Chapter 272: Rune Carriage (2-in-1)

"Arrive at the highest point within a radius of ten kilometers by five o'clock tomorrow afternoon?"

Jon was a little confused by this sentence, and he didn't quite understand what it meant.

So the next afternoon, he had no choice but to do so......

At its current location, the highest point within a radius of ten kilometers is naturally the summit of the Eagle's Nest Mountain.

It's a steep mountain, and it's not easy to climb it...... However, with the help of the giant eagle, it is very easy to reach the top of the mountain.

Sandru, who turned into a giant eagle, flew to the top of the Eagle's Nest Mountain with Jon in one breath -

At the top of the Eagle's Nest Mountain, the "head" of the two eagle-like hills on the left side is a small cliff, and here stands a stout and ancient cedar, tall and straight rooted in the rocks.

Jon leaned against the pine tree and glanced around...... The vast expanse of land, the shady trees, and the entire Eagle's Nest Mountain and Kruja City can be seen in a spectacular way!

Sandru, who has also changed from a giant eagle to a human, smiled and said, "When I first learned to fly as a child, I liked to fly here and see the scenery around me. ”

"yes, it's beautiful here!" Jon nodded thoughtfully.

Then he looked at his watch, and it was already 4:55, and it was only five minutes before the scheduled time.

"How are you going to leave?" Sandru on the side asked with some curiosity, "Do you fly away on a broomstick...... I've heard that you flightless foreign wizards usually use broomsticks to fly?"

"Broomsticks?" Jon shuddered, for there were thousands of kilometers from Albania to France...... It would be terrible to ride a broomstick to complete this long journey!

"Of course not...... Jon quickly explained, "There should be some transportation to pick me up!"

"Oh!" Sandru replied casually, and then said with a straight face, "If you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit Kruja again." ”

"Of course, I will......" Jon responded.

"Elder Phoenix asked me to tell you that you have helped us so much, and the Eagle's Nest Mountain will always recognize you as our friend!" Sandru still had a serious expression on his face: "If you encounter any trouble in the future, we will do our best to help you!"

"Hmm. Jon nodded at Sandru with a serious face.

"Oh, wait, oh my God, what's that!" exclaimed Sandru, who had just had a serious face, and now suddenly pointed to the sky in some surprise.

Because in the middle of the sky, there is a black dot that is rapidly approaching.

......

Yes, a behemoth, speeding across the deep blue sky, towards the top of the mountain—

Gradually, it seems, is getting bigger and bigger.

"It looks bigger than fifty giant eagles!" Sandru muttered as he commented.

It was a huge black carriage that was flying towards them. The carriage of the carriage was about the size of half a train carriage, and eight winged flying horses flew in front of it, pulling it into the air...... Rune horses that grow in the Pyrenees, have blond hair, silver manes, fiery red eyes, are huge, and fly extremely fast.

However, this carriage is much smaller than the one that visited Hogwarts two years ago.

The carriage flew lower and lower, and then began to land at an incredibly fast speed, and Jon and Sandru hurriedly took a few steps back.

One after another loud bangs were heard, and one by one the thick hooves of the horses stepped on the lawn at the top of the hill, and the golden horses shook their huge heads, and their big fiery eyes slipped and walked in all directions. The wheels of the carriage were still suspended in mid-air, and several wheels on the rear axle were still rolling due to inertia.

The door opened in the direction of Jon, with a coat of arms (two golden criss-crossed wands, each with three stars popping out of it...... There was only a "bang", the door was opened, and a golden spiral staircase was thrown out.

"Christopher Patrick, right!" a shrill voice suddenly came from behind the eight rune horses.

Jon noticed that at the front of the carriage, where the groom was, sat a somewhat skinny wizard.

He held the reins in one hand and his wand in the other, and his hair looked disheveled by the wind.

"Yes, sir!" Jon nodded hurriedly.

"You should be the only one......" A piece of parchment appeared in front of the wizard and was suspended in mid-air, opening it, "You should be the only student in Albania." ”

"That's right!"

"Wait...... Patrick, are you a freshman, why do you look a little raw?" the wizard suddenly stopped Jon and asked curiously.

"That's right...... I used to study at Durmstrang and just turned around this semester. Jon explained simply.

"No wonder, I've parked in Albania for the first time in years, though I have to admit that the scenery is pretty good!" the skinny wizard ran through his hair with his wand, seemingly tidying up as neatly as possible, "Introduce yourself, Philippe Madan, the hunting ground keeper and rune horse breeder in Beauxbatons!"

"Hello, it's an honor to meet you, Professor Madan. Jon bent slightly.

"Professor, I don't deserve that title...... Just call me sir......" Martin muttered, still gentlemanly in return to Jon, "Get in the car, Patrick, we will be in Bitola (a city in southern Macedonia) at 5:15, Athens at 5:40, and finally Paphos (a city in the west of Cyprus) at 6:20......"

Jon finally said goodbye to Sandru, and climbed up the golden spiral staircase into the carriage.

There were already a dozen young witches and wizards sitting in the carriage, all of them Eastern European faces, all very young...... They were all Beauxbatons students, with a wide range of ages, from first grade to seventh grade.

They were all going about their own business, but when Jon got into the car, they all stopped and began to attach a seatbelt-style rope to their bodies.

Jon placed his suitcase on the pedals, then found an empty seat and sat down......

Following the example of the others, he also hurriedly fastened the rope in the style of a seat belt.

"Sit tight!" heard a scream from Mr. Mardan outside.

Then the whole carriage trembled, and then began to fly again at great speed...... If Jon hadn't fastened the safety rope in advance, he would have fallen to the floor and eaten all of a sudden.

......

Start in Albania...... First to Macedonia, then to Greece, and finally to Cyprus......

Honestly, Jon found it to be quite an interesting trip.

The Rune Carriage is also the flying tool in the wizarding world that has generated the highest favorability to him so far......

The carriage is not crowded inside, and the floor and walls are transparent, allowing you to see the view below. Of course, if you don't feel like this is a bad experience, you can tap the floor with your wand and the transparent floors and walls around you will turn back into solids.

Except for a short period before and after starting and braking, the carriage flew at a very steady speed and was comfortable all the way......

Jon followed the example of the other Beauxbatons students, untying the annoying "safety rope" when the carriage began to sping away.

Arriving in Paphos, Cyprus, the carriage was full after the last two students got on the train. Mr. Philippe Madan began to direct the carriage to turn around and prepare to begin his return to Beauxbatons School of Magic, located in the mountains of the Pyrenees.

It's a pity that it was already dark at this time, and the carriage was lit up...... As a result, the scenery below became pitch black and nothing could be seen.

Of course, even if you can see it, it's a blue Mediterranean!

The students in the carriage come from different countries, but they are basically from this part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Unlike Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Hogwarts only admits wizards from the British Isles), Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has an enrollment target for the entire European continent except the United Kingdom, and they don't want Durmstrang to have wizarding ancestry requirements (Durmstrang doesn't admit hemp wizards, but Beauxbatons doesn't have any restrictions), so Beauxbatons is the largest wizarding school in Europe.

In the same way, since the students come from all over Europe, they can't afford to build a train and a station in London like Hogwarts...... The Pyrenees are home to a large number of rune horses, and these strong pegasus horses fly even faster than the Nightfall to pick up and drop off students from all over Europe.

Jon didn't know any of the other "classmates" in the carriage, and he had no desire to get to know each other.

The two girls on the right were whispering in a language Jon didn't understand at all, and the big boy on the left was snorting...... Anyway, no one paid attention to him, and Jon, who was idle, took his wand into his arms, and then controlled a giant eagle feather with his bare hands, letting it fly around him.

......

The carriage was moving at a high speed, returning from Cyprus at six twenty o'clock, and when Madan reminded them that they were about to arrive at Beauxbatons, it was less than eight o'clock.

The surrounding students began to walk into an empty cubicle and change into Beauxbatons' uniforms, a silver robe made of fine silk that looked supple, while the girls looked quite sexy in it, and the boys looked slightly feminine.

Jon couldn't help but be a little embarrassed at this time, he wasn't going to Beauxbatons to study, and of course he didn't buy any school uniforms and books or anything like that.

But his face was not in the slightest, and he sat there peacefully, waiting for his companions to change their clothes.

As Mr. Madan said, Beauxbatons is indeed not far off...... In the black, the inverted triangle in the distance, hanging upside down in the sky, the glittering "castle" is already clearly visible.

Beauxbatons was built on a floating city in the middle of the Pyrenees, between the peaks. At this time, it is dark, and the minarets in the castle are lit up with a little light, and they look like they are golden.

The last student had changed into silk robes and stepped out of the cubicle, and Jon removed his suitcase from the pedals and walked into the cubicle.

After waiting in the compartment for a moment, a strong inertia was suddenly felt, and the carriage was slowing down at a breakneck speed...... When this inertia wore off, the carriage came to a complete stop.

"Beauxbatons has arrived, everyone can get out of the car!" came the voice of Mr. Mardan faintly outside.

In the changing cubicle, Jon unhurriedly took out his wand, aimed it at his body, and whispered:

"Disillusionment!"

......

The carriage stopped at the Place de l'École Nieux, and the famous fountain in the middle of the square sprayed higher than ever, even splashing on many of the students......

There wasn't just one carriage parked here, but at least thirty—the largest of them, the size of a house, barely enough to fit a giant inside.

Mr. Philippe Martin's carriage to Eastern Europe was undoubtedly the latest of all carriages to arrive at Beauxbatons.

The students in the carriage got off the carriage one by one and formed a neat line...... One of the kind girls knocked lightly on the door of the changing cubicle before leaving, and reminded softly in French: "We're here, let's get dressed and come out!"

"Right now!" a somewhat dull French voice came from within.

By the time the last student stepped out of the carriage, the door to the changing cubicle creaked open, but there was nothing inside.

Neither Mr. Philippe Madan nor the other students in the carriage noticed that their companion was missing...... They walked to the other side of the fountain square with neat steps.

......

Jon Hart was still behind the crowd.

However, because he was not dressed well, he chose to use the Illusion Charm to hide his figure.

Slow down as much as possible, and don't look around cautiously...... Jon was still worried about whether Beauxbatons had wizards who could see through invisible creatures like Moody.

Following the rest of the students, he walked past the fountain, past the small wooden plaque with the names of Nicolas Flamel and Perenard Flamel, and past the statue of the famous dark wizard Gilles de Les......

Soon, he could see more Beauxbatons students—

Beauxbatons' atmosphere is very different from that of Hogwarts, and it can be seen that the management of this school of witchcraft and wizardry is far stricter than that of Hogwarts.

All the students lined up in a neat line and stood in the square in front of them...... The huge formation of nearly a thousand people was unusually neat and silent.

Jon didn't blend in with the group......

He was wondering how it would be better to find the headmaster, Madame Maxim, and then ask her to withdraw from school......