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Devereaux suddenly turned over from the bed, ran to the door in three steps and came to Lupin's side, his eyes falling on the cage in Blackwood's hand.

The cage did look like an ordinary item from a pet store. The metal railings were gleaming, and the design was exquisite but nothing special.

Devereaux raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his gaze to Blackwood, and his tone was a little tentative.

"Sir, so when the professor just said he was looking for a friend, was he looking for you?"

When Blackwood heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then showed some unexpected expression.

His smile was gentler, even a little cheerful.

"Oh, really? It's a great honor to be called a friend by Professor Snape,"

He said with a smile, a bit of self-effacement in his tone.

"Haha, yes, the professor did come to see me just now. He said there is something important that needs to be handed over to you."

With that said, he handed the cage to Devereux.

Devereaux subconsciously reached out and took the cage, feeling a touch of coldness when his fingers touched the metal.

He lowered his head and looked at the cage carefully, frowning slightly.

His perception ability did not detect anything abnormal.

Devereux frowned, a hint of confusion in his tone.

"Just a cage? Didn't the professor say anything else?"

Blackwood lowered his head and held his chin, seeming to be reminiscing seriously.

After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Devereux, with some hesitation in his tone.

"Well...it does exist. He said that you must be very careful and never use 'it' lightly."

"'it'?"

Devereux raised his eyebrows and looked at the cage again.

"You mean this cage?"

To be honest, he thought the cage looked familiar, vaguely reminding him of the cage Al was in when he first met him.

Although the designs of the two were not exactly the same, some inexplicable aura made him feel nervous.

Blackwood shrugged, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

"To be honest, I don't quite understand what the professor meant. That's what he said, so I didn't ask any more questions."

Lupine, who was standing aside, interrupted at this time, with obvious worry in his tone.

"Wait a minute, sir, what about the professor himself? Where has he gone?"

Blackwood heard this and looked up at Lupin with a professional smile on his face, but there was a hint of confusion in his tone.

"Well... I'm not sure about that either. He was in a hurry and came directly to the association and handed me this cage. We were busy preparing for the event and he looked very anxious and only said what he said just now , and left in a hurry without chatting for a few words.”

After hearing this, Devereux's heart suddenly tightened.

He subconsciously glanced at Lupine, and both sides read the same doubts in the other's eyes.

If Snape could go to the Guild to find Blackwood in person, why not just come to the Leaky Cauldron and hand over the cage to them?

The Leaky Cauldron is obviously closer and more convenient to them.

Possibilities raced through Devereaux's mind: Was the professor unable to come in person for some reason?

"Well, then my mission is accomplished,"

Blackwood smiled slightly and said in a light tone.

"At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, our activities will start on time. As one of the protagonists of the road show, you remember to arrive at the scene an hour in advance to set up. Of course..."

He paused and gave a meaningful smile.

"We will leave the best seats to you."

Devereux looked down at the cage in his hand with complicated eyes, but then he looked up and showed a confident smile to Blackwood.

"Don't worry, at the exchange meeting, as long as we are there, it will be the best seat. I guess other people can't wait to squeeze in next to us to see what we bring."

Blackwood heard this and chuckled, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Of course. After all, your research is an era-changing discovery. Who wouldn't want to take a look?"

After he finished speaking, he adjusted his robes and nodded to Devereux and Lupin.

"Okay, you guys should go to bed early. It's going to be a tough battle tomorrow. I won't bother you."

"Thank you, Mr. Blackwood."

Lupine said politely, reaching out to push the door open a little to make way for him.

Blackwood waved to the two of them, turned around and left, walking down the stairs steadily.

Devereaux stood at the door, watching his figure disappear into the crowd downstairs until his footsteps could no longer be heard.

Lupine closed the door and turned to look at the cage in Devereaux's hands, his face full of confusion.

"Devereux, can you guess what the professor means?"

Devereux stared down at the cage, his brows furrowed, as if thinking.

He hesitated and shook his head.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. But what's certain is that this cage is no ordinary thing."

He turned the cage over and carefully looked at the runes on it and the marks on the metal seams, with a hint of confusion in his tone.

"It should be some kind of alchemical item, but the production process is very unique. Look at these traces..."

He stretched out his finger and traced it along the edge of the cage.

"It doesn't look like something refined by conventional alchemy. Instead, it makes me feel inexplicably familiar, but I can't remember it for a while."

Lupine took a step closer and looked toward the cage.

"Familiar? You mean, have you seen something similar?"

"Maybe, but the structure is really strange."

Deverot shook his head slightly, frowning even more.

"It looks like a variant of the traceless extension spell, but it doesn't have the effect of expanding the space. Hiss - this thing has another secret."

As he said, he held the cage in his arms, turned back to the bed, and gently placed it on the bedside table, his eyes still not leaving it.

"However, according to Blackwood, the professor may be really busy this time."

Lupin sighed, with a little helplessness in his tone.

"What is he busy with?"

Deverot did not respond.

His attention was completely attracted by the cage, and his fingers tapped lightly on the surface of the cage, as if looking for some hidden mechanism or clues.

Seeing this, Lupin could only shake his head helplessly, and sat back at the table to continue checking their research data.

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Time flew by, and it was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that Lupin realized it was time for dinner.

He sighed and decided to ask the waiter to send the meal upstairs, so that he could continue working without worrying about delaying time.

After a while, he walked into the room with two hot dinners and placed the plates on the table.

The aroma of roast beef filled the air, but Lupin's expression did not relax because of the upcoming meal, but seemed a little uneasy.

He scratched his head, as if he was hesitating whether to speak.

"Deverot,"

Lupin finally broke the silence.

"I just went to the professor's room, and he still hasn't come back. Is this too long?"

There was a hint of worry in his voice.

Deverot looked up at him, but his expression seemed much calmer.

He reached out and patted the cage on the bedside table gently, as if he was organizing his thoughts.

"By the way,"

Lupin glanced at the cage, with a bit of urgency in his tone.

"Have you studied anything about this thing?"

Deverot finally put the cage down from his hand and sat up straight. His brows were still furrowed, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

He raised his head, looked at Lupin, and said in a low and cautious voice.

"This is a... time converter."

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