"It's unbelievable that a guy like you is...... One of the legendary executives?!"

The corners of Quirrell's eyes twitched, and he tried to keep his voice low so as not to attract the attention of those around him.

His surprise is not difficult to understand, after all, Gilderoy Lockhart's title is not simple, it is a demon king executive who can quietly influence the direction of the civilized world alongside a number of legendary wizards.

In the wizarding world where strength is respected, there is no hierarchy or nepotism.

According to the "Fairy Empress" Elena Kaslana, any Manifest of Destiny has the "power" to subvert the world, which is one of the reasons why they can be in that position.

Needless to say, Grindelwald, Dumbledore, Nicol Lemay, Newt Scamander......

Almost as soon as he saw the list of new professors at Hogwarts this semester, Quirinus Quirrell guessed that most of the legendary wizards involved in this camp - as the Elven Empress said, these famous wizards gathered together, even if it was just a small chatter and casual attempt, was enough to make waves in the world.

But......

Quirinus Quirrell glanced suspiciously at the smiling wizard with beautiful curly hair beside him.

Compared to the calm and dangerous "demon kings", this swaggering family looks more like a star standing in the spotlight in non-magic, and there is no sign that he has any "power" enough to harm the world.

As a fellow Hogwarts student, Quirrell knew that Lockhart's magical abilities at school weren't much amazing.

"Hmm, Quirinus, do you think there's something wrong with that? Can't I be one of the Executives? The real Hogwarts and the wizarding world are much more dangerous than you think, like looking at the sky?"

"Huh...... Well...... Is there anything in the sky?"

Quirrell frowned and looked up at the sky.

"I'm sorry, I don't see any danger, the way you digress is so blunt. ”

The weather was the same as last night, gray, with clouds pressing a little low and it seemed like rain was about to fall at any moment.

Other than that, it looked like the scenery he had seen at Hogwarts for the past ten years, without any anomalies, and he wouldn't even bother to look up if it weren't for Gilderoy Lockhart's bluffing title.

That's right, that's one of the answers. Your eyes will deceive you, your ears will deceive you, and your experience will deceive you...... The world you perceive is not necessarily the real world – what if I say, there's a city in the sky made of steel? Right now, well, right here...... Shadows obscured most of the Black Lake. ”

Gilderoy Lockhart shook his fingers, his white teeth glistening.

"You know? I have lived with hundreds of wizards for more than half a year in the snow and ice to complete her—and the most surprising thing is that no wizard has sung her name for such a magnificent treasure. Amazing, right?"

"What are you talking about......"

Quirinas didn't know what he was talking about. He was about to express his confusion when Lockhart continued.

"I've never been so proud to be a wizard to watch such a grandiose city in the sky, with the power of magic and science, go from a cold steel toy to the greatest art of our time. Of course, I know you don't understand what I'm talking about, but one day, when you look up, you'll understand it all. ”

"Hmm- so, Professor Lockhart, you could have been more direct—"

"Unfortunately, this doesn't make sense to you. ”

"Why?"

"Because at this time, you don't have the permission to know all this for the time being. ”

Gilderoy Lockhart glanced at Quirrell, grinned, smiled and whispered.

"If you don't have enough permissions, you don't even have the qualifications to read and memorize these materials. Of course, I'm sure you'll be smart enough to find the answer for yourself in no time – whether it's an inference or an escalation of privilege. ”

"Permissions?memorization...... Eligibility?"

Quirinus Quirrell nodded thoughtfully, pulling out a silver metal badge from his pocket and rubbing it.

[Hogwarts - C-Level Professor - Quirinus Quirrell]

Due to the loss of his magic, Quirrell didn't have much to do to detect the badge, but on closer inspection, it seemed to be an ordinary metal badge, and there was nothing strange about it other than that it was branded with his name.

Even the shallow marks he carved on the side yesterday were still clearly visible, and they did not recover as automatically as Jin Galleon.

"So, Mr. Lockhart, how do I elevate my authority?"

"It's very simple, try to complete the tasks arranged by the eldest lady as much as possible, if you can find the irreplaceable unique value that belongs to you in the process, it will naturally be great, as for the first step......

Gilderoy Lockhart winked kindly at Quirrell and pushed open the door in front of them.

It was a spacious hall, flanked by smooth stone walls with light brown lines, and a dozen stout stone pillars carved with countless regular magical inscriptions scattered throughout the hall, supporting the ceiling above.

As with Hogwarts, each pillar has magic torches embedded in the edges, so there's plenty of light.

The only difference is that it's not as much space as it looks from the outside.

Perhaps this is a very common thing in the non-wizarding world, but when it appears next to Hogwarts in the wizarding world, especially next to Hogwarts, it becomes a little strange - you know, even the café in Hogsmeade Village for young wizards to date has a little more room for magic to expand a little.

To Quirinus Quirrell's surprise, the hall was filled with all sorts of electronic devices.

Dozens of foreigners, dressed like the violent woman that day, fiddled around with the instrument, quickly communicating with the rapid Russian tongue, and writing something on the tablet in their hands.

This is simply impossible at Hogwarts!

Hogwarts is surrounded by a strong magical magnetic field that interferes with electronic devices, so Muggle electronics and equipment are not allowed to be used at Hogwarts, which is a well-known fact - and judging by the behavior of these strange aliens and the scrapped devices piled up in the corners, they clearly understand this.

"No, this is our task for the next period of time......"

Lockhart waved his hand casually toward the hall and said in a relaxed tone.

"As you can see, we'll be one of the academic representatives on the Wizarding Side, helping these researchers set up labs at Hogwarts—science labs that can keep those iron guys up and running. ”

"It can't be! unless we tear Hogwarts apart!"

Quirinus Quirrell shook his head with a strange expression and replied without thinking.

"Or maybe we can convert them all into magic-powered devices, like magic radio stations, magic ovens, otherwise even Professor Dumbledore wouldn't be able to make Muggle devices work within Hogwarts. ”

"Well, you're right......"

Gilderoy Lockhart shrugged his shoulders and expertly took off his robe and hung it on a nearby hanger.

"To be precise, it's hard for Professor Dumbledore, or the power of the wizarding world alone, to do that - even if an electronic device is converted into a magical device, it must be based on our understanding of its true results. But with the help of these top researchers from the non-magical world, it's not as difficult as you think......"

"But—"

"Hey, Bovna, Kliev, a newcomer from our side is here!"

Lockhart didn't continue to explain, but turned around, greeted several former Soviet scholars who were walking towards them not far away, smiled and greeted them, pointed to the young wizard next to him, who was still a little confused, and introduced it quite enthusiastically.

"Quirinus, Quirinus Quirrell, a top student in the class of 1981 at Hogwarts, is one of the official professors. He used to be a Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts, a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts - his knowledge of magic theory is much more solid than mine, so who can you see who he helps first? ”

"Well, I know the gentleman's name. So, you're really a wizard?"

Arkhipovna raised her eyebrows, looked Quirrell up and down curiously, and held out her hand generously.

"Reacquaint yourself with Arkhipovna, a former senior researcher at the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics. I'm really sorry yesterday, if you can, you can help me solve the problem of magic power supply during this time. Kreyev, your ternary computer has to be built on a stable basis anyway, right?"

Landau...... Institute of Theoretical Physics?"

Quirrell repeated in confusion what they meant besides the Institute.

"That's right, the Landau Institute, in my opinion, is the pinnacle of human civilization. ”

Glancing at the young wizard with a puzzled face, Arkhipovna puffed out her chest with some pride and whispered.

"Let's put it this way, it's roughly similar to your Hogwarts position in the wizarding world. Of course, we don't teach students, we do purely academic research, and the topic I am currently responsible for is mainly magnetic energy analysis. In a practical sense......"

Arkhipovna gave a thumbs up and gestured to the pile of instruments behind her.

"Our task is to bring those babies back to life, and to find ways to run faster, more consistently, and more accurately than ever before – in a way that science can understand, not in the form of a superficial craft workshop. ”

The wizarding world is not without Muggle industrial products.

From cameras and watches to cars, trains, and ships, with the development of the industrial revolution and the impact of modernization on the world of human civilization, wizards naturally cannot completely disconnect from this world.

It's just that they use a more idealistic and strange way.

Perhaps the simplest example is the principle of wizarding radio - the so-called "radio devices" are not powered by electricity, but are magically driven, and they are more like strange black box products that are inferred from the results.

In the wizarding world, the production process for a magic radio is roughly as follows:

First, buy a radio from a Muggle, then cast a spell on it so that it can receive "magic signals" from the magic radio, and finally wave its wand to "learn" how to make sounds.

Elena has some unconfirmed speculation about the detailed principle in this regard.

It's like Transfiguration has different levels of difficulty in transforming matter, and if the difficulty of turning a stump into a wooden table is beginner, then turning it into a stone table is obviously more complicated, and turning it into a deception flower is even more complicated......

Then by analogy, the most demanding thing is to create something completely new out of thin air.

After months of experimentation, Elena, Dumbledore, and other representatives of the magical side, as well as Arkhipovna and other researchers from the former Soviet Union, quickly realized one thing - if the energy problem is not solved, then all cooperation and integration are just imitations, or like building blocks.

The most straightforward example is that a wizard may be able to make a computer boot normally within Hogwarts, but it will not be able to give it the correct algorithms, computing power, and even the most basic code and data flow will be empty.

The solution is simple......

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