Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 238: The Contract That Disappeared Like the Wind
In the dark clouds, a gap appeared at some point, revealing a bright starry sky.
Sir Stock looked at the twinkling lights, as if these distant things were the only things left in his world.
Under the sea, some unknown . It rushed out of the sea water and, like a sharp knife splitting bamboo, continuously destroyed the tower named "Star" from bottom to top.
The whole world was shaking. The elf Labill could have taken his master away from here at any time, but in the end he chose to respect the old knight's wishes and stayed with him and his dream on the high tower.
The Soyuz 3 spacecraft, which had been kept in the sea water but had never been released from it, seemed to be under tremendous pressure. The power generated by the fuel only allowed one-third of it to emerge from the sea surface at most!
Sir Stock laughed loudly and opened his arms as if to embrace everything in front of him!
"Starry sky! Is there anything more beautiful than you in this world?"
The next moment, an explosion loud enough to make the sky tremble sounded!
The sea surface within a radius of hundreds of meters was boiling, and the entire tower was engulfed in the red flames that continued to rise and tear through the air!
The impact of the huge explosion caused huge waves on the sea!
Waves that were much taller than any wall in the world rose into the sky, and then crashed into the sea like a waterfall!
Although Hogwarts had changed direction, it had not yet escaped the range of the explosion.
However, the moment the shock wave that spread in all directions touched the hull of the Hogwarts, a transparent light shield appeared on the surface of the ship, causing violent ripples, which ultimately saved the entire ship from suffering direct damage.
However, the shaking of the ship caused and the waves created by the sea could not be isolated by this protective magic.
Fortunately, Jon had already asked all the students to return to the cabin in advance and stay in their own dormitories, holding tightly to the four-poster beds nailed to the ground. Therefore, although the ship was shaking violently, it did not bring a greater impact to the students.
But Jon did not return to the cabin. He floated in the air, his feet not on the deck and therefore not affected by the shaking. He just looked at Sir Stoke and watched him go on his final journey.
He was impressed by the purity of the old knight's ideals, and was also very disgusted with Voldemort's actions.
Because of the contract problem, he had no way to use magical means to force Sir Stock to do things for him, so he adopted the method of "exchange" to complete the contract, and brought this spacecraft that he didn't know how to get as his advance "deposit".
But the contract that Sir Stoker helped him to fulfill was completed, and the promise that Voldemort made was tied to his entire success.
It was he who sent the spacecraft, the vehicle for space travel, to Sir Stock.
But this kind of thing is extremely complicated in itself, and it is countless times more troublesome to take off and fly into space. It is impossible for a wizard to control it, and it is not something that can be solved by catching one or two Muggles.
Unless in the future Voldemort not only rules the wizarding world but also turns all Muggles into slaves of slaves, then Sir Stoker's dream will have a chance of being realized.
Otherwise, no matter how shocking this thing is, it is just a large toy hidden underwater.
What's more, Voldemort added some secret methods to it.
John could roughly guess that Voldemort must have connected the contract and the spacecraft with some kind of magic . Once the stone slab was destroyed and the contract was taken out, the spacecraft hidden under the tower would be automatically started.
There was no one piloting it under the sea, and no one to assist in taking off. There was no possibility of it successfully ascending to the sky. The only thing that could happen was that it would explode on the spot, killing all living things in the tower.
Because the contract itself is protected by magic, it will drift into the sea and wait until the day when Voldemort finds it again.
From the beginning to the end, Voldemort had no intention of making a fair deal with Sir Stoker. After he learned about spacecraft from Sir Stoker, he must have conducted detailed research and found that if he could not rule over Muggles, then controlling this big thing into the sky would be a pipe dream.
Therefore, Sir Stoker has been kept in the dark. Even if Voldemort can finally rule the world, it will take many years. It is still unclear whether he will still remember what he said in this tower by then.
The impact of the explosion of the entire spacecraft and the tower is still being felt in this sea area.
But the direction of the Hogwarts did not change at all.
Jon looked at the disappeared tower from afar and saw a huge mushroom cloud rising.
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and the snow grew heavier, like a silent farewell ceremony.
There was a faint sound of sad singing coming from all around.
Those were the mermaids mourning, they were mourning the tall tower that once stood in the wind and rain, and they were mourning the elegant and humorous old knight.
"Your ideals and greatness are no less than Dumbledore's, sir."
In the wind, snow and waves, Jon murmured to himself in a low voice, his soliloquy sounding like a eulogy.
"No one will forget you. There has never been a wizard in the history of magic who has shown such interest in the starry sky that they are already accustomed to as you do. Your name will be left behind and remembered by all those who come after you."
He took a deep breath and took out the old parchment, on which the writing was still clear and not damaged at all even in the rain and snow.
"But someone needs to pay the price for your death, and they will pay the price!"
He suddenly clenched the five fingers that were holding the contract!
The ring on the finger emitted a faint light, and then, the magic on the old parchment disappeared instantly!
The contract that had lasted for more than ten years was destroyed. The parchment was like a crushed dead leaf, turning into countless tiny fragments that flew into the surging waves along with the wind and snow...
Under the same night sky, on the coast connected to the sea, Voldemort, who was originally suppressing Dumbledore and looking for an opportunity to completely solve the biggest trouble in his life , suddenly trembled all over!
His voice was mixed with unprecedented fear and screams!
"Who on earth did you let go to that sea! What did he do! What did he do!!!"
