Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

The shining light illuminated the forest, and with each flash, one or more giant spiders fell to the ground.

With a squeaking whine, spiders of all sizes turned around and ran, but they only left a trail of dark purple blood in vain.

While on the road, Lin En also tried out various new dueling techniques.

At the same time, the centaur warriors came galloping from a distance.

The leader was none other than Bane, a man with thick black hair, bronze skin, and streamlined muscles that combined strength and agility.

He is also the strongest warrior among the centaurs.

"Your magic has improved and is quite powerful."

Even when he saw Lin En, he seemed very calm, even a little cold.

"You are still so dishonest, Bain." Lin En said with a smile, "Has Firenze already reported this to the elders? I have made an appointment with him and will come to visit you today - and I will help you clean up some giant eight-eyed spiders."

"I don't know. I just happened to be in charge of patrol." Bain turned his head and looked away. "But the elders have already agreed that you can come to the group at any time without reporting separately."

"This is proper etiquette." Blinking happily, Lin En looked at Bain and said deliberately, "Have you migrated in the past few months? I don't know the way."

"…You guys continue patrolling, I'll take him to see the elders."

Bain, who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, did not suspect anything. He instructed his companions and went forward alone, leading Lin En in the direction they came from.

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"Have you practiced with the bow and arrow I gave you before? After all, the human body is weak and cannot be close to nature. This is not good."

Walking in the increasingly dense forest, Bane pretended to casually mention the bow and arrow he had given a few years ago. It was exactly the same as the one he was carrying now. It was his weapon at the time. It had shot and killed a relative of Aragog with amazing power.

"I have practiced before, but I'm not as good as you."

Lin En shrugged and shook his wrist lightly, and the strong bow in the bracelet was held in his hand.

Next came a long dark blue arrow.

"Uruz, Kifer, Manaz..."

Amid the murmuring whispers, mysterious rune letters condensed and shattered, transforming into an endless source of power.

He drew the bow, put an arrow on it, and pulled the strong bow, which only a few centaur warriors could use, into a full moon.

"Whoosh-"

A sharp arrow shot out from the air, spanning a distance of more than a hundred meters, and nailed a giant eight-eyed spider that had just emerged from the ground to the ground.

"Huh... not bad? Besides, your patrols aren't very thorough, there are still fish that slip through the net."

Putting away the longbow, Lin En wiped the sweat off his face and said half-jokingly.

"It's okay, not bad for a human."

Bain was stunned for a long while, and although he was harsh in his words, he looked a little happy on his face.

He picked up Lin En and threw her onto his back, "You're too slow, get going quickly."

As soon as the words came out, the sturdy warrior rushed forward.

The trees turned into blurry black shadows that passed by, and the whistling wind blew against Lynn's cheeks.

This is much more exciting than racing.

Chapter 40 True Divination is Science

The community was about a few kilometers away from where the two were talking.

Bane ran all the way carrying a person on his back. When he arrived at the destination, he remained calm and collected. He said, "You go find the elders. I still have to continue patrolling," and turned and left, disappearing into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

Lynn was just marveling at the other party's speed and endurance when he saw a few young centaurs playing outside the camp.

During childhood and adolescence, people born in the Year of the Horse will discover different potentials based on their talents and interests.

There are warriors like Baine who are proficient in enchanted bows and fighting skills, there are wise men like Firenze who are familiar with prophecy and understand the orbits of planets and the meaning behind them, and there are healers who are good at various magical healing magics.

They are different from humans, but they also have advanced intelligence and social forms, but they value natural life more.

"Eric! Did you come to play with us? Look at my bow and arrow!"

The centaur boy holding a toy bow and arrow happily left his companions and ran towards Lin En as soon as he saw him. He stopped in front of him excitedly and showed off the "new weapon" he made by himself.

He was the young centaur that Lin En rescued a few years ago. Now he had grown into a handsome young man with long dark brown hair that was full of natural charm.

"It's indeed a handsome bow. Practice well, Gwen, and you will become a warrior as powerful as Bane." Patting the centaur boy affectionately, Lin En asked amid his laughter, "Do you know where Firenze and the elders are? I have something to ask them."

"They are preparing for divination. I saw a lot of sage and sweet mallow!" Gwen made an exaggerated gesture, pointed to the distance, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to come to my house for dinner tonight? Mom and Dad will be very happy!"

"It's not certain today, but there will be many opportunities in the future." Lynn said with a smile, "I am a professor at Hogwarts now, and I live not far from you."

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Gwen rejoined his friends' game, and Lynn finally found Firenze.

Although it was far away, the beautiful platinum hair was particularly eye-catching in the afternoon sun.

Passing through a not-so-large centaur settlement, he finally met his old friend and best advisor.

"I thought you would come back in the evening, Lynn. You seem very anxious today." Firenze put down the sage with a little surprise.

"Indeed, I have obtained a divination spell, which was completed by an astrologer at the cost of his eyes, and there is also evidence from an African wizard's sacrifice. I hope you and the elders can help me verify its authenticity."

Lynn showed the parchment he had obtained without hiding anything.

"Astrological wizards and wizard sacrifices?" Before Firenze could speak, the centaur elder who was resting under the tree stood up and walked over. "Their divination seems to be close to nature, but it is actually farther away from it, so it often turns into bloody sacrifices."

The old man took the parchment and observed it for a moment, and he made a judgment in his mind.

"The astrologer has paid with his eyes, and the priest... is probably dead. This is the price of fortune-telling in the wrong way."

The elder sighed regretfully, handed the parchment to Firenze and turned to leave.

After the elder left, Firenze asked, "Lin, what are you going to do with it? This is divination for specific things. I can feel deep darkness and blinding light. When these two images appear at the same time, it means extremely unusual results."

"You're right." Lynn whispered, "I'm going to use it to find the Dark Lord's Horcrux, the Ravenclaw Crown."

"The crown of the wise? No wonder."

Firenze nodded, raised the parchment above his head, and muttered something in a special language that Lin En couldn't understand.

The faint red traces are clearly visible in the sunlight.

"The secret to escaping death is hidden in the dust of history." He whispered the meaning behind the words, "Those who seek it must be guided by the wealth of wisdom and offer a sacrifice of blood."

"The wealth of wisdom refers to the eyes of the astronomical wizard, and the blood sacrifice refers to the wizard's sacrifice? So..." Lin En looked at Firenze with a serious expression.

Firenze said confidently: "He offered himself voluntarily, in a state of hallucination that seemed to see the truth - this is the final destination of all wizard sacrifices. He is already very old."

"Astrology divination actually has such a bloody side." Lin En frowned, a little apprehensive, "And the wizard priests, I heard they were crazy, but I didn't expect them to be so..."

"Wizards are always seeing things in the fog, far away from the truth, but hoping to see a clear and real future. This is playing with fate and will inevitably come at a price. Moreover, such prophecies will only be in a broad range and will not be accurate." Firenze was quite emotional.

As a new generation of fortune teller in the tribe, he is very sensitive to this difference.

He returned the blood-stained parchment to Lin En and advised seriously: "I suggest you stay away from this kind of divination in the future. Although it is harmless this time, it is very dangerous. If there is something similar again, be sure to come to me first."

"I understand, Firenze, you helped me a lot this time." Lin En said gratefully.

He had a premonition beforehand, and after getting confirmation from Firenze and the elders, he instantly deduced Garcia's plan.

He must have known that the accuracy of this prophecy was ambiguous, which is why he tampered with the contract.

But his protective spell did not take effect, indicating that there was no negative influence.

This is consistent with his impression of Garcia from his many years of contact - he is a man of good means but never a hard heart.

But I can't come to a conclusion yet, and I need to find a quiet place to study.

Thinking of this, he looked at Firenze seriously and said, "Thanks to you and the elders, I am grateful."

"You are our friend, and you are pursuing the same thing as us. You don't need to thank me - just like you said to me before."

Firenze shook his head and looked at his fellow tribesmen approaching from a distance.

They were carrying the mallows for tonight's divination.

"With all that sage and sweet mallow, your divination tonight looks unusual."

"The starry sky tonight is very special. The elder is almost done with his observations. He may find answers to some key questions today." Firenze invited, "If you are interested, you can wait for a few hours. It may help."

He looked at the elder who was taking a nap alone with a look of reverence.

The elder's longevity is extremely rare among the Centaurs.

Hair that turns white due to the passage of time is a sign of the end of life.

His lifelong exploration is coming to an end, and this may be his last major divination.

Centaur divination is a true science that combines astronomy, mathematics and the centaurs' unique magic to dispel the fog covering the night sky and get a glimpse of the future.

This process may be extremely long; the longest prophecy in history even lasted for decades.

But its accuracy is unquestionable.

The only similar form of divination is the wizard's arithmetic divination, which is a scientific prediction made by mathematical calculations.

But its accuracy is in no way comparable to that of centaur divination, and in recent hundreds of years it has often been used to break curses - Ron's eldest brother Bill is very good at it.

The determining factor of Centaur divination has never been the so-called bloodline, nor some illusory talent or gift, but a more rigorous integration of knowledge than arithmetic divination.

This is true divination, a science that is considered metaphysical because it is difficult to understand.

Chapter 41 New Prophecy

Faced with Firenze's invitation, Lin En had no reason to refuse.

With the warm hospitality of the Gwen family, he stayed in the Forbidden Forest and spent a leisurely half day.

In the evening, Bain returned from patrol, exhausted.

When night fell, the elder who had slept for a long time woke up to the smell of burning sage and mallow, and walked to the center of the camp.

This was not the first time that Lin En watched the centaur divination, but today's scene made him a little surprised, curious and expectant.

There is no special reason, just pure awe for knowledge and wisdom.

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The stars are exceptionally bright, and the bright moon is hidden in the night.

The centaur elder, whose entire body had turned almost silver-white, walked into the smoldering plants.

White smoke curled up and the figure became blurry.

The centaurs, led by Firenze, sang ancient songs.

It's not magic, but some kind of mysterious rhythm flowing through it.

The centaurs' astronomical divination began.

The elder's deep eyes became clear, and in the pure night sky, he used his own eyes to see through the darkness of the vast universe.

The deflection of planets, the slight movement of stars, and the slightest difference in celestial bodies outside the planets will be transmitted with a force billions of times greater.

This is the law in the eyes of the centaurs, and it is also the fate itself that they revere.

Everything is rational.

"Humanity is now in a truce between the two wizard wars. A greater crisis has yet to come. All living beings will be involved and no one will be spared."

The old man's ethereal voice echoed through the crowd, in stark contrast to his usual calm and wise tone.

He had entered into a state of prophecy, just as Trelawney had that chance encounter.

In Lin En's eyes, the starlight seemed to have more tracks in the smoke of the burning star mallow, shifting every moment, but forming lines surrounding the old man.

"The invaders of the forest will be accomplices, and the disaster of nature will inevitably begin."

"Human greed and compassion coexist, but what remains unchanged is arrogance and prejudice."

“Black flames are a symbol of destruction, but they also represent new life and hope after destruction.”