Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

After passing through dense pastures and a large area of ​​land that had been eaten away until only moist and fluffy soil remained, Aragog led Hagrid to a huge pasture.

The pasture was surrounded by spider silk and a few thick wooden stakes. It was simple and solid and divided into dozens of areas of varying sizes. Each area contained as many as eleven or two animals, as well as as few as three or four.

Cattle or sheep, and from time to time, some Acromantulas would carry freshly harvested grass on their backs and feed them to the cattle and sheep that had been kept fat and strong.

"In Tiera's words, the person responsible for feeding these meats is the most talented among all my people." Aragog led Hagrid through the cowsheds and sheep pens, introducing them as they walked.

"Talent?" Hagrid asked doubtfully.

"After arriving here, Mr. Tiera did a test." Aragog continued, "Mr. Tiera asked me to summon all descendants with a foot span of more than one meter and allow them to prey on a cow or sheep.

But if they can resist their urge to prey within an hour, then they can get two cows or sheep an hour later."

"The result?" Hagrid asked curiously.

"The result is that only these children passed the test." Aragog waved his chelicerae and pointed at the Acromantulas busy shuttling between the cowsheds and sheep pens. "According to Mr. Tiera's order,

, these children will have the opportunity to be taught advanced magic skills by Mr. Tiera in the future, and those with faster progress in magic learning will enjoy unlimited mating rights."

"Unlimited mating rights?" Hagrid expressed confusion about this unfamiliar term.

"Mr. Tiera's order requires us to strictly implement something he calls...um...family planning..." Aragog asked Tiera

What was told to him was repeated to Hagrid, "Except for the individual designated by Tiera, other individuals are only allowed to have one more child. Well... in Tiera's words...

In order to optimize the population structure...towards greater organization and higher affinity for spells...evolve."

"Mr. Tiera said that this kind of family planning is conducive to the evolution and development of our entire Acromantula society." Aragog continued.

"But wouldn't this be too cruel?" Hagrid asked, "Only a small number of Acromantulas are allowed to have children...most Acromantulas are not allowed to..."

Fertility.”

"Hmm...Fortunately." Aragog said, "Children born from children who are allowed to have unlimited mating rights will be carefully separated as soon as they are hatched, and carefully treated.

Take care of them to ensure the greatest survival rate... You know, Hagrid, when our cubs are newly hatched, they will try their best to hunt everything around them... including us.

Our own brothers and sisters, so although we can lay about five hundred eggs at a time, less than ten of them may survive in the end."

"Oh... ah... um... that... that Tiera's method... is still... still very...

Wisely..." Hagrid admitted.

"Yes, Hagrid, yes, Hagrid." Aragog said, crawling a few steps forward, stomping his feet excitedly, trembling his huge claws, "Mr. Tiera asked us

Guaranteed a strong future! Mr. Tiera promised me an empire of Acromantula, Mr. Tiera promised me endless journeys...and countless more, things I have never seen or heard of

The delicious flesh and blood of an ancient race!”