Daily News: The Prophet of Hogwarts

Chapter 289 War Golem

"Wait, wait, wait!"

On the open ground, the War Golem had a far greater impact on Karkaroff than inside the cramped house.

How is that possible!

If that person had such methods back then!

Would the world situation be completely different now?

Karkaroff dared not think too deeply about it. He now understood perfectly well that even after Ryan left, he could not reveal that person's relationship with Ryan to the public...

Otherwise, those who would face these alchemical golems would not be fictional opponents.

That means Karkaroff will be the first to be tortured by the alchemical golem.

Krum had given up thinking about it. He convinced himself that as one of the few Quidditch Seekers, there was absolutely no need for him to compete with mindless alchemical creations in this regard.

Yes, that's it!

He was right about that, because the alchemical golem really couldn't play Quidditch; at most, it could only play soccer. After all, it was a huge creature made of metal, and the existing flying broomsticks couldn't support its weight.

The other professors at Durmstrang noticed something was wrong from the principal's expression. Some of the more shrewd ones had already thought of the mysterious disappearance of the founding father and realized that if they could replace the powerful external aid, eradicate the disease, and sweep away the malpractices on campus, they might be able to make Durmstrang great again.

Few students considered this point; even the more mature ones only felt that Hogwarts was progressing too quickly, leaving them feeling utterly overwhelmed. These students, already harboring some resentment and envy towards the Adventurers' Club, now appeared even more shallow and incompetent in comparison.

In this situation, not only would these students not have the right to speak, but even their parents would not.

Now, only one person has the right to speak first. That person sits smiling in the main seat on the high platform, with Durmstrang's principal, Karkarov, and a group of professors beside him.

Despite being a Hogwarts student, his imposing presence commanded the respect of all the elites present.

Ryan then said, "Kakarov has been renowned both at home and abroad for many years, but has he ever seen such a military force?"

Karkaroff was speechless, but quickly came up with a solution: "In the wizarding world, most people live by friendship and have never seen such warfare."

Ok?

That makes it sound like I only care about the strength of magic, and don't care about compassion...

But what right do you, Karkarov, have to say that?

If it were Principal Dumbledore here, and he said that to me, I wouldn't utter a single word. As for you, Karkaroff?

"This batch of War Golems is invincible wherever they go. Those who obey them prosper, and those who oppose them perish. Do you know that?" Ryan said. As long as giants like Dumbledore, Gale, and Nicolas Flamel are excluded, he, with his army of War Golems, can definitely conquer any fortress. Even the Millennium Schools cannot stop him.

Because these war golems were not actually mass-produced, but were given a "life" by him through alchemy, which is why they have such high intelligence.

Mass-produced war golems can only provide fire coverage, not alternating firepower or precision strikes.

The foundation of this War Golem is the Voldemort version of the "Stone Golem Summoning" given by Ron. The difference between the Voldemort version and the McGonagall version is that the former is dark magic that requires a soul, while the latter is pure, advanced polymorphism.

Therefore, the statues that Professor McGonagall awakened had limited autonomy and the duration was too short, unless she awakened a statue that had been in Hogwarts Castle for thousands of years.

Voldemort used advanced dark magic to tear apart the souls of some living beings, imbuing the statue with sentience, allowing it to exist for a long time and possess certain characteristics of being alive.

Ryan naturally wouldn't use the souls of living beings. In fact, he wanted to use the Voldemort version and had already prepared livestock such as chickens, ducks, and fish. However, during the experiment, he regretfully discovered that these livestock could not contribute to the development of magic.

Because his mastery of dark magic was insufficient to allow him to tear apart souls for enchantment, the brave and fearless livestock thus lost the opportunity to dedicate everything to the magical world.

Finally, he modified Voldemort's magic, changing the tearing of the soul into the concept of "weaving thought memories and injecting life."

As for the latter, his alchemy skills did not reach the level of his teacher Nicolas Flamel, so he had to settle for second best and "partially endow the metal with activity," which is equivalent to a castrated version of living metal.

The result is the war golem that has now terrified all the teachers and students of Durmstrang—it is the limit of what he can produce on a large scale at this time. In his plan, this alchemical golem is actually an elite unit, the captain of the large golems.

Karkaroff was taken aback by the phrase "Those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish." He racked his brains, carefully considering what to say to get through the predicament: "Ah, yes, yes, yes..."

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Ryan was at a loss. Had Karkaroff always been this audacious?

Seeing Ryan's expression, Karkaroff quickly corrected himself: "Ah, no, no, no..."

Ryan remained indifferent. The war golems on the field turned their guns around, the hot muzzles glowing slightly red and steaming in the low temperature.

Screams erupted from the castle behind them—the terror of a young wizard facing a deadly weapon for the first time in peacetime.

Screaming is contagious.

The first cry was followed by a second. Even the students who, because of their privileged backgrounds, felt superior to Ryan and the Adventurers' Club, retreated and screamed. A disturbance arose among the students, fueled by fear.

"Mr. Lane, I...I..." Karkaroff loosened the fur robe he was wearing. He thought to himself, "How come I never noticed before how tight this robe was, making it hard to breathe?" He then said, "I believe your proposals are all correct, and the entire Durmstrang must resolutely support them! We will definitely cooperate fully with the Wizarding Skills Competition and strengthen our exchanges with Hogwarts! I will go back now and announce to the entire wizarding world that Durmstrang has joined the Wizarding Skills Competition and will follow Hogwarts' lead!"

These words were spoken in a very loud voice, almost as if to say: Durmstrang is Hogwarts' little brother, following his big brother in everything!

But surprisingly, not a single one of the other professors stood up to object.

"Good! Mr. Karkaroff is indeed a smart man! No wonder he's the headmaster of Durmstrang!" Ryan gave a thumbs up. "Now I can rest assured."

True to his word, Karkaroff immediately issued a statement to the entire wizarding world in his own name and in the name of Durmstrang Academy after the golem performance.

In an instant, all the wizards shifted their attention from the wizarding turmoil and began to focus on this junior wizard skills tournament that claimed to unite eleven magic schools.

Some people who had been searching for Ryan in vain discovered his location and tried every means to go to Durmstrang to meet him.

For example, key figures in the Ministry of Magic in Bulgaria and other places.