The sea is mysterious.
This is true even for wizards who seem to be in heaven and earth. Even compared to ordinary people, wizards with their own magical physiques will face an ocean that is very different from ordinary people once they enter the sea.
The mutual attraction between magic and magic will lead them to encounter those magical animals in the ocean. The probability of normal human beings encountering them while diving is not very high. But it is highly likely that wizards will encounter these dangerous and mysterious sea beasts.
To be honest, even Luke, who is very interested in magical animals, is not looking forward to encountering magical animals in the ocean during this trip.
Or……
"It's best not to have this happen, Professor..."
Luke lay on the railing, looking helplessly at the fire, telling him how many mysterious and magical creatures there were in the ocean, and even said the words "This is a virgin land that Newt has not explored in depth."
"Although I don't know why, wizards have such a low desire to explore the deep sea that they have never even heard of a decent deep-diving magic item." Luke had a trace of confusion on his face, but his attitude remained the same. Very firmly, "But we are on a Muggle ship now. This kind of ship can withstand wind and waves, but it really cannot withstand the destruction of those magical animals."
If it were a small boat, then the giant horse-shaped water monster living in the black lake would be enough to capsize the boat. The ship they are making now is certainly not a small ship. But the location they were in was no longer a small pool like the Black Lake. This is the sea! The black lake can give birth to a giant horse-shaped water monster. So what is the shape of the magical animal in the sea?
Luke couldn't even think about it. After all, according to the family's rumors and anecdotes. The Nordic Siren Kraken is not just a legend about human sailors... it is a real magical animal living in the deep sea of Northern Europe.
It has lived for many years. As for the specific number of years, Luke cannot tell, nor does he know whether it is one person or a group.
That ancestor didn't study it carefully either. He had just seen it.
The ocean is not just a mystery to Muggles. For wizards it is even more mysterious.
"I know Professor, you can take me out of here easily, but you can't take everyone on this ship out of here... That would be too troublesome, although you must be very skilled in using Forgetfulness. "
Luke had no doubts about Dumbledore's mastery of oblivion. Even leaving aside Dumbledore's own talent. Forgetting everything can be regarded as a spell commonly used by people like them who are not very honest. If the proficiency of this move is too low, he will not be able to deal with so many troubles alone.
Thinking of this, Luke suddenly thought of another thing...
"Professor," Luke suddenly looked at Dumbledore with a surprised expression, "Can I ask you a question?"
"What question do you want to ask and why are you being so polite to me?"
He didn't know what Luke was asking, but Luke's tone really aroused Dumbledore's interest.
You know, after getting to know him well, Luke loses the respect that a student should have for his teacher. He finally understood. This kid is indeed born to be rebellious. At least for existing authority figures like them, there are really not many people who can gain his respect.
Luke organized his language and then asked: "That's it...what do you think of the position of 'Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts'?"
He was really curious... what Dumbledore thought of this position. In the past many years, although the professors in this position changed every year. But there were not too many people who died and other than those who had major accidents.
It's only about 50%... Okay, that's enough of an exaggeration.
But you must know that after Harry entered school, in the past seven years, few Defense Against the Dark Arts professors... had a good ending. Let’s not even mention it, let’s talk about the previous Professor Quirrell. Did he want to invite Voldemort brought in by Professor Quirrell? Or was Professor Quirrell recruited because of Voldemort?
Judging from the timing, Luke thinks it should be the former.
In other words, Dumbledore's recruitment may not have been malicious at first. But after discovering something was wrong with Quirrell, there was indeed malicious intent.
What worries him even more is the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor...
Seeing Dumbledore's slightly complicated expression, he changed his question.
"Okay, if you don't want to ask this question, forget it. I'll ask another question..."
He looked at Dumbledore with burning eyes.
"What do you think of Gilderoy Lockhart?"
Gilderoy Lockhart, a Ravenclaw student who was slightly famous in school but had mixed reputations. He boasted that he would make a Philosopher's Stone before graduating, then captained England to the Quidditch World Cup, and finally became Britain's youngest Minister of Magic. These are the three most memorable ones he boasted during school.
Of course, from the current point of view, he has not accomplished any of them.
This is understandable. After all, not everyone can fulfill their childhood dreams.
If you can turn everything you boasted about with your parents into reality, then congratulations, you have really succeeded.
But even without completing these hides, Lockhart is now considered a prominent figure in the British wizarding world.
But...is Lockhart really unclear as the headmaster whether Lockhart is a pearl blocked by dust or a simple piece of waste?
Dumbledore looked at his suspicious eyes, and the complexity on his face finally turned into helplessness. He shook his head and said to Luke: "Luke, I am not omniscient, nor am I omnipotent."
Luke fell silent. What Dumbledore said was actually what he expected. After all, Dumbledore was not a god, and they all knew that. If Dumbledore is really a god, then he doesn't need to train Harry, nor does he need to care about the current Luke.
When he began to seriously train his successor and showed he was powerless about some things, it meant that Dumbledore was really old.
Dumbledore still cares about his students. Otherwise, he would not have chosen Remus Lupin, whom he trusted, as Lockhart's successor, and later, Mad-Eye Moody as professor.
These two were people he truly trusted. Are you saying that he really doesn’t want people in this position to be capable? of course not. But the ancient curse left by Voldemort left him unable to undo it.
No matter how careful he is, those professors will still have to face countless unexpected situations. These are things Dumbledore didn't want to happen. But it’s something that’s unavoidable.
Of course he wants his students to study well. He knew only too well the importance of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"From what you said, Lockhart seems to have a lot of problems?" Dumbledore looked at Luke and said seriously, "I can indeed see that there is something wrong with Lockhart's books. But after all, there is no evidence."
If he wants to investigate, he can indeed investigate. Those experiences were very real. Dumbledore, a well-informed man, could tell whether the stories were true or false.
And some of the stories seemed familiar to him. It seems to be the personal experience of some old friends back then. But when he contacted his old friends, the response he received was that there was no such thing.
This made him somewhat confused. But he couldn't figure it out, so he chose to recruit this student back. If you are really capable, that's a good thing. If you don't have the ability...
Luke shook his head and said: "There is no evidence. I have no one to look for. But the information I have is that the source of his stories may not be very clean."
He did not specifically investigate the evidence at the time.
Why should he compete with a clown like Lockhart when he has nothing to do?
And regarding this matter, he already has a very suitable candidate for investigation...
They will definitely agree! Of this, he was quite certain.
Just as the two were chatting happily, Luke, who was lying on the railing, suddenly felt the boat shaking. He didn't pay attention, because there were too many possibilities for a little tremor. If he becomes suspicious because of this matter, then Luke will really become a pessimist.
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Under the deep sea, directly under the boat, a large ball swimming out of various fish stayed here strangely. Those carnivorous fish stay with their prey without any dispute. They seemed so harmonious at this moment.
Inside this big ball, three figures were having a fierce quarrel.
These three figures have human upper bodies and fish lower bodies. It is the familiar mermaid. Among the three figures, the most eye-catching one is a female mermaid.
She has long black hair, which is decorated with various things such as shells and pearls. She has a beautiful face and a proud bust. And his lower body has a slender fish tail with graceful curves, covered with rose-red scales and glowing brightly.
But her face doesn't look good now. She looked at the male mermaid to her left who had a figure with jet black fish scales on his lower body.
"Ellos, why do we do it now!"
The male mermaid named Elos had a calm expression. He glanced at her and said, "If we deal with those two guys now, we can only die."
"Cowardly guy!" The female mermaid's expression became even more ugly. He roared angrily at the male mermaid.
The other male mermaid with a light blue tail and a slightly ordinary appearance consoled him: "Feisi, calm down. We all know very well that if the princess can't escape, then if we rush up, it's just a matter of time." Useless effort.”
Feisi glanced at the man fiercely, but did not say anything to refute.
The man looked at Ellos again, and asked seriously: "So, Ellos, when will our people arrive."
When he spoke, Ellos also calmed down the ugly expression on his face. He said seriously: "We sent a message as soon as we found the princess. The people sent should be a small team. In this case, they should still have half a day."
"Then we will find a way to hold this ship back as long as possible."
The man said seriously: "Cause as much trouble as possible for this ship..."
"The three of us can't do it."
Ellos interrupted mercilessly. He said with a serious face: "They are no longer the ships of the past. If we want to shake this ship, then we have to dispatch an army."
"Carson... times have changed. It is now difficult for us to fight against human ships without large sea beasts."
When he said this, Ellos's face was full of disappointment. I remember when he was still young, whenever a human ship passed by their waters, he would come and deliver food to them.
When a female mermaid shows up on the reef or jumps out of the water, the humans will quickly approach and then fall into the trap they have prepared in advance. And this can be done with only a small team of mermaids.
But it's different now. The power of human guns is greatly different from before. The scale armor that originally seemed indestructible in the face of scimitars and lead bullets no longer seemed so invincible. A small team is now unable to deal with a ship's sailors.
Even slightly larger fishing boats will not work...
Compared with the self-proclaimed wizards, they gradually understood the power of human beings through repeated confrontations with humans. So much so that now they rarely take the initiative to appear in front of humans.
They already know that compared to wizards, they were a weak race in the past. And now, compared to humans without magic power, they are already a weak race.
"The Deep Sea Empire is no longer as powerful as it used to be."
When Ellos said this, his eyes were filled with disappointment. But there was no way, he couldn't figure out how to change this situation.
This is not something he should think about.
"But even so, we can't just give up." The male mermaid said calmly.
"At least we have to go on the ship to see where the princess is. Just like you said, we can't let the team look for traces of the princess with great fanfare when the team comes. Otherwise, the other party may escape again. . Secondly, we are indeed unsafe."
Once caught by humans, their world will no longer be safe...
After repeated contact, they already have a basic understanding of human madness.
This is an increasingly crazy race. They seem to be getting crazier and crazier.
The Deep Sea Empire really doesn't want to have anything to do with this race.
It's better never to meet!
