Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 156: Inquiring into Defensive Magic
When Moon first started studying alchemical runes at Hogwarts, he was actually quite worried.

That is whether the magic runes between the two worlds will be too different. If they are completely different, it will increase the difficulty of his research.

But now, through the monocular, Moon has discovered several magical runes with the same meaning from the alchemy key.

A set of the most basic runes is recorded in "The Most Obscure Texts: An Initial Exploration of Alchemical Runes".

The spiral symbol represents the meaning of continuous rise and cycle.

Moon also discovered this rune on the teeth of an alchemical key.

Judging from the records in the alchemy notebook of the deceased magician, the meaning of this rune is very similar.

The key teeth are pursuing the cycle of some kind of magical energy.

And when Moon observed through the monocular, he found that the magic circle composed of runes was constantly emitting flame-like colors.

This is perfectly matched with the material of the key teeth.

"It seems that the symbols representing basic magical energy are not very different in the two worlds."

Moon discovered that the monocular not only helped him distinguish the similarities between the runes of the two worlds.

He can also infer the energy of the runes that make up the magic circle, which is really helpful for his research on alchemy.

There was no sound from the interrogation room next door all night.

Moon thought something unexpected would happen, but just as daybreak approached, Hall ran over excitedly.

"Little Moon, they said it all."

"So soon? I thought they would have to hold out for a while."

After capturing two magicians last night, they were just in disbelief and stubborn, not saying a word.

Unexpectedly, they compromised after just one night.

"Magicians are human too. They can't bear my punishment."

Hearing Hall's confident speech, Moon became even more curious. He had never seen the veterans' methods of punishment before.

When Moon came to the punishment room next door again, he almost couldn't recognize the two magicians.

Although they were controlled by the petrification spell last night, they still maintained the graceful demeanor of a magician.

But when I looked at them again today, their eyes, which used to be bright and lively, were now empty and lifeless.

Their bodies were still shaking uncontrollably, their lips were moving slightly, and large patches of sweat appeared on the ground.

"How on earth did you do that?"

Seeing the two magicians in so much pain but without any wounds on their bodies, Moon became even more curious.

"Oh, nothing much, just letting the goats lick them all night."

"goat?"

Moon did hear a few sheep bleating last night while he was studying alchemy in the next room, but he did not associate sheep with punishment at all.

Seeing that Moon still didn't understand, Hall stepped forward and demonstrated.

"It's actually very simple. You just need to smear this sweet substance on the soles of the prisoners' feet and armpits. The goats will smell it and keep licking it."

When Hall was applying honey to one of the magicians again, Moon noticed that the magician was trying hard to dodge and a look of fear appeared on his face.

But his body was still tied up and an iron ball was stuffed in his mouth, which made it impossible for him to resist.

Soon the honey covered the soles of the magician's feet, and the goat licked them up as it smelled the scent.

Moon saw an expression of extreme pain on the magician's face, his teeth in his mouth kept knocking against the iron ball, and an inaudible whimpering sound came out.

"Sheep's tongues are very rough. When I was in the army, I saw them lick many imperial prisoners to death with just one sheep."

Moon noticed that the magician's spirit was actually somewhat exhausted and his face was very pale.

Worried that the other party would really die, Moon immediately stopped the punishment.

"Are they willing to talk now?"

"Of course, I answer whatever you ask me. I'm very obedient."

After the veterans removed the iron ball from the magician's mouth, Moon asked the question that concerned him deeply. "Who are you? Why are you on my ship?"

"Ho~ho~ho~"

The magician who took away the iron ball took two deep breaths and then looked at Moon with lingering fear.

"We...we are the Faithless. We just noticed...ho~, there are energy fluctuations of the Fire Emblem Key on the ship, so we came to investigate."

"Is that all?"

Moon clearly didn't believe it.

"Yes, no no no, there's more."

Seeing that Moon was about to wave the goat back, the magician swallowed and quickly added.

"We want to see if there are any magical secrets hidden on this ship, and then find a way to take them away."

When the magician said this, his eyes were a little evasive when he looked at Moon.

"Oh, it seems that these punishments are not unfair to you. As for the key you mentioned, is it this one?"

Moon said as he took out the alchemy key he got from the pirate leader.

"Yes, that's it. It took us ten years to build it. It only needs the final rune to be filled in for it to take effect. Why...why is it with you? Did you kill Holmes?"

The magician had been tortured to the point of great pain, but he was still very excited when he saw the alchemy key appear.

"I got this by defeating a group of pirates, and the Holmes you mentioned may have died at the hands of pirates."

"How. How is it possible!"

"Believe it or not, you are captives now, so there is no need for me to deceive you."

After hearing what Moon said, the magician wanted to argue, but suddenly he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I know we did something stupid, but I still want to ask you to let us go this time."

"Let you go? That depends on how many secrets you can reveal."

After experiencing the "Night Owl" incident, Moon already knew the importance of not leaving any tails.

So now Moon just needs the other party to tell him more magic secrets to make up for his understanding of this world.

Soon, Moon learned more news.

Atticus and Stuart are the names of these two magicians.

They were the magicians arranged by the Faithless at the Port of Nitsch, responsible for purchasing the supplies needed by the organization and waiting for Holmes' arrival.

As for the strength of the Faithless Organization, they were not clear, but Moon did ask about the magical defensive magic they used.

【Mirror Light Against the Tide】

This is an advanced defensive magic circulated within the Faithless Organization.

The core of magic lies in constructing a special magic field, like an invisible mirror with super reflective ability.

When enemy magic and physical attacks enter the sensing range of the simulation field, the magic field will quickly capture the trajectory, attributes and force direction of the attack, and finally use magic power to drive accurate and high-speed reverse reconstruction of the attack.

Bounce it back along the same path it came from, leaving the attacker with the consequences.

After looking at the magic principles written by the magician, Moon couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He also tried to attack this defensive magic last night, but it didn't seem to be as powerful as described above.

"Because I only master the elementary level of [Mirror Light Reverse Tide]. If Mr. Montoya were to perform it, he would definitely be able to destroy it."

Moon didn't care about the prisoner's ridicule. Instead, he learned from this sentence that this magic actually had levels.

"Write down everything you know about this magic."

"You are the devil!"

After letting the goat torment the magician for another minute, Moon obtained detailed information on defensive magic.

"Even though I'm only at level two now, I should be able to try practicing. It's just that the spells and hand gestures are a bit troublesome."

(End of this chapter)