Hogwarts: Storm Chaser

After leaving his high-level human double in Hogsmeade, Ralph took Sophia and left England.

Their final destination is North America, the birthplace of the Thunderbird clan and the place where their clan is located.

However, their initial destination was not North America, but Africa, located in southern Europe, where their brother Aiden settled, fighting with the magical animals there, and practicing his hunting skills and physical fitness.

Africa is the most desolate wilderness in the world and the only place on earth where you can appreciate the full splendor of nature.

The magic and charm here far exceed our imagination. Both Muggles and wizards have lamented the wonder and savagery here.

In the north, there is a vast desert, an area equivalent to that of the United States today; in the west, there is a vast rainforest the size of India today; and the richest savanna in the world stretches for thousands of kilometers to the south.

From the ridge of the African roof to the depths of the jungle, there are little-known stories and unexpected surprises. Nowhere on earth can you see such wonderful stories of wild animals and plants.

In this last pure land on earth, you can have close contact with the most amazing animals on the planet.

Sofia had been here before, and she was not too interested in the mysterious sights of this continent, but she still suggested that Ralph land in Africa from the southwest corner of the continent.

She learned this from the course in the clan area, where the magical animals are relatively not that powerful, and the traces of people there are rare, making it difficult for humans to see them.

As a result, the oldest and most inaccessible southwest corner of the African continent ushered in the dark clouds that blocked the sky. The lightning flashed and outlined the figures of two behemoths, like the shadows of dark clouds of different colors, as if they really existed.

Here, the dry land is covered with thousands of mysterious circles, and former visitors, like Ralph now, are full of curiosity about them.

Poisonous plants? Feeding insects? Or magic at work?

Ralph thought, but did not stop moving forward.

These strange circles do not move or change shape. They remain the same throughout time, just like this area of ​​Africa.

This land is ancient and dry, with almost no rainfall.

The dark clouds came and went away just as quickly. The animals on the ground raised their heads and stared at the dark clouds in the sky, praying for some rain. But to their disappointment, neither Ralph nor Sophia had such an idea.

The crown on Ralph's head told him that it should not rain here.

When Ralph came to England, he planned to put the crown in the lair in the Forbidden Forest. It would be safe there and no one would be stupid enough to steal it.

However, after he flew away from the Forbidden Forest for a while, the crown magically appeared on his head, and the consciousness of the Forbidden Forest within it gave him a feeling of grievance, as if Ralph had abandoned her.

Sophia, on the other hand, followed the teachings of the clan class, respected nature, and would not rain rain on dry places at will. Nature will not be grateful to you, but will blame you. Only the animals and plants living in it will give you a certain amount of thanks, but

This has no effect.

Although this land looks very dry, there is still water here, but it is deeply hidden.

In order to survive here, all living things must use all their strength.

This is the Kalahari Desert.

During the flight, Sophia also told Ralph about the sights she had seen here, which was quite interesting.

It was winter then.

In winter, the morning temperature in the Kalahari Desert is usually below zero degrees Celsius. For Sofia, this is nothing to feel at all. The temperature at high altitude is generally much lower than the temperature at the ground.

However, the Thunderbird's thunder and lightning, as well as the bloodline close to that of the Phoenix, can provide them with sufficient heat.

But for other creatures on this ancient land, it's different.

For example, the curly tail is a bird with black glossy feathers, fiery red eyes and a beak with a hook at the tip. The wings are pointed and the tail feathers are long and forked. Except for some species,

The side tail feathers curl upward, so it is called a curly tail.

This is a kind of magical bird. They often attack birds that are much larger than themselves, such as hawks and crows, that may harm their eggs and young. Birds that are harmless to them, such as pigeons, etc., will attack them.

Nests close to the curly tail are protected.

Moreover, some of them, as a species of magic, have special abilities. The more birds they protect, the stronger their magic power will be, and their innate danger perception will also increase.

They feed on insects and are important beneficial birds, and Professor Sprout has always believed that Hogwarts needs some.

But unfortunately, the flying insects they feed on daily will not appear in the harsh winter, which is a big problem.

However, they have their own methods.

In the Kalahari Desert, Capricorn is the most famous and outstanding master of deception.

No, this provided Sophia with a memory worth remembering and showing off. Although she did not need to rely on this method to survive, she still admired the wisdom of the curly tail.

The victims of these masters of deception are the meerkats known as the "Desert Experts."

The meerkat is a small mammal, 42-60 cm long from head to tail.

The trunk is slender and straight, the limbs are well-proportioned, and the hind feet have only 4 toes with webs between the toes.

The cheeks are tapered and pointy extending to the brown nose; it has small, black, crescent-shaped ears that can be closed when digging to prevent sand from entering the ears.

The fur on the back is dark brown, mixed with yellow and slightly convex hair tips, which are particularly obvious in the sun, and the down is dark brown.

The tail is slender, about two-thirds of the body length, and the end is black. When standing upright, the meerkat will use its tail to support it to maintain balance.

They were once ranked sixteenth on the human list of the cutest species in the world, but this did not do anything good for the survival of their group.

In the early morning, the meerkats climbed out of the cave one by one. They put their arms around each other and embraced each other, facing the sunshine.

After finishing the warm-up, they started looking for breakfast.

In this magical world, they can sense movement several meters below the nearby ground and use their magical claws to quickly dig through the soil to find food.

Their claws can easily dig through the soil and use their senses to detect stones in advance. They have two innate magics, similar to loose soil and solid soil.

While they were looking for food, Capricorn began his plan.

At this time, according to Sophia, she was stretching her huge wings, enjoying the sunshine in the clouds.

Seeing Sophia's figure, Capricorn raised the alarm.

The meerkats scattered and began to feel grateful to Curly Tail.

After a while, Sophia called out a white cloud and enveloped herself.

It seemed to Curly that the danger was over, he gave a cry of safety, and the meerkats came out to look for food again.

There is no doubt that Curly Tail has won the trust of the meerkats.

Just when the meerkats dug up delicious bugs and were ready to enjoy them, Curly Tail sounded the alarm again. Just like last time, the meerkats quickly fled into the nearby cave entrance with magic power surging on their hind legs.

But this time it was indeed a false alarm. After seeing the meerkats fleeing, Curly Tail swooped down and snatched the food of several meerkats.

When the meerkat spies stood up straight from the cave and looked toward the sky, they found that they had been deceived and no longer trusted Curly Tail.

It all seemed very easy, and Curly tried to do the same thing again.

He sounded the alarm again, but what he received was the distrustful cries of the meerkats. They were not stupid and would not be fooled again.

Curly Tail swooped down towards a meerkat, trying to scare him away and snatch his food, but failed. The meerkat bent over and bared its teeth in warning.

Curly Tail flew back to the branch and watched a meerkat enjoying a delicious scorpion.

Suddenly, the sentry sounded the alarm, and no meerkats would turn a deaf ear to it, because their sentries never lie, and they hurried to the nearest cave entrance.

However, their sentinels did not detect danger,

No alarm was sounded, and he was watching his companions flee in confusion.

It was clear that this was Curly Tail's doing, and he had learned to imitate the meerkat's alarm call.

Realizing that something was wrong, the meerkats walked out of the cave again and watched helplessly as the curly tail took away their delicious scorpion.

The curly tail flew to a high branch and began to enjoy its trophies. The round eyes of the meerkats were shining blankly in the sun.

One bird used a little trick to trick a large meerkats family of nearly 50 individuals.

They all stood upright, using their tails to maintain balance, and looked at Curly Tail, who raised his tail feathers towards them.

Sophia talked about this matter with Ralph, and Ralph listened with great interest. He glanced at the ground with sharp eyes and found meerkats foraging for food and playing around outside. A curly tail was perched on a branch, looking at it.

against the gloomy sky.

As if sensing Ralph's gaze, the curly-tailed meerkat cried out loudly, sounding the alarm, and the meerkats quickly fled into the cave.

Ralph saw the eagerness to fight in the curly-tailed eyes. She seemed to want to fight with Ralph, which made him a little funny, and then he looked away.

As you can see, curly tails are not always like this.

They will only deceive these cute meerkats during the harshest winter.

At other times of the year, Capricorn provides honest and trustworthy protection.

Therefore, in the long run, the meerkat family and the curly tail are mutually beneficial.

Sophia admired these smart birds, but she couldn't figure out such a complicated strategy.

For her, when she is hungry, she just goes out to look for food, and there will be no problem of not being able to find food.

Moreover, after staying in Ralph's territory for a long time, she had a new view of Capricorn.

Curly tail is like the king of other weak animals in its territory, doing its duty to provide them with shelter.

There is nothing comparable to deceiving a meerkat.

Moreover, there are only one or two meerkats who have actually lost food. The size of Curly Tail determines that their food intake is not large, so no meerkats will go hungry because of Curly Tail's deception.

Ralph and the others continued flying and met a leopard cub on the way. According to him, it should be only about one year old.

This is a very critical period as he will slowly lose his mother's food supply and become independent.

The leopard cub looked up at the dark clouds, then continued on his way with his head lowered. With the blessing of his innate magic, his speed was still very fast.

Following him with their eyes, Ralph and the others saw a leopard family, a leopard mother and two cubs.

The leopard mother has tried her best to raise her two cubs. It used to be fine as the cubs were still small and didn't eat much. But now, she is beyond her capabilities and can't catch enough food to support the family.

I don’t know if it’s just today that the leopard cubs have to be self-reliant.

The Kalahari means "the land of extreme thirst", and prey is extremely scarce. Of all the leopards in Africa, those living here are the most resourceful.

The leopard cub rubbed against his mother's body, and after being comforted by her mother, he went out again to look for and replenish prey.

Ralph in the sky watched all this with interest. It was very similar to what they had done before. However, the food was abundant where they were. When they were less than one year old, they were skilled in going to the rocks to eat fish by themselves.

Ralph focused his gaze and saw a large warthog not far from the young leopard.

He seemed to be very arrogant and did not make himself completely invisible. Instead, he ate grass with his head lowered and his ears erect, paying attention to the movements around him.

After a while, the leopard cub also spotted him, a potential prey.

Although the eyes of leopards give them the ability to see through the invisibility of Tebo warthogs, this does not mean that they can deal with an adult Tebo warthog alone.

Adult Tebo warthogs are equipped with sharp weapons and have large tusks that curve sharply upward and outward, making them very dangerous.

The cub's mother tried to capture a warthog and nearly died, so it was unlikely to be his prey.

The big warthog raised its head, seeming to notice some movement, and looked towards the side where the leopard cub was leaving.

After wandering for a while, the cub found an easier target.

It was a petite creature, similar in appearance to an antelope, with two pointed short horns pointing straight up to the sky. It was covered with light golden brown hair. It was not as noble and cute as a young unicorn.

From the sky, Ralph could also see the white hair on its belly.

I learned from Sofia that this kind of creature is called a small chamois. Sofia learned about it from Aiden, and Aiden told her that the probability of magical individuals appearing in this kind of creature family is relatively small, but their feces have a look similar to that of Moon Mania.

The effects of animal excrement.

If you see patches of exceptionally lush grass protruding out on the ground, forming a circle-like figure, then you will know that there is a small chamois inside.

The cub approaches cautiously and hides in a place. He needs the prey to be within 4 meters of him before he attacks, or he approaches cautiously.

Now, he is waiting quietly.

Suddenly, a jackal barked an alarm.

The little chamois turned its head and looked around, not realizing that it was being followed.

The cub approaches cautiously. The closer the distance is, the quieter it must be.

Suddenly, the little chamois noticed the sound of the cub stepping on the dead branches, and jumped away.

The cub shook the white end of its tail in despair and stared blankly in the direction in which the little chamois was leaving.

Ralph shook his head. The next scene made him feel quite disdainful but also very funny.