The sea is mysterious.

This is true even for wizards who seem to be ascending to heaven and earth. Even compared to ordinary people, wizards have a physique with magical powers, and once they enter the sea, they will face an ocean that is very different from ordinary people.

The mutual attraction between magic and magic will lead them to encounter magical animals in the ocean. The probability of normal human diving is not high. But it is a high probability that wizards will encounter these dangerous and mysterious sea beasts.

Seriously, even Luke, who is very interested in magical beasts, is not looking forward to an encounter with the magical beasts of the sea during this trip.

Or rather......

"It's better not to happen like this, Professor......"

Luke leaned on the railing, helplessly looking at the side of the fire, telling him how many mysterious magical creatures there were in the ocean, and even saying things like, 'This is a virgin land that Newt didn't explore deeply'.

"I don't know why, but wizards' desire to explore the deep sea is so low that they haven't even heard of a decent dive magic prop." There was a hint of confusion on Luke's face, but his attitude was still resolute, "But we're on a Muggle ship now. This kind of ship can withstand the wind and waves, but it really can't withstand the destruction of those magical beasts. ”

If it was a small boat, the giant horse-shaped monster that lived in the middle of the black lake would be enough to overturn the boat. The ship they are doing now, of course, cannot be considered a small ship. But their location is not a small waterhole like the Black Lake. It's the sea! The Black Lake can give birth to a giant horse-shaped water monster. So what kind of size would the magical beasts in the sea be?

Luke couldn't even think about it. After all, according to the family's rumors and anecdotes. The Norse Kraken is not a legend of a simple human sailor...... It's a magical creature that lives in the deep Nordic sea.

There are many years to live, and Luke can't tell exactly how many years, and he doesn't know if it's a single or a race.

The ancestor didn't study it carefully. He's only seen it.

The ocean, not just for Muggles, is mysterious. For wizards, it's even more mysterious.

"I know you can get out of here with me, Professor, but you can't leave here with everyone on this ship...... That would be too much trouble, although you'll be skilled at using it all the time. ”

Luke had no doubt about Dumbledore's proficiency. Even if you run away, Dumbledore's own talent aside. Forgetting is also a common spell for people like them who are not very honest. If the skill of this move was too low, he would not be able to deal with so much trouble alone.

Thinking of this, Luke suddenly thought of another thing......

"Professor," Luke suddenly looked at Dumbledore with a look of surprise, "May I ask you a question?" ”

"What the hell are you going to ask to be so polite to me?"

What Luke was going to ask, he didn't know, but Luke's tone really piqued Dumbledore's interest.

You know, after Luke got acquainted with him, none of the students had the respect that the teacher should have. He kind of got it right. This kid is indeed naturally rebellious. At least for those of them who are existing authority figures, there are really not many people who can be respected by him.

Luke organized the language for a moment, then asked, "That's it...... What exactly do you think of the position of 'Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor'? ”

He was genuinely curious...... What exactly did Dumbledore think of the position? For many years before, although the professors in this position changed every year. But there weren't too many people who died and who had no accidents.

It's only about 50 percent...... Well, enough of an exaggeration.

But you know, in the seven years since Harry enrolled, Defence Against the Dark Arts has been taught...... There are few that end well. Don't mention it from afar, let's talk about the previous Professor Quirrell. What exactly was he trying to invite Voldemort that Professor Quirrell had brought in? Or did Professor Quirrell be recruited because of Voldemort?

Judging from the timing, Luke thinks it should be the former.

In other words, Dumbledore's recruitment may not have been malicious in the first place. But after realizing that something was wrong with Quirrell, there was indeed malicious intent.

What worries him more is the next Defence Against the Dark Arts professor......

Looking at Dumbledore's slightly complicated expression, he changed the question.

"Well, that's okay if you don't want to talk about it. I asked another question......"

He looked at Dumbledore with burning eyes.

"What do you think of Gilderoy Lockhart?"

Gilderoy Lockhart, a Ravenclaw student who had a small reputation but mixed reputation during his school years. He boasted that he would make a Philosopher's Stone before graduating, then captain the LinkedIn Gran team to the Quidditch World Cup, eventually becoming Britain's youngest Minister for Magic. These are the three most memorable cowhides he bragged about during his school years.

Of course, from the current point of view, he has not done any of it.

This is understandable. After all, not everyone can live up to their childhood dreams.

If you can turn every cow you ever bragged about with your parents back in the day into reality, then congratulations, you've really succeeded.

But even if he didn't finish these cowhides, Lockhart was now a figure of the British wizarding world.

But...... Is it really unclear whether Lockhart is a pearl blocked by dust, or a simple waste rock, and Dumbledore as the headmaster?

Dumbledore looked at his skeptical eyes, and the complexity on his face finally turned to helplessness. He shook his head and said to Luke, "Luke, I'm not omniscient, and I'm not omnipotent. ”

Luke fell silent. What Dumbledore said was actually what he expected. After all, Dumbledore was not a god, and they knew that very well. If Dumbledore was really a god, then he wouldn't have to raise Harry, and he wouldn't have to care about Luke now.

When he began to seriously train his successor, and showed weakness in some things, it showed that Dumbledore was really old.

Dumbledore still cared about his students. Otherwise, he would not have chosen Remus Lupin, whom he trusted, as Lockhart's next term, and later, Mad Eye Moody as a professor.

These two are people he can trust in the truest sense of the word. Do you say he really doesn't want the person in this position to be a capable person? Of course not. But Voldemort's ancient curse left him with no way to unravel it.

No matter how careful he is, those professors will eventually have to face countless unexpected situations. These are things that Dumbledore didn't want to happen. But it's hard to avoid it.

Of course, he wants his students to study well. He knew the importance of Defence Against the Dark Arts class all too well.

"Listening to you, Lockhart seems to have a lot of questions?" Dumbledore looked at Luke and said seriously, "I can indeed see that something is wrong with Lockhart's books. But after all, there is no evidence. ”

If he wanted to investigate, he would be able to find out. Those experiences were very real, and Dumbledore, a well-informed person, could tell the truth of the story.

And some of the stories in it still feel a little familiar. It seems to be the personal experience of some old friends back then. But when he contacted his old friend, he was met with no such thing.

This made him somewhat confused. But he couldn't figure it out, so he chose to recruit this student back then. If you really have the ability, that's a good thing. If you don't have the ability......

Luke shook his head and said, "There's no evidence. I can't look for it either. But the information I have at hand is that the source of his stories may not be very clean. ”

He didn't have a special investigation of the evidence at the time.

He's idle, and what kind of competition does he have with a clown like Lockhart!

And he already has a very suitable candidate for investigation on this matter......

They will definitely say yes! He was quite sure of that.

Just as the two of them were chatting happily, Luke, who was lying on the railing, suddenly felt the boat seem to tremble. He didn't care, because a little tremor really had too many possibilities. If he is suspicious because of this, then Luke has really become a worrisome person.

……………………

Beneath the depths of the sea, directly below the ship, a large ball of fish swimming out of various fish has strangely rested here. Those predatory fish are with their prey, without any quarrels. They seemed so harmonious at the moment.

And inside this big ball, there are three figures who are breaking out into a fierce quarrel.

The upper body of these three figures is a human, and the lower body is a fish. It is the mermaid that everyone is familiar with. Among the three figures, the most striking is a female mermaid.

She has long black hair adorned with various things such as shells and pearls. She has a good face and a proud upper circumference. And the lower half of his body has a slender and curvaceous tail, covered with rose-red scales that glow with bright brilliance.

But her face is not pretty. She looked at the figure to her left, a male mermaid with pitch-black scales on the lower half of her body.

"Eroth, why do we do it now!"

The male mermaid known as Eroth looked calm, looked at her and said, "If we go to deal with those two guys now, we can only send them to death." ”

"Coward!" The female mermaid's face was even more ugly. Angry growls at the male mermaid.

The other male mermaid with a light blue tail and a slightly ordinary appearance comforted: "Scarlet, calm down, we all know very well that if Her Royal Highness the princess can't escape, then it's just useless for us to rush forward." ”

Scarlet gave the man a vicious look, but didn't say anything to refute it.

The man looked at Eroth again, and he asked seriously, "So, Eros, when will our people arrive?" ”

As he spoke, Eros also restrained the ugly expression on his face. Said seriously: "We sent a message the first time we found the princess. The people sent should be a squad. In that case, they should have half a day. ”

"Then we'll find a way to hold the boat as long as we can."

The man said with a serious face: "Make a little trouble for this ship as much as possible......"

"The three of us can't do it."

Eros interrupted mercilessly. said with a serious face: "Now they are no longer the ships of the past." If we want to shake this ship, then we need to send an army. ”

Carson ...... Times have changed. It's hard for us to fight against human ships without large sea beasts. ”

As he said this, Elos's face was full of loss. Back then, when he was young, whenever a human ship passed by in their waters, he would come and deliver food to them.

When a female merfolk emerges on a reef or jumps out of the water on their own, the humans will quickly approach and fall into the trap they have prepared in advance. And this can be done with just a small team of merfolk.

But now it's different. The power of human guns is very different from before. The scale armor, which used to be indestructible in front of scimitars and buckshot, now seems to be no longer so invincible. A squad that can no longer deal with the sailors of a ship.

Slightly larger fishing boats are gone......

Compared with the sorcerers who are complacent, they gradually understand the strength of the current human race in the confrontation with humans again and again. So much so that now they rarely take the initiative to appear in front of humans.

They already knew that they were a weak race compared to wizards. And now, compared to humans who don't have magical powers, they are already a weak race.

"The Deep Sea Empire is no longer as strong as it used to be."

Eros said this with a look of loss in his eyes. But there was no way, he couldn't figure out how to change that.

Nor is it something he should be thinking about.

"But even if that's the case, we can't just give up." The male mermaid said calmly.

"At least we can get on the boat to see where the princess is. Like you said, we can't let them go out of their way to find the princess when the team comes. First, the other party may run away again. Second, we are also truly insecure. ”

Once caught by humans, their world is not safe......

The madness of human beings, after contact again and again, they already have a basic understanding.

It's a race that's getting crazier and crazier. They seem to be getting crazier and crazier.

The Deep Sea Empire really doesn't want to have anything to do with this race.

It's better never to see each other!