Douluo Continent Chat Group: Building My Academy

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Inside the cabin, Zefa was burning up, his skin was an unnatural red, and his bones were making strange noises.

This change came quickly and went quickly; in less than five minutes, the changes in Zefa's body were over.

"call!"

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Zefa stood up, his face full of excitement.

Just now, following the instructions of several "seniors" in the chat group, he received the basic gift pack, and as expected, his own essence was also improved.

With his physical strength at its peak, Zephyr felt that he was no less than Charlotte Linlin's Iron Balloon Body, and even slightly surpassed her.

Because Zephyr's body has now returned to its peak health; his asthma has disappeared, he's regained his youth, and his lifespan has even reached a thousand years. (PS: Zephyr hadn't lost his arm yet at this time.)

With all three types of Haki fully activated, Zephyr's mastery of two types of Haki was already superb. Now, with the enhancement of his foundation, he was even more formidable. In addition, he had basically thought he would never master Conqueror's Haki again after that incident. Zephyr felt that he could now easily defeat at least two Garp.

After all, Garp, like many of his contemporaries, is now starting to age.

The final gift is all the recorded combat knowledge of this world from ancient times to the present (including swords, axes, clubs, guns, cannons, bows and arrows, etc.).

His physical abilities and domineering aura were enhanced, and he also gained a wealth of martial arts knowledge sufficient to establish his own school.

On this day, Zefa once again ascended to the summit of the sea.

Just as Zephyr was absorbing the gifts from the gift pack, Flander and the other two were chatting in the chat group.

[Flander: @Dumbledore, Principal Dumbledore, how's it going? Can you guarantee that all students at Hogwarts will be able to study happily and without any worries from now on?]

[Dumbledore: A good start. In the Room of Requirement, I have obtained the Ravenclaw crown, and found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin. Tonight, I will face the Basilisk.]

Dumbledore responded rationally that finding the crown in the Room of Requirement was simple; all one had to do was concentrate on what one was thinking.

Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was initially quite challenging because although Dumbledore could speak Parseltongue, he could only understand it, not speak it, and he couldn't control snakes. Fortunately, Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets had a voice-activated door. After watching the movie once, Dumbledore memorized the tone of voice used to open the door, making it easy to imitate.

After receiving the boost from the chat group, Dumbledore mastered Parsley, becoming able to both understand and speak it.

As for the basilisk, it has never harmed anyone for a thousand years. It was only after being bewitched by Tom that it started to hurt people.

In the best-case scenario, Dumbledore is not prepared to kill it; it is the property of the school and a gift left by Slytherin.

Moreover, the basilisk is a treasure trove; its molted skin is an excellent ingredient for potions, and its venom is a deadly weapon capable of completely destroying Horcruxes.

However, the latter is not the only method. Fiendfyre can also destroy Horcruxes. As for whether Dumbledore would use Fiendfyre... oh, that's a pointless question.

But Dumbledore couldn't make a decision about the last point concerning the Basilisk.

Golden Peach, an innocent victim, filled Dumbledore with the same remorse he felt for his own sister.

If I had paid more attention to this child and cared more about him, perhaps everything would have been different.

[Flander: A basilisk? A wondrous and dangerous creature, but certainly a safety hazard.]

Dumbledore: Indeed, its natural eyes make it unlike the harmless giant squid of the Black Lake.

[Oki Yukinari: That being said, I feel that the giant snake is somewhat caught in a dilemma.]

Professor Oak stroked his chin. Perhaps because he had lived with Pokémon for a long time, he could still treat Basilisk with a calm attitude, even though he knew it was dangerous and had even killed people.

[Oki Yukinari: Aside from the two times it was manipulated by people with ulterior motives, for over a thousand years, that basilisk has lived in the basement of Hogwarts and has been feeding on rats and other creatures. If it weren't for Tom, I don't think it would have harmed anyone.]

Putting everything else aside, just considering it's a legacy left by Slytherin, even though Slytherin eventually parted ways with the founders of Hogwarts, I believe that such teachers wouldn't harm their students.

[Dumbledore: Slytherin's Legacy?]

Flander: That said, aside from Gryffindor's relics, it seems that the relics of the other founders of Hogwarts have all been defiled by that Tom.

Headmaster Dumbledore, doesn't Hogwarts actively search for the founders' relics?

Flanders was skeptical. If he were the leader of Hogwarts, he would definitely be actively exploring the relics of the founders.

Aside from their historical effects, these relics generally possess genuine magical properties, and the weight of time is usually reflected in them.

Dumbledore: I think I can answer that question very simply, Mr. Flander.

Besides Hogwarts, the four founders of the castle also had their own descendants, and their belongings were often passed down to their descendants rather than Hogwarts. This castle is the best relic we have obtained; to be precise, I prefer to call it a gift.

Salazar Slytherin's locket, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, and Helga Hufflepuff's golden cup are all examples of this.

However, Hogwarts still has a lot of their relics, such as the Sorting Hat, Gryffindor's sword, the library, Hufflepuff's recipes, and so on.

We still possess the Ravenclaw crown, but the castle holds too many secrets for us to find.

And Tom, he really is a genius...

It was my fault for not keeping a good eye on him.

As Dumbledore spoke, he thought back to the past, his pale blue eyes dimming. If only he had cared more about Tom back then…

Flander: Mr. Dumbledore, that has nothing to do with you. At that time, you were just the head of the Transfiguration class, not even the principal. Tom had so many teachers, were you going to blame them all?

Aside from that, your biggest interactions with him were bringing him to Hogwarts and refusing him the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor.

A child who, upon being pointed out for his mistake, shows absolutely no remorse, but instead hides and conceals himself even more deeply, and, coupled with cursing the position after being rejected as a professor, this can only indicate a distorted nature.

Flanders disliked Tom intensely, or rather, a terrorist who attacked a school had little charm whatsoever.

Vlad recalled that in his previous life, when he was reading novels, there was a period when plot twists became the mainstream, often smearing the good guys and whitewashing the bad guys, and some fan fiction characters would do anything for women.

Due to his personality, Flander disliked this very much. Putting everything else aside, whitewashing someone like Voldemort... is there really anything white about such a character?

[Zeff: Why regret something about someone with a twisted nature? The best outcome for such a person is imprisonment or even death.]

Zephyr twisted his neck; having just finished reading the Harry Potter story, he felt a strong aversion to characters like Voldemort.

This is the dregs of someone who uses their own selfish desires to disrupt peace, trample on people's acquired changes, and destroy other people's families.

If such a person appears among his disciples in the future, Zefa will definitely execute him on the spot.

Even Sakazuki, who ordered his own annihilation, and Borsalino, who actually killed him, Zeffa had no particular feelings towards them.

They just have different perspectives.

But Voldemort was different; he was scum.

[Ooki Yukinari: They're right, Mr. Dumbledore. Voldemort's birth has nothing to do with you or Hogwarts. In fact, you and Hogwarts could have foreseen and delayed his birth.]

If that Tom had appeared elsewhere, such as Durmstrang School, where dark magic was the main subject, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

With his powerful and evil talent, his skillful disguise, and his terrible environment, he would be more than twice as terrifying as he is now.

Upon seeing this information, Dumbledore suddenly felt a pang of anxiety. What if Tom were at Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts?

Dumbledore was somewhat incredulous, because Grindelwald had enrolled at Durmstrang.

A Grindelwald with more brutal methods, a more twisted personality, and more evil dark magic...

In that case, Dumbledore wouldn't be confident he could defeat him.

Dumbledore: Tom, who enrolled at Durmstrang? That's truly terrifying.

I really have to be thankful that Tom enrolled at Hogwarts.