Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 266 Old friends meet
The tribal wizard's attitude towards Charmander is obviously not as strong as that of the spellcaster.

When Moon's figure appeared in the sky, the tribal wizards all bowed respectfully in that direction.

As for the fire dragon next to it and the monster on its head, they were also staring at the handsome young man on the flying broom.

After Moon landed, he first looked at the burned house next to him, then shook his head helplessly at Bongbong and Charmander.

"Remember, don't set fire to people, houses, or trees on the island."

Charmander didn't understand Moon's words at all. It just stared blankly at the boy in front of it.

Bengbeng tilted his head and scratched the two black hairs standing up on his head with his little paws.

"Haw!"

No one could understand what Bongbong said, but Moon smiled and nodded.

"Yes, the house, the people, and the trees are all treasures of my friends."

For Bengbeng, the only things that matter to her, besides her friends, are those glittering treasures.

Therefore, only by raising the tribe's property to a shining level can Bengbeng stop Charmander from doing something out of line.

After making a promise to Moon, Charmander started practicing flying with Bengbeng flapping its wings.

Behind him was a large group of tribal children shouting and running.

"Oh oh, it's flying, it's flying."

"Come on, Charmander, you can do it~"

As the encouraging voices faded further and further away, Moon looked at the visitor standing in the distance.

"High Priest, this is the Chief of the Gracia Federation Law Enforcement: Leighton Gavin, and the other is Vice Admiral of the Federation Navy: Dylan Taft."

After Tinglang finished his introduction, Moon whispered a few words to him, and then the tribal shaman immediately flew towards the center of the island.

Moon slowly walked towards the two federal visitors, and the three great wizards and tribal wizards naturally stood behind him.

"Is this really the high priest of the tribal wizards?"

As soon as Moon got off the flying broom, Lieutenant General Dylan whispered to Layton who was standing in front of him.

He originally thought that even if the tribal high priest was not a white-haired, wrinkled old man, he should be a strong and majestic middle-aged wizard.

It definitely shouldn't be a young wizard so young.

But after seeing Charmander's attitude towards Moon, Layton Gavin seemed to have figured something out.

"It's probably because of the fire dragon, or maybe it's because the tribal wizards are like the Maynila Empire, where only the bloodline of the ancient chief can become rulers."

In Leighton Gavin's opinion, no matter what the reason, underage wizards are naturally easier to deal with than these old wizards.

Whether in terms of life experience or social experience, he is obviously more confident in himself.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, welcome to Xingjin Island."

Moon is actually in a strange mood right now.

I think he was eliminated because of his poor talent when the spellcasters were selecting young wizards.

But later he happened to come across Hogwarts and learned another more complete magic.

Later, by chance, he became the high priest of Xingjin Island.

And now, the wizard organization that had excluded him in the past actually came to visit Xingjin Island.

I really don’t know if fate is playing a joke on everyone again.

"High Priest, on behalf of the Federation, I extend my sincere greetings to you and the tribal wizards. We are here this time hoping to reach a cooperation with you and ensure your peace on the Vena Islands."

The first half of the sentence was just a symbolic greeting from Leighton Gavin, while the second half was added temporarily after he arrived at Star Embers Island and saw everything here.

Because the tribal wizards on Xingjin Island seclude themselves from the world and never get involved in the affairs of the Vena Islands.

Federation spellcasters do not know much about this mysterious group of wizards.

This time, after only being on the island for half a day, Layton discovered various powerful weapons in magical wars, including flying magic and fire dragons.

As a high-ranking official in the Federation, he had to consider the interests of his country, so he naturally hoped to cooperate with the tribal wizards.

Of course, after seeing Moon's age, Leighton Gavin also used some tricks in his words.

I don't know if Moon really didn't hear it because of his lack of experience, but he automatically ignored the words in Layton's words about "your peace".

"Since we are discussing cooperation, let's go to the reception room."

Moon is indeed not very old, but his life experience and knowledge have far exceeded his peers.

Whether it was leading an entire ship to face pirates, or taking advantage of the night to kill the Faithless leaders, and later conquering the entire Bailey family.

These things have long made Moon realize the rules of survival in this world.

Peace can only be protected by strength.

Of course, the reason why Moon wanted to negotiate cooperation with the other party was also because he took into consideration his relatives who were fighting far away on the continent.

His uncle and cousin are still in the spellcaster's army.

If possible, he naturally did not want to ruin his relationship with the spellcaster, or he could take this opportunity to bring his relatives to Xingjin Island.

However, this was also Moon's first time discussing cooperation and negotiation, so he asked Lang to invite Zalan over.

Layton didn't expect that the young high priest in front of him would be so direct. He was neither curious about what he said nor asked the reason.

After a brief greeting, everyone returned to the reception room.

After the host and the guests took their seats, Moon and the great wizards talked about how they had just opened a cave on the central volcano.

The geological conditions there are very good. Because the magma and lava have solidified, the mountain is very hard, so there is no need to worry about the powerful destructive power of Charmander.

In addition, the central volcano is the highest place on Xingjin Island, where the fire dragon can overlook the entire island.

It is very convenient for both practicing flying and monitoring intruders.

Lieutenant Generals Layton and Dylan, who were sitting opposite, were also listening with great interest.

Because they had been attacked by the old fire dragon of the Maynila Empire more than once, each time they could do nothing except strengthen their defenses.

So now they really want to get a fire dragon of their own.

After hearing Moon talk about many key points about raising fire dragons, they all quietly memorized them.

After Moon finished talking about the food supply for the fire dragon, Layton winked at Lieutenant General Dylan next to him.

Then the vice admiral stood up suddenly, interrupting Moon and the others' conversation.

"High Priest, if you have any difficulty raising a fire dragon, you can leave it to us. As for the conditions, you can propose whatever you want."

Upon hearing what Lieutenant General Dilan said, Great Witch Hailan immediately stood up and refuted him loudly.

"Difficult to raise? I think you want Charmander! I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"

Although Charmander had only been on the island for one day, he had already caused five fires and injured three members of the tribe.

But the great wizard Hailan still treasures it very much and has even ordered the fishing fleet to prepare food for the little fire dragon.

Lieutenant General Dylan wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Layton.

"High Priest, we are not being unreasonable. As long as you agree to exchange the fire dragon, we will certainly show our utmost sincerity. As for what you want..."

Layton wanted to continue, but a figure suddenly appeared at the door and interrupted him. "Lieutenant General Layton!"

After receiving Moon's notification, Zalan quickly rushed to the reception room from the school construction site.

"Are you Zalan Knight?"

When in Xilin, Zalan told Moon about his experiences in his youth.

As the fastest-promoting soldier in the Federation Sovereignty War, Zaran became a spellcaster guardian after encountering a surprise attack by the Night Owl.

And the spellcaster was the young Leighton Gavin.

"Yes General, it's me."

Zalan walked over quickly and hugged Leighton tightly, with tears in his eyes.

"When you left without saying goodbye, I lost all contact with you. After all these years, you didn't even bother writing me a letter."

Layton's voice was filled with surprise and confusion. After confirming the identity of the person in front of him, he couldn't help but recall the crazy experiences of his youth.

At that time, Layton was very confident in his magical powers. He sneaked into the imperial army camp many times and assassinated senior enemy generals and court mages.

With his outstanding abilities and fruitful results, his status in the spellcaster team continues to rise.

But the spellcaster guarding him was not so lucky.

During the war, Leighton Gavin broke into the camp thirty-one times.

Assassinated one court mage, two night owls, five high-ranking generals, burned food supplies twelve times, and destroyed the enemy's gunpowder depot five times.
These records have not been broken by anyone in the spellcasting team so far.

Of course, with such excellent results, Leighton Gavin's guardians also changed 216 times.

Each of them is a veteran of hundreds of battles, and their skills are far beyond those of ordinary people. They are the best soldiers selected by the federal top leaders from among 10 troops.

These people were originally meant to fight against the [Night Owl Guards] of the Maynila Empire.

After the sacrifice of the first 215 guardians, Zalan became the guardian who accompanied Layton the longest.

Perhaps influenced by Zalan's experience of hatred at that time, Layton no longer attacked rashly without regard for his companions' lives as he did before.

During that time, the two had saved each other from countless deadly dangers and forged a deep friendship.

But after the war, Zalan left just leaving a letter, while Layton stepped up step by step to the top of the federal army.

"Come back to Jinglan City with me. I will arrange your future life so that you will have no worries."

Looking at his comrade whose hair had turned gray and whose body was slightly hunched, Layton extended his most sincere invitation.

After the war, he reflected on his actions more than once.

If I had not been so reckless back then and treated every guardian as my true comrade-in-arms, perhaps there would not have been so many casualties.

But it was all too late, especially after Zalan left.

Layton was shocked to realize that in his previous battles, he had never taken the lives of the guardians seriously, but only enjoyed the victories brought by magic.

Now that he sees Zalan again, he naturally hopes to do his best.

Bringing this old friend, with whom I have a life-and-death friendship, to the federal capital to recuperate is the best reward and will make me feel a little more at ease.

Perhaps seeing Leighton's embarrassment, Zalan smiled and shook his head.

"You don't have to worry about me, General. I live well here. I have family, friends, and people to protect.

And I don’t want to live like a pig in the future.”

Although Zalan's words were self-deprecating, Leighton felt a special kind of sadness in his heart.

When they fought side by side, Layton asked Zalan more than once why he was willing to come to the most dangerous battlefield.

With Zalan's outstanding command and combat capabilities at the time, he had every opportunity to be promoted to a higher position in the army.

Maybe after the war, he could even be promoted to major general.

But Zalan just replied to him lightly: I just want revenge.

The reason why Zalan chose to follow Leighton at that time was because Leighton was the only spellcaster who dared to go deep into the Maynila Empire military camp and successfully assassinated Night Owl.

After the war, the Maynila Empire and the Federation held peace talks. After realizing that there was no hope of revenge, Zalan left the army.

Leighton naturally knew what his old friend's goal was.

And the only person Zalan can protect is the one who can bring him hope of revenge.

Thinking of this, Layton looked at Moon, who was sitting at the top seat, in confusion.

"Yes, it's him."

Zalan noticed his gaze and spoke with great certainty in his tone.

"But he's too young, aren't you sure?"

"Yes!"

Zalan responded with a firm gaze and a steady tone, then the corners of his mouth rose into a smile, and he walked briskly towards Moon.

When he walked to Moon's side, his posture instantly stood straight as a pine tree, exuding unquestionable majesty, and he stood firmly beside Moon.

Seeing Zalan, who was like a completely different person from before, Layton let out a long sigh.

It turned out that I didn't understand my old friend's wish.

But what right does this young man in front of me have?
Just as Layton was about to step forward to question him, Lieutenant General Dylan gently tugged at his sleeve.

"Remember, we represent the Federation this time."

Yes, as a soldier of the Federation, the interests of the country must be above everything else.

Don't let your personal feelings interfere with your next plan.

Layton suppressed his resentment and smiled indifferently again.

"I didn't expect that we have such a relationship. I wonder if the High Priest could consider my proposal just now."

Looking at the relationship between Zalan and Moon, which was even deeper than what he had accumulated over decades, Layton felt a little unwilling.

However, for him, the existence of such a relationship may be able to be used to achieve his own goals.

Moon's thoughts were not as complicated as the lieutenant general in front of him.

In his opinion, the friendship between friends should be pure.

As for Charmander, although Moon's feelings for it are not as deep as Zalan's, he still regards this little guy as his new friend.

When dealing with friends, there is no need to consider material considerations or conflicts of interest.

"Sorry, the fire dragon is not a commodity, and I won't trade it."

Moon's voice was clear and loud, as if announcing his position to the world.

Leighton wanted to continue adding conditions, but after seeing Zalan next to Moon, he felt a little guilty for some reason.

Especially after hearing Moon's firm response, Leighton even felt a little guilty.

Perhaps only young people see friendship so purely!

"If that doesn't work, we can rent it. We can even help you fend off the Faithless on the Vena Islands."

(End of this chapter)