The Yorkshire Dales is a region of valleys in the middle of England.

To be honest, due to its wide view and little shelter from trees, it is not actually a good place to defend in wartime. However, it is clear that the old Aslan still chooses this place for a reason.

For, at least until today, the valley was a little farther away from London, but not too far away, and with the relatively sparse distribution of living corpses, it was possible to continuously learn some of the movements in the south through patrol observation. It can be said that it is both safe enough and has the convenience of obtaining information.

In addition, there is a city of Birmingham between London and the city, and if the Weymouth side still has plans to retake the latter, they can also provide some assistance here in a more convenient and timely manner.

However, no matter how sophisticated the old Aslan's strategy is, it is not worth an accident that almost no one can predict.

Oh no! In fact, some of the crises seem to have been anticipated for a long time - otherwise, the old Aslan and his Hogwarts alumni would not have been forced to move to the Yorkshire Dales.

"Old sir, we have tried the living corpses kneeling on the hillside outside the camp in various ways, and there is no reaction at all."

"Then let's start cleaning! Start with the south...... In addition, a team of men was assigned to ride a broom to keep an eye on the sky above the top of the north slope, and immediately report any abnormalities. ”

"Okay, I'll let you know."

Since they had come to the valley and decided on a place to settle down, old Aslan had focused his energies on arranging the defenses, so much so that the area they were currently using to live and discuss was still very simple.

Just like now, even if this is still a tent for command, it is also a resting place for old Aslan.

Sometimes he was talking about something very serious, but when he turned his head, he would see the old man's bed and various daily necessities. Even if the old man himself doesn't care, it will inevitably make some people who come in to listen to the task feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing that the wizard couldn't help but look back before leaving, glancing towards his somewhat messy bed, old Aslan shook his head and simply hid the bed with a wave of his wand.

Then he frowned and paced back and forth in the tent.

"Something must have happened in the north."

Old Aslan said secretly in his heart.

But what happened? As soon as he thought about it, he felt his uneasiness grow stronger.

And obviously, if so many living corpses can be made to kneel automatically, what happens over there will never be a trivial matter. In order to maximize the safety of the alumni who followed him, it should be necessary to be ready to evacuate at any time.

But the question is, if they retreat as soon as they encounter a possible danger, what is the point of them taking the risk to come here?

He was thinking and measuring, when he suddenly heard another sound of footsteps outside, from far and near, and hurried here.

"Old sir," soon saw a wizard standing guard at the camp gate lift the curtain at the entrance of the tent, "we saw Mr. Weasley coming, you know—with his dragon. ”

When Old Aslan heard this, he immediately frowned and nodded.

"It seems that the same thing has happened to the living corpses in the south...... Well, I see, please come over...... Forget it, I'd better go out! ”

He looked at the messy tent, then walked to the door, and left with the wizard who had come to inform him.

However, despite the rudimentary tents, the camp built on high ground has been made to look decent. It's just that most of the people have just left for the southern hillside, and the camp is a little quiet.

Old Aslan stood by the large extinguished campfire in the middle, looked up, and just in time to see Charlie landing in the open space outside the camp on the fire dragon Nobeta.

Because not long ago, Charlie was still working with this group of alumni, and even when he came here to set up camp, he helped by the way, and everyone seemed to know him very well. I saw that after he said hello to several wizards at the entrance, he passed through the door and headed straight for Old Aslan.

"Mr. Weasley," the old wizard asked, as he stepped forward, "where is Kate?" How is she? ”

After all, Ms. Statham, who left with Charlie, was the granddaughter of the old wizard, and when she saw that she was not by Charlie's side at this time, she was immediately a little worried.

"Oh, it's okay, she's staying in Weymouth for the time being, I didn't let her come with me this time." Charlie said, "After all, the reason for the abnormality of the living corpse group this time is unknown. ”

"Well, it's fine." Old Aslan bowed slightly, and then turned to say, "So, the same thing happened near your Weymouth camp?" ”

When Charlie heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Actually, I saw pretty much the same thing along the way...... It seems that the problem is further north. ”

"That'...... Are you going to continue north? Old Aslan said, thought about it again, and then couldn't help adding, "Or are you going back to Hogwarts?" ”

"Actually, I'd love to see it myself, but before I set out from Weymouth, Percy told me it was best to stop here. Oh, I seem to have forgotten to mention - Percy is my brother and currently the acting commander of Camp Weymouth - I have to listen to him now. ”

"Your brother is right, in this situation, it's better to be careful!"

Old Aslan said as he glanced back to the north. Unfortunately, the fog obscured his vision, preventing him from seeing anything that had reference significance.

After a slight pause, he turned and continued:

"So, I think you'll be going back to Weymouth soon this time...... By the way, give me a word! Tell your brother that we are here, and if anything changes, I will have the news pass on immediately. ”

"All right," said Charlie, nodding, "then you should be careful here, old sir...... Unexpectedly, the north, which was thought to be relatively safe, now seems to have a greater hidden danger. I'll go back and talk to Percy soon, we've got a new batch of reinforcements in Weymouth, and we might be able to get some men here to fortify our defenses. ”

"That's good news."

Old Aslan smiled, but the smile did not stay on his face for long, but suddenly it turned solemn again—and at that moment, he suddenly turned his head again, and looked back at the sky north of the camp with Charlie.

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