Chapter 162: Talking and Swapping
When he saw the teleportation array, Lockhart guessed how it worked: it was the equivalent of a fireplace that cut off the power supply to the Floo network! In the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Magic's defenses, the Loyalty Charm, and the operation of the Floo Network were all powered by a large energy supply facility deep underground at the Ministry of Magic headquarters.
When wizards use the fireplace or use the Floo Network to perform long-distance apparitions, they only need to use a little magic to activate the magic in the Floo Network, and then the rest of the magic is provided by the power supply facilities at the Ministry of Magic headquarters. At the same time, the Ministry of Magic headquarters will also record the user's name and time of use, and if the wizard who uses the illusion does not have a "driver's license", or even the wizard is on the wanted list, the Ministry of Magic's equipment will refuse to use the Floo Network to power the wizard. Of course, a wanted wizard can also choose to use the Confusion Charm to use another wizard's name to use Floo.com, but it is only theoretically feasible and can be easily found out, and it is very troublesome to change the wizard's name every time you use it.
And now, these poor Chinese wizards, without the support of the "Hidden World" Sect, simply cannot afford to maintain such a device, so they need to apply for it every time they activate Floo...... This is also the reason why Lockhart was unable to borrow Floo Net to apparition before, because Floo Net was not activated at all!
Lockhart was accompanied by a young Chinese wizard, Lin Feng. China's Floo network does not go deep into Tibet for religious reasons, and there is only one route from Beijing to Lhasa. Therefore, the wizards could only teleport to Lhasa first, and then use other means to meet the Pan-Chan, and Lin Feng was sent to protect Lockhart.
Now, Lockhart and Pandora, led by Lin Feng, got into a Muggle vehicle and set off from Lhasa to Shigatse at a leisurely pace. China doesn't even have anything like a knight bus!
"Lin Feng, what is your weapon, I'm curious. Lockhart and Lin Feng were sitting in a car, so they had to find something to talk about. There's a reason he asked, because he had met a lot of Chinese wizards in Beijing, and there were all sorts of weaponsβmany of the normal wand shapes, but also axes, fans, knives, swords, hammers, and so on. Although they are all wands in principle, but they are different in appearance, their creative power has greatly amazed Lockhart. What surprised him even more was that some people told him that there were now standards for the size of weapons, and that there were even more bizarre weapon shapes in ancient China - pianos, tables and chairs, crutches, broadswords, and so on.
One of the funniest Chinese wizards he'd ever seen was armed with a kitchen knife...... It made him want to laugh all day.
"My weapon is a dagger...... It's not custom-made, it's handed down from ancestors. Lin Feng took out a small dagger that shone silver, "According to my father, this dagger has the ability to break demons and open the magic power of the body. β
"Is it, so amazing, can you show me?" asked Lockhart softly. In England, it is rude to ask someone else's wand to look at, and only those who are particularly close to you, or the wand maker, or the relevant department of the Ministry of Magic, will make such a request.
"No problem. Lin Feng handed it over briskly.
"Well, quite a delicate enchantment, it's a powerful demon-breaking piercing spell. Lockhart scrutinized the dagger, "But my guess is that this feature has to be stabbed to be effective, but wizards rarely have hand-to-hand combat." β
"I'll see it too!" said Pandora. After obtaining the other party's consent, Lockhart carefully handed it to Pandora: "Beware of the blade, the magic of the body protection is not against it. β
Lin Feng, who was on the other side, looked at the surprised looks of the two British wizards, and said with a wry smile: "Not only is hand-to-hand combat rare, as the best law enforcement officer of the Special Affairs Department of the Ministry of State Security of China, my most important task is to find the wizards who have not been discovered by the Chinese people." There are only over 10,000 wizards registered with the Chinese government now, and one or two thousand of them are the ones I've seen, and many of them don't even have a decent weapon, let alone use a body protection charm. And those hermits, occasionally some young people come out and are encountered by me, although I can beat most of them, but I don't dare to try this weapon on them......"
"Oh?" Lockhart carefully handed back the useless dagger, "Will the Hermit Sect still come out of the mountains?"
"The hermit sect is not monolithic inside, and it is estimated that many people are greedy for the outside world of flowers. There are also those who think that they should regain power, but the oldest guys are all reclusives and are very tightly controlled. β
It's a pity that this group of wizards has such a strong strength, but they have to live in seclusion in the mountains, and the Chinese wizards have no say in the world, Lockhart shook his head and sighed again and again.
"You can take advantage of their internal conflict and enlist more wizards to help!" Lockhart kindly agreed.
"It's trying, but it's not that simple. Lin Feng changed his words, "Mr. Lockhart, this dagger is almost dusty in my hand, I feel that the wand you use is more suitable for casting long-range spells, I am simply too tired to cast spells with a dagger, do you have any extra wands, I can exchange one with you." β
"Really!" Lockhart pulled out the wand he bought when he was 11 years old, "You can try it." β
Lin Feng excitedly took the wand and cast a spell out of the car window, and a red light shot out of the window and exploded in the wilderness outside. "It's much more powerful than I can with a dagger. β
"Nonsense, this dagger shouldn't have been used for frontal combat when it was first made. Lockhart took the dagger again, and now this thing is his, very interesting, although it is not very useful, but it can be kept as a souvenir.
Lin Feng got an Ollivander-made wand, and he definitely didn't suffer a loss, which was a win-win situation......
"I'm tired of sitting in the car!" Pandora leaned into Lockhart's shoulder, "I'm going to sleep." β
"Sleep. Lockhart gave Pandora a soundproofing spell and cast a wandless spell to the envy of the Chinese wizard sitting on the other side.
"Can you tell us about this sorcerer we are going to meet, is he very strong, what is the origin, is it Pan-Lama, can he really be reincarnated?"
Lin Feng excitedly put away his wand: "I don't know, not long before the founding of the People's Republic of China, we only got in touch with the wizard forces in Tibet, and their bloodline is not very good, and the number of people is less than one-tenth of us, and only one Pan-Zen is said to be a bit of a doorway." At that time, the seniors seemed to have fought with him and then reached an agreement. β
"There was a fight...... Lohar nodded, "But, isn't it only a few years since the last Pan-Zen died, who are we going to meet this time?"
"China doesn't have a ** now, because the next ** hasn't been selected yet, you will know the specifics when you see it, anyway, it must be a powerful wizard who is good at spiritual magic. Lin Feng said ambiguously.
β......β
The journey was long, and Lockhart took the opportunity to look at the scenery outside, and it was rare to come to Tibet once, so that he could write down the scenery he saw on the road in his book in the future. Pandora next to her slept so much that her saliva was about to run down her shoulders, and Lockhart had to wipe it off for her.