Upon entering the door, you are greeted by an empty and expansive foyer with ornate crystal chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling and stone walls littered with statues and blazing torches.

Walking on the marble floor, Lin Yi felt a little strange in his heart.

Before seeing the interior of the castle, Lin Yi thought that he would be very excited, but in fact, he was far calmer than he imagined, and the interest in his heart was mostly because of the name Hogwarts.

After all, this is also the magic school he has always fantasized about when he was a child......

Lin Yi glanced around lightly, his gaze swept over the walls that shone with firelight, and with his eyesight, he could clearly see every particle on it and the ashes of the flames.

To be honest, this doesn't quite match his aesthetic.

Lin Yi turned his head and glanced behind him.

"What about Mr. Hagrid?"

"Hagrid has returned, and there are still some things in the hunting grounds that he needs to take care of."

Dumbledore looked at Lin Yi with a smile on his face, and then suddenly patted his head.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce - this lady next to me is Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Head of Gryffindor House, a very respectable professor."

"Nice to meet you, Professor McGonagall."

Lin Yi came out of his mouth in fluent English, and at the same time stretched out his right hand.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore looked at each other in surprise.

"Me too, honorable Mr. Lin."

Professor McGonagall smiled and shook hands with Lin Yi, who was also fluent in Chinese.

Lin Yi was not surprised, after all, it was a real wizard standing in front of him, not an actor who played a wizard.

"There is a saying in the East that the locals follow the customs, since I am here, let's communicate in your language."

As he spoke, Lin Yi turned his head to look at the flowers beside him.

"And this little guy also needs an environment like that to learn English."

"Good idea."

Dumbledore smiled, and immediately led Lin Yi to the marble staircase leading upstairs in front of him.

"What about your students?" Lin Yi looked around.

"If I'm not mistaken, they should be in Potions class right now." Dumbledore smiled and said, "By the way, Severus Snape is the Potions professor, which is why he didn't come to pick you up." ”

"Well, I forgive him."

Lin Yi shrugged his shoulders and didn't care at all.

In fact, even if there was no class today, Lin Yi didn't think Snape would come to pick him up.

After all, when they first met, he said the matter of "the boy who will not die", and with Snape's temperament, he must be very wary of him......

"Did the Heavenly Master tell you about me?" Lin Yi asked softly.

“…… Just a small part. ”

Dumbledore's tone was brisk, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Lin Yi.

It's really only a small part, but it's just a small part that is enough for Dumbledore to take it seriously.

As one of the most knowledgeable wizards in the West, Albus Dumbledore naturally knew a lot about the world.

In this world, the practice of Qi in the East and the magic in the West are the two most systematic of the two.

Based on Dumbledore's knowledge of the Eastern Qi practitioners, most of these Eastern Qi practitioners like to cultivate themselves, so their physical fitness and melee combat abilities are generally amazing, in addition, most of them will also cultivate one or two very strange and tricky special abilities.

In Dumbledore's memory, the most prominent representative of Dongfang Lian Qi was the old heavenly master who followed the leader to Europe at the beginning.

To be honest, when he first saw the power of the Celestial Master, that simple but extreme power simply shocked Dumbledore, thinking that he had seen the ultimate that the Eastern Qi Practitioner could achieve.

After that, he had a private discussion with the Old Heavenly Master.

The result was indeed as he thought, within a hundred meters, Dumbledore had almost no room to fight back, and the oppressive feeling brought by the speed of the Heavenly Master was too strong, which not only affected his spell casting, but also affected the accuracy of his spells.

To put it mildly, at close range, Dumbledore's spell could barely hit the Celestial Master.

Since then, he has had a clear understanding of the two major systems of the East and the West.

A wizard who walks out of a magic school may have very profound knowledge and his abilities may be very comprehensive, but once he is approached by an ordinary Oriental practitioner, he will also be killed by the other party in an instant.

Of course, the advantages and disadvantages are relative, and an Oriental practitioner who has achieved the ultimate in some aspect may also be played by a first-year Hogwarts freshman with the most basic spells.

Unless he can be as offensive and defensive as the old Heavenly Master, he is flawless from far and near.

But it's not that easy!

After living for more than a hundred years, Dumbledore has only met an old master.

Therefore, when he saw the introduction of Lin Yi's strength by the Heavenly Master, Dumbledore was very shocked in his heart.

He didn't expect at all that the young man who served tea he saw in Longhu Mountain was actually a super genius who was stronger than the old heavenly master, and he was also the kind of sword immortal who could control flying swords in oriental legends.

Dumbledore didn't care how much damage Lin Yi could do to things, after all, no matter how much damage he could cause, it was definitely not as destructive as some magic.

What he cared about was Lin Yi's most basic strength and speed.

A sword fairy with great strength and swift speed will be every wizard's nemesis and nightmare.

Even if it's Voldemort......

The corners of Dumbledore's mouth curled slightly.

……

……

Coming to the hideous and ugly stone beast, Dumbledore shouted "lemon ice cream", and the huge stone beast suddenly jumped aside, and the wall behind it also cracked, revealing the spiral staircase that spiraled upwards like an escalator inside the wall.

This is the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts......

Lin Yi led Duoduo and followed Dumbledore up the spiral staircase.

Professor McGonagall stood beside the stone beast and smiled at Lin Yi, obviously not planning to come up with him.

Lin Yi nodded, and then looked at Dumbledore beside him.

"Lemon ice cream...... It's the sweetest mantra I've ever heard. ”

"Thanks for the compliment."

Dumbledore smiled, and squeezed his eyes at the blossoms beside Lin Yi by the way.

At the end of the stairs, an oak door quietly opened, Dumbledore was the first to enter the office, Lin Yi led Duoduo to follow, and when he passed the door, Duoduo also curiously touched the brass knocker in the shape of a sphin-like eagle on the door.

Lin Yi didn't care about Duoduo's movements, his eyes were on the somewhat hairless bird in the round room.

The bird's feathers were fiery red, but some of the feathers at the back of its body had fallen off, and its golden paws stood weakly on a gold-plated branch, and its eyes were full of human sorrow.

"This is a phoenix?"

"Hmm."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Dumbledore walked over to the phoenix.

"It's Nirvana Day for Fox in a few days, and it's beautiful for most of the time......"

"That's not a coincidence."

Lin Yi was a little regretful.

He knew that the phoenix in this world did not match the powerful phoenix in his impression, but the phoenix was the phoenix, no matter what version of the phoenix it was, it was a magical creature that Lin Yi could only dream of in the past.

Dumbledore sat down behind the table, looking at Lin Yi with his hands crossed.

"Lin, where do you live now? Muggle hotels? ”

"Well, it's near the Leaky Cauldron."

Lin Yi nodded, and sat down at the table without looking away, staring at a tattered, crumpled hat that sat on the shelf behind Dumbledore.

Sorting Hat......

Lin Yi thought to himself.

"Muggle hotels are too inconvenient, so it's better to move to Hogwarts for a while." Dumbledore warmly invited, "It just so happens that we have a spare room in the teacher's quarters. ”

"Is that okay?"

"Of course, Hogwarts always welcomes his friends."

"Thank you very much." Lin Yi nodded in gratitude, and then said with some hesitation, "Professor, these days at Hogwarts, I'm planning to rent a storefront in Diagon Alley, do you have a way to help me deal with things like identification?" ”

"Storefront?"

Dumbledore furrowed his eyebrows, then shook his head with some regret.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it's difficult, especially for a short lease period of less than a year...... Are you going to sell something in Diagon Alley for money, if that's the case, then you don't have to open a store, every store in Diagon Alley doubles as an Oriental pawnshop. ”

Also know the pawnshop......

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched, and then he shook his head and said.

"No, I think the store is actually for the sake of cultivation......"

"Oh?"

"You should know that there is a kind of person in the East, called the refiner, right?"

"Yes." Dumbledore looked at him with some surprise, "You're still an alchemist?" ”

"Every Sword Immortal is a refiner." Lin Yi said without hesitation, "However, compared to traditional refiners, I still have a lot to hone and hone, so I plan to practice refining weapons while selling circulating funds......

Dumbledore was stunned when he heard this, and after he muttered for a moment or two, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Lin, I don't know how long you plan to stay here, if it's more than a semester, I can make you a visiting professor at Hogwarts, and open a semester of alchemy electives for the children, so that Hogwarts can pay you, and you can also sell the refining artifacts to the school, and the school will provide you with raw materials."

“……”

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched slightly.

This old fox, the whole thing sounds like he is thinking about him, but in fact, Hogwarts only paid a little salary, and he got the service of an Eastern refiner for nothing.

Not only did the alchemist turn Hogwarts raw materials into magic weapons, but he also had to teach his skills to the students of the school...... What a good calculation!

Lin Yi rolled his eyes in his heart, but there was a helpless look on his face.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't have any interest in teaching, and I don't think I have what it takes to teach so many children, if you want, I can accept the latter conditions and sell the refined artifacts to Hogwarts in exchange for raw materials - Professor, what do you think?"

“……”

Dumbledore crossed his hands and groaned slightly.