"Ants, an American ant that has invaded the biological world of Europe. Lockhart smiled at her, "In South America, there is a species of ant that came to Europe with Muggle ships. In a very short period of time, countless native ant species have been wiped out, from Italy to Spain, and counting, and it is the strongest ant in the world, and even Muggles are frightened by them: if left unchecked, it will eventually wipe out most of the rest of the world's ant colonies. ”

He looked at Harry, "It's called the Argentine ant, and you can guess why it can beat other species of ants." ”

Harry looked at Lockhart in surprise, not knowing what he was trying to express, but after thinking about it carefully, he cautiously guessed, "Maybe it has evolved to be stronger, more powerful, or poisonous?"

"Hehe, very thoughtful, Harry. Lockhart praised first, "But it's not that complicated, the reason is simple, the collective power is large, it wins by numerical superiority." ”

"That's not what I said about being fertile!" Harry said unconvinced.

"No, on the contrary, its reproductive ability, although not weak, does not have an overwhelming advantage over other ants. He relies on the cooperation of different ant colonies. ”

"What?"

"It's not hard to understand that ants are swarm-based. Lockhart said: "Even ants of the same species, as long as they are not in the same nest, will fight when they meet together, you have seen it." ”

"See, do you ......" Hermione couldn't help it: "Argentine ants don't attack each other in different colonies?"

"That's right, that's what makes it the most powerful!" Lockhart raised his voice, "The Argentine ant is only 0.1 inch long, it is a small ant, and there is no special structure to improve its combat effectiveness. But it has a magical property that different colonies don't attack each other, you just grab one from an Argentine nest in Italy and put it in any Argentine nest in France. It won't be attacked......"

"That means—" Harry didn't react at all, Blake just listened quietly, and Hermione quickly showed a look of realization, "Any nest of other species of ants, once they encounter Argentine ants, they are actually at war with the entire Argentine ant population!"

"yes, do you know what I'm trying to say, Harry?"

"Unity is strength, but ants are ants, and people are people......" Harry said unconvinced. "That doesn't mean anything. ”

"Do you know why humans are able to rule this world?" Lockhart continued.

"Why......" Harry didn't think about it, he looked at Hermione pleadingly.

"Because humans use tools...... Humans are literate and humans are smart!" Hermione gave a few answers.

"That's right, your answer should be the standard answer in the Muggle world. Lohar nodded: "But thousands of years ago, it was the High Elves who ruled the world, and they also used tools, and civilization started earlier than humans, and they were not stupider than humans, why were the powerful, noble, and beautiful High Elves recognized at that time extinct?"

"Why...... The professor in the history of magic class said that humans exterminated the elves by sneak attack......"

"I don't listen carefully in class!" Lockhart grimaced. "That's right, humanity ended up completely exterminating the elves with a lightning sneak attack, just like we did before when we surrounded the Dementors. But why would a creature become extinct when it was attacked by a sneak attack?

"History of magic class is boring...... Harry grumbled. "Professor Binns—"

"Don't make excuses. Now I'll tell you why the elves are completely at a disadvantage, because humans are Argentine ants! The elves have a strong sense of territory, and the elves of different regions and clans meet humans who fight without saying a word, but in different cities and different tribes. Even wizards and Muggles do not meet and do not do it when they meet, but communicate first. Lockhart continued: "There was a conflict between humans and elves in a place. Humans within a radius of hundreds of miles will go to help! And another group of elves will watch the play dozens of miles away, in the hundreds of years before the elves were completely extinct, wizards and Muggles in different places, just like this, joined hands to wipe out most of the elves forest by forest, clan by clan, and by the time the elves reacted and prepared to unite, the human race had unconsciously had an almost overwhelming advantage. Coupled with the fact that the human wizard invented the wand, it doesn't matter whether the sneak attack of the elves is successful or not, the general trend is that humans are already destined to be the masters of the world. Even if the war elves are victorious, their status will definitely not be better than the current elves!"

"No wonder I always wonder when I look at the history of magic, why humans have gradually gained the upper hand......," Hermione paused, but then couldn't bear to say, "But no matter what, it would be too brutal to completely exterminate the elves......"

"The elves are too strong, and exterminating them is the greatest affirmation and highest respect of humanity for their strength as enemies...... You look at the centaurs, the giants, the goblins, and the humans don't bother to exterminate them. Lockhart shook his head and said solemnly, "The house-elves, originally called dwarf elves, are the most chaotic and weakest kind of elves, but they can fight ordinary wizards without wands......"

"I see......" Harry said weakly.

"You see?" asked Lockhart, "but you said you didn't want to get more people into the war - hehe, if there was a war between humans and elves in one community at that time, and then you said to the humans in the other communities around us that we don't want to get you involved in the war, don't come and help." Do you guess that humans will be exterminated or become domesticated little naked apes?"

"But both sides of this war are human ......"

"So, you want to say that it doesn't matter if we fail, the Death Eaters are human and wizards anyway?" Lockhart laughed, "Touching logic! I'm sorry that Muggle-born wizards like Hermione, and Muggles, won't thank you for not getting them into war when they are oppressed and killed by the Death Eaters in the future." And I'm not so open-minded, I want to live, if I have the possibility, I don't hesitate to provoke a wizarding world war, but it's a pity to think that wizards from other countries won't help us with my toes, but British half-blood wizards, Muggle wizards and even Muggles are helpers we can fight for!"

"Okay, I see. Harry was still a little unconvinced, but couldn't find any reason to refute it.

"Gildero, I didn't expect you to talk about the big truths in a set way, I can't care so many people say that you teach well!" Blake was silent the whole time, and he couldn't help but praise him at this time.

"Hehe, I read a lot of books, just learn and use them. ”

Hermione looked at him with sparkling eyes, she really loved Lockhart's knowledgeable appearance when talking and laughing, there was no man in the world who was more handsome than Lockhart in class.

"Gildero, are you thirsty, I'll go make some tea. Resisting the urge to throw herself around him for a passionate kiss, Hermione suddenly remembered something, and took the kettle and cup out of her pouch and went into the tent to find the kitchen.

"Hermione is getting more and more virtuous, so let's just wait for tea. Blake smiled, "It's so boring, I didn't bring anything out to kill time." ”

"If you're free, meditate on the magic power that flows through your body. "Well, it seems too comfortable, and Fudge seems to be asking Barty Jr. to find her granddaughter, and I don't know if he's really trying to figure it out...... How can I tell her to be careful, at this time when the owls are going to be checked?"

"You're thinking about another girl, you're so amorous, what are the Death Eaters looking for to blackmail you?" Blake shook his head, "she'll be fine, I'm sure her relatives in France will protect her." ”

"I hope so. ”

Lockhart sat on the ground at the mouth of the tent and began to think about how to deal with the crown. It was obviously impossible to destroy it instantly with spells, maybe there was some way to put a lot of mana into a single point in an instant?, he remembered a thick notebook left by Dumbledore, maybe it was the information he needed.

Hermione poured a cup of hot tea for all three, then sat down beside Lockhart, moved her ass against him, rested her chin on her erected knee, and watched him quietly. The afternoon sun shone gently down on the woods, dappled with foliage over them, and Blake was napping while Harry sat and thought about something.

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――(To be continued......)