Harry Potter and the Old Ones

Chapter 168 Merlin's Travel Diary

"After entering the grassland on the eastern border of the Timurid Empire, in order to reduce trouble, I had to turn into a goshawk and fly about two ticks in the direction of the fourth star of the Big Dipper, across a wilderness and a forest of stones Afterwards, I saw mountains undulating like green dragons from afar..."

"...I stopped at a human gathering place closest to the mountain range. There was a wilderness overgrown with weeds. There was only one tribe with no more than fifty people. I landed on the edge of the tribe, pretending to be someone from afar. Travelers, ask the herdsmen here if they have seen some merchants with strange long noses, turbans, thick robes and strange boots when they are grazing, they will use a fragrant bird's egg Exchange lamb, ore, or order some wool felt with strange patterns..."

"...Unfortunately, the herdsmen here have never seen the inhabitants of Leng, so I had to ask them about the whereabouts of other tribes, and exchanged some gold coins for some water and pickled mutton from them..."

"...I flew westward in the direction they instructed, and finally met the second tribe two days later. This tribe was slightly larger than the previous tribe, but I still didn't gain anything, and neither did they. Having seen the inhabitants of Leng I described, I had no choice but to continue westward..."

"Finally, when I visited the fourth tribe, the goddess of luck came to me—"

"...Maybe I should follow the current habit of British wizards and shout 'Merlin's beard!'..."

"...The herdsmen of this tribe don't seem very friendly. When I appeared on the edge of their tribe, they raised sheep forks and torches at me. Even the women and children in the tribe threw stones and sheep dung at me. It's like I'm some kind of demon..."

"...I suddenly realized how much my outfit at this moment resembles the inhabitants of Leng I described..."

"...except for the weird long nose and fragrant eggs, I am almost identical to the residents of Lengyuan..."

"...In order to reduce their vigilance, I had no choice but to take off the turban and mask, revealing my Timur-like face that had already been disguised by Transfiguration..."

"...The herdsmen seemed to have let down their guard a little bit, but they still didn't invite me to join their bonfire dinner. I had to stand in the wilderness, on the edge of the fire, and ask them if they had seen the inhabitants of Leng..."

"...The atmosphere seemed tense all of a sudden. The men and women held up the lamb forks, torches and sheep dung again..."

"...I had no choice but to take out a few gold coins and shiny gems, put them in a sheepskin bag, and then pushed them over..."

"...The man in the lead picked up the sheepskin bag, bit the gold coin with his teeth, looked at the gemstone under the firelight, discussed with the people around him, waved to me, and signaled me to follow him ..."

"...In the process of chatting with him, I learned that his name is Abdul Alimu, and he is the son of the chief of this tribe. They picked up a girl five days ago in the wilderness near the mountains in the east..."

"...that girl's name is Alina, and she is the most beautiful girl of the Ashaat tribe. We often exchange wool with the Ashaat tribe for salt..."

"...That day was the agreed day to exchange salt, but when we arrived at the location of the Ashaat tribe, we only saw Alina sitting in the middle of the empty tribe in a daze..."

"...all the felt huts and huts are intact, but they don't see a single person in the tribe except Alina..."

"...all herdsmen and livestock disappeared..."

"...Only Alina, who missed her meal while playing outside, stayed..."

"...The bonfire in the center of the tribe has been extinguished, and the food on it has been dried..."

"...the food and stores of the villagers are still in good condition in the barn..."

"...They went into the felt house to check again. There was no trace of turmoil here, and everything was in good condition. There were still a few bites of food in the houses of many families..."

"...It's like the people of the Ashaat tribe were eating lunch, suddenly put down the tableware and food in their hands, drove the livestock, and walked out of the village by unknown forces..."

"...Abdul Alimu said Alita saw the attacker..."

... She was late for fun and hid behind a huge rock, and saw a tall and ugly devil-like creature walking in the front wearing the suit I just described..."

"...Alina's parents, brothers, clansmen, and livestock followed behind the demon like puppets with dull eyes, and the air was filled with an unbearable stench..."

"...I know, I found what I was looking for..."

"...that must be the inhabitants of Leng and their masters, the moon beasts..."

"...I saw that girl, Alina, I saw that picture from her memory, that picture that made her fall into an eternal nightmare..."

Having said that, Gilderoy Lockhart turned the parchment over, then picked up the teacup on his desk, took a sip of water, and continued to read:

"... I found the empty tribe based on the girl's memory..."

"...Without the care of the herdsmen, this former human gathering place will soon become ruins. I believe that if I come a few days later, the place will definitely be occupied by barren sand and weeds, and the traces of human activities will be completely destroyed. disappear……"

"...I used the tracing spell to restore the footprints of the herdsmen of the Ashaat tribe and all the traces left on the wilderness when they walked..."

"...I followed the footprints and traces all the way to the east, and it took me three days to come to a forest covered with green pines. From there, the footprints of the herdsmen of the Ashaat tribe set foot on a narrow path up the mountain... "

"...I followed the footprints up the mountain..."

"...After walking for another day, I have already entered a mountainside area of ​​ice and snow..."

"...after going around a huge rock protruding like a unicorn's horn..."

"...I saw a narrow, vertical cave..."

"...all the footprints disappeared in front of this cave."

"Ghidro Lockhart" put down the parchment in his hand and pushed it to the archaeologist Judy Wilson sitting opposite.

"A very wonderful story." Judy Wilson said, and after taking the parchment, he looked at it carefully——

"This should be part of the fantasy travel notes of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries..." Judy said, "Fantasy novels of that era were really rare... No, this should be the first non-religious mythology fantasy novel in Britain... Do you want us to study the development and background of British fantasy fiction during the Timurid Empire?"

"No, I hope you can use your knowledge of geography, archaeology and computers to help me find that cave based on the information on this piece of paper—" Tierra said.

? ? ? ——

At that moment, Tierra saw three big question marks popping up in everyone's mind——

"Excuse me?"

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