Chapter 338: I Am the Mastermind

Sirius Black, one of the Twenty-Eight Pure-Blood Families - the last male heir of the Black family, the godfather of Harry Potter and his biological father's best friend.

Public, arrogant, reckless, impulsive, irritable, often do things without regard for the consequences, and does not look like an adult at all, but like a rebellious teenager in his teens and twenties.

Probably the only advantage is to be loyal enough to your friends and willing to give your life for the other person at a critical moment.

As for the "smartness" praised by the professors, there is a big question mark to be put here.

Because Zuo Si doesn't think that what this guy does can be compared with the word "smart".

Whether it was giving up the secret to Peter Pettigrew, or later learning the truth and desperately chasing the latter, and finally being lured into a trap and dying at the hands of Bellatrix, it seemed to him to be very brainless and stupid.

If it is yourself, you will never change the confidential person in the first place.

After all, according to the description given by the Ministry of Magic afterwards, when Voldemort and his Death Eaters were wreaking havoc on the British wizarding world, due to the abuse of the Imperius Curse, trust was an extremely luxurious thing, and even the relatives around him could betray it in the next second.

Therefore, at this time, who is a traitor is only known to everyone in their own hearts.

Blake is obviously well aware that he is not a traitor, so according to normal thinking logic, he should not give up the position of the secret keeper and replace himself with Peter, who usually shows a timid, cowardly and death-fearing character.

As for the later actions of "enough men" in the eyes of many onlookers, who want to avenge their friends at all costs, even if they are sent to Azkaban prison on charges, it is even more brainless.

You know, there's such a thing as a truth potion in the wizarding world!

In fact, he only needs to catch Peter Pettigrew first, and then hand it over to the Ministry of Magic to use the truth potion for interrogation, and then the truth will be revealed, and there is no need to go to prison for more than ten years, so that his godson Harry has a rather unhappy childhood.

As for revenge......

It is completely possible to wait for Peter to be imprisoned in Azkaban, and use his status as the sole heir of the Black family, as well as the family's connections, wealth and influence in the British wizarding world for many years, to torture this betrayer little by little to the point that life is worse than death, and even completely destroy his spirit and will, and turn him into a complete madman.

Just like the madwoman Bellatrix did to the Longbottoms.

You must know that revenge is not about letting the enemy die as quickly as possible, but about letting him taste enough pain before he dies.

In short, by analyzing Sirius Black's life experience, it is easy to conclude that this guy is 100% inclined to the chaos camp.

Compared to Snape, who endured humiliation and was willing to be an extremely dangerous double agent, and secretly completed the posthumous arrangements of Dumbledore, he did not fulfill his duties as a godfather, took care of and protected Harry after the death of his friend, nor did he play an important role in the fight against Voldemort, writing recklessness, impulsiveness, and brainlessness all the time.

Therefore, Zuo Si looked at Blake coldly from beginning to end, and didn't feel that Harry, the godfather, had anything to sympathize with after squatting in Azkaban for more than ten years, and it was all the other party's own fault.

Just when he had just finished reading a page of the Netherel Scroll, he was in a very tired state and wanted to stop and rest for a while, when he suddenly felt someone hugging him from behind, and immediately asked with a smile without looking back, "Today's Defence Against the Dark Arts class is over?" ”

"Hmmm! Aside from the fact that he is not very friendly to the students of Gryffindor House, Professor Snape is actually quite good at Defence Against the Dark Arts. I don't understand why Headmaster Dumbledore didn't approve of him taking on the subject, instead recruiting some messy guys so that students of all ages didn't learn anything useful for two semesters. ”

Hermione said as she tossed her backpack full of notes and textbooks onto a chair next to her, her tone bitter and complaining.

Zuo Si explained disapprerovingly: "Do you remember what I told you in Diagon Alley before the start of this semester?

This class is cursed, so the Defence Against the Dark Arts class professor is actually a consumable.

Look at what happened to Quirrell in the first semester, and then look at the ending of Lockhart this semester, and you know how dangerous this position is.

The headmaster obviously didn't want the school to lose a good potions master, so he had to find someone to make do with it first.

In fact, the essence of Defense Against the Dark Arts is spell duels.

The outcome of a spell duel depends on a series of factors such as vision, insight, knowledge, experience, and the amount of magic mastered.

In this regard, you are already ahead of others. ”

"What do you mean...... Theoretical knowledge of magic from other worlds and hundreds or thousands of spells? Hermione's eyes lit up.

As a top student, she won't forget the mountains of books, notes, and scrolls in the Doom Bunker.

It's just that if you want to understand the content, you need to learn at least seven more languages.

Yes!

Master at least seven relatively independent and unrelated languages and writing systems!

This is the minimum threshold for learning magic.

From this alone, it is not difficult to see how difficult it is for most ordinary people to become a mage.

The only thing that made Hermin feel fortunate was that he didn't have to learn all the languages at once, but only needed to learn one of them first, and then he could start learning basic theoretical knowledge.

Seeing the eager appearance of the girl in front of him, Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and nodded: "That's right." Now that you know about the existence of other magical planes, why limit yourself to this world? The multiverse is vast, beyond the limits of everyone's imagination. ”

"That'...... Then can you take me to these planes and enjoy different scenery together? Hermione asked, with a faint flush on her face.

"Of course! But the premise is that you must first have enough strength to protect yourself.

You know, not all planes are as safe as this world.

There are many space-time monsters running rampant, wars, killings, and conspiracies are rampant, and there is no order or law at all.

It is completely the survival of the fittest, and the slightest carelessness will lead to death.

Even more extreme are places made up of evil creatures like demons and devils.

There evil is equal to righteousness. ”

When he said this, Zuo Si looked directly into the girl's eyes, and his tone was even more serious than ever.

As he said, the world is so safe that even the most terrifying of the dark wizards, Lord Voldemort, can only kill a few hundred people.

Compared to the fact that a civilization or a species of Faeron simply withdraws from the stage of history, and millions of people disappear out of thin air, it is almost like a joke.

Of course, Muggle's two world wars and the thermonuclear weapons that were developed later are a different story.

After all, because of its lack of resistance to magic such as charm control, teleportation, and ultra-long-distance teleportation, the government of the Muggle world is basically as defenseless in the face of powerful spellcasters, and the upper echelons of the ruling class can easily be wiped out.

When the time comes, it loses the nuclear bomb launch button and the control of the army, and it will basically become a puppet under the control of others.

This is also why Zuo Si dared to say that as long as he wanted to, he could become the "ancestor" of this world at any time.

So he had to show the girl what the risks of traveling across time and space were enormous.

"Demons? Devil? Have you really seen these mythical creatures? ”

Instead of being intimidated by the depiction of the horrific scene, Hermione became more excited.

Undoubtedly, this was the courage and adventurous spirit that was in her bones, and it was also the reason why she was sent to Gryffindor House by the Sorting Hat.

Zuo Si stretched out his hand to help the girl straighten her windswept hair, and replied without thinking: "Angels, devils, demons, elves, dwarves, orcs, undead creatures, dragons with real intelligence, and super giant elemental creatures as tall as skyscrapers, these are all real. But the question is, are you ready to face them? ”

"Don't worry, I'll do my best to get to the level you ask for as soon as possible." Hermione confidently gave a guarantee.

"Hehe, then I'll look forward to it first. Oh, by the way, so that you can learn more in a short time, I decided to give you a small gift. ”

As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a homemade time turner from his pocket and handed it to the girl.

Hermione picked it up and asked curiously, "What is this?" Some kind of timekeeping tool? ”

"Nope! It's a time turner that allows you to briefly go back in time to a few hours or even a day or two.

That way, you can use a day as if it were two or three days.

Be careful, however, that it is best not to be noticed by anyone when using it.

In particular, it is important to avoid touching your past self as much as possible, otherwise something terrible will happen.

Other than that, one's time doesn't add or disappear in a vacuum.

The time you accumulate using the Time Turner will eventually be returned to you.

To put it more simply, if you go back to the last three hours, your body's growth rate will not stop during those three hours, while others who are at the same time as you will remain the same.

Maybe you won't see anything for a few days or weeks.

But if it adds up to a few months or even years, then you will look taller and more mature than your peers......"

Zuo Si patiently explained the principle of the time turner and the matters that need attention.

It was also after careful consideration that he decided to give the time turner he had made to the other party.

On the one hand, Hermione is currently in the development period, so even if it is accelerated for a year or two, it is nothing, but she can quickly accumulate knowledge during this time when her learning ability is at its strongest.

On the other hand, the current girl is too weak, and if she doesn't strengthen it a little, she won't be able to achieve the expected goal at all.

"Times...... Time travel? It's also unbelievable! ”

Hermione stared at the gadget in her hand and swallowed subconsciously.

"Nothing unbelievable. In fact, within the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, there is a special place to study time magic. This converter is one of the results of research over the years. Also, remember to keep it a secret and never tell anyone, as it's strictly illegal to do it without the permission of the Ministry of Magic. ”

After saying this, Zuo Si picked up the time turner and hung it around the girl's neck.

Moment!

The time turner has gone from an hourglass to a chicly shaped talisman.

You don't have to ask to know that it's a disguised illusion magic.

After all, many professors at Hogwarts are aware of the existence of the Time Turner, and if they find out, it will cause a series of unnecessary troubles.

Hermione lowered her head and looked at this magic prop with magical powers, and could no longer hold back the excitement in her heart, and stood on tiptoe to give Zuo Si a passionate kiss.

It took several minutes for the two to slowly separate.

Hermione licked her lips intently, stared at the Nethrel scroll on the table, and asked in an uncertain tone, "What is this?" I've noticed that you've been reading the above for a while now. ”

"This is the Netherriel Scroll, a vehicle that records the most primitive theoretical foundations of magic in a certain plane, and anyone who can read it will inevitably gain unimaginable and astonishing theoretical knowledge, and will also have a deeper understanding of magic." Zuo Si explained succinctly.

Through these days and nights of hard work, he has successfully read most of the first chapter of the scroll, that is, six of the scrolls, and successfully raised the level of the archmage to LV5.

As for the extra chance to increase the arcane cast level, it is added to the mage class.

This also means that counting LV6 mages and LV10 mysticists, the total level of the arcane spellcasting class has officially crossed LV21 and officially stepped into the realm of legendary spellcasters.

Among them, the archmage class can be selected to improve the advanced arcane ability, and Zuo Si chose [Spell Power], [Spell-like Ability] and [Arcane Hand].

[Spell Power] is very simple, it is to sacrifice a five-ring spell slot to increase its own effective spell level, so that all spells become more powerful and more difficult to resist and be exempted by the opponent.

[Arcane Hand] is to sacrifice a seven-ring spell slot, gain the ability to use a mage's hand, and replace yourself to complete some magic that requires direct contact with the target to take effect, up to a distance of more than 18 meters.

This ability is similar to the Demon Pet's [Transmission Contact].

If you learn to double cast or even multi-cast, that is, cast more than two spells at once, then the effect will be surprisingly good.

[Spell-like ability] is a bit more complicated, first of all, you need to sacrifice a level 5 spell slot, use an empty spell slot with no memory of any magic to permanently store a specific spell, and then convert it into a spell-like ability, which can be used twice a day.

If you memorize a low ring spell with a high ring spell slot, you will also get an additional number of uses per day.

As a simple example, if you use a six-ring spell slot to store three-ring mana, then this spell-like ability can be used four times a day instead of twice, and if you store more than six rings, you can use it six times.

As for the two abilities like [Arcane Fire] and [Counter Spell Control], Zuo Si didn't even have the interest to open his eyes at all.

Because he already has a higher-grade silver fire given by the goddess of magic, he naturally doesn't look down on low-level things like Aohuo.

The control of counterspells overlaps with the special abilities of the creator's class, so it is also ruthlessly eliminated.

As the Archmage class reached its maximum limit of LV5, Zuo Si began to consider whether to engage in an advanced class of arcane spellcasting.

Otherwise, it would be a bit of a waste to read the rewards offered by the Netharel Scrolls to add to the base mage class.

In addition, due to the massive amount of magical knowledge he has learned and collected from different worlds, although he has only just crossed the legendary threshold, there are as many as six legendary spell slots every day.

Counting the [Mummy Dust] and [Great Collapse Technique] that have been researched with a huge amount of money and resources, as well as several super spells transformed from the secret library of the central tower of the Floating City, the total number of legendary magic mastered by Zuo Si has reached an astonishing seven.

You must know that most of the legendary mages in Feren can master one or two, two or three legendary magics at best.

Hearing that the origin of the Netherel scroll was so amazing, Hermione suddenly showed a curious look and subconsciously glanced at the contents on it.

Next Second......

She suddenly felt a strong tingling in her brain, and a large number of indescribable horrific hallucinations appeared in front of her eyes, and she immediately fell to the ground and let out a painful scream.

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!h

You don't need to ask to know that with the current level of intelligence of the girl, it is simply not enough to withstand the washing of such a huge amount of knowledge and information, and her nose is even bleeding.

Seeing this, Zuo Si immediately put away the scroll on the table, and at the same time gave the phoenix on the side a look.

The latter immediately understood, and unleashed the fire of immortality that enveloped Hermione's entire head.

It was only after ten minutes that the reckless girl recovered tremblingly and asked in a tone full of fear, "What about ...... What's going on with that volume? I...... I felt like I had a lot of inexplicable knowledge and memories in my head. ”

Zuo Si cupped his forehead and replied in a slightly reproachful tone, "Congratulations, you have successfully obtained some invaluable magical knowledge from the scroll.

But promise me not to do it again next time.

You know? If a person with low intelligence reads this scroll, he can easily become an idiot or a madman under the massive onslaught of information.

In its original world, no mortal had the ability to read all of the knowledge on the Nexariel Scrolls.

Unless there is a guide from the goddess of magic.

Another thing is to control your curiosity, and after figuring out the true purpose of a thing, it is best not to touch it easily, let alone try to read the content.

Compared to other planes that tend to have many books that can control people's minds, tempt people to fall, and even have terrible curses attached to them, the so-called "dangerous" books in the Hogwarts Forbidden Zone are nothing at all.

Something truly dangerous is like this Netherel scroll that can kill you just by looking at it. ”

Hermione also saw near her mouth and nose at this time, as well as a large area of red stained on her clothes, and immediately realized how much blood she had shed just now, and hurriedly nodded with palpitations: "Understood." Thank you for saving me just now. ”

"You're welcome. With our relationship, even if you accidentally die unexpectedly, I will do everything I can to bring you back to life. ”

Zuo Si pulled the girl up from the ground and waved his wand to cast a cleansing charm to clean the blood stains on the two of them.

"We'll be together forever, right?" Hermione asked without looking up.

"Of course!"

Zuo Si kissed the girl lightly on the forehead.

With high emotional intelligence, he knows better than anyone that no matter what he thinks in his heart, he must not have any hesitation at this time, and must give a positive answer at the first time.

After this lesson, Hermione finally established a sense of vigilance against other worlds in her heart, and she didn't dare to touch the things that Zuo Si brought from other worlds easily.

……

At the same time, far away inside the snail ship beneath the Ascatra Mage Tower on the continent of Feren.

The three Isadoras stood in a row, watching the other self strip all his clothes and slowly walk into the pool of the brain at the signal of the Mind Flayer, allowing the tentacles controlled by the master brain to capture themselves and then pull them into the depths of the thalamus.

There was no resistance or struggle.

"This ...... Is it really good to do that? Soth shouldn't be angry if he knows? The shy Isadora stammered.

"Don't worry, we're doing all this for Soth, it's a performance of loving him deeply, and he won't blame us." The other Isadora, who was next to her, comforted her in a very calm tone.

The third Isadora snorted coldly and said with a look of jealousy: "This guy is really cunning! He actually wanted to use this way to avoid his personality being devoured, and to follow Soth forever in the form of an independent existence. ”

"No way. Of the four of us, she is the only one who is best suited to replace the consciousness of the mastermind. The second Isadora shrugged her shoulders helplessly.

"Be quiet! The ceremony has begun! The Mind Flayer reminded with a wave of tentacles.

Just a few seconds of effort. A powerful psychic energy gushed out of the brain, enveloping the room.

In a split second, the destructive force tore apart the goblins in the cage at the door.

Before they even knew what was going on, their entire bodies suddenly exploded from within, and bright red flesh and internal organs splattered in all directions, and the scene was extremely bloody.

However, the three Isadoras and the Mind Flayer were not affected.

At this moment, they were all shining with the brilliance of spiritual energy, obviously blessed with protection in advance.

"Attention! The battle for consciousness has begun! Everyone tried to suppress the mastermind as much as possible to make sure it couldn't concentrate. ”

The Mind Flayer gave orders to the three Isadoras through a psychic connection.

The latter did not hesitate at all!

Almost at the same time, he released his psychic energy, forcing the main brain to use some of his strength for defense.

After all, the psychic abilities unleashed by the three Isadoras teaming up were enough to threaten its life and death.

Right now, in the room where the entire brain pool is located, you can see with the naked eye that the blue glow that flashes in the air from time to time collides with each other, and then releases an incredibly powerful psychic blast.

Psionic energy is not like arcane energy, and it is often easy to catch.

Quite the opposite!

The former will only become visible if it is powerful enough to a certain extent.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

With the surging energy and the loud sound that shook the heart, there was finally a more violent reaction in the brain.

To be exact, it was the Mastermind that sped up the speed at which Isadora's body was devoured.

I saw that from the surface of the cortex of this enlarged version of the human brain, tiny tentacles as dense as cow's hair suddenly grew, and began to frantically dismember the latter's body.

In a short time, the girl's fair skin and seductive curves, which were enough to make men reverie infinitely, were swallowed up, revealing large swaths of white bones, which seemed to not last long.

What makes people feel unbelievable is that at this moment, instead of weakening, her psychic ability is becoming stronger, directly suppressing the consciousness of the mastermind.

One minute......

Ten minutes......

Half an hour......

When Isadora's body completely disappeared from this world, the fierce confrontation finally stopped, followed by a voice that suddenly echoed in everyone's minds.

"I'm Isadora, I've successfully devoured the mastermind's consciousness, and from now on, I'm the mastermind!"

Moment!

Whether it was the Mind Flayer who was in charge of presiding over the ceremony, or the other three Isadora suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of chapter)