Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Dragon
Not long after flying in the air, Canaan spotted Newt and Kangra in the bushes in the distance.
"Mr. Scamander, it's great to see you here. Kangra struggled to follow Newt, the vegetation was so tall that his short stature was very inconvenient to walk here.
"Mr. Kangra, I have a lot of questions for you, but let's talk about it when we are in a safe place. Newt panted and carried his suitcase to open the road in front of him, without stopping.
"You seem to be hiding from something?" Kangra asked, also breathless, confused.
"A giant creature called Archaeopteryx, they are very ferocious and generally live in groups. Their fangs and claws carry a large number of toadstools, making them very difficult to deal with. I found their paw prints around here in the morning. Newt hastily explained.
"Well, let's go faster. Kangra was startled, and then quickened his pace and followed closely behind.
Newt led him to a flat area of vegetation, but there was nothing but some green bushes and a few rocks.
"Sir, it's likeβ" Kangra, a somewhat confused man, was about to ask.
Newt walked near the rock, and he lifted the rhizome of an unknown plant, which carried a large amount of dirt, revealing a large black hole.
"Come on in, we don't have much time. Newt waved at him.
Kangra hurried forward, his thin stature, and he burrowed into the hole without difficulty. The space of the cave ** is not large, less than ten square meters.
"Mr. Scamander, how did you do that?", Congra looked around. He saw that the dirt on the walls was still damp, and that there were some fresh plant rhizomes hanging from the top of the cave. This cave must have been newly dug not long ago.
"There are a lot of little babies in my box, and they are all good hole-punchers. Come and help me pick up the box. Newt handed the box to Kangra, but did not rush down, and then sprinkled some green liquid around the hole.
"What are you doing?", Kangra asked, looking up.
"I remember you've been studying herbology for a long time, the grinding liquid of the pimple vine, what do you think it's used for?", Newt asked with a smile.
"Pimple vine slurry gives off a very pungent smell, so you want to use it to mask our smell?"
"It was amazing. Newt burrowed into the hole, then carefully placed the root mud on his head, and sighed, "I hope this thing works." He didn't know if this grass liquid could expel the Archaeopteryx, after all, the Archaeopteryx had already been extinct in the wizarding world, and this was the first time he had discovered this creature.
"Kangra, tell me about your experience, how did you get here?", Newt wiped the dirt from his hands and took out some green fruit from his pocket, an edible fruit he had found in the secret realm, with a sweet and sour taste.
"Mr. Scamander, uh... I'm actually very ashamed, do you know about that organization?", Congra said softly, looking down at Newt, hesitantly.
"Kangra, don't say you're connected to that organization as well?", Newt said as he looked into his eyes, a little incredulous.
"Yes, sir, my friends and I were hired by that organization, and they paid us very well, not only advanced us a large amount of gold Galleons in advance, but also said that they could help me recover my magical talents, you know, I had enough of being a Squib, and I couldn't refuse that temptation. Kangra said slowly.
"What do they say can help you recover your magical talents? As far as I know, there has never been anything in the wizarding world that can help Squibs recover their magical talents. Newt took a bite of the fruit and asked.
"The potion that has been handed down from time to time, you may have heard of it, is called a magic potion!" Kangra spat out the last words.
"Then you should have been deceived, Kangra, the main ingredient of this potion is the blood of a dragon, and the dragon has long been extinct, and there is no mention of this creature in the surviving books of the wizarding world, and I even doubt that this creature hundreds of meters long exists. Newt shook his head with a smile and took a bite of the fruit. Apparently he didn't believe that the organization could come up with a potion of magic.
"Mr. Scamander, we've seen that creature, in that huge lake in the heart of this secret place!", Congra recalled, looking shocked, "When we came to the lake, in the distance, we saw a huge white thing on the surface of the water, and it swam towards us, and I saw that it was a dragon's head, and it breathed a breath, and the surface of the water suddenly froze. β
Then it emerged from the water, hundreds of meters in size, its wings and back covered with white spikes, its head hideous, and then it flapped its wings and flew swiftly towards us. β
"We were terrified, we had never seen such a creature before. Some tried to pull out their wands to attack, but the spell sparked only a little on its scales. β
"And then?", Newt couldn't help but ask.
"Then a golden shield appeared, stopped the dragon in the lake, and saved our lives. Kangra patted his chest and said with palpitations.
Newt frowned deeply, he was also interested in the dragon that Congra described, but he still had to figure out the purpose of the organization first.
He looked at Kangra and asked, "What did that organization do with you?"
"Sir, I can't say that there is an unbreakable spell between us. Kangra spread his hands, then thought for a moment, and said softly, "However, I recently bought a lot of purple golden thorn grass in Boulogne, as well as dragon fruit. This is only available from goblins, and you can guess what it's for. β
At this time, Canaan, who was in the mirror space, couldn't help but stroke his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression. Both Purple Acanthora and Dragon Fruit are the main ingredients known as the Sleeping Elixir. The medicinal properties of this potion are very large, and it usually only takes a few grams to stun an adult fire dragon.
"You're trying to stun the dragon?" Newt said in amazement.
"I think this organization is going to do this, otherwise what would they be doing at such a cost? Maybe they still want to slay dragons, and then they can be famous immediately! Think of how popular a hero who slaughtered dragons would be!", Kangra fell into fantasy, looking intoxicated.
"Alright, Kangra, don't be fooled by them, you have been used by them!", Newt interrupted his fantasy fiercely, and said sternly, "I tell you, even if you do get the magic potion potion, it is useless, this potion can increase the magic power at a time is extremely limited, and no one has ever been able to kill the dragon!"
"A real dragon slayer warrior only kills that kind of half-blood wurm. Dragons are out of the realm of living beings, and they are in a sense like gods!"