Chapter 119: End of Semester and Centaur Invitation

After taking a walk around the fortress, Ryan returned to the school dormitory satisfied. After cleaning up the blood stains on his clothes and hands, he lay on the bed a little depressed.

Because this time the reception of guests not only did not gain anything, but also lost a lot. Ryan decided to wait until she woke up and ask her what world she was from, maybe he could get something out of it. Ryan comforted himself with this, and fell into a deep sleep. Before falling asleep, I heard my roommates excitedly discussing today's game.

The excitement of winning a Quidditch championship passes quickly, as final exams are just around the corner. Without the basilisk making trouble, this would definitely not be able to escape, and the students fell into an atmosphere of tension and anxiety.

There have also been some small changes in the school during this time. Lucius Malfoy arrives at the school one day with a house-elf and enters the principal's office. Then a lone man with an earthy face came out of the principal's office.

From that day on, Draco no longer walked around the school with his toes on his toes, as if he were the master of the school. On the contrary, he now has a gloomy face all day long, as if his heart is full of resentment.

Legend has it in the school that Lucius was forced to release his house-elves under pressure from the headmaster because he had done something wrong, and he also lost his voting rights in the school directorship.

It seems that Dumbledore has found out a lot from the notebook, forcing the Malfoys to make concessions.

Lockhart's affair was followed by Rita Skeeter, the greatest paparazzi in the wizarding world, who wrote and published an article entitled "The Rise of the Liars".

She questions Lockhart's adventures by finding the contradictions in Lockhart's books and his lame behavior at Hogwarts. And Lockhart's weak defense was found with more loopholes.

Finally, three days before the exam, a team of Aurors came to the school and arrested Lockhart. Because of his experience of stealing an old wizard by casting a spell in the United States, after Rita Skeeter's report circulated, several wizards came forward to testify that the werewolf problem was not solved by Lockhart. As a result, the Magical Congress of the United States sent a letter of inquiry to the Ministry of Magic.

A week later, the Wizengamot sentenced Lockhart to three years in prison and a large sum of money to the victims. Ryan and his classmates also had a little celebration as the school ended its final exams, and he and a group of classmates had plenty of time to celebrate Lockhart's rollover while enjoying this rare leisure time, and the only unhappy people at the celebration were the Weasley brothers, as they found that the expensive novels they had paid for were now worthless scrap paper.

Due to Lockhart's arrest, this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts class was taught by Snape, and the content of the difficult questions made the students who had been herding sheep all year ago. Fortunately, the practical content was Professor Flitwick's questions, and he came up with an exam plan that was close to actual combat, giving many people the opportunity to save their exam results.

The exam room was in a classroom with many obstacles in the room. The content of the test requires candidates to use magic to shoot down weapons in the hands of a moving dummy that suddenly appears as they cross obstacles. Ryan took first place in this exam. I have to say that the actual combat experience has helped him a lot.

A few nights before the results came out, Ryan was studying magic in the Emerald Dream when he received an invitation from Betty the centaur. Betty invited him to this year's coming-of-age ceremony for the tribe's foal.

Recalling Viking wizards, Ryan found that this was one of the most important rituals of the centaurs, allowing the forces of nature to bless the centaurs of the year, and that only foreigners who were recognized by nature could be invited to the ceremony. As far back as he can remember, the Viking wizard's younger tribe had good relations with several nearby centaur tribes, but only one old shaman ever received an invitation.

This rare thing must be seen, and the next night, Ryan made his way to the edge of the Forbidden Forest as promised, and met Wolfe, the wise wolf who had come to pick him up.

"Betty asked me to say sorry to you, because they were too busy today to spare people. So let me pick you up. Wolfe explained to Ryan after seeing him.

"It's okay, you shouldn't bother them at this time. Let's get over on our own. With that, Ryan followed the path and prepared to act. But he was stopped by Wolfe:

"My friend, I think you should let me carry it. Because before my departure, the auspicious time of the tribe's druids was a little earlier than usual, and if you had walked through, you would have missed the ceremony. With that, Wolf bent his knees slightly and motioned for Ryan to go up.

Ryan, who had terrible riding skills, got on his stomach and then grabbed the hair near his neck with both hands to fix himself at Wolff's reminder. Wolf smelled clean, and there was no smell in his fur.

After making sure that Ryan was lying on his stomach, Wolf slowly accelerated until he was running in the jungle. Ryan saw the trees on either side quickly retreat, and the sound of the whirring wind came to his ears.

After running for about 20 minutes, Wolf stopped by the edge of a river. Ryan immediately rolled off his back and lay on the ground, retching. Because the difference between a wolf and a horse is very big, especially when running, the wolf's back movement is much greater than that of the horse, which makes Ryan, who has been upside down for 20 minutes, feel extremely uncomfortable. He would rather come over than stay on the back of a wolf.

"Hey, it's okay, right? The book says that humans and wolf cavalry, why can't you stand it for a while? I wanted to chat with you, but you didn't say a word along the way. Wolf said with some surprise.

Ryan raised his head weakly and said, "My friend, I really can't open my mouth just now, otherwise I will spit directly on you." And seriously, I think you should distinguish between literary creation and reality. Why don't you say that there are dragon knights flying all over the sky in the book, but I don't think either of us have ever seen a living dragon, have we?"

"yes. Wolf looked like he had a sense of enlightenment, but the wide-eyed and ear-pricked up look was more like a husky.

At this point, Ryan relented and looked around, and the lights on the other side of the river showed where the centaur village was.

Centaur and human villages are very different, the biggest feature of which is that each centaur village, no matter how big it is, always maintains perfect harmony with the irreconcilable natural forces that surround them. As the ancient Viking shaman who visited the centaur village in memory said, among all races, the centaurs may be closely connected to their surroundings, and they are subconsciously aware of the balance necessary between themselves and the natural world.

The centaurs never let any of their members starve or starve of supplies, but they don't take too much from nature. They will regularly switch various sources of subsistence from nature to ensure the redevelopment of wildlife populations. For example, in order to maintain the fragile balance of nature, they will adopt crop rotation in farming.

Illuminated by the lights, Ryan saw the Forbidden Woodhorse villages built on tranquil riverside clearings, shacks or huts made from the abundant raw materials of the forest. It doesn't look gorgeous, but it has a unique sense of warmth.

The river is somewhat rapid, but not wide. Ryan swung across the river with a hook and then made his way to the entrance of the village with Wolfe. There's already a centaur waiting for them.