Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 77 A Treasure Land of Gold

"Disarm you!" This was followed by Neville's Disarming Charm. After training with Ted for so long, this was the offensive magic he was most proficient at.

However, the two red spells were blocked by a blurry shield around the mysterious man; it was the Ironclad Spell.

The man hurriedly turned around and stood up, raising his hand to release the spell.

"Hey!" Ron threw something that hit him.

"Puff puff puff~" In an instant, yellow-green smoke rose up.

"Ugh~" Before the person could even start chanting the incantation, the stench hit their nose and mouth, and they almost vomited for a moment.

"Run! We're no match for them!" Neville urged Jerry behind him to run while throwing things out of his pocket.

They were clumps of things about the size of baby heads.

Jerry ran really fast, scattering things on the ground as he ran.

Professor Quirrell had just used a "Whirlwind Sweep" to blow away the foul-smelling fog when the four little ones had already run more than ten meters away.

The forest was full of trees, and trees only a dozen meters or so high up were barely visible.

In front of him were four or five lively "cabbages" that were jumping and bouncing towards him!

That's right, this is Na'vi's preparation - the Heavenly Chinese Man-Biting Cabbage, which tastes delicious, has high medicinal value, and bites extremely fiercely and is exceptionally ferocious!

"Retreat three feet!" Professor Quirrell cast another knockback spell, sending several biting cabbages flying. However, after running two steps, he stepped on something round, crackling and sparking under his feet!

These are Jerry's popping fireworks, including the dung bomb Ron threw; they all came from the Weasley twins, and were part of their preparations.

I never expected to use all of these!

At this moment, Ted also noticed the commotion. Regardless of what had happened, he immediately launched three red fireworks in quick succession with a shriek!

"Fool! Stop chasing! Run!" Voldemort shouted again.

Professor Quirrell, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, quickly teleported away.

……

By the time Professor McGonagall and Snape arrived at the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid had already found the poacher—a dead one.

When the three of them got together, they all frowned and fell silent, somewhat confused about the situation.

The only certainty is that students will no longer be allowed to patrol the prohibited forests.

In less than half an hour, Dumbledore knew the whole story.

If this is only discussed from one perspective, everyone will be confused, but if we summarize the clues, it will be easier to distinguish.

Two groups of poachers were spotted in the forbidden forest!

The first group was the same group that Hagrid encountered. They had many poaching targets, including the Silent Bird, the Moonfox, and all sorts of magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

The second group consisted of the mysterious figure in black, but their magical skills were even greater. When they encountered the first group, he immediately used a killing spell to kill one of them.

The remaining people fled, alerting Hagrid and leading to the ensuing battle. Eventually, they were outnumbered and abandoned most of their loot, fleeing the scene.

Meanwhile, the "reckless" Harley and her three companions encountered the mysterious figure in the Forbidden Forest, whose target was the unicorn's blood.

If they hadn't been so busy drinking blood that Harley and the others caught them off guard, they probably would have wiped them out.

The only good thing was that Professor McGonagall and Snape saved the dying unicorn in time.

Ted, who had just returned to the castle and lay down, also received a system notification:

"Ding~ Hidden quest completed [Save the Unicorn (Blue)], reward: 300 experience points, card [Holiness (Blue)]."

【Holy (Blue)】

Materials Card

This is a sacred radiance, far removed from filth and ugliness, inspiring reverence.

I don't know what this material card is for, but Ted is certain that this thing cannot be fused to [Troll (Blue)].

A holy troll? Just hearing that name makes me uneasy!

……

Ted had no idea that Professor Quirrell would encounter a group of magical creature poachers in the Forbidden Forest.

I only learned about these people after Hagrid told me about them.

There are poachers in this world, but at least the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts is not their target.

However, the immense changes brought about by the convergence of celestial bodies have also affected this place. Now, many items in the Forbidden Forest are extremely valuable on the black market. For some wizards who operate in the gray area, or rather, dark wizards, it's a treasure trove!

Not all the other intelligent races from the world brought about by the convergence of celestial bodies are friendly.

Or, if life becomes difficult, some people may turn to crime.

If the profits are huge or you're desperate, then nobody cares about Hogwarts. As long as the returns are enough, there are plenty of people willing to take the risk.

Natural treasures belong to those with virtue.

If it weren't for the fact that the landlord was Hogwarts and Dumbledore was in charge, this place would have been in chaos long ago.

Hagrid also revealed a little secret: just the year before, the year before Ted and his friends enrolled, a magical creature smuggling incident occurred in Hogsmeade.

As mentioned before, Hagrid was able to "win" the dragon egg from the Hog's Head because it was originally a small black market trading place.

That incident involved a wizard from the Americas who smuggled a half-grown leopard cat.

This amazing creature, native to the Americas, has a danger level of "XXXXX," on par with dragons and basilisks. That tells you how powerful it is.

They are not only natural hunters, but also possess the ability to see through the minds of their prey, ambushing and killing them one by one.

This half-grown ocelot escaped from smugglers and caused chaos in Hogsmeade. It was eventually captured by the then-Professor of Magical Creatures, Kettleburn, and Hagrid, and is now kept deep in the Forbidden Forest.

I heard that Ron's older brother, Charlie Weasley, was involved in that incident.

It's fair to say that every generation of students has its own story.

In recent years, poaching has become increasingly common in the protected forests, making the work of guarding the hunting grounds much more demanding.

However, smugglers and poachers generally don't come to the forbidden forest; it's still too dangerous there.

If you were to encounter an ocelot, or two or three giant monsters, you'd be lucky to escape—apparition isn't something everyone can do, and it's very dangerous.

The Forbidden Forest is also home to large groups of eight-eyed spiders, centaur tribes, spirit-like creatures resembling red hats, and magical animals with various dangerous abilities; the risks here are still too great.

If someone really comes here to poach, they're a desperate criminal.

As a result, this desperate man encountered Voldemort, and he truly met his doom.

This forest ban and lockdown was quite dangerous.

Whether it's Malfoy or Harley, all four of them have suffered enough.

In the days that followed, he was truly honest.

Imagine the battle between poachers in the forbidden forest at night, the magic spells striking the tree trunks with a crackling sound.

Think of the mysterious black shadows drinking blood from unicorns, and the poacher who was killed by Avada Kedavra.

This is a life-threatening lockdown.

They couldn't afford to be unruly in the days that followed, because the final exams were just two weeks away.

Exams, exams, exams—the teacher's magic weapon; grades, grades, grades—the student's lifeline.

No matter when, exams will always be a deadly weapon for students.

Not to mention the school's attitude towards the forest ban.

The professors were on high alert; they were not allowed to sneak into the Forbidden Forest, and even exploring the castle would result in a reprimand.

Moreover, they all assigned a large amount of homework, which would take at least two or three hours to complete. This was done to consume students' after-school time.

After this incident, Ted became even more low-key. He even stopped actively participating in class discussions and never spoke with Professor Quirrell outside of class again.

Professor Quirrell is currently in a precarious situation, like a trapped beast; it's best to stay away from him.

One afternoon, while Harley was wandering around in her invisibility cloak, she overheard Quirrell crying – it sounded like someone was threatening him!

"No! No... I really can't do it anymore, please... Okay, I will, I understand."

Harley said she heard Professor Quirrell crying very hard on the other side of the corner, and she felt so wronged.

Ron and Jerry both agreed that it must be Snape!

Of all the people in the castle, only this scoundrel would dare to lay a hand on the spineless Professor Quirrell.

"Could he be paying Professor Lescholl's salary?" Ron guessed.

To be fair, the salaries of university professors are quite high.

Ted guessed that Voldemort might be forcing Quirrell to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone.

……

As the final exam review period begins, the atmosphere at school starts to get tense.

There are plenty of novice wizards cramming at the last minute; the library is packed with people right now.

Even Ron and Jerry started to worry, which shows how serious the situation was.

June is here in the blink of an eye.

"Ding~ The talent [Otherworldly Knowledge (Gold)] has been triggered, and the [Traveler's Delicious Recipes (Green)] has been discovered."

The Traveler's Delicious Recipes (Green) contains delicious recipes collected by a traveler in Kalimdor. It requires 180 experience points to exchange for.

"Huh? There's such a thing?" Ted was a little surprised.

You might say that recipes can be considered knowledge, right?

You say it's useless, but it's actually quite useful. You say it's useful, well, not very useful~

Let's change it. I'd like to see what kind of recipes are available.

With a flood of information entering his mind, Ted learned what this delicious cookbook contained.

You know what, it actually works. It's Azerothian cooking; eating it restores stamina and even has special effects.

There are a total of 8 recipes:

Delicious Wind Snake

Delicious Omelette

Red Ridge Mountain Stew

Hot Wolf Platter

Night-scaled fish soup

Grilled squid

Spider Sausage

Mint Lemonade

There's food and drink to be had!

My collection count has stopped increasing these past few days, what should I do? I thought there was a chance to make a run at the Three Rivers Awards! Oh well~

(End of this chapter)