"Lord of Fort Blois, I have come to visit suddenly, and it is indeed a bit presumptuous that there may be disagreements with Yu Guli...... However, since you never replied to my letter from the head of the family, the head of the family was anxious and had no choice but to send me and wait. I don't know...... Lord Blois, what is your attitude towards the cooperation mentioned in the letter from our family? ”

While Maca was running to the greenhouse to chat with Willy and change her mind, there were three mysterious black-robed wizards sitting in the living room of Willy's father.

Well, to say that they are mysterious is not actually in their words and deeds, but simply in their "appearance". The three wizards were all wearing uniform black wizard robes, which were monotonous in color and looked old. What's more worth mentioning is that they all put on the wide hoods attached to their robes, which don't seem to reveal their true appearance from beginning to end.

Of course, Mr. Blois didn't really care, for he knew exactly where they were.

"I have read the letter," said Mr. Blois, nodding calmly after hearing the inquiry of the leader of the other party, and replied quickly, "as for the proposal of your master, it is indeed tempting...... But to be honest, on that matter, my Blois family is still waiting and seeing, and I am afraid that there is no possibility of cooperation for the time being. ”

Although he didn't say "that thing" explicitly, the four people present knew it. What's more, if there is anything big that has happened recently, it is undoubtedly the Alchemical Legacy of Nicole Lemay in Beauxbatons.

As soon as Mr. Blois said this, the three wizards sitting on the sofa opposite each nodded, and then the lead wizard sitting in the middle spoke again.

“…… In other words, isn't there no possibility of cooperation between our two families? In that case, what is the castle owner waiting for? The sooner our two families form a cooperative relationship, won't we be able to get the full advantage? ”

But Mr. Blois did not speak at once, but glanced out of the window, as if admiring the beautiful twilight outside.

From his vantage point, just across the square, a young man and a woman in the greenhouse were chatting leisurely. Obviously, he was not looking at the scenery outside the window, but at the person who was in it.

After a moment, Mr. Blois withdrew his gaze and looked back at the three visiting wizards.

"I see," he said calmly, "I will consider it carefully, and you can rest for a day at my castle of Blois, and I will give you an answer to go back to tomorrow." ”

With that, he looked sideways at the old butler standing aside, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

"Three distinguished guests, please come with me."

The old butler took a step forward and extended his hand to invite him with great grace.

The leader of the three was silent for a moment, as if to consider whether it was necessary to stay overnight, and only nodded after deliberation.

"In that case, I'll wait for the good news from the castle lord."

After watching the three wizards leave with the old butler, Mr. Blois thought to himself. As he pondered, he stood up and paced to the window on the side of the living room, and then set his eyes in the direction of the greenhouse in the corner of the square.

"Maca McKellen......" Blois whispered to himself, "who are you?" ”

As for the origin of Maca's identity, on the surface, of course, it is a professor of ancient magic at Hogwarts. This kind of status is remarkable enough in the eyes of many people, but in the eyes of the head of a powerful family such as the Blois family, he is just an excellent talent.

But just now, the words of the three wizards from an ancient family showed some very suspicious things.

Yes, they didn't even mention Macklee as a person, but in the current situation, not mentioning Macca's existence at all is the most suspicious. You know, the location of the alchemy event had been decided not long ago, and Blois didn't think that the other party's family knew anything about it.

You know, the location of the competition has a big impact on their "cooperation plan", how can they not mention it?

The only explanation is that the family is still jealous of Hogwarts without Dumbledore, and needless to say, the reason for the jealousy is probably Maca's body.

However, regardless of where Maca came from, now that he had his daughter's hope of escaping the curse in his hands, he didn't want anything to happen to this most important thing. Blois doesn't care if there is another identity hidden behind Maca, he only trusts his own judgment now.

It doesn't matter if it's confidence, or if it's a gamble. Ever since he had returned from that underground vault, he had already recognized the friendship between Maca and his daughter—how could anyone be willing to take such a risk to break into the enemy if they didn't genuinely regard each other as friends? Not to mention that in the end, when Voldemort took Willy as a hostage, Maca almost killed herself on the spot.

Blois trusts his eyes more than those suspicions that he can't see or touch.

"McLean, Willy will leave it to you." He looked in the direction of the greenhouse, and his eyes, which had always been indifferent, softened a lot in an instant.

……

Fort Blois was too big, and Maca had been studying in the lab until now, because he didn't know anything about the new guests in the castle. As for Willy, who is in front of him right now, she will not know about her insipid nature.

At this moment, both of them were squatting in a corner of the greenhouse, doing a rather boring nutrient treatment for the new soil.

If there is any research in the wizarding world that is similar to that of Muggles, it is undoubtedly herbology. Even if it is a variety of strange magical plants cultivated, the process is just a set of flowers and plants, and the details may be different, but on the whole it is much the same.

At this time, Maca was holding a small triangular shovel, constantly churning over a dense sandy soil; Willy, on the other hand, carried a sack of fine eyes, adding other fattening substances to the sand little by little.

There are many types of fertilizers in herbalism, not only traditional all-purpose fertilizers that are rich in dragon magic like dragon manure, but also a variety of rather peculiar targeted "fertilizers".

For example, the Rafaela Dragon's Kiss, which grows by watering dragon's blood, has dragon's blood as the corresponding "fertilizer". If you use the blood of other creatures, as long as the mana content and attributes match, they will still grow gradually, but you can't make them bloom.

"Maca, is that enough?"

"Well, almost."

From the time Maca came to the greenhouse until now, the conversation between the two of them probably only adds up to five or six sentences. Obviously, Willy is still the same, and she is like gold when she speaks.

But even if they don't speak, the tacit understanding between the two will not be diminished because of this. This is evident from the fact that both of them have thrown off their spells and chosen to do things with their own hands.

For Maca, picking up a small shovel to mix the soil and holding scissors to cut the pruning is a relaxing means of studying leisure. For Willy, cultivating plants by herself is a rare interest in life.

These two people are like this, they may be completely different in some ways, but they are very compatible in some small places in ordinary life.

After each of them had wrapped the treated sand into several sealed bags, the two finally took off their gloves and stood up.

The work in the greenhouse was finished, but Willy didn't seem to have any intention of leaving immediately.

"Maka," she turned slightly, brushing the ends of her silver-white hair back behind her ears, the whole movement seemed careless, but extraordinarily gentle and delicate, "Father said, you...... Became a professor? ”

Maca was stunned when she heard this.

Speaking of which, he has actually been a professor at Hogwarts for a while, and he has long been accustomed to many young wizards calling him "Professor McLean". But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the time since Willie took a break from school seems to be even longer.

"yes!" Maca paused, and couldn't help but smile, "I'm teaching you ancient magic at Hogwarts right now, but ...... Hey, to be honest, I'm pretty incompetent as a professor. ”

"Absenteeism."

Without hesitation, Willie stretched out her slender fingers and pointed them straight at the tip of Maca's nose. This action, coupled with her flat expression, made Maca feel very funny.

"yes, absenteeism." Maca shrugged her shoulders and said, "But there are really some valid reasons this time, after all, I came back to France for Hogwarts." ”

"Hogwarts ......," Willy silently repeated the word before looking up at Marka and said, "Is it the same as before?" ”

When Maca heard this, she couldn't help but quietly recall the year he had just entered school, and she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Nothing is set in stone, is it?" He shook his head slightly and said, "Some places have changed a lot, and some places have changed relatively little...... When your problem is solved, you can take a good look with your own eyes. ”

“…… Is it? ”

After listening to this, Willie didn't say anything more. She just stared blankly at the few pots of flower seedlings on the table next to her, staring sideways at her eyes, and even Maca couldn't guess what she was thinking.

The last touch of dusk before the setting sun fell silently on the side of her face through the transparent partition of the greenhouse. The golden red color quietly blurred, but it still couldn't hide the transparent white on her cheeks.