Chapter 154 People’s Heart
Chapter 154
Durmstrang, who had been waiting for a long time, finally opened a small entrance in the misty morning. School has just started, but there is not a trace of freshness anywhere on the campus. There was no hustle and bustle in the winding corridors, let alone the occasional sparks when magic collided. Occasionally a figure flashed across the corridor, each step seemed to be measured with a ruler. It's more like the clothes were copied and pasted in pairs.
A group of half-grown children were busy at the edge of the castle, wiping the wall tiles that were almost as smooth and bright as mirrors, cleaning up non-existent stains on the corridor floor, and eradicating sparse weeds. Every move they make seems to be carved on the same production line, and every movement is perfectly enclosed within a limited frame.
The only thing without limits is their eyes. Pairs of eyes, big or small, with different colors, possessing strangely consistent greed and desire. They stare or look up at the half-opened classrooms and figures in robes passing by in the corridors. .
Greed, desire, dreams, and desires are not only not forbidden, but are instead spread in words and engraved in actions. After looking back, everyone unanimously restricted their behavior and then restricted it, trying to fit in the upper limit of the framework, in exchange for the key to enter the beautiful world.
They can't communicate with each other. After all, the keys are limited. Under the temptation of the door to the new world, they are all enemies.
Mu Yu stood at the highest point, tapping the railing leisurely, waiting for the new chess game to begin.
Compared with Hogwarts, this square castle with only four floors was shabby and shabby. But she was always rejected by Hogwarts. That ancient school was filled with the atmosphere of others, indicating that it was always the territory of others.
She wants to create her own territory.
Not only did the fog show no tendency to dissipate, it became increasingly dense. There were constant sounds of footsteps coming from behind. The visitor walked around the four floors and finally arrived at the end of the trip.
The show is about to begin.
She stared intently at the hazy fog below without turning around. The visitor also did not expect that the man behind the scenes who was thinking about him looked so thin and vulnerable. If the snake on the ground was not too ferocious, the scene in front of me would be ordinary. It would look like a lazy student who sneaked to the top of the castle in the early morning and was in a daze, as if he could push her down with a little hand.
As soon as this idea appeared, everyone immediately killed it. The Ministers of Magic, who were majestic and eloquent in their own countries, felt as if a cloud of dust had been stuffed into their throats, speechless.
The fog outside is becoming more and more turbid, and it is not at all as light and misty as usual. Before, you could still see the outline of the distant mountains, but now the fog is rising everywhere, making it difficult to see anything. The small space on the top floor seems to be isolated, which not only fails to give people a sense of security, but also aggravates their uneasiness.
"You brought Muggle children in and asked them to serve wizards... It's such a violation of human rights... It's simply a disregard for human ethics..."
After a while, the Brazilian Minister of Magic was the first to speak tremblingly, stammering It is not difficult to infer from his tone that the sights he encountered along the way cast a considerable shadow on him.
"From the moment they come in, it proves that they have the opportunity to come into contact with power and are no longer Muggle children. As for human rights," Mu Yu was still looking at the fog, his fingers kept tapping the railings to make a silent rhythm, "Hogwarts still has Hire a squib and let a squib look at the magic that he can't get at all. Instead of talking about equal care with them, you talk to me about human rights." She
didn't give them a chance to argue, and tilted her head and continued to look. Looking at the accumulated thick fog: "The peaceful visit you are talking about to discuss plans is to argue with me about Durmstrang's school philosophy. Of course, if you are curious about this aspect, we have dedicated people who can contact you Transferring experience can even help you build a Durmstrang in your own country."
She chuckled and said, "It seems to be a good idea."
She acted so unscrupulously that she had no intention of negotiating at all. Not to mention today's mysterious and fanatical new situation. All the ministers who came suddenly had a bad premonition.
"We..." The German Minister of Magic was about to speak, but a sound that broke through the air completely interrupted his unfinished words. A golden beam of light shot straight towards the top of the castle in the gray mist. The force of the thunder made people's ears ring.
Before the others could react, the thick fog lingering in the castle seemed to have aura. It enveloped the golden light for a moment, and fell on the wall behind it with a tinkling sound, making a trembling sound.
It was a golden arrow.
The fog hadn't dissipated yet, but explosions and roars came from it one after another. The colorful lights alternated with the gray and black fog, burying the roars and screams. Those who are careful will find that the changes in the fog are very regular, and a battlefield is drawn in a tight circle.
There were one or two people at the top who didn't want to take advantage of the troubled waters, but as soon as they pulled out their wands, they were surrounded by people. The ordinary ceiling was filled with silver brilliance in the dim sky, and it was clearly covered with magic arrays.
This is completely a carefully set game on one's own territory. They were desperately trying to get inside before.
Mu Yu only swept the tip of the arrow that was still trembling. He raised his hand and the mist instantly turned into a hook. Using the wand as a guide, a person was drawn out of the thick mist. When he was thrown to the ground, the man knew he couldn't escape, so he took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into his throat.
This group of people must have made a death wish before setting off.
Mu Yu didn't give him this chance. He grabbed his throat and lifted him up against the wall. With a backhand pull, the arrow that penetrated the wall was pulled out. She nailed it casually, and the arrow was inserted into the man's shoulder again.
"You are insidious and shameless!" Even the severe pain could not withstand the man's anger, and he still had the strength to shout, "I will never tell you anything!"
He could no longer speak. The dagger thrown to the ground accurately penetrated into the other shoulder, pinning him firmly to the wall.
The battle continues below.
Mu Yu did not worry about the answer hidden in this man's head. Instead, she explained to the others in a gentle voice: "Our neighbors are not really good. They always want to take advantage of others." She admired the look in those eyes. Struggling and resenting, she was never in a hurry when it came to exploring the brain, "If you are curious, you can try it. After all, I don't have that much time to talk to you one by one."
The smell of blood mixed with the early morning fog drifted into the top floor.
While being pointed at by the wand, and facing the Shura field in front of her head-on, who would be willing to answer the question at this time, not to mention where she got the ability to gather a large team. This is completely different from the previous information.
Mu Yu didn't give these people time to think, and gathered up the heavy cloak wrapped around her body: "Enter the ministers well, and draft the regulations on friendly exchanges for the ministers to review."
She was completely informing, not soliciting opinions. After saying that, he didn’t even look at the people with different expressions, and stared intently into the eyes of the person nailed to the wall: "Peace or war, you can choose either way."
"Senior sister, go back, I will ask you later . Negotiating a truce treaty with Shen..."
Shen Qitong stood on the highest building in the capital and looked into the distance. This old capital city has gone through several wars for thousands of years. Recently, many wars, sieges again and again, and even the collision of spells have only added new spots on the city wall. The city wall only focused on adding historical rings, leaving all the reorganization and the aftermath of the war to the city.
There were ruins everywhere as far as the eye could see, and the buildings she saw were either missing a corner or had half of them collapsed by the explosion. The place where she was standing was considered the most intact place. The miserable and dim street lights at night could not fully illuminate the pitted and charred ground, but instead illuminated the figures struggling to walk through the rubble.
Without the obstruction of buildings, the benefit of having an unobstructed view of the plain is greatly realized. Five-colored lights about a dozen miles away illuminated half of the night sky, and the melancholy sound spread through the dead silence all around. Since the incident, countless new laws have been revised, but there has never been a stipulation that entertainment is truly prohibited. On the contrary, with the tacit approval from above, entertainment is allowed as much as possible even during wars.
The two sides are only a dozen miles apart from each other, but they seem to be in two different worlds. The endless buzzing music and the ever-changing lights attract and confuse the people in the city again and again, gnawing at the originally firm beliefs.
The ceasefire has ceased, but the war continues.
"Stop looking, senior sister." Another person on the high building was still advising Shen Qitong, with admiration in his eyes. The fact that she was able to hold the capital was all because she took the lead, boosting morale over and over again and explaining what the right path and freedom were. Otherwise, the number of people who would just escape quietly would be doubled.
Shen Qitong didn't move much, but looked away from the distance and towards the face looking up at her. This junior sister, who is two years younger than her, has not lost her childishness, her eyes are full of light, and it seems that she is not born to worry about the future.
In the end, except for some adult students and teachers, only this group of enthusiastic teenagers remained as the backbone of the war.
"Aren't you afraid?" She asked the girl in front of her gently without moving.
"As long as the righteous way in this world still exists, even if you are temporarily deceived, there is nothing to be afraid of." The answer did not surprise her. The girl's crisp voice said such words without any violation, "This time we can They fought back for more than ten miles, forcing them to negotiate a truce agreement, so that there could be a second and third time. The world is not so degenerate and hopeless. "
The best strategy is to pursue the victory in one go, but they can't waste it. " get up. Even if they consume energy, they cannot ignore the tens of millions of lives in the city. Otherwise, they would be no more than a hundred steps away from those people.
The light in her eyes was so bright that she almost couldn't bear to destroy the strong expectations in them: "Even if the world is hopeless, we still have to be saved and guarded. The rescue and guarding is not for the present." She ignored the other party's confused look, "But still Don't worry about Shen Xu, Shen Xu is Shen Xu, I have nothing to do with him. "
She can defend the city, but she can't defend the hearts of the people.
"Sooner or later you will destroy yourself and dig your own grave! I can't see that day, but someone can always see it!" When they saw the castle sleeping peacefully in the light halo in the distance, the people who were being carried along shed tears, regardless of He cursed recklessly. Having been tortured by the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse and Legilimency for so many days, this man has long been no different from a skeleton. At this time, he was very angry when he cursed people. His limited English proficiency allowed him to articulate only the first two sentences. The rest fell into Mu Yu's ears as a series of meaningless syllables.
She stared intently at Kodos Dorez. Standing on a high ground, she could clearly see every brick wall and roof of the castle. A gust of wind blew by. Even though summer was coming to an end, the wind in the far north was still biting, persistently filling every inch of my bones with chill.
Only the castle in front of us, which looks very much like Hogwarts, stands peacefully in the wind. The howling wind is the cradle weaving for the castle, and the outer halo is like the gentle sound of a person sleeping. breathe. She once traveled through it, dreaming one dream after another, but now she can hardly remember all the details in the castle. The silvery armor in the dark night, the green lake outside the lounge window, and the administrators patrolling day and night, these memories that were either vivid or indifferent are more like dreams.
She stroked the huge weapon beside her, and the extremely destructive power attached to it pulled her out of the dream that appeared inexplicably. No one noticed that the memories flooded her mind in just a few seconds.
"No one reported to their Ministry of Magic," she asked the person standing next to her. He said he was standing nearby, but actually he took several steps back.
"In order to deal with us, they deployed most of their forces, and the Ministry of Magic was controlled by us without much resistance, Master." Since the incident in Norway, the people in Northern Europe have been more respectful to her.
Mu Yu looked at his pocket watch, waited for the second hand to complete another circle and Nagini roared impatiently, then calmly ordered: "Send the minister on his way."
A green light flashed, and the man who kept cursing fell silent. .
The cold wind hunted, and this castle and all the memories turned into a territory that needed to be conquered. Standing on the high ground, this territory was like a toy that was held in the hand and played with at will.
She comforted Nagini and curled her lips: "Let's get started."
There was a boom, and the halo surrounding the castle trembled like ripples. The people next to her twisted their hands together uneasily, but she still had time to comfort her: "The essence of Obscurus will not be so useless."
There was another roar, and this time the halo could no longer hold up. It shook violently and cracked rapidly visible to the naked eye. Finally, a wisp of ethereal golden color dispersed in the air. , torn to pieces by the strong wind.
"I thought how long Kodosdorez's protective magic would last," she played with her nails, waved her hand, and suddenly raised her voice, "Capture this castle, and all the wealth and treasures you encounter along the way will belong to you. "
The artillery fire continued, destroying the castle that had stood for countless years, driving out the people inside like ants. The firelight illuminated the dark human figures behind her that looked like dead people before. Before, their sense of presence was not as strong as the strong wind blowing across the highlands, but as soon as the last sentence fell, a pair of eyes suddenly burst out with light, and burned into fanatical faith in the dazzling flames.
The crowd silently poured down the slope towards the castle, and multiple black fogs also swirled and swooped towards the castle. Apart from the unbridled laughter bursting out from these black fogs, the whole scene was like a mime shown in the middle of the night. What do you think? How appalling.
Screams and roars were heard along with the blown rubble. To everyone in the castle, tonight's attack was caught off guard. Many people didn't even have time to pick up their wands and chant the spell before the rubble and rubble turned into dust. Those who were lucky enough to escape in a hurry were lost in the menacing crowd before they could rejoice in their survival and understand the situation.
It is pitiful to say that an ancient magic school was torn apart in such a raid. The fierce and intensive offensive did not even give them time to summon the secret guardian force.
The strong wind no longer surrounds the cradle of the school. The howling wind became a reminder of death. Another home where people can sleep peacefully is about to be converted into her ranch. She stood firmly in the wind and looked at the Shura Hell that was formed in an instant. She was neither excited nor happy.
The feeling of being in control of everything was always what she enjoyed most, without any unnecessary excitement.
"If they resist to the end and are unwilling to negotiate..." Every time there was an explosion, the people standing around her felt distressed, but they did not dare to go any further because of her, "The ruins of Kodos Dorez The benefits for us will be greatly halved."
Mu Yu waved his magic wand, and the resistance that had been finally organized suddenly changed into a one-sided struggle.
"I remember their current principal is of mixed race," she asked a seemingly unrelated question.
"Yes."
The hands on the pocket watch passed a few more times, and an owl flew by leisurely and dropped a letter. Under the cover of darkness and war, he didn't attract any undue attention. However, when I opened the letter and took a first look at it, joy filled my brows: "The Muggle leader has made it known that he is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic..."
The time was exactly as expected by Barty Crouch Jr.
Mu Yu stopped his unfinished words and raised his hand, a bright red light exploded above his head. Compared to the flames of war in the castle at this time, this light was as small as the glimmer of a firefly. However, when I first heard this extremely small sound, all attacks seemed to have pressed the stop button.
"Resistance is meaningless. The Muggles in your country have decided to join a new order. Stubbornly resisting and sticking to the rules will go against the world trend. Whether it is weapons or numbers, we are far superior to you." A cold and soft voice ran through the entire campus, and the language The communication spell ensured that everyone could accurately understand the meaning of the words, "I will give you one hour to heal the injured, bury the dead, and seek negotiations."
Nagini seemed to be stimulated by the smell of flesh and blood, and hissed at his feet in protest, Wanting to break through the magic circle protecting it. Mu Yu simply picked it up in his hand and stroked it gently: "Any attempt to contact foreign aid or quietly transfer students will be directly regarded as invalid negotiations. If we cannot reach an agreement in an hour, the war will continue. This time, I will not attack my subordinates Any restraint."
The screams, roars, and cries gradually disappeared in the sound of the wind. The desolate wind was mixed with sobs, and the sky in the distance quickly merged with the sporadic burning firelight. The smell of burnt and blood tainted the sparse morning air. She seemed to be independent of crime and blood, not even stained by dust. She lowered her
head and coaxed the restless Nagini: "You will scare the guests. Be good, otherwise you won't get anything to eat."
The snake gradually lowered its body obediently while being comforted, lying on her shoulder and spitting messages to the visitors who were being closely monitored, which made the scene in front of her even more ghostly.
She peeled the snake off her body without looking back: "Show the principal the terms of the contract, Anders." As soon as he heard the order, Anders, who had been waiting with her, immediately stuffed a roll of parchment into Kodo. In front of Principal Storiz, "Just sign if there's no problem."
It's more of a negotiation than a unilateral notice.
The raid happened so quickly that no one thought that with Northern Europe suffering heavy losses and the situation in Western Europe unclear, they would not be able to stabilize the British Ministry of Magic. Instead, they organized a team to detour to Eastern Europe and beat Kodos Dorez without any resistance. force.
Weapons, where did they get the weapons?
Principal Kodosdorez is still full of doubts and fear. However, the pressing situation did not allow him to think more. He stood a few steps away, reluctant to look at the contract in his hand.
"It's useless to kill me," Mu Yu suggested softly, "Kill me and they will fight tooth and nail." What
those people worshiped was clearly their own selfish desires. After destroying the symbol of selfish desires and cutting off the path to pursue desires, how could
she not try her best? Her tone was full of sarcasm.
Principal Kodosdorez took a deep breath and waited for a while before tearing off the parchment in his hand. As soon as he read the first line, he sneered: "Compulsory enrollment at a young age, ideological education, magic behind, you want to put the science behind Dostorez has become like Durmstrang, the cradle of cultivating your followers."
Mu Yu seemed unable to hear his disdain and anger: "Anders will help you very much in this regard. Experience, today's Durmstrang is built by him, don't worry."
"Absolutely impossible! We will defend our school even if we shed the last drop of blood!"
"Papa", she turned around, Looking directly at the principal, who was still in the prime of middle age, she clapped her hands twice: "The spirit is commendable and touching." No matter what, she did not get angry, and kindly reminded, "You have twenty minutes left.
" Ignoring Anders's obstruction, he took two steps forward, but the pleasant tone always had a negative energy that could not be overcome: "There are still twenty minutes left, and I can let my people do whatever they want. There are still many Kodos Dorez." The little wizards who don’t understand what faith is will be tragically buried with your spirit of sacrifice; in twenty minutes, this ancient school will suffer more serious damage; in twenty minutes, the world will be shattered. Home."
Principal Kodosdorez's expression of anger only made her smile more cheerfully: "You understand this, so you stand in front of me," before she would slightly conceal her sarcasm, There is no pretending to be sarcastic now, "It was Dumbledore who encouraged you to rebel and fight against the trend of the times. Let me think about it, he told you that your own beliefs are more important than anything else, and you should not fall into the trap of oppression. Or, your background Your Muggle father's firm belief in the old country is also the source of your toughness."
"You are not qualified to mention Dumbledore, let alone my father. Although he does not know magic, he is far braver and greater than you... "
The people around him obviously couldn't accept that he ranked Muggles above wizards. It was Mu Yu who raised his hand to stop several spells that were about to be thrown at him: "Yes, yes, he is firmly loyal to a country that is falling apart. Dumbledore, stubbornly asked you to stick to your useless beliefs when your hearts were completely lost, and sacrifice your lives for it." She laughed softly, "Muggles are willing to gain power, and wizards are willing to gain status. What are you guarding and for whom are you asking for your life?"
"That's your shamelessness! You set a trap despicably..."
The crying and sobbing below failed to calm down with the passage of time. Infinitely elongated.
"Fifteen minutes." She tapped the clock.
"We would rather die fighting than surrender."
The miserable cries of a child were crushed by the wind and carried to the hills.
"Five minutes," she turned to Anders and told them, "then let them start from the lower grades."
The only sound left on the high ground was the ticking of pocket watches, which sounded like the sound of blades clashing.
Principal Kodosdorez closed his eyes and made a sound that sounded like he was stepping on a knife and said, "Okay, I'll sign."
There was still one turn left on the minute hand.
He took out his wand tremblingly, almost losing his grip on the paper, but Mu Yu stepped forward to help him steady without hesitation, not worrying at all that he would make more moves. Seeing the dejected look of the principal, she still smiled and said: "You will find out how wise it is to know the current affairs."
After the crooked name was printed on it, the parchment automatically turned into dots of brilliance and disappeared, and Kodo Principal Storiz's hands were still trembling, but he still looked at her coldly, not at all humbled by the extreme disadvantage he was in: "You can't understand what we stand for," he straightened his back, even though he was hurt Despite the pressure of others, his character remains the same, "The world has changed, and the royal family and nobles who were as domineering as the stars and the moon hundreds of years ago are still turned into loess. At the beginning, they also claimed that gods descended to earth and were the sons of heaven."
The more he behaved like this, the more funny Mu Yu found it. . They all seemed to think that the eternity she pursued was eternal and endless: "What on earth gave you the illusion that this is eternity in my eyes?" She sighed softly, as if she felt that talking more was useless, and waved her hands in boredom. , "Take the principal down."
Anders did not leave with Principal Kodosdorez. It seemed that he had something to say just now, but he could never find the chance: "Just now news came from Northern Europe, Booth Barton announced that he is willing to cooperate with Durmstrang to jointly rebuild the European magic education system. "I don't know why he seems weird," Mr. Avides, the Ministry of Magic, asks you to do it immediately. "Go back to Durmstrang."
"Last month Beauxbatons said that we were on the same front as Hogwarts..."
She seemed to suddenly understand something and fixed her gaze on Nagini: " Got it."
The joy that surged up from an unknown place for a moment was intertwined with the complex emotions of being vaguely aware of something. He couldn't suppress it, and in the end, his voice became unusually quiet.