Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 155 Territory Expansion
Dui was very surprised when he accidentally transformed Oak into a firebird.

The Firebird perfectly combines the magical operations of the dragon and the giant eagle, and with the runes representing fire as the core, it forms a new, complete and smooth magic circulation system. It not only has the size of a giant eagle, but also the fire-breathing ability of a dragon.

Of course, because Oak's own magic power is not high, the overall strength of the transformed firebird is still not as good as that of the giant eagle.

The flames that were ejected were just magic fire that was slightly stronger than ordinary flames and could not be compared with the dragon flames of a giant dragon.

But Dui was still very happy and satisfied.

He looked at the firebird in front of him and thought that he had created a new creature.

After turning into a firebird, Orc is no longer an Orc. Its magic cycle has undergone a qualitative change. It can be said that it is now a firebird with the soul of an Orc.

In the following time, Dui immersed himself in the study of the firebird.

He has great ambitions and is not satisfied with just owning a fire-breathing Animagus.

His ultimate goal is to evolve Animagus into a Phoenix!
The phoenix is ​​known as the immortal bird and can be reborn again and again. In a sense, it can be said to be immortal.

If he could possess the Phoenix Animagus, perhaps he could also possess the Phoenix's immortality.

As time passed, and Dui lived with elves such as Arwen, he felt more and more that time was running out.

Although wizards are also a long-lived race, the more powerful the wizard's magic is, the longer he lives.

But they are not an immortal race after all, and they don't even live as long as the Dunedain.

For example, even though Aragorn was already in his eighties or nineties at the beginning of the War of the Ring, he still maintained the appearance of a man in his thirties.

But if Dui lived to that time, he would probably be an old man.

So Dui prepared two ways to achieve immortality.

One is to let the Animagus evolve into a phoenix, thereby gaining the phoenix's ability to achieve immortality and rebirth.

Another way is to create the Philosopher's Stone, which can lead to immortality.

The idea of ​​evolving the Animagus into a phoenix was a vague idea that Dui had after meeting Beorn and possessing the bird Animagus.

After all, isn't there a saying that goes "a sparrow becomes a phoenix"? They're all birds, so an owl shouldn't be any different, right?
The only difficulty was that there was no such creature as the Phoenix in Middle-earth, so there was no reference at all.

Dui's idea of ​​evolving the Animagus into a phoenix was like a castle in the air and there was no way to do it.

Thinking of this, Dui summoned the copy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" that he had signed in from Gram Mountain, opened the catalog and found the page about the Phoenix.

As a master of magical zoology, Newt Scamander's book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" records various magical animals from all over the world and can be regarded as an encyclopedia introducing magical animals.

Newt Scamander's introduction to the phoenix is ​​also very detailed. For this, he expressed his gratitude to Dumbledore at the beginning of the book, thanking him for lending him the phoenix Fawkes for research for a period of time.

There is also a dynamic portrait of the phoenix Fox in the book. It is a very gorgeous big bird with luxurious golden-red feathers, long tail feathers, golden beak and claws, and black eyes.

Dui looked at the phoenix in the portrait, his eyes full of longing.

Just reading the whole article, Scamander's research on the phoenix is ​​more focused on introducing the phoenix's living habits and abilities.

There has been no in-depth research on the structure of the Phoenix itself.

The only thing that Dui gained was that the book gave a somewhat reliable guess about the origin of the phoenix: the phoenix was born in flames and was a spirit conceived by flames.

This sentence was not Newt Scamander's guess, but came from Dumbledore.

Although it was just a sentence, it gave Dui a sense of direction.

Dumbledore was one of the few great wizards who had a phoenix as a pet, and his family had a mysterious connection with the phoenix, so his words were naturally not aimless.

So Dui plans to explore the mysteries of fire and phoenix in his next research, and then apply them to the firebird.

If he could create a phoenix in Middle-earth, there would be hope for his Animagus evolution.

As for his understanding of fire, he could think of no one else except Gandalf, who possessed the Ring of Fire.

When in trouble, look for teammates. Since he has joined the White Council, Due naturally seeks help from Gandalf.

And he thought Gandalf would also be interested in creating a phoenix.

So after staying in the laboratory for nearly half a year, Dui finally left the tower again.

As soon as he came out, the first thing he did was to meet the village chief Luke.

But now he should be called Mayor Luke.

After more than a year or nearly two years of development, the village of Hogsmeade at the foot of the mountain has grown into a town with a population of nearly 10,000.

And every day more people come to Hogsmeade, hoping to join Hogsmeade and become residents here.

As the mayor, Luke would go up the mountain regularly to report the situation down the mountain to Dui.

Although Dui was conducting magic experiments most of the time and had no time to meet him.

But Luke consistently made regular trips up the mountain, meticulously recording all recent events, including taxes and the number of residents received, and sending these records to the castle for Dui to review. "Luke, what brings you here this time?" Dui greeted him in the reception room.

Luke's face was filled with unconcealable joy. He couldn't wait to say, "My lord, I have some great news! Do you remember Mayor Lucky from Bree? He came to Hogsmeade to see me not long ago!"

"He originally wanted to come and see you, but you were busy at the time, so he didn't come to disturb you."

"Oh? What's the matter with him coming to see me?" Dui asked curiously.

He remembered the mayor of Bree, Lucky, who was a man full of desire for power, status and money.

However, there are countless such people in Middle-earth, so no one pays much attention to them.

Luke couldn't help but say happily, "Sir, Ratchet said that Bree is willing to pledge allegiance to you and become one of your towns, accepting your rule!"

Dui was very surprised when he heard this.

Bree Town wants to join me? Are you kidding?

"Did the mayor say that? Did he agree to it? Can he represent the opinions of the entire town?" Dui asked doubtfully.

As far as he knew, the mayor was very eager for power. As the mayor of Bree, he had the final say and power in Bree. Would he be willing to have someone above him?

"Of course he doesn't want to!" Luke said with a playful smile on his face, his tone full of gloating, "But if he doesn't do this, then he can forget about becoming mayor."

Dui looked at his expression and raised an eyebrow: "What did you do?"

Luke wasn't surprised that Dewi could guess that. He chuckled and said, "I simply persuaded the residents of Bree to move to Hogsmeade. After all, not only are taxes low here, but we also have large tracts of fertile land to distribute. Not to mention, with you here, my lord, no one would dare to infringe upon your territory."

"So how many residents of Bree have come to Hogsmeade?" Dui didn't expect Luke to cut off the source of the problem, and he became even more curious.

"Only half of them came," Luke said regretfully. "There could have been more, but that old fellow, Lucky, reacted quickly and closed the city gates. He used a bunch of sweet talk to persuade the remaining residents to stay."

Dui's mouth twitched. Half of the residents had been poached, and he still looked regretful.

He could already imagine how furious and furious the mayor of Bree would be when he found out.

After all, if there are no people left, how can someone be the mayor?
Be a commander without troops?

"Since there are still half of the residents, why do you still want to rely on me?" Dui asked again.

Luke's face was filled with a hint of pride and cunning.

"I asked the residents of Bree who moved to Hogsmeade to actively write letters to their relatives and neighbors in Bree, telling them about your power, justice, and kindness, the grandeur and beauty of your castle, the happiness and peace of Hogsmeade, and how lucky and honored it is to be your people...

Then Lucky will no longer be able to suppress the people of Bree, after all, who can refuse to become your people?"

"So the residents of Bree have strongly requested that Bree accept your rule and become your subjects, so that they can enjoy the same treatment as the residents of Hogsmeade."

"And if old Lachi doesn't want to lose his position as mayor, he has to actively request to accept your rule."

Dui looked at Luke with admiration.

I didn't expect that you, Luke, are such a scheming person.

If Bree's mayor, Lucky, knew about this, he would probably hate Luke to death.

Dewy originally had no intention of annexing Bree Town, but now that the other party offered it to him, he naturally would not refuse.

So with Dewi nodding in agreement, Mayor Rudge of Bree and the town representatives soon came to Weathertop Castle again with land inventories, tax books, etc.

In the hall, in the presence of everyone, the mayor and representatives presented land inventories, tax books, resident registration books, etc., formally swearing allegiance to Dui.

Bree thus became the second town under the rule of Dewy.

As for the mayor, Dui still let Lachi take the position.

There is a real shortage of management talent. Although Mayor Lachie is greedy for power, he can at least manage Bree Town well.

Anyway, with him suppressing him and Luke, who is a tough guy, supervising him, there is no need to worry about Laci having any other thoughts.

When Lach heard that Dewy asked him to continue to serve as the mayor of Bree, he was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his loyalty to Dewy.

At the same time, he really had no other thoughts and just wanted to try his best to please Dui and let him continue to serve as mayor.

And work hard to replace Luke's position and become the first person under the lord.

Don't think he doesn't know that the problems in Bree Town these days are all caused by his old rival Luke.

Although they are now colleagues, he vowed to crush his old rival Luke and never think of being superior to him.

Although Hogsmeade is close to the Lord, don't forget that Bree is the intersection of the East-West Avenue and the North-South Avenue, and the transportation conditions are excellent.

Lucky vowed to develop Bree Town better than Hogsmeade and let the lord see his talent!
Dewi, who was above, saw the eye-to-eye quarrel between Mayor Bree and the Mayor of Hogsmeade below, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

As long as it is not a conspiracy and is just normal competition between them, Dui will not interfere.

(End of this chapter)