it.

Three days have passed, and she hasn't seen Lin Xia rest at all.

And the banned books she read...

McGonagall roughly calculated that there were at least six books!
What kind of efficiency is this?
Could it be that her physique allows her to roam freely in the forbidden book area?

Why wouldn't she be affected?
McGonagall had many questions in her mind, and she was just waiting for Lin Xia to come out so she could ask her them all at once.

This is a necessary review process.

The professor is responsible for uncovering students' hidden abilities and recommending suitable career paths for them.

In addition, Lin Xia's ability to remain almost unaffected in the forbidden book zone will be of great help to the wizarding world.

In an instant, she thought of more than a dozen suitable professions for Lin Xia.

These are all high-risk professions, but for Lin Xia, they might all be quite simple.

Today, Professor McGonagall went to the mysterious space where Nicholson was again and began her day of surveillance.

Nicholson was extremely annoyed.

Because he wanted to take Slytherin's quill out of the school.

He believes that the quill pen didn't want to be dissected and studied at Hogwarts, which is why it has been hidden for so long.

If he could come out into the outside world, free from the mysterious and enigmatic power of the Hogwarts contract, perhaps Slytherin's quill would unveil its secrets to him.

But McGonagall's relentless pressure left him with no chance to escape.

This mysterious space is very special, employing many layers of encryption to create multiple layers of protection, and only specific personnel can pass through the portal.

Currently, only McGonagall has the authority to enter and exit freely.

Whether she wants to bring people in or out, she needs to have the necessary permissions to do so.

If McGonagall hadn't been watching so closely, he could have used his intelligence to figure out a way to break free from this spatial constraint.

This requires conducting some experiments, as well as applying for some less common research materials and materials related to time and space.

If McGonagall hadn't been watching him, he was confident he could have gotten all of these things.

If we put all our efforts into it, we might be able to find a solution within a week.

But why is McGonagall so fixated on him?!

"Damn it, how can Minerva be so perceptive?"

"She was far less talented than me before, so did Hogwarts give her some kind of power?"

in the office.

Nicholson twirled the petrified quill pen in his hand with a hint of irritation.

He didn't notice that a faint, eerie red mark had appeared on the surface of the petrified quill pen, like bloodshot veins in an eye.

This trace echoed the red light that suddenly appeared in his eyes.

In this state, Nicholson's desire to escape Hogwarts with the petrified quill became increasingly urgent.

But McGonagall was standing right outside the office.

Even in Hogwarts' territory, in this unusual space, he could not possibly defeat McGonagall in magic.

As an associate professor at the school, McGonagall enjoys certain rule-based magical bonuses within the school's territory.

As for magic, she could use the vast and profound magical power of Hogwarts.

If he hadn't completely lost his mind, Nicholson would never have done something as unwise as attacking McGonagall to her face.

Because even if they attacked, it would be futile, and they might even imprison him in Azkaban.

"What should I do? I need to think of a way to attract McGonagall's attention. What's a good idea?"

Suddenly, Nicholson thought of something and abruptly turned his head to stare intently at the corpse of the deformed man directly in front of him.

A glint of madness flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, how come I didn't think of mutants!"
The corpses of mutants are brought in from time to time for research, while mutants who have died completely are also taken out.

This process didn't require McGonagall's authorization; the mutants were the key to my departure!

McGonagall was unaware of Nicholson's next move, but she had a feeling that the space was becoming increasingly dangerous.

She usually had no premonitions, but when she did, they were incredibly accurate. So McGonagall thought for a moment and wrote another letter to the Ministry of Magic, requesting stricter control and restrictions on all entry and exit from this mysterious space.

After doing all this, she went to a small cubicle in the office, intending to use the soul fragments to see what was happening on Lin Xia's side.

Every time she looked at the contents of the forbidden book section through the soul fragments, her brows furrowed tightly.

I always felt that Lin Xia was walking on the edge of danger.

This time, however, her soul fragments were immersed in that space in the forbidden book section.

He found that this was very different from before.

"Strange, could it be that the form of the forbidden book space has changed, or something else has happened? Why has my sense of touch become so weak?"

In McGonagall's perception, her fragments of soul seemed shrouded in mist.

Let alone being able to sense the energy flow and spatial stability within the forbidden book space, they couldn't even get a clear look at Lin Xia's figure.

Her consciousness seemed to be blocked by some kind of interference.

For a moment, McGonagall didn't think of Lin Xia.

Because the area where the forbidden book space is located has a disordered magnetic field, which is very special and has no pattern.

Therefore, many high-level wizards, after entering, would inadvertently fall into the trap, be disturbed by the whispers of evil gods, and thus gradually become corrupted.

In the restricted book section, any disorderly or abnormal events were all too common.

Although her senses had become much weaker, she was still able to discern one thing: the forbidden book space had not yet collapsed.

If the space becomes unstable or collapses, the consciousness within her soul fragment will sense it.

When collapse comes, all the fog will be cleared, and final destruction will arrive.

On the contrary, because McGonagall wasn't so sure she could see what was happening on Lin Xia's side, she could actually feel a little more at ease as long as the space hadn't completely collapsed.

Sometimes, not understanding something means you won't worry too much.

After McGonagall's consciousness withdrew from the forbidden book area.

At the same moment, Lin Xiaren in the forbidden book area sensed something, raised his head from the forbidden books, and turned to look at the small shield-shaped artifact not far behind him.

A thoughtful look flashed across her eyes.

"That energy fluctuation just now...did a wizard descend upon this forbidden area? Could it be that Professor McGonagall is worried about me and is using other methods to spy on me?"

The place Lin Xia was looking at, where the small shield artifact was located, was no longer as empty as before.

Around the shield artifact, strings of golden ancient runes floated.

These ancient runes are all formed from pure magic power and do not utilize any physical materials.

These ancient magical runes are also very powerful, because behind each rune lies a profound magical power.

If this were at Hogwarts, Lin Xia wouldn't be able to do this.

However, the forbidden book section provided her with a rich and vast source of magic, so she could create one ancient magical script character after another with high-energy reactions simply by waving her wand.

At this moment, these ancient demonic characters transformed into golden lines that coiled around the shield, constantly flowing, resembling a living golden cage.

And what is imprisoned in this cage is the shield.

Upon entering the restricted area, Lin Xia was still getting used to the environment, so she didn't immediately deal with the shield.

After all, the moment she entered the forbidden area, the shield malfunctioned, which would make even a fool think there was something wrong.

Maybe at that moment, Professor McGonagall will urgently use her privileges to pull her out.

However, if one stays in the restricted book area for too long, the countermeasures set up by Professor McGonagall will become ineffective one by one.

So Lin Xia was also waiting for the right opportunity.

She now feels that her body has fully adapted to the situation in the restricted area and no longer wants to be spied on.

After much deliberation, I finally came up with a method to imprison the shield using ancient runes.

The advantage of this method is that the ancient runes do not damage the shield's abilities, nor do they allow the shield to be interfered with by the ravings of the evil gods.

The golden cage is both a constraint on the shield and a protection for it.

However, the golden ancient runes also create a shield around the shield, preventing it from seeing her current situation.

At the same time, because of the protection of the golden ancient demonic runes, the energy of the shield tends to be stable, which gives the consciousness inside a kind of illusion—

This area is very safe.

However, many things happen in the forbidden book space every day. The laws of this space are in a state of disorder, and it will collapse or crumble from time to time.

It's not exactly safe, but it's certainly not very dangerous...

At least Lin Xia is capable of handling it.

With her current mastery of ancient magic script, and having previously studied and experienced some time and space abilities in a space where the flow of time was accelerated, she has also done some research on this subject.

Therefore, Lin Xia is confident that he can repair small-scale spatial collapses using ancient demonic runes, given his abilities.

She will not leave unless this forbidden book space completely collapses and cannot be maintained.

But leaving doesn't mean returning to Hogwarts from the forbidden book space.

Instead, they tried to utilize the characteristics of the forbidden book space to jump from one place to another.

Although she hasn't put it into practice yet, Lin Xia has a feeling that it should be successful.

She believes that every space where books are banned is a space where they can circulate.

However, Hogwarts set up many nodes for entering and exiting spaces in order to maintain the stability of the spaces and because some of the books in the spaces were too precious.

The Ministry of Magic will stabilize those nodes to form a stable passage.

However, even without using the nodes provided by the Ministry of Magic, it is possible to jump to other areas within the restricted book zone.

However, this kind of jump is definitely riskier than the passages constructed by the Ministry of Magic, and requires wizards with a certain level of expertise in space to accomplish.

These things, however, were not a problem for Lin Xia.

Lin Xia thought to herself: Her biggest gain at Hogwarts was meeting Ms. Babling.

If it weren't for Babling giving her a lot of knowledge about ancient magic script, she really wouldn't be able to handle things so skillfully now.

Learning about ancient runes through Professor Babling was her greatest gain in the magical world.

Lin Xia believes that the most essential core power in the magical world is ancient Chinese.

Unfortunately, even the magical world is facing the loss of this power.

On the other side, Mikel stood somewhere in the Forbidden Forest, his lips dry, as if they had peeled off a layer of skin.

His face was extremely pale, and the dark circles under his eyes were comparable to those of a panda.

He hadn't slept for days and nights, but his body kept moving.

He desperately wanted to stop his hands, but he couldn't; he had completely lost control of his body!

what on earth is it?

Mikel recalled what had happened, and his already somewhat dazed state became even more confused. (End of Chapter)