Dumbledore stood on the balcony of the Headmaster's office, and on the endless grassland, unicorns, elk, and other magical creatures were running in panic, and the resonance formed caused a great tremor.

Joan of Arc was trying to soothe the creatures, but it was clearly struggling.

The glow of magic appeared at his side, and a dark figure gradually appeared behind him.

Pitch-black magic surged around him, making it impossible to see his face, and a scarlet eye shone with a smart light.

"Long time no see, Abs."

Dumbledore opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the dark figure behind him.

Although his appearance and aura were different from the past, Dumbledore still recognized the presence in front of him.

After a brief silence, he smiled, "I was very happy when Lord Merlin said you were saved. Now it seems that you are not only saved, but you also seem to have been blessed with misfortune. ”

"I changed my body." The dark shadow said, "One, from the body of a mythical dragon. ”

There is no doubt that the black shadow in front of him is Gayward after obtaining Nighod's body.

Dumbledore closed his eyelids, "You have been missing for so long and suddenly appeared because of what is happening in the human world, right?" ”

"Although I'm not human anymore. But my essence will not change in any way. He said.

"yes." Dumbledore nodded, his eyes deep and whispered, "We all had ambitions to change the world, but in essence, it was for the future of humanity. ”

The shadow did not speak,

"Where have you been all this time?" Dumbledore asked.

"Go find something."

Gayward raised his hand, and a glass bottle was placed on the table on one side.

The bottle was clear, and Dumbledore looked at it for a few moments before he realized that it contained a clear liquid, so clear that it was almost indiscernible to the naked eye.

With his years of experience studying magic, he could feel the magic contained in this glass bottle.

"What is this?" Dumbledore asked, confused.

Gaiward didn't explain directly, but after a moment of silence, he said, "I've always regarded you as my only opponent in the past. We are best friends and rivals.

I'm lucky to have an "enemy" like you.

But now, after I have changed my body, you are no longer qualified to be my enemy.

You may not believe that my current strength is more than a hundred times stronger than in the past. ”

"I believe it." Dumbledore nodded, "In the world of magic, wisdom can provide an upper limit, and life forms provide a lower limit. The two can complement each other and look forward to a broader future.

Your magical talent is already among the best in the world, and with the magic of dragons, your future is limitless. ”

Gayward stared at Dumbledore silently, "You look happy. ”

Dumbledore was stunned, then laughed, "Why am I upset?" ”

"Because I've left you behind completely." "In the past, I wasn't your match for any matchup, but now, I can easily defeat you. ”

Dumbledore was silent for a long time, then walked a few steps slowly, looking into the distance through the open balcony.

"I'm not young anymore. You and I both know that there has never been anything eternal in this world, and it is the rules of this world that flowers bloom and fall, and clouds rise and fall.

The scenery from the top of the mountain is beautiful, but the journey down is just as unavoidable, isn't it? ”

"Have you heard of the Fountain of Wisdom in Mimir?" Gayward interrupted.

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then he frowned and fell into thought.

"The one in Norse mythology?"

Gayward nodded, "Located in Jotunheim, at the second root of the World Tree. It is said that wisdom can be attained by drinking a sip of the spring, and it is Mimir who guards it. Odin once came to the fountain of water in order to gain wisdom and exchanged his right eye for it. After drinking the water from the spring, Odin gained the knowledge of the world. ”

Dumbledore seemed to realize something, and looked at the bottle on the desk to the side again.

"I've fantasized about beating you many times." Gayward said slowly, "But not in this way. What I want is to defeat you fairly and openly. ”

He looked at Dumbledore, "Drink it, Abs, and you'll be with me again!" ”

"That's what you've been looking for all these years." Dumbledore muttered in a low voice, "But the World Tree has fallen, how can the Fountain of Wisdom still exist?" ”

"The original owner of this body I occupy is called Nighod." Gaiward said.

Dumbledore opened his eyes and whispered, "The dragon that blew the trumpet of Ragnarok?" ”

"I inherited the memory of it." Gayward took over and said, "Jotunheim was not completely destroyed, but fell into a different plane, and I have been looking for it for a long time. ”

He looked at the bottle, "But. This is the final fountain of wisdom."

Dumbledore also turned his head to stare at the glass bottle on the table, silent.

"Drink it." Gayward continued, "The seal of the Dragon's Lair has been broken, and the world needs your strength. ”

"Odin paid the price of one eye in order to drink the fountain of wisdom" Dumbledore looked at Gayward, his eyes flashing with an unknown light, "What did you give?" ”

Gayward was speechless, and the black shadows on his body gradually dissipated, and a black-haired young man wearing a suit and holding a cane appeared in front of him.

His current appearance is very similar to when he was younger, his body is a dragon, and there is no such thing as a human form in nature.

The human form is nothing more than a form that is transformed by magic, so anything can be done.

But at this moment, one of his eyes was covered by an eye patch, and he looked like a pirate, but it also added some sense of story to his temperament.

Dumbledore stared at Gayward's blindfold, equally speechless.

"You should know my character." Gai Ward said slowly, "This eye is not exchanged for some spring water. ”

He slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "I expect you to be my nemesis again, Abs. ”

With that, he was swallowed up by the black fog, and then completely disappeared in place.

In its place, a bottle of water from the Fountain of Wisdom radiates with magical radiance.

Dumbledore stared at where Gayward had disappeared, and after a moment of silence, he walked over to the desk.

He picked up the glass bottle, hesitated for a moment, and then drank it down.

Sweet spring water ran down his throat and into his body.

At that moment, he felt the magic of the spring water bloom in his body, and then gradually spread down his blood to his limbs.

From an outsider's point of view, the milky white light illuminated the blood vessels on his body.

The energy gradually spread down the veins throughout his body, and eventually converged in his brain.

In an instant, countless rays of light bloomed in his eyes, illuminating this dim realm incomparably brightly.

A surge of wisdom rushed into his brain, and the sheer amount of information caused Dumbledore to wail in pain.

Fortunately, hundreds of years of experience have allowed him to quickly process this amount of information.

The vast magic of the spring water stimulated his decaying cells.

His face began to become young again, and his originally rickety body began to become tall and strong.

Soon, the glow in his eyes gradually faded. Compared to the past, his eyes have become brighter, like two suns, exuding the brilliance of wisdom.

He leaned back on his desk, gasping for air, soaked in cold sweat.

After a few minutes of relaxation, he slowly stood up, looked at his hands in amazement, and marveled at the changes he had made.

He felt at least a few hundred years younger, and his whole body had returned to when it was young.

Of course, this was only caused by the breath of life escaping from the Fountain of Mimir, and what helped Dumbledore the most was the huge amount of knowledge that was in his mind at the moment.

The Fountain of Mimir can essentially be understood as a kind of vast database of knowledge about the entire Nordic world.

Now, he links to the database by drinking water from a spring.

He slowly raised his head and recited a few incantations.

The spells condensed in the air into a kind of rune formed by magic and floated around his body.

Dumbledore looked at the runes with a confused look, feeling the amount of information they contained.

It was definitely the greatest magic rune he had ever seen in his life.

These are the primordial lunes, and all the twenty-four primordial lunes are here.

This is the miracle that Odin realized after drinking the fountain of wisdom, and now in this world, perhaps only Dumbledore knows everything.

Even Char was temporarily unaware of the Sutra, and the fountain of wisdom had dried up.

Now he can even create a weapon like Gungnir from these primordial runnes himself.

Of course, these were just a few of the more important cores of the vast amount of knowledge he had acquired.

The knowledge of the entire divine system was in his mind, and now he had a feeling that the whole world did not have any secrets in his eyes.

As he said before, "wisdom" determines the upper limit, while the flesh determines the lower limit. But if you want to get out of a real path to the top through the former, it will take a long time to accumulate, at least the human lifespan is simply not possible.

At this moment, he directly skipped the long accumulation and reached the top in one step.

"Peng!"

The door was pushed open, and Mineva entered in a hurry.

"Deng"

Before the words fell, she was shocked by the scene in front of her.

The floating runes gradually dissipated as Dumbledore stopped the output of mana.

Although Dumbledore still has gray hair and his beard has not been shaved off, he can be seen by his strong body and smooth skin.

"Professor, did you use the Philosopher's Stone?" Minerva asked subconsciously.

Dumbledore didn't mean to explain, just changed the subject.

"What's going on?"

Mineva came back to her senses and hurriedly said, "The Magic Association has sent a notice that something has happened in the world, over there is a dragon's nest."

"I know." Dumbledore nodded, "Not surprisingly. ”

He looked at Mineva calmly, "Open the barrier and defense system of Sky Island. Inform students that there will be no Christmas holidays this year and that they will need to stay in school. Muggle students, on the other hand, could take their parents to Skye. ”

The wizarding world has cultivated many magicians over the years, and these people haven't done it yet, and it's not enough for these minors to face those monsters.

And what the teachers of Hogwarts have to do is to protect the future of these wizarding worlds.

"Yes." Minerva nodded, and he came back to his senses, "What about you?" ”

"Me?" Dumbledore looked into the distance and whispered, "Let's join in the fun"

(End of chapter)