Chapter 338: Giant Clan
"It's not a plant."
Madame Maxim explained, and she also looked up, the towering vines obscuring the sky, and they were all in the shadows.
"This is an alchemy creation, and its name is the magic bean. With enough water, they can grow up to several kilometers high. Ancient wizards wanted to explore the moon with this thing. ”
“???” Owen looked back in surprise, "Exploring the moon?" ”
"Yes, it's a pity that they underestimated the distance from here to the moon, which is far from being reached by a single magic bean."
"Okay!" Owen looked up, although he was amused by the arrogance of the ancient wizards, but he felt admiration for no reason, yes - they all said that it was a dark age, but the dark years also gave birth to countless 'bold' ideas.
At that time, the wizards were looking for the moon.
What about the wizards now?
On the one-third acre of land in the United Kingdom, countless wizards are dizzy, and the slap-sized planet, wizards have been developing for thousands of years and have not gone out!
Lo and behold—in the dark ages of the Middle Ages, there were already wizards who wanted to explore the moon.
Hundreds of years later, not to mention the wizards flying out of the solar system, now there is no idea of even landing on the moon.
I have to say that the pride of ancient wizards has crushed the current wizards.
He was ashamed of the modern wizards who claimed to be the heirs of the ancient warlocks.
"So, giants in the sky?"
"That's right." Sirius affirmed.
Then he frowned, "It doesn't seem to be possible to use illusion shifting here, the Italian Ministry of Magic has set up an anti-illusion illusion spell here, how do we get there?" ”
He looked up and said, "Do you want to climb the vine?" ”
"No kidding, okay?" Owen glanced at him, "It's going to die." ”
"Really." He looked at the dog godfather with disdain.
"When you go out, aren't you ready to raid?"
He cursed and unloaded the backpack from his shoulder, then pulled the zipper and reached inside.
After fumbling for a while, he felt something scratch his hand.
Then he grabbed the killer's brain and pulled it out.
"Dare to bite me, you, floating, isn't it, isn't it!" Grabbing Shylock's forelimbs, Owen shook its brain.
He's been carrying these two naughty little things in his backpack for the past few days.
It can't be helped—this is not Hogwarts, it's a foreign country, what if you really let them run out and lose them?
What should I do if someone gets caught?
Sugo's phantom shifting is not incomprehensible, and this ability can be suppressed by using a magic limiter made from the Runi script.
His hiking bag has such a function.
However, this time the protagonist is not Shylock.
It's its little henchman, Bakar.
Compared to its eldest sister, this protein eye is much more obedient.
It fell into Owen's hands after he had tortured Shylock.
Then a fire burst into flames, and Owen threw it violently.
In the next second, the palm-sized little fire dragon swelled and turned into a behemoth with a wingspan of forty or fifty feet.
It flapped its wings and brought up a gust of wind.
In Hagrid's screams.
Landing smoothly on the island.
"It's up to me!" Owen raised his head and rode the dragon's back first.
Others, either in shock, or in novelty, or in excitement, got on the dragon's back.
Hagrid and Madame Maxim were tall, but nothing to Bakar, a half-blood dragon. It can pick up stones that are many times its weight and throw stones in the Forbidden Forest.
The weight of a few people is nothing short of it.
"Roar!"
The dragon roared.
It was like reminding them to grasp the dragon's spine and get ready to go.
Then it flapped its wings, and the dust flew away.
Successfully vacated.
The people riding on the back of the silver dragon immediately marched towards the high heavens.
"Roar! Roar! ”
The wind whistling in his chest, but Owen felt comfortable.
He grabbed the protruding bone of Bakar's back and screamed insolently.
It's a lot more refreshing than riding a Hippogriff.
His gaze gradually elevated, and after a few minutes, Owen was able to get a complete view of the long steps to the moon in front of him.
"it!"
As the altitude increased, they came to a kilometer above.
Originally, Mount Etna was more than 3,000 meters above sea level.
And so on a thousand more than a kilometer.
At this time, they were at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and the temperature around them had dropped to more than ten degrees Celsius, and the air was thin.
However, everyone who had been prepared was wearing robes, so they were not disturbed by the cold. As for breathing, although it is a little uncomfortable, it is still within the range of patience.
Owen squinted and raised his hands, fending off the cold wind on his eyes.
Look forward with your fingertips.
It's cloudy and glorious.
It's like the location of the mythical Asgard.
Above the clouds was hidden the location of the ultimate fantasy of mankind, and without panicking, he really saw a piece of land in the clouds!
Yes - a vast landmass.
He saw mountains, rivers, and even simple cities.
"No, it won't! Did they really lift a continent into the sky? Owen looked at the glorious land from afar and let out a wave of admiration.
The other three also showed similar expressions.
They only heard about it, and when they found out the news, they were shocked when the reckless wasteland above the sky appeared in front of them.
"It's surprising." Sirius muttered.
The vines that grew from the magic bean grew higher and thicker, and when it reached a height of thousands of meters, it was like an umbrella stretched upside down, and the branches wrapped around the suspended continent, supporting it.
But Owen can be sure that this is not all the work of the vines, it is at most a supporting role, and there is definitely another way to make this continent levitate.
"Roar!"
Bakar roared, and with a flick of his wings, the dragon broke through the clouds and came to the island.
Then it slowly landed.
Waiting for the others to leave it.
"Woohoo! Castle in the sky, it's spectacular! "Owen is like a cheerful rabbit, rubbing the lush grass and running happily on the plains.
And Bakar, who in turn became 'Sanchez's dragon crown', landed on Owen's head and slept with his eyes closed.
There were rumbling sounds in the distance, and just now Owen saw a ruined city in the sky, and I guess it was a gathering place for giants.
"Wait a minute, Owen!" Sirius gave chase.
Everything around them was as if they had been enchanted with an expansion spell.
A grass is several feet high, a tree is more than a dozen feet high, and they seem to have come to the land of giants as if they were villains.
The natural creatures here have also been magnified.
For example, rats the size of a human, flies with a big head, mosquitoes with mouthparts several feet long, and so on.
In short, this is a dangerous and wild wilderness, and everything needs to be done with caution.
Sirius grabbed Owen.
led him for another ten minutes, and stopped when the tattered city wall in front of him was getting closer and closer.
Through the cracks in the collapse, they saw two young male giants fighting.
They were twenty-five feet each, and looked about two and a half Hagrids tall, much stronger than him, as strong as a hill, and clad in rusty iron armor with a hide wrapped around their waists.
They are fighting the most primitive with their bodies, and the earth trembles under their feet.
Even from a long distance, Owen could still feel the amazing momentum, and he couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly......
The gaze skipped over the two giants and then to the back of the line—there was the real camp of the giants, and there were more giants gathered there.
They either lay on the ground and slept, or beat their feet and chests, and they didn't know why.
A few bonfires burned.
The black smoke looks like some kind of signal tower.
You can see it from afar.
These giants were so accustomed to the two giants not far away who were fighting for the death that they didn't even look at them.
For them, fighting was probably as common as eating and drinking, and he was happy to see his companions fighting, preferably one or two. This way they can save a lot of food.
In addition to this, he also saw some strange giants, with two heads, one large and one small, and several arms.
Anyway, they were all ugly, and most of them didn't even have clothes, and the two fighting giants still had a piece of armor, and they—even the giantesses, were bare, wearing only simple ornaments. and garlands woven by some branches and vines to obscure the necessary positions.
"Yay? Got dark? ”
I'm looking into the distance.
Suddenly, Owen's vision was gone, and he was enveloped in darkness.
It turned out to be a pair of hands that covered his eyes.
Oh - it's Sirius!
"Don't peek, kids." He said.
"I peeked there." Owen took Sirius' hand, "I'm looking at it in the right light - ah, phew - I'm looking around, okay?" ”
"Look at the view," Sirius scoffed, not bothering to pay attention to Owen's clumsy lie.
"My Joan of Arc darling—I'm really looking at the scenery, why are you thinking so dirty! What can I think about two lumps of meat that can crush me, the idea of stir-frying? Don't you see that the giant in the mountain range in the distance looks taller and bigger? ”
Owen shouted loudly, finally pulling Sirius's hand away, and he immediately gave a wide roll of the eyes to the handsome godfather of the dog behind him, who was probably broken in Azkaban.
"I found out if you want to fall in love." Owen stared at the dog's godfather, "Why do you keep thinking about that kind of place?" ”
"Pss
It was the first time she had seen such a little wizard with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth.
Sirius's face darkened all of a sudden.
Even the playful look on Owen's face was gone. Just said coldly, "Who knows what's going on in your head as a bad thing?" ”
"Hey, I'll have to repeat it again, your stereotype is really weird, what's wrong with the bad guys? Should bad people be full of lies, selfish and vain, greedy and vicious in their hearts? ”
"All lies are for cover-up, for cover-up, and I have nothing to cover up, buddy is fearless and fearless, so I never lie."
Owen's words exploded again, and he babbled a lot, from human nature to strength, to worldview, etc., to explain the difference of his evil boy.
"Okay, okay, you just shut up, we got it." The dog godfather said impatiently.
At this time, the giant in the distance finally noticed their group.
Several giants trampled on the earth like thunder, and they approached them with a rumbling sound.
From a distance, I don't think they're mighty.
As the figure got closer, he could feel how terrifying this massive, mountain-like enemy would be if it appeared on the battlefield.
A monster that is immune to most attack spells and has incredible strength, and can knock down the gates of Hogwarts with a single punch, anyone will be terrified.
It's no wonder Voldemort chose to woo them, this beast is simply a weapon of war, even if a top wizard like Dumbledore can easily deal with giants, but who else has his strength.
As long as the Death Eaters keep the Aurors at bay, the giants are simply invincible to ordinary wizards.
Unless the back of their neck is also a weakness.
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There are more and more giants gathered around.
The earth rumbled as if it were roaring.
"We have come with good intentions to see Ropps Titan. We brought gifts. Hagrid stood in front of the crowd.
He held up the gift from Dumbledore.
The blue flame burned silently, and it exuded an astonishing power that could not be seen in the temperature, and it seemed to be able to burn for eternity.
The onlookers noticed the flame at once.
They faltered, screaming meaninglessly in their throats, a few of them in armor visibly promising.
Hagrid spoke English, which the giants certainly didn't understand.
In Sicily, there are so many wizards in the taverns that it is not surprising that they know several languages, but giants are not wizards, and they don't have so many things in their heads.
In the distance, more and more giants ran towards them.
Hagrid kept holding the Eternal Flame and shouting loudly.
It wasn't until his throat was dry and his voice was hoarse that he noticed that some of the giants were much smaller than the other giants, with long, dirty hair, weed-made garlands, and clothes woven from tattered linen.
The female giants exchanged ears one by one, and some of them obviously understood.
Immediately, they rumbled around and ran back to the top of the mountain.
"They should have gone to inform the leader of the giants, and we will wait here, don't provoke them." Hagrid said.
Then, Owen sat down on the ground, his legs crossed, his hands on his thighs, and looked at the giants curiously.
"Shhh
"Matriarchal society?" Sirius frowned, not quite understanding what the term meant.
Wizards have very little research on giants, they are arrogant and stupid - how can they have the energy to study such creatures?
Wizards don't even know about the creatures that they often deal with, goblins.
"It is a clan system that calculates lineage and inherited property according to the matrilineal line, based on the social organization of matrilineal blood relations. Matrilineal society is an important stage in the development of human history, from the late Paleolithic to the Neolithic, about 10,000 to 3 million years ago. ”
"Look over there." As he spoke, Owen gestured to the giants watching them in the distance.
"It should be a giant family, a slightly thin giantess and three male giants, surrounded by several juvenile giants, this is obviously proof of polyandry, and when onlookers look at us, the giantess is standing in front, and the male giants are standing behind her, which shows that from the social status of giants, giantesses are higher than male giants, otherwise how could a giant, known for her strength and size, let the skinny giantess stand at the forefront?"
Owen said a lot.
The giant he pointed at responded with a roar.
As for Sirius and Hagrid, even Madame Maxim, after listening to Owen's words, they all looked puzzled.
That blank, empty look is like those students in school who missed a lifetime of math because they picked up a pen that fell on the ground.
The eyes are clear and stupid, revealing innocence that has not been tainted by knowledge.
“.” Owen rolled his eyes at them, and then said in a somewhat unassailable tone, "Oh my God! Don't you all read?
I really envy your brains, they will definitely be able to sell for a good price, because they are ninety percent new and have never been used! ”
"How do you speak!" The dog godfather pressed his head, "The one here is not your professor, give me some respect!" ”
"Hey—I'm angry!" Owen struggled, "Do you know what it means to have a precedence and a specialization in the art industry?" Do you know what it means to be a disciple who is not necessarily inferior to a teacher, and a teacher who is not necessarily better than a disciple? Do you know what it means to learn without before and after, and the master is the teacher?
Don't be ashamed to ask if you understand.
How can you sleep with such an attitude!
With such a knowledge-starved brain, can you sleep? Is it a bit of a show?
How can you be embarrassed to be someone else's teacher?
Hum! It's a pity that I'm not the principal, or I would have fired you. ”
"Hehe—then you'll have to come on." Sirius laughed angrily, and his head hurt from Owen's muttering, and he smiled stiffly, "Let's wait until you become the headmaster!" ”
Owen's words didn't cause much thought in Sirius and Hagrid's ears, but Madame Maxim frowned slightly, for Owen had heard the 'big truths' elsewhere.
In Chang'an Taixue's school, their students often said things like this, and she remembered that the professor of Transfiguration in her college, Liu, who graduated from Chang'an Taixue, seemed to admire this concept.
He often asks the students to teach themselves in class, everyone shares the transformation skills and problems encountered when casting spells, and then fifteen minutes before the end of the class, there is a big discussion to solve those problems encountered, if they are solved, then there is no homework today, if not, today's homework is to go to the library to choose the answers to these questions, and write a paper to hand in.
After that, it will be sent to other students in the next class, and everyone will cross-discuss and score it.
"This is to promote students' independent learning and independent thinking, and to cultivate their hands-on ability and problem-solving skills," said Liu. ”
And then a whole bunch of truths in Balabala.
(End of chapter)