The Deep Sea Wizard of Hogwarts - Chapter 171

c171 Storm

Ding Ding——

The blackened brass bell brought a hint of life to the dark and silent store.

The moment Lind stepped in, a flame suddenly rose in the stone fireplace, bringing up a cloud of coal ash.

The candles on the candlesticks made of human skulls hanging on the wall also rose.

They brought a little light here.

At this time, he was standing in the store. On the mat in a glass box next to him, there was a withered human hand, a stack of bloodstained cards and a stagnant glass eyeball.

The hideous mask looked down on the wall, various human bones were placed on the counter, and rusty sharp-toothed instruments hung from the ceiling.

However, the most conspicuous thing here was not them, but an iron cabinet standing next to the door.

The cabinet was about two meters high and had a human-like proportion. There was even an iron statue of a woman’s face right above the cabinet, and many round-headed rivets and hinges were decorated on the two door covers.

“Iron Maiden?!”

The first time Lind saw it, this word popped up in his mind. This cabinet is exactly the same as the famous torture device in history.

“That is a vanishing cabinet. It was originally a pair. A two-way passage can be established between the two cabinets. Unfortunately, one is broken, and the other one is gone.” A hoarse voice with greasy emphasis came from the depths of the store.

Lind turned his head and saw a hunched man behind the counter. He looked no more than 40 or 50 years old, but he stroked back a few strands of greasy hair with his hands.

“Welcome. What is this gentleman’s name?”

“Michael, Michael Miles.” Lind said.

“Oh, Mr. Miles. It looks like you are here for the first time. What can I do for you?”

“I heard that your store has the best and most complete goods in London.” Linde said, “And I came here to buy a wand.”

“Your choice is very wise. The wand, yes, it is stupid to register to buy a wand from those guys.”

As he said, he walked inside, “Please wait a moment!”

When Linde saw him go in, he also cast a curious look at the surrounding items.

Put aside those miscellaneous things that look scary, dirty and mysterious. Linde finally set his eyes on the human hand protected by the glass box he saw before.

It was placed on the mat and was a dried human left hand.

When he saw it, Linde thought of what it was.

“Hand of Glory”

Linde had the honor of reading some related articles in the restricted area of ​​Hogwarts some time ago.

It is a dried, pickled hand of a hanged person, usually designated as the left hand.

If the person was hanged for murder, the hand of the murderer was pickled.

A hand of glory and a candle – a candle made from the fat of the body of the criminal who died on the gallows.

The candle made in this way is lit and held in the hand with the hand of glory as a candlestick, which will make all those facing it motionless or open any door it encounters.

Usually, thieves use it in a completely dark environment to see the outside world in a different way, open locked doors, and make guards unable to move. In some black magic rituals, the hand of glory is also praised as a source of illumination.

Of course, if there is no corresponding candle, but an ordinary candle, then the hand of glory will emit a light that can only be seen by the person holding it. It is also a very useful prop.

And the method of making the hand of glory is described in detail in an 18th-century magic book “Little Albert”. Lind also saw this magic book in the forbidden book area, but for safety reasons, he did not read it.

But he still didn’t pick it up to look at it. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he didn’t intend to touch anything that appeared in this store.

At this time, Borgin also came out from the back room. Holding a wand of different appearances in his hand,

he put these wands on the counter, “This is the only stock. In fact, not many people buy this thing. After all, most wizards’ wands often accompany them throughout their lives.”

Lind nodded and looked at the counter. There were five wands on the cabinet. He noticed one of them at first glance.

This is a black wand, shaped like a bamboo joint, shorter than his own.

After thinking for a while, he still reached out and picked it up.

“This is left by a wizard who was torn to pieces by a werewolf some time ago.” Borgin said,

The handle of the wand is very smooth, and it looks like it has been with its original owner for a long time. Lind picked it up and brought a stream of light in the air.

“It’s a bit sluggish!” Lind commented lightly. Then he put it down again, and then picked up other wands one by one to try.

During this time, no matter what Lind did with the wand, Borgin remained expressionless and showed no signs of defense.

It was obvious that this old man from Knockturn Alley had his own support, which was expected. Otherwise, he would have been bought by countless people for free.

After Lind tried the five wands one by one, he finally picked up the bamboo wand. The other four were not as good as it.

“How much is it?”

“Fifty Galleons!”

…

Lind had previously found out from Ron that the subsidy given by Hogwarts for the young wizard’s first wand was two-thirds, which meant that the cost of buying the wand for the first time was one-third of the list price.

For example, the wand Ron borrowed money to buy this semester cost twenty-one Galleons.

And Bojin has doubled on this basis, which is obviously a big move for the lion. Not to mention, as he said himself, these wands belong to dead people, and selling this thing is obviously a business without capital. Even if he didn’t pick up the wand directly, the price he charged would certainly not be much higher.

“Sir, it’s obvious that we don’t want to waste time on asking each other for prices. It’s normal for illegal wands to have a premium, but fifty galleons is a bit abnormal.”

Linde said lightly that he really didn’t want to waste time on such meaningless things as bargaining, but it would be even more unacceptable for him to be the stupid scapegoat.

“I think thirty galleons is a good price.”

As he said that, Linde looked at him coldly, “Don’t waste any more time on this.”

“Thirty?! A very good price.” Bo Jin nodded, obviously seeing that this guy hated wasting time on trivial matters.

Linde nodded, and then took out three gold galleons from his pocket. In order to facilitate accounting, he collected the galleons in batches of ten.

Bo Jin took it and said with a smile, “It’s a pleasure to cooperate.”

Linde nodded, then turned and walked out of the store. People in the alleyway also cast interested glances at him, but no one tried to come up.

Facing their gazes, Linde walked straight out of Knockturn Alley without stopping.

He returned to the Leaky Cauldron and looked around, but didn’t see anyone familiar. After picking up Andersen, he returned to Knott Town.

In the evening, Linde packed up everything and went to the beach.

It held the bamboo wand in its hand and looked at Andersen. “Are you sure you can keep up?”

“It’s a joke!” Andersen mumbled twice.

“Okay, when you get to the depths, there will be driftwood for you to rest on.” Linde nodded. Then he took off his clothes and plunged into the water.

Tentacles and wings emerged, webbed feet formed, and an unparalleled sense of power poured into his body.

The next moment, the water waves suddenly exploded and moved towards the distance of the sea, but in the blink of an eye, only long waves composed of white foam were left behind.

This was his first time trying to swim at full speed. According to his own estimation, this speed was at least more than eighty knots, which translated into more than 15,000 meters per hour.

Far exceeding the speed of conventional cars and speedboats. This is also the reason why his evaluation of the Mist Curse is only “average”.

Even if he is three meters below the sea level, the waves caused by his fast swimming can be clearly seen by Andersen flying in the sky.

“Quick! Too fast!”

Andersen increased his speed to the extreme, but could only barely keep up with Lind’s speed.

At this time, Linde was paddling his hands and feet underwater. Although the frequency of paddling was not high, his body naturally felt a push.

It was as if all the water was pushing him in the direction he wanted to go.

Moreover, a steady stream of power is still pouring into his body, ensuring that he will always be in a peak state.

Half an hour later, a distant wave appeared on the empty and calm sea.

The waves reached here, and then suddenly a huge wave exploded. After the huge wave dispersed, a figure stood on the surging water.

Linde stood on the water and looked back. In the dark sky, a small figure was flying towards this side with wings flapping crookedly.

Upon seeing this, Linde took out a wooden board from his pocket and threw it on the sea, “Get bigger quickly!”

But in the blink of an eye, the plank became like a raft, floating quietly on the calmed sea.

Andersen flew lower and lower this way, then landed on the wooden board and rolled twice in succession.

“Can’t keep up…”

“I’ve been slowing down!” Linde said helplessly.

He wasn’t kidding. He jumped out of the water, circled around like a dolphin, and then fell back into the water. By then he was watching Andersen fall behind him, having slowed down several times.

“Alas! You are still too young. Take a rest!” Linde just stepped into the sea water and looked at Andersen who was panting on the sea.

“I don’t know if I can successfully trigger a storm, but I think with the blessing of the sea, it should be possible.

And your role is just in case, just in case I go into shock and I need you to take me to a place with the moon. ”

As he spoke, Linde looked at the moon in the sky.

“Anyway, we don’t need magic potions for this early step, so let’s try it first! I think I can do it myself.”

With that said, Linde swam about a kilometer to the right again, then stood half-length in the sea and raised his bamboo wand toward the sky.

He was going to try to cause a storm simply by using a weather spell.

“Lightning storm!”

In an instant, a large jet of thick black smoke spurted out from between his staff. Seen from a distance, the smoke is even thicker than the combustion smoke from a chemical plant.

This was the first time that he took the initiative to fully activate his magic power. Magic power flowed out of his wand like a flood, and the surrounding seawater continuously restored the consumed magic power for him.

“this……”

A hint of surprise flashed through Lind’s mind. Even though this was his maximum output, the sea’s recovery speed was still much faster than his consumption.

He still didn’t feel his magic power decreasing.

He didn’t know whether the sea gave him a buff to quickly recover his magic power or directly replenished his magic power. But she was sure that he would not feel tired even if he cast this spell all day.

So, Lind raised his wand and began to cast spells continuously.

The sky was gradually shrouded by the mist he released, forming a thick low-pressure dark cloud. There were also continuous lightning.

The wind began to blow towards him, and it began to drizzle in the sky.

Lind still stood.

The sea level gradually surged, and waves began to roll. Lind’s body also began to float with the waves, but no matter what, his upper body still stayed on the sea level forever, constantly releasing thick fog into the sky.

This lasted for nearly half an hour.

“Not enough!”

Lind looked at the dark clouds covering a large area of ​​the sky. At its border, the smoke continued to dissipate.

When the thunderclouds he had released reached a considerable size, the naturally dissipated clouds were much more than what he released.

“It’s a pity, I should have bought two more wands at that time, unless…”

Thinking about it, Linde struggled in his heart.

Damn it! Do it!

Let’s talk about it later.

At this time, he had forgotten what he said at the beginning, “Just try it first.”

His left hand suddenly reached into his waist bag and took out the wand that belonged to him. He began to wave it in the air.

“Since one is not enough, let’s open the dual channel.”

Thinking about it, Linde began to wave his left hand.

“Lightning Storm!”

Puff!

The wand was like a fart, and a small puff of smoke with the smell of rotten eggs came out.

Fortunately, the wind and rain were very strong now, and it was blown away in an instant.

“I knew that this left hand was really useless!” He complained lightly.

Snap!

A tentacle was blown to his face by the strong wind.

“Hmm…”

He suddenly had a bold idea.

Thinking, he took the initiative to manipulate the flexible tentacles and rolled up the magic wand in his left hand.

I wonder if it can be done with the tentacles.

“Lightning Storm!”

Swish!

A large amount of smoke poured out from the tip of the wand. Even because of the magic wand, it was much more than the bamboo wand.

It is estimated to be twice as much as the bamboo wand.

From a distance, the smoke he released now was no less than the ash after a volcanic eruption.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky, flowing through the water to his body, almost interrupting his spell.

At this time, because of the wind, he could only barely keep his body above the water. Sometimes when a high wave hit him, a huge black bubble with thick fog floated out before him.

At this time, the thundercloud accumulated on his head had a diameter of more than two kilometers.

Whoosh!

The strong wind vortex continued to engulf and intertwine, gradually forming a small water column that connected the sky, forming a scene of a dragon sucking water.

A huge wave hit him.

One, two, three…

It must be two stories high!

More than twenty feet.

At this time, he also felt a burst of swelling and stabbing pain in his body. It was as if someone was constantly destroying his body with a hammer and a needle.

Just like a gun, even if it has an infinite magazine, it is inevitable that the barrel and the gun will overheat if it keeps firing. And this is when he is in the water. If it weren’t for the blessing of the water, his body would have collapsed long ago.