Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

He looked at the three people seriously, and after receiving affirmative looks, he slowly spoke:

"This matter started many years ago, but not tens of thousands of years as he implied, nor hundreds of thousands of years. The history of all this is actually much older than we imagined."

"Merlin was telling the truth. His life span is very long and has no end, as his birth can be traced back to the meteorite that was recognized in Muggle archaeology circles as the one that destroyed the dinosaurs sixty-six million years ago."

"His life comes from all negative emotions, including fear, but their providers are not only humans, but all life. He is an extension of the concept, shaped by the concept, and constantly changing based on the concept."

"As for this little fellow, it's a coincidence that the time it came to Earth was the same as when Merlin was born... It can't even be considered as the same time, but almost the same."

"Speaking of this, we cannot help but mention a historical conjecture that is not mainstream among Muggles. Some Muggle scholars believe that there was not just one asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs, but another one that landed on the current West African continent. However, no one has been able to find the corresponding evidence for a long time."

Having said this, Lynn paused for a moment, his eyes fixed on the lawn outside the window.

"It looks like we have two more helpers."

Looking at Helga and Rowena who came together, he smiled with joy.

Chapter 647 Merlin's Plot

The arrival of Helga and Rowena slightly interrupted Lynn's increasingly successful presentation, but it was harmless.

It's just saying it again, no need to say much.

After briefly retelling the story and taking the opportunity to provide double insurance for the immobile monster, the group sat in a circle and continued their previous narration and analysis.

Following the intermittent memories of the monster cub, a long historical picture slowly unfolds -

At the end of the distant Cretaceous period, fragments of the Baptistina asteroid belt fell on Earth, directly leading to the Chicxulub impact event and the mass extinction of most life on the Earth's surface.

But at that time, there were not just one or two asteroid fragments that fell to Earth, but many, including this meteorite carrying alien visitors that fell on the present-day West African continent.

From falling to being conceived, it has spent endless years drifting in the distant deep space. It needs to absorb all the devourable resources from the earth, and this cannot be accomplished in a day or two.

During the long wait, it welcomed an uninvited guest who was also born in the mass extinction event - Merlin, a special life form born out of fear and negative factors and highly bound to the life on Earth.

Merlin, who was born out of the extreme fear brought about by the mass extinction event, first appeared in the ancient continent where Latin America is now located, which was the initial outbreak point of the disaster caused by the largest asteroid.

Relying on his predatory instinct and the sense of crisis brought about by the drastic reduction of species, Merlin, who needed a constant supply of negative emotions as nourishment to grow, crossed the continent and the deep sea and found this place which was not as far away as it is today.

At that time, they were far from having the intelligence they have today. They simply used the death of all things as fuel to grow wildly.

As the number of life on the earth, including the dinosaurs, decreased dramatically, Africa, which had also suffered a massive disaster due to a meteorite fall, became his destination.

All this is simple to say, but the time span is not small - according to the monster's vague perception of time, the time when it and Merlin finally encountered can be traced back to at least several decades after the fall, which is the time when the surface life was almost extinct due to the collapse of the ecosystem.

Merlin was not lying here. He was always successful, but he suffered a major setback in front of this unborn monster - he just circumvented the oath and concealed the time, degree and most importantly the cause and effect.

Because to a being like him with infinite lifespan, the difference between tens of millions of years and tens of thousands of years is not a conceptual difference.

This is an idealistic word game, both a technique to circumvent oaths and a deliberate misleading lie.

Its purpose is obvious.

But compared to Merlin's plan, what concerned several people more was the mutually destructive conflict that broke out between these two monsters that could not be guessed by common sense.

In fact, Lynn was not the first person to break the hard shell surrounding the embryo; Merlin was.

It was a life-and-death struggle for survival and evolution.

Feeling the survival crisis brought by the mass extinction, Merlin urgently needs to find a new source of nutrients. The monster embryos from outer space, which are obviously at a higher level of life, not only meet his needs, but also bring him a higher vision -

He wants to take over the magpie's nest and snatch this super body.

The monster cub, which has always plundered others and has never been treated like this, has not yet hatched from its shell, but it has considerable intelligence and will naturally not sit still and wait for death.

Therefore, as the initiator of the conflict, Merlin encountered more intense resistance than Lynn and Grindelwald.

Possessing the ability to absorb and digest all creations of civilization, it caused Merlin, who was only hunting by instinct, to fall flat on his face, and he directly lost everything he had accumulated.

But Merlin's plan was not without results.

After all, no matter how strong an embryo is, it is still just an embryo, like a tiger without sharp teeth and claws, its power is only one tenth of what it used to be.

After the tragic destruction, they, like other life on Earth, fell into a long period of death, until intelligent higher mammals re-populated the planet and the extinguished fire of civilization was rekindled.

This conflict directly destroyed the monster cub's foundation and completely blocked its path to reproduction, so that it could only hide deep underground and survive for tens of millions of years.

What made the monster cub despair was that this time, it was still the ambitious Merlin who took the lead - however, compared with the beast that only thought about biting tens of millions of years ago, the reawakened Merlin seemed to have changed.

He brought another group of servants with him, and used them to completely cut off his ability to absorb nutrients and repair damage.

It could neither die nor live, this was the most tragic ordeal it had experienced in the past tens of thousands of years, and it was also what Merlin had planned.

He still did not give up his plan to occupy this higher level of life and continue moving forward on the road of evolution, but he chose a safer and longer path.

Along with his other plan, they went hand in hand.

Then it came to today, when the magic that also originated in America and may even have a deep connection with Merlin himself revealed a flaw and eventually fell into Lynn's hands.

This seems like a coincidence, but it doesn't seem like a coincidence.

At least that was definitely not the case in the eyes of Lin En and others who had obtained information from multiple sources at the same time.

Lying is the instinct of these old monsters who have lived for countless years, and it is also a superb art.

But no matter how clever a lie is, it cannot withstand multiple comparisons.

The monster cub may not understand Merlin's thoughts and can only state his actions and deduce them using its own logic.

Likewise, Merlin’s intelligence may be far superior to that of his stagnant enemy, but he is unable to truly understand him.

On the contrary, Lynn, who had also come into contact with these two, got a chance to find the truth from lies, that is, one-sided facts.

This pair of old enemies who have been entangled for endless years have unknowingly become each other's "magic mirror".

Even if he can't do it alone, he has helpers around him who are equally wise and perceptive, and more experienced.

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After playing out these scenarios, the expressions of everyone present became quite interesting.

Countless clues were stacked and intertwined, and difficult to distinguish. Things that had happened for countless years hidden beneath the surface of the world finally all converged in just a few thousand years.

From Herpo in Greece, to Slytherin a thousand years ago, to today, Lynn, who completely dismantled Merlin's plan with extraordinary responses.

The contingency and inevitability of history are like the silk threads spun by the three goddesses of fate in mythology. Weaving, measuring, and cutting are all condensed into cold time, yet revealing the unique warmth of human beings.

This is precisely what the two "higher beings" cannot truly understand and appreciate, and it is also their Achilles' heel.

Helga, who had said nothing from beginning to end, looked out the window, which was the direction she came from, and let out a silent sigh.

She once again thought of her deceased friend and how he felt when he took the risk alone and finally fell in front of Merlin.

He did not find the answer to the problem, but he eventually found components of the answer through his own exploration, and buried it deep in history, turning it into a stepping stone for progress.

The same feeling was spreading in Rowena's heart, but her eyes were fixed on Lin, and Euphemia and the other two sitting around him.

"So, what are you going to do?"

When the fog suddenly cleared, she asked in a calm tone.

Chapter 648 The important thing is choice

How to do it is a simple yet complex question.

The simple thing is that the monster with strange means and endless hidden dangers can no longer make any waves.

Although it is not easy to kill it, for Lin En who has vaguely touched the rules, there is still a way out.

Coupled with Merlin who may return at any time, as long as they are willing, wizards and the entire human society can usher in a long period of peace and tranquility.

But this is where the complexity lies.

When the truth is hidden behind the fog, people can act without any scruples. This is the dignity of ignorance.

But when the fog dissipates, the real yet cold world appears before your eyes. The more you know, the harder it is to make a decision.

Although there has long been speculation and psychological expectation that "human beings are not the only civilization in the starry sky", speculation and reality are ultimately different.

As the saying goes, a small detail can reveal a big picture. In the boundless universe, human beings and the planet beneath their feet are too small.

No one can guarantee that the monster in front of us is the only one, and its mother is the source of everything.

In fact, it is almost impossible.

For wizards and even the entire human race, the mysterious starry sky is bound to hide more dangers and opportunities.

The two have always coexisted.

And the road leading to the mystery, or in other words, the key to opening a brand new door, is lying not far away.

The dying monster cub is waiting for its fate.

Dumbledore had a complicated expression and Grindelwald was somewhat moved, but they both chose to remain silent, just like Helga.

At the crossroads that influence the course of history, there are often only one or two people who make the decisions.

Lynn took a deep breath and stood up.

"Just this morning, Helga taught me a sentence: Don't complicate simple problems. Now, less than a day later, I can pass this sentence on to everyone."

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The flow of time is like a winding stream, always going away inadvertently.

When the world gradually returns to calm, it is like a gust of wind, blowing through cities and villages, carrying the power of nature and quietly changing everything.

The summer of 1995 arrived as expected in a sunny June.

A lot has happened in the past month.

Babajide Akinbade successfully took over as President of the International Confederation of Wizards in Paris. Magic Ministers of many countries attended his inauguration ceremony, and the scene was very grand.

But what attracted even more attention were the Muggle dignitaries, whose arrival was unprecedented, and the agreements they reached were also unprecedented.

In the center of London, on the banks of the Thames, a beautiful and magnificent tower rose from the ground at an astonishing speed, working day and night. It was completed in just over a month, and it contrasts perfectly with the Tower of London across the river.

Few people knew its origin, but everyone could clearly see the shining violet emblem, and various opinions were spreading more and more widely in the streets and alleys, and even abroad.

Locals who often pass by here have vaguely noticed that there seem to be more foreign faces around here recently than before.

However, this is London, a city that has attracted tourists from all over the world for many years, and the slight change in the number is not enough to attract attention.

The only news that caught the attention of people on the streets were large-scale attacks and disasters that shocked the world and ended inexplicably after several months.

This is a good thing that should be celebrated, no matter what the hidden truth is - for ordinary people, being able to live in peace is the greatest news.

The sudden new era and the surging new opportunities are very far away from most people. It is not ruled out that some people can decisively seize the opportunity and take off, but more people are just swept away by the torrent of the times and have no control over themselves.

This is true for Muggles, and wizards are no exception.

That's why, when the last Saturday in June arrives, a carnival begins in the mountains of Scotland.

The intercontinental magic school championship, which has lasted for more than half a year, will conclude its final competition there to decide the champion.

For the wizarding community, which had been suppressed for a long time, this moment came even a little too late.

People need a channel to vent, just like opening the floodgates of a dam and letting emotions run wild.

The most unpredictable and crisis-ridden period has passed. As for what the future will be like, only time can give the answer.

Of course, there are also people as subjects and measures.

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Saturday, June 6th, Hogwarts.

As the evening approached, the scene outside the Quidditch pitch became lively.

Warriors from five magic schools will soon compete in this specially enchanted arena to determine the winner of the first championship.

Hundreds of students and spectators walked onto the stands. The air was filled with a tense and heated atmosphere, and excited conversations and the sound of footsteps filled the air.

Stars began to appear in the clear deep blue sky.

The Warriors are scattered in different places, and this is the last time to relax and prepare before the game.

Harry stood alone in a corner at the edge of the stands, most of his body hidden in the shadows.

He never thought that he would experience so many bizarre events in just one year, nor did he expect that those major issues that left him helpless would be resolved so easily.