Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

His face was slightly pale, and it was obvious that he had consumed a lot of magic power.

But he was not panicked.

"The Hydra Cypress is indeed an extremely powerful ancient magical plant, but it will not attack us."

he said softly.

Hydra cypress, that was the name of the giant tree beneath his feet.

This extremely powerful ancient magical plant once existed in Northern Europe and was also known as the 'Dragon Hunting Cypress'.

The bark scales on its body have powerful magical defenses, and its body can grow to over 150 meters in length, which allows it to easily hunt fire dragons - in fact, the reason it grows structures similar to dragon heads and eyes is to attract fire dragons.

"Unfortunately, its appetite is enormous...If it can't replenish enough magic power, it will quickly wither and die."

"That's probably why it went extinct."

Yes, Ryan looked into it.

Like the double-headed yang wood, this ancient and powerful magical plant that can even hunt fire dragons has long been extinct in today's magical world.

The reason why Ryan concluded that it would not attack him was very simple.

"The Hydra cypress has nine heads and will indiscriminately attack all living things. However, the highest branch in the center of the nine heads...where we are located is its vital point—the only place it won't attack."

"Similarly, the Whomping Willow always has a knot on its branches that can stop it from attacking just by touching it."

Ryan talks to a cat.

His expression was full of memories, as if he was recalling past teachings.

"The biting cabbage will tear at all flesh equally, but will always give priority to biting the one with stronger vitality - the vitality of the Acromantula is obviously stronger than that of humans."

"The venomous tentacles will attack all living things, but will prioritize attacking other venomous individuals...it will consider them its competitors!"

At this point, he grinned.

"My teacher said it was 'the secret of life.'"

This is also his biggest trump card in exploring the forbidden forest this time.

He is a Hufflepuff disciple.

And to this day, Ryan still remembers what Hufflepuff taught him.

“Plants are the best companions, Ryan.”

"Some might think they lack intelligence, and some plants do have bloodthirsty instincts—but as living things, they are pure."

"As long as you know them well enough, they are strong, stable, and will never betray you."

Just like his use of biting cabbage, poisonous tentacles and Hydra cypress.

An excellent herbalist, if well prepared, can be as powerful as any wizard.

And more importantly...

Hufflepuff's attainments in Herbology are more than just 'excellent'.

Just like what Professor Sprout said - she may be the greatest herbalist in history...no doubt about it!

And the 'Hufflepuff secret' that the professor mentioned does exist - it is indeed a secret technique that can make plants grow quickly.

But it is not a spell or a magic prop, but just a way of configuring magical soil.

Hufflepuffs thousands of years ago called it 'the land of plenty'.

Ryan had witnessed with his own eyes that with just a slight wave of Hufflepuff's hand, countless magical plants instantly rose from the colorful earth.

Dozens of Hydra cypresses gathered together to form a forest. The tall ancient cold trees covered everything with frost, and hundreds of endless guardian trees turned all the dark creatures that tried to enter Hogwarts into nutrients for the earth.

"It combines the characteristics and advantages of almost all magical soils."

"This allows all magical plants to quickly complete the evolution of life within it."

Ryan still remembered the rare excitement, pride and...vision for the future in Hufflepuff's gentle words when he was taught the method of preparing the magical soil!

“I’m trying to create a plant that corresponds to this soil.”

"It will possess the great vitality of all magical plants and be the most perfect creation of life magic... I really hope that you will witness its birth, Ryan."

Ryan also remembers his answer at that time.

"It would be my pleasure, Sensei."

But it's a pity.

He ultimately didn't have time to wait until that time - he had returned to the present time before Hufflepuff had completed his research on that magical plant.

He also did not find the magical plant in the vault, so he thought that his teacher might not have fulfilled her dream in the end.

Thinking of this, Ryan shook his head.

He continued to look down at the eight-eyed giant spider that had been half killed.

It must be said that the fertile land he configured is certainly not comparable to Hufflepuff himself.

Because the materials he had on hand were not enough - the portion of magic soil that Professor Sprout gave him was simply not enough to make too much fertile soil.

In addition, his magic power did not support him in configuring enough fertile land.

But even so... one Hydra cypress seed is enough to solve most of the troubles in the wizarding world!

"Herbalism, it's amazing, right?"

Ryan muttered softly to the white cat.

The white cat said nothing, but just kept meowing.

Chapter 64 Hagrid: Merlin's smelly underwear! What happened?

As the giant tree slaughtered the eight-eyed giant spiders, these huge spiders were crushed into minced meat one after another and then swallowed by the Hydra cypress.

Their numbers decreased rapidly, but still no eight-eyed giant spider escaped.

"It's the Berserk Curse..."

Seeing that these spiders had obviously lost their fear of death, Ryan confirmed his previous guess.

In addition, he discovered another problem.

"Such a big commotion, but there was no reaction at all in the castle..."

He looked into the distance at the Hogwarts Castle, which was silent in the deep night.

Admittedly, there was quite a distance between the Forbidden Forest and the castle.

But with such a loud noise, Ryan felt that at least someone would notice the abnormality here.

But the fact was, he didn't see any movement at the castle - which was also very abnormal.

so...

"The curse stops immediately."

Ryan waved his wand towards the distant sky.

And when he saw his magic dissipate in the sky after flying a distance, Ryan was certain.

"There's a magical ward nearby—perhaps containing elements of a Silencing Charm and a Disillusionment Charm..."

Ryan's mind kept connecting the clues.

Giant monsters in the forbidden forest, attacks from giant acromantic spiders, and a magical barrier surrounding the area...

"This attack was planned by someone, and the troll tribe in the Forbidden Forest may also be raised by him - perhaps the Acromantula as well."

"Who was the target of the attack? Me? It's possible... but it could also be Harry and the others."

He kept thinking about the other party's possible identity, but in the end he still couldn't come up with a suitable conclusion - there was still not enough information.

But at this moment...

"Woo!"

A sharp whistling sound came from between the branches of the Hydra cypress trees under his feet.

Ryan looked around and found that all the eight-eyed giant spiders nearby had been crushed into meat paste.

All that remained on the ground were the corpses of spiders, large and small, that had been drained of all their flesh and blood. At this moment, the huge tree began to spread its branches towards Hagrid's hut in the distance.

It was eager to continue eating, and it could sense that there was something alive in the room.

"Oh, I'm afraid not."

But Ryan muttered something and waved his wand.

"Woo!"

The colorful soil beneath the Hydra cypress dimmed as Ryan waved his wand.

The magic power quickly dissipated, and the roots of the giant tree dried up in an instant after losing the nourishment of the magic power.

Death began to spread throughout the tree, and along with it, the biting cabbage and poisonous tentacles also died.

They fall apart in an instant, just as they grow in an instant.

Ryan watched the scene calmly.

As one of Hufflepuff's greatest life creations, the application of the Earth of Plenty will naturally be unstoppable.

All you need to do is disperse the magic in the fertile soil through the connection of magic, and the magical plants stimulated by this soil will naturally disappear.

Of course, Hufflepuff wasn't satisfied with this.

“Death should not be the end, but part of the cycle of life.”

This is also the reason why she wants to create a plant that combines the characteristics of all magical plants and has supreme vitality.

She thought that if that plant was paired with fertile soil, perhaps a true 'cycle of life and death' could be completed.

“A great concept.”

Ryan whispered.

Then, his body slowly floated down as Hydralon died.