Not long after sunrise, Hagrid and Madame Maxime had to be "forced" to wake up.

The reason for this is simple, and it is also a little laughable, because the sound of the giants snoring still caused a small avalanche on the mountain.

Luckily, at least Maca spotted some signs in advance to save them from the impact of the falling snow.

"I counted them at dawn, and there were eighty-two giants below...... The one lying on the edge of the lake at the bottom of the valley should be the 'Gugo' among them. When the rushing snow subsided, Maca said to the other two.

In the colonies of giants, the leader is generally called "Gugo", and since ancient times, the warlike giants have chosen the way of Gugo, which is naturally fighting.

A giant is a creature with a fighting spirit in its veins, and will be merciless even when fighting between its own kind.

Although this kind of infighting will always be regarded as barbaric and rough by wizards, in any case, the giants' strong combat power and vitality must also have a lot to do with their habits.

It's just that in ancient times, when the giants were still active and free, the changes of the Gugo were unusually frequent, and the Gugo at that time always represented the highest level of combat power among the major giant tribes.

But now, the world's largest giant colony is left in the valley, and even if they are still aggressive, they inevitably lose many potential opponents.

Just now, Maca had already seen the Gugo by the lake at the bottom of the valley, but no matter how you looked, it was a lazy guy.

Perhaps when he first ascended to the throne of Gugo, he was more powerful than the other giants—as evidenced by his apparently tall size—but not now.

"Eighty-two...... That's all that's left! There used to be a lot of ......," Hagrid said as he looked at the valley below, "In the past, it was said that there were more than a hundred tribes in the whole world, but now ......"

Both Hagrid and Madame Maxim have a deep connection to giants, and even Madame Maxim, who refuses to admit it, has a complicated complexion at the moment.

To put it bluntly, this is all the result of the explosion of wizarding and Muggle numbers.

While wizards have rarely waged large-scale warfare against giants, as wizards' areas of activity continue to expand, and wizards continue to ensure that Muggles are isolated from the wizarding world, there is less and less space for magical creatures to live.

However, creatures of this size have always had a great need for living space. They not only need a place for daily survival, but also a relatively free individual space.

Giants not only hunt other creatures for survival, but also often fight because of their natural fighting spirit. When they live together as they do now, infighting will occur very frequently.

"Before we go, Dumbledore and I talked for a while......" Hagrid whispered as he stared at the sleeping giants below, "Dumbledore said it was our fault, the wizard drove them together, and they had no choice but to go on like this......"

"If you want me to say, it's not clear who is right and who is wrong," Maca said, shaking her head, "There have been many magical creatures in history that have gone extinct. If they will be extinct, it means that they will not be able to become more powerful like wizards-"

"In ancient times, we shamans seem to have struggled as well, and our current life is the result of the efforts of our ancestors."

He thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to Hagrid and Madame Maxime.

"Just like the two of you, with the blood of wizards and giants in your veins......"

"I just—"

Madame Maxim seemed to want to deny her old theory of "big bones", but Maca shook her hand.

"I actually occasionally wonder how we wizards were born? How did you get to where you are now......" Maca said in a deep voice, "Maybe the blood in our bodies is mixed up at all, isn't it?" ”

Just as wizards occasionally awaken "disguised Magus" like Tonks, wizards' bloodlines have always been mysterious. In other words, it has always been "suspicious".

"Don't talk about that," in a moment when the three of them were in a somewhat reverie, Maca took the initiative to put the topic aside, "Hagrid, I remember that before you left, Dumbledore should have asked you to bring some gifts to them, right?" What did they bring? ”

Speaking of this topic, Hagrid is clearly in spirit.

As mentioned earlier, the giants hate wizards and hate their magic even more. But in fact, they hate the fact that wizards use magic to harass or deal with them.

And their favorite gift, on the contrary, is magic.

"This is the Flame of the Herbs, made by Dumbledore himself."

Hagrid pulled out a rather thick torch from the package that had been placed aside, and when he removed the metal cover from the top of the torch, a rather beautiful blue-and-white flame burst into flames.

The brightness of this flame is not very high, and it has no temperature in itself, so it is not too practical. But since ancient times, it has had another name - eternal fire.

It is a magical flame made from an ancient magic that has been cracked by scholars, and that magic has the usual impression of ancient magic as "complex and difficult", and requires a fairly high level of magic to complete.

The reason why this kind of magic is not included in the Hogwarts curriculum is also based on the above two points.

And the reason why it is called the "Eternal Flame" is precisely because this flame can burn forever, even if the caster dies, it will not affect its magical effect.

But Maca knew that, in essence, this thing was not actually a "magic flame" that burned magic, not even a "flame".

This is because the "burning" of the Gubrai does not require any fuel, but is a kind of magic that is only related to light.

"Anything else?"

This first gift immediately discouraged most of Maca's interest, but to be honest, the giant did like this "flashy" magical item because it looked so "pretty".

"And this—" Hagrid said, pulling out a large package, "a helmet made of goblins, supposedly indestructible!" ”

Like the Gublai Immortal Fire, this helmet is also the kind of thing that "visually awesome".

But this is at least much better than that useless flame, and anyone with the words "fairy product" is generally not a big deal.

Of course, to say that this thing fell into the hands of giants is really just an ornament - they can't wear it anyway!

After that, Hagrid pulled out several more gifts in quick succession, but they were obviously more ordinary than the first two, and there was not much to say.

They waited on the ridge until it was close to noon, and finally found a good time.

To put it bluntly, that Guge finally got up!

The negotiation with the giants needs to be gradual, and those big guys are naturally impatient, so the three of them agreed to send a Gubrai Immortal Fire first. After agreeing to send a gift the next day, you have to leave the giant tribe immediately.

Then, starting with Hagrid, who looked the tallest, he lifted the Gublai Flame high above his head and walked towards the valley below.

When a few giants were the first to notice their "malnourished little ones", with a roar, the atmosphere of the giant tribe became oppressive.

"Hold the gift high and keep an eye on Gugo's position, the other giants don't have to look at it."

This is the custom of foreigners who express their desire to meet Gugo when they step into the territory of giants, just as Maca and the other three are doing.

When they really stood on the same plane, they were finally able to feel the most intuitive sense of oppression from their body shape.

Maca is of course the shortest here, he is not even 6 feet tall.

As he walked among the giants who were often twenty feet upward, even though he didn't need to be afraid at all with his strength, he couldn't help but feel a little solemn.

Because they didn't come to fight this time, giants are easy creatures to fight with them, but if you want to be friendly with them, you have to go a little more effort.

Fortunately, the rules that have been handed down since ancient times are still understood.

When the three of them went all the way to the valley bottom lake, even though the giants on both sides were frequently restless, the traditional customs deeply imprinted in their bones still made these "violent maniacs" forcibly press the fire of war in their hearts.

"Roar—"

Some of the giants who were close together howled at them with a furious howl, causing Madame Maxim to tremble.

Eventually, they approached the lake with steady steps, and there was only a short distance left for the Gugo. At the same time, the giants who were originally restless gradually quieted down.

When she got closer, Maca realized that the surface of the lake was actually covered with thick ice, but it had been shattered by the giants.

The Giant Tribe's Gugo was lying on the edge of the lake at this time, and when Maca and the others arrived, he was roaring and asking his men to feed him.

Unlike other giants, who only used large rough hides to hide their private parts, this Gugo was clearly wearing an old set of leather armor that had been passed down from his ancestors.

Since ancient times, giants have lived in poverty and whiteness, but in ancient times, when wizarding wars were frequent, giants also participated as mercenary fighters.

Maca knew that this set of equipment should have survived from those troubled periods.

"Albus Dumbledore, a gift to the giants Gugo, to pay respect."

Hagrid stuck the Goublai Flame at the giant's Gugo's feet and said dryly in the simplest words possible.

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