From Azkaban

Today's meditation session has come to an end. Locke no longer does daily meditation because the benefits of daily meditation are too low compared to using Dementors. It would be better to use that energy to do other things.

So now Locke will use the next time to refine the magic he knows and start analyzing the levitation spell.

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Azkaban is dark and the concept of time has become very vague, but as Locke becomes stronger in all aspects, his judgment of the passage of time becomes more and more accurate.

But how can I put it? Once a person gets busy, time will be like the balance in his WeChat wallet. Before you even feel it, a lot of time has already gone.

When Locke, who was obsessed with magic and becoming stronger, quit his busy state, he found that twenty-three days had passed.

"Time flies by so fast. Without the reminders of sunrise and sunset, I can't develop a sensitive sense of time. This vague and empty feeling in time is okay in the short term, but if it lasts a little longer, the mental torture it brings is no worse than that of the Dementors."

After simply confirming the time point, Locke smacked his lips and muttered to himself while maintaining the advanced state of the newly developed Iron Armor Spell.

If the torture brought by Dementors is intermittent and one may get used to it after a long time, then this sense of time emptiness is constant and will increase little by little as time goes by until it drives a person completely crazy.

This sense of the void of time, coupled with the cell environment of Azkaban and the daily absorption of Dementors, to be honest, Locke was a little impressed by those Death Eaters. They could be said to be tough enough to resist for so many years.

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Back to Locke, in the past twenty-three days, he has refined all the magic that his predecessor knew and achieved very good results.

Thanks to his strong foundation and magical power that far exceeds that of ordinary wizards, the magic in the hands of his predecessor was mediocre, but in Locke's hands it became much stronger.

To give the simplest example, the comparison between the predecessor and Locke is like the difference between the Great Fire Annihilation used by an ordinary supporting ninja in Naruto and the Great Fire Annihilation used by Uchiha Madara, and the gap may even be even greater.

The second is Transfiguration. Locke has made some progress in this area, but not much. (It is mainly due to the improvement of visualization and the numerical enhancement brought by the strengthening of the body)

As for the study of the weather spell and the analysis of the levitation spell, first of all, the levitation spell is still under research and there has not been much progress. The biggest reason is that Locke has no foundation in this and basically relies on Locke's own thinking and tinkering, so the progress is slow.

After so much research, Locke himself discovered that the most difficult part of his learning and studying of these magics seemed to be the process from zero to one.

As long as they can complete the process from zero to one, there will be no more obstacles to the subsequent progress, so Locke is not in a hurry now and can just take his time to analyze and study the floating spell.

Next was the weather spell. This magic covered a wide range of areas, but Locke didn't find it difficult to learn.

But because he is still in Azkaban and has no place to practice what he has learned, he is not sure how well he has learned.

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"In the past twenty-three days, my magic power has nearly tripled compared to the standard twenty-three days ago, and my control over magic power has also increased a lot. In addition, the strengthening of my body has also made the mobilization of magic power extremely sensitive. I have achieved the state where my magic power goes wherever my thoughts go."

Locke lowered his head slightly and reviewed his growth over the past twenty-three days. At this moment, around him, six huge silver-white round shields, almost as tall as Locke, were floating and slowly rotating around him.

"As for the Iron Armor Spell, there are three advanced states that should be enough to deal with various situations."

Looking up at the round shield that was constantly rotating around him, Locke smiled slightly.

This is one of the advanced versions of the Iron Armor Spell he developed. It uses six round shields to protect the body. The six shields seem independent but are actually one. Attacking one is equivalent to attacking six, and the attack will be evenly distributed on each shield.

As for the seemingly unprotected gaps between each shield, they are actually fake. The six shields form an integrated whole. Not to mention those gaps, even Locke's head and feet without a shield are within the protection range.

In addition to passive defense, the six shields' constant rotation is not just for show.

All attacks that hit the Iron Armor Curse, as long as they do not exceed the upper limit of the shield's defense, will be deflected and redirected as the shield rotates, and transferred to any direction around him as Locke wishes, using the principle of Tai Chi to use the opponent's force to counter attack.

And this is just one direction of Locke's advanced development of the Iron Armor Spell. In addition to this direction, he has also developed two other advanced usage methods to deal with more situations.

The first direction was named Barrier by Locke, and the effect is just as the name suggests. It uses the Armor Spell to build a defensive barrier of any size you want to protect your allies. This advanced defense has the strongest power, and Locke can leave after casting it without having to worry about it. It will continue to protect the people inside until the magic power left by Locke is exhausted, but its disadvantage is also obvious, it cannot move, so it is called a barrier.

The second direction is just the opposite of this. Locke named it the Flying Shield. As the name suggests, it is a shield that can be manipulated by Locke to move its position at will. This was developed by Locke to address possible rescue problems.

The last one is what Locke is maintaining now. It acts on himself. Locke named it the Round Table, taking the name from the round table of the King of Food, hoping that this round table can be as indestructible as that round table.

"Let's stop here for now. After so many days, I have almost learned all the knowledge left by my predecessor. The rest will take time to digest, so it's time to dig for the treasures in the heads of those Death Eaters."

The round table was dispersed, the cell door was turned into a curtain, and Locke walked into the cell.

"I hope those guys can cooperate a little, otherwise I will have to resort to some violent means."

Volume 1: Chapter 15 begins~

"The condition of these seven guys is getting worse and worse, which is not a good thing."

Locke walked out of the cell and took a look inside the cells of the other seven guys on his floor. His increasingly powerful perception as his strength increased allowed him to inexplicably understand the general situation of the people inside.

How to put it, it's similar to the perception of soul and magic. In Locke's perception, the activity of the souls and magic of the seven people in the cell was much weaker than when he saw them on the first day.

The most serious ones were the five people who had obviously looked a little neurotic before, while the other two were in better condition.

Judging from Locke's long experience of confronting Dementors head-on and soberly, given the condition of these seven guys, they will probably only last another month at most, and at least two of the five seriously ill ones will have to die.

"It seems that we have to continue to develop the lower levels. As my body gradually becomes stronger, the original amount of food is not enough."

Turning his eyes away from the seven people, Locke walked past the seven people's cells and went up the stairs, thinking that he would go down to see how many prisoners there were on the lower floor.

On the top floor of Azkaban, the Death Eaters who were resting in the cells suddenly opened their eyes, stood up swiftly and walked to the cell doors because of the familiar footsteps.

"It's not even time for food distribution yet, could it be today?!"

All the Death Eaters stood in front of their cell doors, looking towards the stairs, with the same thought in their minds.

During the twenty-three days, the Death Eaters who had been hoping every day that they would be chosen by Locke and escape from Azkaban were becoming extremely anxious.

But no matter how anxious or impatient they were, none of them dared to show it. They could only suppress it in their hearts because Locke had never expressed his opinion.

During these twenty-three days, Locke had been acting very leisurely and not looking anxious at all, which made the Death Eaters who guessed that Locke would start selecting soon even more nervous.

For the Death Eaters who believed that Locke was here to select his subordinates, it was obvious that Locke was observing and testing them.

Feeling great pressure, the Death Eaters began to imagine that Locke spent so much time observing, proving that his selection criteria must be very high, which undoubtedly made the Death Eaters even more nervous and anxious.

In such a tense and anxious situation, all the Death Eaters dared not behave recklessly and behaved very well by cooperating with Locke every day.

After all, when you can't figure out the personality and thoughts of your superiors, doing less will do nothing but won't make any mistakes either. The Death Eaters understand this all too well.

However, the twenty-three-day period still made all the Death Eaters increasingly nervous and anxious. After all, during such a long period of time, no one knew what the situation would be like, and everyone would wonder from time to time whether they would be chosen.

Therefore, the Death Eaters were in a very tormented and irritable mood all the time, wondering every moment whether they would be chosen. While they were looking forward to being chosen, they were also afraid and worried that they would be eliminated, and could only stay in this hell and watch others leave.

How does the saying go? My own failure is painful, but my friend’s success makes me even more worried.

It can be said that these twenty-three days have almost worn out the morale of all the Death Eaters.

So when they heard the familiar footsteps outside the food distribution time, all the Death Eaters' hearts were lifted up, and they couldn't help but wonder whether Locke was going to announce the list.

Due to excessive tension, many Death Eaters clenched their hands, their palms and foreheads were sweating, and their breathing became slightly heavy.

"It feels like these guys are going crazy. What a terrible guy. He didn't do anything, didn't even say anything, but let these Death Eaters become like this."

Seeing the reactions of the Death Eaters, Sirius was secretly shocked. He was terrified by Locke's means of manipulating people's hearts, and at the same time he felt that these Death Eaters were very pitiful.

These guys have been completely seen through by that person, who has grasped their weaknesses and is playing with them at will.

"What a pathetic bunch of people, they live their whole lives under the control of others."

Thinking this in his mind, Sirius also cast his gaze towards the stairs. He was the lucky one who was chosen from the very beginning, so naturally he could not be an exception.

"Looks like today is the day. Just wait. You will not succeed. As soon as I get out, I will contact Dumbledore and pass on the information."

Sirius originally planned to escape from prison by himself, but later he changed his mind and thought why should he go through the effort himself? Anyway, he had been chosen, so he could just use the other party's hand to escape and then pass on the information.

This is also the reason why Sirius is so sociable at this time. In his opinion, everything is still under his control.

As long as he managed to get out, Sirius would have a good chance of escaping because he was an illegal Animagus and no one knew about his ability except the other three members of the foursome.

When the Death Eaters and Sirius started to move, Bella, who had been hiding in the corner, also walked to the cell door.

Like other Death Eaters, she felt that today would be the day for Locke to announce the chosen one.

Locke had been observing for so many days. Although Bella couldn't see how Locke observed, she felt that the person would not choose too many people.

So she had to watch and see which betrayers were selected and which betrayers were eliminated.

She who was chosen will remember it, and when her master returns in the future, she will tell everyone without missing a single one.

Those who are eliminated will naturally receive her ridicule and sarcasm. Bella is already imagining such a scene in her mind.

Bella couldn't help but feel excited when she thought about how those guys dropped everything to please them but got nothing in the end. That must be a desperate situation and she couldn't wait to enjoy it.

Just like that, under the expectant gazes of all the Death Eaters and Sirius, Locke's figure slowly walked into the aisle and appeared in front of everyone.

The world-weary smile is like a big skirt, just like an umbrella and ride on it.

Locke stood in the aisle. He was not surprised by the Death Eaters' welcoming him. They had been doing this for the past twenty-three days.

After casually glancing left and right, then looking at the narrow aisle, Locke spoke under the expectant gazes of the Death Eaters.

"Does anyone among you know the traceless extension spell?"

Locke's voice echoed in the corridor, and the Death Eaters who heard it were all stunned.

But it didn't last too long, someone soon reacted.

"I, I can! My Lord, I can!"

A Death Eater spoke with a very excited expression, reaching out to grab the bars of the cell door in front of him while speaking.

Just after he spoke, the remaining Death Eaters who reacted all clenched their fists in annoyance, looking as if they had lost their minds.

In their view, it was obvious that Locke had started to pick people, and the guy who responded became the chosen one.

"Great, what about the others? Anyone else who can do it?"

Locke didn't expect that someone would be so cooperative. He nodded with satisfaction and then looked at other people.

As for learning, the more the better, of course. One more person's thoughts can also lead to more understanding.

As for why Locke chose the Traceless Stretching Spell as the first magic to learn, it was naturally because this magic would be useful soon.

Volume 1: Chapter 16 Sirius: Allow me to be proud for a moment

The Death Eaters didn't expect Locke to need more people, and several of them grabbed the cell door and rushed to speak.

"My Lord! I can!"

"I can, too, sir!"

"Look at me, sir. I use the traceless stretching spell very well!"

Seeing this, the remaining Death Eaters who didn't know how to cast the Traceless Extension Charm all looked at Locke with eager eyes, hoping that he could say another spell.

Many of them were silently talking about the Dark Arts in their hearts. Since they were selecting subordinates, they definitely needed to be able to use the Dark Arts, and the Dark Arts were exactly what the Death Eaters were good at.

"Very good, then come out."

But Locke did not continue as they expected. After making sure that no one else could cast the Traceless Stretching Spell, he raised his hand slightly, turned the prison door that the five people who made the noise were holding into a door curtain, and uncuffed the five people's hands and feet.

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Seeing this, the five people who were selected all showed excitement, their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably, and they took slow steps only after they confirmed that they could really walk out of the cell.

The five people who walked out of the cell looked at each other, then turned their heads to look behind them. Gradually, the corners of their mouths began to rise, and tears flowed from the corners of their eyes.

The remaining Death Eaters in the cell saw this scene, their back teeth were almost broken, and they regretted why they didn't learn the traceless extension spell before.

"Okay, don't get excited, hold back your tears, and come and sit down."

Locke conjured up a long table in front of him and six chairs around the table. Because the aisle was narrow, the table was also long and thin.

"Okay, sir, we lost our composure."

After hearing Locke's words, the five Death Eaters quickly adjusted their mentality, lowered their heads slightly, bent their bodies, and walked forward with a submissive look on their faces to pull out the chair that Locke had conjured up.

"grown ups"

Before sitting down, all the Death Eaters bowed their heads slightly to show respect. Only after seeing Locke nod again did they dare to sit down. Even after sitting down, the five of them only had their butts touching half of the chairs.

"It seems that these Death Eaters have lost their pride as pure-bloods after living in Azkaban for so many years. However, such cooperation is beyond my expectation."

World-weary

Locke watched the actions and expressions of the five people. Before coming, he had thought that these Death Eaters might not cooperate. After all, the knowledge in their heads was all the foundation of pure-bloods. But now it seems that he was obviously overthinking.

Speaking of pure blood, Locke's predecessor was also a pure blood, but not from a big family, just from a wizard family. Of course, he also had some connections with other families.

Locke's sight was not concealed at all, so the five people who were highly concentrated could feel Locke's sight very clearly.

The five people thought Locke was examining them, so they all straightened their backs and raised their heads at the same time.

At this time, the five people also began to imagine. They thought that Locke letting them take the seat meant that they had obtained a seat as a follower, but the current situation showed that Locke's test was not over yet.

Thinking of this, the five of them all became fully alert and prepared to deal with Locke's next test.

"What exactly is this guy's selection criteria? Why is it the Traceless Stretching Spell? Shouldn't it be dark magic?"

"But now these five people should not be considered to have been selected. They should just have been given a chance."